Chapter 80: Gusu Summons
Jun Shang Wu to Qi and Prince Shou Meng were deeply impressed by everything in Caiyun Tower, everything here was almost never seen and so pleasing, the intoxicating wine made everyone excited, and those stir-fried dishes were so delicious that Jun Shang applauded again and again, how did he know that these dishes were hidden in the condiments and cooking techniques after more than 2,000 years, and some things such as chili peppers and tomato sauce were not available in China at that time.
The king's favorite food is the braised pig's trotters, which makes his mouth full of oil, and he even says that this is the best in the world. Before, I heard that the prince wanted Qu Wu to go to Gusu to open a restaurant, thinking that the young prince liked those cookies and snacks, but now he felt that he couldn't do without these delicacies.
The king asked Wu Rong to call Qu Wu to him.
"Mr. Qu, I will go back to Gusu tomorrow afternoon. You and Prince Shoumeng agreed to go to Gusu to open a restaurant after the Shangyuan Festival, why don't you go to Gusu with me tomorrow, bring your things, I will reward you with ten catties of gold, and open a restaurant next to my palace, half of it will be opened in the palace, and half of it will be opened outside the palace, but half of the money earned will be handed over to the court, can you? ”
"It is a great honor for Qu Wu to be favored by the king. It's just that I will leave tomorrow, and I will be in a hurry, because if I go, I will bring a lot of things, and I will have to rent at least ten large boats, and these things will be transported to Gusu, and there will be no arrangement for where to put them. Qu Wu said.
"What's so hard about that? Not to mention ten boats, I can rent twenty. After the things are transported to Gusu, they will be placed in a palace near the river in my country, and Mr. Qu can also rest here, which is not a problem. Prince Shoumeng said that he was also quite surprised that his father also invited Qu Wu to Gusu to open a restaurant, and it seemed that the magic of food was irresistible.
"In this way, Rong Caomin will think about it, and reply tomorrow at noon when the king and His Royal Highness the prince come down to Caiyun Tower, okay?" Qu Wu said.
"Okay." Jun Shang said.
After dinner, Qu Wu prepared a bag of gifts for everyone, and the official's gift bag contained a fine lighter, a bottle of liquor, a dozen socks, and a bag of biscuits. And the king and the prince each had a case of wine, a box of biscuits, a set of exquisite tableware, a large bag of other daily necessities, and toys.
After Wang Zi Shoumeng got the gift, he called Qu Wu aside.
"Mr. Qu, although we met for the first time, I felt familiar with you at first sight. And I expect you to be more than just a businessman, but to be very promising in the future. If you don't dislike it, you and I are commensurate with brothers, and I don't know what to do? Shou Meng said.
"It is a great honor to receive the love of the prince. But I don't dare to pretend to be older in front of you. Qu Wu saluted.
"Since we are regarded as brothers, we don't have to care about the old and the young, and we don't want to distinguish between the upper and the lower, just have that brotherhood." Shou Meng said.
"What the prince said is true." Qu Wu said.
"I want to ask you, who is the lady who served us the food just now?" Shou Meng asked.
"Oh, her name is Chen Qing, and she is one of Caiyunlou's partners." Qu Wu understood the prince's thoughts as soon as he heard it, and deliberately elevated Chen Qing's identity.
"I have something to entrust, I wonder if my brother can promise it?"
"What do you entrust? But it doesn't hurt to say. Qu Wu was a little nervous for a moment, not knowing what the prince wanted to say.
"Miss's name is green, just in line with the word blue-eyed rare encounter, can my brother match me to get to know him." Shou Meng said.
"Miss Chen Qing's brother is also a partner of Caiyun Building, the eldest brother is like a father, I have to ask for his opinion first, and I will reply to you tomorrow. However, I wonder how much autonomy His Royal Highness has in this matter? Would your father agree? Qu Wu said.
"Your question really turned me down, although I am of the age of marriage, and many people have approached my father to mention my marriage, but the king has not yet made a decision. I have never felt tempted by any girl before, but this Miss Chen Qing made me feel my heart for the first time, and it was difficult to calm down this mood. In this way, tonight I will ask Your Excellency to make decisions for me as well. Shou Meng said.
"Your Highness, there is no need to be so anxious about this matter, if there is a way to be hasty, if Miss Chen Qing and her brother have concerns, maybe they will not follow me to Gusu, but will make this matter have no room for maneuver, so it is best to talk about this matter after Gusu." Qu Wu thought that he was fortunate to ask more, the ancients did not have the right to choose their own partners, and they had to listen to the elders, even if he was the crown prince.
"Okay, I really don't have experience in this area, listen to you." Shou Meng said.
Seeing Shou Meng say this, Qu Wu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
After the gentleman and the others left, Qu Wu and Wu Jiang began to discuss whether to move to Gusu.
"It's actually just a matter of time before I go to Gusu, but what I didn't expect was to go so quickly, it's a bit rushed, but there is an advantage, that is, our goods go with you, and it is safe and secure." Qu Wu said.
"But in such a hurry, how to arrange personnel? There are not many people here, what should I do if I take away so many people in Caiyun Building? Wu Jiang was a little anxious.
"The personnel problem can only be solved on your own. In this way, I will take a few people to Gusu, and I will leave it to you to take care of it here, and the personnel will be recruited a little more after the year. Qu Wu said.
"Is the warehouse also going to move to Gusu?" Wu Jiang said.
"These goods are all time-limited, except for the metals, so I mean most of the goods have to be shipped to Gusu to sell, after all, there are many people there and there is a big market, and they can afford to sell at a high price. Some will be left for you here as well. ”
"Okay, I don't have a problem with this, you're right." Wu Jiang said.
"Okay, since it's decided, let's arrange to leave people and things to stay." Qu Wu said.
"It's easy to solve the problem of staying in the personnel, my three brothers follow me, and the others go to Gusu with you, is it okay?" Wu Jiang said.
"That's what I mean, too." Qu Wu said.
"Okay, then let's go to the warehouse, take stock of the things left behind, and prepare for the other things to be taken away." Wu Jiang said.
"Okay, let's have a meeting with everyone first, they don't know what we think yet." Qu Wu said.
"Okay." Wu Jiang walked out of the lobby as he spoke, and went to convene everyone for a meeting to discuss.
After everyone arrived, Qu Wu briefly introduced the matter of the prince and the prince inviting him to Gusu to open a store, Qu Wu and Wu Jiang were worried that everyone was unwilling to go to Gusu, but they didn't expect everyone to hear that they went to Gusu to open a restaurant, and it was invited by the king himself, they were very excited, and even the three brothers in Wujiang wanted to go.
However, Hanyue's Caiyun Tower couldn't give up, because Wu Rong still needed its existence, and Kong Chen and the others could only choose to obey the arrangement.
After the meeting, everyone began to prepare, put the things left in Hanyue in one place, re-establish the account, the accounts were temporarily taken over by Wujiang, and the other things were packed and sorted, and the packed items were all pasted on the seal and numbered.
After finishing up, Kong Chen and the three of them went to the riverside to contact the boats, found eight big ships, and agreed to start loading the goods tomorrow morning.
Because of the need to re-establish the accounts, Qu Wu and Wu Jiang, Zi Yan together to summarize the business situation these days, although the opening time is not long, but the income is still very considerable, in addition to all the expenses including the purchase and decoration of this compound, there is still a net income of twenty catties of gold, according to the agreement to keep half of Qu Wu, that is, the other half of ten catties of gold can be used for distribution.
Qu Wu distributed dividends on this part of the profits, Qu Wu took four catties, Wu Jiang and Wu Rong each took two catties. The other two catties were divided equally among the brothers and sisters, and each of them received more than two taels of gold, and Qu Wu took a portion of the gold that had been kept, and gave another tael of gold to all the men who had been recruited later, including the guards of the courtyard and those who had been recruited later, and they were all rejoicing.