Zhao Hao couldn't help but ask: "Why haven't I heard Your Highness mention it?"
Dashan said quickly: "Perhaps the princess saw that the young master was living in the inn and didn't want to move out, so she didn't say anything."
Zhao Hao nodded: "Anyway, thank you, Your Highness."
Then he turned to look at Wu Song and Blue Bird and said, "Let's get everyone settled in during the afternoon."
"Miss Bluebird, please invite Princess Yuchengzhang and the owners of four businesses to your house tomorrow to discuss cooperation."
"Yes, sir."
Bluebird agreed and immediately made arrangements.
At dusk, the blue bird returned with an unhappy look on its face. Zhao Hao couldn't help but laugh when he saw it.
"What happened to Miss Bluebird?"
"Things aren't going well?"
Qingniao immediately said in a deep voice: "My Lord, please let me inform Princess Yucheng and the four major companies."
"Princess Yucheng agreed very happily after I sent her the invitation."
Zhao Hao's eyes moved: "So something happened to the four businesses?"
Qingniao nodded and said, "After leaving Princess Yucheng's mansion, I went to deliver invitations to the owners of the four major businesses."
"But, it was as if they had made an appointment. Not only did they not show up, they also made excuses saying that their boss was out on business."
"In response to our invitation, he didn't refuse to come. He just said that everything would be decided after the boss came back."
"This clearly means returning!"
When Zhao Hao heard this, his brows furrowed.
After a moment's silence, he asked, "Is there any movement from the prince of Wu?"
Bluebird shook his head and said, "There is nothing special about it. He is still meeting with important officials of Wu State. He seems very anxious and wants to do his best to get Shu State to join their side."
Zhao Hao did not comment, and asked: "Are you sure that the Wu people did not contact the four major companies?"
Bluebird nodded seriously: "Yes! However, I cannot guarantee whether the Wu people have contacted the four major companies through other means."
Zhao Hao shook his head: "Forget it, since the four major companies don't want to participate, then we won't force them."
Bluebird said quickly: "But Lord, our grain purchase still depends on them..."
Zhao Hao said calmly: "It doesn't matter. Without them, we can still buy our food. It won't delay anything."
Qingniao was obviously still very worried, but since Zhao Hao said so, she didn't say anything more.
After a pause, Zhao Hao continued, "Get ready to receive Her Royal Highness Princess Yucheng tomorrow."
As he spoke, Zhao Hao turned to look at Wu Song who was standing beside him and said, "Second Brother Wu, tell the cook to make some exquisite dishes and snacks tomorrow."
In the afternoon, the entire villa was redecorated, adding a festive touch to the quiet and elegant atmosphere.
The next day, in the morning, Her Royal Highness Princess Yuchengchang arrived, accompanied by her daughter, Princess Yingying.
Zhao Hao specially asked his men to line up to welcome him, making a grand ceremony, which made Her Royal Highness Princess Yuchengchang very satisfied.
"Welcome, Her Royal Highness the Princess, and Her Royal Highness the County Lord."
"You are too polite, sir."
"As it should be, today is a good day for us."
"That's what the Marquis said."
"Your Highness, the Princess, we confirmed our intention to cooperate the day before yesterday. I originally wanted to include the four major businesses so that we can expand our sales channels."
Zhao Hao smiled bitterly and said, "What a pity, the four major companies don't seem to want to join in."
"I don't know if it's because of me or because of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"But forget it if you don't want to join."
"We set up the channels ourselves. Although it is a little more troublesome, the result is the same."
"Your Highness, since we are going to cooperate, my idea is to have the most comprehensive and in-depth cooperation."
"There's no such thing as cooperating a little bit and keeping a little bit."
"This is the only way to maximize our interests. What do you think, Princess?"
Princess Yuchengchang immediately smiled and nodded repeatedly, saying, "My Lord, what you said is right. That's exactly what I thought."
"My Lord is indeed a straightforward person. It seems that our cooperation will be very smooth and pleasant."
Zhao Hao nodded and said, "Of course, Your Highness, let's have dinner first, and then discuss the specific rules after dinner?"
Princess Yucheng smiled and said, "Okay, the guest follows the host's wishes. I will follow the Marquis's arrangements."
Zhao Hao smiled and shook his head: "Your Highness, what are you talking about? This is the imperial capital of Shu. If you want to talk about guests, then I am the guest."
Hearing this, everyone laughed.
Zhao Hao waved his hand towards Wu Song and said, "Second Brother Wu, go and make some arrangements and have the kitchen serve the food."
Wu Song took the order and left.
Zhao Hao turned to Princess Yucheng and Princess Yingying and said, "Your Highness, Princess, Your Highness, please come in."
"Today I specially asked the kitchen to prepare a few dishes of our Da Gan style. Your Royal Highness the Princess and Your Royal Highness the County Lord, please have a taste of them."
Before Princess Yucheng could speak, Princess Yingying at the side could not help but ask softly, "Excuse me, Lord Marquis, is this the stir-fry you invented?"
Zhao Hao was startled and couldn't help but laugh: "Your Highness also knows how to cook?"
Princess Yingying said, "I heard it from Li Ge. After she came back from work after the New Year, she kept telling me about the Master's deeds, including inventing stir-fry dishes and opening the First Floor."
"Li Ge said that the dishes cooked by the young master are simply delicious to the heavens."
Zhao Hao immediately looked at Princess Yucheng beside him in confusion.
Princess Yuchengchang said, "Li Ge, because I have always been in charge of the treasury, has a grudge against me as her aunt, but Yingying and the other sisters have a very good relationship."
"So, every time that girl comes back, they always get tired of each other."
Zhao Hao suddenly realized: "So that's how it is."
Soon, the dishes came up, and after tasting them, the mother and daughter's appetites instantly whetted and they were extremely satisfied.
After the meal, Zhao Hao and Princess Yu Chengzhang discussed the cooperation matters in detail.
Zhao Hao regularly delivered a certain amount of dry wine, soap, white linen paper and porcelain to the State of Wu.
Princess Yu Chengzhang, on the other hand, carried out comprehensive sales through the royal treasury.
At the same time, the agent subcontracting method can also be adopted to include the next level of dealer numbers.
This item was added by Zhao Hao.
Princess Yucheng's first reaction was to refuse, but after Zhao Hao's comprehensive analysis of the channels for selling the imperial treasury and weighing the pros and cons, the princess reluctantly agreed.
However, a condition was also put forward.
That is, we will wait until the channels are fully opened in the future, and once a situation of supply exceeding demand is formed, we will open the workshop in Shu Kingdom.
Zhao Hao agreed to half of this condition.
Soap and white linen paper workshops could be opened in Shu, but dry wine and porcelain were rejected.
He has good reasons too.
When brewing dry wine, the flavor is closely related to the region, and the location of the workshop cannot be changed at will.
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