Zuo Aoran hurriedly knelt on his knees and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhen, for helping me."
"Yunlong, what did you call me?" Zhen Yi asked pretending to be angry.
Zuo Aoran said happily: "Thank you, father-in-law, for making it happen."
Zhen Yi asked Zhen Yan to go to the backyard and tell her mother and Zhen Jiang that she was engaged to Yunlong for her daughter. It was already past noon, and the servants had already prepared the meals. Several people came out of the living room and went to the dining hall together.
After dinner, Zuo Aoran called He Yi, He Man, and Zhang Qiye when they came out.
A few people had just sat down in the dining hall. Zhen Yan, Mrs. Zhen Zhou, Zhen Jiang and the children also came over. Zhen Jiang's face was full of excitement and she didn't dare to look directly at Zuo Aoran.
He just glanced at it secretly with the corners of his eyes, and then lowered his head with a look of shyness on his face.
Zhen Jiang's mother, Mrs. Zhou, became more and more satisfied with Zuo Aoran's talent, as well as being a high official in the imperial court and personally selected by the old man. When Zhen Yan came over to announce the good news, Mrs. Zhou asked Zhen Jiang if she could
Yes, Zhen Jiang's face turned red and she finally said: "It all depends on the parents."
Seeing the lady coming, Zhen Yi discussed it with Mrs. Zhou again. Zuo Aoran's mother, Ms. Liu, was most happy that Zuo Aoran would marry and expand the Zuo family, so she would not object at all. Zuo Aoran
You can make your own decisions,
Everyone discussed it and decided to hold it as soon as possible, and quickly arranged the marriage between Zuo Aoran and Zhen Jiang. Zhen Jiang lowered his head and did not dare to speak, but everyone knew that he was happy. Old Liu said: "But because of the two elders.
Call the shots!”
Now that the marriage has been decided, Zuo Aoran of course has to give Zhen Jiang some tokens of love, so Zuo Aoran holds a bracelet made of beautiful jade and a pair of earrings made of beautiful jade that he had prepared.
In his hand, he brought it to Zhen Jiang and handed these things over.
Seeing Zuo Aoran coming in front of her, Zhen Jiang's heart was beating fast and she didn't dare to look up at Zuo Aoran. It wasn't until Zuo Aoran handed those few things to him that he hurriedly reached out to take them.
, as soon as the two people's hands came into contact, Zuo Aoran was better, but Zhen Jiang hurriedly retracted his hand as if he had been shocked, and almost dropped the thing in his hand to the ground.
Several sisters sitting next to Zhen Jiang wanted to see what kind of gift Zuo Aoran gave Zhen Jiang, so they all ran over to take a look. The bracelets and earrings were not only beautiful, but also innovative in design. They didn't see them at all.
I have never seen jade of this style.
Zhen Yan approached Zuo Aoran and asked, "Brother-in-law, how many things do you have that we haven't seen yet?"
"I've seen almost all of them. What I have left in my hand now are all things you have seen before. I just found a craftsman to carve this kind of jade. There will be other styles in the future. If I am not busy, I can also
There are many things that will be on the market." Zuo Aoran said.
Hearing Zuo Aoran say that this kind of novel jade was newly produced, but Zuo Aoran was willing to take out a set as a gift to himself, which showed how important he was in Zuo Aoran's heart, Zhen Jiang was very happy.
When my brother came over just now, he said that his father had agreed to do business with his husband, and that he would also help Zuo Aoran in the future to prevent him from underestimating her.
After lunch, Zhen Yi, his wife and several children went back to the backyard. Seeing this situation, Zhen Yan and Zhao Sheng also consciously avoided it. He Yi and He Man had already hid far away.
Only Zhang Qiye was left standing there stupidly.
Zuo Aoran glanced at Zhang Qiye and thought to himself: "You are too stupid, can't you see the difference between your eyebrows!? If you don't avoid it now, how long will it take!? The reward I decided to give you earlier
It seems that the weight will be reduced!" Thinking of this, Zuo Aoran waved his hand and said: "Xiao Qiang! You should also go out to rest, Miss Zhen and I still have something to say." Zhang Qiye agreed and withdrew.
go out.
The remaining two people in the room no longer had the unrestrained feeling they had when they first met in the morning. Zuo Aoran wanted to break this awkward situation, so he said, "Miss Zhen, do you like the gift I gave you?
"
Zhen Jiang said: "Brother Zuo gave it to me. Of course I like it. But from now on, please don't call me Miss Zhen. Please call me Jiang Er, okay?"
"Okay, I'll listen to Jiang Er." Zuo Aoran said.
Zhen Jiang asked: "Brother Zuo, after hearing what my brother said, you want to do business with our Zhen family. Is this a problem?"
"In addition to proposing, I came here for this purpose. My father-in-law has already agreed. I won't hide it from you, Jiang Er. In fact, I want to use the Zhen family's business network to establish an intelligence network in the thirteen states of Han Dynasty.
Zuo Aoran said.
Zhen Jiang asked in confusion, "What is the purpose of the intelligence network? Can Brother Zuo explain it to me?"
"Of course, we have arranged some special teams in the offices of the thirteen states to inquire about information. These people will pass local military and commercial information back to us. We will be able to quickly understand what is happening in each place.
What's the matter? This will also have a great impact on our business.
The advantage is, for example, Jingzhou's detailed work tells us that if there is a shortage of rice in the market there, we can transport rice to sell there. This way of doing business is not done blindly, but based on market demand. In this way,
Then we can make a steady profit without losing any money." Zuo Aoran explained.
Zhen Jiang has also been doing business for several years, and of course he knows the secrets. He couldn't help but clapped his hands and shouted: "Brother Zuo, your idea is great. In the past, we just distributed the goods evenly to various locations without thinking about it at all.
Whether the goods are needed locally, sometimes we lose money because the goods are shipped but cannot be sold and are overstocked. In the future, we only need to follow Brother Zuo's method and this situation will not happen again."
Looking at Zhen Jiang's eyes full of admiration, Zuo Aoran felt very unhappy. However, Zhen Jiang could understand the truth so quickly. It seemed that she was a malleable talent. She must cultivate it well. Maybe she would become her in the future.
Another virtuous wife who competes in the world.
In order to make the beauty happy, Zuo Aoran transplanted the story of Zheng He's voyages to the West and began to tell about his sailing experience. He heard what Zuo Aoran said about the boundless sea with all kinds of fish, turtles, and dolphins.
, there are even
Whales several feet long, as well as man-eating great white sharks, huge waves, and other countries exist on the other side of the sea. There are people with black skin, red skin, and white skin. Old Liu explains vividly. Listen to
De Zhenjiang's heart was ups and downs, and she was leisurely fascinated.
Zuo Aoran looked at Zhen Jiang again. He was very happy and dancing when he heard that he was happy. He frowned slightly when he was nervous. He clenched his hands into fists and smiled so lovingly that Zuo Aoran almost looked a little crazy.
One of them was talking and the other was listening. In the blink of an eye, an afternoon passed. In the middle, several of Zhen Jiang's younger brothers and sisters came over to eavesdrop on what they were talking about. As a result, they were also attracted by Zuo Aoran's legendary story.
I was outside and listened to it for a long time.
The servants began to prepare dinner, and the two of them realized that it was getting late. Zhen Jiang hurriedly stood up to say goodbye. Zuo Aoran said hurriedly: "Jiang'er, it's time to have dinner. We are in the dining hall now, why are you going out?
When your parents come, let’s have dinner together.”
After a while, all the old and young of the Zhen family came out. Zhao Sheng, He Yi, He Man, and Zhang Qiye also came to the dining hall. They saw that everyone was staring at the two of them. Zuo Aoran was nothing, and Zhen Jiang's head was almost ashamed.
It was lowered to the dining table.
After all, they were a wealthy family, and the dinner was very sumptuous. Only then did Zuo Aoran remember that he had brought a few bottles of good wine brewed by his own winery, so he asked He Yi to take out a bottle and said to Zhen Yi: "Father-in-law
, this is a good wine brewed by my son-in-law’s brewery, it’s called Kweichow Moutai, I would like to invite my father-in-law and a few of you to taste it together.”
Picking up the wine bottle and opening the cap, Zuo Aoran poured about one tael of Kweichow Moutai into each of Zhen Yi, Zhao Sheng, Zhen Yan, He Yi, He Man, Zhang Qiye and his own wine glasses.
The aroma of wine when Zuo Aoran opened the bottle had already made several people shout that it was a good wine. Now everyone picked up their glasses, fearing that they would drink heavily like Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Zuo Aoran hurriedly said: "This wine is really good."
The wine is very strong, so you can only drink it in small sips, otherwise you will easily get drunk, so I took a small sip after I finished speaking."
Following Zuo Aoran's example, several of them also took a small sip. As soon as they entered the mouth of the wine, they realized that what Zuo Aoran said was true. The burning feeling was something they had never experienced before while drinking.
, I ate a few bites of food quickly, and then I felt much better.
After the meal, everyone finished the bottle of Kweichow Moutai. Zhang Qiye drank almost three taels, which was a bit excessive. The others didn't drink much, but they were all flushed. Only Zuo Aoran drank the most.
, but nothing happened at all. After all, I have been drinking for a long time and my ability to tolerate alcohol is much stronger than others.
After the meal, a few people went to the main room to discuss the next step. After getting Zhen Yi's clear instructions, Zhen Yan knew that the Zhen family had been tied to Zuo Aoran. He also saw that Zuo Aoran's ability was better than his own.
Most of the time, therefore, I have no objection to my father asking me to obey my brother-in-law's orders from now on.
Zuo Aoran told everyone his thoughts: "The first is to set up a guard team, and I will personally train them in various techniques. Of course, these people not only protect themselves, but also protect the Zhen family and the Zhen family's goods."
Caravans and merchants in various places should also be equipped with several guards to avoid
In the future, if someone is robbed during a war, a bodyguard agency will be set up to be responsible for the escort and transportation of business travelers. Secondly, a group of agents will be trained and sent to the Zhen family businesses across the country, mainly to inquire about local military and business intelligence.
, and then send the information back to the Zhen family through the caravan."
"These two things need to be done immediately. The members of the escort team can be chosen from the Zhen family's housekeepers and Zhang Qiye's bandits. I wonder if the Zhen family has a village outside Wuji City? If so, then
Can we train there?" Having said this, Zuo Aoran asked Zhen Yi.
"Yes, the Zhen family has nearly 3,000 acres of land outside Wuji City, and a manor covering an area of over 100 acres. When the time comes, Yunlong can take people there for training." Zhen Yi replied.
Zuo Aoran asked again: "Okay, in addition, I know that there are more than 300 people at Zhang Qiye's side. I wonder how many guards there are in the Zhen family?"
"There are more than two hundred people in total." Zhen Yan replied.
Zuo Aoran shook his head and said: "There are not enough people. I think we need to gather at least a thousand people."
"No problem, I will go to the market tomorrow to recruit people in the name of recruiting servants. With the reputation of my Zhen family, it is estimated that recruiting two thousand people will not be a problem." Zhen Yan said.
"In addition, you have to recruit a large number of carpenters, blacksmiths, and people of various types of work for me. Although I already have a lot of people under my command, they are not enough. I won't explain what they are doing. You will know when the time comes. Anyway, the more the merrier.
