(Thanks to Gongsun Tang Shuyou for the reward)

Soon the New Year will be over.

It has been several months since Cao Yue came to Nanjing.

After several months of hard work and hard work, everything in Nanjing has been on the right track.

The new army already has a certain combat effectiveness, and if there is an emergency, it can be pulled to the battlefield at any time. Nanjing's firearms factory has been operating at high capacity to produce firearms and gunpowder at maximum efficiency. The newly built Nanjing Arsenal also began to be put into production, and unlike other firearms workshops, the largest arsenal in the Ming Dynasty did not produce arquebuses, but began to trial produce new flintlock muskets.

After many efforts, the technical barriers to the production of flintlock muskets have been breached, but the construction of the arsenal is destined to be a long-term process, and it is already a miracle that it can be put into initial production after a construction period of several months. In the next few years, Song Yingxing, Fang Yizhi, Wang Zheng and other persons in charge of the arsenal will continue to devote all their energy to the construction of the arsenal and the production of more firearms.

With so many abilities to be gathered around him, Cao Yue is still quite satisfied. However, he was not satisfied, and continued to send people to search for talented people.

In troubled times, it is not difficult to find those talented people, give them protection, let them have a place to display their talents, and give enough respect, they will recognize you and work for you.

When the New Year came, Cao Yue also temporarily stopped training and gave benefits to each soldier, so that the soldiers could have a comfortable New Year. Cao Yue also gave them a holiday and gave them the benefits of participating in the generals, but what was surprising was that these people were unwilling to rest, and they still stayed in the arsenal during the New Year and continued to develop firearms.

In the end, Cao Yue had to follow them, but he also told them to pay attention to rest and not to tire out their bodies. He also ordered the logistics department. To provide a better livelihood for these people who have forgotten to sleep and eat, we must not let them go hungry and freeze.

After coming to Nanjing, Cao Yue almost had no idle time, and basically had no time to stay in the princess's mansion during the day, and only at night could he go back to the mansion to accompany Zhu Yujiao. Zhu Yujiao has a lot of opinions about this, but after listening to Cao Yue's explanation, she also expressed her understanding. Later, Zhu Yujiao became pregnant, in order not to let Zhu Yujiao be lonely and bored, Cao Yue suggested that she often go to live with her mother Wu, and there is someone to talk to.

Zhu Yujiao is quite obedient. In front of the Wu family, she did not put the princess on the shelf, but treated each other as a daughter-in-law, which made the Wu family very surprised, and took more and more thoughtful care of Zhu Yujiao.

After Cao Yue arrived in Nanjing, he spent very little time with Zhu Yujiao, and even fewer opportunities to go back to see his mother and other family members. In the more than half a year since he came to Nanjing, he went to see his mother twice, and each time he only had one dinner and left. Wu also understands this, and if there is something, she will go to Cao Yue in person. So as not to waste Cao Yue's time.

During the Chinese New Year, Cao Yue finally had time to accompany Zhu Yujiao and his mother to eat and chat.

Also at this time, Wu and Cao Yue discussed the development plan of the Cao family in the coming year.

Taking advantage of Cao Yue's status as the governor of Nanjing, the Wu family was ready to involve the Cao family in the trade of military supplies. Because this is what Cao Yue said at the beginning, the Cao family has also participated in the trade of some military supplies. However, the Wu family was worried about Cao Yue's future, so he was cautious when doing these things. Try not to leave people with handles.

The trade in grain, silk, steel, and arms is very profitable, and there is another very profitable industry, which is the erotic industry. Today's erotic industry is also a very upright industry, which can be operated openly. The Cao family first came to Nanjing. Although it has also set foot in the erotic industry, its scale and influence are far from being comparable to other old Qinglou.

The Wu family hoped that Cao Yue and Cao Chao could use their influence to help the Cao family achieve something in this regard.

On Chinese New Year's Eve, while Zhu Yujiao fell asleep, the mother and son were discussing this issue. Wu first told his two sons about the Cao family's current business situation, and told them all the industries of the Cao family.

In the end, Wu didn't talk politely to his two sons, and directly said some things that she was a little worried about: "Brother Yue, Brother Chao, the most famous Qinglou in Nanjing today is mainly the following, you must also know that Qianyun Building, Meixiang Building, Qingxiang Building, Xiangxiang Pavilion, Meilou, Yuxiang Pavilion, Yunfeng Pavilion, Yichun Garden is the most popular Qinglou courtyard in Qinhuai River, and the Yunmeng Building mastered by our Cao family is far inferior to their few in scale, mainly because we have not been able to dig up the Honggu who is as famous as these Oiran. Yue Keer is right, this is the fastest way to make money, and in other industries, although the money is stable, the profit is not high, and the speed of money is slow. Now Brother Yue needs a lot of money to train his troops, and with the business situation of our Cao family and Cao Yue, I am afraid that one day we will not be able to make ends meet!"

Cao Chao took the words of his mother Wu and told Cao Yue about the current situation of Nanjing Qinglou. Today's Nanjing Qinglou industry, the most famous are the ones that Wu just mentioned, the main reason is that each of these eight has a very famous top red girl, that is, Qin Huai Bayan. Among them, Jiangyun Lou is Liu Ruyi, Li Xiangjun is in Meixiang Building, Chen Yuanyuan is the head brand of Qingxiang Building, Dong Xiaowan is the caretaker of Huaxiang Pavilion, Meilou is Gu Meisheng supporting the field, Bian Yujing, who is very good at dancing, is in Yuxiang Pavilion, Kou Baimen is in Yunfeng Pavilion, and the Oiran of Yichun Garden is Zheng Ruying.

Qin Huai Bayan's name, Cao Yue knows, he also knows the specific beauties, and Chen Yuanyuan He has been in direct contact with him. When he followed Chang Yanling to Qingxiang Building that time, he didn't think much about it. When I heard my mother talk about this today, I immediately understood that my mother hoped that Yunmenglou under the name of the Cao family would also have such a famous Honggu. In this case, the number of customers will increase, and the money will continue to flow into the account.

"Brother Yue, maybe you don't know, you have a very big reputation in Nanjing now, the women of the Qinglou are spreading your affairs by word of mouth, and many of Qin Huai Bayan also admire your reputation, why don't you think of a way to dig one or two people over, so that our Yunmenglou can quickly make a name for yourself and earn more money for you?" Wu tentatively told Cao Yue his thoughts.

"Mother's idea is good," Cao Chao immediately agreed, and said meaningfully: "Third brother, brother, did I hear that last time you went to Qingxiang Building with Chang Yanling and them, Chen Yuanyuan personally accompanied you, and wanted to keep you staying in her boudoir overnight, but unfortunately you didn't agree." Hehe, do you want to find a way to dig up Chen Yuanyuan. If you want to include her in the room, it will be more suitable!"

Cao Yue was stunned for a moment and then glared at Cao Chao, and after thinking about it again, he promised his mother: "Mother, I will think of a way to do this, but our Cao family now has more opportunities to develop and grow than others, after all, most of the commercial trade related to the Nanjing New Army has been left to the industry under the name of our Cao family." As for the Qinglou, let's not worry, let's figure out a way when I think of it!"

"Well, no hurry!" Seeing that Cao Yue did not refuse, the Wu family also breathed a sigh of relief.

Next, the mother and son continued to discuss the Cao family's industrial development. (To be continued.) )