It's probably just a coincidence that they have the same name and surname.
Chen Ze would not take this kind of thing seriously, so he greeted Huo Guanjun and others for dinner.
"Eat first, and help clean up the dishes after dinner. You will work here from tomorrow. I will pay you two months' wages in advance, including food and accommodation."
"Everyone needs to eat enough. If there are still people at home who haven't eaten yet, I will ask someone to arrange it later and you can deliver it to your home."
A group of children nodded hurriedly, their eyes full of hope.
Huo Guanjun quickly called on everyone to bow to Chen Ze. Chen Ze accepted it calmly and said to eat.
The composition of the team is a bit magical.
The oldest of these little beggars may be eleven or twelve years old, and the youngest is only five or six years old, but no matter how big or small, they only listen to Huo Guanjun.
Huo Guanjun was not pretentious at all. He led the little beggars to find a seat and sat down on the table. They were all obviously hungry and kept swallowing their saliva, but Huo Guanjun did not move his chopsticks. It was really just one No movement.
He has already demonstrated extraordinary leadership qualities at a young age.
"Eat it!"
Chen Ze smiled and said hello, and Huo Guanjun and others started to use their chopsticks.
I'm so hungry, I eat like a wolf.
Huo Guanjun, however, picked up the food for the youngest one first, and then he ate later.
Chen Ze didn't say much. He returned to his seat and continued to greet everyone for dinner. He also asked a spy to lead Huo Guanjun and others to buy some clothes tomorrow. From tomorrow on, these children can stay in the hotel to work.
Just do some light work.
Mr. Teacher... Oh, by the way, those Wu family singers!
This was raised with a lot of money and its foundation is excellent!
He can sing and dance, and he can also recite poems and write poems, and it is easy to read and write.
There is no need to hire a teacher, just find a little girl with the best knowledge to teach you how to read.
As long as you can read and write, if you are interested in other things, just teach yourself.
But having said that, Zhao Ziyun and a group of spies will not be able to stay in Qingzhou for long. They will definitely be transferred out of the mission by the palace later on. Only a small number of spies will stay in Qingzhou.
Chen Ze also has to consider bringing a group of people who can be used. Otherwise, when the spies are gone, Chen Ze will not even have anyone he can use.
It seems that we have to identify a group of people first and train the spies before they leave Qingzhou before taking up their posts.
It is best for a master to lead an apprentice, as this is the fastest way to learn.
There are indeed many talented people in the roster created by the spies.
But basically they are all talents in government affairs and literature, and Lu Qingyun is one of the best.
Chen Ze, who is engaged in literary creation, is not in great demand at the moment.
After much thought, Chen Ze decided to pick up the ready-made one.
For example, the four major families in Qingzhou must have maintained a lot of elite guards. In addition, there are many escort agencies in Qingzhou. Chen Ze decided to ask the common people to see if there were any characters worth poaching among these people.
Ability is secondary, but what Chen Ze values most is character.
No matter how capable he is, Chen Ze will definitely not accept him if he has a bad character. He will easily develop into a white-eyed wolf.
This matter was handed over to the spies, and they were asked to inquire more when they were in Qingzhou.
The next day, everyone started doing their own business.
Qin Boyang immediately set off to find the masons. Chen Ze gave Qin Boyang full authority over this matter. In addition, he assigned ten spies to Qin Boyang. If someone is dishonest, let the spies perform a trick on him.
Most of the rest of the people followed Chen Ze's instructions and went to Qingzhou to collect relevant information and find useful people.
Chen Ze and Li Yuankang sneaked out of the hotel early in the morning and went straight to Lu Zhiping's small wine shop.
Lu Zhiping's speculation on the situation in Luzhou was very credible to Chen Ze.
I still plan to invest a lot and let Lu Zhiping start stocking up wine and send it to Luzhou to sell.
When he arrived at the door of the small wine shop, Chen Ze saw Lu Zhiping adjusting the abacus at the counter and quickly shouted: "Brother Lu!"
"Brothers from the Chen family." When Lu Zhiping saw Chen Ze and Li Yuankang, he quickly smiled and said, "Why are you here without even saying hello? Are you here to buy some wine?"
"Brother Lu, I came here specifically to discuss business with you."
Lu Zhiping was stunned when he heard Chen Ze whisper: "I plan to cooperate with Brother Lu on the matter of hoarding wine."
"Say in the back room."
Lu Zhiping quickly invited Chen Ze into the back room behind the counter. The outside of the back room was connected to the backyard, and there was a strong smell of lees. It was a brewing workshop.
Lu Zhiping poured tea for Chen Ze and said, "Brothers of the Chen family, what kind of cooperation are you planning?"
"I don't care about the rest, I don't understand, I just invest money." Chen Ze said with a smile: "Then the profit will be split 50-50 between you and me, how about that?"
"Then how much did you vote?"
Chen Ze stretched out a finger.
Lu Zhiping couldn't help but take a breath: "Ten thousand taels!?"
Good guy!
Chen Ze quickly waved his hand: "No, no, not that much. The family is in a tight situation and can only afford one thousand taels now."
Lu Zhiping, who was still a little jealous and short of breath just now, flashed a trace of disappointment in his eyes, and said with a smile: "One thousand taels is enough, it's a lot."
With that said, Lu Zhiping went out, brought in the abacus, and began to calculate the accounts in front of Chen Ze.
After a crackling sound, Lu Zhiping said: "Brothers of the Chen family, the profit is pretty good. If you divide it by 50%, you can make at least about 120 taels."
When Chen Ze heard that he had only earned one hundred and twenty taels, he immediately lost interest.
"That's all?"
On the contrary, when Lu Zhiping heard this, he couldn't laugh or cry and said: "There are many brothers from the Chen family!"
"You will know after I calculate it for you."
Not only was there no shortage, but he also made a lot of money.
Lu Zhiping had already obtained the data after deducting all costs and consumption.
One thousand taels can be used to store a lot of wine. According to Lu Zhiping's budget, this thousand taels of wine will be in short supply when the time comes. It should be sold for three thousand taels, which is about the same.
But transporting wine requires the protection of an escort, and Lu Zhiping must go with him. The journey is long, and the quotation is at least two hundred taels of silver. And the officials must take care of the checkpoints along the way, otherwise he will definitely embarrass you.
At that time, part of the wine will definitely be used to prepare the wine, and it will cost about two to three hundred taels of silver to reach Luzhou.
After arriving in Luzhou, you have to apply for a liquor selling license. This license requires at least two hundred taels. However, Lu Zhiping has friends and connections, so he can get it for about fifty silver. Then he rents a shop and at least sells it. It would take ten days and a half to sell out the wine, which would not cover much food and clothing, but as soon as the shop opened, money would have to be burned to continue running the business.
The local officials have to collect fire fees, the local local snakes have to collect protection fees, the river protection department has to collect water fees... and so on.
In the end, I was able to get one hundred and twenty taels even though I saved my capital, so I made a profit without losing money!
Of course, the prerequisite is that there are no force majeure factors.
Including but not limited to being robbed by bandits, riots, wars, plagues, forced detention by the government for reasons, etc...
Therefore, when people from Chu generally travel far to do business, ordinary people will not burn incense and worship Buddha, nor will they tell fortunes, which is of no use. Instead, they will let family members reserve memorial tablets.
I haven’t been back for a year and a half, so it’s basically time to go to bed.
Because once an accident occurs, there is a high probability that the body will not be found anywhere.
When Chen Ze heard this, he decisively refused to cooperate.
Maybe this Lu Zhiping might really be her future father-in-law. If something happened to Lu Zhiping, that girl would definitely hate him.
