Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 273 It's time for those little brats to practice on the battlefield

In less than a few days.

The role of the cement drying yards in the homes of those gentry also spread to the ears of officials in Beiping Mansion, causing an uproar.

Immediately, before the astonishment on the faces of these officials dissipated.

Grain ships coming from the south came to Beiping Mansion again.

"Do you still want to buy good rice?"

In Yanwang Palace, the nearly [-] shi of rice was handed over to Zhu Di.

Shen Zhuang, as well as the merchants who signed the deed last time, were all beaming with joy.

"His Royal Highness King Yan, Guo Changshi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Cao Guogong's Zhuangzi also have a bumper harvest this year!"

"Oh?"

Zhu Di's eyes were full of curiosity, "What is the yield per mu of the good rice on the prince's and Cao Guogong's farms this year?"

Shen Zhuang hurriedly replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, His Royal Highness's good rice in the village has an yield of 510 catties per mu!"

"so much?"

Both Zhu Di and Guo An couldn't help but look surprised.

You must know that the good rice produced by the farmers in Beiping Mansion and Yanwang Mansion Farm is at most about four hundred and sixty-six to seventy catties.

And the good rice on the farm can exceed [-] catties, because the farm has four people, Guo Bingyong and Guo Zhi, as well as a group of apprentices and veterans who take good care of them.

Various fertilizers, weeding, loosening the soil, watering...

But now, the good rice in Prince Zhuangzi can actually produce more than [-] per mu.

"Your Highness, Guo Changshi, the rainy weather in the south is more suitable for rice growth than in the north.

Even the rice in Cao Guogong's village is close to [-] catties per mu. "

Guo An said calmly: "So, now those gentry and wealthy businessmen in the south are scrambling to buy good rice as seeds!"

Shen Zhuang and a group of merchants suddenly smiled subconsciously.

Guo An said: "Don't worry, my grain business in Prince Yan's Mansion did not go to buy good rice from those farmers and old soldiers."

"Thank you Your Highness, thank you Guo Changshi!"

Shen Zhuang and all the merchants thanked them again and again.

Guo An warned with a serious face: "However, you'd better not think about deliberately lowering the price to defraud those common people. Nowadays, there are still many wealthy households in my Beiping Mansion who have not bought good rice. All the state capitals also want to buy good rice.

If we hear people crying to us, we won't have to come to Beiping Mansion to do business! "

"Please rest assured Guo Changshi, we will never harm the people of Beiping Mansion."

A group of merchants responded again and again.

……

This time.

With regard to the matter of good rice, Prince Yan's Mansion has made a lot of money.

In the granary of King Yan's Mansion, nearly 20 shi of new grain was directly added.

As for the people below who grow good rice, they also made a lot of money.

At least, they worked hard for a year, and the food they grew was equivalent to six or seven years of planting.

In addition, the peppers in their home also began to mature, turn red, and dry-stir.

After a wave of acquisitions by the caravans under King Yan's Mansion, these common people finally got richer.

Correspondingly, the most intuitive feeling of Zhu Di, Guo An and others is that there are a lot more married people in Wanping County and Daxing County.

The meat on the farm was suddenly not enough for the common people to buy.

Some cloths are also selling fast.

Even, even the farm tools in some iron and steel farm tool shops under Yanwang Mansion suddenly sold faster...

"In a few years, our Beiping Mansion will be truly prosperous!"

Looking at the memorials sent by the scribes and managers of various shops below, Zhu Di was overjoyed, but also somewhat looking forward to it.

"It will definitely be great."

Guo An is also full of joy.

The prosperity of Beiping Mansion was created by him himself.

Zhu Di stared at Guo An suddenly, and said, "Guo Qing, just a good rice and a pepper can make the people of Wanping County and Daxing County rich.

I don't know if Guo Qing has any other good plants. If the common people are allowed to plant some more, wouldn't everyone of them become rich? "

Guo An sighed softly, a trace of helplessness flashed in his eyes.

"Your Highness, I also want to find more plants, so that the common people can plant them to make money. However, there are only so many plants in my Ming Dynasty, and I am also a clever woman who can't cook without rice!"

"We remember that when Guo Qing asked Shen Zhuang to look for peppers, he also drew several plants at the same time...huh?"

Zhu Di looked suspicious.

"Guo Qing likes attacking those overseas vassal states so much. Could it be that he is looking for plants like peppers?"

"Your Highness is wise!"

Guo An nodded slightly, "In addition, I feel that overseas is hundreds of times larger than my Ming Dynasty, and there are countless gold, silver and jewelry overseas, or strange things like peppers."

Zhu Di suddenly asked: "Wa country too?"

"I don't know."

Guo An thought for a while, and then said: "However, the Wa Kingdom is a stubborn disease of my Ming Dynasty, and it must be cut off."

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and asked again: "Remember, Guo Qing asked Tao Yiping and Yang Ting to improve the general cannon. I wonder if there has been any progress?"

Guo An replied: "Please forgive me, Your Highness. I have not received the report, and I have not paid attention to the gunpowder workshop."

"That means there is no improvement."

Zhu Di said calmly, "Now that the autumn harvest is over, it's time to start preparing for the attack on the Japanese kingdom."

"What does His Highness mean?"

Guo An asked.

Zhu Di said: "We are going to send an order to let Goryeo call up [-] soldiers and start practicing martial arts with my Yanshan Guard."

"Your Highness is wise!"

Zhu Di asked again: "Does Guo Qing have any suggestions?"

Guo An thought for a while, and then said: "Your Highness, I feel that Zhu Neng, Qiu Song, Chen Xi, and Li Jun have been studying in the martial arts hall of my Yan Palace for so long, so we should let them go to the battlefield." , learn on the ground.”

"Let them go to the battlefield?"

Hearing this, Zhu Di frowned slightly.

"However, the veterans such as Zhu Liang and Qiu Fu have not retired yet."

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, it is because these veterans have not retired that I suggest that these little bastards go to the battlefield for an internship."

"Ok?"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An with some doubts.

Don't look at the veterans like Zhu Liang and Qiu Fu, who desperately want to fight.

That's because they want to make contributions and want to seal their wives and children.

However, these veterans are definitely unwilling to let their sons go to fight before they retire.

Of course, Zhu Di would not be so unkind and let their father and son fight at the same time.

Guo An said: "Your Highness, if we go to the Japanese pirates, our army will not have many chances to charge forward.

Of course, the most important thing is that veterans like Zhu Liang and Tan Tong are already old, so if you let boys like Qiu Song, Chen Xi, and Li Jun go into battle, you can still follow them and learn how to lead troops to fight.

Otherwise, when these veterans retire, boys like Qiu Song, Chen Xi, Li Jun, and Zhu Neng can only grope while leading the troops, which is prone to major accidents.

Presumably, Zhu Liang, Qiu Fu, Tan Tong and other generals would also like to personally teach their eldest son on the battlefield before they retire.

Of course, if the boys Qiu Song, Chen Xi, Li Jun, and Zhu Neng go to the battlefield, they will also be soldiers of the Yan Palace, and His Highness needs to pay them. "

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Ma He, go and summon generals like Zhu Liang, Qiu Fu, and Tan Tong."

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Ma He responded and walked out quickly.

After a stick of incense.

Zhu Liang, Qiu Fu, Tan Tong and other military generals in Beiping Mansion gathered in the Cunxin Hall.

All of them looked at Zhu Di above with anticipation. They all thought that Zhu Di summoned so many generals because he had the intention of going on an expedition.

"Your Highness, who do you want me to fight?"

"Your Highness, I have been waiting for so long..."

Zhu Di coughed and said directly: "In winter, or in the spring of next year, we will lead troops to attack the Japanese country, and the Yanshan Guards will send up to five thousand troops.

Goryeo has at least [-] soldiers..."

"His Royal Highness, the last commander please order!"

"Your Highness, the last general is old, and he may not be able to go out with His Highness in a few years. Therefore, this time, I would like to ask His Highness to allow the last general to accompany His Highness and charge for His Highness..."

"Hey, since you are old, don't fight with us!"

"You fart, no matter how old we are, we can beat you..."

The faces of all the generals were immediately arguing, especially Zhu Liang, who first followed Zhu Yuanzhang to fight across the river, fought all the way to the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and then followed Zhu Di to Beiping.

He is the oldest, and he has not been able to fight for a few years. He just wants to take advantage of his strength so that he can go to battle and kill the enemy. He naturally wants to make more contributions, even if he is promoted to a higher level. In the future, his kid will inherit him. When you are an official, you can be higher.

"Okay, okay!"

There was a lot of commotion, and Zhu Di's face suddenly sank.

Zhu Liang, Qiu Fu and others also quickly quieted down.

Zhu Di said softly: "This time, we asked you to come here because we have something to discuss with you. This matter is entirely voluntary. We are not unreasonable people, and we will never force..."

After speaking, Zhu Di repeated what Guo An said just now.

However, in order to avoid these generals feeling resentful towards Guo An, Zhu Di did not tell that this matter was thought up by Guo An.

"Report to Your Highness, the final general is willing!"

"Your Highness, my minister also wishes, those little brats have studied in the martial arts hall for a few years, and now they all start to be defiant, and sometimes even dare to question the general and others.

If they wait until they inherit the official positions of the last general and others, wouldn't there be a big mess?
Coincidentally, while there is still a battle to be fought in my Prince Yan's Mansion, the last general and others will take them there, so that these little bastards can see what the battlefield looks like! "

"Yeah, look at these little brats, do you dare to talk about the general and others all day long?"

"..."

"Very good!"

After Zhu Di was surprised for a moment, he nodded in satisfaction.

"What kind of armor and weapons do they want, they can hand them over to the iron smelter, and make a pair as soon as possible.

However, this attack on the Wa country is only for training soldiers, and will not fight..."

"Thank you, Your Highness, I will understand in the end!"

Zhu Liang, Tan Tong and others were overjoyed again, and they responded again and again.

"In addition, this matter must be kept strictly confidential!"

"Yes, Your Highness..."

Immediately, a group of generals quickly retreated.

Zhu Di thought for a while, and then said to Guo An again: "Guo Qing, we plan to take advantage of the winter, when the Mongols can't invade our Ming Dynasty, and lead troops to attack the Japanese country!"

Guo An replied: "I will order all the shops below to weave more gloves!"

"In addition, the Goryeo soldiers need to charge forward, so they have to be prepared."

Zhu Di nodded very satisfied, he likes Guo An the most.

Never opposed him to fight, only to perfect any of his needs as much as possible.

"In addition, prepare more grenades, incendiary bombs, and general cannons. Maybe I, Yanshan Guard, can really capture the Japanese country!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Also, call some more scribes, this time we will attack Wa Kingdom with..."

"Yes, Your Highness..."

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(End of this chapter)