"Hey, the officials don't know anything!" The young man sighed and said: "The construction here in Guanlou Village has just begun, and the people who come to work here are basically penniless, even if the small shop has been paid half price, they still can't afford it, so they can only wait until they open the salary." ”

"Oh." Zhao Lao Er nodded when he heard this.

"You businessmen, you are insatiable, it seems to be half the price, but in fact it is still ridiculously expensive, take this braised hoof for example, you write to sell forty-nine Wen, it seems that it has reached the cost price, and the cheap one can't be cheaper. In fact, even if you sell it for 30 yuan, you will definitely not lose money. Wei Renpu, the Chinese scholar who came with him, pointed to the braised hooves on the table and said.

The young man said: "Don't hide it from this official, this dish, even if the small shop only sells 20 yuan, it will not lose money, but the people still can't afford to eat it!" ”

"Then there are always a few cheap dishes that the people can afford, right?" Wei Renpu didn't expect this shop guy to be so realistic, so he couldn't help coughing lightly.

"The shopkeeper of my family said that he would not compete with the people for profit, so this price must not be lowered." The young man shook his head slightly.

"Oh, there's such a saying?" Zhao Lao Er said with interest.

"It's nonsense!" Wei Renpu snorted.

"It's not too late to listen to what others have to say!" Zhao Lao Er said with a smile.

"Yes." Wei Renpu bowed slightly.

The young man cleared his throat and said: "That's the case, there are about 7,000 people who come to work in Guanlou Village now, and according to common sense, they all have to wait for a month before they are paid, but the vast majority of these people are people who beg for a living in Jingshizuo, and some of them are displaced refugees.

Because of the large amount of stone purchased by Wenfu, these people were able to survive the severe cold of winter. But they are destitute! They can only help the people who have ox carts, so the money they earn has already been deducted.

Then the rest of the money is only enough for the family to barely make ends meet........"

"Getting to the point." Wei Renpu interrupted.

The young man smiled and said, "Don't worry, this official is about to get to the point." The point is that among these people, some people's cooking skills are quite good, and now I see more people working, and these workers always have to eat! But this place is fifty miles away from Jingshi, and the people can't just run that far just to eat a meal!

And this is the countryside, there is no restaurant for them to eat,

Therefore, these ordinary people with cooking skills set up some simple stalls and cooked some simple food, which is what the officials see outside.

Think about it, this official, if our small shop wants to compete with them, you have also eaten our dishes, and when it comes to this taste, they can't compare with us at all.

This will inevitably make the people who can barely support a small stall by smashing pots and selling iron, bankrupt their families, and thus unable to support their families, and most of these people are still old and weak, women and children, and there is no strong labor force in the family to work.

This official, you have a pertinent comment, if our small shop provides porridge and steamed buns for free for a few days at cost price or simply, will they still be able to survive? ”

"........" Wei Renpu was a little speechless, he just couldn't get used to these treacherous businessmen, but he never expected that doing so would harm the people.

The young man sighed and said, "If we take this official's suggestion, our small shop will kill people without seeing blood!" ”

"It's the old man who is reckless." Wei Renpu was stunned for a while, and arched his hand: "Jin is taught!" ”

"The official is polite, don't dare to be, don't dare to be!" The young man hurriedly waved his hand.

"The shopkeeper just said that these workers are homeless and beggars, so is the money they earned from helping Wenfu purchase stones in the winter enough to pay for the next start of construction?" Zhao Lao Er saw that his courtiers were embarrassed, so he made a round.

"Because these people don't have their own ox carts to transport goods, they can only help those who have ox carts, and at most they can earn some food money, and it is difficult to have a surplus." The young man replied.

"And how are they going to spend the month?" Zhao Lao Er frowned.

The young man exclaimed: "This has to talk about Wenjue's foresight, and the little one just said that according to common sense, this salary is monthly, and even yearly." However, in order to take care of these people, Wenjue adopted the method of daily settlement, and they could receive the day's wages when they finished every day.

This is why there are only more than 7,000 people working in Guanlou Village, but tens of thousands of people have gathered, and many people are here to do odd jobs. ”

"I see." Zhao Lao Er nodded and said: "The owner of your shop, although he is a businessman, he is quite benevolent, which is really admired by a certain family. I don't know if your owner is there, can a certain family have the honor to get acquainted with it? ”

"This, this ........," the young man was embarrassed.

"But what's the problem? Or is your owner not here? Zhao Lao Er asked.

"Don't hide it from this official, the shopkeeper of my family is a female streamer, I'm afraid it is, I'm afraid it's not convenient to meet customers. If you don't like it, it's okay to call my housekeeper to come over? The young man said embarrassedly.

Zhao Lao Er was quite surprised and said: "Sure enough, it is the women who don't let the eyebrows, since it is inconvenient, then forget it." Fengxian Yipintang, a certain family wrote it down. ”

"Thank you for your understanding, please use it slowly, if you have any orders, you can call small ones at any time." As soon as the young man confessed, he stepped back.

"Wait a minute." Zhao Lao Er stopped.

"What else do you command?" The young man asked.

"A certain family saw that you have a good conversation and are quite literate and hyphenated, but you have been to school?" Zhao Lao Er saw that the young man was still clever, and his conversation was neither humble nor arrogant, so he was a little interested.

"The official has won the award, and the little one did go to school, but then the school didn't let me do it, so I didn't study it." The young man said shyly.

"I don't know the name of the little brother?" Zhao Lao Er said.

"I don't dare to hide my name, the small surname is Zheng, and there is a single word." Zheng He said a little embarrassed.

"Zheng He, harmony makes money, good name." Zhao Lao Er said softly: "Didn't you think about a better future, little brother?" ”

"I've thought about it! When our stewards retire, the little ones can be stewards. Zheng He said innocently.

Zhao Lao Er couldn't help but smile and said, "Okay, let's get busy." ”

The dishes were served one after another, and during the palace banquet of these dishes, some of the generals had eaten them, but these civil officials tasted it for the first time, and they could only be described as tornailous, and the speed at which they tasted the food was quite incompatible with the elegance they showed on the outside.

"Official, how are you eating?" Seeing that the group finished eating, Zheng He stepped forward and said.

"Well, the dish is good, it's just that it's expensive!" Zhao Lao Er went out of the store and got on the road.

"Official, forgive me, the reason for the small one has already been said."

"The reason is very good, it's just that your owner should know Wenjue, right?" Zhao Lao Er plays with taste.

"Huh?"

Drive!

Zheng He was stunned, and Zhao Lao Er had already driven his horse with a group of minions and walked away.

"Official, you haven't paid yet!" Zheng He shouted loudly to Zhao Lao Er and his group who were far away.

"Go find Wenjue, he'll pay." Zhao Laoer's voice came from afar.

Zheng He looked at the group of people who were far away, and said to a guy beside him: "Go and tell the lord that there is a wicked guest coming to the door." ”

(End of chapter)