Chapter 262 Business Bureau
"Then do you know what kind of injury Zhou Chunyu suffered and why he didn't marry Sister Zhilan?"
Donghua shook her head: "I don't know about that. Besides, Sister Zhou only told me about the past with Manager Zhou in bits and pieces when she was drunk. I asked Chiyu out of curiosity, and Chiyu knew about the past and told me some of it, so I pieced this together."
Gu Huan understood.
Zhou Zhilan said that he was infertile, which was the reason why they loved each other but did not get married.
Even though the people in the Duke's Mansion in Bian Jing knew that the two of them had been engaged, they had no idea that Zhou Chunyu had been seriously injured.
This is too cruel for a normal man.
So Zhou Zhilan and her brother didn’t say anything.
Gu Huan said weakly, "Go and call Manager Zhou over."
You have to explain it to him clearly.
Alas, she hurt the lovers.
After a while, Donghua came back panting.
"Manager Zhou left overnight, saying he was rushing back to Bianjing."
Gu Huan was stunned.
Finished.
"Where's Sister Zhilan? Go check and see if she's there."
Donghua turned around and ran away.
He quickly ran back and said, "Sister Zhilan is missing. Someone saw her going to the stable."
Gu Huan was helpless.
He must be going after Zhou Chunyu.
Alas, she did something very stupid with good intentions!
"Go and keep an eye on it. As soon as Sister Zhilan comes back, ask her to come over."
Donghua looked at her, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
Gu Huan was anxious: "Go quickly."
Donghua was also anxious: "Madam, I will go and watch it right away, but you have to go to bed quickly. If you don't rest, the young master will also need to rest."
"Holly, you come and watch the lady go to bed."
Dongqing was folding the clothes she had just washed today, and hurried in when she heard the words.
Gu Huan couldn't get rid of her, so she went to bed obediently: "Okay, okay, I'll rest and sleep, you go quickly."
Gu Huan, who was full of thoughts, fell asleep in a daze without realizing it.
When she woke up, the first thing she saw was Zhou Zhilan sitting beside her bed.
She had dark circles and red eye sockets, and looked pitiful.
Gu Huan hurriedly tried to sit up, but Zhou Zhilan quickly held her waist and said softly, "Slow down, don't get hurt."
Gu Huan slowly sat up with her strength.
Zhou Zhilan silently stuffed a pillow behind her back.
Hearing the noise, Donghua and Dongqing walked in.
"Madam is up?"
Zhou Zhilan said, "You guys go out first, I have something to say to my wife."
Donghua and Dongqing looked at Gu Huan, and when they saw her nod, they walked out.
Gu Huan held Zhou Zhilan's hand and whispered, "I'm sorry, I didn't know you..."
Zhou Zhilan tried to smile: "It's okay, we didn't tell you."
"Did you chase him last night? Did you see him?"
Zhou Zhilan shook her head: "I chased him all night but couldn't catch up with him. I guess he went there without stopping."
Gu Huan looked at her, not knowing what to say.
It's such a sad thing that the man you love has lost his roots.
No wonder, she felt that Zhou Chunyu's face was always white and clean. He was so good at housekeeping and accounting, so she thought he was a pale scholar.
It turns out that he...
"Sister Huan'er, I won't get married, even if he really marries someone else."
Gu Huan looked at her red eyes and felt a sore nose. "He doesn't have a lover. He lied to me. He wanted you to be happy and deliberately said what I said. It's all my fault. I didn't understand the situation clearly."
"I don't blame you. I've been holding this in my heart for a long time, and it makes me very uncomfortable. I just wanted to talk to you about it today."
"Well. Tell me what my sister thinks."
"If he still has me in his heart, I will still marry him regardless of whether we have children or not. The princess can marry General Qi in a ghost marriage, and he is still alive, so why can't I marry him? We can treat all the orphans in Juzhou as our own children, just like the princess did."
Zhou Zhilan choked up, "I really want to marry him and take care of him like a wife. But he is always so distant. I know he has me in his heart, but he doesn't want to get me into trouble. I know all this, but I don't care. I told him many times, but he just wouldn't."
As he spoke, tears fell.
Gu Huan's eyes turned red when she heard this.
She knew that Zhou Zhilan was a straightforward and passionate woman.
Since her heart is completely devoted to Zhou Chunyu, she will definitely marry him.
Just as she said, Zhao Luoxuan loved Qi Jun so much that even if he died, she would be happy to marry him and become a widow.
At this moment, she understood Zhou Zhilan's feelings very well.
"Okay. But we have to force him to face this."
Zhou Zhilan was stunned: "How?"
Gu Huan smiled slyly: "Leave it to me."
…
Gu Huan and Zhao Luoxuan, together with Zhou Zhilan and Yuan Jieying, the four of them were very busy.
Three academies were opened in Juzhou City, as well as an orphanage specifically for girls and a nursing home for the orphaned parents of the fallen soldiers of the Mu family army.
A month later, Pei Jinglei brought two of the Pei family's most senior managers to Juzhou.
He brought a lot of Jiangling specialties, as well as five carts of various high-quality seeds and other items.
Gu Huan watched them unload their things with joy.
"Seeds are the best. We don't have many vegetable and fruit varieties here. In addition to tea and tung oil trees, we are thinking about how to enrich the vegetation on the princess's mountain and plant more vegetables and fruits."
"Wow, these are all fine silks."
"I brought a lot of new patterns of kesi."
Pei Jinglei pointed to a wooden box and opened it. There were ten pieces of exquisite kesi silk inside.
"That's great. Let's go in and have some tea and chat."
Pei Jinglei followed Gu Huan into the yard and sat in the pavilion to drink tea.
Gu Huan personally poured him a cup of tea and said, "There has been some unrest in Dali County recently. The King of Dali fell ill. The court is divided into two factions, one is the eldest prince, and the other is the third prince. It just so happens that the third prince secretly came to our Daliang and was particularly envious of our vast land and prosperous life."
So, they sent someone to deliver a letter a few days ago, saying that they wanted to start the process of reconciliation by doing business between the two countries, and that they wanted to ask His Majesty through us to send their princess to Bian Jing for marriage. After discussing with Mr. Min and several generals, we decided to support him and let him open trade with us as a condition for the court officials of Dali County to support him in inheriting the throne.
I also wrote a letter back to the capital regarding the princess' marriage, and the emperor agreed. In the next few days, the new king will come to discuss business matters with us. You've come at the right time. Let's show him the samples you brought and we'll take a look at what he has and talk about how we can cooperate. ”
Pei Jinglei was overjoyed: "Great. I have a list here. These are the specialties I know are particularly suitable for entering Daliang."
Gu Huan took the list and took a look at it: "Well, it's pretty much what I know. In five days, the new king will come here in person."
Pei Jinglei was very excited: "That's great."
"Uncle Pei, I have another business I want to discuss with you."
"Ma'am, please speak up."
Gu Huan lowered her voice and said, "We have extremely refined tung oil. I know that the Cao Gang pays a very high price for this kind of tung oil. They use it for shipbuilding and ship maintenance. But the Cao Gang's purchase of this kind of refined tung oil is regulated by the court. The court offers an exorbitant price, and the Cao Gang can only bite the bullet and accept it.
Uncle Pei will see if there is any way to get to know someone from the Cao Gang. I would like to try to start cooperation with the Caobang by using tung oil of extremely high purity. ”
Pei Jinglei's eyes widened: "You want to deal with the Cao Gang?"
Gu Huan nodded: "As long as we can contact them, the tung oil I give him will be 20% cheaper than what the court gives him. Anyone who contacts us will be given a 10% bonus."
Pei Jinglei smacked his lips: "So much money?"
Gu Huan smiled slyly: "Yes. Because I want to do northern and southern grain and salt business with him."
Pei Jinglei was stunned.
If we establish in-depth cooperation with the grain transport system and connect grain and salt to different places, we can buy from where it is cheaper and sell to where it is more expensive.
If done well, the profit can be doubled.
What’s important is that once they have the support of the Cao Gang, their other businesses will be able to take off.
"Okay. I know a few brothers in the Cao Gang who are influential. I'll make arrangements when I get back."
"good."
Gu Huan pursed her lips and smiled.
This was Min Dongsheng's idea.
Part of the tung oil they produced was used to build weapons for the Mu family army, and Min Dongsheng also said that he wanted to build ships.
Several generals of the Mu family army were also very excited when they heard this, and said that if they had ships, they could train the navy.
In addition to land routes, there are also water routes leading to Bianjing.
The most powerful private shipbuilding group was the Cao Gang.
Therefore, after establishing a relationship with the Cao Gang and starting cooperation, the next step Gu Huan wanted to take was to build a few ships.
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