Peking Mansion.
The first heavy snow of winter is still falling from the dark clouds.
The entire Peiping Prefecture was covered with a foot of snow, giving people an inexplicable sense of joy.
However, this is very annoying for Zhu Di, who has to go to the farm every day.
After standing at the gate of the palace and watching for a long time, Zhu Di reluctantly gave up his plan to go to the farm. He snorted to the sky, turned back to the main hall, and sent a horse and general to call Guo An over.
"Guo Qing, we heard that you want to spend money to build a workshop again?"
"Your Majesty, I just want to build a workshop again."
Guo An blinked his eyes and said slowly: "But please rest assured, Your Highness, in this winter, all the craftsmen are working hard to calcine glass, and there is not enough cement.
During these days, Wei Chen was just choosing an address and designing drawings with Xu Yun and others. Construction will not begin until next spring. "
"I see."
After hearing this, Zhu Di felt a little relieved.
At this time, Zhu Liang walked in from outside the palace and asked slowly: "Your Highness, Song Guogong sent someone to ask if the vegetables on the farm can be eaten?"
"Tell Duke Song that it will take half a month."
Zhu Di was somewhat used to this kind of urging, so he said casually without raising his head.
"yes."
Zhu Liang responded and walked out quickly.
Zhu Di asked again: "Guo Qing, how is the sales of wool-proof weaving going now?"
"Reporting to Your Highness, there are currently 10,000 women spinning woolen yarn in the entire Beiping Prefecture, and 26,000 women weaving woolen clothing.
About 8,000 pieces of wool clothing can be woven every day. Excluding the wages paid to the women, the wool clothing alone can earn more than 7,000 taels of silver per day.
After this month, I should earn two hundred thousand taels of silver. "
After saying that, Guo An paused and said again: "It's just that His Highness wants to give each soldier of the Yanshan Guard a set of woolen clothes, and each of the official guards in the palace will also have a set of woolen clothes.
Then, I have to pay half of it to His Majesty, and His Majesty should be able to earn one hundred thousand taels. "
The smile suddenly disappeared from Zhu Di's face, and he still felt a little melancholy, "So, we have just earned back our capital?"
"Exactly."
Guo An didn't feel anything, he was very satisfied anyway.
Zhu Di asked again: "How much money can we make in the future?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, at least fifty thousand taels of silver."
Zhu Di was now satisfied, his face flushed, "In just two months, he was able to earn 50,000 taels of silver. Guo Qing has made a great contribution."
Guo An reluctantly reminded: "Your Highness, it's not just these fifty thousand taels of silver, but also the money earned from glass."
Zhu Di asked hurriedly: "Yes, how much did Glass make?"
Guo An replied without thinking: "Your Highness, more than ten workshops in Beiping Prefecture are working together, and can produce more than 300,000 pieces of glass every day. Now they have made one hundred thousand taels of silver.
In the treasury, there are still 300,000 stones of grain brought by the merchants.
However, now that there is heavy snow and the canals are frozen, it is inconvenient for those merchants to come to Peiping. This glass may take a while to accumulate. "
"It doesn't matter, as soon as the heavy snow passes, those merchants will naturally find their own way to come to Peiping!"
Zhu Di was so angry that he said, "So, this winter, we have already earned one hundred thousand taels of silver and three hundred thousand shi of grain. Moreover, we will still have at least two hundred and fifty thousand taels of silver to earn in the future?"
"Your Highness is wise."
Guo An didn't say much, he just reported to Zhu Di as usual.
In this cold weather, even if he was wearing a set of tight sweaters and a set of cotton-padded clothes, wrapping himself into a ball, he still didn't want to go out and move much.
Under normal circumstances, apart from drawing and researching in the public room, I would also go to the academy to tell stories to the generals and Zhu Di's future team.
Over the past few months, military generals such as Zhu Liang and Li Wang memorized the words one by one, and they were able to recognize Xiao Qianzi.
The heavy snow only lasted one day and one night.
Therefore, early the next morning, Zhu Di took Guo An and Zhu Gaochi to the farm early.
Behind him, there was a group of guards from Prince Yan's Mansion including Zhu Liang and Li Wang.
Although they were not wrapped into a ball like Guo An, their hands, feet, and heads were covered with thick sweaters, which kept them very warm.
Along the way, no accidents occurred.
When they arrived at the farm, a team of hundreds of Yanshan guards stationed at the farm were laboriously clearing the snow from the greenhouse.
After taking a look, Zhu Di, Guo An and others got into the greenhouse.
"Um?"
As soon as he entered, Guo An couldn't help but widen his eyes, "Your Highness, these vegetables grow so fast?"
He hasn't been here for just a month. In the greenhouse, the green onions have grown to the height of a person's calf and are completely edible.
As for coriander, celery, and leeks, although they are not as tall as green onions, they are all obviously edible.
As for the courgettes, they have already climbed up the wooden frame, and there are green courgettes hanging on it.
The same is true for the eggplant, which is half a person tall, with large round eggplants hanging on it...
What a great harvest!
Guo An's eyes shone and he couldn't help but pick a courgette, wiped it on his clothes a few times, then put it in his mouth and took a bite.
"Crack...courgettes in winter are sweet!"
On the side, Zhu Di, who heard the sound, turned around and became furious.
"Guo Thief, how can you eat so casually?"
Guo An was startled, "Your Highness, aren't we growing these courgettes just for food?"
"But, this courgette is obviously not fully grown yet."
Zhu Di was furious, "Since we got this courgette, we have brought Chi'er here to see it every day, and we haven't even bothered to pick one to try. As soon as you, the thief, come here, you start eating by yourself!"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. I don't know this."
Guo An quickly apologized very sincerely, but did not stop moving his hands, "But don't say it, Your Highness, such a big courgette is the tenderest and sweetest.
Moreover, your highness, you listen to me, it’s time to pick such a big courgette. Otherwise, if it grows for a few more days, it will not taste good when it is old.
The most important thing is that after picking these courgettes, the nutrients left behind can produce several more courgettes. "
After finishing speaking, Guo An said to Zhu Gaochi who was staring at the courgette in his hand: "Come, come, His Royal Highness, don't just stare at it. You can pick one for yourself and try it. It's really delicious."
Zhu Gaochi licked his lips gently and looked at Zhu Di expectantly.
"We're ready!"
Zhu Di's eyelids twitched and he glared at Guo An fiercely. He couldn't bear it any longer. He picked one and wiped it with his hand, then started eating.
The courgette was sweet, but when he thought that Guo Thief next to him was the first to eat, he felt very unhappy.
As for Zhu Gaochi on the side, he was not as stingy as Zhu Di. He held a courgette in his arms and gnawed it in big mouths.
After eating, Zhu Di asked Guo An again: "Guo Qing, after picking these courgettes, how many more courgettes can they really grow?"
"Your Highness, it stands to reason that this should be the case."
Guo An replied seriously, "This courgette only has so much nutrients, which makes these courgettes grow thicker and longer, leaving less nutrients for the following courgettes.
And if you remove the courgette that tastes the best, the courgette behind will have more nutrients and will naturally grow better and more! "
Zhu Di looked at Guo An suspiciously, "Did you lie to us?"
Guo An quickly replied: "Weichen will never dare to deceive His Highness!"
"Well, let's start picking!"
Zhu Di nodded slowly and shouted loudly: "Zhu Liang!"
"Your Highness!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a voice sounded beside him.
Zhu Di turned around and saw that Zhu Liang, Li Wang and others had gathered behind them at some point, all looking directly at the half of courgette in his hand.
Zhu Di was stunned.
"What kind of look is this?"
"Your Highness, I haven't eaten green vegetables for months!"
"Yes, Your Highness, the general and others..."
Zhu Liang, Li Wang and others said.
"Look at how useless you are!"
Zhu Di glared with disgust and said, "We'll give each of you a courgette!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhu Liang, Li Wang and others were immediately overjoyed. They each picked one and ate it without even wiping it.
In the greenhouse, a crisp clicking sound suddenly sounded.
Guo An felt a bit bitter in his mouth and couldn't help but pursed his lips and looked down at a few courgettes on one side.
However, before Guo An could take action, he noticed Zhu Di staring at him.
Unexpectedly, Zhu Laosi suddenly became so stingy. Guo An smiled and said, "Your Highness, after picking this courgette, you have to eat it quickly, otherwise the taste will not be good after two or three days!"
"You still want to eat?"
“Weichen was thinking, how many vegetables should I pick first?
Do you follow what His Highness said yesterday and send the cart of vegetables to Song Guogong in fifteen days?
But if we were to pick today, we would have to send two carts to Yingtian first.
Also, will these vegetables be eaten first by our officials in Prince Yan’s Mansion? How much did Yanshan Sanwei send? "
Zhu Di was stunned subconsciously, and after thinking for a moment, he said directly: "First send two carts of vegetables to Yingtian.
In addition, we will pick another thirty carts of vegetables and send them to Yanshan Sanwei, and we will also bring ten carts of vegetables to our house.
Everyone shared the food.
In addition, send another car to Song Guogong..."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Guo An, Zhu Liang, Li Wang and others responded quickly.
Immediately, a few soldiers hurriedly ran out of the farm and headed towards the Yanshan Three Guards and Prince Yan's Mansion.
Half an hour later.
Tang Yun, the commander of the Yanshan Three Guards, personally led a group of soldiers, at least a thousand people, with rangers traveling back and forth on both sides, and came to the farm in large numbers.
At the same time, there were thirty carts.
As soon as he entered the farm, Tang Yun greeted Zhu Di with excitement.
"Your Highness, are vegetables really edible?..."
Without Zhu Di needing to answer, Tang Yun saw baskets of courgettes and eggplants picked from the greenhouse...
"It's actually grown, and it's still so green. God bless the Ming Dynasty, God bless Beiping..."
Tang Yun and all the Yanshan guards and generals all cried with joy, and their whole bodies were trembling with excitement.
Green vegetables!
Who would have thought that in this snow-covered winter, they could still eat so many green vegetables.
Later, a team of guards and thirteen carts came from Prince Yan's Mansion.
Similarly, when they saw the baskets of vegetables in front of them, the guards were stunned.
They actually saw baskets of green vegetables?
Moreover, it seems that it was just picked out from the glass houses in front of you?
After another long while,
Tang Yun saluted Zhu Di and Guo An with a grateful face, then returned to Yanshan Sanwei with thirty carts of vegetables, escorted by a thousand soldiers.
…
(End of chapter)
