"But found the carrot?"

Guo An hurriedly asked.

Xu Yun said: "Back to Guo Changshi, the stewards sent by the lower officials don't know the candy...... Carrot.

But the stewards below were afraid that they would miss the carrots in Changshi's mouth, so they simply brought back all the things that grew in the soil they encountered, which were touched with radishes, or that looked like radishes.

There are a lot of them, and they still need to be identified in a long history! ”

"Let's go!"

Guo An got up directly and walked out.

Behind him, Xu Yun hurriedly followed.

"Guo Changshi, please ...... here"

In a courtyard outside the Yanwang Palace, more than a dozen stewards were standing in front of a basket of various plants and vegetables, waiting with anticipation on their faces.

Seeing Guo An come in, the stewards hurriedly saluted.

"See Guo Changshi, villain!"

"Rise up, everybody."

Guo An bowed slightly, and looked directly at the pile of vegetables under the feet of the crowd, all of which were vegetables and plants buried in the soil.

He even saw white radishes and carrots.

After that, it is a purple-red radish-like plant with a rhizome the size of a child's fist, and the leaves are somewhat similar to the leaves of white radish.

Guo An's face was happy, he directly picked one up, pulled off the dry soil on it with his hand, wiped it on his clothes twice, and put it directly in his mouth and bit it hard.

Sweet, really sweet!

Guo An's eyes lit up, and he handed the half he bit directly to Xu Yun behind him, "You taste it, is this thing so juicy and sweet?" ”

Since coming to Daming, Guo An has not eaten sugar for a long time.

Therefore, he is afraid that his sense of taste will be problematic, and he will feel very sweet when he eats something even slightly sweet.

And Xu Yun looked at the carrot in his hand that was forcibly stuffed, and he could see a few obvious tooth marks on it, and his face couldn't help but stiffen.

However, feeling Guo Changshi's scorching gaze, Xu Yun was ruthless in his heart, closed his eyes, and directly bit down.

"Alas, you ......"

Seeing this, Guo An couldn't help but look disgusted, "Why did you bite the place where we bitten?" There are so many places around......"

Xu Yun: "......"

"Alright, alright, bite it."

Guo An said helplessly, and then asked, "How, is it sweet or not?" ”

Hearing this, Xu Yun finally remembered what he was doing, chewed a few times, and the corners of his mouth opened directly, his face full of surprise.

"Long history, this thing is very sweet."

"Very good."

Guo An's face was overjoyed, "You and others have given us orders, and the caravan stewards who are buying wool everywhere will bring us this thing, no matter how much it is, they will buy it for us." ”

"Yes, Guo Changshi."

The stewards answered, and they all walked briskly.

Xu Yun still asked with some hesitation: "Changshi, can this thing really make sugar?" ”

"Whether it can be done or not, you will know until you try."

Guo An glanced at it and said, "In a while, bring us ten carrots, and we'll take them back." ”

"Yes, Guo Changshi!"

……

Now, the Gongzheng Office of the Yanwang Mansion has developed into a behemoth.

I don't know how many people and caravans are leaning on the Yanwang Mansion to eat.

Therefore, as Guo An's order was passed down, at least hundreds of caravans began to move.

And now, Zhu Di doesn't look for Guo An much, as if he takes his eldest son all day long, listens to Luo Jishan tell historical stories, or reads the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

However, for some of the requests that Guo An occasionally handed over, Zhu Di readily agreed.

At the same time, Guo An was also completely busy.

The farm was to be expanded, the glass greenhouse to be built, the circle of markets and houses around the academy to be completed, and began to be rented, or the Yanwang Mansion was sent to take charge of it, as well as the cement workshop, the glass workshop, and the gunpowder workshop......

For a month, Guo An didn't have a good rest.

Finally, with the heavy snow falling in Beiping Mansion, Guo An can also take a breath.

The College Library Pavilion, 6 floors.

Guo An and Jin Zhong stood side by side, and the snow outside the building was scattered, and the white expanse was expansive, which made people feel refreshed.

However, at this moment, the two of them were not looking at the snowy sky, but at the rows of shops at the gate of the academy, as well as the surrounding rows of houses.

Guo An's face was happy, while Jin Zhong was full of worry.

"Guo Changshi, in the past few months, the villain has built a total of 300 houses around here.

However, even though half a month has passed, no one has bought it. ”

"None of them asked?" Guo An asked.

"Back to Changshi, there were so many people who came to ask, but as soon as they heard the price, their faces changed greatly, and they said that you ...... In the end, they all left with angry faces. Jin Zhong said with a look of trepidation.

"Say we're crazy about money, aren't we?"

Guo An sneered, not annoyed at all.

Jin Zhong hurriedly said: "Don't blame the long history, those businessmen are a bunch of iron roosters, and the silver in their pockets can only go in and out......

"It's okay, those who have not been envied since ancient times are mediocre."

Guo An waved his hand very generously, and said: "Tomorrow, if you release the word, each house will rise by one hundred taels." ”

"Huh?"

Jin Zhong's eyes widened directly.

"Guo Changshi, forgive the villain, they don't want a hundred taels of silver for these houses, and if they go up another hundred taels of silver, they won't want it."

"Then keep rising."

Guo An chuckled.

"Still rising?" Jin Zhong couldn't help but be even more surprised, very puzzled.

Guo An chuckled and said, "What are you afraid of, how many taels of silver did we use to build these houses?" ”

"Back to the long history, these three hundred mansions cost a total of more than six thousand taels of silver." Jin Zhong replied.

"It's only six thousand taels, what are you worried about?"

Guo An said: "In such a cold winter, we don't believe that those gentry and wealthy merchants all have houses in the city.

Here, it's five miles from the city. It's not too far, but it takes about half an hour to walk......

Those gentry want to use this to force us to lower the price, then they have miscalculated. ”

Jin Zhong's expression was slightly condensed, he used to be a member of the gentry, and naturally he knew how much those gentry and the children of wealthy merchants enjoyed it.

As early as the construction of these houses, it is not known how many gentry and wealthy merchants came to see the houses.

It's just that when those gentry and wealthy businessmen saw that so many houses were built, they all had confidence in their hearts, and they were not in a hurry.

However, since Changshi is so tough, Jin Zhong also has some confidence in his heart.

The next day, Jin Zhong released his words again, and the price of all the houses outside the academy increased by one hundred taels of silver.

"A courtyard with only three houses, he actually dared to ask for two hundred taels of silver, he really wanted money and wanted crazy!"

"That is, a set of four-courtyard houses in Beiping City is only worth two hundred taels of silver, and even some of the bad ones are about the same for one hundred taels of silver......

"Hmph, I won't buy it later, let's see who else in Beiping Mansion can afford it."

"The old man still doesn't know, apart from me and other people in Beiping Mansion, who else can afford that house......"

"Hmph, in the past two years, that Guo thief has been encouraging King Yan to not do his job, opening shops everywhere, and building workshops, which has caused those tenants under our rule to be uncertain...... The squires in Wanping County are even more miserable, and many fields are uncultivated...... If it weren't for His Royal Highness King Yan pressing, I would have made him look good. ”

"This time, I'm going to slap him in the face!"

"That's ...... way it should be"

……

It was a few days later.

Another piece of news came out.

The price of the house outside the academy has risen again, three hundred taels and one piece, and it seems that someone has already bought it.

"Three hundred and two mansions, isn't that Guo thief crazy, and His Royal Highness King Yan is actually crazy with him?

"I heard that someone has already bought it."

"Tsk, where is this crazy talk, how can the virtuous brother dare to believe it?"

"What kind of house can't be bought in Beiping City for three hundred taels of silver, let's not believe that there are really people who run out of the city to buy houses there?"

"What Brother Zhang said is extremely true, the old man has lived for so many years, and he has really never seen this kind of loser......"

The man who had just spoken, couldn't help but be a little unconvinced.

"However, I heard that Guo An renamed the ten mansions closest to the library building as the Great Confucian Mansion, and as long as it is a famous Confucian in the world, it can be moved in for free."

"So what?"

"Also, the children of the families who have the title deed of the house there, as long as they are not big traitors, can enter the academy......"

"It's so shameless, such a saint academy, and it's so ...... built by that Guo An."

Suddenly, an old man frowned, a hint of urgency flashed in his eyes, he got up and arched his hand towards several people with apologetic faces, and left in a hurry.

"The old man seems to remember that there are still some important things at home, so he will go first."

The crowd couldn't help but look at each other.

"This money clerk is always like this, and something happens every time."

"yes......"

Everyone laughed, and began to talk again.

It's just that it didn't take long for a person to suddenly frown, hold his stomach, and hurriedly walked out.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the old man is rude, and he has severe pain in his abdomen today!"

"It's okay, go, go......"

The crowd laughed at each other, and they often had bad stomachs.

It's just that they didn't think about it, why didn't that grandson have abdominal pain, why didn't he go to the toilet, but ran out full of anger?

A middle-aged man thought thoughtfully, and suddenly felt a shock in his heart, but his face was still silent.

"Brothers, it seems that the younger brother has a distinguished guest coming to the door today, so he can only go first."

"Go, go......"

With the departure of the middle-aged man, all the people in the house subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and they were all worried.

However, soon he thought of something, and his face changed slightly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, we still have some important things in our family, so let's go first."

"Yes, yes, we have some important things in our family......"

In less than a moment, the gentry and outsiders in the entire mansion were all gone.

As one by one got into the carriage, the servants around him hurriedly asked, "Master, but do you want to go home?" ”

"Go to the nearest shop in your house."

"Yes, sir."

"Then send someone to quickly go to the outside of the academy to inquire and see if anyone has gone to buy those mansions built by the Yan Wang's Mansion."

"Master, there is only a three-room mansion, and you dare to ask for three hundred taels of silver, so whimsical, how can anyone buy it?"

"If you are told to go, you will go, and Hugh will talk more."

"Yes, sir!"

……

After Qian Yuanwai and Sun Yuanwai came to their shop one after another, they asked directly at the shopkeeper.

"How much cash is there in the shop today?"

Although the shopkeeper looked puzzled, he didn't dare to ask more, "Back to the master, there are still two hundred taels of silver on the shop's account." ”

"How is it so little?"

Qian Yuanwai frowned.

The shopkeeper hurriedly explained, "Master, the silver taels in the shop are sent home every ten days, and the silver taels in the shop were just sent back two days ago. ”

……

(End of chapter)