Chapter 119: The Storm in Yangzhou Remembering the Fortune Boat

After Zhang Zhimu and the prefect sat down, the two changed the tea again, and Zhang Zhimu said: "Since we are friends of Brother Shichang, we are not outsiders." What you are doing today is also for officials at all levels in Yangzhou to see, I should save you more face. ”

"Wherever you say, what you just said is the truth, and I also want other officials in Yangzhou to hear it. You know, when I came here, I still had to rely on the old officials to do things, and I couldn't do anything without them. Before I came, Brother Shichang told me that I would definitely want to contact you after I took office, but I didn't know the people in your branch, and I didn't dare to contact them. You know, if some people in the court know that I have been in close contact with you, it goes without saying that my black yarn can't be saved, and it's hard to say whether my head can be saved. Prefect Zhao Jingfu said.

Zhang Zhimu said: "It's right for adults to be vigilant, and it was very dangerous when I was in the capital last time. ”

"Yes, the last time you were in the capital, Brother Shichang and I both knew, but we were in a hurry and couldn't use our strength. We were all in a hurry that time. ”

"It seems that we are really not outsiders, I hope that Brother Shichang can go to Shanxi to help me, we are short of useful people there. To tell you the truth, we are now holding back and not attacking, and the big reason is that we don't have the ability to manage the bigger places. Where it is hit, no one cares. ”

"Zhang Dongjia, can't you go to the capital to recruit some people? There are too many people in the capital who do not have official jobs, and even eating is a problem. Prefect Zhao Jingfu reminded Zhang Zhimu.

"That's right! Why didn't I think of this layer? In the past, my idea was to stay away from the powerful ministers of the court. I didn't expect that the capital is also full of talents. ”

The two talked more and more closely, and later, they talked about the lack of copper in the kiln.

Zhao Jingfu said: "Coincidentally, I can handle the procedures for using copper for you." You know, there are two large pieces of copper used in the imperial court, one is to mint money, and the other is to make cannons. Tongling has to hand over a lot of copper to the imperial court every year, but the imperial court owes Tongling silver for several years, and they can't open the pot, where can they hand over copper to the imperial court again. The imperial court has set up a special supervision yamen in Tongling, and the supervision of that yamen is my old friend. You can buy copper from him on the grounds that we need copper in Yangzhou. He has relieved them of their troubles and saved your anxieties. But this matter needs to be done by a reliable person. ”

Zhang Zhimu thought to himself, it is really good to have friends, and said: "Don't worry, I will let Li Mao, the branch manager who came here, handle this matter himself." No matter what happens in the future, you can go directly to him to do it. This person is absolutely reliable and very poised. ”

In the end, Zhang Zhimu asked Zhao Jingfu to be sure to go to the venue when it opened. At the same time, he told him, "If you come from other places to be an official alone, if there is anything inconvenient, you can order the people of our branch to do it." ”

Zhao Jingfu said: "It's good to say, with you here, I have enough confidence." The wealthy families here in Yangzhou have roots in the capital, and I don't dare to mess with them. There are some things I have to play stupid here too, otherwise I probably won't be able to do it. I'm even more afraid that Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong will call each of them, and the officials and soldiers here are just decorations. ”

When Zhang Zhimu returned to the inn, everyone was waiting for him.

Zhang Zhimu joked: "Why, you are still afraid that the prefect will not be able to leave me." ”

Ouyang He said: "We are not worried about this. Hearing that you and the prefect have started to talk about friendship, we all know that this prefect may be our friend. We're just waiting for you to do things a little bit more solidly. The rest of Li Gongzi will be easy for them to do. ”

"What Mr. Ouyang said is that this prefect is really a friend. In the future, if there is something Li Gongzi can go directly to him. There is also good news, we can buy copper from Tongling. I will tell Li Gongzi what to do. It seems that we are still right to make more friends. Zhang Zhimu said.

Ouyang He said: "Great, as long as this prefect can work here for a few years, we can solve the Central Plains, and it is logical that this place is ours." With the help of the prefect, we will be able to make sure that everything here is smooth for two years. ”

The opening ceremony of Yangzhou Department Store was finally held in a thousand calls. This opening is a good publicity, and the invitations that were printed and distributed are not ordinary. The invitation card indicates that there will be gifts for attending the opening ceremony with this invitation. This invitation is available for the feast, which allows you to attend three performances. It is specially noted later that due to the large number of people participating in the celebration this time, the reception party has no way to recognize every guest, and can only recognize the invitation card but not the person. Please be careful not to get rid of this invitation.

On the day of opening, the building of Yangzhou Department Store is dressed in red and green, and when you get up in the morning, it is the noisy gongs and drums, and the lion dance and juggling are very lively. The guests with the invitations came to the venue in front of the department store, and those who got the VIP invitations were invited to the ** stage by the service staff. Officials from the salt, transportation, weaving and prefect in Yangzhou were all invited to the ** stage, here are the officials, and on the other side are the VIPs of various chambers of commerce in Yangzhou, as well as celebrities from all walks of life. Yangzhou is a place that pays great attention to pomp and luxury, but it is rare to have such an opportunity to bring everyone together. Those who couldn't sit on the ** stage were jealous and angry, but no one would really be willing to leave here.

The person sitting on the ** stage was also told that after the meeting, everyone would not leave and would take pictures of everyone together. Most of these people had heard of photography for the first time, and the service staff knew that this would happen, so they showed them the photos they had brought from the kiln. Now, everyone who has seen the photos knows that their photo will be in the photo, and no one will miss the opportunity, and they all say that they must obey the arrangement and participate in the photoshoot.

Zhang Zhimu is no stranger to such a scene, and it is not difficult to go up and say a few words, he practiced it in his previous life. There is no need to talk too much about such a scene, because representatives from all walks of life have to say a few words, and it is not good for everyone to bask in the sun for too long, the most important thing is that the people who come want to receive the gifts, and they want to take a good look at what this department store is like, and their hearts have already entered the mall.

However, what attracted everyone's attention was that everyone who spoke at this meeting used a loudspeaker, so although there were many guests and some people were sitting far away from the ** stage, they could hear it clearly. With this alone, the guests would go back and talk for a few days, something new that they would never have imagined.

The celebration ended and the official opening of the department store was announced. All the doors of the department store were opened at the same time, and the guests attending the meeting could receive a beautiful gift with the invitation card in their hands and enter the mall to visit.

Those who are on the ** stage, waiting to take pictures, although they are also in a hurry to visit, but the photos are more attractive to them. At this time, they have understood that this photo is also a sign of status, and generally only sitting on the ** stage can participate in the photoshoot. There is only a moment of glory in sitting on the stage, but it is eternal glory to be able to take a picture.

The guests who entered the department store were really eye-opening. This time the opening of the Yangzhou branch, Li Mao learned a lot of Lu Chengxiang's experience when they opened in Yaogang. Those good things that you can't usually see at all, this time the kiln people are very well prepared. The training of service personnel is more adequate than when the kiln gang opened. There are many guests who can't take care of it for a while and have to go to the banquet, and they have already bought a big bag and a small wrap.

The most guilty are the young ladies of Yangzhou outside the department store, they have silver in their hands, but they don't have invitations, and they can't get in now. Seeing these guests leave the department store with big bags and small bags to go to the banquet. When the guests were almost gone, the department store let them in.

Yangzhou is a place where rich families gather, with merchants from all over the world, and even overseas merchants are common on the street. Needless to say, the purchasing power of Yangzhou's sons and ladies, there are thousands of fireworks girls in Yangzhou. They are even more of a workhorse who spends money. The literati and wealthy merchants of the entire Ming Dynasty all took it as a matter of elegance to come to Yangzhou, and there was no shortage of people who spent a lot of money here. If you want to talk about the whole Yangzhou, no one can say how much silver is consumed every year.

The opening is more difficult is the arrangement of the banquet, there is no restaurant in Yangzhou can arrange so many guests, no way, Li Mao selected several relatively large restaurants in Yangzhou, and arranged guests by category, such as officials arranged one, representatives from all walks of life arranged one, Yangzhou celebrities arranged one, and there were many merchants who came to celebrate, and three were arranged.

This time, the restaurants selected by Li Mao were very happy. They really didn't dare to be ambiguous at all according to the menu selected by Li Mao, they knew that it was not easy to win the business of the Yaogang people this time. It is said in the future, the opening of the department store of the Yaogang people and the banquet held at their home, which is a great honor for them. This thing can be blown at any time. So they all tried their best, and they also hoped to get such a patron as a kiln gang person in the future.

The highlight of the opening ceremony was the evening performances. Now the entire Ming Dynasty knows that Yaogang has staged a big drama called "Tang Guifei". These literati and scholars have also seen the introduction of this scene in the "Kiln Gang Weekly", which I don't know how many hands have been transferred. After the legends of those who have been to Yaogang and seen this play, everyone feels that this play can only be in the sky. I didn't expect that the person who got the invitation today could see this scene in Yangzhou. Those people who have a bit of identity in Yangzhou are working hard to get this invitation. Since the shopping mall in Yaogang is located outside the city by the canal, in order to take care of the people who return to the city after watching the play in the evening, the city gate is deliberately closed late. For this, Li Mao did not forget to send a lot of silver to the officers and soldiers guarding the city gate.

There is no theater in Yangzhou that can perform such a big play, and the performance is held at the venue of the meeting during the day. This ** stage is the stage of the performance.

Liu Banzhu and Xiao Hongyu are all very excited. When they were here, they were a small troupe that was bullied, but today they are back and it's very different, those who harassed them at the beginning, let them harass them, and they don't have the courage to do so. Class Master Liu and Xiao Hongyu both felt that their waists were extremely straight. The only regret is that the chimes can't be brought, which makes the instruments for the performance a little thinner, but there is sound equipment, which can make up for the lack of volume of many bands.

After an afternoon of debugging, although the sound effect is not as good as that of the Yaogang Cultural Palace, Liu Banzhu and Xiao Hongyu are still very satisfied. It's nice to have an open-air show like this.

As soon as the sky was dark, a few carbon arc lamps illuminated the performance venue, and the audience who came to see the performance already felt novel. They had never seen such a bright light, and the fuchsia curtain on the stage was tightly closed, looking noble and mysterious. In the audience, the VIP seat is a wooden chair with a backrest. But none of the VIPs picked on this, because the seats in the back were just stools, and no one complained. There are simply too many viewers today.

Zhang Zhimu and others also accompanied the prefect and others to watch the performance in the VIP seat.

Zhang Zhimu said to the prefect: "It's a pity! Yangzhou does not have a decent performance venue, otherwise, the performance effect would be much better. There is a chance for adults to visit our kiln gang. It is said that when I was in Beijing, Lord Qincha came to our kiln to watch the performance, and almost didn't want to go back to Beijing. Zhang Zhimu's half-joking words made the prefect laugh along, "Haha! I'm really convinced. I've heard about your play in Beijing. That Qin cha returned to Beijing and really said everywhere that your "Tang Guifei" is really good-looking. Some people in the court were not convinced, saying that they didn't believe that such a place could still perform better than the drama in the capital. The adult insisted on making a bet with someone. Ha ha! You're raising people's appetites too high. ”

After a burst of drumming, several carbon arc lights suddenly dimmed, and several beams of lights were projected onto the curtain of the stage. Good evening! Today is a big day for the opening of Yangzhou Department Store, a head office of our trading company, Yangzhou Branch, in order to thank you for your support and love to us. We, the Yaogang Art Troupe, will dedicate a "Tang Guifei" to you tonight. The show will start immediately, so please enjoy! ”

As soon as the announcer appeared, everyone stopped breathing, and this kind of performance was the first time to see such a trend-leading place like Yangzhou. The following performance, with lighting and sound, quickly brought everyone into the plot.

Until the end of the performance, I was already crying on and off the field.

Zhang Zhimu knows that people today are not like in their previous lives, after repeated emotional bombardment in various plays, everyone can enjoy the performance and control themselves very detachedly. Such an excitement was unimaginable in a place like Yangzhou before. Even if they have heard how touching this play, their imagination cannot reach this level.

When the lights came on, the audience, both in front and behind, stood and applauded. Xiao Hongyu and all the actors on the stage took the curtain again and again, and the audience was reluctant to leave. They knew they were gone tonight, so the scene would be gone. The audience forgot their identities, and no one was embarrassed to wipe a lot of tears today. Zhang Zhimu felt that it seemed that the sound outside the field was louder. Because they couldn't get inside the venue, many people listened to the performance outside the venue, and there were more people outside. Fortunately, there is a loudspeaker, and it can be heard clearly from the sidelines.

In the end, the announcer came out and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, there will be an equally wonderful song and dance performance here tomorrow night." Please come back tomorrow and have a good night! ”

At this time, the lights began to dim slowly, and the audience began to reluctantly and slowly exit.

The prefect said to Zhang Zhimu: "It's just great, if you don't show up in person, listen to others, you can't realize that a performance can achieve such an effect." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Tomorrow night, let you see what it means to lead a new trend." ”

After the audience left, Zhang Zhimu came backstage to congratulate Liu Banzhu and Xiao Hongyu on their successful performance. Xiao Hongyu has also been excited, saying: "I dreamed that one day, I would return to Yangzhou to perform a good show." I feel happier today than in a dream. ”

Liu said: "This is also the dream of all our actors, and all the troupes used to be proud to perform in Yangzhou. We're showing a big face today. ”

Zhang Zhimu took the opportunity to encourage Liu Banzhu and said: "You should take this opportunity to recruit more troops and expand your team, and your performance tasks will be heavier in the future." Our Yaogang Cultural Palace cannot be idle. You can also form several troupes, rotate or perform in different places. even set up a few more drama troupes. You have to remember that you and Xiao Hongyu are not only the class owners and actors of the Yaogang Troupe, but you are also responsible for the construction of the entire Yaogang culture. There are a lot of artists here in Yangzhou, don't let go of the opportunity. ”

Liu said: "Don't worry! I don't need to go to them. Tomorrow the people who are looking for us will not be able to open the door. ”

The effect of this performance, after a night of fermentation, came out the next day. It is said that the restaurant business in Yangzhou that night was really good, and those who watched the performance were not excited, and after returning to the city, they all met to drink in the restaurant and continue to taste the performance they had just watched. Those who didn't enter the venue to see the performance are also willing to listen to these people who have watched the performance. As a result, as soon as the Yaogang Department Store opened the next day, the people waiting in front of the door simply rushed into the mall. Many of the goods in the mall are being moved to the counter and being bought at the same time.

The queue outside the photo studio was even too long. Especially in front of the window in front of the photo studio, there are layers of people surrounded by pictures of Xiao Hongyu.

Lu Chengxiang turned around and came back and said, "Oh my God! I think our department store in Yaogang is amazing, and the daily turnover is intimidating. But compared with Yangzhou, it is simply too bad. ”

Yan Boju also said: "His grandmother's, can this Yangzhou people produce silver at home?" You say that some people have money and can buy things, how can there be such rich people! ”

Li Mao said: "To be honest, I don't know how much silver the people of Yangzhou have. In short, the more expensive things we have here, the more we can't have left. It seems that if we can give us the rest of the good things, it doesn't show that Yangzhou people have silver. Our humps, humps, and deer fetuses can only be put on the counter a little bit every day. So as not to be bought out all at once. ”

Yangzhou is the center of fashion in the entire Ming Dynasty, no matter what is new, it is to be transmitted from Yangzhou to all places, so Yangzhou is also a place where it is easy to accept foreign culture. The second performance of the Yaogang people in Yangzhou was to perform various singing and dancing programs. In fact, they mainly sang a lot of songs taught by Zhang Zhimu to Xiao Hongyu, and the performance methods were solo singing, male and female duets, as well as small chorus, guitar playing and singing. These songs are some classics from the previous life, and the impact on the current audience in Yangzhou is too great. They didn't expect that the song could still be sung like this, and the song could be so good. Especially the song "Wedding Vow" that the male and female chorus sang together, and sang it as soon as they went. The cheering from the sidelines could not be stopped. Because there are already too many people who can't enter the venue after yesterday, and they can hear the performance outside the venue, there are many more people outside the venue today than there are people inside the venue. Such a song is like heavenly music for people nowadays, and the atmosphere of the audience outside the venue is even more enthusiastic.

Those songs, because of the Mike singing, can be sung in a very soft voice, and sometimes, the kind of breathing sound makes people feel like they are singing softly in people's ears, especially with some straightforward lyrics that make people blush, which makes this impact more difficult to resist.

After the performance, the audience was still reluctant to leave, and the actors also sang one song after another excitedly. The song that is not ready at the end. Xiao Hongyu had to sing a few songs that he learned from Zhang Zhimu without rehearsal. These songs are not intended to be sung on stage, because I am afraid that everyone will not accept them.

The announcer reported to the audience: "Ladies and gentlemen, the show prepared for you today has been performed. But in order to thank everyone for their enthusiastic support, in the end, Xiao Hongyu sang a few songs for everyone, and Xiao Hongyu usually sang and played songs by herself. These songs have never been performed to the public, so if there is something that makes everyone unhappy, please bear with me! ”

Xiao Hongyu held the guitar and first sang the song "On the Water Side". This is like crying and singing, which immediately attracted everyone, and many people have already heard tears in their eyes. Then Xiao Hongyu sang "Moonlight in the City", "Story of a Small Town", and "There is a Place".

Many of the people who listened to today's singing were the so-called famous actors in Yangzhou, and after listening to today's concert, they were reluctant to sing for a long time after they went back. Because compared with the singing of the kiln people, his own songs seem a bit dirty.

Such a fresh concert was the first time in the most fashionable place like Yangzhou, and the immediate consequence of the concert he brought was that the songbooks placed in the department store were sold out. Lu Chengxiang and Li Mao both thought that these things were here to fill up the number and not sell much, so they didn't bring much. Not only were the song books sold out, but even the textbooks and dictionaries of the students of the kiln gang people were sold out.

These days, Zhang Zhimu is also going to Yangzhou for people from all walks of life to have a banquet. Taking this opportunity, Zhang Zhimu, Li Mao and Ouyang He also slowly promoted the concept of kiln gang people and made friends, and Lu Chengxiang also took care of business matters.

The last performance was a repertoire performed by some local troupes that Liu Banzhu had compiled in Yaogang. They didn't have a full show, but each troupe brought out their best part. The repertoire carefully polished by Liu Banzhu also exudes a different brilliance on such a stage. When the actors finished the performance, they were all in tears. Because for an actor, it is a great honor to be able to perform on such a stage.

This also made the class owners of various opera troupes in Yangzhou try their best to invite Liu to go out, hoping to get to know him.

These days, Lu Bingyi and Li Mao cooperated, and also publicized the enrollment of Yaogang College. At the same time, it also publicizes the recruitment of various talents in the kiln gang. This is simply a storm in Yangzhou, and there is an endless stream of people who come to the Yangzhou branch every day.

At this time, Zhang Zhimu's mind was already thinking about going to see the ** lucky ship he had been thinking about as soon as possible.

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Five-line scores, oscillating circuits, caesarean sections. Guo Shoujing made alloy cannons, and Guan Hanqing created "Journey to the West". --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".