In Beiping Prefecture, King of Yan Zhu Di's farm has developed good rice that can increase production by 20%, and he has not kept it secret after all.
It takes less than a few days.
The news spread throughout Beiping Mansion.
Many people even saw that the officials and guards of Prince Yan's Mansion went to the farm to exchange for the good rice with bags of grain.
As a result, the entire Beiping Prefecture's common people, gentry, merchants, and even the officials suddenly became excited.
They finally understood why His Highness the Crown Prince suddenly visited Beiping Mansion a while ago.
Moreover, as soon as he comes, he will go to the farm of Prince Yan’s Mansion!
Thinking about it, everyone started to move quickly.
Nie Zishi, Lu Xiang, Zhou Xing and other high-ranking officials in Beiping Mansion all sent their greetings directly to Prince Yan's Mansion.
As for the remaining officials and gentry who could not reach Zhu Di, they turned their attention to the officials of Prince Yan's palace such as Guo An, Zhu Fu, Li Wang, and Zhu Liang.
Further down, the merchants and gentry were eyeing the stewards of Prince Yan's Mansion.
At this moment, it seemed that everyone in Beiping Mansion was inextricably involved with Prince Yan's Mansion.
Everyone can have a relationship with Prince Yan's Mansion.
However, what disappointed them was that the good rice in Prince Yan's Mansion had already been shared equally by the guards and officials under Prince Yan's Mansion.
Even Nie Zishi and Lu Xiang, the chief officials of Beiping Mansion, only received fifty kilograms each.
at the same time.
The news that Prince Yan's Mansion was going to open a grain trading house also spread in Beiping Mansion.
As soon as the news came out.
Those merchants who owned grain shops in Beiping Mansion suddenly felt the difficulty in collecting grain this year.
Everyone hid in their homes, cursing secretly.
Wait until half a month later.
With the opening of Prince Yan's Grain Trading Company in seven counties and four prefectures of Beiping Prefecture, the trading bank's grain depots were filled with new grains.
"Your Highness, in just a few days, our grain trading company has collected 150,000 dan of grain!"
After listening to Guo An's report, Zhu Di couldn't help but look surprised, "So fast?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, after knowing that our Prince Yan's Mansion was going to open a grain trading house, the people of Beiping Mansion prepared new grains to sell to me and others.
If it were not for the fact that there are several grain shops in Beiping Mansion, our grain trading house in Prince Yan Mansion would be able to collect an additional 100,000 shi! "
Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I didn't expect that the people of Beiping Mansion would be so wealthy!"
Guo An couldn't help but slowly shook his head, "Your Highness, this is not wealth.
I, the people of Beiping Prefecture, have been clearing wasteland for the past three years.
Each family has at least added more than ten acres of farmland. Unless there is a major famine, the people of Beiping Prefecture will basically never go hungry again. After paying taxes every year, they can still sell some food to the outside world... …
However, this situation can only be said to be due to the fact that the people of Prince Yan's Mansion have just been able to fill their stomachs, and are not yet rich.
Wait until next year to sell those fine rice as grain seeds to the people.
We, the people of Beiping Prefecture, have truly become rich! "
"yes!"
Zhu Di nodded subconsciously, but soon realized something was wrong.
"I wonder to what extent Guo Qing considers wealth?"
Guo An replied without thinking: "Your Highness, after the common people pay their taxes every year, their families still have enough food for a year.
In addition, every common person still has a certain amount of money left at home. They can buy cloth and clothing once a year, and each person can eat one or two pieces of meat a month.
The thatched houses in ordinary people's homes are strong and can protect them from wind and rain. Of course, these ordinary people can afford cement and build cement houses, which is even better...
As for the enlightenment of children in ordinary families, Wei Chen thinks that there should be two children in each village who can afford to study..."
"..."
Zhu Di stared at Guo An for a long time, and asked in disbelief: "Guo Qing, is this what you think the people will look like when they are rich?"
Guo An asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, is this how the people should be rich?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but said with a strange look, "Doesn't Guo Qing know that there are still many people in the Ming Dynasty who don't even have enough to eat chaff?"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Wei Chen has certainly heard of this matter."
"Then why does Guo Qing think that wealth is so..."
"Your Highness, Wei Chen believes that having enough food for the people can only solve the most basic problem of food and clothing.
Only after they have solved the problem of food and clothing and still have some money left to buy some items can they be considered wealthy! "
"But how can there be such a wealthy place in this world? I am afraid that even in Hangzhou, there is no such wealthy place."
Zhu Di muttered to himself with a look of disbelief.
Guo An smiled lightly and said: "Your Highness, I wonder if you can go to Wanping County this year? Or maybe you can understand the living conditions of the people in Wanping County?"
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened.
"Guo Qing is saying that the people in Wanping County are starting to get rich?"
Guo An sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Your Highness is disappointed!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as the people of Wanping County can have enough to eat..."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, but he breathed a sigh of relief inside.
Guo An added: "Except for some people who can't afford cement to build cement houses, and can't afford to educate their children, the rest seems to be better than what Wei Chen said."
"How can this be?"
Zhu Di's eyes widened.
Guo An said with an indifferent expression: "If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can summon the magistrate of Wanping County, or a group of officials, armor chiefs, and li chiefs to ask.
Or, you can take a look around in person and see for yourself! "
Zhu Di couldn't help but squint his eyes and stared at Guo An closely.
"Guo Qing, are the people of Wanping County really so rich?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I have never deceived Your Highness. According to what I heard, 80% of the people in Wanping County have already done this!"
"Walk!"
Zhu Di stood up directly and said, "We need to go take a look immediately."
Guo An said: "In this case, the humble minister will retire."
"Guo Qing is going too!"
Guo An couldn't help but look weird, "Wei Chen is also going?"
Zhu Di said: "This is natural!"
Guo An thought for a moment and then said: "In this case, please bring the crown prince with you, and prepare a curtain hat for the minister."
Zhu Di couldn't help but frown slightly, "What does Guo Qing want the curtain hat for?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I am afraid that if I follow Your Highness out, I will be recognized by the common people before I open my mouth to speak!"
"Guo Qing is so confident."
Zhu Di smiled softly and said no more.
After a while.
Guo An wore a black veil hat and followed Zhu Di out.
"Dad, where are we going?"
As the carriage turned directly into a small road, Zhu Gaochi, who couldn't stand the bumps of the carriage, asked with a grimace.
Zhu Di replied: "Just find a village!"
Zhu Gaochi frowned slightly, with a puzzled look on his face, "My child remembers that there are many villages next to the flat cement road."
"I'm going to find the poorest village in Wanping County."
"So, are the villages far away from the cement roads the poorest villages in Wanping County?"
"That's how it should be!"
"Then why do they become poor if they are far away from cement roads? Why don't they move closer to cement roads?"
“Because their fields can’t be moved!”
“Dad, why not build concrete roads?”
"They don't have money, and the government doesn't have enough money."
"Dad, our palace is rich!"
Zhu Di's eyelids twitched slightly, "The palace does not have much money and can only build two or three cement roads.
However, the money from our Prince Yan’s Palace must be used for other things..."
"I see!"
Zhu Gaochi stared and nodded thoughtfully, as if he really understood.
Regarding this, both Zhu Di and Guo An couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief, they were finally clean!
The carriage continued to bump for a while, and finally stopped.
"Your Highness, there is a village ahead!"
Outside the car, Li Wang reported respectfully.
"Let's go to the village here!"
Zhu Di was already a little tired of the bumps along the way.
Ever since the construction of cement roads from Beiping Fucheng to steel workshops, farms, and Zhangjiawan Pier, Zhu Di had never been so bumpy.
After Zhu Di and Guo An got off the carriage.
Except for Li Wang and the other two guards, the rest of the guards were walking and sitting in the woods outside the village, waiting.
"Hey, I finally know why Master wears a curtain hat. The sun above his head is so hot!"
While walking, Zhu Gaochi suddenly raised his head and said excitedly.
"Your Majesty is so smart!"
Guo An chuckled and nodded.
On the side, Zhu Di couldn't help but glance at Guo An subconsciously. He suddenly felt that this was the reason why Guo An wore a curtain hat.
Scholars are so pretentious!
"Woof woof woof..."
As Zhu Di was thinking, he heard a burst of barking coming from the village ahead.
Soon, several young men walked out of the village with wary faces.
Behind the house walls and trees in the village, Zhu Di could still vaguely see some figures.
At this moment, an old man walked out from the group of young men. After seeing the gorgeous clothes of Zhu Di and Zhu Gaochi, his pupils shrank and he immediately saluted respectfully.
"This little old man is Xu Liang'an, the village chief of Xujia Village. I wonder where you nobles are from?"
Zhu Di said with a gentle face: "Don't worry, old man. We came from the city of Peiping and accidentally stumbled into this place. We were going to go to the village to have a rest. We happened to take a look at it. Are these villages any richer than in previous years? ?”
Xu Liangan's face became even more joyful, "It turns out he is a nobleman from Beiping City. Please come into the village quickly!"
Then, he ordered to a young man next to him: "Qingshi, go back quickly and ask your aunt to clean the house. There are distinguished guests!"
"yes!"
A young man quickly ran to the village.
"Your Majesty, please!"
Xu Liangan respectfully invited Zhu Di to enter the village.
In this era, those who dare to wear silk and fine clothes in an upright manner must be powerful officials.
Therefore, Xu Liangan was not worried about Zhu Di and his party at all, and what purpose they had for them.
Moreover, Zhu Di was accompanied by a chubby Zhu Gaochi, which made Xu Liangan feel more at ease.
Entering the entrance of the village, Zhu Di asked directly out of curiosity: "My father-in-law, we are in Beiping City. I heard that the people of Wanping County have been getting better and better every year in the past two years, and they are all very wealthy?"
Hearing this, Zhu Gaochi suddenly looked at Zhu Di in surprise.
Guo An's expression changed and he quickly stepped forward to hold Zhu Gaochi.
Xu Liang'an glanced at Guo An and Zhu Gaochi strangely, but he quickly replied humbly: "Although I don't know who this noble man listened to, but the lives of the people of Wanping County like us are much better, at least not No more hungry!
It's just that what this noble man said about being very wealthy is exaggerated! "
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