Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

Xuanyuan Lie grinned, a sinister look on his face.

To get rid of Gu Chan, he only needs to find a way to prevent her from raising the remaining huge sum of money here. As for the 2 billion taels of silver before, it can only be said that Gu Chan was lucky, but next he will definitely make it difficult for Gu Chan to move forward.

Gu Chan also realized that the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce’s decision to stand up against him was not accidental, but something that was bound to happen.

Otherwise, why did everyone ignore her before Xuanyuan Lie came, but after her grandson came, she encountered all these troubles?

To sum it up in one sentence, there is an invisible hand behind all of this, and the owner of this invisible hand must be Xuanyuan Lie.

After realizing this, Gu Chan was not stupid enough to say it out loud, but pretended to be indifferent and said with a faint smile, "Second Prince, thank you for your concern. I have my own way to make money, so you don't have to worry about it."

"Okay! Then let me see how you can make a lot of money by taking advantage of the water business in the future!" Xuanyuan Lie said with a faint smile.

Gu Chan ignored him, just stood up, clasped her fists, and saluted, then walked away.

After she left, Bai Jingtian said, "Master, are you really not going to tolerate him?"

"This person is proud and arrogant, he will never submit to me, so instead of showing goodwill to him, it is better to get rid of him as soon as possible." Xuanyuan Lie said with a grim face.

Bai Jingtian let out a long sigh and began to feel extremely worried about Gu Chan.

Outside the Censorate.

When Gu Chan came out, Chang De and his four men took the initiative to come forward and blocked her at the door.

Chang De sighed and said, "Why are you doing this? You won't be able to occupy land and operate in Jiangnan City in the future, which will definitely affect your business."

"Let it be an impact! Anyway, developing Yaoduoduo shops is just a part of my plan." Gu Chan said calmly.

"So what are you going to do next?" Chang De asked.

Gu Chan thought for a while and said, "It's very simple! First, buy a big boat and go for a cruise on the big river outside Jiangnan City. Then, turn the big boat into a merchant ship and collect and sell medicine along the river."

"If you need any help, just tell me. My Chang family will definitely help if we can." Chang De said sincerely.

"Isn't your Chang family engaged in salt transportation? You must have a lot of ships under your command! Otherwise, why don't you sell me the biggest ship and I will find someone to modify it." Gu Chan said.

Chang De agreed without thinking, "That's easy. I'll let Chang Wei accompany you to the dock to choose a boat. Once you've chosen one, I'll give you a boat."

"No, no, no, I'd better buy it. The hardest thing to owe in the world is a favor. I'm already very grateful that you're willing to help me." Gu Chan said quickly, waving her hand.

Seeing that she insisted, Chang De didn't say anything more. After giving a few instructions to his son, he got on the carriage and left.

At this time, Xiao Shan said, "Due to the Jiangnan Chamber of Commerce, my Xiao family can't help you with herbs, but there is one thing I can be sure of, that is, I will make all the shopkeepers under the Xiao family not to go against you and try not to cause you any trouble."

"Thank you, Master Xiao. I will remember this kindness. One day, I will definitely return it to the Xiao family." Gu Chan clasped his fists and expressed his gratitude.

"You're welcome. I just need you to help my daughter more in the future. Although she is older than you, I can see that she is much less experienced than you in dealing with people. It's a good thing for her to have a friend like you." Xiao Shan said seriously.

Gu Chan felt a little embarrassed by the praise.

Xiao Shan turned to his daughter and said, "Don't rush back. Follow Gu Chan to the dock and help her pick the boat. Help if you can."

"Yes, Daddy." Xiao Xiang said respectfully.

Xiao Shan reached out and patted Gu Chan on the shoulder, signaling her to take care of herself, then he got on the carriage and left.

Gu Chan and the other two then got on another carriage and headed towards the outskirts of Jiangnan city.

There is a big river five miles away from Jiangnan City, named Jiangnan River. This river is a tributary of Tiancang River. It runs through the Jiangnan area all the way until it finally flows out of Jiangnan and extends into the territory of Yexing Country, which borders Tiancang Country to the south.

It can be said that the Jiangnan River is not only a very important river in the Jiangnan area, but also the mother river of the Yexing Kingdom. However, after the river enters the Yexing Kingdom, it is no longer called the Jiangnan River. The river has another name there.

Of course, Gu Chan didn't care about this. After all, the Yexing Kingdom and the Tiancang Kingdom were very peaceful now. Not only had the two countries not fought a war for decades, they even had trade exchanges. Most importantly, the people of the two countries could marry freely. In a sense, the two countries were like allies.

In the afternoon, Gu Chan and the other two took a horse-drawn carriage and arrived at Chang's Wharf, the largest wharf on the Jiangnan River.

Getting off the carriage, Gu Chan looked at the huge dock in front of her, a look of surprise appeared on her face.

The Chang family is worthy of being a big family that controls the entire salt transportation industry in the Jiangnan area. This large wharf is not only named after the Chang family, but is also the largest wharf of all the wharves on the entire Jiangnan River. Hundreds of ships come and go here every day.

Among so many ships, not only were there those carrying salt, but also those carrying goods from various industries.

As the three of them walked around the dock, Chang Wei said to Gu Chan, "This dock was built with funds from my Chang family. Every merchant ship that docks here to load and unload goods needs to pay money to my Chang family. Every year, the money collected from the dock alone is not small. If you are capable, you can consider investing in building a dock as well."

"This is not good! Isn't this stealing business from your Chang family?" Gu Chan shook her head.

"You are wrong. Now, whether it is the Tiancang River or the Jiangnan River, there are thousands of ships passing by every day. All the docks in our Jiangnan area combined are not enough. Some ships even come but can't find a dock to dock. They can only take a number and queue up on the water. They have to wait for several days before they can find a place to dock!" Chang Wei explained.

Xiao Xiang added, "Yes! My Xiao family also built a dock two years ago. Now there are dozens of ships docking here every day. It's always crowded!"

"Since your family is so rich, why don't you build a few more docks? This will not only allow more ships to dock, but also allow you to make more money!" Gu Chan asked puzzledly.

"It's not as easy as you think. Building a dock is very expensive and difficult to manage. Another point is that the annual tax paid by each dock is also very high. If too many docks are built, it will be inconvenient to manage. Once problems arise, it will be troublesome. So it's good enough to build a dock and manage it well." Chang Wei said.

Xiao Xiang added, "Business like this is not something that can be taken over by one company, so you can't do it without some strength. Even if you can do it, don't think that you can take it all by yourself, you have to leave some opportunities for others. This is the rule of doing business in the Jiangnan area."

Gu Chan listened and nodded secretly.