A new inn has opened in Dongchang City. It is hard to imagine that on the side of Jingnan's battlefield, countless people chose to escape, but at this moment, a new inn would actually open.
There were no firecrackers on the opening day, no guests came to congratulate us, or even a crowd of people who stopped to watch.
The boss just ordered someone to replace the original "Yelai Inn" plaque with a brand-new "Full Moon Inn" plaque. He also pasted red paper with "Good Business Opening" on both sides of the inn, which was considered officially open for business. .
The owner of the Full Moon Inn is none other than Zhang Ren. He witnessed the unwavering love between Lu Sanlang and Su Xiu Niang. Anyway, without his assistant, Su Xiu Niang's inn could not continue to operate, so he simply sold it to Zhang Ren at a low price.
Anyway, neither Lu Sanlang nor Su Xiu Niang are short of money. The reason why the inn was named Full Moon Inn was because the original Yuelai Inn was too tacky. All the inns on the street had this name. I don’t know if it was a chain. Anyway, Zhang Ren didn’t have the money to pay the franchise fee. , secondly, it can be regarded as a beautiful prayer.
The full moon has symbolized reunion since ancient times. Transportation and communication in this era were far less developed than in later generations, and it was possible to travel far away for a lifetime.
At this time of Jingnan, which mother doesn't hope that her son in the army will return home safely? Zhang Ren naturally has his own thoughts. He is a time traveler. He always remembers his parents and family. After arriving in the Ming Dynasty, Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu filled the vacancies in his family. But after careful calculation, he has not seen each other for more than three years. Passed by Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu.
It was noon. This time period should have been the busiest time for inns and restaurants, but there were no pedestrians on the street, and there was not a single customer in the Full Moon Inn.
Zhang Ren didn't care about this. He opened the inn to cover up others' eyes. Since there were no customers now, he simply suspended the business and went directly to the lottery center in Dongchang City.
It was he who brought the lottery to Ming Dynasty, and it was he who gave the lottery management rights to Zhu Yuanzhang at that time. With the development of several years, lottery centers have opened all over the country and become an important part of the Ming Dynasty's tax revenue.
Since it is so important, every lottery center will be assigned a guard to guard it. The lottery center in Dongchang City is very good. It is located on the most prosperous street in Dongchang City, not far from Zhang Ren's inn.
Since there was no business these days, the two guys in the lottery center were lying on the table bored and wasting their time.
Even when they saw Zhang Ren coming in, they couldn't cheer up. One of the waiters breathed a sigh of relief, stretched, and then asked listlessly to Zhang Ren: "What kind of lottery ticket does the guest plan to buy?
"At the beginning, Zhang Ren divided the lottery tickets into two types. One was for ordinary people and the price was cheap. The other was for the rich. The price was much more expensive, but the profit was also higher.
The lottery center still continues this sales method. Zhang Ren shook his head slightly, took out the token of "Commander of the Imperial Guard" from his pocket, put it on the table, and said softly: "Who is in charge of the lottery center here in Dongchang Mansion? ?
Go and find him and let him come to me. "To be able to work as a clerk in the lottery center, you must be literate. The two clerks looked at the tokens and immediately became energetic. They did not dare to neglect, and one of them immediately went to report the news.
The other person answered: "The lottery center here is in charge of General Xiao Jin and Xiao Qi. Sir, please wait while I prepare tea for you."
"Zhang Ren nodded slightly, and the guy went down. There are Jin Yiwei people all over the states, and there are at least two people in each state capital. One is responsible for supervising local officials, and the other is in charge of the lottery center. These are the people of Jin Yiwei on the surface, as for how many more are there in the dark. Hard to say.
Although Zhang Ren has not yet taken up his post, he does have an appointment document. The commander of Jinyi Guards is a real person. Since it is necessary to prevent Jing Nan and mediate the conflicts between the two parties, it is difficult for Zhang Ren alone to do it, so he Need help.
And Jin Yiwei is his best choice at the moment. The waiter served Zhang Ren tea and waited aside. Although Zhang Ren couldn't tell whether the tea was good or bad, he still sat upright, held up the teacup, pretended to take a sip of the sample, and then asked about the lottery center's income and other information.
Not long after, a powerful man entered the lottery center. He was wearing a royal robe and a royal robe. He came to the table and looked at the sign of the commander of the royal robe. Then he looked up at Zhang Ren, and then he raised his hand and said: " Xiao Jin, who is in a humble position, greets you respectfully. I wonder why you are looking for a humble position?
"The official positions of Zhang Ren and Xiao Jin are very different. If he is too approachable, Zhang Ren is afraid that this person will not do his job well.
Although he has never been a high-ranking person, he can imitate him. He clearly remembers Jiang Wei's tone and movements.
Zhang Ren followed Jiang Yu's example and put a slight smile on his face. He did not admit it, but took another sip of the tea on the table, and then said unhurriedly: "I am the commander. An inn has been opened here, called the Full Moon Inn, but it is really hard to find manpower now. There is no waiter, kitchen, or accountant. I leave this matter to you.
"After hearing this, Xiao Jin was suddenly startled. He had just seen the token of the Commander of the Imperial Guard City. He thought it was the new commander who was sending a message to him to give him some mission. Unexpectedly, the person in front of him was actually All commanders envoys themselves.
In fact, this is no wonder Xiao Jin. Zhang Ren is too young. At such a young age, he is in charge of the Imperial Guard and becomes a second-rank official of the imperial court. In the future... Xiao Jin did not dare to think about it anymore. He hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "This is a humble position. We will definitely find them all, but in this world, business in the inn is really hard to do, so it would be better for you not to invest too much money.
"Zhang Ren still had a smile on his face, but the inner energy around him had been released. This made Xiao Jin couldn't help but be surprised and said quickly: "I'm sorry for saying too much, please forgive me.
"In fact, Xiao Jin's martial arts is not bad, but he felt Zhang Ren's inner strength, which was indeed much higher than him. Coupled with that seemingly unfathomable smile, Xiao Jin was really unsure about this. With the temper of his immediate boss, he quickly admitted his mistake.
Zhang Ren smiled and nodded, taking back all the released inner energy, and said: "Just do what I say, and you don't need to say anything else.
"The inner energy suddenly disappeared again, which made Xiao Jin breathe a sigh of relief. He solemnly said: "I obey my orders.
"Zhang Ren nodded again, without saying anything more, and went straight out of the lottery center. Although business is sluggish now, as long as you have money, you will never die of hunger. Zhang Ren spent several times the usual price to fill his stomach.
He returned to the inn, went directly to the second floor, and sat down by the window. He looked at the quiet street and thought about it in his mind.
Now that the Yan army and the imperial army have formed a confrontation in Hangzhou, they have basically reached a truce. The most important thing for Zhang Ren now is to collect intelligence from the two armies, which will be beneficial to his subsequent arrangements.
Uncle Zhang Yu has become the number one general under Zhu Di. This is a fact and cannot be changed. If the Yan army is defeated, Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu will be labeled as traitors if they die in the battle.
Even though Zhu Yunwen has said that he will not convict the two of them, Zhang Yu and Zhang Fu may not have a good life in the future.
If the imperial court loses, well, in Zhang Ren's view, this is simply impossible. No matter from the paper strength or the reserve force, even if Zhu Di has won several games, but he wants to finally defeat the imperial court, no matter how he looks at it, it will be impossible. It is an impossible wish.
In order to resolve the dispute peacefully, Zhang Ren must collect the most complete intelligence from both sides, and even investigate potential helpers or enemies.
Just as Zhang Ren was thinking, Xiao Jin had already led several people into the inn. Zhang Ren didn't expect that Xiao Jin could do things so efficiently, so he couldn't help but nodded slightly.
He jumped downstairs. Xiao Jin saw him and hurriedly came forward to greet him: "Sir, I have found all the people in this humble position.
"Zhang Ren nodded lightly, and Xiao Jin also began to introduce Zhang Ren one by one. In fact, these people are all Jinyi guards hiding in the dark, supervising many matters in Dongchang Mansion, but now Dongchang Mansion has no Without commercial operations, both businessmen and wealthy families basically took their families and left with them. The remaining ordinary people naturally closed their homes and did not go out easily.
It is precisely because of this situation that the Jin Yiwei of Dongchang Mansion seems to be somewhat idle. Zhang Ren smiled and greeted these people. He turned around and asked: "You haven't found a shopkeeper to settle accounts. How can this inn do without an accounting room?"
"Xiao Jin smiled slightly and said, "This is the accountant. I can do the humble job for you." Zhang Ren looked Xiao Jin up and down. To be honest, Mr. Accountant is usually dressed as a kind-hearted scholar. This Xiao Jin has sharp edges and limbs. Kong Wu is powerful. Even though he is wearing a Confucian robe, he still looks like a butcher. Some people will definitely believe that he is a pig butcher, but he does not look like a bookkeeper at all.
Zhang Ren smiled and raised his eyebrows, and asked Xiao Jin, "Can you be a bookkeeper?" Xiao Jin nodded and said, "Sir, please don't look down on the humble job. Although the humble job looks a little rough, the calculations are pretty good. , and I have been managing this lottery center for the past two years. I personally check the monthly accounts and there are no omissions. There is no problem in being an accountant.
"Xiao Jin naturally has his own plans. He is definitely free and easy here in Dongchang Mansion, but people are always looking forward to moving up. His position as a general banner does not seem low, but there are still hundreds of people who come to the door. Every household has thousands of households, including governors and envoys.
He is a commander-in-chief, and the chance of meeting his immediate superior is too low. Now that the commander of the Imperial Guards has finally come to Dongchang Mansion, he naturally has to hug his thighs. As long as he can get into the eyes of his immediate superior, he will be able to do so in the future. Don’t you have a prosperous official career?
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