Datang New Giants

Chapter 197 Turkic Messenger (Happy Winter Solstice)

Lu Ting just went to Prince Qin's mansion for a while, and left soon.

The atmosphere was not very good, and there were not many smiling faces in Prince Qin's residence. After Fang Xuanling was transferred, the Prince's faction proposed in the court that Cheng Yaojin should return to his original position, that is, as the governor of Kangzhou.

The people in Prince Qin's Mansion fought hard with reason, and there was a lot of quarrel in the hall, until the end of the court, they still hadn't reached a conclusion, and Li Yuan ordered to discuss it in the court tomorrow morning.

It is said that it will be discussed tomorrow, and everyone in Qin Palace knows that there is not much suspense about Cheng Yaojin's return to Kangzhou. Everyone in the palace has been bought by the crown prince. After returning to the palace, everyone around him spoke well of the prince, and all the pillow rumors they heard were in favor of the prince. With Li Yuan's worried and indecisive character, he would be convinced soon.

Fang Xuanling's transfer from Chang'an was like this. At the beginning, even Li Yuan couldn't make up his mind. After going back to sleep, his attitude became firm.

Now that the gods are fighting, Lu Ting knows that he can't help, so he simply leaves the city and concentrates on running his own business.

When Xiaweitang is established, with more resources in hand, its own role will also increase.

It's a pity that I still want to ask Xiaoqiao's maid to help me find the builder who claims to only do high-quality houses, and let that cousin disrupt me, so I will talk about it next time.

The woman named Zheng Zihan was too proactive, she winked at herself when she met her, and asked to come in, trying to scare herself away.

The person looks pretty good, but it's a pity that it's a rose with thorns, and the little maid is still staring at it.

I'm afraid that if I didn't get it here, the one who was on the verge of talking would run away again, and the two ends would not reach the shore. Lu Ting would not do such a stupid thing.

Back at the camp, just about to enter the winery to think about the situation of increasing production, Zhang Heng grabbed him: "Brother Lu, wait a minute, I want a few jars of wine."

Only Lu Ting can enter the winery, and for the sake of confidentiality, even Zhang Heng cannot enter.

"No problem, I'll have someone send it to Big Brother Zhang in a while." After Lu Ting finished speaking, he said with concern: "Boss Zhang, drinking too much is a gut-wrenching thing. Drinking too much will hurt your body, so you have to take it easy."

Xiajiu has not been launched yet, the main reason is the production volume, the production volume is not high, but it is no problem to have a few drinks for your own people, like Zhang Heng, Ren Zhenhai, etc., give them every now and then, it is considered a welfare, and only gave a bottle yesterday Zhang Heng, I didn't expect him to open his mouth so soon.

Zhang Heng is safe, responsible, and hard-working. It is rare for him to open his mouth on his own initiative. Lu Ting will definitely satisfy him.

"No, no." Zhang Heng looked around and saw no outsiders were there, then lowered his voice and said, "I'm going to give this wine to Yang Menlang."

"Yang Menlang? Yang Zheng?"

Zhang Heng nodded and said, "That's right, it's him, Brother Lu, do you still remember this person?"

Lu Ting said with a wry smile: "Can you forget him? This is the man who made things difficult for us. If Xue Wanche hadn't appeared in time, the water convoy would have been in trouble."

Although he didn't personally escort him, but when he heard about it afterwards, Lu Ting was still afraid for a while. He didn't expect the people in the Prince's Mansion to be so sensitive, and even the old, weak, sick and disabled in Wuyitang were so wary. Qixia Gate must be bleeding like a river.

The soldiers and horses guarding the city gate are no worse than Marquis Wu and Jinwu Guards.

"Yes." Zhang Heng said with lingering fear: "I was impulsive that day. Fortunately, nothing happened. However, after this incident, there was a brother who was born and died together in the past. He was just transferred to the Jinwu Guard and had a good friendship with Yang Zheng. After what happened, Zuodong let Yang Zheng and I have a drink together, we didn't know each other, after we chatted, it turned out that we had fought wars together."

"Yang Zheng is the gatekeeper of Qixia Gate. He is not a big official, but his position is extremely important. It will not be a bad thing to have a good relationship with him. Maybe one day there will be something to ask him for. I just met him now, and I will give you money. Silver jewelry is a bit outdated, I have inquired about it, he is not greedy for money or sex, he likes to drink a few sips, before going to war, he would always drink two bowls before going to the battlefield, it is probably a small problem left over from that time, like chivalrous wine This kind of mellow and strong wine is his favorite, so "

It turned out to be like this, Lu Ting said without hesitation: "This is a good thing, I support it, you can take as much wine as you want, it's considered chivalrous."

It is definitely not a bad thing to befriend a Chengmen Lang who guards the gate of the capital.

Zhang Heng's eyes lit up, and he said hastily, "Great, brother Lu, with the chivalrous wine, he will definitely take down that Yang Zheng. By the way, do you want to inform the elder grandson and the others about this?"

When he asked Lu Ting for wine, Zhang Heng felt a little uneasy. He didn't know how much wine was left, and he didn't know how much the wine was selling for. Entering the account of Xiaweitang, I was determined, but soon hesitated again.

Among the members of Xiaweitang, Xiaweitang accounts for [-]%, Lu Ting accounts for [-]%, Changsun Chong, Cheng Chuliang, Du He and Hou Mingyuan each account for [-]%, and the remaining half is reserved for backup. Ting knew, and didn't know what Zhang Sun Chong and the others thought.

Lu Ting said confidently: "No, I said it before it was established. I will take care of Xiaweitang. They only have the right to share dividends. If they don't agree, they can leave at any time."

Zhang Heng chuckled, nodded and said, "Brother Lu, I feel relieved with your words."

Retire and leave?Don't be ridiculous, now that the development is so good, I don't know how much jealousy wants to mix shares.

"By the way, Boss Zhang, what's going on with Liang Shiquan?"

Zhang Heng has always been in charge of the matter of mountain spring water, and Lu Ting seldom asks, so now is the right time to ask.

As soon as Liangshiquan was mentioned, Zhang Heng became energetic and said with great interest: "It's very good. More and more people want water. Now there are 46 water trucks. The supply is still in short supply, and the Lu Brothers are so powerful." , Many new customers said that they only tried Liangshiquan after seeing Liangshiquan, which was a little sweet."

After a pause, Zhang Heng continued: "Brother Lu, free water delivery is too bad, we can try to collect some money."

"Collect money? Is it time?" Lu Ting asked casually.

Zhang Heng nodded and said: "Many customers feel embarrassed and ask those old brothers to collect money. Some will give some food as a gift, and some generous ones will give money back. As long as the price is not high, I believe a group of customers will support it."

"Reward? Confiscate it?" Lu Ting asked seriously.

"No, I don't charge them. At most, I can taste the snacks made by the guests. This is emphasized every day. Anyone who dares to collect money without authorization, even if it is a penny, will be fired immediately."

Only then did Lu Ting feel relieved: "We can't relax. If we start this way, the quality of service will change, and the relationship with customers will also become more subtle. We can't lose the big because of small things. What is the biggest problem for the water transport team now?"

If there are customers who give rewards, it is natural to be more enthusiastic. Those who do not give rewards do not deserve such warm service;

The guest gave the reward today, and he has expectations in his heart. If he doesn't give it tomorrow, will it embarrass both of them?

Lu Ting thought of this early on, and stipulated that no one can accept money in any name, including rewards.

Zhang Heng thought for a while, and quickly said: "The biggest problem now is that there are many customers and few water trucks. Some old brothers only deliver water until Xiangwu."

"Send it to Xiangwu? With a carload of water, how many customers can't be divided?" Lu Ting said with a frown.

"The main reason is that they are far away. Like Duan Xiaoliu, there are guests in Changlefang and there are guests in Yonglefang. It takes a lot of time to go back and forth."

Lu Ting said in surprise, "Why are they so far apart? Didn't they agree to be in charge of a piece of land?"

From Changlefang to Yonglefang, there are several squares away.

Zhang Heng said with a wry smile: "Brother Lu, maybe you don't know that the most prosperous place in Chang'an is the area around the East Market and West Market. Guests, because the guests who live in a good place are obviously more particular, they are all brothers who eat together, and there must be no bias, except for the guests developed by Xiaweitang, those old brothers, whoever pulls the guests will be the ones."

"In order to urge them to work harder, a competition was set up. Everyone was looking for customers in the bustling square, so... it was chaotic."

What Zhang Heng meant, Lu Ting understood that there are good and bad locations, and everyone wants to occupy the best place to develop, so it's a bit messy.

Lu Ting thought for a while, then quickly shook his head and said, "No, it's too messy, it's time-consuming and labor-intensive, and it's easy to cause internal conflicts. If you don't get into a fight, Boss Zhang, you can force the division or draw lots. Well, we must divide the places well, each person is responsible for one area, and no one can cross the area. In a good place, let more people go. It doesn’t matter if you put two or three people in one workshop. A workshop or something, we can’t let them continue to toss about.”

If one is in the south of the city and the other is in the north of the city, wouldn't it be exhausting to send a bucket of water?
"Understood, Brother Lu." Zhang Heng thought for a while, and continued to ask: "Brother Lu, what about collecting money?"

Dozens of people, dozens of horses, eat horse chews every day, and the expenses are getting higher and higher, but the water is free, which is too bad.

Jinshan Yinhai is not enough to spend like this. Although the money came from Xiaweitang, part of that money came from Wuyitang.

"No hurry, wait until mid-March." Lu Ting just thought for a while, and quickly answered.

Habits need to be developed, and the efficiency is not high at the beginning, and there is no rush to collect money.

It's still practice, and then reap the favor of first-class guests.

"Understood, it's all up to Brother Lu." Hearing this, Zhang Heng immediately agreed.

For Lu Ting, Zhang Heng was convinced, as if nothing was difficult for him. In the past, no one was optimistic about selling water, even Zhang Heng himself was not optimistic. Water that can be seen everywhere, will anyone pay for it?

Following the news from the water delivery team, Zhang Heng began to believe that selling water could indeed make money, and he admired Lu Ting more and more.

Now if you go to a teahouse at random, if the doctor of tea didn't say that the tea is boiled with good stone springs, half of the customers would leave.

In a word, I am not as smart as Lu Ting, anyway, I am right to listen to him.

Pingkangfang, Wanhualou, and Yimeng Xiaoge.

The original small pavilions were refurbished, and all broken, damaged, and cheap furniture were removed, and elegant mahogany furniture was replaced, and all embroidered piers were replaced with silk. Fine sandalwood.

Miss Yimeng is becoming more and more popular. The money for playing tea rings has risen again and again, but it can't stop the enthusiasm of those customers. In the past, the people who played tea rings were either small merchants or poor students with little money in their pockets. Now Different, many dignitaries also came to support Yimeng.

Most of the goals are the same. See what kind of face this oiran, who is favored by Lu Ting, the number one talent in the Tang Dynasty, will make Lu Ting write for her "Spring Breeze Ten Miles Pingkang Road, Roll up the Pearl Curtain Nothing is as good as" the peerless poem.

The status of the number one oiran in Pingkangfang is well established.

Most of the people who can sit in the Yimeng Xiaoge are people with status.

Mama Chen, the bustard, murmured in her heart that today must not be a good day, the reason is very simple, there are guests making trouble, and the place where the trouble is still Yimeng Xiaoge.

To be able to open a brothel in Pingkangfang, there are big figures and powerful forces behind it. Ordinary people dare not make trouble. make trouble.

With a "bang", a bearded Daliu slammed on the chopping board and shouted loudly, "Miss Yimeng, why don't you come out to meet people?"

"That's right, it's rude for a little brothel girl to let our General Qibi Qiaotai wait."

"Exactly, General Qibi Qiaotai is the eagle of our Turks, even His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Tang Dynasty has to give three points of face."

"Don't spread it quickly, believe it or not, we set fire to this place."

A group of people who looked at them from other places quarreled and cursed in Yimeng Xiaoge. Mother Chen was about to cry, and quickly said to the middle-aged man who was familiar with her: "Cui Shaoqing, what should I do? Please persuade me."

The group of people who came were too barbaric. They all said that Yimeng was changing clothes, but they just didn't listen. After waiting for a while, they didn't see anyone. They were all cut off, and Mother Chen was so frightened that she was about to cry, and Cui Yong asked for help.

Cui Yong is the young secretary of Honglu Temple, and he also came with that group of tyrannical Turkic people.

Mother Chen felt very wronged. Her daughter Yimeng had finished playing tea today and went back to rest, but suddenly this group of rude people came and shouted that she wanted to see the first oiran of Pingkangfang. It doesn’t matter if she can’t sleep. It's okay to be around, but I was slapped when I was about to explain.

Seeing that Cui Shaoqing, who was accompanying her, did not speak, Mama Chen recognized it, and immediately asked people to persuade Yimeng to prepare, but they came later, as if these people were going to demolish the place.

Cui Shaoqing said with a wry smile: "Mother Chen, these distinguished guests come from the warriors of the Turkic Qibi tribe. The crown prince has ordered that the distinguished guests must be satisfied. Let alone reporting this matter to Marquis Marquis Shop, it is useless even if Jing Zhaoyin comes. It is better to let them Hurry up, Miss Yimeng, don't worry, they are just looking for Chawei, and they won't make things difficult for Miss Yimeng."

The Tang Dynasty has been fighting the Turks for so many years, with less victories and more losses. The last time they fought all the way to Wulongpi, if King Qin hadn't personally stepped in, the disturbance would have been even more violent. Cui Yong couldn't do anything about these envoys from the Qibi tribe. Let them win the battle.

They came to Datang, saying that they were negotiating to quell the recent border dispute between the two sides, but in fact they were asking for benefits. The crown prince had ordered that they must be entertained.

In a word, don't make too much noise and turn a blind eye.

(End of this chapter)