Seven hundred and fiftieth chapters new way to make a fortune
Until they arrived in Chang'an, Guo Ping had not fully recovered. She seemed to be still in a dream, in a trance, as if a dream seemed to be real. She did not dare to think about what her future would be.
But her daughter was found and her brother appeared, which made her extremely happy. She was a very simple working woman. She didn't care much about glory and wealth. She was more concerned about her family, her children and relatives.
"Brother, is your wife in Chang'an?"
When she was approaching Chang'an, Guo Ping suddenly thought of this important question. Where were her sister-in-law, nieces and nephews?
Guo Song smiled slightly and said: "They are still in Taiyuan and will come to Chang'an in March. Sister, I have two wives and one concubine. I have two daughters and two sons. The youngest son is only four months old. The eldest is a daughter, Bi Mingzhu."
I'm two years younger and likes painting."
"You actually have..."
Guo Ping was about to say that his brother actually had three wives, but suddenly he thought that he was the king of Jin. Besides, which prince didn't have hundreds of wives? Three wives is already very few.
"Brother, I want...to ask you for a favor." Guo Ping hesitated.
"Sister, that's all. Is there anything I can't do?"
"I also have a son named Jun Yu. He worked as a son-in-law for others in Wugong County. He was scolded and beaten. The farm work was very heavy. He was very pitiful."
"Why do you want to be your son-in-law?" Guo Song asked in confusion.
"I took him around to look for pearls. We were penniless and begged all the way. We couldn't hold on anymore. Passing by Wugong County, we met a family who hired a son-in-law and gave him ten guan of money to live in. For ten thousand dollars,
Guan Qian, in order for me to continue to look for my sister, Jun Yu sold himself, he is only sixteen years old!"
Speaking of this, Guo Ping couldn't help but cry again. Zhou Mingzhu lay in her mother's arms and comforted her in a low voice.
Guo Ping hugged her daughter and continued: "In name, he is a son-in-law, but in fact he is a slave. Their daughter is only five years old, how can she get married? I went back to see him once last year. He was only seventeen years old. He wanted to be alone.
Plant two hundred acres of land and still not have enough to eat. If you eat one more bite, you will be insulted..."
"Stop talking!"
Guo Song interrupted the eldest sister and said to Zhao Jun with a sullen face: "Arrange a few brothers to go to Wugong County to pick him up. Sister, where is he?"
"In Weitou Village, Qizi Township, Wugong County, the head of the house in the east seems to be named Wang."
Zhao Jun immediately said: "Beizhi knows, Beizhi will go and pick him up personally."
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Guo Song took his eldest sister, mother and daughter to Xingqing Palace. Guo Ping looked around Xingqing Palace and refused to live here. She said this was not the place for her to live and that living here would shorten her life.
Guo Song had no choice but to send his eldest sister, mother and daughter to the VIP Posthouse in Shengyefang next door, and arranged for them to live in a comfortable private courtyard. He ordered the postmaster to take care of them, and gave the eldest sister five hundred taels of silver to let her go.
Buy some clothes and jewelry.
Guo Song felt a little regretful in his heart. If his wife were here, she would have made arrangements for them. After all, he is a man and he doesn't think carefully about many things.
He returned to Xingqing Palace. As soon as he arrived at the palace gate, he saw Zhang Lei and his wife Li Wenyu from a distance. They were questioning the guards.
Guo Song was very happy, the senior sister came just in time.
"Senior brother, I'm here!" Guo Song rushed over with his own soldiers and urged his horses.
"We were worried that our attack would be in vain! The soldiers said that you were out and not in the palace." Zhang Lei said with a grin.
"Sister, why did you come back?"
"Last night, I came back with my children. After a busy day, I happened to come to see my junior brother. I brought you a letter. It was written by sister Xue."
Li Wenyu took out a letter from home and handed it to Guo Song.
Guo Song took the letter and said hurriedly: "I happen to have something I want to ask my senior sister for help with."
Li Wenyu smiled slightly and said, "His Majesty the King of Jin, you actually ask me, a commoner girl, for help?"
"It's a family matter, I have to help my senior sister!"
Guo Song briefly told the story of meeting his sister in Yunyang County, and Zhang Lei immediately complained: "Junior brother, this is your fault. How can your own sister live in Guanyi? No matter how good the official is,
The post office can’t do it either! Why don’t you come to us?”
"Stop talking nonsense. If I knew that Senior Sister was back, would I not come to you?"
Li Wenyu said quickly: "Stop arguing, junior brother, where is the eldest sister? Take me to see her."
Guo Song once again brought Zhang Lei and his wife to Guanyi, but they met the eldest sister Guo Ping and her daughter head-on. Guo Song was shocked, "Sister, where are you going?"
Guo Ping hesitated and said: "They are too enthusiastic and arrange dozens of people to wait on them. I really can't stand it and want to stay in an inn."
Guo Song secretly sighed in his heart. The eldest sister had lived a hard life, and she couldn't bear the sudden wealth.
Guo Song quickly introduced Zhang Lei and his wife to the eldest sister. Although Li Wenyu was a wealthy businessman, she had also endured hardships and was very down-to-earth in dealing with people. A few simple words made Guo Ping feel more cordial. Unlike that official, who brought
With a large group of maids kneeling on the ground and kowtowing in salute, calling themselves Princess Princess, she was completely ashamed.
"Okay! I'll take Mingzhu to stay at your house, so I won't cause you any trouble."
"Why bother? Sister just happened to talk to me. I'm bored at home alone. Yu'er can also take Mingzhu to go shopping, and the ladies can buy some makeup and clothes."
Guo Ping smiled at Guo Song and said, "Brother, I and Mingzhu live at Aunt Li's house. They are real people. Living with them makes me feel at ease."
Guo Song smiled bitterly and nodded, "When Jun Yu comes back later, I will find you a small house nearby to ensure that you can live in peace and comfort."
"We'll talk about it later, I'm going with Aunt Li."
Guo Ping took her daughter and Li Wenyu into the carriage, but Zhang Lei was kicked off and his seat was no longer available.
"Brother, let's go have a drink."
The two came to Taibaiju Restaurant at the entrance of Dongshi City and found a seat by the window on the second floor. Zhang Lei was a regular customer here. They ordered seven or eight dishes and two bottles of Meishou wine.
Zhang Lei filled a glass of wine for Guo Song and asked: "I haven't heard you talk about the eldest sister on the mountain before?"
There is a loophole in this. He actually found out that he still had an eldest sister after returning to Lingzhou. Guo Song said lightly: "Don't mention the past things. It will be sad to mention it."
Zhang Lei thought Guo Song was thinking of his parents, so he quickly said: "Then let's not talk about it. Lao An and I went to Cao Wannian to sign a contract this afternoon, but there is a problem here."
"What's the problem?"
"We also planned to buy several thousand acres of land each and build a house to make a lot of money, but Cao Wannian said that the land in the old Chang'an City is used for building schools and other things, and we will not sell it to private individuals. Isn't this too unkind?
"
Guo Song drank all the wine in the cup and said with a smile: "It's not that he doesn't want to sell it to you, because he still doesn't know where to study the Imperial Academy and where to study the Academy. He can only consider it when the blueprint of old Chang'an is completely finalized.
The land is for sale, you have to wait patiently."
Zhang Lei was a little anxious, "I'm afraid that by then, everyone will know about it and land prices will rise to sky-high prices. What else will we make?"
Guo Song could understand Zhang Lei's anxiety, so he thought for a while and said with a smile: "In fact, there is another investment channel that can also make a lot of money, and it can make money for generations."
"Where?" Zhang Lei suddenly became excited.
Guo Song said slowly: "Guanghuamenwai Street!"
Guanghuamenwai Street is a several-mile-long street connecting the old city and the new city of Chang'an. Now it is partly a vegetable field and partly a wilderness, with graves and bushes on both sides.
Zhang Lei was stunned for a long time and asked: "Could it be that the government wants to build a market to make it easier for officials living in the old city to buy vegetables?"
Guo Song shook his head, "Things are not that simple. I have always wanted to promote business and demolished the walls of Chang'an..."
Zhang Lei clapped his hands and laughed, "Lao An and I firmly support this. We both said why the commerce of Chang'an, the majestic capital city, is not as good as that of Yangzhou and Yizhou. Isn't it just because of a wall? Just because of the East City and West City
If there is a huge market, small shops will not be able to survive. Without the support of thousands of small shops, how can there be a prosperous business?"
"This is the truth. I went to Yunyang County today and deeply felt the prosperity of small businesses. However, it is not possible to demolish the walls of Chang'an City for the time being. Can we imitate Dongguan Street in Jiangdu?"
Dongguan Street in Yangzhou is a main road connecting Luocheng and Zicheng in Jiangdu County. There are many shops on both sides and it is extremely prosperous. These thousands of small shops support the prosperity of Yangzhou.
Zhang Lei blinked his shrewd little eyes and asked: "But if the shop is outside the city, the security issue will be a headache."
"Who said shops are outside the city?"
Guo Song smiled slightly and said, "What if we build two more city walls to connect the new city with the old city?"
Zhang Lei was so excited that he slapped the table, "I'm going to buy land tomorrow!"
Guo Song said calmly: "Don't be so excited first. Listen to me. You can go back and discuss it with Li An. You can't buy it all, just buy 30% of the land, and then divide it into three parts, one for you and Li An each."
, my eldest sister’s share, of course, I will pay for my eldest sister’s share.”