Starts the next day.
The reputation of His Highness Prince Yan's barbecue restaurant for its delicious meat began to spread throughout Beiping Mansion.
Zhu Di ignored this and was still immersed in the pleasure of making money and did not come out.
However, within two days, Zhu Di noticed something was wrong and found Guo An with a face full of dissatisfaction.
"I, the majestic King of Yan, have become widely known in Beiping Mansion because of my business dealings with merchants. This is really embarrassing."
"How could your Highness say that?"
Guo An was startled, and then said with a look of dissatisfaction: "Although it is a small barbecue shop, behind it is a huge sales point where people raise poultry and livestock, and there are more than 300 disabled soldiers and generals. Our hope!"
"The most important thing is, didn't His Highness say that this barbecue shop only needs to be opened for one year to replace all the three guards of Yanshan with steel armor?
In this way, the barbecue shop can also be the hope of the tens of thousands of soldiers and generals of the Three Guards of Yanshan.
Your Highness, think about it, if the three guards of Yanshan were all wearing full iron armor and followed Your Highness to conquer Beiyuan, wouldn't they be able to kill the Beiyuan army? "
There was a bright light in Zhu Di's eyes, and then he reacted and glared at Guo An, "That doesn't allow me to take on the title of a merchant prince!"
"It turns out that His Highness is worried about his opinion in the minds of the people!" Guo An said with a smile.
"Fuck him..."
Zhu Di was furious. Although Guo An was smiling, in Zhu Di's view, the thief officer was laughing at him.
"If this matter reaches Beiping, the emperor will definitely issue an order to reprimand the palace chief, and he will also scold me."
As he said that, Zhu Di thought of something and turned to look at Guo An, with a smirk flashing in his eyes.
"Especially, what do you think would happen if the emperor knew that the barbecue restaurant was your idea?"
"this……"
Guo An's expression changed drastically, and he even cursed loudly in his heart. Zhu Laosi, a black-hearted thief, was simply trying to burn bridges by crossing the river.
"Your Highness, this must not be done!"
Zhu Di smiled helplessly, "Do you think this king can take charge of this matter?"
"Your Highness, if the merchants from the south come to eat and barbecue in the future, they will have to pay with food.
Or, as long as a southern merchant transports a stone of grain from the south, the shop can directly give him a skewer of barbecue.
If one hundred shi of grain is shipped from the south, with the food stamps, there is no need to queue up at the barbecue shop!
Or, if you bring 500 shi of grain, not only will you not have to queue, but you can also eat any dish from the restaurant..."
Guo An said helplessly.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Di was filled with joy when he heard this, "This method is very good. Under this condition, when those merchants who love cheapness come from the south, as long as there are vacancies on the ship, they will definitely bring more food. !
It can also change the impression of this king in the hearts of the people and the court! "
Guo An: "..."
Zhu Di felt that it was not enough, so he continued to catch Guo An and asked: "Father has always said that I am a warrior who can only lead troops to fight but not govern the place.
Now, my kingdom has reclaimed two thousand hectares of wasteland, and we only need to plant food in the spring next year, which will be a good harvest year.
And now, I have built a farm and have raised tens of thousands of horses, cattle and sheep, as well as many chickens and ducks!
There is also a barbecue shop that allows businessmen who want to come to Beiping to make money to keep the money they earn in Beiping, and also send a large amount of food to Beiping.
However, I always feel that there is still something missing. Please tell me. "
"I must impress my father!"
Guo An: "..."
Zhu Di was angry: "What kind of look do you have?"
Guo An reported back: "Since His Highness wants to govern Peiping, I think I can develop education and industry!"
"Education and Industry?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, and then became confused: "I know about education, but education has always been in short supply in the north. There are no great Confucians, and even aristocratic families are rare.
Even opening several schools and private schools would require at least tens of thousands of taels of silver.
If you want to prosper, this matter is quite intolerable and will be discussed later.
What I am curious about is, what is industry? "
"Your Highness, you are a craftsman! Industry is all about skilled craftsmen, allowing them to develop better objects and help Beiping Mansion become prosperous quickly!"
Guo An said.
"What?"
Zhu Di's expression changed and he stared at Guo An closely, "What nonsense are you talking about? Since ancient times, agriculture has been the cornerstone of the country, while craftsmen are just a lowly profession! Now you actually want to encourage me to value craftsmen?"
Guo An said quietly: "Since His Highness wants to make Beiping Mansion prosperous quickly, I believe that we must jointly focus on the development of industry, agriculture, and commerce.
Agriculture strengthens a country's foundation, industry strengthens a country, and commerce makes a country rich.
Of course, these are just my humble opinions. If there is anything wrong, please don’t take it to heart. "
"My humble opinion?"
Zhu Di glared at Guo An fiercely, "You thief official, please don't give us a bad look. This is the first time I have heard someone say that work can strengthen the country!"
During the heyday of the Han and Tang dynasties, industry and commerce were regarded as despicable industries. Now you actually tell me that industry can prosper in Peiping?
Could it be that you, a thief official, are here to deceive me again? "
Guo An said casually: "This is just what I said, Your Highness, please don't pay attention!"
Zhu Di said: "How can I not care? Since you have said it, you must be sure that industry can prosper in Peiping!"
Guo An shook his head repeatedly, "No, no!"
"No?"
Zhu Di was furious, "If you don't have it, you have to have it!"
"Your Highness, your Majesty is really..."
"One hundred taels of silver!"
"I wonder if Your Highness has an iron smelting factory?"
"You thief official..."
Zhu Di was furious, "Of course there is!"
Guo Andao: "As long as Your Highness gives me ten skilled craftsmen, I can double the iron-making speed of Your Highness's Iron Smelting Works within two months. I wonder, can this be proven?"
Zhu Di was surprised, "Is this really true?"
Guo An said: "When has the official deceived His Highness?"
Zhu Di said directly: "Tomorrow, I will send you ten skilled craftsmen and send someone to take you to my iron smelting workshop!"
Guo An's face lit up, "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Then, he said again: "However, I have one more request."
Zhu Di's face became angry, "You are such a thief, how dare you make terms with me now?"
Guo An smiled softly. Over the past few months, he had also figured out Zhu Di's temper.
Although Zhu Laosi has a bad temper, he is not that violent. Moreover, I really like people with strong abilities, especially his kind.
Although Zhu Laosi looked angry, he was not actually angry.
"Your Highness, I would like to ask Your Highness to keep this matter confidential."
"That's right!"
"Also, I would like to ask Your Highness to pay salaries to the skilled craftsmen sent here!"
Hearing this, Zhu Di's face darkened.
"Do you know that there has never been such a precedent since ancient times!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "I know!"
"But Your Highness, these craftsmen use their craftsmanship to do hard work every day, and they can only receive some subsistence food every month. After they finish eating this food, their wives, children, and children at home have no food to eat.
His Highness thought about it carefully, these craftsmen can only use less every day and try to save some food to take back to support their families.
But if the craftsmen behave like this and don't have enough to eat every day, how will they have the strength to work?
In this case, it is His Highness who loses in the end! "
These are very simple truths. When Guo An said this, Zhu Di quickly understood.
"How come no one has spoken to the emperor about this matter?"
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