Chapter 12 Establishing a Career
The shop is next to Luoshui, but it is not close to Luoshui. It is still separated from Luoshui by a residential area and a wall.
However, the port is really good. The shop is located at the intersection of the West Street Street in Fangnei. The shop is basically all wealthy and has the spare money to spend. As long as the wine and food provided are not particularly bad, and they will become repeat customers, the residents in the shop can maintain basic income.
Merchants who enter the city from Shangdongmen and Anximen who want to pass Luoshui to Nanshi and Xishi will pass by Shanglinfang. Although the shops are opened in the walls of the shops, unlike the prosperous shops in later generations that anyone who passes by will see them, the urban pattern of this era is like this. The shops can only be opened in the shops. Yang Yun only wants to open the reputation, and the past business travelers come to the shops to consume.
The shop was rented, but Yang Yun was not in a hurry to move in. Just like in Chengdu, he first found someone to create handy furniture.
As a later generation, Yang Yun was not used to the layout of floor mats. The high tables and low benches were standard configurations for the family in the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty. In this era, it was a combination of short tables and floor mats. It was inconvenient to kneel down everywhere.
As for the bed, Yang Yun likes to sleep on wooden beds instead of sleeping directly on the floor like the "tatami".
He handed over the design drawings of the table, chairs, benches and beds to the carpenter. After reading it, a ridiculed smile appeared on his face and thought that Yang Yun was looking for trouble, but because of the sufficient price, he still happily took on the job.
Yang Yun did not open a winemaking workshop directly in the backyard of the shop. He was planning to find another place to make wine. This time he learned his experience and directly brewed wine, purifying it in one-stop. As for the backyard of the shop, it was converted into a kitchen area. A total of five stoves were built and a corresponding size of iron pot was created at the blacksmith shop.
After a lot of trouble, I spent ten cents of money, and all the furniture and store decoration were done.
From renting the yard to getting everything arranged, four days passed in a blink of an eye, the Liu Mansion caravan had left Luoyang and headed for Chang'an.
Yang Yun did not inform Lei Jiao, Ruan Yue and others of his place. He was worried that Wang Yu would be found by him. At this time, he still didn't know the situation in Huiye City. After all, Wang Yu was a chief official in the border area. If he lost the battle, he was furious and used the power of the government to deal with him. Although he had superpowers, he would still have some trouble.
The shop is ready and the winemaking workshop is also selected. It is also in Shanglinfang. It is a civil courtyard built on the wall of the shop. It has three fronts and backs and is attached with left and right side courtyards. Because it is located in the deepest part of the Qu Lane, the house is also relatively dilapidated and needs to be renovated. Therefore, it is rented for only a lifetime of money and you can pay the rent every month in the future.
Yang Yun has designed it. The front yard is mainly used to stack grain and other raw materials, the middle yard is used to make wine and fermentation, and the back yard is used to purify the grain wine and distillate the high-level wine.
There are two yards on both sides, one of which can accommodate workers, and the other can store wine jars. At the same time, Yang Yun will use high-alcohol wine to add water and various spices to blend various flavors of wine, reinstall it, and then ship it directly from this side yard.
While Yang Yun hired bricklayers and carpenters to repair the courtyard and build various winemaking and distillation facilities, he went to the carpenter shop and the blacksmith shop to customize various utensils. In his spare time, he tried to contact his third uncle Yang Xuanzui.
Yang Yun thought it very clearly.
"It is definitely not possible to visit directly... Many people in this world dislike the poor and love the rich. My third uncle must have thought that I came to Luoyang at a desperate situation, so I looked down on it."
"I have to give this third uncle some gift first. It doesn't take too much. He just needs to think that my nephew doesn't need him to support him and live a good life. As for the previous situation of doing business under Wang Yu, you can also tell him to let him know that I have the ability to settle down and establish a career."
For others, Yang Yun would try to hide his relationship with the Jiannan Jiedushi Wang Yu, but not only did he not need to hide it from Yang Xuanluo, he felt that he could also exaggerate it and make Yang Xuanluo look at his nephew with admiration.
"I must make this third uncle like me, otherwise he will set a threshold to prevent me from meeting Yang Yuhuan. My plan to stand out will have to make other plans... In addition, Yang Yuhuan's attitude, the ninth sister, is also very important. Before confirming my true strength, even if I know that my younger brother can make money to support my family, he will not give up Yang Xuanlu's political resources and instead join me."
After Yang Yun thought about everything clearly and found out the location of the yamen where Yang Xuanzuo, the scholar Cao Jun, was located, he went to the market to buy some gifts and asked someone to send them to Yang Xuanzuo.
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Yang Yun did not go to give gifts in person, but asked someone to do it for him. The person he was looking for was Yazi He Wuliu.
He Wuliu did not take Yang Yun seriously at first, thinking that Yang Yun was a rich man from afar, with strange people and land and poor experience, so he wanted to take some oil from Yang Yun.
But after a few days of contact, He Wuliu found it difficult to knock Yang Yun's robbery. Yang Yun did things without any leakage. He always planned in an orderly manner, acted calmly, and always looked confident. Before he could figure out Yang Yun's background, he did not dare to do it.
However, Yang Yun also gave He Wuliu a lot of opportunities to make money, so he asked him to go around and find craftsmen, rent shops and civil yards, which made him make some money. This time he asked him to give gifts. When he learned that Yang Yun's biological uncle was from the seventh-rank scholastic Cao, he was even more enthusiastic and felt that he had climbed to a high point.
He Wuliu has a certain power in the dark side, but he lacks the relationship between the government... He told Yang Yun before that he had a foothold in the Cao Transportation Office, but in fact he was just dealing with the government as a member of the Cao Gang. He was in contact with the officials who were not in the right position, and others would not look down on him at all. He felt that this time he curled up with Yang Yun could make up for his lack of personal resources and respect Yang Yun a little more.
Yang Yun spent a total of fifteen stakes to buy gifts.
Among the gifts are Shu embroidery, Su embroidery, Shu brocade, Yunjin and other silk satin, as well as Qingcheng Mountain old bacon, dried longan, bamboo shoots and bamboo fungus, and yak jerky local specialties. At the same time, a box of about two silos of copper coins was presented to her sister Yang Yuhuan.
He asked He Wuliu to send a letter, in which he stated that he had joined the immortals in Shu and practiced Taoism. Later, he was guided by his mentor to help Shifang County to defeat the Southern Barbarians, obtained a degree from Hanzhou Township, and then received the appreciation of the Jiannan Jiedushi Wang Yu, who helped Chengdu to create the fire talisman to achieve the great victory in Jinchuan...
Yang Yun originally wanted to write exaggeratedly, but after writing down his experience, he realized that even without exaggeration, it was enough to make Yang Xuanma's chin fall off.
In his letter, he stated that his purpose in coming to Luoyang was to take the lead in Luoyang and buy industries. He would also participate in the spring exam in Luoyang next year, which is the Ministry of Rites for the Jinshi exam every year.
At the end of the letter, Yang Yun was grateful to Yang Xuanzu for taking care of his ninth sister Yang Yuhuan over the past few years.
Because he had no relatives in Luoyang, he hoped to get the support of Yang Xuanluo, and gave him a gift as a filial piety to his elders. At the same time, he also sent two staples of rouge to his ninth sister Yang Yuhuan, indicating that he would come to visit him when he turned back.
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He Wuliu went there for a long time and finished Yang Yun's gift giving. After returning, he became more respectful to Yang Yun.
He Wuliu described the process of giving gifts.
As the military officer of Cao, the Henan Prefecture, Yang Xuanzui was not of high official rank, and only came from the seventh rank. However, he was in charge of the brigade, boats, carriages, houses, and arts. As the manager of the Eastern Capital, many houses, boats, carriages, and carriages in the Luoyang Imperial City were supervised and manufactured by Yang Xuanzui, which was a typical type of small officials and powerful people.
Yang Yun originally didn't know much about Yang Xuanhu's duties, but after He Wuliu's statement about Yang Xuanhu's pomp, he had a better understanding of it.
At the beginning, He Wuliu handed over the greetings, but no one paid attention to the yamen. There were many people coming to the yamen to give gifts every year, and many people gave gifts to Yang Xuanyu. It was not that high-ranking officials came to give gifts, so it was normal that no one was welcomed.
He Wuliu waited for more than half an hour, and suddenly someone came out to send a message to him in. Not only did he send the gift to the yamen, He Wuliu also met Yang Xuanzui himself.
When Yang Xuanzui learned that his brother's alive son had arrived in Dongdu, he sent someone to give gifts. He chose to meet He Wuliu in person. After reading the letter, he expressed his feelings, probably saying that his brother had successors, and said that he would bring Yang Yun's feelings to the people in the mansion, especially the two-point money Yang Yun gave Yang Yuhuan, and the meeting would invite Yang Yun to the mansion to have a family dinner at the date.
"Young Master Yang, you are so proud that you can benefit from it. You have never seen such a big official before." He Wuliu spoke with his waist straight, as if he felt that he was very glorious when he entered the yamen to talk to the officials.
Yang Yun's enthusiastic attitude towards Yang Xuanluo was quite surprised.
Yang Yun thought to himself: "Even if Yang Xuanzui cares about brotherhood, there is no reason to favor the children of the brother who are so arrogant... After seeing my letter, he showed such courtesy, which only means that my ninth sister is too excellent. Maybe Yang Xuanzui is ready to use Yang Yuhuan's unparalleled talent and appearance to seek political benefits. Only by loving the house and being inferior to the underworld will he show a good face to me."
"And maybe he didn't expect that I would achieve such great achievements in Shu. Not only did I learn from the immortals, I also became a guest of honor for the Jiannan Jiedushi."
Yang Yun was very satisfied with the contact this time, even exceeding his expectations.
Yang Yun rewarded He Wuliu with 5620 cents, and He Wuliu said he didn't want anything, which was in sharp contrast to his previous attitude of greed for money.
"Being able to do things for Yang Xiaoguanren is a blessing that the villain has cultivated for several lifetimes. What instructions do you have in the future? Just send someone to inform him, and the little one will be on call."
After saying that, He Wuliu rushed out of the door, really not wanting the reward Yang Yun gave him.
Yang Yunxin said, "This guy is only in his early twenties, not old, but he is very eye-catching. He knows that following me is beneficial and he will be steady and steady."
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After contacting Yang Xuanmai, Yang Yun was not in a hurry to submit a visit again and agreed on the time of the family banquet.
Now he has to complete the preliminary preparations for the restaurant, and the workshop also needs to recruit workers. With He Wuliu's strong help this time, things went very smoothly. All the preparations were completed in just five days.
This time, Yang Yun spent about ten cents of money. After all, the rent is paid monthly, and the house repair is only repaired, so it doesn’t cost much to hire a worker. As for the main materials for brewing wine, the main materials are grain and koji fermented substances, there is no need to purchase too much at a time.
There is one advantage in Luoyang, that is, it is very close to later commodity society. As long as you have money, you will definitely be able to buy things. This is much better than Chengdu. There is still barter in Chengdu, but in Luoyang, there is basically no exchange between items, and the goods are basically marked with clear prices.
There is even the concept of futures. You can spend money to order goods and materials that have not yet been produced. Luoyang land and water transportation are very developed. Many goods from other places can be shipped to a few days after ordering.
The winemaking workshop has begun to brew low-degree grain wine. The fermentation process in winemaking is very troublesome, but there are regulations to be copied, because winemaking is no longer a patent in this era, and even ordinary people know the brewing process and can get started with a little training.
The entire brewing process took about twelve days. In order to get the first batch of high-altitude wines out in advance, Yang Yun went to the market to buy a batch of brewing wines for distillation and purification.
Still adopting the old method in Chengdu, Yang Yun invited some civilian women who were not good at it to work, and the three sisters Anlun, Yidan and Yarou took turns to guide and supervise.
After half a month of preparation, more than twenty jars of high-altitude wine have been brewed. Even after mud sealing, the yard is filled with wine.
Fortunately, the courtyard is close to the yard wall, and outside the wall is the rushing Luoshui. There is no road for pedestrians to walk on, so I am not afraid of being found by people following the smell.
Yang Yun asked He Wuliu to invite the chef and his friend to come back and prepare to open the store on a date.
"Before I went to see Yang Xuanhu, the restaurant had opened, indicating that I had established a career in Luoyang. This is the premise for Yang Xuanhu to agree to my relationship with Yang Yuhuan... When Yang Yuhuan saw that I had my own industry in Luoyang, he would put down all his guard and recognize me as my younger brother."
Chapter completed!