Chapter 60: Heluo Restaurant
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It is the spring of March, the warbler flies and the grass grows, and the prosperity of Anyi City is also like this spring flower, and the streets and alleys in the city are full of dense crowds, including peddlers and pawns, southern merchants and northern Jia, scholars and rangers, citizens and farmers, as well as all kinds of tourists and sons. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
Located in the east of the river in the west of Taihang Mountain, although it was the capital of the Xia Dynasty, compared with Luoyang Xinzheng and other cities in the center of the Central Plains, the geographical location of Anyi is not good, but as the capital of the most powerful vassal states in this era, Anyi's commerce, Anyi's prosperity must definitely rank among the top three in this era, not to mention that there are tens of thousands of nobles in this city, more than 100,000 troops stationed inside and outside the city, and for decades, the victorious Wei army has continuously transported the wealth on the occupied land back to Anyi. That's enough to make the city prosperous.
So much so that even if there are rumors that the Marquis of Wei intends to move the capital to Daliang, it will not affect the current prosperity of Anyi in the slightest.
And at this time, in this Anyi City, in the crowded crowd of people coming from south to north, there are noble sons playing, behind them are more than a dozen guards with swords, this kind of dress and formation is too common in Anyi City, it is common to everyone who passes by, whether it is a city or a trader, will not feel any difference, even if among those few young men in Chinese clothes, there is a young man in his teens, and he will not let the doormen of the roadside shops and hotels shout a few more times, or look twice.
Of course, if someone deliberately observes, and it is a targeted and meticulous observation, and the person who has to be observed has the corresponding experience, it will soon be clear that this group of people is different, because in front of and behind them, and even on both sides, there are some inconspicuous people such as scholars, porters, or merchants, who are quietly following, and unobtrusively isolate this group from the public. Obviously, in addition to the guards on the surface, there are dozens of people in this group who are secretly protecting.
If this deliberate observer is not hostile, then he will only shake his head and leave quietly, in his opinion, this must be the prince of the palace or family who came out to play, which is not uncommon in the bustling city of Anyi, and compared to the gentleman who can block the streets with hundreds of people as soon as he goes out, this is definitely good.
However, this time he guessed wrong, the protagonist of this group of people is neither the son of the palace nor a big family, but a distinguished guest from afar, the young son of the Luoyang royal family.
It is rare to come out to play today, although it is inevitable that the careful preparation of the royal courtiers and the careful arrangement of the Wei people, but for Zhou Bian, this is the first time to get close to the big city except Luoyang in this era.
I saw Zhou Bian dressed in a white silk dress, although the color is not rich, but the material is excellent, light and comfortable, in this era is definitely the top level of talent qualified to wear, Zhou Bian also has several jade pendants hanging around his waist, which is the favorite of the son of this era, showing both identity and taste.
As for the others, there are only a few people who are dressed similarly to Zhou Bian, such as Ning Yue is dressed in gray, Wang Sunman is dressed in white, Su Rui is dressed in black, Fan Yu is also dressed in black, and there are also Gongsun or Baning of Wei and several young sons to accompany them, they are also dressed in gorgeous clothes.
However, if you take a closer look, you can find that only two of these people have a distinctive feature, that is, there is no other sword at the waist, you must know that in this era, the son has a sword at the waist, which is not only a fashion, but also a symbol of status. Then, the first one who does not have another sword is naturally the young Zhou Tianzi surrounded by everyone, as the nominal lord of the world, his identity is by no means a sword that can be shown.
As for the other person, it is Fan Yu.
Since losing the saber in the battle of arrows, Fan Yu refused to wear a sword again, but only inserted an iron short sword in his boots, or a dagger is more suitable, this is only for the need to defend himself in a foreign country, otherwise Fan Yu will definitely be empty-handed. Because in Fan Yu's view, this is a shame, if it can't be washed away, Fan Yu will not be able to forgive himself.
So the day after the end of the arrow competition that night, after consulting Zhou Bian, who had recovered from his illness, Fan Yu disappeared from the Wei Palace. The Wei people couldn't help the Zhou people in and out, and Fan Yu was skilled again, and soon lost the Wei people who followed him in Anyi City, but Zhou Bian knew that Fan Yu had found a place outside the city where no one was to practice archery.
Then there is the daily early departure and late return, Zhou Bian can see the scar on Fan Yu's thumb, which is pulled by the bowstring.
It's just that today, Zhou Bian decided to go out of the palace and visit the city, so Fan Yu naturally took a day off and accompanied the guards.
A group of people walked in the crowded streets of Anyi, all the way to see, soon, Zhou Bian began to sigh at the vassal states of BC, its prosperity far exceeded Luoyang, the number of shops, the types of goods, the large population, and the diversity of races, are not comparable to Luoyang, it seems that simple commercial development can not support the strength of a country, and a strong country is absolutely capable of creating prosperous commerce.
There is a long way to go, even the prosperity of a city is far more than a few novel inventions can create.
Thinking all the way, the group walked slowly, and soon arrived at today's destination, Heluo Restaurant.
Just listen to the name, you know where this restaurant comes from, although there are hundreds of miles of land between the big river and Luoshui, but the famous one is only Luoyang, so this Heluo restaurant is from Luoyang.
Yes, this hotel is the property of the Luoyang royal family, in order to make money, and also for the convenience of the royal family to and from Anyi, the royal family bought this courtyard. When the street is the faΓ§ade, the quaint gatehouse, into is a courtyard, is a place for individual guests to eat, in the middle of the courtyard is a small road separated by wall panels, behind the path is a private room, for distinguished guests, and then there is a room and the like, the innermost two are guest rooms, since it is a temporary royal office in Anyi, how can there be no guest rooms?
The courtyard with five entrances in front and back, on the bustling main street, this scale has already made Zhou Bian very satisfied, at the beginning, he did not use the relationship with the nobles of Anyi, and in a short period of time, it was not easy to buy this courtyard.
This hotel has been open for several days, under the greeting of Zihei, Zhou Bian and his party walked in, along the way, Zhou Bian nodded again and again, this decoration, this layout, is no longer inferior to Luoyang's natural residence, less than a month to be able to do this, this is definitely a manifestation of the royal family's ability.
Smelling the smell of fragrant paint, he sighed in his heart that there was no pollution in this era, and there was no pure natural chemical synthesis, and he soon walked along the path to the private room at the back of the hall, and after sitting down in the innermost and most luxurious room, Zi Hei stepped forward and began to report his work.
For the first time that the royal family industry made a public appearance in the vassal states, the royal family also took great pains to transfer the big shopkeeper of Luoyang Natural Residence.
After listening to Zihei's plan for the Heluo Hotel, the current layout and the situation since it has been open for several days, Zhou Bian nodded with satisfaction, and he needs to use people properly to do things at the bottom, but as an upper, he still needs to pay attention to the situation often, otherwise it will be bad once he loses control.
After verbally praising Zihei a few words, the big shopkeeper transferred from Luoyang withdrew, and the first group of monarchs and ministers continued to stay in the private room, and according to today's plan, their lunch would be settled here.
Zihei left, and the task of chatting with the king naturally fell on Ning Yue and a few others, and soon Zhou Bian knew that the seat he was sitting in today was the biggest VIP who came to the scene on the first day of opening of Heluo Restaurant, where Gongzi Ang was sitting, and Ning Yue was still the seat to accompany him today.
On the opening day, due to his identity, Zhou Bian naturally would not come, so Ning Yue invited Gongzi Ang to support the scene, and Gongzi Ang has always been friendly with the royal family, and naturally brought a noble son, so Heluo Hotel was naturally an instant hit.
If ordinary businessmen can do this, then they will naturally be happy, but in the royal family, for the sake of money, to open a hotel in the vassal state, you have to ask the nobles of the vassal state to help, which is definitely a tragedy.
Even if Gongzi Ang has the style of an ancient sage, Zhou Bian can imagine that he still has sighs and contempt for the royal family in his heart, and Zhou Bian can still imagine that those other nobles who accompanied Gongzi Ang to come, I am afraid that it will be difficult to hide the ridicule of the royal family in their words. As the nobles of a powerful country, they have the power to do so.
Soon, plates of dishes were served by beautiful young maids, and the young men who served the dishes in the front hall were naturally served, and in this private room, in order to raise the grade, it was naturally the maids who were served.
In order to reflect the characteristics, Heluo Restaurant naturally focuses on stir-fried vegetables, which are tender and delicious, after picking up the long bamboo luxury and tasting each dish, Zhou Bian couldn't help nodding slightly, although it is much worse than the feast of the Wei Palace, but compared to the ordinary stew and cooking in this era, it is still much more delicious, especially what Ning Yue said, the cost is low and the amount is sufficient, and it should be very popular to change people's tastes.
So after eating, Zhou Bian first inspected the back work area and the housekeeping department, and finally slowly walked to the front hall.
Although it is a lobby, considering that the hotel is located in a relatively high-end area, it is not really a lobby, but it is slightly separated by curtains or wooden boards, and each small table is separated, which is a bit like a booth in later generations. In fact, in this era, what can sell wine will definitely not be the hall layout of food stalls or canteens in later generations, and in order to meet the consumption needs of the rich, they will be well arranged.
Walking slowly in the hall, what caught my eye was that every small few were full of people, some people tasted carefully, some people raised bottles to invite wine, some people talked about it, it was only a few days after it opened, and Zhou Bian was very satisfied with such a situation.
And just like walking on the street, in this hotel, even if there are more than ten people behind Zhou Bian, it only attracts a few curious glances at most, and it does not have any great impact on the people who drink in the hotel.
Looking at the wine glasses and listening to the loud conversation, as the biggest boss behind the scenes, Zhou Bian also began to feel proud in his heart, and couldn't help but think that if he didn't have the responsibility of his family and country, it would be good to be a rich man like this.
But the reality is better to ignore, and gradually walked to the depths of the hall, and suddenly the discussion of a few scholars on the edge attracted Zhou Bian's attention.
"Zheng Gongzi, although this hotel has not been opened for a long time, it is better because of the unique taste, and the soju comes directly from Luoyang, which is strong and strong, and it is placed in this Anyi City, and it is also in the middle and upper class, what does Gongzi think?"
"I heard that this Heluo restaurant is from Luoyang, the cooking method of the dishes is different from others, it is really delicate and delicious, a certain has also traveled to and from Hebei and Shandong, but has seen such a taste, it is indeed worth tasting, but the scale of this hotel is slightly smaller, not to mention the Linzi of Qi State, it is the city of Anyi of this Wei State, this arrangement, it is only considered to be in the middle and upper, far from elegant."
The person in front seemed to be a Wei person, and he should be a little unconvinced when he heard the latter's words.
"I can't talk about elegance in the middle and upper ranks of Anyi City, dare to ask how Linzi is?"
"There are famous people in Linzi City who are not called hotels or restaurants, but are mostly called restaurants, wine shops, wine restaurants and the like."
"Lou? I also have a restaurant in Anyi, which is two stories high, even if it is placed in Linzi, it is not bad. β
"No, the restaurant is not at its height. The restaurant naturally has to have a building, but the Linzi restaurant, either placed next to the beautiful scenery, can climb a glance, or placed in the traffic artery, can climb high and overlook, these are actually nothing, the best thing is that there is a hall in the building, the main hall can be used for the scholars to discuss the game, but also for the famous singers and dancers, and whether it is the second floor or the first floor, you can look at it by the railing. β
"There are scholars in the restaurant, and they all say that the prosperity of Linzi's style of learning is in the world, and it is the place where the scholars in the world yearn for, which can be seen, but unfortunately the foolish brother did not have a free time to play."
"If my brother wants to go, it's better to go a few years later."
"Why?"
"I heard that Qi Jun is seeking talents, and wants to set up an official restaurant, especially for the world's scholars to preach doctrine and argue morality, Qi Jun or choose his sage to worship the official and be knighted, and Linzi will be like a cloud of scholars."
"Is that really the case?"
I heard another person next to me interject, "I have also heard of this matter, and I heard that this restaurant is built outside Jimen, covering an area of 100 rooms, and the pavilion is majestic, and it has become famous before it is built." And this should not be a restaurant, but a school palace, but the front hall can be used by scholars to drink while discussing, so that people can be passed on to the restaurant, but, a certain thought, it is really worth a visit. β
"Covering an area of 100 rooms, the pavilion is majestic. If that's the case, the country of Qi should be prosperous! β
Hearing this, Zhou Bian smiled and turned to leave. Carefully calculated, this Jixia School Palace should also be built during this time, in the general direction, history is still moving forward according to its inherent trajectory, then Jixia School Palace will also be in the future, the Warring States Period of the hundred schools of thought to a climax.
But even if he knew this, Zhou Bian would not make any moves, because Zhou Bian knew that a Jixia School Palace, although it promoted the progress of academics, failed to create a strong Qi State, compared to the high profile of Qi State, Zhou Bian knew that on the west side of the big river, there is a weak country that is currently being bullied, and a change is brewing to change the history of the ages.
Walking out of the hotel, it was a lazy afternoon, and while he was full of wine and food, Zhou Bian and his party walked casually in Anyi City.
The entire Anyi city is more than ten miles wide, and there is naturally more than one bustling street, and everyone walks at will, and soon walks from the west of the city to the east of the city.
At the door of a hotel with good business, Zhou Bian stopped, looked up, and said with a smile, "This Sanchuan Hotel may have been opened by Koreans." β
Behind him, Ning Yue also laughed and said, "The Heluo Restaurant named by the king thought that other hotels were like this. β
Unexpectedly, another accompanying doctor Wei Guo also smiled, "I know about this, it was really opened by the Koreans, and it will be after the year." "It turned out that Zhou Tianzi was going shopping today, and the Wei State sent a doctor who managed the market to accompany him, and he was also meticulous.
smiled and didn't answer, Zhou Bian stepped forward again. Who opened this Sanchuan Hotel, Zhou Bian really knows that if it is just a Heluo restaurant on the surface, how can it meet the needs of the royal family, not to mention making money, the need to work secretly, and the national intelligence network in Zhou Bian's ambitions, all determine that the owner of this hotel that Zhou Bian specially bypassed to take a look has a cheesy name, Liu Million.
Inevitably aroused the suspicion of the Wei people, Zhou Bian continued to move forward without looking back, but the Wei doctor continued to nag.
"The king doesn't know that including Heluo Restaurant and Sanchuan Restaurant, three new hotels have been opened in Anyi City within a month, and the business is still very good."
"Oh, which one has the best business?" Zhou Bian became interested.
"Back to the king, but it's the third one, Chengyi Restaurant." This Wei Guo doctor is an honest man.
"It's called a restaurant, yes, let's go have a look." Zhou Bian's interest was immediately hooked.
"No, this way, please." Doctor Wei bowed to him, and the group turned to another street.
Chengyi Hotel is on the main street, but when it turns to the main street, only to hear the sound of shouting, everyone has to protect Zhou Bian standing on the side of the street, only to see a neat carriage surrounded by guards into the city, when a carriage planted on the flag, is written a big Korean character.
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