When he arrived at the entrance of Chunfeng Tower, Yang Shen looked at the setting sun in the west and couldn't help but sigh.
When Xiao Sheren woke up, he won a great victory in Yong'an and succeeded in Shougong County. At that time, everyone thought that he was a genius and would be rich in the future. Who would have thought that since returning to Ruzhou, things have changed so much. Everything he does is more and more unreliable.
It's okay to build new villages, but kiln workers and other idle people will always have to be resettled. Now there are various construction projects, and according to his wishes, they have to be done in a big way. Yang Shen can only shake his head. Is business so easy to do? Yang Shen's family spends countless energy running this restaurant. To build all the facilities that Wang Xiaolie mentioned, no matter how many reliable people are needed, as long as there is a loss, Ruzhou cannot afford to compensate.
The boy came up to greet him, cupped his hands and said: "Master, the guests you invited today have arrived. The young man found a room in the Jichu Pavilion on the second floor. They have been waiting there early. But the tea and rice have not been served yet, so the guests are a little impatient."
Yang Shen said: "I understand. I'll greet you myself, and you can go and do your work."
After saying that, he entered the Chunfeng Tower and went all the way to the attic on the second floor. Shao Ling, Cao Zhiyan, Xie Linong, Yu Huan and Niu Gao, who were already sitting here, stood up and saluted each other. After the ceremony, everyone took their seats.
Xie Linong said: "Xiao Sheren called you to go to the state. What are your instructions?"
Yang Shen said: "There are two news, one good and one bad. Which one do you want to listen to first?"
Cao Zhiyan said: "Of course I listen first. It doesn't matter if you don't tell the bad news, it will ruin everyone's mood for no reason!"
Yang Shen shook his head. He said: "Good news, Xiaoshe told me about everyone's salary. In the past, there were no miscellaneous things in the court, only salary money and lumi. Our salary is about 40 guan per month and 5 stone in lumi." "
"What a great gesture! Xiaosheren is indeed a Xiaosheren, I know he won't treat us badly!" Xie Linong beamed with joy after hearing this.
Shao Ling said: "If this is the case, it will cost a lot of money a month. Where will the money come from?"
"This is the second bad news." Yang Shen sighed. "In order to make money, the people of Xiaoshe want to build a large business. There is no business that is not available in the market. Where do we have the capital? The people of Xiaoshe will owe it. When we first came to Ruzhou, we had to owe money. , what do the people think of us? But the people in Xiaoshe don’t care, and they don’t know where the confidence comes from.”
After hearing this, several people looked at me and me, but didn't say anything. It is easier said than done to build a large-scale site. Who doesn’t know how to make money by engaging in industry and commerce? This kind of thing was not done before in the Song Dynasty. But later on, most of them exploited the people, or even bought and sold them by force, but they didn't make much money. Having learned a lesson, everyone is very cautious about this kind of thing.
After a long time, Shao Ling said: "The people in Xiaoshe are young and energetic. I guess they don't know the past stories. Didn't you give me some advice?"
"I tried to persuade him, but Xiaoshe wouldn't listen! What can I do?" Yang Shen spread his hands and shook his head helplessly.
Xie Li Nong said: "Don't think so much! We can spend it as long as we have money! Forty kuan a month, why do I need another village village? In two days, all the family members will be taken to Ruzhou City, and all the land in the countryside will be taken away." sold!"
Yang Shen said: "You have more than 20 people in your family. Are you going to support them if they move to the city?"
Xie Linong said: "If they have little money, they will naturally find ways to make money. More than forty dollars a month is enough to eat. They can just stay at home."
Yang Shen said: "The people in Xiaoshe said that forty pounds a month is for raising grandparents, parents, husband, wife, and children. Brothers and sisters are not raised. It goes back to three generations. This is our current algorithm. You want to move to In the city, the brothers and sisters left them to fend for themselves.”
Xie Linong couldn't help but be stunned after hearing this: "Is there such a thing? According to the law, if your grandfather is alive, you cannot separate the property. According to this method——"
Yang Shen waved his hand: "The law is the law, how can the people take this into consideration! When brothers grow up, most of them have to separate their families. How many people actually live together? What Xiaoshe said makes sense, don't violate it. Think about it, if you don’t raise brothers and sisters, you will have forty dollars a month and have meat to eat every day. If you have a whole family living together, you might not be able to do that."
Shao Ling said: "That makes sense. For real ordinary people, when the brothers get older, they will naturally separate their families, and they will have constant conflicts when they live together."
Xie Linong thought for a while and couldn't help but sigh: "I have been out for more than a year, and I have become a leader, and I have dignity in the eyes of the people around me. If the brothers and sisters are separated, wouldn't it make people laugh?"
After hearing this, everyone couldn't help but laugh together. Indeed, compared with their status more than a year ago, these people are very different. Especially since Xie Linong is a local, when he goes home, people from miles around come to watch, and they don’t know how beautiful it is. Even if he suffered a little loss, he still wanted to bring his brothers and sisters to the city. Nothing else but the scenery.
Yu Huan asked Niu Gao next to him: "With forty guan a month's salary, no matter how large the family is, they can still support it. Commander Niu, your family is in Lushan, and there are many inconveniences. Why not move to Ruzhou? This is a big city. , everything is convenient.”
Niu Gao said: "If you really have so much money, it's okay. I have been poor since I was a child and have lived a life of eating rice bran. My mother is over sixty years old. Living such a life is not a waste of life."
Yu Huan sighed: "It's a pity that my family has been separated, and there is only one person left. No matter how much money there is, what's the use?"
Cao Zhiyan said: "I am a monk. I have never seen my parents since I was a child. If I don't sigh, why are you sighing?"
Everyone laughed together.
Yang Shen saw that everyone no longer cared about the construction of the venue, so he asked the store to serve wine and food and drank with everyone. This restaurant will be sold in a few days, and all the good wine hidden in it will be moved out for the brothers to enjoy.
Several people were drinking and chatting. They didn't disperse until late at night.
Early the next morning, Yang Shen arrived at Dianmao, the state government office. After returning to the official hall, he was called to Wang Xiaolie again.
After entering the door and saluting, Yang Shen said: "Why do you want to call me to the official?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "In a few days, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival. During the Mid-Autumn Festival, we eat moon cakes, admire the moon and beg for its cleverness. The moon cakes in the past were too rough, so this year I specially ordered people to make more sophisticated ones. From now on, we will build a pastry shop, which can be regarded as a blessing. Some craftsmanship.”
Yang Shen smiled and said: "Mooncakes are just for fun, they don't taste good. In this season, everyone wants to eat them, and they can be sold regardless of whether they taste good or not. Why bother."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head after hearing this: "If we want to build a field and make money, we have to do it extremely well. Only if we do it well, people will buy it sincerely. If we make money, we have to thank us." "
After saying that, he and Yang Shen left the state government office and went to a nearby house.
Near Ruzhou Yamen is one of the largest porcelain markets in the Central Plains. In the past, during peacetime, countless merchants did business here. When the Jin soldiers attacked, the world was in chaos, and the porcelain was no longer burned, so the merchants dispersed. There are many houses left, many of which have been taken over by the government.
This used to be a china shop. Now it has been renovated and there are more than a dozen people busy inside.
Yang Shen couldn't help but wonder when he saw it: "When will Xiao Sheren open a shop here?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "A few days ago, I ordered my soldiers to clean up the house here and recruit some people from outside. So what if I don't have capital? The wages of the people here, and the money to buy flour and various materials, are all on credit. To be honest, I'm not the governor, so they may not give me credit. But I can't control that much now, as long as the business is running well."
As he spoke, he led Yang Shen to the store.
I saw seven or eight women in the back, sitting around a table. There is flour on the table, as well as various fillings, and moon cakes are made there.
Moon cakes existed at this time, but they were very rough and far from the exquisiteness of later generations. Moreover, the most important feature of later moon cakes is that they are high in fat and sugar. Nowadays, fats are easy to say, such as sesame oil, lard and mutton fat, etc., but sugar is precious. Without sugar, mooncakes would be a lot less interesting.
Yang Shen stood aside and watched several women busy. After a while, he said: "This is the first time I've seen mooncakes made like this."
Wang Xiaolie said with a smile: "We'll have a taste of it after it's baked. As long as it's delicious, are you afraid that you won't be able to sell it at a good price?"
