? To Chen Yue's expectation, Chen Bian got up and went to another place on the third day after returning to Hangzhou. The previous matter was no longer in progress. Even Chen Yan only invited Chen Yue to go over and ask a few words. Then he stopped asking. .
The Chen family mansion has returned to its former peace. It feels to Chen Yue like a flash flood that is about to break out. It has been wandering and roaring in the valley for a long time, but what finally flows in front of people becomes a trickle, which makes him do what he did before. All the preparations were of no use.
This feeling is not pleasant. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like it will end here. If the other party makes any moves now, you can at least be prepared. But after all, there is no reason to guard against thieves for a thousand days. The other party will hold back and keep silent. When the time comes, they will suddenly use force, and they will always be caught off guard. Fortunately, the Xizi Restaurant is about to open. This is a variable that outsiders did not expect. If it takes time for this restaurant to have an impact, then not everyone will be able to take a bite of the fat on my hand.
Chen Yue believed that no outsiders in Hangzhou would know that the newly renovated restaurant next to the West Lake was related to him. Chen En, Luo Liang, Gong Fu, Song Sanniang, and Xian'er who were aware of this matter could all be trusted. To make a living, they should understand what they can give them and what others can only give them. Not to mention other things, Luo Liang and Gong Fu got more than 20 yuan in just one or two months. In exchange for the reward, this would have been almost their family's annual income. It is impossible for outsiders to spend a lot of money to buy them at this time. One or two hundred dollars, I am afraid that they themselves will not like it and work honestly. You can get more than this every year, so how can you take risks?
Of course, don¡¯t be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the unexpected. Previously, there was no one available. There are very few resources at our disposal, so naturally we have to integrate them all. When we gain strength in the future, it is better to keep each line secret in one direction. There is experience in these things in the past life, and it can be done now with slight changes. Useful.
At the beginning of March, half of the renovation of the Xizi Building was completed, and other unfinished areas were also being carried out in an orderly manner. Chen En did have some talents. He arranged the whole situation in an orderly manner, and he did his best to fulfill Chen Yue's instructions, although there were some small mistakes. But it doesn¡¯t hurt anymore.
Ten pieces of jade tablets have also been sent out, and six pieces have been sent out. At first, they got in touch with Li Dingchen, the general magistrate of Hangzhou, and asked people to engrave his deeds on the back. Of course, most of them were some commendable achievements, and then they found someone to make a big splash. Sent to his house. After performing a trick of three concessions and three concessions, he pretended that he could not refuse and reluctantly accepted. This was a common tactic used throughout the Song Dynasty. Whether they were conferring a title of marquis and becoming prime minister or resigning and returning to their hometown, most officials in the government had to go through this process of making three resignations and three concessions. There are even many who can do "seven concessions and seven concessions", which is the gesture made by Li Dingchen. On the one hand, it follows the old calendar, but on the other hand, it makes Li Dingchen and Xizilou's jade medals more famous.
Fortunately, Li Dingchen is also a capable official. His reputation is not bad, just a little embellishment of some achievements is enough. He will not refuse anything that is beneficial to both parties, not to mention that he has taken care of all the favors in advance.
Although his official position is considered high in Hangzhou, not many ordinary people really know about it. A piece of jade plaque suddenly made him famous. The life story inscribed on the back of the jade plaque spread out from unknown sources. More and more people in the streets and alleys talked about it every day, intentionally or unintentionally, such as: "I have heard about it a long time ago." , Li Tongpan was very famous when he was in Chengdu Prefecture, you don't know" In this way, some storytellers would tell a few anecdotes about him from time to time. For a time, Li Dingchen's scenery was unparalleled.
After seeing the effect, other people will naturally be attracted by it, and it will be much easier to send out the next jade token.
Of course, this jade token must be able to create an impact, so of course the selection of the target will be strictly controlled. The reason why Li Dingchen was selected as the first one was that he had already been roped in so that no one would reject him; secondly, although this general judge in his thirties could not be said to be incorruptible, he had indeed made some mistakes. He has achieved a lot of achievements, and there is no unfavorable reputation in the officialdom.
Ten jade tokens, and after giving away six, some people couldn't sit still. The so-called "worry not about scarcity but about inequality", whether it's for face or vanity, when you see other people making a name for yourself, you feel conscious. There will always be people who are capable and up-to-date who will take some action. The pressure on Chen En, the manager of Xizilou, has suddenly increased a lot. It doesn't matter if everyone doesn't give out jade cards, but the status If some people are similar and some are not, it is inevitable that they will be hated by others. Chen Yue had also expected this a long time ago. His request was to rely solely on Xizilou's own judgment regardless of favors. Otherwise, if there is one, then there are two. If he spends a lot of effort to come up with this thing in the future, he will become a minority in the end. If people put gold on their own faces, it violates the original intention of doing this, and will gradually weaken the influence of the jade plaque.
What Chen Yue wants is to make a jade tabletSomething similar to the original "Umbrella of Ten Thousand Names", at the same time, it enhances the status of Xizilou, but it never wants it to be reduced to the point where it is now given away the Umbrella of Ten Thousand People every time a parent official is sent away.
With the success of the Jade Brand's "hype", Xizilou's gold medals have also increased. Inspired by Chen Yue, Chen En also created a "selection"-like form for this thing, but this is to compare who has the most money. Each gold medal has a specific number, just like a brothel lady, ordinary people bid, the first one The gold medal was bought for 80 guan, and the following pieces also had high prices of 50 or 60 guan. Of course, Chen Yue did not ask Chen En to ask in detail whether there was anything fishy about it.
It can be said that even before it opened, Xizilou has already gained quite a reputation and has become a common topic of conversation among the people in the market.
The situation was good, but Chen Yue encountered a minor trouble.
Because he was too stubborn in his previous life, he was kicked out of the clan school by his father, and he only had to do the assigned homework. It is not known whether it was because of his recent attainments in poetry, or whether it was because of his second uncle. I heard that he was working as a merchant. Since he had literary talents, his family naturally wanted him to take the scientific examination and strive for a career in the official career. Chen Li found him a few days ago and asked him to prepare to continue studying in the academy. Chen Yue absolutely cannot agree to this. His foundation is really poor. No matter how many books he has spared time to read in the past two months, his flaws will inevitably be exposed after he goes to the academy. What's more, he really doesn't want to be controlled all day long. Read those Four Books and Five Classics.
"But he didn't dare to disobey his father's orders. It was not up to him whether he would agree to such a thing. He was not in the mood to care about Wenfuji and Xizilou these days. He had to find an excuse first. After walking around the street for half a day, he really found something different from the past.
The price of rice has risen from one stone to two hundred cents. (To be continued)
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