Chapter 1116 If you have trouble, go to the urban management (Part 1)
Because Dong Market is close to Taiji Palace and Xingqing Palace, there are many residences of royal families and dignitaries in the surrounding area. The products sold in the city are mostly high-quality luxury goods to meet the needs of royal nobles and dignitaries.
However, rulers since ancient times have regarded merchants as "low class", regarded industry and commerce as unprofitable, and strictly prohibited all officials from entering the market. In October of the first year of Zhenguan and in December of the second year of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er issued bans many times: "No one above the fifth grade is allowed to enter the market" and "It is forbidden for those above the fifth grade to pass through the market."
These guys who occupy the top of society not only rely on industry and commerce to satisfy their material life enjoyment, but also regard themselves as aloof and look down on industrial and commercial people, and impose various restrictions. Is it really just a show or a memorial...
Compared with the more civilian and internationalized trading methods of the West Market, the East Market, which has more luxury goods, is obviously far inferior to the former in terms of trade volume and is slightly less prosperous.
However, when it comes to market order, the West Market, which has more people and is more diverse, is better than the East Market. This is because the officials who manage the market are completely powerful in the West Market. People are afraid of officials, so they naturally dare not disobey the management. . Moreover, the Tang Dynasty at this time can be said to be all over the world, and there is no such thing as worshiping foreigners. Not only that, when Wai Guoren comes to the Tang Dynasty, he is a second-class person. If you are dishonest, you will not be punished...
On the other hand, the East Market is just the opposite.
Whether it’s a store operator or a buyer in the market, which one is not a member of the royal family? It is inevitable for each other to get into trouble because of their different stances, and fights and troubles are common. Market officials dare not intervene, so order is naturally disordered.
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The market had just opened early in the morning, and the "Skylark Tower" was already overcrowded.
The cold wind blows in the winter morning, chilling people's bones. The stewards of various houses who came to Dongshi to buy in the severe cold sent their trusted servants to take the purchase orders from store to store, while he and his entourage hid in a warm restaurant and ordered a table of side dishes and hot porridge to eat deliciously. After a pause, he held the hot Cha found an acquaintance of the stewards and chatted about everything. He waited for his trusted servant to come back from shopping, added some additions to the goods list, divided the remaining money among himself, put the bulk of it in his pocket, and went home happily... …
The business of "Skylark Tower" is booming!
Not only are the prices favorable and the food delicious, but also because the owner of "Yunque Tower" is Bohai Gao.
The Gao family in Bohai sounds like a remote frontier with high mountains and far away from the emperor, but who told them to produce such an outstanding person?
The head of the family, Gao Shilian, Jinjue Shen Guogong, was the core of the Guanlong Group, and was close to Shandong powerful men. Even the Jiangnan nobles had many contacts. Being able to maintain close relations with the three major political forces at the same time, he is the only person in the Manchu Dynasty who has a transcendent status...
Moreover, Gao Shilian is the uncle of the current emperor. With the deep relationship between His Majesty Li Er and Empress Changsun, how could he not treat Gao Shilian with great respect and kindness, who single-handedly raised the two brothers and sisters, Changsun Wuji and Empress Changsun?
Everyone carries the sedan chair, so where can we eat without eating? Having a meal, breakfast or lunch at "Skylark Tower" during daily shopping is both classy and respectable, and it can also help the owner sell well in front of the Gao family, so why not do it?
Therefore, the business of "Lark Tower" is one of the best among dozens of restaurants in Dongcheng, making a fortune every day.
The shopkeeper was sitting on the chair behind the counter, yawning, holding a cup of hot tea in his hand just to warm his hands but not drinking it, and dozing listlessly.
He is a distant relative of the Bohai Gao family. He left his hometown and came to Chang'an to join Gao Shilian when he was young. Because of his lively temperament and his ability to read eyes and being a member of the same family, he was trusted by Gao Shilian. He had been serving as the second steward of Shen Guogong's mansion. After two years of age, I gradually couldn't take care of the chores in the house, so I took the initiative to take care of such a restaurant in Dongshi.
He is senior enough that all the servants in the restaurant are his disciples and grandsons, so his prestige is naturally not as high as usual. He doesn't need to step in to handle anything, he just stays here to retire...
The lobby was very noisy with customers coming and going.
The shopkeeper frowned, feeling that it was a bit noisy, so he wanted to take a nap in the back room and get some sleep.
A servant hurried over.
"The shopkeeper..."
The shopkeeper raised his eyelids and reprimanded: "Be calm! Only when you are calm when encountering big things, can you take on big responsibilities without changing your face even if Mount Tai collapses in front of you. How can you be so frizzy and impetuous?"
What he hates the most is such an incompetent servant with no future...
But the servant complained in his heart: We are just a waiter doing odd jobs, and we can take on such a big responsibility...
But he didn't dare to be disrespectful in the slightest, and quickly admitted his mistake: "Yes, yes, the shopkeeper taught me a lesson, be careful in the future..."
The shopkeeper then hummed, held the tea cup, and asked with drooped eyelids: "What's the matter?"
"Shaodong from the shop selling silver bone charcoal next door wants to see you."
"Selling silver bone charcoal?"
The shopkeeper was a little strange. He didn't expect it, but after all, it was the property of the Zhang family in Xingyang. Zhang Liang is now the general manager of Canghaidao March. Although he was disgraced by the second man of the Fang family, he was still a founding hero. , I have to give you this face...
Then he said: "Call him over."
"No!"
The servant turned around and went out, and soon he brought over a sturdy young man in a brocade robe.
The young man walked very fast, and when he reached the counter, he did not salute. He glared at the shopkeeper behind the counter and asked angrily: "Are you the shopkeeper of this Skylark Tower?"
The old shopkeeper was a little dissatisfied, but after dealing with dignitaries all his life, he had long developed the skill of being patient. He said calmly: "I am exactly the old man. What do you call me?"
The young man puffed up his chest and said carelessly: "My name is Zhang Shentie, and Duke Yun is my cousin."
It's like "My father is Li X", full of arrogance!
The old shopkeeper's eyelids twitched, and he smiled softly and said: "Haha, I'm disrespectful. I just don't know if Mr. Zhang Xiaolang is here, what can I teach you?"
I just met you to give you some face, do you really think that the general manager of your family is some kind of extraordinary person?
Maybe in the eyes of others, it is indeed the founding meritorious service and the general manager, but in the eyes of our Duke Shen, haha, that is just bullshit...
The boy looked a little stunned, so he dismissed it early so that he could catch up on some sleep. He is mentally exhausted as he gets older and lacks sleep, so he has no energy at all...
Zhang Shentie glared at the old shopkeeper and said loudly: "I don't dare to give you advice. It's just that your porridge shed blocks our shop. How can we do business?"
The old shopkeeper was slightly startled and looked at the servant beside him.
The servant hurried forward and whispered the reason in his ear...
However, the business of "Lark Tower" is very good, especially during breakfast period, the lobby is always full, and many late guests cannot find a seat and have to leave. Failure to make money is unforgivable for any business. Therefore, the old shopkeeper had previously sent his servants to set up a simple porridge shack on the street in front of the door to provide meals for customers with lower status. In this way, yesterday's breakfast Sales nearly doubled.
It's just that the old shopkeeper is a little out of his mind, and he's too lazy to go out because of the cold weather. Naturally, he can just give instructions for this kind of thing. He has no idea what the porridge shed looks like.
It actually blocked half of the facade next door...
This is indeed a bit much.
The old shopkeeper nodded and wanted to order his servants to dismantle the porridge shed or reduce it a bit. He couldn't let others do business. Although the Gao family had a distinguished status and a transcendent status, they always valued peace and never used power to bully others.
Unexpectedly, before he opened his mouth, he saw Zhang Shentie in front of him with his bull's-eyes widened. He waved his jealous fist and said arrogantly: "If you know something, just tear down the porridge shed quickly. That's all." . If not..."
The exhausted old shopkeeper suddenly opened his eyes, with sharp eyes and a cold tone: "So what?"
I'll do it myself, it's to give you face, and it's a sign of our Gao family's generosity!
How dare you threaten my Gao family?
Zhang Shentie snorted and raised his nostrils to the sky: "If not, I will take it apart for you!"
His voice was very arrogant and loud when he said this. After he finished speaking, there was a sudden silence in the originally noisy lobby.
The diners all turned their heads and looked over, shocked.
Who is this fool?
The old shopkeeper laughed angrily, nodded repeatedly, and said angrily: "Okay, okay, you are indeed brave. Do you want to demolish the Skylark Tower as well?"
Zhang Shentie didn't know what he was thinking, but he actually nodded and said: "If it makes me anxious, then we will tear it down!"
This time not only the diners were stunned, but even the old shopkeeper was a little confused.
It is said that Fang Er is the number one boss in Chang'an. Now it seems that this name is about to give way to someone else...
This Er Lengzi is even better than Fang Jun! (End of chapter)