The next day, according to the results of last night's division of labor, Shi Bao, Pang Wanchun, and Bao Daoyi took a large number of people to the area of Anpeng to find a place to build a village, and the county government sent two catchers to them as guides. Zhao Chongyang, Wu Song, and Qian Xiao'an took 50 guards and a small number of people and technical personnel to prepare for the establishment of wine and perfume workshops in the county, and opened shops and restaurants.

Let's talk about Zhao Chongyang who stayed in Tongbai County. After the team left, they concentrated in the largest and best inn in Tongbai County, he saw that this inn was quite large, four wooden buildings in front and back, all of them were two floors and one bottom, in addition to the shop, the warehouse and the room where the little two lived, there were more than 70 rooms, more than 200 beds, except for nearly 100 of them, there were almost no long-term guests. So according to his estimate, this inn is probably a little unable to make ends meet now. As for the reason for the bad business, one is that the official road from Xinyang to Tongbai has to pass through the Wild Boar Ridge, because of the reputation of the Sanyin Xiushi, the merchants from Xinyang to Tongbai County are almost extinct. The second is that Wang Qing, a giant in Huaixi, is quietly rising with the support of the Jin people, and there are hundreds of bandits lurking in Xionger Mountain, Funiu Mountain, Wudang Mountain and many other mountains, with thousands of people and dozens of people. The area spans more than 1,000 miles, from Nanyang Mansion to Xiangyang Prefecture, Dengzhou, Suizhou, Fangzhou, and Ruyang County and Tanghe County near Tongbai County, all of which have Wang Qing's forces infiltrated. Therefore, in the past few years, the number of merchants coming and going from the south to the north has greatly decreased. Not only the small Tongbai County is in a recession, but also the entire Huaixi and the northern part of Jinghu North Road. The more this is the case, the more the materials are scarce, and it also brings challenges and development opportunities to the Vantone Chamber of Commerce.

Zhao Chongyang told Qian Xiaoan and Wu Song about the conclusions he had drawn through observation, Wu Song didn't have any feelings about business, Qian Xiaoan was good at arithmetic, and he made a little tacit calculation, thinking that Zhao Gongzi's analysis was very reasonable, Qiong Ying and Liu Qiaoling were very business-minded, and they also agreed with Zhao Chongyang's analysis.

"Therefore, when it is difficult to do business now, take the inn over, reopen the trade route with the ability of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce, and send a strong bodyguard team to escort it. At that time, we will demarcate the scope with Wang Qing, do not cross the border with each other, exchange trade, and support them to sell our goods to the areas of Western Xia, Tufan, Xijun and Tianhu, and then we will definitely usher in the golden age of the inn's fullness. Zhao Chongyang said his plan in one breath, and everyone agreed.

Since everyone also thinks it is feasible, Zhao Chongyang asked people to call the store to take a look first.

After a while, the shopkeeper was invited by Qian Xiaoan. Zhao Chongyang saw that the owner of the store was a little old man named Song Biyun, and he introduced himself as Shi Zhutou's brother-in-law, and Shi Zhutou was his own sister and brother.

Old man Song saw that this group of outsiders called himself, and he was afraid that they would be in arrears, so he moved his brother-in-law out first. said in his heart: "Although I am a flat-headed commoner, my sister and brother are very famous in the county, and even the county magistrate has to give him some face." "How did he know that Zhao Gongzi was a master who was not short of money, how could he rely on his house money.

Wu Song has been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, and as soon as he heard him, he first took out his brother-in-law, took over the conversation and said with a smile: "Since he is Shi Zhutou's brother-in-law, he is not an outsider." Although it has not been two days since our Zhao Gongzi arrived in Guixian, he has also formed a New Year's friendship with Shi Zhutou. There is no other meaning to invite you over now, that is, our Zhao Gongzi wants to ask, is the business of your inn good? ”

Song Biyun said: "Since I am a friend of my brother-in-law, I will tell you the truth, now it is rare to meet a big customer like you once a year." Only when the wealthy squires from the countryside go to the city to shop, will there be some customers. Only last year was a group of caravans calling themselves Tianhu in Hebei, with a scale of no less than 300 people, who came up from Suizhou and passed through Tongbai County to Nanyang, all the way unimpeded, and no one dared to rob them. After living here for a few days, I sold some of the goods brought from Jiangnan, and bought some local specialties, which drove the inn business in Tongbai County to fire for a few days. But in general, in the past two years, it is fortunate that the inn business in Tongbai County can be maintained without loss, and it is basically hopeless to make money. When we first went into the city to buy this land to repair the inn, we pawned all the land in the countryside and sold it, and there was nothing to do if we didn't open a store. ”

"Oh, that's a quote. I don't know if you are willing to sell the inn to me, if you have the intention of selling, how much are you willing to sell? Zhao Chongyang asked.

"If Zhao Gongzi wants to buy, it cost a total of 3,000 yuan to buy land and build a house, but when the business was good a few years ago, we also saved some money, you give me 2,000 yuan, and I can buy back the land sold with the surplus."

Zhao Chongyang said: "Then how can it be done?" I'm not short of that money, how can I make you suffer all the time? I will give you the original price of 3,000 yuan, you can let your son go to the countryside to buy land for a long-term plan, you will stay in the store to help me take care of the business, the salary is tentatively set at five times, and the wages of other clerks next month will be increased from the original to two, and the part of the clerks you quit who are willing to come can all come to work next month, and the wages will be two. If you don't have any opinions, I will immediately ask people to write a contract for the sale of the house, sign it on both sides, pay the money, and the inn is our chamber of commerce today. What do you think? ”

"It's okay, everything is as you say. It's just that in this way, you will suffer a big loss. ”

In this way, by the time Nangong Yongjie arrived in Tongbai County in the afternoon, the Song family Gaosheng Inn had already become the inn of the Wantong Chamber of Commerce.

Twenty days later, the original Gaosheng Inn has been completely renovated and renovated into Wantong Sihai Inn The advertising slogan is: Four Seas Inn, receiving guests and friends from all over the world. Reputation first, quality first. Provide entertainment, accommodation, catering and other services, undertake a variety of banquets, banquets, etc., to ensure quality.

There are two buildings on the street, one of which has been converted into a teahouse: the first floor plays poker, the second floor plays mahjong, and the third floor talks about storytelling. The other building is a restaurant, selling wonderful vegetables, steamed vegetables, rice wine, and fairy drunken liquor. The two buildings inside are all used as inns, and the bedding is all replaced with new ones, and the old ones are let Nangong Yongjie pull them to the tent for the prisoners to use. In addition, the backyard wall was opened, and all the 20 acres of land behind it were bought, and the scale and scope were expanded: a large toilet and a small toilet were built in the front yard and a small toilet in the front yard and the backyard, and the large male and female pedaling positions were more than 50. There are 20 small male and female kicking positions. The original stables were expanded to be able to feed more than 300 horses. Later, three buildings with three floors and one bottom will be built, with staff living on the first floor and guest rooms on the second, third and fourth floors. The innermost building is used as a reception room for the staff of the Vantone Chamber of Commerce, and the other two buildings are open to the public, each of which can accommodate 220 people. In addition, at the rear, two independent courtyards were built, and then divided into two. The first courtyard makes liquor and perfume on the other. The second courtyard makes soap on one side and soap on the other. Finally, another five-story building was built for himself and the four little beauties and the chiefs, the first and second floors for fifty guards, the third and fourth floors for the leaders, and the fifth floor for the five of them.

After the opening, in the first three days, Zhao Chongyang, Wu Song, Qian Xiaoan and four little beauties asked everyone to play poker and mahjong for free. Every day at three o'clock in the afternoon, Zhao Chongyang has to talk about the two-hour commentary "Journey to the West", and the rest of the time, several talented people who have nothing to do take turns to talk about some romantic affairs of talented and beautiful people. The story of "Journey to the West" has never been heard of before, and everyone feels fresh. Therefore, all Zhao Chongyang's storytelling field is full, although when Zhao Chongyang tells a story, a seat costs 100 yuan, and others only need 20 yuan to tell a story.

Zhao Chongyang once worked overtime during this time according to his memories in another time and space, and has basically rewritten "Journey to the West", and now he has acquired a bookstore in the county, renamed Tongbai Wantong Bookstore, and used lead movable type printing to deliver the manuscript to the bookstore management for printing. Now in the morning, in addition to practicing martial arts, marksmanship, and repeating crossbows with the four little beauties every day, he also learned to shoot flying stones and hidden weapons with Qiong Ying, and learned archery with Pang Qiuxia. In the afternoon, in addition to commenting on the book, he began to write "Jiang Ziya's Legend of the Gods", which was rewritten according to the "Romance of the Gods" in his memory, and he had already written "Nezha and the Sea". The specific affairs of the Chamber of Commerce, Anpeng is specifically responsible for Shi Bao, the county is responsible for Qian Xiaoan and Wu Song, and the business and technical personnel brought by the Chamber of Commerce are responsible for the specific work. The liquor workshop first began to make liquor and perfume to meet the market demand.