After leaving the prison, Jing Zhe went straight back to Juxianlou.
When he entered the main hall of Juxianlou again, a familiar feeling washed over him. It turned out that in just half a day, the layout of Juxianlou had been arranged to be the same as that of Wenxiangju.
Therefore, when Jing Zhe entered, he had the illusion of returning to Wenxiangju. Seeing Zhang Xiaoyu still busy, he smiled and said, "Xiaoyu, you guys are quite efficient!"
Zhang Xiaoyu straightened up, wiped the sweat from her face, and smiled sweetly: "It's alright, husband! The layout of Juxianlou is similar to our Wenxiangju, so it's fine with just a little decoration!"
Jing Zhe nodded, then shook his head and said, "From now on, it can no longer be called Juxianlou, but should be renamed Wenxiangju!"
Zhang Xiaoyu smiled and nodded, "Then husband, hurry up and write a few plaques, and once they're framed, we can replace all the old plaques at Juxianlou!"
He then added, "As per your instructions, the main building of Juxianlou is the largest, so it will be used as the Fragrance Pavilion. The inn on the left is the smallest, so it will be used as a distillery. I've also had the tools purchased. We just need to select a few distilleries in the city to start producing strong liquor! As for the right side..."
At this point, Zhang Xiaoyu suddenly became somewhat troubled.
At this moment, Chen Jiannan came over and explained the situation to him.
It turns out that when Jing Zhe revealed his identity this morning and then arrested Prefect Liu and Manager Hu, all the waiters from both Juxianlou Restaurant and the inn were present and witnessed the whole thing.
They were still very afraid of Jing Zhe, so no matter how the restaurants and inns were modified, they not only didn't say a word, but also cooperated fully, doing whatever they were told.
This is understandable; after all, they are just employees, so listening to Jing Zhe is the same as listening to Manager Hu.
But things get complicated when you get to the brothel on the right.
Because the brothels are full of prostitutes who make a living by singing, drinking, and even sleeping with clients, if the brothels were converted into newspaper offices, they certainly couldn't stay. But if they were kicked out, they would have nowhere to go.
These women, having spent years navigating the world of men, had become like tough nut to crack, and since they lingered there, Chen Jiannan and his men couldn't do anything about them.
So after half a day, the basic outlines of the winery and the Wenxiangju branch were already in place, but the newspaper branch made no progress at all.
After understanding, Jing Zhe laughed and said, "Then let this president go and meet them!"
...
With the ambition to "reform fallen women", Jing Zhe came to the brothel on the right side of Juxianlou.
Meanwhile, the heavily made-up women in the brothel were gathered in the hall, chattering indignantly, saying that there was no way they could leave.
Seeing Chen Jiannan and the others follow Jing Zhe in, they knew the main character had arrived, so they all came up and surrounded Jing Zhe.
But when they saw Jing Zhe's young and handsome face, they were somewhat stunned. The middle-aged woman in the lead asked, "Are you President Jing?"
"Exactly."
The women were even more surprised after receiving an affirmative answer.
I've never seen such a young second-rank official before!
And it's so...beautiful...
Being women of the night, they all swarmed towards Jing Zhe in the next moment, using every trick in the book to try and please this young and handsome man and get him to take advantage of them.
Of course, when a man's talent and looks far surpass a woman's, such close physical contact beyond friendship becomes not a case of the man taking advantage of the woman, but rather the woman taking advantage of the man.
Jing Zhe, who had so many beautiful women around him, was unwilling to be taken advantage of by these women of the night.
"Stand still, everyone!"
Jing Zhe roared, adding a trace of internal force, stunning the women. The next moment, they looked at Jing Zhe again—
Then I thought Jing Zhe was even more handsome...
Even yelling at people gives you a tingling, wet feeling...
Jing Zhe ignored their flirtatious glances and explained to them the ownership and future use of Juxianlou. He then clearly told them that it would never be used as a brothel again.
The women were naturally dissatisfied. If they left the brothel, they would be homeless and have no money to live on. When Manager Hu was the boss, he was no different from a vampire. They had worked in the brothel for so many years and had hardly earned any money.
They didn't complain too much about eating and living here before, but they definitely won't want to be kicked out now.
Jing Zhe certainly wouldn't do something as foolish as increasing the unemployment rate in one place, so after thinking for a moment, he promised, "You all know how to play the zither and sing, right?"
"Yes, yes, I sing really well, President Jing, would you like to hear me sing?"
"Don't listen to her, listen to me,"
"..."
These women are just too unrestrained...
Luckily, I am knowledgeable and experienced; otherwise, most people would have surrendered long ago!
"Don't talk nonsense, I'm a respectable person!"
“Yes, yes, that’s what every man who comes here says at first,”
"..."
This is... way too explicit!
Chen Jiannan and the others rarely saw Jing Zhe suffer a setback, so they stood behind him covering their mouths and snickering, thoroughly enjoying themselves. This made Jing Zhe so angry that he kicked them a few times.
Jing Zhe gestured for everyone to be quiet, then pulled out Chen Jiannan, who had been gloating earlier.
"Editor-in-Chief Chen, please explain the content of our Da'an Newspaper to everyone!"
"Forehead…"
Chen Jiannan was just watching the drama unfold when Jing Zhe dragged him into it. He panicked a little, but after calming down, he started talking anyway.
The women found it intriguing, but they were completely confused, as they had no idea what the Da'an Newspaper had to do with them.
At this moment, Jing Zhe said, "To tell you the truth, the establishment of this branch of the Da'an Newspaper was appointed by His Majesty, so there will be no more brothels in the future. If you really want to cause trouble and obstruct the establishment of the newspaper, you will be going against the court and against His Majesty. You can think about the consequences yourself."
"..."
These words were undoubtedly meant to put pressure on the women of the night, and sure enough, they all fell silent after hearing them, their brows furrowing, clearly under great pressure.
Jing Zhe nodded in satisfaction and continued, "If any of you still want to make a living by working in brothels, I won't stop you. Considering that you've been at Juxianlou for so many years, I can give each of you ten taels of silver. You can go to other brothels in the city."
"..."
After he finished speaking, the women stared at each other, none of them stepping forward to ask for the ten taels of silver.
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