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Wang Zaixing felt very depressed, but he had to squeeze out a smile and put on a look of gratitude to Dade for Lin Dong's willingness to accept the vase for 300,000 taels of silver. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info helpless, he couldn't raise 300,000 taels of silver in a short period of time. In the past six months, in order to cope with the tribute silver of the sect, the cash silver of Wang Ji Pawnshop has been a little difficult to even collect normally, and the rare treasures have already been sold, and only a few pieces are left.

Among these rare treasures that can be used, the vase is one of them. Originally, Wang Zaixing wanted to use this vase to deceive the rice industry giant in Lingnan City, and Jiang Ruocai, the owner of the rice shop, who was already over the age of old, did not worry about the rice shop.

Jiang Ruocai is over sixty years old, and his health is not too good, and he is almost a person who has entered the grave with half of his body. On the most feared of death among the super-rich people in Lingnan City, there is no doubt that it is Jiang Ruocai.

This vase is the most suitable person to deceive, and it is undoubtedly Jiang Ruocai.

It's a pity that the scam of more than one million taels of silver can't be properly arranged in three or two days. Just like using the already disconnected calligraphy and painting to deceive the Lin Ji Inn, Wang Zaixing stayed in the Tianzi room of the Lin Ji Inn for a few nights, and then sent someone to inquire in detail about all the information of the Lin Ji Inn and Lin Dong, and studied the financial resources of the Lin Ji Inn.

Wait until it's all over the details, and then start moving. The process can be completed in three or four days, or it may take three or four months or even longer.

Wang Zaixing only found out about Jiang Ruocai's general situation, far from the extent that he could start setting up a game, Lin Dong picked up the vase and looked at Wang Zaixing quietly.

Wang Zaixing was also interested, so he immediately stood up and arched his hand: "Shopkeeper Lin, if there is nothing to do, Wang will not bother, and ask Shopkeeper Lin to say hello to Master Hua on his behalf." ”

"I'm not far away, President Wang will go slowly!" Lin Dong got up.

"Farewell!"

Wang Zaixing took a few steps back, turned around and left, on today's trip to Lin Ji Inn, I didn't drink a sip of tea, and I didn't see a good face, but on the whole, I achieved what I wanted. It was worth losing a vase estimated at 350,000 taels of silver, a pair of calligraphy and paintings worth 200,000 taels of silver, and a stack of decoration drawings. After all, the price of failing to cheat millions of taels of silver and paying more than 200,000 taels of silver is not high.

What's more, Wang Zaixing was still a little faintly happy in his heart. A vase of 350,000 taels of silver is compensated as 300,000 taels of silver, which can be regarded as a failure to cheat.

Seeing Wang Zaixing leave, Ma Chun, who never spoke, suddenly spoke: "Shopkeeper, what he said should be a lie, right?" If you really want to be able to increase the refining spiritual material dozens of times, 300,000 taels of silver, it is too cheap. Even if it's three million or thirty million taels of silver, there should be countless people rushing to ask for it. ”

"It's a lie, but it's just as valuable." Lin Dong said leisurely.

"Did the shopkeeper find any other use?" Ma Chun hurriedly asked, before, he knew that Wang Zaixing's words were false and did not say it, one was because this vase did have a strange place, and the other was that he believed that he could hear that it was fake, and it was impossible for Lin Dong not to judge it.

Knowing that there was a fake, he was willing to convert 300,000 taels of silver, Ma Chun didn't believe that Lin Dong wanted to let Wang Zaixing go.

deceived Lin Ji Inn, and did not let Wang Zaixing cry bitterly and regret it for the rest of his life, he was already cheap.

"This vase is helpful to Yun Lan's research, even if it is only a little help, it can't be measured by silver." Lin Dong smiled: "Moreover, this vase has another use. ”

"Another use?" Ma Chun pondered bitterly, the shopkeeper did not say it explicitly, undoubtedly planning to test himself.

Learning martial arts by yourself is just to strengthen your body and have a hope of saving your life in case of danger. This test undoubtedly has nothing to do with this.

Another use, for sure, is the inn.

Lin Dong smiled but did not speak, not in a hurry. He believed that Ma Chun would definitely be able to guess the use, and if he couldn't, Ma Chun should have a good beating.

"Shopkeeper!" Ma Chun slapped his face and said happily: "I thought of it." ”

"Tell me about it!" Lin Dong gestured.

"This vase, the shopkeeper wants to put it in the box, right?" Ma Chun explained excitedly: "As long as you find a low-level spiritual material that smells refreshing and full of energy, and after refining with the help of this vase, putting the vase in the box will definitely add a lot of color to the entire box." Not right......"

Ma Chun slapped his face again, and said hurriedly: "This vase can make the fragrance of chrysanthemums drift so far, and it only leaks out a small gap, and it is outdoors, as long as all the boxes are opened out of a small hole, with the long-lasting fragrance of the spiritual material, just a little, all the boxes can smell this fragrance." ”

"Yes, I can think of opening up the box." Lin Dong smiled: "But...... No matter how small the hole is, once it is opened, the conversations of each box can be overheard by the neighboring boxes. ”

"This ......" Ma Chun frowned slightly, pondered for a moment, and said happily: "You can open it from above, just open a hole the size of a fist, there must be no problem." ”

"Can you go any further?" Lin Dong asked.

"One step further?" Ma Chun has a headache, how can he go further?

"That's right! Take it one step further. ”

Lin Dong smiled and nodded, Ma Chun could think of using the special effects of the vase in the box, which could already be regarded as passing. I can think that the vase can completely refine the smell of spiritual materials, so that all the boxes can be opened, and there is no problem with eighty points.

If he can go further, Lin Dong believes that he can be a real shopkeeper. Instead of encountering any major incidents, I have to think of countermeasures with a headache and brain fever.

Ma Chun racked his brains, time passed minute by minute, and beads of sweat were already visible on his forehead.

Finally, Ma Chun's expression darkened, and he said helplessly: "Shopkeeper, can you let me go back and think about it?" ”

Part of the test is to try Ma Chun's quick wit, if you go back and think about it, it won't make much sense, Lin Dong shook his head and said, "I really can't think of it?" ”

"Can't think of it!" Ma Chun said with a depressed face.

"Actually, you've already said part of it." Lin Dong reminded: "Spiritual materials have a more long-lasting fragrance than ordinary flowers and plants. ”

Ma Chun's heart moved, and he said in surprise: "The shopkeeper said that this vase can also be used on the second and third floors?" ”

"Not only the second and third floors of the lobby, but also all the guest rooms on the first floor and even the accommodation building." Lin Dong's eyes burned.

"It's too much trouble to move room by room, isn't it?" Ma Chun shook his head and said: "It means that at least one guy must be arranged every day to be in charge of this matter all the time, that is to say, you have to go in and out of various boxes and guest rooms every day, disturbing the guests, and some of the gains outweigh the losses." ”

"No need to bother!" Lin Dong said lightly: "Ask a few carpenters to come over and design a set of fine iron pipes of different thicknesses, which are all over the inn." The general manager is located in the room where the vase is placed, and the pipes in each room are different according to the profits, and the thickness is also different, as long as the node is equipped with a mechanism that can adjust the size of the gap like the wooden box sent by Wang Zaixing, after testing how big the gap in each room needs to be, only need to let people refine the spiritual material on time every day, so that not only the cost of the spiritual material can be controlled, but also the effect of this vase can be extended to the entire inn......"

"Shopkeeper, how did you come up with this idea? Even if I let him go back and think slowly, I'm afraid I won't be able to think of this method in my life. Ma Chun was dumbfounded, and his admiration for Lin Dong was like a surging river.

"Otherwise, why am I the shopkeeper and you are in charge?" Lin Dong said with a smile.

In fact, if Ma Chun knew what gas pipes and air conditioning pipes were, it would not be difficult to think.

Ma Chun smiled, his brows couldn't help but tighten again, hesitated for a moment, and asked: "Shopkeeper, the box and guest rooms are easy to handle, the first and second floors of the lobby, the windows are open every day, and the medicinal fragrance of spiritual materials wafts out, which is not very cost-effective!" ”

"Won't you close the doors and windows?" Lin Dong said indifferently.

Ma Chun smiled bitterly: "Close the doors and windows, it's not breathable!" Especially in the summer, it can suffocate people. ”

"You forgot the spirit stone exhaust fan on the Wuyue stove, right?" Lin Dong said with a smile: "The room where the vase is placed is enough to be ventilated, and when the time comes, just get a spirit stone exhaust fan at the position of the main manager." If anyone doesn't like the scent, or likes to leave the windows open, the lobby side ...... Anyway, the profit on the first floor is not big, you can arrange pipes, but you don't need to transport the medicinal fragrance of spiritual materials, if you don't like it, you can persuade guests to go to the first floor to take a while. In terms of guest rooms, it's reading power anyway, and I don't like to open the window, but leave the door open. ”

Ma Chun patted his thigh and couldn't help but praise: "The shopkeeper is the shopkeeper, in this way, everything is solved." ”

"It depends on the cost of spiritual materials, whether it's worth it. Now you can take the vase and give it a try, and in terms of martial artists, just ask Cheng Bao and them for a favor. Lin Dong instructed: "After the spiritual materials are selected, or after the pipeline design is designed, the spiritual materials and drawings will be shown to me." Also, try to make the vase room as large as possible. ”

"Bigger?" The first two explanations, Ma Chun can fully understand, and the last one, although he understands the meaning, he doesn't understand Lin Dong's thoughts.

"Forgot what Peng Qiao is studying now?" Lin Dong asked with a smile.

Ma Chun was stunned, and then he was a little embarrassed.

What Peng Qiao is studying, as the manager of Lin Ji Inn, he naturally knows it clearly.

Lingshi air conditioner!

function, Ma Chun also knows, can blow out air conditioning.

With this pipe, after the spirit stone air conditioner is studied, there is no need to put one in one room, it is completely possible to make a large one, and through this pipe, it will be transported to all rooms together with the medicinal fragrance of the spiritual material.

After thinking about it for a while, and making sure that there was nothing to explain, Lin Dong grabbed the vase on the table, handed it out, and said, "Okay, go get busy!" ”

"Well, I'm going!"

Taking the vase handed over by Lin Dong, Ma Chun nodded, and went straight to the kitchen to find Cheng Bao and the others.

Back in the room, Lin Dong once again devoted himself to cultivation.

Ma Chun's work efficiency is not low, and at noon the next day, he has already selected spiritual materials.

The spiritual material is called Wanli Flower, which has a very strong medicinal fragrance and a strong duration, and it is only a second-order spiritual material, and the cost is not high.

What's more, Wanli Flower is one of the materials of the Qi and Tranquility elixir, and it also has a certain effect. Coupled with the pleasant floral fragrance, mellow but not greasy, and never get tired of smelling, few people hate this fragrance. Using thyme as a material can definitely meet all requirements.

In terms of pipelines, it wasn't until more than half a month later that Lin Dong got the drawings.

Dense, criss-crossed, some buried in the walls and some buried in the earth, the pipes of different sizes, if all properly arranged, it is not a small project.

With the materials in place, the pipes have been designed, and all that remains is undoubtedly to start building the fine iron pipes, fittings and arrangements.

These two can be done at the same time. Lin Dong's explanation, but he was not in a hurry.

Laying out pipes, chiseling walls, digging earth...... As for the lobby, it only needs to be done at night. As long as it is properly blended, it will have no impact on business during the day. As for the accommodation building, it is naturally impossible to drive the guests out in the middle of the night and then carry out the construction, Lin Dong's arrangement is to complete the vacant guest rooms first. Then, when the other rooms are vacated and another guest comes to the door, the guest is directed to the room that has been arranged with pipes.

In this way, the alternating construction can be done without any impact on the business. The only impact is in terms of time.

As the Lin Kee Stadium becomes more and more popular, the business of the Lin Kee Inn, whether it is the lobby or the accommodation building, has increased significantly. In particular, the occupancy rate of the accommodation building was originally only 50% or 60%, but now it has jumped to the level of frequent fullness.

According to this method, it will take two or three months for all the guest rooms in the accommodation building to be properly plumbed.

Fortunately, Lin Dong was not in a hurry.

He was not in a hurry to launch the fragrance of flowers as soon as possible, just like the spirit stone heater, the perfume, and the bicycles and other gadgets that had been researched, Lin Dong also regarded this fragrance of flowers as a secret weapon.

When Hongfu Restaurant closed down and Fenglin Restaurant began to deal with Lin Ji Inn, these things were pushed out and Fenglin Restaurant was washed down in one fell swoop.

Therefore, the pipeline can be completely slow.

The autumn wind is whining, the fallen leaves are flying all over the sky, and with the advent of late autumn, the entire Lingnan City is stained with a faint yellow.

In the room, Lin Dong was taking the time to think about Feng Yue's coming, what kind of situation he might encounter after coming and how to deal with it, when a sharp knock on the door sounded.

"Shopkeeper, shopkeeper ......"

Lin Dong's heart moved, the owner of the voice was Ma Chun.

Ma Chun is in such a hurry, calculating the time, could it be ...... Walking quickly to the door, Lin Dong opened the door.

Outside the door, Ma Chun's face was full of redness, and he couldn't help but say: "Shopkeeper, Hongfu Restaurant, it's over!" ”

"Finished?" Lin Dong was overjoyed, and sure enough, after more than four months, Hongfu Restaurant finally couldn't bear it.

Ma Chun nodded heavily, and said excitedly: "Hongfu Restaurant, I didn't purchase ingredients for a day yesterday, I sent someone to inquire, and the vendors who were responsible for providing ingredients for Hongfu Restaurant all received a message that they didn't need to be sent again." If you do this, you are undoubtedly planning to close your business. Judging from the ingredients stored in Hongfu Restaurant, if you want to consume it to see if there is a miracle, a notice will be posted in seven or eight days to close the business. I don't want to put it off, so I will sell the stored ingredients tomorrow and post a notice in the afternoon. ”

Lin Dong let out a long breath, this news can be regarded as great news.

Without Hongfu Restaurant, it is equal to the top of the head of Lin Ji Inn, and there is less of a mountain with the goal of Lin Ji Inn dominating Lingnan City.

Without Hongfu Restaurant, it means that the biggest opponent of Lin Ji Inn is only Fenglin Restaurant.

Lin Kee Inn's current profit can reach more than 40,000 taels of silver per month. Although there is still a lot of distance from the monthly profit of 123,000 taels of silver from Fenglin Restaurant, Lin Dong is confident that he will catch up with Fenglin Restaurant in two or three months by taking advantage of the chaos.

If it's all out...... Lin Dong's goal is to start preparing for the march into the capital within half a year.

Of course, the premise is that Fenglin Restaurant will not die. If Fenglin Restaurant would rather only earn 10,000 taels of silver a month to survive, with the Chamber of Commerce, it will not be able to crush Fenglin Restaurant to close down. The matter of marching into the capital will also be delayed for a month or two to find a way to fortify layer by layer, so that Fenglin Restaurant will never turn over.

"How is Hongfu Gambling House now?" Lin Dong asked.

Ma Chun explained: "It's still holding on, Hong Wanfu really wants to hold on, without the help of the county, within two or three years, don't want to rob all the business of Hongfu Gambling House." I don't have the ability to directly use the strong one to subdue Hong Wanfu. ”

Lin Dong nodded, as expected. With Hong Wanfu's financial resources, even if Hongfu Restaurant loses money every day, it will have no problem to last for a few years. However, Hong Wanfu didn't have the heart to pay attention to Hongfu Restaurant anymore, and he had to pay all his attention to Hongfu Casino.

If Hongfu Restaurant is handed over to others to take care of, as long as Fenglin Restaurant and Lin Ji Inn keep changing tricks, the person in charge of management will not be able to deal with it, and they can only throw the headache to Hong Wanfu. If you deal with it indiscriminately, one is not good, and it is likely that Hongfu Restaurant will fall into the trap and make a simple mistake that is not just a loss.

It is better to close the door and close down without worry, as long as the Hongfu gambling house can withstand the crisis, it will be reopened with a large amount of silver. Although the cooking skills of both the new chefs and the regular customers at that time are far worse than before, as long as there is enough silver, I am not afraid that I will not be able to gain a foothold. As for whether it can return to the position of the giant of the restaurant industry in Lingnan City, it is not too late to find a way slowly.

"Let people stare at Hongfu Restaurant's every move, I think, if Hongfu Restaurant really can't bear it, Hong Wanfu should come to our Lin Ji Inn." Lin Dong touched his chin and muttered, "This matter must be hidden from Fenglin Restaurant as much as possible." ”

Ma Chun asked: "I'll send a few other guys to keep an eye on the guys sent to Hongfu Restaurant by Fenglin Restaurant, and wait until Hongfu Restaurant posts a notice of closure, so that the guys can find a way to entangle the guys from Fenglin Restaurant?" ”

"That's a good idea!" Lin Dong said with a smile: "In addition, I also sent a guy to Fenglin Restaurant to keep an eye on it, Liang Gufeng can say the perfume, there must be some means that we don't know." If you can know in advance, you can also think of countermeasures in advance, so as not to capsize in the gutter. ”

"Hmmm! Liang Gufeng should already know about the food cut in Hongfu Restaurant now. I'll arrange it, so as not to miss Liang Gufeng and the guys from Fenglin Restaurant. ”

"Go ahead!"

Lin Dong waved his hand and watched Ma Chun leave, and his heart was full of excitement.

(To be continued)