Chapter Thirty-Five: Complicated Thoughts

  Zhao Quanyi finished explaining the reason and then eagerly asked Du Le, "Has the new face arrived?"

  Du Le heard this and felt a bit uncomfortable, feeling like he was somewhat of a delivery boy.

  Zhao Quan's words were cut off, and the intense situation in the store made him very excited, even forgetting his identity, he actually started directing Du Le.

  The reputation of Mei Wei Xuan grew, and even the Emperor of Chu heard about it and issued an edict to encourage it. The government of Jin Yang City also maintained order for Mei Wei Xuan.

  Could it be that Zhao Quan had other thoughts just because of this? Du Le couldn't help but think with a small mind, wondering if Zhao Quan would take Mei Wei Xuan as his own business and want to swallow it alone.

  "The Mei Wei Xuan restaurant is a bit small, and there's also a two-story building in the city that's being sold at a low price. I plan to expand my noodle shop and make more money, so I bought it. And I'm planning to hire more chefs, not just for cooking noodles, but also to add some other dishes." Zhao Quan said confidently.

  What is this for? Are you making plans for your master and making decisions on his behalf? Even if it's just a job, shouldn't the boss agree before making such a decision? Moreover, when increasing branches, we also need to consider the problem of supplies. Buying in large quantities, at one time, wholesalers don't have that much inventory for Du Le either.

  Working hard to earn money, busy to the point of being dizzy and disoriented, only to end up becoming a wage slave in the end? Du Le's face couldn't help but look unsightly, and he didn't respond to Zhao Quan's words. He coldly said: "Leave behind three months' worth of wages, as well as one percent of your profits. Hand over all the gold coins you have now."

  Du Le didn't know how big this world was or how many people there were. If Zhao Quan Yi wasn't careful, he would abscond with the money and Du Le wouldn't know where to chase him.

  Zhao Quan didn't notice Du Le's change in tone and said somewhat discontentedly: "Ah, aren't you leaving some gold coins behind to buy some food?"

  "What ingredients?" Du Le asked, weren't all the instant noodles and ham in the noodle shop purchased by him from Fuhai City? He wanted to know what Zhao Quan had said.

  "Rice noodles, vegetables and meat. According to customer requirements, Mei Wei Xuan also launched other cooked noodles." Zhao Quan said.

  Du Le grew even more dissatisfied, humming a sound, and said: "From now on, your 10% profit in Mei Wei Xuan is gone. You'll get a monthly salary of 300 gold coins instead. Also, the income from those ingredients you purchased yourself will all be yours. Go, call all the shop assistants outside, I have something to say."

  Zhao Quan suddenly felt something was wrong and saw Du Le's cold expression. He said nervously: "Your Majesty..."

  Du Le didn't look at him, and waited until all the shop assistants had entered before speaking to everyone: "Mei Wei Xuan's fragrant mushroom stewed chicken noodles, braised pork ribs noodles... these few types of noodles will implement a new reward system. For every bowl of noodles sold, the shop assistant in charge can earn one point of gold, and accounts will be settled once a month. Also, for every bowl of these noodles cooked by the noodle chef, they can also earn one point of gold. Everyone work hard, there's money to be made, Mei Wei Xuan operates better, everyone will have more money."

  The crowd cheered behind the delicious pavilion, Zhao Quan's expression was unpredictable. After everyone left, he finally knelt down and said: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for my presumptuous behavior."

  "I don't have much to say, just give me the gold coins first. Later, I'll post a notice that due to the rise in grain prices, our pancake inventory is running low, and for the next three days, we will only sell 1000 portions of soup noodles per day, until they are sold out. Also, within the next three days, I will hire an accountant to specifically calculate the income and expenses of Meizai Xuan's gold coins, you are still the manager of Meizai Xuan after all. Additionally, the wine house you purchased is considered your private property, after all, you have a family to support, so I won't intervene, whether it's good or bad is up to you to manage." Du Le said straightforwardly. People's hearts are often insatiable, they haven't been together for long, and Du Le didn't expect their grateful hearts to last forever, necessary supervisory systems and measures were necessary.

  Du Le knew he might have misunderstood Zhao Quan, but he still chose to do so, just in case. Moreover, Du Le was not very reassured in his heart. To say that making money, earning tens of millions at once, the previous Du Le didn't even dare to think about it. But now, with such a lucrative path right in front of him, Du Le didn't want to give up and naturally cherished and valued it more.

  Du Le had indeed considered opening a branch of Mei Wei Xuan, and after this conversation with Zhao Quan, he felt it was necessary to diversify his business and not put all his eggs in one basket. He couldn't live forever in this world, and accidents could happen at any time, so it was better to be prepared.

  Received the gold coins and left the Delicious Pavilion, Du Le didn't hurry to transmit back. Du Le asked for help from the spirit, wanting to be notified before the time limit, even automatically starting the transmission function at the last moment.

  The situation in Chu is getting more and more dire, with an increasing number of refugees fleeing to Jinyang City. In order to make a living, more and more people are starting to sell their children or even themselves into slavery.

  Du Le didn't have much time to recruit people, so he simply went to the place where refugees gathered the most, to a special slave market, where there were plenty of people for sale. At least, official slave contracts had some constraints.

  Xiao Duo Cai, a northerner from the state of Chu, literate and formerly an accountant for a wealthy family. He fled to Jinyang City with his wife and son, but unable to find work, struggled to make ends meet, and was forced to sell himself into servitude as an accountant for another wealthy household.

  Yan Fu was once the owner of a wine shop in the northern city of Chu State, but later fled to Jinyang City with his family. Unfortunately, they encountered robbers on the way and lost all their money.

  Apart from these two, Du Le also bought a few young and strong men to serve as guards.

  Later, Du Le also spent 2,000 yuan in gold outside the city to buy a manor and settle the families of Xiao Duo Cai and Yan Fu. The servants who came with the manor were also bought by Du Le and kept for use.

  Since he felt that Zhao Quan had other intentions, Du Le naturally wanted to buy another house. However, the transmission coordinates were set within the city, and for the time being, he didn't plan on changing them. Energy stones were hard to find, and after going to the Treasure Pavilion a few more times, Du Le couldn't find any again.

  Time was tight, Du Le bought people and spent a lot of time buying the manor, only to have just enough time to assign tasks to Xiao Duo Cai and Yan Fu respectively, and leave some gold coins needed for operation.

  Xiao Duo's task was simple, which was to go to Mei Wei Xuan as an accountant, to count the income and expenses of Mei Wei Xuan, do a good job in accounting, manage money, and have the right to question Zhao Quan, the shopkeeper.

  If the shopkeeper wants to spend more than 100 gold coins, there must be a reason, and after being verified by Xiaoducai, the gold coins can be issued.

  Compared with others, Yan Fu's task was a bit more complicated. That is to buy a medium-sized wine house and do his old business, running the wine house business.

  The business of the wine house, in the early stage, as long as it can be operated, Du Le is not demanding to make much money. When the time comes, after Du Le solves the factory's problem, he will consider again. Du Le has thought about directly purchasing goods on Earth and then selling them in Jinyang City. However, what Du Le thinks in his heart is safety and less trouble. This trouble is not referring to hard work or tedious tasks, but rather being found by people who come to make trouble.

  Xiao Duo Cai and Yan Fu were also very grateful to Du Le, because not only did he give them a meal for the whole family, but also gave them a way out for the whole family. In this way, for the future of their families, both of them worked hard for Du Le to make money.

  Unlike Zhao Quan, Du Le was clear from the start. He had to sign a contract of servitude and work for him for at least ten years before he could redeem himself and leave on his own.

  Du Le hired a total of ten guards, all of whom were from rural households outside the city. Du Le paid them high wages and had high expectations. He appointed an old man in his fifties who was already living on the estate as the butler and asked him to go to the martial arts school in Jinyang City to invite a martial artist to come and teach them some self-defense skills for ten days, with a daily wage of ten gold coins and two meals included.

  Leaving some gold coins for the butler to pay for a few days' expenses, Du Le gathered all the people in the manor and warned them not to spread what they had seen, then sent him back to Fuhai in front of everyone.

  Du Le wants them to be intimidated and have a sense of reverence, so they can devote themselves wholeheartedly to him.

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