Datang Nongwang

Chapter 496 Wharf and Waterways

Although Wang Zhong said that he was a little strange to Wang Ting's actions at this time, it was just strange.

For Wang Zhong.

At this time, Wang Ting is not worth mentioning.

After experiencing the last incident and owing such a huge debt, Wang Zhong didn't take Wang Ting seriously at all, and he didn't regard Wang Ting as an opponent at all.

As for why Wang Ting settled these debts so quickly, although Wang Zhong didn't quite understand, he could guess that his second elder brother was able to cooperate with Li Chongyuan because he must have borrowed such a huge amount of money from Li Chongyuan to pay back the debts. Lost money from Zhenyuan Temple.

otherwise.

As far as he knew at the moment, his second elder brother, who had an eye above his head, would definitely not cooperate with Li Chongyuan and sell Li Chongyuan's things in his shop.

Wang Zhong under curiosity.

Although he didn't go to Wang's shop in Pingkangfang to take a look at what the manager said, but he went to other shops for a walk.

When Wang Zhong saw people coming and going in the shop, he was startled, "What is the toothbrush and toothpaste? Is it really amazing that so many people are rushing to buy it?" Stuff? Steward, go buy some and come back and have a look.”

After the steward had finished speaking, he gave instructions to a servant, and then continued to accompany Wang Zhong to another Wang's shop in Lifang.

When Wang Zhong came to the restaurant, his brows were wrinkled again, "It's such a nice shop, what did my second brother think, and why did it become a restaurant?"

"Lang Jun, you may not know something. It's not time for dinner. As long as it's time for dinner, the whole shop will be overcrowded, and you even have to wait in line to eat. But it's almost time for dinner. Don't you wait a while, Mr. Wang?" Seeing Wang Zhong's question, the manager hurriedly explained.

Wang Zhong became even more curious after hearing this.

There are not many restaurants in the Lifang of Chang'an City.

The money earned was very little, so how could the Wang family be interested in such a small profit.

After the manager's explanation, Wang Zhong found a small restaurant opposite the restaurant and sat down, ordered some snacks, sat in peace of mind, sipping tea and eating snacks while waiting.

A quarter of an hour later.

It's dinner time.

And when it was time for dinner, a waiter came out of the restaurant and rang the brass bell in his hand.

'Dangdang'.

With the sound of the copper bell.

Immediately.

People who had been waiting for dinner not far away, or people who were preparing to pack, swarmed over after hearing the sound.

in a moment.

The restaurant, which was originally empty, was suddenly overcrowded.

even.

On the street outside the restaurant, there was even a long queue.

Judging from the head, there are at least a thousand people.

With so many people crowded together, the Marquis Wu in Lifang would naturally appear.

This is not.

Every day at noon or evening, the Marquis of Wu would appear at both ends of the street, watching vigilantly for the opening of this royal shop.

So many people squeezed together, even though it was just eating.

But as Marquis Wu, how could they not worry about these people making trouble.

Fortunately, since the opening of this shop, although there are frequent minor troubles, there has never been any major troubles.

Wang Zhong in the small restaurant on the opposite side poked his head and looked towards the direction of the shop, his eyes were full of surprise, "Why are there so many people coming to eat? Could it be that my second brother and Li Chongyuan also cooperated in this restaurant?"

"Back to your lord. This restaurant has not been restructured for a long time. It has been open for business since it was restructured. Since it opened, there have been many people every day. If it is not because it is evening now, if it is at noon, it will be open for dinner. The staff will be several times more than the current one." The manager who waited on the side explained.

Wang Zhong was even more surprised when he heard this.

It is several times more than the current dining staff, what kind of concept is this.

There are already over a thousand people.

Several times more, that's thousands of people.

Wang Zhong was thinking about the turnover of the restaurant opposite.

Following his calculations, he had an approximate value in his mind, and he didn't care much about it and said: "Even if there are many people, and a meal costs ten or twenty yuan a day, it will only cost dozens of yuan. After a month, it’s only two thousand guan. The store has to pay taxes, personnel have to spend, all kinds of costs add up, and the profit is estimated to be only a few hundred guan. Compared with the shops of my Wang family, it can only be at the bottom The presence."

"Lang Jun, you may not know something. This restaurant, on the surface, is doing business with these common people, saying it is a petty profit. But behind the restaurant, it is still doing business with foreigners. From the west city to the east city, The restaurants in the Lifang where the foreign countries are located all provide meals." After hearing Wang Zhong's words, the steward gave another explanation.

When Wang Zhong heard this, he looked at the steward.

Of course Wang Zhong knew.

In Chang'an City, there are quite a few Fanbang people.

Fanbang people have nothing but money.

Even if you have no money, you will pretend to have money.

There is a saying.

Coming to Tang country from other countries is inferior to others.

Therefore, in everything, I want to be on par with Tang people, or even want to enjoy the treatment of Tang people.

Just like this meal.

These foreigners hope to eat better.

after all.

This famous Yingbin building is the place they yearn for.

Seeing Wang Zhong looking at him, the steward knew what Wang Zhong was going to ask, so he quickly responded: "Mr. Sir, although I don't know how much the restaurant's daily turnover is, according to my observations, the restaurant's daily turnover is The turnover is at least two hundred guan. If it is small, if it is large, three hundred guan is not impossible."

After Wang Zhong got such a value, he was shocked immediately.

A small restaurant has such a large turnover, which is beyond his imagination.

There is a saying that people make money.

Naturally, Wang Zhong wanted to compete with his second brother.

No, Wang Zhong, who was shocked, had an idea in his mind, "How about we open a restaurant like this? Chang'an City has a large population, if I open another restaurant like this Restaurant, if I think about it, I can get something too."

The steward standing behind him shook his head helplessly after hearing this.

"Langjun, in this restaurant opened by Erlang, there are various kinds of food, ranging from five to fifty yuan per person. And the taste is extremely good. If Langjun wants to open such a restaurant, in addition to In addition to discounting the price, the taste must also be on par with it, so that you can compete with this restaurant." Although the steward knew that he couldn't do anything, but he knew his master's temperament in his heart, so he could only suggest aloud.

After hearing this, Wang Zhong continued to think in his heart.

How did you figure it out.

I guess we can only see what he does next.

Li Chongyuan, who was far away in Xixiang, paid no attention to the situation in Chang'an City.

Even if you want to, you can't pay attention to it, and it's beyond your reach.

In the past few days since Li Chongyuan came to Xixiang, it can be said that he has been so busy that he can't stop every day.

As soon as Li Chongzhen arrived in Xixiang, he just took a rest for a few days. No matter what Li Chongyuan wanted to do, even if Li Chongyuan beat him, he would not move his legs.

This is not.

The two who had just had dinner were sitting outside the house, leaning against the wall to sell food.

Li Chongzhen on the side, heaving and sighing, regretted coming to Xixiang, "Cousin, it's not fun here, after so many days of tiredness, we came to such a poor village again. When are we going back to Chang'an?" Ah, I can't stand it."

Li Chongyuan gave this guy a blank look, and replied angrily: "Then you can go back by yourself, anyway, you can't help much. At that time, I didn't know which muscle in your head was going crazy, so you had to run around with me. Township. If you really can't stand it, then go to Xixiang City for a walk, I will be very busy recently, and I don't have the heart to talk to you. "

"Cousin, you don't have a heart. I followed you to Xixiang, and this is your fief, so you have to take responsibility for me to the end. Besides, Xixiang City is still a few miles away from here. Ten Lidi, I really want to go, but I don’t want to ride a horse or a carriage, I’m too tired, I have to rest for two more days.” Li Chongzhen was afraid.

It took more than half a month to leave Meridian Road.

He lived a life like a savage for more than half a month. He was used to rich clothes and fine food. Even though he lived in Lizhuang for a while, he still felt that the life in Ziwudao for more than half a month was worse than death.

Li Chongyuan didn't continue to talk to him anymore, and under the light of the oil lamp, he took a pen to write and draw on the notebook.

At this time, Li Chongyuan didn't have any intention of chatting with Li Chongzhen at all.

In the past few days, he has already gotten a good feel for the situation of the pier and the ocean water.

The construction of the pier went smoothly.

But with this foreign water, Li Chongyuan had some troubles.

Ocean water is not deep enough.

The water flow is fine.

The width will also meet Li Chongyuan's requirements.

but.

The depth of the ocean water made Li Chongyuan think about it, and he didn't know how to solve this problem.

While Li Chongyuan was writing and drawing, he had been calculating in his mind how to deepen the depth of the ocean water, and at the same time widen the waterway, at least the waterway near the pier.

For a long time.

After Li Chongyuan thought through all the questions, he turned his head and looked at Xiang Si who was sitting beside him, "Xiang Si, do you know if there is a navy near Xixiang? Or is there a navy in Xixiang Prefecture?"

"Xiao Langjun, I haven't inquired about this at all. If Xiao Langjun needs it, I will ask someone tomorrow." Xiang Siying said.

Sailor, in addition to being an official title, is also a craftsman who can control water at the moment, not an army as seen literally.

When Li Chongyuan wanted a navy, he naturally wanted to get some sailors to come over and plan how to deepen and widen the ocean water.

Although Li Chongyuan did not graduate with a major in hydraulic engineering.

But before coming to Xixiang, I also asked some officials on duty in Chang'an.

In this day and age.

If you want to dredge the waterway and widen the waterway, there are only two ways.

One is to straighten the way and make it bend, and the other is to build weirs to keep the water out.

Li Chongyuan's first reaction was whether he lost the method of straightening the way and making the song.

This is a big project. In addition to costing people, it also costs a lot of money.

Therefore, Li Chongyuan had no choice but to build a weir to keep the water out.

Fortunately, Yangshui is not a large body of water like the Yangtze River and the Yellow River, otherwise, Li Chongyuan would have to choose a new location to repair the wharf.

Li Chongyuan looked at Xiang Si and nodded, "Then you go to Xixiang City tomorrow to ask, if there is a sailor, bring him here. Oh, by the way, you have to make arrangements for the person I brought a few days ago. There is no shortage of food or anything else. They will be the main personnel of my fief in the future. Also, you have to hurry up on what I told you yesterday. Buy all the land in the mountains and forests around here that you can buy. The Zhuangzi on the other side of the water, it’s best to buy it for me.”

"Okay, Mr. Xiaolang, I keep these things in mind. I just go to Xixiang tomorrow. I will go to the county government or the state government to ask." Xiang Si replied.

Buy mountains, land, and villages.

This is what Li Chongyuan needs to do immediately.

The wharf will be built here in the future. If the nearby land is owned by others, then if you want to build a shipyard yourself, you can’t rent it from others.

As for Zhuangzi on the opposite side of the pier, or the land, Li Chongyuan would not let them go.

What he wants to build is a shipyard, and he doesn't want too many outsiders staring at him from time to time.

Even though Li Chongyuan had an official position on his head, Li Chongyuan was still very careful.

It's better to be cautious than careless.

Li Chongzhen, who was dozing off with squinted eyes, immediately cheered up when Xiang Si said that he was going to Xixiang County, "Xiang Si, are you going to the city tomorrow? You go to Xixiang County to have a look together. You have been here for a few days, and it is time to move and take a look."

Li Chongzhen, who said at the beginning that he would take a good rest for a few days, suddenly changed the direction of the wind.

This made Li Chongyuan shake his head again after hearing this.

The next morning.

Xiang Si took Li Chongzhen and a few guards to Xixiang County.

But Li Chongyuan led Xingba and the others, as well as the villagers in a village, to continue to inspect the Yangshui waterway.

"Xiao Langjun, this is the deepest place, at least ten feet deep." On a small boat, a villager supported a penny and pointed to a water area and said to Li Chongyuan.

After Xingba heard the words, without saying a word, he took the prepared rope and threw a stone tied at one end into the water.

After a while.

Xingba replied to Li Chongyuan, "Young Lord, ten feet and two feet."

After Li Chongyuan heard the words, he picked up a pen to record.

Such and such.

Li Chongyuan spent the whole morning on the ocean water.

Even in the afternoon, Li Chongyuan spent like this.

How deep the ocean water is, Li Chongyuan has only found out a rough idea from the villagers these days, but there is no specific value.

If you want to build a weir to block the water, you have to figure out the depth of the entire ocean water.

Even if it is a bit bitter and tiring, Li Chongyuan has to go to all of these in person.

Li Chongyuan needs to compile a three-dimensional underwater map of the ocean water so that he can choose where to build a weir.

The pier in the distance is under construction in full swing.

Li Chongyuan didn't need to pay too much attention to the pier. Those personnel were basically obtained by Wang Ting from somewhere, which saved Li Chongyuan a lot of trouble.

He is a professional, but Li Chongyuan himself is a half-hearted person, so naturally he doesn't want to point fingers.

But as soon as Li Chongyuan was free, he would go to the pier under construction to check and chat with the person in charge.

(End of this chapter)