After Wang Yue got married, all the craftsmen in Qingzhou were gathered in Langya Kingdom. He also began to make soap, perfume, glass and other necessary items for time travel. Of course, he did not forget to help Liu Yuru build a weaving and dyeing workshop.
At the same time, he also built several docks, preparing to see distant seagoing ships and escort ships.
He felt that if he wanted to develop in secret, he could only trade by sea. In that case, no one would know where the caravans came from.
Fortunately, Qingzhou is rich in fishery. There are many large ships and many shipbuilding craftsmen. Father Wang fully supported Wang Yue’s shipbuilding plan and transported the operas from various places to the seaside dock. Not long after Wang Yue’s marriage, the shipbuilding project was renovated. A dozen big ships were ready.
The Liu family has also opened several shops during this time, and is still a cloth merchant. All the cloth is purchased from Liu Yuru's workshop. Especially the newly produced Muyun yarn, the demand simply exceeds supply.
Wang Yue gave all the various cloth-making techniques he learned from his son-in-law Su's family to a group of craftsmen who signed death contracts, and he gave the death contracts of these craftsmen to Liu Yuru.
After a large number of cloth products were produced, the original cloth shops were destroyed. However, because this was the business of the governor's family, those cloth shops could only admit that they were unlucky and did not dare to have any evil intentions.
There are some smart ones who buy some different fabrics from the Liu Family Cloth Shop and transport them to other prefectures and counties to sell, and they can make a lot of difference in price.
But Father Liu is now a wealthy and idle man, unable to take care of family affairs. All the servants brought from Yangzhou were replaced by Wang Yue, and now no one in the entire Liu family listens to him.
Now, in addition to eating, drinking and having fun, if he wants to go out, someone will follow him all the way, which makes him always under control and it is impossible to escape.
However, he was unwilling to run away. After all, besides having no rights, he lived more freely than before.
Of course, Mr. Liu knew that he couldn't run away.
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On this day, Wang Yue's sea-going ships finally built another batch. Together with the original ones that were renovated, they were able to form a powerful new navy that could escort Qingzhou's huge caravans.
The crew members are also equipped with Wang Yue's improved crossbows, which are many times more powerful than before and have a range that is almost twice as long, fully capable of ensuring the safety of the ship.
A large number of Xiangzhao perfume mirrors have also been made, and even the Liu family's novel cloth Muyun gauze has been stocked up, and dozens of ships have been assembled.
The time was finally ripe. Under the escort of more than a dozen merchant ships and the Qingzhou New Navy, Wang Yue set out to sea with his caravan.
After walking on the sea for a few days, he came to the vicinity of Zhoushan. Wang Yue occupied this place without ceremony, leaving a large number of warships stationed here, ready to respond at any time. He took several merchant ships and headed towards the Yangzhou Administrative Office. And go.
The reason why I went to Yangzhou is because Yangzhou is one of the most prosperous places in the world and also the easiest place to make money.
Of course, there is another most important thing, that is, Wang Yue wants to meet the head of the Gu family again and discuss cooperation.
You know, the Gu family can be the richest man in the world. They have their own shops everywhere and have their own unique business routes.
Wang Yue wanted to use the Gu family's business routes to quickly spread these things across the country. If he had to do this by himself, it might take too long.
There are obvious signs of chaos in the world now, and time waits for no one.
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On this day, several merchant ships stopped at Yangzhou Changfeng Ferry. It happened that the merchant ship Wang Yue was riding also arrived, and they entered Yangzhou City together.
After returning to Yangzhou again, Wang Yue and Liu Yuru went directly back to live in their old house. On the day they moved in, they visited Ye's house, but they just came back and didn't say much.
Early the next morning, Liu Yuru took Yin Hong, and under the protection of more than a dozen guards, went to the Liu family's shop to check the sales of the newly shipped cloth, and then visited one of her few shops. Two friends, Ye Yuner and Liu Siyu.
The cloth was all specially made according to the method given by Wang Yue, so the sales volume in Jiangnan would be no problem, but Liu Yuru had never taken over a business before, so she still didn't know what to do, so she insisted on coming to take a look.
Wang Yue didn't care about her cautious thoughts about doing business for the first time. He wanted to discuss business with the Gu family now, and he still wanted to use the Gu family to spread the situation quickly and use some Jiangnan food to go to Qingzhou. After Liu Yuru left, Wang Yue took people to the Gu family.
It was still Jiang who entertained him in the Gu family. After the host and guest sat down, Jiang still regretfully said to Wang Yue, "I know the purpose of Mr. Wang's visit, but I'm really sorry. The focus of our business now is Youzhou's supplies. We really don't have the resources." We can do business with Qingzhou."
Wang Yue curled his lips and said casually, "I heard that King Liang was not doing well in Dongdu. Even Jiang Shangshu was somewhat marginalized. The world may be in chaos. The Gu family I'm afraid you won't be able to stay in Jiangnan anymore, right?"
Seeing what Wang Yue said, Jiang looked at Wang Yue solemnly, and then said word by word, "Master Wang, what do you mean by this?"
Wang Yue waved his hand carelessly and said very seriously, "It's still the same opinion I mentioned last time. I heard that Uncle Gu has a close relationship with the governor of Youzhou. I think you are going to Youzhou too, but it's just like this Come on, you can't take away the property in Yangzhou in a short time. Why don't you cooperate with me and I can help you move some quickly." Seeing that Wang Yue seemed
confident, Jiang frowned and said, "I I heard that a few strange merchant ships came to Changfeng Ferry. Could it be Qingzhou's work?"
Wang Yue nodded, and then said seriously, "There are dozens of such ships on Zhoushan Island. What will happen next? There will be more ships coming from Qingzhou. As long as you cooperate with me, I can take the sea route and help you transport more property." Jiang was a little moved. Did she say, "
If Mr. Wang can really do it? , Transport all the Gu family's money to Youzhou, I can keep 20% as a thank you."
Wang Yue glanced at Jiang, but he didn't expect this person to be so stingy. According to his judgment, after the Gu family went to Youzhou, five percent He couldn't take away anything worth more than 10%, but she only gave him 20%.
In this case, he didn't want to get too involved, so he said seriously, "Forget about the Gu family's money, I just want to use the Gu family's business route to sell my friends' supplies." Jiang looked at
Wang Wang Yue actually didn't care about the Gu family's property, so he kindly reminded him, "You really don't want it? Our Gu family's 20% property is at least five or six million, do you really not care?" Wang Yue waved his hand, half-smiling
. He said, "If I want your money, I have to help you deal with Wang Shanquan. 20% is really too little and is not worth it. We are better at doing business. We will help you transport the goods, and you can help me sell the goods." He
said After finishing, he waved to Wang San and asked Wang San to deliver the samples he had brought, which were a few soaps, bottles of perfume, mirrors and other supplies.
He first handed the mirror to Mrs. Gu, and then said with a smile, "This is something my friend brought from the West. Mrs. Gu is good at business. Come and see how much this is worth?" Mrs. Gu originally wanted to persuade her a few more times
. sentence, but after hearing Wang Yue's words, she couldn't help but take the mirror and look at it. What she saw was her own charming appearance.
Only then did she realize that the mirror in Wang Yue's hand was even clearer than a fine bronze mirror. She immediately realized how much this thing was worth.
She asked excitedly, "Is this a mirror like a bronze mirror?"
Wang Yue nodded and said casually, "I brought a lot of Western items. How much does Mrs. Gu think this mirror is worth?" ?"
Mrs. Gu took the mirror and looked at it for a while, and then said word by word, "If the number is rare, it is a priceless treasure. If the number is large, it is much more expensive than a bronze mirror." Wang Yue nodded
, Still casually said, "This kind of mirror is rare and not easy to transport. The small ones can be used as ordinary bronze mirrors, but the large ones that can reflect the entire body are very rare." I want to sell these things as soon as possible, so I want to cooperate with the Gu family."
Mrs. Gu nodded, and then said seriously, "No wonder you don't care about my family's five or six million taels of silver. With the existence of this thing, it won't take long to surpass our Gu family." Wang Yue didn't care about Mrs. Gu's
. He complimented her and continued to recommend perfume and soap to Mrs. Gu, which made Mrs. Gu couldn't help but take a breath.
None of the things Wang Yue took out could bring huge wealth, but if these three things were available, the future wealth would not be comparable to that of the Gu family.
It wasn't until this moment that Mrs. Gu believed that Wang Yue didn't care about their family's property. She suddenly wanted to talk to Wang Yue about going to Qingzhou.
But she also knew that she had lost her best opportunity. Wang Yue would no longer be as interested in the Gu family as before, and now she could only close the friendship between the two through cooperation.
So, she smiled again and said sincerely, "Master Wang, in that case, when will we start cooperating?"
Of course Wang Yue would just cooperate right away. What he lacks now is time, otherwise he would Instead of asking for help from the Gu family, he just used the Gu family's business routes to sell Mirror Xiangzhao perfume, and then purchased grain and transported it to Qingzhou.
Of course, the Gu family's supplies can also be transported to Youzhou by sea, escorted by Qingzhou's new navy.
After the cooperation was reached, Mrs. Gu's original moving plan was changed. The materials they had prepared were secretly replaced with mirror soap and other items, which were shipped to various parts of the country. The Gu family's original belongings were shipped to Youzhou by Wang Yue's ship.
Because the sea-going ship is relatively large, the supplies prepared by the Gu family this time were not even half full.
So, Mrs. Gu came forward and secretly contacted some grain merchants, and a large amount of grain was traded on the southeast coast.
Wang Yue has been busy for a few days, and his daughter-in-law Liu Yuru finally took stock of the shops in Yangzhou. Even Ye Yun'er next door took the time to visit her.
On this day, Liu Yuru was going to visit the Gu family. She wanted to meet Liu Siyu, the head of the Gu family, but it was not convenient for her to go there herself. She happened to know that Wang Yue often visited the Gu family recently, so she asked Wang Yue to take her with him.
Wang Yue did not refuse. When he went to Gu's house, he took Liu Yuru with him.
When she heard that Wang Yue was coming, Mrs. Gu still greeted her in the front hall. After she saw Liu Yuru, she smiled and said, "I heard that the Muyunsha that appeared recently in Juezhou City was the work of Mrs. Xiao Wang. I asked my servant to go I bought it several times but didn't get it. I also asked for some gauze when we meet one day, but I didn't expect to meet the real owner today?" After hearing what
Mrs. Gu said, Liu Yuru said with a smile, " What did Madam Gu say? If Madam likes it, I will ask Yin Hong to send you a few batches later. There is no need to queue up to buy."
Madam Gu was actually joking. The first day Mu Yunsha appeared, she She had already asked people to buy a lot of them, and she was just saying it politely. After all, the Gu family just had money, and it was easy to buy anything they wanted.
Now Liu Yuru looks more refreshing, without any of the pretentiousness of a lady among the ladies as rumored, which makes him very fond of her.
Thinking of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Gu also sighed. After coming here for so long, she still couldn't get along well with her son Gu Jiusi. She still hasn't consummated the marriage, even if she tried to persuade her, it was of no use.
She sighed and said with some envy, "Thank you so much, Mrs. Xiao Wang. The two of you and your wife playing the piano and singing together reminded me of the brat in my family who has been having trouble with his wife until now. Alas!" The reason why
she He changed the topic here because he heard that Liu Yuru and her daughter-in-law were close friends and wanted Liu Yuru to help persuade her.
After all, sometimes her daughter-in-law may not be able to listen to what she, the mother-in-law, says. After all, most mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law are natural enemies.
However, what a close friend said is not necessarily the case. After all, the two of them seem to have no conflict of interest and are easier to win people's trust.
Liu Yuru originally wanted to see Liu Siyu, so after Mrs. Gu said this, Liu Yuru hurriedly said, "Mrs. Gu, it's a coincidence that Siyu and I are close friends. This time we came to Yangzhou City. I’ve never met her before, I wonder if it’s convenient for me to meet her today.”
After hearing this, Mrs. Gu pretended to be surprised and said, "Really? Then I'll call her over right now. You can have a good time together and take her out to relax. Since she married into the Gu family, Except for Yun'er from the Ye family who came here and dragged her out, she rarely went out."
Liu Yuru was young after all. Although she had been doing business for a few days and was taught by professionals, she was still immature. Some, after hearing Mrs. Gu's words, her face looked very anxious.
She couldn't sit still anymore, so she quickly stood up and bowed, thanked Mrs. Gu, and then followed her without waiting for anyone to invite Liu Siyu over.