The next day, Chu Youwei opened her eyes, lifted the quilt, only to find that she was naked, and then she screamed.
"Ah~"
A group of maids burst into the door.
"Miss, what's wrong with you, miss?"
Chu Youwei cried loudly: "Who am I...last night? Damn Qin Yun, he actually molested me while I was drunk!"
The girl in charge on the side couldn't help laughing, but she still suppressed her laughter.
"Miss, the master ordered me to bring my uncle into the young lady's room last night, but as soon as the young lady arrived, she vomited all over my uncle. It was my slave who changed the clothes for the young lady last night."
"Where are the others?"
Chu Youwei’s eyebrows were darkened.
"My uncle is talking with my master in the study! Miss, get up and wash up first!"
"Give me some clothes, I'm going to kill him!"
Chu Youwei was furious, but at this moment the charming Gong Ziyun walked in slowly with lotus steps.
"Master Wife... wuwu, they are all bullying me!" Chu Youwei immediately began to cry.
Gong Ziyun said sternly: "Remember, I am not a master's wife. I haven't been before and I won't be in the future! You are such a grown-up person, and you are already married, so why make a fuss?"
"Let me ask you, what's wrong with Qin Yun? Is he not handsome enough, or has a bad character, or did he offend you?"
"I...I won't marry anyway!"
In fact, Chu Youwei was so angry that Qin Yun treated her like a child.
"This is not up to you, Youwei. This is a decision made by the Chu family. It is related to the future livelihoods of Jingchu Clan and even tens of thousands of Chu family disciples. The Chu family has raised you for more than ten years, and it is time for you to repay the Chu family. "
"Besides, the prince you are obsessed with, I sent someone to inquire and found out that he is very ugly, with pockmarks all over his face!"
"Ah? It's impossible!" Chu Youwei's beautiful eyes widened.
Gong Ziyun smiled and said, "Why are you lying to me?"
Chu Youwei paused: "But you married Qin Yun and I married Qin Yun again, Master Wife, this... this is simply crazy, and that little witch Han Jiangxue will definitely bully me!"
"And I heard that Qin Yun has married many beautiful wives. I'm afraid that I will be bullied when the time comes!"
Gong Ziyun smiled and said, "I'm here, what are you afraid of?"
Chu Youwei said aggrievedly: "But I still want to call you Master Wife!"
Gong Ziyun stretched out her green-white jade finger and tapped Chu Youwei's forehead.
"I really can't do anything about you. From now on, I will secretly call you Shi Niang when no one is around. Please call me sister on weekdays!"
"good!"
"Then do you still want to run?"
Chu Youwei shook her head like a rattle: "I won't run away anymore. From now on, I will follow my master's wife to eat well and drink hot food. Give me a hug from my master's wife!"
Gong Ziyun rolled her eyes at Chu Youwei. This girl had followed her since she was seven or eight years old. It could be said that she was raised like half a daughter. She also knew that Chu Youwei must have resented her because of this.
But fate plays tricks on people, it’s God’s will!
She stepped forward and hugged Chu Youwei and stroked the smooth black hair. Unexpectedly, Chu Youwei said something unexpectedly.
"Master's wife, is the prince really ugly? Then why didn't you tell me in advance? If you had known this, you wouldn't have agreed!"
Gong Ziyun has a dark face, but this little girl is actually a beauty control?
As the saying goes, if you make up a lie, you have to use countless lies to cover it up. Gong Ziyun could only bite the bullet and said: "Yes, it is very ugly, ugly to the sky!"
Chu Youwei thought of Qin Yun's cold and razor-sharp face and his strong abdominal muscles, but he smiled like an aunt.
"That's okay. It's not a bad idea to marry him! Master, please teach me how to make a man feel comfortable?"
"What's comfortable?"
"It's that kind of comfortable and fast. Do you have any master's secrets? Can you teach me some moves?"
"Damn girl, what are you thinking about? Nothing!"
"Liar, Master Wife, please teach me. Since I, Chu Youwei, can't be the Crown Princess, I also want to be the most favored Princess Qin. Good Master Wife, please teach me..."
Gong Ziyun's face turned dark. At this moment, she suddenly remembered the packet of "Changing Heart Powder" given by Chu Youwei. How could she have this thing?
"Tell me first, where did the change of heart come from?"
Chu Youwei spat out her sweet tongue and said, "Of course it was stolen. Otherwise, where would Mistress think it came from?"
Gong Ziyun whispered a few words in Chu Youwei's ear, and Chu Youwei's eyes lit up.
"Thank you, Master, for imparting your experience. What should I pay attention to for the first time?"
Gong Ziyun felt that he was very open-minded, but compared with this stupid girl, he was simply inferior.
"Be careful not to fall!"
"Oh~"
…
In the Chu family's study, there is a layout map of Chaozhou. This map was brought by Qin Yun. It contains hand-drawn drawings of airship soldiers flying across Chaozhou.
Chaozhou is surrounded by mountains on three sides and the sea on one side. The plains are cut into pieces, and there are miasma in many places. It is considered a relatively late state to develop.
The permanent population is less than three million, which is only a little more than the current Qiongzhou, Ryukyu, and Yue countries.
Chaozhou's most abundant natural resources are of course ores. There are many copper, gold and iron ores readily available.
This is also one of the main sources of income for the Chu family. The Chu family controls more than 90% of Chaozhou's mineral resources. No wonder they disdain to exploit the lower class people. They can make money just by buying mines. Who cares about the small land rent.
What the Chu family and Qin Yun discussed was to use the profits from the mining to build railways.
Originally, Qin Yun only wanted to build one line, but seeing the scattered mineral resources, Qin Yun certainly would not just build one line. He drew a line on it with a large vermilion pen.
"In the near future, an engineering team will come to Qiongzhou for surveying and mapping. The Chu family will send out people and objects. The Chu family master does not need to be so sad. I saw that the Chu family master also has many Western objects in the study. Could it be that he is also a sailing fan? "
Chu Yunqing sighed: "When I was young, I wanted to see what was on the other side of the sea, but it's all over!"
Qin Yun's heart moved: "I wonder, is the Chu family master interested in forming a large caravan to trade in Europe?"
Chu Yunqing was stunned: "Going to Europa, isn't that what the Francons and Sitanians have always controlled?"
Qin Yun said with a smile: "The West is greedy for our porcelain, tea, and silk, and we are greedy for their gold, silver, and grain. Rather than letting Westerners make the difference in price, we should do it ourselves."
"Qiongzhou has begun to make every effort to build ordinary commercial iron-clad freighters, each with a carrying capacity of one million kilograms!"
"One hundred...one million catties?"
Qin Yun smiled: "Why don't you believe it?"
Qin Yun thought of the several oversized armored ships in the dock. They were cargo ships in their spare time, but they could carry out cannons at any time during war. However, the construction time would probably take a year and a half.
After all, the iron-clad ships built before were all small-sized for military purposes. If that didn't work, the Shenlong ship could still look good just by covering it with iron sheets.
But a big wheel carrying a million kilograms is different. This requires more steel, and when a million kilograms are converted into tonnage, even if Daxia has a kilogram of sixteen taels, it still does not reach a thousand tons!
Of course, this is already the limit of the steam engine. After all, the load-to-load ratio must be taken into consideration. If ocean trade is to be carried out, supplies must also be considered. There are many questions and they are complicated, but these are not the issues that need to be considered now.
Qin Yun just wanted to see if Chu Yunqing was interested.
Chu Yunqing then said: "Does the prince really have such a big iron ship?"
Qin Yundao said: "When we build a steel plant and a coal refinery in Chaozhou, it will be much more convenient to build ships! How about the Chu family also contribute some shares? Of course, this cannot give the Chu family 50% of the profit, but at most 20%, and If the Chu family orders a large ship, they can enjoy a 20% discount."
Chu Yunqing was very excited. He had never seen anything like a train, but he was greedy for Qin Yun's large iron ship floating on the sea, which scared the Franks and drove them around.
He knew that Chaozhou's interests had to be given away, but what if the Chu family relied on Qin Yun to grab the interests outside?
As a Teochew native, I am born with an adventurous spirit.
Chu Yunqing was really moved.
"Okay, it's settled, we'll immediately select a site to build a steel plant!"
Qin Yun: "Then the head of the Chu family must have an identity. Let's do this. I will appoint you as the director of the Chaozhou Commerce Department. You will be responsible for leading the large and small commercial banks in Chaozhou. You can go to Qiongzhou to pick up the goods first."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"Don't be in a hurry to thank me. The tax you should pay must not be less. Public is public and private is private! In addition, my king should have an additional territory of no less than ten Chaozhous overseas in the near future. At that time, the Chu family leader can arrange for people to come To develop.”
As soon as these words came out, Chu Yunqing's eyes widened.
"Ten... ten Chaozhou sizes?"
"What, you don't believe it?"
"No, no, I believe in the prince, but I didn't expect that the prince would seize such a large territory without saying a word. I heard that the prince promised to Prince Long that he would use Fusang as his territory in the future?"
Qin Yun frowned: "How do you know about this?"
At this time, a butler came out and cupped his hands: "Your Majesty, let me answer this matter."
Qin Yun looked at the old man. He had a stooped figure but sharp eyes, which he could only develop by being in a high position all year round.
"I, Chu Youran, am the last head of the Chu family!"
Qin Yun was slightly startled, but Chu Yunqing stepped aside consciously.
"Disrespect!" Qin Yun cupped his hands.
Chu Youran said: "Your Majesty, there is something that our Chu family doesn't want to hide from you."
"explain!"
Chu Youran: "Actually, my Chu family is a member of the Hidden Dragon Guard. When Emperor Wu conquered mountains and destroyed temples, the Chu family secretly contributed a lot. After that, Emperor Wu included the Chu family into the Hidden Dragon Guard."
"Over the years, I thought the Hidden Dragon Guard was a thing of the past, but that one came not long ago!"
"who?"
Chu Youran said: "According to seniority, he should be your prince's imperial uncle, and he is also the true holder of the throne today! He has mastered the Hidden Dragon Guard, ordered the Chu family to fully assist you, prince, and also asked us to collect the Jiuding Divine Weapon. "
Qin Yun: "Are you talking about something like the Lihuo Cauldron?"
"That's right!"
"What did he use it for?"
Chu Youran said: "I don't know. Anyway, he said that by gathering together the Nine Cauldron Divine Weapons, we can spy on the secrets of the Martial Immortal!"
"But these Nine Cauldron Divine Weapons have been scattered all over the world by Emperor Wu, but they are nowhere to be found!"
Qin Yun frowned and said: "That's not necessarily true! By the way, how many people are there in the Hidden Dragon Guard you are talking about, and what is the organizational structure?"
Chu Youran shook his head: "I don't know, everything is unknown! Moreover, the prince and my Chu family are only the third-class Qingwei among the Hidden Dragon Guards!"
"On top of this there is Lan, the Ziyin Dragon Guard, who is even more powerful and powerful."
Qin Yun was shocked, what was the purpose of the Hidden Dragon Guard?
Chu Youran said sternly: "The mountains and rivers of Daxia are protected, but things seem to have changed in recent years..."
