At the beginning, Emperor Yang of Sui was kidnapped

Chapter 55 He Ruozhuang

In the words of the lord, these two big white pigs are related to the future development of Wanmin Company, and they must not be treated badly, and their weight must be guaranteed.

Fan Zhu couldn't help but shook his head, and then heard Xu Mu continue to say: "In the past two days, find some trustworthy people. After we move into He Ruozhuang, we will give them the big white pig. Xingyue is more important. thing to do."

Fan Zhu was taken aback when he heard the words, his eyes flickered slightly, and he nodded.

In the past few days, except for Kong Xingyue, they all lived in the inn in Luoyang City.

After leaving Wanmin City, Xu Mu brought a full 200 people to Luoyang.

Among them, 100 people are the military engineering team, led by Kong Xingyue, the general manager of the military industry, who will be responsible for the excavation of the underground tunnel.

The 100 people are Iron Buddha Tu, who will be responsible for guarding Xu Mu's safety.

Originally Xu Mu didn't want to bring so many, because the number of Iron Buddhas is limited, these 100 people were still drawn from Yangcheng.

At present, there are only two hundred iron Buddhas left in Yangcheng to guard.

But Zhang Xutuo repeatedly asked, Xu Mu thought about it, and for the sake of his own safety, he still brought a hundred iron Buddha soldiers.

They all brought the Iron Buddha, but there is no emergency on weekdays, and they usually don't wear armor.

After buying He Ruozhuang this time, Xu Mu began to think about how to build He Ruozhuang into a small fortress.

During the Sui and Tang dynasties, the tyrants from all over the country had their own villas, and they usually built docks in the villas to defend against invasion.

This is a tradition left over from the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

In troubled times, most Zhuangzi with backgrounds will raise slaves and form guards, whose combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of ordinary troops.

If it wasn't for He Ruozhuang's decline, Xu Mu might not have been able to take advantage of this bargain.

Speaking of He Ruobi, Xu Mu felt a burst of regret.

This man marches and fights, dismounts and herdsmen, he is a good hand.

His achievements, together with Han Qinhu, who was a minister in the court, said that he was the number one among all the ministers.

However, He Ruobi, like his father, was born with a straightforward character.

In short, outspoken.

If you don't like something, you have to say it.

His father offended Yu Wenhu, the powerful minister, because of his outrageous words, and Yu Wenhu ordered him to commit suicide.

Before committing suicide, he called He Ruobi, pierced He Ruobi's tongue with an awl, and cried bitterly, advising He Ruobi to be cautious in his words and deeds in the future, and never talk nonsense.

Unexpectedly, He Ruobi didn't take it to heart at all. During the period of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, he was promoted repeatedly by virtue of his military exploits.

But Emperor Wen only gave him an official title, but not a real job, so he spoke ill of Emperor Wen whenever he met.

Emperor Wen...has a broad mind, and keeps his eyes open.

But when Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty, that is, Lao Yang came to the throne, He Ruobi's problem still did not change.

When Lao Yang met the Turkic Khan, he set up a large tent that could accommodate 1000 people. After He Ruobi knew about it, he said behind his back that Lao Yang was lewd and immoral, wasting people and money.

And then...was tipped off.

Lao Yang had a bad temper at that time, so he and his son were charged with "slandering the government" immediately.

All in all, this is a typical case of misfortune coming from the mouth.

……

a day later.

After all the members of the He Ruo family moved out, Xu Mu brought more than two hundred people to settle in He Ruo Village.

Kong Xingyue also successfully handed over the responsibility of raising pigs to the two recruited by Fan Zhu.

"These two big white pigs are the foundation of whether my Wanmin business can be famous in the world, and they must be raised as ancestors."

Xu Mu told the new swineherd in the pigsty.

According to what Fan Zhu said, these two people were bought by him from a tooth shop, and they signed a contract of sale, and Xu Mu has the final say on life and death from now on.

Although Xu Mu felt disgusted with this vile contract of selling himself, at this time, among the people he didn't know, only through this contract of selling himself could he be trusted.

"Master, don't worry, we have raised pigs all our lives, and we will never starve them! But I have never seen such a fat big white pig."

One of the swineherds patted his chest and said, after all, he walked into the pigsty and stroked the big white pig just like that.

The big white pig seemed to feel comfortable under his touch and let out a grunt.

"In the future, their weight will be recorded every day. In addition, after a while, when they get used to it, we will find some boars for them to breed."

Xu Mu patted the two swineherds, and said seriously: "If you develop it in the future, your contract of prostitution will be cancelled!"

The eyes of the two swineherds gleamed, and they were naturally very grateful. They guaranteed that even if they were starved, they would not be starved to the big white pig.

Looking at the panicked big white pig in the pigsty, the corners of Xu Mu's mouth gradually turned up.

This is a large white pig specially bred in the research institute.

Using various methods, it has been cultivated for a year.

In the research institute, it took a full ten years to hybridize a new breed.

Its meat is very fat, not as bitter and rough as the black pork of this era.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the main meat was mutton and fish.

As for delicacies such as chicken, duck and goose, almost none of them have been developed.

Few people eat pork in this era.

The main reason is that it is too unpalatable.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Hu people were sinicized seriously, and so were Han people. The ethnic groups on the grasslands liked to eat mutton, which gradually spread to the whole country.

Mutton is the main meat of this era, followed by fish.

Therefore, when leaving Wanmin City, Xu Mu specially brought two big white pigs.

Running all the way, the big white pig was frightened, and it seemed that it would take a while to recover.

After recovery, they can be arranged for breeding.

In the future, the name of Wanmin Company will depend on it.

That's right, private salt is just Xu Mu's secret business. On the surface, Xu Mu is planning to open a restaurant in Luoyang City.

The restaurant's main specialty is pork.

Let the pork be popular all over the world, add the chili and other seasonings from Manmin City, it will definitely catch the stomachs of the whole world.

For example, farm fried pork, braised pork, braised pig's trotters...

Each dish is a famous dish that has been passed down to the whole country and known to every household.

Regardless of whether it is a governing world or a troubled world, restaurants are places where people come and go.

Naturally, restaurants are the best way to obtain information.

So Xu Mu would say that these two big white pigs are the foundation of Wanmin Company.

After giving careful instructions to the two swineherds, Xu Mu left, and at the same time took a heavy shovel to find the mournful Kong Xingyue.

"My lord, I... really want to dig a tunnel?" Kong Xingyue wanted to struggle again.

Xu Mu glanced at the peace knife on his back, and snorted coldly: "If you don't go, return the peace knife."

Kong Xingyue's complexion changed, and he shook his head quickly: "No, no, no, that's not what the last general meant. Isn't it just digging tunnels? The last general is completely competent!"

For him, this is a special honor bestowed by the lord.

After getting the Taiping Dao, he specifically asked the whole army, and found that no one except him possessed the Taiping Dao.

Not even Zhang Xutuo.

So much so that he praised the power of this knife when he met everyone.

Poor him, he still doesn't know that the reason others don't... is because Wanmin City lacks iron.

The remaining iron was used by Xu Mu to cast heavy-duty shovels.

Seeing Kong Xingyue nodding, Xu Mu said seriously: "Li Mi has already joined Pei Renji, Chen Bing, north of Luoshui, and intends to attack Luokoucang, so you only have half a month, so you must dig a wide tunnel for convenience. Bring food out!"

Luokou Cang is 1.5 steps away from He Ruozhuang. During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, one step was [-] meters, about three kilometers.

Even though the military engineering team has more than one hundred people, this task is quite arduous and must be worked day and night.

After being told by Xu Mu, Kong Xingyue realized the seriousness of the matter, his expression straightened, and he said in a deep voice: "The final general wishes to issue a military order, and the tunnel will be completed in half a month. Don't come to see me!"

Only then did Xu Mu nodded in satisfaction, and looked towards the downstream direction of Tongji Canal.

Fifty li further down is Yangcheng.

Now Wang Shichong and Li Mi's army are confronting each other, so Wang Shichong must not fail so quickly.

At least until he steals the food from the Luokou warehouse... Cough cough, we'll lose when we're almost done moving, right?
"Maybe at a critical moment, I still have to advise Wang Shichong?"

After seeing Kong Xingyue go into the tunnel, Xu Mu circled around He Ruozhuang.

It was found that this Zhuangzi occupies a very large area.

Around Zhuangzi, a courtyard wall more than ten feet high was built, and a small sentry tower was set up every ten steps.

It should have been arranged by He Ruobi back then. Judging from the distribution, it is quite military-like.

However, more than ten years have passed, and now it has long been abandoned, and the wooden ladders on the sentry tower have become decayed.

"It is unrealistic to use cement to build He Ruozhuang. Now that cement appears, it will definitely attract the attention of the world. The best way is to train the brave people and set up a nursing home."

Xu Mu pondered, thinking about how to manage He Ruozhuang.

It is said that during He Ruozhuang's heyday, it owned [-] nursing homes and was the largest village outside Luoyang City.

Of course, with the death of He Ruobi and his son, He Ruozhuang declined in a straight line, and has long since fallen into a third-rate Zhuangzi.

"My lord, the restaurant in Luoyang City has been bought, and it cost two hundred guan!" In the distance, Fan Zhu ran towards Xu Mu with the land deed and house deed.

Xu Mu raised his eyes, and took the land deed and house deed from Fan Zhu.

I have to say that Fan Zhu's work efficiency is really high.

It was settled, He Ruozhuang didn't say anything, and within a day, he settled the restaurant business again.

Moreover, the location of the restaurant is still in the bustling area of ​​Luoyang City, and the flow of people is very large.

The only thing to consider is the competition.

"My lord, this area is quite prosperous. The officials in Luoyang City and the children of powerful families all gather here, but... there is one problem. There are three big restaurants around, all of which have been established for decades." Afterwards, Fan Zhu He said hesitantly while looking up at Xu Mu.

He has reminded the Lord several times that the restaurant is not easy to open.

Especially with those big restaurants that have old customer reviews, new restaurants almost have a dead end.

According to him, if Wanmin Company wants to rise, it should start with a small business first.

Instead of hitting this behemoth as soon as it comes.

Almost every restaurant in Luoyang City has a backer, either a high-ranking official or a powerful family.

To be honest, he was not optimistic about Xu Mu's strategy.

Xu Mu looked back at him, with the corners of his mouth curled up, and asked, "Do you know what is the most important thing about opening a restaurant?"

(End of this chapter)