Chapter 131: Opening a Restaurant

"Prince!" Hu Zhijiao knocked on Zhao Zhen's table again and said, this is the fifth time he has reminded him not to get distracted, and Li Zhang next to him is also full of helplessness, since he told Zhao Zhen that officials are also in business, Zhao Zhen has been a little distracted.

"Nonsense, I heard that the relatives of many officials in the outside world are in business, is it true?" Zhao Zhen, who heard the reminder, raised his confused face at this time, and then asked Hu Zhijiao, it was not that he didn't believe Li Zhang, but wanted to confirm whether Hu Zhijiao knew about this matter?

"This ......" Hu Zhijiao was stunned for a moment when he heard Zhao Zhen's words, and then he also showed an embarrassed expression, and even looked at Li Zhang next to him, because he knew that except for Li Zhang, other people would definitely not talk nonsense in front of Zhao Zhen.

"Nonsense, do any of your relatives do business?" Zhao Zhen saw that Hu Zhijiao was indecisive, and even asked a more acute question.

"Prince...... Why did the prince ask? Hu Zhiyan also smiled awkwardly at the moment, but his smile was a little empty, although he asked himself to be an honest official, but he did have relatives doing business abroad.

"It's nothing, I'm just curious." When Zhao Zhen saw Hu Zhijiao's expression, his expression was gloomy, he still had some hope in his heart, but when he saw that Hu Zhijiao, who has always been known for his honesty, also avoided talking about this issue, he couldn't help but be even more disappointed in his heart, I am afraid that things are really as Li Zhang said, and there is almost no civil and military in the Manchu Dynasty who does not do business.

Seeing that Zhao Zhen no longer asked, Hu Zhijiao was also relieved, and then continued to lecture them, but although Zhao Zhen was not in a daze again, he was very silent and did not say a word from beginning to end.

At lunchtime, Li Zhang saw that Zhao Zhen was still a little distracted, and at that moment he couldn't help but push his elbow against the other party and said, "What's the matter, I can't accept such a trivial matter?" ”

"Is this still called a trivial matter, the laws of the court have become waste paper in their eyes, even officials who are known for their honesty like Hu Zhiyan have relatives who are in business, and how many officials in the court are clean?" Zhao Zhen said with grief and indignation on his face at this time, at a young age, he usually had no contact with these dark sides at all, so he was a little unacceptable for a while.

"When the water is clear, there is no fish, this world is like this, black and white are only relative, of course, there are really honest officials, but clean officials are not necessarily good officials, and corrupt officials are not necessarily mediocre, these truths are not what children of your age should be exposed to, but you are the prince, even if you can't understand these truths, you must keep them in your heart as soon as possible!" Li Zhang said earnestly at this time.

"Cousin, why is what you said different from what Mr. taught?" Zhao Zhen became even more confused after listening to Li Zhang's words, which was contrary to the education he had received since childhood, and at a young age, he still couldn't understand the adult world in Li Zhang's words.

"It's normal that you don't understand, now that you're still young, you can learn slowly in the future, slowly experience, and when you're older, you'll slowly understand!" Li Zhang patted Zhao Zhen on the shoulder at this time and said, as the only prince of the Great Song Dynasty and the successor to the throne of the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhen is indeed carrying too many things, and he can't help him share it now.

After listening to Li Zhang's words, Zhao Zhen also showed a thoughtful expression, and after a while, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "They can do business, I can also do business, cousin, don't you want to do business, wait for me to give you the money, I will also invest in shares!" ”

"Haha~, okay, but don't tell anyone about this, when you make money in the future, I will give you dividends, and then you can also experience the feeling of making money!" Li Zhang laughed at the moment and said again, in fact, his purpose was not to let Zhao Zhen invest in his own business, but to encourage him to do something he had not done before, because Zhao Zhen was too obedient and his personality was a little cowardly, which was not a good thing for an emperor, and now Li Zhang just wanted to start small and change Zhao Zhen's character.

After class in the afternoon, Zhao Zhen really pulled Li Zhang to his bedroom, and then gave all his family wealth to Li Zhang, not to mention, Zhao Zhen's family background is still quite rich, but most of them are gold, silver and jade and the like, there are very few real copper coins, in fact, he usually doesn't need money at all, most of these gold, silver and jade are gifts he usually receives.

Li Zhang didn't take all of Zhao Zhen's family money, if so many things were exchanged for money, Li Zhang didn't need to pay another penny to start the business, so he only took a few horseshoe gold in the end, and then counted Zhao Zhen's dry shares.

Li Zhang hid Zhao Zhen's gold in his sleeve and went out of the palace, and when he left, he repeatedly told Zhao Zhen that he must not tell anyone about their business together, mainly because he was afraid that after being known, people would think that he had brought Zhao Zhen badly, especially Liu E and those ministers, if this crime fell, Li Zhang would not be able to afford it, Zhao Zhen also knew the severity, and he and Li Zhang's secret was more than this, so he also patted his chest and promised that he would never tell anyone.

"Big brother, you're back, I've already found a place, when will you have time to take a look?" As soon as Li Zhang got home, he saw Huozi running forward with an excited face, he had completely handed over the business of the braised meat shop to Huozi, don't look at Huozi's young age, but his ambition is great, and the business of the braised meat shop is so good, so he opened two braised meat shops in other places, and now he is not willing to only do the business of braised meat, but is eyeing another bigger business.

"Oh, where's the place, what's the location?" Li Zhang couldn't help but smile when he heard Huozi's words and asked, Huozi was unwilling to only do the business of braised meat, so he planned to set up a restaurant, after all, they can only make a small fuss when they make braised meat, and only by opening a restaurant can they really make a lot of money, such as Wanglou, these famous restaurants, can almost be said to be making money every day, and people earn more in a day than they earn in a year.

"It's not far from our house, it's on the West Corner Tower Street, and it's not far from Fengfu, where I've been observing for several days, not only there are many people, but also a lot of people eating, the business of several restaurants nearby is good, if we can open the restaurant, we can definitely make a lot of money!" Huozi said excitedly again.

"Have you found all the ingredients for the cook, the man, and the back kitchen?" Li Zhang asked again noncommittally at this time, Huozi has a great passion for the restaurant, and he has been busy with this matter all this time, and he even has no time to take care of the braised meat shop, so the ugly lady has to help him take care of the business of the braised meat shop in addition to taking care of the breakfast shop.

"Dude is not a problem, I have also negotiated the supply of ingredients, it is definitely not more expensive than other restaurants, but the matter of the chef is not easy to solve, but I have already found a tooth man, and they said that they can help me dig a skilled chef soon!" Huozi said excitedly again at this time, the so-called tooth people are actually equivalent to a combination of intermediaries and headhunters, these people are well-informed, as long as you have money, they can help you provide the information you need.

"Okay, I'll rest assured that the restaurant will be handed over to you, as for the place, I'll find a time to take a look, if it's good, rent it first, and when you make money later, let's buy your own restaurant!" Li Zhang smiled and encouraged at this time.

"Big brother, just wait and count the money!" Huozi was also full of pride when he heard Li Zhang's encouragement, it was Li Zhang's idea to open a store before, but this time it was his idea to open a restaurant, and he has been busy from beginning to end, so he also wants to prove his ability very much.

"By the way, this is someone else's money, count him as a dry share, you take the money and use it, if it's not enough, find the ugly girl!" At this time, Li Zhang took out the ingots of horseshoe gold from his arms and stuffed them into Huozi's hand.

"Who's going to join us?" Huozi took the gold but asked a little puzzled.

"Don't ask who it is, it's a big man anyway, and he can buy shares, which means that he is optimistic about our business, which is a good sign!" Li Zhang said with a smile again.

"What the eldest brother said makes sense, then I'll be busy, but eldest brother, you should also take the time to take a look as soon as possible, I can't wait to open the restaurant tomorrow!" Huozi heard Li Zhang's words and said excitedly again, turned around and left, opening a restaurant is not a simple matter, there are many things that need to be taken care of, and today he finally found time to come to Li Zhang.

Looking at the back of Huozi leaving, the smile on Li Zhang's face gradually converged, and finally even shook his head helplessly, in fact, he didn't believe that Huozi could make money by opening a restaurant, not to mention whether he had experience, whether a restaurant could succeed or not, the dishes accounted for at least half of the factors, but now Huozi has not even found a cook, except for braised pork, there is nothing to look for, and the dishes have not been decided, and the positioning of the restaurant is not clear.

However, although he knew that he would lose money, but seeing Huozi's enthusiasm so high, Li Zhang did not stop him, but tried to support him as much as possible, because he knew that failure was not terrible, and it was not a bad thing for a fledgling young man like Huozi to suffer more losses, and he also secretly made a set of remedial plans, even if the restaurant just started to lose money, he had a way to make the restaurant turn a profit.

After dinner, Li Zhang was about to continue to disassemble the hard drive and organize the data, but he didn't expect Huyan Shouxin to visit again, and Li Zhang had to give up the idea of going back to the room, and then came to the living room alone.

"Little Brother Li, didn't you say last time that you would let me keep the land in Wild Duck Beach, saying that it was of great use, I don't know what the use is?" When Hu Yan Shouxin saw Li Zhang coming in, he immediately asked straight to the point.

"Yes, I just want to talk to Brother Huyan about that piece of land!" Li Zhang had actually guessed the intention of Hu Yan's promise, and he was also smiling at the moment.