Written on the paper was the future business plan for Gu's firm that Gu Nan had racked his brains to come up with.
The Gu family business is the joint effort of her father and two uncles. She cannot just give away the second and third bedrooms.
What's more, only the mother, sister-in-law and their young nephews and nieces are left in the big house. A single tree cannot grow into a forest. The sister-in-law can't manage thirteen businesses by herself.
So my sister-in-law, the general manager, handed over the copper, iron, leather, grain, oil, tea and horses to the second uncle and the third uncle respectively.
The sister-in-law will not interfere with their business management and will not interfere with the business managed by the second uncle or third uncle. Everything is decided by the second uncle and the third uncle.
"Second uncle, third uncle only need to hand over the dividends and account books to Dafang every month, and use 20% of the monthly profits of the thirteen businesses to run the Gu family and build the clan school.
10% of the funds are reserved for reserve, 10% is given to the shopkeepers as dividends, and the remaining 60% is distributed equally among the three houses. "
"This contract is made in four copies, each of the three families will hold one copy, and the last copy will be placed in the Gu's ancestral hall."
Second Uncle Gu and Third Uncle Gu looked at the clearly written content in black and white on the contract, and felt mixed feelings in their hearts for a while.
Unexpectedly, they would one day be able to run Gu's business independently.
When the eldest brother was alive, he didn't fully delegate power to them.
I didn't expect my niece to be so straightforward and do what she said.
Uncle Gu held the contract and looked at Gu Nan with complicated eyes.
"You are not really angry with the Crown Prince, are you? If the Crown Prince makes you happy in two days, you will think that we are white-eyed wolves and will take it back, right?"
The scene that day when Gu Nan repeatedly accused them of being ambitious and insisted that the Hou Mansion take over Gu's business is still vivid in her mind.
Gu Nan couldn't help but smile bitterly when he thought of himself who trusted Xie Heng wholeheartedly at that time.
She shook her head decisively.
"That day will never come. As evidenced by this contract, my second uncle, third uncle, and sister-in-law can just sign it."
Second Uncle Gu and Third Uncle Gu no longer had any doubts and signed separately.
Second Uncle Gu considered the matter more carefully and asked worriedly: "Zhao Yong, the chief steward of the Hou Mansion, is a hidden person.
You kept silent and didn't even inform him of this matter, just because you were afraid that he would make a fuss. "
Gu Nan sneered, "If you're not afraid of him making trouble, I'm just afraid that he won't make trouble. Second uncle, third uncle, don't worry, I have a sense of discretion in this matter."
When Uncle Gu saw her confident look, his heart dropped, and he couldn't help but tell her:
"Anyway, please be more careful. If you need help, just ask your second uncle or third uncle."
Gu Nan showed no politeness and said with a smile: "Wherever you need two uncles, I will definitely speak directly."
After Uncle Gu and Uncle Gu left, Mrs. Chang slumped down on the chair with a white face.
"I won the army's cotton-padded clothing supply list within a month. You...where did you get such confidence?
I must be crazy to agree to it.
Oh my god, that's the army's order. I heard that it has always been supplied by the Sun family, a big cloth merchant.
Our cloth village doesn't even have 30% of the Sun family's. How can we get orders from the army? "
The more Chang talked, the more anxious he became, and in the end, only annoyance and regret remained on his face.
If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have agreed.
Now she made a promise in front of all the shopkeepers, but she couldn't do it. In the end, she was embarrassed, and it would be troublesome if it affected the Gu family's business.
"Otherwise..."
Gu Nan interrupted her, her voice was clear and calm.
"My sister-in-law is about to give up before she even starts going to the battlefield?"
Mrs. Chang glared at Gu Nan and saw her sitting in front of the small table, holding a cup of tea and sipping it in small sips.
She held the tea cup with her white fingers, and her movements were indescribably calm.
Chang's anxiety suddenly calmed down.
Secretly laughing at myself, I am almost thirty years old after all, so why am I not as calm as my sister-in-law, who is eighteen years old?
Isn't it just an order from the army? She will ask around to find a way to get it tomorrow.
Gu Nan saw Chang's changes in his eyes, and a faint smile appeared in his eyes.
He poured a cup of tea and pushed it over, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, since I said one month, I am absolutely sure."
"What can we do?" Chang asked impatiently.
Gu Nan's eyes turned slightly, "Sister-in-law, do you believe me?"
"When did this happen? If I didn't believe you, how could I discuss this with you here?"
Chang glared at her angrily.
Gu Nan smiled, "If sister-in-law believes in me, she will first persuade the shopkeeper of Gu's Cloth Shop to spend all the money available to buy cotton and coarse cloth.
It would be best if all Gu's money could be mobilized to buy them. The more they could buy, the better. "
"Buying cotton and coarse cloth?"
Chang glanced at the sun that was still hanging high outside, with a look of confusion on his face.
“It’s already mid-August, autumn tigers can still roast people to death, and this year is definitely a warm winter.
You asked me to buy so much cotton and coarse cloth. Where in the capital is there such a demand for cotton-padded clothes?
Don’t you want to prepare cotton-padded clothes for the army in advance? "
Chang's eyes lit up, "Are you really sure of winning the army's supply of cotton-padded clothes?"
Of course, it is not only the supply of cotton-padded clothes for the army, but the even greater demand is from the common people.
Although autumn tigers are in full bloom at the moment, everyone believes that this year will be a warm winter.
This is indeed the case. The weather is still very warm at the beginning of winter, so just wearing a jacket is enough.
No one expected that starting from the end of winter, there would be heavy snowfall for half a month, and the weather would suddenly become extremely cold.
Many people are urgently buying cotton to make cotton-padded clothes, and the price of cotton has skyrocketed.
The cold lasted until February, the beginning of spring. There were three consecutive months of extremely cold weather. I heard that some people were frozen to death.
But it's only August now. If she said this year would be a cold winter, her sister-in-law would definitely not believe it.
Let my sister-in-law think that she is preparing for army cotton-padded clothes.
Gu Nan nodded, "Sister-in-law, just tell me whether you want to buy it or not?"
Chang gritted his teeth and stamped his feet.
"Buy it, I will definitely find a way to persuade the shopkeepers to come up with the money."
Gu Nan smiled, her sister-in-law was indeed as courageous as in her previous life.
"Tomorrow I want to go to Baoguo Temple to light a lantern for my father and brother. Sister-in-law, please accompany me."
Mrs. Chang was only thinking about persuading the shopkeepers to pay for cotton, but Gu Nan said that she would light a lantern for her deceased father-in-law and husband.
She couldn't refuse this reason.
"Okay, I will accompany you to Baoguo Temple tomorrow."
Let's say that Zhao Yong got the news soon and was very angry when he learned that Gu Nan had beaten six shopkeepers and kicked them out of the Gu family.
He went straight to the Wenchang Hou Mansion and cried to Xie Heng and Princess Huaiyang.
"The Crown Prince's wife called thirteen shopkeepers to do the accounting, but she didn't call the villain. I really don't know where I offended the Crown Prince's wife?
I heard that the Crown Prince’s wife had divided the business into three, and each of the three Gu family members was in charge of a part.
After all, the villain is a big steward hired by the prince himself. The prince's wife is so indifferent to him, and does not say that he will be dismissed or renewed. I feel really aggrieved.
The villain's grievances are minor, but the Crown Prince's wife is so nakedly slapping the Crown Prince and the princess in the face. "
Xie Heng was already unhappy because of the errand, and now he was even more furious.
He punched the desk hard, "What on earth is Gu Nan going to do?"
Princess Huaiyang sneered.
"Haha, do you really think that Gu's business can run freely without our Marquis Mansion? Damn it, the Gu family won't take care of themselves.
Just based on their status as lowly merchants? Without our Marquis Mansion, their Gu family wouldn't be able to last even one month.
Don't worry, Gu Nan will turn to us soon. "
