The huge salt fields require no firewood or pots, and apart from a small amount of manpower, it is a zero-cost business.
Gu Qingcheng made a huge fortune every year by selling salt.
It's really huge. To say that he is rich enough to rival a country is an exaggeration, but if he is rich enough, he seems humble.
Anyway, just by selling salt, Gu Qingcheng was able to build the huge Gu's Wu Castle and recruit hundreds of talented people.
Oh, yes, there is also Ranger!
Among the first group of rangers who stayed, Gu Qingcheng promoted Nie Chengfeng first.
Nie Chengfeng went from being a wandering idler to a retainer of the Gu family.
It cannot be said that he achieved a class leap, but he had a bright future.
He has become a "role model" for all the knights.
Everyone followed suit, trying hard to perform well and hoping to be accepted as Gu's disciple.
As for Nie Chengfeng, although he had a promising future, he did not forget his relatives and friends.
When he was wandering around, he met many knights-errant.
After arriving in Lingnan, he unexpectedly discovered some old friends.
Alas, from this we can see that Nie Chengfeng's family has indeed declined, and his former friends have all been exiled to Lingnan.
After sighing, Nie Chengfeng began to do his best to help his old friend.
Gu Qingcheng, on her side, had a clear goal and took the opportunity of building a city to recruit people on a large scale.
Nie Chengfeng's friends in both the black and white worlds are basically young and strong people who can be used.
There is also the Gu family branch that Gu Heng called from his hometown in Jiankang.
Gu Qingcheng roughly estimated that there were more than 600 young and strong men in Gujiawubao who were able to ride horses and fight.
These are the basis for the Gu family to gain a foothold in Lingnan.
But they are not Gu Qingcheng’s team!
Gu Qingcheng knew her own weaknesses. She did not think that just because she had been the Regent Queen Mother in her previous life, and had been the Emperor and the First Lady in the mission world, she would have the aura of a king and lord when she returned to this world.
She is a girl and she is only nine years old!
Both of these are fatal flaws.
Whether they are wanderers or branches of the Gu family, they still recognize the banner of the "Gu family".
Instead of being convinced by her, Gu Qing Gu Qingcheng!
Gu Qingcheng can only train her own team.
Even if he wanted to gather those people, Gu Qingcheng had to demonstrate his strength first.
If someone wants to worship a lord, he must first confirm whether the other party is powerful enough.
To put it more elegantly, it is "a wise bird chooses the right tree to roost in"!
Only by planting paulownia trees can you attract golden phoenixes.
Gu Qingcheng sorted out her thoughts and called Nie Chengfeng.
"Master Nie, I want to learn swordsmanship. Are you willing to teach me?"
Gu Qingcheng did not call him any polite title like "Langjun" but called him "Master" directly.
Nie Chengfeng is in his thirties, with a stocky build and a slightly dark face.
With three strands of beautiful beard and a long sword on his back, he looks like a martial arts master.
When Nie Chengfeng heard Gu Qingcheng call him "Master Nie", his heart beat faster.
Outsiders don’t know how powerful the third wife of the Gu family is. She escorted the Gu family all the way to Lingnan and lived with the Gu family in Lingnan for three years.
Whether he saw it with his own eyes or heard it with his own ears, Nie Chengfeng knew that the third daughter of the Gu family was a little girl who was "very intelligent and almost a demon".
Three years ago, she was still a six-year-old child, but she was able to take charge of the entire Gu family.
Not only did he help the Gu family gain a foothold in Luozhou, but he also built the huge Wu Castle.
Not to mention, there are also salt pans on the seashore...
He has been accepted as a retainer by the Gu family, but is still some distance away from being a retainer.
However, Nie Chengfeng has already come into contact with some secrets of the Gu family.
Therefore, he admired Gu Qingcheng more and more, and even felt a little in awe of her.
And at this moment, the genius who was almost a monster in his mind was willing to take him as his master.
Does this prove that he is one step closer to his goal?
“…”
Taking a deep breath, Nie Chengfeng tried his best to control his inner excitement and said, "If Sanniang doesn't mind, I am willing to teach you everything I know!"
"master!"
Gu Qingcheng bowed deeply to the ground with a very respectful attitude.
Afterwards, under the witness of Gu Heng, he formally became Nie Chengfeng's disciple.
Nie Chengfeng: ...A gentleman dies for his confidant! A gentleman dies for his confidant! A gentleman dies for his confidant!
The Gu family treats me like this, I will repay them with my own death.
Nie Chengfeng was excited, proud, and moved. Under the influence of many emotions, he not only taught Gu Qingcheng everything he knew, but also acted like a strict teacher.
So, Gu Qingcheng began the hard training that made her want to live and die.
Fortunately, her physical strength increased, and fortunately she had a strong character, so she persevered no matter how hard or tiring it was.
"This is the sword technique passed down from my Nie family ancestors. It may not be very famous, but it is quite powerful!"
Nie Chengfeng really showed off his unique skills and even taught his ancestral martial arts to Gu Qingcheng.
Gu Qingcheng originally wanted to bring Ah Man and other female guests to learn together, but after hearing what Nie Chengfeng said, she immediately gave up the idea.
It was already very rare that Nie Chengfeng could teach me the ancestral swordsmanship.
Maybe it is still a "decision that goes against our ancestors"!
Gu Qingcheng cannot push her luck any further, and even less can she force others to do anything.
Ah Man and the others, just continue with your normal training.
After I have learned it, I will give them "special training"!
Gu Qingcheng put aside all distractions and spent her days studying swordsmanship with Nie Chengfeng, apart from doing housework.
Gu Qingcheng was smart and hardworking enough, and in less than a month, she had mastered the basic skills.
Nie Chengfeng initially taught a little girl named Gu Qingcheng carefully because of the Gu family's "favor of recognizing and helping him."
However, after witnessing Gu Qingcheng's hard work and talent with his own eyes, he couldn't help but develop a love for her talent.
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