After the 15th day of the eighth lunar month, the weather in the capital started to turn cold.
Those who wore straw sandals changed into shoes that were more finely woven.
When shoe polish appeared in the upper echelons of the imperial court and Pyong Kang Square, the number of people who ran to Baishui Bridge to buy shoe polish increased.
Shoe polish was stored in bamboo tubes, just like tea tubes.
The difference was that the tube of shoe polish was shallow and formed a round flat box.
A layer of wax was first applied inside before the shoe polish was put in.
At the same time, a shoe polish brush, a box of shoe polish, and a handful of money were added.
Those who wore long leather boots colored a pair of boots, and a third of the box was left.
It turned out that it was the original color, so there was no need for color modification. It was much more convenient.
For a time, people on the streets of Chang 'an began to wear leather shoes. Those who wore leather boots felt hot at noon, so they turned around to find shoemakers to make them.
More people chose to go to clothing stores and directly buy leather shoes that fit the size and shape of their feet.
They were all made of pig leather. Cowhide was used to make weapons.
As for deerskin, clothing stores didn't have it.
Once they put on shoes, they felt superior, especially when they saw those who wore straw sandals and cloth shoes.
The children who polished shoes went to the streets one after another. They assigned a few people to each square.
If they felt that the business wasn't good, they would adjust it when the time came.
Li Yi entered the city again. He wore a straw hat and changed into ordinary clothes without the Li Family Zhuangzi logo.
King Song also wore a straw hat and the same clothes.
"It's winter. The palace has decided to reward the officials more. His Majesty's money has already been arranged. He's short of money."
Li Chengqi whispered to Li Yi.
Li Yi lowered his head as much as possible to not let others see his face.
The two of them were going to Xuanyang Square, which was south of Pyong Kang Square. The two squares were next to each other and there was a road in between.
Li Yi was afraid that the people in Pyong Kang Square would see him, so he walked and left his car in Earthly Paradise.
There was an important place in Xuanyang Square. The yamen of Wannian County was here, but it wasn't next to Pyong Kang Square.
The door of the yamen faced south, which was the southernmost part of Xuanyang Square.
Li Longji bought a piece of land to the north of Xuanyang Lane. He wanted to earn money and give benefits to the ministers.
In the future, the competition for benefits would be severe. Feed the officials first, and if any of them jumped out to oppose, they would be able to take action.
Li Longji's salt well was still being drilled, so it wasn't easy to drill.
The few gas wells that came out were helping others to make money by boiling salt. Their own salt wells had to be saved up until there was enough salt for a large ship to transport.
The gold mine that Li Yi had given him was a long-term mining operation. He wouldn't be able to save much money after two months.
Li Longji was extremely worried about the 30,000 Winged Knights and the 90,000 plus military horses that had already been transferred to him.
He had to free up some money and quickly buy a piece of land. He didn't know how to make money, but he could find Li Yi.
Today, Li Yi was dragged here, but Li Chengqi didn't mention anything about sharing the profits. Even if he did, Li Yi wouldn't dare to touch it.
"This is the place. It's about the same size as Heavenly Earth. It faces the street and the road. What kind of business is it?" Li Chengqi pressed down the brim of his hat.
He was worried that someone would see him and shout for King Song.
Li Yi sized up the place before glancing at Pyong Kang Square.
"Big Brother, Pyong Kang Square is actually a pillar industry of the region, so you should collect taxes from them. However, I know that you can't bear to take money from those women."
Li Yi's voice turned deep. He was even more afraid now.
"That's right. We don't collect money from the monasteries and monasteries, and they sell incense and oil all day long.
However, they are quite cooperative when we ask them to fork out money to help others. Look, there are people who are eating porridge now.
Their porridge is getting thinner and thinner, and there are always people who don't eat and drink it as water. "
Li Chengqi agreed with Li Yi's words. It wasn't good to collect taxes from the women of Pyong Kang Square.
"Un!" Li Yi nodded his head to express his understanding.
Then, he continued, "Since we have a pillar industry, what we need to do is to use the pillar industry as the center to improve the supporting service industry."
"What's that for?" Li Chengqi could understand now, but he didn't know how to improve it.
"Open a bathing pool on the fourth floor. Men and women will be separated, and each family will take half. The first floor is used to change shoes and clothes, and there are stairs inside.
You can only bathe from the first floor to the second floor. You have to make it waterproof, use oilcloth and glue, and cover it with ceramic tiles.
The third floor is for drinking tea and resting. The fourth floor is connected to the women's area, and you can place musical instruments, newspapers, etc. "
Li Yi explained the layout of the bathing pool as he gestured.
The lower three floors were separated by men and women, and the upper floor was connected.
"Will there be people coming?" Li Chengqi asked.
"Don't you need to bathe when you go to Pyong Kang Square? Do you expect to bathe there? Also, the ladies of Pyong Kang Square, they … "
Li Yi explained what the supporting service industry was.
The men who wanted to go in to have fun could bathe here and go in clean.
They wouldn't feel disgusted if they talked about things that were beneficial to their physical and mental health.
Even if they came back from outside wearing clothes that weren't very nice, they could go in to bathe if they wanted to interact with the ladies.
They could ask someone to buy them a new set of clothes and tidy up their hair. They could go in and out as if they were a different person.
The ladies of Pyong Kang Square used to bathe in a wooden bucket in their rooms or courtyards.
Wouldn't it be comfortable to have a big place to bathe after crossing a road?
After bathing and resting, they could go to the fourth floor to chat with others. Then, they could go down separately and go back to Pyong Kang Square together. What a good thing!
Li Chengqi nodded repeatedly. Yes, good idea. Aiya, Brother Yi is indeed Brother Yi. This supporting service industry around the center is good.
"This way, I can earn money from the ladies of Pyong Kang Square. It's perfectly justifiable." Li Chengqi wanted to earn money from both sides.
"The ladies of Pyong Kang Square will bathe for free. They will also give you soap, shampoo, tea, and snacks." Li Yi waved his hand.
"Why?" Li Chengqi felt that there was finally a way to make money. Why didn't he charge?
"If you don't charge them for free, why would they let others bathe here first? Some of them had a good talk there. Is it difficult to bathe directly? "
Li Yi explained to Li Chengqi about the industrial alliance.
If anyone wanted to bathe in Pyong Kang Square in the future, the ladies of Pyong Kang Square would cooperate and hint that they should bathe first before coming.
Then, a group of men would go to the bathhouse to bathe, change their clothes, and go to Pyong Kang Square.
So what if the price was high? There were no bathhouses elsewhere.
If they couldn't even afford this, what right did they have to enter Pyong Kang Square to chat with the ladies about poetry?
Wasn't there a place that secretly opened the door to welcome guests? Just go and look for them.
"Yes, yes, yes." Li Chengqi understood immediately. It was not easy for the ladies to join the industrial alliance. He couldn't take their money.
"How much should I charge for bathing this time?" Li Chengqi still had a question. He had never done this before.
"It's cheap. I can even provide the hot water for free. The key is the service.
Milk, salt, massage, a set of massage that is said to make men do it more. Drink tea that is said to make men last longer.
Also, pick their ears, smoke their ears, use incense, bathe, and pedicure.
If any lady says that she likes the smell of autumn chrysanthemums, does the man have to have a separate service to enhance the fragrance of autumn chrysanthemums? "
Li Yi explained patiently little by little.
"And then the autumn chrysanthemums you collected happened to be sold at a high price?"
As Li Chengqi listened, he realized that even if Brother Yi didn't sell the chrysanthemums he collected, there would still be a market.
"No, I didn't. It's not me. How can I take advantage of this? But I have the essential oils of various flowers that I collected."
Li Yi waved his hands and refused to admit it.
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