Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 116 Li Xiangdie

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the brothel industry in Yangzhou was very developed, and even Chang’an City might not be able to match it. There are rumors that Yang Guang dug the Grand Canal because he wanted to see the flowers in Yangzhou. Maybe the flowers in Yangzhou are really beautiful, but it is more likely , is the beauty of women in Yangzhou.

To be honest, Sun Xiangfu, who has never seen a woman since he left Chang'an, was very itchy when he saw these invitations. Men, even if they do not cheat mentally and physically, are still curious. He really wanted to see what an oiran-level beauty looked like.

But his rationality told him that it was not romantic for these people to find him, maybe someone used their name to find him for business.

In Yangzhou, the ones related to him are Lu Quanyou who has opened the Food Supervisor Workshop and the farm outside the city. This name was given to him by Sun Xiangfu. In Xingfu Village, his name was Lu San.

However, his mission in Yangzhou was to lead the farmer to plant the land, and Sun Xiangfu did not write to him. He didn't even know the exact time when Sun Xiangfu came to Yangzhou, so it must be that the food supervisor was targeted.

Soon, Lin Wenfu was called over by Sun Xiangfu, and after some questioning, Sun Xiangfu found out about the situation.

It turned out that the drama that became popular in Chang'an was passed down by Yangzhou people, especially after a Chang'an prostitute named Li Xiangdie introduced the aria to Yangzhou, which immediately made the people of Yangzhou go crazy. Although Sun Xiangfu did not go to Yangzhou, but Yangzhou already has many fans of him.

Several powerful and powerful partners purchased over [-] mu of farmland outside Yangzhou City, and the news that they wanted to open the Wangjianglou branch in Yangzhou could not be hidden from Yangzhou officials. They even used their relationship when buying the land.

When the conspicuous big ship of the Happiness came to the pier, after Lin Wenfu, a hot figure in Yangzhou recently, greeted him at the pier in person, the news spread quickly. Someone came to Lin Wenfu's place to inquire, and they knew that the chief officer of the Food Supervision Department, In the popular Chang'an drama, Sun Zhengming, the leading actor in The Legend of the White Snake, has arrived in Yangzhou.

If you want to ask why Lin Wenfu became the hottest person in Yangzhou, it is not because Huainan is rich in soybeans, but the newly appointed Yangzhou Governor Shi Wushijun last year ordered all big families to plant at least half of their fields with soybeans, and the annual income is [-]%. To plant two seasons.

This food supervisor is currently the only organization in Yangzhou that collects a large amount of soybeans. With so many soybeans in the hands of big households, of course they want to sell them at a good price. Otherwise, Yangzhou does not raise horses, so they have to sell so many soybeans to the north, so , who has a lot of connections with Lin Wenfula, and among these people, most of them are landlords and businessmen.

The urban culture of Yangzhou is different from that of Chang’an and Luoyang. It has well-developed waterways and is more business-oriented. It is a must-stop for overseas countries to enter the Tang Dynasty and go to Chang’an. There are not as many barbarians here as in Chang’an, but there are more Nanyang and Korea. Japanese people.

Sun Xiangfu, who was specially dressed up, wandered the street with his fifty guards, and then went to a place called Chunjiang Tower.

"Jun Mai, you said that I had a private meeting with the Four Great Courtesans in Yangzhou. If Xiu'er found out, would she be angry with me?"

"Uh, I still need to think about it! I will definitely, or if you have business, you can talk about it, this woman! Shall I help you see her?"

"It's better to meet together, but afterwards! You have seen me but I haven't, you understand?"

"not understand well······"

"You must understand."

The two chatted like this, and after a while, they arrived at Chunjiang Tower.

"Hey, this man's outfit is so strange, is he Xu Xian?"

Upstairs in Chunjiang, with the arrival of Sun Xiangfu and a large group of guards, there was a lot of excitement. He was dressed in a special shirt, trousers and leather boots, with polite hair on his head, and a folding paper fan in his hand. , He only needs a pair of sunshade sunglasses, and he can go back to the period of the Republic of China. Who knows that Yangzhou in late April is already very hot. If he was on a boat, Sun Xiangfu would definitely be wearing silk shorts and a t-shirt and slippers.

Of course, Sun Xiangfu has a purpose in wearing this outfit. He wants to open up the market for this new style of clothing, sell leather goods from the Animal Husbandry Department and fashions from his own clothing store, lead the trend of culture, and promote it to Yangzhou. Of the [-] pieces of leather goods brought by the business division, none of them got off the ship in Luoyang. Firstly, it was because Luoyang was too close to Chang'an, so there was no need for that, and secondly, the urban culture did not allow it.

It’s different when you come to Yangzhou. It’s far away from Chang’an, and it’s different from Hu Feng in Chang’an. There are many people from Nanyang countries who wear short jackets. They may regard these clothes as the latest fashion in Chang’an. Therefore, Sun Xiangfu didn't come here empty-handed today. A few pairs of high-heeled shoes worn by women were gifts he brought to the oirans in Yangzhou.

"My lord, do you still remember the little girl?"

Chunjianglou is not a traditional restaurant, but a leader in the brothel industry in Yangzhou. Usually, the guests are greeted by beautifully dressed women. Today, the new oiran Li Xiangdie greets the guests in person, which makes the onlookers feel full. It was a blessing for the eyes, and her dress was a half-back dress that once appeared on the stage of Wangjiang Tower. It was sold in Nie Sanniang's tailor shop in Chang'an.

"Uh, I haven't been to a brothel in Chang'an, girl's name?"

From Sun Xiangfu's point of view, Li Xiangdie is not a beautiful figure, because his aesthetic concept is somewhat different from that of people in this era. Due to the prevalence of Hu Feng, Datang, especially Chang'an, are all tall, Plump women are the most beautiful, but Sun Xiangfu prefers the Xiaojiabiyu type like Yu Xiuer.

Li Xiangdie deliberately complained when he heard the words, but in his heart, he was happy, he didn't recognize it!
"Xiangdie went to see all the dramas in Wangjiang Tower, but she didn't want to fall into the eyes of Mr. Sun."

There are so many guests every time a play starts, besides, in Sun Xiangfu's opinion, Li Xiangdie is not a beauty, and usually sleeps in a private room with Wang Lin and others, it's strange for Sun Xiangfu to remember.

"Hey, Wangjiang Tower is crowded with people, I really can't remember it! It's not too late to meet the girl today!" Sun Xiangfu said, and he had already entered the Chunjiang Tower following Li Xiangdie's footsteps, but Unexpectedly, there was no one inside, and the place was cleared for him.

"My lord, I've checked the front and back, it's safe."

After a while, Zhao Long came to the side of Sun Xiangfu's case, and after whispering something in a low voice, he stood behind him like an iron tower. Inversely proportional to it, it was Mr. Xi who bought the case next to Sun Xiangfu without any image. I sat down to eat and drink a few times, looking very irresponsible.

"Clap clap clap."

After Li Xiangdie filled Sun Xiangfu's glass of wine, he raised his hand and clapped three times. Immediately, a group of girls in dresses showing their hemispheres and thighs entered the room and began to dance to the music.

"Well, there's plenty of foreplay." Sun Xiangfu secretly praised in his heart, then squinted his eyes and began to appreciate this seductive dance. Come to think of it, those dandies in Chang'an City usually go to brothels like this project.

Xi Junmai, who was seated at the bottom, even pulled one of the girls into his arms, and at the same time, let the girl pour wine into his mouth with a very enjoyment expression.

"My girl from Chunjiang Tower, can you still see the eyes of adults?" Li Xiangdie, who was adding wine to Sun Xiangfu's food, asked Sun Xiangfu in a low voice after halfway through the dance.

"Although they are a bit kitsch, they have a good foundation. They have a fatal temptation to some special groups."

When Sun Xiangfu said this, a smug expression appeared on Li Xiangdie's face. Yangzhou's Fengyue team was no less able to attract money than Chang'an, which was one of the reasons why she gave up Chang'an and came to Yangzhou. It wasn't the point she wanted to show Sun Xiangfu. After a sexy dance, a few people with musical instruments such as pipa and Yaoqin came up and began to perform.

"Hey, the soundtrack in The Legend of the White Snake is very charming."

Sun Xiangfu took a surprised look at Li Xiangdie, who was getting more and more complacent. You know, the soundtrack of The Legend of the White Snake uses many kinds of musical instruments. He actually memorized the whole thing with his ears, his attainment in music is really not shallow.

"How about it? If your lord's Wangjianglou comes to Yangzhou to open a branch, the artists under the little girl will be the best candidates for cooperation!"

"So you're waiting for me here! I'm wondering why everyone is staring at the Wangjiang branch. Who is your master?"

"Is this important?"

"It's very important! When I choose a partner, I usually have to be honest, reputable, and clean." Sun Xiangfu said to Li Xiangdie, who was about to put his chest on him.

"These are not problems. The proprietor of our Chunjiang Building is a rich family living in Yangzhou, the Zhu family." Li Xiangdie seemed to have expected it.

"Zhu, Zhang, Gu, Lu's Zhu? That's the head of the four major families in Yangzhou!" Sun Xiangfu was a little surprised when he heard that.

The farm and Wangjianglou wanted to develop in Yangzhou, so Sun Xiangfu naturally collected some information about Yangzhou. These four clans not only controlled nearly half of the land in Yangzhou, but also controlled various businesses such as restaurants, salt, tea, silk, and shipping. , In the Yangzhou business community, they are the ones who say nothing.

However, Sun Xiangfu is a little worried. Often such partners who can meet all your needs suddenly appear with a purpose. These four companies must have a purpose.

"That's right, not only the Spring River Tower, but no matter which restaurant your lord visits today, there will be people from the four major families to receive you, and the industries of the four major families have always been prosperous and co-prosperous, connected as one." Li Xiang Die continued to whisper in Sun Xiangfu's ear.

Hearing this, Sun Xiangfu understood what Li Xiangdie meant. The four major families in Yangzhou also did not want the newly opened Wangjiang Tower to affect their interests, so they wanted to cooperate with Sun Xiangfu, and first let Sun Xiangfu see them Strength.

"If you want to cooperate with Wangjiang Tower, the people you have trained are not enough. You should know that in a theater performance in Wangjiang Tower, there are often hundreds of people working together in front of and behind the scenes, so... ··”

"Adults don't need to worry, as long as you nod your head, Yangzhou Fengyuechang, thousands of singing and dancing artists can be chosen by adults, and you don't need a penny from adults, Wangjianglou Yangzhou branch can be opened, and the scale is guaranteed to be no smaller than Chang'an." Li Xiangdie seemed to be sure about Sun Xiangfu, and said in one breath.

Sun Xiangfu was secretly startled when he heard the words. These four big families are not small in courage, and their strength is even stronger. Dare to open a large restaurant not smaller than Chang'an Wangjiang Tower in Yangzhou, which has a population of less than half of Chang'an. This is the right source of customers. How confident!
(End of this chapter)