After sending off these five people.
Gao Yunli continued discussing the cooperation.
"Gentlemen, based on the amount youâve invested, we can fairly divide the shares. What do you think?"
"Gao, do you mean to divide the shares directly according to the current amount?" the middle-aged man from the Money Shop asked.
Gao Yunli replied amicably, "Thatâs right, the letter of intent you provided today surely states the amount that you have all agreed upon. Although it wasnât mentioned before, I thought it was implicit, as any changes would cause delays. Itâs better to do it like this."
"Gao, your words are incorrect here. I thought the amount could still be changed, so I offered a high price..." Boss Liu from the Blessing Cloth Store realized that, upon seeing the exit of five competitors, his offer was high.
But unexpectedly, the prices offered by the other two were even higher.
The Money Shop aside, they have the silver.
But how could the other restaurant be so generous, offering an amount almost exceeding the combined total of his and the Money Shopâs?
"If you, Boss Liu, want to reduce your investment, thatâs also feasible. If Su and Li donât want the reduced share, I will take it all myself."
"I need to think about it." Boss Liu from the Blessing Cloth Store showed some hesitation immediately.
Gao Yunli didnât press him for an answer but instead looked at the other two.
Su Yun was more prepared than the other two from the beginning, having understood the scale of this workshop opened by the Chu family, so he maximized his interests. Naturally, he wouldnât change and just smiled, saying, "Iâll stick with this investment; you gentlemen can do as you please."
Gao Yunli then looked at the Money Shopâs owner.
The Money Shop owner smiled and said, "Since Brother Liu needs to consider, Iâll wait for Brother Liu to decide. I donât want to make any changes myself."
With this, the matters were almost settled.
They would only need to wait for the cloth storeâs manager to decide three days later and then go to the county governmentâs office to sign the contract.
Su Yun left the restaurant satisfied.
Gao Yunli delivered the results to the Chu family.
Ye Muyu read through it and had no objections, just instructed Gao Yunli to proceed according to the rules.
Soon after.
The matter was settled.
Gao Yunli sent news to Wang Qing, who was far outside the capital, that all over Great Chu, various workshops sprang up.
Among them, those opened by the Ministry of Industry Office, exclusive to the imperial court, also emerged all over Great Chu.
Great Chuâs economy started to flourish from this year.
Ye Muyu looked at the reports of workshops opening everywhere.
Her attention was focused on the Northwest region.
She drafted several projects.
According to Great Chuâs local records, the Northwest region is suitable for growing medicinal herbs, livestock, as well as melons, grapes, and cotton.
And the Northwest is the fiefdom of Prince Rong, where the people live poorly. It seems no one from Great Chu has addressed the issues there, resulting in a population much smaller than that in the Jiangnan area, even less than in the Northern Region.
But there are advantages; despite the small population, the Northwest people are diligent, which is out of necessity. If there are work opportunities, the local people are unlikely to refuse, and the suspicion wonât be as high, nor will there be too many competitors.
After all, the capable clans of the Northwest have mostly relocated.
Ye Muyuâs business there requires cooperation with Prince Rong.
Growing cotton is quite necessary; the cotton market in Great Chu is large, and many people still canât keep warm.
Besides, cotton clothing is easy to transport.