Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 136 Old Zhu Shocked
After a while.

A large pile of fresh and tender green vegetables was carefully placed in Fengtian Hall by a group of guards.

"Father, this..."

With some difficulty, Zhu Biao bent down his fat body, buried his head in front of the pile of vegetables and looked at each one for a long while, then slowly got up, his face full of excitement.

"Father, the fourth child actually grew vegetables in Beiping, what a blessing!"

Lao Zhu also stared at him with big eyes, and took a look at the bunch of vegetables in front of him one by one, his face was full of joy, and he was even more excited than Zhu Biao.

"This is indeed a newly grown vegetable. We thought that the fourth son of a bastard wanted to grow vegetables in winter, or in the cold place of Beiping. It was a whimsical idea. I didn't expect it to be planted."

As he said that, Lao Zhu raised his head and looked at Erhu who was beside him.

"Is the person who gave Fu Rui still there?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the last general has arranged for someone to take them to rest." Er Hu hurriedly replied.

"Very good."

Lao Zhu nodded in satisfaction, "Everyone will be rewarded with another hundred taels of silver."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

Erhu hurriedly responded, and retreated.

In the main hall, Lao Zhu once again looked at the vegetables in front of him and walked around twice excitedly, then he took out a courgette, regardless of the frozen icicles on the courgette, wiped it with his hands, and put it in his mouth , Kacha Kacha began to eat.

"Biao'er, when we were young, our family was so poor that we couldn't even get enough of the chaff every day. Who would have thought that now that we are the emperor of the Ming Dynasty, even in winter, our fourth child can grow such tender and sweet seeds? Vegetables?"

"Try it, too, Biaoer. The courgettes produced by the old four species are sweeter and crisper than the courgettes grown by the people in Zhejiang and Fujian..."

"Yes, Father!"

Zhu Biao also picked up a courgette, wiped it carefully a few times, put it in his mouth, took a bite, and frowned slightly.

Ice, hard!
As for the so-called sweet and crisp, there is nothing.

However, Zhu Biao still resisted and ate it.

"Father, what do you do with so many vegetables?"

Old Zhu Hu was startled, and said with a cold snort: "Didn't those ministers all sue you that the fourth child is in the Beiping mansion, and hires a lot of people to do some strange and skilled craftsmen all day long, instead of producing.

Then let's use the two carts of vegetables presented by the fourth child to hold a Furui banquet, and let them all see for themselves, how much does the fourth child who can grow vegetables in winter attach importance to farming?
Let's see if these ministers still have the face and say that the fourth child is not involved in farming..."

"Father is wise!"

Hearing this, Zhu Biao's eyes lit up, thinking of the expressions of those ministers after seeing the vegetables produced by Lao Si, his whole body revealed a sense of refreshment.

Soon, as Lao Zhu's will was handed down, all the officials and nobles in Yingtian Mansion were full of disbelief.

In a bitterly cold place like Beiping, where the ground is as stiff as a hard rock in winter, and no grass grows, how can you grow vegetables?
No matter how they think about it, all the civil servants can't figure out how the King of Yan can grow vegetables. Could it be that the King of Yan dares to deceive the king?
As for those noble generals, their faces were full of joy.

In particular, when a piece of news came out from Zhongshan Palace, the generals were even more proud.

And those civil servants were dumbfounded, did the King Yan of Beiping mansion really grow vegetables?
Immediately, news came one after another from Beiping Mansion.

King Yan's mansion distributed vegetables to the ministers in the mansion.

Yanwang Mansion sells vegetables to the people of Beiping Mansion.

A catty of vegetables costs one tael of silver, but all the gentry and merchants in the entire Beiping Prefecture are scrambling to buy them?

At least thousands of catties of vegetables were sold a day...

Immediately, some people were shocked, while others were jealous.

Even Lao Zhu scolded the bastard angrily.

However, Beiping Mansion is thousands of miles away from Yingtian Mansion, even if he had other ideas, it would be useless.

Immediately afterwards, with the start of the Fu Rui Banquet, the ministers in the capital also stopped.

There's no way they can't stop. With Lao Zhu suppressing them, they don't dare to have any real thoughts about those princes of Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, it is Yan Wang who can grow vegetables in winter!
And in Beipingfu.

After receiving Lao Zhu's order, Zhu Di's eyes flashed a cold light, and he said in a hateful voice: "These bastards eat inside and out."

Looking at the list handed over by Zhu Liang and others, Guo An also had a look of hatred on his face.

"Your Highness, these idiots dare to sue the courtiers in Yingtian City and frame His Highness that they lost all their sweaters, iron stoves, glass, and vegetables this winter.

Not just this year, but next year too. "

Zhu Di said coldly: "Hmph, it's time to teach these gentry some lessons."

"Wei Chen understands."

Guo An nodded solemnly, and directly in front of Zhu Di, Zhu Fu and others, he directed Zhu Liang and Li Wang below to give instructions.

"The lord humiliated his ministers to death, these gentry are so disobedient to morality, they sued His Highness to all the ministers in the capital, and His Majesty warned His Highness, this revenge has to be avenged.

Order to go on, all the shops in our house will not sell a single thing to these idiots from now on. "

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

Zhu Liang and Li Wang responded quickly.

Zhu Fu's eyelids twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything.

As for Zhu Di, he walked towards the inner court with a blank expression.

Not to mention the prestige of Prince Yan's Mansion itself, even if it is the important status of controlling all glass, vegetables, charcoal, iron stoves, and upper-level sweater workshops in Beiping Mansion.

As soon as the Yan Palace ban came out, the gentry felt uncomfortable.

The lack of charcoal, iron stoves, sweaters, vegetables and other winter necessities did not affect them too much.

However, some officials, gentry, merchants, and even some ordinary people subconsciously alienate them because they are worried about being affected by the cooperation with the shops under the Yan Palace.

Overnight, those gentry experienced what it was like to betray their relatives and become enemies of the entire Beiping Mansion.

then.

After persisting for a few days, the gentry all brushed it up and begged for forgiveness.

It's just that it's been a long time since I made an example of others, Zhu Di and Guo An, how could they let go so easily.

at the same time.

Following the news that King Yan planted vegetables in winter, it also spread to Shanxi, Shaanxi, Shandong, Henan and other places.

King Qin, King Jin, King Zhou, King Qi, and King Lu all sent people to Beiping Mansion for self-evident purposes.

Zhu Di had no choice but to send two carts of glass and one cart of vegetables to each brother.

Naturally, Yingtianfu's vegetables were also unavoidable.

One hundred acres of greenhouses are still missing!
Guo An's heart aches for these Da Ming princes who came to rob.

You know, even he can only send a large cart of vegetables to his hometown in Shunde Mansion every ten days.

And this time, so many were sent directly to these princes.

But the heartache is the heartache, and life is still going on.

It is said that it is difficult for Lao Zhu to be an official. Unless he is beheaded, he will basically work for Lao Zhu's family throughout the year and work hard.

If someone complains to Guo An about these things, Guo An may have the same misery on the surface and empathy, but he has no moral sympathy in his heart.

Other officials can basically only rest for three days a year, which are Chinese New Year, Winter Solstice, and Lao Zhu's birthday.

As for the rest is sick leave, and the review of sick leave is even stricter.

However, when it comes to Guo An, it is a leave.

In Yanwang Mansion, Zhu Fu is in charge of most of the government affairs of the palace.

As for His Royal Highness King Yan's eating, drinking and having fun, those servants and eunuchs, or a group of generals and guards are in charge.

The only thing left to Guo An, a right-hand man, is to make money, or the Gongzheng Institute and the Iron Smelting Institute.

And these two institutes basically have workers or supervisors in charge.

Therefore, Guo An was extremely relaxed.

At the same time, the money earned for King Yan's Mansion can also make Zhu Di grin when he sleeps.

Naturally, Zhu Di would satisfy Guo An's unreasonable demands.

During the Chinese New Year, it is easy to get [-] days off.

Although there is a rush to go back to my hometown, if there is heavy snow on the way, or if something important happens, the leave can be postponed.

So, early on, Guo An bid farewell to Zhu Di and rushed back to Guojia Village, Shunde Prefecture.

Meet some elders, or spend a day with all the parents in Shunde Mansion.

It's New Year's Eve, Chinese New Year.

The customs of the New Year in Ming Dynasty are actually similar to those of later generations.

They are all decorated with lanterns and festoons, worshiping ancestors, eating dumplings, eating delicacies, visiting relatives and friends, and paying attention to a lively reunion.

But when it comes to Guo An, it is necessary to add an engagement letter, send a letter of engagement, Najib, Najib, and request for a date.

During the few days when he returned home, Guo An had a heavy task.

The main ones are the Guo and Liu families, both of whom can be regarded as a family of scholars, and the three books and six rituals must be complete.

And Guo Anyuan was on errand in Beiping Mansion, so he finally came back this trip.

In addition, both parties are older, so Father Guo discussed with Father Liu and arranged the process more compactly.

So, as soon as the application period was over and Guo An's leave was exhausted, he hurriedly took Guo Erniu and a few guards to Beiping Mansion.

Hongwu's 18 years passed like this.

Guo An felt like he was dreaming. He watched hundreds of officials being killed, and then became the county magistrate in a daze. Finally, he changed his boss and followed Zhu Di.

Then, the shops and workshops of the entire Prince Yan Mansion can be left to him to decide.

And in this haste, the tasks that he did not complete in later generations have already completed more than half in this life.

Not only did he earn tens of thousands of taels of silver, but he also ordered a daughter-in-law who admired him somewhat.

If it is left in later generations, it will be a proper winner in life.

It's a pity that the task is still very arduous in this era when there is nothing to be desired.

Thinking casually, a figure walked in from outside the public room.

"The next official see Guo Changshi."

Guo An put away his thoughts, and when he saw the person in his eyes, he said with a gentle expression.

"Mr. Xu is hurrying to get up."

"Thank you Guo Changshi."

The person who came was Gongzheng, Gongzheng Xuyun.

Guo An asked, "Mr. Xu is coming to look for us, but what's the matter?"

"Back to Guo Changshi, as the weather is getting warmer, His Royal Highness Yan Wang ordered that the young and strong people in those glass workshops started to go home."

Xu Yun hurriedly replied, "I don't know what other arrangements Guo Changshi has?"

"Ask those young men to clean up their respective workshops, and write down some young men who have performed well. If they wait for their slack in the future, they can all be called to continue working."

Guo An said.

Xu Yun replied: "Yes, Guo Changshi."

Guo An continued: "Also, have the wages and bonuses of these craftsmen been settled?"

Xu Yun said: "Back to Guo Changshi, everything is settled."

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "You will find time to find a few young men and ask them about it yourself. No manager is allowed to deduct the wages and bonuses of these young men."

Xu Yun's expression changed, "Yes, Guo Changshi."

Guo An ordered again: "In addition, send people to repair the workshops near the iron smelter, and build them with cement according to the blueprint we gave you. We will send people to research some new gadgets. "

Xu Yun cheered up, and quickly responded, "Yes, Guo Changshi."

Afterwards, Guo An explained in detail, and Xu Yun resigned with a red face.

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(End of this chapter)