"I heard that the rice in Siam is very delicious."
Gu Chen looked at his uncle and whispered: "And it's cheap. Go and ask around. If it's really cheaper than our Ming Dynasty, just get more and you'll definitely not lose money."
If I remember correctly, at this time, because Siam had a small population and a bumper rice harvest every year, there was a large amount of rice hoarding and the price of food was very low.
Food is the foundation of the country. Rice, wheat, etc. coming in from outside are tax-free, so there is no need to consider tax issues.
It’s definitely not a loss! ! !
"Brother-in-law, are you okay?"
Su Bozhou was very unhappy when he heard that his brother-in-law actually asked him to buy rice.
"I went all this way just to buy a boatload of rice. Are you stupid? Can't I just buy other people's rice seeds?"
In addition to selling things during this ocean trip, he will definitely buy some rare gadgets to return to Ming Dynasty, the kind of gadgets that can make money without any effort.
Rice?
Even if it is tax-free and there is a price difference, how many taels of silver can you earn?
Gu Chen explained: "The rice grown in Siam may be delicious and high-yielding, but if it is grown in Daming, it may not be delicious and high-yielding."
"Although I don't earn much from selling rice, I definitely can't lose money. Uncle, whether it's a war in the court or a natural disaster or a man-made disaster, don't you need this?"
If this business was in ancient times, it would be a pure iron rice bowl.
"It makes some sense." Su Bozhou nodded and agreed readily: "Then I'll try it. If it's really delicious and cheap."
"Then I will buy some and bring some cars to my sister and brother-in-law for you."
Gu Chen just smiled and said nothing. He calculated that rice in Siam is at least half cheaper than in Ming Dynasty, if he can really buy it in large quantities.
If this solves the problem of eating for the people, Biao'er will not know how happy he will be.
The other items are various spices, which the merchants already know, but they don’t need to be reminded by Gu Chen, so they won’t mention them.
Gu Chen once stayed in Fujian for three years, carrying out various rectification work, and establishing a deep government-civilian relationship with the local people.
All in all, he's quite popular here.
When everyone heard that Lord Gu was coming, they all brought their valuable things to see him and asked about news about Fan Congwen and the others.
Gu Chen naturally told everything he knew and had a great time chatting with the people, but he refused to accept anything from the people.
Biao'er looked at the people's enthusiasm for Gu Chen and knew that it was because of sincerity in exchange for true love, and he couldn't help but smile happily.
"Grandstanding!"
Suddenly, a low voice of disdain came, this person was Su Song next to Zhan Hui.
"All of us are not as popular with the people as he is, so he is the most obvious!"
Although his voice was small, everyone heard it.
Zhu Biao in front also heard it. He turned back slightly and glanced at Su Song displeased.
Then he said gently: "The common people are the loveliest. Whoever treats them sincerely will be treated well by them. This cannot be stopped."
After saying that, he just raised a gentle smile and walked towards the people.
Everyone hurriedly wanted to follow, but Zhu Biao stopped him. He did not want to scare the people. In the end, only Fu Youde and Liao Yongzhong followed.
Zhu Biao's temperament was extraordinary, and he was accompanied by two generals.
Although they are gentle and gentle, the people are still very restrained.
After a while, he made some excuses about not feeding the pigs and chickens and ran away.
Zhu Biao: "...Is it so scary to be alone?"
Obviously, those ministers liked to see his face more than his father's face.
Is it possible that the people are afraid of him because dad is not here?
Gu Chen smiled and said: "Your Highness is the son of the Emperor. The people are not afraid, they are respectful. They are afraid out of respect."
Seeing Biao'er who was still a little unhappy, Gu Chen hurriedly said, "I heard that fishermen have been out fishing in the past two days, why don't we go buy a few things."
"How about I personally cook some fresh food?"
It is said that he has traveled through time for more than ten years and has never eaten seafood in ancient times.
"You cook?" Hearing Gu Chen cook, Zhu Biao's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, your cooking skills are the best."
The emperor's son also wants to eat and likes good food. With good food, he will naturally forget about unhappy things.
Since we haven’t been to the sea for a long time, the quality of this batch of sea goods is considered to be very good.
Swimming crabs, large yellow croakers, shrimps and various clams that are bigger than a palm are all very cheap. I bought several baskets for less than 500 Wen.
After Gu Chen finished shopping, he thought of asking Biao'er if he had allergies.
Fortunately, Biao'er's eunuch Li Jin said that their prince had eaten seafood and there were no red spots on his body, so Gu Chen felt relieved.
Zhu Biao looked at the ministers who had their own agendas and asked them to go back.
Only Liao Yongzhong, Fu Youde, Gu Chen and a few eunuchs were left to accompany him.
Seafood is what you eat, so the cooking method should be simplified.
Gu Chen's favorite is steamed crabs with garlic paste, and various kinds of clams fried with garlic paste. Everyone has similar tastes, so they can eat them together.
Liao Yongzhong always wanted to talk to his good brother, but he never found the time.
He had no choice but to keep drinking Gu Chenjiu, thinking that by getting the person drunk, he could use the excuse of sending him back.
How could Gu Chen not know what he was thinking?
She followed his wishes and drank a lot, and then she let him take her back. If she continued to act drunk, she would not take the car and would walk back.
This way, the servants had to watch the carriage and couldn't get too close to them.
"Come on, what's the matter?"
Gu Chen thought something was wrong with him, but the old man held it in for a long time before he said it.
"Brother Gu, Your Majesty wants my eldest granddaughter to marry His Highness King Wu."
Liao Yongzhong didn't know whether to be happy or sad. He always thought this was strange.
But he didn't know what was wrong, so he hurriedly asked Gu Chen.
"You are smart, help me think about it, is this a good thing?"
Although Lao Liao thought it was a good thing, it was a little too good.
Just like a beggar walking on the street, suddenly a big pie fell down.
"Oh?" Seeing that this was what Lao Liao said, Gu Chen immediately became more energetic: "Really? Are you sure this matter has been settled?"
If that's the case, then there's really nothing wrong with his girl, right?
He just said that now that Lao Zhu has become orthodox, some rules and face should still be respected.
How could he let his reputation be damaged for the sake of a granddaughter-in-law?
"I don't know, my wife said in the letter."
"It is said that both Your Majesty and the Empress have this intention. During the Dragon Boat Festival banquet, the Empress held my eldest granddaughter and refused to let go."
"I also called His Highness King Wu over and asked His Highness King Wu to take my granddaughter to play."
"Then not two days later, my granddaughter was brought into the palace. She still lived in the East Palace and was taken by the Crown Princess to teach her personally."
Taught by the Crown Princess herself?
So isn't this how Queen Sun was treated back then?
From this point of view, as long as Lao Liao doesn't make any mistakes, then the position of his eldest granddaughter as the queen is definitely confirmed?
Thinking of this, Gu Chen immediately smiled and congratulated him.
"Congratulations to Marquis Liao, congratulations to Marquis Liao. From now on, Marquis Liao will be a relative of the emperor. Don't forget to give me a hand when the time comes."
"There's no need to ask. It's naturally a good thing. It's a huge good thing."
Unless the person who ascends the throne is not a hero, the Liao family cannot be defeated.
"It's a duke, not a marquis." Liao Yongzhong corrected him first, and then said angrily: "The duke I got back with such difficulty, don't call me Liao Hou again."
If you think about it carefully, you can only be where you are today thanks to Gu Chen, a good brother.
But he was still a little worried: "Brother Gu, what you said about Yang Xian is really over. Your Majesty really doesn't care about me anymore?"
He still felt unreal, and he kept dreaming recently at night.
Moreover, I always dreamed that I was given a glass of poisonous wine by the emperor to die, and that in the eighth year of Hongwu, the emperor looked at me with that cold look.
He was so frightened that he sat up from the bed in the middle of the night, his whole body wet with sweat.
And for the rest of the night, I couldn't sleep again.
Obviously the emperor never said that he would die, but he felt that this dream was so real, so real, frightening, and scary.
