Gu Mei was very satisfied with Yang Chao's arrangement, the reason why she agreed to come to Yang Chao's meeting was that she valued Yang Chao's various unexpected ideas, and she believed that Yang Chao would not make her assembly ordinary.

Just by entering the door, Gu Mei has already determined that this gathering will not be obscure, and I believe that there will be a period of time when I will be missed by the elegant people of Nanjing.

And Gu Mei still has confidence, Yang Chao's methods are more than that, there are still surprises waiting for her in the back!

Gu Mei herself was also looking forward to the later arrangements, and with this mood, Gu Mei walked into the Jinchai Tower accompanied by Yang Chao.

Everything was arranged by itself, and Gu Mei was taken to a room to prepare for rest.

Kang Cheng was busy leading people to arrange seats for various dignitaries, scribes, and wealthy merchants.

The seats are not messed around, and they all have their own seats depending on their status, and these are all posted with name tags one by one.

Like later generations, the people of the Ming Dynasty also minded their own seats, and if they made a mistake, these people would be dissatisfied.

The hall is on the second floor, it is the hall facing the street, this hall is also the largest of the four halls of the Jinchai Building, ten zhang long, more than four zhang wide.

It can easily seat 300 people, but at this time there are less than 100 seats, a total of four rows.

The first row was full of officials, and this time there were eight of them.

Sitting in the second row were talented scribes, more than a dozen of whom came.

The three or four rows were all wealthy businessmen and wealthy people, a total of fifty people.

These four rows of seats are all carved from fine wood, and they are very delicate wooden chairs.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court forbade ordinary people to use fine wooden furniture, and no one cared about it after Emperor Longqing and Wanli.

Even "although the slaves of the fast armor house, all use fine utensils, and the small carpenters of the emblem, compete for the rank of the county, that is, the dowry miscellaneous utensils, all belong to the like." ”

As for "the extravagance of the gentleman, and the wood is not expensive enough, where the bed cabinet is a few tables, all use pear, gall, ebony, acacia and boxwood, and it is expensive, it costs thousands of dollars, and it is also vulgar. ”

These furniture created by Yang Chao are naturally extremely luxurious.

The first row of official seats are all carved rosewood Taishi chairs, with a round sky and elegant atmosphere, a total of eight.

All of them are made of pears and carved with boxwood, each of which has more than 30,000 yuan in money, which is exchanged for more than 30 taels of silver.

In front of the Taishi chair, there is a Huanghuali carved strip case, on which are placed wine glasses, tea cups, and some melon and fruit snacks.

Eight seats are arranged side by side in the hall more than four feet wide, and they form a semi-circular arc, which is naturally very loose.

Therefore, between the two Taishi chairs, there can also be a small square table, on which are placed copper, porcelain or glass incense burners, faint incense smoke rising, and flower arrangement vases.

The second row of scribe wooden chairs are all Nanmu official hat chairs, and of course the carving is also extremely fine.

However, this row of chairs is arranged more closely than the previous row, and there is no table in front, but between every two chairs, there is a carved square table, on which are also placed tea cups, wine, snacks, fruits, and flower arrangements, but there is no incense burner.

The wooden chairs in the three or four rows of wealthy people are ebony passionflower armchairs, a total of fifty.

In the middle, there is also an ebony corset carved square table, on which there are tea cups, wine, snacks, and fruits, but there is no flower arrangement, no incense burner.

Just to build these chairs, it cost thousands of taels of silver, eight Huanghuali carved Taishi chairs, it cost three hundred taels, sixteen Nanmu official hat chairs cost three hundred taels, fifty ebony armchairs, it took more than six hundred taels, these pieces of furniture alone, it cost a huge amount of 1,2200 Jinchai Lou, plus other carved wooden cases, square tables and square tables, at least 1,500 taels.

In fact, there are still the remaining chairs, but none of them have been put out, because the remaining chairs are all common beech chairs, and there are two hundred in total, although the workmanship is also excellent, but these two hundred have only cost less than three hundred taels in total, and they are a little eye-catching at this time, so Yang Chao does not plan to put them out.

After everyone sat down, they found that there was a dark red curtain in front of them, hanging directly from the roof beams above to the ground, and what was behind the curtain, everyone did not know, and they couldn't help but secretly guess.

Kang Cheng commanded the maids and began to pour tea and wine for these guests, and arrange fruits and snacks.

He himself nodded his head incessantly, but whenever anyone looked at him, he smiled and bowed slightly.

Yang Chao was in the last row, standing far away, next to him was Hu Quan, who looked worried.

"Brother Yang!"

Hu Quan spoke.

Yang Chao didn't notice Hu Quan's expression at this time, he was looking ahead.

didn't turn his head, and said directly: "Brother Hu, don't worry, it's about to start." ”

After Yang Chao finished speaking, through the thick curtain, a crisp sound came out, and it was obvious that this was the sound of pipa.

But the difference is that the sound of this lute seems to be too thick, and even gives people a sonorous and powerful feeling.

"Hey, Brother Long You. The sound of this lute is quite thick, and there is a sense of looping. ”

The seats in the first row, closest to the curtain, are not lined up, but arranged in another arc, as if around something.

In one of the seats, a middle-aged guest who looked like a master spoke to his companion next to him.

"Haha, Lord Ling, the lower officials don't know what they mean, but Yang Gongzi's gathering will always have something different."

Another middle-aged scribe said.

"Brother Long You, if you are not in the officialdom today, you should call me Yiqu when you are in the Qinglou."

"The lower officials don't dare."

"Then do you want me to call you Lord Yang too?"

"Hehe, how dare you, it's so presumptuous, Brother Yiqu!"

"Brother Long You, that's exactly how it should be."

One of these two people is Yang Wencong of Jiangning Zhixian County, and the other is Yin Ling Junfu of Yingtianfu, the word Yiqu.

Last time, I helped Yang Chao clean up Xu Zhongxiao together, and although he failed in the end, Yang Wencong was not without gains.

At least he finally agreed to let Xu Zhongxiao go, which was equivalent to giving Ling Junfu a face in private, and then the two started to communicate.

As the top boss, Ling Junfu and Yang Wencong already knew each other, this time Yang Chao fought Xu Zhongxiao, and used a lot of networks, so that Ling Junfu felt that Yang Wencong's strength should not be underestimated, so after coming and going, the two became acquainted and often moved around.

Among the officials invited today, the highest grade is this Ling Junfu, although Ying Tianfu Yin may not be considered high, but this is a powerful yamen, so it should not be underestimated.

The other officials were also officials such as Fu Cheng in Ying Tianfu, and they were here to accompany Ling Junfu.

"Brother Yiqu, it's open!"

Suddenly, Yang Wencong saw that with the sound of the pipa, the curtain slowly opened.

So after reminding Ling Junfu, he also looked at the curtain intently.

Unlike the others, Yang Chao frowned slightly, and he heard a slight harsh sound in the sound of the pipa, which was the friction of the pulley sliding.

Yang Chao installed a set of pulleys on the beams parallel to the seats, and the curtain hung on the pulleys, and when he pulled the ropes on both sides, it would slowly open.

But after enough oil, the pulley still has a friction sound, but fortunately it is covered by the sound of the lute, and if you don't listen attentively, you won't notice it.

Seeing that everyone was looking at the curtain at this time, they all wanted to see what was behind the curtain, and they wanted to see what Mingtang made the sound of the pipa different from before.

But when the curtain is opened, there is only one person in the back, a person who plays the lute.

Immediately, everyone wondered, how could a person playing the pipa have such an effect.

The man stood on a large platform, three feet high, and she was in the center, holding the lute in her arms and plucking the strings.

The original crisp sound has become thicker, and the original direct sound also seems to be swinging back.

"Meisheng's piano skills are really unique!"

The people in the audience naturally knew the people on the stage, and they all knew that it was the famous prostitute Gu Mei, whose name was eyebrows.

There was really no reason, and they could only count these on Gu Mei's head, thinking that it was Gu Mei's unique piano skills.

In fact, Gu Mei was also extremely surprised at this time, and she also found that the sound of the pipa that she played seemed to be beginning to resonate.

She felt it especially clearly on the stage, as if there were bursts of sound under her feet, coming from the ground and then resonating with the sound of her own lute, causing this heaviness and loop.

The curtain was completely opened, and everyone looked at Gu Mei, and suddenly Gu Mei's hand stopped, pressed the pipa strings, and the sound stopped abruptly.

But suddenly, bang, the sound was loud, it was the sound of a pipa, but it was like a drum, everyone felt that their hearts were hammered one by one, and careful people had found that the tea or wine placed next to it was constantly vibrating with dense round water waves.

At this time, everyone found that there was more than one Gu Mei, not far behind Gu Mei, where the lights were not very bright, groups of pipa players were sitting on small stools, and they were also playing, and these people were playing like a syllable.

"Oh!"

At this time, countless people exclaimed, they suddenly realized, no wonder the sound was so thick, it turned out that it was not one person playing, but a group of people, and some people even began to count silently, and were surprised to find that there were a hundred girls playing.

But this is only those who are not proficient in music and rhythm, especially the wealthy businessmen in the third row, think so, and the talents and officials in front of them are even more strange at this time.

Because these people have a higher cultural level than the wealthy merchants, and some of them are also very proficient in music and rhythm, they can hear that the heaviness is not because of the large number of people, but because there is another Mingtang.

At this time, a person stroked his beard and nodded secretly, and his eyes looked at the platform at Gu Mei's feet.

Yang Chao is also very satisfied with the group of girls he rehearsed.

The reason why Kang Cheng bought a hundred girls was to prepare for such a big scene.

The general Qinglou performing arts in Nanjing City are played and sung by the girls alone, relying on the personal skills of the performers.

But Yang Chao thinks that this music mode is still too monotonous, and Yang Chao thinks that large-scale music like a symphony must be enjoyed, so he bought so many girls.

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