Chapter 163 Not giving face
Given the aura of Shopkeeper Li, if you don't know him, you might think he is the boss and has the final say in this conference room.
That posture and expression made Yinxing want to go up and slap him twice!
Ever since Yinxing discovered the pleasure of slapping people, now whenever she sees someone who deserves a slap, her hands start to itch, and she needs to be very restrained to hold back.
Oh, she must have learned bad things.
She has to change it, otherwise what if the young lady is unhappy and doesn't want her anymore?
In fact, the General's Mansion has more than just these seven shops. There are also some in other places. Those businesses are also managed by special people. Depending on the distance, they come to the General's Mansion to report the accounts every one to three years.
However, there are only these seven left in the capital.
Why do we say only a few are left? Because at the beginning, the General's Mansion had dozens of shops, and they were involved in all kinds of businesses. But later, some were sold by God to pay for the army, and some were sold by the master to subsidize the soldiers. Even Shan Li sold two shops. The reason was also to buy winter clothes for the soldiers at the border.
When Song Qingci saw these bills, he didn't know what to say.
I don’t know whether I should scold the men in the general’s mansion for being spendthrifts, or scold the emperor for being a worthless person.
The army actually needs a general to sell his private property to support it. I really want to curse him but I don't know where to start.
The reason why these seven shops were retained was because they had better profits. After all, the General's Mansion still had so many people to support.
Even if you save more, you still need a stable income.
Otherwise, not only the soldiers at the border would be in trouble, but also the general's mansion in the capital.
Oh, that’s not right. If there’s no northwest wind in Beijing, it’ll be hard to get a drink.
In particular, the Moon-Viewing Tower is known as one of the three major restaurants in Beijing, along with Xiaohui Tower and Yueran Tower.
At least half of the expenses in the general's mansion are provided by the Moon-Shouting Tower, so Li Cai, the manager of the Moon-Shouting Tower, is so arrogant.
Even her mother-in-law couldn't stand up to him.
Basically, whatever he says goes. Although he is not the master, he acts more impressive than the masters.
"Thank you for your hard work, shopkeepers." After everyone had introduced themselves, Song Qingci was polite.
She said it was hard work, but her face did not show any expression to match it.
This made everyone feel very uncomfortable, but everyone else suppressed this discomfort in their hearts, only Shopkeeper Li said indifferently, "I wonder why the young lady asked us to come this time?! The Moon Viewing Tower has recently received several orders for tea banquets and is very busy. If there is nothing special, I will go back first. If this is delayed, the income of the General's Mansion next month may be reduced."
Li Cai didn't just say this to Song Qingci. He had said similar words to Lou many times.
Every time Lou heard him say this, he would let him go back first. After all, being busy means making money.
Lou was just gentle and easy to talk to. She was not a fool. She was also aware of the financial situation of the general's mansion. She certainly couldn't stop anyone from making money.
She could tolerate Manager Li's bad attitude. After all, he could earn money for the General's Mansion. She could understand his bad attitude.
However, just because the Lou family spoils him doesn't mean Song Qingci will spoil him.
Song Qingci glanced at Manager Li and said, "If Manager Li is really too busy, I can replace him with someone who can handle the work. After all, Manager Li has been busy for the General's Mansion for so many years, and it's time for him to take a break. We can't be accused of mistreating our servants."
After Song Qingci finished speaking, the faces of everyone present froze.
Especially Shopkeeper Li, he looked at Song Qingci as if he was a fool.
Has she just become the head of the household and still doesn’t understand the situation?!
If the general's mansion lost him and the income from the Moon-Viewing Tower, it would be a huge loss!
After a long while, he said, "What do you mean, Madam? I am not a servant of the general's mansion!"
Logically speaking, these people in charge were not considered servants of the general's mansion. At most, they had signed a long-term employment relationship.
It's not just the General's Mansion, basically all the aristocratic families and wealthy households are like this.
The shopkeepers of the shops outside are either their family children or people who have signed long-term contracts.
As for how long this long contract is? It will not be less than fifteen years, usually around twenty years, and the longest can be thirty years.
The biggest difference between people who sign long-term contracts and children born in the family is their household registration.