"In fact, the key recipe in the hamburger is the spice composition and proportion in the meatloaf, so you have to be fully prepared now, the first thing you have to do is to mix the spices together and grind them into powder, which not only keeps the recipe secret, but also improves the production efficiency, and in the future, all the guys in all your branches only need to mix it according to the ratio of meat and flour, and you don't need to have any 'doppelganger technique'."

Appicius was pleasantly surprised, and said, "Brother, what a business wizard you are! Use your brain casually, and you can blurt out a 'golden idea'. ”

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Pass the prize!" ”

"Let me know if there are any other good suggestions!"

"Either you don't do it, or you have to do it to do your best."

Apisius nodded.

"To unify everything that can be unified, first of all, the logo of the chain store must be unified, the clothes of the people in the store must be unified, the decoration of all stores must be unified, even the size of each burger must be unified, the price of products in the same area must be unified, of course, if you open a branch in a province outside Italy, the price must be adjusted accordingly according to the local economic situation."

"Good! Good! Appicius couldn't help but sigh.

"That's all I can think about for the time being, and I hope you can write a detailed business plan before you start the actual operation."

"Business Plan?" Apisius said again with a bewildered expression.

"Yes, no matter how big or small the business is, there should be a "plan", although it is a little troublesome, but it is helpful for the success of the business."

"Then I'll listen to you and write this "Business Plan" carefully."

"The "Business Plan" is the operation guide of your future business, and you must strictly follow the "Plan" operation, otherwise the "Plan" you spent time writing will be equivalent to a pile of waste paper."

Apisius nodded.

"Of course, when there is a conflict between the actual situation and the content of the plan, it is necessary to make adjustments, anyway, you have been in business for many years, and you always have experience."

"I hope everything goes well, and if I encounter any tricky problems, I'll just ask you again."

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Then the little brother wishes the eldest brother that your business can be smooth sailing and the wealth is rolling!" ”

Appicius smiled and said, "Your noble words! ”

Li wanted to see that Apisius was deeply intoxicated by the great cause that he would create and that great wealth would be created by himself.

Due to the presence of several dignitaries in the restaurant, Apisius had no choice but to greet him.

And Li Xiang tasted the fine wine carefully, and waited patiently for Bilardo.

After three sips of wine, Li Xiang saw Bilardo enter the door of the restaurant, so he waved his hand.

Bilardo walked over and sat down.

Li Xiang smiled and said, "How is Miss Gaul?" ”

"Punctuality! Absolutely! Bilardo said with a smile.

"You can order a few dishes! It just so happens that there is some good wine here. ”

"No need!"

"No matter how beautiful Miss Gallic is, she can't eat it as a meal!?"

Bilardo smiled and said, "Eh! You're wrong, the white liquid that comes out of a woman's 'Mimi' can still be used as food. ”

"Dude, this is a public place, don't make a 'yellow joke' is too outrageous!" Li Xiang reminded.

Bilardo smiled and said, "It's your mind that has a problem!" I mean, I grew up eating my mother's milk, so how did it become a 'yellow joke'? ”

Li Xiang smiled and said, "With your argument power, not being a lawyer is definitely a waste of talent!" ”

"'Lawyer'?"

"I mean you're eloquent, very sophisticated."

"Prizes, prizes!" Bilardo said with a smile.

"Then you can order!"

"I met a former Spanish comrade-in-arms in Sindnari before, and he invited me to drink flower wine, and by the way, I couldn't postpone it."

"No wonder! I guess how you've been in a brothel for so long, it's not going to be something going on! ”

"What else could happen! At most, eat Miss's 'tofu', so as not to be beaten by the ladies! ”

"It's okay! Anyway, now that we are full of food and drink, you can take me around the other places, lest Augustus ask me where I have been to-day in the evening, and I say that I will go to the 'red light district' to find out that Miss Gallic is better than Miss Arabia. Li Xiang laughed as he spoke.

Bilardo smiled and said, "You hurt me!" ”

"Okay, okay, no kidding! Let's go! ”

Bilardo nodded.

Li Xiang said to Apisius a little farther away, "Boss! I'll bring you today's meal money next time! ”

Apisius came over and said, "What else can I ask for your money?" I'm going to pay you a 'consultant' fee!"

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Okay then! This meal should be regarded as a 'consultant fee'! Then I'll go first. ”

"When my 'chain store' officially opens, I will definitely invite you to cut the ribbon for me! When the time comes, don't postpone it! ”

"Don't worry! If you don't invite you, I'll come! ”

"It's a deal!"

"It's a deal."

"Then I won't waste your precious time."

"Go and greet the guests! I'm leaving. After Li Xiang finished speaking, he said to Pilate: "Let's go!" ”

The two left the restaurant together.

***

Li Xiang and Bilardo finally squeezed out the already crowded Sardine Street.

Li Xiang looked back at the diners who were eager to taste fresh food and were baked by the blazing sun, everyone was sweating like rain, sweating on their backs, so he said to Pilate: "It seems that the owners of the big bath are going to make a fortune today!" ”

"What 'big communal bath'? I've never heard of a place like this in Rome. ”

Li Xiang smiled and said, "Are you bluffing me? ”

"Why did you say I was bluffing you? I've lived in Rome for so long, and I've never heard of a boss who has a bath, let alone a big one. ”

"It's not April Fool's Day! Man! ”

Bilardo frowned and said, "'April Fool's'? It seems that there is no such festival in Rome! ”

Li Xiang hurriedly took out his mobile phone from his pocket and looked for the required information in the mobile version of the "Great Encyclopedia".

If you don't know, the world is wonderful!

April Fool's Day originated in France in 1564, when France first adopted a newly reformed chronology, the Gregorian calendar (the current gregorian calendar), with January 1 as the beginning of the year. But some conservative people oppose this reform and still stubbornly celebrate the New Year on April 1 with gifts according to the old calendar. The proponents of reform ridiculed the practices of these conservatives, giving them fake gifts on April 1 and calling the deceived conservatives "April fools", and since then people have fooled each other on April 1, and it has gradually become a popular custom throughout the Western world.

Li Xiang thought to himself: No wonder Pilate, as a Westerner, would not know about "April Fool's Day", more than 1500 years later, if he knew, then he would not be human! Since not human? There will be no people's seven emotions and six desires, and there will be no going to brothels to prostitute themselves! But as a Roman, I don't know about the famous Roman Baths, which is a bit unbelievable. So he said, "You really don't know about the big baths? ”

Bilate looked a little impatient, "Brother! How many times do I have to answer before you can believe it? ”

"I'm asking about large public baths, don't hear it as a 'fishing ground.'"

Bilate shook his head, smiled helplessly, and said, "You speak more standard Latin than I, a native of Rome, how can I hear 'big baths' as 'fishing grounds'!" ”

"That's strange, the public baths in Rome are respected as the standard and model of the bathing industry by later generations, and the merchants who invested in large public baths after two thousand years are still trying their best to imitate the Roman baths, but you told me that I have never heard of a large bath in Rome, so even if I 'scratch my head and become bald', it is difficult to figure it out!"

"I don't know what will happen two thousand years later, but I know that the current city of Rome does not need the so-called public baths at all, and it is also a large public bath."

"So where do all these sweaty people in front of us go to bathe? Don't tell me, these people live in mansions with private bathrooms. ”

"Seeing that these people are still queuing up to buy food under the sun, you know that they must be ordinary people, and the mansion must have nothing to do with them! It's good to have a 'nest' to shelter from the wind and rain, and you can count on some private bathroom. ”

"So! I was right! ”

"Since it's a civilian, life is naturally popular, take a bath! Just get some water to flush, the water is good, a fierce man plunged into the Tiber River, that is, swimming, but also bathing, killing two birds with one stone. ”

"Of course it's summer, but what if it's winter? Winter in Rome everyone jumps into the Tiber River for 'winter swimming'? ”

"Winter? It's so cold in winter, I'm freezing to death, who still bathes! ”

"If I don't take a shower for a few months, will my body stink?"

"It's nothing to smell and dirty, it's good to get used to it, besides, everyone comes like this, but if you take a bath in the winter and get cold, you get sick, you will die."

"Listen to you, no one in the city of Rome has built a public bath so far." Li Xiang couldn't help but smile, thinking: the potential demand of nearly one million people has given birth to huge business opportunities, and investing in the construction of large-scale public baths will not only create huge wealth, but also create a new industry - the bathing industry.

Li Xiang seemed to see the people in front of him lined up with a long 'human dragon', waiting to walk into the large bath he built to bathe and cool off, and each bather needs to pay at least two sesteres for bathing, even if each Roman only washes once a month, its operating income will be as high as millions of sesters, which is equivalent to tens of millions of yuan, it is really happy to think about it!