Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 150
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After hearing the news from the officials below, Li Shihou, Bi Wenxi and others were all shocked and stared at the official closely.

"Are you sure you heard it right, His Highness King Yan is really willing to sell the secret techniques of transparent glass and cement, especially the secret technique of growing vegetables in cold winter?"

"Bi Shaoqing, this matter is absolutely true, and now it has spread throughout the entire Beiping Mansion!" the official said hastily.

"How is this possible?"

Bi Wenxi muttered something to himself, then stood up straight away.

"Come on, hurry up and prepare the car, I'm going to meet His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"That's right, I must go to see His Royal Highness King Yan!"

Li Shihou also said anxiously.

However, when the two of them came to the gate of King Yan's Mansion, they were dumbfounded.

The entire Yanwang Mansion was full of carriages parked.

"Where do so many carriages come from?"

"Go forward quickly and clear a path for me!"

Bi Wenxi yelled at the guards on the left and right sides of the carriage.

"Here!"

A guard of hundreds of households took the order, and stepped forward and shouted, asking the carriages to move to the two sides.

"What's the reminder? Your master is an official of the Ming Dynasty, but my master is not?"

"That's right, Huan Honglu Temple's Shaoqing is only from the fifth grade, our family is the father-in-law!"

"What are you looking at, our master is the Marquis!"

"Tsk, you are really short-sighted. Although our master is not an official, our young master is the chief envoy..."

"Hmph, the second master of our family..."

After a circle, the Baihu returned to the carriage with a face full of embarrassment.

"Please forgive me, Shaoqing..."

"Okay, I have heard it too."

Bi Wenxi heard all the coachmen yelling at Baihu in the carriage.

With a helpless sigh, he got off the carriage.

Behind him, Li Shihou didn't dare to say much.

Squeezing through the long queue of horse-drawn carriages, he walked to the gate of King Yan's Mansion, and handed over the greeting card.

Soon, two servants came out, led Bi Wenxi and Li Shihou, and walked in.

At this time, the hall of Chengyun was already full of voices.

Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Lan Yu and other military generals, the chief envoy, the inspector, all the officials in the Beiping government office, as well as the major gentry and merchants in the Beiping government.

Everyone held a piece of paper and three contracts in their hands, watching intently.

As for some people who are dissatisfied with the above price, or the contents of the contract, they want to argue.

It's a pity that the servants of the palace beside him, or the clerks of the Changshi Department, all replied with smiles on their faces. The price and contract were all set by His Royal Highness King Yan, and there is no possibility of changing it.

Bi Wenxi, Li Shihou and others who came in from the outside just took a look at the people in the hall, then hurriedly followed the servant who led them in, walked to the empty table on one side, and invited them to sit down.

At the same time, a servant came over with two contracts.

"If Bi Shaoqing wants to buy the secret recipe of transparent glass and cement, as well as the secret technique of growing vegetables in cold winter, sign this contract directly, and then bring money, and you can get the secret recipe!"

Bi Wenxi nodded slightly, then looked up.

The more he looked, the more surprised his face looked.

As for Li Shihou at the side, his face became more and more gloomy.

"Why is His Royal Highness Yan Wang so restrictive, that those who buy the secret recipe are not allowed to disclose the secret recipe to the outside world?"

The servant smiled slowly, and said very straightforwardly, "Because this secret recipe was developed by my Yan Palace at a great cost, and it could have earned millions of taels of silver.

However, His Royal Highness Yan Wang felt that it was boring to make money alone, so it was better for everyone to make money together.

That's when I plan to sell the secret technique to the outside world, but if someone else spends so much money to buy the secret technique and sell it to the outside world, wouldn't the Yan Palace be taken advantage of, His Highness naturally doesn't want to..."

Bi Wenxi nodded slightly. If this matter were to be placed on him, he might do even better than King Yan.

However, for Li Shihou, his face was full of despair.

Because, he found that he couldn't afford even the cheapest secret recipe for growing vegetables in winter.

Moreover, the ally next to him will no longer support him.

"Bi Shaoqing..."

"Master Li, look at the contract, look at the contract..."

"..."

In one day, more than 20 people signed the contract.

However, most of them are the secrets of growing vegetables in winter.

There are also two signed the secret recipe of transparent glass, but the price is 10 taels of silver.

As for the secret recipe of cement, no one bought it.

"For 42 taels of silver, Guo Qing is really the God of Wealth in the Yan Palace!"

Zhu Di was overjoyed.

"This minister just came up with an idea, and it is all thanks to His Highness that this matter can be done." Guo An looked humble.

"Okay, okay, Guo Qing doesn't have to be so humble."

Zhu Di waved his hand, "When those people bring the silver to Yanwang Mansion, we will send that part to Guo Qing."

On the side, Zhu Fu's eyes suddenly turned red.

Forty-two thousand taels of silver, based on his salary as the head of Yan Wang's palace, he would not be able to earn it in 2000 years.

Guo An was also surprised, "Thank you, Your Highness!"

Afterwards, he said again: "Your Highness, I am ashamed to take such a silver. I also ask Your Highness to allow me to give half of the silver to Your Highness, and His Highness will reward those craftsmen. Officials and guards of King Yan's Mansion who have contributed so much."

Zhu Di took a deep look at Guo An, "Would Guo Qing be willing to pay 2 taels of silver?"

Guo Andao: "His Royal Highness, if it weren't for the assistance of those craftsmen, officials, and guards, even a humble official would not be able to develop glass, let alone build a glass greenhouse, and there would be no so-called technology of growing vegetables in cold winter...

Even if it is developed, it cannot be kept.

Therefore, the money is also due to those craftsmen, officials, and guards. "

After speaking, Guo An said again: "The most important thing is that I know that nowadays, there are still many guards and craftsmen whose homes are very poor, and it is a problem to have enough food..."

Looking at the eloquent Guo An, Zhu Di seemed to have a gleam of relief in his eyes, but it soon passed. Zhu Fu blinked his eyes, a little puzzled, could it be that he was wrong.

Guo An dared to use his own money to reward the servants, guards and artisans of King Yan's mansion. He was really audacious. King Yan should want to get rid of him. How could he still appreciate it?

However, if His Royal Highness King Yan was furious, wouldn't he stand up and intercede for Guo Thief?
After Guo An said, Zhu Di finally spoke up, "I don't need Guo Qing to worry about this matter, we will reward myself.

In the past, it was difficult for our Prince Yan Mansion just to support the three guards of Yanshan Mountain, so naturally the salaries for those craftsmen and guards were less.

In this way, Guo Qing earned nearly one million taels of silver from the Yan Palace in this year, and this time we will take out [-]% of the silver and reward all the officials, guards, and craftsmen. "

Zhu Fu's face was full of joy, "Thank you, Your Highness King Yan!"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then quickly praised, "Your Highness is so generous, those craftsmen, guards and officials must be overjoyed and loyal to His Highness when they learn about it."

Zhu Di: "We have never been that stingy person!"

"Yes, yes, the humble minister is narrow-minded..."

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Station, in a certain house.

Li Shihou looked at Bi Wenxuan flatteringly, "I beg Bi Shaoqing to give me the secret recipe for growing vegetables in the cold winter that I bought, and I will never reveal anything to outsiders.

Moreover, when I, Goryeo, come to pay tribute to the Ming Dynasty again, I will definitely give Bi Shaoqing a hundred taels of gold and ten beautiful prostitutes in private! "

Bi Wenxi looked at Li Shihou with a strange expression, "Master Li, do you know what crime it is to deceive a Prince of Ming Dynasty?"

Master Li was taken aback.

Bi Wenxi said leisurely: "Although it is not a crime of deceiving the emperor, but it will also be ransacked and exterminated, and the whole family will suffer..."

"This official is not like Chief Envoy Li. As a foreign minister, if he is questioned by King Yan or His Majesty today, he will hand over his head to make up for the crime, and the family will still live.

However, once the matter is revealed, none of my family will be lucky enough to survive..."

Li Shihou reacted, his eyes widened immediately, and his face was angry, "Bi Shaoqing is going to discredit his words, cross the river and tear down the bridge, and tear up the covenant!"

Bi Wenxi looked at Li Shihou calmly, "Master Li said carefully, I have never had any covenant with Master Li!"

Li Shihou said: "However, when I come to Beiping Mansion as an official, I have made an appointment with Bi Shaoqing..."

Bi Wenxi interrupted directly, with a serious face, "Master Li, please don't slander me like this. As the young minister of Honglu Temple, I came here to accompany Master Li according to the order.

If Chief Envoy Li dares to slander and slander me again, I will definitely write to His Majesty to exile Chief Envoy Li..."

"you……"

Li Shihou's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, who is the capricious and dishonest villain?

However, Bi Wenxi insisted that he was simply here to accompany the Korean envoys, and Li Shihou really had no way to do it.

Moreover, he was really afraid that His Majesty Ming would exile him to Qiongzhou thousands of miles away...

A few years ago, those seniors who were sent back to Korea had already explained to them how terrible it was to be exiled in Yunnan or Qiongzhou.

……

And as King Yan sold glass, cement, and even secret techniques for growing vegetables in the cold winter, it quickly spread throughout the prefectures and prefectures of the Ming Dynasty.

Daming shook.

All of a sudden, all powerful merchants, as well as countless gentry, and even some princes, lords and other dignitaries in the capital sent people to Peiping.

Every day, Zhu Di has to sign several contracts.

This time, Zhu Di made a lot of money directly!
As for Li Shihou, the Korean envoy, he stayed in Beiping Mansion and never left.

Bi Wenxi was also happy to stay in Beiping Mansion, avoiding leisure.

When there were fewer visitors to the house, Zhu Di finally had time to pay attention to the whereabouts of Li Shihou, and he was a little annoyed.

"Korea envoys are becoming more and more presumptuous, and now they don't even spare the gentry from Beiping Prefecture."

On the side, Guo An said quietly, "Your Highness wants to drive this person away?"

"Ok?"

Zhu Di narrowed his eyes slightly, "What kind of bad water is coming out of Guo Qing's stomach?"

Guo An: "..."

Zhu Fu stood on the side, smiling.

Since Zhu Di handed out 10 taels of silver a few days ago to distribute the rewards to all the officials, craftsmen, and guards in the Palace of King Yan, the officials in the Palace of King Yan no longer secretly called Guo Thief.

Even Zhu Fu received a reward of 1000 taels.

Although it was not as good as Guo An's 10 taels of silver, it was still enough to make Zhu Fu very happy.

Zhu Di urged: "Speak out if you have any ideas, I will not lose your money!"

Guo An's face was full of grievances, "Why does Your Highness treat this humble official like this, is this humble official the kind of person who is greedy for money!"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An quietly.

Guo An coughed twice, and his expression turned serious, "Born in the world, and after getting enough money, a man should make contributions and expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty..."

"Expand the territory?"

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Guo Qing's intention?"

Guo Andao: "I feel that I can sell the technology of planting vegetables in the cold winter to the Korean envoy."

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(End of this chapter)