"But found the carrot?"
Guo An asked hurriedly.
Xu Yun said: "Back to Guo Changshi, the stewards sent by the lower officials did not recognize the candy...carrot.
But the following stewards were afraid of missing the carrot that Chang Shi was talking about, so they simply brought back all the things they encountered that were growing in the soil and were related to or resembling radishes.
There are so many of them, it takes a long time to identify them! "
"Walk!"
Guo An stood up directly and walked out.
Behind him, Xu Yun hurriedly followed.
"Guo Changshi, please..."
In a courtyard outside the Yan Palace, more than a dozen stewards were standing in front of baskets of various plants and vegetables, waiting expectantly.
Seeing Guo An come in, all the stewards quickly saluted.
"Meet Guo Changshi, villain!"
"Everyone, please get up."
Guo An nodded slightly and looked directly at the pile of vegetables at the feet of everyone. They were all vegetables and plants buried in the soil.
He even saw white radish and carrots.
After that, there is a purple-red radish-like plant with a root as big as a child's fist, and the leaves are somewhat similar to white radish leaves.
Guo An's face lit up, he picked up one, pulled off the dry soil on it with his hands, wiped it on his clothes twice, put it in his mouth and took a bite.
Sweet, really sweet!
Guo An's eyes lit up, and he handed the half he bitten directly to Xu Yun behind him, "Try it, is it juicy and sweet?"
Since coming to Daming, Guo An hasn't had a big bite of candy for a long time.
Therefore, he is afraid that there will be a problem with his sense of taste, and that even the slightest bit of sweetness will taste too sweet.
Xu Yun looked at the carrot that had been stuffed in his hand. He could see a few obvious tooth marks on it, and his expression froze.
However, feeling Guo Changshi's burning gaze, Xu Yun felt cruel, closed his eyes, and took a big bite.
"Oh, you..."
Seeing this, Guo An couldn't help but look disgusted, "Why did you bite the place I bitten? There is such a big place around..."
Xu Yun: "..."
"Okay, okay, if you bite, just bite."
Guo An said helplessly, and then asked: "How is it? Is it sweet?"
After hearing this, Xu Yun finally remembered the business, chewed hard a few times, and grinned with surprise on his face.
"Changshi, this thing is very sweet."
"Very good."
Guo An's face was overjoyed, "You all give us orders to go down. Those caravan stewards who are going around to buy wool will buy this thing for us. No matter how much they are, they will be bought for us."
"Yes, Guo Changshi."
All the stewards responded and walked away quickly.
Xu Yun asked hesitantly: "Chang Shi, can this thing really make sugar?"
"You won't know until you try it whether it works or not."
Guo An glanced at it and said, "In a moment, bring us ten carrots. We want to take them back."
"Yes, Guo Changshi!"
…
Now, the Gongzheng Institute of Prince Yan's Mansion has developed into a behemoth.
I don't know how many people and caravans were eating under the work center of Prince Yan's mansion.
Therefore, as Guo An's order was passed down, at least hundreds of caravans began to take action.
Now, Zhu Di doesn't look for Guo An much. He seems to be taking his eldest son with him all day long, listening to Luo Jishan telling historical stories, or reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
However, Zhu Di readily agreed to some of Guo An's occasional requests.
At the same time, Guo An was completely busy.
The farm needs to be expanded, the glass greenhouse needs to be built, and the circle of markets and houses around the academy have begun to be completed and rented, or the Yan Palace will send them to take care of it themselves, as well as cement workshops, glass workshops, gunpowder workshops... …
For a month, Guo An didn't have a good rest.
Finally, as it snowed heavily in Beiping, Guo An could breathe a little.
Academy Library Pavilion, six floors.
Guo An and Jin Zhong stood side by side. The white snow was falling outside the building, and the vast whiteness made people feel relaxed and happy.
However, at this moment, the two of them were not looking at the snowy sky, but at the rows of shops at the gate of the academy and the surrounding rows of houses.
Guo An looked happy, while Jin Zhong looked worried.
"Guo Changshi, I have built a total of 300 houses around here in the past few months.
However, even though half a month has passed, there is still no one to buy it. "
"No one asked?" Guo An asked.
"Back to Changshi, a few people came to ask, but when they heard the price, their faces changed drastically, and they said... you... and finally left with anger on their faces." Jin Zhong said with a look of fear.
"Are you saying that we are crazy about money?"
Guo An sneered, not annoyed at all.
Jin Zhong said quickly: "Don't blame me, those merchants are a bunch of iron cocks. The money in their pockets can only go in but not out..."
"It doesn't matter. Since ancient times, those who have not been envied by others are mediocre."
Guo An waved his hand generously and said, "Let us know tomorrow that each house will be increased by one hundred taels."
"ah?"
Jin Zhong's eyes widened.
"Guo Changshi, I'm sorry to say too much, but they don't want these houses for a hundred taels of silver. If it goes up to another hundred taels of silver, they won't even want it."
"Then let's keep going up."
Guo An chuckled.
"It's still going up?" Jin Zhong couldn't help but look surprised and confused.
Guo An chuckled and said, "What are you afraid of? How many taels of silver did we use to build these houses?"
"Back to Changshi, these three hundred houses cost a total of more than six thousand taels of silver." Jin Zhong replied.
"It's only six thousand taels, what are you worried about?"
Guo An said: "In such a severe winter, we don't believe that those gentry and wealthy businessmen have houses in the city.
Here, it is five miles away from the city. Although it's not too far, it still takes about half an hour to walk...
Those gentry want to use this to force us to lower prices, but they have made the wrong calculation. "
Jin Zhong's expression was slightly condensed. He was once a member of the gentry, so he naturally knew how much those gentry and the children of wealthy businessmen enjoyed themselves.
As early as when these houses were built, countless gentry and wealthy businessmen came to look at the houses.
However, when the gentry and wealthy businessmen saw so many houses being built, they all felt confident and were not anxious.
However, since Chang Shi was so tough, Jin Zhong also felt confident.
The next day, Jin Zhong announced again that all the houses outside the academy would increase their prices by one hundred taels of silver.
"In a courtyard with only three houses, he dared to ask for two hundred taels of silver. He is really crazy about money!"
"That's right, a house with four courtyards in Beiping City is only worth 200 taels of silver. Some houses in bad locations are even worth 100 taels of silver..."
"Hmph, I won't buy it until later. Let's see who else in Beiping Mansion can afford it."
"I don't know yet, besides people like me, who else in Beiping Mansion can afford to buy that house..."
"Humph, in the past two years, the Guo thief has been instigating King Yan to neglect his business and open shops and build workshops everywhere. As a result, the tenants under our rule are all uneasy... while the squires in Wanping County are... It's even more tragic, many fields are uncultivated... If His Highness Prince Yan hadn't been suppressing him, I would have made him look good."
"This time, I'll give him a hard slap on the face!"
"This is how it should be..."
…
A few days later.
Another news came out.
The price of the house outside the academy has increased again, to three hundred and two, and it seems that someone has already purchased it.
"With a house of three hundred taels, is it possible that Thief Guo is crazy, and His Highness King Yan is actually crazy with him?
"I heard that someone has already purchased it."
"Tsk, where did this crazy talk come from? How can my dear brother dare to believe it?"
"What kind of house can't be bought in Beiping City with three hundred taels of silver? I don't believe that someone actually ran out of the city to buy a house there?"
"What Brother Zhang said is absolutely true. In all my years of living, I have never seen such a prodigal son..."
The man who just spoke couldn't help but look a little dissatisfied.
"However, I heard that Guo An changed the names of the ten houses closest to the library to the Confucian Mansion. As long as they are famous Confucian scholars in the world, they can stay for free."
"so what?"
"Also, the children of people who own the land deeds of the houses there, as long as they are not treacherous and evil, can enter the academy..."
"How shameless, how could such a saint's academy be built by such a philistine person like Guo An..."
Suddenly, an old man frowned, a trace of urgency flashed in his eyes, stood up, bowed his hands to several people with apologetic expressions, and left in a hurry.
"I seem to remember that there are some important things at home, so I will take the first step."
Everyone couldn't help but look at each other.
"This person, Mr. Qian, is always like this. Something will happen to him every time."
"yes……"
Everyone laughed and started talking loudly again.
However, not long after, a person suddenly frowned, clutched his stomach, and hurried out.
"Everyone, I'm sorry, I have severe pain in my abdomen today!"
"It's okay, let's go, let's go..."
Everyone laughed, they often had bad stomachs.
However, they didn't think about it carefully. Why didn't Mr. Sun have abdominal pain? Instead of going to the toilet, he ran out full of anger?
A middle-aged member was thinking thoughtfully, suddenly his heart was shocked, but his face remained calm.
"Brothers, I seem to have a distinguished guest coming to visit today, so I can only take one step forward."
"go Go……"
As the middle-aged man left, everyone in the room subconsciously felt that something was wrong, and all of them were worried.
However, they soon thought of something, and their expressions changed slightly.
"Everyone, we still have some important matters at home, so we need to take the first step."
"Yes, yes, there are some important things in our family..."
In less than a moment, all the gentry and outsiders in the entire house had left.
As each employee got into the carriage, the servant beside him quickly asked: "Master, do you want to go home?"
"Go to the store closest to home."
"Yes, sir."
"Send someone to quickly go outside the academy to inquire and see if anyone is going to buy the houses built by Prince Yan's Mansion."
"Master, you dare to ask for three hundred taels of silver for a large house with only three rooms. It's so whimsical, how can anyone buy it?"
"Go if I ask you to, and don't say anything."
"Yes, sir!"
…
After Qian Yuanwai and Sun Yuanwai came to their shop one after another, they asked directly to the shopkeeper.
"How much cash is there in the shop now?"
Although the shopkeeper looked puzzled, he didn't dare to ask any more questions, "Sir, there are still two hundred taels of silver in the shop's account."
"Why are there so few?"
Officer Qian frowned.
The shopkeeper quickly explained, "Master, the silver coins in the shop are sent home every ten days. The silver coins in the shop were just sent back two days ago."
…
(End of chapter)
