Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 178 Don't Buy?Give us an increase of 100 taels!

"But found the carrot?"

Guo An asked hurriedly.

Xu Yun said: "Back to Guo Changshi, all the stewards sent by the lower officials don't know that sugar...carrots.

But the following stewards were afraid of missing the carrot that Chang Shi was talking about, so they simply brought back all the things they encountered that grew out of the soil, had something to do with carrots, or looked like carrots.

There are so many things coming down, there are a lot of them, and it takes a long history to identify them! "

"go!"

Guo An got up directly and walked outside.

Behind him, Xu Yun hurriedly followed.

"Guo Changshi, this way please..."

In a courtyard outside Yanwang Palace, more than a dozen stewards were standing in front of a basket of various plants and vegetables, waiting with anticipation on their faces.

Seeing Guo An coming in, all the stewards quickly saluted.

"The villain sees Guo Changshi!"

"Get up, everyone."

Guo An nodded slightly, then looked directly at the pile of vegetables under the feet of the crowd, all vegetables and plants buried in the soil.

He even saw white radish and carrots.

After that, there was a purple-red radish-like plant with a root the size of a child's fist, and the leaves were somewhat similar to white radish leaves.

Guo An's face brightened, he picked one up, pulled the dry soil off it with his hands, wiped it twice on his clothes, put it in his mouth and took a bite.

Sweet, really sweet!
Guo An's eyes lit up, and he handed the half he bit to Xu Yun behind him, "Try it, isn't it juicy and sweet?"

Since coming to Daming, Guo An hasn't eaten candy for a long time.

Therefore, he is afraid that there will be problems with his sense of taste, and he will feel very sweet when he eats something slightly sweet.

And Xu Yun looked at the stuffed carrot in his hand, on which there were still a few obvious tooth marks, and his face froze.

However, feeling Guo Changshi's burning gaze, Xu Yun's heart became ruthless, he closed his eyes, and bit down directly.

"Oh, you..."

Seeing this, Guo An couldn't help but look disgusted, "Why did you bite the place we bit? There is still such a big place around..."

Xu Yun: "..."

"Okay, okay, bite it and bite it."

Guo An said helplessly, then asked, "How, is it sweet?"

Hearing this, Xu Yun finally remembered the business, chewed hard a few times, and grinned with surprise on his face.

"Chang Shi, this thing is very sweet."

"Very good."

Guo An's face was overjoyed, "You guys have sent us an order that those caravan stewards who are buying wool everywhere will buy this stuff for us, no matter how much there is."

"Yes, Guo Changshi."

All the stewards responded and walked quickly.

Xu Yun asked hesitantly: "Chang Shi, can this thing really make sugar?"

"Whether it can be done or not, you will know after trying."

Guo An glanced at it and said, "In a moment, bring us ten carrots, and we want to take them back."

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

……

Now, the Gongzheng Office of King Yan's Mansion has grown into a giant.

I don't know how many people and caravans are eating under the Gongzheng Office of King Yan's Mansion.

Therefore, as Guo An's order was passed down, at least hundreds of caravans began to act.

And now, Zhu Di doesn't look for Guo An very much, he seems to take his eldest son with him all day long, listening to Luo Jishan telling historical stories, or reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

However, Zhu Di readily agreed to some requests that Guo An occasionally handed over.

At the same time, Guo An was completely busy.

The farm needs to be expanded, the glass greenhouse needs to be built, and the market and houses around the academy have also begun to be completed and rented out, or the Prince Yan Mansion will send them in charge, as well as cement workshops, glass workshops, and gunpowder workshops... …

For a month, Guo An didn't have a good rest.

Finally, as the heavy snow fell in Beiping Mansion, Guo An could take a breather.

Library Pavilion of the Academy, on the sixth floor.

Guo An and Jin Zhong stood side by side, and the white snow outside the building was scattered, making people feel refreshed.

However, at this moment, the two of them were not looking at the snow-covered sky, but at the rows of shops at the gate of the academy and the surrounding rows of houses.

Guo An looked happy, while Jin Zhong was full of worry.

"Guo Changshi, the villain has built [-] houses around here in the past few months.

However, even though half a month has passed, there is still no one to buy. "

"No one asked?" Guo An asked.

"Back to Changshi, there were a few people who came to ask about it, but when they heard the price, their faces changed drastically, and they said you...they all left angrily in the end." Jin Zhong said with a look of panic.

"You said we were crazy about money?"

Guo An sneered, not annoyed at all.

Jin Zhong quickly said: "Don't blame the long history, those merchants are a bunch of iron roosters, the money in their pockets can only go in but not out..."

"It's okay. Those who have not been envied by others since ancient times are mediocre."

Guo An waved his hand graciously, and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow, and each house will go up by 100 taels."

"what?"

Jin Zhong's eyes widened.

"Guo Changshi, pardon the villains, they don't even want these houses for 100 taels of silver, and if they go up by another 100 taels of silver, they won't even want it."

"Then continue to rise."

Guo An smiled lightly.

"Still going up?" Jin Zhong couldn't help being surprised and puzzled.

Guo An chuckled and said, "What are you afraid of? How many taels of silver did we spend to build these houses?"

"Back to Changshi, these 6000 houses cost a total of more than [-] taels of silver." Jin Zhong replied.

"It's only 6000 taels, what are you worried about?"

Guo An said: "With such a severe winter, we don't believe that those gentry and wealthy merchants have houses in the city.

Here, it is five miles away from the city.Although it's not too far away, it takes about half an hour to walk...

Those gentry want to use this to force us to lower the price, then they have miscalculated. "

Jin Zhong's expression was slightly condensed. He used to be a member of the gentry, so he naturally knew how much those gentry and the children of wealthy businessmen enjoyed.

As early as when these houses were built, I don't know how many gentry and wealthy businessmen came to see the houses.

It's just that when the gentry and wealthy businessmen saw so many houses built, they all felt confident in their hearts, so they didn't worry about it.

However, since Chang Shi is so tough, Jin Zhong also has some confidence in his heart.

The next day, Jin Zhong announced again that the price of all the houses outside the academy would increase by 100 taels of silver.

"In a courtyard with only three houses, he dared to ask for 200 taels of silver. He is really crazy about money!"

"That's right, a house with four courtyards in Beiping City is only worth 200 taels of silver, and even some of the locations are not good, 100 taels of silver is almost the same..."

"Hmph, I won't buy it until now, let's see who else in Beiping Mansion can afford it."

"I still don't know, besides me and others, who else in Beiping Mansion can afford that house..."

"Hmph, in the past two years, that Guo thief has been playing tricks on the king of Yan, setting up shops and building workshops everywhere, causing all the tenants under my rule to be uneasy... and those gentry in Wanping County It's even more tragic, many fields are left uncultivated... If His Royal Highness King Yan didn't suppress him, I would definitely make him look good."

"This time, I will slap him hard in the face!"

"It should be so..."

……

It was a few days later.

Another message came out.

The price of the house outside the academy has increased again, 300 taels, and it seems that someone has already bought it.

"300 taels for a house, isn't Guo thief crazy, and His Royal Highness Yan Wang is also crazy with him?

"I heard that someone has already bought it."

"Tsk, where is this crazy talk, how can my brother dare to believe it?"

"What kind of house can't be bought in Beiping city for 300 taels of silver? We don't believe that some people actually ran out of the city to buy a house there?"

"Brother Zhang is right. I have lived for so many years, but I have never seen such a prodigal..."

The man who spoke just now couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied.

"However, I heard that Guo An renamed the ten houses closest to the library building to the Daru mansion. As long as they are famous in the world, they can stay for free."

"so what?"

"Also, as long as the children of other families who have the land lease of the house there are not treacherous or evil, they can enter the academy..."

"It's so shameless, such a saint's academy, and it was built by Guo An to be such a philistine..."

Suddenly, an old man frowned, with a flash of anxiety in his eyes, he stood up and bowed his hands apologetically towards the several people, then left in a hurry.

"The old man seems to remember that there are some important things at home, so he will take a step first."

The crowd couldn't help but look at each other.

"This Qian Yuanwai is always like this, and something happens every time."

"yes……"

The crowd laughed and started talking again.

However, not long after, a person suddenly frowned, clutched his stomach, and hurried out.

"Everyone, the old man is rude, I have a severe pain in my stomach today!"

"It's okay, let's go, let's go..."

The crowd teased and laughed, and they often eat bad stomachs.

However, they didn't think about it carefully, why didn't the grandson have abdominal pain, why didn't he go to the toilet, instead he ran out full of anger?
A middle-aged employee was thinking thoughtfully, and suddenly his heart shook, but his face remained calm.

"Brothers, I seem to have a distinguished guest coming today, so I can only take a step first."

"go Go……"

As the middle-aged man left, all the members of the house and outside subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and they were all preoccupied.

However, soon after they thought of something, their expressions changed slightly.

"Everyone, we still have some important things to do at home, let's go first."

"Yes, yes, we have some important matters at home..."

In less than a moment, all the gentlemen and officials in the entire courtyard left cleanly.

As the members got into the carriage one by one, the servants around him hurriedly asked, "Master, are you going home?"

"Go to the nearest shop to your home."

"Yes, sir."

"Send someone to quickly go outside the academy to see if anyone has gone to buy the houses built by Yan Wangfu."

"Master, you dare to ask for 300 taels of silver for a house with only three rooms. How could anyone buy it?"

"Go as soon as you are told, don't talk too much."

"Yes, sir!"

……

After Qian Yuanwai and Sun Yuanwai came to their shop one after another, they asked the shopkeeper directly.

"Now, how much cash is there in the shop?"

Although the shopkeeper looked puzzled, he didn't dare to ask further questions, "Go back to the master, there are still 200 taels of cash in the store's account."

"Why are there so few?"

Qian Yuanwai frowned.

The shopkeeper quickly explained, "Master, the silver taels in the shop are sent home every ten days, and the silver taels in the shop were just sent back two days ago."

……

(End of this chapter)