Chapter 538 Gambling
"Ah Qing, aren't you afraid of inviting a wolf into your house?"
Gu Heng leaned on the stool, looking particularly lazy.
Although he had confidence in his granddaughter, Gu Heng still couldn't help but ask.
"Wolf? Wolves are good. In this world, the animals that understand unity and cooperation the most are wolves!"
Gu Qingcheng smiled indifferently.
Letting a wolf into the house?
Worried that the other families would divide Lingnan and compete with the Gu family for territory? None of them!
Because Gu Qingcheng has the biggest trump card, "Ah Weng, I have medicine!"
She also has a close friend who is the chief of the original tribe, Li Mingzhu.
And formed an alliance with local powerful families such as the Huang and Chen families.
Lingnan has not been fully developed and is still in a semi-wild state.
Miasma, however, has a corresponding cure, but it has not completely disappeared.
There are also snakes, insects, rats, ants, malaria and other epidemics. If foreign families rashly enter, they will be lucky if they don't get wiped out, let alone make a fortune.
And all these trump cards are in Gu Qingcheng's hands.
If those families come, they will only cooperate with Gu Qingcheng and become her helpers! Moreover, Gu Qingcheng's goal has never been a small Lingnan, but a huge world! A single tree cannot make a forest. If she wants to accomplish her great cause, she needs too many helpers!
Of course, Chen is not included in these supports.
Well, not necessarily—
"Chen Duan is Chen Jing's cousin, and he's also a fierce general who leads troops!"
"He once made great contributions to Chen Jing's rebellion."
"This person has a perverse and unruly personality. Even Chen Jing has to give in to him sometimes."
"Although he was named the Prince of Liang and a first-rank prince by Chen Jing, there are still conflicts between him and Chen Jing."
Gu Qingcheng was far away from Jiankang, but she still understood the court.
In addition to certain memories of the previous life, it was also due to the contribution of the secret spies she sent to Jiankang.
Do you really think that her caravans went to Jiankang just to sell sugar and salt? Since ancient times, caravans have been part-time intelligence personnel.
The information they can obtain is often the most confidential and freshest.
While Gu Qingcheng was developing his industry, he was also laying out intelligence channels.
Not only in Jiankang, but also in the Northern Dynasty, there are her "caravans"! Gu Heng was not surprised at his granddaughter's "well-informed" attitude.
Are you kidding? If an ambitious person can’t even get intelligence, all he has left is “ambition”.
What great cause is there for her? Her granddaughter relies on the Gu family, but she does not rely on them completely. Instead, she has her own power. Instead of being angry or blaming her, Gu Heng feels relieved.
"Well, Chen Jing himself got his start by mutinying, so he naturally has to be on guard against the brave generals below him following suit!"
"Chen Duan is the number one general under Chen Jing. Not only does he have military power, but he also has the same surname as 'Chen'."
Therefore, if Chen Duan rebelled, he could not be considered a traitor, but at most an internal struggle within the Chen royal family.
He doesn't even need to change the dynasty to get half of the world from his cousin or future nephew! Chen Jing himself is not upright, so he must be wary of his former confidants.
"Was Chen Duan driven out of the capital by Chen Jing?"
Gu Qingcheng guessed, but soon, before Gu Heng could say anything, she shook her head, "Not necessarily! It's also possible that Chen Duan took advantage of the situation and pushed the boat with the current!"
In the capital, Chen Jing was extremely wary of Chen Duan.
Chen Jing is not the Xiao emperor of the previous dynasty, he is a rebel from a warlord family.
The 100,000 elite soldiers in his hands are not just for show.
As for Chen Duan, he is Chen Jing's subordinate after all. Although he also has soldiers, there are only 30,000 of them!
Thirty thousand want to overthrow a hundred thousand, and they are in the "righteous" position, so Chen Duan has no chance of winning.
But what if he leaves the capital and comes to Lingnan, a place far away from home? Recruiting soldiers and contacting other families, in a few years, Chen Duan may become the next Chen Jing! Gu Qingcheng: ...Hehe, you treat me, Gu Qing, as a dead person! Do you really think Lingnan is a paradise for ambitious people?
Is it a no-man's land where the Chen family can do whatever they want? "Well, just keep it in mind!"
Gu Heng had let go long ago, and all affairs in Lingnan were decided by his granddaughter.
He was just waiting to see his granddaughter dancing in the sky! ...
All the major families are gearing up for battle, and Liang Wang Chen Duan is also aiming at Lingnan.
Gu Qingcheng did not treat it as a serious enemy. She still followed her plan and carried it out step by step.
“Is this the model of the treasure ship?”
Huang Yannian once again came to Gu's Wubao in Yuezhou and met Gu Sanniang, who was in the limelight recently.
However, when they met again, Huang Yannian did not bother to exchange pleasantries as his attention was completely attracted by a model that was two feet long and one foot high.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Although he likes to act cool and pretend to be from a noble family, he is not really an idiot.
On the contrary, as the eldest son of the Huang family, he received a good education since childhood, was well-read in poetry and books, and was proficient in the six arts.
When he grew up, in addition to continuing his studies, he also began to get involved in his family business.
Huang Yannian was familiar with the Huang family's most fundamental shipping and its related industries.
Therefore, when it comes to ships, nautical charts, etc., Huang Yannian can barely be considered a "professional".
An expert knows the ins and outs of this! Huang Yannian discovered the beauty of this sailboat model at a glance.
First, it's huge.
"Nine masts and twelve sails! Four layers in total!"
The models are basically restored in proportion.
Therefore, the real treasure ship should also be enlarged in the same proportion.
Nine masts, twelve sails, and four decks. Just thinking about it, Huang Yannian had an image of a sea giant in his mind.
Huang Yannian stretched out his right hand and gestured with his thumb and index finger, trying to infer the actual size of the treasure ship by the size of the model.
"About 44 meters long and 18 meters wide!"
“Hiss~~~”
Huang Yannian kept gasping for air, "Impossible! It's impossible to build such a big ship!"
The ships in his shipyard are also large ships, but compared with the treasure ship represented by this model, they are dwarfed by the giant.
"How is it impossible? Since I can make a model, I can build a treasure ship of the same scale!"
Gu Qingcheng's tone was not polite, but she still had some admiration for Huang Yannian in her heart.
Although this person is a pretentious geek who likes to imitate others, he actually has some real talents and knowledge.
Apart from anything else, the fact that he could infer the actual size of the treasure ship based on the model shows that he is quite capable! This is the truest human nature, with shortcomings but also advantages.
Not completely useless, but also not truly omnipotent.
Therefore, Li Mingzhu was still willing to insist on marrying into the Huang family, probably because she saw Huang Yannian's strengths.
"No! I still don't believe it!"
Huang Yannian estimated the size of the treasure ship and found it more and more unbelievable.
This is impossible!
With current shipbuilding technology, it is impossible to make it! "Then let's make a bet."
What Gu Qingcheng was waiting for was Huang Yannian’s “I don’t believe it”.
If he believed it, how would he continue the play?
(End of this chapter)
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