He was still silently matching pairs in his mind.
The eldest and second grandsons are about the same age as Gu Hui and Jinghe. As for their personalities, well, these two girls are both strong-willed. A powerful combination might achieve the same effect as the eldest son and daughter-in-law!
Gu Nian is about the same age as his third and fourth grandsons, but Xue's second son has clearly taken a liking to him. So what if he does? They're not engaged yet. He can ask his grandsons to put in more effort.
He liked Gu Xin the most. This girl was clever and knew how to cooperate with the Emperor and his father to win the warhorse. She was quirky and lovable!
Sisi is still young, the quietest and cutest little girl, silly yet obedient, just like her father, without any guile.
Oh my, all the daughters of the Gu family are wonderful!
He looks much better than their brat!
Even if General Peng had this idea, he wouldn't have suggested discussing it with Grandpa Gu and Grandma Gu about arranging a marriage between their children.
The Peng family believes that you should find your own partner. As long as you're not engaged, if you can win a girl back, that's your skill.
Don't expect your elders to shamelessly ask you to marry; handle your own affairs.
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After passing through several prefectures and traveling for a month, it was already the end of November when the group finally arrived at the border between Cizhou and Kunzhou.
At the border of the two state capitals lies a vast forest.
The area is sparsely populated, and even at midday, there is no sign of cooking smoke.
General Peng was used to this. He told everyone to bring out their pots and pans, and then had his personal attendant lead the Gu family's servants to fetch water from the water source.
General Peng explained to everyone, “After passing this forest, we’ll reach the territory of Kunzhou. Kunzhou is just a county town, located on the border, with a few scattered small villages around it. I heard my grandfather say that Kunzhou wasn’t always like this. With the change of dynasties, many clans from the previous dynasty fled to the four surrounding states of the Great Zhou and established their own small kingdoms. At that time, Emperor Taizu had just conquered the country and was busy rebuilding everything, so he didn’t have the energy to bring those small kingdoms back. Kunzhou was already a small kingdom, and it was taken back forty years ago. At that time, some of the people from Kunzhou fled to Langge Kingdom, and some went to other prefectures of the Great Zhou. Very few remained. In the last ten years or so, because Kuncheng opened a trade zone with several neighboring countries, the number of people in Kunzhou has gradually increased, but very few have settled down.”
Gu Shouxin laughed and said, "No wonder the Emperor said I have unlimited power here. It's true, I have the power of an entire county!"
General Peng looked at him: "Although it's a county town, it's very troublesome to manage. There's a trading post in the town, where people from Langge, Jinnan, Nanjiang, Shashen, and Chuyun live. You'll have to manage them all. They won't abide by the laws of the Great Zhou, so the best way is to suppress them by force. Moreover, they are all merchants, so you'll have to find a way to control spies who might infiltrate them. The Emperor's intention is that when you can return to the capital, that will be the time when Kuncheng expands and we take over Langge! The entire population of Langge is armed, and everyone is exceptionally skilled. Lord Gu, tell me, how confident are you?"
Gu Shouxin smiled, looking at his simple-minded older brother who only knew how to farm, his wife who knew how to do business, his eldest daughter and nephew who were involved in construction, and his youngest daughter who held the jade beads in her hand. Hmm, he was very confident in expanding Kuncheng.
He countered with a question: "How confident is Elder Peng in taking down Lange, within a few years?"
General Peng was taken aback for a moment, then burst into laughter: "Hahahaha..."
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