Chapter Eighty-Seven: Opening a Restaurant
"Is the master there?" Meng Liang lowered his voice and asked, and when he saw the other party nodding, he immediately ran inside.
Xia Duanmo has a lot of things to do during this period of time, and last time he threw away his bride and rushed back to Kyoto non-stop, but it turned out that he just fell into someone else's trap. Those people were afraid that Xia Duanmo's marriage with the Mongolian Kingdom would rise sharply, and it would be difficult to prevent him from ascending to the throne. As for who is behind the calculation, Xia Duanmo is only suspicious, and there is no conclusive evidence.
Now the biggest competitor is Xia Duanyu, his third brother, but Xia Duanmo faintly feels that it is not so simple, secretly there are many hidden opponents who are ready to move, and now it is a little brighter, he is waiting for the opportunity.
Even some neighboring countries have sent a lot of people to fish in troubled waters at this moment. A few days ago, the restaurant that was seized was from Xia Duanmo's hand.
When Meng Liang came in, Xia Duanmo immediately put down the secret report in his hand, for him, Suzaku was equally important, otherwise he would not let Meng Liang go to her side.
Meng Liang simply explained the intention, Xia Duanmo didn't know what Suzaku wanted to do, but because she was doing business in Linshan City, she also understood that Suzaku was an idle person, so she ordered Meng Liang to buy a restaurant, just telling her to be careful.
With Xia Duanmo's secret arrangement, the matter of the restaurant was quickly finalized. At the same time, for the sake of safety, all the personnel in the restaurant are all credible people selected from Xia Duanmo's secret guards.
Suzaku naturally didn't know, and immediately started to decorate the restaurant after buying it. During the renovation, the entire second floor was divided into single rooms, and the soundproofing design was chosen for both sizes and materials, and the material was wrapped in silk and cotton, designed as an irregular plan, and attached to the wall. Some resemble dragon patterns, some resemble ocean waves, and in this era, there is no second one that is the same.
Suzaku designed a separate hut, hidden in the mezzanine of the private room on the second floor. There was only a table and a chair inside, and there were more than a dozen iron pieces on the table, and the end of the iron cylinder was connected to a thin iron pipe. Only Suzaku and Meng Liang knew about this hut, and Meng Liang wanted to break his head, but he didn't figure out what it was for.
It wasn't until Suzaku was completely arranged, and during the test, that Meng Liang understood Suzaku's intentions. The reason why the second floor is so renovated is to give people a space of complete privacy, which is not possible in other restaurants. Originally, whenever there was something important, I went to my home, but it was inevitable that people would see it when I went in and out. Now Suzaku is designed to give people a safe place other than home, and this gimmick is attractive enough. That small room is the unkind place of Suzaku, and its main role is to listen and record the secrets of other people's conversations.
Meng Liang was arranged by Suzaku to be in charge of monitoring, she knew that Meng Liang was Xia Duanmo's person, and doing so was actually equivalent to listening to Xia Duanmo's news. In fact, Suzaku also has another intention, although he will not do deviant things, but Xia Duanmo asked Meng Liang to monitor him all day long, and it is uncomfortable to put it on anyone, so that Meng Liang can basically disappear in front of his eyes.
Everything is ready, and it's time for the opening. Suzaku did not invite Qin Jianguo and others, after all, the purpose of opening a restaurant by himself, in addition to making money, is to listen to the news, if he knows the supporters behind it, the hostile people will definitely not go, and the news will not be heard.
Therefore, in order to engage in propaganda and the practice of scholars in their previous lives, Suzaku printed a large number of leaflets, and the streets and alleys were full of them. And promised that three days before the opening, all dishes will be discounted by 7%. Of course, the focus of the publicity is also on the privacy of the private room on the second floor, which is unique in the world and unparalleled in the world. People are aroused by this overwhelming publicity, and they inevitably come to see it on the ground.
On the day of the opening, as Meng Liang personally ripped off the red color head, the four big characters of Kaiyuan Restaurant appeared in front of everyone with golden light. Subsequently, firecrackers rang out, gongs and drums were noisy, and handfuls of copper coins were scattered around, which was called a lively. In an instant, the restaurant was full.
What about Suzaku? Suzaku turned into a man's form and stayed in the back kitchen. Suzaku knows that the foundation of a restaurant's survival is still at the level of a chef. These chefs now, I don't have to say what they do, but it's not enough to distance themselves from other restaurants. Suzaku has the experience of the previous life, and he does not need to guide himself in Chinese food, but he can appropriately introduce some styles and practices of Western food, which people in this era cannot learn. In addition, she also has a secret weapon - monosodium glutamate, which she found from the warehouse, slowly a whole container.
From the aspect of improving the freshness of dishes, MSG plays a huge role. When Suzaku took it out for the chefs to try, they were stunned. After telling them the dosage, Suzaku left the day's amount and went outside to observe the situation.
The business is quite hot, and the table is turned over more than three times at noon alone, and every diner is satisfied. Especially for the guests in the private room on the second floor, some unheard of dishes come up, not only to fill the mouth, but also to show off the capital to others. So, before dinner time, people sat down early and waited, and those diners who didn't have seats lined up outside. Moreover, some people have already started to book the next day's table, and at the beginning, the reservation alone was three days later. Especially in the private room on the second floor, the people who booked almost got into a fight because of the queue.
The beginning was good, Suzaku was happy in her heart, she was not satisfied, and directly pondered about opening a branch. It turns out that the way I did it was right, and it happened that I had the funds to open a few more branches. Suzaku even wants to open branches in other cities and become a unique predator in the catering industry in Xia Kingdom.
For three days in a row, the business maintained a booming momentum, and Suzaku also made a lot of money. On the fourth day, Suzaku didn't go, and she was thinking about some new dishes at home. At the same time, she found a brand from the warehouse, all black, I don't know what kind of wood it was made of, and it was heavy. The whole is rectangular, the front is carved with a palace hidden in the clouds, and the back is engraved with two large characters - Cloud Palace. Suzaku remembered that this was given to him by Zhu Du, saying that it was the only token left to him by his biological parents. While he was scrutinizing, Meng Liang sent someone to find him, saying that he was in trouble in the restaurant.
Suzaku hurried to the restaurant, which was surrounded by a team of officers and soldiers, and did not let people approach. Suzaku claimed to be the shopkeeper of this restaurant, so he was put in. Suzaku's face at this time is not his true face, but a man who is more than half a hundred years old, energetic, and vigorous.
As soon as he entered the door, someone stretched out his foot and kicked it towards the crook of his leg, followed by a loud shout.
"Don't kneel yet! Are you impatient to live? ”
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