Guo An glanced at the three-acre cement drying in the distance, and said leisurely: "Your Highness, maybe it has been dried." ”

"Huh?"

Zhu Di's expression froze, and he was a little puzzled, "We remember that the earliest rice was only dried for half an afternoon yesterday, and it has only been dried from the morning to the present ...... today."

As he spoke, Zhu Di had already gotten up and walked towards the drying ground.

grabbed a handful of rice, scalded hot, Zhu Di didn't care at all.

Then, bite one slightly with your teeth.

Zhu Di looked surprised, "Did you really do it?" ”

As he spoke, without waiting for Guo An on the side to reply, he directly put his hand on the cement threshing field on the ground.

"Hiss......"

Zhu Di quickly withdrew his palm.

On the side, Zhu Gaochi also learned from Zhu Di's appearance, put his hand in, and quickly retracted it with a sad face.

"Dad, this is so hot!"

"It's okay, just go to a cool place and cool off for a while!"

Zhu Di touched Zhu Gaochi's head, and then dragged Zhu Gaochi to the shade.

"Guo Qing, but all cement drying farms are like this?"

Guo An nodded slightly, "Back to Your Highness, it should be like this!" ”

Zhu Di's eyes were full of excitement, "In this way, the gentry who built the cement drying field can save at least five or six days of drying time this year?" ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded, "Your Highness, the more fields there are for the gentry, the more drying time they will save!" ”

Zhu Di looked relieved, "Hmph, the construction of a cement barn has such a big effect, look at those officials, what face is secretly mocking!" ”

Guo An said: "Your Highness, they are all a group of passers-by from my Beiping Mansion, as long as they are not greedy and do not harm the people, after serving for a few years, they will be transferred away one by one, or promoted, and they don't need to pay attention to them." ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly and said, "That good rice will also sell less to them." ”

Guo An nodded, "What His Highness said is reasonable...... However, we can't tell the difference between so many gentry and some rich businessmen. ”

Zhu Di sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, even if they don't buy the good rice from our farm, they will buy the good rice from the homes of those officials and soldiers under my Yanwang Mansion, so we won't be so careful."

"Your Highness is wise, this matter cannot be prevented. However, it can make the families of those officials and soldiers in the palace earn more money. ”

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "A pound of good rice can be sold at ten times the high price, and each of them has at least more than ten acres or more than twenty acres of good rice."

In this case, would they not be equivalent to planting 100 acres, or even 200 acres of rice? ”

Guo An shook his head slightly, "Your Highness, those gentry and wealthy merchants can pay high prices on my farm because they trust my farm.

Moreover, the rice on my farm is indeed a little bigger than the good rice in the fields outside.

Therefore, it would be good if the good rice outside could be sold for six or seven times the high price.

If some villages are remote, or if you meet some black-hearted businessmen and gentry, the price will be much lower. ”

"A bunch of black-hearted profiteers."

Zhu Di scolded angrily, and then said: "Guo Qing, I also have a grain merchant under the Yanwang Mansion, can we sell these good rice?" ”

Guo An replied: "Your Highness, the people who can buy good rice at a high price now, in addition to some gentry and rich people in my Beiping Mansion, are the gentry of various state capitals in my Ming Dynasty.

The gentry and wealthy families in my Beiping Mansion came directly to the farm to buy.

The only ones left who could afford to buy good rice were the gentry and wealthy families in the major state capitals outside.

Those gentry and wealthy families were scattered all over the country, and only the major merchants had channels to sell them......

If it is sold by my Yanwangfu Grain Firm, it can only be a waste of manpower and money in the end, and it will be smashed in your hands, and you can't sell it! ”

Zhu Di's face became unhappy, "In this way, then I can only let those profiteers bully the farmers in my Beiping Mansion?" ”

Guo An chuckled, "Your Highness doesn't need to worry so much, those businessmen can only reduce the price appropriately."

If they press too hard, the farmers below are not fools, and they can directly sell the good rice at home to the rich families and farmers in the same township, and they can also earn personal favors.

So, no matter what, those farmers are making a lot of money this year! ”

"That's it!"

A smile appeared on Zhu Di's face.

As long as he thinks that those officials and soldiers below his Yanwang Mansion planted ten acres of good rice, which is equivalent to planting fifty or sixty acres of rice, he feels excited when he thinks about it, and he is even more excited than the two hundred acres of good rice on his farm sold at ten times the price.

An hour later.

The gentry and wealthy merchants returned again.

Because Zhu Di came out this time, he didn't bring a few scribes.

Therefore, Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, Guo Shanyuan, and a group of apprentices can only be allowed to go up and act as the scribes of Yanwangfu.

Although he has become a Zhengba Pindi Gonglang, Guo Bingyong, Guo Zhi, Guo Changchen, and Guo Shanyuan have not had any displeasure after serving as their bookkeepers, and even have some excitement.

I can see with my own eyes that the good rice they have worked hard to cultivate for a year is bought at a high price by a group of gentry and merchants, and the sense of accomplishment in my heart is indescribable.

"Dare to ask Guo Di Gonglang, among this large area of good rice, how many catties is the highest yield per mu?"

After purchasing 500 catties of good rice, a gentry from Wanping County couldn't help but ask, which made everyone on the side can't help but stare angrily.

But then, they all looked at Guo Zhi and the others with curiosity on their faces, and they also wanted to know.

Guo Zhi thought about it for a while and said: "Guo is ashamed, this year's rice has not made as much progress as last year, and the highest yield per mu can reach 500 catties!" ”

"Five hundred pounds?"

The eyes of the surrounding people widened directly.

Subsequently, the gentry of Beiping Mansion said that 500 catties of good rice was enough for them to plant their family's fields.

However, the businessmen who came from the south hurriedly turned around one by one and ran towards Zhu Di and Guo An in the shade.

"The villain greets His Highness!

"What?"

"Your Highness, can the villain increase the price and buy a few thousand catties of more good rice?"

"Markup?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but look at Guo An on the side.

Guo An shook his head slowly, "No! ”

"Since His Highness has set a thousand catties, it is a thousand catties. If you and others are rich and wealthy, and let them buy good rice wantonly, the family can buy all the 200 acres of good rice.

So how do those gentry and wealthy families in Beiping Mansion buy? ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

"Your Highness is wise, thank you Guo Changshi!"

Some wealthy businessmen in Beiping Mansion on the side were suddenly full of gratitude.

Guo Changshi and His Royal Highness King Yan still thought about them in their hearts.

……

"Your Highness, Guo Changshi, all the rice on the farm has been harvested."

At this time, Ding Shang walked over with a happy face.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di's face was happy.

Ding Shang said again: "Your Highness, this time, the highest yield per mu of paddy fields on my farm is five hundred and fifteen catties!" ”

"Five hundred and fifteen pounds?"

Zhu Di's face was even more joyful, "Reward, everyone on the farm will be rewarded this time." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

Ding Shang was also happy.

And around, a group of businessmen and wealthy businessmen are also full of shock, they have been traveling south and north for so many years, when have they ever heard of rice with such a high yield per mu?

In this way, if the 1,000 catties of good rice they harvested were sold to the hands of those big gentry in the south, they would definitely make a lot of money.

Thinking about it, everyone couldn't help but be excited.

All of them directly purchased 1,000 catties of good rice, including those gentry in Beiping Mansion.

By the time it got dark, the 200 acres of good rice on the entire farm, except for the 5,000 catties left for personal use, had all been sold out.

Even, some of the gentry and wealthy merchants who came to the side stood by with remorse on their faces.

They were just half a day late, and they didn't even leave them a pound of food.

On the contrary, Zhu Di was full of joy.

90,000 catties of good rice, directly sold at the price of 900,000 catties of grain, and even half of them are exchanged for grain, this time it is a big profit!

On the side, Guo An's mind moved slightly when he saw this.

"Your Highness, there are two farms in the house, and the four thousand acres of fertile land are also planted with good rice. It just so happens that there are so many wealthy businessmen who still want to buy good rice, can the 2,000 mu of good rice be sold at the same time? ”

Hearing this, all the wealthy businessmen glanced at Guo An with gratitude on their faces, and then looked at Zhu Di with anticipation.

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "Sell!" There is no limit to the amount of rice that can be produced on the farm. ”

"Thank you, His Royal Highness King Yan, thank you Guo Changshi!"

The faces of the businessmen were overjoyed.

Especially the later businessmen, their faces were full of joy.

Immediately, they all hurriedly went down and began to instruct the stewards below to mobilize money.

Even if they borrow, they have to borrow enough money.

……

"Your Highness, Guo Changshi!"

Just as Zhu Di, Guo An and the others were about to go back, Shen Zhuang suddenly got out and stopped in front of the carriage.

"Shen Boxi?"

A hint of curiosity flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "What's the matter with you?" ”

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said: "The villain implores His Highness, can you sell all the good rice from a farm to the villain alone?" ”

"A farmstead?"

Zhu Di's eyes flashed, "Do you know that a farm is 2,000 acres of good rice, how many catties of rice can be harvested?" ”

Shen Zhuang looked confident, "Your Highness Qiyu, the villain has already calculated, two thousand acres of good rice are at most 10,000 stones." ”

Zhu Di asked, "So, do you still want to buy it?" ”

Shen Zhuang nodded affirmatively, "Your Highness, there are more acres of land in the villain's house, and it is precisely this good rice that is needed as seeds."

In addition, the villain's family in the south also knew a lot of wealthy merchants and gentry, and those people must also need these good rice as rice seeds. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Di nodded directly, "You can bring someone to the palace tomorrow." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Shen Zhuang was overjoyed.

On the way back.

Zhu Di asked, "Guo Qing, do you know how much good rice Shen Boxi bought from the farm?" ”

Guo An said: "There should be three or four thousand catties." ”

"Humph!"

Zhu Di's face was slightly gloomy, "This person is also a profiteer." ”

Guo An said: "Your Highness, as long as he doesn't harm the farmers." Anyway, his Shen family has tens of thousands of acres of fertile land.

It just so happened that he exchanged the good rice from a farm in my house for 20,000 acres of rice from his Shen family. ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Guo Qing wants Shen Zhuang to exchange rice for good rice?" ”

Guo An said: "Your Highness, my Yan Wangfu is not short of money now. Just 10,000 stone of good rice can be exchanged for 100,000 stone of grain, which is also a great thing for the people of Beiping Prefecture. ”

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "In this way, let's give him Shen Boxi cheaper, it's not impossible!" ”

Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Highness, the Shen family is rich and rich, so they shouldn't care about that." In addition, for the remaining farm, Weichen also suggested that His Highness let those merchants exchange food for it! ”

"Yes!"

"Your Highness is wise!"

……

(End of chapter)