Go back to ancient times to engage in sideline business

Tang Zhongxun looked over at the voice, and was very pleasantly surprised when he saw the man's face.

"Big Brother Gao!"

Gao Zhang got up and came over, smiled and patted Tang Zhong's shoulder, as if seeing his promising younger brother.

"My father and I didn't believe that you were the city gate guard before, but now that you're wearing armor, you really look much more energetic!"

"Sit down, sit down! Brother Gao, why are you here?"

Tang Zhong consciously sat down at the table, and asked shopkeeper Liu for two plates of small teas, as if he didn't regard himself as an outsider at the moment.

There were guests, shopkeeper Liu couldn't say anything, he decided to keep Tang Zhong for a while, and let him make good arrangements for the few days he was away.

Gao Zhang took out the coupons in his arms, "I was waiting for someone at the street corner, but the clerk of this store gave me this receipt, so I thought about going in and taking a look, drinking a pot of tea shouldn't cost much."

As he spoke, Gao Zhang took out an ingot of silver from the money bag and stuffed it into Tang Zhong's hand.

"Brother Tang, thanks to you, our father and son have made a big deal! We made two tables according to your drawings, one can be changed from a square table to a big round table, and the other is placed on top of the round table. It has a layer of wood and can be rotated."

"We originally wanted to make it for home use, but we just finished the carpentry part yesterday and were putting tung oil on the outside, when a passing merchant saw it and said that we would buy it back in large quantities!"

"No, today I transported the few tables I made to the city, and he took them back by water, saying that they would show them to the Chamber of Commerce. This is the deposit he gave, and you will keep it."

Looking at the eloquent Gao Zhang, Tang Zhong was sincerely happy for their father and son.If this business is successfully completed, and then gradually develops and grows, the Gao family will make a lot of achievements in a short time, why bother to work hard for others?

The silver ingots in front of him are at least twelve taels, which shows that the transaction amount is quite large.

He pushed the silver back, "You guys have worked so hard, I can't take the money. At the beginning, old man Gao, oh no, I mean Uncle Gao, generously helped my family when there was an accident, and gave us money when we couldn't get rid of it." Grain and rice. No matter how many blueprints I draw, it will be difficult for me to repay the kindness of your father and son."

Good will be rewarded, this should be the truth of the world.

"Wouldn't that mean we took advantage of you for nothing? No, no, you have to accept the money. If we didn't meet by chance today, our father and son will come to the city to look for you someday."

"What's the point? Right now, these tables are just a small trial. After you and Gao Bo officially set up your own signboard, I will draw some furniture. If they can be sold, I will share it with me."

Tang Zhong looked young, but his vision was far-sighted.Standing up for their own brand is something that their father and son have always wanted to do but failed to do.

Before making a coffin, I was controlled by others, so I didn't dare to do more.Now with Tang Zhong's blueprints, maybe after a year or so of hard work, the Gao family's signboard can really be erected.

Gao Zhang has a straight temper, seeing Tang Zhong persisted, he stopped talking.

"Forget it, Brother Tang is a big business man, and I don't want to be my mother-in-law's. But do you know what names my father and I gave these tables?"

Tang Zhong took a sip of hot tea and said casually, "What's it called?"

"Tangmen table..."

Tangmen Table, a table named after him!

Tang Zhong sent Gao Zhang to the ferry, turned around and walked towards the east gate, feeling indescribably comfortable all over.

The haze of the previous poisoning incident has been cleared away, and he has gained a sense of accomplishment for the first time in this era.Even a small person with a low status can cause a little splash in this era.

The east gate was in front of him. He restrained his emotions and went back to work honestly.

Seeing him coming, Zhao Li beckoned to go faster.

"What's wrong? Looking at your face, is there something uncomfortable?"

Zhao Li put on a straight face and said angrily, "What else can I do, I'm so hungry!"

"It's been a long time since you slipped away, kid. It's almost time to get lunch. I don't have the strength to walk over, and Lao Zhang can't even get off the ground. You go to the public kitchen and bring back your lunch!"

The public kitchen is in the backyard of the county government, next to the jail.

The left and right are cooking for the public. The cooks are cooking the big pot of rice for the officials and the miscellaneous food for the prisoners in the prison.

The petty officials working in the county yamen, who are close to the water, often come to sit and wait as soon as they smell the fragrance wafting from the public kitchen.

And those who work outside like city gate guards, if they come late, often they can't even get the soup for cooking, and only the unfinished white flour steamed buns are waiting for them.

Even if they can't keep up with the good ones, eating leftover white flour steamed buns and white rice porridge is still many times better than ordinary people's homes.

Tang Zhongsuan came late today. In the yard outside the public kitchen, the servants on duty were breaking bamboo branches from a piece of bamboo, breaking them open on the table with a saber, and using them as toothpicks to pick teeth.

"I don't know how many kickbacks the chef has eaten. The dishes are really different every day. Don't say anything else, let's just say that this lunch, I had to dig through the dishes for a long time before digging out some meat scraps."

Seeing Tang Zhong approaching with a stern face, the servant at the side signaled to keep his voice down.

"It's no wonder cook, you don't know. Yesterday, the magistrate of Lin County was reprimanded by the master of Futai, saying that our county government can't collect taxes, but the food is extravagant and wasteful. No, today's dishes don't even dare to put more meat. .”

"It's the black complaint from Gucheng county magistrate again? How can Gucheng county be better? Last year, a flood flooded a large area of ​​land, and the bad debts for disaster relief have not been fully understood. I am sorry to say We? If we don’t eat a few slices of meat, we won’t have the energy to lift the fire stick in the afternoon.”

"Okay, okay, who told us that the county government can't collect taxes and don't have much money? If the county government has serious money, we will eat delicacies from mountains and seas every day, and no one dares to fart in front of the Futai adults. Okay, Don't talk about it, if you turn around and be heard by outsiders, you should cause trouble again!"

The cook just came out from inside and handed the food box containing steamed buns and rice porridge to Tang Zhong.

He heard clearly what he said just now, what was the kickback, what was the lack of meat in the dish, the cook rolled his eyes in anger.

"If you have the energy but nothing to do, go out and find money for the yamen, it's a hundred times better than just sitting around and complaining!"

"Hey! You cook, are you betting your temper with me? Come here and see if I don't break your back!"

"Do you think the food is poor? Why don't you try the food in the prison! I don't think these prisoners can fart like you, and they will be full!"

Seeing that the yamen servant and the cook are both working hard, they are about to roll up their sleeves to do it.Tang Zhong clutched the food box tightly, and quickly slipped out of the yard, he didn't want to get into trouble at this moment.

The public kitchen and blacksmith shop are both on Qingniu Street, Tang Zhong stopped by Wangji blacksmith shop and handed the blueprint in his arms to Bo He.

Uncle He looked bewildered, Tang Zhong only said to hand it over to the blacksmith, if it can be made according to the drawings, it will not worry about sales in the future.

The temperature gradually warmed up in the afternoon, and there were beggars basking in the sun again on both sides of the city gate.

No beggars will come to make trouble anymore. Dr. Chu is very skilled in medicine, and the poisoned beggar grandson should be fine.He didn't dare to go to Town God's Temple or Benxin Hall, after all he still owed Dr. Chu two taels of silver!

At this juncture, making money is the most important thing!

There was something in his mind that he had planned for a long time, and he wanted to do it for a long time, but he kept looking forward and backward, and did not take action for a long time.

Now after some turmoil, Tang Zhong actually figured it out.

Being a city gatekeeper honestly all the time may not be able to survive alone, it is better to fight boldly and earn money earlier!

As soon as he said it, Tang Zhong took a pen and paper from the city tower, waved four big characters with his big hand, glued them with paste, and patted them on the wall where the notice was posted on the city wall.

The passing peddler thought it was a new sea arrest document, so he came over and took a look.

"Hot space for rent?"

What do you mean?

"It means that there are a few places in Dongchengmen that can be used for advertising. If any boss needs it, they can come and rent it from us. The advertising places are limited, and the highest price gets it!"

The peddler only thought Tang Zhong was talking nonsense, he really couldn't understand a word of the promotions and advertisements!

After a while, someone came over to look around, Tang Zhong still smiled and introduced him.

Throughout the afternoon, passers-by repeatedly asked about the notice for renting a busy place, and Tang Zhong explained them one by one.

But just like the hawkers before, everyone came here with doubts and left in a daze, not knowing what to do.

Zhao Li was also confused.

Tang Zhong babbled to others, his ears were callused, but he still couldn't figure it out. If you write a few words on the wall, will someone be willing to pay for it?

"This is an advertisement. If you spread it widely, it can quickly increase the popularity of the business in a short period of time. When the popularity is opened, the business will naturally be easy to do."

Zhao Li was still confused, "In Qingjiang County, there is no merchant that I don't know about. Even if it's newly opened, all the people in the city will know about it within three days at the most. Why bother to come to the east gate to read the notice?"

"It can't be said that way. Word of mouth is word of mouth, which everyone knows naturally. Advertising communication is marketing, which is what merchants want everyone to know."

After finishing speaking, Tang Zhong went to explain the advertising space to others, and Zhao Li scratched his head dumbly, speaking like a tongue twister, it's not the same, he should know sooner or later.

A whole day passed, and many people asked, but none of them were really interested.

After closing the city gate and returning to the city tower, Tang Zhong picked up a pen and paper and began to toss again.

Perhaps because of Deng Erhu's affairs, Hu Tou'er didn't show up all day, not even at night.That's fine, just report to him after the matter is done.

Lao Zhang still nestled on the Datong bunk, did not take any medicine and had no follow-up visits, and his complexion had returned to normal.He pretended to cough a few times only when someone passed by.

Tang Zhong believed from the very beginning that he was the one who poisoned him. Now that Lao Zhang recovered miraculously and quickly, he didn't bother to pay any attention.

Lao Zhang's one-man show will be sung by him!Right now, he has more important things to do, without the involvement of the shit stick, it's just convenient for him to flex his muscles.

The sky is bright and the sun is rising.

On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the number of people entering and leaving the East City Gate increased significantly.

It will be Laba in a few days, and people from all over the world are rushing to the city to buy some festive things.

On the other hand, the West City Gate, which is usually crowded with people, has seen fewer and fewer people coming and going at the gate of the city as the number of business travelers on the official road decreases day by day.

Among the common people who entered the East City Gate, many people noticed that a large-character notice was pasted in the previously empty passage of the city gate.

Different from the densely packed small characters on wanted criminals, there are only two rows of large characters on this notice, which are put together like firewood, so as not to be seen by others, all of them are written in the size of a fist.

"Century Fuxing Restaurant, members enjoy [-]% discount forever!"

There are enthusiastic men who can read and write, and read word by word to the illiterate uncle and aunt next to him.

This is a rare thing that has never been seen before. In the small Qingjiang County, before noon, the news that Fuxing Restaurant posted a notice at the gate of the city spread among the people.

The line of people waiting in front of the Fuxing Restaurant, and the line of people queuing up to register members all lined up on the street to pull out the elders.

Shopkeeper Liu was so busy talking, his mouth was almost crooked in the middle of the day.Thanks to him dragging Tang Zhong to life and death yesterday, he didn't expect to come up with such a way.

Baima West Street is close to the West City Gate, and the big restaurants on the street are mainly for merchants on weekdays. Now most of the merchants are rushing home for the New Year, and the business is becoming increasingly deserted.

Looking at the grand occasion in front of the Fuxing Restaurant, the shopkeeper of Pinyaju clenched his fists.