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Although the commoners had not been able to witness the peerless charm of the singing and dancing group, it did not affect their popularity and fervor in the capital in the slightest. It had been pushed up a few steps more! Especially the shallow lead singer of the singing and dancing group. With a unique charm and unique temperament, not only had he conquered countless top listeners, but he had also created and promoted Zhang Zhou to become famous throughout the capital! The shallow reputation of the Nine Prefectures' Yao Tai was no less than that of the entire capital, with countless circles around it!
In the Nine Regions, business was doing the lottery in front of the Flowing Water Pavilion as scheduled! At the beginning, it was good that they were able to maintain order even with a large number of people. But as the winners continued to cash in the coveted prizes one by one, the commoners gathered more and more, the atmosphere became more and more lively, and there were signs of overcrowding. Cao Yi, who was in charge of the scene, decisively dealt with the situation. After the incident, Zhang Zhou also felt some lingering fear, which was something he was very proud of.
Only eleven lucky people completed the award. For those who are not present or who have not accepted the award in time, the Nine Prefectures Business makes a declaration that the winning number will be posted outside each of the major shops of the Nine Prefectures for inquiry. In the future, you can hold a valid poster and go to the Zephyr General Store to exchange.
In short, the singing and dancing group's trip to the capital had been a great success.
After a series of actions, such as poetry gathering, beauty pageant, singing and dancing group, the business effect of Jiuzhou was unstoppable! Within the circle of officials and nobles of the capital, there was already a trend. If one's family did not have a set of family properties with the unique insignia of the Nine Regions, it was definitely a matter of losing face! If he didn't know how to hum a few lines of Yao Tai's melody, how could he have the ability to chat with others about Feng Yue? Drinking wine without drinking He Zhou, how can you say drinking wine to your heart's content, and how can it be poetic? How could You Fang, who had no smell of zhenqi on her, have the face to ask her to meet her sister? He had never been to Hezhou before, nor had he ever seen Hezhou City in person. How could he dare say that he was experienced and knowledgeable? In the winter, I came to Hezhou to see the snow! Under the propaganda, He Zhou became the tourist target of countless people.
According to Qu Thirteen's statistics, the number of times the capital's pier had been used to transport ships to Hezhou had increased threefold. Not to mention the tourists from the south! The amount of goods shipped from Hezhou to the capital had increased fivefold. Furthermore, the shops in the capital responded the most with this request: Request for an increase in the quantity of goods supplied!
The officials of Hezhou Prefecture's political yamen, Tang Wenxuan, and Zhou Ru led a large number of officials from Hezhou. They welcomed the masses and personally went to the dock to welcome the return of the singing and dancing group.
On the way back to the city, Zhang Zhou told Tang Wenxuan about his plan to open a dancing and singing academy. Naturally, Tang Wenxuan agreed with both hands. In the end, it was decided that the Prefecture would provide free land for the Nine Prefectures' business investment and start the construction of the Jiuzhou Dance Academy!
In addition, the production base of the Nine Prefectures' business had already experienced a shortage of manpower due to the huge increase in the supply of goods. The scale of the workshop was also insufficient.
As for the shortage of personnel in Zhang Garden, it was definitely different from the merchant caravan recruiting. The recruitment requirements were stricter, and Zhang Zhou did not want to lower the standard as the price to solve the problem. He planned to establish the Jiuzhou Technical Academy to recruit qualified personnel after two months of training. Because of the popularization of culture, there were 7 or 8 people who would not even know their own names. Zhang Zhou had asked for this: ”Mainly focus on actual ability, do you know the rules and regulations of the Nine Prefectures, and just learn to write your own name!” For literate people, after training, they will hold a higher income position.
As for the problem of the workshop's expansion, it naturally couldn't do without Tang Wenxuan's support. With a wave of his hand, not only did Zhang Garden's land area become three times larger, he also linked it together with Zhang Zhou's proposed plan to reform the western part of the city. He simply said, ”I'll leave the western part of the city up to you, you can do whatever you want with it!” He had solved the land problem.
This time when Zhang Zhou came back, not only did he have to arrange for the Nine Regions' business to be arranged, he also had to settle the matter of the yamen's imprisonment. As Zhang Zhou was in the rear, he had to maintain a single voice, inside and out, up and down. This was something that Zhang Zhou absolutely could not allow to happen.
The yamen of the criminal arrest, which was held by Zhou Zhu, was now used to letting Zhang Zhou take charge! Although they could not rely on eating the commoners to earn money, the subsidy provided by the Nine Prefectures' businesses was more objective and generous. Just by this point, the entire yamen's idea was to follow Zhang Zhou! Youjiu was promoted to the top of the hunting list, Lin Jiu replaced the head of the constable and helped Youjiu to stand guard in Hezhou. When Zhang Zhou asked if You Nan seven wanted to follow him to the capital's torture camp, He Nan was naturally willing, but Zhang Zhou requested that he must wait until after his wedding before he could transfer. You Nan seven could only agree. Before this, Cao Yi had already told Zhang Zhou that he could arrange a few of his trusted aides to join him in his duties. After all, in the capital, if he wanted to develop, he would need the assistance of a few close friends, so Zhang Zhou readily agreed. Feng Xiaoxiao continued to stay in the yamen. The Nine Regions Business Mission had left him with no means of escaping.
Guan Yu-niang, as the head of the family, reigned in Hezhou, commanding the businesses of the Nine Regions, with the support of the Seventh Elder. Old Yellow had already landed in the capital. Feizi also began to carry out department, hall type management of the underground forces, stop the previous pot of porridge management model.
Qu Thirteen had also moved the headquarters of the river merchant caravan to the capital's pier. Because of Zhang Zhou's operation and Empress's assistance, the Nine Prefectures would take over a large project to reconstruct the dock on a large-scale basis. The scale of the project was larger than that of Hezhou, and they would need someone to oversee it.
After Zhang Zhou received the return payment from the Queen, he came up with this plan. He would fund the reconstruction of the Kyoto pier, but when it was completed, he would need ten years to manage the terminal. The fame and credit for the construction of the prosperous capital was given to the empress. The Queen truthfully informed Zhao Qianyuan that he had received detailed reports about the remodeling of the Hezhou Pier, and that it was inevitable that he had thought of reconstructing the pier. However, such a large project could not be solved with just the use of words. Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhou had delivered himself to his doorstep. Furthermore, there was no need for the imperial government to contribute, so they were naturally in favour of Zhang Zhou's proposal. They also ordered the Ministry of Work to cooperate fully!
Tang Long also sent back the news in Nanping Prefecture that the Sima family had agreed to the Nine Prefectures' request and had also confirmed the location of the land they would buy. It was near a salt lake in Nanping Prefecture. But there was some trouble with labour. After all, there were very few people in Nanping Province, and the number of business employees in the Nine Prefectures was very large, making it difficult to solve the problem. Furthermore, in order to enjoy the benefits of the commission, the Sima family didn't want to give this piece of meat to any other family and couldn't meet the requirements of the Nine Prefectures. Tang Long dared not make up his mind. He reported the situation to Zhang Zhou and asked for advice.