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Two elderly people from the Sun family came to visit. Sun Houpu, as his son, should have come out to receive them, but the target was his own daughter-in-law, so no matter who he helped, he was not a human being. It's better to let Liang Chuan be the peacemaker.
"left already."
"You guys have been traveling this way for a long time. Do you still have the imperial wine given by the officials?"
"You want to drink as much as you want? The wine official gave five jars to Xia Xue's father, and he drank one jar himself. If I can give you two jars, you will laugh."
"The aroma of the wine is still lingering. I opened a jar and got drunk!"
"Drink it sparingly. I heard that this wine has been kept in the palace for decades. Emperor Taizu Wude and his gang brewed it!"
"Why didn't Shitou come to Qingyuan with you?"
"He went home to visit his father, Zheng Zuliang, and said he would stay at home for a few days before coming over!"
Speaking of seeing his biological father, Liang Chuan smiled. Sun Houpu glanced at Liang Chuan and knew what he meant. He could only smile and said: "The situations of our two families are so different. Zheng Zuliang is the only son like him..."
"Does it matter how many sons you have?"
There was another moment of silence between the two.
The difference between the two families goes beyond the fact that Zheng Zuliang only has one son.
The Zheng family has a deep love for father and son. Although Shitou was also stubborn in the past few years and could be said to have accomplished nothing, Zheng Zuliang was determined to train his son. Shitou also traveled thousands of miles to the northwest desert in order to find his father.
If it were any one of the two father and son members of the Sun family, would they have made such a big sacrifice? Liang Chuan might have the answer in his heart.
"Why are you going to sea? I heard that the Pu family is finished?" Sun Houpu asked Liang Chuandao.
"The Pu family has done nothing but good deeds. It will all happen sooner or later. I just accelerated their demise to save them from harming other people!"
"Well, the Pu family is not the only one in Qingyuan. I heard that Mr. Bao and Mr. Han went to Jingdong Road to investigate. Many local officials and landowners are in love with the Japanese. They covet the land of the local people and condone the Japanese to do evil in the territory under their jurisdiction. After killing people, they can arrogantly occupy that unclaimed land!"
"The Japanese are not to be feared, but we are afraid of our own people. Our biggest opponents have never been these foreign monkeys, but our own compatriots. As long as our nation works together, no one in the world can defeat us. But since the end of the Tang Dynasty, you see, they have been fragmented and have their own affairs. The Khitan party members all use the Han people as a shield, let alone conquer them, they have not even cleared their own compatriots!"
"I didn't understand Third Brother before. After staying in Bianjing City for a while, some things can be understood now that I think about it!"
"What kind of things do you do to be Xia Song's son-in-law?"
As soon as Liang Chuan said that, Sun Houpu's face turned red. He smiled and said: "This is also an aspect. As you said, people must have pursuits. Money is certainly one aspect, and there must be goals. Otherwise, People will lose motivation and passion!”
Liang Chuan couldn't help but glance at him and said, "Hey, you have a good consciousness, it's very valuable!"
Liang Chuan took some more kimchi and prepared to talk to Sun Houpu about dawn.
Just now, Mr. Sun and the others didn't eat a bite. Liang Chuan ate a lot. Things didn't progress. Liang Chuan was not in a hurry. If they just shed a few tears as soon as they came over, the matter would be done. Wouldn't it appear that this matter is not difficult at all? No? Just to let Mr. Sun and the others know that they can't afford to offend this girl Xia Xue, so that they will avoid a lot of trouble in the future!
At that time, Zheng Ruoying's father was always unhappy with Liang Chuan. Things became so complicated later. Zheng Ruoying had to suffer a lot before he could handle Zhao Zong'e. Zheng Yiqian didn't say anything more from then on. He only let him go. Only after they experience it will they know the pros and cons of the joints inside, otherwise they will never be able to understand it in their hearts and minds!
Sun Houpu didn't drink tea. He had drank a lot of Sun's tea in his life, but he couldn't stop picking up the kimchi. He kept thinking: "This tastes really crispy. The kimchi made by Sister Yang Xiu is the most authentic. Wow, this is spicy." It has to be strong enough!”
Sun Houpu ate so anxiously that he burst into tears, but he kept holding it. He was used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas, and this unique flavor was the only one in the world!
Liang Chuan didn't tell Sun Houpu about Penghu Island. This matter involved too many areas. He only told the couple that they were going to sea, but he didn't say what they were going to sea for.
"You and Shitou left the gold everywhere in Bianjing City and refused to pick it up. Now that you have returned to Qingyuan, you have also seen that the market conditions in the past two years are no better than in the previous years. The Japanese pirates at sea have been messing up and cutting off all shipping routes. North The goods are afraid to come over, the goods from the south cannot be shipped out, and the warehouses in the square outside are piling up more and more goods every day, making life difficult!"
Sun Houpu thought for a while, said nothing, and continued to eat his kimchi.
"Shitou has done a great job with the Shunfeng Escort Agency! Now the Escort Agency has basically covered all major cities in the south. Last time, two jars of wine were delivered intact. Such fragile items are not easy to transport!"
"Well, Shitou has more ideas than me, and he dares to do things more than I do. To put it nicely now, there are only a few people working in the Forbidden City outside. I don't dare to take over other businesses at all. Once I'm done, everyone says I'm I use my golden face like Lao Taishan to deceive people everywhere, but if I don’t do it well, others may figure out how to arrange me in the future!”
Liang Chuan winked and said, "You made money but didn't give it to your father-in-law. Of course they won't be happy!"
Sun Houpu sighed loudly, shook his head and said: "How dare I talk to him about money? It would not be a disgrace to the nobleness of other scholars."
Sun Houpu felt guilty when he said this, fearing that Xia Xue in the room would hear it. He looked around and retracted his neck.
"You can't say this again in the future. Just like anyone else, Xia Song is willing to let you go home this time. To put it bluntly, he is giving you a way to survive. I don't know what the atmosphere is like in that house. A living person can be suffocated to death." , you should be grateful for this, don’t you know!”
"Been taught a lesson!"
"Xia Xue wakes up in two days and comes with me to your Sun's house!"
"What are you going for?"
"Of course it is to clear up the misunderstanding. No matter whether it is intentional or not, since they bowed their heads first, you are not being reasonable. After all, you are all juniors. Why are you competing with your elders?"
Sun Houpu hesitated for a moment, then said yes, and then said: "Third brother, I have an idea that I don't know whether I should say!"
"Say!" Liang Chuan hates women's humiliation the most!
"The Pu family in Qingyuan has fallen, but there are still countless spices in Nanyang. This piece of meat is so fragrant that countless people are coveting it. Anyway, I don't have a formal business now, and I certainly don't have any tea from the Sun family." Take over when it’s appropriate, otherwise my aunt will definitely blame me to death, I plan to..."
"Are you planning to take over the Pu family's spice business?"
Sun Houpu nodded and said: "Exactly!"
"It's not impossible. The spice business is hugely profitable. The Great Song Dynasty consumed a lot of ambergris and pepper and cinnamon every year. As soon as they entered the port, they were all ordered before they even got off the ship. You can really fight for it. It's no better than yours. The tea business is bad!”
"I have one more unwelcome favor!"
Sun Houpu was a little embarrassed, but he still murmured.
"Tell me, why are you being polite to me?"
"I see that Third Brother, you have asked the villagers to plant a lot of sugar cane in Xinghua, but the business of the Taobao store seems to be tepid these years. Although Chun Sheng of the Wanda Chamber of Commerce works hard, the situation has been like this for many years. I haven’t opened it yet, which is a pity for such a good product!”
When Sun Houpu mentioned sugar, Liang Chuan finally remembered that these days, how could he have time to care about sugar?
From the time Baitang was born to the present, except when Zheng Ruoying managed the Taobao store for a period of time to make a profit, he has indeed been in a state of half-death for the rest of the time. It stands to reason that with this business, it is not difficult to make money that can rival the country, but without one person who is dedicated to running the business, the business still cannot be done!
When Sun Houpu saw that Liang Chuan was silent, he said, "I don't want to make money."
It was a pity for him to see such a big business disappear like this.
Liang Chuan said: "If you don't make money, what are you busy with? Of course you have to make money. This matter has always been a concern of mine, but I just don't have a good way to solve it. Since you said it, it will be easier to handle!"
Sun Houpu wanted to deal in spices. This was a very good idea. Spices and sucrose are often used together. If he were to sell them, the effect might be even better!
Liang Chuan no longer intends to use sucrose to make money. He only runs the sucrose business so that the villagers on the north bank of Xinghua can have more income. Not only the villagers, but also many people on Shicang Mountain. The villagers rely on cutting sugar cane to earn extra money to support their families. Even for these people, this business must not be stopped!
"I support your idea. You can boldly import sugar from Xinghua. I will give you as much as you can sell. I will not increase the cost. You can take the excess income with you. Seeing that you want to sell spices, I guess you also have it in your heart. Out of consideration, do you want to sell the sugar to Nanyang?"
Sun Houpu smiled and said: "Nothing can be hidden from your eyes, Third Brother!"
"Logically speaking, I can't stop you wherever you want to go, but now you have to think clearly. There are a lot of pirates on the sea. You can ask the crew to get the goods down. If you want to go by yourself, you have to think about Xia Xue in the house. You There must be no accident, otherwise I, she, and Xia Song will not be able to explain anything!"
"I will think of a safe way to do this!"
Liang Chuan said anxiously: "You don't know the situation on the sea now. Even the Japanese can use gunpowder. This is not an era when being careful can avoid trouble!"
Seeing that Sun Houpu refused to give up, Liang Chuan continued: "You have been to the city a lot these days. Do you know why Qingyuan is so ruined? It was this group of ferocious Japanese who did it!"
