amaotonovel Chapter 346 Lin He’s Business Strategy
Chapter 346 Lin He’s Business Strategy
Lin He listened patiently and went to the farm again to take a look at the crops there.
This year, the farm is still planting corn, and even more than last year. Besides corn, the rest of the fields are planted with peppers.
Last year, they harvested corn, and apart from distributing it to their fellow villagers to grow, the rest was kept on the farm.
When the corn is harvested this year, the imperial court should purchase their corn seeds again.
"Xiao He, what's worrying is not the lack of wages but the uneven distribution of wages. If everyone does the same work, then it's best to pay them the same wages. But we also have to guard against some people being lazy, so we can use some appropriate reward mechanisms to reward those who work diligently or do the most work." As the two walked, Shen Wanning explained some principles to him.
Lin He listened very carefully, nodded as he listened, and asked his own questions from time to time.
After nearly two weeks, Lin He had completely mastered the milk tea shop business. Shen Wanning simply handed over the business to Lin He, and she was only responsible for collecting the dividends.
At first, Xu was a little disapproving, worried that Lin He would cause trouble.
Until one day, Lin He came back happily with a piece of paper. Before he even entered the door, he started shouting, "Auntie, Auntie, I made a deal!"
When everyone heard his words, they all went into the yard.
Lin He's eyes lit up when he saw Shen Wanning, and he held the paper in front of her. "Aunt, we've opened another branch in Wuhong County! Look, here's two thousand taels of silver."
After saying that, Lin He took out two thousand taels of silver from his chest and handed it to Shen Wanning.
Shen Wanning looked at it, then patted his head. "Xiaohe, you're awesome! Keep this money. How about you split the profits at the end of each month?"
Then, Shen Wanning said, "Now that the shop has been handed over to Xiaohe to manage, it would be unreasonable for me to take half of the profits. How about this: I will take 30% of the milk tea shop's profits, Xiaohe will represent my eldest brother's family and get 30%, my second brother will get 30%, and the remaining 10% will be given to my parents. What do you think?"
Aunt Zhang waved her hands repeatedly. "Your father and I don't want any money. We didn't help you. Just divide it among yourselves."
Everyone had no objection to Shen Wanning's division, and some even felt it was very fair.
"Mom, I told you last time that you and Dad also want a share, but it's only 10%. Just accept it! I'm worried that you don't have enough money!" Shen Wanning advised.
Lin Dashan also said, "The children are so filial, don't refuse. Anyway, when the children need money, you can give it to them."
Aunt Zhang nodded and said, "Okay, then we'll take it."
Then, Shen Wanning said again, "Of course, this is just the money from the milk tea shop. If Xiaohe does other businesses in the future, we can divide it according to other proportions."
She didn't care about the money, but she couldn't let Xu and Wen feel unfair, so this matter had to be discussed in advance.
Fortunately, Xu and Wen had no objection to her statement and everyone agreed.
It was exactly the end of the month. Together with the two thousand taels of silver earned by Lin He and the dividends from the milk tea shop, Lin Jingce's family, Lin Jingcheng's family, and Shen Wanning each received more than six hundred taels, while Aunt Zhang and the others received more than two hundred taels of silver.
Xu was very happy to receive the silver. She even brought it up at the dinner table, "Xiaohe, since you have a talent for business and you like doing business, why don't you just stop going to school and focus on business? What do you think?"
Lin He was overjoyed. He looked at Xu and asked cautiously, "Mom, are you serious? Can I really stop going to school and focus on business?"
Xu nodded. "Well, I've thought about it. Even if you do business, your future life won't be too bad. I don't want to force you. Just do what you like."
"Great! Thank you, Mom. Then I will just focus on business from now on!" Lin He shouted.
Then, Lin He looked at Shen Wanning a little embarrassedly and said, "By the way, Auntie, in addition to Wuhong County, the boss of Zhulin County came today and wanted to join our milk tea shop, but I refused."
"Oh? Why is that?" When they heard that Lin He refused the two thousand taels, everyone looked at Lin He, wanting to hear what he had to say.
Lin He explained, "Zhulin County is in Qingzhou. It takes three days to get from here to Qingzhou by horse carriage. The fruits we grow are mostly ripe in the summer. If they were to be transported from here, the journey would be too long, and coupled with the hot weather, the fruits would probably rot by the time they reach Zhulin County. So we couldn't guarantee the supply of raw materials, so I refused."
As he spoke, Lin He felt uneasy, worried that Shen Wanning would blame him for turning down the business.
Unexpectedly, Shen Wanning praised, "Xiaohe, your consideration is correct. Our raw materials are only available in Daqing Village, and the road there is difficult and far away. It is sensible for you to refuse this business!"
Shen Wanning had not expected that Lin He, at such a young age, could not be blinded by money and make such a rational decision.
Lin He was overjoyed to receive Shen Wanning's praise. "I was worried that my aunt would blame me for pushing the business away!"
"You have your own ideas, how can I blame you! Besides, I said that all matters of Mingyue Tower are left to you to take care of. Unless there is something you can't handle, you can come and ask me." Shen Wanning continued.
Lin He thought for a moment and said, "Aunt, the wine we brewed last year was delicious. I heard it sold very well in Shayang County. I was wondering, besides wine, can we make other fruit wines?"
"Indeed, you can ask the winemaker, or try it yourself first to see which fruits are suitable for making fruit wine and which are not."
Of course, she could give Lin He the fruit wine recipe directly, or tell him which fruits are suitable for making fruit wine and which are not.
But she couldn't help Lin He all the time. If she returned to the capital, Lin He would have to figure it out on his own. So she decided to guide Lin He now. If there really was a problem, she would come and help deal with it.
Mrs. Xu was a little worried. "Wan Ning, if you let him do this, won't it be a loss? He's still young and doesn't know anything. Are you so confident in handing over all the affairs of Mingyue Tower to him?"
"Don't worry, sister-in-law. It's normal to encounter setbacks in the process of doing business. As long as it's not a big mess, we can handle it. Xiaohe chose the path himself, and he has to take it step by step." Shen Wanning comforted.
With Shen Wanning's encouragement, Lin He became more motivated. He got up early and returned late every day, going back and forth to the county town with Lin Jingcheng.