The capture of Gao Xian was an accident.
Fu Xiaoguan quickly put the matter of Gao Xian behind him because he believed that Zhou Tongtong would give him a result after interrogating Gao Xian.
He chatted with Su Jue for a while, and remembered that he still owed Qin Bingzhong the "Code of Neo-Confucianism", so he took the opportunity to write it.
It was not until the evening that Dong Shulan, Yu Wenyun and Susu returned home, and the servants brought in many large and small bags of things.
Not long after, Yan Xiaolou and Su Rou came back. Su Rou looked at the handsome man sitting in Taoranting for a long time.
Fu Xiaoguan put away his pen, ink, paper and inkstone. He would finish writing this thing tomorrow and it would be almost done. He didn't plan to write anymore today. Su Jue and Dong Shulan were back, so he had to celebrate.
Su Jue finished reading all the things written by Fu Xiaoguan, and then he noticed that Su Rou, Su Su and Fu Xiaoguan's three wives were all sitting in the Taoranting Pavilion.
He smiled sheepishly and pointed to the stack of papers on the table: "I found this writing by my junior brother thought-provoking, so I got obsessed with it. Please forgive me."
Fu Xiaoguan laughed and said, "This isn't my original work. It was written by the great scholar Wen Xingzhou of the Wu Dynasty. I just added some words to it."
Dong Shulan picked it up, flipped through two pages, and asked, "Are you planning to promote this thing in the Yu Dynasty as well?"
"I owe this to Mr. Qin, but I do have this idea, but it's not possible now. Let's wait a little longer."
Fu Xiaoguan looked at Dong Shulan. His wife had lost a little weight, but became more charming.
"You've had a hard time these days. I've brought Li Jindou's three sons over. I think we'll all meet in the next couple of days. You can figure out how to arrange it then. They're all capable of standing on their own, so I can trust them."
"Yes," Dong Shulan nodded, and then said, "Today, Wenyun and I went to buy some New Year's gifts, and we have to send them to Linjiang Mansion tomorrow. I mean, you now have three more brothers and two more sisters. Do you think there is anything else you want to add?"
"For such a small kid...a longevity lock for a boy and a pair of bracelets for a girl."
"Is it that simple?"
"What else? Anyway, I can't think of anything else to give. Oh, how about giving each person a red envelope, that's it."
Fu Xiaoguan looked up and wanted to ask Xiaoqi to go to Sifanglou to order a table for dinner, but then he found that even Xiaoqi had been sent to Pingling by Dong Shulan, and there were still not enough people.
So he had no choice but to look at Su Su with a sly smile on his face.
Su Su snorted and glared at him. He only remembered me when he was running errands!
"By the way, why not go to Wuweizhai and buy some osmanthus cake? I think you've finished yours."
Su Su curled her lips and said, "What about the osmanthus cake? Xiao Yu'er bought your 1,000 shares, and after returning home, she and her husband had a big fight. It is said that her husband divorced her."
Su Su said this and turned away.
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned for a moment, then smiled and shook his head, "His husband was really blind. He lost a good wife and a large sum of money. This is the true meaning of losing both life and wealth."
Su Jue had heard about what Fu Xiaoguan had been tinkering with after returning to Jinling, so he asked curiously, "Can you really make money from stocks?"
Fu Xiaoguan thought for a moment and said, "Currently, Xishan Industry is the only one issuing shares. We have confidence in our own assets and will definitely be able to make money for shareholders. However, if other industries want to be listed on the Sitong Bank next year, it's hard to say."
Su Jue thought about it, but couldn't figure it out. He could only think that his master was really far-sighted, and the thinking of this disciple he accepted was really different from that of ordinary people.
The sky gradually darkened and the wind and snow grew stronger. Fu Xiaoguan looked at Yu Wenyun's face and took a group of people to Li Chenxuan. Only then did he ask Dong Shulan about the development of Nanshan.
"The tent we were staying in was too small and very crowded, so I asked them to level out a piece of land at the foot of the mountain so that we could build the house before the New Year."
"I could only build a mud-walled house. Luckily, wood could be sourced locally in the mountains. There were no tiles on the roof, so I asked my father to get some tarpaulin to get me through the winter."
"This is a losing proposition. These houses will have to be demolished in the future. Just counting the labor, with 40,000 people, each earning an average of 50 wen per day, that's a loss of 2,000 taels of silver in labor alone."
Dong Shulan looked at Fu Xiaoguan. She thought that this investment could have been put off until after the New Year, when the cement bricks and tiles from Xishan were delivered, before construction could begin. Then the loss would not exist.
Fu Xiaoguan smiled and said, "Don't worry about this little bit of money. There is one thing you need to remember... When you send New Year gifts, you need to prepare one for Her Royal Highness the Princess. It would be best if the three of you go together."
The three ladies were stunned and looked at Fu Xiaoguan in confusion.
Fu Xiaoguan explained, "First, of course, I want to see Her Royal Highness the Princess. Secondly... I need to know how many houses in that old city area are owned and how many are unowned. If the court controls some of the real estate there, we can test the Princess's opinion. If it's cheap, we can buy it."
"What are you going to do with the house in that place?" Yu Wenjun didn't understand. She had never been to the slums. Just hearing the name, she was afraid that the place was very poor. Could it be that her husband wanted to do business in the slums?
"Let's talk about it after you've gotten the news. This isn't a very urgent matter. Just keep it in mind and don't forget it."
Fu Xiaoguan had visited that place. It was in the southwest corner of Jinling City. The location was naturally a bit remote, similar to the so-called urban-rural fringe in his previous life.
But if we look at it from a longer-term perspective, when the business of the Yu Dynasty truly prospers, a large number of people will definitely move to Jinling, because this is the political and economic center of the Yu Dynasty, just like the imperial capital in the previous life.
Then the housing prices in Jinling will definitely rise, so... he wants to get involved in real estate after completing the industrial layout of Xishan.
The reason why he said there was no rush was because the new policy of the Yu Dynasty was still in the implementation stage.
Everything depends on next year!
Su Su came back with the waiter from Sifanglou, holding a bag of osmanthus cake in her hands.
Fu Xiaoguan looked at him in surprise, "Xiao Yuer opened the door again?"
"Hmm..." Su Su nodded, "Xiao Yu'er said...she suddenly realized that her life was more wonderful without a man."
Fu Xiaoguan touched his nose and invited everyone to sit down, including Jianlin's two swords that protected Yu Wenyun. He poured wine for them personally and was about to say some words of thanks when the doorman Li Zheng came running over.
"Master, there's a man named Yan Liangze outside the door who wants to see you."
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