sinovels Chapter 112 Chapter 112
Chapter 112 Chapter 112
The ocean seems to be calm, but under the waves there is always an undercurrent. How is the world's affairs different from this ocean?Wanshigang seems to be peaceful, but with the battles between Beilu and Taiping Island, Zhaoyang and Qin Li'an, many forces have also gathered, and everyone is staring at it here, looking at Gu Ruyang, Zhaoyang, See what kind of waves the two women in the troubled times are going to make.
It's a pity that all the expectations didn't come to fruition. Zhaoyang was surprisingly quiet after returning to Wanshigang, and Gu Ruyang didn't make any moves. The two just appeared in Gu's mansion and Jiutian as usual, which made people feel calm shock.
"Master, letter." Hai Xing handed an envelope to Gu Ruyang: "It's from Beilu."
Gu Ruyang was standing on the top of the ship building feeding her sea eagle. The bird that was the size of a small bird half a year ago had stood up for more than half a foot now.
After receiving the envelope, Gu Ruyang asked, "Is the waterway unsealed?"
In the previous war with the Qi army, in addition to her blocking the route from the Northern Qi, the Northern Qi also blocked the route from the South.
"It was solved three days ago." Haixing replied, and the Minzhou Chamber of Commerce sent a letter immediately.
Gu Ruyang nodded. Hokuriku's business volume is not small. Before, they were used to transporting Hokuriku's handicrafts to Xifan. Tea, porcelain, and silk were the most profitable commodities.
This letter is not thin, it has written [-] or [-] articles in lower case. After all, it has been half a year without contact with Taiping Island, and the head of the chamber of commerce there has a lot to say.
Gu Ruyang flipped through them one by one, looking very carefully. Since there is a lot of content, the amount of information is also large enough. From the Northland military to the income in the past six months, it has said a lot. In terms of proportion, there are more It's still the business of the past six months, and this content really caught Gu Ruyang's eyes.
"Is there any good news? The master." Hai Xing asked.
Gu Ruyang nodded with a smile on his face: "It's a good thing for my business."
"How to say?"
"The amount of silk and tea purchased this year has tripled compared to the first half of the year. There are some problems with the porcelain. The Northland court set up porcelain supervision, so the tax was raised." Gu Ruyang was not nervous, but said relaxedly: " But it is said that the firing technique has been upgraded to another level, and the chamber of commerce bought some samples first, and then sent them to England to see the reaction of the red-haired people."
"That's great." Haixing echoed: "The business of the Guangzhou Chamber of Commerce is not much different from that of the Minzhou Chamber of Commerce. I think the business volume of the two places should be evenly matched. Since the supply in the Northland is abundant now, it is very important for this year's business. It's a good thing to say."
Hai Xing smirked, and asked Gu Ruyang, "Didn't the annual salary be higher at the time of the tail teeth?"
Gu Ruyang pinched Hai Xing's ear and said, "I haven't settled with you for the matter of you giving the little fox a clock at my wedding last time. If you want to cause me some trouble again, even last year's money won't even be taken away." .”
Gu Ruyang didn't care about Haixing's disappointed face, but said seriously: "It seems to be a good thing, but it is actually a great hidden danger."
Hai Xing rubbed her ears and shook her head: "It's just that I don't want to part with the money, so there's some hidden danger."
"I!"
"The head of the house calms down."
Gu Ruyang turned his head, and saw Du Yong coming up the stairs with a smile on his face, and he didn't forget to walk to Hai Xing and pat her on the head: "You should have followed Zeng Shi to the war, and I don't know why the master took you Stay with me."
Gu Ruyang picked up a lump of fish and put it into Haiying's mouth, and replied: "Look at her stupid, she can tease Zhaoyang if she stays by her side. It's just that I can't do it every time I get angry."
"Mr. Du." Hai Xing still greeted Du Yong very politely, and continued the topic just now: "The head of the house said that there are hidden dangers. What hidden dangers are there when the business is done? Isn't it just that you don't want to pay money?"
Du Yong was amused by Haixing, and worried that other people might have the same thoughts as Haixing in the future, so he explained: "What the head is worried about is nothing but the strength of Hokuriku."
Gu Ruyang gave her a thumbs up, sure enough Du Yong knew her.
"In the past six months, the volume of silk and tea has increased, and seeing the big from the small shows that the Hokuriku has enough food and crops. The income of the people in the Hokuriku will naturally be higher than that of the first half of the year. Naturally, taxes have also risen, and it’s just the first signs of it now, and I’m afraid that in another year, Beilu might look different.” Du Yong saluted Gu Ruyang immediately after explaining, and the old fox said with a serious face : "Please make plans early!"
"Uncle Du, what do you think?" Gu Ruyang asked Du Yong.
Du Yong didn't answer Gu Ruyang's question first, but said another thing: "The director of the Minzhou Chamber of Commerce also brought me a letter. He only said that since the establishment of the Porcelain Supervisor, he has tried his best to open up relationships. Regardless of profit, name, reputation or beauty, those who use it can't impress the supervisor. He also tried to start from other places, but he was also rejected. You should remember that Wang Cong, the head of the Minzhou Chamber of Commerce, was trained by me. Well, when it was still the Great Zhou, he won countless orders for us, and the methods used against Zhou back then became useless in the Northern Qi?"
Seeing Gu Ruyang, Hai Xing looked even more ugly, she asked Du Yong: "Then why?"
Du Yong also lowered his face: "This is because the officials in the Northern Qi Dynasty are clean and honest, and the official system is perfect, so we can no longer allow us to go through the back door. This also means that we will compete head-on with other local chambers of commerce, and use real skills and real prices to buy what we want. Our cost will increase for the things we want, but due to the slow and scarce news from Hokuriku to the West, we will not be able to quickly adjust the price in the later stage, then the profit will decrease for at least half a year, and there will be a danger of goods piling up. How? Look, none of this is good news."
"Mr. Du, what you said is really complicated." Hai Xing really couldn't understand: "Since it's so complicated, it's still the same as in the early years. Let's send a few flexible fleets to rob along the sea and river. Isn't there everything here?"
Hai Xing has always followed Zeng Shi, either fighting or killing, or robbing and setting fires, she didn't bother to explain, but just looked at Du Yong, since Du Yong came to her now, with the character of this old fox, he naturally has a rough heart.
"My subordinates think that we should move westward." Du Yong said directly, he knew that Wanshi Port was hard-won, but he still made such a decision.
Gu Ruyang raised his hand and let the sea eagle out. The two-foot-long guy flapped his wings vigorously and rushed towards the sky. Gu Ruyang watched it fly away, and vomited deeply again. Tone, but no longer speak.
"The head of the family, if Beilu becomes stronger, it will not be a good thing for our Gu family." Du Yong said: "The subordinates also know that this matter is no small matter, and they will discuss it after the other people come back, but please make arrangements early."
Du Yong said that the other people are He Sansi, Zeng Shi, and You Erniang. The Gu family's current world is led by the four of them, and Wanshigang is also a pain in He Sansi's heart. If you really want to leave, you can't. It came out of Gu Ruyang's temperament.
Gu Ruyang nodded. In fact, seeing the signs of Hokuriku, she also deliberately avoided the edge, but she hadn't thought of the best way yet.
"I'm not busy discussing this in advance. We'll talk about it next year when we have our first teeth. In the past few years, Hokuriku has recharged its energy and stored up its energy. Now it's finally getting better, but if we want to reach prosperity, I'm afraid it will take a year or two." Gu Ru Yang said: "Mr. Du, please think about whether there are other ways."
Du Yong nodded naturally, he also prepared a detailed work, the purpose is to find out the situation of Northern Qi clearly.
"Starfish," Gu Ruyang said, "Get the boat ready for me, I want to go back to the mansion."
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Luo Qiaoniang may have died without thinking that she could still sit in the courtyard of Gu's mansion in an upright manner. Before being imprisoned in the water prison by the Gu family, she was tortured a lot, and finally received a full [-] boards on her back.But now the servants of the Gu family are serving her tea, Zhaoyang is sitting not far from her, playing the piano alone.
Luo Qiaoniang was also considered a married woman back then, and she was an official lady when she was young. Although she played the role of a civilian woman for several years, she still heard the song played by Zhaoyang. Today Zhaoyang played "Xiaoxiang Shuiyun", which is Mountains are water, but Qiaoniang can tell that it is more about nostalgia for the mountains and rivers of her homeland. In this matter, Qiaoniang is not Zhaoyang's bosom friend, and she touches the meaning of the five strings, and also touches Qiaoniang's heart. , reminded the woman of her dead husband, child and the compound under the five pines.
As soon as she gave up, her clothes were already full of tears, Qiao Niang wiped away the tears with her cuffs, and then smiled at Zhaoyang, she said in a thousand words: "I have met the eldest princess, the princess is very good at playing the piano."
Zhaoyang asked Qiaoniang to sit back, and felt a little tired after playing for a while, so he asked someone to bring some more fruit.
"Why did you come to Gu's mansion to look for me so suddenly today?" Zhaoyang was also a little surprised. It stands to reason that although Qiao Niang has exposed her identity, it is still a bit inappropriate to appear in Gu's mansion in such a grand manner. If there is something to do, we can meet In the county seat of Fei County.
"Back to the princess, the airline has been unblocked, and the Hokuriku spies have brought news." Qiao Niang whispered in Zhaoyang's ear.
"Then let's go into the house and tell." Zhaoyang dispersed the servants again, brought Qiaoniang into the study, and asked Fengjian Fengdi to guard the door of the study, not allowing anyone to approach.
"Did you find anything?" Zhaoyang was also quite concerned about the situation there.
"Back to the princess, the spy replied that Beilu is quite prosperous now, and the tax revenue is several times higher than last year. It seems that..." Qiao Niang didn't want to admit it, but she told the truth: "It seems to be quite popular."
When Zhaoyang heard this, he couldn't tell what expression he had on his face.
"I'm afraid it's just a spy's reply?" Zhaoyang asked, "Didn't we leave nearly a hundred people in Beilu? Now that the air route is unblocked, let's wait and see what other people say."
Qiao Niang hurriedly nodded, and agreed: "This subordinate also thinks so, wait a little longer and see what happens."
"The thief of the Northern Qi Dynasty was born recklessly, how can he know how to govern the country? I am afraid that this prosperity is just a coincidence." Let the spies in the Minzhou government do one more thing, find out what is the relationship between Chu Han and the north?"