Recreating the prosperous Tang begins with summoning players

Zhang Tianlun and Li Mi finally entered Wuwei City.

Careful Li Mi has already seen the damaged city wall of Wuwei City, and some Tibetan prisoners of war are repairing the city wall.

From the scorched city gate, it can be seen that this place has really just experienced a big battle.

Now Li Mi began to doubt his previous conclusion again. Could it be that King Jianning really fought against the Tubo people?

After entering Wuwei City, Zhang Tianlun said to Li Mi:

"Let's find an inn to rest for one night, and then set off for Zhangye City tomorrow."

Li Bi nodded, this time he also entered Hexi in a low-clothes, so he could not stay in the post where the officials rested.

Li Mi didn't intend to alarm the officials of Wuwei City, but wanted to see more of Hexi's appearance.

Seeing the bustling Wuwei City, Li Mi lost his mind slightly.

Pedestrians shuttle back and forth, the sound of hawking in the shop one after another, the continuous stream of pedestrians, and the long line of people in front of the bustling shops, all of which make Li Mimeng return to the prosperous Chang'an City.

Once upon a time, Chang'an City was so lively.

One hundred and eight squares in Chang'an City, that is really the most prosperous place in the world.

The bustling city of Chang'an is like a dream, but the dream is always annihilated. The dream of Chang'an was shattered on the night when the emperor left Beijing in a hurry.

No, maybe the dream of Chang'an was annihilated earlier.

When the emperor expelled Zhang Jiuling and other virtuous prime ministers, and appointed treacherous Li Linfu as the only prime minister, Chang'an had already planted the seeds of destruction.

Although Li Linfu is a treacherous minister, at any rate Li Linfu is a capable minister of the bureaucratic faction. He is able to play tricks and court tricks. Datang can still maintain the prosperity of Chang'an when the emperor is indulging in sensuality.

By the time Yang Guozhong, who had no talent or virtue, became prime minister, the decline of the Tang Dynasty had already sounded the alarm.

The defeat of Nanzhao in the Southern Expedition and the defeat of Xianbei and Xiren in the North were faked as victories by treacherous officials in the court.

In the end, the big ship Datang crashed into an iceberg under the control of the emperor.

Later, when the current emperor was enthroned in Lingwu, Li Mi was also full of pride, and wanted to assist the Tang Dynasty with Guo Ziyi and rebuild the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

But the prince who obeyed his words back then has now become the emperor sitting on the throne.

The figure of the emperor now overlaps somewhat with that of the emperor on the throne back then.

They are also the sons of the Li and Tang royal families, and they seem to change their appearance when they step on the throne.

Li Bi became the firefighting captain. After the Battle of Qingqu, Li Bi was busy recruiting remnants for Guo Ziyi to raise armaments.

There was a great dispute in the court for auspiciousness, and Li Mi rushed to Lingwu to investigate the truth about Longke's auspiciousness.

But now Li Mi is unwilling to return to Lingwu.

The battle that will determine the fate of the Tang Dynasty is about to start, Li Mi seems to be escaping, and comes to Hexi by accident.

"I didn't expect Wuwei City to be so prosperous?" Li Mi asked tentatively.

Zhang Tianlun said: "Prosperous? You have never seen Shazhou and Gaochang, but they are countless times more prosperous than Wuwei!"

"Let's find an inn, and then find a place to eat!"

Li Bi nodded, and he followed Zhang Tianlun to the inn street in Wuwei City.

This road is full of inns, big and small. Before Zhang Tianlun went to Lingwu, he stayed in a shop. After finding this clean and tidy inn, Zhang Tianlun took Li Mi out of the inn.

"It's getting dark, isn't there a curfew?"

Back then, there was a curfew in Chang'an City. Except for a few major festivals when the curfew would be lifted, ordinary people were not allowed to wander the streets at night.

Every night after nightfall, the street patrol captain would take the bad guys with him. Once he caught someone wandering in the street, if he couldn't get an ultimatum from the government, he would take him back to the prison.

Li Mi travels in a micro-service, so naturally he doesn't want to get into trouble.

Zhang Tianlun said: "Curfew? There is no curfew in Longyou and Hexi. The nightlife starts after dark. How can you make money after the curfew!"

Li Mi followed behind Zhang Tianlun, and it was getting dark as expected, but there were more pedestrians on the street.

Workers wearing strange blue overalls are getting off work from the workshop at this time.

Municipal workers hung kerosene lamps by the side of the road, illuminating the main road.

This kind of street light is very dim, but the various signs on the street give pedestrians more light.

"Shazhou Ramen", "Wangji Wonton Shop" and "Liji Steamed Bun Shop", these lanterns illuminate the road, brighter than the Lanterns of Lantern Festival in Chang'an.

Li Mi looked at the dazzling signboards and asked, "Are these shops still in business at night?"

Zhang Tianlun said with a smile: "Yes, why not, the night market in Wuwei City is very lively, let's go, this noodle restaurant tastes good, let's go in and try it!"

After finishing speaking, Zhang Tianlun dragged Li Mi into the Shazhou Ramen, and the waiter immediately greeted him, and said enthusiastically, "Two guests, please!"

Taking the two of them to sit by the window, Li Mi was even more surprised at the bustling Wuwei at night when he saw the diners filling the lobby.

Back then, only the Chang’an Eve of the Shangyuan Festival had such a prosperous scene, right?
Zhang Tianlun called a buddy and asked, "Are you in a chain?"

The waiter immediately said: "This gentleman is knowledgeable. Our Shazhou noodle restaurant is a chain store, and the taste is exactly the same as the Shazhou main store!"

chain?Main store?

Li Mi asked curiously: "Don't you have more than one store?"

"I'm afraid this gentleman just came to Hexi. Our Shazhou noodle restaurant has ten branches in the entire Longyou Hexi. Although the branch in Wuwei has just opened, the chefs in charge are all sent from the main store in Shazhou. !"

There are ten branches, Li Mi asked curiously:

"Your shopkeeper has opened so many branches, can you manage it?"

There were no other customers coming in at the moment, and the clerk smiled and said: "I can't manage it, there is a store manager, a clerk, and a master in charge of the spoon in the store. It's better to come."

"The main store still has shop patrols. If there are too many complaints about the store, the store manager will be replaced. If anyone has dirty hands and feet, they will be reported to the government."

"Every month, the cashier inspects the situation of each store. Our shopkeeper only needs to grasp two points."

Li Mi asked: "What two points?"

The clerk snapped his fingers and said: "First of all, it is the secret recipe in the store. The mutton noodle soup in our Shazhou noodle restaurant is a special feature. The mutton is naturally sent from the market in Wuwei, but the auxiliary ingredients for cooking mutton soup are all made every month by the head office. Delivered on demand."

"It is said that there are 52 Chinese herbal medicines in this secret recipe, and half of the credit for making such a delicious mutton soup is due to this seasoning."

"Not only does this mutton soup have a recipe, but there are also secret recipes for cold side dishes and noodle making."

"The masters who master these secret recipes only need to do their own work well."

Li Mi clapped the table and exclaimed: "Wonderful!"

The secret recipe of mutton soup is only mastered by the owner of the main store, and the secret recipes of side dishes and noodle kneading are mastered by all master chefs.

Even if a chef leaves the Shazhou noodle restaurant, he will definitely not be able to open the same shop.

Shopkeepers, cooks, and clerks in the store each perform their own duties, restrict and supervise each other, so that there will be no incidents where branch stores embezzle the profits of the head office.

Although it is inevitable to talk about taking kickbacks and being greedy for income, it is nothing compared to the money earned from opening a branch.

The waiter continued: "The other one is the shopkeeper of a new store. The master chefs are all promoted from other branches, and they are generally not locals. If I perform well, I can go to the next branch to be the foreman!"

"Wonderful man! Wonderful man!"

Li Mi was even more surprised now. The Legalists emphasized the need to use "magic force" to govern politics. If the previous method can only be regarded as the art of ruling.

Then the second rule is close to "potential".

Promoting management from senior employees in the old store gives all employees hope for promotion.

The waiter wants to be the foreman, and the foreman wants to be the shopkeeper.

Ordinary cooks want to be chefs, and chefs want to be kitchen foremen.

And promoting a smart clerk to manage the new store can prevent them from causing trouble in the old store.

After these people arrive at the new store, they are all in a state of being unfamiliar with the place of life. Naturally, the only way to manage the store well is to rely on the "system" set by the boss.

Li Mi is now even more curious about the owner of the Shazhou noodle restaurant. This great talent, let alone manages more than a dozen restaurants.

Even if he is the governor of the state, Jiezhen is enough!
A mere businessman has such talent. Are there so many talents in Longyou?

Zhang Tianlun said: "The mutton noodle soup in Shazhou Noodle House is good, let's have two bowls first!"

"Okay! Two bowls of mutton noodle soup, wait a moment, guest officer!"

After a while, two bowls of hot mutton noodle soup were brought to the table.

Li Mi picked up a large piece of mutton, smelled the tempting aroma in the noodle soup, and swallowed involuntarily.

A mouthful of mutton, this Shazhou noodle restaurant really has something!

Even the mutton soup in the emperor's banquet was not as delicious as the mutton in the bowl!

Li Bi took another bite of the noodles, only to find that the noodles were smooth and chewy, but they fully absorbed the umami of the mutton soup.

Tired of traveling these few days, Li Mi actually ate up a bowl of mutton noodle soup.

Even Li Mi himself was taken aback. He is a Taoist monk. Although he has not become a monk, he often does bigu.

Since assisting Li Heng, Li Mi has been working hard, and his appetite has decreased a lot.

He seldom eats so much in one meal. Although this sheep noodle soup is a simple common people's dish, in Li Mi's opinion, it is no less than a royal banquet.

After eating, Li Bi began to look at the customers in the store.

These workers in overalls are workers from workshops inside and outside Wuwei City.

After a hard day's work, they will order a bowl of noodles, saving the trouble of going back to cook.

Some people even bring a food box to bring home a bowl of noodles for their family members.

Li Mi looked up at the prices again. The prices of all the dishes were hung on the walls, and the prices were clearly marked when they were cheap.

Now Li Mi finally understood why the business of this store was so good.

But Li Mi came up with another question. Although the price of the noodle shop is close to the people, it is also for an official like him.

It is good for ordinary people to have enough to eat. Where can they have money to buy noodles.

Li Mi asked: "Are these businessmen who came to Wuwei?"

In Li Mi's view, only businessmen have such purchasing power.

But Zhang Tianlun said with a smile: "These are workers from nearby workshops."