What does "Bi Shi Fork" mean?

Swearing words.

Now the retail industry is developed and there are many department stores. There are many department stores or companies in any decent city. So, where did the name department store come from? Why not call it Yihuo, Wanhuo, Qianhuo? Okay, let Gu Hong, who is a good teacher, give a brief explanation.

Emperor Qianlong of the Qing Dynasty, his real name was Aixinjueluo Hongli, and his nickname was Gou Shengzi (haha, this is purely fabricated, any similarity is purely unlucky!). Because of the efforts of Emperors Kang and Yong, the Huahua Kingdom that Qianlong took over was quite prosperous. Qianlong himself also made some achievements, and managed the country to achieve peace and prosperity for the people, which is known as the prosperous age of Kangxi and Qianlong in history. Now that the country was stable, Qianlong's playful nature burst out and he began to travel around the world. Looking for cats and dogs everywhere to cause trouble. The TV series "Joking about Qianlong" more than 10 years ago showed it very appropriately. Emperor Qianlong prided himself on being a man of literary talents and liked to pay private visits incognito. This has been told in many unofficial histories, and there are many derived stories. The name of this department store also came from him.

On this day, Qianlong came to Suzhou. It is said that he admired the beautiful scenery of Suzhou, and he probably went to Suzhou MM. Seeing the bustling market and prosperous industries makes me happy. Traveling eastward and westward, it is a joy and a leisurely time. Suddenly, I saw a big shop in front of me, with a heavy flow of customers, bustling with people, and indescribable excitement! Walking closer, it turned out to be a store selling various goods. Looking up at the plaque, there are three characters written in vigorous cursive - Everything is complete.

Qianlong looked at it and sneered in his heart. What a loud tone, you dare to say that everything is complete! So I made up my mind to find a fault and shame the shop owner.

After entering the store and looking around, I couldn't help but restrain my original contempt a lot. It turns out that this store is really not built! The goods are really complete! Pots and pans, furniture and bedding, clothes and fabrics, toys and weapons, music, chess, calligraphy and painting, farm tools, carriages and horses, delicacies from mountains and seas, medicinal materials and utensils, firewood, rice, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea... everything is available! The entire large store is divided into several halls, with various types of goods arranged separately. There are also various commonly used livestock such as cattle, sheep, horses, and donkeys in the backyard. Classified into categories and arranged neatly. No wonder you dare to call it Wanwuquan! Qianlong wanted to find something that was not available here, but he couldn't think of it for a while.

At this time, the workers in the store saw Qianlong's master and servant coming in. After taking a closer look, you can tell that this is a wealthy and prestigious owner. Not daring to neglect, he came up to bring tea and water, and arranged to sit down. After hitting Qian'er, a smile has already spread all over his face. "Masters, what do you need?"

Although it has a Wu accent, it is in Mandarin.

Qianlong was holding on, trying to find something wrong. After pondering for a long time, he asked: "The name of your store is quite big! Do you really have all the goods?"

The clerk was quite proud, "Master, don't believe it! Our name is But it lives up to its name! We really have everything you want, and we’ll get it for you right away! And the price is fair!” The guy seemed very proud to work for such a large listed company. pride! (By the way, there will be no listed companies at that time)

“I don’t believe it!” Qianlong was deliberately causing trouble today, “What if you don’t have what I want?”

“ That's impossible!" The boy was so confident.

"Go and call your boss! You can't make the decision!"

The boy saw that the boss was very powerful and did not dare to neglect, so he invited the boss out. When the boss came, he was still full of confidence and said the same thing as the clerk. He also told Qianlong that this store was a century-old store that existed during the Tianqi period of the Ming Dynasty. Whatever you want to buy, you can find it here!

The more Qianlong listened, the more he wanted to compete with him, so he made a bet with him. "Seller, what should I do if you don't have what I want?"

"Impossible!"

"What if you really don't have it?"

" You demolished my sign!" The boss said firmly!

"Okay, then - I want a golden dung fork!"

"This..." The boss was stunned. How can one use gold to make a dung fork? !

"What? Is there any?" Qianlong was unreasonable and pressed forward step by step.

“You’re kidding, you’re kidding!” The boss was sweating a little, “It’s so wasteful to use gold to make dung forks!”

“I have money, I will I want a dung fork made of gold, do you have one?"

The boss was a little tired, and he said two words between his teeth, "No!" But he still didn't. Convinced, he added, "As long as you can afford the price, we can customize it for you!"

Qianlong didn't care, "Okay, you have this! Then I want another one, and you have it!" "?"

"Say!" The boss is a little relieved.

"I want two red cannons and a dragon chair!"

The boss almost fainted! Are you here to buy something? This guy is going to rebel! He doesn’t look like a mountain king! But he didn't dare to offend him, so he could only say, "No." His voice was like a mosquito.

"Okay!" Qianlong raised his eyebrows, "Come here, take down the sign!"

The boss knelt down in front of Qianlong with a plop, "Master, you are so noble! I Give up! You can do whatever you want, but you can't tear down the sign!" The boss burst into tears, "Master, please let us go! This is something that has been handed down from my ancestors, and you don't dare to let it go in my hands!" ”

Qianlong only dampened his energy and complacency, but he may not really want to destroy his reputation for such a trivial matter. Seeing him like this, he felt a little unbearable. He said, "Well, you can leave the signboard alone, but you have to change it!"

"Okay, okay, you can change it no matter what you say!" The boss kowtowed.

"Bring a pen and paper!" Everyone knows that Qianlong was bad at calligraphy, charming but boneless, elegant but without edge, but he preferred to write inscriptions all over the world.

The boss hurriedly served with pen and ink, Qianlong spread the paper and soaked the ink, and wrote three stinky words in one wave - Department Store Wholesale.

After finishing writing, teach the shop owner, "Don't talk too much! You can eat enough to eat, but you can't talk enough to talk, you know?! No matter how big your store is, after all, there will be things you don't have!" You can’t say that dragon chairs and cannons are not goods, right? Let’s reward you with this as a sign!”

The boss looked at the words and saw that they were written in a sloppy way, but when he saw the signature, he saw that there was another word “Ai Si”. The chapter of "Master Shiquan" (Qianlong was not yet old at that time, and was not yet called Old Man Shiquan) thought to himself, hum, Ai Si Ai Si, really is in the way! Don't let me call you Wanwuquan, but you call yourself Master of Perfection. Are you perfect?

I say this in my heart, but I dare not say it with my mouth. He took it respectfully and said he would change it immediately.

Later, the prefect of Suzhou passed by here and saw the seal, and he kowtowed. After asking for the reason, the boss found out that the "obstacle" was the current Long Live Lord. This shop is also worth a hundred times because of the plaque inscribed by the emperor.

Since then, all stores selling various goods from the north and the south have been called "department stores", and this continues to this day.