As a result, some gentry who wanted to leave a good impression on King Zhu Di of Yan, or take advantage of this momentum to gain a good reputation, also appeared.
"Guo Changshi, it is too wasteful to use all cement to pour the walls of the house, and the speed is too slow!"
"oh?"
Guo An glanced at Huang Bi with some curiosity, "I wonder if Mr. Huang has any advice?"
Huang Bi was suddenly startled and said with a panicked expression: "Guo Changshi misunderstood. I heard that His Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi were rescuing the people, so I came here to offer my help!"
"I wonder what Huang Yuanwai wants to do?" Guo An asked.
Huang Bi smiled coquettishly, looked at the two-foot-tall cement wall in the distance, and said: "Back to Guo Changshi, the villain has not been idle in the past two years.
After following Guo Changshi's suggestion, he asked his family members to build two brick kilns.
It was discovered that these blue bricks and cement were combined to build a house that was strong, neat, and very fast.
But now, His Highness Prince Yan actually uses cement to build the walls of his house, which is really a bit of a luxury.
The villain is willing to give me all the bricks used to build houses for the people whose houses have collapsed in Wanping County! "
Guo An's face showed a hint of surprise, and some disbelief, "As you know, Huang, there are more than 80 households in Wanping County, and the amount of bricks needed to build houses for so many people is not a small amount! "
The corner of Huang Bi's mouth twitched slightly, and he said bravely: "Guo Changshi, please rest assured that the brick kiln in the villain's mansion has been expanded by six in the past two years, which should be enough to supply these neighbors!"
At this time, the two gentry who had been standing next to Huang Bi also quickly raised their hands and said.
"Guo Changshi, the villain Wang family is also willing to use part of the green bricks to help these neighbors build houses!"
"Guo Changshi, the Li family can also come up with some green bricks..."
"oh?"
Guo An's eyes flashed, "Both members have built brick kilns in their homes?"
"Going back to Guo Changshi, the villain built two brick kilns in his home!"
"The little man built two brick kilns in his house!"
The two gentlemen replied quickly.
Guo An couldn't help but said thoughtfully: "So, the green bricks in your home can't be sold?"
Huang Bi and the two gentry couldn't help laughing.
Now, there are indeed a lot of brick kilns in Beiping Prefecture. A lot of green bricks have accumulated in their home, and they really can't sell them!
Huang Bi quickly said: "Guo Changshi, as a gentry in Wanping County, I also have the obligation to help some of my neighbors!"
"No problem, I'm very welcome!"
Guo An smiled faintly and asked, "What are your conditions?"
"condition?"
Huang Bi and the two gentry looked happy and shook their heads.
"Guo Changshi misunderstood. The gentry's family has received a lot of favors from His Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi in the past two years. Now they are offering some green bricks to help these homeless neighbors. How can they return the favor?" Can there be conditions?"
Indeed, in the past few years, the Huang family, Wang family, and Li family, these large gentry families, have made a lot of money more or less under Guo An's advice.
Moreover, it is all fair and honest money.
Especially for the Huang family, there was a second-place finisher in the family. Even the magistrate of Beiping Prefecture looked at the Huang family with special eyes. The officials from the Wanping County Yamen even took care of the Huang family in every way.
The Huang family is developing rapidly!
The kind that Guo An didn't expect!
"Really not?"
Guo An asked, staring closely at Huang Bi and the others.
"Really not!"
Huang Bi and the other two shook their heads firmly.
"How much does a piece of blue brick cost?"
"Not a penny was collected, but all was given to these neighbors!"
"Great kindness!"
Guo An looked overjoyed and shouted directly to an old man in the distance.
"Ning Daguang!"
"Guo Changshi?"
Ning Daguang ran over quickly, greeted Guo An, and then slightly bowed his hands to Huang Bi and the others.
Guo Andao: "Huang Yuanwai, Li Yuanwai, and Wang Yuanwai are willing to donate all the green bricks used to build houses to the more than 80 households in Wanping County who were affected by the disaster. You can stop what you are doing first and bring people with you. Follow Yuan Huang and three other people to pull bricks!"
Ning Daguang was overjoyed and said with gratitude on his face: "I would like to thank Mr. Huang, Mr. Li and Mr. Wang for their generosity. Our fellow villagers are not ungrateful people and we will definitely repay you in the future!"
Huang Bi said quickly: "Mr. Ning, you are so polite. As gentry in Wanping County, we need to help our neighbors who are suffering from the disaster!"
Ning Daguang wanted to thank him again, but Guo An urged him directly: "Okay, you are all neighbors from all over the country, so don't be so polite.
I'll take the people to pull out the bricks as soon as possible. There won't be any delay in building the house! "
"Yes, Guo Changshi!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Daguang bowed quickly and ran towards the people and craftsmen who were busy in the distance.
Ning Daguang is the head of the village, and the farmer Ning Sanfu who was hit by the disaster is a member of the same village where he grew up naked.
Therefore, Ning Daguang's words are very effective.
Soon, a group of people were pushing carts, donkey carts, and ox carts towards the Huang family, the Wang family, and the Li family.
They had all thought about building a house with blue bricks before.
However, there is only a brick kiln in Prince Yan's mansion and it is not sold to the outside world at all.
As for the brick kilns in the Huang family, Wang family, and Li family, the prices were too expensive, and they didn't trust these gentry.
Unexpectedly, Huang Yuanwai, Wang Yuanwai, and Li Yuanwai came to our door today.
Although, they can all see what these three members are planning.
However, giving them the green bricks to build their houses for free was a lot of money, and they were still very grateful.
Huang family.
Seeing the carts of bricks being pulled away from their home by the farmers, the housekeeper couldn't help but feel a little distressed.
"Master, you gave these green bricks to farmers to build houses. This time, my Huang family took away all the money they made from these brick kilns in the past two years!"
"It doesn't matter, let them pull it. As long as it catches the eyes of His Highness King Yan and Guo Changshi, our Huang family will definitely be able to double the profit in the future!"
Huang Bi had a sullen face and said in a deep voice that he was also distressed, but he knew that as long as he followed Guo Changshi and His Highness King Yan, he would never suffer any loss.
Don't look at those mud legs, just bring some poor food and poultry and livestock to thank His Highness King Yan, and get two more houses?
It’s a huge profit!
The butler quickly replied: "Yes, sir!"
Wang family, Li family.
Some people looked at the green bricks being pulled away by the carts with distressed faces.
However, their family master has made up his mind, and they also want to board the big ship of Prince Yan's Palace.
Not only could they not stop him, but they also pretended to be happy and helped those mud-legged men pull the bricks!
…
After having the green bricks.
The speed of building houses has increased.
Thirty or forty people can build and top off a two-room cement brick house in just half a month!
Looking at the clean and tidy houses, equipped with stoves and earthen kangs, all the people's eyes could not help but turn red, and they were full of energy.
This is their future house, and they no longer have to worry about strong winds, heavy rain, or heavy snow.
Don’t worry, they were suddenly crushed under the house in the middle of the night!
Twenty houses later, another half month later, houses of the same size and style were also built in different villages in Wanping County.
at the same time.
Although the common people who followed him and built two houses could not be called great craftsmen.
However, they are all familiar with the roads, and they can also build their own houses based on their previous experience.
then.
These common people can directly bring people and build their own houses.
Guo An was very happy about this.
Allow them to pull all the materials they need from the cement workshop.
And with the involution of Huang Bi, a member of the Communist Party of China, the gentry in other states and counties had no choice but to follow suit.
They also donated the green bricks that they had been unable to sell for a long time.
The more than 300 households built their houses at the same time.
Blue brick walls, cement plaster!
More than 400 houses are scattered in hundreds of villages in Beiping Prefecture. Compared with the thatched houses or mud-brick houses of other people in the village, they stand out from the crowd and are extremely conspicuous.
One or two days can be tolerated.
But, half a month, or a month later.
Those common people could no longer bear it.
They had not suffered any disasters, they had food stored at home and some abundant money.
Why can't we build a cement and blue brick house?
"Dalang, let's build a two-room cement and blue brick house so that Erlang can find a wife!"
"Dad, do our families have enough money?"
"That's enough! It doesn't take much cement to build two houses, twenty guan at most! As for those blue bricks, they're not expensive, only 12 or 3 guan!"
"Dad, let's build three rooms!"
"Three rooms?"
"Um!"
"Okay! I'll go find the chief in a moment and ask him to take us to Prince Yan's Mansion to look for Guo Changshi..."
…
“Son, let’s build two houses for our family!”
"Dad, I know our family has saved a lot of money in the past two years, so just build it!"
"You bastard..."
…
Yanwang Palace.
Guo An looked at the group of farmers in front of him in surprise.
"Are you all here to buy cement?"
"Reporting to Guo Changshi, are the villain and others really here to buy cement?"
A group of farmers said hurriedly.
"Do you know how much cement it costs to build two houses?"
"Guo Changshi, I brought you twenty-five guans. Is that enough?"
"Twenty-five strings?"
Guo Chang was startled again and couldn't help but take a serious look at the old men with red faces in front of him, "It seems that your life has been pretty good these past few years!"
"Hehe, I have to thank Guo Changshi and His Highness King Yan for their kindness in the past few years. They have supported the villain and others to cultivate fields and grow food, peppers and cotton!"
"Guo Changshi, I have planted three acres of peppers in my home this year!"
"Two acres for a villain!"
"Hehe, the villain also has three acres..."
These old men seemed to have remembered something good, and all of them grinned, showing their big yellow teeth.
"Since you have money, we can rest assured! However, you must understand that growing peppers is profitable, but you can only grow three acres at most, and the rest must be grown in food.
Otherwise, if there is a food shortage, our Beiping Mansion will starve to death! "
Guo An didn't ask any more questions. The money earned from these two acres of peppers alone was enough for these old farmers to buy cement.
"Don't worry, Guo Changshi. As early as last year, His Royal Highness King Yan has issued an order that all farmers are only allowed to plant three acres of peppers, and no more varieties are allowed!"
"Very good!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "I'll arrange for someone to take you to buy cement!"
"Thank you Guo Changshi!"
…
(End of chapter)
