Before Wang Qiang got into the car, he asked the servants of the Yao family to move a box to the car, and then followed Ren Cheng into the car.
"Lieutenant Renxian, this is the first time we meet, so I can't show you any respect. Please accept it with a smile!"
Rencheng, who had a straight face just a second ago, glanced sideways at the box between the two of them and snorted.
"You're welcome! Boss Wang!"
At this time, Rencheng's carriage left the city leisurely.
"Excuse me, Boss Wang, how did you meet my Hall Master Liu? My Hall Master Liu is a good person!"
Wang Qiang smiled, "Really? I think so too. We both served as soldiers at the border of Yan State. He is the cook, and I am in charge of him."
"Then are you still working as an official in Yan State?"
"No, this was all ten years ago. I retired a long time ago and went back to my hometown to do some small business."
Rencheng's long neck stretched forward and twisted again.
"Oh, five hundred million dollars, that's not a small deal! Don't make fun of me!"
Wang Qiang smiled and said
"These are not all my own, they are all collected by some good friends! People believe me, I am just running errands."
Incheng raised his right thumb.
"I admire you! You are responsible. However, to tell you the truth, our Jicheng is currently full of industries that are waiting for prosperity, and the government funding has not yet arrived. I guess, Mr. Lin, we will feel sad to see you so sincere in investing. Beautiful, you, Boss Wang, are a timely blessing to us people in Jicheng!"
Wang Qiang turned his head and glanced, "You are a quick talker and easy to make friends with!"
"Yes, that's a prize!"
Wang Qiang smiled again and continued,
"We are working together for a win-win situation this time! If Lieutenant Ren can help me successfully connect with Mr. Lin, please believe me, after I earn the money, you will definitely have a share of the credit! So please, brother! "
Rencheng shrank his neck and nodded again.
"Understood. As expected of a big boss, he speaks the right words!"
Wang Qiang was quiet and asked again,
"Excuse me, Lieutenant Renxian, what do you think of my friend Liu Bancheng?"
Rencheng snorted again,
"Him? What do you mean by that person?"
Wang Qiang said, "We have a long time in the future, and we are good friends. Just say whatever you want, and don't hide it!"
Rencheng smiled.
"Okay, since Boss Wang regards me as a friend, I will tell you about your friend!"
"As for your friend, from my point of view, I can only say that he is correct. Why do you say that?"
"When he first came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, he was actually an ordinary cook. But the Prime Minister took a fancy to him. It was time for him to correct him. Within a few days of his arrival, something happened to Mr. Qiu. The Prime Minister replaced Mr. Qiu, the master of the Xiangshan Hall who had been with him for more than thirty years, and asked Liu Bancheng to be the master! Do you think his point is correct or not?"
Wang Qiang nodded.
"However, although he is a very upright person, this good job and this fat job have been wasted on him!"
Wang Qiang said, "Why? Keep talking."
At this time, the carriage had arrived in the suburbs. Rencheng rolled up his sleeves and asked Wang Qiang,
"Let's not talk about Liu Bancheng first. Let's talk about our Xiangshan Hall. Boss Liu, do you know about our Xiangshan Hall?"
Wang Qiang shook his head,
"Our Xiangshan Hall has its origins. It came into being together with our Liang Kingdom! In other words, the day the Liang Kingdom established Xu Yang as its capital, the Xiangshan Hall existed!"
"Do you know what the Xiangshan Hall does?"
Wang Qiang shook his head again,
"It provides catering services for the main officials of the upper and lower government offices of our Daliang Kingdom. Therefore, the Xiangshan Hall is the Xiangshan Hall of the Prime Minister's Mansion, and it is also the Xiangshan Hall of the Liang Kingdom! The importance of this place, Do you understand?"
Wang Qiang nodded.
"Hey, don't just nod. Let me ask you, guess who the first master of Xiangshan Hall was?"
"Who is Prime Minister?"
Rencheng chuckled, "Oh, that's interesting. I think you are a good person and have some observational skills!"
Wang Qiang also laughed,
"I heard that the Prime Minister was re-employed by the imperial court because of his outstanding performance as the master of the Xiangshan Hall!"
"Yes, but that happened later!"
The intention of benevolence and success is not yet exhausted,
"In the end, listen to me, within a few days of Liu Bancheng's arrival, the Prime Minister gave this fat man to your Liu Bancheng for nothing. At that time, you didn't know that our Lord Lin Zongren, and the nephew of Queen Mother Jingxue Gao Hu, Chen Fenglong, the scheming retainer of Xiangfu, and so on, many people are thinking about this position! Because as long as they can become the master of the hall and step onto the platform of Xiangshan Hall, they will serve the big shots all day long. After that, He will be like the Prime Minister, rising through the ranks and honoring his ancestors! This is obvious."
"But they all tried their best and used all the connections at their disposal to intercede with the Prime Minister. In the end, the Prime Minister made it clear that they would use Liu Bancheng!"
"What's the reason?" Wang Qiang was puzzled.
Rencheng also frowned and said, "I don't know where to go!"
"But things have changed since Liu Bancheng took office."
Wang Qiang readjusted his sitting posture, turned his head, and stared at Ren Cheng in front of him.
Rencheng said,
"It turns out that the operating expenses of Xiangshan Hall have always been allocated by the imperial court on time every year."
"But later on, the Prime Minister's Mansion had a surplus every year from the expenses allocated by the higher authorities, so the Prime Minister used the saved expenses to start recruiting customers on his own."
"At first, our old Liang Wang thought that the prime minister had contributed to the founding of the country, so he just tried to turn a blind eye, but I think he still felt uncomfortable in his heart!"
"Think about it, spending the king's money to recruit his own team, will people feel comfortable?"
Wang Qiang said,
"The prime minister recruits and trains retainers, right? They all serve the Liang family's great cause. It is said that in recent years, there are not a few retainers who have entered the high-level court from Xiangshan Hall. Isn't this also a disguised contribution to the court?"
Rencheng smiled, "That's it!"
"Listen to me, later on, other government offices also began to imitate the Prime Minister to recruit customers, and they all opened canteens in large halls and halls. You are like the Yao government. When they built the health hall, they took advantage of Liang It was not Xu Yang's opportunity to travel abroad, and the construction started overnight. You said that the King of Liang is such a smart person, and he has so many informants, how can you not know about it? "
"Unexpectedly, the Prime Minister saw that the Yao Family Health Hall was built despite the wind, and he also wanted to do a quick trick to expand the Xiangshan Hall. It turned out that Liu Bancheng offended Princess Renxian when he was cleaning up a beauty salon in their backyard. If this matter were left to ordinary people, taking the initiative to solve it would put out the fire, but this Liu Bancheng insisted on using the laws of the Liang Kingdom to come up with a solution. As a result, he told the emperor, adding fuel and jealousy. You can I know that she is the mother of King Liang, so when King Liang heard about this, he became angry and immediately stopped the expansion project of Xiangshan Hall. At the same time, he also stopped all the buildings that the government offices wanted to build or were under construction. At the same time, the supply to various canteens was cut off, and the court no longer allocated half a cent of funds.
Wang Qiang sighed and said, "Then the life in Xiangshantang will not be easy!"
"That is, but anyone who has worked in Liang Guo for a long time will understand a pattern."
"What's the pattern?"
Rencheng said, "It's not really a rule. That is to say, King Liang has proposed this kind of thing before, not allowing the construction of buildings and halls. He has also been cruel in words and cut off everyone's food, but all the ministers understand it. , as long as we get past this limelight, we can build what we should build, eat what we should eat, and drink what we should drink without any delay."
"But your Liu Bancheng is different. He takes it seriously. In order to ensure that the service standards for the customers of the Prime Minister's Mansion do not drop, he begins to cut expenses internally and generate income externally."
Wang Qiang said, "Listen to the king's call and increase revenue and reduce expenditure. Isn't this idea very correct?"
Rencheng patted Wang Qiang on the shoulder,
"Brother, what is correct? Do you know that in order to save money, he stopped all the "Friday services" of Xiangshan Hall? Even the projects that usually serve the prime minister were stopped! This action involves the government and the public There are more than 500 of them!”
"You have to know that more than 500 people have been enjoying the benefits of Xiangshantang for free for nearly 30 years. Who can bear this cutoff!"
Wang Qiang nodded, "This is a bit much!"
Rencheng became even more interested,
"Where are you going! Listen to me!"
