Wang Huawei's eyes suddenly began to glow, and he smiled: "Second brother, I haven't seen so many beauties since I was a child, I have to drool when I see it, I really want to find a daughter-in-law to marry from the middle." ”

Wang Huaqiang's eyes flashed with green light, and he looked at Wang Huawei coldly: "Look at your unpromising appearance, these women are all singers, they have no position or status, they have nothing but a face, you are also a Jiupin county lieutenant now, and if you want to get married in the future, you will also find a daughter from a famous family to be the main room, marry a courtesan, the lower body is cool, and the upper body should have a headache after the upper body." ”

Wang Huawei scratched his head embarrassedly: "The lesson of the second brother is that the younger brother is used to running carriages, and the second brother should not take it to heart." The courtesans are now living in the newly built Imperial Music Workshop in the back, and they should all be asleep by this time, and we will go over now, and I will go and call the old mother to wake them up. ”

Wang Huaqiang frowned and waved his hand: "No need, it's already the second half of the night, wake up these women, they can't sleep well, they will be haggard during the day, and they won't look good." Hua Wei, just tell me about the general situation, how much money was spent, where did you buy it, and how is it run and managed now? ”

Wang Huawei sighed: "Second brother, when our brothers were fighting, they didn't sleep for a few days and nights, why did it make these women get up in the middle of the night so troublesome?" ”

Wang Huaqiang is angry and funny, this younger brother of his really doesn't understand anything: "Third brother, if you have time to read more books, women's skin is different from men's, gold is expensive, if you don't sleep well at night, the meridians in your body are out of balance, your face will become haggard, and you will become a yellow-faced woman, those rich uncles or high-ranking officials and important ministers will look at it?" ”

Wang Huawei smiled: "So that's the case, or the second brother, you are well-informed, then I'll tell the second brother, now there are a total of one hundred and three singers, all of them are fifteen or sixteen years old, and forty-four of them are orchids bought from merchants in the Western Regions, with white skin, blue eyes, chestnut hair, and can dance hoop dances, I heard that they came from the Persia in the west of the Western Regions." Now I'm teaching dancing every day.

The rest are all women in Jiangnan, many of them are the daughters of the Nanchen officials who robbed the house and killed the head, they look weak, but they all look smart, they can play the piano and drums or something, and now I have found a musician to teach them the way of the qin and the zheng, and I heard that those sons and brothers in the Southern Dynasty are the best tunes. ”

Wang Huaqiang's heart moved: "What did you say?" These people are the daughters of Nan Chen's official family? Didn't the emperor give an order, Nan Chen was dominated by Huairou, when we set off, we only killed Shi Wenqing and Shen Keqing's five traitorous ministers, and didn't kill others, why are there so many official women who have become singers at this time, and they can still be sold publicly? ”

Wang Huawei shook his head: "I don't know the specifics, but I heard that some scholars and former officials in Nanchen are fanning the flames everywhere and inciting rebellions, and there have been many Nanchen remnants who have been killed in recent months, and their wives have been confiscated, most of the boys have been sold into slaves, and girls have become sought-after goods in the brothels of Qinglou, and those Persian orchids in the Western Regions cost 2,000 yuan each, and these Jiangnan women cost 3,000 yuan." ”

Wang Huaqiang nodded, he didn't expect the contradiction between the north and the south to be so intense, and suddenly realized that Gao Xi was not optimistic about opening a store in Jiangnan before, probably because Gao Xi knew that there would be such a thing, Jiangnan would have another big mess sooner or later, and his investment might be lost at that time, thinking of this, he suddenly rejoiced that he did not have the impulse to start a business in Jiangnan.

After a deep groan, Wang Huaqiang raised his head and asked, "How are these singers eating and living now?" ”

Wang Huawei laughed: "Listening to the arrangement of the second brother, now we have also recruited some famous chefs with time-honored brands here, and the things they cook are delicious, even I can't put them down, those girls have worked hard all the way, and their appetites have been not small recently, and they have all grown a lot." ”

Wang Huaqiang frowned: "Nonsense, you're not feeding pigs, stuffing them into fat women one by one, will anyone want it?" Starting tomorrow, the diet of the singers will be controlled quantitatively, they are not allowed to eat too much, the meals are more exquisite, each person has three meals a day, at most one cake, half at noon, half at night, half a bowl of porridge in the morning, and more meat can be added to ensure that they have the strength to learn the piano and dance.

They should be weighed once every ten days, and those who exceed 100 catties will be eaten in half, and then the ration will be restored after they are hungry and thin, but don't lose more than 90 catties, otherwise they will not have the strength to learn talents. ”

Wang Huawei nodded again and again when he heard this: "Second brother, I haven't heard that you know so much about women before, are these all from books?" ”

Wang Huaqiang secretly said in his heart: Damn, I will sue you sù Is this the standard of movie stars and models in the era before the time-travel? But he said lightly: "Of course, these are the truths in the book, I don't tell ordinary people, our manor will become the ecstasy cave of high-ranking officials and nobles in the future, and all three kinds of talent, color and art must be extinct, otherwise why would people come here?" So these singers are the core strength of our place, we must get it right, understand? ”

Wang Huawei nodded yes.

Wang Huaqiang suddenly thought of something again, and asked, "Who is in charge of these little girls now?" It won't be the bustard you found from the Qinglou in Daxing. ”

Wang Huawei was slightly stunned: "Second brother even knows this." ”

Wang Huaqiang shook his head: "No, you can't use the bustard in the Daxing Qinglou, it is used to deal with ordinary people and businessmen, all of them are vulgar and unbearable, staying for a long time will only make these little girls dusty, those sour literati of the Southern Dynasty like that kind of sullen type, if they are aimed at a group of prostitutes, they will not come here all the way." ”

Wang Huawei's eyes widened: "What do you mean by being sullen." ”

Wang Huaqiang laughed, he always thought about the things before the crossing today, and inadvertently substituted a later word: "It looks very dignified on the outside, but it is still very coquettish in the bones, and it is the feeling of wanting to talk about it, and wanting to refuse and welcome, if it is like Sister Yao'er who takes the initiative to hook up when she comes up, those literati in the Southern Dynasty will definitely not be happy."

So you can use the old bustard to manage the orchid, those Jiangnan women, you'd better find a way to find a few old palace people from the Southern Dynasty to come over, don't let them get caught in the dust. ”

Wang Huawei nodded with admiration: "Second brother, you are so powerful, you can think of it!" Cheng, I'll go find someone tomorrow, I heard that there are female officials and waiters in the palace everywhere in Jiangnan, and you can recruit them casually. ”

Wang Huaqiang nodded: "Take this opportunity to bring some famous chefs over there in the south of the Yangtze River, I'm afraid that the southerners will not be used to eating the food in our Guanzhong, just like we were not used to eating the rice there during the last southern expedition."

It's not enough to have time-honored cooks in Daxing City, Jiangnan, Shuzhong, Jingxiang, Kanto, all those who can be found can be brought over, and those with good craftsmanship will stay, money is not a problem, and later officials from all over the country who play here will have it, and when the time comes, they will be given hometown dishes, so that they want to come again. ”

Wang Huawei smiled: "Write it down, second brother, in half a month, this place will be almost built, when do you think it will be opened secretly?" ”

Wang Huaqiang sighed: "Let's see if I can come back this time." The third brother, the second brother will leave this time, at least two months, or half a year, in case you can't come back, you must support this family and serve Ah Da well. ”

When Wang Huawei heard this, his face changed, and he hurriedly grabbed Wang Huaqiang's arm and said, "Second brother, how can this be?" If it's really dangerous, let's stop doing it, anyway, we don't expect to take refuge in Gao Xi for the rest of our lives. ”

Wang Huaqiang's heart was hot, his nose was a little sour, he took Wang Huawei's hand, and said softly: "Third brother, this time is a state affair, we can't stop, and it is impossible to change people, otherwise Gao Servant will make our family unable to stay in Daxing, and the second brother has to go no matter what."

But don't worry, the second brother will protect himself well and will not act reluctantly. What I just said is just in case, if you get the manor and racetrack done here, the second brother will be at ease. ”

Wang Huawei knew that what Wang Huaqiang had decided would not change, so he had to hang his head, hold his hand tightly, and say, "Second brother, take care." ”