bookcurios Chapter 1158: Not Earning a Penny
Chapter 1158: Not Earning a Penny
Fortunately, the locations of these escort agencies are suitable, on the edge of the city, with not many houses around, so no one will say anything if they are built bigger.
Wu Lazi and the others looked at this huge escort agency, its pavilions, towers, flying eaves and brackets, corridors, martial arts training grounds, and even a back garden. They couldn't take it all in.
He sighed, "Aren't houses like this only for officials and nobles to live in? How can our escort agency live in one?"
"I've only dreamed that one day I would be able to live in a house like this. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me when I say this, but I've lived for so many years and have never been in a house like this. I didn't expect it to be like this inside. It's completely different from our mountain home." Xiong Laosan touched the furnishings and felt like he was dreaming.
It turns out that this is what the houses that wealthy families live in are like.
Unlike them, the eaves of my house are small and you can hardly see anything in the house during the day; it's always dark.
The floor here was paved with bricks, and it was clean and bright. He took off his shoes and walked inside, and he didn't have to wash his feet before going to bed at night.
Mr. Chu was a little dazed and asked Zhou Guo, "Why is the escort agency so big? Is it two five-story houses combined?"
Zhou Guo said: "We have many people and the escort is large. A small house is inconvenient. We can't build a bigger house, but we can still build an escort agency. We can build two more like this."
She also said hello.
Mr. Chu nodded, and couldn't help but sigh that it was easier to get things done with someone. If they came, I'm afraid it wouldn't be so easy.
After visiting the escort agency, she took them to visit several escort agencies in the larger counties below.
Although the escort agency in the county town cannot be compared with that in the provincial capital and is not as exquisite as that in the provincial capital, it is still quite large, but the facilities are simple.
Zhou Guo said: "The county town cannot be compared with the prefectural city. The prefectural city is large, with many people coming and going from the south and the north, and many customers. If the escort agency does not have a storefront, business will be difficult. The county town is not so particular, as long as the land is large. Anyway, the other houses in the county town are just like that."
After all, no matter how sophisticated they are, they cannot compare with the county government, so they still have to save face.
Wu Lazi was very envious and couldn't stop looking at it. "Isn't this good? This is great. If we had a house like this on the mountain, I would wake up laughing in my dreams. It would be great if the children could have such a bright house to study in."
Their current house is low and dark, not very suitable for use as a school.
Zhou Guo said: "It's not difficult. When the time comes, let all the children go down the mountain. There are few good houses on the mountain, but there are many at the foot of the mountain. You can get whatever you want."
Wu Lazi sighed, "How can it be as easy as you say?"
Xiong Lao San yelled, "Why not? Let's work hard with you, Master. I don't believe that we can't even buy a small yard we want after working for a year. Even if we can't buy it, can't we rent it? Right, Master?"
Zhou Guo smiled and nodded, "You are right, we can definitely afford it. We can even pay for the teacher's tuition. It is enough to support the teacher for several years."
Wu Lazi shook her head and said, "It doesn't take that many years. As long as the children can recognize a few words, it will be fine. We don't expect them to become talents, but we hope that when they go out, they won't be blind and get cheated. If they can't read, they will suffer a lot!"
Xiong Lao San said, "What's the disadvantage? How many people in this world can read? When we go out, who among us ordinary people can read? If no one can read, what's the disadvantage? Besides, those big shots who can read don't look down on us. How can we suffer if we don't know each other?"
He has never eaten it.
The head of the Chu family said, "That's not the case. Knowing how to read is better than not knowing how to read. If there are a few children in the village who are particularly good at studying and have high talent, and then they pass the examination to become scholars and become officials, wouldn't that change the fate of the whole village?"
As long as one person can come out of a village, with this resource, the descendants of this village will have a way out.
Xiong Lao San clapped his hands and said, "Damn, you're right. I have to hire a teacher for the children in our village."
Zhou Guo smiled and said nothing. If everyone held this idea, they would be more motivated to work. The more motivated they were, the better they would do their work. The higher the rewards they would get, and they would do their work better and better.
She became more and more relaxed.
After spending ten days taking them to visit several counties under the prefectural city, several people were greatly shocked. "Sir, I didn't expect your escort agency to be so big. It's not only in the prefectural city, but also in the counties below. The whole prefectural city is about to flourish!"
How much would that cost?
How many escort missions do you have to take every year to support so many escort agencies and so many people?
On the one hand, they thought it was a good idea, but on the other hand, they were worried that Zhou Guo’s business would collapse if it became too big!
Zhou Guo said, "Don't worry, everyone. Since I dare to open escort agencies everywhere, I have the ability to do so. Although our escort agency in the south has not made much money this year, it has gradually improved, and it will only get better and better in the future. With your joining, it will only be better. With more orders and a bigger business, how many people can we support?"
Wu Jiang and Qian Duo looked at her without saying anything.
What do you mean I didn’t make much money this year? I didn’t make a penny at all. Now I haven’t even made back my capital.
Many people saw that their escort agency had just opened and there were only a few escorts, so they didn't dare to bring their valuable items over. Without big orders, they naturally made less money.
It would probably take one or two years to think this through. It was like this when the escort agency in the north was first opened. Later, it gradually got better by relying on collecting grain for its own families.
But in the past two years, there has not been that much grain to harvest in the south.
Zhou Guo didn't even blink when facing the gazes of the two people. She didn't make much money, and she was right.
Once these people join the escort agency and the agency expands in size, orders will naturally come.
But their roots in the south are not deep, so they can’t just sit and wait for death like the people in the north. They have to take the initiative, just like she did when she sold fat.
Gradually, with repeat customers, the business will gradually improve.
She took them around and met all the managers of the escort agencies, big and small, in the city.
Zhou Guo felt that it was about time. "I have taken you to meet some people these days and told you the general situation of the escort agency. You have to rely on yourselves in the future. I have something important to do and cannot accompany you."
He pointed at Wu Jiang and Qian Duo and said, "If you don't understand something, you can ask these two."
As soon as she said this, Xiong Lao San asked, "But sir, you haven't assigned us a job yet? Which escort agency are we working for?"
Zhou Guo said: "You have only a limited knowledge now, and you can't be placed alone in any escort agency, so stay here for a month or two, and wait until you are familiar with the procedures in the escort agency and can work independently. Then you will know where to go."
Xiong Lao San asked: "Will you arrange it for us? Or will someone arrange it for us?"