Farming and Raising Cubs (II)

Chapter 177: Madam's Righteousness

"In addition, I have some ideas here. I can open an errand shop." Li Mumu said, "Usually, when we go to restaurants and hotels to eat, we usually go with three or five friends, and it is rare to have a whole family together. And the family also wants to enjoy the delicious food in restaurants and hotels."

If it is a wealthy family with servants at home, they can let the servants go to restaurants and hotels to order meals. But even so, if you want to order a large table of meals for the whole family, one or two servants may not be able to take so much. If it is an ordinary family, the family cannot afford such servants, so they can only go to the restaurant to order meals by themselves. When to go? Is the time suitable? Can you take so much?"

"So I want to open a shop like this. If someone suddenly wants to eat at a restaurant today, it doesn't matter which restaurant or restaurant it is, even if you want to eat roast pigeon from Huizhenlou, pickled duck from Baiweixuan, barbecue from Gujia Snacks, or stuffed tofu from Shiweitian. As long as you come to our shop and make an appointment, our people will go to each restaurant and restaurant to make reservations on your behalf, and pick up the food from each restaurant when the time comes, and then deliver it to the customer's home."

"For some items that require restaurant utensils, we will send someone to the customer's home to collect them the next day." Li Mumu said.

"Not only can customers order meals, but if they need to buy pens and ink in the west of the city, seasonings in the north of the city, or firewood in the south of the city, they don't need to run around the city. They just need to register at the errand shop, and the shop assistants will go buy the items for the customers and then deliver them to their homes."

"This shop can set up a fixed point near each or every few blocks. Only one or two assistants are needed at this fixed point to register the customers' needs, and then the assistants will deliver them to the headquarters of our errand shop, and the assistants will complete the customers' needs."

"In this way, customers don't need to walk far. They just need to walk a few steps out of their home to find the registered shop." Li Mumu said.

"And the customers only need to pay a little more for the errands on top of the normal cost of buying these things." Li Mumu said, "As for the amount of the errands fee, it depends on the amount of customer demand and the distance our guys have to run. For short distances, one to two cents, for long distances, when there are many things to buy, such as running around the city. If you go to a restaurant to order food, you need more restaurants, more food, and more of our guys, so we can increase the errand fee appropriately. But it will always be within the range that most ordinary people can accept."

"Of course, it is impossible to meet everyone's requirements and let all people afford the money. Just like a restaurant, not everyone can go, and not everyone is willing to eat meat." Li Mumu said, "but it is enough to satisfy most people."

"That's right." General Shang nodded.

"And such an errand shop will certainly need a large number of assistants," Li Mumu said, "The city of Chong'an alone will need many. If it is spread throughout the entire Daxi and spread across the towns, think about how many people it will take?"

"When the time comes, we can recruit wounded soldiers to work in the errand shop," Li Mumu said, "Even if you lost one hand, you still have one hand to hold things. Even if you lost a leg, you can still use crutches to pull a cart. Those who are not fit to deliver meals can run errands to buy other things."

"If you don't have both legs, you can still do registration work in the shop," Li Mumu said, "If you don't have both hands and you really can't do it, the court will give you a certain amount of subsidies. But it's still much less than asking the court to pay for everyone's money."

"As for wages, they will be paid a commission from the errand fees they receive every day. Those who run more every day will earn more, and those who run less will earn less. But no matter how much, they can always have food to eat." Li Mumu said.

"If possible, we can implement it in Chong'an first. I will open this shop without any financial support from the court. Let's try it first to see if I can help the wounded soldiers." Li Mumu said, "As for the previous idea, we still need General Shang to make a decision."

General Shang did not speak for a long time, then slowly stood up and bowed deeply to Li Mumu.

Li Mumu hurriedly stood up and avoided General Shang's salute, "General, what are you doing?"

General Shang insisted on bowing and said, "Madam, you are righteous."

"Madam said before that shops that recruit wounded soldiers will be given certain compensation, including the registration of veterans returning home from the army, so that if there are any problems later, if they need help, the government can follow up in time. This idea has already helped us a lot." General Shang said excitedly.

"Shang Qing, how is your wife's brain? We, several grown men, have discussed for several days, but we haven't come up with a particularly good solution. When you went back and told her, your wife came up with such a solution." General Shang said admiringly.

"General, I hope you don't blame me for talking too much about my husband's military affairs." Li Mumu said.

"Hey!" General Shang waved his hand, "What's the big deal? I believe Shang Qing is a sensible person. He won't talk about military secrets. As for ordinary things like this, I will also mention it to my wife when I come back."

"Regarding the resettlement of the wounded, General Li is also very concerned." General Shang said, "It was he who first proposed it, hoping to have a good way to resettle the wounded. We can't always rely on the Ministry of Revenue to allocate funds, ask them for funds, and then they will make excuses, calculate this and that, and the amount is getting less and less."

"But it is true that the court is under great pressure now, and the military expenditure is high. There is really not much money to be spent on resettling the wounded." General Shang shook his head, "But in this case, what about those soldiers who fought for our Da Xi? Without even the most basic guarantees, are they going to be injured and die in vain?"

"It is precisely because of this that General Li is actively promoting the resettlement of the wounded." General Shang said.

"Tomorrow I will report this matter to General Li." General Shang said, "It will also explain that this is all your idea, Madam Gu."

Li Mumu shook her head and said, "General Shang, there is no need to do this. This is all because you are thinking about the soldiers of Daxi. If not, no matter what I come up with, it will be useless."

"Hey! One thing is one thing." General Shang said, "This is your credit, you don't have to refuse, and we, the grown men, have no reason to take credit for your work. As for us proposing this matter, if it is really accomplished, we will reward according to the merits, and we will not miss out. And the idea you proposed has really helped a lot, and we can't exclude you."

"When the time comes, we can't miss out on the reward that should be given to you." General Shang said, "Who knows, your rank will be higher than Shang Qing in the future."