Chapter 118 Martial Arts Wrestling
As soon as he finished speaking, a buzzing noise came from below. Cao Ning and Liu Zhuo stepped forward and said, "What's the mess? Listen to Shaojun! Do you know who Shaojun is? He is the head of the Gao family, the general of the Taiping County Prince. He said it, just orders, you just need to execute it and cannot question it!"
"Wow!" These people were in chaos again. Places like Baihulou must have a background to continue to operate. Gao Chong's background is undoubtedly enough. In addition, with market tycoons like Cao Ning and Liu Zhuo, no one can touch Baihulou.
"Yes! We all listen to Shaojun. We will do whatever we say."
"Very good! The White Tiger Tower will be renovated these days, but I won't lose any salary during this period. You can study with peace of mind."
"Thank you, Shaojun!" Everyone leaned over and expressed their gratitude.
"The ones you are responsible for purchasing and reporting to my cousin Li Gong. You will be dispatched by him in the future. Every expense must be reported to him."
"Yes!" Several people agreed and went out to report to Li Gong. Although Li Gong liked to bet, his knowledge was not bad, and he conquered them in a short time.
Gao Chong said to the people below: "From tomorrow, the rest of you will follow me to train. The restaurant I want to open is very different from others. You study hard with me, and I promise to grant corresponding positions according to your ability. You must seize the opportunity."
"Yes!" Everyone agreed again, and Gao Chong asked them to go to Li Gong to report their situation and advantages and disadvantages one by one.
"Cao Ning, Liu Zhuo, Gao Wei; let's go up and take a look at what this White Tiger Tower looks like and how to renovate it."
After a walk around, Gao Chong was very satisfied with the other party. He occupied a very wide area, and the three-story wooden building could accommodate more than a thousand people to drink inside at the same time.
At the same time, there is a small offering platform on the first floor. This offering platform belongs to the White Tiger Tower. It is not a offering platform for wrestling, but a performance by singers and storytellers.
Gao Chong had already made some plans, so he said to Liu Zhuo: "Go and ask the shopkeeper here to see if there is a storyteller in our building. I want to train the storyteller in our top scholar building."
"Yes, there is a famous storyteller in Baihulou. Although she is not as good as Hitachi, she is good at telling history. I saw him just now. Young Master waited, and I will call him over." Liu Zhuo agreed and turned around and went out.
Not long after, he led a thin old man about 50 years old in.
"See Shaojun."
"Well, my father-in-law has asked me, may I ask you about your surname?"
"I dare not call him a noble surname. The old man is Yuan Fang, and he has been telling stories in Baihulou."
"I heard that Mr. Yuan likes to tell history the most, so I'll try to tell me a little bit."
Yuan Fang knew that this was his opportunity, so he quickly agreed and told a short historical story.
This person's voice is straightforward and his language is fluent. He is particularly good at shaping prominent characters' characteristics and has a good grasp of the heat. Gao Chong nodded and said, "Very good, I have a book here, and you need to tell you a paragraph every day for everyone.
But make it clear in advance that if you want to talk about this book, you can only be in my building; you can't talk about this book anyway. Of course, don't worry, I can give you enough rewards, I don't know if you agree?"
Yuan Fang was a little surprised. This man would discuss with them. They belonged to Baihulou for almost their entire lives, and their life and death are in their hands. How could they leave when they say so?
"Shaojun, the old man just relied on the building to give me some food, but he didn't dare to be ungrateful. As long as the building doesn't drive me away, I will be a person in the building for the rest of my life."
"Very good!" Gao Chong clapped his hands and said, "You will come to my house to participate in the training tomorrow. Don't leave after training. I have a book to teach you, so tell me to try it."
"Yes! The old man's order." Yuan Fang agreed, gave a deep bow again, and then turned around and left.
Gao Chong handed over the handover and statistics here to Li Gong, and then took Gao Wei and others back to his home. On this day, he did not practice martial arts and calligraphy again, but drew out his ideas and transformation drawings.
This White Tiger Tower was originally a restaurant, and its main body had not changed. Gao Chong was ready to become just his inner decoration.
After drawing the drawings, he asked Gao Weina to look for Gao Shize and Cao Sheng to review. The two of them were happy. Since they decided to be the boss, they did not mention any opinions and fully entrust Gao Chong to deal with it.
Gao Chong smiled and called Cao Ning over again, asking him, the local snake, to find a craftsman to take charge of the decoration. Cao Ning took the drawing without saying a word and said, "Don't worry, Shaojun! I will stare at them in person." As he said that, he clasped his fists and bowed and retreated.
When Gao Chong came out, everyone in the White Tiger Tower was already waiting in the yard. Gao Chong nodded and asked them to come to the cross-yard and find a bench to sit down.
"Everyone, as Kyoto, there are no less than one million people in Kaifeng. These people have to eat, wear and clothing every day. Food, clothing, housing and transportation, food is the first priority! So there is a lot of articles to do on this.
However, if we say that the location of Baihu Tower is not as good as Panlou, and the fame is not as good as Fanlou. Why should we attract everyone and make everyone willing to pay for it? The first thing is to innovate!
Our dishes need new! The style needs new! Even the service needs new! I hope you can listen carefully and learn well! You are also welcome to give more suggestions!
The more opinions you give, the more pertinent they will get. And if the opinions are adopted, I will not be stingy with the rewards. Let’s start officially!”
Although Gao Chong was just a chef in his previous life, he worked in the largest hotel in the city. In order to win over him, the city's number one chef, the hotel also gave him a share; so he still knew some hotel business strategies.
Although it is not as much as professionals understand, it is enough for these people to be amazed in the Song Dynasty, especially when some new words are spoken, which makes these people admire them.
After the class was finished, everyone was dizzy. After Gao Chong announced that it was over, they all left dizzyly. Gao Chong looked down and saw only two or three people left. Li Gong also looked expectant and seemed to have something wrong, which made him a little satisfied.
"Shaojun." Li Gong's attitude is very low now and never regards himself as his elder brother. "I have many things that I have only a little understanding of. Please help me solve my doubts."
As soon as he said that, the other people also showed attention and all came up to listen.
"Very good!" Gao Chong nodded and said, "If you don't understand, just say anything!"
After explaining to Li Gong and the others for a long time, they went back to think about it with only a little understanding.
At this time, Gao Chong had freed up some time to prepare for his martial arts test. Gao Chong was very confident in his martial arts. Since he became a disciple of Yang Zhenniang, his archery skills have also made great progress, and the rest are the Seven Books of the Martial Arts.
This is indeed due to his previous body. He is determined to restore the glory of his ancestors. He also has this masterpiece of the Seven Books of the Martial Arts in his family. He has been shattered by his years of hard work and has memorized it.
Although Gao Chong hasn't touched the book for more than half a year, he quickly remembered it as if he was having a movie when he picked it up.
Now Gao Chong is so busy that he doesn't touch the ground. During the day, he has to monitor the progress of the building and train employees to practice archery. At night, he has to learn the seven books of the martial arts scriptures with Liu Ziyi and try his best to put what he has learned into practice.
Such a fulfilling life made time pass quickly, and it was soon mid-April, and it was time for the martial arts examination. Gao Chong, Liu Ziyi, Yang Zaixing and Luo Yanqing went out early in the morning and headed straight to the schoolyard.
During the exam, special horses and equipment equipped by the state must be used. Their weapons and war horses are left outside the school field. Gao Chong asked Gao Wei and Liu Zhuo to guard outside, and several people passed the exam card and entered the school field.
The school yard covers a large area, and there are also buildings equipped with stables and armorys; to the north is a Yingwu building, where the examiners are responsible for supervising the examination.
Martial arts from all over the country soon entered the schoolyard. At first glance, there were seven or eight hundred people. These people had to be ranked in three competitions of weightlifting, archery and art. Then they had to conduct literary tests; in the end, 20 people would become Jinshi.
Only twenty of them were admitted from seven or eight hundred people, and the admission rate was about three times lower than that of Wen Juren. It can be said that it was very cruel and could not tolerate any carelessness.
They first had to conduct three martial arts exams in the field, namely strength lifting, bow and archery and skills. They selected about 180 people, and then conducted military scripts and strategy discussions in the field, and finally determined the number of places to be selected.
After the seven or eight hundred people entered the school field, they were divided into 8 teams for testing. Gao Chong's number was 245, Yang Zaixing was 5, Luo Yanqing was 566, and Liu Ziyi was 324, but they were not in the same team.
The first test was strength. Three large stones were placed in the schoolyard, two hundred kilograms, two hundred kilograms, and three hundred kilograms; lifting two hundred kilograms is considered qualified, lifting 250 kilograms is considered good, lifting 300 kilograms is considered excellent.
With the order of the examiner, the war drums were as bright as thunder, and the competition officially began. The envoys went forward to take the exam at one time according to their numbers.
"Dongdong!" The drum sounded loudly, and the invigilator's examination results were reported from time to time.
"Qualified!", "Qualified!", "Failed!", "Failed!", "Good!"...
"Excellent!" As soon as this sentence was shouted, many people exclaimed. They turned their heads and looked at the first team. They saw Yang Zaixing, the fifth one, who came out for the test, easily holding a 300-pound big stone, looking around, as if I had not tried my best yet.
"Oh!" A picketer next to him just picked up a stone worth 200 kilograms. As a result, because he turned his head to watch Yang Zaixing, he suddenly felt angry. The big stone rumbling down on the ground and was hitting his feet, screaming in pain.
Chapter completed!