After being crossed, I have reached the pinnacle of my life

The sudden imperial envoy stunned Jiang Zhou.

He is an honest person who does business most, what does the imperial envoy ask him for?

Slightly stunned for a moment, he thought about what had happened before, and suddenly had a clue—could it be that the matter of cement had something to do with it?

Before he had time to think about it, he hurriedly packed up and changed his clothes and went to the government office.

When he arrived, Liu Yuanwai was also there. His expression was complicated, but it was only a little complicated. After a while, he calmed down and introduced him: "This is Mr. Zhuoyan, the imperial envoy."

Before Jiang Zhou could speak, Zhuo Yan greeted him: "Long time no see, little brother."

He was covered in mud and dust, unkempt, different from when Jiang Zhou first met him, he was particularly concerned about his image. At that time, he even had clean shoes. As for now——his shoes were half-tucked, as if he had run away He took off his shoes and put them on in a hurry, but continued before he could lift them up.

When Jiang Zhou saw him, he knew that the cement matter had been settled, so he had a very good attitude, and said politely, "My lord."

Zhuo Yan stroked his beard and sighed a little: "I got that bag of cement from you, and I rushed back without stopping. There was also a heavy rain on the way, and the bag of cement almost disappeared. Fortunately, God blesses you."

"Why are you so urgent?" Jiang Zhou laughed.

"This is a major event for the prosperity of the people and the country, so naturally we cannot neglect it."

Seeing the two of them chatting familiarly, Liu Yuanwai was taken aback for a moment, and asked after a while, "So you are an old acquaintance, sir?"

Zhuobang nodded: "I am also here for this matter."

He took out a stack of bright yellow silk cloth from his sleeve: "Jiangzhou accepts the order."

Jiang Zhou blinked—he didn't know how to pick it up?Is it like the TV that the time traveler watched?

Fortunately, Liu Chengfeng was there, and Jiang Zhou imitated him and knelt on the ground with his hands spread out.

The decree is very long, and after reading a long list, Jiang Zhou probably understood it, which means that he produced cement. The emperor felt very pleased and decided to reward him. The cement can be put into production by itself, but there is a requirement that if the cement arrives When the imperial court needs it, it must first supply the imperial court—the imperial court gives money.

Just like now, although they have already got a bag of cement, but because they don't know the specific formula, they can't research it, so they can't produce it, but the emperor thinks it's a good thing, and he wants to use some of it first.

Zhuobang revealed to him quietly: "It is said that the prince is going to get married and is going to rebuild the East Palace. It is not possible to use cement to build a house, but the emperor is going to build the road to welcome the bride into concrete."

One was to show off the latest technology acquired by the court, and the other was to show off his love for the prince, but Zhuobang felt that Jiang Zhou didn't understand, so he didn't say anything.

In fact, Jiang Zhou didn't really care too much, he was just a commoner, and he didn't care if the gods above fought. He only cared about whether he could have enough food and clothing, and whether Xiao Yi and Wen Yan could live well.

Therefore, he focused all his attention on the rewards later.

A lot of gold, silver, silk and satin - very suitable for him, he wants to open a hot pot restaurant, isn't he short of money right now!

This reward was delivered to Jiang Zhou's heart!Can't help but want tears in my eyes!

Zhuobang stroked his beard and smiled kindly: "So the emperor planned to give some East China Sea pearls, but I rejected them for you. I guess you don't like those things, so it's better to have such valuable things, isn't it?" ?”

Jiang Zhou bowed: "Thank you, my lord."

Zhuobang squinted his eyes: "No thanks, no thanks, I have a son who is a few years younger than you, who plays around all day long, if I can learn a little bit from you, it will be great, and I won't let me worry."

When mentioning his son, Zhuobang sighed fiercely. In the past, it was fine for that boy to chase chickens and dogs. Recently, he stayed at home every day without moving. He thought there was something wrong with him, but when he asked, he didn't want to study.

The angry Zhuobang almost chased him for three days and two nights.

So at this moment, he looked at Jiang Zhou's expression as kindly as possible, as if he was looking at a very proud junior: "There is another news, I have been promoted to the supervisor of this state now, if you have any problems in the future , come to me if you can.”

He has done a good job in errands along the way, and he has successfully skipped a level by virtue of the contribution of cement. It can be said that he is both proud of being promoted and making a fortune. Naturally, he likes this junior who has helped him very much.

Before he came, he asked someone to check his affairs, and naturally he knew the grievances between Jiang Zhou and the Liu family, so he deliberately said this in front of Liu Chengfeng, with the meaning of warning.

With a supervisor covering him, Jiang Zhou was naturally happy: "Thank you, my lord."

He went back with a bunch of rewards happily, and met acquaintances on the way.Everyone in a small town knows about the troublesome person, and that person probably heard about the imperial envoy looking for him. Seeing his large and small bags now, he was a little curious: "Jiang Da, what's going on?"

Jiang Zhou smiled: "It's not a big deal, maybe you will know tomorrow, the imperial envoy came to proclaim the imperial decree, saying it was to reward cement."

"cement?"

Jiang Zhou recently built a house with great vigor, and a lot of people gathered around him. Naturally, they knew that he had invented a cement. Many people looked at the direction of the wind, but there was an imperial decree coming down at this moment!

People in this town never go out in their entire lives, and the biggest official they have ever seen is Liu Yuan, who may or may not see it. This time there is an imperial decree, which really shocks people.

In fact, Jiang Zhou didn't mean to show off, but after thinking about it, isn't this the best channel to promote cement?With an imperial decree as a base, are you afraid that no one will buy it?

In addition, he received the imperial decree, which is a living sign, whether it is Jiang's restaurant or Lujianglou hot pot restaurant, it will usher in even more popular popularity!

Therefore, when someone asked him, he did not hesitate to share the news, and even secretly thought in his heart, it would be better if the news spread more and more widely!

In fact, the word spread really fast.

During the time when Jiang Zhou went home for dinner, a bunch of people came to inquire about the news one after another.

The first people to arrive were Lu Dalang, Aunt Lu, and Lu Xiangxi. They had already set off when they heard that the imperial envoy was looking for Jiang Zhou. When they arrived, Jiang Zhou hadn't come back, so they sat and waited, all a little worried. .

Wen Yan looked at the door for a long time, but couldn't sit still, he was afraid that something had happened, he thought it was Liu Lin's incident and there was no follow-up.

He was anxious, and no matter how panicked others were, they could only comfort him.

A group of people waited anxiously, and Jiang Zhou came back beaming.

Talking about the matter again, the eyes of some brains are brightened-it is really a happy event!

Lu Dalang thought more, and after hearing him say that he had spread the news, he understood what he meant, and came up with an idea: "In the future, when our hot pot restaurant opens, if it becomes popular, it will inevitably hinder other people's eyes. How about just asking for an incense table to pay tribute to in the store? It’s a deterrent and an attractive idea.”

Everyone thought it was a good idea.

Lu Xiangxi said: "But what if there are thieves? If this edict is lost, we may not be able to pay for it."

Not only can't afford to pay, it's killing people.

Jiang Zhou rubbed his nose: "Let's talk about it later, let's prepare the hot pot restaurant first, and take advantage of the heat to open the restaurant first."

This sentence is reasonable, first prepare for the opening of the store.

In the process of their preparations, the news from the outside quickly spread throughout the town, and everyone in the villages knew about it. In Xiaohe Village, someone accepted the imperial edict!

Those who had such a good thing went to inquire about Jiang Zhou, only to find out that this person used to be a jerk for a while, but then he suddenly became sober, first he made chicken cakes, and then suddenly stopped selling them, and changed them to oden , both of which make money, and later opened the Jiangjia Restaurant, and now that I have received the imperial edict, I heard that what kind of hot pot restaurant will be opened next!

What is hot pot, they have never heard of it, but most of the people who can go with the pot are also eating. Those who are envious, greedy, and curious are all waiting for the opening of the hot pot restaurant.

As for the cement mentioned in the imperial decree, they have also heard people say that it is a good thing. It can build houses. It is more beautiful than what they are repairing now. , A cement factory has already opened in the town. Those who want cement have to make an appointment in advance. The list is almost coming into autumn, so hurry up!

There was a vigorous upsurge of house repairs in the town, and more people flocked to Jiang's restaurant, which made the small shop that had a good business even more popular. Later, Jiang Zhou thought about it, and this was probably the memory of the traveler. What's in it, an online celebrity shop?

When all eyes were on, Jiang Zhou's hot pot restaurant opened.

Compared with small restaurants, such a store with a larger area, wider space and bigger name is obviously more eye-catching.

Especially in Jiang Zhou's intentional or unintentional publicity, almost everyone knows about such a novel store that no one has seen before.

On the opening day, the whole street was packed.

Jiang Zhou specially invited Zhuobang to shake the scene and preside over the ribbon cutting.

The red firecrackers were crackling, and the red cannon paper was floating everywhere. The specially invited lion dance team danced for more than half an hour. Jiang Zhou, who was sponsored by the emperor, was not stingy at all, making the scene lively , attracted this large group of people who had little entertainment.

On the first day of opening, the hot pot restaurant held an event. Except for the pot bottom, the dishes were [-]% off, which attracted many people to go in.

As soon as they entered, a group of people felt different.

The carved wooden window edges and the half-hollow screen divided the lobby into two halves. Before we could take a closer look, a gust of hot wind mixed with an inexplicable fragrance swept in, and the coldness in our body was immediately dispelled.

A waiter came up and welcomed them in, asking, "Who are you?"

"Two."

"Come on, the two of you please!"

The young and agile waiter took the menu and ushered people in. When they sat down, they cleaned up the dishes and asked: "Please look at what to eat. There are charcoal pencils here. Just follow the directions. If you don't know how to read, just tell me." , I will give you the name of the dish!"

It happened that this person was not very literate, so the waiter waved to his companion, motioning him to bring tea and snacks.

"Hey, are these boiled peanuts from Jiang's Restaurant?" The man had sharp eyes and recognized it immediately.

The waiter just smiled: "Good eyesight, this is free, you can try it."

A few days ago, the supply of peanuts at the restaurant stopped, and some of them were good and some were not suitable, so whoever knew, they sent them here.Besides, although peanuts are not worth much, they can still fill your stomach. After listening to it for free, I immediately feel at ease.

The man twirled a peanut and carefully peeled the peanut coat, while listening to the waiter's introduction: "There are several kinds of bottoms in this pot, such as roasted chicken, deep-fried shrimp, big bones... which one do you want?"

"What's inside this big bone?"

The waiter cleverly said: "There are three big bones in it. They are the freshest femur bones. They have meat and bone marrow. You can eat meat and absorb bone marrow. The side dishes are fungus and new bamboo shoots. If you don't think it's enough, You can also order your own food, all of which are at the back of the menu.”

The man then ordered a big bone and added two side dishes.

The bottom of the pot was very fast, unexpectedly fast, but within 10 minutes, the waiter brought the bottom of the pot, and at the speed of this guest, it was only enough to see waves of people entering the door, and there was no way to sit downstairs After he finished eating, he put the headband on his head, and when he was halfway through eating, he looked outside and lined up again.

After a while, there was a fast-eating checkout nearby who left. He watched the waiter quickly pick up an empty basin and bucket to clean up the table, put the pots and pans back, and wipe the table clean with a rag. It was a little oily, and immediately after the dishes were re-arranged, someone brought in another table.

The action is fast, and the speed of turning the table is also fast.

Someone calculated carefully, and in just one day, there would be at least nearly a hundred tables upstairs and downstairs.

This ability to make money is really eye-catching.

The door has been closed for a long time, and the air is filled with the strong smell of hot pot, covering up the slightest aroma when I first came in.Most people in a town know each other, and those who know each other toast at the other table, creating a lively and lively atmosphere.

The customer who ordered the big bones went to check out after eating, only to find that there were charcoal basins in the four corners of the shop, but there were only four of them. He was afraid that the food would be too hot, so he carefully looked at his bill. But it looked almost the same, so I paid the money, and was startled as soon as I looked up - facing him, there was a transparent box embedded in the top, and there was a bright yellow imperial decree inside.

He glanced in awe, then slipped out, thinking in his heart, no wonder he just saw two rogues who didn't move at all, so they didn't dare to make trouble.

……

In the evening, after closing the shop and seeing off the last table of guests, Jiang Zhou gathered people together and held a meeting.

Including Jiang Zhou and Lu Dalang in the store, there are fifteen people in total, two cooks, three cooks, two shopkeepers and waiters who work on shifts, the other four are pure waiters, and a couple who wash dishes.

Jiang Zhou and Lu Dalang agreed to hold a summary meeting every three days, and today was an exception.

On the first day, because they were not sure about the number of people, they purchased a total of forty chickens, twenty catties of river prawns, and thirty large bones, but it turned out that they were not enough, so Lu Dalang went back to prepare them.

Jiang Zhou probably calculated it. Today, there are almost ten taels of silver in the account, and there are five taels of silver after the cost.

I was happy for a while, and I was going to close the door to celebrate at night, but the celebration is a celebration, and I still have to say: "Do you remember what I told you before?"

"remember!"

Jiang Zhou turned to the couple who were washing dishes and slaughtering chickens: "You are the ones who live closest to here, and I will give you a key. Every morning, you open the door first, and open the door to wash the pots and pans. Come on, sit on the pot of chicken soup too, you know?"

The two nodded in agreement.

Jiang Zhou talked to the two shopkeepers again: "You two have one shift, morning and evening, every seven days. When you come in the morning, remember whether they are late. You must check attendance. Every morning, the delivery person comes Remember to sign for receipt, you must sign the form, if there is anything missing, I have to ask you."

"do not worry."

"Two chefs, you come here every morning with the correct order to see if the quantity of the goods is correct. You are in charge of all the things in the kitchen, and you will call me to apply for anything that is missing or broken. Gotta make a breakfast, and everyone eats in the store, you know?"

After saying this, everyone's eyes lit up. Jiangzhou's hot pot restaurant is treated well. They earn more money than others. They are also busy willingly. Who knows that they can still eat in the restaurant.

Someone asked: "Is this meal three meals a day?"

Jiang Zhou smiled: "Yes, breakfast, lunch and evening are covered. In the afternoon, when you are free and have dinner, you will have an hour and a half off. Continue in the evening, but for this hour and a half, there must be a waiter and cook on duty here. How do you arrange shifts?" You can discuss it yourself."

The second half of the sentence is addressed to the waiter: "In addition to these, you come every morning and clean up the store. The garbage is swept away, the sauce dishes are prepared in advance, and the tea kettle is ready. Do you understand?"

These waiters are all simple and honest, they are also young people, very energetic, they said in unison: "Got it!"

"Okay, it's okay, let's go eat!"

The dishes for the evening were made by chef Xu Chang himself. There was a table full in the big box, and in the center was a pot full of chickens. Two of them were boiled in total. There were also a few side dishes, waiting for everyone to gather. It started.

These workers have never eaten such a "work meal". They have been busy all day today, just smelling the smell, they have long been hooked, and they are all ready to have a meal when they are paid. Well, it turned out that the shopkeeper was so kind-hearted that he gave this to them as a meal!

A group of people held their bowls and buried their heads in eating. Their mouths were full of oil and they couldn't bear to put it down. They were so addicted.

A few of them went back and talked about it, but it made the neighbors envious-not to mention the high wages, and such good food, if they had the opportunity, they would also want to go!

Jiang Zhou didn't stay in the store all the time, he was busy reconciling accounts.

Although the two hired shopkeepers knew how to settle the accounts, he still didn't trust them, and he had to reconcile the accounts after the reconciliation, and make a copy for Lu Dalang after the reconciliation.

As usual, Wen Yan finished soaking him in water and urged him to soak his feet: "Warm up first before coming back."

Jiang Zhou frowned: "Wait a minute, the calculation will be over soon."

He brightened the candle a little.

Wen Yan held down his hand: "Don't make trouble, you go soak your feet, and I'll help you do the math."

Jiang Zhou smiled: "I'm afraid you won't understand what I wrote."

When he calculated it himself for the first time, in order to speed it up, he used the Arabic numerals of the traversers, and after he finished the calculation, he copied it again. Wen Yan had never learned it, so he naturally couldn't understand it.

Wen Yan looked at the messy words on the paper and was silent for a while: "What is this?"

Jiang Zhou put his feet into the hot water basin and explained to Wen Yan next to him: "This is called Arabic numerals, it's very simple..."

The candles were bleary, and the shadows of the two were reflected on the wall for a long time. They were intimate, as if they were alone.

作者有话要说：感谢在2020-02-1923:32:12~2020-02-2021:57:00期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~

Thanks to the little angel who threw the mines: 14 for Xuanxuan; 1 for No Candy at Night, Lin Dayu, Yuwei, and Mimi;

Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!