This time, Wang Maozhong was sent back by the Jinwu Guards to deliver a few good communication horses to the Jinwu Guards. At the same time, he also wanted to visit Li Longji.
When he returned to the capital, he found out that his servant was beaten up badly. If it was someone else who dared to beat up his servant, he would have turned around to find trouble with the other party. He would bring a few hundred soldiers and scare the other party.
However, the place where he beat up his servant was different. In Baoxin County, Zhang Zhong's son, Zhang Xiaobao, and Wang Juan were involved in this and were the main instigators. If he really wanted to bring a few hundred soldiers there, he estimated that the soldiers would be scared to death. Not to mention, the imperial court would be in chaos for a while.
Wang Maozhong could not ignore his servant being beaten. After thinking about it, he went to Xingqing Palace and cried. In the side hall, the emperor was not in the main hall. The side hall had just sent a set of models. It was not easy to do it in a distant place. Gyeonggi Province was closer, so he made a model of the capital and the surrounding areas.
It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but the roads in the capital were not the original dirt roads, the kind that occasionally had some stones. Instead, they were paved with compacted mud in the middle, and there were square bricks with lattice on both sides. Each square brick had a small word on it, which was the Book of Songs. Wen had selected the contents from it.
There was also a magnifying glass that could be used to look carefully.
When Wang Maozhong came in, Gao Lishi no longer spoke for Zhang Xiaobao. He stood respectfully beside Li Longji and gave Wang Maozhong a very gentle smile.
Wang Maozhong ignored Gao Lishi and knelt on the ground, "Your Majesty, please help this subject. This subject's servant was beaten up because of a girl. Your Majesty, this subject's servant is always considerate of this subject. This subject can't ignore this."
Wang Maozhong wasn't stupid. He didn't immediately tell Li Longji how he should deal with him. Instead, he brought up his servant. He was also Li Longji's servant and had a good relationship with him. By saying that his servant was good to him, he was telling Li Longji that he was also good to Li Longji.
"Maozhong, get up quickly. Why did your servant go to Baoxin County for no reason? Xiao Bao and Cuckoo are still young and don't know how to reason. Don't lower yourself to their level. Why don't we let them pay for it? How about we give each of them five hundred strings of cash? "
Li Longji did not want to see Wang Maozhong and Zhang Wang's families fight, so he wanted to be a peacemaker. What he meant was that it did not matter who was to blame for this. It was not easy for all of them. Since Wang Maozhong's servant was beaten up, he should pay some money and let this matter pass.
Wang Maozhong thought that Li Longji would speak up for him, but he didn't expect him to say such a thing. What do you mean by unreasonable? If he were to ask the Tubo people about this, would they believe him? Five hundred strings of string of cash per person sounded like a lot, but based on this price, with the financial resources of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family, wouldn't they be able to beat up their own family members every day?
"Your Majesty, the reason why I sent people over was to invite the Zhang family to discuss raising horses with me. I heard that the Zhang Family and the Wang Family also have people who are good at this. I didn't expect that they would be beaten up just a few days after arriving in the county. Your Majesty, please help me."
Wang Maozhong said according to the words he had prepared. In fact, he was also angry with the housekeeper. Nowadays, many people raised poultry and livestock well. He had also read the book written by Cherries. There were many aspects that he did not think of. Her words were straightforward and clear. She was a great talent.
Therefore, he ordered the housekeeper to think of a way to win Cherries over. Who knew that the housekeeper sent his son over? The way to win her over was to marry her as a concubine. This was not a big deal. A servant should marry a servant. However, how did that boy offend Wang Juan?
He was beaten up, so he had to stand up for himself. Otherwise, wouldn't others think that he was afraid of the Zhang Family and the Wang Family? Afraid of Zhang Zhong?
He could only avoid the important and dwell on the trivial and find excuses.
Li Longji did not care about who was right or wrong. He was interested in the meaning of Wang Maozhong's words. It turned out that the girl named Cherries of the Zhang Family was good at raising horses. It seemed that the land of Feng Province was not wrong. In the future, there would be more horses in the Tang Empire. Whether it was for war or transportation, it would be very convenient.
Thinking of this, Li Longji asked Wang Maozhong, "Maozhong, do you have good horses for breeding?"
"Your Majesty, yes. I ask people to take good care of them every day. Your Majesty asked me to raise the horses. I feel that the horses are my family."
Wang Maozhong did not know why the topic changed to raising horses again. He just answered the question.
"Really? Then, since Maozhong likes horses, why don't you take out a thousand good stallions and send them to the Zhang Family and the Wang Family in Feng Province. After a few years, I will have them return you five thousand good horses. Firstly, the Zhang Family and the Wang Family will spend a lot of money and energy. Secondly, raising the horses will require Cherries. When the time comes, you will know how well she raises them. It is like killing two birds with one stone. What do you think? "
Li Longji felt that he had found a solution. Wang Maozhong's eyes almost popped out. What was this? He came here crying and complaining. Not only did he not get any benefits, he also lost a thousand stallions. Five years later, five thousand stallions was indeed a lot. It was enough to tire them to death. But who knew what would happen five years later?
"Your Majesty is wise. It is indeed killing two birds with one stone. It is a good idea." Gao Lishi joined in the fun. If one looked carefully, one would find that he was secretly pinching himself to prevent himself from laughing out loud.
Li Longji was also very proud. "Let's do this. Come, Maozhong, I will show you what Great Tang's Gongji Province looks like."
As he spoke, Li Longji gestured for Wang Maozhong to come over and handed him a magnifying glass.
"Look here, this is Feng Zhou, the place where you are going to deliver the horses. On the way to the capital, there is a desert. It can be described as yellow sand mountains. Every winter, there will be heavy snow. After crossing the desert, you will arrive …"
Wang Maozhong held the magnifying glass in his hand and stood beside the model, listening to Li Longji's explanation. Then he looked at Gao Lishi, who was measuring the distance with a ruler, and wondered if he was still dreaming.
*****
While Li Longji was excitedly showing off his skills as a tour guide, the construction site in Baoxin County was also bustling.
No matter how big the capital's Xingqing Palace was, it was not as big as a county. There was too little land available, so the model was very small. There was space in Baoxin County, so Zhang Xiaobao asked people to make the model twice the size of the capital. However, it was not so detailed. It was not that it was impossible, but that it could not be done.
This was to prevent people from using this as an excuse to attack. If the details were slightly lacking, there would be problems. One was exquisite, while the other was crude.
First, he had people flatten the ground and smeared it with cement. On the cement, a red carpet was laid. It was not made of wool, but of pig's hair. It was dyed red. Ordinary people would not be able to feel good when they stepped on it.
The first model was also a model of Gongji Province. The surrounding space was relatively large, and there were many signs with colorful pictures of Gongji Province's animals and all kinds of snacks. They were all popular snacks, except for Savant's Restaurant and Joy House.
There were also a few empty signs. When there was enough publicity, or when people were attracted to watch the model, they would advertise it for the bold businessmen. This kind of advertisement was more powerful than the advertisement in a certain competition. It used the method of promoting culture to directly position the businessmen.
People who had seen the snacks or local specialties, when they really came to the capital, if they did not go to the places on the signs to have a meal or buy something, it would not be authentic.
Of course, if they wanted to advertise here, the price would not be low. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan believed that many businessmen would rush to spend money. This was because this was not just a simple advertisement. In the future, it might be written in a book and leave a name for eternity. As long as the model in the capital did not collapse, the reputation of the businessmen would not be lost.
He Yiwei did not understand why there were a few empty signs. He humbly asked, "County Deputy Wang, do you know Registrar Zhang's intention?"
"To advertise, to open a door for the excellent businessmen of the Tang Empire and build the Tang Empire's civilization. At the same time, you can also make some money. You will open a small shop here with the 500 coins. The shop will sell a few snacks in Gongji Province. All the businessmen who spend money to advertise will have a chance to have their snacks sent to your shop to sell. They will not sell it for free. You will keep all the money and the businessmen will give you another publicity fee."
Wang Juan explained to He Yiwei.
He Yiwei very cleverly filtered out the words about building the Tang Empire's civilization. He grasped the most important point, which was to make money. He took other people's things and sold them.
"Master, it seems that we have not learned enough," He Yiwei's housekeeper whispered.
"That's right. Work harder." He Yiwei finally knew what kind of business he could do with the 500 coins. It was indeed a big business. He could make a lot of money with a small capital.
He asked Wang Juan again, "County Deputy Wang, there are still a lot of snacks. Why not make a few more brands?"
"Things are precious when they are rare. If there are too many of them, who will be willing to come and fight for them? First, sell the spots of a few brands. In the future, every ten days or half a month, or even longer, take out two or three more brands. This is called the Hungry Sales Method. You don't need to look at Xiao Bao. I know how to do these little tricks. This is the way it is in the early stage. The future development will be better. "
Wang Juan was thinking about how to get people to be willing to come and visit. One was to advertise that only the models in the capital and the local area were available. Another was to find famous people to write and draw. It would be better if Li Longji could come and visit. Or, they could open a branch of Deyi Hospital in the county.
"County Deputy Wang, I wonder if I can be included in the follow-up work?" He Yiwei asked expectantly.
"No, I am afraid that you can't handle it. The follow-up work is to send people to check all the shops that are advertising. If they do not meet the requirements set by me and Xiao Bao, we will compensate them for the advertising fees and cancel their advertisements. Then, we will report to them here.
We can help them train their staff, design their stores, and provide them with other support. Every once in a while, we will select their service staff at a certain place and assess them. The same goes for the chefs. Then, we will give them a rating based on the same category of things.
Those who score high will have their advertising plates enlarged and promoted in other places. Those who score low will be given 3 months to remedy the situation. Do you dare to intervene in this matter? "
"No. Who knows who is behind a certain businessman? But do we need to accept bribes to make money? "He Yiwei knew that he could not handle it.
"Once you succeed, you don't need to accept bribes. There are many ways to make money. You can think about it first and then compare with it." How could Wang Juan not know what kind of benefits the rule maker would get? Now, the most important thing was to pull in as many people as possible from the aristocratic families.
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