After the New Year is the fifteenth day of the first month, at this time the Lantern Festival has been prevalent in the Han Dynasty, originally Liu Wei also wanted to have a lively Lantern Festival, but because of his dream of increasing the guard, has been approved by Liu Hong, Emperor of Han Ling, with the efforts of Queen He.

It's just that Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty didn't come out, and only gave a quota of 150 people, and the soldiers let Liu Wei recruit them himself. Moreover, the military salary is also lower than that of other guards, and it seems that he does not want Liu Wei to recruit all the guards.

I think Liu Hong is also guarding himself, Liu Wei thought to himself.

History has always described Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty as a mediocre and unscrupulous emperor, but mediocrity does not mean low IQ. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty has been deeply immersed in the court for a long time, and if he didn't have some political skills, he would have been played to death. Emperor Ling's stupidity is only because he only wants to enjoy himself, and does not care about the life and death of the Li people, which makes the Han Dynasty, which was already in decline, even worse. At the end of the day, he's just a selfish emperor.

Although the soldiers had to be recruited by themselves, this also gave Liu Wei a lot of freedom. found Jiang Qi and instructed him to recruit soldiers in Sanfu, Hejian and other places, but not everyone recruited, Liu Wei put forward six requirements for recruiting soldiers:

1. Must be between the ages of 23 and 29.

Second, know words, but also not too much knowledge.

3. No religious beliefs.

Fourth, the physique must be burly and strong, with dark skin, bright eyes, long legs and long hands, and superior strength. People should be loyal, honest and obedient.

Fifth, don't like to brag and pat horses, don't behave casually, don't be impulsive and reckless, don't be timid and afraid, and don't have a stubborn and extreme personality.

In short, what Liu Wei wanted to find was a group of semi-literate people with well-developed limbs, strong martial arts, honest and loyal, obedient to organizational arrangements, and a certain cultural foundation.

Jiang Qi grinned in the face of Liu Wei's recruitment conditions: Where can I find such harsh conditions?

In response to Jiang Qi's question, Liu Wei smiled confidently and came up with his solution-in fact, it is very simple, that is, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward!

The salary of ordinary soldiers in the Han Dynasty was pitiful, only about three stones. This meager military salary, not to mention supporting the family, even has difficulty feeding himself. The salaries of the guards of the forbidden army in the palace are higher than those of ordinary soldiers, and the other treatments are also better.

Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty set the same salary for Liu Wei's guards as ordinary soldiers, not to mention recruiting people, and ghosts will not come. Therefore, Liu Wei understood that if he wanted to successfully recruit the required soldiers, he had to pay for them to increase their salaries and pay private salaries.

In this regard, Liu Wei can be said to have made a bloody investment.

First of all, all soldiers who enlist in the army can get a military salary of both money and food. On the basis of the original three stones of the Moon Valley, Liu Wei added ten stones, and at the same time, there were 300 five baht per month to receive. Secondly, there will be an assessment every month, and those with excellent assessment results can get another silk horse on the basis of military salary, and the money is 600. Finally, three meals a day, one meal must have meat. Two pieces of clothing, two pieces of hakama, and two pairs of hemp shoes and socks are released every year. And there is no need to bring your own ordnance and armor, and someone will issue it at that time.

Jiang Qi was stunned when he looked at the military salary offered by Liu Wei, and couldn't help but say worriedly: "It costs a lot to do this, and I am afraid it will be difficult to hold it for a long time!" ”

Liu Wei said nonchalantly: "Yun Lei and implement this law, I have my own way to do the rest." ”

Jiang Qi didn't know what Liu Wei would do, so he left with doubts.

Liu Wei began to fall into deep thought after Jiang Qi left. Jiang Qi's worries are not unreasonable, and army building has always been a money-eating project. Now only one hundred and fifty guards have been added, and in the future, Liu Wei will build an army of his own. If you become an emperor and master the country's resources, it's okay to say, but at this stage you are still only a prince, which requires you to find a strong financial support.

Although the paper mill opened by Wei Yi was making money every day, it was not enough to support the construction of an army that Liu Wei demanded. Moreover, now the paper mill not only supports Liu Wei's daily expenses, but also Shi Ziyi's secret laboratory. (Liu Wei has opened several more research projects this year) has spent a lot of money, and it has begun to stretch it to the limit.

Although Liu Wei has more than the same means of making money, if he only engages in industry, he will not be able to raise much money in a short period of time. This is mainly because the whole country is still in a state of war and chaos, and a large number of Yellow Turban remnants are still active in various counties, blocking the smooth flow of trade routes and affecting the development of commerce. For example, although the Luoyang paper produced by the paper mill is in short supply, it is only sold in Sili Prefecture, Chenliu and Yingchuan counties, and it was only expanded to Jingxiang and other places at the end of last year.

Since serious business can't make money, Liu Wei is not without other means. A few days later, on the banks of the Luoshui River outside the Guangyang Gate, a three-story restaurant was erected after a winter of construction.

Liu Wei's restaurant is about to open.

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The last four days after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month are auspicious days for the opening of the zodiac. Liu Wei chose to let the restaurant officially open on this day.

In order to make a name for publicity, Liu Wei prepared a dragon and lion dance team on the opening day, and also set up a stage to prepare a song and dance performance.

The surrounding people have never seen the dragon and lion dance, let alone the song and dance performances of the warblers and swallows on the stage, and they all gathered around the building that made them feel weird. Some people rushed from afar when they heard the news, but as a result, the people on the inner and outer three floors were crowded more and more, and some people fought hard to squeeze to the front.

Fortunately, some of Chen Haonan's subordinates maintained order at the scene, each wearing the same black uniform and embroidered with the word security on his chest. The face was gloomy and watery, not angry but threatening, but it shocked many honest people.

Some people who don't know ask what the building in front of them is for, and those who know explain that it is a restaurant, a place to eat. Most of these people are villagers from the neighborhood and are involved in the construction of the restaurant in the winter.

Although the wages for building a restaurant are only a small amount of two stones in the moon, it is already an unattainable thing for these farmers who are already in the stage of farming. What they value most is the free three meals a day on the construction site, although they only eat some corn and vegetable soup, but it is already a luxury food for these farmers who often do not have enough to eat. Because in this way, they don't have to eat at home, not only do they save one person's meal, but they can also save one meal to take back to their family when they are used to two meals a day.

So most of the people around them were attracted by what seemed to be the favorable conditions, and broke their heads and went to the construction site. And the people who came in all worked hard, for fear that they would be thought to be kicked out if they didn't make any effort. Therefore, with their enthusiastic efforts, the construction of the restaurant was quickly completed.

The whole restaurant covers an area of nearly 40 acres and is divided into three floors. The overall design imitates the style of a restaurant in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and Liu Wei has mixed a lot of unique modern elements into it.

For example, the furnishings inside are large from tables and chairs, as small as bowls and chopsticks, and wine utensils, all of which are completely different from the furniture of the Han Dynasty at this time. In particular, the round tables and chairs in the restaurant were copied by a large number of people as soon as they appeared, and gradually promoted. In the end, it changed the living habits of the ancients who sat on the ground and ate separately, which had an epoch-making impact!

For the structural design of the restaurant, Liu Wei thought about a lot of ideas.

The first floor is designed as a restaurant lobby. In the center of the hall, a square platform is set up, and there will be large-scale performances every night, all of which are the songs, dances, poems, or acrobatics and other music and art programs that the people of the Han Dynasty like to see at this time. Liu Wei has launched a unique and innovative drama performance, which will attract great interest from diners every night.

Underneath the table, the dining table is arranged in a semicircle around the table. This allows customers to enjoy the performance on stage while eating.

The wine sold in the restaurant is all Liu Bian's self-brewed pear wine, and the meals he eats are also many dishes from his previous life that Liu Bian racked his brains to think. Although due to the lack of some ingredients, many cuisines have lost their original flavor and even changed their appearance. But for the diners of the Han Dynasty who had simple recipes at this time, they were already dizzying with all kinds of fried and fried delicacies, not to mention hot pot, barbecue, and shabu-shabu, which they had never heard of.

The lobby on the first floor is open-plan and focuses on a lively atmosphere. But if someone wants to find a quiet place to talk about things or pour themselves a drink, they can go directly to the private room on the second floor.

All the private rooms on the second floor are separated by thick soundproof wooden boards, and there are thick curtains hanging on the doors that can be lowered to isolate the noise from the outside, and the conversation inside the private rooms will not be heard. Many officials and businessmen like to talk about things here.

Each private room has a window to see the landscape outside, many scholars and Confucian scholars like to look out of the window, enjoy the lake and mountains outside, or play songs, or chanting, talented scholars can also write down their works and hang them on the wall in the private room.

It's just that you have to pay money, whether it's calligraphy or painting or poetry, each person is limited to one work, and the hotel charges a storage fee of 800 yuan, and only keeps it for you for half a month. Half a month later, if you still want to delay, then you must come to this private room to order food, and then pay a storage fee of 800 yuan, if you have new works, you can hang new works, and if you don't, you can continue to hang old works.

Of course, if you are a literary leader like Cai Yong and Guan Ning, or a master of economics and history, the restaurant will not only not collect money, but will beg you to leave Mobao upside down.

Although this regulation of the restaurant is so unreasonable and unreasonable, it still attracts many scholars. Because there are many high-ranking officials or celebrities of the court who will come here to eat, if their works are in line with the thoughts of a certain court dignitary, maybe they will ascend to the sky in one step and soar.

Later, some scholars even ran into the private room to hang a piece of their own work in the private room for consumption. It is precisely because there are so many benefits of the private room of the restaurant, so everyone who enters the private room has to pay a private room fee of 200 yuan, and the restaurant also has a private room with a minimum consumption of 1000 yuan, so the people who can enter the private room are either rich or expensive.

If you have a guest who is bored in a private room, but doesn't want to join in the fun with other people in the lobby. The restaurant also has a special singer who sings in the private room. Each piece costs 100 bucks. Not counting the minimum cost in the private room.

The singer is only responsible for singing and performing in the private room, and does not provide other services. If there are guests who still want people to accompany the wine and liven up the atmosphere on the wine table, the restaurant also has a wine lady who specializes in accompanying the wine. Each wine girl charges 1000 yuan, each is sixteen or seventeen years old jasper, not only bright eyes and bright teeth, beautiful and delicious, the restaurant also conducted a lot of training for them, what poems, songs, jokes and riddles, every girl is exported, lovely.

It's just that the singer just drinks and chats with the guests, and doesn't do anything else. If a guest behaves inappropriately, the hotel security guard will come forward to solve it.

Although the private room of the restaurant is very expensive, at least ordinary people can still walk in. The VIP room on the third floor of the restaurant is not only rich but also enterable.

Most of the people who can come in are the powerful ministers or nobles in the court. They will be given a bronze plaque engraved with a "membership card", which will allow them to enter the VIP lounge. As for how much it costs, different people have different prices, and the restaurant is kept secret.

The VIP hall on the third floor is divided into three halls, east, west, north and south, and is named after the four ancient mythical beasts: Qinglong Hall, White Tiger Hall, Vermilion Bird Hall, and Xuanwu Hall. Inside, it is beautifully decorated and resplendent with a separate staircase leading to the lounge, allowing guests to go up to the third floor without having to go through the first and second floors, which further highlights the unique dignity of the lounge.

Guests can hold their own private parties in the VIP lounge, and the restaurant organizes large banquets every night. The content of the banquet has always been mysterious, even the attendees are secretive. Outsiders can only guess from some subtle details, such as some ** voices and indulgent laughter from time to time, that the content should be very pornographic and violent.

If the special service in the VIP room is still half covered by the pipa, the two-story building ten zhang away from the restaurant is open naked with the casino and the green building.

Gambling and prostitution were not the first of their kind, but had a long history, both in China and abroad. This fashion has six Bo plays, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty also set up a camp prostitute (military prostitute) to comfort the soldiers, Luoyang's high-ranking officials and wealthy families have prostitutes and singers, and they are taught to sing and dance. But specializing in running a place for people to gamble**, Liu Wei is still the first person to eat crabs.

In Liu Wei's design, the small building exists as a satellite building of the main restaurant. Because it is winter, the surrounding area is only a dug deep pit, and when the Luoshui thaws, the water will be diverted to form an artificial lake, and the small building is connected to the main restaurant with a pontoon bridge like an isolated island in the middle of the lake.

The small building is divided into two floors. The first floor is a casino, with both a noisy lobby and elegant private rooms for gamblers. There are various forms of gambling in it. Such as mahjong, dice, cards, pai gow, Liu Wei can think of gambling methods in his previous life, and even chess games such as Go and Xiangqi are also used as gambling tools.

The second floor is the place where the green building hooks the fence, the red gauze curtain tent, and the sluggish and lewd pleasure. The ones I bought were all thirteen or fourteen-year-old cardamom girls, and the birds were slim and slim.

For opening brothels and casinos, Liu Wei still made a great moral struggle in his heart. As a former modern and simple youth, it is still difficult for him to accept these things. Although this was not a big deal for the Han Dynasty in which he lived, and even in his previous life, many people did it, but it still had a great impact on his moral outlook.

In the end, however, the noble morality was far behind the practical interests, and Liu Wei needed a lot of money to support his plans, and a restaurant alone could not meet his requirements, while brothels and casinos allowed him to accumulate wealth quickly.

It's just that the shame in Liu Wei's heart still exists, so much so that after he became in power, he immediately rewarded Chen Haonan with the restaurant as a reward, and tried his best to clear up his relationship with this place. However, even so, the history books of later generations still left a disgraceful stroke of "when the emperor was diving, he set up a prostitute gambling shop to accumulate wings".

At this time, Liu Wei had no time to think about the future, and devoted himself to making money in the restaurant. In order to make the name of the restaurant, people in this era can recognize the new tricks of the restaurant. Liu Wei decided to halve the price of all services and food within three days of opening, and gave three buckets of pear wine to each table.

Today's opening also invited the wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen in Luoyang to taste the food for free, and even Luoyang Ling was invited to cut the ribbon for the opening of the restaurant, in order to show that the government leaders attach importance to the opening of the restaurant.

When Luoyang Ling cut the hydrangea in front of him with his rusty technique, the plaque of the restaurant also unveiled the red cloth in the noise of gongs and drums. Chen Haonan and others had asked Liu Wei what to name the restaurant when they were building the store, and Liu Wei originally wanted to spoof it and name it Heaven and Earth, but seeing Luo Shui's inspiration, he changed his name to Diaoyutai Restaurant.

At this time, he still thought about the expansion of the restaurant in the future, and it was nationalized and used as an international hotel to entertain foreign guests. However, he did not consider how a place with brothels and casinos could become a national façade for entertaining foreign guests. Therefore, as soon as this proposal was exported, it was strongly opposed by the scholars and doctors at that time.

However, the world makes people, and the Diaoyutai Restaurant has not become a place to entertain foreign guests. At the same time, another ** place was fortunate to become the state guesthouse of the Han Empire to entertain foreign guests and negotiate state affairs.

To be continued