"It turns out to be the young master! Forgive me for being so reckless, but I didn't recognize the young master!"
Shopkeeper Wang was so frightened that he broke out in sweat and quickly planned to kneel down to apologize.
The other workers also knelt together.
What they knelt down on was not Muchuan's status as the head of the family, nor his status as the boss behind the scenes, but Muchuan's official position.
When common people meet an official, they must kneel down and salute.
"Everyone, please get up quickly. There is no need to kneel down here."
After everyone stood up, Muchuan said to the workers: "You can continue working."
Then Muchuan motioned to Shopkeeper Wang to follow him out.
After arriving outside the house, Muchuan explained his purpose to Shopkeeper Wang.
"Shopkeeper Wang, I'm here to tell you one thing."
"Young master, just ask."
Muchuan narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "In the past few days, you have sent people to bring some loose pages of the first chapter and distribute them everywhere on the streets. The main targets are teahouses, taverns, and inns."
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Wang couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Distribute? Is it possible to give it to others for free?
Shopkeeper Wang quickly expressed his confusion, "Master, when you talk about distribution, can you just give it away for free?"
"That's true." Muchuan nodded.
Shopkeeper Wang became anxious, "But Master, if we do this we will lose all our money. Even if it is a loose page, the cost will still be there."
To be honest, shopkeeper Wang has more doubts than that.
Regarding the price of the first volume of "The Condor Shooting", he was also notified by Di Renjie. The price barely covered the cost, not counting labor costs.
The young master seems to be a very shrewd person, why do you always do such a loss-making business?
Muchuan could see Shopkeeper Wang's confusion. He smiled and shook his head, "Shopkeeper Wang, don't worry, this is just the initial publicity cost."
"As long as the guests are dragged into the trap, it will not be easy for them to come out."
"Also, contact some storytellers and ask them to do some publicity. You can decide the rent."
After saying that, Muchuan didn't waste any time and left the place directly.
Shopkeeper Wang froze on the spot and couldn't help mumbling.
"Are you in trouble? The young master is the number one scholar after all. I can't understand what you are saying at all."
Shaking his head, Shopkeeper Wang stopped thinking about it and just followed Muchuan's instructions.
After Muchuan left the newspaper office, he went straight to the Home Inn.
Now that the steam engine has been developed, the hole dug here should be filled in.
"Hello, Master!"
The hotel employees all recognized Muchuan, and when they saw Muchuan coming, they all came over to salute.
Muchuan nodded and called the shopkeeper over directly.
"What are your orders, Master?"
Muchuan led the shopkeeper to the stairs.
The big hole that runs through the entire floor still exists, but in order to hide it, it is completely covered up with a combination of round tables and vases and other decorations. Guests can basically not see the hole as long as they don't lift the table.
"Shopkeeper Ma, do you know why I left such a hole here?"
Muchuan asked with a smile.
Hearing this, Shopkeeper Ma looked confused.
"Young master is a god, how dare I guess what you mean?" Shopkeeper Ma said with an apologetic smile.
Muchuan shook his head and said: "There is no need to flatter me here. I won't do this. Just tell me your guess."
"For ventilation?"
Shopkeeper Ma hesitated for a long time and expressed his guess.
Muchuan couldn't help but glance at Shopkeeper Ma. He didn't expect that Shopkeeper Ma could think of this.
"No, it's actually to prepare for the elevator."
"elevator?"
Shopkeeper Ma had never heard of this term before, so he was naturally dumbfounded.
"It is a transportation vehicle that rises and descends vertically, allowing guests to easily reach the floor they want to go to."
Muchuan touched his nose and tried his best to explain it in a way that ancient people could understand.
After listening to Muchuan's explanation, Shopkeeper Ma's eyes widened.
"Master, please stop making small jokes."
Shopkeeper Ma smiled bitterly and said, "According to what you said, wouldn't this elevator be able to go up to the sky?"
"Going to the sky is a matter of airplanes, not elevators."
"Master, what is this plane?"
Muchuan rubbed his temples and said helplessly: "You don't have to worry about what an airplane is. Anyway, you just need to know that we are going to install an elevator here."
"In about three days, someone will come over with something. You should not open the business that day and cooperate with them to install the elevator."
"Listen to the young master"
Until Muchuan left, Shopkeeper Ma's face was still full of bitterness.
He admitted that Muchuan was a genius, and every business he did was far beyond ordinary people's understanding, but this Laoshizi elevator.
To Shopkeeper Ma, it was really nonsense.
"Oh, that's fine. After all, the store belongs to others. Whatever they ask us to do, we can do it."
With a long sigh, Shopkeeper Ma returned to work.
After all the arrangements were made, Muchuan finally returned home.
These days have been really busy, and even a superman like Muchuan, who has ten times the physique, feels tired like never before.
"Mu Lang, you've been tired for a long day. Let's have a cup of warm tea."
Mrs. Fuyu came over with a blushing face, carrying tea.
Seeing this, Muchuan couldn't help but sigh.
No matter how hard he tried, Fuyu's love value was stuck at 99%, and there was no movement at all.
Compared with despair itself, the hope that can never be reached is more despairing.
It's just 1% short of that, it just can't rise.
Muchuan took the tea and said with a smile: "Thank you very much, Miss Fuyu."
"By the way, the soil and water of Chang'an are quite different from that of Silla. Is this girl still used to it?"
Faced with Muchuan's concern, Mrs. Fuyu was overjoyed. She nodded repeatedly and said, "Thanks to Mu Lang's concern, the slave family is still used to everything."
Looking at Fuyu's face full of shyness and love, Muchuan felt even more bitter in his heart.
Now that things are like this, how else can I increase my love value?
Is it possible that there is still a key opportunity missing?
Just as he was thinking, Xue Rengui suddenly broke into the room.
"Master, that group of people."
He was about to report the situation, but when Xue Rengui saw Fuyu's presence, he quickly shut his mouth.
Mrs. Fuyu is also a smart woman, "Mu Lang, then you go about your business first, and the Nu family will retire first."
"Okay, if you need anything, just tell Di Renjie."
After Fuyu left, Xue Rengui raised his head.
"Master, although I shouldn't talk about this matter, I still want to mention it."
Xue Rengui smiled bitterly and said: "After all, you are the future prince-in-law. If His Majesty knows that you have taken a concubine, I am afraid he will offend Long Yan."
Hearing this, Muchuan couldn't help but glare at Xue Rengui.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Miss Fuyu and I are completely innocent. Nothing happened."
"Master, do you believe what you say?"
"..."
Indeed, in order to increase his love value, Muchuan used ambiguity to the extreme.
In the eyes of others, even a rough guy like Xue Rengui can see that the relationship between the two is quite close.
An idea suddenly flashed in Muchuan's mind, and he finally realized that the love value was stuck at 99%, which might have something to do with that incident.