"Who said I want to marry you?" Su Mei glared at Rong Song.
Rong Song smiled coquettishly: "Anyway, the whole capital knows that you are mine. Who else can you marry besides me?"
"Then can it be okay if I don't get married?" Su Mei couldn't see his arrogance.
Rong Song couldn't laugh anymore: "No, I have to marry. If you don't marry, then I won't marry. Mei'er, don't you think we are a match made in heaven..."
Xu Yongqian walked further and further away, until he could no longer hear the conversation between the two people behind him.
The moment he walked out of Su's house, he exhaled a breath of thick air and felt extremely heavy.
He thought that Su Mei would be moved if she knew that he was getting married, but she didn't know that she had been with Rong Song, which made his behavior today particularly ridiculous.
Forget it, since Su Mei followed Rong Song, why should he be obsessed with Su Mei? Anyway, he didn't like Su Mei. He originally wanted to give them a chance, but Su Mei pushed her away, so he couldn't blame him.
He put his thoughts aside and got on the carriage, but he couldn't help but lift the curtain and watched the door of Su's house getting farther and farther away from him...
Rong Song's arrival made Gu Xiyan's trip worthwhile.
She discussed some details with Rong Song, and Rong Song told her a complete plan in detail.
Emperor Chengde did not attach much importance to grain production, so that the current grain can barely maintain a balance between supply and demand. If someone dared to make a fuss about grain, it would easily cause a grain shortage.
"We not only need to open the grain depot as soon as possible, but also open up wasteland and do extensive farming." Gu Xiyan recalled carefully, but she remembered that Mocheng, about two hundred miles away from the capital, could make a fuss.
As the name of Mocheng suggests, it has been deserted for many years, the land is barren, and the land is vast and not rich in resources. The most valuable land in the Jin Dynasty is in Mocheng. If food can be grown in Mocheng, Su Ho and Zhou Xing's conspiracy will surely go bankrupt.
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"It's too difficult for the tenants in Mocheng to grow food on a large scale. Mocheng has been suffering from drought for many years and cannot grow food. Many tenants are unwilling to do thankless work and have changed their profession." Rong Song feels that this is not feasible.
Doesn't make sense.
"It's not necessarily impossible to grow food. As long as we have someone over there to take care of this matter, give all the tenants enough money, and sign the deeds, many people will definitely return to their old business..."
Rong Song rejected Gu Xiyan's proposal: "No, you gave me the money, but you can't grow any food. Didn't all the money go in vain?"
This is a loss-making business and cannot be done.
Gu Xiyan said solemnly: "As long as you have someone over there to help us take care of this matter, we won't lose money. I just don't have that much cash on hand, and I don't have time to make money now."
The heavy rain in October also brought relief to Mocheng after a long drought. She remembered that it also rained intermittently for a month in Mocheng.
Spring plowing in Mocheng will not be a problem next year, and this business will not suffer losses.
"If you persist, I will definitely be able to find someone trustworthy to handle this matter. Also, where will the money come from?" Rong Song shook his head and sighed: "Are you sure you want to do this on such a big scale?"
Twenty thousand denarii is not enough. At least one hundred thousand denarius is needed to turn around.
"Do it! I'll find a way to raise the money. You just need to find someone. This matter must be done before mid-October. No more talking, I'm going to find a way to raise the money now." Gu Xiyan stood up and said.
"Do you know how much silver is needed?" Rong Song raised his lips and asked.
"Is one hundred thousand taels enough?" Gu Xiyan asked back.
Rong Song fell silent.
Okay, he wants to see how she can raise one hundred thousand taels in just a few days.
There is a high probability that one hundred thousand taels is not enough, but to be able to raise one hundred thousand taels under such a tight time limit is definitely Gu Xiyan's ability.
Then I thought about it, if the tenants in Mocheng were to be bribed by them, and the land could grow food, how much would they earn?
Thinking of this, he was very motivated.
Gu Xiyan is a capable woman, and he thinks she is trustworthy. She is busy raising money, so he also needs to appoint the manager in Mocheng, and the two of them will work separately.
If it didn't work, he went to Mocheng himself to take care of this matter.
Gu Xiyan got on the carriage and was thinking about how to raise money all the way.
Seeing her solemn expression, Hu Die gave her a suggestion: "Why don't you borrow it from Mr. Zhou? Looking at Mr. Zhou's demeanor, you can tell that he is not short of money."
Gu Xiyan glanced at her and replied calmly: "I borrowed from him when I was short of money. Who do you think he is? He is not a banker. I will find a way myself."
"What difference do you have between you and me? We are going to get married soon, and what belongs to Mr. Zhou is yours." Hu Die winked at Gu Xiyan.
Gu Xiyan looked firm: "No, I have to rely on myself!"
She couldn't just go to Zhou Mu when something happened, she had to solve the problem herself, and she also had to be able to take charge of herself and not become a burden to Zhou Mu.
That night, Gu Xiyan didn't fall asleep until midnight. Qiushi felt sorry for her: "Miss, can you arrange the arrangements earlier? We can continue tomorrow."
"Time is tight, I'll go to bed after I finish my work." Gu Xiyan lowered her head and continued writing the menu.
The best thing about her was that she had memories of her previous life and had been with Zhou Mu for so many years. As an emperor, Zhou Mu had naturally tasted a lot of delicacies from mountains and seas, and she had gained a lot of knowledge by hearing and seeing them.
There is also the long-lost palace secret recipe book that Qi Zhiyuan found in his previous life, which can play the most critical role.
"I plan to hold a dish auction for two consecutive days. They are all dishes that Jixianglou has never had before. The one with the highest price will win." Gu Xiyan told Qiushi her plan.
Jixianglou has made great achievements in the past two years and has become the number one restaurant in Beijing. The diners who come to Jixianglou are all distinguished guests in the capital, and the most important thing is money.
In addition, the highest bidder gets it, and the rarest things are the most valuable. Even if it is just for the sake of face, there will definitely be many diners participating in the auction.
"How many dishes are you planning to take on the first day?" Qiushi asked.
"It depends. I'll give it a try first, but I don't know if I can get a good price, so the dishes must be novel and the taste must be unique." Gu Xiyan paused, and then said: "By the way, I need to find good food in advance.
A shill to heighten the atmosphere of robbery."
Su Ho had participated in auctions in her previous life, and she had also seen Su Ho looking for shills to create an atmosphere of passionate consumption.
Qiushi's eyes widened when he heard this: "Eating care?"
"Yeah, I don't know what kind of talent to look for. It's best to have someone with status, some status in the capital, so that no one can tell that he is a shill..." Gu Xiyan said, her eyes lit up: "I know who to look for.
Already."
"Who are you planning to find?" Qiushi was extremely curious.
"You'll know tomorrow." Gu Xiyan's beautiful eyes curved into a crescent shape.
Who else could she turn to, of course, it would be to ask the girls from the Liu family to willingly serve her.
Qiushi continued to ask questions, but Gu Xiyan was too busy to write down about forty dishes and production details until midnight before she went to bed.
Early the next morning, Gu Xiyan went to Zaohui Hall to say hello to the old lady.
The four girls from the Liu family put on bad faces when they saw Gu Xiyan. Although Gu Xiyan didn't get enough sleep, she was energetic and full of energy.
"Grandma, I want to participate in the food festival held by Jixiang House the day after tomorrow. I heard that there will be food auctions at that time. I am short of money. Grandma, can you lend me three thousand taels of silver?" After making pleasantries, Gu Xiyan got to the point.
The old lady's expression changed when she heard this: "Three thousand taels?!"
What kind of dish costs three thousand taels, but you don’t need so much silver to eat gold?
