Chapter 48: Take the prefect to see the supermarket
This will be seen from a distance, and it can already be seen that the market has begun to take shape.
The perimeter wall of the whole has been completed, and the gray brick wall of more than seven feet encloses the entire supermarket.
In the middle of the fence is a two-foot high gate, but the place where the sign is hung on the gate is still empty.
Now, except for the roof and decoration of the building inside, most of the others have been completed.
Zhu Shaochen looked at this, and he had to admire Tang He's ability to coordinate and build.
Governor Lu got out of the car and walked in, and he watched carefully all the way.
Unlike the 'city' that Governor Lu had seen before, this 'supermarket' turned out to be composed of a whole corridor.
The shops in this market are all empty on all sides, with no walls or windows, only four pillars, and frankly a bunch of pavilions.
It is then connected by cloisters. Zhu Shaochen designed a structure that could shelter from the wind and rain without affecting the sun's rays.
I had to sacrifice part of the tightness.
After all, there were no electric lights and no exhaust fans in this era.
"Lord Lu, this is a meat area. Specializing in all kinds of meat. ”
"Fuzun, this is the vegetable and fruit area."
"It's a ready-to-wear section that sells ready-to-wear for all ages, but I haven't found a tailor yet. So for now, I had to sell silk and cloth first. ”
"They sell farm tools and other tools."
……
Zhu Shaochen introduced them to Governor Lu one by one.
Governor Lu found that if it could be designed according to Zhu Shaochen, then there would be almost everything in this market.
Small embroidery needles, as large as horse-drawn carriages and sedan chairs are sold.
"If that's the case, that's so convenient!" Lu Zhifu said.
Lu Zhifu couldn't help but be a little trendy, although he was born as a jinshi, he had no experience in buying goods from the people.
But before Zhongjinshi, he was still an ordinary person after all, and he knew how difficult it was to buy things.
Especially when I was waiting for the exam in Beijing, I often had to waste my time shopping for daily necessities.
Now His Royal Highness seems to be simplifying the process of buying things to an extreme.
"Hello, Your Royal Highness! Yikes! Lord Lu, you're here too. ”
At this time, when I heard a foreigner speak, I didn't have to guess to know that it was Tang and the priest.
It's just that Zhu Shaochen didn't expect Tang He to be busy on the construction site at this time.
"It's Tang and the priest?" When Governor Lu saw Tang He, he was also shocked.
"Priest, I'm sorry for you. It's only been a few days, and it's already starting to take shape. It should be completed in less than 10 days. Zhu Shaochen also asked.
"Your Highness, Lord Lu, how are you." Tang He saw the two and hurriedly greeted them politely.
The prefect of Lu originally knew Tang He, and he also nodded hurriedly.
After all, this soup was introduced by Xu Hanlin.
"His Royal Highness, it will take at least half a month. You Ming people are really desperate for their work. When we were in Europe, it often took more than half a year to build a house, but you can complete it in just a few days. ”
Tang He looked at these Ming laborers and said with envy.
"When I was in the West, if there were people like you, then my castle probably wouldn't have taken five years to build. Also, your brick-burning skills here are amazing. ”
Zhu Shaochen thought, we and I are famous for the efficiency of planting flowers and building houses.
How do you think you got here? It's not because my Chinese nation is hard-working!
But he just said, "The main thing is that our houses are all wooden, and most of you are stone." ”
Tang He thought about it, but he was still stunned by the efficiency of building houses among the people of Daming.
"Priest, how is your church done?" Zhu Shaochen remembered that Tang He was going to build a church.
"Your Highness, I have decided to follow the local customs and make a church made of blue bricks. I'm going to use Daming's technology and my design to make a brand new church. Tang He said proudly.
"So that I can finish and start my mission in three months."
It turns out that this foreign devil wants to start preaching as soon as possible, anyway, freedom of belief.
Zhu Shaochen didn't interfere either.
"Congratulations, Priest Tang." Governor Lu also came over to congratulate. He really didn't know when this foreign devil was dug up by Zhu Shaochen.
"This is all thanks to His Royal Highness Wang Sun, who gave me such a large piece of land to build a church. God bless you! My Highness! Tang He said.
The three of them chatted briefly for a while, and Governor Lu was quite optimistic about Zhu Shaochen's supermarket, remembering that the signboard was still blank when he saw it just now.
He is also willing to provide the supermarket with a sign written by himself.
So with the support of the prefect of Kaifeng, Zhu Shaochen's extended carriage bus system officially began trial operation. Of course, the same fee will be charged during the trial operation.
But all the passengers who take it can get a fan customized by Zhu Shaochen.
On the front and back of the pu fan, Zhu Shaochen wrote in large letters the upcoming supermarket 'Wo Fengyuan'.
A few days have passed, and there are still three days before the opening of 'Wofengyuan'.
Zhu Shaochen didn't go out much these days, but when he asked Murong Shanshan to come to the palace to play, he brought Zhu Lunchang here.
And entrusted the newly formed Kaifeng bus fleet to Zhu Lunchang.
In addition to the fixed subsidy of ten taels of silver per month, Zhu Lunchang can also get a 10% commission after deducting the loss and expenses of the carriage.
Immediately, Zhu Lunchang was so excited that he burst into tears.
In the past, at the end of the month, 1,200 Wen could be paid in the palace, and according to the exchange ratio of silver money, one tael of silver was converted into 1,400 Wen, which was less than one tael of silver.
Zhu Shaochen also told Zhu Lunchang that he must keep the daily bills for settlement with the 'supermarket'.
The free ride is actually the 'supermarket' that collects money.
Even if it is the same owner, the accounts still have to be counted separately.
When Zhu Lunchang arrived at the post, he did have many good performances.
For example, he suggested that all carriages should be hung with bells, so that they would not be able to bump into people, and those who wanted to hitchhike would know that a four-wheeled carriage was coming.
He also wrote the numbers on the carriages according to Zhu Shaochen's instructions, and also hung a sign on the roof of the carriage to write the general route of the carriage.
At the corresponding parking point, there is also a piece of tarpaulin with the general route written on it, and if it is an overlapping route, then write two pieces of cloth.
……
After the advent of this four-wheeled carriage.
From the beginning, no one cared.
In a few days, most scholars and clans will consider choosing this new mode of travel.
The cost is low, the speed is fast, and it is more convenient than hiring a sedan chair driver.
The most important thing is that you can often meet acquaintances in the car.
In short, Zhu Shaochen found that it was relatively appropriate to put Zhu Lunchang in this position.
He deeply hoped that Zhu Lunchang would also be able to cheer up soon.