Values ​​must be simple and correct.

The shopkeeper should do his job well. It is wrong for the shopkeeper to drink from the guests. It is unprofessional and will make it difficult for the guests. I wonder whether I should tip the drink attendant when I check out.

What if this beautiful female shopkeeper also works part-time as a bartender? That would be even more unpleasant.

Spend clear money and be an upright person.

Huangfu Sisi was stunned for a long time, staring blankly at Gu Qing, still unbelievable that he would actually drive her away, a charming beauty. This was something she had never experienced before. In the past, the guests in the inn were so angry when they saw her.

Just like a dog that saw a bone, it almost wagged its tail and came up to lick it, but the man in front of her regarded her as if she was nothing. He paid much more attention to the food and wine on the table than to her.

Han Jie's posture while holding the cup also froze, and he looked at Gu Qing with a strange expression.

Gu Qing said innocently: "Why do you suddenly look at me with admiration?"

Han Jie withdrew his gaze, coughed and said: "My eyes are not admiration, but... forget it, as long as you are happy."

Gu Qing raised his eyes and looked at Huangfu Sisi: "Why don't you leave?"

Huangfu Sisi came back to his senses and tried his best to squeeze out a smile: "I...yes, I will retire. Your guest can call me at any time if necessary."

Gu Qing waved his hand and said: "All I need is don't bother me and let me have a good meal."

Huangfu Sisi stared at Gu Qing's back, rolled his eyes at him bitterly, bit his lower lip, turned around and left.

Han Jie looked at Huangfu Sisi's back and said softly: "Master Marquis, is this girl good?"

"Not bad. She should be considered the most beautiful woman in Qiuci Town. Maybe there is someone in the brothel who is more beautiful than her. In the end, I don't know enough..."

Han Jie asked curiously: "Master Marquis thinks she is very beautiful, why do you not treat her politely and drive her away?"

Gu Qing asked in confusion: "If you don't drive her away, why would you leave her here?"

"Didn't the Marquis see that this woman wanted to take the initiative to get to know you?"

"So what? I'm here to eat, not to make friends. Brother Han, you have to concentrate on what you do and don't let your mind wander, especially when it's something as important as eating, don't let your mind wander."

Han Jie felt panicked for some reason. The Marquis' thinking was so strange that he could not penetrate into the Marquis' inner world at all. Do all successful people in the world think about problems in such a different way? So he is twenty years old.

He was granted the title of County Marquis, but now he is only a temporary captain.

Han Jie decided to seriously explore the brain circuits of successful people, maybe he could gain something, and he might also be able to become a general in the future.

"The Marquis has never been married. Even if he is married, there is such a beautiful woman who comes to make acquaintance with you. Why would the Marquis refuse to be thousands of miles away? Even if it is to eat, he will not delay making friends."

Gu Qing took a sip of wine and asked slowly: "Brother Han, let me ask you, is the female shopkeeper a girl from a good family?"

"That's right. Opening an inn is a serious business."

"How long can we last for one meal?"

"About... half an hour?"

Gu Qing nodded: "First of all, it's impossible for me to marry this female shopkeeper. I want to marry someone else. Secondly, this is an inn, a place where business is conducted, not a brothel, so I can't touch the women from good families here if I want.

, I don’t have to take responsibility after touching it. In this short half hour, I am not sure to convince this woman to willingly marry me as my concubine..."

Gu Qing paused and said slowly: "Then, tell me, in only half an hour, I can't touch you and can't marry you. Why should I make her a friend? Why should I waste my time here?

On something meaningless and fruitless?”

Han Jie was stunned and looked at Gu Qing as if he was stupid.

So, is this the true inner world of successful people? Why do I feel that this bizarre statement that seems to be nonsense makes sense and is completely unable to refute it?

Then Han Jie suddenly became excited, as if he had found a loophole in his logic, and said hurriedly: "But, just making friends doesn't matter. Why did the Marquis reject her so heartlessly?"

Gu Qing added: "When outsiders are chirping next to me while eating, I usually slap him in the face to shut him up. I will never be interested in making friends with him. Making friends with such a verbose person will be a waste of time."

It will bring you a lot of troubles in your future life. I’ve been through this before, so trust me.”

Han Jie immediately tightened his mouth and buried his head in eating obediently.

Gu Qing laughed again: "If this verbose person has become friends with me, I won't mind. Don't worry, you can continue to be verbose and I won't slap you."

When checking out and leaving, Huangfu Sisi escorted Gu Qing to the door of the inn. Her eyes were quite complicated. Gu Qing had no time to study the meaning in her eyes and turned around to leave.

After Gu Qing left, Huangfu Sisi still stood at the door of the inn, muttering and sighing with a puzzled face: "What kind of person is this? Why do you think there is something abnormal about him?"

It's so abnormal that no one can turn a blind eye to her beauty, and even make her stand down in public.

"The emperor's savior, he was given the title of County Marquis, and he was granted the title of Deputy Envoy of Jiedu... Heh, that's interesting."

There was a coldness in Huangfu Sisi's eyes.

Back then, her father was also a prince, and he paid homage to the Jiedu Envoy. However, the emperor ordered that her family be destroyed, and now she has to be controlled by others. Is this person named Gu Qing also related to the officials in Chang'an who framed her father?

Same, an indiscriminate person?

…………

Notices from the Anxi Jiedu Envoy's Office were plastered all over the city the next day.

Kucha Town seemed to be poured with a spoonful of boiling oil and boiled instantly.

This is a typical notice to attract investment. If later generations of historians discover it from the ruins, they will be amazed.

Kucha Town is expanding its city and building a city. For the first time, it has raised funds through public fundraising to finance the city expansion and city construction project.

Businessmen have always been extremely fat, but businessmen are also the most realistic type of people. They never spend unnecessary money. If you want them to be willing to pay money, then you have to give them enough benefits. The benefits are so great that they think they are paying for it.

Only when you get money and take advantage, you will be willing to spend the money.

Early in the morning, many businessmen spontaneously gathered outside the gate of Jiedushi's Mansion, standing timidly at a distance. The mighty officers on duty at the door prevented them from getting even half a step closer.

The flow of people is getting bigger and bigger. In fact, there are not many residents in Qiuci Town. There are even more businessmen coming and going than permanent residents. News of the investment quickly spread throughout the city. Less than an hour after the notice was posted, people outside the Jiedu Envoy's house

The merchants have gathered hundreds of people.

These businessmen were wearing different costumes, half of which were exotic fancy robes from the Western Regions, and half of which were Chinese silk shirts from the Tang Dynasty. They were standing outside the Jiedu envoy's house, whispering to each other, and seemed to be trying to choose a prestigious one.

The people came out and came forward to see the Jiedushi envoy.

After a long time with no results, Gu Qing slowly walked out of Jiedushi's house.

Gu Qing has been wandering around Qiuci Town these days. Many businessmen have seen him. Some are well-informed and already know his identity, while some do not yet know.

Gu Qing walked up to the businessmen with a warm smile on his face. Han Jie beside him loudly introduced that this was the newly appointed deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, who was currently in charge of city expansion and construction. He was the one who ordered the notice to be posted.

There was a commotion in the crowd, and then a highly respected businessman in his fifties was elected. He stepped forward, took off his hat, bowed to Gu Qing, and said in the blunt Guanzhong dialect of the Tang Dynasty: "Old man Hu Ersong, from

Tocharian Khanate, I dare to ask Shangguan whether the notice posted in Qiuci Town today is true?"

Gu Qing held his arm with both hands and said with a smile: "I don't dare to accept the courtesy of an elder. The notice is true and I can vouch for it."

Hu Ersong's eyes flashed and he added: "Qiuci Town is going to expand the city and build a market. So after the market is completed, can the investors have priority in choosing shops? Can the prices of the shops be lower?"

Gu Qingdao: "The price of the shops cannot be less. If you invest now, you can give priority to choosing shops. We are all business people. We should know the importance of the location of shops. Choosing shops first is a first-mover advantage for those who invest. As for the first-mover advantage.

The price of the shops has been set by the government a long time ago. The money from selling the shops will be used in the future to strengthen the city wall and improve people's livelihood in Kucha Town, etc., so it cannot be less."

"After the market is built, can the government return the money we invested?"

"Of course it can be repaid. The so-called fund-raising is actually the government borrowing money from businessmen. The borrowed money will naturally have to be repaid, but there will be no interest. Your interest will all be on the right to give priority to choosing shops. In the future, Qiuci Town will

It will become a link between the Western Regions and the Tang Dynasty. It will be a pearl in the desert. Its geographical location will become more and more important, and its market will become more and more prosperous. It can occupy shops in this prosperous place in advance.

, you weigh the pros and cons yourself.”

Hu Ersong turned around and discussed in a low voice with the businessmen, and then asked: "Shangguan, if you pay more, you can choose more shops first?"

Gu Qing smiled and said: "That's right, the payment is based on 500 guan. For every 500 guan, you can choose a shop first. The more you pay, the more shops you can choose. If you invest 50,000 guan in one go,

, I will give you the entire street of the New Market. Not only that, after the investors move into the shops in the New Market, the government will also give you a preferential policy of 10% tax per 20% for three years."

Hu Ersong hesitated for a moment and said: "Can the Shangguan's words be counted? Don't blame the old and villain's heart. The untouchables are really unable to compete with the government. If after the market is built, the government refuses to admit it, we and other merchants will

But that’s bad luck.”

Gu Qing said solemnly: "I am the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, and I am also a county prince granted by His Majesty. My words are the words of the Tang Dynasty. I can swear to you here that the words in the notice will be fulfilled and I will never lie.

.”

Hu Ersong was silent for a while, then gritted his teeth and said: "In this case, I will invest three thousand dollars today! In the future, I will give priority to six shops!"

Khulson was the first to express his stance. The businessmen behind him were shocked, and then the crowd suddenly became excited.

"I'll pay you a thousand dollars!"

"I'll pay you five hundred dollars!"

"I'll pay you two thousand coins!"

Gu Qing waved his orders to call out the civil servants in the palace and record the investment figures of the merchants one by one.

When the crowd was boiling, Gu Qing suddenly remembered something and said loudly: "Businessmen from all over the world are welcome to bring skilled craftsmen from all over the world to Kucha Town. Kucha Town will build a new workshop area outside the city in the future.

For craftsmen who specialize in crafts such as gold, silver, knitting, lacquerware, etc., they can come and settle in Qiuci Town, and the government will reward them with heavy rewards."

The crowd was stunned. The businessman with a bright mind suddenly thought of something, and a look of understanding appeared on his face.

After Gu Qing finished speaking, he turned around and returned to Jiedu Envoy's Mansion, the smile on his face getting deeper and deeper.

Commercial development alone is not enough. This important town in the northwest also needs to develop industry. With self-produced and self-sufficient industries, coupled with prosperous commerce, within three years, Qiuci Town will surely become a city that cannot be ignored by countries in the Western Region.
To be continued...