"Brother Lu, you have a good place, tsk, there are so many rooms." Zhang Heng said enviously while looking at Lu Ting's new house.

I have been in the army for so many years, and I don't have a house that belongs to me, Lu Ting is good, I haven't been in Chang'an for three months, I rented a house in front of me, and now I bought it directly, or I bought it with my own money, and I can't do it if I don't envy it.

It is true that Zhang Heng has been in the army for many years, and he has a lot of loot and rewards, but he is generous, which brother is in trouble, he can help, money comes and goes, and he really doesn't have much savings, self-sufficiency, living a well-off life is no problem, if you want to buy a house, you can't think of it.

Lu Ting said a little modestly: "It's just a mansion, let's make do with it, Boss Zhang, please take a seat." ”

The two of them sat in the hall, and they didn't need Lu Ting to greet them, Zhang Heng picked up the dim sum on the table and ate it, saying as he spoke: "This dim sum is good, where did you buy it?" ”

"Mei Niang made it, she is good at making dim sum, Boss Zhang likes it, go back and bring a few packs." Lu Ting said generously.

Lao Gao's vision is good, Mei Niang makes good dishes, and she is even better at making dim sum, even Chilian Niangzi also likes to eat.

"Okay, prepare more, there are a lot of people in the Wuyi Hall." Zhang Heng was not polite to Lu Ting.

After a pause, Zhang Heng lowered his voice and said, "How is it, you can get along, right?" ”

Lu Ting knew that Zhang Heng was asking about the relationship between Chilian Niangzi and his wife, so he nodded and said, "It's okay, Siniang is still very easy to talk to, it's Brother Ren... Kind of don't like to talk. ”

Lu Ting has not seen how powerful the murder weapon in the world is on the battlefield, but that kind of coldness can be regarded as knowledge, either he will not see anyone, or he will not speak when he meets, as if Lu Ting is transparent.

Needless to say, the murder weapon in the world does not approve of Lu Ting, and he feels that a master like him protects a small person, and he loses his style too much to protect himself, and he can't get in the way of Zhang Heng's face and soft bubbles.

He was polite to Zhang Heng, which did not mean that he had a good face for Lu Ting, and it was already a good evaluation to say that he didn't like to speak.

Zhang Heng was not surprised at all, and patted Lu Ting's shoulder when he heard the words and said, "Actually, Brother Ren is a wonderful person, but you have his approval." ”

"Don't be in a hurry, take your time" Lu Ting nodded and said, "Boss Zhang has already mentioned it, I am confident." ”

Isn't it just that he likes wine, it's easy to deal with shortcomings, isn't the murder weapon in the world arrogant and cold, and he has a way to let him take the initiative to get closer.

Zhang Heng threw a piece of dim sum into his mouth, and said while chewing, "Okay, what is the matter with you sending someone to find me?" If you have something to say, hurry up, I'm going to go to the Xia Wei Hall for a while, and I'm going back to the Wuyi Hall to star. ”

It's all your own people, so there's no need to beat around the bush.

Lu Ting didn't respond to his words, and asked, "Boss Zhang, how is the business of the Heavenly Taste Hall in the past two days?" ”

"It's a little worse than the three days of the last Yuan Festival, but the business is not bad, on the 18th day, I thought there would be fewer guests, only prepared the amount of eight hundred cage rice, and it was sold out before noon, some of the pawns who wanted to go out were specially packed and carried, and when it was hot, they could eat, those scholars who accompanied the country, maidservants, and guards, also liked to eat in the chivalrous hall, they said that they only ate dry food and the stomach was uncomfortable, and other places were expensive and had to wait, come to the chivalrous hall to eat, fast and cheap, and do not delay the matter."

Zhang Hengyue became more and more excited, rubbing and saying: "Brother Lu, you are too powerful, after Xia Weitang increased its drinks and ranger chicken, its turnover and profits increased greatly, and on the eighteenth day of the first lunar month, Xia Weitang's gross profit exceeded 20,000 yuan. ”

The daily business income of Xia Weitang will be handed over to Zhang Heng, the chief financial manager, and counting money every day has become a happy and painful thing for Zhang Heng.

Every day, seeing boxes of yellow and clear copper coins transported back to Wuyitang, Zhang Heng has a feeling of happiness, some of which are Wuyitang and can be freely disposed of by Wuyitang.

The meat and vegetables that could not be sold out that day, like some leftovers, were also pulled back to Wuyitang, which was regarded as a kind of welfare, and the food in Wuyitang had improved a lot these days, and those injured and sick people also drank hot broth, who didn't say that it was good?

Lu Ting glanced at Zhang Heng and said with a smile: "Boss Zhang, 20,000 yuan a day, and 6,000 yuan when you fall into Wuyitang, is this satisfied?" ”

Satisfy?

Zhang Heng snorted a spirit, and said with a twinkle in his eyes: "Brother Lu means that we can earn more?" ”

If you don't know the price of firewood and rice, Zhang Heng took over a Wuyitang that is always short of money, and often has a feeling of "it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice", sometimes for money, for the old brothers of Wuyitang, go out to find support everywhere, and reach out to the Qin Wangfu again and again, and now I see Huang Chengcheng's copper coin, I feel more attractive than the beauty.

"Of course, a chivalrous hall can make so much money, Chang'an is so big, why don't we open a few more, I am ready to open five more."

That's right, a few more to make money, Zhang Heng's eyes lit up, but he quickly frowned and said: "But opening a branch has to be a money, Brother Lu, I won't tell you, Wuyitang really can't take out the money now, if you want someone to have it, you really don't have money." ”

In one winter, there are many activities and food to be carried out on the winter clothes, Yuan Day, and Shangyuan Festival, and the weather is so cold, so many people, just taking charcoal and firewood every day is a big expense, and there are many old, weak, sick and disabled people in Wuyitang, so they have to leave some money for emergencies.

Now that the prince's mansion is gaining power, the prince on the one hand vigorously woos the ministers, and on the other hand, he suppresses the Qin Wangfu in various ways, not only cutting the funds, but also not letting go of the industry of the Qin Wangfu, Fang Xuanling hinted to Zhang Heng that the surplus grain of the Qin Wangfu is not much.

Lu Ting said with a wry smile: "Boss Zhang, don't take you to cheat like this, you are more active than anyone else when you divide the money, and you can slip away faster than anyone else when you want to pay money." ”

Zhang Heng smiled and said disapprehantly: "No way, there are more than 500 old brothers behind him, just rely on it." ”

Most of the people in Wuyitang are either Zhang Heng's subordinates or colleagues, they have great trust in Zhang Heng in the past, Zhang Heng gave an order, no matter what is a sea of swords and fires in front of them, they charge into battle without hesitation, they have eliminated many enemies, and they have also paid a heavy price, which is the reason why Zhang Heng has always refused to leave Wuyitang.

I really can't bear to throw down these robes of life and death that have had a fateful friendship.

When he saw that Lu Ting could bring hope to Wuyitang, Zhang Heng sold out his old face and invited the murder weapon in the world and the Chilian Lady to protect Lu Ting.

Lu Ting smiled and said quickly: "I bought a house and bought a slave, and it is difficult to get much money, don't worry, I will solve it in terms of money, Boss Zhang, there is no problem in terms of manpower." ”

If you have money, you can do good things, you can only be considered decent, and if you don't have money, you can do good things, that is called ability.

"If the requirements are not high, there are more people, and there are as many as you want."

didn't wait for Lu Ting to speak: Zhang Heng added: "Blood Monkey, Broken Three Knives, they made money, and they also ate a mouth full of oil, those old brothers in Wuyitang don't know how much they are red-eyed, I don't know how many people have asked these days, can they arrange them, some of them are still relying on their qualifications, they are all counted down, there is no problem with people, I can draw a hundred or dozens of people at any time." ”

"Besides, in addition to the people who have no clothes, there are also many family members of retired old brothers, as long as there is a job, everyone will wrap their hands on me."

Lu Ting shook his head and said, "It's not enough to be out of people. ”

"Not enough? What more? Zhang Heng said with some vigilance.

"Boss Zhang, there is an old saying that you have not heard of, crying children have milk to drink."

"No, no," Zhang Heng shook his head like a rattle: "The prince has had a hard time these days, and part of the money for the purchase of winter clothes is still taken out of the prince's private treasury, so he can't make trouble for the prince anymore." ”

Zhang Heng felt that the prince had done enough, and it was really difficult to speak again.

Lu Ting smiled slightly: "I can't open my mouth if I want money, don't I want money?" ”

"Don't want money? So what do you want? Zhang Heng said with some surprise.

"More than ten miles south of Chang'an City, there is a good stone mountain, there is a mountain spring named good stone spring in good stone mountain, I heard that good stone mountain is the prince's, does Boss Zhang know about this?"

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "I know, the prince wants to build a grange, and after buying it, he found that there is a lot of gravel in the ground, which is not suitable for farming, so I will give up, I have tasted the good stone spring, it is good, but it is more than ten miles away from Chang'an, it is too far, just toss for a sip of water, it is not worth it." ”

"If you ask the prince for that piece of land, not for it, but for it, do you think the prince will agree?"

"Brother Lu, just now you mentioned the Liang Stone Spring, could it be that you fancy that spring? What's the use of coming? Zhang Heng said with a puzzled face.

Lu Ting said confidently: "In your eyes, it is a useless stone mountain, but in my eyes, it is a golden mountain." ”

Gold Mountain? Zhang Heng's eyes widened, because there are many stones in that place, it is not possible to plant trees and land, what is the use.

Zhang Heng thought for a while, gritted his teeth and said: "Brother Lu is so confident, it's no problem to let the help speak, but you raise the money first, as long as Brother Lu raises the money, I will open it." ”

Over the years, no matter how difficult it was, Zhang Heng had gone to the Qin Palace's mansion to fight for some benefits, and he had never opened his mouth with Li Er himself, but Lu Ting wanted him to speak, which made Zhang Heng hesitate.

As long as those old brothers in Wuyitang are good, Zhang Heng will also let go.

"Okay, that's a deal." Lu Ting immediately responded.

Zhang Heng quickly hesitated again, and said with some uncertainty: "Brother Lu, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, you want to open a few branches in one go, can you really make up this money?" You don't want to borrow those profits, you can say it first, you can't dilute the people who don't have clothes, and you can't borrow money. ”

The eldest grandson Chong and Cheng Chuliang, who are good friends with Lu Ting, are still studying in Guozi, and they can't come out for a while, even if it is difficult to raise money, and Lu Ting promised early in the morning that he will not reduce the share of Wuyitang, if other people pay, Wuyitang will not come out at all, how can the people be counted at that time?

If you borrow money, the money is blood-sucking money, and once you borrow it, it is difficult to pay it off.

Lu Ting said with a relaxed face: "Just this little money, don't worry, do what I say, we don't have to take a penny." ”

After that, Lu Ting said a few words in Zhang Heng's ear, Zhang Heng's eyes widened wider and wider, and he looked incredulous.....

Zhou Cheng is an unknown small businessman in Chang'an, in fact, he is a sheep dealer, collecting sheep from other places, and then driving the sheep to Chang'an to sell to earn the difference, but unfortunately there are not many customers, and he has not become bigger and stronger.

Sell live sheep in the morning, usually at noon can be sold, and then leave Chang'an to collect sheep, the next day to continue to sell, but today is an exception, the chivalrous hall shopkeeper is invited.

The shopkeeper of Xia Wei Tang Yao is a guest that Zhou Cheng knows newly, at the beginning, as long as a sheep, he has to bargain for a long time to buy a sheep, but slowly there are more, sometimes four or five sheep a day, Zhou Cheng heard that the business of Xia Wei Tang is very prosperous, but he is just selling sheep, and he doesn't care much.

Xia Weitang is a good potential customer, in order to leave a good impression on the shopkeeper Yao, Zhou Cheng specially bathed and changed clothes before coming, washed off the smell of mutton on his body, and changed into a set of clean and tidy clothes.

Zhou Cheng casually asked a few passers-by, but he didn't expect that the popularity of Xia Wei Tang was really high, they all knew each other, and he quickly found Xia Wei Tang after guidance.

When Zhou Cheng saw Xia Weitang for the first time, he was intimidated by the long queue, there were at least thirty or forty people queuing, all waiting to eat cage rice, and there were two large steamers in front of the door, with more than two hundred steamers on them.

I heard that the business of Xia Weitang is doing well, but I didn't expect it to be so good.

Zhou Cheng looked at it for a while, and then went inside, and before he entered the door, he was stopped by a Jian slave, asking him not to cut in line, fortunately, the street of Weiweitang came quickly, asked his intentions, and took Zhou Cheng to enter through the back door.

As soon as he arrived in the backyard, Zhou Cheng's was taken aback again, there were two large steamers of steamer rice in the backyard of Xia Weitang, and more than 100 steamers were also placed on it.

In the backyard, in addition to the steamer, there are several familiar faces.

They were all merchants in the market, some selling sheep, some selling vegetables, some selling fish, some selling pigs, and somehow they were all here.

Seeing Zhou Cheng coming, the arch hand with a good relationship generally sat still, and everyone was waiting.

Shopkeeper Yao invited so many people at once, it was obvious that he wanted to make a choice among them, peers were enemies, and those present were all competitors.

Not long after he sat down, the blood monkey (the name of the blood monkey was Yao Duotian), who was a little thin, came out and said to everyone, "It's the dinner market now, and I'm a little busy, so I'm neglecting you." ”

Everyone hurriedly didn't dare.

After a few polite words, the blood monkey said straight to the point: "You are all busy people, and there are deals to take care of, I will not beat around the bush, Xia Weitang decided to select a special supplier from among you, specializing in the supply of rice, meat and vegetables of Xia Weitang, the conditions are written on paper, interested parties can use the pen next to them to write the corresponding conditions, in a word, whose conditions are the best, Xia Weitang will cooperate with whom for a long time." ”

While speaking, a handyman sent a piece of paper with requirements and conditions to Zhou Cheng.

"Won't you, the end of the month?" The merchant who got it first cried out in surprise.

A businessman shook his head and said: "Although the business is good, the amount is not large, the tenth month is okay, and the monthly end is over." ”

"Yes, there are so many requirements, and the price is still so low, it's not easy to do."

Zhou Cheng hurriedly picked it up and took a look, only to see that there were many requirements for ingredients listed on the paper, such as sheep to live, not sick, meat to be fresh, etc., one thing is very important, everything is not a cash transaction, but a monthly settlement.

There are many requirements, the price is low, and there is a monthly settlement, and the volume of a store is not large, as if... Not cost-effective.

Just when Zhou Cheng wanted to give up, the blood monkey said leisurely: "Everyone here is smart, I think they all know who the backer of Xia Wei Tang is, I won't say more, how prosperous the business of Xia Wei Tang is, you also see that it is not easy to come here, so I will reveal a little to you." ”

Speaking of this, the blood monkey raised a finger and said mysteriously: "Our owner said that Xia Wei Tang is doing well, within a month, five more branches will be opened in Chang'an City, and then it will be opened all the way in Luozhou and Zhengzhou, of course, Luozhou and Zhengzhou will not appear in the short term, but within a month, you will definitely be able to see six Xia Wei Tang in Chang'an." ”

As soon as the words fell, the eyes of many businessmen, including Zhou Cheng, lit up.