Chapter 40
Everyone was busy and it was impossible not to disturb their homes. Chen Ning'er was the first to find out and stepped forward to stop them.
"Hey, what are you doing? Why are you doing with our money?"
When Chen Xing's housekeeper saw her, he stepped forward and bowed, "Miss Ning'er, you don't know yet. These are all homes, Mr. Chen Lin's permission. They just split the house in the morning."
"Split up? How is this possible? Why no one told us about such a big thing? I want to tell my mother!"
After Chen Ning'er left, Guo Hao touched his chin. He thought something was wrong with Chen Lin in the morning, but he turned out to be a family. Isn't the Chen family a big family? Why do you say that the family is divided?
Guo Hao was just wondering, Mrs. Chen came over, and the two housekeepers came forward to salute and briefly told the morning matter. Mrs. Chen almost fell down, and Chen Lin actually divided the family.
"How come this unfilial son is so bold? Master, I'm sorry for you. The Chen family is over, what's my face to see you!"
After hearing what Mrs. Chen said, Guo Hao couldn't help frowning. Isn't it just a family? Why is it over? At this time, Chen Lin rushed back and found that his mother, sister, and servants were all there, with a serious look on his face.
"What are you looking at? You won't help your mother to rest. Ning'er, you go back, it's not your business!"
Chen Lin rarely gets angry on weekdays, and today he is also angry by his two uncles. He just proposed to split up in the morning, but in the afternoon he asked someone to come to move money. Chen Lin felt embarrassed when he had such an ugly appearance.
Seeing his son like this, Mrs. Chen was angry and anxious, and she fainted. Chen Lin was shocked and walked up to check and ordered someone to go to find the doctor immediately.
After a panic, Chen Lin returned to peace. Guo Hao kept looking at him and suddenly felt that this young man was very unusual.
"It made Brother Guo laugh. I thought I could control the situation, but I didn't expect them to be so unbearable and have such ugly appearances."
Guo Hao laughed and said, "Isn't it just a separation? It's no big deal. It's a blessing to lose his wife and wife. Brother Chen's decision today is not necessarily a bad thing."
"Oh? Brother Guo thinks so. After the family is separated, I have nothing left. Brother Guo decides to cooperate with me?"
"Why not? Nothing is better than me. Guo is not familiar with the place here, and he will rely on Brother Chen in the future!"
After hearing this, Chen Lin stared at Guo Hao, as if he wanted to see if he was sincere. Guo Hao was open-minded and naturally he was not afraid of him watching.
"Hahaha, I hope Chen has not read the wrong person. Brother Guo doesn't know anything. I'm taking a gamble this time, because of Brother Guo!"
"Because of me?"
"Brother Guo follows me!"
The two came to Chen Lin's study and asked Shen Feng to stay outside. Chen Lin talked about his situation, and Guo Hao was also a little surprised.
"You said you farted out of porcelain and silk, and you plan to focus on managing tea?"
Chen Lin nodded and said, "If it weren't for Brother Guo, Lin wouldn't have made this decision."
"Aren't you worried that I'll lie to you?"
"If that's true, I just think that Lin Zhiren didn't understand and saw the wrong person!"
Guo Hao didn't expect that Chen Lin was so courageous. He dared to make a decision before he even spoke his horoscope.
The Chen family gathered together and had a great power, but once they split up, they could only be considered a middle-class family in Hangzhou, and their power would be much worse than before.
"Brother Chen is so arrogant. Guo admires it, but Brother Chen is worried that the tea business will never be wrong. As long as the management is done properly, the Chen family will not be able to recover its former glory in the future."
"Then let me borrow Brother Guo's words. Speaking of the teahouse that Brother Guo mentioned, is it really okay? Do you really have many stories?"
"Of course, in addition to Journey to the West, I also have the Three Kingdoms, the Three Heroes and Five Righteousness, the Legend of the White Snake, and the Travels of Jigong. In short, there are some stories, Brother Chen can rest assured.
Moreover, teahouses are not the main business. They are only used as a promotion channel and publicity caliber for tea. As long as our tea is sold well, not to mention the Chen family, three or five can be earned back.
I will use it to borrow paper and pen, and I will draw it for you!"
After saying that, the two moved to the desk, Guo Hao picked up the pen and drew a simple map of Asia on the paper.
"Brother Chen, look at the current location of the Tang Dynasty. The east is Wuyue, the north is Jin State, the north is Khitan, the south is Southern Han, and the west is Xixia, Tubo, and Dali.
This is what people know, and there are many countries overseas that people don’t know…”
While drawing a map, Guo Hao told Chen Lin, from land to rough, from East Asia to West Asia, he divided countless business roads and planned business routes.
"Brother Chen, you see, so many countries, especially those in the north, need tea. If we can open up all these trade routes, will we still be worried about not making money?"
Chen Lin nodded when he heard this, looking at the map on the paper, but his mind was not on the business road.
Guo Hao simply drew a geometric map. What does this mean?
There are ravines in your heart and universes in your belly. This is a true mind of the world. How can you just be a businessman with such ambition?
When the vassal states are separatist and the heroes are rising together, Guo Hao is both civil and military, and has a broad mind. Could it be that he has the ambition to compete for the desolation?
"Brother Chen, Brother Chen?"
"Oh, Brother Guo said very much."
"Look, our future is so beautiful. It's hard to walk inland. We can take the sea route. After the trade route is opened, we will not just be tea, but we will sell whatever we need. So tea is just the beginning, and good days are at the back!"
After Guo Hao finished speaking, he looked at Chen Lin and found that his expression was a little unnatural. He kept staring at the map. Could it be that he had drawn the wrong way? He remembered that there were only so many countries in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms!
"Brother Chen, is there any problem with my picture?"
"Oh, no, Brother Guo is knowledgeable, Chen Lin admires it, but Brother Guo doesn't know about these things, which are something that ordinary people in the geometric map cannot see."
"I saw this by chance, and then I heard that the painting was inaccurate, which made Brother Chen laugh."
"I dare not, I dare not. This picture of Brother Guo clearly shows the general trend of the world. I wonder what Brother Guo thinks about the current situation."
Chen Lin used the map to ask what he wanted to ask. Guo Hao was stunned for a moment, thinking that Chen Lin was worried that the world was too chaotic and that it was difficult to do business.
"The situation? This is it, Brother Guo, don't worry. As the saying goes, long-term separation will lead to unity, long-term harmony will lead to division. It won't take long-term development, and the world will be unified again. At that time, the country will be prosperous and the people will be safe, and our opportunity will come!"
When he heard Guo Hao was so sure, in Chen Lin's opinion, he had the ambition to support the world, and had a unique understanding of history. Such a person is either a wise ruler or a wise minister.
Chen Lin looked at Guo Hao and wondered whether to recognize his master. However, Guo Hao is now unknown and has not shown any will. If he rashly recognizes his master, would it be bad?
Chen Lin thought for a moment, feeling that he couldn't be too hasty. If one day Guo Hao wanted to do something, it wouldn't be too late for him to support him.
"Since that's the case, I will rely on Brother Guo in the future. I will make any requests. Lin will definitely cooperate with you!"
Guo Hao didn't expect Chen Lin to be so happy and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
As soon as I came, I split up the family. Although the tea business has developed, no one has seen it now, so it is hard to say what will happen in the future.
"Do you want to give him some other ways to make money? People trust themselves so much, and you can't be too stingy. But besides tea, is there any way to make money quickly?"
After thinking for a long time, there are not many things that can be done at this stage. Guo Hao doesn’t have the ability to do food, clothing, housing and transportation. He can’t do soap and perfume. It’s useless to get cement and other things. The only thing that can be exchanged for money is the story in his mind.
"Brother Chen is so polite. It should be that I rely on you. Let's do this. I will write down all the stories when I go back. Brother Chen can send someone to stereotype them. I have a method called movable type printing, which can save printing costs. We can make money by selling books."
“Mobile type printing?”
"It is to improve the previous carvings, and each character is carved separately, so that each character can be reused, and only typesetting is allowed during printing."
After Guo Hao said that, Chen Lin looked at Guo Hao in shock, wondering how he had a brain, and he could think of such a way.
Once movable type printing is successful, it can not only reduce the cost of books, but also benefit scholars.
Woodblock printing is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Large books often take several years, and storing them takes up a lot of space, and they are often damaged by deformation, insect worms and corrosion.
For books with small printing volume and no need to reprint, the plates have no effect. If the carved version is found, it is difficult to modify the whole piece. The whole piece often needs to be re-engraved.
The movable type plate making just avoids the shortcomings of carved plates. As long as you prepare enough single movable type in advance, you can imitate the plate at any time, greatly speeding up the plate making time.
Chapter completed!