In Gaoshan County, Baishu is holding a banquet again.
The last time was to welcome Zhao Tuo, but this time, it was to entertain Li Shui.
Li Shui saw the endless flow of merchants and powerful people, and looked at the countless food and wine served by Bai Shu's chef, and couldn't help but worry about him.
Li Shui said: "Brother Bai..."
Bai Shu shook his head repeatedly: "Don't dare, don't dare. How dare you call me brother in front of an immortal?"
Li Shui smiled: "When I came to Gaoshan County this time, if Brother Bai and the people in the county hadn't helped me, how could I have caught Zhao Tuo? How could I have avenged the craftsmen of Shangjun Courtyard. Brother Bai, you deserve this Get up."
Bai Shu was so happy that he scratched his head and ears.
Li Shui and Bai Shu hooked up and said, "It is said that you held a banquet not long ago, and within a few days, you held a second one? Isn't this expensive?"
Li Xin, who was next to him, also said curiously: "I see that you are wearing patches on your inner clothes. It seems that you are not rich either. Aren't you afraid of not being able to make ends meet with so much trouble?"
Bai Shu's eye circles immediately turned red.
Li Shui and Li Xin looked at each other and thought: What's going on? Is someone forcing him to hold a banquet?
Bai Shu bowed to Li Shui and Li Xin and said with great emotion: "Thank you two adults for your concern. I am... I am really touched."
Bai Shu rubbed his eyes, and then said to Li Shui with some embarrassment: "Actually, not only will the official organize this banquet, it will not cost much, but it will actually make money."
"It's just that the official said it, and I hope he won't be offended by the banishment."
Li Shui urged: "Speak quickly."
In fact, Li Shui was very interested. If Bai Shu has any way to make money, you can learn from him.
Bai Shu coughed dryly and said: "I have sent word to the lower class that we will invite banished immortals to this banquet. Anyone who wants to participate, whether they are merchants or powerful people, must pay a sponsorship fee."
Li Shui was stunned.
Li Xin said doubtfully: "Why does this method sound familiar?"
Bai Shuqian laughed: "Xiaguan learned from the Exalted Immortal. He only learned a little bit about it. It's a joke. It's a joke."
After saying this, Bai Shu looked at Li Shui uneasily. He was a little worried that Li Shui would blame him.
After all... it seems a bit abrupt to use someone else's sign.
He didn't know that Li Shui had already used Ying Zheng as a sign, so... don't blame the eldest brother for the second brother, they are not good people.
Suddenly, Li Shui became serious and said to Bai Shu: "That's it. I didn't expect that I came to the banquet happily, but was used as a weapon."
Bai Shu suddenly became panicked, and he quickly said: "If they are unhappy with the banishment of the immortals, I will return the money to them immediately."
Li Shui said with a straight face: "Why retreat?"
Bai Shu: "Huh?"
Li Shui's expression suddenly changed, and he smiled evilly and said, "At least give me half."
Bai Shu: "Huh?"
Li Xin put his arm around his shoulders: "Let me teach you, before the banquet has started, you immediately spread the word that General Li Xin is here too. By the way, raise the sponsorship fee."
"After excluding the expenses at the banquet, the three of us each get 33% of the money we earned."
Bai Shu: "Huh?"
Li Shui and Li Xin walked away with smiles on their faces as if they were heroes.
Bai Shu looked at the backs of the two of them and sighed in his heart: Making money... is still easy for you.
Suddenly, Bai Shu had a clear understanding in his heart: I am not a big shot in Gaoshan County. Many powerful people and businessmen here know me.
But in some villages, it is simply heavenly.
I remember going back to my hometown to worship my ancestors again, and two or three people from the village came over to watch.
Those rich people in the countryside are also quite wealthy. If I go to the countryside from time to time, can I make money just by sitting like an immortal?
Thinking of this, Bai Shu clenched his fists excitedly and sighed deeply: Those who serve as officials must be with the people.
This time, many more people came to the banquet than last time.
At the banquet, many people toasted Li Shui and asked him for advice on business matters in a subtle way.
Li Shui simply sent an eloquent craftsman to teach them his experience.
At first, these merchants were still sitting upright and listening. Later, I didn’t know who started it first, but I actually took out a pen and started taking notes.
Later, they removed the food and wine. This place has simply become a large-scale teaching site.
Li Shui and Li Xin were drinking when Pixiu suddenly came with a wine glass.
He first expressed his admiration, and then began to take Li Shui to recall the glorious past.
Li Shui was stunned for a moment: What the hell? Do I know you?
After Pixiu left, Li Shui asked Li Xin in a low voice: "Have I been to this place before?"
Li Xin looked at Li Shui with a strange look on his face: "Isn't this your hometown?"
Li Shui was a little confused.
Li Xin said, "What? You even forgot about it?"
Li Shui coughed dryly: "Well... isn't my hometown the fairyland?"
Li Xin: "..."
After a while, Li Shui asked again: "Back then...you probably met me in Gaoshan County, right?"
Li Xin said: "Yes. There is a mountain outside Gaoshan County, and there is a small temple on the mountain. You were refining elixirs in it at that time."
Li Shui suddenly realized it and thought: It seems that this is really my hometown.
No wonder everyone in Gaoshan County, from the county magistrate to the people, treated me with respect, and even stood up for me when Zhao Tuo and I were confronting each other.
It turns out that this is my hometown, it turns out that these are all my old friends.
That makes sense.
After the banquet was over, Bai Shu rubbed his hands and said to Li Shui: "Exiled Immortal, do you want to walk around the city and see the customs of your hometown?"
Li Shui nodded.
There were soldiers guarding the road. However, people often come running in twos and threes.
Some people said: "Exiled Immortal, do you still remember me? You had dinner at my house."
Others said: "Exiled Immortal, do you still remember me? It rained heavily that year, so I asked you to take shelter at home."
Others said: "Exiled Immortal, we stole together back then... ah no, we visited other people's vegetable gardens..."
Li Shui: "..."
Li Xin laughed loudly beside him and said to Li Shui: "Brother Huai, you seem to have been a beggar and a thief in Gaoshan County."
Li Shui coughed and said seriously: "This is to understand the sentiments of the people. At that time, I had just come to the human world from the fairy world. I must understand the sufferings of the people. Otherwise, how can I build Daqin into a fairyland on earth?"
Bai Shu and other officials looked admiringly.
They had long heard that life was very difficult when the banished immortal did not go to Xianyang City.
People walking around the streets sell pills and treat people. Occasionally, when business is not good, they will go hungry. When they are very hungry, they will come to beg for food. If they cannot get it, they will steal.
Sometimes I get caught stealing and get beaten...
He obviously possesses special skills and can achieve great success as soon as he arrives in Xianyang City, but for the sake of the people, he insists on staying here, forcing himself to live an ordinary life and understanding the difficulties in Guizhou.
This is really great.
Li Xin looked at the people around him with red eyes and thought: These people don't really believe it, do they? A bunch.
Li Shui suddenly asked Bai Shu: "Were these people who came to see me arranged in advance?"
Bai Shuqian laughed and said: "There are too many people. We can't let them swarm to see the immortal. What if there are one or two villains hidden inside? Therefore, I have screened them."
Li Shui smiled and asked, "Do you charge money?"
Bai Shu said: "Take it, ten coins per person. If you want to talk to the banished immortal, add five coins."
Li Shui made a serious face: "Playing the piano randomly! How can you collect money from the people?"
Bai Shu: "Huh?"
Li Xin rolled his eyes: Here we go again. Pretending all day long.
Li Shui said sincerely: "How hard it is for the people to live in poverty? Doesn't your conscience hurt if you accept their money? After a while, the money will be returned intact."
"If we want to make money, we have to make money from the rich. Those rich people can spend tens of thousands of dollars without breaking their bones. What about these poor people? Ten or twenty dollars will end their lives."
"If you reach out to them, you won't get much money, but your reputation will be ruined. Why bother?"
Bai Shu looked like he was enlightened: "What the banished immortal said is true, what the banished immortal said is true."
Li Shui patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "So, I am working hard to make the people rich. If all these people become rich, wouldn't they be able to earn their money?"
Bai Shu was stunned and thought: This makes sense. But... why does it feel so deep and difficult to turn around...
The group of people quickly reached the middle of the street, and Li Shui found that the outline of the life-size statue had emerged. It was Li Shui who was kneeling on a futon with an alchemy furnace in front of him, refining elixirs.
Li Shuizheng watched with great interest. Bai Shu came over with a few servants and said to Li Shui: "Sir, I finally returned to my hometown recently and left some calligraphy treasures for future generations to admire."
Li Shui waved his hand modestly: "No need."
Bai Shu said: "This is the wish of the people in the city."
Li Shui had no choice but to nod his head: "That's all, since it is the wish of the people, then I would rather be respectful than obey."
It's not that Li Shui doesn't want to mention calligraphy, but it's just that his own calligraphy is a bit difficult.
He racked his brains to think of a few more beautiful words that he could write, and then he dipped his hands in thick ink and wrote on the paper: The land of the banished immortals.
As soon as these four big characters came out, everyone around them applauded.
After Li Shui put down his pen, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't explain what was wrong.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Shu gathered around Li Shui and wanted to climb the mountain to see the small temple on the mountain.
While climbing the mountain, Li Shui suddenly remembered that this land of immortals was a bit awkward. Isn’t this the version of the land of chestnuts, the land of pear, and the land of dragon fruit in later generations? No wonder it feels familiar.
But... I’ve already written it down, so let’s make do with it.
The small temple on the top of the mountain was very dilapidated, with a layer of dust inside. Li Shui turned around and found that there was really nothing to see inside.
Bai Shu said to Li Shui: "Exiled Immortal, I have brought a painter. Do you want to paint a portrait of Exiled Immortal here?"
Li Shui was stunned for a moment, then nodded in agreement.
This is probably similar to the photography of later generations.
Li Shui, Li Xin, Bai Shu, and other prominent figures in Gaoshan County stood in front of the ruined temple.
There was a painter who was nervously splashing ink, trying to finish the painting before these adults got tired of standing.
A quarter of an hour later, the painter said with a grimace: "My lord, magistrate, don't smile all the time. I won't be able to draw like this."
Li Shui turned to look at Bai Shu. His smile was a bit obscene.
Li Xin also asked in confusion: "Why are you laughing?"
Bai Shu said: "I think about it, this place was originally the hometown of the banished immortal. Now that the banished immortal has come again, there are many more immortal traces. How can I be unhappy in my heart?"
Li Shui said helplessly to the painter: "Let's paint a few of us first. Leave the head of the magistrate alone. We'll wait until he laughs enough and then add it on."
The painter responded and continued to paint nervously.
Bai Shu asked Li Shui: "Master Banished Immortal, do you think it is feasible for this county to use your name to attract tourists?"
Li Shui said: "It is feasible, of course it is feasible. However, just a name is not enough."
"Think about it, those wealthy businessmen heard that I once lived here, so they came all the way. But when they arrived here, they found that there was only a ruined temple, so they would definitely have to go home cursing."
"This is a one-time deal, and no one will care about it in a year or two at most."
Bai Shu panicked a little: "What should we do?"
Li Shui chuckled: "The name of Banished Immortal is used to attract guests. After the guests arrive, it will be determined whether the facilities in the county are complete and whether they can make them linger and feel that it is worth their money."
"For example, I just walked around the county town, and there wasn't even a decent wine shop in the city. When the wealthy people arrived, they didn't even have anywhere to drink. How could this happen?"
"For example, the hotels in the county are too old and dirty. How can the rich live? We must build new hotels, high-end, beautiful, with mountains and rivers, magnificent. Even more luxurious than those rich people's homes. Of course, the price is expensive."
"In addition, there are also low-priced hotels. But they must be clean and hygienic. Although the money is small, the stay must be comfortable."
"Moreover, this dilapidated temple needs to be repaired. Why did they come to Gaoshan County? It was to see the banished immortal. As a result, the small temple where the banished immortal lived was so dilapidated. They must have been disappointed."
"Therefore, this small temple needs to be expanded. It is best to build it from the middle of the mountain to the top of the mountain. It will be filled with fireworks every time it comes in and out. A portrait of the Yellow Emperor is enshrined inside. Let's call it the Yellow Emperor Temple. The banished immortals practice in the Yellow Emperor Temple, and the style is relatively high. .”
"The main thing is to create an atmosphere, to make this temple have a fairy spirit, to make them feel in awe after seeing it, and to want to come again. If they don't pay homage every year, they will feel that everything is not going well."
"Then select a group of decent-looking women from the county to clean the courtyard of the Huangdi Temple, and select a few smart and lovely children to dress up as fairy children."
"After the tourists arrive, these people can take them to visit the Huangdi Temple, or tell them about the deeds of the banished immortals. These are rich people, and if they reward them with some money, won't the poor people get rich?"
Bai Shu nodded repeatedly, then took notes with a pen and paper beside him.
Li Shui continued: "After they have seen the Temple of the Yellow Emperor and experienced the hardships of being banished to immortals and practiced hard, and their souls have been cleansed, they will naturally relax."
"Therefore, there must be these types of places at the foot of the mountain: First, bathrooms. How satisfying is it to take a bath and change clothes, and feel comfortable all over?"
"Second, wouldn't it be nice to wash up, put on clothes, and drink some wine in a restaurant?"
"Third, storyteller, drinking and listening to books at the same time is like a fairy life."
"fourth……"
Wu Jiao said smartly next to him: "I know that the fourth is the female residence. Take a bath, drink some wine, listen to music, and visit the female residence..."
Li Shui kicked him: "You damn rhyme."
Li Shui coughed dryly and said to Bai Shu: "Don't set up a female concubine. Otherwise, it will be a mess."
Bai Shu nodded repeatedly: "Yes, yes, how can such unclean things happen in the hometown of the banished immortal?"
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction, and then said: "The fourth step is shopping. You previously planned to sell the water from the immortal well and the tiles from the temple. The idea is right, but we need to go further."
"Can we only sell these? Frankly speaking, those things are all scams. Just buy one piece and go back to support it. How much money can you make?"
"You can also sell women's rouge and gouache, men's clothes, shoes and hats, children's toys and food...these are the big money makers, and these are the things that can really make the people of this county rich."
Li Shui breathed a long sigh of relief and patted Bai Shu on the shoulder: "Okay, I've almost said it. But there is one thing you have to pay attention to. Because of the promotion of Daitian method and cattle farming, there is no shortage of food now. But agriculture must not be relaxed. , without food, everything is a castle in the air.”
"Now Shangjun Courtyard is testing new fertilizers. It is certainly feasible to use clay pots for experiments. But to achieve convincing results, a large area of farmland is needed. After all, the clay pots are too small, and some problems cannot be reflected. .”
"In Gaoshan County, are you interested in cooperating with our Shangjun Courtyard?"
Bai Shu nodded repeatedly and said sincerely: "Yes, very willing."
Li Shui smiled and said, "But let's make a deal first. If the experiment fails and your food harvest is short, you can't resent me."
Bai Shu shook his head repeatedly: "No, absolutely not."
Li Shui nodded with satisfaction.
Bai Shu suddenly cried, wiping his tears and said: "The talent of the banished immortal is beyond my reach. I never thought that there would be such a person in the world, and that he was born in my Gaoshan County. I...I It’s really…”
Bai Shu was so excited that he didn't know what to say.
