Chapter 37 Responsible Management

Everyone present went crazy.

No matter they were young masters, wealthy ladies, or the fans of Fengming Tower, they were all fighting for it.

Soon, all the vanishing creams and lipsticks Liu Zheng brought with him were sold out. Not only that, but they were all sold at high prices!

In just half an hour, everything was sold out!

At this time, there were only two thousand taels of silver left in front of Zheng Yueru.

"this……"

"Brother Liu..."

Zheng Yueru still hasn't reacted and is still immersed in endless shock.

And Liu Zheng took a deep breath.

The total cost for him to get these things was only fifty taels!

After processing, it was actually sold directly for two thousand taels! According to the contract between him and the Zheng family, if he took 80%, that would be one thousand six hundred taels, and the Zheng family would take four hundred taels!

What is profiteering!

Sure enough, the cosmetics and luxury goods industries in later generations made huge profits, and it was the same in ancient times!

"see it?"

Liu Zheng laughed: "This is advertising. Let it be known to the public. In other words, no matter what method you use, you must let more people know the efficacy and effect of our products. Do you understand?"

Although Zheng Yueru had never seen these methods before, after Liu Zheng's advice tonight, it was like seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.

She is a business genius. Liu Zheng has already achieved this much, but if she still doesn't understand something, then her life has been in vain.

"Brother Liu means..."

Zheng Yueru's eyes were burning: "This should be widely advertised and calculated as a cost ! Count it in and generate greater profits..."

Liu Zheng was stunned for a moment.

I didn't expect Zheng Yueru to be so intelligent. After this incident, she had actually understood the concept of advertising costs, but to be honest, Liu Zheng couldn't figure it out at this level... After all, he wasn't in advertising in his previous life.

He just provides an idea.

"Yueru understands, understands! If no one tries our fine wine, then we will find ways to let them taste it! Even if it doesn't cost money, we must make the wine fragrant first! These are all advertising costs, and we only need to calculate these costs into the profit, and there will be no deficit!"

Zheng Yueru stood up in surprise and bowed deeply to Liu Zheng: "Brother Liu is very talented, Yueru is not as good as him!"

Liu Zheng smiled bitterly. In this era, you are already a monster.

Suddenly, he felt a little excited.

Under his guidance, how far can Zheng Yueru grow? At least for now, the cooperation between the Zheng family and himself is still very good, so there is no need to be overly cautious for the time being. Especially after the promulgation of his "Natural Inheritance Law", Zheng Yueru's status in the Zheng family has been greatly improved.

Liu Zheng admires Zheng Yueru.

As long as she can control the Zheng family, Liu Zheng doesn't mind letting the Zheng family continue to exist in Yinzhou.

"Brother Liu, Manqing..."

Zheng Yueru suddenly looked at Liu Zheng ambiguously, with a smile on her face.

"I'll take my leave first and come back another day!"

Liu Zheng got a headache when he heard this and fled in a hurry.

"Since ancient times, beautiful women have always had a tragic fate. It is people like Brother Liu who bring disaster upon themselves!"

Zheng Yueru looked at Liu Zheng's back, shook her head and sighed.

"Is this the ancient water?"

Zheng Yueru took out a ceramic jar, but it was impossible to tell what was inside.

But when she opened the lid, she was immediately attracted by the smell inside.

"this……"

She remembered Liu Zheng's instructions, that it only took a few hours for the fragrance to last for a whole day? She didn't believe it at first, but at this moment, she couldn't help but take the things Liu Zheng left behind and ran to take a bath.

Soap, vanishing cream, lipstick, perfume...

These things shocked Zheng Yueru one after another.

Who exactly is this Mr. Liu?

How come he has so many things?

Needless to say, snow cream is mostly used in places with a good climate like Liangzhou, or in most parts of the country.

And this soap is even more amazing.

People in this era still use pig pancreas to take a bath. The smell after taking a bath is simply unbearable...

But at this time.

It smells like rose?

Then, there's the perfume.

She was a little looking forward to it.

When these things start to be mass-produced, how much silver will flow into the Zheng family?

…

really.

Before Liu Zheng returned to the county mansion, two carriages had already stopped at the door.

Today's scene was a bit too big, and the other two prominent families that still existed couldn't sit still. Sure enough, as soon as Liu Zheng entered the door, he saw his father Liu Dahao meeting a guest.

The guests were naturally Cao Zhen from the Cao family and Wang Zengming from the Wang family.

"The Master is back!"

"Young Master's amazing song today will surely spread throughout Liangzhou, no, the entire dynasty!"

The two old men no longer dared to underestimate the son of the county marquis, and they all stood up and clasped their fists to flatter him.

"The second old lady gave me a reward!"

Liu Zheng quickly smiled modestly.

"My son, there is quite a commotion about the vanishing cream today..." Liu Dahao signaled with his eyes that the two rich men came with a lot of gifts this time and placed them aside.

The meaning is self-evident.

Can I get a share of the vanishing cream business?

Who wouldn’t be jealous when seeing the Zheng family getting rich?

After the Chen family was confiscated, the two prominent families had become much more honest. In name, they dismissed their private soldiers on the spot, but in fact, they sent them to the county magistrate's mansion.

Now, there are probably only 500 servants left in each prominent family!

If you are obedient, you will naturally be given candy!

Liu Zheng knew that something like this would happen, and had already prepared for it. He smiled and said, "Don't worry, elders. I have my own plan for this matter. The business of vanishing cream, soap, and thorn water is really more suitable for the Zheng family..."

The two rich men's faces changed immediately.

If it had been given to them before, they would have definitely been angry.

"but……"

Liu Zheng laughed and said, "Although the Zheng family has the most businesses and is the most widespread, they are not as good as the Cao family in terms of fortifications!"

When Cao Zhen heard this, he laughed proudly: "Of course!"

In other words, the Zheng family is good at business operations, but in terms of industry and large-scale manufacturing, the Cao family is the leader. For example, the Cao family is involved in furniture, building materials, iron tools, farm tools, and mining, and has even reached a monopoly position.

The iron ore used for casting iron in Liu Zheng's Divine Workshop was all supplied by the Cao family.

"And the Wang family is good at textiles, clothing, and utensils!"

Wang Zengming nodded.

Liu Zheng continued to smile and said, "So it is the best choice to let the Zheng family handle those things. The two elders should not hold a grudge!"

The two men thought what Liu Zheng said made sense, and although they were unwilling, they could only nod in agreement.

"Don't worry, elders. I will seek your help soon. You don't need to look for me!"

Liu Zheng said sincerely.

What else could the two men say but to leave.

Although the production process of vanishing cream, lipstick, soap and perfume is available, there are still several problems in achieving mass production. The first one is the lack of manpower!

It has only been a month since Liu Zheng traveled through time. The time is too short.

He also had to teach them how to do it. At present, the number of craftsmen in this divine workshop has reached 500, but it is still not enough! Just for the iron and steel smelting, 100 people are needed.

Winemaking is Liu Zheng's main source of income. Several different types of wine require different workshops, which requires as many as 300 of his people!

And the other two people?

It takes people to transport iron ore, to buy roses, and to get all kinds of materials.

"Over here, hurry up and get a few more people!"

"Master Wei, we are too busy!"

"Damn it, come over here and help first!"

When he came to the Shen Gong Workshop again the next day, the scene was still in chaos. Seeing Wei Tiezhu busy as hell, Liu Zheng couldn't help but shook his head.

As the business grows bigger, we must learn how to manage it.

How could Wei Tiezhu understand all this?

"Sir, you're here? I'll be done here soon!"

Seeing Liu Zheng coming, Wei Tiezhu quickly finished the work in his hands, wiped the sweat off his head and ran over.

Liu Zheng said: "Tiezhu, if you want to do your work well, you must first sharpen your tools. There are 500 craftsmen in the Divine Workshop, and they are all equal in class and level. This won't work."

"ah?"

Wei Tiezhu looked depressed and scratched his head.

He hasn't even had many years of education, what's the point of telling him these things?

Liu Zheng shook his head: "Let me ask you, every workshop has a foreman, right?"

Wei Tiezhu nodded quickly.

This is the most basic.

Liu Zheng said: "Okay, call all these foremen here. Also, call one or two people who are responsible for purchasing and transportation who you think can take the lead!"

Wei Tiezhu went to do it immediately.

Soon, all these dusty craftsmen gathered in front of Liu Zheng.

Liu Zheng was very busy himself, and he didn't intend to waste time talking to them, so he said immediately: "From today on, the Divine Workshop will adopt the responsibility management system!"

Everyone started to make noises.

Accountability system ?

What the hell is this?

Wei Tiezhu also looked confused.

Liu Zheng explained: "Each workshop will have a foreman, and the monthly salary will be doubled!"

The people present were ecstatic. They were originally foremen, but their monthly salary was the same as that of ordinary craftsmen, so they did not pay much attention to management, which was the biggest reason for the production chaos.

"but……"

Liu Zheng's eyes turned cold: "If you take double the money, you must take responsibility! Every day, Wei will issue production tasks. If they are not completed, the foreman will be punished first! If the quality exceeds the quota, there will be rewards!"

Everyone expressed that they would complete the task.

"Set up a separate transportation department and purchasing department, with the same salary and responsibilities as the foreman!"

Soon, Liu Zheng worked out a plan.

As the number of craftsmen increases, institutionalized management becomes necessary.

Each department has one foreman and two deputy foremen, with increasing responsibilities and benefits. This greatly stimulated the management enthusiasm of these people and also gave them excessive rewards.

The division of labor among departments is clear and responsibilities are clearly defined.

They gathered in the Shengongfang compound every morning, and Wei Tiezhu assigned daily production tasks, and then they started working and rested at the same time.

At this moment, the management of the Divine Workshop suddenly became clear.

There is no longer the chaotic scene as before.

"Where is Liang Erfu?"

After Liu Zheng finished his work here, he returned to the county mansion.

Liang Erfu, the counselor of the Ministry of Agriculture, ran out immediately.

When Liu Zheng saw that he was making tea for his father, he sneered, "You seem to have quite a lot of free time ."

Liang Erfu smiled bitterly and said, "Sir, the autumn busy season is over. I am mainly helping with paperwork."

"Come with me for a walk."

Liu Zheng got on the horse.

The first snow has fallen.

After arranging other things, Liu Zheng’s main concern is actually farming.

In ancient times, food and fodder were always the most important things!