Chapter 032 Chapter 32
Chapter 32
"How is it possible? To start a war, just relying on those 5,000 coffee cups from Country A?"
Gu Youxing sat on the sofa in the consciousness space and complained mercilessly.
After all, the Xie family was one of the providers of military funds for Sen Wan, so some of the purchase prices were still visible. Gu Youxing also went to see it on a whim, and I can only say...
Country A really blatantly wrote on its face that I was going to embezzle military funds.
But 777 already understood his host, and he said in a positive tone: "Even if you don't want to start a war, you will definitely create conflicts between the two sides."
Gu Youxing didn't say anything, he just looked at 777 with a very innocent face.
"Are you sure that without me, there will be no conflicts between the two sides?"
Gu Youxing raised his eyebrows.
This sentence made 777 suddenly fall into autism. Indeed, even if the host was gone, after the two worlds merged, as long as the leaders of both sides did not have the idea of peaceful coexistence at the same time, fighting was a matter of time.
The host has no way to control human nature.
Gu Youxing smiled as he watched 777 twist himself into a pretzel.
He really couldn't stop the ideas of those big shots, but...
He was quite interested in seeing those big shots end up with nothing.
*
777 fell into autism again, he knew that the fusion between worlds would be accompanied by blood, but the previous hosts were basically far away from the war, working as logistics in the rear, or even if they participated in the war, they were just pawns in the hands of those countries.
This was the first time he met someone like Gu Youxing.
It seems that he has no intention of getting involved in this matter, but according to his thinking, he is probably indispensable in these matters.
"Okay, Xiaoqi, although I will not participate in the war between the two worlds, we still have to get this land. We should not refuse the free demolition compensation." Gu Youxing shrugged and said.
Gu Youxing, who had regained his normal mentality, still made 777 breathe a sigh of relief. Just now, he almost thought that the host was going to directly provoke a war.
Fortunately, the host is still peaceful, but 777 still feels that the host is worthy of coming from the doomsday world. When he exudes his aura, it does make people feel tight in their hearts.
Especially the host's aura of wanting to create chaos in the world, which made 777 start to wonder whether he should capture another time traveler from the host's original world.
Especially those who know the host, at least they can tie him down and prevent him from letting himself go. Fortunately, the host can adjust himself.
However, 777 asked with some concern: "Host, you really don't intend to participate in the war between worlds, right?"
Gu Youxing smiled and nodded to 777 without any burden. 777 immediately breathed a sigh of relief, but it didn't take long for him to feel that Gu Youxing was lying to him.
777 asked Gu Youxing several times again and found that Gu Youxing did not show any abnormality. Then he made a note of the matter and did not get to the bottom of it. He just pulled Gu Youxing back on track.
"...So, host, when will you open a dyeing house? This world has been peaceful for the past few years. After that, there will either be scrambles for power or invasions by foreign enemies. Now is the best time to make money."
777 tried hard to change Gu Youxing's mind through money, and Gu Youxing just followed his lead.
"Let's recruit some people tomorrow. After all, Princess Funing seems to like these very much. It's a good opportunity to run a factory in ancient times. Who knows, after the world merges, we may be able to supply the modern world with goods through the ancient industrial areas." Gu Youxing said with a smile.
777 finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Gu Youxing was acting so normal. The next day, he urged Gu Youxing to give the fixing agent and colorant to Princess Funing.
Gu Youxing readily recruited some people and went there that day with his full strength, ready to give these refugees a lecture.
However, the scene in front of him still shocked Gu Youxing. The staff recruited to the dyeing room this time included both men and women, but the majority were women.
In fact, this is not related to any equal rights movement, but this dyeing room is a gift from Pei Muchu to Princess Funing, so it is naturally convenient for Princess Funing to manage it. So when choosing staff, they naturally tend to prefer women of the same gender as Princess Funing.
Besides, some strong women are fully capable of working in dyeing workshops.
...But the prerequisite is to take good care of all these people.
"...You are the ones that Uncle Zhao and his men brought back this time? Why are you so ugly? So skinny and ugly. Uncle Zhao should give them some good food to avoid hurting my eyes. Make them fatter and whiter. The way they look now is really an eyesore."
Uncle Zhao looked at the prince who was about to come over to give a lecture with great enthusiasm, but frowned and walked away when he saw these people. He could only sigh helplessly, and then spoke to the refugees who were confused and some frightened.
"Don't worry, the prince doesn't want you, he just wants you to grow fatter and whiter before speaking to him. As for your salary, your monthly allowance, and the things the prince gives you, someone will take you to collect them later. Remember, the prince is kind enough to recruit refugees like you to work here, so don't disappoint him, understand?"
Uncle Zhao was originally just saying this seriously, but when he said the last sentence, his tone suddenly became sharp.
This made the refugees nod their heads frantically. They were all refugees who had lost their homes and land. They didn’t want to lose their current jobs, and they had children to feed at home!
If they lost it, they would not be able to find a good employer like the prince who would let them work with their children.
More importantly, they originally thought that if they could eat half full, they would be lucky enough as long as they could survive, but they didn't expect that the prince would actually let them feed themselves fatter!
Being fatter, isn't that just to make them full? After realizing what was happening, the refugees immediately kowtowed in the direction the prince left.
Even though he received less money than the normal monthly salary, he did not express any dissatisfaction.
It’s okay if the monthly salary is a little less, but the prince still gives them clothes, and they have enough food to eat. Isn’t it normal that the monthly salary is a little lower?
And there was even a maid who taught them how to read!
Although essentially it was still to allow them to understand the orders given by the prince, that required literacy, and they could read!
After the candy was given, the sticks had to follow. The guards with knives stood in front of the factory, and the refugees passing by subconsciously quickened their pace.
However, the refugees still felt that they were living a life like gods.
In order to repay the prince for the good food, they worked very hard. If they didn't have night blindness and couldn't see at all in the dark, they would probably come out to work in the middle of the night.
However, what puzzled these refugees was that after Lin Da took them to get clothes, he did not let them work today, but instead picked one person from among them to be the manager.
Originally this would have been nothing, but the person in charge appointed this time turned out to be a woman. Although the refugees did not make a fuss, it was still a little strange.
However, after learning that the person in charge of them was not the prince but the prince's sister, they realized that they understood everything.
Their dyeing room was probably used as the princess's dowry, and it wouldn't be nice to let a grown man interact with the princess about her dowry.
Originally, these refugees had some ideas in their minds and looked a little restless.
But soon, under the watchful eyes of the officers with knives around them, they shattered these ideas and hid them. They did not want to give up such a good life and go back to that miserable life.
So what if the princess is a woman?
If someone can give them monthly wages, then they are the best employers.
The lower classes are always the most realistic.
Soon, the female manager who was chosen to take over from Mother Lin came to Mother Lin timidly and started her study schedule for the next few days.
Princess Funing also follows Mother Lin. What she needs to learn is not how to do things, but how to use these people.
Princess Funing has an advantage, that is, once she starts studying, as long as it is not a big deal, Princess Funing will automatically block it.
then……
The sour princesses and the young ladies from official families originally planned to isolate Princess Funing, but they had been playing in the garden for two days and Princess Funing had never come over once, except to make routine inquiries.
And when I asked...
"…Princess Funing is now managing the dyeing house. Prince Zhongning bought the dyeing house with great enthusiasm, but the owner is not good at management. Princess Funing can only clean up the mess. Now she is also very anxious. Just managing the workers in the dyeing house and the personnel expenses has made her very busy."
"Especially since Princess Funing is in charge of the account office of Prince Chungnyeong's mansion, even if there is an old accountant below, Princess Funing still has to look through the account books. This is giving Princess Funing a headache."
Linlang, who was sent out to get information, couldn't help but show a mixture of amusement and helplessness on her face.
"Prince Chungnyeong had no idea how many workers a dyeing house actually needed. He just brought back all those who knew how to dye cloth. It was said that he later found a secret recipe from an unknown dyeing house and gave it to Princess Funing, then went out to play."
"This is the first time I've seen Princess Funing so angry. I'm wondering if anyone can help her."
Linlang said this with a smile in her tone, and Lu Yirou couldn't help but curl the corners of her mouth. That Funing, that Funing who always had a stern face in his previous life, actually had times when he was helpless towards his own brother.
"Finally, Princess Funing even asked the kitchen maid to help."
No one present could laugh anymore, except Lu Yirou, as everyone else felt even more sour as they listened.
As for why Lu Yirou couldn't laugh...
"Is that the cook the one that King Chungnyeong brought back before?"
Linlang nodded affirmatively.
Lu Yirou took a deep breath and said, "Please ask His Highness for me, and he will say..."
"Would she be willing to let me go over and help?"
*
Princess Funing would naturally not refuse. After all, it was a labor force that came right to her doorstep. Although she could not see the account books of Prince Chungnyeong's mansion, she did not have to worry so much about the account books of the dyeing workshop and the temple. The budgets were there, and the income and expenditure were quite transparent.
In particular, there was no profit, and all expenses were paid by the palace. By the time it was officially completed, these noble ladies had already returned home.
Moreover, the dyeing houses and temples had just set up their accounts and did not have that many old accounts. The only headache was the large amount of calculations.
The courtyard where Princess Funing lived was the largest in the garden. Due to the complicated account books, Princess Funing disliked the small and stuffy accounting office, so she placed three tables in the flower hall. One of the tables was originally empty, and now it was given to Lu Yirou.
Princess Funing's enthusiastic attitude made Lu Yirou flattered.
However, when she saw the account book, Lu Yirou immediately understood why Princess Funing was so enthusiastic.
——Lu Yirou looked at the thick stack of account books in front of her and swallowed.
Lu Yirou secretly encouraged herself in her heart.
It’s okay, it’s just an account book. She was also in charge of the accounts of Weiyuan Marquis Mansion in her previous life. These account books are not as many as those of Weiyuan Marquis Mansion in her previous life. She should be able to handle it.
Lu Yirou was thinking in her heart, but she overlooked one thing.
In her previous life, when she took over the account books of Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion, the wife of Weiyuan Marquis, who was also her biological mother, was watching by her side. The managers did not dare to make things difficult for her. Although the accounts were naturally messy, they were all traceable. Naturally, she did not find these account books difficult.
...But now she has to deal with the account book that has just been set up. The expenditure items are so diverse that she has no idea what to do. Some of them are even filled in whatever she thinks of.
As soon as Lu Yirou saw the first page of the account book, she felt as if she had been punched on the head, and she immediately began to want to back out.
But before she could find a reason to leave, she heard a voice.
"Your Highness."
The voice sounded so familiar that Lu Yirou's prepared speech was shattered by it.
She raised her head and saw a girl in green servant's clothes bowing to Princess Funing. She said a few words in a coquettish manner and then sat down at the table to the left of Princess Funing with a smile. She picked up an account book and an abacus and began to calculate.
That neat appearance gradually overlapped with the woman in Lu Yirou's memory.
"...Lin Caoer." Lu Yirou murmured softly.
"What's wrong with Miss Lu?" Princess Funing's voice brought Lu Yirou away from her memory. She subconsciously stood up and replied that it was nothing, then sat back in her chair and picked up the account book.
Yes, Lin Cao'er is best at accounting. When the Fourth Prince's wife cleaned up the accounts of the Ministry of Revenue, she found out that dozens of officials were corrupt, and this was even the result of their restraint.
First of all, there was a look of unwillingness to admit defeat in Lu Yirou's eyes.
If Lin Caoer can do it, she can do it too!
How could she, a lady from a noble family who was educated in Weiyuan Marquis' Mansion, lose to a peasant girl!
Lu Yirou thought stubbornly and began to struggle with the account book in front of her.
An hour later.
"…I lost."
Lu Yirou looked at Lin Cao'er with empty eyes as she had already finished calculating two account books. She turned her head and looked at the account book that still had one-third of the account book in front of her and thought.
*
How did that woman calculate so fast?
With just a wooden board, a charcoal pencil and a few sheets of paper, how did she finish calculating two account books in just one hour, and fill in the numbers clearly and hand them over to the princess!
"Lin Cao'er is naturally gifted in numerology. Miss Lu has calculated very quickly. I have only just finished calculating one book."
Princess Funing keenly noticed Lu Yirou's disbelief and explained in a soft voice.
Lu Yirou forced a smile and said, "I'm sorry, Princess. I was slack."
Princess Funing waved her hand, not thinking that this was Lu Yirou's problem, and went on to look at her account book.
Lu Yirou returned to her courtyard in a daze, and the other noble ladies and princesses immediately told their masters about Lu Yirou's situation.
Lu Yirou's obviously deflated expression immediately made the noble ladies and princesses laugh out loud in their hearts.
"She was forced to please Funing like a dog, and now she's been beaten back."
The eldest princess said sarcastically in her own courtyard.
Although the other people's words were not so harsh, they were also sarcastic and mocking towards Lu Yirou.
The next day was the day to go home. Lu Yirou was still a little distraught and didn't pay much attention to the exclusion of others towards her.
The princess and the noble ladies had no time to find fault with Lu Yirou. Now that they could finally go back, they naturally had to think of a way. Even if they wanted to cry, make a fuss, or even commit suicide, they couldn't come here!
Unfortunately, things did not develop as these princesses and noble ladies had imagined.
——The day after they returned home, Emperor Yuanxing praised the young lady of Weiyuan Marquis’ family in public for her elegant and kind nature.
*
The cause of the incident was very simple. Emperor Yuanxing summoned Princess Funing as usual to show his favor.
But it is not difficult to see that Emperor Yuanxing did not care much since he did not notice that Princess Funing's feet were a circle bigger.
However, when he heard that the arrogant eldest daughter of Weiyuan Marquis's family was actually good at managing accounts, he praised her casually.
But Emperor Yuanxing's casual compliment was undoubtedly a godsend for the Weiyuan Marquisate, which had already moved away from the court.
Especially the four words of His Majesty's kindness and gentleness were enough to cover up the rumors about the young lady of Weiyuan Marquis's family and the fourth prince.
And the reason was simply because Princess Funing mentioned it to the emperor.
The officials who had previously felt sorry for their daughter and didn't want her to become a toy for others to fool others were now all furious.
The noble families who were in a similar situation to Marquis Weiyuan also became jealous.
In just three days, the young lady from Weiyuan Marquis's family was pushed before His Majesty by Princess Funing.
Some well-informed people even found out that after His Majesty praised the young lady of Weiyuan Marquis's family, he also asked about the young master of Weiyuan Marquis who went to the border and is now a captain of a hundred households.
Now, these officials and nobles could no longer sit still as they watched Marquis Weiyuan grinning from ear to ear.
Several concubines in the palace began to take action. These concubines, whose family background was not as good as that of the queen, had received very little favor in the past few years, and even if they did, it was just an illusion.
It would be fine if they didn't have children, just being a piece of wood and waiting to die is also a way of life, but who made them have children?
Even if the princess cannot succeed to the throne, she can still join the team. Once she succeeds, she will naturally be rich and prosperous.
In particular, the chips of several princes are similar.
The eldest prince and the second prince both died young, the third prince's mother was a palace maid, and the fourth prince was a legitimate son, but his mother died, so the status of this legitimate son was greatly reduced.
The fifth prince has the same problem as the third prince, they cannot ascend to the throne because of their status as merchants, but the sixth prince has a grandfather who is the Minister of Personnel. The seventh prince is the crown prince, but he is dull-witted and Prime Minister Liu is old, so Prime Minister Liu's son cannot support the Liu Party. The eighth prince and the sixth prince are brothers from the same mother. The princes below the ninth prince are still young, but being young means they will live longer.
From this perspective, it is still unknown who will succeed in taking the throne.
Moreover, if the other princes fight to the death, it is possible that the third prince and the fifth prince will ascend the throne.
Previously, because Emperor Yuanxing's favorite was Prince Zhongning, the relationship between the princes was relatively peaceful, but now the opportunity has come.
So...
The princesses were happily waiting in the palace for their mother to ask their father for grace, but instead of grace, they received bad news.
"——Mother! That garden is all dusty, and there are a bunch of untouchables in the front yard. My daughter doesn't want to go there!"
The eldest princess was almost jumping up and down in anger.
However, this woman, who owned several shops in her mother's family, shut her up with just one sentence.
"How long has it been since you last saw your father?"
The eldest princess finally got on the carriage reluctantly.
Even though she knew that many of the reasons her mother gave were for her fifth brother, she really needed this opportunity to get back into her father's sight.
So three days later, when the carriage brought back the guests, Princess Fuling was quite surprised to find that the number of princesses had not changed, but the number of young ladies from official families had increased.
*
"Profit comes first, which is quite normal."
Gu Youxing said while sitting on the sofa in the consciousness space.
After the system successfully unlocked the mall, the consciousness space also changed, and it looked like the living room of a modern large flat.
Outside the floor-to-ceiling window is the scene of the fusion of the ten worlds. Now three of the worlds appear brighter than the others.
That is the world where vests have already been opened.
"The shamelessness of political creatures is not an exaggeration. If those girls were in modern times, they would be in junior high school, but they are already very skilled in pleasing Princess Funing." 777 said as he floated in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, relying on the fact that he was data.
"After all, this is ancient times, but we should be able to enter a stable period. The Goddess Temple is being built, and the ministers just need some time to let their daughters show their faces in Funing, and verify whether my ability is a jinx or a prophecy. I have to say that there are quite a lot of people testing me during this period..."
Gu Youxing analyzed the current situation in Fengchao and soon found that his mission in Fengchao had come to an end.
"The phased missions have also been completed. Unlike Shen Nanye, the mission plot points are concentrated in one year. Except for the main body that needs to be reviewed, the other two vests have nothing to do for the time being - Xiao Qi."
Gu Youxing curved his eyebrows and said to 777: "Looks like we can have a vacation now."
Even though he certainly couldn't sit still and calculating was ingrained in him, the word "vacation" still made him feel happy both physically and mentally.
777 also nodded excitedly and said, "It just so happens that Shen Guofu is participating in an auction in modern times. Host, do you want to go and participate? There happens to be a piece of land being auctioned that is the intersection of the worlds!"
Gu Youxing also became interested and closed his eyes.
At the same time, Xie Yuanzhi, who was in the capital, opened his eyes.
"Zhang He, contact the crew. We will go to City M tomorrow afternoon."
Assistant Zhang immediately contacted the crew, and then asked in confusion: "Boss, is there any unusual movement in City M?"
Xie Yuanzhi adjusted the strap of his watch and said with a smile, "No, my junior brother sent me the news of the land auction in City M."
"I'll go take a shot or two for fun."
Assistant Zhang: “…”
Damn rich people!
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