newbobooks Chapter 120 Wuning Marquis Mansion Participates
Chapter 120 Wuning Marquis Mansion Participates
Zhao Liangchen's yard is much bigger than Zeng Lao's because someone has always lived there and it is well maintained, but it's a little empty.
Zhao Liangchen and Qi Lusheng both lived in the front yard, and the servants also lived in the back house in the front yard. The entire main yard and the back house were uninhabited, and there was no furniture inside, making it look very empty.
Su Qin asked Zhao Liangchen curiously, "Why don't you live in the main house in the main courtyard?"
Zhao Liangchen was embarrassed to say that the entire main courtyard and backyard were reserved for Mr. Zeng and her.
He simply explained, "I don't have money to buy furniture yet. We can slowly buy more when we earn money."
Su Qin remembered how much money he had spent on her and felt that she should give something back, so she said, "You spent a lot of money to make life easier for me and my family. Let me pay for this furniture."
Zhao Liangchen hastily refused: "No, this main courtyard may be used when I get married in the future, so naturally I should prepare it myself."
He was just looking for a reason to reject Su Qin, but after he said it, he felt something was wrong.
Su Qin was also a little embarrassed. She didn't want to be someone else's mother and prepare a wedding house for them.
There was nothing to see in the empty house, so Su Qin returned to her room and prepared to make her plan more detailed. She had two plans: what to do if Marquis Wuning participated and what to do if he didn't.
Zhao Liangchen was also very busy. He was chiseling walls, building walls and installing doors in one day. By the evening, the door of the west ear room was installed and the alley was blocked by a wall.
Because Qi Lusheng was moving things in and out of Zhao Liangchen's house, people around him thought that the house was bought by Qi Lusheng, and did not think that Zhao Liangchen had moved out of the Zhao Mansion.
While they were busy, the emperor was also busy. The first batch of things that needed to be processed were sent out of the palace, and Liu Jin personally led his men to follow.
This batch of fabrics, rouge and powder are all old and spoiled.
King Liang's men watched with their own eyes as Liu Jin and his men transported the things outside the city and burned them.
Two days later, Qi Lusheng came again. To be exact, he had not left and had been living at Zhao Liangchen's place. He usually came here to eat and drink, but this time he brought a piece of news. After careful consideration, Marquis Wuning decided to get involved in their business.
However, he will not show up, and Qi Lusheng will be fully responsible. If anything happens in the future, he will not be aware of it. It will be a private matter between Qi Lusheng and Zhao Liangchen.
He felt that he would not be able to hide for long. Either the emperor or the King of Liang would need him to express his position one day. Although he had resigned, the Marquis of Wuning in all dynasties were famous generals with great prestige in the army. Although he had resigned for many years, he could still command the support of the army.
The emperor is going to fight the King of Liang to a fever pitch, and there is no way they will give up on him as a pawn.
It is better to be proactive than passive.
Between Prince Liang and the Emperor, he still chose to believe the Emperor, because Prince Liang was too scheming. He was afraid that he could not outsmart Prince Liang. Moreover, Prince Liang sent Su Jijing's family and so many imperial guards and family members to the guillotine just to improve his own reputation. He also ignored the lives of hundreds of thousands of disaster victims and stole the disaster relief money. This kind of person has no bottom line and will do anything to achieve his goal. Even if he joins him, he will not have a good ending.
Marquis Wuning had made up his mind that as long as Qi Lusheng was involved in this business, no matter how big a fuss it got, it was just a business and had nothing to do with the court. The emperor certainly didn't want others to find out that he was involved. If King Liang won and investigated the matter, he would say he didn't know and thought it was just a child's mischief. With his reputation in the army, he should be able to save his family's lives.
It would be even better if the emperor won, then their family could at least live in peace for decades.
Qi Lusheng was very excited when he spoke, pacing back and forth while rubbing his hands. "Miss Su, what should I do? Just tell me, I can do anything. I promise to make it beautiful for you."
Zhao Liangchen said disdainfully: "Look at you now, so unstable, who would dare to give you business?"
Qi Lusheng defended himself: "How am I not steady? I just got a little excited because of something I did. I would definitely not be like this when I go out."
Zhao Liangchen expressed his doubts about him. He thought that Qi Lusheng had only been eating, drinking and having fun since he was a child, and was brought up as a playboy. What could he do? Moreover, in his eyes, Qi Lusheng was very simple. He was even afraid that Qi Lusheng would be cheated when he went out to do business.
Seeing that Zhao Liangchen wanted to say something, Su Qin shook her head slightly at him. People are trained, no one can do everything right away. It’s not a big deal if they don’t know how to do it. What’s scary is that they don’t know how to do it but are arrogant and refuse to listen to advice.
She said to Qi Lusheng, "Master Qi, please sit down and let's talk slowly."
Qi Lusheng immediately sat down and moved the stool in front of Su Qin, looking at her expectantly: "You talk, I'm listening."
When Zhao Liangchen saw that he was so close to Su Qin, his face immediately darkened and he said sternly, "Back off."
Qi Lusheng curled his lips, but still retreated reluctantly.
Su Qin ignored their actions and said, "We can't just ask those foreigners one by one when we have something. I want to hold an auction for those foreigners, but in order to gather this group of foreigners together, we need a batch of goods that are attractive to them. Right now, we have nothing, so we have to think about where to get the goods first."
Qi Lusheng asked in confusion, "What is an auction?"
Su Qin explained the auction process to him, and Qi Lusheng's eyes lit up as he said excitedly, "This is fun, I've never seen anything like it before."
Zhao Liangchen said helplessly: "Lusheng, we are not playing."
Qi Lusheng: "I know, making money is just fun."
Without waiting for Zhao Liangchen to say anything, he looked at Su Qin and asked, "What kind of goods do you need?"
Su Qin: "Foreigners like our silk, porcelain, tea, and anything else that foreigners don't have."
Qi Lusheng: "That's easy. I have quite a lot of these at home. I have no concubines, only my mother. Every year, we have so much silk that we can't wear it all and it all goes bad. The porcelain handed down from our ancestors has filled up several warehouses. There is even more tea than we can drink all of it, so we give it to the servants. I'll provide this batch of goods. If it's not enough, you can go find my friends. They are all wealthy young men. They can easily contribute some and we can make up a lot."
Su Qin: "This is just a test run for us, so we don't need to prepare too much, or ask others to contribute. Master Qi can just pay for it. But you need to sell everything in your house. Do your parents agree?"
Qi Lusheng said hurriedly, "I agree. When I came here, my father told me that no matter what you want, our Wuning Marquis Mansion will fully support you. He also told me to listen to you from now on and do whatever you ask."
Su Qin felt relieved. The most important thing in doing things is the full support of partners and their high degree of cooperation without any objection.
She said, "Well, what can you come up with? Make a list first and I'll pick out some suitable ones."
Qi Lusheng: "Okay, I'll go right away."
Su Qin stopped her and said, "Wait, there's no rush. Now that we have the things, the next thing we need to deal with is the people.
I have been paying attention to this recently. There are many foreigners in Shangjing City, from various countries. These countries are rich and poor, and the character of those who come to do business is also mixed. We can't do business with everyone. We have to pick out those whose countries are rich and can afford to produce good enough things, and their character must be good. Our business is not suitable for publicity, so we need them to keep it confidential, and we also have to ensure that these people can deliver the goods on time and that they are not adulterated.
It’s not easy to find out about this, and it’s hard for people who are not familiar with them to find out the real situation.”
Qi Lusheng and Zhao Liangchen fell into deep thought. Su Qin was right. It is better to take precautions before they happen. All drawbacks must be avoided from the very beginning.
After a moment of silence, Qi Lusheng said, "I'll go ask around. Many of the young men I hang out with like to do business with foreigners. They should know something about the situation. I'll go ask them. At worst, I can go to the places where foreigners gather and ask around. Anyway, I used to hang out on the streets every day, so no one will notice me if I go out and ask around."