Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 52 Zhu Di is Drunk Again!
"I can only give you [-]%!"

Zhu Di said in a low voice.

"what?"

The wine glass that Guo An just raised froze in mid-air, and he looked at Zhu Di in disbelief.

"Your Highness, at any rate, I have invested in 100 taels of silver and 200 taels of treasure banknotes. You even donated the secret recipe for barbecue that took many years to develop. Why did you give me a share?"

"Just [-]%!"

Zhu Di didn't allow Guo An to refuse at all, "Damn it, take the money that the king just rewarded you, and open a barbecue restaurant with the king in front of the king, only you, a thief, have the courage to do this.

If other officials dare to do this, this king must give him a severe lesson! "

"So, thank you, Your Highness!"

Hearing this, Guo An sighed helplessly and began to make appointments.

[-]% is fine!
Anyway, he got this [-]% for nothing.

The money was rewarded by Zhu Di in the afternoon, and the secret recipe was thought up by him in a month.

Most importantly, if he wants to open a barbecue shop, he won't worry about being bullied by the powerful forces, even if Lao Zhu cuts off his head, he can only rely on Zhu Laosi.

At most, he works harder and uses more tricks to make the barbecue shop more profitable. He can also distribute hundreds of taels of silver a month.

In the dynasty suppressed by Lao Zhu, he was still a small official in the country under Zhu Laosi, and Zhu Laosi could only be his only choice.

Regardless of whether he came here through time travel or not, he has to abide by the rules set by that old Zhu when he comes here, and make money carefully.

If you don't come to this dynasty in person, you can't imagine how treacherous those merchants are.As for Lao Zhu, how much he hated those merchants.

Especially those merchants at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, taking advantage of the privileges given to them by the upper-level dignitaries of the Yuan Dynasty, colluded with the local gentry, and they were all iron-clad.

All kinds of borrowing and exploitation, many people have been reduced to slaves, and even more families have been ruined.Even those low-level Mongols were exploited by merchants at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and lost their way of life, and they directly followed the rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty.

Just like Lao Zhu's family, almost all the young and old starved to death.

Today's merchants are still following the treacherous and bad habits of merchants in the late Yuan Dynasty decades ago, he dare not touch Lao Zhu's bad luck!
Under the oppression of Lao Zhu, officials want to open a shop with peace of mind, and it is really difficult to make some money...

Guo An was thinking helplessly while grilling meat skewers.

At the same time, he was drinking wine with Zhu Di.

As for Zhu Di, he didn't take time off either. Since ancient times, those disabled and retired veterans have always been the pain and regret of the generals leading the troops.

Even Zhu Di, who has only more than 1 Yanshan guards, is the same.

He is also the Prince of Daming who has been on many battlefields with King Kaiping and King Zhongshan!
Over the years, there are quite a few generals whose personal guards went home disabled in order to protect him!
Therefore, his concern for a better life after the Yanshan guards under his command returned home disabled far outweighed the more than 20 subordinates and eunuchs who had been copied by him in the palace.

"Guo An, how many shopkeepers does this king need to hire for his barbecue shop?"

"Your Highness, one!"

"How much do you need, buddy?"

"Your Highness, ten is enough!"

"Where's the cashier?"

"Your Highness, two account rooms are enough, but in order to make the account books simple and clear, the officials have to teach them to use Arabic numerals to keep accounts!"

"So, there are only thirteen?"

Zhu Di was dissatisfied.

"Your Highness, it's enough for ten guys to put in such a large barbecue shop!" Guo An, who had been concentrating on barbecue, didn't understand Zhu Di's meaning, and said casually.

Zhu Di said thoughtfully: "So, what if the barbecue shop is bigger?"

"Then we need more buddies!" Guo An replied casually.

"good!"

Zhu Di nodded in satisfaction.

Before Guo An could reply, Zhu Di suddenly slapped the table hard, "No, no, this is not enough..."

Guo An was startled, and quickly looked at Zhu Di, "Your Highness, what's not enough?"

"There are at least a hundred generals under my command to guard the disabled. It is enough to recruit a maximum of twenty guys in a barbecue shop, which is useless at all!"

Zhu Di stared at Guo An closely, "What tricks does this thief have? Or, this king just opened a few more barbecue shops?"

"Your Highness, don't worry!"

Guo An quickly stopped them, "If your Highness finds it difficult to accommodate hundreds of disabled veterans, you can garrison them!"

Zhu Di glared at Guo An, "If it's so easy to garrison the fields, why would I bother to let these disabled soldiers come out to open some kind of barbecue shop?"

Guo An nodded in agreement, "Your Highness is wise!"

"Damn it, you thief officer..."

Zhu Di looked anxious, he hated Guo An's flattery to him so carelessly.

Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, in fact, these disabled generals don't have to farm, they can start a farm!"

"farm?"

Zhu Di asked suspiciously.

Guo An explained slowly, "Your Highness, to open a barbecue shop, you need a lot of pig meat, beef, mutton, and various vegetables.

If His Highness gathers dozens, or even hundreds of disabled soldiers, they will build a hilltop and raise some hogs, sheep, cows, horses, chickens, ducks, and then more eggplants, lentils... vegetable.

The barbecue shop opened by His Highness can steadily purchase from the farms of these soldiers, and the meat from the farms of these veterans does not have to worry that no one will buy it and be exploited by those profiteers! "

"feasible?"

Zhu Di, who had never heard of these things, still had some doubts about the farm Guo An mentioned.

"Absolutely doable!"

Guo An nodded affirmatively, "Now that the country is peaceful and the people are peaceful, the lives of the people will become more and more prosperous. Naturally, the people's requirements for food are also getting higher and higher.

In the future, there will be more and more people in Beiping Prefecture who can afford meat and barbecue.

The only concern of the lower officials is whether the emperor will be dissatisfied if the matter of using disabled soldiers to build the farm is known to the emperor.

Furthermore, if you want to build a farm, you need a large area of ​​land and forests. I wonder if His Highness has enough forest land?
Finally, is His Highness enough money? "

This time, Zhu Di did not scold Guo An angrily, but thought very seriously for a while.

Immediately, he looked determined.

"As long as the disabled soldiers under my king can live a good life, money and farms are not a problem.

As for the father, the father is also the emperor who leads troops to fight the world, and he cares more about these disabled soldiers than this king, so you don't have to worry about it! "

"In this way, the lower official can rest assured! If the farm is well managed, the Yanshan guards under His Royal Highness will also be able to eat meat often!"

Guo An raised his glass.

"Your Majesty, please give me a cup!"

"Drink wins!"

"This king wants to enclose three hills, over a thousand acres of land, call two hundred disabled soldiers to run farms, and raise one thousand hogs and one thousand sheep..."

"Your Highness is wise, in this way, dozens of pigs and fat sheep can be slaughtered every day to supply the barbecue shop and His Highness's Yanshan guards for food!

Even, after a few years, the farm can be expanded to raise tens of thousands of hogs, tens of thousands of sheep, chickens, and cattle...

Sell ​​these pigs, chickens, and chickens to Yingtian City, so that the emperor can have a taste too! "

"Fuck it, it's you, a thief officer, who is brave enough...Yin Sheng..."

"Let father and emperor know that I, Zhu Di, can lead troops to fight when I mount a horse, and govern the country and the people when I dismount..."

"..."

That night, Zhu Di was drunk again.

Even when he was back in the palace, he was still talking about the farm and the barbecue shop.

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(End of this chapter)