I was a swordsman in ancient Japan

"Oh?" Ogata asked back, "Does your store sell any special wine?"

"That's not true." There was a smug smile on the young man's face, "The reason why our Four Seasons House can become one of the famous stores in Yoshiwara is because our shop owner has adopted a brand-new management method."

"What's the new way of doing business?"

Ogata's curiosity was also aroused at this time.

"It's more difficult to explain with your mouth. Come in with me, and I'll show you a look. It's easier to explain to you after you have a look first."

"Alright." Ogata took off the big Shitian from his waist, and handed it to his right hand to carry it.

"Ah, before entering the store, can I ask you to take off the clubhouse feathers on your body? If the customers in the store see a servant from the clubhouse coming in, it may cause everyone's unreasonable speculation and panic."

"Well, no problem."

While taking off the haori on his body, Ogata asked the young man:

"You took me to your store to watch how your store operates. The people above you shouldn't blame you for leaving work without authorization, right?"

"No." The young man waved his hand, "It's also one of my jobs to introduce the new business model of our store to customers who don't know much about our Four Seasons House, and then attract them to our Four Seasons House."

"Since I won't bother you, I'm relieved. My name is Goro Mashima. How about you?"

"My name is Youqi. Come, please follow me into the shop."

Ogata held his knife in one hand and his haori in the other, and followed Youqi into the Four Seasons House.

Under the guidance of Youqi, after passing through a short corridor and coming to a spacious place connected to the corridor, Ogata was shocked by the scene in front of him, his eyes slightly widened.

"This is?" Ogata couldn't help murmuring.

From the outside of the store to the inside of the Four Seasons House, it seems to have come to another world.

What caught Ogata's eyes was the reception hall, which was so spacious that it was almost impossible to see to the bottom, with countless desks.

Well-dressed waiters shuttled through the aisles.

A large number of table cases converge on the central stage like stars.

On the stage, skilled musicians sang with shamisen.

Maiko dressed up in costumes dance to the music played by the maiko.

The current situation in Four Seasons House can be described as full of guests.

All kinds of guests have already occupied more than ten positions in this hall.

Compared with the large stage set in the center of the hall, the people sitting at each table attracted Ogata's attention more.

After arriving in this hall, Xu Fangyi immediately noticed that every table where someone was sitting was occupied by a woman.

The people sitting next to each table have the least ratio of men to women.

That is to say, beside every man, there must be a woman sitting beside him, chatting with him or pouring wine for him.

There are 3 men sitting beside this table, then each of these 3 men is sitting beside at least one woman.

There are very few men sitting beside more than one woman.

"This is the brand-new business model created by our shop owner!" Youshi said to Ogata in a proud tone, "Every guest who comes to our Four Seasons House can name a girl or girls to accompany him to drink and chat .”

"Our shop owner spent a lot of money to find a lot of girls who are good-looking, eloquent, and willing to drink and chat with men."

"At the same time, we don't set up a private room here. We all gather in a hall to drink and chat. This is also the idea of ​​our shop owner. As for why the shop owner doesn't set up a private room, I'm not quite sure."

"The daily salary that the girls can receive is linked to the number of times they are ordered today, as well as the quantity and price of drinks and food that the guests drink."

"The more drinks and more expensive food the guests drink, the more money the girls get."

"Thanks to the shop owner's design, the girls in our shop are very active in their work. They all try to please their customers and make them spend more money on wine and food."

"Ah, I forgot to say that the girls in our Four Seasons House don't do that kind of business. They are only responsible for drinking and chatting with guests."

"Customers can't do too much to the girls in our shop."

"If there are customers who come and go, we will ruthlessly drive them out and no longer allow them to enter our store."

Ogata quietly listened to Youqi's explanation.

The more he listened, the weirder his face became.

Looking at the bustling and feasting hall of the Four Seasons House in front of him, Ogata thought to himself:

Isn't this the PR club?

Public relations club, which can be regarded as one of the famous special industries in modern Japan.

Although he doesn't know much about PR clubs, Ogata also had some superficial knowledge of this industry in his previous life.

The PR club is divided into a male PR club and a female PR club.

The job of the female publicists who work in the female public relations club is to sit next to the guests, drink and chat with the guests after their names are called.

At the same time, he is only responsible for drinking and chatting with the guests, and the guests are not allowed to touch the female publicists.

To put it mildly, their job is "selling needs".

Let guests enjoy the feeling that someone is listening to him and that someone needs him.

The main income of female publicists is the share of drinks.

The more and more expensive drinks the guests order, the more income the female publicists get.

As for the male publicists and the female publicists, the only difference in their work is: female publicists mainly serve men, while male publicists mainly serve women.

Because it does not involve pornography, public relations clubs are a legal industry in modern Japan, and public relations are also quite legitimate professions.

Ogata did not expect that in Japan at the end of the century, he would also come across this kind of shop that already had the prototype of a public relations club for generations.

Although according to Youqi's introduction, there are still some differences between this Four Seasons House and the public relations clubs of later generations, but they are almost the same.

"Do you have to order a girl to drink and chat with you when you drink in your store?" Ogata asked.

"That's right." You Qi nodded, "But our store also welcomes customers to bring girls to our store for drinks and chats."

"Can you bring the girl in by yourself?" Ogata couldn't help being surprised.

"That's right. It's our shopkeeper's idea too. According to the shopkeeper, it's to cater to those who have a lot of money and like to show off."

"Some wealthy customers will bring the top card to our store after they get an appointment with the top card of a certain house of prostitutes, and show off in front of everyone."

"We also welcome this type of clientele because they tend to spend a lot of money."

"Did you see that fat customer over there? That man is a wealthy businessman in the tea business, and he is also one of our regular customers. The one next to him is Miss Mei Yin, the number one brand in the White Willow House."

Ogata looked in the direction pointed by Youqi's fingers.

I saw a big fat man sitting on a table in a conspicuous position in the hall.

Sitting at the same table as the big fat man, there were 4 other men of different ages.

Beside the fat man sat a charming beauty, who kept pouring wine for the fat man while chatting with the fat man.

The other 4 men at the same table as the big fat man also had a girl sitting next to each of them.

However, in terms of appearance, the beauty next to the big fat man has a crushing level of suppression on the other 4 girls at the same table.

Seeing this, Ogata couldn't help but burst out laughing.

I secretly feel that the owner of the Four Seasons House is also a talented person. In order to cater to and attract those vain customers, he even made a rule that "you can bring girls to the store for drinks".

It can be imagined that there must be a lot of rich and vain guests. After meeting a famous girl in a certain girl's house, they put their arms around the girl's shoulders and went to the Four Seasons House to enjoy everyone's envious eyes.

"I see." Ogata nodded lightly, "It's indeed a very interesting way of doing business."

This kind of public relations club-style management method was indeed quite new in the Edo period.

Adopting such a novel business method in this era, and knowing how to use the mentality of that kind of vanity, I can understand why the business of this Four Seasons House is so prosperous.

"In the days when you don't need to work, please come to our Four Seasons House more often." You Qi said in a half-joking tone.

"I will." After perfunctory another seven sentences with a smile, Ogata moved his eyes, looking for Kyutaro.

After a while, Oo conveniently found Ji Taro in the middle of the hall.

Ji Taro is now holding a girl in his arms, talking with the servant sitting in front of him.

Although it is not allowed to do any outrageous things to the girls in this store, it seems that it is within the acceptable range to just hug the shoulders.

His follower didn't seem to be interested in the girl next to him, he just looked straight at Ji Taro in front of him and listened to Ji Taro's speech.

"Thank you." Ogata smiled and thanked Matashichi, "This is a very interesting store. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely visit your store."

"Thank you very much." Matasao Ogata, with a happy face, bowed respectfully.

Under the guidance of Youqi, Ogata left the Four Seasons House.

After stepping out of the gate of the Four Seasons House and walking to a position some distance away from the Four Seasons House in one breath, Ogata stopped and looked in the direction of the Four Seasons House.

Looking at the Four Seasons House, Ogata muttered in a volume that only he could hear clearly:

"It turns out that guy likes to come to the public relations club to play."

Edo, the inn where Ogata and the others stayed

"Makimura, what's the next sentence for the three of us?"

"There must be my wife!" Mu Cun replied without hesitation in a very confident tone.

"Well, good, great answer. Mucun, thanks to your answer, I finally understand that your brain is really not suitable for studying."

"Would there be my wife if three of you go together?" Mamiya, who was sitting by the side oiling his saber, said in a flat tone, "It seems that I will be with someone like Mu Cun who has such a serious idea in the future." Let's put some distance away."

In the big room where Ogata and the others lived, Genichi was leaning against the corner and taking a nap.

Mamiya sat not far away, oiling his saber.

As for Makimura and Asai

"I was just joking just now." Mucun waved his hand, "There must be my teacher, right? I was just teasing you on purpose."

"Makimura, you should be really lucky now."

"Well, what are you lucky about?"

"It's a good thing that Confucius passed away 2000 years ago. Otherwise, if you let him know that you have recited his golden words like this, he will definitely beat you hard."

"It doesn't matter! Confucius will definitely not beat me!"

"That's not the same. According to historical records, Confucius is taller than you, and has infinite strength. Without using weapons, you really may not be able to defeat Confucius."

When they arrived in Edo the night before, Ogata and his party briefly discussed topics related to learning before going to bed.

After knowing that he is the least educated one among the crowd, this incident seems to have brought a little excitement to Mucun.

Early this morning, Mucun pestered Asai to teach him the Four Books and Five Classics.

Asai, who couldn't hold back Mucun, reluctantly agreed to Mucun's request.

Then there was this scene where Asai taught the Analects of Makino.

Asai is also a person who can recite the Four Books and Five Classics backwards, so even without books in hand, he can teach Mucun to recite and understand the contents of the Four Books and Five Classics line by line.

It is worth mentioning that Lin was also in the room where Ogata and his group of men lived at this time.

Rin is sitting next to Genichi now.What he is currently doing is the same as Mamiya. He is oiling his two sabers: the sword "Yanmo" and the wakizasa "Zhenguishen".

The reason why Lin didn't stay in her room, but stayed in Ogata's room was also very simple. The knife oil was placed in Ogata's room.

Shimada, who had nothing to do, was sitting cross-legged not far away. To pass the time, he silently looked at the big black sword Yan Mo in Lin's hand.

After rubbing the knife oil, Yan Mo's pitch-black blade exuded a unique dazzling luster.

"My lord." Maybe it's because I'm bored now, Shimada said to Lin, "I've always wondered why Yan Mo's blade is black?"

"I don't know either." Lin continued to oil Yan Mo's knife, while responding, "I don't know much about forging knives, but as far as I know, it seems to be because of some special metal , the blade turned black."

Speaking of which, Lin just happened to oil the knife in Yan Mo's hand.

After putting down the utensil specially used for applying knife oil, Lin Shu raised Yan Mo in his hand, and looked up and down Yan Mo's pitch-black blade.

The color of memory emerged in Lin's pupils.

"Yan Mo is the treasured sword of my family"

"It took me a lot of effort to get Yan Mo back from those stinky monks."

After expressing this small emotion, Lin slowly retracted Yan Mo into the scabbard.