Chapter 717 (1/2)
Deng Cunli walked out of the warehouse and saw his apprentice Zhao Minfa waiting outside.
”Master!”
Zhao Minfa welcomed him with a smile on his face.
Deng Cunli asked him: ”you don't wait on his wife, how come you come here?”
Zhao Min hastily explained: ”Madam sent me to invite you to Xiaozhu.”
Deng Cunli nodded, ”leading the way ahead.”
”Master, this way, please.”
Deng Cunli has been back in Beijing for some time and has been very busy.
He followed Zhao Min to Xiaozhu and met Gu Jiu.
”Is Madame feeling better?”
”I'm tired of your worries. I'm much better. Sit down and talk
Gu Jiu placed tea and refreshments in the flower hall, apparently preparing to have a long talk with Deng Cunli.
Deng Cunli bowed slightly, sat down on the round stool, and looked regular.
Gu Jiu greets him to have tea and then asks, ”are the goods ready?”
Deng Cunli nodded, ”in accordance with the orders of his wife, we have prepared five million taels of goods. Three million taels of goods have been transported away, and two million goods are left in the warehouse, which will be transported in ten days. The old slave will follow the last cargo to the northwest
Gu Jiu said with satisfaction, ”you have done very well. In the past two years, the weather has not been open-minded, from the south to the north is not peaceful, and the price of goods has fluctuated greatly. This time I asked you to deliver five million taels of goods to the northwest at one time. Do you know why? ”
”Please show me, madam.”
Gu Jiu gently knocked on the table top, considered a time to say: ”you also see, the capital is not peaceful. For a while, I couldn't distract myself from the northwest. Because Shanhe academy and women's school, more and more people are staring at me.
However, the situation in the Northwest has to continue. It can't be known that we're doing business with the northwest army. Because once known by his majesty, with his suspicious nature, his highness will definitely be suspected of collusion with the northwest army.
Therefore, it is necessary to transport the goods in the next two years to the northwest while everyone's eyes are on grain and Jiangnan. In the next two years, there will not be a large number of goods sent to the northwest. I can only guarantee that there will be a small amount of goods replenished. In the next two or three years, all the difficulties in the northwest need to be solved by you. Any problems? ”
”Thank you for your trust in the old slave. I'm fine with you.” Deng Cunli nodded heavily.
Gu Jiu laughed. ”I knew it was right to give you the northwest stall. I heard that because of the huge amount of purchasing, there are a lot of travelling merchants in Xinmin County, which is more lively than usual. Has it attracted the attention of the court? ”
Deng Cunli nodded, ”Xiuyi Wei has come to ask twice, and they have been sent away by the old slave. The old slave told them that because they were afraid that the price of goods in the South would rise and the cost would increase, they would stock up in advance. Xiuyiwei didn't ask too much. I believe in the old slave's words. ”
”Good! The goods in the warehouse should be transported out of Beijing as soon as possible, so as to avoid extra troubles. After considering opening up a second commercial road, if I can succeed, all goods sent to the northwest will no longer need to go through the capital. ”
”Madame, are you going to open a new business?” Deng Cunli's accident.
Gu Jiu nodded, ”with this idea, I have sent someone down to investigate along the way. If it works, I'll try to make it happen. ”
Deng Cunli was worried, ”will it attract the attention of the court?”? After all, it is not a small matter to open up a business road. ”
Gu Jiu laughed, ”you can rest assured. Now the most worrying thing for the imperial court is how to arrange for the victims. The government can not and can't support them all the time.
At this time, if I propose to raise funds to build a cement road and build irrigation channels in the disaster area, instead of giving priority to recruiting people affected by the disaster, the court will be very happy to cooperate. This has solved their big problem, and the court can save a lot of food and grass. ”
”Madam, do you want to copy a Xinmin County in the disaster area?”
Gu Jiu shook his head. ”Xinmin county can't copy it, even I can't. However, several large projects can be started at the same time to solve the problem of food and resettlement for the victims. ”
”It's laborious and costly. And in a short period of time will not have any income, but to paste in a large amount of money and food. The old slave didn't understand why his wife did such a thankless thing? Besides, the disaster area is thousands of miles away from the capital. Those are not the responsibility of the wife. ”
Deng Cunli couldn't understand.
Gu Jiu nodded, ”it's really not my responsibility.”
”Is the lady inviting people for Her Highness?”
”Of course not! As you said, the disaster area is thousands of miles away from the capital, and the people there can't affect the overall situation of the capital. ”
”Why does Madame do these things?”
Gu Jiu claps her hands, and her servant girl a Qing knows Ji. She takes out a map from ANGLI's study and unfolds it in front of Deng Cunli.
One of the maps of the world will be very clear. One river, one river, mountains and rivers, towns and villages
Deng Cunli, who has ever seen such a high-definition map, was shocked instantly.”This, this...”
His expression was so excited that he couldn't restrain it.
What is a map?