Chapter 89: Early layout, late meeting
...Shimao Shitong in Erxinglou dared not be negligent. He did not talk about the official appearance. But he could not compare the ability to make stones into gold.
The turnover of his Zhenxing Building has increased by 30% in the past few months, not because of the flow of people and passengers brought by the delicious restaurant. Besides, the fierce and vicious gambling house with a deep background, Wang Tong said that he could not afford to offend such a person.
But the owner of the brothel's owner definitely doesn't think so when they received the post.
Zhang Shiqiang was a little embarrassed when he posted the post. Only two of the thirteen posts came. It was obvious that he did it himself, and the matter was not good. However, Wang Tong did not look displeased on his face.
Zhenxing Building has six separate courtyards at the back. The cost of using this single courtyard is a little more expensive than the single room in Zhenxing Building, but it is also a little more slim.
Wang Tong walked in with a smile. The two people in the room quickly stood up, nodded and said with a smile:
"If Lord Wang has something to do, say hello and fry it. Why do you need to spend so much money? It's really a waste of money."
"Everyone is a neighbor. If Wang hadn't been on the job of Jinyi's personal army, he would have called all brothers and uncles. What's the point of being polite? Just sit down!"
After a few words of politeness, the two of them sat down carefully, but both of them opened a shop to gather some small dealers, big dealers, and they didn't buy or sell them. They could only have dozens of taels of flower heads in a month, and they could not make too much money in their hands.
They have no backers, so they have to say that there are some. Tian Ronghao Tian Baihu is their backer. These two families have always paid directly to Tian Baihu and ignored others.
Unexpectedly, when the two people were in close contact, they came, but the others did not make any noise. Wang Tong turned around and called:
"Brother Zhang, Sun Dahai. Come in and sit down together!"
After the two small flags were also sitting in the seats, Wang Tong first raised his glasses and politely followed the rules at the banquet, and then spoke:
"It turns out that the place in Juyifang is empty. The house is good. Because there are many idle people in the circumstance, it would be a waste to be so empty. I just want to ask who is interested?"
South Street is originally a good plot of land in Nancheng. There are many people with a few spare money in their hands. The location of Juyifang is secluded, but it is not difficult to find. It is a benefit of opening a casino.
When the two small dealers who came to the banquet heard this, they were immediately excited. The opportunity for wealth fell from the sky. With this place, including the management and filial piety, hundreds of taels of silver were obtained steadily a year, and with this place, the status was completely different. Now, these two small dealers are at best, gangster leaders, and people with a little identities on the street, and they don’t look at them directly. They need Juyifang. The identities are completely different, and they are also considered "shopkeeper" or "boss"
But after a while, he was a little embarrassed. Wang Tong understood what he meant. The two small dealers whispered directly at the table. After a while, one of the small dealers hesitated and said:
"Mr. Wang is giving it to the young people for wealth, but this Juyifang house is big and the place is good. The young people can't get enough money to buy it. Please see, sir."
Wang Tong smiled and said:
"I can't bear to give such a good place, so I will do it. You two will give it half of the money I earn, and I will not care about the rest."
Hearing this, the two small dealers were stunned, but there was obvious hesitation on their faces. Wang Tong seemed to be able to guess what they were thinking, and said with a smile.
"The official account is usually more than half of the money, and the rest of the money will not be charged. It turns out that if those two shops are not open, you will follow you."
After giving this promise, the two small dealers planned. They thought that the usual practices of management and filial piety were calculated on themselves, so the profit was not big, but if it was calculated on Wang Tong's half, the profit was really a lot. The two of them smiled happily while thinking that there was no such thing as a banquet, so how could they get the cheap out of thin air? Sure enough, Wang Tong said again:
"Don't be too happy too early. When the gambling house opens, you must keep an eye on the movements of idlers and gamblers in the casino. Pay attention to big and small matters. Come and report to me every day and help me find out the secrets. Can you do it?"
After two small merchants had been in the market for a long time, they naturally understood what Wang Tong's request was. There were many wealthy officials in the east and west in the capital, and many of the subordinates in the restaurants and brothels were from various yamen, specializing in recording the words of wealthy people and noble officials and the noble officials.
The southern city is mostly poor people, with no value to pay attention to, and there is no such dense ears. Today, Wang Tong must have to be so arrogant.
There is no loss in this kind of thing, and you can also follow the fox and pretend to be a tiger. The only thing you don’t understand is that this Wang Tong is just a general flag, so why bother with so many things?
Thinking about Maeda Eiyoshi Tian Baihu’s advice, no matter what Wang Tong said, he must be careful to obey. The only backer for these two small businessmen is Tian Baihu. Since the backer has said that, how dare he not listen?
What's more, when Wang Tong came here, the reward for their work was so generous that Bing Xin would not be able to build Lu. Speaking of the crowd, the two small dealers quickly stood up and bowed to her:;:
"Since Lord Wang looks down upon it, the young people will naturally obey it. It is useless to say anything else at this time. Please see the young people's future performance."
Wang Tong nodded and smiled. The government made a lot of pie. After eating a few bites of the dishes, he asked inadvertently:
"You usually don't deal with neighbors. You two, do you know what other companies have to do with their background?"
"To be honest, small businesses have fewer dealings with big bosses. The opening of the Banzi Shop is simple. Even if it is sealed, rent a house and a house will be opened. If you really hang a signboard and do business like a decent business, you want to be peaceful, and you will recognize more than a thousand households in the Jinyiwei, Shuntian Mansion will at least have a fifth rank or more, and other yamen will follow the same."
One person finished speaking vaguely, not knowing whether he knew or didn't know anything. Seeing that Wang Tong's face was not right, another person said:
"Sir, don't be surprised." Those who really don't know anything. They really can't get along with those people, so they can only pretend to be grandchildren. One family has learned some news. Have you heard of it by Lord Mingchunlou?"
Wang Tong nodded. Mingchun Tower is a large brothel on South Street. Without some money, the merchants on South Street are all in Zhenxing Building. There are also good things in the business world. Then we have to go to Mingchun Tower to enter. Seeing Wang Tong nodding, the man lowered his voice and said:
"A master at Mingchunlou likes to bet on both sides. He said while chatting with the villain that the boss of Mingchunlou is a foreign house raised by Gong Tiechuan, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Justice."
I really didn't expect that the people in Nancheng had a relationship with such a high-level figure. Mingchunlou was so backing, so some other families would not be too bad.
However, Wang Tong had already planned to continue doing it, so he would not stop, and he would not stop. He held the wine cup and knocked it on the table for a few times. Wang Tong said with a smile:
"You two are here to give me the face. The area under our hundred households is not big, but only this gambling shop is open for business. The business must be easy to do. Not to mention anything else, I wish you a prosperous business and a prosperous wealth. Let's talk about details tomorrow with Zhang Xiaoqi."
The two small dealers didn't understand at first, and they raised their glasses to toast, but they probably guessed what Wang said in the call.
One of them couldn't help but his hands trembled, and the cup almost fell on the table. The other person also raised the cup to his mouth with a pale face and a lot of it spilled out.
When these two left, although they were with Xiaoxin and spoke politely, they didn't seem to believe Wang Tong's words, and even Xiaoxin and politely were a bit far away.
It seems that the last words said made the two small dealers feel too mysterious and a little unreliable.
Finally, I checked out with Zhangguan Xia of Zhenxing Building. Zhangguan Xia refused to accept the money. He kept saying that Wang Tong had a great face when he came here, and wouldn't he be able to give money to him?
Wang Tong would not take the favor of the two taels of silver from Manager Xia, and the other party refused to accept it, so he threw five taels of silver on the counter and led everyone out.
"The sea, get fifty sturdy wooden sticks. Don't let our helpers run out of the city these days, stay in the house and wait for my orders."
Sun Dahai nodded excitedly to take the order, and Wang Tong said to Zhang Shiqiang next to him:
"Brother Zhang, lead Dahai and his brothers, all the families that have not come to recognize the door, so as not to go wrong at the time."
Just after the order was finished, the two knights had not left yet, and one of them shouted at Wang Tong under the lights:
"But Wang Tong!?"
This was the voice of Tian Ronghao from Baihu. At such a late time, Tian Baihu rode a horse to find Wang Tong. I really didn't know what an urgent matter was. Wang Tong was confused, but he still answered loudly.
Tian Baihu arrived in front of him and saw that he was not wearing official uniforms. The hem of the robe was casually stuffed onto his belt. Seeing that he was about to be anxious when he went out, he asked directly:
"Mr. Wang, you can ride a horse!!"
"By ride!!"
"Give the horse to Mr. Wang and go to the north city with me!"
So late and so anxious, what's wrong? Wang Tong hasn't been to Beicheng since he was a job. He couldn't help but feel shocked and did not get on the horse and pretend to be sincere on the ground:
"I dare to ask you, what is the important matter, so it is better for the subordinates to make arrangements.
"I've also arranged a bird. The Minister of War, Mr. Tan Lun, is no longer able to do it. He said he wants to meet you, so get on the horse and follow me!!"
The Minister of War wanted to see me, but Wang Tong got on the horse in a daze. When he was on the horse, he still wondered: Who is Tan Lun?
Chapter completed!