Beijing East City.
This is the most prosperous area in Kyoto, with many merchants and pedestrians.
In front of a restaurant in the West Alley of Dongshi, there was a lot of people and excitement.
"Shopkeeper, give me three kilograms of steamed mutton and two kilograms of roasted knives. Please hurry up."
A middle-aged man wearing linen greeted the waiter loudly as soon as he walked into the restaurant. He was a regular customer at first glance.
When the waiter heard this, he didn't care who said it. He wiped the sweat on his face with the cloth on his shoulder and shouted loudly: "Three catties of steamed mutton, two catties of roasted knives, please treat me." "
The other diners were also laughing to themselves and talking to each other.
"Master, what are we doing here?" Xiao Ma looked puzzled at the young master in front of him who ordered two kilograms of roasted knives but didn't even have any other food. He was very depressed.
Zhang Yuhang ignored this 10,000-Why pony, but looked at Bai Zhan with interest, his face flushed after two drinks, and asked curiously: "Why, do you like drinking too?"
Bai Zhan's face was flushed at this moment, and he felt the energy and blood in his body fluctuating, and he said: "I drank with Uncle Liu and the others several times in the house before, but they only let me take a small taste every time. This Shao Daozi costs two hundred per pound. It’s about fifty cents, and our monthly income is only one or two taels, and we also have family members who usually drink too much without giving up.”
Don't look at the fact that the Xingyong Hou Mansion only gives out more than 3,000 taels of silver per month, but on average, each person does not have much, and some even only have six or seven taels of silver.
Hearing this, Zhang Yuhang also drank down the Shao Knife in his hand and said with a smile: "We will make a kind of wine ourselves one day, and then you can drink it to your heart's content."
The Xingyong Hou Mansion has at least a thousand guards together. When the Hou Mansion is dealt with in the future, the treatment of these people must also be taken into consideration.
It's good to be obedient. I won't deal with all these people. When the time comes, I will give them an opportunity to go to other state capitals to completely disrupt this force that may threaten me in the future and nip it in the bud.
If you don't obey and follow that group of people to the end, then don't blame yourself for being cruel.
Xiao Ma scratched his head and said unconfidently: "Master, do you know how to make wine? I've never seen you interested in this before."
"Master, I have read so many books before, do you know all of them? Now I can't even memorize the Three-Character Sutra. Master, I think you are embarrassed."
After Zhang Yuhang said that, he didn't care what Xiao Ma thought, and he and Bai Zhan just picked up the wine and drank one glass at a time.
Seeing that his young master ignored him, Xiao Ma had no choice but to turn his head to one side, not knowing what he was looking at.
About a quarter of an hour later, a middle-aged man dressed like a housekeeper opened the door to the box and walked in.
"May I ask who is Mr. Zhang Yuhang from the Hou Mansion?"
Seeing the three men in front of him at this moment, Wang Yawei didn't know for a moment who was the uncle of the Hou Mansion who asked him to meet today, so he had to ask.
When Zhang Yuhang saw that the real person of the appointment had arrived, he sent Bai Zhan and Xiao Ma out, pointed to the bench in front of Wang Yawei, and said, "I am Zhang Yuhang, sit down and talk."
Wang Yawei looked at the uncle of the Hou Mansion calmly and sat down gently.
"drink wine?"
Wang Yawei shook his head: "I don't know how to drink, and I don't have the money to drink."
Zhang Yuhang laughed loudly when he heard this, then reached out from his arms to put a list he had prepared on the table, and then pushed it in front of Wang Yawei with his hand.
"This is a list I compiled. These people will be eliminated during the subsequent industrial restructuring process. Take a look."
As soon as these words came out, Wang Yawei couldn't help but froze. Although he had long known that the old lady of the Hou Mansion had handed over all the power of the entire Hou Mansion to the uncle in front of him, he did not expect that there had been no movement for several months. A sudden move will require direct restructuring of the industry.
This is an industry that allows many people to make a living. Although times have been difficult these past few years, with this industry at least people like me will not starve to death.
"Uncle, if you do this, do the old lady and the others know? This is the property of the Marquis Mansion, you can't do anything wrong."
Seeing his name at the top of the list, even Wang Yawei couldn't hold himself steady at this moment.
"Don't worry, the old lady who needs to be eliminated will definitely have different opinions, but it's people related to the old lady or the ladies in the house who will stop them, and you can rest assured. , these people’s names will never include you.”
Zhang Yuhang carefully watched the reaction of the man in front of him. Compared with the importance he attached to him in his previous life, he was indeed living in hardship and struggling now.
Nothing can stump a heroic man more than a penny.
Not to mention that in this prosperous Kyoto, it is difficult to move without money.
"Uncle, we have worked hard for the Hou Mansion for so many years, and there is still hard work without credit. Don't you care at all?"
Wang Yawei showed a wry smile. Although it was difficult for him to live relying on the income from the restaurant, he still had an income, but if it was really gone, what should he do?
What will the family eat and drink?
"Since the last time something happened to Mr. Hou, all aspects of operations in the Hou Mansion have taken a turn for the worse. It's not that we are ruthless, but that the current Hou Mansion can no longer afford the additional expenses."
Wang Yawei sneered when he heard this: "Uncle, there is no need to say these words. My job is to keep accounts. The Hou Mansion may not have money, but the ladies and the old lady can make a lot of money from various shops. , although it has been difficult in the past few years, but at least it is no problem to maintain a balance of income and expenditure."
He has been holding these words in his heart for too long. He will not talk about the bonuses he promised before. Since this year, even the monthly wages of ordinary workers like them have been delayed again and again. Sometimes they are even given out some coarse grains. .
The first question is that the store is not running well and the Hou Mansion needs expenses, so there are various excuses.
But these shopkeepers or people related to the Hou Mansion not only get their monthly money on time every month, but also receive various benefits. Others may not know these things, but he is responsible for recording this. Even if you don’t come into contact with everything, you can still guess some.
He had endured it before, but in this world, with a Marquis Mansion as a backer, he was not only safe and secure, but he could endure it as long as he could survive. He didn't dare to ask for much else.
But now that he is not even given this way to survive, there is no need for him to endure it any longer, he can just say what he needs to say.
Seeing Wang Yawei's excited look, Zhang Yuhang chuckled and said, "I thought you would endure it forever, even if it is just to not offend the Hou family. It seems that you are really short of money now."
Wang Yawei straightened himself up and said calmly: "This world is getting more and more chaotic. Who doesn't want to live well? Of course I feel powerless to offend the Hou Mansion, but if our livelihood is cut off like this, have you ever thought about how we people will survive? "
He vented his dissatisfaction properly, and then continued: "Master Zhang, you asked me to meet here alone today. You should not just tell me such a thing. Is there anything I can do for you? Please Speak up.”
Zhang Yuhang raised his eyebrows slightly, Master Zhang?
This simple change in the title made me more and more interested in this person.
How interesting...
