After Tao Weiran expressed his opinion, everyone nodded in agreement.
Chu Qing scratched the stubble on his chin and murmured: "In the long run, Guocheng's location is indeed very good. At least it is close to the sea. It would be even better if there are a few big ships."
Looking up at Tao Weiran, Chu Qing asked: "Can I buy a ship, a warship, in the East China Sea?"
"You can't buy it. You can buy a sea-going ship, but you can't buy much. No one dares to sell it to you. However, my Tao family's ship can be driven by Dudu."
"That's fine, let's make do with it first."
Chu Qing looked at everyone: "Does anyone else have anything to add?"
"Old man."
It was Liao Wenzhi who spoke. He looked at Chu Qing and said as if someone owed him money: "I need money and food. The more the better."
"What?"
"Recover the hearts and minds of the people."
"Winning the hearts of the people?"
"That's right." Liao Wenzhi said sternly: "If you want to build a ship, you need a large number of people. Whether you are building a city or a ship, your army alone will not be enough. I want the people to know and understand that they have helped. You are helping them themselves."
"Is there any charter?"
"Of course there is. I will go back to Taizhou first to look for..."
Chu Qing squinted his eyes: "Would it cost a lot of money?"
"You stingy person, I'm helping you, how can you care about everything?"
"Okay, okay, how much do you want?"
Seeing Chu Qing relax, Liao Wenzhi raised two fingers.
"Damn, you really dare to ask for it." Chu Qing thought for a while and said angrily: "Okay, I'll ask Third Brother for two million silver notes later."
Liao Wenzhi was stupid.
What he means is that he wants two hundred thousand yuan...
"Um...that's a lot."
"How much?" Chu Qing was happy. The less he spent, the happier he would be: "How much more?"
"That's an extra 1.8 million yuan."
Chu Qing was stunned, and then said with contempt on his face: "You just want 200,000 yuan?"
Liao Wen subconsciously nodded.
"Then what are you talking about? It's a waste of time. The next topic is the management issues of the old friends in Lake City. Do you have any questions..."
Liao Wenzhi asked a little cautiously: "What about the 200,000 yuan?"
"Can you please stop wasting my time? You have the nerve to tell me even if it's only 200,000 guan. Third brother, I'll give him 400,000 guan in a minute and ask him to disappear for me as soon as possible. At such an old age, he doesn't do anything serious day by day. Don't make trouble here."
Liao Wenzhi: “…”
"By the way, I didn't think of it until I talked about money." Chu Qing looked at everyone: "It's not enough to cut down on expenditure, but you have to increase your income. You can't just spend it but not make it, second brother."
Changxian took out a small notebook: "Petus, you speak, students, listen."
"You and Xiaotong are responsible for this matter. Let Tan Ma investigate the business situation of Shang Yundao, especially matters related to shipping. Are there not those merchants in Beijing who are running the business of Zhuangzi in the southern suburbs? Look at the specific distribution location. Let’s check on the way to see if they have opened Hanmen Academy.”
"The student took note of it."
As soon as Chu Qing finished speaking, Qingyang, who was squatting behind Fu San and watching the excitement, waved his arms: "Take me one, take me one, take me one, I also want to make money."
"Whatever, just don't delay Chang Laoer's business, but you have to remember one thing."
Changxian straightened his back quickly: "Master Chu, please tell me."
"If the money is gone, we can make more, but once our conscience is gone..."
Qingyang said: "Then you can make more money."
Everyone: "..."
"Sister, you have the potential to be a capitalist." Chu Qing looked strange: "Who did you listen to?"
"Fourth uncle."
Chu Qing: "..."
"Laoleng, it's Laoleng from last night again, Laoleng, Laoleng, wait for me."
Qingyang, like a mentally ill man, suddenly screamed, and then with a roar, he ran away without a trace. When he started running, he exerted force on his calf, kicked up a foot of sand, and let out a gentle cry that filled his mouth.
Chu Qing sighed and looked at Wen Ya: "Are there any famous doctors in the East China Sea?"
"Mother?" Wen Ya asked in confusion, "Does Dudu have a hidden disease?"
"I'm blind, what's wrong with me?"
"Then why is Dudu looking for a doctor?"
Chu Qing turned to look at Qingyang's running back, and said angrily: "Tell me, who among our group do you think is sick?"
Wen Ya hesitated and didn't dare to speak.
He felt that except for himself, everyone sitting in the circle was sick, and the illness was not serious, but he could not find anyone who looked like a normal person.
"I'm asking you, do you have a doctor?"
"Of course there are doctors, but doctors are also good at different diseases. I don't know what kind of doctor Dudu wants to be good at."
Chu Qing glanced at Fu San, who didn't know what to say.
As for Qingyang's situation, no one could tell exactly what the problem was, not even Qingyang herself. Taoist Yun never mentioned it to her in detail back then.
"Forget it, let's talk about it later."
Although Chu Qing didn't say much, Qingyang's condition has always been his concern.
"That's all. Let's cut down the wood, repair Guocheng, and have a place to sleep first. Brother Mo is responsible for this."
Cuiyu muttered something unknown and nodded, his face full of displeasure.
When you need it, you call me Brother Mo, and when you don’t, you call me Lao Deng!
"Ah Hu, keep an eye on your people." Chu Qing looked at Cao Hu and said, "Obey any orders from Cuttlefish and don't cause trouble. I will take care of food and drink and pay wages. Do you understand?"
Cao Hu nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I understand, my boss is the best."
Chen Yan laughed and scolded: "When I just went to Lake City with the banknotes, you damned said I was the best."
"All your money is gone."
"Then Brother Chu Qing's money will be ruined by you sooner or later."
"Fart!" Cao Hu was unhappy and cursed, holding his neck: "You alone are worthy of competing with my boss?"
Chen Yan: "..."
Yes, Cao Hu is a more serious person, especially when it comes to money. He feels that Chen Yan and Chu Qing are not the same heavyweights at all. The former not only has less money, but is also picky. As for the latter, when he went to the capital before, But when I asked the third brother privately why his boss was so rich and where the money came from, the third brother told him that the money came from the strong wind, so you can just destroy it.
So Cao Hu, who never understood pros and cons, thought that no matter how corrupt he was, he would corrupt more than just Chu Qing's money.
The only thing that can be decided at present is actually this one. To rebuild Guocheng, at least there is a place to stay first, and the second step is to get a boat.
But there is still one biggest problem, which is food and drink.
The food sent by Taizhou City could not last too long. Even if Chu Qing had people buy it at a high price, it would not fundamentally solve the problem, and this involved the second step.
Chu Qing can solve the problem of food, but he must have a boat. Any boat will do, and it can salvage fish and shrimps.
The meeting was over and everyone dispersed. Chu Qing stretched himself and once again asked Ma Ying to take some people and banknotes back to Taizhou City to buy some tools.
Just as Ma Ying left, he came to report that a group of more than thirty people came from the west side, escorting a sedan, a very conspicuous red sedan.
Before Chu Qing could ask in detail, Tao Weiran's fat face suddenly turned white.
"Yes...it's my sister!"
Xiao Yi next to her became more energetic: "That very pretty sister?"
