Guo An looked touched and saluted respectfully: "Wei ministers are taking the place of the Guo and Liu families. Thank you for your highness's love!"
Zhu Di said directly: "No problem, no problem, how can Mr. Shuiyuan be a great sage? If he comes to Beiping Mansion, we must personally welcome him?
As for the Guo family, even if there is just one more Guo Qing or someone like the four farm sages on the farm, it would still be worth it even if we go and invite him in person! "
Guo Andao said, "Your Highness loves me so much!"
“However, there are some children in the Liu family who are knowledgeable and suitable for officials.
As for the Guo family, most of them are children who are willing to delve into the art of craftsmanship. If they encounter an opportunity, their contributions will not be worse than those of the four brothers on the farm! "
"..."
Zhu Di looked stunned for a long time, then hurriedly said: "Guo Qing will definitely invite them all to Beiping Mansion. If they don't come, I will go and invite them myself!"
Guo An nodded and said slowly: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will definitely invite them all to Prince Yan's Mansion!"
"Very good!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, then changed the topic and said: "We have already reported the affairs of the Yan Kingdom to my father, and in the memorial, we explained the Yan Kingdom's plight in detail.
He also begged his father to exile some prisoners to Yan State again. "
"And that kid Chi'er actually cried to his father. In the Fengtian Palace, his father agreed to exile prisoners to the Yan Kingdom, but he needs to buy it with money just like last time!"
"Congratulations, Your Highness!"
Guo An congratulated with joy on his face, "His Royal Highness has finally grown up, and I can share your worries for His Highness!"
Zhu Di's eyes were full of relief and he said with a smile: "Thanks to Guo Qing's teachings in the past few years, otherwise Chi'er would have been taught to be a nerd by those Confucian doctors!"
Guo An looked humble, "Wei Chen is just taking His Highness the Crown Prince to get to know more about the various people in Beiping Mansion. This is due to His Highness the Crown Prince's talent, and of course His Highness has the ability to set an example!"
Zhu Di: "..."
Then, when he remembered something, Zhu Di said: "Guo Qing, the two boys in our family have grown up and have not yet become apprentices. Can Guo Qing also accept those two boys?"
Those two bastards?
Guo An changed his mind and said quickly: "Your Highness, I forgive you, I am old and don't have that much energy anymore.
Moreover, the two young highnesses are both martial and will not like weak civil servants like us! "
A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Those two bastards are indeed a bit too much!"
Guo An curled his lips subconsciously, if it weren't for your connivance, how could those two bastards be acting like this now?
Making trouble all day long?
It seems that among the princes and princes of the Ming Dynasty, except for the largest one in each branch, who initially received a formal Confucian education, the rest became more and more bastards as they grew older!
Moreover, although they are not very capable, they are more calm than the others.
In fact, many of them still lack some wisdom in their brains!
Seeing that Guo An had no intention of accepting a disciple, Zhu Di didn't mention it anymore, but finally got down to business.
"Guo Qing, my father asked us for money. How much money does Guo Qing think we should give?"
Guo An said directly: "The more, the better!"
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, a little confused.
Guo An explained: "Your Highness, now the entire Ming Dynasty knows that my Prince Yan's Mansion is rich.
However, no one knows the exact amount of money in Prince Yan's Mansion. "
Zhu Di nodded subconsciously. Except for him, the princess, and the manager of the palace, not even Guo An knew how much money the palace had saved in the past few years.
"Last time, the generals and criminals who were exiled to Japan were all whom His Majesty did not want to kill out of friendship.
Nowadays, the prisoners your Majesty wants to give to His Highness are all civil servants, and their crimes are not serious. They are much more valuable than the generals last time.
This time, His Highness will at least raise some prices. "
"In addition, Wei Chen feels that this time, His Majesty has shown mercy and is willing to sell some prisoners to His Highness. Then, it won't be possible next time.
Your Highness, why don't you give Your Majesty more money this time and try to buy more prisoners from His Majesty's hands?
It would be best to fill up the entire Goryeo with officials! "
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, but he still asked doubtfully: "Is this feasible?"
Guo An said with a serious face: "Your Highness, the Yan Kingdom of Goryeo is too short of officials. You are exhausted and anxious every day. This time, you have taken out all the wealth of the entire Yan Palace.
His Majesty has always loved His Highness, and His Highness was the first vassal king to conquer an entire overseas vassal state.
In order for His Highness to set an example for the Ming Dynasty princes, Your Majesty will definitely do his best to support His Highness..."
"good!"
Zhu Di clapped his hands fiercely and said loudly: "So, as Guo Qing said, we will take out all the property of the palace!
He Zhong, go and prepare 200,000 taels of silver and 1.3 million taels of treasure notes! "
"Yes, Your Highness!"
He Zhong, the chief manager of Prince Yan's Mansion in the distance, responded quickly.
Guo An looked at Zhu Di with contempt.
Zhu Di smiled coquettishly, "It's better to prepare 1.5 million taels of treasure banknotes... no, two million taels of treasure banknotes!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
He Zhong's expression remained unchanged and he continued to answer.
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An didn't press any further, so much money was enough.
"This time Your Highness, Prince Yan, will show you all the assets of Prince Yan's Palace. Your Majesty will feel relieved, and all the vassal kings and officials will feel comfortable. Even those officials who were bought by His Highness to Goryeo will all be grateful to His Highness!"
"Humph, those who like to get pink eye..."
Zhu Di snorted coldly, but there was a trace of pride on his face.
Afterwards, he talked with Zhu Di for a long time again, and Guo An went to the Chang Shi Department to sit for a long time. He didn't return to his house until he was off duty.
…
"Father, father-in-law, I have told His Highness the King of Yan to persuade my family to come to Beiping Mansion. His Highness the King of Yan is very welcome..."
After dinner, Guo An told Father Guo and Liu Huiyuan about the affairs of Prince Yan's Mansion.
"However, His Majesty also agrees to exile a group of prisoners to the Yan Kingdom of Goryeo. His Highness King Yan is going to pay two million taels of banknotes, plus an additional two hundred thousand taels of silver, to buy some more prisoners to go to the Yan Kingdom of Goryeo!"
"Two hundred thousand taels of silver, plus two million taels of treasure banknotes?"
Hearing this, Father Guo and Liu Huiyuan's eyes widened.
Guo An nodded with certainty: "Exactly!"
"Ning Yi, don't worry, I will write a letter home right now!"
"I also wrote letters to my family members..."
Guo An thought for a moment and then said again: "Father, father-in-law, Ning Yi has also purchased some houses and some fields in Beiping Mansion in the past few years.
If his father and father-in-law need those houses, Ning Yi will ask Bai Wei to take out the house deeds..."
"No need for this, we will ask the housekeeper to take us out to see the house in the next few days!"
"Let's go too..."
Guo An said again: "You two elders don't have to be like this. In the past few years, most of the houses sold in Beiping Mansion have been moved into the house, and the empty ones are also empty..."
"Um?"
A trace of surprise flashed in the eyes of Father Guo and Liu Huiyuan, and they subconsciously asked: "How many houses has Ning Yi purchased in the past two years?"
"this……"
Guo An frowned slightly, thought carefully for a long time, and then said hesitantly: "In the past few years, I have been away from home, and all the affairs of the house have been left to my wife and the old housekeeper.
However, I vaguely remember that there are about 25 properties in the house, 20 shops, and about 1,300 acres of farmland! "
"hiss……"
Father Guo and Liu Huiyuan's eyes widened with shock and regret on their faces.
Now that Beiping Mansion is becoming more and more prosperous, they can also guess how valuable these houses and shops in Beiping City are now.
It can be said that it is rising day by day.
Especially the fields in Beiping Mansion. Taking advantage of the benefits of Prince Yan's Mansion, the prices of Beiping Mansion's fields are also increasing.
Now, Guo An has only been in Beiping Mansion for a few years, and he has already purchased such a large property?
"There may be more than I thought. I haven't asked about it for a long time!"
Guo An hesitated again.
Father Guo glared at Guo An fiercely, but said nothing.
As for Liu Huiyuan, his eyelids were trembling, "I'll go out and take a look before we talk!"
…
A few days later.
The news that King Yan Zhu Di presented two million taels of treasure notes and two hundred thousand taels of silver to His Majesty once again spread from the capital.
As expected, as Guo An had guessed, Zhu Yuanzhang was overjoyed and ordered the officials who handled the matter to give instructions that some civil servants guilty of beheading could be exiled to the Kingdom of Goryeo if the crime was not too serious.
As for the ministers in the court and the vassal kings, they were all happy and jealous at the same time.
How much money did King Yan Zhu Di make?
Every year, I will hand over 2.5 million taels of silver to His Majesty.
Now, can you give His Majesty two million treasure notes and two hundred thousand taels of silver?
As for the entire family property of Prince Yan's Mansion, no one believes it!
However, they did believe that King Yan was bleeding heavily this time!
This made some feudal kings feel a little ready to take action.
It's a pity that they still need to conquer the northern Tatars, so they don't have much strength at all.
Moreover, the money in their house is not enough to build a big ship, let alone pay for the military pay and supplies for the expedition...
…
at the same time.
In Beiping Mansion.
Father Guo and Liu Huiyuan, led by the housekeeper of Guo Mansion, also wandered around Beiping Mansion for a few days.
The more I looked at it, the more shocked I became.
The price of houses in Beiping Prefecture has increased to four times that of Shunde Prefecture.
Even so, no one would sell it to them.
As for those fields, no one was selling them. Even if they doubled their purchases, no farmer would even bother with them.
Thinking of what Guo An told them a few days ago, that the Guo Mansion had purchased twenty-five houses, twenty shops, and 1,300 acres of farmland in the past two years, they couldn't help but be even more shocked. .
"Guo Lin, how did you buy those twenty-five houses and twenty shops in Beiping City in the past few years..."
Guo Lin was stunned, he did not dare to hide anything from Guo's father and Liu Huiyuan, and said quickly: "Master, the young master's houses in Beiping City are not twenty-five, but thirty-one!
As for the shops, there are not twenty, but twenty-eight! "
Father Guo couldn't help but said, "What about the fields?"
"Back to the master, the young master has a total of 1,600 acres of fields in Beiping Mansion, as well as a 100 acres of orchards, and a hilltop thirty miles across!"
"..."
Father Guo and Liu Huiyuan couldn't help but be shocked that there were so many.
…
A few days later.
King Zhu Di of Yan once again summoned Guo An to the Yan Palace.
"I am here to meet you, Your Highness!"
"Guo Qing, please forgive me!"
This time, Zhu Di had a gentle face.
After Guo An sat down, Zhu Di handed several house deeds to Guo An.
"Your Highness, is this...?"
Guo An picked it up and looked at it, his face full of doubts.
…
(End of chapter)
