Rebirth of Shuangshu

Chapter 132 Mother and Son
"Wei Sikong's strategy is clever, but what does it have to do with Mr. Han Wu? Could it be that you are going to help Wei Sikong as a lobbyist?"

Han Wu didn't tell Cui Panpan that Wei Sikong's clever plan was his idea, but said: "Wei Sikong bribed Qin Sima a lot. In order to make enough money, he bought a lot of goods from outside. As for me, I just sent some goods over there." , and made a fortune by the way."

Cui Panpan suddenly realized: "It must not only make a fortune, it should be a lot of money."

Han Wu smiled without saying a word.

"What about Song State? I heard that the alliance between Jin and Chu was witnessed by ten countries. Is this peace?"

"The lady hopes that the Jin, Chu and Song Dynasties will be peaceful?"

"Everyone should think so, right? The world is peaceful, there is less war, and business is easier to do."

"But the Jin, Chu and Song Dynasties are all big countries. They live well, but the small countries that are close to them are not."

"How to say?"

"The three of them fight back and forth, and as long as the small countries around them have their own resources, there is room for maneuver. If they stop fighting each other and instead develop their own countries, when they need resources, they will turn their attention to the small countries around them. If a small country has no backing, It is the fat on the lips of a big country."

Cui Panpan was thoughtful, and felt that Han Wu's words made sense.

"Then what are you going to do in Song Dynasty?"

"Go and see what's going on with their Alliance of Soldiers, and visit them by the way. Take a look at the changes in the attitudes of those merchants in Song Dynasty, so that you can decide whether you can continue to do business with them in the future."

"What's the gain?"

"Not optimistic. The current Sima Huayuan of the Song Kingdom is quite cunning and has great ambitions. If the Song Kingdom can achieve peace and recuperate for ten years, it will become a serious problem for the surrounding areas."

Seeing Han Wu's serious expression, Cui Panpan said jokingly: "Since Hua Yuan is so powerful, why don't you rely on him now. When he becomes prosperous in the future, you can follow him."

Han Wu seemed to be sighing: "The Hua family always has ambitions. I think Hua Yuan has the appearance of a hero. Once the Song Dynasty becomes strong again, it will definitely raise troops again.

The relationship between Song and Jin and Chu is good.Hua Yuan also understood strategy better than the kings of Jin and Chu.At that time, the State of Song will inevitably avoid the collision of strong forces, and first mobilize troops against the small neighboring countries. "

Almost without thinking deeply, Cui Panpan understood Han Wu's worries.

Cui Panpan couldn't help but also frowned: "What are your plans, are you leaving Rui Country?"

"I don't have any plans for the time being, let's take a look. Although the alliance of eliminating soldiers has been signed, its effect depends on the follow-up implementation."

Han Wu still has something to say.

Gu Yan has been lurking in Song State for several months.Han Wu has gained a lot in the past this time, and he and Gu Yan have already made a follow-up plan.It's just that it will take some time for Gu Yan to implement the plan, and we'll see if it will be effective in two months.

With a flash in Han Wu's eyes, he turned to Cui Panpan and asked, "My lady is leaving Rui Country? Where do you want to go?"

Cui Panpan tilted his head and thought for a while, then said: "Since you said you still need to watch the follow-up, then we will not leave for the time being."

"Aren't you leaving for now? Are you going to leave sooner or later? The lady doesn't like Rui Guo, or is the girl from Kunlun Mountain dissatisfied with Rui Guo?"

"neither."

Cui Panpan's face also became serious.

"The emperor of Zhou has been in decline for a long time, the princes are fighting endlessly, and the people have suffered for years. It is almost impossible to expect the emperor to come back to power. There will always be a day of unification."

Han Wu's eyes were fixed: "This is what the Kunlun Mountain girl said? Did she say which vassal state is the final winner?"

"Zhou Gu and Qin He."

"Qin?!"

Han Wu was silent for a long time, and suddenly he laughed loudly: "What is the benefit of Qin? The people in the state of Qin are very poor. They fight and fight, but they are so poor that even their clothes are torn, and many people have no food to eat. .Even if Qin wins in the end, I want to ask whether their heroic emperor will live forever, or will he remain infamous forever?"

Cui Pan looked forward to Han Wu, and said indifferently: "Qin has the first emperor, the eternal emperor."

Han Wu was stunned.

Cui Panpan suddenly smiled: "I lied to you, I made it up now."

Han Wu was stunned for a while before he realized it, and said with a wry smile, "So you lied to me, you lied to me."

A strange feeling flashed in Cui Panpan's heart, as if he couldn't bear such Han Wu.

If you are destined to go retrograde in the torrent of the times, the pain in life will also be irreversible.

"You said that the people of the Qin State are living a bad life? Oh, I really have to go and see it with my own eyes someday, otherwise what if the mountain girl really wants to go to the Qin State to settle down, but finds that it is very bad when she arrives?"

"I lied to you too," Han Wu said suddenly, "Qin has eight hundred miles of Qinchuan, and the weather has been smooth and rainy year after year. At first, all countries laughed at Qin as a small country of barbarians in the northwest, but now who dares to say that? Although King Qin died with a tripod, is May I ask who else in the world can touch that tripod?"

Cui Panpan stood up suddenly: "The Juding Central Plains has already happened? When?"

Han Wudao: "40 years ago."

Cui Panpan paced back and forth, racking his brains to recall the history of later generations.She couldn't remember exactly how many years had passed between the first emperor and King Wu of Qin, but it was roughly calculated to be about five or sixty years.

The era when the troubled times are coming to an end is also the craziest era.But why are there still so many small countries that have not been annexed?Sure enough, the development of this era is very different from the history of their later generations.

But no matter how much the details differ, the torrent of history will not change.

Han Wu looked at the agitated Cui Panpan, his eyes flickered and his heart surged.

It took a while for Cui Panpan to calm down, and when he looked up, he saw Han Wu pouring himself a drink. He immediately realized that he had neglected his duty, and hurriedly scolded Rao for an apology and replaced it with new tea and snacks.

"Speaking of which, there are many new products in my grocery store, have you seen them?"

"Raincoat or what kind of abacus? As soon as I came back, the housekeeper came to me to show off, and asked me to ask if I could reserve a batch for the servants at home."

"I can order the finished product here, or you can directly buy the production method. I strongly recommend you to buy the production method. Not only will you be able to make your own raincoats in the future, but there is also a production method for linseed cloth. I am very optimistic about the future of linseed cloth."

"The linoleum?"

Cui Panpan took a piece of linoleum from the shelf, put it on the table and unfolded it for Han Wu to see.

"This is it. After brushing the sackcloth with tung oil, it can be waterproof. I used it to make a raincoat, and now I have a new down jacket. It can be used for more purposes because of its waterproofness. Much cheaper than fur tents."

Han Wu held the linoleum to examine it carefully, studied it for a while, and said, "I bought the production method. I will order a hundred pieces of finished raincoats from you."

"Okay."

Cui Panpan immediately opened a list and wrote the contract.Now she has figured it out, making linoleum is the hardest part, so she always buys ready-made linoleum and reprocesses it.She even stocked up on a small amount of linseed cloth.

According to Cui Panpan's personal analysis, the price of linoleum will probably increase in the future.It is only listed now and is not taken seriously.As more uses are developed in the future, the demand will increase.

In fact, Cui Panpan himself has a lot of ideas, but they are not suitable for marketing at present.Sometimes, doing business requires cultivating the market in advance.

After finishing the business, Cui Panpan got up and went to the abacus.

"This is custom-made for you. Mr. Han Wu is the most important customer of our store, and this abacus is a gift from our store to Mr. Han."

The exquisite small abacus made of rosewood wood is easy to carry around.The fragrance of red sandalwood is light and elegant, which is very suitable for the children of noble families like Han Wu.Another point is that Zitan has not yet been developed in this era, so it is relatively easy to get.

Han Wu picked up the abacus and smelled it on the tip of his nose, then nodded in satisfaction.

"I'll teach you the abacus formula and the Arabic numerals I taught you last time. Today I'll teach you how to use them."

So, the two spent almost a whole day in the tea library, and ate lunch together.

Han Wu gained a lot today.Before he left, Cui Panpan remembered to remind him of the washing label.

"The three red fox products all have Kunlun's washing label. All the items made in our store have this label, which can be torn off with a little force. You can tear it off before giving it away, or you can keep it."

Han Wu was still recalling the multiplication formula taught by Cui Panpan in his heart, and didn't pay much attention to what she said.

Han Wu rode back to Ruidu.

As soon as he entered the door, the housekeeper came to look for him.

Knowing the purpose of the housekeeper's visit, Han Wu directly took out a bamboo stick and handed it to him.The bamboo sticks are engraved with the word Kunlun and a set of Arabic numerals.This kind of bamboo stick was written by Cui Panpan himself, corresponding to the records in the store's ledger.

"You take this bamboo stick and send someone to the Kunlun grocery store to pick up the goods in five days. The money has already been paid, so you don't need to worry about it."

The butler took the bamboo stick and asked after hesitation, "Master, did shopkeeper Cui give you a membership card?"

Han Wu didn't know, so he asked back: "What membership card?"

The housekeeper quickly explained the membership and points system of the Kunlun Grocery Store: "Our family bought a lot of things in Kunlun, which must be enough for the senior membership threshold, and the points can be exchanged for a lot of things."

The reason why Han Wu appointed this housekeeper was that he was diligent and thrifty in managing the family.

Han Wu didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "She has made such a famous trick, I guess she forgot to tell me, next time I will ask her for it."

The housekeeper hesitated again and said, "I have to bother the master with such a trivial matter, why don't I send the people below to Kunlun to pick up the goods?"

Han Wu's face straightened: "No need. The relationship with the Kunlun Grocery Store is not something I confessed to, so don't waste it."

The butler replied with a strange face.When he returned to the back room, when someone asked him, he blurted out, "Maybe there will be another mistress in the family."

The second day after Han Wu returned home, he went to visit his mother.

He calculated the time accurately, the court meeting in the palace was over, and he entered the palace.

In the few years after the first generation Rui Bo just passed away, the eldest son was still in Korea and the court was ruled by the Empress Dowager Rui Jiang.Later, Ji Wan inherited the title of Earl Rui, but the queen mother was unwilling to return to power.Ji Wan didn't want to break up with his mother, so he moved out of the palace to live permanently.The court meeting is still presided over by the Queen Mother.

There is Ji Wan's bedroom in the palace, where his concubines and concubines live.

It is strange to say that Ji Wan married so many favorite concubines, but kept them all in the palace, while he himself lived outside the palace.It is no wonder that he has no heirs since the two places are separated.

Han Wu didn't go back to his bedroom, but went directly to Empress Dowager Rui Jiang's bedroom.

The maid Chunyue greets Han Wu, but tells him that the Queen Mother is not in the palace.Rui Jiang immediately went to the palace of her youngest son.

Han Wu frowned: "Did the Empress Dowager say when she will come back?"

Chunyue said: "I didn't give any special explanation. In the past, I would only come back after dinner."

Han Wu sighed: "Little brother is no longer a child, why is he still favored so much? Well, I brought something here, you can pass it on to the queen mother for me."

Han Wu put down his things and left the palace.

In his opinion, since Rui Jiang doesn't like him, he doesn't force it.At the point of conflict between mother and child, he chose to give in.This is the limit of what the Son of Man can do.

When Han Wu returned to his mansion, what happened in the Chaotang Hall had already been written and placed on his desk.Even if he doesn't go to the court meeting, he still knows what happens in the court meeting every day.

Whether Rui Jiang is willing to return to power or not, the monarch of Rui is still him.

Besides, Han Wu left something, so Chunyue took it over and looked at it first.

There are four court ladies that Rui Jiang is close to: Chunyue, Xiadie, Qiushuang, and Dongxi.Chunyue and Xiadie were steady and helped Rui Jiang handle affairs.Qiushuang and Dongxi are very skilled, and they often accompany their servant Rui Jiang to protect them.

The items Han Wu sent included souvenirs brought back from Wei and Song, as well as a customized red fox three-piece suit.

Other things are fine, the red fox three-piece suit really makes people unable to take their eyes off.Even Xia Die got the news and ran over to have a look.

"Is this made of red fox fur? It's so beautiful, the Empress Dowager must like it." A little palace maid next to her interjected.

"Huh? It's the handcuffs and knee pads from Chongyifangxing this year. Yeah, they still have Kunlun's wash marks on them. It seems they were made to order at a Kunlun grocery store." Another sharp-eyed little court lady interjected.

Chunyue murmured: "Kunlun grocery store? It sounds familiar."

"Lausium cloth!" Xia Die reminded, "The linseed cloth that the queen mother asked us to make is the recipe bought from this Kunlun grocery store."

Chunyue said: "I remembered, the queen mother has seen the shopkeeper of this shop, and praised her a lot, and even praised her as a charity merchant."

"Then this matter has to be reported to you," Xia Die said.

Chunyue put away the three-piece red fox suit and handed it to the little maid next to her: "Put it in the closet of the bedroom. When the Queen Mother comes back, I will report to her."

Xia Die pointed to other items and asked, "Then what to do with the rest?"

Chunyue said lightly: "There is nothing very interesting, just put it in the empress dowager's private treasury."

So, Rui Jiang saw the red fox three-piece suit that night.She is not interested in her son visiting her, but is more interested in the Kunlun grocery store.

Rui Jiang called Qiushuang over to ask for a custom-made raincoat.

Qiu Shuang said: "The first batch of [-] pieces has already been sent out. It is handled by the House of Internal Affairs in the palace. The palace has one piece and the rest is stored in the treasury. The remaining [-] pieces have not yet expired, and the slaves have not yet picked them up."

Rui Jiang nodded: "The second batch is about to expire?"

Qiushuang replied: "There are still seven or eight days."

Rui Jiang ordered: "Since that's the case, you can go there tomorrow to check the progress of the second batch of raincoats. By the way, you can see what new products are in the store and buy some back."

(End of this chapter)