"So, then Shen Zhuang started the idea of selling vegetables in the greenhouse?"

Guo An was a little angry.

"Who doesn't like winter vegetables?" Zhu Di said.

This night, he also figured it out, and even felt a little annoyed, the price of vegetables was definitely low, and it should be two taels of silver per catty.

"Your Highness, something is wrong."

At this time, Zhu Liang hurriedly ran in from outside.

"What?"

"Your Highness, the gentry and merchants in Changping, Liangxiang, Shunyi, Miyun, Huairou and other counties, as well as Tongzhou, Jizhou, Zhuozhou and other prefectures and counties, don't know how to hear about the vegetables on the farm.

Now, more than 300 people have come to buy vegetables outside the farm, and the number is still increasing! ”

Zhu Liang hurriedly said.

"Where did we get so many rich people from Beiping Mansion?" Zhu Di's eyes widened directly, and he was still a little angry.

"The last general doesn't know ......"

"That's when they're all in hiding!"

Guo Anxin secretly scolded himself, and he was still a little refreshed about Zhu Di's mood.

Then he remembered something, and hurriedly asked, "Is there only two hundred soldiers guarding the farm now?" Did the Yanshan Sanwei send any more troops to guard the farm? ”

Zhu Di also hurriedly looked at Zhu Liang.

Zhu Liang replied: "Your Highness Qiqi, Guo Changshi, and the Tang Commander found out that something was wrong, so he hurriedly sent two more hundred generals to the farm.

It's just that those stewards who come to the farm will each carry more than a dozen young and strong nursing homes.

There are more than 300 of them, and at least 3,000 people have occupied all the vacant land outside the farm. ”

"The most important thing is that each of these people has to buy more than 20 catties of vegetables, or even more.

In the greenhouse, there are not so many vegetables at all, even if the ten acres of vegetables left yesterday are sold, it is not enough. ”

"Can't pick it!"

Guo An hurriedly looked at Zhu Di, "Your Highness, Weichen went to great lengths to build such a large greenhouse just so that he could eat vegetables in winter.

Nowadays, there are so many profitable shops in the house, and they are not short of ten acres of vegetables.

Your Highness, those ten acres of vegetables must not be sold to those gentry and merchants! ”

Zhu Di waved his hand impatiently, "Do you think we are the short-sighted people?" ”

Guo An breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhu Di thought for a moment, and then said to Zhu Liang: "Those ten acres of vegetables are the vegetable garden in the house, and they are absolutely not allowed to be sold to the outside world."

As for the remaining vegetable fields, they cannot be allowed to be bought by those merchants and gentry at will.

Each family can buy up to 10 catties of vegetables at a time, and the next purchase must be five days later. ”

"So, enough vegetables in the greenhouse?"

"This ......"

Zhu Liang stared and tried to think for a moment, and replied with a face full of shame: "Please also ask Your Highness for forgiveness, the last general can't think about it." ”

Zhu Di said: "Then go back to the farm and do a good calculation, if ten catties per family is not enough, then five catties per family." ”

"The last general obeys!"

Zhu Liang bowed to Zhu Di, then retreated and rushed to the farm.

In the main hall, Zhu Di was full of indignation.

"Fuck it, none of these bastards are inconspicuous on weekdays, and the family is poorer than the other, but now, because of these vegetables, the family is richer than the other......"

Guo An sat on the side, smiling slightly, but didn't say much.

These things are not something he can solve now.

Moreover, his old Guo family seems to be also a gentry class.

However, the sale of a vegetable did make the rich merchants and gentry of the entire Beiping Mansion, and even the officials, report it one by one under Zhu Di's nose.

Guo An's eyelids also jumped.

Even in Wanping County, there were several gentry and wealthy merchants that he had never heard of.

……

After returning home, before Guo An had drunk a cup of hot tea, Er Niu walked in and reported to Guo Anyu: "Young master, there are two people looking for you outside the house." ”

"Nope!"

Guo An directly and decisively refused.

It's just that this time Erniu didn't leave as before, but smiled, leaned his head in front of Guo Anman, and took out a shiny silver ingot from his arms, and said in a low voice.

"Young master, this time these two people outside the door are very generous, let the villain come in and report once, and give the villain ten taels of silver."

Guo An glanced up at Guo Erniu, took the ten taels of silver, and was not annoyed, but just sneered: "Shoot so generously, whose family are they?" ”

"Young master, the little man in the lead seems to say that his name is Shen Zhuang!" Guo Erniu looked at the ten taels of silver very greedily, and said slowly.

"Shen Zhuang?"

Guo An's tone was stunned, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he threw the ten taels of silver in his hand to Guo Erniu.

"Invite that Shen Zhuang in, we want to see how arrogant the rich family of Daming is."

"Yes, young master."

Guo Erniu didn't care who Shen Zhuang was, he put the silver in his arms, and walked out with a happy face.

Soon, Guo Erniu led a young man who was slightly older than Guo An and walked in.

Behind the young man, there was also a sturdy guard.

If you fight, your own two cows seem to be pressed to the ground and rubbed.

As soon as Shen Zhuang entered the door, he recognized Guo An, who was sitting on a chair casually in front of him, and was still looking at him, no, Guo An, who was guarding Shen Wu beside him.

Slightly surprised in his heart, Shen Zhuang hurriedly bowed respectfully with a face.

"Xiaomin Shen Zhuang has seen Guo Changshi."

At this moment, Guo An came back to his senses, looked at Shen Zhuang and asked lightly.

"Shen Zhuang, who are you, what is the matter with coming to find this official?"

Shen Zhuang was stunned, he didn't believe that Guo An was a greedy person like him, and he hadn't heard his name Shen Zhuang.

However, this time he asked for someone, but he hurriedly replied: "Qi Guo Changshi, Xiaomin is a person from the Shen family of Zhouzhuang, and this time I came to find Guo Changshi, I have something important to ask Guo Changshi." ”

"Huh?"

Guo An's face was surprised, and after staring at Shen Zhuang tightly for a moment, he asked, "Are you the person from the Shen family, who is extremely rich in Suzhou?" ”

The corners of Shen Zhuang's mouth curled slightly, "What Guo Changshi said is right, Xiaomin is a member of the Shen family." ”

In the Ming Dynasty, the status of businessmen was low, and ordinary businessmen were like slaves in front of officials. But when it comes to the huge wealth of the Shen family, which rivals the country, it is the guest of honor of the feudal officials.

He believed that Guo An would be as enthusiastic about him as other officials.

As expected, Guo An's eyes lit up, and his attitude immediately improved a lot.

"Come on, please take a seat."

As he spoke, he instructed Guo Erniu on the side: "I didn't see your guest coming to the door, and quickly ordered the maid to serve tea." ”

"Yes, young master."

Guo Erniu responded and hurriedly retreated.

"Guo Changshi is too polite!"

Shen Zhuang smiled reservedly and sat on the chair below Guo An.

Soon, a maidservant brought hot tea.

Then, Guo An asked again: "How many shops does the Shen family have in Beiping Mansion?" How much money can I make every year? ”

"Guo Changshi ......"

Shen Zhuang was a little caught off guard and was stunned by Guo An's straightforward question.

"It's inconvenient to say it, forget it."

Guo An waved his hand indifferently, he was just curious, how powerful is this legendary family in Daming?

It's just a matter of whether we can work together.

"Guo Changshi misunderstood."

And at this time, Shen Zhuang hurriedly smiled and said: "Xiaomin is just a son of the Shen family's branch, and he just came to Beiping Mansion a year ago, and there are only twenty shops, most of which are engaged in grain and cotton business.

As for the money he made, it made Guo Changshi smile, and after more than a year, he only earned more than 20,000 taels. ”

"It's a little less."

Guo An nodded slightly.

“……”

Shen Zhuang was stunned, if he had just come in, he would still be a little sure that he could figure out Guo An's thoughts.

However, this would be completely confusing.

Does he earn less?

He Shen Zhuang was alone, just brought some silver taels and nearly a hundred cronies, and came to Beiping Mansion for more than a year, and opened such a big situation?

10,000 taels of silver is less?

Of course, if Guo An hadn't come out to stir up the situation, either to study textile machines, or to open a barbecue shop, or even in the name of Yanwangfu, he would have hired the entire Beiping Mansion to weave cotton cloth and woolen cloth, and he Shenzhuang would have earned more next year.

Similarly, Guo An inexplicably lost interest in Shen Zhuang, so he didn't bother to ink with Shen Zhuang.

"What the hell are you looking for? If you go around in circles with this official again, then this official will not be accompanied. Guo An looked directly at Shen Zhuang and asked.

A hint of joy flashed in Shen Zhuang's eyes, and he opened his mouth and said, "Guo Changshi ......"

It's just that he didn't continue, but looked at Guo Erniu on the side with an embarrassed face.

Seeing this, a trace of impatience flashed on Guo An's face, "If Shen Yuanwai feels inconvenient, then there is no need to say it." ”

"Guo Changshi is angry, angry!"

Shen Zhuang's face froze, he didn't expect this Guo Changshi's face to change, and he hurriedly smiled, "Xiaomin just say it, say it." ”

Immediately, under Guo An's indifferent gaze, he slowly spoke: "Xiaomin wants to cooperate with Guo Changshi. ”

"Cooperation?"

Guo An smiled slightly and asked, "What is the cooperation?" ”

"For example, the vegetables in the farm of His Royal Highness King Yan."

Shen Zhuang said, "As long as Guo Changshi can sell 500 catties of vegetables to Xiaomin every day, Xiaomin will receive 2 taels of silver per catty." ”

"The extra silver tael will be disposed of with the official." Guo An said.

Shen Zhuang's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly said, "Guo Changshi is really smart. ”

Guo quietly looked at Shen Zhuang for a long time, and then asked, "Why didn't the official directly sell it to those stewards on the farm for two taels of silver?" ”

Shen Zhuang's face froze, and he said, "In this way, the money sold will belong to His Royal Highness King Yan, and it has nothing to do with Guo Changshi." ”

Guo An picked up the teacup, took a sip slowly, and said calmly: "How do you know that the money from the sale of vegetables does not have a share of the official?" ”

Shen Zhuang's face was shocked, and he was a little incredulous, "How is this possible?" ”

"Besides, Shen Yuanwai is not afraid that Ying Tiancheng's knife will be cut down again?"

Guo An chuckled, "What else does Shen Yuanwai have planned?" ”

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said: "Since Guo Changshi is unwilling, I don't know if Guo Changshi can tell me the secret recipe for planting vegetables in winter, Xiaomin is willing to buy it for 50,000 taels of silver." ”

Guo An sighed helplessly and asked, "If Shen Yuanwai came to look for us, it was for this kind of trivial matter, then the official was really a little disappointed in the Shen family." ”

Shen Zhuang was ashamed and said: "It was the small people who insulted the name of the Shen family. ”

"It's really humiliating."

Guo An nodded solemnly, which made Shen Zhuang stunned again.

"We thought that Shen Yuan came to find the official because he wanted to cooperate with the Yan Wangfu through the official, but we didn't expect it...... Alas...... If Shen Yuanwai has nothing else to do, please go back. ”

Shen Zhuang's eyes widened directly, and he looked at Guo An with surprise on his face.

"What Guo Changshi means is that Xiaomin can cooperate with Yan Wangfu?"

……

(End of chapter)