Chapter 399 The First Shareholder
At noon the next day.
The news that Gu Chan confronted King Nanxian and killed Sun Tianding yesterday quickly spread throughout the entire South City.
For a moment, everyone admired Gu Chan very much and gave her a thumbs up in their hearts.
No one would have thought that the brother-in-law of King Nanxian would die at the hands of a little child. It is indeed a cause for regret.
But at this time, Gu Chan had no energy to pay attention to the situation outside.
While the Xianwang Mansion was still holding the funeral for Sun Tianding, she quickly handed over the Nancheng County Magistrate's official uniform, official hat, and official seal to Cheng Hao, and held a simple succession ceremony for him in the county government.
In this way, Cheng Hao became the new magistrate of Nancheng County.
At dusk in the afternoon, Cheng Hao and Wu Ying rode their horses and escorted Gu Chan and others out of the city.
At the city gate, both sides said goodbye reluctantly.
Cheng Hao could not help but kneel down in front of Gu Chan and said, "Boss, I will never forget your kindness. In the future, I will be a good magistrate of Nancheng County, speak for the people, and uphold justice. I will never let you down."
"Okay, get up quickly! This time I have completely offended King Nanxian. From now on, your lives and Yuanying will be in danger. You better be careful. Whether you can save your lives depends on your abilities. Once I leave, King Nanxian will definitely set his target on me, and he will definitely not touch you in a short time. Anyway, as long as I don't fall, you just hold on." Gu Chan helped Cheng Hao up and said earnestly.
Cheng Hao's eyes were filled with tears of gratitude, and he suddenly didn't know what to say.
In fact, they all understood that Gu Chan did not necessarily want to kill Sun Tianding yesterday and completely break with King Nanxian, but she still did it under such powerful pressure. Isn't it obvious that she wanted to completely eradicate Sun Tianding and pave the way for Cheng Hao to succeed as county magistrate?
And the fact is just as she said. After what happened yesterday, King Nanxian will definitely take action against her. As long as she goes to Jiangnan, King Nanxian will do it in Jiangnan if he wants to harm her again.
In this way, Cheng Hao and Yuan Ying will have some time to catch their breath, and this period of time is enough for them to consolidate their positions as county magistrates.
So it can be said that Gu Chan burned herself to illuminate them and all the people in South City!
Just for this reason, Cheng Hao and Yuan Ying couldn't help but be moved.
Gu Chan didn't care about it at all. She reached out and took Yuan Ying's hand, and handed it to Cheng Hao. She said softly, "In the future, you two must get along well and never abandon each other. I believe that with your strength, as long as you are united, it will not be easy for King Nanxian to get rid of you."
"Yes, boss." Cheng Hao and Yuan Ying responded in unison.
Gu Chan took back her hand, waved at the two and said, "Let's go! Go back to the county government and do your own things. We will wait for someone here. If we can't wait, we will leave by ourselves later."
"Then shopkeeper, be careful, we will go back first."
"Yes! You must pay attention to safety on this journey."
Cheng Hao and Yuan Ying said with concern one after another.
After saying that, the two said goodbye to Gu Chan and the others, jumped on their horses, and headed back towards the Nancheng County Government Office.
After they left, Gu Chan and others rested and waited by the city gate.
After about an incense stick of time, a carriage from Baihua Tower slowly drove out of the city gate. It stopped in front of the caravan and Yuan Baihua got out of the carriage.
Gu Chan greeted him with a smile.
When the two met again, Yuan Baihua could no longer suppress her inner admiration for Gu Chan and bowed deeply to her with utmost respect.
Gu Chan quickly reached out to hold her and said, "Master Yuan, what are you doing? Why are you so polite?"
"Manager Gu, you did a great job in getting rid of this scourge for our South City yesterday. Just for this reason, I should bow deeply to you on behalf of all the people in South City to express my gratitude!" Yuan Baihua said sincerely.
Compared to her previous suspicion and caution towards Gu Chan, her attitude has now changed 180 degrees.
Gu Chan's righteous act yesterday had already deeply conquered her heart.
To the extent that, at this moment, the look in her eyes when she looked at Gu Chan became very gentle and ambiguous.
Gu Chan was really embarrassed by her look, and quickly reached out to grab the back of her head and said, "It's just a small favor from me, you don't have to be so polite."
"Manager Gu, I won't waste any more words. I have now agreed to the investment you mentioned to me that day, and I have also brought 50,000 taels of silver notes to you." Yuan Baihua said softly.
After saying this, she immediately ordered her servants to take out a small brocade box containing 50,000 taels of silver from the carriage and handed it respectfully to Gu Chan.
Gu Chan took the brocade box and without even checking whether the banknotes inside were enough, she immediately asked Ma Zheng to take out the two contracts that had been prepared. She handed them to Yuan Baihua and said, "This is the shareholding contract I prepared last night. The contents of the two contracts are exactly the same. I have signed and sealed both. After you sign and seal, we will each hold a copy, and you will be Gu Chan's first shareholder."
"Yes! I'll sign it right away." Yuan Baihua said with a smile.
Then, without saying a word, she picked up the pen and signed her name on each of the two contracts, and pressed her fingerprints on her name.
Afterwards, Gu Chan and she each signed a contract and reached a cooperation agreement.
After Yuan Baihua put away the contract, he turned and said, "Manager Gu, I heard that you went to Jiangnan this time to raise money for the border relief for the court, right?"
"It seems that Nangong Jin, the scheming man, has revealed all my secrets to you!" Gu Chan said with a strange smile.
Yuan Baihua covered her mouth with her hands in embarrassment and laughed sweetly, "Alright, Manager Gu, stop teasing me. I was just playing along that night. In fact, I have long seen through the young prince's character and have little interest in him. And now that I am working with you, I will naturally side with you. I will definitely go against them in the future."
"Let me tell you, Cheng Hao has just become the county magistrate and lacks experience. When you have nothing to do, remember to go to the county government office more often, have a good chat with the two of them, pass on some of your experience to them, and help them more. Once the three of you join hands, there won't be many people in the entire South City who can really shake your foundation." Gu Chan reminded at the right time.
Yuan Baihua nodded without comment.
She admitted that what Gu Chan said made sense. If she wanted to grow stronger, she had to establish a good relationship with the new county magistrate.
Gu Chan didn't want to say any more, so she clasped her fists and said, "Master Yuan, let's say goodbye now. I hope that when we meet again next time, you will have defeated Zhaixing Pavilion and made Baihua Tower the number one building in South City."
"I'd like to take advantage of your good wishes and wish you success in horse riding. By the way, I'd like to give you a lucky bag. When you encounter difficulties after arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, open this lucky bag and it will surely help you out of your urgent needs." Yuan Baihua said with a wink.
After saying that, she reached into her sleeve, took out a small pink sachet, stuffed it into Gu Chan's hand, and then she immediately got on the carriage and returned to the city.
Gu Chan chuckled, put the brocade bag into his sleeve, got on the carriage, and led the caravan onto the official road to Jiangnan.
