Chapter 36: In-laws make money together

In the main hall of the Gu family, there was joy, and the laughter of the adults and the noise of the children were endless. Today, in order to welcome her daughter and son-in-law, Song specially ordered his wife to cook many good dishes, and set up a table full of dishes. Gu Qianhu ordered his servants to place bells and chopsticks, and everyone drank happily together.

In addition to Gu Qianhu and Song, there were Gu Yunniang's four brothers, as well as their respective wives, Zhao, Jing, Feng, Fang, etc., and Gu Dadao, the son of Gu Yunniang's elder brother Gu Shiyin, and his elder brother and sister-in-law's children, sat in a full seat.

Gu Shiyin's wife is Zhao, who is about forty years old this year. She is wearing a sky-blue satin cover, an official green satin skirt, and a beaded crown. She is the wife of a thousand households, so she can naturally wear a crown. The other wives are wearing backs or armor, and silver silk buns on their heads. Several women look at Huang Laifu from time to time, and then look at Gu Yunniang, while smiling and talking about something. Huang Laifu doesn't need to think about it, it must be a gossip between women.

"Come on, brother-in-law, have another drink."

Gu Shiyin said to Huang Laifu proudly, while filling up the wine in Huang Laifu's glass. Today, the food was filled with Fenjiu from Shanxi, which was naturally a good wine. It was also a filial piety to Gu Shiyin. He was reluctant to drink it, but today he took it out to drink it.

"Okay, Brother Gu, please." Huang Laifu didn't act politely, and had a drink with Gu Shiyin and drank it all in one go.

"Okay, good alcohol tolerance." Gu Shiyin laughed, raised his fingers at Huang Laifu, and asked to use the wine pot to fill Huang Laifu's wine glass.

"Brother, you want to get drunk Brother Laifu." Gu Yunniang said coquettishly, reaching out to stop Gu Shiyin's actions.

"Oh, oh... my sister feels sorry for her brother-in-law...whether, just eat the food. Come on, Lingbin eat the food." Gu Shiyin laughed and advised Huang Lingbin beside Huang Laifu to eat the food.

Seeing Gu Yunniang like this, the wives next to them were laughing. Gu Qianhu and Song looked at each other and laughed. Gu Yunniang's face was a little red and she glared at everyone.

"I didn't expect that Wuzhai Fort has developed so well, but my brother-in-law is still very good..." When he was drunk, Gu Shiyin couldn't help but sigh. After listening to Huang Laifu's Wuzhai Fort's "Development Report", everyone felt a little incredible.

Gu Yunniang looked a little proud: "Brother, this is because Brother Laifu has made various water trucks and other items, so that the various farms in Wuzhaibao will not have to worry about waterless irrigation. With water, the fields will naturally grow well."

Gu Qianhu said: "Indeed, I have been living in Wuzhaibao and Laifu farms for the past few months. I have developed the farms. Judging from the current situation, it is certain that the harvest will be good after autumn."

Gu Shiyin thoughtfully and murmured in his mouth for no reason. After a while, he said to Huang Laifu: "Brother-in-law, do you think those water trucks are really that good? If this happens, your elder brother's house has some land, do you see?"

Huang Laifu said: "As long as my brother needs it, what is a mere water truck? I have someone give me an order and I will deliver the water trucks and other items I need. I wonder how many of the big brother needs?"

While everyone was smiling, the third brother Gu Shibao sighed and said, "I am afraid that even if we use water trucks, we will not be able to increase our income much. To be honest, the fields are too poor, and the fields in Wuzhaibao are far from comparable to those of my brother-in-law in Wuzhaibao."

Gu Shibao is 35 years old this year. Compared with Gu Shiyin, he looks thinner and has a dark face in the sun, but he is in good spirits. Over the years, he has been responsible for the care of Gu's land, so he is naturally very familiar with his own situation. The Gu family owns nearly 1,000 acres of land in the military garrison of Kelan Prefecture, but most of the fertile fields along the river in Kelan Prefecture belong to the land of the people in the state.

The military households' garrisons are already very barren. Although the Gu family owns some of the military households' fields, they don't have much harvest even in the good year. Now it's the year of disaster, and they have three or two harvests every year. Even if they have water trucks and other things, at most, they still have not much harvest. Gu Shibao has been managing his own fields over the years, and to be honest, he is already a little discouraged.

The 30-year-old, with a white face and no beard, and a fat fourth brother, said: "It is better to have a harvest than to confiscate it. Third brother, what can you do if you don't manage your own fields?" Gu Shitong has been running several stores in Kelanzhou City, so he is not very clear about the concept of fields.

Gu Shibao glanced at Huang Laifu, but didn't say anything. After hearing Huang Laifu's words, Wuzhai Fort had reclaimed hundreds of thousands of acres of land, and he would continue to reclaim next year. This kind of spirit surprised Gu Shibao and made him feel itchy. He thought that if he could manage the fields in Wuzhai Fort, it would be much better than managing his own small fields in Kelan Prefecture. However, he was embarrassed to say this.

Huang Laifu said: "Indeed, I have also carefully looked at the road to Kelan Prefecture along the way. The land of Kelan Jun Village is poor, and even if it is managed, it is not very meaningful. The more fertile civilian fields are something we cannot interfere with. However, I discovered another way of wealth. I wonder if Gu Shiwang and his brothers are interested?"

Everyone was interested and said, "What kind of wealth?"

Huang Laifu said: "I saw that there are many pastures in this area of ​​Kelan, and sheep can be raised vigorously. Lamb can be eaten, and cashmere can be made into various items for sale. If it is done well, the brothers will probably make no less than thousands of taels of silver a year, or even tens of thousands of taels of silver a year. I wonder if the brothers are interested in making it?"

The prefectures and counties around Wuzhaibao are naturally the key concerns of Huang Laifu, so Huang Laifu also learned a lot about the information about Gulan on the computer. Later generations had the honor and reputation of "Gulan riding on the back of sheep" and "the first county of Sanjin velvet goats". They raised nearly 500,000 sheep a year and produced 300 tons of velvet annually. Although the velvet goats at this time could not be compared with the high-quality high-yield velvet goats in later generations, due to the limitations of history, Huang Laifu would be satisfied as long as the quantity could reach a certain level.

After these velvet goats are grown, the mutton is delicious, and cashmere can be made into sheep velvet products, such as: various carpets, cushions, carriage cushions, gloves, fur coats worn by noble ladies, etc., which are noble, comfortable, and warm, and have a wide range of sales.

After hearing Huang Laifu's words, Gu Shiyin and others were stunned. Except for Gu Qianhu and Gu Yunniang, everyone was thinking that Huang Laifu's planning prospects were so attractive. He made a profit of tens of thousands of taels of silver every year. Gu Shiyin desperately deducted military pay, and in addition, he collected protection fees from shops widely in the city of Kelanzhou, and only received 300 taels of silver every year.

Gu Shitong opened several shops in Kelanzhou City, and the profit was less than 200 taels a year. Gu Shibao was even worse. He managed some of the Gu family's fields and harvested less than 100 taels a year. Huang Laifu said thousands or even tens of thousands of taels at once. Suddenly, everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak.

A very tempting opportunity, an attractive prospect, who can resist this temptation?

After a while, Gu Shiyin's wife Zhao came to her senses. She smiled and said, "Look, Laifu is Laifu. This move is extraordinary. What else can I say? It seems that some of the big things Fu did in Wuzhaibao, and everything is fine. He always makes money by bringing this matter. His father, uncles, what else can you not agree to?"

Zhao is a very utilitarian person. Seeing this opportunity, he naturally would not let his men go. Seeing this, the other women also spoke one after another.

Gu Shiyin came back to his senses and said with a smile: "My brother-in-law's courage really surprised me, my elder brother. I really can't tell it. A few years ago, I didn't find that Lai Fu was so capable. He was really a big change."

Gu Qianhu smiled and said, "No wonder you were surprised, but if you stayed in Wuzhai Fort for a few months, you wouldn't have such an idea. Speaking of which, Wuzhai Fort is really a good place now, and you don't want to come back if you go."

Song smiled at Gu Yunniang and said, "I didn't expect that my son-in-law is so promising, but my daughter is still blessed."

Several wives congratulated Gu Yunniang for making fun of him. Gu Yunniang's face was red and she said angrily: "If you laugh at me again, Yunniang will ignore you." While saying that, she looked at Huang Laifu affectionately.

Some of the servants standing next to him also looked at Huang Laifu with surprise, thinking: "This son-in-law is so powerful. He casually settled tens of thousands of taels of silver." Huang Lingbin, who was sitting next to the mat, and Jiang Dazhong, Yang Xiaolu and other Huang family members standing not far away, were very proud of this situation.

This matter was decided, and the next step was to discuss the specific details. Specifically, the two companies jointly ventured, Huang Laifu made a big deal and purchased sheep from Guilanzhou. After the construction of the wool was started in Gelan, it was transported back to Wuzhaibao for deep processing. After the money earned, it was divided into a certain proportion. There was also mutton, which of course Huang Laifu needed.

Everyone's discussion was very enthusiastic. What should we do and what should we pay attention to? Gu Shiyin finally said: "It's easy to deal with silver and money. Brother-in-law is rich and powerful. The money will be big for the brother-in-law. It's better to say that the subordinates are going to do it. At most, they will recruit some refugees. There are many refugees in the city of Kelan Prefecture. As long as each person gives a few buckets of rice per month, everyone will rush to do it. There is a problem. Most of the ranches in Kelan Prefecture are under the jurisdiction of the governor. If you want to use these ranches, you need to discuss with the magistrate. It is impossible to give the money again."

Gu Qianhu said: "It's easy to talk to the magistrate. The commander Liu and the magistrate are in good terms. I will sell my face and entrust Liu to tell you about it. However, the matter of velvet and sheep on the ranch is also a must-have to divide it with Lord Liu and the magistrate."

Everyone said: "It would be better to have Lord Liu and Lord Zhizhou participate. Although you will make less money, you will be safe."

Gu Qianhu said to Huang Laifu: "Nephew, tomorrow you will go to visit Lord Liu."

Huang Laifu owed his body and said, "It's my fault that Uncle Gu is here, and my nephew is about to go to visit the commander."
Chapter completed!