A Good Landlord in the Tang Dynasty: Emperor Yuan Cong

Chapter 216
"Erlang, is your new official position to wash horses for the prince?"

"How many horses to wash?"

Xishi, a street of restaurants, in Gaia Restaurant, Huaiyu brought Xu Erganzi and a few others here today to drink Hujiu and watch Huwu, and deliberately chose this restaurant in the cheap mother-in-law's natal home.

This Hu Si'an Yuanshou bought it in his name and gave it to Gaia, and later Huaiyu invested some money in it, which was also counted as a share.

The wine shop business is very good. Gaia and An Lu have been engaged in the wine shop business for many years. Now their own shop is very prosperous as soon as it opens, especially on the street of Hu Restaurant. With the support of An Jia, no one dares to oppression.

"Then read 'Xianma'," Huaiyu reminded them with a smile. In the Qin and Han Dynasties, it is said that they were originally called Xianma and belonged to the attendants. It was not only the prince who had this subordinate official. Later, it gradually became exclusive to the East Palace. There were more than a dozen Twenty, in the Tang Dynasty, only two remained, and they became civil servants.

Today's prince Xima is actually equivalent to the office director of the Eastern Palace, managing books and files, admonishing attendants, and benchmarking against the secretary supervisor of the imperial secretary province.

However, the Crown Prince Chengqian is only eight years old, and the East Palace does not have a real team now. The Crown Prince Zhan Shi, the left and right concubines, and the Prince Shi led the mansion are all ministers concurrently. A full-time official of the East Palace like Huaiyu is quite special. up.

"Let me just say, Master Erlang, how could he go to the East Palace to wash the horses?" Er Ganzi smiled and held up the wine, "Go ahead, congratulations to Erlang for being promoted again."

Huaiyu raised his glass too.

This time, when he was transferred to the East Palace, he was no longer the military officer of the Imperial Guard at the North Gate, and the four of them, Erganzi, would also return to Baiqi.

"Do it well." Huaiyu didn't have much.

Two poles and four are very grateful. Although Wu Huaiyu left Baiqi, he did not forget about the four of them and the same village. He tried to arrange for them the position of gang leader. , the next step is naturally to be the team deputy.

As soon as he entered Baiqi, Chen Sheng, who has now become the deputy of the team, is also very grateful to Wu Huaiyu, his brother-in-law. He poured a glass of wine and got up directly, "I will respect Erlang for a glass, and I will give orders directly in the future."

Today Huaiyu didn't invite anyone else, just four of them, and Chen Sheng who was his attendant.

Gaia in a red dress came to the private room with a wine jug, and toasted several people with a smile. This bartender Hu, who still has a charm, is not young now, but the Hu Jis are bold and open in their clothes, and they speak boldly. Eyes and voices can seduce the souls of Xu Erganzi and several young people.

"In the future, I will often come to take care of the business of the small shop."

"Definitely." Er Ganzi's out-of-control attitude made Huaiyu a little contemptuous, as if he had never seen the world, and the others were similar, but Chen Sheng was very calm, and indeed he had seen a lot of big worlds with Li Erlang.

Gaia said to Huaiyu, "Do you want to ask the girl in the store to come up and dance and play a tune?"

"The store is busy, so there is no need."

Xu Jizu looked at Huaiyu with resentment on his face, "Erlang, we are also guests today, or VIPs in the private room,"

Mazi Zhao Dageng said bluntly, "Erlang is not a treat, so he is reluctant to spend money."

Gaia smiled and said, "I'm going to ask them to play the piano and dance to help everyone enjoy themselves. Today's drinks are all free."

Gaia went downstairs to call Hu Wuji, Xu Erganzi and the others were very excited. Although they also work in Chang'an Suwei, such a place is not cheap. They even the cheapest girls in Pingkangfang Beiqu I can't afford to take care of them, let alone the orchids here.

"Erlang, this is really the mother of your orchid concubine, the biological mother, why is she so young?"

"I heard that Chang'an Xishi Orchid is very enthusiastic, and seeing her today really deserves her reputation." Zhao Changsheng praised.

Pockmarked Zhao Da asked Huaiyu even more wretchedly, "I heard that your orchid has several younger sisters? Is there anyone of the right age? Introduce one to me."

"Do you want to marry back as a wife, or do you want to take her as a concubine?" Huaiyu asked.

"I'm afraid it's not suitable to be a wife, but it's better to be a concubine." Zhao Daodao.

Xu Erganzi hit him mercilessly, "Come on, you're just a hundred-riding fire chief, and your home is only a hundred acres of land, why do you take an orchid as a concubine?
Why do people follow you, why don't you take a bath? "

Chen Sheng also attacked them at this time, "Do you know how much Erlang spends to take Huji as a concubine?"

He pointed to the restaurant, "Erlang bought this restaurant as a gift to Hu Ji's parents, and also gave a large sum of money as a concubine's fund,"

Hearing this, Mazi wilted.

"Come, drink," Huaiyu raised his glass again with a smile, "Occasionally, just come and have fun."

Gaia's restaurant is not very big, but it is very lively. There are young, beautiful and boldly dressed young orchids standing at the door, and one of them is even his sister-in-law.

In the store, Gaia is the shopkeeper, she is slick, entertains guests, and is very good at socializing. Her store is named after the orchids are unrestrained and fiery, and the wine is pure and delicious.

Gaia's husband, An Lu, took his son and his staff to work in the back kitchen. In addition to selling wine, the store also provides a lot of side dishes. Their baked buns and kebabs are quite famous.

The store also often invites some dancers, singers, etc. to perform. Although the cost is not low, the drinks and food in the store are not cheap, and the profit is very high.

Especially with the care of the An family and the Wu family, no matter it is the officials of the city office, the merchants in the market, or the rogues in the city, they dare not easily provoke them. Gaia can also be a person. Pass.

Although Orchid is beautiful and unrestrained, it is not easy to bring one back. These girls are also the best of the world. They are actually willing to find a wealthy family to follow, but the premise is that they have the ability.

A forbidden army like Mazi Zhao Da is looked down upon by others. He has no official or job, and his family only has a hundred acres of land. Could it be that he followed you back to farm and weave?
Then people might as well dance in Husi, even if they can't dance anymore, it will be better than that when they sell wine.

It's realistic, but it never has been.

Drinking and eating, and finally enjoying the singing and dancing, Mazi and Erganzi couldn't hold it back, and couldn't help moving their hands and feet, which made Orchid annoyed, Huaiyu smiled and threw a handful of silver coins, The orchids immediately burst into smiles.

Huaiyu didn't think they were snobbish or had a poor service attitude. Good service always has to be charged.

When Huaiyu was about to leave after eating and drinking, they were still very reluctant to part with Erganzi.

"Let's go, take you to soak in warm soup."

This meal of wine, meat, and singing and dancing cost a lot, seven or eight thousand dollars is gone, and the direct consumption of two cows is still Wu Huaiyu's partner's list, otherwise the charge will be even higher.Gaia said it was free, and Huaiyu asked him to put it on her account.

Now he invites people to entertain or something, and sometimes he brings them here directly. The atmosphere here is good and the service is thoughtful, and of course it is relatively free. By the way, he can also attract customers to his own store. After he has experienced it, others will come by himself next time.

Every time Huaiyu asked her to put it on her own account and didn't let it be exempted, the cheap mother-in-law is also the mother-in-law, there is no need to take advantage of that, and it will be settled together at the end of the month.

"Erlang brought many friends here, and now I have a lot of them myself." Gaia was very grateful to Huaiyu, and then mentioned another thing, "Erlang's friends are all over Chang'an, and they are either rich or expensive. Look at the three of Irina. Sister, two of them are fourteen or five years old, can Erlang find a home for them?"

"What do you want?" Huaiyu asked with a smile.

Gaia was also straightforward, saying that it would be good if her daughter could be a concubine to the nobles in Chang'an, but she hoped that the concubine would be younger, not an old man in her 60s, and anyone under 40 would be acceptable.

But Huaiyu understood that the key word in her words was noble, not young.

"It's not difficult. The next time I bring my friends over, I'll call Anna and Sophia to say hello and see if there's anyone they like. If there's someone I like, I'll match them up."

"Then thank you Erlang very much. If someone really looks at them at that time, they will be able to enjoy the same happiness as Irina. Irina is lucky to marry a gentleman like Erlang... ·”

The mother-in-law looked at the young aristocratic son-in-law with bright eyes.

"I'm leaving first, you are busy."

They took the two poles to take a bath in warm soup. They also wanted to find some informal services. Unfortunately, this is a regular soup pool. The service they want has to go to Pingkangfang Beiqu, and it can be done for [-] yuan. Stay overnight, and in the warm soup, only the skinny old man provides scrubbing service.

In winter, soaking in warm soup is really refreshing.

After coming out, I feel refreshed.

The two poles were very satisfied with today's reception, and they opened their eyes bluntly.

Parting from a few people was also grateful for the companionship during this period of time. Huaiyu ignored it and excitedly discussed whether to go to Pingkangfang Beiqu to learn more. He went to the Xishi Qianjintang branch.

The West City Qianjin Hall has been built and opened for business. The layout is almost the same as that of the East City Qianjin Hall, but it is slightly smaller.After the official opening of Qianjintang in West City, with the good reputation of Qianjintang and the many hot-selling products in the store, it became very popular when it opened.

Huaiyu came over and found a busy scene.

Zhao Yi, the big shopkeeper of the head office, has also stayed in the semicolon during this time.

"Business is good."

"Our Qianjintang is now a well-known pharmacy in Chang'an, especially the supply of many of our elixirs is in short supply, and we also sell soap, alkaline noodles, etc., which are also very popular,"

Zhao Yi suggested that the business could be further expanded, and the number would be divided in Luoyang, Tongzhou, Huazhou, Qizhou and other surrounding areas.

"No hurry, stabilize the West City branch first, and then consider going to Luoyang to open a branch. How are the apprentices I brought last time?"

"They are all very smart, but they are too thin. Many of them have worms in their stomachs, lice in their hair, and fleas on their bodies. First, we need to deworm them, and then teach them rules, etiquette, and even Mandarin. ,"

"Don't worry, take your time. It's not easy for these apprentices to leave home to be apprentices. When you first come, you have to take care of their emotions, especially get better food, make up your body first, and learn the rules first. As for skills, you can take it easy. Learn slowly.

But just one thing, morality must be taught well, if the conduct is not good, such a person is undesirable. "

"clear."

"Zhao Yi, you are the treasurer of Qianjintang, and all affairs in the account are handed over to the host. You should recommend the shopkeepers of the West City Branch to me as soon as possible."

Although Huaiyu and Fatty Wu are partners in Qianjintang, both of them have official positions, so it is impossible to run it by themselves. Huaiyu chooses the big shopkeeper himself, and asks the big shopkeeper to recommend other second and third shopkeepers, using professional managers man mode.

It even gave dividends to the third-level shopkeepers and senior guys, while apprentices, junior guys, and middle-level guys got cash money, and bonuses and benefits were given according to performance.

This kind of business model is actually not very novel, it also exists these days, especially for those big ones, the owner can't do it himself, so he will choose this kind of professional shopkeeper to take charge of the operation, and the boss is responsible for selecting the shopkeeper and investing money.

Unless it is a mom-and-pop store, if you want to grow your business, you must either have a family model or a more advanced partner model. Only with this kind of dividend incentive can you make more money and distribute more dividends.

"Erlang, many of our goods are in short supply, can we increase the supply?"

"If the supply is really in short supply, then limit the supply, some goods are not available to most people,"

Zhao Yi thought for a while, then nodded to express his understanding, "We only do mid-to-high-end products with limited supply, so the price can be raised a little bit, and the profit can be even higher without increasing the supply."

"Shopkeeper Zhao, I will bring some medicinal wine in a while, and you can discuss with everyone how to package and sell it."

In fact, all kinds of rice wine and white wine can be made into medicinal wine, but the way of making it is different. Huaiyu and the Wang family's partnership in making wine is not just for fun. He has long discovered that this industry has a bright future.

(End of this chapter)