I traveled through time, starting with two acres of land and a dog

"Master Chenyu, we are now relying on fists and guns to get others to cooperate, but if we meet someone stronger than us, it is hard to guarantee that they will abandon us. If we want to quickly open up trade routes, we must first recruit some smart shopkeepers to work for us, and secondly, establish some solid business alliances. So far, the Zhou family has been relatively friendly to us, and the profit distribution is relatively fair. Other big families resisted us from the beginning, but we have always relied on guns to pave the way, and no one dared to provoke us. This year, we defeated the Yang family, and they had no choice but to surrender, and they dared not act rashly at all," said Hu Laowu.

"Zhou family, how do you think we can establish a solid alliance?" Du Chenyu asked.

"I can't think of that"? At first, the Zhou family was the weakest among the big families, with insufficient supply of goods and weak armed forces, so they often borrowed our armed forces to protect the caravans and gradually established a cooperative relationship. In addition, the head of the Zhou family had no son, and her eldest daughter Zhou Qiong often showed up in person to escort the goods and handle the affairs of the caravan. Our guards have always been disciplined, so other girls also trust them." Hu Laowu went on to say that the main reason was that they had good character.

"What do you think of that girl?" Du Chenyu asked without thinking. Their team is now full of young people of marriageable age, full of vigor and vitality, but it seems that they are a little slow in getting married. Du Chenyu suddenly had a particularly good idea to consolidate the alliance with the Zhou family.

"He is very capable and eloquent. He has been doing business since he was a child and can ride a horse and shoot a gun." Hu Laowu may not realize the essence of what Du Chenyu asked.

"How about letting her be your sister-in-law?" Du Chenyu stopped and asked seriously.

"Master Chenyu, you said that if my fourth brother were to marry her, would the Zhou family agree? And what if someone else were to marry her?" Hu Laowu was very surprised, but he was afraid that the other party would not agree.

"These are all small matters. Your fourth brother will definitely be a general in the future. It won't make any difference whether he marries into the wife's family or not. As long as a man is strong, your fourth brother will have the final say in the future," said Du Chenyu.

"Go call your fourth brother out later and we'll ask for his opinion. If there's no problem, I'll let my father propose marriage." Du Chenyu likes to act immediately. In this era, most marriages are discussed and decided by parents and elders. Those ladies from wealthy families rarely go out, so how can they fall in love freely? Therefore, they discussed the lifelong event of Hu Laosi in just a few words.

"Okay, I'll go see if Fourth Brother has had a break after class," said Hu Laowu.

After Hu Laosi left, we went home and waited for him to come.

"Mr. Chenyu, I'm back," the voice was heard before the fourth Hu brothers arrived. It took less than twenty minutes to go back and forth. It seems that a man cares more about his wife than wealth. If he was asked to collect the money, he would not run so fast. After he finished speaking, the fourth Hu brothers came in panting.

"Fourth brother, why are you so anxious? Your wife is going to have to fly away again," Du Chenyu said with a smile.

"Hehe, what did Young Master Chenyu say? You summoned me, so how could I dare to delay?" The fourth brother clenched his hands and explained in a trembling voice.

"Princess, princess, please take a seat, Brother Hu. Young Master Chenyu loves to win people over." Sister Xiaowan's smile made Hu Laosi blush. People in this era were too naive. A captain commanding hundreds of people was like a tiger out of the mountains on the battlefield and had no feelings when killing people. But as soon as the word "tiger" was mentioned, he would feel weird instantly. This was also the gene in the bones of men in Sichuan.

"Fifth Brother, I've laid everything out for you. He has also met the eldest daughter of the Zhou family, and he knows the specific situation better than I do. Do you have any opinion on it, especially since the other party may ask to marry into the family?" Du Chenyu asked.

"It all depends on Master Chenyu. If it weren't for Master Chenyu's support, I would still be working as a farmhand for Yu Yuedong in the mountains. How could I have any hope of finding a wife? The Zhou family, a wealthy family, is interested in a peasant like me, so what should I dislike?" Hu Laosi agreed without even thinking.

"Fourth brother, don't underestimate yourself. You are now a powerful figure with hundreds of people under you. Marriage is a big deal, and you can't be careless. But I've also known the Zhou family. They used to be a scholarly family, but after moving to Sichuan, their fortunes fell and they can only make a living through business. But they have good family affairs and good conduct, and they don't have any shortcomings. If the Zhou family asks to marry into your family, that's fine. In the future, all the Mo family property will be yours. The worst that can happen is that you can have a few more children, both with the surname Hu and Zhou, and everyone will be happy." As soon as he explained the solution, Hu Laosi instantly became happier.

"Mr. Chenyu, you have considered everything, hehe," said Hu Laosi, touching his head and laughing dryly.

"I've sent a message to my father, asking him to come to Baizhang soon. We'll go directly to propose marriage. You have to be neat and tidy, okay?" Du Chenyu instructed.

"Yes, Master Chenyu, I promise to complete the task," he saluted in his habitual response.

"Haha, haha", he and Sister Xiaowan couldn't help laughing.

"Hehe, Mr. Chenyu, that's okay, I'll go to class first," the fourth brother couldn't stand our ridicule and actually ran away.

"Why don't you sit for a while before you go?" he said.

"No, class is about to start. I'll leave first. Bye, Mr. Chenyu," he said and ran out.

"Princess, princess...Brother Hu is so funny," Sister Xiaowan continued to laugh.

The moon is setting...

The enemy is falling to the west...

The enemy is not at home...

My heart is in a mess...

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They followed him out and heard Hu Laosi's brisk footsteps, humming this northern Sichuan folk song, as he walked down the riverside path without taking the main road. As expected, when a man is happy, he is in high spirits. Women are the fundamental driving force of men. The last time he saw him so happy was when he stole poppy seeds. He was humming all the way down the hillside.

I stayed at the Baizhang base for two days, organizing the planning for commercial and base factory construction and how to develop, writing down step by step, and making a preliminary plan for the development direction for the next three years. It was kept as the base's top secret and only three or four people knew about it.

After waiting for three days, his father finally arrived. After his father came, Du Chenyu discussed with him the marriage of Hu Laosi and how to strengthen their business alliance and tie the Zhou family to their chariot. They also currently lacked a person in charge of the business department. Zhou Yujing, the head manager of the Zhou family, was a very suitable candidate. It depended on whether he was willing to join their group.

"We can't rush this matter. We need to take it slow. As long as we grow bigger, we will naturally be able to attract some capable people to join us," said my father.

"That's true. The current reserve of talents is basically sufficient. Now that intermediate schools have been established, it is best to train many talents ourselves so that their loyalty will be higher," said Du Chenyu.

"Well, we are not in such urgent need of management talents at the moment, but it would be better to prepare for a rainy day. Also, I plan to go to Zhou's house tomorrow, do you want to go?" said my father.

"I'll go too. It's the first time and it's also a routine visit. Both sides will test the tone," said Du Chenyu.

"Okay, go and send off the visiting card this afternoon, and we'll set off together tomorrow," said my father.

"Okay, I'll ask Hu Laowu to prepare some gifts. It's our first visit, so whether we succeed or not, we'd like to make friends," said Du Chenyu.

The next morning, they prepared 6 reconnaissance personnel and 6 secret guards, all wearing dark green military coats, fully armed, driving tall horses, with a carriage in the middle, in which sat my father and Du Chenyu, with Hu Laowu driving the carriage, and also bringing two boxes of mountain products and cloth, and two guns as gifts, which was considered a gift of love. The journey was dusty, exuding the majesty of a warlord style.