"Why not?"
Guo An smiled faintly, "There are also caravans under the Prince of Yan's Palace, and the Shen family is a wealthy man in the Ming Dynasty. It is said that they are as rich as the enemy, so they can cooperate with the Prince of Yan's Palace.
But, what Mr. Shen said today... forget it, Mr. Shen, please go back and think about it carefully..."
Shen Zhuang remained motionless, his eyes were red, staring at Guo An closely, "I beg Guo Changshi for advice."
As the son of a merchant, if he can cooperate with Prince Yan's Mansion, he will rise to great heights. Even the uncles and brothers in the family will not dare to underestimate him. In the future, his Shenzhuang lineage will be comparable to those of his direct lineage!
The most important thing is to get on the big ship of His Highness King Yan. No matter how much money he makes in Shen Village, his life and fortune will be guaranteed. He does not have to be like his uncles at home, who have to humble themselves and pay filial piety to the officials.
Now, with such a good opportunity in front of him, Shen Zhuang would seize it no matter how difficult it was.
Guo An thought for a moment and said slowly: "Although you are a member of the Shen family, you don't have any money or connections in the Beiping Mansion. If you want to cooperate in business with Prince Yan's Mansion, you can only cooperate on wool and textile looms."
Shen Zhuang looked disappointed.
"Or..." Guo An said again.
Shen Zhuang's eyes lit up and he looked at Guo An expectantly for a while, only to find that Guo Changshi had an expression on his face and remained silent.
Now, Shen Zhuang couldn't help but become anxious.
"Please also ask Guo Changshi to speak frankly."
"That's all."
Guo An sighed heavily and hooked his hand at Shen Zhuang.
Shen Zhuang understood this and quickly stood up, putting his head in front of Guo An.
Guo An asked in a low voice: "At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, your Shen family often sent a large number of ships out to sea to trade with foreign barbarians overseas.
Presumably, the Shen family still has some connections overseas now, right?
We don’t expect you to risk your family and life to go overseas for trade, but we just want your Shen family to help us... His Highness King Yan is looking for a few things overseas. Not to mention the technology of growing vegetables in winter, even if he wants the technology of glass calcination, It can be sent directly to you! "
Shen Zhuang's face was full of horror, and his voice changed with fear: "Guo Changshi, please don't say that, since His Majesty banned the sea, the hundreds of large ships of the Shen family have turned into lakes and rivers.
The Shen family has not been to the sea for more than ten years. "
"I see."
A trace of regret flashed across Guo An's face, "In that case, just pretend that I didn't say anything."
Shen Zhuang nodded quickly subconsciously, "Yes, yes..."
"Um?"
After coming back to his senses, he couldn't help but smile.
"May I ask what Guo Changshi wants the Shen family to find? Although the Shen family has not gone to sea for more than ten years, when Xiaomin was a child, the elders in the family often brought back some strange things from outside the country.
Today, the Shen family's warehouse still has several warehouses of overseas goods.
Perhaps what Guo Changshi is looking for is in the Shen family warehouse. "
Guo An smiled softly, "The Shen family really has a profound background."
Shen Zhuang quickly replied: "I am ashamed of myself, this is the blessing of our elders."
Guo An took a deep look at Shen Zhuang and said, "Commander Shen, please wait a moment. I will go and get you the object I am looking for."
After saying that, he stood up and walked out.
After a while, Guo An walked in with several albums full of portraits and text annotations on the side.
Shen Zhuang took it and looked through it quickly, his face suddenly stiffened. He had never seen anything, or even heard of it.
"how?"
Guo An asked: "Does your Shen family have these items?"
Shen Zhuang hurriedly raised his head and replied: "Please forgive Guo Changshi, the common people don't pay much attention to these plants.
However, Xiaomin will return home with these drawings as soon as possible and ask the elders in the family to take a look. "
"No problem!"
Guo An smiled softly, "As long as your Shen family can hand over these things to His Highness King Yan before I... His Highness the King of Yan looks for these things, what I say will be valid at any time."
"Thank you Guo Changshi!"
Shen Zhuang immediately thanked him with a face full of joy.
Then, he hurriedly said goodbye and left.
After sending Shen Zhuang away, Guo Erniu turned around and returned to the house, "Master, why do you think that Shen Zhuang didn't tell the truth?"
"No matter what he does, as long as he can find those things, it is a great achievement for us."
Guo An said casually.
"profound……"
When Shen Zhuang got on the carriage, Shen Wu, who had never spoken a word beside him, also said with a solemn expression: "Master, Guo An knows the details of our Shen family!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as they can't find evidence."
Shen Zhuang smiled softly, "Besides, we are not the only ones in the Shen family? The top priority is to find these things as soon as possible? Tomorrow, we will return to Suzhou!"
"Yes, Master!"
…
The next day.
Zhu Di asked Guo An casually: "I heard that Shen Zhuang went to look for you?"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Then Shen Zhuang wanted Wei Chen to help and sell him several hundred more kilograms of vegetables every day, but Wei Chen refused."
Zhu Di added: "Then Shen Zhuang left early this morning."
A look of surprise flashed in Guo An's eyes, "So fast?"
"Huh?" Zhu Di was confused.
Guo An explained: "Weichen gave some drawings to Shen Zhuang yesterday, hoping to use the power of his Shen family to help Weichen find a few things.
If found, Wei Chen promised to persuade His Highness to let Prince Yan's Mansion cooperate with him, Shen Zhuang, to do business. "
Zhu Di was furious, "Damn it, how can we cooperate with this small merchant in Prince Yan's palace?"
"Your Highness, please calm down. It's not Prince Yan's Mansion, it's just the shops in the Mansion." Guo An explained.
"That won't work either." Zhu Di said directly.
"Your Highness, the Shen family is a wealthy family after all. Although it is in some decline, as long as we cooperate with the Shen family, we will definitely make more money." Guo Andao.
Zhu Di was startled, and then said slowly: "In this case, it is up to you to consider this matter."
"Thank you, Your Highness..."
…
And in Yingtian Mansion.
The matter of wool and glass was fermented among the officials.
The officials did not dare to go to Lao Zhu to complain, so they all approached the prince Zhu Biao.
"Your Highness, I heard that Prince Yan's Mansion in Beiping did not ask the imperial court for instructions, so he privately hired 20,000 young people to take care of food, housing, and wages.
Build dozens of workshops in Beiping Prefecture and continuously calcine glass day and night? This matter needs to be investigated strictly! "
"Your Highness, I have also heard that His Highness King Yan actually hired tens of thousands of village women to spin and weave cloth for Prince Yan's palace. This way he has won over people's hearts. What on earth does King Yan want to do?"
"Yes, for so long, wouldn't King Yan be able to directly bypass the Third Division of Peking and control hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Prefecture?"
"Your Highness, it's not that Wei Chen and others are making alarmist remarks to sow discord between Your Highness and the King of Yan.
However, what King Yan did was very inappropriate. If King Yan continued like this, the people of Beiping Mansion would only care about chasing small profits, and their hearts would be wandering, and the people would have no intention of farming.
The local sages and gentry could no longer bear it. "
"Your Highness, farming is the foundation. Without farming, there will be no stability. If people don't think about farming, big trouble will happen. Without food, people will starve to death."
"Even if there are wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River delivering food to Beiping Prefecture every day, there are unforeseen circumstances.
As long as there is an accident and the food from Jiangnan is transported to Beiping Mansion, hundreds of thousands of people in Beiping Mansion will have no food to eat. In this way, Beiping Mansion will be in chaos within a few days. "
"Your Highness, there are still remnants of the former Yuan Dynasty lingering in the north. If there is a war and there is no food available in the north, it will be a disaster..."
"Your Highness, no matter what, the opening in Prince Yan's Mansion cannot be opened..."
After hearing this, Zhu Biao's expression gradually became serious.
It's not like I haven't complained to him during this period. However, the courtiers who complained to him this time were more important and more numerous.
"Why don't you go find your father?"
"this……"
An elderly minister said with an embarrassed smile: "The Holy Power is as powerful as the abyss, and Wei Chen and others are a little afraid."
Behind him, all the officials nodded.
A hint of helplessness flashed in Zhu Biao's eyes, and he said slowly: "We understand what you all mean. We will go to Fengtian Palace in a moment and ask Father to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
"Your Highness is wise!"
"Your Highness is wise..."
All the ministers were suddenly happy.
Afterwards, they all resigned and left with satisfaction.
In the hall, Zhu Biao rubbed his head vigorously, sighed slightly, stood up and walked out.
The fourth child did make a big fuss over this matter.
However, what frightened Zhu Biao was that after he finished speaking, Lao Zhu had a gloomy look on his face.
"This is how they all slander you?"
"Father, please calm down. These ministers also have good intentions. Lao Si actually recruited more than 20,000 young men and tens of thousands of women. It will indeed delay the farming work." Zhu Biao quickly excused the ministers.
"kindness?"
Lao Zhu's eyes became even more angry, but after seeing Zhu Biao's anxious look, he took a deep breath.
"Biao'er, let me ask you, in Beiping Mansion, in this winter, the land is as frozen as hard rock, how do the people do farming?"
"this……"
Zhu Biao was stunned.
Lao Zhu said again: "Also, the fourth child is the King of Yan. He is a dignified King of Yan who spends money to hire people to work and make money in Beiping Mansion, so that the people can make money and have food to eat in this cold winter. This is very important to the people. It’s a great good thing, but why is it so evil?”
"Hmph, as for the local sages and gentry who can't bear it, it's because Laosi allows the common people to make money and won't starve. No one goes to them for loans, which prevents them from sucking the blood of the common people, right?"
As he spoke, Lao Zhu's eyes flashed with coldness.
"These people who only want to harm the people should be killed."
Zhu Biao was immediately startled, "Father, calm down, this matter needs to be investigated in detail to avoid accidentally killing innocent people!"
"Hmph, why do we need to do anything to these little brats?"
Lao Zhu smiled coldly, and under Zhu Biao's surprised gaze, said directly: "Inform Lao Si directly about this matter, and Lao Si will take care of those gentry and countrymen who are jumping up and down.
By the way, I reprimanded the fourth child again. In the spring of next year, he will not be allowed to hire so many young men and women, and not even an acre of Beiping Mansion's land will be left empty. "
"Father is wise!"
Zhu Biao's eyes lit up and he flattered quickly.
Lao Zhu smiled proudly and said again: "As for those traitorous officials who dare to bewitch the prince, we must investigate them carefully!"
"Father, calm down, those ministers are also thinking about the Ming Dynasty..."
Zhu Biao quickly begged.
Lao Zhu looked helpless, "Biao'er, you are so kind-hearted. If you continue to be charitable like this, you will actually suffer at the hands of those ministers!"
"Your Majesty, His Highness King Yan has sent someone to offer blessings!"
Suddenly, a chamberlain walked in from outside the palace with a happy face.
"Fury?"
Both Lao Zhu and Zhu Biao couldn't help but be stunned.
"Is it He Furui?"
"Your Highness, it seems to be vegetables." The chamberlain quickly replied.
"Vegetables? What's so good about vegetables?"
Lao Zhu sneered, a little unconcerned.
However, he quickly remembered something, a hint of excitement appeared on his face, and he stood up directly.
"Bring us that Furui quickly!"
"Yes, Your Majesty..."
…
(End of chapter)
