Chapter 155
But when guests come from Yongzhou, of course they have to take them to see the prosperity of the capital, otherwise some people may feel stingy. As for which restaurant is almost the same in Xu Ping's eyes.
Several people got off the Imperial Street and walked around the back door of Xiangguo Temple from a small road. It was the Changqing Building, one of the seventy-two main stores.
Not long after leaving Yu Street, I saw Han Qi hanging down with him next to Daxiangguo Temple. I thought he had finished his business today and just came out of the yamen.
When Xu Ping saw it, he shouted loudly: "Zhigui, don't rush to go home, let's go have a drink together!"
Han Qi heard Xu Ping's voice and hurriedly asked to the side of the road. When he walked closer, he bowed and said, "Yunxing is so interested today. Where did these guests come from?"
"It was my subordinate when I was in Yongzhou, the Qiaodaoxiang Army, who had just been transferred to the capital."
After hearing this, Han Qi greeted several people.
Shi Quanbin also came up to meet him and invited Han Qi together.
Han Qi was not pretentious and ordered the old servant to go home alone and follow Xu Ping and the others.
There were not many guests in Changqing Building today, so everyone found a small pavilion by the window to sit down. Shi Quanbin ordered the servant who came to greet him: "Today, please invite a few guests from other places. Your best dishes are just here, and we will calculate the money together later."
He asked Lu Fang again: "What wine do you drink? The spirits in the capital were brewed by Deputy Envoy Xu's home, which is much better than those in Yongzhou. The wines in Yongzhou have not been authentic without the true teachings of Deputy Envoy Xu."
Lu Fang and his friends said together: "We are all martial artists, so we naturally drink strong wine! Usually, the wine is as light as water, and it has no taste, so it is impatient to drink!"
Shi Quanbin smiled and ordered Dr. Jiu to bring two bottles of the best spirits.
After a while, the store first served some wine like side dishes, fruits, and brought two bottles of liquor, introducing: "In Changqing Tower, the liquor comes from the Xu family's restaurant outside Wanshengmen every day. It is the most authentic, and guests can enjoy it with peace of mind!"
Shi Quanbin pointed at Xu Ping and said, "The Marquis of Yongning County is here. The wine at his house can be authentic and fake at the first smell. Don't use some miscellaneous wine to deceive experts!"
Dr. Jiu had long thought Xu Ping was familiar, but Changqing Tower was closest to Yu Street, and there were many officials drinking here. After Shi Quanbin said that, he remembered that this was Xu Ping and hurriedly came up to greet him.
After seeing the li, Dr. Jiu pointed to the wine bottle and said, "This bottle is from the Junhou's family, so of course it's not wrong! Since the Junhou's family sold wine, we went out of the city every day to pick up wine, so we were not cheating like some restaurants!"
Xu Ping nodded with a smile.
In the past two years, as the Xu family's status rose, the market for liquor has gradually expanded. Liquor is sold in slightly larger restaurants in the city. This is a unique business. I don't know how many people in the city are jealous and speculate on how much wealth the Xu family has made over the years by selling liquor. There is no technical difficulty in overcoming liquor. The brewing method has slowly spread. It is no secret that several restaurants are secretly brewing themselves.
It is not difficult to brew liquor, but it is not easy to brew good liquor, which shows the importance of Xu Ping's family. Really good liquor should be bought at Xu's house. Other liquors at home are just a strong smell.
This noisy just opened up the market and brought more wealth to the Xu family, so Xu Ping did not deliberately stop it. Now in the capital, the best liquor in the liquor industry comes from the Xu family, and the cheapest liquor also comes from the Xu family. The sweet sorghum grown in the Xu family's Zhongmu Manor every year, and I don't know how many low-quality liquors can be created using the skewers. Compared with other families who use grain to make liquor, the cost is almost negligible.
The bottles used for liquor sold by Xu Ping at home are specially designed. They go to Ruzhou to find a special cellar to cook and have special channels for recycling. This is also a measure taken by Xu Ping to increase the value of his own liquor by drawing on his previous life's experience.
In the liquor industry, the Xu family has firmly grasped the two main sources of profits, namely the highest-end high-priced wine and the largest amount of low-priced wine. The larger the market develops, the more money the Xu family makes.
As time goes by, the brewing technology of liquor will be mastered by more and more people, and more people will get used to drinking liquor, and a steady stream of money will flow into Xu Ping's home.
After the wine was put on, Dr. Jiu put on a set of special wine dividers and wine glasses and said to several people: "Did you see that only the mature households of the Xu family's white wine have this kind of wine utensils, which are really made in the cellar dedicated to the Xu family!"
"It's true, you are a restaurant who is sincere in doing business!"
Everyone laughed together, opened the wine, poured it together.
After drinking the third round, Han Qi said to Xu Ping: "In a few days, I will transfer out the third section and no longer supervise the Zuozangku."
Xu Ping was stunned: "Oh, where do you want to work?"
"Substitute Ming Hao and serve as a procurator in Kaifeng Prefecture."
Xu Ping hurriedly congratulated Han Qi on his promotion. The status of the Kaifeng Prefecture is higher than that of ordinary prefectures. Because Kaifeng Prefecture does not have a magistrate, the military governors and civil officials of the prefectures are different from ordinary prefectures. The provocation is the right-hand man of the prefectures, and has great power and heavy responsibilities. If you become a provocateur of one or two, you may take important positions in the court.
Minghao was really unlucky this time. He was on duty several times when something happened. Even if he had no responsibility, he was still implicated and was sent to the outside magistrate. He still didn't know when he would be able to return to the court again.
Xu Ping also understood why Han Qi came to drink with him without saying a word. After becoming the Kaifeng Prefecture Promoter, he had to use the power of the bridge and road to build bridges and pave roads. These brigades were transferred from Yongzhou. Xu Ping's old subordinates were different from ordinary brigades. They could not be mobilized casually. Han Qi also had to establish relationships early.
At this time, the dishes came, Shi Quanbin warmly greeted Lu Fang and others to drink, introducing various Beijing delicacies.
Xu Ping saw from the window and saw crowds surging outside, and petals from somewhere flying in the air.
It is spring again, and the season for outings and flowers is enjoying the flowers. Daxiangguo Temple is crowded with people, showing a clear atmosphere of peace.
Lu Fang opposite him drank the fine wine she had never drunk before, and looked at the unprecedented prosperity of the market, with a blurred look.
With the arrival of spring, my subordinates in Yongzhou were transferred to the capital one after another to start their new life. Xu Ping in Yongzhou did not deliberately cultivate talents, but unexpectedly, one day he would still have to borrow their power. But for these people, it was also a turning point in their destiny, and they could see the scenery of life that they had never thought about before.
It took Xu Ping six years to change the appearance of Yongzhou. How much time did it take to change this empire?
Xu Ping had no answer in his heart, so he could only take the people who were willing to move forward with him and slowly move forward step by step.
Chapter completed!