When only Yuan Chang, Dian Wei, Han Sui and Li Rui were left, Li Rui walked up to Yuan Chang with a wry smile and said helplessly: "Lord County Commander, why do you hold on to Xiaomin, Xiaomin's ability is not as powerful as adults imagined." ”

"Before telling you my thoughts, I will tell you one thing, now this county order has been promoted to the Bohai Taishou. ”

Yuan Chang told Li Rui that this matter was not to show off, but to tell the other party in advance, and it was definitely promising to follow him.

Of course, hearing Yuan Chang's words, Li Rui was naturally surprised in his heart. However, he was not too shocked, he saw Yuan Chang's true face, knew that Yuan Chang was a capable person, and Yuan Chang was also Yuan Shao's brother, and it was not difficult to serve as a county guard in Yuan Shao's Jizhou.

However, if Li Rui knew that Yuan Shao still didn't know Yuan Chang's true face, the reason why Yuan Chang was appointed as the Bohai Taishou was only because Yuan Chang helped him win the position of the patriarch of the Yuan clan, I don't know how Li Rui would feel.

"Congratulations to the Lord like this, I didn't know that the Lord was promoted before, and I will make up the congratulatory gift later. ”

Li Rui now finally knew why Yuan Chang went to his hotel to drink tonight, it turned out to be to celebrate Yuan Chang's promotion to Bohai Taishou. However, it is useless to know now, he is destined to be tied to a boat by Yuan Chang.

Yuan Chang waved his hand and said indifferently: "You don't have to care about the congratulatory gift, as long as you help me get things done, it will be the biggest congratulatory gift for me." ”

Li Rui scratched his head and asked puzzledly, "My lord, what do you want the villain to do for you?"

After making trouble for a long time, Li Rui still didn't know what Yuan Chang wanted him to do. He can't do anything other than his ability to open a hotel. Li Rui had a flash of inspiration, did Yuan Chang plan to let himself open a hotel to make money? But although opening a hotel can make some money, it is not that simple.

The reason why Li Rui was able to make the hotel so impressive in Dongping County is first of all his personal ability, which is beyond doubt. Secondly, there is no one else in Dongping County who will engage in hotels, and there is no competition, so Li Rui can sit big. Moreover, Li Rui spent a lot of money to give the county order of the county government of Dongping County at that time, and the county order at that time was willing to give Li Rui the best position, and because of the relationship between the county order, the other officials of the county government did not dare to come to make trouble, at most they came to eat and drink. Of course, Li Rui's filial piety is still not less during the New Year's holidays.

In other places, it is different, firstly, some large counties and counties already have people who have opened hotels, and they are time-honored brands, and it is very difficult to compete with them; secondly, it costs a lot of money to get rid of the joints to solve the problems of officials in other counties. Although Li Rui still has some money, he doesn't know Yuan Chang's specific goals, nor does he know how much money Yuan Chang will give him to open a hotel, so he can only think about the worst.

Yuan Chang looked at Li Rui, who was deep in thought, obviously he already knew what he was looking for him for. Therefore, Yuan Chang did not procrastinate, and said bluntly: "Li Rui, I asked you to help me open a hotel." I'm responsible for how much it costs to open a hotel, and you just need to name Yuelai Restaurant. ”

Li Rui didn't know how much money Yuan Chang had, but looking at Yuan Chang's appearance, he didn't seem to be short of money. It's normal for Li Rui to think about it, Yuan Chang is a child of the scholar clan, and there will definitely be no shortage of money. Of course, Li Rui didn't know that Yuan Chang didn't have much money when he was in Yuan's house. However, the villagers of Shengji Village gave Yuan Chang enough start-up capital, so Yuan Chang did not need to worry about money at all. The villagers of the provincial village gave Yuan Chang this money at the beginning, so that Yuan Chang could benefit the people, and Yuan Chang did not use it for personal use, so let Li Rui use it to open a hotel, which was naturally with peace of mind. Besides, opening a hotel is a lucrative business, and this money will be made up sooner or later.

Anyway, where did Yuan Chang get his self-confidence to make money? Nonsense, there are Peter's good Western red wines, and then there are some famous wines made by Yuan Chang in later generations, plus some delicious foods that Yuan Chang knows, and he still needs to be afraid that he won't be able to make money by opening a hotel? In that case, Yuan Chang is ashamed of his name as a traverser.

"My lord, I don't know where you plan to open a hotel, how many will you open, and what is the scale?"

Li Rui was born in a hotel, so he naturally knew what to consider, so he asked Yuan Chang directly. Since there is no way out, Li Rui can only do his best to help Yuan Chang.

Yuan Chang listened to the thought in his mind, of course, opening a hotel is not just a random place to open, it must be opened in a place where it can be used. Yuan Shao's Jizhou administrative office, Yecheng will definitely open one; in the future, Cao Cao will move the capital to Xu County, and one will definitely be opened here; and the original capital Luoyang is also the place where Cao Pi will set the capital in the future, and there must be no shortage here; Xuzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, Dongwu and other places will all have heavy incidents in the future, and they will definitely have to open hotels. Of course, Li Rui is alone now, and he can't be separated, and he can't open so many hotels at the same time. Therefore, Yuan Chang chose the two most important places in the current period, Yecheng and Xuxian.

Yecheng is the seat of Jizhou, and now Yuan Shao's base is indispensable here; now that Dong Zhuo has died, Li Xun and Guo Yan will have internal strife, Cao Cao will move the capital to Xu County, and Xu County will definitely be arranged. These two places are the most important places at present, so it is natural to prepare in advance.

After thinking about it, Yuan Chang said to Li Rui at the moment: "Li Rui, my goal is, of course, to open hotels all over the world. However, I also know that I can't be in a hurry, so I can open hotels in Yecheng and Xu County for now. Since we want to do it, we must do the best, and the scale and grade must exceed the hotels that already exist in the local area. Don't be afraid that you won't have enough money, just that you won't spend enough, and we will earn back the money you spend sooner or later. ”

For Yecheng, Li Rui knows that Jizhou's governance is the location of Yuan Shao. Thinking of this, Li Rui was shocked, could it be that Yuan Chang wanted to replace Yuan Shao?

I have to say that Li Rui's brain turned very fast, although Yuan Chang did not plan to replace Yuan Shao so early, but sooner or later he would do it. Li Rui guessed Yuan Chang's thoughts just because of Yuan Chang's arrangement, and I have to say that the businessman's intuition is extremely keen. Cold sweat slipped down his forehead involuntarily, Li Rui felt that what Yuan Chang was doing seemed to be a bit big, if he followed him, not to mention the glory and wealth for the time being, it was still a question whether his life could be saved.

If it was before, Li Rui didn't know Yuan Chang's true face, and he might not think so. However, now that Yuan Chang has revealed his true face, isn't his former disguise just to not be noticed by others, so that he can plot in the future? Although he vaguely guessed Yuan Chang's thoughts in his heart, Li Rui did not say it, even if he knew some things, it was best to bury them in his heart, and the more he knew, the more dangerous his life became.

Putting aside the chaotic thoughts in his mind, Li Rui went to think about another place where Yuan Chang was going to open a hotel - Xu County.

For Xu County, Li Rui didn't know at all. Don't talk about Li Rui, most people probably don't know where Xu County is, if Yuan Chang didn't say it, Li Rui wouldn't know that there was such a place as Xu County in the world. In such a place, it is obvious that it is not much use to open a hotel.

"My lord, although the small people dare not say that they know geography, most of the thirteen states in the world know it. Where and where this Xu County is, I have never heard of it. Thinking about it like this, I'm afraid that most people in the world don't know, if so, it may be difficult to make a profit by opening a hotel in Xu County. ”

Yuan Chang nodded, and praised with satisfaction: "Li Rui, you can take this into account, I'm very happy, as my subordinate, you can put forward any ideas you have, don't be afraid of angering me because of this." Xu County may not be known to many people now, but sooner or later it will become famous, you just need to believe me. Moreover, opening a hotel to make money is a secondary purpose, the main purpose is to use the hotel as a hidden, perhaps intelligence, this is the real purpose of opening a hotel. ”

Since Li Rui can think about himself and obviously integrate into his identity as a subordinate, then Yuan Chang will naturally tell him the real purpose of opening the hotel. If Li Rui only knows how to nod blindly, then Yuan Chang doesn't need to explain to him, anyway, when the time comes, he will obey the arrangement, and there is no need to waste that energy.

Hearing Yuan Chang's true purpose of opening a hotel, Li Rui must have been a little moved in his heart, which shows Yuan Chang's trust in him. For this point, he will also help Yuan Chang get things done in the hotel.

Seeing Li Rui's expression, Yuan Chang nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "Li Rui, after the hotel opens, I will arrange for people to work inside, and they are the personnel responsible for collecting intelligence." Therefore, in any case, the protection of their lives must be the first condition. ”

"Yes, my subordinates understand!"

Of course, Li Rui knew the importance of these intelligence collectors, just like Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty even sent a large army to protect the spies who collected intelligence from the Xiongnu in order to attack the Xiongnu. Just for a spy, there are no less than 10,000 soldiers who sacrificed, which shows the important journey of the spy.

Yuan Chang patted Li Rui on the shoulder, the task was completed, so next, he naturally had to look forward to the future.

"Li Rui, maybe now that I am persecuting you like this, you will have resentment in your heart. Don't tell me no, you may not dare, but that doesn't mean you don't want to. To be honest, I don't look down on any class of people, because everyone works their own ability. Just like you businessmen, you also rely on your own minds to make money, so what qualifications do others have to look down on you? Of course, my view does not represent the opinion of the people of the world, and in their hearts, the scholars are the superior class. Although you have money, but you have no status, you have to bow your head to them when you see the scholars, do you have to be born like this? This is not the case, although Yi Yin of the Shang Dynasty was only a slave, but he became the prime minister, one person under ten thousand people. You may not be able to do this, but you have to at least work hard to see that people don't have to look down, but can talk to them confidently. So, I asked you to help me do things, and it was also an opportunity for yourself, and if you succeeded, your position would change. If you fail, you have nothing to lose, and you can still continue to be your businessman. ”

"Yes, my lord, my subordinates understand!"

Although Li Rui continued to be a businessman according to his interests, he earned enough money to live. However, I have to admit that Yuan Chang is right, even if he saw the officials of the county government, he had to greet him with a smile, perhaps because he was used to it, he didn't feel anything.

However, at this moment, hearing Yuan Chang's words, he still has a chance to let others look up, and the blood in Li Rui's heart seems to have been ignited. Even if he died, when he went underground to see his father, he could proudly tell him that he had fought hard and lived up to the word "rui" he had given him.

Thinking of this, the resentment in Li Rui's heart disappeared, and some were just grateful to Yuan Chang, grateful to him for giving him such an opportunity.