Chapter 468 Everything Happened Quietly
Ran Qingxuan thought that sending money could be done at any time, but if it was cold, then it would happen every day.
If we don't want the soldiers to suffer from the cold, we have to provide them with a large number of cotton clothes. The New Year is almost coming in a month, but Cangzhou in Northern Qi is still freezing cold in March.
If the soldiers are not given warm clothes as soon as possible, many of them will fall ill or suffer from frostbite.
If she wanted all the soldiers to wear cotton robes in a month, she would have to make preparations now.
"Zhenbei Hou has such trust in me, I will definitely handle this matter properly with Duan Ling."
Things cannot appear out of thin air, so we can only think of a way. The ten boxes of money cannot be kept in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion. Gu Yanchen bluntly said that there will be no problem with the ten boxes of money.
Marquis Zhenbei believed in Gu Yanchen's character, so he didn't ask too many questions about the matter.
The treatment was complete, and there was no need for them to stay, so they returned to the Salesian Bureau together under the cover of night.
"Have you figured out what to do?"
They listened to the song a few times on the way and roughly understood what the situation was, but they just didn't react for a while.
Ran Qingxuan, do you look like you haven’t woken up yet?
He suppressed his smile and said, "You may have forgotten that I can buy whatever I want on my tablet. A mere 100,000 pieces of clothing can be done in a matter of minutes."
Qu Feng slapped his head and made himself laugh.
"Forgot, forgot..."
What Ran Qingxuan didn't expect was that when she contacted the merchant selling ancient cotton robes, she learned that there were only more than 10,000 cotton robes in stock.
One hundred thousand pieces would take two months to complete. After making such a big promise, I encountered something unexpected.
This made her very worried!
There were many merchants on the tablet, and he was not the only one selling cotton robes. But after asking around, he only found out that there were more than 40,000 ancient cotton robes, which was still 60,000 short of the 100,000 required.
Even if we buy them locally in Cangzhou, we might only be able to gather a few thousand pieces, which is far from the required quantity.
For an hour, Ran Qingxuan had been contacting various merchants on the tablet, but the effect was not obvious.
They will leave tomorrow, and it will take at least 20 days to get to Zixi. Even if they find a local fashion show house, it is impossible to make tens of thousands of pieces of clothing in half a month.
Qu Feng saw her embarrassment and spoke frankly.
"The Chinese New Year is only a month and a half away. If you really can't get enough clothes together, I'll stay in Silver Moon City and find a fashion studio to make clothes in my name."
"No matter how many we can do, we'll see how many the merchants can come up with later."
If you put a little bit of effort here and there, you will always get something in return.
"That's the only way."
Thinking about it, Ran Qingxuan decided to go find Duan Ling right away. After all, time waits for no one. When Gu Yanchen learned that she was going to find Duan Ling right away, he asked directly if it would be too late?
"Let's go now. If the team arrives early tomorrow morning, we may not be able to stay any longer."
This evening's time is critical and Ran Qingxuan doesn't want to waste it.
The two of them rushed into Silver Moon City before the city gates were locked. When they found Duan Ling's mansion in Silver Moon City, she was a little surprised that they had come back so soon after they left.
When she learned that she wanted to open hot pot restaurants all over Northern Qi in just one month, it felt like she was hearing a fairy tale.
"But our store in Silver Moon City hasn't even opened yet, how can we be sure that people in other places will accept it?"
"As a human being, you need to eat. As a human being, you seek novelty. Others may follow suit, but the taste will never change."
She only needs to provide the hot pot base and cooking methods. Even if someone wants to learn from her, they won't be able to know how to make the base.
Duan Ling was still a little hesitant, but Ran Qingxuan didn't want to waste time and said directly: "Since it's a cooperation, you provide the manpower and I provide the money. Let's prepare first."
"As for the store in Silver Moon City, we need to open it right away, otherwise we won't be able to catch up if we're late."
Duan Ling also knew that the store must be opened before the Chinese New Year in order to see the most realistic results.
"The store is ready, but it takes more than a day or two to prepare. If you want to open the store right away, it will probably take at least five or six days."
After hearing this, Ran Qiquan shook her head. Five or six days was too long. After thinking it over, she decided to give it a try.
"If you can, take me to the store now..."
"Are you going now?" Duan Lin had no idea what she was up to. So what would it matter even if he just went to take a look?
"Yes, let's go now."
Duan Ling had no choice but to ask her servants to drive the carriage out immediately and take her to the most prosperous area of Silver Moon City.
"My parents have reserved shops for me in every city in Cangzhou. They vary in size, but there are more than ten in total. I can always pick one that works."
"If possible, we can just open one in each city, but if we want to open in other places, it may not be an easy task."
Not to mention the distant ones, even in the nearby cities it would take several days to open a store.
It is indeed a bit of a pipe dream to open it all over Northern Qi within a month.
Ran Qingxuan thought about it and came up with a good idea.
"Perhaps we can seek help from the Qi family. Their pharmacies are spread all over Northern Qi, and they are familiar with every city."
"If we send someone to help us, opening a store might not be that difficult."
Duan Ling's eyes lit up and she said excitedly: "Yes, why didn't I think of them!"
The Qi family has extensive connections, and if they seek their help, the store problems can be solved almost immediately. The Duan family only needs to send more staff, bring money and materials, and do a little publicity to reap the rewards.
But Duan Ling was a little unsure whether the Qi family would help them...
After learning about this, Ran Qingxuan smiled and shook his head, saying, "The Qi family owes me a big favor. I am just helping them open a few stores. It does not conflict with their business, so why would I not help?"
The Qi family doesn’t know how to repay such a great favor as saving Qi Mingjing.
What Ran Qingxuan knew was that as long as she opened her mouth, this would definitely happen.
After careful selection, Ran Qingxuan decided on a store in the most prosperous area of Yinyue City. However, due to its large area and high rent, no one had bought it before.
Now it seems as if it was reserved for hot pot restaurants.
After confirming, Ran Qingxuan signaled Duan Ling to find the staff needed in the kitchen and the waiters overnight.
"Then I'll send someone to clean it up now and make it clean and tidy."
Duan Ling is not the kind of person who is indecisive. Now that she has made the decision, she might as well start.
"I'll take care of the rest. Let's split up."
The Duan family also runs a restaurant business, so she asked the restaurant owners in Yinyue City to send people to clean the place overnight.
The wages would naturally not be low, so the waiters and waitresses who got the news basically had no complaints.
After making the arrangements, she remembered that she had asked the craftsmen to make copper pots this morning. If they were made overnight, there would only be seven or eight, which was not enough.
But her worries were unnecessary. While she was arranging the staff, Ran Qingxuan had already bought the tables, chairs and benches needed for the hot pot restaurant.
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