"I will ask the King of Wu to go to Jiangdong to develop the waterways in the future." Gu Qing said to Yang Sheng, "I will send you a message."

In the quiet bamboo forest, Yang Sheng whistled loudly, and the bamboo forest walked out of the Qing Gang's secret line.

Gu Qing looked at him and said, "Go to the East China Sea to wait for Shangguan Yi to pass the message to him. After arriving at the port, he asked Yan Liben to accept it and then divert the route from Hankou to Jiangdong to repair it. The King of Wu will tell him how to get the waterway."

"Yes!" The man stopped the words and left immediately.

The next morning, Gu Qing went to court. Wu Mei was trying on her new clothes for her child. The housekeeper Fan Jian walked over in small steps, "Madam, many shopkeepers of the merchants want to open a restaurant in the village."

Wu Mei's eyes were bored, "Let them wait outside the yard, and I will go to see them later."

Little Gu Xiao was wearing new clothes and was walking in Gu Qing's warehouse with unstable steps. Wu Meizhen was worried that this kid would love money like Gu Qing.

The youngest son Sun Simiao hugged him, Wu Mei packed everything and came outside the yard to look at more than a dozen merchants from Chang'an here. These merchants all opened restaurants or gambling workshops.

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These smart shopkeepers saluted Wu Mei one after another.

"Madam, this is the best bird's nest." A madam held some bird's nests.

"Madam, this is a century-old Ganoderma lucidum."

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Seeing them giving gifts, Wu Mei confiscated any of them, but looked at these people coldly, "You have come many times, and I have said what I mean many times. The village can't hold all your things."

"Madam, we also know that the Marquis' family looks down on us small families, but everyone wants to make a living. When the people in this village are full, we don't want to be hungry, right?"

"Sorry, the village really can't hold it." Wu Mei said to Fan Jian, "Send out the guests!"

"Yes!" Fan Jian nodded.

After seeing off these merchants, Wu Mei knew Gu Qing’s original intention of building a village. The whole village focused on academies. Even the factory was just a place to transfer money to the academies. A clean village was the best, and some small vendors’ villages could also be allowed.

However, there are some things that Gu Qing would never let them appear in the village. Wu Mei understood from the bottom of her heart that Gu Qing wanted to create a pure land in her heart. Gu Qing devoted almost all her efforts to this village. Even if she wanted to get involved in the emperor, Gu Qing would not compromise. This is also the confidence that the Gu family has now.

The prince of the East Palace also knew about this, "The unhonest shopkeepers in Chang'an are sharp-eyed, Gu Qing's village is too rich."

The attendant stood aside and said, "It doesn't seem that those merchants want to give up."

"A gentleman loves money and gets it well. If Gu Qing wants to be a gentleman, he will be able to help him." Li Chengqian said to the servants around him, "Transfer the message to these Chang'an shopkeepers. Whoever dares to disturb the Gu family in the future will not blame the orphan for being polite."

"Yes!" the attendant nodded.

"But we can't just say that we should let Gu Qing see Gu's sincerity." Li Chengqian nodded and said, "This time we went to disturb Gu Qing to find a few merchants. After buying them, they immediately demolished them. This is for Gu Qing to show them, and it is also a warning to Chang'an merchants."

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Gu Qing had been at the court meeting for most of the day, and the morning court had been arguing about the spring sowing. It was already after noon after the court. He was hungry and thought that he had not eaten breakfast when he came, and he still had no lunch.

He came all the way to Mo's taverns. Now only Cheng Chumo is managing the ancestral property left by his wife, and because Cheng Chumo's business is bleak.

"Did you go down?" Cheng Chumo sat at the door of the tavern and watched Gu Qing arrive.

"Is there anything to eat? I'm starving to death." Gu Qing said.

"Lamb, cakes, wine." Cheng Chumo said.

"Enough." Gu Qing walked in and sat down.

The two sat opposite each other and placed a few cakes, a whole little roasted lamb, and a jar of wine. Cheng Chumo was so generous to eat.

Cut off pieces of meat with a knife and rolled it into a pancake. Seeing Gu Qing silencedly drinking a bowl of wine when eating like this, "You eat so much ink, it's not good to have a bite of meat and pancake like me."

Seeing that Cheng Chumo was biting a lamb leg, Gu Qing was eating it too light, "Do you have any sauce?"

Cheng Chumo brought some soybean sauce, "I have something to tell you."

"What's the matter?" Gu Qing was puzzled.

"It was also what my old man told me, so please be careful." Cheng Chumo said, "Today, a few Chang'an merchants went to your house to open a restaurant in the village, but were rejected by your wife. After this matter, the prince ordered the demolition of several taverns."

Hearing the words, Gu Qing swallowed the things in his mouth, "This prince is really giving face."

"I don't know what happened to you and the prince." Cheng Chumo bit a cake and said hesitantly, "My old man said that the prince wants to tie you to his boat."

"I naturally understand this." Gu Qing said, "The prince wants me to be in a dilemma, and it is becoming increasingly difficult to deal with."

"Troubleshooting the prince?" Cheng Chumo's mouth twitched, "Gu Qing, do you want to go against the prince?"

"I will not offend people if I don't offend people. It is best to be able to do well without overtaking river water." Gu Qing took a sip of wine, "When the prince does this, many people will think that I am wronged, and the prince stands up for me."

"That's the reason." Cheng Chumo nodded, "So be careful, the prince's ship is not easy to get on, let alone you have the technique of making firearms. My old man still said that the prince will not ascend the throne for one day, Gu Qing, you can't stand on the prince's side for one day."

"I know what to do?" Gu Qing said and stood up, "Thank you for the reception, I'll go home first."

"Why are you polite?" Cheng Chumo said with a smile, fed all the leftovers to the stray dogs on the roadside, and then closed the door and went to the Yulin Guard to be on duty.

When he returned home, Gu Qing asked Fan Jian, "Give me all the list of merchants in his home today."

"Yes!" Fan Jian went to do business immediately and came back in half an hour, "That's all the head of the family."

Gu Qing looked at the names of more than a dozen merchants above, and then spoke to Fan Jian, "Find out the details of these merchants, find out who these merchants are attached to, buy them all for me, and then lock them up!"

"But the merchants in Chang'an have more or less connected with the powerful and powerful of the dynasty." Fan Jian said in confusion.
Chapter completed!