Eight hundred and thirteenth chapter family has a distinguished guest
In the night, everyone returned to the mansion in their own carriages. The most substantial consensus reached today was mainly on two points. First, everyone jointly invested in growing cotton in Anxi. It was initially agreed to invest 500,000 yuan, of which the Dugu family and the Dou family would share.
Half, the other half will be distributed to other Guanlong families.
Another consensus was that Du Lingqiu promised to rent a shop along the street for each family. He might not be able to buy it, but he could rent it for them on a long-term basis.
Dou Yi and his brother Dou Yuanzhu were riding in a carriage together. Dou Yi was nearly seventy years old. He was now only the nominal head of the family. The family affairs were basically left to his brother Dou Yuanzhu to take care of. He came out today because he wanted to be with Du Lingqiu.
He had to give me this face during the meeting.
The carriage was running fast, and the light was bright and dim. Dou Yi drank a few more drinks and was sitting on the seat with her eyes closed to rest.
But Dou Yuanzhu seemed to be worried. From now on, he would be in charge of the Dou family, and he would be under greater pressure.
"Brother, Du Lingqiu is really unwilling to fight for this position?" Dou Yuanzhu asked in a low voice.
A mysterious smile appeared at the corner of Dou Yi's mouth, and he said lightly: "Do you believe what he said? Why doesn't he want to? He is just afraid of losing the fight and loses face. He and I have been friends for forty years, and we are in-laws. I will not
understand him?"
"I heard that Concubine Dugu is pregnant. If she gives birth to a boy, there is hope that she will become the heir in the future. If Concubine Dugu's son becomes the lord of the world, then our Guanlong family..."
Before Dou Yuanzhu could finish speaking, Dou Yi suddenly opened her eyes and stared at him sharply.
"Quickly throw away this unrealistic idea. Don't even think about it. Who is Guo Song who will let your idea succeed? How do you think more than a hundred Li family members died? Zhang Yun's army is hiding in Chengdu
do what?
Let me tell you, Guo Song is half Buddha and half devil. If he finds out that you have this idea, all the Guanlong family will no longer be able to survive, and he will definitely kill them all."
Dou Yuanzhu took a breath of air and did not dare to say more. After a while, Dou Yi said again: "Dutong Qiu has made it very clear that Guo Song helped us escape from Shu because he actually took a fancy to our wealth, but he was not like
Li Shi and the eunuchs are as low-level as they are, and they directly rob us of our wealth. He wants us to invest our wealth in developing commerce and manufacturing factories.
Do you think it was Dugu Qiu’s idea to invest huge sums of money in Anxi? It must have been requested by Guo Song. We just follow the Dugu family. We will do whatever the Dugu family does? I will tell you later that everyone should focus on making money in a low-key manner.
That’s the kingly way.”
"But if we invest our wealth to make money, what can Guo Song get?"
"He can get more things. When we make money, we create prosperity for him. People will have the opportunity to make money and live and work in peace and contentment. He can also share the profits we earn through tax collection. I have figured it out. As long as we don't
If we can easily get involved in the power struggle of the imperial court, make money in a low-key manner, and at the same time allow Guo Song to continue to benefit from the profits we earn, then we can last for a long time."
Dou Yuanzhu sighed lowly. Without political power, no matter how rich he was, he could only be a sheep to be slaughtered. But his eldest brother couldn't listen to his opinion, so he could only keep it in his heart.
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Early in the morning, a large and gorgeous carriage drove into the Jin Palace. This is the carriage in the palace, specially responsible for welcoming and seeing off distinguished guests.
Princess Xue Tao and her daughter Guo Weiwei stood in front of the Spring Festival Terrace. Guo Weiwei stood on her toes and stretched her neck to look at the carriage corridor in the distance. At this time, the carriage appeared. Guo Weiwei jumped up excitedly, "Mom, she's here!"
The person who made Xue Tao wait in person was Liu Caichun, who was famous for his singing and beauty. Of course, Xue Tao still wanted to save his daughter's face. Guo Weiwei was an admirer of Liu Caichun. When he heard that she was coming to the palace as a guest, Guo Weiwei was excited all night
Neither of them slept well.
The carriage slowly stopped in front of the Spring Festival Terrace. A maid stepped forward and opened the door. Liu Caichun, wearing a snow-white dress, stepped out of the carriage. She suddenly showed an otherworldly beauty, which made Guo Weiwei feel intoxicated again.
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Liu Caichun has an indescribable beauty whether he is dressed up or simply dressed up. Guo Weiwei doesn't know that in later generations, this is called the temperament and aura of a big star.
Liu Caichun had already met Xue Tao once, and she gave her a deep Wanfu gift, "The common girl Caichun meets the princess!"
Xue Tao stepped forward and took her hand and smiled: "I told you, you don't have to be so polite. If I invite you to be a guest, you will treat it as if you are returning to your own home."
Liu Caichun smiled bitterly in her heart. This was the Jin Palace. It couldn't be like going back to her own home. But she couldn't dwell too much on the princess's politeness, so she smiled and said, "Then don't bother the princess!"
Xue Tao introduced his daughter to her again, "This is my little girl Weiwei. She admires you very much. She was so excited that she didn't sleep well last night."
She said to her daughter again: "Say hello to the eldest lady!"
Guo Weiwei was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands. She knelt down, bowed, and stammered: "Madam, welcome to my home."
Liu Caichun smiled sweetly, "What a lovely little lady, do you also like to sing?"
"I'm not very good at singing, but I like painting. My mother said that the lady is good at ink painting, so she asked me to learn from her!"
"I'm not good at painting. Your mother praised me too much. But I really like painting. I saw a lot of beautiful scenery along the way, but I was afraid of forgetting it, so I had to find a way to paint them."
"Me too!" Guo Weiwei clapped her hands and said excitedly.
At this time, a light open-top carriage from the palace drove up and stopped. Xue Tao smiled and said: "Weiwei, on behalf of my mother, you will accompany the eldest lady to walk around the palace, enjoy the scenery, and come to Xianghui Tower later."
"Okay! Madam, please get in the car."
Xue Tao smiled at Liu Caichun again and said, "We are not as familiar with this palace as she is. Madam, let her walk around, and then come to Xianghui Building. We will live there and have arranged a room for you there."
"Thank you, Princess!"
"Go! We'll see you later."
Xue Tao watched the open carriage go, and then she boarded another carriage and ordered: "Go back to Xianghui Tower!"
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Liu Caichun followed a palace maid to her residence. She was still a little nervous. She was quite famous in the south of the Yangtze River and had contact with many dignitaries, such as Han Huang, the observation envoy of Zhejiang Province, Chen Shaoyou, the governor of Huainan, and Wei Yingwu, the governor of Suzhou.
He also met Han Gao, the governor of Yuezhou, and even Liu Qia, the military governor of Jiangnan East Province, and Li Xilie, the military governor of Huaixi Province.
Except for Li Xilie, who whipped her father because he was dissatisfied with the sarcastic content of her song, the other officials were all gentle and polite. At the beginning of last year, Chen Shaoyou hinted that she would sleep with him. After she politely refused, he did not force himself.
They sent someone to send her away.
She has seen a lot of the world, but for some reason, she was a little nervous when she came to Jin Palace. Although the princess invited her, she could not help but think of one person, and that was Jin Wang Guo Song.
Liu Caichun has never met Guo Song, but she has heard his name for a long time, and it is like thunder in her ears. In almost all banquets, whether it is a banquet for high-ranking officials, a gathering of businessmen, or even a picnic for the common people in the village, the name Guo Song is always mentioned.
It was mentioned the most often and was basically the topic of the entire banquet.
Some people highly praised him and said that he was the hope of the people in the world. Some people hated him to the bone and called him a traitor and traitor. The common people were looking forward to his arrival and could buy a bucket of salt for a hundred cents. The merchants were
He is regarded as the patron saint of merchants, and incense is burned in worship at all times.
Liu Caichun could hear calluses in his ears, but he had never seen what Guo Song looked like. He just heard that he was still young, only in his thirties, which was probably about the same. His eldest daughter was only twelve or thirteen years old, so he shouldn't be much older.
go?
Today she came to Guo Song's home. Although she was invited by the princess, she was both nervous and looking forward to it. She wanted to see with her own eyes what this world-famous hero looked like.
But one thing she believed in was that Guo Song wouldn't be too cruel.
There is a saying in her hometown that a kind father has no evil man, which means that men who love their daughters are more kind-hearted.
She could see it from Guo Weiwei.
The maid took her to a side pavilion and went up to the second floor. There were four or five decorated rooms here, two of which were suites. Outside was a spacious living room, inside was a bedroom, and the two rooms next to it were maid's rooms.
"Miss Liu, this is your room. No one has lived in this small building. It was just cleaned up yesterday."
"What's upstairs?" Liu Caichun asked curiously when he saw that there was still a ladder going up.
"There is an empty room upstairs, and the layout is similar to here. But we haven't had time to clean it yet, so Miss Liu will live on the second floor temporarily!"
Liu Caichun nodded, and she walked into the living room. All the furniture was new, and the floor, table, and walls were all cleaned spotlessly.
She was very tidy, and she was very satisfied with the cleanliness of the room. The maid smiled and said: "Girl, you can go to the window and have a look. The scenery outside is nice."
Liu Caichun walked to the window and saw a mirror-blue lake in front of her. Her eyes suddenly lit up and she praised: "It's so beautiful!"
There is a large island in the center of the lake, with pavilions, pavilions, strange mountains and rocks, hidden among lush trees, just like the residence of gods.
She couldn't help but mutter to herself and praised: "If I can live here, my life will never be in vain."
At this time, a maid came in and saluted her, "Princess, please go to the main building!"
Liu Caichun nodded, she also had too many questions in her mind.