Quick wear: She has turned over the big guys from all walks of life

Chapter 1261 Famine and Natural Disaster 420

Chunxi went back and told Mingyi about the matter. Mingyi smiled calmly and said, "I know. You must be tired. Take a rest."

She was so calm and composed that Chunxi thought she was just happy.

Chunmei gave up her seat and gave the stool to Chunxi.

"Sit down."

"No, I'll go get a stool and a palm-leaf fan so I can chat with you and fan you." Chunxi smiled and ran into the house to get a small stool, holding a brand new palm-leaf fan in her hand.

Seeing this, Chunmei sat back and continued to fan Mingyi.

Chunxi sat on the other side of Mingyi and fanned herself gently.

Mingyi felt the gentle breeze and chatted with them with a smile on her face about some unimportant topics; they were chatting about things that girls often talked about, such as rouge, powder, clothes, and jewelry.

Chunmei consciously cooperates with Mingyi.

Sure enough, Chunxi talked endlessly about rouge, powder, clothes and jewelry.

For the first time, Chunmei felt the widening gap between them. In fact, she and the young lady had more topics to talk about. They could talk about medical matters and medical problems.

However, when these things were said in front of Chunxi, she could not respond; she could only listen to them. Because of Chunxi's behavior, the young lady rarely talked about medical issues when Chunxi was around.

It can be seen that she is moving forward and acquiring different knowledge; people change day by day, but Chunxi has not changed much. It cannot be said that there is no change, but it can only be said that she is still staying in her own world.

I can't keep up with the young lady.

They were quite happy chatting out of boredom, and Butler Luo sent a letter to Mr. Fan in the army.

When Mr. Fan got the letter and opened it, he couldn't help but laugh.

The servant boy looked at it curiously but didn't ask any more questions.

After reading the letter, Mr. Fan picked up his pen and wrote a reply, asking the servant to give it to the guard who delivered the letter. "Tell the guard who delivered the letter to let Butler Luo do his job freely."

"Here."

The servant turned around and went out, bringing both the letter and the words.

The guard rushed all the way back to the palace and handed the letter to Butler Luo without stopping, not forgetting to convey the message as well.

"Is this all Mr. Fan said?" Butler Luo asked as he took the envelope.

"Yes, it was the servant boy beside Master Fan who told them that."

Butler Luo nodded and didn't let him go. He opened the envelope in front of him and took out the letter inside.

The letter asked him to mobilize all forces in Fucheng to raise military pay and food, and gave him certain powers.

"I see. You've worked hard. Go down and have a rest."

He folded the letter and put it back into the envelope, then waved away the guards.

"Yes." The guard bowed and left.

Butler Luo returned to his yard and placed the envelope in a hidden place. After coming out, he immediately called his confidants and began to mobilize all the forces in Fucheng to raise military pay without wasting money or manpower.

Although he had the backing of the Western Regions, an army of 200,000 still required money everywhere; as the steward of the Fucheng Palace, it was not a bad idea to be more diligent.

Mr. Gan and Mrs. Gan went back to the palace after visiting their son. They first called the chief steward outside and said, "Gather 100,000 dan of grain as quickly as possible. No, the more the better. Gather as much as you can. Leave what we need for the next two years and gather all the rest together. Let the steward work with you."

The housekeeper is in charge of the affairs of the mansion, while the chief steward is in charge of the business. They cannot be confused.

"Yes, sir." The chief steward accepted the order without asking any more questions. He only knew that the sir told him to do so. After the chief steward left, Master Gan summoned the butler again and told him to cooperate with the chief steward to preserve the grain.

After everything was arranged in the mansion, Mr. Gan immediately sent someone to notify several better merchants who were planning to form alliances with him to gather at the Juyuan Restaurant.

Others went to Juyuan Restaurant first.

There are four families who are closely related to the Gan family, both by marriage and as old friends; all of them are engaged in business, and these four families, together with the Gan family, have basically monopolized the entire business world of Fucheng.

The four heads of the family came to Juyuan Restaurant one after another. When they saw Mr. Gan sitting calmly at the table drinking tea, they all laughed.

"Brother Gan, what's wrong? Our business is not doing well now. Business in the Central Plains has basically stopped. Only the Northwest and the Western Regions have business to do. The business has been reduced to this extent. What other difficulties can you encounter?"

After suffering the blow of a sharp decline in business, they adjusted their mindset; they believed that money was not as important as the safety of their family, and they were even more grateful to live in the Northwest.

At least, there is the Zhou Palace in the northwest.

"You are here, please sit down."

The four masters sat down, and Master Gan smiled at them, the sad expression on his face disappeared; he personally poured tea for them and brought it to them.

"Drink tea."

The four of them picked up their teacups and took a sip.

One of the men with half white hair spoke up, "Brother Gan, tell us what you have to say. Let us have some advice."

"Brother Chen has a sharp eye." Master Gan smiled helplessly and said to them, "Have you ever thought about our future?"

Some of the four looked at each other, while others didn't take it seriously.

"It's fine to just live in the northwest, what future is there?" A middle-aged businessman spoke up, with a tone of resignation.

Another middle-aged businessman said, "The future of us businessmen is to make money. There is no other fun besides making money."

The Dayi Dynasty had very strict control over merchants, not allowing merchant families to take the imperial examinations, and the taxes were even more heavy.

Their business was passed down from their ancestors, and they have been doing it this way for many years; they have not done anything against the will of heaven or earth, but the rule of the Dayi Dynasty is that their descendants are not destined to take the imperial examinations.

"Have you ever thought about making a change?" Master Gan asked them with a smile.

"How can we change it? With the war going on right now, the Northwest is one of the few peaceful places. We should just survive for as long as we can. At least we are still alive."

Master Gan shook his head, his smile still on his face, and said with a hint of temptation: "The future of merchants is determined, but what if we can follow a wise leader?"

"Master?"

The four of them were startled and gave Master Gan a look that said 'are you crazy?'

Master Gan said, "We live in the northwest and have been taken care of by the Zhou Palace. Now that the outside world is unstable, at least the northwest is a place where we can live and work in peace. We have received a lot of favors from the Zhou Palace and the Northwest Army. At this point, I think we should change."

"Brother Gan, do you want to join the Zhou Palace?!" the fifty-year-old businessman asked in a deep voice.

The other three looked at Master Gan to see what he would say.

Mr. Gan didn't expect to hide it from them, but since they had guessed it, he decided to speak frankly with them.

"I do have this intention. Our days in the northwest are stable. However, we must also consider our future and the future generations. Although the prince of Zhou Palace is young, he is a man of great talent and strategy as shown by his victory over the coalition of three countries. We have all witnessed his management of the northwest. I think he is a wise leader."

"Brother Gan, you can't say these things carelessly."

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