Taming beasts starts with understanding bird language

She had to admit that she had a lot of clever ideas when it came to doing business, but when it came to business acumen, she was not as good as the two people in front of her. So she had to remember a lot of what they said.

Thinking of this, Gu Chan also hurriedly thanked them and said, "Thank you for telling me this. I'll remember it. Right now I don't have the extra energy to build a dock. I'd better buy a big boat to play with first."

"Once you have accumulated a certain amount of wealth and have completely settled down here, you can consider building a dock," said Chang Wei.

Gu Chan nodded without comment.

As the three of them were talking, they soon arrived at the area where the Chang family's salt transport ship was docked.

Because only the Chang family's boats can dock in this area, at a glance, you can see dozens of large ships docked in an orderly manner.

Chang Wei waved his hand and said, "Come on! You can choose! These dozens of ships all belong to my Chang family. You can pick one, change the words "Chang's Salt Transport" on the hull, and then design a flag of your own and hang it on it."

"How much silver does a big ship like this cost?" Gu Chan asked.

"Not much. The cost of one ship is only a few hundred thousand taels of silver." Chang Wei said nonchalantly.

Gu Chan finally understood why Chang De was so generous at the gate of the Censorate just now, and why he gave the salt without hesitation. It turned out that the cost of building a salt ship was only a few hundred thousand taels, which was a drop in the bucket for the wealthy Chang family.

However, Gu Chan naturally didn't want such a cheap cargo ship.

Gu Chan stopped looking at the salt ships and said, "Is there anything more expensive? My ship can't be so cheap, otherwise it would be unworthy of my name printed on the hull."

"How expensive do you want it to be?" Chang Wei asked with a smile.

"It would cost at least one million taels of silver for one ship! I was poor before, but it's different now. I still have some money, so of course I can't be too shabby." Gu Chan said, patting his chest.

Xiao Xiang laughed and said, "Then you can't buy a cargo ship. You have to buy a merchant ship. A good merchant ship has two or three floors. The minimum cost is over one million taels of silver. And it looks much more beautiful than a cargo ship."

"Then you have to get me the best merchant ship. The money must be spent no matter what." Gu Chan said firmly.

Chang Wei had no choice but to take the two of them to the area where the merchant ships were docked.

However, due to the high cost of building merchant ships, the Chang family only has a dozen merchant ships. The most luxurious one has four floors in total and is the Chang family's exclusive merchant ship. The one smaller than this is the three-story merchant ship.

Gu Chan carefully selected a three-decker merchant ship and bought it for three million taels of silver.

Then she said to Chang Wei, "Now ask your people to change the words 'Chang's Salt Transport' on the hull for me."

"Okay, this is a simple matter." Chang Wei said with a smile.

After saying this, he immediately sent someone to carry an ink bucket onto the boat, then hung it on the side of the boat with a rope and began to prepare to change the words.

Chang Wei asked, "What do you want to name your merchant ship?"

"I thought of it on the way here. Let's name it 'Great China'," Gu Chan said proudly.

"What do you mean? I've never heard of it!" Chang Wei asked puzzledly.

Xiao Xiang was also standing aside, listening with a confused look on his face.

Gu Chan smiled and said, "Don't worry about it. This is the firm belief that has kept me going. It is also a name that I am proud of. It is a feeling that people in your world cannot understand."

"Oh! Okay then!" Chang Wei said speechlessly.

Then he asked the man hanging on the ship's side to start changing the name of the merchant ship.

Half an hour later, four large characters "Great China" were written on the right side of the merchant ship.

Gu Chan stood on the dock, looking at the four big words from afar, with a proud smile on her lips. Although she had traveled to this strange world, she was still proud to be a Chinese.

This is a patriotic sentiment. Although she is just a woman, her love for the motherland will never change.

After settling the matter with the merchant ship, Gu Chan and the other two did not stay at the dock any longer. They soon left in a carriage and returned to Jiangnan City.

At dusk in the afternoon, the three returned to the Yaoduoduo shop.

Gu Chan got off the carriage and said goodbye to the two of them. She watched them leave before she went into the shop.

At this time, Di Lin and others were already waiting for her in the lobby on the ground floor.

When Gu Chan walked in, everyone immediately stood up to greet her. She waved her hand and said, "Everyone, please sit down! Next, everyone, listen. In addition to the few of you who followed me all the way here, I now want to recruit five more people."

"Boss, you don't want to recruit these five ladies, do you?" Yuan Jie asked with a smile.

Gu Chan looked at the five golden flowers sitting beside her and laughed, "You are right. The five of them are definitely talented. It would be a pity not to recruit them to work for me."

"Manager Gu! You really overestimate us. The five of us are not good at doing business, except that we are good at talking and arguing." Aunt Hong spoke first.

The other four aunts also nodded and drank.

Gu Chan said with a strange smile, "I recruited you not to do business with you, but only to help me protect them while they do business on my merchant ship in the future. And I've thought about it. With the five of you protecting us, I can guarantee that no ship on the water will dare to easily provoke our Great China."

"That's right, the five aunts are really good at talking, who dares to come and make trouble for themselves!"

"Yes, I also think it's a good idea to recruit them on board."

Di Lin and Yuan Jie spoke one after another.

The other eight people who came with Gu Chan also nodded repeatedly.

Aunt Hong quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "In that case, we won't refuse. Thank you, Manager Gu, for thinking so highly of us. We will definitely work hard in the future and live up to your kindness to us."

"Okay, don't be polite. Let's go pack up! Tonight we will move to the Great China ship docked in the merchant ship area of ​​Chang's Wharf. That's the merchant ship I bought. You will all have to live on the water for a long time from now on." Gu Chan clasped his fists and bowed deeply to everyone.

Everyone knew how difficult it was for her, so they said nothing and went to pack their luggage.

The five aunts quickly left the city and returned to their homes in the village to pack up.

After dark, Di Lin and Yuan Jie led everyone, packed up their belongings, and led a long team of more than a dozen carriages out of the city and headed towards Chang's Wharf.

Gu Chan did not follow them, but stayed in the Yao Duoduo shop. Looking at the empty scene in front of her, she secretly clenched her fists.

This time, she was forced to run a shop on the water because she was not capable enough. She secretly swore in her heart that one day she would bring everyone back, do business down to earth, and truly benefit the people.

With this thought in mind, Gu Chan walked out of the shop with a determined look, locked the door, and left, returning to Wanyuanfang.