diskusbooks Chapter 371: It doesn’t matter if there are many tricks, as long as they work
Chapter 371: It doesn’t matter if there are many tricks, as long as they work
At the opening event, Shi Niang stood in the center of the stage with a smile on her face. She personally drew three slips of paper from the lottery box and announced the names of three lucky audience members.
The three lucky winners were invited to the stage, where Shi Niang carefully made up for them and demonstrated the magical effects of Qianjinge cosmetics. The people who witnessed this scene were all amazed and amazed.
After the event, Shi Niang gave the three girls the three sets of cosmetics they had used on their faces as gifts to express her gratitude for their active participation and cooperation.
The three girls had heard the people around them talking about their original appearance, and they felt a little uncomfortable, but Shi Niang's actions were like a spring breeze, instantly blowing away the haze in their hearts and making them feel happy. They left happily holding their makeup boxes, with happy smiles on their faces.
It is worth mentioning that the three sets of cosmetics used by Shi Niang at the event are the main products of the store. They are very expensive. One set costs at least dozens or hundreds of taels of silver.
Originally, the crowd watching were all dismissive of this, thinking that Qianjin Pavilion was just being mysterious and attracting attention. However, when they witnessed with their own eyes the amazing effects of those sets of cosmetics that turned decay into magic, many of them couldn't help but be tempted.
Some people rushed back home to get money, while others went directly into the store to choose and buy, and they all specified that they wanted to buy the makeup sets that had just been displayed. As a result, in a short period of time, the inventory of the three sets of boxes decreased sharply.
Of course, there are also some people who are short of money and cannot afford to buy a full set of cosmetics at once. At this time, professionally trained store staff will skillfully recommend small sets or single items that meet their psychological expectations, and accurately recommend skin care products suitable for their skin type based on each person's different facial conditions.
Thanks to this, Qianjinge's opening event was very successful and lively. In just two days, all kinds of cosmetics sets in the store were sold out, and various single items were almost sold out.
Lin Chuyi directly became the supplier of the store. If the store lacked any products, she would promptly take out the corresponding products from the space to replenish them. This model would need to continue for a period of time, until the production line on Shi Niang's side was officially put into production, and then she could say goodbye to this temporary job.
After the five-day store discount ended, the goods in Qianjin Pavilion officially returned to their original prices.
At present, all products of Qianjinge can be divided into three categories according to their prices: sets with prices ranging from several dozen taels to three hundred taels are mid-range products, sets with prices ranging from four hundred taels to eight hundred taels are high-end products, and sets with prices ranging from nine hundred taels to one thousand five hundred taels are customized products.
If the individual products are converted according to the unit price, they can also be divided into two types: mid-range products and high-end products.
As time goes by, the effects of the skin care products and cosmetics produced by Qianjinge have gradually become apparent. Many ladies and young ladies have become repeat customers and loyal fans of Qianjinge, and they even actively recommend Qianjinge products to their relatives and friends.
Word of mouth from these customers made Senjinge more and more well-known in Kyoto, and its business became more and more prosperous. As a result, Senjinge also expanded a lot of new user groups, many of whom were officials' families.
Even though Qianjin Pavilion’s products are expensive, it still can’t stop these ladies’ fanatical desire to buy them.
They are not short of money and are willing to spend it. What they value is the effect of Qianjinge's products. As long as their appearance can be improved, even if it is just some subtle changes, they will spend a fortune on it.
It is precisely for this reason that Qianjin Pavilion's business is becoming more and more prosperous day by day. It is no exaggeration to say that it is making a fortune every day. Many powerful people in Kyoto are jealous of Qianjin Pavilion's profits and want to use special means to take over Qianjin Pavilion for themselves.
Lin Chuyi let Shi Niang take charge of Qianjin Pavilion. Making money was secondary. The main purpose was to leave his own spies in Kyoto to collect the latest news in Kyoto, not to give benefits to other powerful people.
After realizing that someone was planning to take action against Qianjin Pavilion, Lin Chuyi chose to take action himself and directly confront the two most obvious forces that were targeting Qianjin Pavilion openly or covertly.
Lin Chuyi's method was still simple and crude, but very effective. She directly listed all the shameful things that those forces had done in private, and asked them to sign and seal the charges.
Then, she delivered these charges together with the collected criminal evidence to the mortal enemies of these forces, and cleverly used them to present these things to the emperor.
It doesn't matter how many tricks you have, as long as they work. Lin Chuyi was already familiar with similar operating procedures and handled them with ease. And the delivery of the evidence this time was as smooth as she expected.
After reading the memorials and confessions submitted by the officials, the emperor became so angry that his face turned red, the veins on his neck bulged, and he slammed the table and stood up on the spot.
Over the years, the emperor has been working diligently and conscientiously, not daring to slack off for even a moment. All his efforts were to ensure that the people under his rule would have enough food and clothing and live a happy and fulfilling life as soon as possible.
However, no matter how hard he tried, the situation in the country never improved significantly. He once thought that this was due to his limited ability and often felt guilty about it. But he never expected that the real problem was actually with the subordinates he trusted.
They took the salaries from the court, but they still wanted to pry open the court's treasury and rob the people of their life-saving food! If such parasites are not eliminated, the beautiful rivers and mountains of Da Chu will sooner or later be destroyed in the hands of these corrupt officials.
The emperor was furious and issued an imperial decree on the spot, ordering the Dali Temple Minister to immediately take people to the homes of the two officials, arrest them, put them in the Dali Temple prison, and thoroughly investigate the crimes committed by the two officials.
If the charges on the confession are proven, they will be immediately announced publicly, removed from their official positions, their property will be confiscated and they will be severely punished to serve as a warning to others.
Since the order was issued by the emperor himself, the Dali Temple Minister and his subordinates naturally did not dare to slack off in the slightest and immediately began to handle the case.
Because the crimes listed in the confession were simple and clear, and the hidden locations of various evidence were also clearly marked, they were able to track down the truth and collect other criminal evidence much faster than usual.
However, since many incidents showed signs of involvement of other officials, after a careful search it was found that there were more than a hundred officials involved in just a few major incidents.
When the emperor learned about this, he was furious. He thought that there were only a few termites in the country he ruled and the problem would be solved by getting rid of them. He didn't expect that there were so many small termites lurking under these big termites.
He couldn't accept this, and he couldn't believe that he had been blinded for so many years and raised such a group of insatiable and greedy guys.
Under the emperor's wrath, the two forces that attacked Qianjin Pavilion were completely eradicated. The main culprits were sentenced to death for multiple crimes. Not only could they not save themselves, but they also brought disaster to their entire families. The accomplices were punished to varying degrees according to the severity of their crimes, ranging from the execution of three clans to the confiscation of property and exile.
As these people were either exiled or executed, many vacant official positions suddenly appeared in the court. Although most of them were not crucial positions, there were still a considerable number of positions that were lucrative and good jobs.
The emperor immediately realized that if the newly promoted officials were the same as those who had been dismissed before, the country would fall into a greater crisis.
So he decided to take action personally and carefully select a group of emerging court talents and officials with outstanding political achievements to fill these vacancies.
A single move can affect the entire body. As the new official dispatch order was issued, the entire Chu court was like a huge rock thrown into a calm lake, causing an uproar. There were unprecedented changes in the appointment and removal of low-level officials.
The power structure of the Chu court has ushered in a new round of reshuffle. Most forces are watching the changes in the situation and dare not act rashly, for fear that they will become the target of the emperor's killing of the chicken to scare the monkeys, and end up with a tragic end of family destruction and disgrace.
However, there are also some forces that believe that the speed of the collapse of the previous two companies was too fast, and there was no sign beforehand, which made them feel very surprised and confused.
Whether out of curiosity to explore the reasons or out of caution to be on the safe side, these forces all decided to trace the root of the matter and find out the truth behind the rapid downfall of the two forces after the storm subsided a little.