Yan Fu, the chief eunuch, was also doing the same thing.
In contrast, his behavior was much more rigorous. Yan Fu first arranged for his little eunuchs to dress up as ordinary people and go to Xianweiju to experience it. After being immersed in the scene, he added the people's emotions Discussions and feedback are more realistic.
"Haha, he is really a person who will retaliate for his anger." Emperor Qianwen laughed after hearing this.
As early as when he learned that Lou Bucheng failed to negotiate and extorted thirty taels of silver from Shen Ao, he had a feeling that Lou Bucheng was about to fall into a fight. Now it seems that this is indeed the case. If he had known it earlier, Today, I will regret it.
The same goes for Shen Ao. He obviously has various auxiliary materials that can make the dishes more delicious, but he just doesn't take them out. He must wait until someone provokes him before making them. It seems that this guy is really smart, and nothing seems to be difficult to come by. Keep him in check. Even so, you should put some pressure on him, and maybe there will be more unexpected performances.
"Your Majesty, the Emperor's Guard has come to report that Duke Zhongguo has developed rice paper." Seeing that Emperor Qianwen was in a good mood, Yan Fu dropped another big bomb.
"What? Rice paper has been developed? How is the quality? How is the production capacity?" Emperor Qianwen finally couldn't calm down at this moment. Although it is said that food is the most important thing for the people, for most people, food is just for filling their bellies and they are not hungry. Even if you can't eat it in your stomach, it doesn't increase the food production capacity. Adjusting the taste is just a trivial matter.
Now that I heard that even rice paper can be made, the meaning is completely different. Rice paper is a must-have for literati, and it is also a must-have for officials. Rice paper is needed for writing folders, announcements, correspondence, records, etc. This is necessary.
Even whoever controls rice paper has the means to influence literati. Whoever completely controls rice paper can directly influence literati's thoughts. Think about it, what a powerful killing weapon it is.
Emperor Qianwen had previously thought about taking over the Lu family for his own use, and had sent people to test it out. Unfortunately, the Lu family seemed to have no intention of being involved in politics, and just wanted to make money. Considering their influence and various entanglements, Emperor Qianwen didn't want to cause chaos so he didn't touch them, but he also banned their direct sales rights in order to achieve the purpose of indirect control.
This time King Xiang stood up and cleared the sale rights. Emperor Qianwen had some opinions. If the eldest princess had not conveyed Shen Ao's words in time, he might have called King Xiang to give him a scolding.
How long has it been since then? How come Shen Ao has made rice paper? What else can this kid not do?
Emperor Qianwen was still surprised when Yan Fu told him another fact that he couldn't accept. "I heard that the rice paper produced by Zhongguo Metric System is whiter in color, has excellent appearance, and is of better quality than Lu's rice paper." Worse than that, he even named this kind of rice paper Shen’s rice paper.”
"Shen's rice paper? He dares!" Upon hearing this, Emperor Qianwen's eyes flashed with anger, as if he was a tiger trying to eat people.
Yan Fu on the side was also frightened by Emperor Qianwen's appearance, and quickly reminded in a low voice, "Your Majesty, don't get angry, the dragon body is important."
"Ahem." Emperor Qianwen coughed several times in succession, took the tea handed by Yan Fu and drank it, and then he felt much better. His face was not as fierce as that, and looked better. "Hey, Yan Fu. , do you think my original decision was wrong? He was so unexpected, and I..."
Yan Fu knew the cause and effect of this matter, so he naturally understood what Emperor Qianwen meant, and immediately replied in a low voice: "Your Majesty, those are all things in the past, so don't mention it again. Besides, isn't his life very good now? ?”
"Hey." With a long sigh, Emperor Qianwen gently waved his hand, "I'm tired and need to take a rest."
"No." Yan Fu quickly agreed and waved his hand. The little eunuch in the distance took the dragon blanket in time. Emperor Qianwen was already lying on the huge dragon chair and slowly closed his eyes. Only that His eyelids kept shaking, proving that he was not asleep at all, but was thinking about something.
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The influence of Xianweiju is still spreading.
In the blink of an eye, the fourth day has arrived. From today on, everyone who comes to dine will have to pay money, and they must be members.
By noon, nearly three hundred members poured in. According to regulations, each person could bring two people, so the number of people was eight or nine hundred. It seemed like a lot, but Shen Ao had been prepared. The reception was actually very orderly.
The members entered one by one and headed to their favorite seats under the guidance of the waitress. At this moment, the price of the dishes was finally announced to the public. The cheapest dish cost five taels of silver, which I have to say is definitely high. Consumption.
Now that you can come here, you can certainly afford it. The most you can do is not order those very expensive dishes. Besides, there are new songs to listen to, beautiful food to eat, and voluptuous female waitresses to watch, and the price of the dishes is still acceptable.
In an ordinary private room on the second floor, through the curtain, he saw the Qingguo who was singing a new song in the hall on the first floor. Wang Tong looked enviously and said to Zhang Xing, another man in a brocade robe, "Brother Zhang." , this time the younger brother is taking advantage of the elder brother."
"Hey, there is no need for such politeness between us." Zhang Xing, who was slightly fat, waved his hands as if he didn't care. His answer was calm, but he was already happy in his heart.
"How could it be possible? Without my brother's guidance, I would have no chance to come here and enjoy it. In this way, I must sell this meal to my brother, and I will pay the bill. I will ask the servant to deliver the money to my brother's house as much as I need." Wang Tong said with a serious look.
Hearing that someone paid the bill, Zhang Xing was even more satisfied, "Okay, that's it, my brother is ashamed to accept it."
"Hey, brother, what are you talking about? In the future, I will need my brother to take care of my little brother. I just need to bring my little brother here a few more times." Wang Tong had a flattering look on his face.
There was no way. The reason why he didn't have a membership card was not that he didn't have money, but that he was away from home in Daliang City at that time. He had just returned to the capital, and when he learned the news and wanted to apply for a card, it happened that the Lu family announced to the public that When someone applied for Guochanglong's membership card, he could no longer buy Lu's rice paper. This forced him not to act rashly, and he regretted it for who knows how long.
So much so that if he wants to come to Xianweiju for a meal now, he can only ask others to bring him here. In order to be able to dine here for a long time in the future and to put the place for entertaining those partners here, he has no choice but to do so at this time. Don't bow your head.
For the same meal, if you dine at Xianweiju, the success rate of the negotiation will be several percent higher. After all, who among businessmen doesn’t pay attention to face?
Of course Zhang Xing knew Wang Tong's thoughts. In order to make the other party pay the bill willingly, he said politely: "Easy to say, easy to say. If you need anything in the future, you can always come to my brother's house and borrow your membership card."
You can use it once."
This was what Wang Tong was waiting for, and he quickly responded with a look of joy. "Okay, I'm here to toast to you. Thank you, brother."
"Hahaha, please." Zhang Xing laughed and raised the wine glass in his hand.
Such a scene is not just an exception, but the norm. Those dignitaries and wealthy businessmen who did not dare to offend the Lu family, mainly because they did not want to lose rice paper, also did not dare to go to Guochanglong to apply for membership cards, so they could only rely on
Those who apply for a membership card in advance are friends. Therefore, those who have a membership card not only gain face, but also gain benefits and money.
The advantages of membership cards are fully demonstrated at this moment. I don’t know how many people regretted it. If they had known this, why would they have hesitated and just applied for a membership card. Now it is useless to slap the thigh directly.
Guangde Building.
Lou Bucheng was sighing and looking at Xianweiju on the other side of the road.
I look at my Guangde Building from time to time. Today is also a toll day, but the number of customers is obviously less than half of usual.
Some of the original customers went to Xianweiju, which was a big spender and Lou Bucheng's main customer. But now most of them went to the other side. Even though the price of food here has dropped by 20%, there is still no
Block those people's choices.
Lou Bucheng also found out that the most common dish in Xianweiju costs five taels of silver, which is not far behind the most expensive dish in his place. He couldn't understand why these people still go to Xianweiju?
Could it be that their money was blown away by the strong wind?
Regrettably, but somewhat gratified, Xianweiju can only be entered by members of Guochanglong. If this were not the case, most of his guests would have left again. "Hey, I hope that as time goes by, those
People will come back to this place if they no longer have the previous interest, after all, consumption here is relatively affordable."
Lou Bucheng was still consoling himself. But he didn't know that today, Guochanglong's Shen's rice paper would be launched. Without the restrictions of Lu's rice paper, it is conceivable that people who apply for membership cards would be like before.
After squeezing through the door of the main store, his Guangde Building was really deserted at that time.
Guochanglong General Store.
It was no longer as lively as before. As soon as the Lu family's declaration came out, no one came to apply for membership. There were only two or three people in front of the shop. They usually took what they needed and turned around and left, as if they were afraid of more people.
Your stay will be remembered.
Fifty steps away from the west side of the main store, it was a little more lively. Hundreds of children in ragged clothes and with yellow faces were crowded together, facing a man wearing a green robe.
Shen Ao stood in front of the children, looking at these children with dirty little faces, but very clean eyes, who were only about ten years old, and a flash of pity unconsciously flashed in their eyes.
