Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

"Ok?"

Guo An, Zhu Di, and Zhu Gaochi all looked at Xu Huizu in surprise.

Guo An said sincerely: "Wei Guogong does not need to be so polite. One hundred carriages do not need to be advertised in the Di Di newspaper. They can be sold out in less than a few months!"

Xu Huizu took a deep breath and said, "I like this kind of carriage and will definitely buy it. I hope Marquis Dinghai will not stop him!"

"Wei Guogong has wronged me. I am happy to have someone buy the carriage. How could I... I am just worried that Wei Guogong decided to buy it on a whim..."

As he said that, seeing Xu Huizu's unkind eyes, Guo An nodded quickly.

"Please rest assured, Mr. Wei, I will definitely send one of the next batch of carriages made of steel plates to Mr. Wei!"

Xu Huizu felt relieved, "Thank you so much, Marquis Dinghai!"

Guo An said again: "Eight hundred taels of treasure, please also invite Duke Wei..."

Xu Huizu couldn't help but get angry, "Don't worry, Marquis Dinghai, our Duke of Wei's palace is still short of the eight hundred taels of treasure!"

"That's good!"

Guo An breathed a sigh of relief, but Xu Huizu became angry again!
  How does this look like a dignified Ming Dynasty prince?
  Just for a little treasure... But if he had such a comfortable carriage, he wouldn't have to ride a horse when he went to court in the winter!

On the side, Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi both glanced at Xu Huizu, with a strange look in their eyes.

No reminder.

However, Xu Huizu did not notice it.

At this moment, Xu Huizu's eyes were all about that carriage.

After returning to his residence, Xu Huizu directly sent someone to deliver eight hundred taels of treasure notes to Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop.

"Already delivered?"

Upon hearing the steward's report, Guo An, who had just returned to his residence, was stunned for a moment, then nodded slowly.

"Just accept it. In addition, we will engrave the marks of Wei Guogong's Mansion and Jiangjunshan Carriage Workshop on the carriage tires and handlebars. The steel plates inside the carriage must also be engraved!"

"Master Hou, the steel plate also needs to be engraved?"

The steward was taken aback.

"Ok!"

Guo An nodded and said: "In the future, every vehicle sold must be engraved! Moreover, carriages made of steel plates can only be pre-ordered. Pay in advance, engrave the handwriting, and then manufacture!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

……

Two days later.

Guo Bingshan, Guo Pinglin and Guo Shi came to visit Guo An.

"I have seen Hou Ye!"

"Seventh brother, tenth brother, Guo Shi, there is no need to be so polite, please take a seat quickly!"

"Thank you Hou Ye!"

Guo Bingshan, Guo Pinglin and Guo Shi thanked each other and then slowly sat down.

In the past, when Guo An was the chief historian of Prince Yan's palace, they were already very cautious.

Now, facing Guo An, they felt even more pressure, preventing them from making any unnecessary moves.

The purpose of coming to Dinghaihou Mansion was completely forgotten.

After a long while, Guo An couldn't help but smile helplessly and asked slowly: "Seventh brother, tenth brother, and Guo Shi are all family members, so there is no need to be so reserved!

Today, you came to the house, but what happened? "

Guo Bingshan, Guo Pinglin and Guo Shi looked at each other, and then said quickly: "Reporting to Lord Marquis, I am here for the road construction team!"

"Road construction team..."

Guo An understood immediately and chuckled: "But His Majesty sent someone to look for you?"

"Exactly!" Guo Bingshan said again: "However, it is not His Majesty, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince who sent someone to tell us that we should form a road construction team with three of us!"

As he said that, Guo Bingshan couldn't help but look worried, "Master Hou, we have always been engaged in the work of building houses and courtyards, and we have never done much work of laying cement roads!

Now, His Royal Highness the Prince suddenly asked me to wait for the formation of a road construction team, right..."

"Don't worry!"

Guo An smiled lightly, "His Majesty wants to build a cement straight road, so I recommended you to His Majesty and asked His Majesty the Crown Prince to take charge of this matter together with me!"

"Even if we need to form a road construction team, the housing construction team is still under your control... It's just that you need to separate one or two people to form a construction road team... Well, actually, the road construction team is similar to the housing construction team, except But one is building houses and the other is laying concrete roads..."

"You are all great craftsmen, you have read the books of sages, and you know the way to be an official.

You can contribute more to the construction of Ming Dynasty, and you can show your face in front of His Highness the Crown Prince more often, so that His Highness the Crown Prince knows your abilities!
  In the future, I can always work part-time as an official. However, we must also guard against impatience and arrogance..."

"Please rest assured, Mr. Hou, we will definitely live up to Mr. Hou's expectations!"

Guo Bingshan, Guo Pinglin, and Guo Shi suddenly expressed gratitude.

"It's good for you to know what you're doing!"

Guo An smiled faintly and continued: "There are too many relatives from the Guo family, Liu family, and those relatives. Although I try my best to arrange official positions for capable children in the family, I am not the only marquis in Ming Dynasty. , there are countless honorable officials, and the most they can do is protect you and prevent outsiders from bullying your family as long as you don’t cause trouble, but if you want a good future, you have to work hard on your own!”

"The Marquis has made too many arrangements for his nephews and nephews!"

Guo Bingshan said quickly.

Guo Pinglin also said, "What the seventh brother said is absolutely true. Mr. Hou has helped too much. The elders in the family are thinking about Mr. Hou every day!"

Guo Shi also nodded repeatedly.

None of them meant any flattery in this matter.

In our Guojia Village, having a young man like Guo An come out is a blessing that the people of Guojia Village will never be able to achieve in their lifetimes.

When he was still the head of the Yan Palace, dozens of unconnected children of the Guo family were allowed to enter the Yan Palace and became officials and then officials.

just now.

As His Highness King Yan came to the throne, all the children of the Guo family who entered the Yan Palace as officials became ministers of Conglong and were His Majesty's confidants.

Although he went to the Goryeo Kingdom, there was still a chance he could be transferred back to the Ming Dynasty.

Moreover, all the children in Guojia Village have also become rich.

What is the purpose of studying and becoming an official?
  Isn’t it all about status, power and family wealth?
  Now, in the entire northern Ming Dynasty, no official dares to provoke the people of Guojiacun without any reason!

Compared with the dignitaries in the entire Ming Dynasty, no dignitary can do what Guo An can do to take care of his family members!
  Hearing this, Guo An also nodded slightly.

In fact, he can also arrange positions for the Guo family members, and even the chickens, ducks and pigs of the Guo family can be given official and part-time positions.

However, friendship and enmity are pitted against each other!

Moreover, only by gaining power and wealth through one's own efforts can one feel a sense of accomplishment.

Then, Guo An once again gave instructions to Guo Bingshan, Guo Pinglin and Guo Shi, and the three of them hurriedly said goodbye and left.

It's not that Guo An doesn't leave the three of them to eat at his house, but that Guo Bingshan, Guo Pinglin and Guo Shi are not used to it!

……

And on the other side.

Zhu Di also discussed with the cabinet ministers the construction of a cement straight road!
  At the beginning, both Nie Zishi and Zhu Fu were somewhat opposed.

It's a straight road. It's a straight road that's thousands of miles long. How much money and material resources it will cost!

However, it turns out that the internal funds are used to pay, and then special laborers are hired and wages are paid.

Nie Zishi, Zhu Fu and others nodded repeatedly.

Although this matter may make some gentry complain, the benefits of the cement straight road to the Ming Dynasty can win the support of more than half of the courtiers in the court.

However, it was Dinghaihou Guo An and a group of Guo family's children who were responsible for the cement straight road!
  Although His Highness the Crown Prince is watching, Marquis Dinghai and those people from Guo An are colluding, yet His Highness still trusts Marquis Dinghai so much!
  No!

... (end of this chapter)