A scholar of Zhenguan in the Tang Dynasty

"I don't understand." Cheng Chumo shook his head, "Aren't you adding trouble to your own business? Originally, the business is only yours, and you naturally have money to earn, but if you open your mouth like this, there will be many more people who will compete with you for business. .”

"A tree needs to grow, you can't hold it down forever." Gu Qing took a sip of his drink, "It's like your Cheng family's spirits business, do you really think that no one else knows the secret recipe of your family?"

Cheng Chu fell silent.

"Central Plains business today is like a bottleneck. As long as we break through this bottleneck period, the road ahead will be easier." Gu Qing took a deep breath, "Ten years, 20 years, 30 years! I don't know what the road will be How long will it take, from the common people today trying to find a way to get a job, to starting a business and re-employing in the future, such a cycle will have real vitality. You may think that I am wishful thinking, but I have seen such a world, and when no one needs to be hungry Stomach, everyone has a job, I believe that is the prosperity I really want."

"Raise a glass to the prosperity."

"Raise a glass to the prosperity."

The three toasted and drank.

On the second day, Gu Qing got up early and had to say that the Cheng family's aged spirits were really overbearing and full of stamina. After waking up, she felt dry mouthed and dizzy.

"Chu Mo, wake up!" Gu Qing pushed away the legs resting on his stomach, and woke up Li Tai again, and the three of them ate breakfast together feebly.

After eating, Li Tai raised his spirits and said, "I still have to go to the academy, so I'll take my leave first."

"I'm also going to be on duty at Habayashi Guard, so I'll be leaving first!" Cheng Chumo yawned again and again.

Gu Qing nodded vigorously while eating fried dough sticks, Wu Mei tidied up the room where Gu Qing and the three drank yesterday, "How much did the three of you drink?"

"I don't know how much I drank." Gu Qing forcefully poured tofu flower into his mouth, "Is the prayer at Ganye Temple going well?"

"There's nothing wrong with praying, isn't it just offering incense sticks." Wu Mei spoke.

Fan Jian came in a hurry, "Patriarch, something happened!"

"Ok?"

"Then His Highness the King of Wu is kneeling in front of His Majesty's mansion right now."

Chapter 757 Little Gu Xiao

"I don't know what happened today, His Royal Highness King Wu suddenly couldn't kneel before the residence."

Fan Jian was talking in a low voice, Wu Mei stopped carrying some things to pack and walked out of the room naturally to help close the door.

In fact, Wu Mei doesn't have to do this. Gu Qing and Wu Mei are well aware of some things, but because Gao Yang's existence is related to the royal family, as the hostess of the Gu family, they have to avoid it for a while, otherwise they will not be able to face Gao Yang if they hear anything.

Drinking warm hangover tea, Gu Qing asked, "Did Li Ke behave strangely yesterday? Or has anyone come into contact with them?"

"Yesterday, His Royal Highness King Wu went to Pingkangfang, and he talked a lot with many scholars and drank a lot of wine." Fan Jian said in a low voice, "Our people have been watching, who are the same as Wu? His Royal Highness said something, and we have already written it down, so let's check it!"

"There is no need to go through so much trouble." Gu Qing shook his head and said, "Take all our people away, I have a lot of other things to do."

"Yes!" Fan Jian nodded.

Thinking back to what Li Er said to him yesterday, Gu Qing said to Fan Jian again, "Isn't there any information about how Li Ke entered Chang'an last time?"

"There are some clues, but they are also very vague, and we can't find too much." Fan Jian glanced at Gu Qing's expression and said, "But it seems that His Highness Wu Wang did not arrive in Chang'an just these two days, but has been in Chang'an for a while. Yes, we found out that His Royal Highness King Wu should have been living there for more than half a month in Qujiangchi Bieyuan, and he has been shutting himself out for half a month."

Hearing these words, Gu Qing frowned.

Fan Jian said in a low voice, "We can now be sure that His Highness King Wu's statement that he just killed Chang'an was a lie."

"He lied." Gu Qing sneered, "Are there any clues in Qujiangchi Bieyuan?"

"It has been cleaned up quickly." Fan Jian said, "Qujiang Pond has always been the place where the royal family does business. At first, the short people didn't pay much attention to Qujiang Pond. Now I went to check Qujiang Pond and found that the manpower was already gone. Withdrew."

"I see." Gu Qing nodded.

When Fan Jian walked out of the room, little Gu Xiao saw someone and said, "Uncle Fan..."

The little guy is now four years old. Hearing this uncle, Fan Jian was still very happy, "Master, what do you want to do today?"

"Count the money." Little Gu Xiao said, and stretched out his hand to speak again, "Give me the key!"

"Count..." Fan Jian was speechless for a moment. Gu Xiao, the eldest son of the Gu family, is not a big deal. He likes counting money. Still not willing to count, insisting on going to the warehouse to lie on a pile of money, the family is not less troubled, as long as the wife reconciles the account in the warehouse, little Gu Xiao slips into the warehouse without paying attention, the last time he couldn't find it for a long time People, it turned out that they slept in the warehouse.

Wu Mei, the eldest wife of Gu Xiao's family, took a close look at Gu Xiao's interest, fearing that the child would be like the head of the family asking for money in the future.

"Master." Fan Jian said with some grievances, "I should ask my wife for this. The villain doesn't have the key to the warehouse."

"Hmph!" Little Gu Xiao snorted coldly and turned away with a stinking face.

Fan Jian also shook his head bitterly. The former Gu Xiao was still very well-behaved, but now he is a little more sensible, but it is becoming more and more difficult to serve.

"That's right." Little Gu Xiao said in a childish voice, "Is there any more sugar-fried chestnuts made by my mother?"

"Yes." Fan Jian nodded, and immediately asked the maid at the side to bring it.

Gu Qing walked out of the room and looked at his son.

When Gu Xiao saw Gu Qing, he became discouraged, and his domineering aura disappeared without a trace, "Father, I'm going to do my homework."

Gu Xiao wants to learn Gu Qing's simplified characters, and Gu Qing plans to start from a young age.

"Don't worry." Gu Qing looked at his eldest son and said, "Have you solved the problem that was given to you before?"

"It's done." Gu Xiao said while eating candied chestnuts, "The answer is sixteen."

Gu Qing nodded, the starting point of Gu Xiao's mathematics for later generations is much higher than that of the students in the academy.

"I asked you a few days ago, what is your ideal when you grow up?" Gu Qing paused and said, "Have you thought about it now?"

"Father." Gu Xiao crossed his legs and said, "My mother said it's too early to think about it now, so don't think about it."

"Not early, not early at all." Gu Qing whispered.

"Actually, my son's ideals are not great." Little Gu Xiao pondered and said in a manner, "Mother said to do what I can, so I think it's easy to be a person like Dad."

"The brat will turn a corner and hurt me, won't he?" Gu Qing said.

"No, no." Gu Xiao smiled and left while talking.

Department of Maritime Trade

After thinking for many days, Li Zhi told Shangguanyi his decision, "I want power, I don't need Gu Qing's permission, I want to do it myself first."

Shangguanyi nodded slightly, "It's fine for His Royal Highness Prince Jin to decide."

"Actually, I have thought a lot during this time." Li Zhi said, "I asked Gu Qing about this matter, and Gu Qing didn't agree or refuse, let alone answer me. It's not so much that he didn't agree, it's better to say that he acquiesced. Agreed, I will continue to do it first, regardless of whether Gu Qing agrees or not, if my method doesn't work, I will withdraw immediately."

After finishing speaking, Li Zhi plucked up the courage to take out a dossier, "I have already thought about the method. On the basis of taking care of the youth, we will first raise the wages of the original migrant workers. Of course, we can't preconceive them. We must let these migrant workers step by step. I have a certain sense of belonging to the Maritime Trade Department.”

"Belonging?"