back to ancient times to be emperor

Chapter 771

As soon as the new "Da Shun Law" came out, the officialdom was shocked, even more shocking than the dozens of corrupt officials falling into the hands of the Supervision Department.In the past, the cost of corruption was low, and all officials had a certain fluke mentality, maybe they would not be caught?But now it seems that taking advantage of the loopholes will not work.Some officials, those who secretly accepted the shops, were all taken down by the Supervision Department.Who would not be afraid of such a strict implementation of the "Da Shun Law"?
Think about it, three generations can't be an official, wouldn't it be a hundred years?Don't say that you can't hold your head up in the village, even if you change places, as long as you are still in Dashun, there is almost no possibility of turning over.As soon as the new "Da Shun Law" came out, everyone panicked, fearing that they would become "corrupt officials" if they were not careful.You know, in the past year, many officials have been "intimidated" by the Supervision Department.

Soon, the concerns of the officialdom were slightly dispelled.Because of the widespread rumors among the people and the propaganda campaign of "Dashun Min Bao", the outlaws and black sheep in the Supervision Department were publicly picked out by the current Holy Majesty.Such "clear inspection of the details" also implies that there is also inspection in the Supervision Department, and all officials are relieved.Fortunately, this is the case. Otherwise, one day people will sit at home, and disaster will come from the sky. Under the "power" and "evidence" of the Supervision Department, they will not be able to argue with the whole family!
As for the Fan Tower in Chang'an City, taking advantage of this incident, they once again advertised as "free advertising", and every day there were a lot of guests, and it was overcrowded.

To be honest, Fan Dalang, the owner of Fanlou, really knows how to do business, and after a brainstorm, he came up with a "emperor's same style" dish as a "royal dish" as a gimmick. Do.Fan Dalang also knew that if he committed public outrage, his Fan Tower would be boycotted by all the restaurants in Chang'an City.No matter how powerful Fan Lou is, if he is suppressed by the other 72 colleagues in the 71 restaurants in Chang'an City, restricting him from buying wine koji and ingredients, Fan Lou will also be taken down.It should be noted that it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. Fanlou has no wine and no food, so what can it compete with other restaurants?

So Fan Dalang is very smart. His "Queen's Cuisine" is priced at an extremely high price, which is not affordable for ordinary people.The pricing method is also ingenious, restoring the food and tips given by Lu Chengqi that day, a total of 88 Wen, which is enough for a family of three in Chang'an City to eat good wine and food for a month.

It's just that there are too many dignitaries, wealthy gentry and wealthy businessmen in Chang'an City, and the Fan Tower is still overcrowded.It is reported that since Fan Lou left the footprints of His Majesty, Fan Lou's daily liquor tax paid to the imperial court has skyrocketed from [-] to [-] a day!

Fanlou is not only a commercial restaurant, but also an important winemaking workshop.In Chang'an, there are many eating places in the streets and alleys of the city, which can be roughly divided into "official stores" and "foot stores".There are thousands of big and small foot shops in Chang'an City, but there are only 72 main shops.Fanlou is the most prominent of these 72 main stores. Fanlou’s self-produced wines include Meishou and Hezhi, which are included in the "Wine Name Records" compiled by Zhang Nengchen, a good wine official in Dashun. It is listed as the first in the category of "city store".Originally, it had a very high reputation, but now it has added a gimmick, how can it not make a lot of money?

Fan Lou's self-brewed wine is world-renowned wine, and the wine tax paid by it should not be underestimated.Previously, Fan Lou paid 5 yuan in liquor tax to the government every day, and bought as much as 15 catties of wine koji from the government every year.But as soon as the footprints of the Holy One arrived, the [-] catties of distiller's yeast seemed a bit shabby. Without [-] catties, I'm afraid they wouldn't be able to satisfy the market.

However, there are not many distiller's yeast in Dashun, because the grain production is not too abundant, and the control of distiller's yeast is relatively strict.Except that the imperial court can make liquor, it is against the law for other people to make it privately.This is all because at the beginning of the founding of the country, Dashun's liquor tax was the largest revenue item in the national treasury. Even if the ratio is now reduced, the imperial court must prevent profit-hungry businessmen from procuring grain to make distiller's koji.In the event of a food shortage, the foundation of Dashun's rule would be shaken, which Lu Chengqi did not want to see.

In Fanlou, Huo Si, Bojunren (storyteller) is even more famous.That incident happened because of him, and it was considered to have stole the limelight.For a while, even the "Zhejiajiang" he said became famous, and was rushed to be published by major newspapers and periodicals.

"Huo Si, you're talking about Zhejiajiang again?"

Before noon, Fanlou was already full of people.

Most of these people ordered a pot of wine, a pot of tea, added some appetizers, and were going to sit and listen to Huo Si's storytelling.

Of course, there were also people who ordered the most famous "royal dish" and just sat and listened to the book, waiting for dinner.

Huo Si clapped his ruler, and said with a loud smile: "General Zhe has finished speaking, and with the addition of General Yang before, there are already two major generals. These two generals are both ministers of my Dashun humerus, border barriers , although he has made great achievements, the world does not know about it. Even though he is not talented, he still needs to rectify his name. But today, I have finished talking about Zhe Jiajiang, and what I want to talk about today is Zhong Jiajiang!"

"The Zhong family knows me, Zhong Shiheng!"

Huo Si nodded, and said: "That's right, it's General Zhong Shiheng. Zhong Shiheng is from Luoyang, and he is the nephew of Zhong Fang, a great Confucian. Zhong Fang has never married. Because of Zhong Fang, Zhong Shiheng is a shady man. (Referring to making up for an official due to the meritorious deeds of the ancestors, another way of saying Menyin) to be an official."

Someone said disdainfully: "It's all about being an official by relying on the shade of the door!"

Huo Si is not upset either, Zhong Shiheng's achievements are obvious to all, no matter how others slander him, it will not be convincing. "Although General Zhong is an official, he does not rely on his ancestral achievements, but his wisdom and courage. During the period when he was ordered to garrison Youzhou, he often made strange tricks and repeatedly defeated the Liao people. The Liao people mainly relied on cavalry for good. The archers are controlled by cavalry, and the general Zhong ordered to set up arrow targets near the government office. If the soldiers and the people make mistakes, unless they are heinous crimes, they will be forgiven if they hit the arrow target. If there is a request for business, it also depends on archery It depends on the results. General Zhong also used silver as an arrow target, and those who hit it will get silver. For a while, the soldiers and civilians practiced arrows. Once this trick is used, it will have a miraculous effect. Everyone in the local people can draw a strong bow and shoot a hundred steps. "

"General Zhong is so sharp, why haven't I heard of it before?"

"General Zhong passed away in the eighth year of Yuanshou, and the world didn't hear about it!" Huo Si sighed, "Fortunately, General Zhong had eight sons: Zhong Gu, Zhong Dia, Zhong Consult, Zhong Yong, Zhong Er, Zhong Shuo, Zhong Ji, Zhong Yi, Zhong Gu, Zhong Dia, and Zhong Er each command a part of Zhong Shiheng, known as the "Three Kinds" in the world."

"So it's an old businessman!" Someone suddenly realized.

Huo Si smiled and said: "That's right, he is an old-fashioned manager who is good at controlling soldiers. Whenever he encounters an enemy, he can do amazing tricks and win the battle. He once defeated the Liao people in Jingzhou, was loved by the late emperor, and was promoted many times. Planting a family in the temple also has a reputation, and the civil servants are not hindered."

(End of this chapter)