Chapter 1250: Wu Zhao

"'Sea Haul'?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Zhao felt a slight sense of surprise in her heart.

"The name is not bad, but I am a bit curious: why 'Sea' and not 'Seabed'?"

Shangguan Wan'er also nodded, her beautiful eyes looking at Gao Yang: "Gao Yang, I also think 'Seabed Haul' sounds much better."

"And from the perspective of ingredients, hot pot ingredients are hauled from the seabed; the main selling point is freshness. What a wonderful implication that would be."

Gao Yang's eyes widened slightly, a bit shocked.

Seabed... Haul?

But Gao Yang shook his head, his survival instinct kicking in as he said:

"Your Majesty, I still think 'Sea Haul' sounds better."

Wu Zhao frowned. Although she was a bit puzzled, she still said: "Since it is a shop opened by you, Gao Qing, the naming is naturally up to you."

"But in my view, with your methods, Gao Aiqing, combined with the novelty and taste of this hot pot, making money should not be difficult."

"However, you are already busy with soap, white jade sugar, and the club; now you want to open a chain of hot pot restaurants. Can you handle it all, Gao Qing?"

Wu Zhao pondered for a moment, giving her answer while expressing concern.

Gao Yang's expression turned bitter, and he said with a sigh, "Your Majesty may not know, but as the saying goes, 'one is light when free of debt.' My body is not light at all; it feels as if I am carrying a mountain."

"If I don't do more business, where will my ten million taels of silver come from?"

Wu Zhao calmly picked up a piece of mutton and placed it into the oil sauce Gao Yang had prepared.

She simply didn't respond, silently eating the mutton in her bowl.

All of this was Gao Yang's own choice, and it held great benefits for him; she would not provide the slightest support.

Seeing Wu Zhao's attitude, Gao Yang felt quite emotional.

As the saying goes, "taking from others makes one soft-handed, eating others' food makes one soft-mouthed," but she truly is an Emperor; her skin is thicker than usual, showing absolutely no reaction.

If Wu Zhao were to find out his thoughts, she would likely have the heart to hack Gao Yang to death.

"A mere debt, what is difficult about that? No matter, you still have your Second Uncle!"

At this moment, Gao Linyuan's domineering voice rang out.

As the words fell, Gao Yang looked with shocked eyes at Gao Linyuan, who had been silently devouring mutton without a word.

He said with a moved expression, "Second Uncle, you..."

Could it be that his Second Uncle was doing so well in Shanglin Jun that he was wealthier than a nation?

That's right, the Western Regions are filled with wealth!

Gao Yang's heart burned with excitement.

At the dining table, the two locked eyes, and sparks seemed to fill the air.

Gao Linyuan pulled two horseshoe-shaped ingots from his pocket and slapped them onto the table.

"Your Second Uncle has one hundred taels here. Although it's not much, it is a gesture of my heart."

Gao Yang: "..."

"Second Uncle, you..."

Gao Yang's eyes widened, words stuck in his throat.

Is this one hundred taels even enough for a tip?

But even a mosquito is meat, and adhering to the principle that having something is better than nothing, Gao Yang spoke up.

"Nephew... thanks Second Uncle for your generous donation. Since we are family, I won't stand on ceremony."

He silently took the two ingots from in front of Gao Linyuan and tucked them into his robes.

"You brat, you really took them!"

"Your Second Uncle was just saying that. You already owe ten million taels; this hundred taels is nothing but a drizzle to you, but to your Second Uncle, it was the source of a day's happiness."

"Quick, give them back to your Second Uncle, and pretend your Second Uncle said nothing."

Gao Linyuan reached out, his face full of heartache.

"Second Uncle, words spoken are like spilled water; once spilled, they cannot be gathered. How can there be a reason to take them back?"

"Besides, although the silver is little, the sentiment behind it is priceless."

Gao Linyuan: "..."

"Sigh!"

"I shouldn't have teased him."

Gao Linyuan looked full of regret.

Seeing this scene, Wu Zhao couldn't help but smile.

Everyone else laughed heartily as well, and the meal was extremely harmonious.

Afterward, they discussed the hot pot chain, and Wu Zhao talked with Gao Tianlong about many strategies against the Xiongnu.

Furthermore, the Shanglin Jun where Gao Linyuan was stationed was close to the Western Regions and was frequently raided by the Xiongnu.

For a time, both sides talked with great fervor.

Regarding this, Gao Yang just silently ate his hot pot, rarely speaking, but whenever he did, it was always a earth-shattering remark.

Such as throwing large quantities of rotting animal carcasses and Xiongnu corpses into the water sources above the Xiongnu.

Or refining black oil and, following the wind direction, burning the grasslands...

Every time he made a suggestion, it would cause everyone to fall into collective silence.

But because of this conversation, Gao Yang gained a great understanding of the entire situation between Da Qian and the Xiongnu.

The Xiongnu used Mobei as their base, their power spanning three kingdoms, their cavalry coming and going like the wind.

The Xiongnu Chanyu sat in Mobei, with the Left and Right Worthy Kings under his command, along with a hundred other Xiongnu kings.