Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 271
Guo An glanced at the three-acre cement in the distance, and said leisurely, "Your Highness, maybe it's already dried."

"Ok?"

Zhu Di's expression froze, and he said with some doubts, "We remember the earliest rice, which was only sun-dried for half an afternoon yesterday, and it has only been sun-dried since morning..."

As he said that, Zhu Di got up and walked to the drying yard.

Grabbed a handful of rice and scalded it hot, Zhu Di didn't care at all.

Afterwards, Wei Wei bit one open with her teeth.

Zhu Di looked surprised, "Did you really do it?"

As he said that, without waiting for Guo An to reply, he put his hand directly on the cement drying field on the ground.

"hiss……"

Zhu Di quickly withdrew his palm.

On the other side, Zhu Gaochi also imitated Zhu Di's appearance, stretched his hand in, and quickly retracted it, with a miserable expression on his face.

"Dad, this is so hot!"

"It's okay, just go to the shade and cool off for a while!"

Zhu Di touched Zhu Gaochi's head, and then dragged Zhu Gaochi to the shade.

"Guo Qing, but are all cement drying yards like this?"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Returning to Your Highness, it should be like this!"

Zhu Di's eyes were full of excitement, "In this way, the gentry who built the cement drying yard can save at least five or six days of drying time this year?"

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded, "Your Highness, the more gentry have fields, the more drying time will be saved!"

Zhu Di relieved his anger, "Hmph, the construction of the cement drying yard has such a great effect, look at those officials, how can they have the face to mock in secret!"

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, they are all a group of passers-by in our Beiping Mansion. As long as they are not corrupt or harm the people, they will be transferred or promoted after a few years in office. Don't pay attention to them."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and said, "The good rice is also sold less to them."

Guo An nodded, "Your Highness's words are reasonable... However, I can't tell the difference between so many gentry and some wealthy businessmen."

Zhu Di sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, even if they don't buy good rice from our farm, they will still buy good rice from the homes of officials and soldiers under my Prince Yan's mansion. We shouldn't be so narrow-minded."

"Your Highness is wise, this matter is already unstoppable. However, it can make more money for the families of the officials and soldiers in the mansion."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "A catty of good rice can be sold for ten times the price, and each of their families has at least ten or more than 20 mu of good rice.

In this way, wouldn't they be equivalent to planting one hundred mu, or even two hundred mu of rice? "

Guo An shook his head slightly, "Your Highness, those gentry and wealthy businessmen can pay high prices for my farm because they trust my farm.

Moreover, the rice in my farm is indeed larger than the good rice in those fields outside.

Therefore, it would be nice if the good rice outside could be sold at a price six or seven times higher.

If some villages are remote, or if you meet some unscrupulous merchants and gentry, the price will be much lower. "

"A group of black-hearted profiteers."

Zhu Di scolded angrily, and then said: "Guo Qing, there is also a grain business under my Prince Yan's mansion, can we sell these good rice?"

Guo An replied: "Your Highness, besides some gentry and wealthy men from our Beiping Mansion, those who can buy good rice at a high price are the gentry from various state capitals in our Ming Dynasty.

All the gentry and wealthy households in my Beiping Prefecture came directly to the farm to buy.

The only ones who can afford to buy good rice are the rich gentry and wealthy households in the major states outside.

Those gentry and wealthy households are scattered all over the country, and only major merchants have channels to sell them...

If it is sold by my Yanwang Mansion grain business, it will only be a waste of manpower and money in the end, and it will be thrown into the hands, and it will not be sold! "

Zhu Di's face became unhappy, "So, then we can only let those profiteers oppress the farmers in my Beiping Mansion?"

Guo An smiled lightly, "Your Highness need not be so worried, those merchants can only lower their prices appropriately.

If they pressed too hard, the farmers below would not be fools, and they could earn favors by selling their good rice directly to wealthy households and farmers in the same township.

Therefore, no matter what, those farmers will make a lot of money this year! "

"That's good!"

A smile appeared on Zhu Di's face.

Just thinking about planting ten mu of good rice in the homes of the officials and soldiers under King Yan's mansion is equivalent to planting fifty or sixty mu of rice. Thinking about it makes me feel excited, which is more exciting than selling the two hundred mu of good rice on his farm. Ten times higher price, but also excited.

An hour later.

The group of gentry and wealthy merchants returned again.

Since Zhu Di came out this time, he did not bring a few scribes with him.

Therefore, Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, Guo Shanyuan, and a group of apprentices could only be allowed to act as scribes in the Yan Palace.

Although he has become the eighth grade Di Gonglang, after Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan acted as his accountants, they were not unhappy at all, and even a little excited.

I can see with my own eyes that the good rice they have worked hard for a year is bought at a high price by a group of gentry and merchants. The sense of accomplishment in my heart is beyond words.

"Dare to ask Guo Digonglang, among this large area of ​​good rice, how much is the highest yield per mu?"

After buying five hundred catties of good rice, a gentry from Wanping County couldn't help asking, which made the people beside him stare angrily.

But immediately, they all looked at Guo Zhi and the others curiously, they also wanted to know.

Guo Zhi thought for a while, and said: "Guo is ashamed, this year's rice production is not as good as last year, and the highest yield per mu can only reach [-] catties!"

"Five hundred pounds?"

The eyes of the people around them widened.

Later, the gentry in Beiping Prefecture fortunately said that five hundred catties of good rice was enough for them to plant their fields at home.

However, those merchants who came from the south turned around hastily one by one, and ran towards Zhu Di and Guo An under the shade.

"The villain pays homage to Your Highness!
"What's the matter?"

"Your Highness, can the villain increase the price and buy a few thousand catties of good rice?"

"A price increase?"

Zhu Di couldn't help looking at Guo An who was on the side.

Guo An shook his head slowly, "No!"

"Since Your Highness has already set a thousand catties, it will be a thousand catties. If you allow these rich and powerful people in the south of the Yangtze River to buy good rice at will, your family can buy all the [-] mu of good rice.

So how do the gentry and wealthy households in Beiping Prefecture buy it? "

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

"Your Highness is wise, thank you Guo Changshi!"

On the side, some rich merchants from Beiping Prefecture were grateful.

Guo Changshi and His Royal Highness King Yan still think about these common people in their hearts.

……

"His Royal Highness, Guo Changshi, all the rice on the farm has been harvested."

At this time, Ding Shang came over with a happy face.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di's face brightened.

Ding Shang said again: "Your Highness, this time, the rice field of my farm has the highest yield per mu, which is 510 five catties!"

"510 five catties?"

The joy on Zhu Di's face became even stronger, "Reward, everyone on the farm will give you a big reward this time."

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ding Shang also had a happy expression on his face.

And around, a group of merchants and rich merchants were also shocked. When have they traveled all over the world for so many years, when have they heard of such a high yield of rice per mu?
In this way, if the one thousand catties of good rice they harvested were sold to the wealthy gentry in the south, they would definitely make a fortune.

Thinking about it, everyone couldn't help being excited.

All of them directly bought a thousand catties of good rice, including those gentry in Beiping Prefecture.

When it was getting dark, the entire farm's [-] mu of good rice, except for the [-] jin of good rice left for personal use, the remaining [-] jin of good rice had been sold out.

Even some gentry and wealthy businessmen who came over stood aside with remorse on their faces.

They were only half a day late, and there was not even a catty of food left for them.

On the contrary, Zhu Di was overjoyed.

90 catties of fine rice were directly sold at the price of [-] catties of grain, and even half of it was exchanged for grain. This time it was a big profit!

Seeing this, Guo An's thoughts moved slightly.

"Your Highness, there are two farms in the house, and the [-] mu of good rice is also planted with good rice. It just so happens that there are so many wealthy businessmen who want to buy good rice. Can the [-] mu of good rice also be sold? "

Hearing this, all the wealthy businessmen glanced at Guo An with gratitude, and then looked at Zhu Di expectantly.

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "Sell! There is no limit to the quantity of good rice from the farm."

"Thank you His Highness King Yan, thank you Guo Changshi!"

All the merchants looked overjoyed.

Especially the later merchants were full of joy.

Immediately, one by one hurried down, and began to order the stewards below to mobilize money.

Even if they borrow, they have to borrow enough money.

……

"Your Highness, Guo Changshi!"

Just when Zhu Di, Guo An and others were about to go back, Shen Zhuang suddenly got out and stopped in front of the carriage.

"Shen Boxi?"

A trace of curiosity flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "What's the matter with you?"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said: "The villain begs Your Highness, can you sell all the good rice from a farm to the villain alone?"

"A farm?"

Zhu Di's eyes flashed brightly, "Do you know that a farm has [-] mu of fine rice, how many catties of rice can be harvested?"

Shen Zhuang looked confident, "His Royal Highness, the villain has already calculated that two thousand mu of good rice can be up to ten thousand shi."

Zhu Di asked: "So, do you still want to buy?"

Shen Zhuang nodded affirmatively, "Your Highness, I have a lot of fields in my family, so I need this kind of good rice as seeds.

In addition, the villain's family is in the south, and he also knows many wealthy businessmen and gentry, and those people must also need these good rice as rice seeds. "

"Can!"

Zhu Di nodded directly, "You can bring someone to the palace tomorrow."

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Shen Zhuang was overjoyed.

On the way back.

Zhu Di asked: "Guo Qing, do you know how much good rice from the farm Shen Boxi bought?"

Guo An said: "There should be three or four thousand catties."

"Humph!"

Zhu Di's face darkened slightly, "This person is also a profiteer."

Guo An said: "Your Highness, as long as he doesn't harm the farmers. Anyway, his Shen family has tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land.

Coincidentally, I exchanged good rice from a farm in my house for [-] mu of rice from his Shen family. "

A flash of surprise flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Guo Qing wants Shen Zhuang to exchange rice for good rice?"

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, my Prince Yan's Mansion is not short of money now. Just using [-] shi of good rice can exchange for [-] shi of grain, which is also a great thing for the people of our Beiping Mansion."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "So, it's not impossible for us to give Shen Boxi a little cheaper!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Highness, the Shen family is rich and powerful, so they shouldn't care about that. In addition, I also suggest that Your Highness let those merchants exchange grain for the remaining farm!"

"Can!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

……

(End of this chapter)