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Zhang Tianlun and Li Mi finally entered Wuwei City.
The attentive Li Mi had already seen the damaged walls of Wuwei City, and some Tubo-looking prisoners of war were repairing the walls.
From the charred city gate, it can be seen that this place has just experienced a war.
Now Li Mi began to doubt his previous conclusion again. Could it be that King Jianning was really at war with the Tubo people?
After entering Wuwei City, Zhang Tianlun said to Li Mi:
"Let's find an inn to rest for one night, and then set off to Zhangye City tomorrow."
Li Mi nodded. This time he entered Hexi incognito, so he couldn't stay in a post house where officials rested.
Li Mi was not prepared to alarm the officials of Wuwei City, but wanted to see more of what Hexi looked like.
Seeing the prosperous Wuwei City, Li Bi was slightly absent-minded.
The constant flow of people coming and going, the constant hawking sounds in the shops, the endless stream of pedestrians, and the long queues of people in front of the bustling shops all made Li Mimeng return to the prosperous city of Chang'an.
Once upon a time, Chang'an City was also so lively.
The 108th Street of Chang'an City is really the most prosperous place in the world.
The prosperous city of Chang'an is like a dream, but dreams always disappear. The dream of Chang'an was shattered that night when the emperor left the capital in a hurry.
No, maybe the dream of Chang'an was annihilated earlier.
From the moment the emperor expelled capable prime ministers such as Zhang Jiuling and appointed treacherous prime ministers such as Li Linfu to serve as independent prime ministers, the seeds of destruction in Chang'an had already been sown.
Although Li Linfu was a treacherous and treacherous minister, he was at least a capable official in the official sect, and he was very capable of conspiracy, conspiracy, and court tactics. The Tang Dynasty was still able to maintain the prosperity of Chang'an even when the emperor indulged in his lust.
By the time Yang Guozhong, who was neither talented nor moral, became prime minister, the alarm bell had been sounded for the decline of the Tang Dynasty.
The great defeat of Nanzhao in the southern expedition and the great defeat of Xianbei and Xi people in the north were faked as victories by the treacherous ministers in the court.
In the end, the big ship of the Tang Dynasty hit an iceberg under the control of the emperor.
Later, when the current emperor ascended the throne in Lingwu, Li Bi was also very ambitious and wanted to work with Guo Ziyi to assist the Tang Dynasty and rebuild the prosperous age of the Tang Dynasty.
But the prince who obeyed his advice back then has now become an emperor who sits high on the throne.
The figure of the emperor now somewhat overlaps with that of the emperor who sat on the throne back then.
He is also the emperor of the Li Tang royal family, and it seems that his appearance changes when he steps onto the throne.
Li Mi became the fire-fighting captain. After the Battle of Qingqu, Li Mi was busy recruiting remnant soldiers and raising armaments for Guo Ziyi.
There was a big fight in the court over the auspiciousness, and Li Bi rushed to Lingwu to investigate the truth about the auspiciousness of the dragon bones.
But now Li Mi is unwilling to return to Lingwu.
The war that would determine the fate of the Tang Dynasty was about to begin. Li Mi seemed to be escaping and came to Hexi by accident.
"I didn't expect Wuwei City to be so prosperous?" Li Mi asked tentatively.
Zhang Tianlun said: "Prosperity? You have never seen Shazhou and Gaochang, but they are countless times more prosperous than Wuwei!"
"Let's find an inn, and then find a place to eat!"
Li Mi nodded, and he followed Zhang Tianlun to the Inn Street in Wuwei City.
This road is full of large and small inns. Zhang Tianlun stayed in a shop before going to Lingwu. After finding this clean and tidy inn, Zhang Tianlun took Li Mi out of the inn.
"It's getting dark, isn't there a curfew?"
At that time, Chang'an City had a curfew. Except for a few major festivals when the curfew was lifted, people were not allowed to walk around on the streets at night.
Every night after nightfall, the patrol officers would take the bad guys with them. Once they caught people wandering the streets, if they could not get the government's ultimatum, they would be taken directly to the prison.
Li Mi was traveling incognito, so he naturally didn't want to get into trouble.
Zhang Tianlun said: "Curfew? There is no curfew in Longyou and Hexi. Nightlife only starts after dark. How can you make money when there is a curfew!"
Li Mi followed Zhang Tianlun. Sure enough, the sky was getting dark, but there were more pedestrians on the street.
Workers wearing strange blue work clothes were getting off work from the workshop at this time.
Municipal workers hung kerosene lanterns on the roadside to illuminate the main roads.
This kind of street light is very dim, but the various signs on the street give pedestrians more light.
"Shazhou Ramen", "Wang Ji Wonton Shop" and "Li Ji Steamed Bun Shop", these lanterns light up the road, brighter than the lanterns on Yuan Ye in Chang'an.
Li Mi looked at the dazzling signboards and asked, "Are these shops still doing business at night?"
Zhang Tianlun said with a smile: "Yes, why not? The night market in Wuwei City is very lively. Come on, this noodle shop tastes good. Let's go in and try it!"
After saying that, Zhang Tianlun pulled Li Mi into Shazhou Ramen. The waiter immediately came up to him and said enthusiastically: "Please come in, two guests!"
After taking the two of them to sit down at the window seats, Li Mi saw the lobby full of diners and was even more surprised by the bustling Wuwei night scene.
Back then, only Chang'an Eve during the Lantern Festival had such a prosperous scene, right?
Zhang Tianlun called the waiter and asked: "Are you a chain store?"
The waiter immediately said: "This gentleman is knowledgeable. Our Shazhou noodle restaurants are chain stores, and the taste is exactly the same as the Shazhou main store!"
Chain? Head office?
Li Mi asked curiously: "Don't you have more than just this store?"
"I'm afraid this man has just come to Hexi. Our Shazhou Noodle Restaurant has ten branches throughout Longyou and Hexi. Although the Wuwei branch has just opened, the master chefs who cook it are all sent from the Shazhou main store.
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Ten branches, Li Mi asked curiously:
"You, the shopkeeper, have opened so many branches, can you manage them?"
At this time, no other customers came in. The waiter said with a smile: "Why can't you control it? There is a store manager, a waiter, and a master who holds the spoons in the store. They all have their own responsibilities. If everyone follows the rules, the store will be able to run smoothly."
The better."
"The main store also patrols the store. If the store receives too many complaints, the store manager will be replaced. If anyone has dirty hands and feet, they will be reported to the government."
"Every month, the accounting office inspects each store. We shopkeepers only need to pay attention to two points."
Li Mi asked: "What two points?"
The waiter clapped his fingers and said: "First of all, the secret recipe of the store. The mutton soup noodles in our Shazhou Noodle House are the specialty. The mutton is naturally sent from the market in Wuwei, but the ingredients for making the mutton soup are all from the main store every month.
Delivered on demand.”
"It is said that there are fifty-two Chinese medicinal materials in this secret recipe. Half of the success in producing such a fragrant mutton soup is due to these seasonings."
"Not only does this mutton soup have a recipe, but also the cold side dishes and the skill of making noodles, these all have secret recipes."
"The masters who master these secret recipes only need to do their job well."
Li Mi clapped his hands and exclaimed: "Wonderful!"
The secret recipe of mutton soup is only mastered by the owner of the main store, while the secret recipes of side dishes and dough are mastered by various master chefs.
Even if a chef leaves Shazhou Noodle House, he will never be able to open the same store.
The shopkeepers, chefs, and clerks in the store each perform their duties and restrict and supervise each other, so that there will be no branch stores embezzling the profits of the main store.
Although it is inevitable to take kickbacks and greedy income, it is nothing compared to the money earned from opening a branch.
The waiter continued: "The other one is the shopkeeper of a new store. The chefs are all promoted from other branches and are generally not locals. If I perform well, I can go to the next branch as the foreman!"
"Wonderful man! Wonderful man!"
Li Mi was even more surprised now. Legalism emphasizes the need to use "magic force" to govern. If the previous method can only be regarded as the art of ruling.
Then this second rule is close to "potential".
Promoting management from senior employees of old stores gives all employees hope of promotion.
The waiter wants to be the foreman, and the foreman wants to be the shopkeeper.
An ordinary cook wants to be a master chef, and a master chef wants to be a kitchen foreman.
And promoting a smart clerk to manage the new store can prevent them from causing trouble in the old store.
After these people arrived at the new store, they were all unfamiliar with the place. Naturally, they could only rely on the "system" set by the boss to manage the store well.
Li Mi was now even more curious about the owner of Shazhou Noodle House. He was such a talented person, let alone managing more than a dozen restaurants.
Even if you are the governor of a state, it is enough to serve as a governor!
A mere businessman has such talent. Are there so many talents in Longyou?
Zhang Tianlun said: "The mutton noodle soup at Shazhou Noodle House is good. Let's have two bowls first!"
"Okay! Two bowls of mutton noodle soup, sir, please wait a moment!"
After a while, two bowls of hot lamb soup noodles were brought to the table.
Li Mi picked up a large piece of mutton, smelled the alluring aroma in the noodle soup, and swallowed involuntarily.
Take a bite of mutton, this Shazhou noodle shop really has something!
Even the mutton soup at the emperor's royal banquet is not as delicious as the mutton in the bowl!
Li Mi took another bite of the noodles. He felt that the noodles were smooth and chewy, but they fully absorbed the flavor of the mutton soup.
Tired from traveling these past few days, Li Mi actually finished the bowl of mutton noodle soup.
Even Li Mi himself was surprised. He was a Taoist monk. Although he was not a monk, he often practiced fasting.
Since assisting Zuo Li Heng, Li Mi has worked hard and his appetite has decreased a lot.
He rarely eats so much in one meal. Although this sheep noodle soup is a simple dish for common people, in Li Mi's opinion, it is no less than a royal banquet.
After finishing eating, Li Mi began to look at the customers in the store.
These workers wearing work clothes are all workers who have got off work from workshops inside and outside Wuwei City.
After a hard day's work, they would order a bowl of noodles to save them the trouble of going back to cook.
Some people also bring food boxes to bring home a bowl of noodles for their families.
Li Mi looked up at the prices again. The prices of all the dishes were hung on the wall. The prices were low and clearly marked.
Now Li Mi finally understood why this store's business was so good.
But Li Mi had another question. Although the price of the noodle shop was affordable, it was only for an official like him.
It's good if ordinary people can have enough to eat. Where can they have the money to buy noodles?
Li Mi asked: "Are these businessmen coming to Wuwei?"
In Li Mi's view, only businessmen have such purchasing power.
But Zhang Tianlun said with a smile: "These are workers from nearby workshops."