Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Chapter 547: The Prosperous Club
Chapter 547: The thriving Friendship Hall

For Zhu Yuanzhang, this small violation by Mr. Hu was already the worst among all the officials.

At least, mahjong and poker were invented by Mr. Hu himself.

Moreover, the reputation of the Hu Mansion's private dishes was also earned by the Hu Mansion's chefs under the guidance of Master Hu.

Besides, this social club doesn't do any illegal business. If you have to say it, it's nothing more than a place to eat, drink tea, play cards and have fun.

If this kind of business is banned, then other shops that sell grain, cloth and various rare items in the name of public funds must be banned first.

Otherwise, Master Hu would definitely not accept it.

From this perspective, Master Hu truly deserves Zhu Yuanzhang's evaluation of him as "the most law-abiding" person.

At this point, Zhu Yuanzhang completely ignored the matter.

Even though it was already stated in the report, the two concubines that Master Hu had pushed to the front had already started arranging to open a branch in Yingtian City.

Zhu Yuanzhang still didn't care.

If this small business is blocked by others, it would be a bit too disrespectful.

No matter what, it’s fine!
Even Zhu Yuanzhang could comfort himself.

In the future, after Master Hu passes away, won't this business still belong to Hu Renbin?
After all, Hu Renbin is his only child.

And who is Hu Renbin’s wife?
She is Zhu Yuanzhang's Princess Anqing. After all this, isn't it the Zhu family that is benefiting?
So, there’s nothing much to say!
Just pretend you didn’t see it!

Rushi and the others naturally didn't know what was going on behind this.

At this moment, they were looking at the membership fees and membership consumption figures that kept increasing as their fame grew, and both of them had red eyes.

This is all money!

No doubt, open a branch!

Even if the conditions are not as good as the main store, but slightly worse, it is acceptable!

Moreover, these two girls have also learned bad habits.

In their opinion, with so many official members, why should they be afraid that those businessmen who flatter and follow the trend will not come?
But, we can’t offend these noble gold and silver card members. What should we do?
Simple, send a card!
Moreover, it is clearly stipulated that only gold and silver card members can enter the head office and several branches specially opened in areas where officials gather.

Ordinary card members can enter, but they need the approval of gold card and silver card members.

As for those who don’t even have ordinary cards, gold and silver card members, we will never let you in unless you recommend them to join!
As for making trouble?

Haha, whenever there is a branch, there are always a lot of officials sitting there eating, playing cards, and drinking tea, and they are all over the government offices.

You are just a businessman with a little money. If you make trouble here, believe it or not, you will be punished in the next day.

As long as this news gets here, a large number of officials will immediately take action against your family on the same day.

It has to be the kind where the six ministries and the Yingtian Prefecture government work together to take action!

Nothing!

On the one hand, these people were giving face to Mr. Hu, and on the other hand, they were also trying to maintain their own face.

Because of the association's equal-discrimination attitude, the threshold for admission has been raised.

Then those of them who are "inside the door" naturally have to maintain their own status.

If anyone can come in, how can they look so awesome?
Therefore, if there are so many benefits to be gained by just doing it and bullying the powerless merchants, why not do it?
Therefore, for a time, merchants in the entire Yingtian Prefecture were proud to get a card from the Huiyou Hall. Because there was more than just a face-saving reason, it was really beneficial.

As long as you have a regular card, you can enter a limited number of branches.

Although most people in these branches are businessmen, they can also communicate with each other.

Besides, anyone who can get the ordinary card here must have some background, so it is worth chatting about it.

This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that those officials are too smart.

They accurately found the source of their benefits in this matter.

That is, if you just come here and take a look around and chat, you might be able to find a businessman whose background is not so solid.

The merchant had something to ask for, and even hoped to borrow the other party's silver card to go to those "unavailable" branches, and the officials would naturally get something.

Those who took bribes were beaten so hard by Zhu Yuanzhang that their scalps were numb, so naturally they didn't have the courage to do that.

But it’s okay to register my own membership card account under the other party’s name, right?

When my wife was playing cards with the illiterate merchant's wife, she won a little more, but that's no big deal.

After all, my wife comes from a wealthy family with a long tradition of poetry and literature. She is smarter than the other woman who comes from a local gentry family but is illiterate. What's the problem with that?
Well, such a hidden profit transfer route has been established.

And with the establishment of this system, those who have already benefited from the situation will naturally become loyal fans of the club.

Just think about it, you don’t have to spend a penny, and the people you interact with are bureaucrats of the same level and their families.

The food, drinks and entertainment are all the best, and even if you take it away, someone will pay for it. Who wouldn't be happy about that?

As a result, bureaucrats throughout Yingtian City were accustomed to making reservations for private rooms before going on business trips.

Yes, it’s not a question of whether to go or not, but just make a reservation in a private room, since everyone will go anyway.

However, seeing this huge wealth growing more and more in Yingtian City.

Many businessmen who only saw the surface wondered at the time if they could open one of their own.

Can't we just copy it according to this routine?

As a result, as soon as we started to inquire about the shop and the yard, we discovered the problem.

I'm late!
Not to mention Yingtian City, there are branches even in the county towns under the jurisdiction of Yingtian Prefecture.

If you bump into him at this time, wouldn't you be courting death?
The Renhui Club sits in Yingtian City to recruit members. These members, with their membership cards, can get private rooms and dishes of suitable taste even in the surrounding counties of Yingtian Prefecture. Of course, people are happy.

But because of this, it is difficult for others to snatch this customer base.

It's not that there are no powerful people who want to use other means.

As a result, as soon as this matter was reported, it was immediately reduced.

Others may not know, but those of them who can serve as backers for the merchants, wouldn't they know who is standing behind the Huiyou Hall?
Just kidding, although Master Hu has become a little inactive and lazy, his deterrent power has not diminished at all.

If there is a fool who really thinks he is just a doctor of the Foreign Affairs Department, a fourth-rank official, he will be killed by running headfirst into the gate of Hu's mansion.

It's simple. The door lintel of Master Hu's house usually has to be waited obediently by a fourth-rank official. Who do you think you are?

From now on, Huiyou Hall will no longer face any obstacles and will continue to thrive!
(End of this chapter)