The decoration was quite unique, but Chu Qiu Ze was in no mood to appreciate it.
He came with a mission, to find a spy, the legendary traitor or spy.
I don’t know what the details of this world are like!
Instinctively speaking, such people are usually hidden in the crowd and seem inconspicuous at first glance.
But this cannot be generalized, we still need to observe carefully before we can make any conclusions.
But from what Chu Qiu Ze had observed along the way, there didn't seem to be anything worthy of suspicion. The waitresses took orders and served dishes in an orderly manner, and the customers behaved honestly except for some explicit looks, and there was no taking advantage of the customers.
"How's my place?" Ren Mingbi said with a rather proud look on his face, "It's not the brothel you imagined, is it?"
Chu Qiuze asked in astonishment: "Did you drive this?"
Ren Mingbi nodded, "These women are all homeless and miserable people. If they have no one to protect them, their fate can be imagined. So I opened such a wine house to provide them with shelter."
To be honest, Chu Qiuze actually admired Ren Mingbi at this moment.
In ancient times, women had a low status and only a few dared to work outside. In other words, no shop was willing to employ these young women.
In that era, women who had no home to return to would either sell themselves into slavery, or if they were lucky they would find someone to marry; if they were unlucky they would be abducted or deceived into a brothel, which was completely normal.
Therefore, Ren Mingbi's behavior is indeed somewhat incompatible with Dahan, but it cannot be denied that it is a good thing.
Ren Mingbi went on to say, "Most of the guests who come here are scholars. Although they are a bit pedantic, who doesn't want to have a beautiful woman by their side when they compose poetry? If they really go to a brothel, these scholars would think it is a disgrace to their manners."
Moreover, Dahan had very strict control over its scholars. If a student with a degree in imperial examinations visited a prostitute, he would be punished at the very least, or even have his degree revoked.
Although it would be fine as long as no one reported it or no one was discovered, some brave people would go there secretly, but now there is such a safe place with countless beauties, who would be willing to take the risk of going to a brothel to visit prostitutes?
Although some people think this is a side ball, Chu Qiuze does not think so.
Aren't there maid restaurants and boyfriend restaurants nowadays? This is just a business gimmick.
Chu Qiuze thought in her heart, although in this era, women working outside the home are still criticized, but as long as they have a safe place to go, enough food to eat, and warm clothes to wear, who would care about that little bit of reputation?
Years ago, after Lan An's investigation, a memorial was submitted, so the marriage age for men and women in Dahan has been raised to 18 years old, and marriage requires the consent of both parties. No young girls will be forced to become concubines anymore, and everything is based on voluntary consent.
But that's not enough.
Chu Qiuze thought that he still had to find a way to improve the status of women.
Women should never be men's appendages, they should have another way of living.
For example, the female waitresses in this restaurant, although they have the ability to support themselves, they have a bad reputation and not many people are willing to marry such women who are exposed to the public.
So although they can support themselves, it will still be difficult for them to get married in the future.
But what if all women in the world were free to work?
Are these men going to remain single their whole lives?
By then, the woman will be able to earn money on her own and will have confidence in her husband's family.
There are many places where women are needed. For example, if we want to trade with the Hu people in the future, we need women to make woolen products, weave cloth, make clothes, and knit sweaters.
Also, Dahan already has cotton, but it is only used to weave cloth to make clothes, but cotton can be used for more than that.
These are all places where women are needed.
It can be said that the development of a country cannot be separated from the role of women.
Chu Qiuze had a plan in mind. He would think about it carefully when he got home tonight and write a business plan.
Now let’s hurry up and find that detail.
I just don’t know where the person is hiding, or has he missed it today?
No, that shouldn't be possible.
A mission that is triggered only when you go out must be related to the destination.
Ren Mingbi had the food and wine served. "Try it. The chefs here are descendants of the chefs in the palace. The food tastes really good."
Chu Qiuze was not interested at all, as the chef in the palace also came from the palace.
But now that people are here, it would be disrespectful not to try it.
He picked up the chopsticks and pretended to eat a few bites, but his eyes kept looking around.
Careful work, careful work, where is the careful work?
The details of the Hu people should be the Hu people, their looks are very recognizable, but the people coming and going here all have Han Chinese looks.
Ren Mingbi saw that the male god seemed to be worried, "Does the male god have anything to do today? Forgive me for being abrupt, if there is something, I will send someone to take you back home."
Chu Qiuze shook his head to indicate that it was not necessary, but could not help but remind him, "I told you before I left that you should not call me male god in public, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble. Just call me Qiuze."
Ren Mingbi readily agreed, "Qiu Ze, if you are not in a hurry, then wait a moment longer. There is a performance in this building, and it would be a pity to miss it."
"Performance?" Chu Qiuze asked, "Singing and dancing? Playing the zither? Singing opera?"
That was all he could think of.
Ren Mingbi nodded, looking very excited: "All, all, but you must watch today's song and dance performance."
"Oh?" Seeing him promoting the product so enthusiastically, Chu Qiuze thought it must be very exciting.
"Qiu Ze, you don't know." Ren Mingbi's face was slightly obscene. "A few days ago, I got a dancer. Although she is from a foreigner, she is still a prostitute. She was originally a young lady waiting to be married. She was forced to become a dancer because her family fell into poverty."
Foreigners, Chu Qiuze became interested, "I'd like to hear the details, where are the foreigners from?"
"That dancer is a Hu person." Ren Mingbi made the final decision. "When she dances, her tiny waist is so alluring."
Chu Qiu Ze smiled. After searching for a long time, he finally got it without any effort.
Being a dancer was a lowly and insignificant profession in that era, but as long as you were famous, you could come into contact with many dignitaries.
In the imperial city, if you throw a brick from the second floor and hit ten people, nine of them have some connection with the officials.
When it comes to gathering intelligence, these people are often the best to target.
"When will the dancer appear on stage?" Chu Qiu Ze felt a little sleepy after watching several shows in a row.
It’s also because those programs are so hypnotic. I don’t know how those students can be so excited to watch them.
Ren Mingbi took a sip of wine and said, "We were supposed to wait for the final performance. If Qiu Ze is interested, I will have someone come on stage now."
How could Chu Qiuze refuse? It was so late, and he was very sleepy.
He needs to quickly confirm the identity of the dancer so that he can make plans!
Once the boss has spoken, the people below will quickly report it.
Soon, the stage downstairs was set up. The first time on stage, it must give people a bright feeling.
Chu Qiuze discovered that the accompanying musical instruments were also from the Hu people. He was a little confused. Was this spy a single person or a group of people?
Ren Mingbi explained, "Those musicians are all from Dahan. They have learned some Hu people's musical instruments before, and now they are just put to use."
Chu Qiuze thought for a moment and asked, "How many dancers are there?"
"She is alone, and she brought a maid with her." Ren Mingbi knew very well that this wine shop did not engage in prostitution, and any girls who came to apply for the job would be strictly screened.
For a beauty like this Hu dancer, it is natural to inform the boss.
Chu Qiuze nodded thoughtfully. It was obviously impossible for a woman to break into another country's imperial capital alone to work as a spy.
Therefore, the dancer must have someone to contact her, or even a gang.
It seems that even if the dancer's identity is confirmed today, we can't act rashly and we have to catch all the contact persons in one fell swoop.
"Great!" Cheers came from downstairs.
Chu Qiu Ze looked towards the window and saw a graceful dancer, covered with a veil and barefoot, standing on the stage.
He first performed the Dahan salute very politely, and then greeted the audience in non-standard Dahan dialect.
"Dear guests, I am Black Fungus, from the far west. I came here because my family fell into poverty. I am sorry to have embarrassed myself here for my survival."
Although the pronunciation was not standard, Chu Qiuze still understood it.
He was powerless to complain about the nickname "Black Fungus". He carefully observed the upper half of the dancer's face. The exotic style was not very obvious, but it could still be vaguely seen.
Could he be a mixed race?
The accompaniment on the stage sounded, and Black Fungus began to dance gracefully, her thin gauze fluttering with her dance moves, her waist swaying...
It's really tempting!
The gay Chu Qiuze almost stared at it.
When the dance ended, Hei Mu'er took off her veil and bowed to the audience.
The cheers from the audience were continuous and lasted for a long time.
Even Chu Qiu Ze couldn't help but applaud. She was indeed beautiful. After traveling through time for so long, the most beautiful woman he had ever seen was this dancer.
It is no wonder that some silly netizens in modern times joked that the ancient emperors attacked the Western Regions, could it be for grapes?
Many wealthy young men from well-off families had already started throwing money onto the stage.
According to the rules, half of the guests' reward goes to the restaurant, and the other half goes to the dancers.
The dancer was indeed very excited, and looked as if she had never seen money before. She kept mumbling words of gratitude in unstandard Dahan dialect.
Chu Qiuze thought about it and decided that since he couldn't act rashly today, he had to do something.
According to the usual routine, this dancer became famous with her dance today, and in the future countless young men would be willing to pay for her. Then it would be her turn to approach those young men and extract information.
Since the dancer wants to extract information, then she can get it from him.
It will then depend on who has the better tactics!
Chu Qiuze called the servant brought out from the palace, "Do you have any money with you?"
The boy was the housekeeper's son. He was going out today, and the housekeeper was worried, so he let his son go with him.
The boy nodded and took out a purse from his pocket. "I don't have much with me. Only fifty taels of gold."
This was the money his father paid him from the palace's public account before he left home, just to meet his master's unexpected needs.
Fifty taels of gold, in this world, has enough purchasing power to shock anyone.
Chu Qiuze has money, but he still feels a little painful to give the money to a spy.
Forget it. You can't catch a wolf without sacrificing a child. He waved his hand and asked the servant to deliver the fifty taels of gold to the dancer.
Just as he guessed, after the dancer stepped down from the stage, she quickly asked the waiter to come over and inform him that she wanted to thank him in person.
No, the goal has been achieved.