Chapter 16: Tiger Roaring Pavilion
Return to East Main Street.
Lin Yunxin first asked the ten slaves she bought to clean the shop with Xia Tong, and then asked Qiu Tong to hire a few ox carts, so that they could buy ten people's mattresses and daily utensils while it was still early and transport them to Zhuangzi together.
Seeing that everyone was busy, Lin Yunxin walked around the store again, pondering how to arrange the decoration style of the store.
As early as before she went out, she had decided to use the shop on Dongdajie to sell medicine, and the shop at the city gate sold rice, flour, grain, oil and special products in the city, and the Zhuangzi would plant some crops depending on the situation, and it would be better if there was a ready-made orchard.
In total, the money in her hand is really not enough, even if she wants money from her father and younger brother, it is still far from enough to support the turnover of the store, how can she make more money in a short period of time?
Lin Yunxin bothered to think about the source of the money, and didn't notice that Jiang and Lin Suhui had already followed behind and watched all this from afar.
At the corner of the street, Lin Suhui stared at a pair of disbelieving eyes, grabbed the handkerchief in her hand and said angrily: "How can she have a shop on East Street?" Is there something wrong? Aren't the shops on East and West Street rewarded by the royal authority to meritorious officials? Why does she have it?! ”
As she spoke, Lin Suhui wanted to rush out and grab Lin Yunxin and question, but was pulled by Jiang Shi on her side.
"Don't be impulsive, it's still on the street at this time, do you want to make a joke for outsiders?" Jiang said sternly.
Jiang also felt strange, she had also inquired about the shops on the East and West Streets, but she couldn't find a way to buy them.
Even if she wants to make a second purchase from her handkerchief and now the wife of General Yuan, Zhuang, the price is ridiculously expensive, and one shop is at least twenty or thirty shops on the north and south streets, which is really not cost-effective.
Thinking of this, the Jiang family complained a little about the original decision of the in-laws, if the Lin family did not retreat bravely but stayed in the imperial capital, maybe the Lin family would have a share of the credit for the success of the dragon who laid down the country, how could they beg grandpa to sue grandma like now?
Even if it is true that a lot of people will die in the war, aren't there some lucky ones who don't die? The in-laws are just too timid. As everyone knows, in this world, it is to support the bold and starve to death the faint-hearted.
"Then let her be so proud all the time?" Lin Suhui was not convinced.
"Of course not." Jiang Shi glanced at her resentfully, "You kid, why are you always so anxious?" First find out where she came from, and then, it should be ours, even if she eats it, she has to spit it out? ”
Lin Suhui's eyes lit up, and she clapped her hands and said, "Okay!" It won't last long to be proud of her, but it's just a wild seed from a concubine, is it possible that she still wants to hold on to the shop in a good location, and it is more expensive than gold with me? Bah! Which green onion is she? ”
Jiang touched Lin Suhui's face lovingly: "Don't worry, can my mother make you worse than her?" Let's wait and see. ”
Jiang pondered slightly, Lin Yunxin definitely had no way to get a shop, but she had an uncle who had gone on to shit and became a household secretary, and they seemed to have visited people not long ago......
With a plan in his heart, Jiang Shi smiled slightly: "Don't worry, let's go back first." ”
East Main Street, outside the storefront.
Lin Yunxin counted the money in her hand, she bought ten servants and spent thirty taels, and it cost thirty taels to decorate two shops, and then bought some basic utensils for daily expenses, not to mention the money for purchase and turnover, the money in her hand has been exhausted, if it wasn't for the previous Chen County Order to pay a deposit of one hundred taels in advance, she may not be able to open it.
There are still three or four days left before the seven-day appointment, but the remaining nine hundred taels are probably just for emergencies, and she has to find a way to make more money.
But what way to go?
Thinking of Chen County's order, I can't help but think of the seven-day covenant and the bandits in Taiyang Mountain outside the imperial capital......
Pregnant!
Lin Yunxin's eyes lit up, and she summoned Ning Cui and Qiu Tong, and said with a smile: "It's almost noon, Xia Tong is working hard to lead everyone to dinner, you two come with me, just today to take you to see the most prestigious Tiger Roaring Pavilion in the imperial capital." ”
Tiger Roaring Pavilion is located in the heart of South Street, between a dilapidated patchwork of liquor shops and shops.
When Lin Yunxin and the three of them arrived outside the gate of the Tiger Roaring Pavilion, the sun was just overhead, shining hotly on the golden glazed tiles of the Tiger Roaring Pavilion.
The Tiger Roaring Pavilion in front of you does not look like the magnificent scenery of the crowds in the past, but in fact, whether it is in the old Li Dynasty or the current Qing Dynasty, the Tiger Roaring Pavilion can be called the landmark building of the imperial capital. It is not only a five-storey main building with a huge body, but also extends to four small buildings in all directions, bringing together four major cuisines from all over the world, and the decoration layout of each building is also unique in style.
However, after eight years of war, the damage was serious, and at this time only one main building of the Tiger Roaring Pavilion was still in business, but in the end there were many years of foundation, although it was dilapidated, there were still many guests.
As soon as he entered the Tiger Roaring Pavilion, Xiao Er, who was immediately clever, stepped forward, and his eyebrows were extremely pleasant: "This guest officer, you have been invited, have you booked a seat or?" ”
Lin Yunxin smiled: "There is no reservation, go directly to Tianzi No. 11." ”
Xiao Er was stunned, and the gaze that fell on Lin Yunxin suddenly changed.
As the most prestigious entertainment venue and restaurant in the imperial capital, Tiger Roaring Pavilion has always had four levels of private rooms of heaven and earth, corresponding to different categories of guests. On the surface, it is a restaurant that includes the world's food, but in fact, it is also a mysterious place to gather news from all over the world and conduct business.
As long as you have money, there's no news you can't buy.
Usually, if a customer wants to buy news, they will directly ask to go to Tianzi No. 0, and few people will know the existence of Tianzi No. 11.
Because it's not a place to buy news, it's a place to sell news.
But those who can go to the Tiger Roaring Pavilion to sell news are usually extraordinary people.
Because it has a stipulation, if you enter Tianzi No. 11, regardless of whether the transaction is completed or not, you first need to pay a threshold fee of eighty-eight taels.
In other words, the Tiger Roaring Pavilion only received information that they judged to be valuable, after all, for them, collecting secrets from all over the world was just a matter of hand. It is this uncertainty that makes most people sigh.
At least as far as this little two knows, over the years that Tiger Roaring Pavilion has been in business, Tianzi No. 11 has almost become an ornament.
"Are you sure?" Xiao Er asked with a bit of curiosity and inquiry.
Lin Yunxin nodded slightly: "Lead the way." ”
"Great! Tianzi No. 11-" Xiao Er sang, and someone immediately stepped forward to lead Lin Yunxin.
"The Eleventh of Heaven and Earth? How come I've never heard of it? ......" In the hall, diners who noticed the situation couldn't help but whisper.
"I haven't heard of it either, and this?" The diners next to him were also surprised.
Only in the box on the second floor, a handsome man with deaf ears and eyes suddenly raised his eyes, slightly revealing a thoughtful look, and then recruited a person.
The location of Tianzidi 11 is a remote box at the end of the corridor on the fourth floor of Tiger Roaring Pavilion.
Outside the box, an attendant stopped Ning Cui and Qiu Tong, Lin Yunxin nodded and motioned for them to wait outside the door for a while, and then stepped in alone.
As soon as she entered the box, Lin Yunxin was immediately shocked by the vast and uneven map of mountains and rivers inside, and took a closer look, it was a real-life map with the imperial capital as the center and radiating the surrounding counties. There is also a complete map of Daqing on the wall, but most of the red flags are planted in the north, and many green flags are planted in the south.
Lin Yunxin groaned slightly and smiled, this can be regarded as a dismount. It means that the Tiger Roaring Pavilion only receives news that affects the level of national events, so don't take it out and embarrass it, so as not to waste everyone's time.
"Miss, please take a seat, I don't know what news Miss wants to sell?" On the other side of the window, a young man in his mid-twenties asked with a gentle smile as he brewed tea.
His appearance is very clean, and his eyes are very clear, if you see him at ordinary times, I am afraid that he will only think that he is a scholar who likes to read.
"Childe is the shopkeeper of this Tiger Roaring Pavilion?" Lin Yunxin was a little curious.
"It's not much of a shopkeeper in Xia, but if it's in this room, I can do a little bit of mastery." The young man raised his eyes and looked at Lin Yunxin with a smile, with a bit of inquiry, "What is the news that Miss wants to sell?" ”
Lin Yunxin did not sit down, nor did she answer directly, but looked at the huge undulating map of mountains and rivers in front of her, was silent for a moment, and said: "The green flag on the map on the wall means that nearly half of the world is still in the hands of the rebel army and ......bandits."
In a word, the young man was set on the spot.
"This understanding is very clear, but the picture of the mountains and rivers of the imperial capital in front of him seems to be too dim and too clean? Could it be true that the bandits in Taiyang have been eradicated? Lin Yunxin seemed to be smiling.
The young man raised his eyebrows instantly, looked at Lin Yunxin, his expression changed several times, and finally squinted and smiled: "Miss Yi means, can you find out where they are hiding?" ”
"What if I could?" Lin Yunxin smiled.
The young man stood up quickly, flew a look at the little guy waiting outside the door, strode to the side of the mountain and river map, picked up a few green flags placed on the edge of the mountain and river map, spread his hand and handed it to Lin Yunxin, with a bit of solemnity and oppression, and said quickly.
"If it is true, Miss is naturally a hero of the dynasty, and it is easy to say the price, but if it is ......"
The young man didn't finish speaking, but everyone knew what he didn't mean, if it was fake news and he was still working hard, then I was afraid he would have to fill it with his life!
Under the oppressive gaze of the young man, Lin Yunxin was still calm, and just as she reached out to grab a few green flags from his hand, the door suddenly opened.
A tall, masculine-looking man walked in, waved at the young man, and spread his hand out at him.
The young man immediately understood, respectfully put the green flag in his hand, then bowed and closed the door and withdrew, before leaving, his eyes swept over the two of them, with three points of surprise, two points of understanding, and five points of interest.
"General?" Seeing the person coming clearly, Lin Yunxin was surprised.
Suddenly, she understood a lot of things, so it turned out that the real master behind the Tiger Roaring Pavilion was actually the Daqing Dynasty, or the new emperor!
No wonder, no wonder the new emperor is obviously just the son of a big family, but he can have a strong capital in the past eight years of war, support the supply of weapons, grain and grass, and win many times in the chaos.
It turned out that they were still in the Li Dynasty, and they had already laid out the overall situation and had already obtained a large amount of funds and news.
The person who came to Lin Yunxin was none other than Xu Chunzhi, the commander of the Black Flame Army!