169 5.58 The Proposal For The Treasury Worked Like A Wonder!

We awoke earlier than 5 am and I went to straight to the warehouse to check on the progress. The 8 girls had completed the whole 3 cauldrons and were scraping the balances and were putting them on their hair and I advised them to shower properly afterwards. The cauldrons need to be cleaned after each process and told the girls to clean them at the water tower.

I asked for the guards help to bring in 3 barrels of coconut and olive oil. And 3 half barrel of water and 1 pack of lye each. The girls had made a quick rinse and brought in a cauldron. I asked the guard to pour in the coconut and olive oil in the cauldron after it was placed in the circular wrought iron stand above the rocket stove.

Then the lye was dissolved in the half-filled bucket of water and another half-filled bucket of water was in standby. All the 3 cauldrons had the same set up so it's easier to remember. The rest of the cauldrons had been cleaned and set on the round wrought iron metal stands.

The process of pouring the oils and lye had been completed and the rocket stove had been fired with well-stocked firewood. I went to retrieve the following essences Satonishiki cherries, Ume apricots and Yuzu yellow citrus and poured one big bowl and 1 rice bowl of each scent into the main soap base of each cauldron.

The smell of cherries, apricots and citrus that were good to eat wafted through the air and not only didn't spread in the warehouse but also to the neighbours. Such sweet fruity smells in the morning!

The 3rd shift girls were stirring the contents of the cauldron when the Eko and Fei came and asked the shift girls if they had had spare Hae Shanpu because they wanted to try it in the morning shower and they produced 3 small bowls that they had scraped from the ladles before washing them off.

They gleefully took some and went for their morning shower. I too wanted some so I took 2 broad leaves and placed some dollop into it and wanted to pass some to Hiko-sama when he was in the shower.

I told the girls to watch out and not to let the contents get burnt and to shut off the so-called door of the rocket stove to prevent the fire being too big and they did so and continued to stir until the contents stabilise right till the 1st shift arrived.

I had brought back the 2 broad leaves filled with a dollop of Hae Shanpu and passed to Hiko-sama which was in the shower ahead of me and he opened up the door of the bathroom. I passed him and said this was the balance of the Hae Shanpu and went to wash his hair.

He was singing loudly and was whooping with joy in the bathroom and I told him sooner or later the whole neighbourhood would be like him soon. He laughed loudly and said it was a wonderful feeling he had felt for the first time in 24 years if his life.

He commented that the smell and lather were more wonderful than the Karada Soap on his hair and I told him the Karada Soap Is good for those with very short hair like a child only. He laughed and sang and luckily he was not staying in an apartment or people would start to complain of his loud off-key singing. Hahahaha. He is really a tone-deaf guy.

Soon it was my turn and I saw Hiko-sama still had a small dollop of Hae Shanpu which he said he wanted to reserve it for his bath later in the evening or the next morning. He commented on how his body from head to toe and even his clothes smelled like he had showered in perfume!

I showered and the shampoo felt great when I lathered it and used the shampoo as a whole body wash and I had chosen the fuji apple and the sharpness of the scent soon permeated through the whole house. When I emerged from the shower he told me that a youkai the shape of a fruit worm would definitely wait for me to bore a hole in my body. Hahahaha... Youkai his ass. Wait till we meet the 2 people from the Youkai Taijiya Village.

Our ambassadors had gone to the warehouse unaware that we were still in the shower and asked the girls for some balance if the hair shampoo they said Senpai took a broadleaf and had a small dollop for his bath and same as Sensei so the 4 ambassadors moved likea ninja out of the premises after taken some shampoo for their shower later.

It seemed that even men are addicted to the sweet scent of fruits in their shower. After we had settled with the breakfast served by the girls, we went to the warehouse after 8 am and the storekeeper had arranged the intended goods for delivery.

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We asked a delivery boy to help push the handcart and headed to the business district first and sent all the 29 Scented Soap and the soap dish for patent and when we got there the ladies who were working there were asking what's the sweet scent all about.

We told them that we are sending this to patent and then would be assigning it to our agent for distributorship. We explained that we do not sell these directly and may approach the lady boss during their breaks if they wanted to purchase the goods themselves.

We advised that there would be 10 more Hae Shanpu and I let them smell my hair and which they said it is refreshing like as if I had showered in perfume. I explained to them that a small dollop like a coin size would do the trick and this got the women in the office excited.

Well, so much for our marketing campaign and the 29 Scented Soap as well as the soap dish were patented and we went over to the cosmetics shop to deliver their goods.

We were welcomed into the shop and the lady boss can't help but notice a waft of sweet smell in our hair and at first, she smelled mine and spent a tad longer as she smelled Hiko-sama and commented that it made him sexier.

There was a slight tinge on Hiko-sama's face and turn into a blush as the lady boss smelled his clothes and checked for mushroom and toadstools in the armpits and the crotch. But she might be finding an enlarging toadstool between the crotch if she stayed there too long. Hahahahaha.

The delivery boy showed all the contents of the products and I marked it on my sketchpad. He brought it to the back of the shop and used the elevated platform to bring the product on the second floor that was hoisted by the apprentices.

I told the delivery boy to go back first and he did so. Hiko-sama and I waited for the payment of 5,090 gold coins to be paid for the initial delivery. We thanked the lady boss and went to the treasury with the gold coins and the 2 slips from Yonezawa and Shibata along with the proposal for Kitakata head of treasurer.

We entered the Treasury Building and asked for attendance with the Head of Treasurer and the lady at the counter was commenting how nice we smelled. I said she can visit the cosmetics shop and asked for the Karada Soap for her body, face and hands and the Hae Shanpu that would be delivered in about 2 days time. I told her that there are 29 scents and she can best recommend to her lady friends to go over during their break to choose the scent to their liking.

When the head of the treasurer came he was taken aback by the smell of fruits and flowers and never smelt that men would be as sweet-smelling as the ladies and discovered that the female staffs of the Treasury were talking how nice the man and boy smelt.

First Hiko-sama showed the corporate account book and passed the 5,090 gold coins and the 2 slips of the deposit that were performed in Yonezawa and Shibata and we pushed the proposal to him too.

He set the money aside first and looked at the proposal and saw the lucrativeness of its profit. After he had read the proposal he looked at our slip and the corporate account and his eyes widened up as we would be making a deposit of over 100,000 coins in under a month. He looked at us and the dazzle of our medallions struck him as he recognises the timepieces hanging on our necks were the pocket watches of fine quality.

He asked who is Hiko Seijuro and Hiko-sama introduced himself and the other Himura Kenshin and I bowed to him. He showed his interest in this proposal of allowing the treasury of this town to handle such a simple instalment scheme.

I explained to him and he watched in awe again that this kid in front of him has the brains to run his own treasury one day and absorbed in thoughts as I explained everything in detail. He asked how I intend to market this STM and I showed him the list of names on my sketchpad and was surprised that I had garnered over 100 names of people which was also his neighbours and friends of the innermost residential cluster.

He saw that everyone had taken the 12-month instalment scheme and he took his abacus and made a quick calculation and found that within a period of 12 months with the number of residents 'taking a loan' from the treasury had made the treasury earned almost 600 gold coins.

He was now deeply immersed and interested and asks how the instalment scheme would take place. I explained how the mechanics and he fully understood. In order to earn, the treasury has to so call 'invest' to us first and collect the interest through the clients instead.

He loved the idea very much and he proceeds to sign. Just before he signed it, I told him about Aizuwakamatsu, Yonezawa and Shibata if he knew the Head of Treasurers in their Treasury Buildings and we were told he was acquainted with them as they were all associated with the Commerce and Financial Guild.

"That's really wonderful kind sir. Would you be able to recommend this scheme to them since we at this small village, was able to be influential enough for these residents to take a 'loan' from the treasury."

"Yes... Yes... I would be able to send them a note if you send a representative to the said towns today or tomorrow. Definitely, they can see the stability of this corporation well. May I ask how many employees are currently in your corporation?"

Hiko-sama showed his sketchpad and showed the total number of employees and he was shocked! Be able to have so many employees and yet make huge deposits was no simple feat. He speculated that by one month of opening the corporate account, this Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha would have a gross profit or deposit of at least 200,000 gold coins every month and this would help the growth of the village into a full-blown town.

He was thinking of getting more favours from the mayor in developing this village and expected future expansion in the years to come.

"Dear Directors, I will assist you in my best possible way to help you grow in your endeavours and I will get the message to the Head Of Treasurer if the said towns immediately."

After saying that, he summoned 3 messengers and his accounts clerk to count the gold coins and make the necessary records into the corporate account. Then he wrote 3 notes and attention them to his acquaintances about a proposal on the instalment scheme for something called STM and the profits that they can reap within a year. He also recommended that they accept the proposal from Fasuto Japan KabushikiGaisha as it was a genuine deal.

He burned a red wick and stamped his seal over it and placed them into an envelope and despatched it to his messengers to the 3 towns immediately.

His accounts clerk came back and said the amount was correct and he made the entry in our corporate accounts book and confirmed it. He looked at the amount and shook his head in amazement that a newly opened business trade was booming unknowingly in the small town of Kitakata.

He handed the accounts book to us and I peered that there were extras in them and discovered that we had accumulated a large profit interest even though it was banked in less than a month old. The interest rate in the corporate account was only between 0.3%-0.5% per annum.

He signed both the proposal and stamped on it and we gave a copy to him as part of our agreement. We could use this agreed proposal as a bargaining chip when the ambassadors meet the Head of Treasurers in other towns.

We had done our business here and took our leave and headed back to our home feeling truly blessed that whatever we planned had worked accordingly. Now to get the ambassadors to go visit the Aizuwakamatsu, Yonezawa and Shibata to introduce to them the cosmetics and collect orders from there.

We went to meet Kami who was the furthest from our house and told him to gather all the ambassadors to move out to Aizuwakamatsu, Yonezawa and Shibata for the next order of business. We went back to the house and sat at the garden and the ambassadors emerged after 10 minutes.

We discussed in the garden and I called the guard to summon the storekeeper. I asked about the stock for Karada Soap and he reported that we still had about 100 odd pieces left. Kurin and Feroa Kurina had about a few odd packets because it was packed slightly less and had about less than 20 per scent. Now on the process was the Hae Shanpu. I advised the storekeeper to perform the following orders.

1 bar of karada soap every scent.

1 pack of Kurin lemon-scented

1 pack of Feroa Kurina pine and eucalyptus scent

2 pieces of soap bowl dish

Pack and separate into 2 carriers for the 4 ambassadors who would move out in a moments notice. As the storekeeper is packing the stuff, the 4 ambassadors went to collect their mounts to Aizuwakamatsu, Yonezawa and Shibata and would return by nightfall.

The package was made into 2 separate loads and when it was arranged by the storekeeper in the garden the 4 ambassadors arrived with their mounts that they had taken from the stable boys of the shogunate. They had their sketchpad and Miroku and Kami took the package and secured to their horses.

The proposals for the Treasury was also carried by them and Hide held the one that had been signed and agreed by the Treasurer of Kitakata.

After cheering "Progress!" three times, we knew we would be busy once more and need to back up the production somehow, as the 4 ambassadors moved out. Luckily they were from the samurai expedition team and able to ready themselves immediately to attend to any last minutes changes in their schedule.

We sat in the garden for a while and went to the warehouse to check the progress of the Hae Shanpu production line. According to the rate, we would be upgrading Eko, Fei, Gin, Hanna, Izumi and Riko to become line leaders and line assistant soon as we would be expanding to produce another line dealing with Karada Soap. Which means, we would need at least 6 to 8 girls more.

Phew! I have to refer to my sketchpad to check the number of manpower that had been deployed and would be deployed to our production line.