In Chang'an City, after the incident involving the Dou family, almost all the families felt a sense of urgency. The outside world was in turmoil, and everyone was in danger, fearing that the butcher's knife would fall on their own heads.
Each family has restrained its children not to cause trouble outside and cause trouble for the family. Didn't you see the fate of the Dou family? That was a lesson learned from the past, and these families also warned them repeatedly not to offend Luo Zhang. Although the palace didn't say it, they were spreading rumors about how evil Luo Zhang was, and it would be bad luck to get involved with him.
This caused many family members, even those who had a good relationship with Luo Zhang, to restrain themselves.
Luo Zhang laughed off the rumors from the outside. He knew that it was the Changsun family who was putting bad water on him and giving him eye drops, but what could he do? It doesn't hurt or itch to him, but the Changsun family is becoming more and more useless, and they can even do such a thing.
These days, the Luo family has become as peaceful as water, and nothing major happened. After Luo Zhang went to the dock every day after going to court, many problems on sea ships were solved one by one. For the wisdom of the Tang Dynasty, Luo Zhang Zhang Ye is deeply impressed. It has to be said that people will burst out with unimaginable abilities in adversity. He feels that there are many things that he has no solution for, but those old guys can come up with solutions and help him solve problems. If not, Luo Zhang would have given up building ships long ago.
The Datang Barbecue Shop also began to expand comprehensively after acquiring many Dou's shops. In just ten days, the original ten Datang Barbeque Shops became thirty-eight. According to Zhao Tianhu's idea, Luo Zhang was noncommittal about spreading Datang Barbeque to 108 squares in Chang'an. In his opinion, it would be good to open more than 50 squares. After all, not all restaurants are lived in by rich people. Many are. Poor people, do you want them to spend ten taels of silver to buy grilled oysters? It's better to kill them. This is the income of ordinary people's families for several months. If they eat oysters, their families will all starve to death.
In the beginning, Datang Barbecue Shop was positioned for the middle and upper class people, as well as outsiders. Only these people had money to eat barbecue. Luo Zhang did not want to make money from ordinary people.
Of course, Luo Zhang didn't try to dampen Zhao Tianhu's enthusiasm. He believed that he would be able to discover the fishiness after he opened a few more stores. His constant help would not be a long-term solution. Zhao Tianhu had to understand many things on his own. .
Except for barbecue shops, there are not many furniture shops. After all, there are even fewer people who can afford to buy furniture. Only dignitaries and wealthy businessmen can afford it. Moreover, furniture shops have higher requirements for shops. So far, There are only five furniture stores opened in Chang'an City, and these five are all located in places where officials gather like Xinghuafang.
In addition to business and shipyards, Luo Zhang's cultivation level is also increasing day by day. At this time, his realm has also broken through to the fifth level of the Qi Sense Realm. He is not too far away from the sixth level. I think it won't be long before he can break through to the peak of the Qi Sense Realm. .
What makes Luo Zhang most happy is that the Eighteen Riders he trained have also broken through the Pulse Opening Realm and reached the Qi Sensing Realm during this period. Although they are only one level, they are not comparable to the Pulse Opening Realm. Luo Zhang once After trying it, even he was no match for the eighteen people who joined forces. According to Wu Shaobin, these eighteen people using eighteen combat methods can completely compete with the warriors at the seventh and eighth levels of the Qi Sense Realm. This is still the first level. When they cultivate To increase the number, you can imagine how powerful it is.
However, Luo Zhang's points were spent like water. After all, there were eighteen people. Including himself, the daily consumption of corns was nineteen corns. Each corn can be exchanged for 2,000 points. Nineteen corns can be exchanged for 2,000 points. That’s 38,000 points. Luo Zhang consumed hundreds of thousands of points in just ten days. This made Luo Zhang sad and happy. If it weren’t for Datang Barbecue Shop and Furniture Store, as well as Dou Family Industry’s daily I am constantly making money and providing support for him, but I am afraid that he will have stopped practicing the Eighteen Riders long ago. It is really too much!
On this day, Luo Zhang was training the Eighteen Riders on a daily basis when he saw servants outside the martial arts hall running in to report that Du Jin was looking for him.
Hearing the word Du Jin, Luo Zhang's heart moved. He said hello to Shibaqi and went to the front hall to meet him.
As expected, just as Luo Zhang thought, Du Jin reported to Luo Zhang with a smile: "Sir, all the houses on the land around Huaqing Pool have been built, and the surrounding vegetation and trees have been planted. It is simply a paradise on earth now!"
Luo Zhang smiled and patted Du Jin on the shoulder and said: "You have worked hard, but you can't slack off yet. A large number of people will be there in a few days. You have to do a good job of entertaining and don't let people feel that you are neglecting." , to make them feel at home.”
"Yes, sir!" Du Jin's eyes lit up. He knew who Luo Zhang was talking about. They were all dignitaries. Aren't those houses built for those people? Once these people move in, then Huaqing Pool is probably going to become the most famous place around Chang'an City. The wealth has not yet rolled in. Although he only accounts for half of it, his annual income is probably extremely impressive!
After seeing Du Jin off, Luo Zhang went into a room in the backyard alone and stayed indoors. Whenever he got home every day, Luo Zhang would stay inside and would not come out except to eat. This made the family People are curious, but if Luo Zhang doesn't tell them, it's hard for them to ask.
Finally, three days later, Luo Zhang walked out of the room in the backyard tiredly, but he couldn't stop smiling despite the smile on his face.
One day later, a piece of news spread among the dignitaries and wealthy merchants in Chang'an City. Yanlailou will hold a wine tasting banquet in three days, and nobles from all walks of life are sincerely invited to taste the best wine in Chang'an.
Such a good thing naturally attracts the attention of many people. People in the Tang Dynasty are all good drinkers, so no one cares when they hear that they can taste good wine.
At the same time, invitations were sent to the residences of every fifth-rank official and above and famous wealthy merchants in Chang'an.
This invitation is not the kind you usually see. Each invitation has several pages. In addition to the name of the inviter, official position and other information, there are also many exquisite objects drawn at the back, such as glass bottles from Persia. , such as precious wines, Dahongpao with special functions, and the most important thing is the panoramic view of Huaqing Palace and its surroundings.
There is a price marked below these things, and it is stated that this is the starting price. After the reception, an auction will be held, and the highest bidder will win.
After receiving such an invitation, everyone became more curious about the so-called cocktail party and decided to attend it.
Of course, some people also inquired about the organizer of this cocktail party. After learning that it was King Wei, they had to go and see.
When the invitation was sent out, Yan Lai Building was also undergoing renovation. All the tables and chairs in the restaurant had been removed, and a high platform was built in the hall on the first floor for displaying things.
Under the high platform, there are Taishi chairs and coffee tables specially made by the Royal Furniture Store. Each two Taishi chairs are divided in the middle, thus forming independent boxes. You can You can see the high platform, but others can't see you.
Not only the first floor has been renovated, but the second, third, and fourth floors have also been renovated. The original doors of each box have been removed, all are opened to the inside of the building, and partitions have been established in the corridors. This forms independent private rooms in the building. Sitting in these private rooms, you can see the situation on the high platform below from the upper floor.
The corridor is occupied, so it is naturally difficult to go upstairs. There are ways to solve this problem.
Outside the Yanlai Building, a staircase rises from the ground, surrounding the second, third, and fourth floors of the Yanlai Building. By climbing this staircase, you can enter the private room upstairs from the outside.
The entire Yanlai Building was almost completely transformed.
Outside Yan Lai Lou, Li Tai looked at Yan Lai Lou in front of him in confusion, and cursed Luo Zhang: "Good Yan Lai Lou, you actually changed him into this. How will you make money in the future?"
"Hahaha, His Highness King Wei, don't say this so early. Do you think I will make a loss-making business?" Luo Zhang said with a smile.
The King of Wei was slightly startled. After thinking about it, this was indeed the case. After knowing Luo Zhang for so long, Luo Zhang had never done any losing business. He always made a lot of money. He also made a lot of money after following him. .
Thinking of this, King Wei said nothing more, wanting to see what Luo Zhang was up to this time.
