Following.

Early in the morning, Guo An just walked to the palace gate, and saw Shen Zhuang, with a few account offices and several large carts of belongings, waiting at the palace gate.

On the other side, there was also a group of wealthy merchants, each with an account office, a man, and some belongings, standing in another place.

The two sides are separated by each other.

Obviously, Shen Zhuang, a giant in the south of the Yangtze River, seems to have been collectively ostracized by those who are also wealthy businessmen in the south.

However, Shen Zhuang was proud.

Everyone was originally a competitor, and he Shen Zhuang had the foresight to climb the Yanwang Mansion early, and occupied the good rice of the next Zhuangzi under the Yanwang Mansion for the Shen family alone.

Is jealousy useful?

"See Guo Changshi!"

Seeing Guo An, Shen Zhuang's face was overjoyed, and he hurriedly trotted two steps and came to Guo An, saluting Guo An respectfully with a humble face.

On the side, when those wealthy businessmen saw this, their faces changed, and they scolded the flattering villain with disdain, and then hurriedly walked over and saluted Guo An.

"Shen Yuanwai is early!"

In the morning, the weather was still very cool, so Guo An was in a good mood.

Shen Zhuang hurriedly said: "Guo Changshi, the villain brought five carts of copper coins, as well as 30,000 taels of treasure money, this is all the property that the villain can take out temporarily, I wonder if Guo Changshi can give the villain a few days?" ”

"Don't have enough money?"

Guo An's eyes narrowed slightly.

"Guo Changshi is wise!"

Shen Zhuang smiled with a smile on his face and bent down slightly.

Around, when those wealthy businessmen heard this, their faces were full of joy.

"Guo Changshi, the villain brought a lot of money this time, if Shopkeeper Shen doesn't have so much money, I can help Shopkeeper Shen share some of it."

"Exactly, Guo Changshi, I'll wait for enough money ......"

Suddenly, Shen Zhuang glared angrily at these rich businessmen. Immediately, he looked at Guo An with a nervous face.

"It's okay!"

Guo An waved his hand very heartily, "Don't worry, especially Shen Yuanwai, you can keep this money." ”

Shen Zhuang's face was suddenly full of urgency, "Dare to ask Guo Changshi, but what happened?" My Shen family can borrow money from the Yan Wangfu! ”

"Don't worry, don't worry!"

Guo An smiled lightly and said, "This time, you will use money to buy the good rice from my Yanwangfu farm, and you will also use the money to buy the good rice from the two farms under Yanwangfu.

Have you ever thought about it, as a result, my Yanwang Mansion will have no food to eat this year. ”

Shen Zhuang and the other businessmen couldn't help but be stunned.

Guo An continued: "Therefore, His Royal Highness King Yan has decided that the good rice of the two farms this time will be exchanged for grain, and it must be new grain. ”

"Grain in exchange?"

Shen Zhuang and the other businessmen frowned slightly.

They are not grain merchants, and they don't have that much grain on hand.

If they exchanged for grain, they could only transport the newly harvested grain from their hometown's fields all the way, or go to the farmers themselves to buy grain.

But no matter what, the cost they need to spend will inevitably be one or two percent more.

"This official also knows that this matter may increase some costs for you, but he can't let His Royal Highness King Yan do a loss-making transaction."

Guo An smiled slowly, "This matter is not urgent, it may take three or four days for the rice in the farm to be completely harvested."

You can think about it slowly, and when you think it's appropriate, you can come to the palace to look for us. ”

After saying that, he was ready to walk in.

Shen Zhuang glanced at the wealthy merchants on the side, and must not let these merchants rob him of his good rice, and hurriedly shouted: "Guo Changshi, my Shen family is willing to exchange ten times the new grain for the good rice in the village of His Royal Highness King Yan." ”

A hint of surprise flashed in Guo An's eyes.

But soon, those wealthy businessmen also glared at Shen Zhuang fiercely, the dog leg of the bad thing!

"Guo Changshi, we are also willing to exchange new grain for good rice in the village of His Royal Highness King Yan."

"Oh?"

Guo An said with a happy face: "Have you thought about it?" ”

"Back to Guo Changshi, I've thought about it!"

"Then let's go and see His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"Thank you Guo Changshi!"

……

"Are you willing to exchange grain for good rice?"

In the palace, before Zhu Di could speak, he heard this group of wealthy businessmen all say with earnest faces that they could exchange grain for good rice.

"Exactly!"

Shen Zhuang and a group of wealthy businessmen hurriedly said.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di was overjoyed, "Since you all have this heart, you can give you a reduction of 10% of the new grain." ”

"Your Highness is merciful!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Shen Zhuang and the businessmen were also full of joy.

Then, thinking of something, Shen Zhuang hurriedly said, "Your Highness, can the villain's new grain be credited?" When the villain transports the good rice back to his hometown, he will immediately transport the new grain to Beiping Mansion. ”

"Yes!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "Then you will add one percent interest to us." ”

Shen Zhuang was stunned, this is not the original price?

Hurriedly said: "Thank you, Your Highness!" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.

Subsequently, he called Ma He and signed the deed with Shen Zhuang and others.

Then, let Ma He and a few chamberlains, as well as a few scribes, take Shen Zhuang and a group of merchants to the two farms respectively.

After the group left, Zhu Di couldn't help but ask thoughtfully: "Guo Qing, how can these businessmen be so easy to talk to?" ”

Guo An replied: "Your Highness, whether it is Shen Zhuang or those wealthy merchants, either party can buy the good rice from His Highness's two farms.

They are also afraid that if they annoy His Highness, they will lose this big deal. ”

Zhu Di said with some pity, "In this way, they will definitely make a lot of money by selling these good rice to the south?" ”

Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Highness is wise, and businessmen are profit-seeking." However, the price of the good rice purchased from His Highness is high enough, and they should not make much money. ”

Zhu Di's face softened slightly.

……

A few days later.

The rice fields in Peiping Province are also almost harvested.

And in the palace of King Yan.

Guo An and Zhu Di looked at the palace, and the gentry who were full of gratitude couldn't help but be surprised.

"You are waiting for the cement drying field to thank this official and His Royal Highness King Yan?"

"Exactly!"

"His Royal Highness King Yan, Guo Changshi, you two also know that we and other gentry families have more acres.

Therefore, at the time of the autumn harvest, it is all a race against God for time......"

"This year, when I was waiting for the rice to be harvested, God did not rain, and I was already very relieved......

"Boom~"

Before the gentry could finish their words, there was a thunderclap outside.

Guo An and Zhu Di couldn't help but look weird.

"Thunder?"

Through the glass of the main hall, looking at the sky outside, it was already covered with dark clouds, lightning and thunder, and all the gentry were face changes drastically and turned slightly pale.

"There was thunder, and the rice I was waiting for ......"

As he spoke, these gentry reacted that their rice had been harvested and dried, and their faces were full of joy.

turned around and bowed to Guo An and Zhu Di again, with a face full of gratitude.

"Your Highness, Guo Changshi, if you hadn't asked me to pave a cement drying field, even if I waited for all the rice in the field to be harvested, this heavy rain would have caused those rice grains to spoil directly in the room."

"What Brother Huang said is very true, the cement barn is the savior of these gentry such as me. Otherwise, this year's rice will definitely rot in the fields. ”

"His Royal Highness King Yan, Guo Changshi, the cement grain drying field that you two asked us to build, but it is the great savior of my Beiping Mansion, at least saving hundreds of thousands of stones of grain in my Beiping Mansion......"

The more the gentry talked, the more outrageous it became.

At first, Zhu Di listened very comfortably.

However, the more I listened, the more uncomfortable I became.

"Okay, okay, the cement barn is paved by Guo Qing and others, what does it have to do with this king? Just thank Guo Qing, you don't have to talk about this official all the time, this king is not such a stingy person! ”

The faces of the gentry suddenly froze, and they secretly glanced at Zhu Di, and after finding that what Zhu Di said was from the bottom of their hearts, they smiled one by one, and then began to praise them sincerely.

"Your Highness has succeeded and does not live, he is really a virtuous king!"

"I have a virtuous king like His Royal Highness King Yan in Beiping Mansion, why don't I worry about it in Beiping Mansion?"

"Yes, yes, His Royal Highness King Yan ......"

Above, Zhu Diting's forehead darkened directly.

Even Guo An, who praises Zhu Di the most on weekdays, will twitch the corners of his mouth.

Compared to him, these gentry were the candidates for courtiers.

Fortunately, these gentry are all human spirits, and after feeling that something was wrong with Zhu Di's face, they hurriedly changed their words.

"His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi probably don't know that the barn is hard and flat, and we will pile the harvested rice directly in the barnyard, and then we can directly knock the rice down.

Then, the rice is spread flat and placed in the drying field, which is like a large oven, which can be dried directly in less than a day. ”

"In this way, it saves me a lot of effort."

"It used to take four days of work, but in a little more than one day, it can be done!"

"In the end, the surrounding farmers and wealthy people who did not have a cement drying field came to rent the drying field where we waited......

Who would have thought that the cement barn we built would not only allow me to harvest the grain in the rice fields a few days in advance.

You can also make some money for me and others......"

"Hmph, look at those officials, how do you laugh at me and wait!"

"That is, I will go and put a few sticks of incense on the city god in a while, so that the city god can ensure that my Beiping Mansion is smooth and rainy, and bless His Royal Highness King Yan and Guo Chang without illness and disaster, and ...... longevity and health."

"Whoa......

“……”

Outside the hall, it was already pouring rain.

In the house, Guo An and Zhu Di, the more they listened, the more helpless they became.

Both of them seemed to be unwilling to be so humble and unkind to these gentry, but it would be raining heavily outside, and these gentry, one by one, seemed to be sincerely praising them, and it was not easy to ruthlessly drive them away.

In the end, Zhu Di looked directly at Guo An.

Guo An was stunned, "Your Highness, now that my Beiping Mansion has a bumper harvest, and the gentry are also there, it is time to hold a banquet to celebrate!" ”

"Feast?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but be stunned.

Below, the gentry immediately stopped talking, and looked at Zhu Di with expectant faces.

Seeing this, Zhu Di directly instructed Ma He on the side: "Ma He, pass it on, this king will hold a banquet to celebrate the harvest of my Beiping Mansion!" ”

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Ma He hurriedly responded.

"Please invite Zhu Changshi and all the officials to come to the palace to congratulate again!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Soon, Zhu Fu walked in with a group of government officials and generals.

With officials like Zhu Fu, those gentry also have chat partners one by one.

Zhu Di and Guo An suddenly became a lot quieter.

Especially, after the kitchen has served the meal.

The gentry were so delicious that they almost didn't bite their tongues off, and they didn't bother to say anything.

Coupled with a jar of fine wine poured into the stomach, Guo An and Zhu Di were completely calm.

After eating the congratulatory feast, I was full of wine and food.

The heavy rain outside has also dispersed.

The gentry thanked Zhu Di with joy on their faces, and then dispersed one by one.

And Guo An, Zhu Fu and others can also take advantage of this to rest for a while and stay up until they are scattered.

Only Zhu Di, half-lying on a rattan chair, frowned slightly, always feeling that something was wrong?

Suddenly, Zhu Di seemed to sit up directly, stared at Ma He on the side, and asked, "Ma He, did Guo Qing want to have a banquet just now, and deliberately mentioned it?" ”

Ma He: "......"

……

(End of chapter)