In the afternoon, Cao De came to Chen Qing's official room. He was led into the official room, clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "For this humble post, please see the Minister of Economic Affairs!"
"General Cao, please sit down!"
Chen Qing smiled and asked Cao De to sit down, and ordered his men to serve tea, "How is the preparation for the martial arts school going?"
Cao De is currently assisting Guan Shigu in organizing the martial arts school. Once the martial arts school starts, he will serve as the deputy instructor, that is, the vice principal. The other deputy instructor is Yang Yuanqing. Chen Qing will be the instructor himself, and Yang Yuan will be the instructor. Qing and Cao De took turns to manage daily affairs, while Guan Shigu was just the capital supervisor, equivalent to a school supervisor.
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"Reporting to the envoy, the address of the school building has been determined. The school building will be built in about two months. Our first batch will recruit eighty students, who will be recommended by the generals above."
It was Chen Qing's final decision to implement the recommendation system for martial arts. His army has reached 200,000. Many generals who followed him in the southern and northern wars gradually have their own subordinates. It is inevitable to form their own mountains. This is why , in the future, in the southern and northern wars, only the generals will be able to take charge of their own affairs.
But what Chen Qing wants is absolute loyalty, so a big purpose of running a martial arts school is to cultivate the loyalty of generals. If you enter the martial arts school, you will be a direct descendant of Chen Qing, and you will have more opportunities to be reused and promoted in the future.
"We don't have to wait until the school building is built. We can use the method of setting up tents to put martial arts into operation first, to exercise students' physical strength, cultivate martial arts, etc., in accordance with the regulations approved last time."
"I understand, I will make arrangements immediately when I get back!"
Chen Qing smiled and asked: "How much do you know about Li Qiong?"
Cao De didn't know why Dutong asked about Li Qiong, but he still told the truth: "Bi Zhi and Li Qiong are not very familiar. He is Liu Guangshi's confidant. He is usually arrogant and domineering, so everyone doesn't want to pay attention to him."
Chen Qing nodded and said, "Do you have anyone familiar with him?"
Cao De thought for a while and smiled: "There is indeed one, a Dutou, who is from the same hometown as Li Qiong and is from the same village. The two of them are very familiar with each other."
Chen Qing was overjoyed and said quickly: "This is Dutou, please give him to me, I want to use him."
After Cao De left, it was getting late, so Chen Qing tidied up and got up to go home.
When I returned to the back house, I unexpectedly saw a female doctor accompanying his wife for a slow walk. Lu Xiu had been keeping the fetus for a month, and it was basically successful. Now she needs a little exercise to slowly adjust the fetal position.
The two Yu sisters followed behind. When they saw Chen Qing, their beautiful eyes lit up at the same time, and they quickly lowered their heads, pretending to be nothing.
It is also because their status has not been changed to concubines, and their names are not justified, so they are deeply afraid of Mrs. Lu Xiu.
Behind them were the female guards Tao Qiniang and Tao Baniang. Their skin was darker and they looked like two iron towers. Although Lu Xiu wanted to find two husbands for them among Chen Qing's soldiers, But when the soldiers heard that it was these two female Yamas, they were so frightened that they all made excuses. They were already married or engaged. It was estimated that the two women would not be able to get married...
If we were to find husbands for the Yu sisters, I would ensure that all the soldiers would say that they were single, but it was a pity that these two beauties would not be able to get their turn.
"Husband, this way!" Lu Xiu happily waved to her husband.
Chen Qing walked forward with a smile, "It seems like things are going well today!"
"I took a walk today and I feel very comfortable. My body is not as heavy as before."
"Let me walk with you!"
Chen Qing walked slowly with his wife. Lu Xiu pointed to the hill in front of him and said, "I haven't been there yet? My husband, please accompany me to have a look."
Chen Qing glanced at the female doctor, who said expressionlessly: "You can go, but you can't climb the mountain!"
Chen Qing supported his wife and walked slowly along the path, and soon came to the hilly area. Many mansions of high-ranking officials and powerful people have such artificial hills that return to nature. They are planted with big trees, trying to create a kind of ancient tree.
A secluded mood.
Chen Qing's residence was a palace, where the emperor stayed while touring the northwest, so the rockery in his residence was actually a real mountain, about thirty feet high. There was a gentle slope going up the mountain. There were also clear springs and pools on the mountainside. On both sides of the road were
Towering trees more than ten feet high.
There is also a three-story attic on the top of the mountain. I don’t know what kind of wood it was built with. It is said that there are no mosquitoes in summer. The highest point is a white jade pavilion. Standing in the pavilion, you can overlook the whole city.
The doctor was not allowed to go up the mountain, so Chen Qing had to help him walk around the tree-lined path at the foot of the mountain, and then walked back slowly.
"I may go to Hanzhong soon."
Lu Xiu quickly asked: "When was it recently?"
"At the beginning of the month!"
Lu Xiu patted his chest and said with a smile, "It's not too late."
"What's wrong?" Chen Qing asked with a surprised smile.
"Master's Yi'an Tea House is about to open. You also know that 70% of the people here belong to me. Master invites you to have a first course of tea, and I agree on your behalf. It will be the day after tomorrow."
Chen Qing nodded and said with a smile: "It's not a big problem. I asked all the officials to come and support me. From now on, I will become a regular visitor to the teahouse."
After a pause, Chen Qing smiled again and said: "If you still have money left, there is a way to make money now."
Lu Xiu's eyes lit up and he quickly asked: "What way?"
"Now that the official has established a trading house, it will set up more than a dozen caravans. Then everyone wants to participate, and I have no objection. It will give the officials a chance to make money."
"How much can I earn?"
"I can earn about 40% of the net profit in a year."
"Then if I invest 30,000 guan, wouldn't I make 12,000 guan in a year?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "You can't invest so much. You can only invest 10,000 yuan at most."
"Then invest ten thousand dollars!"
Lu Xiu was unwilling to give up. At this time, she suddenly remembered something and asked her husband: "Yang Liu'er came to visit me yesterday. Why did she say that I had a large amount of money, tens of thousands of dollars? What did she mean?"
Chen Qing said with a smile: "Zheng Ping and I should have set up a joint venture to do the Nanyang spice business. I invested fifteen thousand dollars. Over the past few years, I should have accumulated a lot. I asked Zheng Ping to continue to buy ships and expand the scale.
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"Does the court know?"
Chen Qing shook his head, "This is the Zheng family's business. I can't see my name on it, not even Zheng Ping's name. The business was opened in his father's name, and his father is actually helping to run it."
"How many ships are there now?" Lu Xiu was very curious. "At the beginning of the year, Zheng Ping told me once that there were about thirteen ships."
"There are only thirteen ships!" Lu Xiu was disappointed.
Chen Qing laughed loudly, "Do you think it's a cargo ship on the Wei River? Those are sea ships. Each one can carry thousands of stones and accommodate a thousand people. Standing in front of it, we are like ants."
Lu Xiu stuck out her tongue. At this time, the female doctor coughed slightly from behind. Lu Xiu was immediately reminded and said with a smile: "I have successfully induced the fetus. I'm sorry to let my husband sleep in the study again. My husband can move back here tonight."
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Later, the legs of the Yu sisters went weak and they almost fell down at the same time. Chen Qing could only laugh dryly, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you sleep in the study. I'm afraid of disturbing my wife at night."
Lu Xiu pinched Chen Qing's arm without showing anything and said with a smile: "Move back! With my husband by my side, I can sleep more peacefully."
"Haha! Then move back!"
Chen Qing smiled awkwardly. Little did he know that the female doctor had a keen eye and noticed that Chen Qing had indulged in excessive sexual activities for more than a month, so she reminded Lu Xiu.
Only then did Lu Xiu realize that the two women had turned a deaf ear to her words. After scolding them severely, she immediately decided to let her husband move back.
Originally, Chen Qing wanted to take Yu Lian to Hanzhong, but now he consciously swallowed the request
In the evening, gongs and drums were beaten on East Street, trumpets were blown loudly, and a special team performed lion and dragon dances. It was extremely lively, and Yi'an Teahouse was officially opened.
According to the rules, the teahouse is not open to the public on the opening day, and guests are usually invited to drink the first tea.
The big shopkeeper and the eight waiters were still the original team of Chengji County. The teahouse in Chengji County was sold and turned into a tavern. The new owner had his own people and did not need these waiters. Li Qingzhao wrote a letter to summon them all to Beijing.
Zhao, rent a house for them to settle down.
The guests who came to drink tea were basically high-ranking officials and generals from the Jinglue Mansion, and there were dozens of them. The chief shopkeeper had already made arrangements for the waiters to take them to their seats one by one.
Chen Qing's carriage slowly stopped, and the chief shopkeeper hurriedly came up to greet him. He cupped his fists and said with a smile, "Welcome to the Emperor Xuanfu."
Chen Qing smiled slightly and said, "Shopkeeper Liu, long time no see."
"Please ask Xuanfu to take good care of you in the future!"
Shopkeeper Liu is an insider, and the real big proprietor of the teahouse is Mrs. Xuanfu Shi. This is the case in Chengji County.
Chen Qing nodded. He took another look at the signboard. It was black with gold edges and the characters were also painted in gold. The four characters "Yi'an Teahouse" were vigorous and powerful. This was Chen Qing's own handwriting. Chen Qing looked diagonally across the street again.
A teahouse is under construction, that is the Wei family's new Longfeng Teahouse.
"Where's Auntie?"
"The proprietor is here! Envoy Xuanfu invites you."