Chapter 45 Recruiting troops
After one night, Fanlou became famous in Yancheng.
Those high-ranking officials, wealthy businessmen and great businessmen who returned home were all songs of deep words, just like the wonderful sounds of heaven and man, which made people unforgettable.
At this time, Feng Changqing also released the news that Fanlou had to perform three games a month, and then the whole city burst into a loud bang. All those who had never heard of it went to Feng Changqing to ask for invitations. The wealthy businessmen who had not received the invitations for the first time were all red-eyed and fought with others.
These disturbing things had nothing to do with Shen Guang. He now brought the musicians to the palace and began to rehearse the feast of the kings half a month later. At the same time, he taught Bai Xiaojie and the musicians of the Kucha Kingdom musicians.
Chen Guang never had the idea of cherishing himself. Fanlou's reputation has been made. He taught these court musicians in Kucha Kingdom how to know the five-line score. Giving the score to them will not affect Fanlou's business.
Because these palace musicians cherish the music score as their lives, no matter how much money the wealthy businessmen are willing to pay, they will not be willing to teach the music score to these greedy people.
In Southwest City, looking at Chen Guang who came to the door, Old Man An smiled. He had known that this Chen Lang was extraordinary and was definitely not a thing in the pool, but he did not expect that Chen Lang became his great customer in less than three months.
With money in hand, Chen Guang naturally would not let so much money be piled up there to eat dust. The money that cannot be spent is not called money, but can only be considered dead. Chen Guang is not only recruiting men in the city, but also coming to find Old Man An to buy slaves.
The Persian slaves he bought before were very useful, especially the craftsmen who knew how to craft were very skilled. Almost all the Han craftsmen in Yancheng were in the Protectorate's Mansion, and Chen Guang could not recruit them. As for those local craftsmen, he was worried. After all, he decided to buy slave craftsmen directly.
"Brother An, I am not polite to you. This time I want one hundred craftsmen, and the price is 100 people. In addition, if they have family members as slaves, they will buy them together."
"Mr. Lang is indeed a happy person, so I'll ask someone to arrange this."
Old Man An smiled. Business is not easy to do these days. Dashi Barbarians killed bloody rivers in Khurashan. Tens of thousands of people were captured and sold into slavery. I heard that Dashi Barbarians in some places thought the price was too low, so they cut down all the people.
Even though Chen Guang's requirements were a bit high, Old Man An still responded with it. It was May now, and the slave traders from Dashi had begun to send slaves to Anxi continuously. These people were not short of craftsmen who knew how to craftsmen. What's more, Chen Langjun was willing to eat the family of these craftsmen. The business was just a few hundred people. Even if the family of those craftsmen could not be sold at a price, it was worth one or two thousand guan.
"I still have something to do, so I left first. In the future, Cao Da will come to Dai to discuss business with Brother An."
"Let's go slowly."
Old Man An personally sent Chen Guang out of the gate and then told Cao Juyan who was left behind, "I want to congratulate Cao Yalang."
"It's all my husband who is loving you, I'm so frightened. Brother An, you can't cheat me!"
Cao Juyan's fat face was full of joy. Now his teeth had been closed long ago. He led his men to take over the shops beside Fanlou. These days, he was so busy that he was not touching the ground.
Don’t watch Fanlou only has three performances a month, but Feng Changqing couldn’t help but send someone to release news that Fanlou’s musicians occasionally play on the street in front of Fanlou, which attracted a large number of people to try their luck.
No one in the city, Hu Shang, was smart. They all saw that the street where Fanlou was located would definitely be a treasure land in the future. They all rushed to rent shops and even fought for it. This made Cao Juyan proud, as if he had returned to the glorious years of the past.
Looking at Cao Juyan, whose aura has become different, Old Man An said in a deep voice, "Who dares to cheat your husband? Those hundred craft slaves will definitely be good at choosing. They will never disappoint you. I just don't know what your husband has to pay attention to these craft slaves!"
"Brother An is indeed a real person. The husband said that the more blacksmiths and craftsmen who know how to build, the better. The remaining carpenters and cobblers are fine if they have a skill."
Cao Juyan said, then lowered his voice, "Brother An might as well stock more slaves from craftsmen next time. In addition, young and strong young men who have a blood feud with the Dashi Barbarians might as well prepare some, I think the husband will use it in the future."
"I have to thank you brother."
Old Man An looked at Cao Juyan's cunning fat face, held the fat man with heavy hands, and lowered his voice, "If you have something to do in the future, please give me some news. I will never let you disappoint me here."
"It's easy to say, Brother An, don't worry, I'll save it!"
Feeling the heavy purse in his arms, Cao Juyan smiled even happier. You know, this old man An never looked at him in the past, and he must serve the husband well in the future.
At the gathering place of the Hanmen in the north of the city, Chen Tieniu looked at the Hanmen who came around after hearing the news and whispered, "Everyone has heard it. My husband recruited escorts. He can apply for the recruitment as long as he is over 20 years old, including food and accommodation, and his monthly money is half a guan..."
Shen Guang saw that the recruitment conditions offered to the guards were not high, but Chen Tieniu knew in his heart that the meat they ate every day was not a small amount of money every month. As for the half-month money, it was enough to support his family, not to mention that the Langjun was willing to use their family to work in Shenyuan.
After hearing Chen Tieniu's words, the men were so anxious that they shouted, "Tieniu, I want to apply for the recruitment."
"If you want to apply, go and stand next to you."
In just half a day, Chen Tieniu recruited fifty men, including many of whom were not bad in family background. These men who originally planned to hang out in Xizhou were planning to take a gamble and follow Shen Langjun. Maybe they would have a better future in the future.
Shen Guang took the money and bought slaves and recruited Han'er. Of course, he could not hide it from Feng Changqing and Gao Xianzhi, but both of them were happy to see it. There were some wealthy merchants who were storing slaves in Yancheng.
The Protectorate Mansion was not without jealousy, but Cheng Qianli didn't say anything, and Gao Xianzhi protected Shen Guang again. Even if they wanted to find fault, they couldn't find it. You said that Shen Lang's private placement of a mansion was a taboo, but they were just recruiting servants for the mansion.
Feng Changqing directly wrote these people on the blacklist. Who doesn’t know that Shen Lang is the confidant of his lord? These unsightly things even came to sue. I really don’t know how to write the word stupid!
Shen Guang, who had returned to Shenyuan, was stopped by Shi Rong at the gate. He is now a loyal fan of Shen Guang. Yesterday, when Fanlou's second performance, he grabbed two more invitations and went to listen to Gao Si Niang.
"So it's Shi Lang, what's the matter with me?"
"Shen Langjun, I want to ask you to be a matchmaker for me and Si Niang."
Shi Rong said with some trepidation, and then asked his entourage to present the gift he prepared.
"I accepted this gift. When will you choose a good day and send someone to inform me, I will come to my door with you."
Looking at Shi Rong, who was still kept in the dark by Gao Si Niang, Chen Guang smiled and said, "In the household marriage law of the Tang Dynasty, the status of matchmakers is not low. He is a matchmaker for Shi Rong, and he will not lose any benefits in the future, if his father was as smart as Feng Changqing said.
Shi Rong didn't expect Chen Guang to agree so readily. He was so happy that he didn't know what to say. It was not until the follower reminded him that he quickly bowed to Chen Guang and said, "Thank you for your fulfillment. Your husband is very kind, Shi Rong will remember it in his heart."
After seeing Shi Rong off, Chen Guang said to Abu beside him, "Teach more people to build a house, those who are honest, diligent and not lazy will be recorded with someone to write down a list, which will be useful in the future."
"Yes, husband."
Chapter completed!