Chapter 150: Plenty of money
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After hearing the news from the officials below, Li Shihou, Bi Wenxi and the others were all shocked and stared at the official tightly.
"Are you sure you heard it right, His Royal Highness King Yan is really willing to sell the secret technique of transparent glass and cement, especially the secret technique of growing vegetables in the cold winter?"
"Bi Shaoqing, this matter is true, and now the entire Beiping Mansion has spread!" The official hurriedly said.
"How is this possible?"
Bi Wenxi muttered to himself, and stood up directly.
"Come on, hurry up and prepare the car, this official is going to meet His Royal Highness King Yan!"
"Yes, yes, I must go and meet His Royal Highness King Yan!"
Li Shihou also roared urgently.
It's just that when the two of them came to the door of Yanwang's mansion, they were directly dumbfounded.
In front of the entire Yanwang Mansion, there were full of carriages.
"Where did all these wagons come from?"
"Hurry forward and clear a way for this official!"
Bi Wenxi shouted to the guards left and right of the carriage.
"Whoa!"
One of the guards gave up his hand to receive the order, and he stepped forward and shouted, asking the carriages to go to both sides.
"What are you urging, your lord is a Ming official, but my lord is not?"
"Exactly, it's also the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, it's just five grades, our family is a grandfather!"
"What do you see, our lord is a marquis!"
"Tsk, you are really not long-sighted, although our master is not an official, but our young master is a political envoy......"
"Hmph, the second master of our house is ......"
After a lap, the hundred households returned to the carriage with an embarrassed face.
"Please forgive Shaoqing......"
"Okay, the official has heard it too."
Those coachmen scolded hundreds of households loudly, and Bi Wenxi also heard them in the carriage.
With a helpless sigh, he stepped out of the carriage.
Behind him, Li Shihou didn't dare to say more.
Squeezed through the long carriage procession, walked to the door of King Yan's mansion, and handed over the prayer post.
Soon, two chamberlains came out, and walked in with Bi Wenxi and Li Shihou.
At this time, the carrier hall was already full of people.
Feng Sheng, Fu Youde, Lan Yu and other military generals, the political envoys, the inspection envoys, the officials in the Beiping Mansion, and the major gentry and businessmen in the Beiping Mansion.
Each of them had a piece of paper in their hands and three contracts, and looked at it intently.
As for some people, they are dissatisfied with the price above, or the content of the contract, and want to argue.
It's a pity that the palace attendants on his side, or the scribes of the Changshi Division, all replied with smiles on their faces, and this price and contract were all set by His Royal Highness King Yan, and there was no possibility of changing.
Bi Wenxi, Li Shihou and the others, who came in from outside, just glanced at the people in the main hall, and hurriedly followed the attendant who led them in, walked to the empty table on the side, and invited them to take a seat.
At the same time, an attendant came over with two contracts.
"If Bi Shaoqing wants to buy the secret recipe of transparent glass and cement, as well as the secret technique of planting vegetables in the cold winter, he can sign this contract directly, and then bring the money, and you can get the secret recipe!"
Bi Wenxi nodded slightly, and then looked at it.
The more I looked, the more surprised I became.
As for Li Shihou on the side, his face became more and more gloomy.
"Why is His Royal Highness King Yan so restrictive, not allowing people who buy the secret recipe to disclose the secret recipe to the outside world?"
The waiter smiled slowly, very straightforwardly, "Because this secret recipe was developed by my Yan Wangfu at a great cost, it could have earned millions of taels of silver."
However, His Royal Highness King Yan feels that it is a bit boring to make money alone, and it is better to make money together with everyone.
This is only then that he is ready to sell the secret technique to the outside world, but if someone else spends such a little money to buy the secret technique and sell it to the outside world, then the Yan Wangfu will not become a big wrongdoer, and His Royal Highness will naturally not want to ......"
Bi Wenxi nodded slightly, if this matter was put on him, he might do more than King Yan.
However, for Li Shihou, his face was full of despair.
Because, he found that he could not afford even the least expensive secret recipe for growing vegetables in winter.
Moreover, the ally next to him will no longer support him.
"Bi Shaoqing ......"
"Envoy Li, look at the contract, look at the contract ......"
“……”
Within a day, more than 20 contracts were signed.
However, the most important thing is the secret technique of growing vegetables in winter.
There are also two companies that have signed the secret recipe of transparent glass, but the price is 100,000 taels of silver.
As for the secret ingredient of cement, no one bought it.
"Four hundred and twenty thousand taels of silver, Guo Qing is really the god of wealth in our Yan Palace!"
Zhu Di's face was full of joy.
"Wei Chen just came up with an idea, and this matter can be done thanks to the credit of His Highness." Guo An looked modest.
"Okay, okay, Guo Qing doesn't have to be so humble."
Zhu Di waved his hand, "When those people send the silver to the Yanwang Mansion, we will send that component to Guo Qing." ”
On the side, Zhu Fu's eyes suddenly turned red.
42,000 taels of silver, with him, the head of the Yan Wang's Mansion, he can't earn it for a hundred years.
Guo An was also surprised, "Thank you, Your Highness!" ”
Then, he said again: "Your Highness, Weichen deserves to take such silver. I also ask His Highness for permission, and Weichen will take out half of the silver and hand it to His Highness, who will reward those craftsmen, as well as the officials and guards of Yanwangfu who have contributed to this matter. ”
Zhu Di took a deep look at Guo An, "20,000 taels of silver, Guo Qing is willing to do it?" ”
Guo An said: "Your Highness, if it weren't for the assistance of those craftsmen, officials, and guards, Weichen alone would not have been able to develop glass, let alone build a glass greenhouse, and there would be no so-called winter vegetable planting technology......
Even if it is developed, it can't be kept.
Therefore, this money is also due to the craftsmen, officials, and guards. ”
Saying that, Guo An said again: "The most important thing is that Weichen knows that nowadays, there are still many guards and craftsmen whose homes are very poor, and it is a problem to have enough food......
Looking at the gushing Guo An, Zhu Di's eyes seemed to flash with a hint of relief, but soon it flashed, Zhu Fu blinked his eyes, and was a little puzzled, could it be that he was wrong.
Guo An dared to use his own money to reward the vassals, guards and craftsmen of the Yan Palace, it was really bold, the Yan King should want to get rid of him, how could he still appreciate it?
However, if His Royal Highness King Yan was furious, wouldn't he stand up and plead for Guo Thief?
When Guo An said, Zhu Di finally spoke, "Guo Qing doesn't bother with this matter, we will reward ourselves."
In the past, it was a little difficult for our Yanwang Mansion to just raise the three guards of Yanshan, so naturally there was less money for those craftsmen and guards.
In this way, in this year's time, Guo Qing earned nearly one million taels of silver for the Ziyan Palace, and this time we will take out one percent of the silver and reward it to all the officials, guards and craftsmen. ”
Zhu Fu's face was full of joy, "Thank you, Your Royal Highness King Yan!" ”
Guo An was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly praised, "Your Highness is so generous, those craftsmen, guards and officials must be overjoyed when they learn about it, and they will be loyal to His Highness." ”
Zhu Di: "We have never been the stingy people!" ”
"Yes, yes, it's Weichen who is narrow-minded......"
……
Inside a station, somewhere in a house.
Li Shihou looked at Bi Wenxi with a flattering expression, "Xiaguan begged Bi Shaoqing to give the secret recipe for planting vegetables in the cold winter that he bought to Xiaguan, and Xiaguan will never reveal the slightest thing to outsiders."
Moreover, when I, Gaoli, come to the Ming Dynasty to pay tribute again, I will privately give Bi Shaoqing a hundred taels of gold and ten beautiful prostitutes! ”
Bi Wenxi looked at Li Shihou with a strange expression, "Master Li, do you know what it is to deceive a Prince of the Ming Dynasty?" ”
Li Shihou was stunned.
Bi Wenxi said leisurely: "Although it is not a crime of defrauding the king, it will also be raided and exterminated, and the whole family will be harmed......"
"This official is not like Lord Li, as a foreign minister of Fanbang, if he is questioned by King Yan or His Majesty today, it is a big deal to hand over the head to atone, and the family can still live.
However, once the matter is revealed, the official family will not be able to survive......"
Li Shihou reacted, his eyes widened suddenly, and he looked angry, "Bi Shaoqing is going to be untrustworthy, cross the river and tear down the bridge, and tear up the covenant!" ”
Bi Wenxi looked at Li Shihou calmly, "Chief Envoy Li said cautiously, this official has never had any covenant with Chief Envoy Li!" ”
Li Shihou said: "However, when the lower official came to Beiping Mansion, he made an appointment with Bi Shaoqing......"
Bi Wenxi interrupted directly, with a straight face, "Don't slander this official like this, this official is the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, and he came here to accompany Master Li to follow the order."
If Envoy Li dares to slander and slander this official again, this official will definitely write to His Majesty and exile Envoy Lee......"
"You ......"
Li Shihou's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief, who is the capricious and untrustworthy villain?
It's just that Bi Wenxi insisted that he was simply here to accompany the Goryeo envoys, and Li Shihou really didn't have the slightest way.
Moreover, he was really afraid that His Majesty the Ming Dynasty would exile him to Qiongzhou, which was thousands of miles away......
A few years ago, the seniors who were released back to their Goryeo had already explained to them how terrible it was to be exiled to Yunnan or Qiongzhou.
……
And with the sale of glass, cement, and even the secret technique of planting vegetables in the cold winter, it quickly spread throughout the entire Ming Dynasty.
Daming shook.
For a time, all the powerful merchants, as well as countless gentry, and even some of the princes and nobles in the Beijing Division, such as the Hou Ye, also sent people to Beiping.
Every day, Zhu Di has to sign several contracts.
This time, Zhu Di made a lot of money directly!
As for the Goryeo envoy Li Shihou, he was in Beiping Mansion and never left.
Bi Wenxi is also happy to stay in Beiping Mansion and avoid idleness.
When there were fewer visitors to the house, Zhu Di finally had time to pay attention to Li Shihou's whereabouts, and he was suddenly a little annoyed.
"The Goryeo envoys are becoming more and more presumptuous, and now they don't even let go of those Beiping Mansion gentry."
On the side, Guo An said quietly, "Your Highness wants to drive this person away?" ”
"Huh?"
Zhu Di's eyes narrowed slightly, "What bad water is coming out of Guo Qing's belly?" ”
Guo An: "......"
Zhu Fu stood on one side, his eyes full of smiles.
Since a few days ago, Zhu Di took out 100,000 taels of silver and issued the rewards to the officials, craftsmen, and guards of the Yanwang Mansion, and the officials of the entire Yanwang Mansion no longer secretly shouted Guo Thief.
Even Zhu Fu was rewarded with a thousand taels.
Although it was not as good as Guo An's 100,000 taels of silver, it was enough to make Zhu Fu very happy.
Zhu Di urged: "If you have any ideas, just say it, this king will not lose your money!" ”
Guo An's face was full of grievances, "How can His Highness treat Weichen like this, how can Weichen be the kind of person who is greedy for money!" ”
Zhu Di looked at Guo An quietly.
Guo An coughed twice, with a straight expression, "Born in the world, and after getting enough money, the eldest husband should make contributions and expand the territory for the Ming Dynasty......"
"Expanding the territory?"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "What does Guo Qing mean?" ”
Guo An said: "Wechen thinks that now he can sell the technology of planting vegetables in the cold winter to the Goryeo envoys. ”
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(End of chapter)