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Chapter 175 Chapter 181: Wind and Water

Shopkeeper Li sighed leisurely after hearing the words: "It's a long story, thanks to the new governor."

"Oh?" Zhu Su raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and asked curiously, "Why do you say that? Could something have happened?"

"Exactly." Shopkeeper Li nodded, and told about his son being robbed and persecuted, and that Li Hao sent people to rescue his son more than 200 miles away, but Li Hao didn't tell him that it was Cao Tian who did it. Why, so when he talked to Mr. Zhu Su, he only said that he was a bad person.

Elder Zhu Su raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and said angrily: "Under the heaven and earth, there are such things! Robbing your youngest son, threatening you to close your business, creating panic, such behavior is definitely not what ordinary people do!"

Shopkeeper Li is also an ordinary person, nodded and said: "The junior guesses that it is very likely that it is the secret work of the enemy country."

Zhu Su nodded his beard: "It makes sense. If Tingzhou is in chaos, the enemy country can take advantage of it, huh? So, there are enemy countries that want to attack our Tingzhou?"

Shopkeeper Li was shocked when he heard the words, and hurriedly asked: "What should I do, Mr. Su, do you want to tell Lord Inspector?"

Mr. Zhu Su thought for a while, and said: "Go and see him, I heard that the new Inspector Li has caused Cao Tian a lot of losses since he took office. It's really satisfying. Just because of this, I want to see him. "

The food problem was quelled, and Cao Tian was dealt with by the way. Li Hao was very happy, but he was not complacent. He continued to send Lu Yun to monitor Cao Tian's every move. He was really worried about sending other people. After all, Cao Tian was in court. Zhou's power is deeply rooted, and he is under Cao Tian's surveillance, so he can only send a master like Lu Yun to go.

On Li Hao's way back to the Governor's Mansion, Peng Hai suddenly remembered something, walked quickly to Li Hao's side, and said in a low voice: "My lord, when I went to Kunyue Lake to fetch water last night, I asked about the growth of corn there."

Li Hao was shocked when he heard the words, and stopped suddenly. He was busy dealing with the food crisis these days, and almost forgot about the corn. After careful calculation, the corn had been planted for five days, and it should have sprouted logically. If it hasn't germinated for so long, then there is no hope. When Peng Hai mentioned corn, he suddenly became nervous and his voice trembled a little. He asked, "How is it? Has it germinated?"

"It's sprouted." Peng Hai nodded, "And it grows very fast, it's already more than three inches high."

"How high is three inches? So fast?" Li Hao was surprised when he heard the words. He remembered that when he planted corn in Lantian, the seedlings were sown for five days, and the corn seedlings were only two inches high at most. Faster, this is not scientific at all, after all, the soil here is too barren.

"Go! Go and see!" Li Hao was a little excited, and on a whim, he must go and see the corn seedlings in person.

So the group of them turned west, headed to the wasteland of Xicheng, bypassed Kunyue Lake, and came to the corn field. From a distance, they could see dozens of acres of green land, full of corn sprouts. Li Hao was so happy, squatting Checking the lower body one by one, I am so excited, I want to touch it, but I am afraid that it will be damaged, it looks a little funny.

After a long time, Li Hao got up excitedly, and said happily to himself: "Okay! Great! The first commercial chain can be prepared! We need to grow more corn. Tingzhou has a small population and a lot of open land, which is just right for me Growing corn..."

Li Hao returned to the governor's mansion full of excitement, and issued an approval document to reclaim the wasteland in the city and plant corn. The children of the common people who mortgaged to do long-term labor will come in handy. Let them do farm work for the time being, and a small number of You Xiaowei will also participate. in.

Dika's restaurant opened, named Tingzhou No. 300 Restaurant, the name is very arrogant, but the business is very bleak, there is no way, the people in Tingzhou are poor, barely enough to eat is good, how can I have spare money to go to the restaurant.However, as time went by, at noon that day, a caravan of [-] people arrived in Tingzhou and settled down here. The caravan is the main consumption force in Tingzhou. If Tingzhou wants to get rich, it all depends on the caravan.

Several members of the caravan entered the restaurant owned by Dika for dinner. Dika took the initiative to recommend the three signature dishes of the restaurant to them. It was the three recipes that Li Hao gave him. , "Hanging stewed pork", although the chef has just learned these three dishes, the cooking skills are not exquisite enough, but if he can control the heat and seasoning well, the basic taste will not be too bad, and the cooking technology of the Tang Dynasty is too embarrassing Well, those restaurants in Chang'an are nothing more than that, let alone Tingzhou here.

These three dishes were really popular. The people in the caravan hurriedly summoned their friends and came here to eat and eat. The restaurant was full for a while, which stunned Dika. Originally, he just wanted to play with Li Hao. Suddenly, he realized that there were unlimited business opportunities here, and the idea of ​​leaving his uncle Shi Najie and going it alone came into his mind.

The business of Dika's Tingzhou No. [-] Restaurant was booming, which made some other merchants in the city jealous, and they went to Datang Bank to borrow money to open a restaurant. Their loans were not for money, but for Li Hao's three miraculous menu.

However, this time Li Hao only gave three places, which made those merchants very unhappy. Why did they only give three places? More than a dozen merchants quarreled with Qin Wei in the bank and asked them to give a reason. Unable to hold back anymore, he went to ask Li Hao for instructions. Li Hao invited these merchants to the governor's mansion for tea. First, he taught them what market saturation is, and let them know that Tingzhou can only open up to five stores at the moment. The restaurant, which is just enough to digest the passing caravans, if there are too many restaurants, everyone will have no money to make.

This group of merchants was quite intelligent, and agreed with Li Hao's statement, so they began to compete for the three places. Li Hao asked them to draw lots to decide, and the last three merchants who got the places were named Qian, Hua, and Niu.

The other merchants were very frustrated because they didn't get the quota, but Li Hao told them not to be depressed, because he had other businesses for them to invest in, and then he told them some of his plans, the most important of which was the chicken crossbone franchise store, The chicken wishbone franchise store is a relatively decent business, and the chicken wishbone has a relatively wide consumer group. As long as you have a little money, you can buy it for tooth-making festivals. The business is definitely better than restaurants.No matter what, Tingzhou has [-] people, plus caravans passing by, so it is no problem to open five or six chicken wishbone franchise stores.In order to increase his persuasiveness, Li Hao also prepared a chicken crossbone for the merchants present to taste. When have the merchants eaten such a delicacy? Want to join.

Li Hao told them not to worry, and launched businesses such as breeding farms and wineries, and finally satisfied all the merchants. Everyone was happy and returned home satisfied, happier than whoring a peerless beauty.

After solving this group of larger merchants, Li Hao then thought about how to make those small merchants also make money. Just as he was thinking about this problem, Li Yuanzhong came in suddenly, cupped his hands and said, "My lord, there is a man named Zhu Ziqian The old man wants to see you."

"Zhu Ziqian?" Li Hao frowned and asked, "What is it?"

Li Yuanzhong said: "It is said that this old man is well-known and knowledgeable in Tingzhou City. He is also the teacher of the only school in Tingzhou. His son was the governor of Tingzhou more than ten years ago. He was injured and died while guarding the city."

"Is this person very famous in Tingzhou?" Li Hao didn't care much about other things. When he heard that the old man was very famous, he immediately became interested. If a famous person speaks well for himself, many things will be much easier to handle.

"Yes, very famous." Li Yuanzhong said, "People in Tingzhou respectfully call him Zhu Su Lao."

"Okay." Li Hao got up and stepped down from his official position, straightened his clothes, and said, "I'll meet this old Zhu Su in person."

When Li Hao came outside the governor's mansion, he saw an old man with white beard and hair standing outside the door. His body was slightly stooped, his face had many age spots, and he looked very old.

Li Hao hurried forward and cupped his hands and said, "Li Hao, Li Shikuang, a younger student, pays homage to Mr. Zhu Su."

Seeing this, Mr. Zhu Su was flattered, and hurriedly bowed to return the salute: "Don't dare, my lord is so old, I'm going to pay my respects to Lord Inspector."

Li Hao stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a smile on his face: "Zhu Su is old and not very flexible, so there is no need to give any big gifts. Come, the younger generation will help Mr. Su come into the mansion."

"Don't dare to be, dare not be." Li Hao's enthusiasm made him a little at a loss. Although he has a high reputation, but at the same time, he is a man of knowledge, so he naturally knows the dignity. Respect, how can he, a teacher, be able to compare, and now he treats himself so politely, he really can't bear it.

He had to eat if he couldn't bear it, Li Hao ignored his objection, entered the governor's mansion with his arm, sat down in the inner yamen, and asked a maid to serve tea.

When Zhu Su saw the little maid serving tea, he was taken aback for a moment, and asked in surprise, "Isn't this the daughter of the Tang family?"

Li Hao explained with a smile: "Mr. Su, this is indeed the daughter of the Tang family. Her name is Tang Xiu'er. Her father wants to borrow money from my bank to set up an inn, but he has no mortgage, so he can only mortgage her daughter to me. I see Xiao The girl is cute and smart, so let her do some work of serving tea and pouring water, and give Baiwen a monthly salary, which is enough for her to subsidize the family."

Elder Zhu Su squinted his eyes and twisted his beard when he heard the words, "I have heard about the bank for a long time. I thought that using children as collateral was against the teachings of the saints. However, the governor is so noble that he not only didn't embarrass them, but also paid their wages. It is really commendable."

"Mr. Su is too much." Li Hao said solemnly, "As the official of the parents of Tingzhou, the younger generation must find a way to save the people of Tingzhou from hunger and poverty. field."

Elder Zhu Su got up solemnly when he heard the words, bowed tremblingly to Li Hao's long body, and said solemnly: "Lord Inspector can always think of the people of Tingzhou. He is really a rare and good official. I am deeply grateful. Thank you, Lord Inspector."

"Zhu Su's words are serious." Li Hao let him sit down, and said slowly, "Su, I'm new here and I'm not very familiar with Tingzhou, and it's hard for the people to fully trust me, so there may be many places that need more attention in the future." Mr. Su will help you a little bit."

Zhu Su clasped his hands and said: "The governor is serious, as long as it is for the good of the people of Tingzhou, no matter what, I will never refuse."

"With Mr. Su's words, I feel relieved." Li Hao smiled and said, "I have something to ask Mr. Zhu Su now."

Zhu Su spread his hands and said, "My lord, please tell me."

(End of this chapter)