It was getting late, and it wasn't until 3:00 that the money for one hundred carriages was unloaded, so much that there was no room to set foot in the front yard.
Lu Xu almost laughed like crazy. The impact of 10,000 yuan in cash was really big.
Seeing the master's family being so happy, their servants also enjoyed themselves.
Lu Yao grabbed five coins from a basket and threw it to Uncle Fu, "You have been working hard in our Lu family. Now that the Lu family has become rich, they will never treat you badly. Uncle Fu will receive five coins each, and each of the other servants will receive two coins.
Everyone has money."
Even if the Lu Mansion is not big, there are more than thirty servants, and the amount of money distributed does not exceed one hundred guan, and it can win over people's hearts, so why not do it.
Lu Xu was also very happy to see how happy the Lu family was. His Yao'er had finally grown up.
"After you take the money, move the remaining money to my yard."
"Your yard," Lu Xu plucked his ears to make sure he heard correctly. Shouldn't it be put in the warehouse?
"Ahem..." Lu Xu coughed twice and kept tapping the basket with his fingers.
Lu Yao understood, he just wanted money.
"Well, first move a thousand gu to my father's place, then move 500 gu to my elder brother's place, and then move the rest to the yard for me."
After hearing what Lu Yao said, Lu Xu's face became better.
The next day, Lu Yao took Pan Wen and swaggered through the market. He had money in his hands and could walk with his back straight.
The two of them chose many places but felt they were inappropriate. There was no need to consider the outer city. We are rich people, would we go to that kind of place? If we had to choose, choose the inner city, which would look high-end and classy.
"This room is nice." The two of them were a little thirsty after leaving, so they sat on a stall and drank sour plum soup.
It’s a joke to ask why there is sour plum soup in winter. If you have money, you can’t buy anything, so it will be more expensive.
Pan Wen drank a big mouthful of sour plum soup. The rich sour taste was refreshing. He looked at the location pointed by Lu Yao and said: "This property belongs to the Cao family. It was rented to others for cloth business. Maybe the business is not very good."
Well, we are moving soon, so it would be best if you can get it."
"Cao family? Which Cao family?" Lu Yao almost choked on the sour plum soup.
"Which Cao family is there in Bianliang?"
Lu Yao thought to himself, if this is the Cao family's house, he can't buy it. He just had a fight with his daughter. How can he sell the store to him? If he decides to raise the price, who will you cheat? Besides, he has to show off to
The Han government is watching.
In short, this bad relationship cannot continue.
After walking down a street, Lu Yao spotted another shop. It was in the center of the busy city and surrounded by a crossroads. It was definitely a good place to open a store. The sales volume of alcohol sold here would increase by at least 20%.
"This room also belongs to the Cao family."
Lu Yao was furious, how come the two rooms in a row belonged to the Cao family.
"What about this?"
"It's also from the Cao family."
Lu Yao was really angry, "Just tell me which one is not from the Cao family."
Pan Wen thought for a while and said, "You can see that most of the better locations belong to the Cao family. The area you didn't like before does not belong to the Cao family."
"Go back." Lu Yao pulled Pan Wen and walked back. The smell of wine is not afraid of the depth of the alley. If you don't buy it from Cao's shop, you can't buy wine.
Finally, they found a shop that did not belong to the Cao family. The shop was very big. In addition to the facade, there was also a large backyard. Lu Yao decided that this backyard would be where he brewed wine. He would not brew too much for now, and wait until sales increased later.
Find a place outside the city to use as a brewing workshop.
The location of the store is not very good. It is not in the center of the main street, but rather at the back. The owner of this house is not staying in Bianliang and is going home to do business. Seeing that two such famous dudes need to buy a store, I also
Not daring to raise the price, he sold it to Lu Yao for two thousand guan.
Lu Yao thought the price was fair, so he asked his servants to go back and get the money, and signed the contract in the afternoon.
This store used to be in the hotel business, and the owner gave some seats and benches directly to Lu Yao, thus saving some money.
"Fat man, do you know where there are good craftsmen in Bianliang? Help me find some."
"Artisan? I have some at home. If you don't have enough, I can find some for you."
"As many as come, no one will be turned away." Lu Yao said excitedly.
Some wealthy families have many craftsmen in their own homes. There is no other way. The family has a big business, and they have to repair things every day, and the people in their house can use it with peace of mind.
After doing this, Lu Yao returned to Lu Mansion. After all, it was already early.
He asked Uncle Fu to order wood in Bianliang tomorrow and prepare to do a big job. It turned out that he really didn't like the decoration of the store. As a modern person, he must have an aesthetic vision. If he wants to build a restaurant, he must do it.
It is one of the most luxurious restaurants in Bianliang.
Another day.
Lu Yao and Pan Wen met in the shop. Apart from other things, the fat man did have a lot of good things at home. The craftsmen he brought were master-level at first glance, and they didn't have to spend any money. How nice.
Suddenly there was a commotion outside the shop, and someone was heard shouting: "Mr. Pan, we are here."
Lu Yao was almost frightened by these people. They were not craftsmen, but a group of officers and soldiers. They were wearing shabby armor, but they looked a little out of place with carpenter's tools in their hands.
Lu Yao looked at Pan Wen blankly, suddenly feeling a little at a loss as to whether he was here to raid the house or to do some work.
"Are these the carpenters you found for me?"
"What's wrong with this?"
"But these people are all officers and soldiers."
"Can officers and soldiers be used as carpenters?"
"Now that there is no war, the officers and soldiers must make money, otherwise they will eat whatever they want. They will not only be carpenters, but they will do anything as long as you give them money."
Lu Yao was so shocked that he felt that his world view was about to collapse. The officers and soldiers did not train and went to do work, which was the most ridiculous thing in the world.
This was the case in the Northern Song Dynasty. There were too many redundant troops. As long as there was rebellion, they would be recruited. Wherever they were recruited, they would naturally be placed in the army. Therefore, as long as there were people who had no food to eat, they would rebel. Because rebels had food to eat, farmers in the Song Dynasty had the most rebellions.
, some only have a few or dozens of people.
It's no wonder that the Jin Dynasty directly attacked Bianliang and captured both emperors. If such an army was used to defend the city, it was not easily defeated.
When the officers and soldiers saw Lu Yao and Pan Wen arguing, they were a little anxious. Time is very precious. If you don't work for a moment, you will feel uncomfortable. If you don't work, you will have no money. If you don't work, you will have no food. So you have to work hard.
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An officer and soldier said: "Mr. Pan, do you still need a carpenter here? If not, we will have to go elsewhere. There are other jobs waiting for us."
Lu Yao was unhappy. Since he came, he wanted to leave without even looking at where this place was.
Allowing himself to accept this reality, Lu Yao put his arms around the officers and soldiers' shoulders and said, "Whatever you want, as long as you do your job well, you will have enough to eat every meal, and I will give you a lot of wages."
"Sir, are you telling the truth?" The officers and soldiers outside the door were very excited. It was not easy for them to just eat enough. Working for others, one meal only meant giving each person a sesame seed cake and a plate of pickles.
It is quite good to eat three cents full. The money earned is also used to buy food for the parents, wife and sons at home. They only earn ten cents a day. Even the food at home is not enough. They have been living in poverty for a long time.
No more food.
"Of course it's true, but you have to follow my requirements."
The officers and soldiers nodded repeatedly, "Absolutely."
What to do first? Drawings, of course.
Lu Yao had already finished the rough drawings last night.
Since you want to sell wine, you must have an ambience, and you must have a wine collection cabinet. The price of the wine is directly marked on the collection cabinet, and the price is clearly marked, so there is no deception.
There are definitely booths and private rooms, and a bartender is also a must.
Since there are literati, there must be a place to display poems. As long as the poems are well written, a pot of wine will be given to them.
How can an arty thing be without a singing girl? There must be a singing platform, and it must be high so that everyone can see it.
There must also be reliefs, everywhere, and you are not afraid of spending money.
There must be many places for candlesticks so that they can be as bright as day even at night.
Bianliang is a city that never sleeps. This hotel will also be open 24 hours a day, and the staff will work in two shifts.
After listening, the craftsmen looked at each other. Of course they can make these things, but why do they look so strange? Normal people would not do this.
Seeing everyone's puzzled looks, Lu Yao waved his hands and said, "Don't think about anything, just do it. I'll give you one hundred cents a day as wages."
"One hundred cents?" Everyone's jaw dropped. This is their ten days' salary. Don't ask them to do these weird things, even if you ask them to run naked on the street.
"You guys are doing a good job, I'm going out to buy something."
The dozen or so servants he brought out from the Lu Mansion in the morning followed him. As for Pan Wen, who left him to look after the shop, the craftsmen listened to him, and it was a bit annoying to be alone and chatter in their ears all day long.
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Lu Yao pointed to buying that.
A rouge stall was sold out as soon as the goods were put out.
The stall owner smiled so hard as he looked at the few coins in his hand that he couldn't close his mouth. It used to take at least five days to sell out all his goods. Now, it only takes a second and he can finally go home and sleep in.
In addition to the rouge stall, there was also a place to buy lard. You could buy as much as you wanted. Even the stock was taken away by Lu Yao.
There wasn't even a drop of quicklime left in the apothecary.
Wherever you make tofu, you won’t see salt brine.
Lu Yao also bought a dozen iron pots.
All the merchants in the area where Lu Yao was located were smiling.
The vegetable and meat stalls also closed early. They really hoped that such a God of Wealth would come every day.
Seeing the servants of the Lu family coming back panting one by one carrying goods, Pan Wen asked curiously: "Brother Lu, why did you come back with so many things?"
"Of course it's for shopping, why are you asking this question?"
Ignoring Pan Wen's doubts, Lu Yao took his servants to the backyard and asked them to set up a dozen simple stoves.
One was used to cook rice, and the other two made a large pot of dishes, waiting for lunch for the craftsmen at noon.
The rest is naturally used to make soap.
Start the fire, melt the lard in a large pot, add quicklime and stir to allow them to react chemically.
Wait until it turns white, then add salt brine to solidify.
When they aggregate into lumps, take them out and place them in a clean wooden basin.
Now there are no flowers to extract aromatic essential oils, so they can only be replaced by rouge.
Put the various colors of rouge into the solidified lard and stir it. The fragrance suddenly filled the air, and Lu Yao knew that the soap was ready.
Take out the mold that the carpenter just made, squeeze the soaps of various colors into oval shapes, put them aside to dry, and they will become the current soap.
The remaining scraps in the pot were kneaded together, and white and flawless candles were produced.
As for what to do with the remaining water?
Of course you can't pour it, although it's a little smelly now, after filtering it will be the food essence. Adding it to the wine will improve the sweetness of the wine, which is a rare good thing.
These things are all ready and waiting to be brewed.