"Master Hou, Your Majesty asked you to send these boxes in!"

Guo An, Shen Zhuang and the others waited at the gate of the palace for a long time, and then saw the captain run out again.

"Let's check it out first!"

Guo An said.

"In this way, the last general will be offended!"

The lieutenant was not polite, arched his hand towards Guo An, and personally opened the wooden boxes one by one.

"Hiss......"

With just one glance, the lieutenant's eyes widened, and his eyes were full of shock.

Immediately, the next action was much gentler.

Suddenly, Guo An stopped in a loud voice, "Okay, the boxes on these two carriages are for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, so you don't have to check them!" ”

"Yes, Master Hou!"

The lieutenant replied with some reluctance.

Guo An said again: "These two carriages are placed at the door first, and you are not allowed to let others move!" ”

The captain said with a solemn face: "Please rest assured, there is a general, and he will definitely not let others touch His Royal Highness the Prince's belongings!" ”

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded slightly, and then took Shen Zhuang and the five carriages, led by several eunuchs, and walked in.

"Captain, these don't look like jade, but they don't look like ......"

When Guo An and the others entered, a janissary guard couldn't help but say with excitement on his face.

Around, several guards also hurriedly looked at the captain.

"Shut up!"

The captain's face turned angry, and he said sharply: "No matter what kind of treasure it is, it is all His Majesty's thing, and you must treat it as if you didn't see it, otherwise if something happens and it implicates you, you can have a way to get through it safely......"

"Recently, you have heard about this Hou Ye and that one, right? If you don't want to get involved, it's best to act like you don't see anything! ”

The guards nodded in their hearts.

"Still a wise general!"

"Exactly, I didn't see anything today!"

“……”

And Guo An and the others followed the eunuchs and walked a long way again, and came to a side.

The carriage could not continue to move forward, but fortunately, a group of Han generals came out, and the two of them carried a box and walked towards the Fengtian Temple.

"Weichen Guo An has seen His Majesty and seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"

"Shen Zhuang, the shopkeeper of the Caomin Sea Trade Chamber of Commerce, has seen His Royal Highness the Prince!"

After Guo An and Shen Zhuang finished saluting, Shen Zhuang lowered his head tightly, ready to listen to Zhu Di and Dinghaihou's questioning.

It's just that what he didn't expect was that Zhu Di actually said directly to him.

"Shen Zhuang, right, so you brought back those Jiaozhi jadeites?"

Your Majesty still remembers me?

Shen Zhuang trembled, and hurriedly replied in a trembling voice: "Back to Your Majesty, these Jiaozhi jadeites were indeed brought back by the villain...... However, these are also due to the Marquis of Dinghai! ”

Zhu Di looked at Guo An with a strange expression.

Guo An was speechless and hid his face, and said with a wry smile: "Please also ask Your Majesty for forgiveness, Shen Zhuang is too excited to meet Your Majesty!" ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, understood.

"Open these boxes, let's see what is the beauty of the jade in Jiaozhi, which makes Guo Qing so respectful?"

Those Han generals hurriedly opened all ten boxes in the hall.

"This ......"

Zhu Di was stunned, then walked down quickly, and slowly widened his eyes.

And Zhu Gaochi on the side was also full of surprise.

"Is there such a beautiful jade in the world?"

Shen Zhuang dedicated two pieces of naturally formed jadeite to Zhu Di, one with mountain peaks, rivers, and meadows...... There is a feeling of thousands of miles away.

The other piece of jadeite is a dragon-shaped pattern, each of which is crystal clear, brightly colored, and naturally formed, which makes Zhu Di full of surprises.

As for the other eight wooden boxes, they are also some jadeite of various colors of glass species.

"Your Majesty, these jadeites are the best quality jadeite, you can ask those craftsmen in the palace to polish these jadeites into bracelets, brands or beads, which are not inferior to those beautiful jades at all!"

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, and after viewing these jadeites at the same time, he asked directly: "How many ores are in Jiaozhi of these jadeite jade?" ”

Shen Zhuang hurriedly replied: "Back to Your Majesty, there are three large mines. As for the small mines, six have been found so far! ”

"So many?"

A hint of surprise flashed in Zhu Di's eyes again, and he asked again: "How is the output of these jadeites?" ”

Shen Zhuang replied respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, if there are enough people, these jadeites can produce hundreds of thousands of pieces a year...... It's all such a big jadeite in the box, but most of them are inferior, not as transparent as these jadeite! ”

"Hmm!"

Zhu Di nodded slowly, and then asked, "In terms of price, how are you going to set the price?" ”

Shen Zhuang was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at Guo An on the side.

Guo An thought for a while and said, "Your Majesty, this kind of jade is the first time it has appeared in Daming, it is rarer than jade, and the price should be more expensive.

It's just that, for the specific price, Weichen is going to let Shen Zhuang and others choose some good quality jadeite, some poor quality jadeite, and then some of the worst jadeite, make various bracelets, beads, or carved into jade pendants, such as Buddha statues, or zodiac signs, or some things that people like, and auction them in the auction room.

Then, the price is set slightly lower than the auction price......

However, the final price is bound to be much more expensive than the price of jade! ”

"Just wait for that!"

At this time, Zhu Di already had an approximate amount in his heart.

Anyway, these jadeites will definitely bring him a huge amount of money from his inner pocket.

In a good mood, Zhu Di said directly to Zhu Gaochi on the side: "Prince, bring two boxes of jade back in a while!" ”

"Thank you, Father!"

Zhu Gaochi hurriedly thanked.

Shen Zhuang on the side trembled, and hurriedly looked at Guo An for help.

Guo An bowed helplessly to Zhu Di, "Your Majesty, when Shen Zhuang came back this time, he not only gave His Majesty ten boxes of jadeite, but also gave His Royal Highness the Crown Prince five boxes of jadeite, and Weichen, Wei Guogong, Cao Guogong and other maritime trade chamber of commerce members also have them!" ”

"I see!"

Zhu Di's face froze, and then he nodded slowly.

Although Zhu Di said that he didn't mind, Shen Zhuang on the side was still full of panic, and looked at Guo An from time to time.

Guo An shook his head slowly, signaling Shen Zhuang to be calm and not to be impatient.

In this kind of thing, Zhu Laosi is not so cautious.

However, the topic should be shifted.

Guo An said again: "When Shen Zhuang and the others were in Jiaozhi, they had already united with those Jiaozhi magnates to plant all the good seeds that I sent to Daming.

Presumably, in another four or five months, the harvest will be available.

Wait until Jiaozhi is under the guidance of my Ming people, and after a year, the entire Jiaozhi will become the granary of my Ming! ”

Sure enough, Zhu Di's attention was successfully diverted.

"Guo Qing, is that Jiaozhi really suitable for growing rice?"

Guo An was sure, "Your Majesty, rest assured, that Jiaozhi not only has fertile soil, which is suitable for growing rice, but can also be harvested three times a year!" ”

"Three harvests a year?"

Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi both stared at each other directly.

"Hmm!"

Guo An nodded again.

"Very good!"

Zhu Di's face was happy, "In this way, Annan must be firmly controlled by my Daming in the palm of his hand!" ”

"Your Majesty Shengming!"

Guo An praised it, and then said again: "In addition, Weichen also asked Shen Zhuang to build a cheese workshop again, study and improve cheese, make it into cheese powder, put it in the glass shop and keep it for half a year or even half a year, and then brew it, you can eat it directly, so that it can be used as children's food!"

Then let those Tatars outside Liangzhou provide cow milk or goat milk, and carry the Tatars firmly in the hands of my Daming! ”

"Does this work?"

Zhu Di looked at Guo An with some surprise.

Guo An said: "Your Majesty, rest assured, this matter will definitely succeed!" ”

"Then let's go build it!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Guo An and Shen Zhuang couldn't help but be overjoyed, as long as Zhu Di nodded, the matter would definitely be done.

Then.

Zhu Di asked about Jiaozhi again, and asked Guo An and Shen Zhuang to leave.

After leaving the palace gate, Guo An took Shen Zhuang and sent the five boxes of jadeite on the two carriages directly into the East Palace.

Guo An, as the crown prince and master, can directly bring the five boxes into the East Palace without Zhu Gaochi's consent, and then tell the crown princess, just do it!

……

(End of chapter)