Wentang

Chapter 116 Everything Goes Well
When the stove was selling well, Chang'an, Luoyang, Taiyuan, Chengdu, Yangzhou, Jinling, Suzhou, Mingzhou and other famous cities in the world had three more stores at the same time.

Champs:
It specializes in rouge and gouache, and its main products are fragrance dew and soap. Once it came out, it caused a sensation all over the world and became a holy place in the hearts of women.Even the concubines in the palace couldn't resist the temptation, and it took only three days to list these two products on the list of tributes.

Wine Hall:
Specializes in liquor business.The wine of this family is as clear as water, drinking without the slightest sourness and sediment.It only took a few days to become a favorite among wine lovers.

And because this wine is too strong, it feels like fire when it enters the throat, so people call it fire pulp wine in private.

This tavern is only open for less than an hour a day, not because they are lazy, but because no matter how many drinks they prepare, they will be sold out in less than an hour. If there is no wine to sell, they can only close the shop for rest.

Within a few days, a wine named Qiongyu was included in the tribute list.

natural home:
High-end restaurant with luxurious interior decoration.The main focus is the stir-fried dishes that only appear at the Winter Solstice State Banquet. At the same time, all kinds of real royal dishes also appear on the menu, and it has become a must-see for gluttons for a while.

People with status and status are the first choice for banquets here.So much so that if you want to eat in the private room here, you have to make an appointment and line up.

These three stores opened at the same time, and the branches are all over the famous city of Tang Dynasty. Anyone who is not stupid knows the identity of the person behind it is not simple.And anyone who is a little bit more informed can guess that it must be related to King Qin.

So no one dares to reach out even if they are making money every day.

This is not an adjective, but a true daily progress.Especially for Champs, the other two businesses are several branches add up to make a lot of money every day, but it alone, the sales of a single store are more than this amount.A money printing machine.

It is said that Li Jiancheng broke countless teacups for this, and there was no smile on his face for several days.There were even rumors that even Li Yuan was a little jealous. If it wasn't for the fact that this business belonged to Li Shimin, he would have started it long ago.

The influence of these three stores is too great, even if they hide in Pingyue Mountain with the four surnames, they have heard rumors.

He didn't think so much, he was just thinking, Li Shimin wouldn't hack his half without saying a word, right?
Of course, this is just his own play.He knew better than anyone that Li Shimin would not give up on him, it was just that it was inconvenient to contact him under special circumstances.

The more Li Shimin didn't contact him, the more he pretended that the two had nothing to do with each other, the more he valued him.On the contrary, if the other party still exchanges messages with him from time to time, then you should really worry.

On the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, three days before the Chinese New Year, Zhu Wuneng and others finally made that set of furniture.As soon as the wood lacquer was dried on Yueshan, it was written and presented to Li Yuan as a New Year's gift.

It is said that Li Yuan was very satisfied, especially the dragon chair and the long case, which appeared in Daxing Hall that day.

Where is Daxing Hall?The nave of Daxing Palace is the place where the court meeting is held, which is equivalent to the Jinluan Hall of the Forbidden City.Putting the dragon chair here shows how satisfied Li Yuan is.

The rest of the tables, chairs, benches, bookcases and wardrobes are also placed in the study or bedroom.

Li Yuan is a very uncreative person. Whenever he is happy, he likes to give people promotions and rewards, which is too old-fashioned.

This time he was old-fashioned again, and rewarded Yueshan with some gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin, and the specific value added up far exceeded the money for that set of furniture.

Yue Shan felt that the extra money he and Zhu Wuneng earned through cooperation may not be as much as these rewards.Sure enough, flattering the emperor is a good way to make a fortune.

When you get something good, you have to show off to others, and Li Yuan did the same.It didn't take two days for almost all the important officials in the court to hear or see these new furniture, and some even experienced it.

They were not used to it at first, but it didn't take long for them to realize the benefits.

Especially the grand master chair, even if you sit for most of the day, you won't feel tired.It's not like sitting on your knees, and your legs are numb after a while.

As a result, this new set of furniture was quickly known to the big shots in Chang'an City through word of mouth.

As the saying goes, the king of Chu starved to death in the palace with a thin waist, and what is good at the top must be good at the bottom. These people began to think of ways to build their own new-style furniture.

But there is no time in a while, and the craftsmen they hired have never seen the real thing, relying on descriptions, it will take a while to create comfortable new-style furniture.

But this kind of enthusiasm is only spread among a small group of powerful people, and ordinary people don't know it.

In the blink of an eye, the first day of the first lunar month is here. This day is the New Year's Day of the Central Plains civilization, also known as the New Year.Officials from all over the world will come to the capital to participate in the annual court meeting and accept the emperor's banquet at the same time.

This new set of furniture made its debut again and became one of the highlights of the Chaohui.

Yue Shan also participated in the Great Court Meeting, this time he remained vigilant and kept his mouth shut, no matter who spoke to him, he would answer with the most concise and clear words.No one paid attention to him and he didn't say a word.

Knowing that the emperor's set of furniture was given by him, many people found him and wanted to buy one.Seeing that the time was ripe, Yue Shan told everyone that he invited the craftsmen of Xiangruifang to make this set of furniture.I heard that there are many imitations in Xiangruifang, you can go there to buy what you want.

Xiangruifang is the furniture store opened by Zhu Wuneng.

On the second day of the Lunar New Year, the gate of Xiangruifang, a new workshop, was crowded with people who bought furniture, and they all looked like they were from well-to-do families.

The limited space of Xiangruifang naturally cannot accommodate all the furniture, here Yueshan provides a sales plan.Rent several houses nearby, and arrange a set of furniture in each house.

Those who come to buy will take them to those houses to visit, and whichever one they like will be picked up from the warehouse and delivered directly to the door.

Zhu Wuneng was so impressed by this sales method that he immediately furnished several model houses.

When the sales start, these model homes play a vital role, saving countless time and effort.

Originally, selling things needed to be introduced, but now the whole province is covered.When you bring customers to those model houses, without saying a word, they wave their wallets and yell domineeringly: buy, buy, buy.

The hundreds of sets of furniture that Zhu Wuneng prepared were sold out in one day without being used.

This enthusiasm for buying frightened Yue Shan. This is hundreds of sets, not hundreds of pieces.

Each set has at least a dozen chairs, three or four tables, plus bookcases, wardrobes, big beds and so on.It is even more exaggerated if there are many, dozens of chairs, more than a dozen tables, desks, and various cabinets.

He thought it would be good to sell out the furniture before the spring, but he didn't expect it to be sold out in just a few hours.

Those who didn't buy any furniture almost demolished Xiangruifang. Fortunately, the staff saw that the momentum was wrong and invited the officials from Wannian County to come over to maintain order and nothing happened.

Of course, part of the reason was because of Yue Shan's face.Everyone is not stupid, everyone can guess that Xiangruifang must have something to do with Yue Shan, and no one wants to offend him, a celebrity in the imperial court, for a few chairs.

Those who didn't get it had to place an order and leave reluctantly.According to Zhu Wuneng's statistics, it will take half a year to complete all these orders.

Yue Shan's legs softened and he almost fell to the ground. At the same time, a few big words immediately appeared in his mind: people here are stupid and rich, come quickly.

Naturally, Zhu Wuneng wouldn't really delay until half a year later, he was barely past the end of his year, and set off in the third year of junior high school to find all the carpenters around Chang'an City.

Even the kind of people who don't even count as two knives and usually only make lame horses will not let go, and try their best to produce furniture to complete the order as soon as possible.

After the hoarded furniture was sold out, Yue Shan received the first sum of money, a total of 1 four guan.

Yes, that's an exaggeration.

As I said before, Zhu Wuneng only does high-end business, and all he uses is high-grade wood, such as agarwood and sandalwood.The material is expensive, and it is normal to double it five or six times after it is made into a finished product.

Moreover, the clients are all dignitaries, and they are not short of money.That's why we can drill so much.

There will be thousands of sets of orders in the follow-up, and these are also sold within the scope of the contract, and Yueshan also enjoys the right to dividends.

Yue Shan didn't give in politely, he deserved it all.

Although he took the lead, Zhu Wuneng gained no less than him.A well-known furniture store in Chang'an City, it also specializes in the high-end market, and its value is higher in the long run.

It can be said that this is a wave of fat for Yue Shan, even if he doesn't earn a penny for the rest of his life, as long as he doesn't lose his family, he can survive until he dies.

After getting the money, Yue Shan was not stingy, and gave a chicken to his neighbors surnamed Ping and his tenants in Juetian.

In this era when meat may not be eaten once a year, a chicken gave Yue Shan a wave of favorability, and the neighbors were all grateful to him.

The end of the year and the beginning of the year are the busiest times, and most of the important festivals of the year are concentrated in these few days.Winter Solstice Festival, New Year's Day, Shangyuan Festival...

But since the seventh year of Wude, there is another festival added to the Tang Dynasty on February [-] every year: Thanksgiving Day or Mother's Day.

February [-]th is the birthday of Li Yuan's original wife, Crown Prince Li Jiancheng, Qin Wang Li Shimin, and Qi Wang Li Yuanji's biological mother, Queen Mu Dou Hui.

As mentioned earlier, Chu Tang did not have the habit of celebrating her birthday, and no one commemorated her on this day in previous years, but this year an accident happened.

Qin Wang Li Shimin made a statement on this day, praised his mother fiercely, and missed his mother so much that he was almost sick, so he begged the emperor to set this day as a festival to commemorate his mother.People all over the world can also thank their parents for their kindness on this day.

Think of the name of the holiday, Thanksgiving or Mother's Day.

This memorial caused an uproar in the court. To set up a national festival in memory of my mother, this... is unprecedented.The Three Emperors and Five Emperors have never done this.

Li Yuan was also very moved and very happy, saying that the people of the world are benevolent and filial as a model for the world.

Such a major matter must be discussed with the minister, so he did not express his position on the spot.But although he didn't directly agree with this matter, he praised Li Shimin like a flower inside and outside the words.

This attitude has actually made a conclusion on this matter, and the so-called ministerial discussion is just a formality.In fact, even without his words, no minister would object to this proposal.

Chinese dynasties have advertised that they rule the world with filial piety. Against this background, setting up a national festival for parents in the world is Da Xiao.Who dares to be right?
Moreover, this festival is completely in line with the ideology and teachings of Confucianism. In the future, it will inevitably be passed down through the ages and become a major festival no less than the Sanyuan Festival.And these ministers who participated in this matter will surely be passed down through the ages.

So in public and private, no one will object to this proposal.

Even Li Jiancheng, whose face was extremely cold, did not dare to object, and even audibly agreed with the proposal.

After the dynasty, Li Shimin's proposal quickly spread throughout Chang'an City and the world as if it had grown wings.

For Li Shimin, Yue Shan couldn't help being stunned when he heard the news. He hadn't seen Li Shimin do anything for such a long time, and he almost forgot that he had made this suggestion.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin was so calm and waited until now to take it out.

Thinking about it carefully, making this suggestion on Empress Mu's birthday is far more appropriate than making it on Li Yuan's birthday, and it will win people's hearts even more.

Li Shimin is Li Shimin.

Confucianism was the first to respond. The day after Li Shimin made the proposal, various memorials of approval flew to the palace like snowflakes.

The efficiency of the imperial court was very high this time. Three days later, Li Yuan officially decreed that every year on February [-]th is Thanksgiving Day, and all people in the world should thank their parents for their kindness in giving birth on this day.

And every old man who is over sixty and has given birth to a child, the court will issue a dog to them.Well, the ancient dog was the first of the six animals and was used for eating.

So far, the name of Qin Wang Li Shimin's filial piety is known all over the world.

Right now, these things have little to do with Yue Shan, he really carried out his low-key plan, never set foot in Chang'an City unless necessary.

The scope of activities is also limited between Sixingping and Juetian Manor.

He spends most of his time teaching in the academy.

After the Shangyuan Festival, Longshoushan Academy officially opened, and the children of the four-surnamed Ping and Juetian Manor tenants could come to study by themselves.Read books for free, and take care of a lunch.

This time more than 70 children were recruited.

Some people in the surrounding villages came here when they heard the news, and wanted to send their children to study.There is no need for free tuition or meals, as long as you can come to study.

Yueshan naturally did not refuse anyone, so he recruited more than 70 students, and the total number was just 150.He divided these students into five classes of thirty students each.

There are three teachers in each class, who teach Chinese studies, arithmetic, and history respectively.

This requires fifteen gentlemen, and some expertise.Originally, he thought that there were not many people who knew arithmetic in ancient times, so he wanted to train a few teachers himself.

Facts have proved that he was thinking too much. There are not many people who understand arithmetic in this era, but there are also many, and it is not as difficult to find as he imagined.

The early Tang Dynasty was still in the period of aristocratic family rule, and the living space for children from poor families was very small, and there were too many children from poor families who were depressed.

It was too easy to find a few teachers to teach. As soon as Zhou Shangyun spread the news, there were hundreds of people who signed up, and Yue Shan collected fifteen of them.

These fifteen people are not necessarily the best, but they are definitely not the kind of rigid and pedantic scholars. They are more receptive to new ideas.

Yueshan's plan is that the academy will continue to teach according to the ancient method before Li Shimin becomes emperor.

But he can secretly teach these teachers some not very sensitive but advanced knowledge, so that they can release some new theories in advance.

When Li Shimin came to power, he will carry out drastic reforms.At that time, these teachers who have accepted the new theory will be his right-hand assistants.

During this period, there was an episode. A person who claimed to be a Taoist disciple Wang Qianchang came to apply for the job, and Yue Shan refused without thinking.He also made it clear that within a short period of time, monks and Taoists will be accepted as teachers here.

The expression on that Wang Qianchang's face was indescribably wonderful.

His plan is also going very smoothly. The students know that opportunities are hard to come by, study very hard and progress very fast.As expected, those teachers did not reject his new theory in any way.

However, the number of teachers and students exceeded expectations, and the rooms were not enough, so the construction team had to be called over to build a few new ones.

Fortunately, the construction team was building a big house for his family next door. There was no shortage of materials, and the new school building was built quickly without delay.

Unknowingly, half a year passed like this, and I don't know if Li Yuan was too busy to forget him, or he had other plans, anyway, he was not called into the palace in this half year.

Just when he thought this year would pass like this, he heard a shocking news:

Li Shimin was dying of poisoning.

(End of this chapter)