"Since ancient times, businessmen value profit over friendship, and aristocratic families value profit and friendship. This is nonsense. I have always thought so..."

"General Guo, don't laugh. I really think so. Although I am from a noble family, it doesn't prevent me from thinking so."

"What the aristocratic family calls attention to friendship is actually about face. Since they have already taken the team and placed bets, even if they know they are dead, they can only stay away from the coffin and not shed tears."

"For example, the Xuanwu Sect Incident at the beginning of the Tang Dynasty, aren't those families who chose Li Jiancheng smart? Can't they see that Li Shimin has the advantage of military power?"

"It can be seen that I have made efforts, and even used all kinds of conspiracies and tricks together. I tried every means to knock down Li Shimin."

"But the only thing those aristocratic families didn't do was to betray Li Jiancheng's camp and join Li Shimin."

“Why?”

"It's because of the face!"

"But this face is not just a face, but the helpless bitterness of those families. They have already given up all their bets and have too many bets to turn back."

"The general should be able to understand when he heard this. The aristocratic family made a bet and chose the camp. Since they could not turn back, they could only go down with the bullet. This is the so-called face, a face that they have to hold on."

"The aristocratic families at the beginning of the country fell under the Xuanwu Gate. Today, our aristocratic families chose to migrate to Lanling..."

"I just want to ask the general now. This sentence is probably the common thought of the other twenty families. What I want to ask is, will the general pull us down together?"

"Since we have migrated, our attitude of standing in line is well known to the world. Even if we want to change the camp, I am afraid that no force will accept it. Even if we accept it, it will not be sincere. It must be greed for our money, drain all our property, and then abandon it..."

"So we migrated to Lanling, which is a bet that will suppress the lives of the whole clan. If you fall down, you can imagine our ending."

"I have said so much, all of them are heartfelt words, without any hypocrisy or strategy. I really want to ask, General, have you caused our entire clan to perish?"

...

The weather is very good and suitable for outings, so today there are more than 20 clan wealthy families who have invited General Langya to go out for a walk together.

Outing is not the purpose, and outings are not leisure, but the clans who came from afar have no idea and want to explore the bottom from Guo Ziyi.

In addition to finding the bottom, they also want to get a promise. Only after getting the promise can these wealthy families dare to take root in Lanling.

That is why the above words appear, spoken by a wealthy family head as a representative.

It seems to be a chat during an outing, but it is about wealth and life.

The outsiders were nervous. This situation was understandable. Since ancient times, the so-called powerful dragons do not suppress local snakes, even wealthy families would do so.

In this case, the most important thing is to take reassurance pills.

Therefore, today it is not only Guo Ziyi who was invited to come, but also the major families of Langya County participated. Even the governor Li Boran gave up all official duties and rushed over as Guo Ziyi's father-in-law.

This is Langya's statement and a welcome attitude to join. However, the statement and attitude alone are not enough. What is really useful must be Guo Ziyi's promise.

But how can we make promises?

Some words are not suitable for being said on the surface.

Could it be that Guo Ziyi patted his chest directly and told these people that you all don’t worry, I will definitely be a vassal state, so I will bet boldly for me, so we will become more and more powerful in Lanling in the future...

This is not good, it is too scheming, and it is not conducive to development if it is spread, and it is easily hostile and sniping from other vassal states.

...

Fortunately, today’s excuse is an outing, which is the most suitable for chatting and joking.

When chatting, you can say whatever you think of, or accidentally see a scene, and say a few words with emotion. The person who says "must be out of unintentionality", and the person who listens "maybe he misunderstood the meaning". Then what the final meaning is depends on the tacit understanding between the two parties.

So when everyone walked up to the riverside outside the city, Guo Ziyi pointed to a house in the distance, as if she was "feeling from emotion", and her tone seemed extremely proud.

He is a reckless man, and he must have characteristics in his words, such as being complacent and proud, which everyone present can understand.

It is precisely because of understanding that I listened very carefully. After all, reckless men are not good at acting, and they definitely don’t have many twists and turns to what they say.

What Guo Ziyi said was indeed not in a circumstantial way: "Did you see that house is big? Is it big? The house that is leaning against the river and water, and the 15-in-one houses cover a total of more than 50 acres. The specific amount of acres is not calculated, because it is not built in one go when building this house."

"It was originally last fall. Guo brought fifteen brothers here to settle down. He was very poor and had a net worth of only a few dozen people. This was because he protected Princess Linglong and earned the rewards he earned while sleeping in the open."

"At that time, Lanling was still a small town. It was actually a larger village. It had no industry and only had a dilapidated winery. In addition, it was a deserted inspection office that had been abandoned for many years, living in a group of wild foxes with sparse furs."

"Even the fox's life is not easy. It can be seen how barren the land is, but is this place really barren? Guo believes that there is no barren place in the world."

"So I made the decision at that time, and I will take root here from now on."

"First I took out twenty cents of money and sold the dilapidated winery, and then, with fifteen brothers, renovated the abandoned inspection office."

"You have heard of some rumors. My inspection position is a soft meal. Yes, I don't avoid this. It was indeed Princess Linglong who went to make a noise with his father, so she helped me get the first job in my life."

When Guo Ziyi said this, she deliberately looked back at Li Boran and asked, "Father-in-law, tell me, I didn't make up this matter, right?"

Li Boran was wandering slowly not far away, and he smiled and stroked his beard, saying, "I was very angry at that time and almost sent someone to arrest you in prison. If Linglong hadn't cried, how could I have agreed with mercy..."

Guo Ziyi smiled proudly and said, "This is my ability."

Li Boran still smiled and continued to hang out with the clan leaders of the aristocratic family.

Guo Ziyi continued the topic just now and pointed to the house in the distance again: "After being a patrol, the winery opened at the same time. At the beginning, there were only five wine workers, and the place where the wine brewed was a big house."

"When the first pot of wine was brewed, to be honest, my brothers and I were very greedy, but no one was willing to drink it. We watched the wine be loaded into the car, and we watched the money handed over by the wine buyer."

"Uncle Yan, I have to thank you for speaking of this. If it weren't for the first time in your family, how could my Lanling wine become so fast?"

"There are many people today, so I won't salute you anymore, but Guo Ziyi will keep this gratitude in his heart for the rest of his life."

"Dear masters, let's continue talking. I am a stupid person and speak in a non-organic manner. If you think about it and talk about it, you can ask me a question specifically."

"Didn't anyone mention it? I'll continue if no one mentions it."

"I made a good start with the three types of wine brewed in the winery, so I expanded the industry, rebuilt three large houses, made workshops, and brewed more wines."

"But unexpectedly, it was not enough to expand three large houses. So I continued to expand and build a workshop."

"It has to be ten times before and after, and finally it has been built like this. You have seen it. A large courtyard that has entered fifteen years, with thirty large houses, and employed 200 wine workers all year round. In addition, there are all kinds of people doing odd jobs and cooking. There are 500 people in the winery alone."

"If everyone is interested later, let's take everyone in for a walk, and take a few cauldrons of [Paradise] and taste them together when the outing is stopped."

"Hahahaha, it's useless to think it's too small. This kind of wine is a treasure. It can be sold for 300 guan in a jar. You can ask Princess Qingyang, and she bought it from me at this price, and it's a favor price, and the bulk purchase price that is given in advance."

"So don't think it's too little, and don't call me stingy. Now I have to use money everywhere, and this kind of wine is not available for the time being. Everyone drinks a little and enjoys it."

"This is basically the case with the winery industry. It took half a year to develop from two dilapidated houses to today. It covers an area of ​​more than 50 acres and has more than 500 wine workers and labourers."

"Just pay every day, you have to have at least twenty or thirty stakes, but this is just a small expense. The real big part is the share of the money. I have set a kind of production shares for the wine workers and reward them according to the production value. This is the big expense. I have to pay them more than one hundred stakes a day..."

The heads of the aristocratic families present flashed their eyes, and some people couldn't help but say, "The profits distributed to the winery are more than 100 guan, but isn't the general's account in one day more than 1,000 guan?"

Guo Ziyi pretended to be confused and grabbed her forehead and hesitated: "It shouldn't be that much, it's only two or three hundred guan. I use a lot of money, so I need it from the winery. Princess Linglong is responsible for managing the family's accounts. She has never complained to me that I spend money randomly... So, I'm not sure how much money the winery can make in a day."

The heads of the family present looked at each other and saw the shock and excitement in each other's eyes.

Just a winery can earn two or three hundred coins a day, and this is an uncertain number, and the truth is probably far more than this income.

The reason is very simple. A reckless man like Guo Ziyi must not understand the accounts, but Princess Linglong is so smart that he will definitely calculate the accounts tightly. Since Guo Ziyi is not complained about every time he takes money, it must be because he doesn't spend much money.

Since this kind of reckless man believes that the winery can earn two or three hundred coins a day, it is definitely because the number he spends is this. Princess Linglong, who is in charge of the accounting, did not complain. It is obviously because the winery makes much more profit every day.

How much does it take to be complained about?

I'm afraid it's at least one thousand stakes.

hiss!

If you earn more than 1,000 guan a day, wouldn’t it be 30,000 guan a month?

The heads of the aristocratic families present looked at each other again, and they all saw that the excitement in each other's eyes became even stronger.

The stronger Guo Ziyi is, the more at ease they are.

Now the profit of a winery can reach 30,000 yuan per month. Doesn’t it mean that Guo Ziyi’s foundation has been solid, and this winery alone can support a large number of elite soldiers.

...

Keep wandering along the riverside, calling it an outing.

After a short while, a large area of ​​house appeared in front of him.

This time, there was no need for Guo Ziyi to speak, and someone had already tried to speak, asking with a deep voice: "I found that the house was full of women, and there were countless mulberry trees planted around the house. This reminded me of the general who had purchased silk silk seedlings and mulberry seedlings before leaving Chang'an... Could it be that the industry in this workshop is a silk industry?"

Guo Ziyi laughed and said proudly: "You guessed it is right, that's it. My wife is extremely smart and knows a lot in her mind. Look at whether the house is big. Although it is big, it is still being expanded. It is not just a silk workshop, but other workshops will also be built later, such as sugar making, candied fruit, weapons, and iron smelting..."

Reckless men are reckless men, and when they are excited, they are prone to "revealing secrets". However, the heads of the aristocratic families present are even more excited, and everyone's eyes are shining.

Are you actually preparing to build an iron smelting workshop?

And its own ordnance production industry?

OK!

It's really good!

If this was not for the goal of the feudal state, I would probably not believe it if the fool heard it.

...

Today, the heads of these aristocratic families felt that this outing test was definitely worth the trip, and they explored Guo Ziyi's ambitions and also discovered Guo Ziyi's family background.

But this is not enough. Guo Ziyi's family background alone is not enough. Since ancient times, those who can achieve great things have not only their own foundation, but also their own people are equally important, and even more important than their own family background.

So a head of the family spoke again and pretended to ask casually: "Before I came here, I heard some rumors. It is said that after the general was in charge of Lanling, he developed a path to the land contract responsibility system... After the people got the fields, they must be happy, but they did not know whether this method would affect the harvest in the fields after it was implemented. Also, whether the people were willing to hand over the grain."
To be continued...