I told myself that I couldn't make the drawings I had worked so hard on. Wasn't my work in vain?
Xu Guangfu explained: "Ordinary craftsmen can only build some ordinary houses. I think this house is somewhat different from the normal style of the Tang Dynasty. If it were to be built, only craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry in the entire Tang Dynasty could build it.
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Lin Xuan breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry could build it, and said: "I will find the craftsmen. You buy more bricks and stones first. Regarding the money, I will say hello to the accounting office. You can go directly to the accounting office."
Just withdraw it.”
"In addition, buy me a few more fire kilns outside Chang'an City. I want to use them."
"Yes! Let's do it now, little one." Xu Guangfu responded.
"Go!" Lin Xuan waved his hand.
After Xu Guangfu left, Lin Xuan found Lin Dongyang and told the story.
Lin Dongyang had no objection. His son was about to marry the princess, so he couldn't let the princess live in such a small house.
While Lin Xuan and his son were chatting about the details of building a house, a servant reported that Zhao Min had arrived.
Lin Dongyang nodded and said: "Let him come in."
"I have met you, sir." Zhao Min saluted.
Lin Dongyang nodded and asked, "Old Zhao, did something happen again in the restaurant?"
Zhao Min said: "Master, young master, after what happened in the restaurant yesterday, the restaurant's business has become worse and worse."
Yesterday, Lin Xuan and the others left with the officials after beating the people.
But the story of them beating people became more and more mysterious.
Some said that the Lord's children were drunk and beat others without any reason.
Some said they raped women.
Anyway, there are all kinds of versions, and it scares many people away from eating at Ke Yunlou.
Lin Xuan said nonchalantly: "Don't worry, as long as the food tastes good, business will gradually improve."
He also knew that yesterday's incident must have had some impact on the restaurant's business, but rumors were just rumors after all, and no one would remember them after a while.
Zhao Min smiled bitterly and said: "Sir, the problem is that the stir-fried dishes in many restaurants now taste almost the same as those in our restaurant. I'm afraid that over time, those customers will go to other restaurants."
The price of Ke Yun Lou is a bit more expensive than other restaurants, but many people still choose Ke Yun Lou because the taste is better than other restaurants.
After those customers went to other restaurants to eat once, they found that the taste of those restaurants was almost the same as that of Ke Yun Restaurant. Who would come to Ke Yun Restaurant?
Lin Xuan frowned slightly. He was about to build a house. He didn't know how much it would cost yet. Ke Yun Tower couldn't be ruined.
Besides, I made the stir-fry myself, but I can't compete with those pirated copies, and I can't help but be laughed to death. This is absolutely intolerable.
Lin Xuan thought for a while and said: "Uncle Zhao, go back first and find some storytellers. I will go to the restaurant in a minute!"
"Sir, why are you looking for a storyteller?" Zhao Min was stunned.
He came to Lin Xuan for help because he wanted to see if Lin Xuan could come up with some new dishes to improve the restaurant's business.
Unexpectedly, Lin Xuan asked him to find some storyteller.
"Uncle Zhao, you go look for it first, and you'll find out later." Lin Xuan said with a smile.
"This..." Zhao Min looked at Lin Dongyang hesitantly.
Lin Dongyang waved his hand and said: "Do as Xuan'er said."
Although he didn't know what Lin Xuan had in mind, he believed in Lin Xuan.
"Yes, I'll go right away!" Zhao Min responded.
"Dad, please keep an eye on Xu Guangfu's side. I'll go to the restaurant to have a look." Lin Xuan said.
Lin Dongyang nodded: "Well, I will keep an eye on it, you go ahead."
Lin Xuan did not go directly to Keyun Tower, but returned to his yard first.
Come to the room, open your treasure box (a box dedicated to sign-in rewards), and take out three books from it.
The three books are "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", "The Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" and "Journey to the West", all of which are rewarded for signing in.
After many choices, Lin Xuan chose "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
In fact, "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" is the best. After all, everyone knows many of the characters in it and will definitely like to listen to it.
However, "Romance of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" has a total of one hundred chapters, more than half of which deal with events after the founding of the Tang Dynasty, and many of which deal with events after Li Shimin's death.
If he took it out, wouldn't he be seeking death?
Carrying "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Lin Xuan rode a horse and headed for Keyun Tower under the protection of Liu Da and other soldiers.
When he arrived, Zhao Min was already waiting at the door. When he saw Lin Xuan coming, he came up to him and said, "Sir, I have found three storytellers, are they enough?"
Lin Xuan handed the horse to the soldiers behind him and said, "Take me to see it first."
Li Shimin didn't know what was going on. He promised to give him a lion as a reward, but it hasn't been delivered yet. Could it be that he forgot about it? Lin Xuan wondered if he would go to the palace to remind him later.
Lin Xuan looked at the three sloppy and unkempt people in front of him, turned to Zhao Min and asked: "Is this the storyteller you are looking for?"
You can look for someone better, but these people are obviously not that good at being around, and they definitely aren't that good at storytelling either.
"Sir, the three of them are quite famous among storytellers. Those famous people all have employers, so it's not easy to get them here in a short time." Zhao Min said.
Lin Xuan was speechless. How could he be so famous?
In fact, Lin Xuan had a misunderstanding. Storytelling had not yet taken shape before the Song Dynasty. Most of them told short stories, and people had long been tired of hearing those stories.
Without a good story, they can’t attract people, and naturally they can’t make money.
Lin Xuan waved his hand and said: "The three of you take turns telling me a paragraph and let me listen."
After listening to what the two people said, Lin Xuan frowned.
Storytelling, to put it bluntly, means telling stories, and the most important thing in telling stories is to express them with both voice and emotion.
Not only does the tone of voice need to be exciting, but also some body movements are needed to attract people to listen.
Although these two storytellers had some expressions on their faces, their tone of voice was the same as reading while holding a book. No wonder they were confused like this.
Originally, Lin Xuan had given up all hope and was planning to ask Zhao Min to recruit people.
The third storyteller gave him a big surprise.
Lin Xuan looked at the third person and asked, "What's your name?"
"Back to Sir, the younger one's name is Zhang Du." Zhang Du said.
Lin Xuan said to Zhao Min: "Uncle Zhao, I will choose Zhang Du. The other two will be rewarded with fifty cents each. Let them go back."
In fact, what Zhang Du said is not particularly good, but it is much better than the other two.
When the other two people heard that Lin Xuan rewarded them fifty cents, they said gratefully: "Thank you, Sir!"
"Come with me!" Zhao Min led the two of them out.
"Zhang Du, are you literate?" Lin Xuan asked.
Zhang Du nodded and said, "The little one is literate."
Lin Xuan handed over "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and said: "Read this book carefully and start storytelling in the lobby on the first floor tomorrow. I will pay you 500 essays a month. If you speak well, you will be rewarded."
"Yes, yes! You must tell me carefully." Zhang Du was very excited when he heard 500 articles a month and nodded repeatedly.
Lin Xuan said to Zhao Min, who had just returned: "Uncle Zhao, let someone set up a stage in the middle of the hall on the first floor for Zhang Du to use for his storytelling."
Zhao Min asked worriedly: "Sir, can this really improve the restaurant's business?"
Lin Xuan smiled and said: "You will know tomorrow. I have something else to do, so I will leave first."
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Lin Xuan rode his horse and went to the Ministry of Industry.
"Liu Da, have you ever known Longmen County?" Lin Xuan asked Liu Da behind him.