Chapter 270: The Autumn Harvest Begins
Because, after Guo An stopped patrolling around, it rained heavily in the entire Beiping Mansion.
It rained for five days in a row, and the entire Beiping Mansion was quiet.
Except for those merchants who need to run around with goods, everyone in Beiping Mansion is full of joy.
Because, this year, the entire Beiping Prefecture, the ditch and water conservancy have been repaired with cement once, and this heavy rain has not brought any major disaster.
Some roads have been washed away and at best rebuilt.
The most important thing is that tens of thousands of hectares of rice fields in Peiping Province are all full.
According to the speculation of some old farmers, after this heavy rain, the rice will be able to grow a little more.
This heavy rain is the auspiciousness of Beiping Mansion!
This year, there will be a good harvest!
People are full of joy.
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Yanwang Palace.
After the heavy rain, less than two days later, Beiping Mansion began to become hot again.
Inside the main hall.
Zhu Di directly asked people to put six pots of cold ice, but it was still a little stuffy.
So, holding a pot of chilled watermelon in his arms, while nibbling, Zhu Di asked: "Guo Qing, you have been running around outside for a while, how about you see this year's rice fields in my Beiping Mansion?" Will there be a good harvest? ”
Guo An put down the watermelon in his hand and nodded with a serious face, "Back to Your Highness, as long as there are no natural disasters this year, the rice fields in my Beiping Mansion will definitely have a bumper harvest!" ”
Zhu Di was overjoyed and laughed, "We know that since Guo Qing came to Beiping Mansion, we have come to Beiping Mansion with an auspicious rui, and everything we do is very smooth." ”
"This matter is all thanks to His Highness's trust!"
Guo An did not take credit at all.
Zhu Di lowered his head and took a few bites again, "Guo Qing, we heard that those gentry and wealthy businessmen in Wanping County and Daxing County are looking for you every day?" ”
Guo An nodded slightly, "Back to Your Highness, those gentry used to ignore Weichen, but now, one by one, they are in a hurry, wanting to get to Weichen's side!" ”
Zhu Di looked at Guo An and asked with some expectation: "Guo Qing, are you prepared to let those gentry do any business?" ”
Guo An shook his head slightly, "Your Highness, Weichen doesn't have any ideas for the time being. ”
A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, and he immediately said excitedly, "That's right, now the autumn harvest is a big deal." ”
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "However, Weichen suggested that those gentry can hire some craftsmen to buy some cement from my Yanwang Mansion."
If the grain drying floor in their home is covered with a layer of cement, the rice in their home will definitely be able to dry faster! ”
"Cement paddy field?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then asked with some interest: "Guo Qing, in this way, they will inevitably spend a lot of money, is this feasible?" ”
"That's why Wechen suggested that the gentry let the gentry lay the cement barn."
Zhu Di asked: "Then my farm, and the two Zhuangzi in the house......"
Guo An said: "Back to Your Highness, Weichen has already ordered someone to lay it!" ”
"Very good!"
Zhu Di's face was happy.
Later, Zhu Di asked again: "Guo Qing, do I still need to cultivate some more fields in my Yanwang Mansion?" Or maybe build a few more workshops? ”
Guo An sighed, "Your Highness, Weichen also wants to build." However, I don't have so many craftsmen in Beiping Prefecture. ”
Zhu Di said directly: "There are so many farmers in my Beiping Mansion, how can there be no ......?"
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di reacted.
"Guo Qing, my Daming is still agriculture-oriented, although the craftsmen are good, but what needs to be solved now is to let the people cultivate the fields with peace of mind."
Guo An said with a straight face: "Your Highness, from this year onwards, as long as there are no natural and man-made disasters in my Beiping Mansion, the people will definitely be able to eat three meals a day and eat enough."
Even if there are some corrupt officials or some unpredictable natural disasters, people will no longer starve to death! ”
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "We believe what Guo Qing said!" ”
Guo Anxin couldn't help but sigh slightly.
Sure enough, no matter how rich Beiping Mansion is, Zhu Di still doesn't dare to go against Lao Zhu's thoughts in this matter.
Or, Zhu Di still believes that it is still necessary to take agriculture as the foundation of the country.
……
Now the gentry of Beiping Mansion, although they may still be a little disobedient to Guo An's words.
However, on the surface, he was very obedient to Guo An's words.
In less than a few days, all the gentry bought a large amount of cement from the cement workshop.
Then, all the prefectures and counties of Peiping Province have paved large and small cement drying fields.
The officials of Beiping Mansion were amazed.
In the past, they asked these rich gentry to donate some money to repair the yamen, maybe the school, and even the road, and these gentry searched and asked them for all kinds of benefits.
As a result, Guo Changshi, who is now from the Yanwang Mansion, only handed a few words to a few gentry, and the gentry of the entire Beiping Mansion of all sizes directly scrambled for it, spending a large amount of unjust money to buy cement from the Yanwang Mansion.
Then, lay the drying barn.
But the gentry were all enjoying themselves.
They also all believe that spending a lot of money on drying rice is a waste of money.
However, they are willing to spend money on that Guo Changshi!
A large number of licking dogs......
This season.
Beiping Mansion is very sunburned, and it is even more hot than a stove.
The cement barn could be dried in three days, until the farthest Liangcheng gentry were paved with cement barnyard.
The large fields of rice are finally starting to turn golden.
The atmosphere in Beiping Mansion changed suddenly, and everyone looked solemn.
Every household began to sharpen their sickles and polish them, and then went into their fields to plant them, selecting the dried rice and harvesting it piece by piece.
God likes to rain on vulnerable farmers during the autumn harvest when the harvest is busy.
Therefore, at this time of year, all the farmers are competing with God.
Even though there are 200 acres of rice fields, and there are thousands of young people helping to harvest rice at any time, Zhu Di still took Zhu Gaochi and even pulled Guo An to stand next to the rice fields on the farm, staring closely.
In this regard, Guo An was a little helpless.
However, he also knew the importance of these 200 acres of good rice to Yanwang Mansion and even Beiping Mansion.
This time, these 200 acres of two good rice, including the good rice planted by the two Zhuangzi under the Yanwang Mansion, will select the best 5,000 catties and stay in the Yanwang Mansion.
The rest of the good rice should be directly purchased by someone who comes to the door to buy it at a high price.
Really.
On the second day, seeing that half of the 200 acres of rice had been harvested, a group of people were already outside the farm asking to see them.
"Let them in."
For these people, Zhu Di was not the slightest surprised, waved his hand indifferently, and asked the guards beside him to lead the people.
Soon, a large group of people, led by the guards, walked in.
Zhu Di and Guo An couldn't help but be stunned, there were a lot of people!
"The villain Huang Bi sees His Royal Highness King Yan, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, and has seen Guo Changshi!"
"The villain Zheng Jun has seen His Royal Highness King Yan, His Royal Highness the Prince of the World, and has seen Guo Changshi!"
"The villain Shen Zhuang see His Royal Highness King Yan......"
"Villain Nie Guang ......"
"Why are you here all of a sudden?"
Zhu Di asked lightly.
Hearing this, a group of people who had already sunned and couldn't stand it hurriedly said.
"Back to His Royal Highness King Yan, the villain and others heard that the good rice on the farm has begun to be harvested, so they came here and wanted to implore His Royal Highness King Yan to sell some good rice to the villain as good seeds for next year!"
"Your Highness, the villain also means this!"
"Villains are ...... too"
"Buy these paddies for good seeds?"
Zhu Di's eyes narrowed slightly, and he muttered to himself.
The crowd was suddenly full of nervousness, but they knew that how many people rushed to buy the good rice in this farm last year, and how high the price was?
It's a pity that there are not many people who can buy it, and basically all the good rice is sold to the homes of those officials and soldiers under the Yanwang Mansion.
And this year, there are already a lot of wealthy businessmen in the south, all on the way. Of course, there are also a few shameless southern giants in their crowd!
I have been waiting in Beiping Mansion for a long time, and I have been guarding it!
"Please also ask His Royal Highness King Yan to have mercy on me and the people of Beiping Mansion, the fields of my Beiping Mansion are not as fertile as the soil in the south, and it is not as rainy as in the south, and the people of my Beiping Mansion are much poorer than the people in the south.
Now, the people of Beiping Mansion are finally fortunate to have such a good rice as King Xian.
The villain and the people of Beiping Mansion were overjoyed and were willing to buy some good rice at ten times the price. ”
A gentry from Beiping Province directly raised the price of good rice by two times.
Hearing this, the surrounding gentry were also anxious.
"His Royal Highness King Yan, the villain is willing to ask for a thousand catties of good rice at a tenfold high price."
"His Royal Highness King Yan, the villain is willing to exchange ten times the new grain for a thousand catties of good rice......"
"His Royal Highness King Yan......"
Without waiting for Zhu Di to speak, the crowd directly began to raise the price by themselves.
Moreover, one by one, it is as if these paddies are not food, but some kind of treasure.
Of course, none of these gentry and wealthy businessmen are fools.
When they came in, they had already secretly looked at the rice field next to them.
The rice on the farm of His Royal Highness King Yan is much larger than the rice in the homes of those officials or soldiers in King Yan's mansion outside.
Obviously, the four great sages of the Guo family have cultivated better rice varieties this year.
In this way, let alone say that the price is ten times higher, even if it is twenty times, they gentry and wealthy merchants will make a lot of money if they buy it back.
After Zhu Di was taken aback, he saw the excited gentry and wealthy businessmen in front of him, and he already had a guess in his heart, these people should have some misunderstanding.
Raised his hand and shook it slightly.
The crowd of black oppressors suddenly quieted down, and looked at Zhu Di with anticipation.
"As the king of Yan, this king will not keep this kind of good rice alone. If you want to buy it, this king will be happy to do it.
But ......"
As he spoke, Zhu Di looked at the group of people in front of him with a solemn face.
"There are good books and evil books in our Yan Wang's mansion, and those who are good can buy them at half price. The person of the evil book, although we will not stop his livelihood, but we must wait until the end, no one buys it, so that it can be his turn, and the premium of the person of the evil book is doubled! ”
"Your Highness is wise!"
The faces of the crowd were overjoyed.
"In addition, the good rice of this king's farm is also cultivated by the hard work of a group of peasant sages and veterans.
Therefore, a pound of grain and rice needs to be exchanged for ten pounds of grain, or ten times the price to buy! ”
"Thank you, Your Highness King Yan!"
Hearing this, the crowd was once again overjoyed
"Your Highness, the villain will go back and get the money!"
"The villain went back to fetch food......"
A group of people saluted Zhu Di, and then they all hurried back.
Zhu Di opened his mouth, but he still couldn't help but shout.
When this group of people went back, Zhu Di couldn't help but turn his head to Guo An and asked, "Guo Qing, these people are so anxious, our rice hasn't been dried yet!" ”
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(End of chapter)