Chapter 1113 Industry
In addition to the earliest gift houses in Jin Jiashu, the hot spring villages in Yutian County and the only hot spring villages in Xiaotangshan, are only a few shops in Beijing that they just obtained during the New Year.
These shops are almost all formerly high-ranking officials who have been confiscated, and they are all excellent regardless of their location, size, or layout.
Jin Jiashu shared this batch of shops with Kang Wangfu and Chengenbofu. He himself divided six of them, two of which had long-term tenants, and the lease was still several years left, so he could not move for the time being. He just needed to continue to collect rent. The remaining four were originally tenants, but now the tenant was also implicated by the former homeowner and was exiled. It was impossible to continue to renew the lease and operate, so he was temporarily spared.
Jin Jiashu is a scholar. Although he owned a shop and property when he was in Chang'an, he just rented it for some money and was not good at operating it himself. Because he had a good relationship with Ma Shangyi, thinking that Ma Shangyi was close to Jiyuan, he thought that he would rent these shops to people in Jiyuan to run them and collect rent by himself.
However, both the Kang Prince's Mansion and Cheng'enbo Mansion received shops granted by the emperor. The shops of the two are superior to those under his name, regardless of their location or size. They have just bought a stake in Jiyuan and are also not good at operating. They only intend to earn rent and dividends, so they handed over the shop to the shopkeepers of Jiyuan early on. Although there are many shopkeepers in Jiyuan, the original business scale is only medium. If you don’t plan to open a shop in another place, you won’t need so many shops.
In this way, only two shops under Jin Jiashu's name were rented by the shopkeeper Xiao Feng of Jiyuan. With the arrangements, there were two left, so they could only be left.
These two shops are the largest in the shops under his name. One is a top and bottom floor. It was originally used as a restaurant. Although the other only has one floor, it is also very spacious. There is also a yard at the back. There is a warehouse, tea room and kitchen and a living room in the yard, but it is a typical front and back layout.
The shopkeepers of Jiyuan think it's too big and they can't use it for the time being. But it would be a pity if you rent it out at will.
Ma Shangyi once advised Jin Jiashu that these two large shops could be kept and that after Haitang entered the door, he would hand them over to Haitang, the mistress of the family. Because Haixiya was famous for its business skills when it was in the northwest, and was familiar with many north-south freighters, and had friendship with the managers of major workshops in the northwest border army. If Haitang could ask his grandfather to take action, would Jin Jiashu be afraid that these two shops would be gone? Besides, how much money can you earn by collecting rent alone? If two good stores can be opened and managed properly, Jin Jiashu will no longer have to worry about money in the future!
During his stay in the Hot Spring Village, Jin Jiashu got very close to Ma Shangyi, and he had a good temper and advised her to pick up a few old friends in poor health to go to the village to recuperate. Anyway, there are several springs in the Hot Spring Village, and the place is big. He lives in different yards from others and does not disturb each other. Ma Shangyi can also take the opportunity to gather with her old friends more and not be lonely. Ma Shangyi was kind and took a few old friends to the village as her companion, among which was the owner of Jiyuan, Eunuch Ji. Both men and women, they were old men who had been working in the palace for many years. They were knowledgeable and grateful to Jin Jiashu for being kind and kind. They did not feel contemptuous because of their humble origins. They were willing to think about him and gave him many ideas.
Jin Jiashu listened to their words and felt it made sense. Although he has his own ideas in industrial management, his studies are the priority now and he has to concentrate on preparing for the exam. He really can't be distracted to consider this. He originally wanted to hand over the shop to his wife after marriage as they suggested, but now, since the two excellent shops are vacant for several months, many people have come to inquire, and there are people with deep backgrounds among them. He felt that it was not a solution to keep dragging on, so it would be better to tell his fiancée about the matter in advance and ask Haitang for his opinion.
After reading the letter, Haitang really didn't know what to say. Both shops are located on Zhengyangmen Street. It was said that they had made money every day, but they were sealed by the government because the original owner and the former tenant were involved in a major case. After the shop had a new owner, the seal was naturally torn. The Jin family had Ma Shangyi in charge and chose several mature and polite managers, so naturally there was no reason to abandon these two new industries of the owner. But since Jin Jiashu didn't say anything, they just sent someone to remove the seal, clean the shop, and clean up the debris, that's it. Haitang once took a car to walk past Zhengyangmen Street, and saw the two shops vacant, and had also wondered who their new owner was. Several nearby shops that were also vacant for a long time had new owners and tenants. They opened one after another after the beginning of spring, but only those two shops were not moving. She couldn't figure it out at the time.
Now she finally knew what was going on.
Haitang sighed and saw Vanilla bringing hot water into the house, waiting for her to wash, and put down the letter temporarily. After washing and changing into homely clothes, Vanilla packed up her things and returned to the house. She sat back on the table and took out the letter to take it carefully.
These two shops are naturally excellent. Although the matter between the former owner and the former tenant is not very good, since the shop is given by the emperor, there will be no future troubles. As Ma Shangyi and Eunuch Ji said, it would be a pity to rent such a good shop to earn some rent. If you can use it for business, it would be of course the best.
Haitang has a certain understanding of the business connections of his grandfather Haixiya. He knows that although he is good at business, he has been focusing on his career since he started to resume his career. He just asked his grandmother Ma to buy some spices and gems for a small profit, and he also opened a weaving workshop with others. If you say you do business seriously, it will be gone long ago. If Haitang really plans to use her grandfather’s connections to buy and open a store after marrying Jin Jiashu, then she probably can only sell some spices, gems or other local products, right?
The Western Regions trade route is too risky, and I don’t know how many times I can walk in a year. The Jin family does not have its own caravan and the principal is limited. Even if they cooperate with others, how many good goods can they purchase and support such a large two shops?
Instead of buying and selling rare goods from the Western Regions, it is better to have the idea of local products from the Northwest!
Haitang remembered what he had heard from Zhou Xuejun and Wu Qiong and the others about bringing glassware or wine produced in Chang'an to Beijing. He thought that if this trade route could be opened, it would be safer than spices and gems.
Haixiya has set up glass workshops and wine workshops from the Northwest Bianjun, and there is no need to worry about the recipe. If the business road from Chang'an to Beijing is too far away, then what if it is directly run in Zhili? But the profits of these two businesses are too strong, and it is not something that the small families of the Hai family can support. Even Jin Jiashu, the nephew of the Empress Dowager, may not be able to save the situation. It is best to invite a more noble Kushan Town, and the Jin family can eat meat and drink soup.
In addition, weaving workshops can also be done. Ma's family is very experienced in this area, and Haitang actually has a lot of experience in helping her grandmother manage the industry.
Haitang put these ideas on paper one by one, and explained to Jin Jiashu in his reply to see how he chose.