Chapter 47: Bait

Shuobei City is just a small city, and the total population of the city is only tens of thousands.

The brocade guards brought by Mao Xiang's subordinates are all good hands who have undergone special training, and the situation in the city has long been clear to them in the past few days.

So after Liu Bowen finished making a plan, Jin Yiwei quickly found a suitable target.

There is a restaurant in the north of the city called Xifeng Pavilion, which is one of the larger restaurants in Shuobei City.

It's just that the boss of the West Wind Pavilion was originally an official of Yu State, but now that the official of Yu Country has run away, he naturally has no backstage.

And doing a business like a restaurant, if there is no backstage, it is undoubtedly a piece of fat in other people's mouths.

The boss of the West Wind Pavilion is also a man with brains, in order not to be swallowed, he took the initiative to join the Wild Wolf Gang, promising to give 30% of the monthly profits to the Wild Wolf Gang.

Fortunately, there was a wild wolf gang covering, and although the restaurant business was a little worse, it could barely get by.

But as time passed, the appetite of the Wolf Gang grew, from the original three or seven points, to four or six, and then to five or five.

Now it's a good thing, the Wild Wolf Gang actually wants to divide four or six upside down, they take six, and the restaurant owner takes four.

In this way, the restaurant owner naturally can't afford it, because if it is divided into four or six, if the expenses are removed, he basically has no money to take, which is completely equivalent to working for the wild wolf for nothing.

And the owner of the restaurant also understands in his heart that the four or six points are not over, even if he agrees, the wolf gang will still increase the share, and their ultimate goal is to swallow their own restaurant for nothing.

Therefore, the boss of the West Wind Pavilion has been in a hurry these days, and wants to get rid of the restaurant quickly, anyway, there are a few masters in the nursing home he hired, unless it is absolutely necessary, the Wild Wolf Gang will not tear his face with him.

It was at this time that Lao Zhu directly brought someone to the door.

Lao Zhu disguised himself as a foreign merchant, Liu Bowen pretended to be his butler, and Mao Xiang played the role of the commander of the guards, bringing more than a dozen brocade guards to act as guards.

When he learned that Lao Zhu had come to buy a restaurant, Zhou Lan, the owner of Xifeng Pavilion, was like a savior, and invited Lao Zhu to the private room very enthusiastically.

"Brother Zhu, it's not me blowing with you, my West Wind Pavilion is definitely one and the same, no matter the location."

Zhou Lan's face was full of reluctance when she said this, and Lao Zhu picked up a big bargain in and out of her words, "Let me tell you, if it weren't for something at home, I really couldn't get out of it, and I wouldn't have made a move in this ancestral restaurant." ”

"What Shopkeeper Zhou said is that the ancestral industry, if it is not a last resort, who will sell it."

Lao Zhu watched Zhou Lan's hard performance, and also expressed pity for him very cooperatively, but in his heart, Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel a little cold.

Zhou Lan sold the restaurant in order to raise the price, and did not mention the matter of the Wild Wolf Gang.

If it is really an uninformed person who buys the restaurant, I am afraid that the restaurant will not be open for a few days and will have to be approached by the wolf gang.

Sure enough, there are indeed few good people who can be businessmen under the rule of Jin Guo.

However, Lao Zhu originally wanted to lure the snake out of the hole this time, so as to find a suitable reason to deal with the Wild Wolf Gang, so the higher the price of buying this restaurant, the better, so he had no intention of demolishing Zhou Lan.

"Alas, the hundred-year-old family business was defeated in my hands, what a shame for the ancestors and ancestors."

Zhou Lan let out a long sigh, then carefully observed Lao Zhu's expression, and when he saw that Lao Zhu's face showed a trace of unbearability, he immediately said: "That's it, Brother Zhu, I see that you are also a cheerful person, if you sincerely want this restaurant, you will pay four thousand taels, and the title deed will be given to you immediately." ”

The purchasing power of silver taels in this world is still very strong, Liu Bowen has probably converted it once according to the price, and if it is a tael of silver, it is about equivalent to a hundred yuan in the Ming Dynasty.

And 4,000 taels of silver is equivalent to 400,000 yuan, not to mention this price in a small place like Shuobei City, even if it is in some prosperous cities further south, if you want to buy a small restaurant, it is more than enough.

Therefore, Zhou Lan's price was completely asking for a price, so after saying this price, he immediately looked at Lao Zhu nervously, for fear that Lao Zhu would be scared away by this price.

"Four thousand taels ......"

After Lao Zhu pondered for a while, he nodded very dryly and said, "Yes, this price is very fair." ”

“???”

Where did this fool come from? The price of 5,000 taels, I didn't even return the price, is there a mine at home?

Zhou Lan came back to his senses, and the first thought in his heart was regret, the price was going to be lower, he knew that Lao Zhu was so happy, how could he add another thousand taels to it.

It's just that the wood is already in the boat, and he can't regret it anymore, after thinking for a while, he said again: "By the way, Brother Zhu, you should be very short of manpower when you first arrive." ”

"In this way, if you have an extra five hundred taels, I will leave you all the things and people in the restaurant, and you can open it when you take over, what do you think?"

"Not how."

Lao Zhu's eyes were lowered, and he said in a surging voice: "Shopkeeper Zhou, let's pay such a high price, which already includes the things in the store." ”

"When you say that now, you want to sell the same thing to us twice, right?"

Looking at Zhou Lan, who wanted to speak and stopped, Lao Zhu's tone was a little cold, "Shopkeeper Zhou, don't be insatiable." ”

Zhou Lan looked at Lao Zhu, who looked like an ordinary person, and when he heard his words for some reason, he felt a panic in his heart, he originally wanted to bargain with Lao Zhu again, but he instantly swallowed back the words that came to his mouth in fright.

"This ...... Since Brother Zhu has said so, then the things in this restaurant will be left to Brother Zhu. ”

"As for the people in this restaurant, if the elder brother wants to continue to use it, then just negotiate the conditions with them, and the elder brother will not intervene."

After negotiating the price, Lao Zhu didn't have any intention of delaying, and directly asked Mao Xiang to take eight half-catty gold bars and exchange money and goods with Zhou Lan.

And before Zhou Lan left, he quietly muttered to the guys in the store, and after they finished dripping, those guys all chose to leave after Zhou Lan left, and there was not even anyone who resigned with Lao Zhu, the new boss.

Looking at Zhou Lan, who didn't forget to disgust himself before leaving, Lao Zhu couldn't help but feel a trace of anger in his heart, and he said to Mao Xiang vigorously: "Mao Xiang, let the news out, just say that Zhou Lan sold the restaurant to us at a price of eight thousand taels." ”

Originally, Lao Zhu was just going to buy the restaurant, but he wasn't ready to harm the innocent.

But I didn't expect Zhou Lan to do things so without a bottom line, so don't blame him for being polite.

Four thousand taels is a lot, but if you have a life, you may not have a life.