Chapter 22 Preparations for the opening of Guangwei Building
(On the 22nd day of the second month of the lunar calendar, today is Haoyue's 24th birthday, and the 6th is the solar calendar.) Today, I deliberately made my own birthday cake with a rice cooker! )
Fang heard Steward Li's words, Zhao Dezhao immediately had an idea, a moment of effort, Zhao Dezhao went back again, went to his grandfather's room, Zhao Hongyin asked him what was the matter, Zhao Dezhao said to borrow money, as for the money to buy the store, Zhao Hongyin asked Zhao Hongyin to borrow, why said that it was borrowed money to open a store, Zhao Dezhao said truthfully, if you lose money, it will be regarded as borrowing, if you make money, it will be regarded as a shareholder to open a restaurant, Zhao Hongyin heard that such a request is good, anyway, both ends are earned, but Zhao Dezhao thinks so, anyway, it is all grandfather's money, He is the only grandson of his grandfather, so he is naturally satisfied with all his requirements, and if he can't do it, he will cry and make trouble, hehe, the way back has already been thought of. In the end, he asked Zhao Hongyin for five hundred taels of silver.
Five hundred taels of silver was not a small amount, which could buy several acres of land at that time.
Steward Li said that the so-called Nanhebei City is the south of the city along the Bianhe River and Tushizi Street (north of the city's Mahang Street), Panjia Street generation, the most famous, here gathered fruit shops, meat shops, rice shops, shops, pharmacies, night markets and other businesses. So Zhao Dezhao took Li Yuanchang and Zhao Xin to the city to find a location.
The sun was shining, the three of them had lunch, took a donkey cart, went out of Zhao's mansion, and walked all the way to the north, the sky was not very hot at the moment, the ghost market had just been removed, and they came to the Tushizi Street (Mahang Street) in the north of the city, Panjia Street generation, the business here is still quite prosperous, but it just didn't let Zhao Dezhao see it. The north of the city is too far away from his home, or the south of the city, Zhao Dezhao waved his hand, and the three of them turned around and walked towards the south.
Then I went to the south, the south is along the canal, the traffic is very convenient, close to the Bianhe River, because the Bianhe River crosses the east and west of the city, and is a part of the North-South Grand Canal, it is very convenient to travel from south to north, not to mention that the south of the city has a large population at that time, and the place with many people is naturally good for business.
Zhao Dezhao and the three of them went to that place to inquire, and it happened that a restaurant recently wanted to transfer the restaurant due to bad business, so the three of them went inside to inquire in detail. This restaurant last time on the Yuan Festival, Zhao Dezhao and five people just passed by here, the restaurant is also three stories high, but its scale is not as large as the largest and most luxurious restaurant in Beijing.
The restaurant is located in a prosperous commercial area, the land price will naturally rise, the previous owner because of poor management, so to transfer, just Zhao Dezhao is looking at the restaurant, and then fancy the location of the restaurant, and then the owner took out the title deed, the two sides went to Tokyo Kaifeng Mansion to do a transfer, Zhao Dezhao bought the whole restaurant. This restaurant cost him two hundred taels of silver, Zhao Dezhao spent some pain when he spent money, silver, he spent nearly half of the hot money he just got, this is just the beginning, but then think about it, you can make money by eating.
Why did you choose this place? Because I chose the banks of the Bianhe River in the south of the city, and the south of the city is close to the Royal Street, the night market here at night is very developed, and there are many people, Zhao Dezhao naturally understands this truth. Zhao Dezhao's explanation for this is that in the late Tang Dynasty, "the wealth of the world, half out of the southeast", due to the low cost of water transportation, large loading ships can dock along the coast, which can save a lot of expenses. What's more, at that time, there were Han and Khitan in the north, although it was separated by a Yellow River, but no one knew whether the Great Zhou State, which had only been established for two years, was the opponent of the grassland people, and the south was relatively calm, so Zhao Dezhao's next goal was to open the restaurant to the country of Southern Tang.
The matter of buying a restaurant was dealt with on the same day, and then there was a signboard, and the signboard had a store name last time, but it was still a question of who wrote the name of the store, and it took a lot of thought, and suddenly Zhao Dezhao laughed at himself, this person is far away in front of him, hehe, I will ask my grandfather to see Mr. Yang Xubai's residence later.
Zhao Dezhao immediately found his grandfather, and his grandfather said a place, and when the day was united, Zhao Dezhao took an entourage and rushed to Yang Ning's mansion, which was separated by several streets from Zhao's mansion, but fortunately it was not far.
Yang Ningshi, who couldn't be idle that day, was about to leave the house, and when he saw Zhao Dezhao, who was running wildly all the way, sweating profusely, he turned his head, waved his hand and asked, "Yo!" Little brother, you're here, have you used dinner? Why are you still out of breath. ”
Zhao Dezhao also learned a set of looks, holding his fists, and smiled malice, in fact, he came here to ask Yang Ningshi to ask for three handwritten big characters "Guangwei Building", but well, I want to hang Lao Yang's appetite, and said: "Brother you are here, that's good, brother, I came uninvited, there is something not to go to the Three Treasures Palace, I ask you well, I don't know if you are willing to reward your face, brother?" ”
Yang Ningshi saw that this kid came uninvited, and last time he wanted to invite him to come over to play, he was rejected by him, this time he didn't know what wind was blowing, and he dared to ask for something, so he asked with a smile: "What do you ask?" You little doll has a lot of flowers, why don't you tell me quickly--or ......"
Zhao Dezhao arched his hands and told the truth: "Okay! Open the skylight and say bright words, naturally I am asking my brother to come with a piece of ink, my brother wrote three words in my book, 'Guangwei Building', I don't know if it's good? ”
"'Guangwei Building', you little doll, don't you want to open a restaurant or a restaurant, 'Guangwei Building', your little doll has a very big tone, and the taste of the whole world is in this building, which is like my Yang madman." Hearing the three big words 'Guangwei Building', anyone with a discerning eye knows that this is a place to eat, and Yang Ningshi also deliberately ridiculed the intention of the three big words of 'Guangwei Building', but from the words, he found that Zhao Dezhao's heart was very big.
"Naturally, on the day of opening, I hope that my predecessors will come and cheer more!" Zhao Dezhao held his hands and bowed.
Yang Ningshi deliberately asked: "Xiaoyou, can it be cheap to come to your 'Guangwei Building'?" Xiao Lao'er loves to eat all his life, you don't want to disappoint Xiao Lao'er! Can it be more affordable? ”
"Cheap? Of course it will give you a discount! There is no free lunch in the world, so when the time comes, call your relatives and friends over, and you will naturally be discounted! Everyone who eats my food here says it's good, and you're satisfied! ”
"......" Yang Ningshi thought to herself that you don't respect the elderly, what's the matter, at this time, he was speechless, and he couldn't speak, so he shook his head, made a joke, and said: "That's good!" I took back the word, and it's not free! ”
"Oops~ Big brother, the little brother admits defeat, okay, only the first few times are free." Zhao Dezhao smiled evilly, Fang Cai also made a joke of Yang Ning, and this old guy also wanted to be small.
"Okay, it's a deal. I'll definitely introduce my business to my friends and family next time, and you can give me more discounts! Yang Ning said with a smile.
"Definitely, definitely! Brother, don't worry. Little brother, I'm not that kind of person. Zhao Dezhao said.
Yang Ningshi was very happy to see Zhao Dezhao, and asked instead: "By the way, when will your restaurant open?" ”
"February 2nd." On February 2, the dragon raised his head, opened a restaurant, and business was booming. Zhao Dezhao deliberately chose this day, which indicates that his restaurant is about to become a leading enterprise in the world, he wants to become bigger and stronger, and the dragon is the symbol of the emperor, Dao.
Today is already the second half of the first month, and the day of leaving Zhang is not far away, Yang Ningshi was amazed at the speed of Zhao Dezhao's busy work, "February two? ”
"What's the matter, isn't it a good day?" Zhao Dezhao had already decided in his heart that this day was the second day of February, and he didn't care about the other days.
"On the second day of February, the dragon looks up, you little doll has such a big breath. What's more, your speed is so fast, but the little old man can't turn his head for a while. Yang Ningshi had already been surprised by this child, thinking that he was crazy enough, but he didn't expect to meet someone even better......
Zhao Dezhao raised his chest and said domineeringly: "Of course - what I Zhao Dezhao wants to do is to let the people of the world know that 'Guangwei Lou' is to be a restaurant for the people of the world, to become bigger and stronger, and to open branches all over the world when the time comes." ”
Yang Ningshi clapped his hands and praised: "Good! The young man is really ambitious, and the little old man admires it very much, when the time comes, I will open the branch all over the world, and I will be able to eat the dishes of your restaurant in Luoyang and Huayin. Okay, little old man will give you three signboard characters now. ”
After the two finished speaking, Yang Ningshi wrote three big characters and sent them back to Zhao Dezhao, Zhao Dezhao said goodbye to Yang Ningshi, and then returned home with the lintel sign that had not dried in ink.
The signboard of the restaurant has been solved, and the next step is to decorate it, recruit kitchens and bathrooms, and welcome guests...... Inform the relatives and nobles again, trivial matters are greatly pushed, but fortunately, Zhao Dezhao's plan was implemented smoothly.
After returning home, Zhao Dezhao "retreated" in his study, pondered and meditated on the next plan, and then instructed Li Yuanchang to bring some pen, ink, paper and inkstone. Zhao Dezhao took the pen and ink from Li Yuanchang's hand, and wrote plans on the paper, such as recruiting chefs, waiters, sitting on the desk, welcoming guests, a series of them, and in addition to advertising!
Zhao Dezhao was satisfied with blowing the ink that had not dried, and then gave it to Li Yuanchang, "Li Yuanchang, you follow my plan, you must not make mistakes, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask me immediately." ”
"Yes, Xiao Langjun!" When Li Yuanchang took Zhao Dezhao's hand, he quickly browsed from right to left slightly, his eyes fell on the welcome and advertisement, and asked puzzledly, "Shaolangjun, what does this 'welcome lady' and this 'advertisement' mean, I didn't understand it after reading it a few times." "Li Yuanchang really hasn't seen or heard of these since he was a child, so naturally he really doesn't know.
"Huh? Oh! Zhao Dezhao suddenly realized, of course he couldn't understand these two words, because they were not produced in this era, so he replied, "This welcome is to stand at the door to greet guests, and this advertisement is to advertise widely, that is, to inform others of the news through some means, do you understand now?" ”
"Shaolangjun, why is this a woman, the young lady stands at the door to greet the guests, isn't this a green building?" Li Yuanchang thought that it was unseemly for a woman to stand at the door to greet customers, and the young lady in that era referred to a prostitute.
After Zhao Dezhao listened to Li Yuanchang's words, he felt funny in his heart, and dared to think that the welcome was a trick only for Qinglou women, and scolded with a smile: "You still honestly follow what is written above, regardless of the above, I am deliberate, there will be no mistakes, you kid will know that your family will not make mistakes when the time comes." This is set up by the restaurant to welcome guests, so you should listen to Ben Langjun with a rough brain. ”
"Okay, Shao Langjun, the little one will obey Lang Jun's orders." After Li Yuanchang finished speaking, he ran out of the Zhao Mansion according to what Zhao Dezhao wrote on the paper and began to run outside.
After about five or six days, Li Yuanchang found the person Zhao Dezhao was looking for.