"Your Highness, the Ming Dynasty does not allow the circulation of gold and silver, so these gold and silver can only be temporarily stored in His Highness's East Palace, and His Highness will exchange them for 2.5 million taels of treasure banknotes to the Chamber of Commerce!"
Guo An continued.
"As it should be!"
Zhu Di responded readily.
Less than a quarter of an hour.
Two and a half million taels of treasure were handed over to Ma He and Hou Xian.
Guo An added: "Your Highness, now that the Chamber of Commerce has been established, the capital will be handed over to Ma He and Hou Xian.
Wei Chen is going back to Peiping to integrate the Peking Yan Prince’s Chamber of Commerce! "
"Beiping?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di was startled and said with emotion, "We have been so busy these days that we actually forgot about Peking!"
"Our eldest grandson is still in Peiping alone. Chi'er will also go back this time to guard the Prince Yan's Mansion in Peking for us!"
"Thank you dad!"
On the side, Zhu Gaochi looked happy and responded quickly.
"Go and say goodbye to your mother!"
"Yes, Dad!"
…
Fengtian Palace!
"Fifty thousand taels of gold and two million taels of silver?"
Looking at the report handed over by Erhu, Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes sparkled.
"No wonder the fourth child has always regarded this person as a treasure. A mere chamber of commerce can earn so much money from these merchants...
The Shen family, the Liu family in Suzhou, the Wen family in Zhejiang, the Huang family in Fujian...
Humph, why don’t we know when our Ming Dynasty would have such wealthy merchants..."
On the side, Erhu looked solemn.
"Your Majesty, forgive me. Each of these merchants are well hidden. If they don't take the initiative to reveal their wealth, it will be difficult for Wei Chen and others to find out!"
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted coldly, "Send someone to check out these related officials, those rogue officials!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Erhu responded quickly.
at the same time.
The fact that Guo Shaozhan of the East Palace recruited four merchants to join the Maritime Trade Chamber of Commerce established in the East Palace also began to spread in the capital.
"He sold half a member for five hundred thousand taels of silver, plus fifteen large ships? Could it be that Guo An was a little forgetful because King Yan was promoted to crown prince?"
"The Shen family, the Liu family, the Huang family, and the Wen family are actually willing to spend such a huge sum of money?"
"And that Guo An actually invested 500,000 taels of treasure himself?"
"The Duke of Cao, Duke of Wei, Marquis of Wuding, and Marquis of Changxing all received five hundred thousand taels of treasure?"
"With this fleet coming down, wouldn't it mean that there are already more than 2 million taels of real gold and silver, and more than 200 ships?"
"hiss……"
"It's crazy. Everyone is crazy. How can you make back the money you invested?"
"Is it possible that that person doesn't want to open the sea?"
"But when he was in Peiping, he was the first to break the forbidden sea!"
"..."
"What? Did you hear that right? The Shen family and the Suzhou Liu family all bought with real money?"
"Sir, it's absolutely true!"
"Hahahaha, then Guo An finally didn't trick us this time!"
"Half a member needs five hundred thousand taels of silver, and those merchants dare to be so willing to give up. I guess we can definitely not lose the one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
Thinking about it, Guo Ying couldn't help but asked with excitement: "Go and find out quickly to see if there are any leftover members of the Chamber of Commerce!"
The steward below remained motionless and said with a wry smile: "Return to me, sir, half of the city is gone.
Now, all the nobles and merchants from the entire capital have sent people to surround the Chamber of Commerce courtyard!
They all wanted to buy members of the Chamber of Commerce, but the members of the Chamber of Commerce had already been sold out, and there was nothing left! "
"Fortunately, we were wise enough to take out the 100,000 taels of banknotes!"
Guo Ying looked proud.
"The master is wise!"
The steward said with admiration on his face.
At this time, Guo Ying's second son Guo Ming also ran in from the outside with a happy face, "Dad, I heard that the price of the chamber of commerce members has increased, and many merchants want to use 500,000 taels of silver to buy half of the members.
The shares you bought with 100,000 taels of silver a few days ago can be sold directly for 100,000 taels of silver!
Dad, our Guo family has become rich..."
"Bastard thing!"
Guo Ying's face darkened, "You unworthy thing, don't you know what kind of virtues those merchants have?
They are so scrambling to buy members of the Chamber of Commerce. Half of the members of the Chamber of Commerce are definitely more expensive than the five hundred thousand taels of silver. Do you really want to waste your fortune like this? "
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has shown such favor to our Wuding Marquis Mansion, but you are so short-sighted..."
As members of our family, those merchants will not sell it no matter how much money they pay. These are the family properties we leave to our family! "
Guo Ming suddenly became speechless.
Similarly, the Dukes of Wei, Cao, and Changxinghou were all beaming with joy.
Of course, there are also merchants who want to visit Wudinghou and Changxinghou Mansion and buy those few members at a premium.
Without exception, they were all kicked out of the house directly.
As the initiator of all this noise, Guo An and Zhu Gaochi took a big boat and returned to Beiping Mansion.
…
Zhangjiawan Pier.
Shi Xing, who had been promoted to a thousand households, was happily sitting on a rooftop drinking tea.
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he saw two familiar large ships swaggering into the separate pier.
Shi Xing's expression condensed, he took out a clairvoyance and looked towards the pier.
Suddenly.
With a whoosh, he jumped up from the chair, turned around and ran down.
On the side, the two captains couldn't help but be surprised, "Qianhu..."
"Follow up quickly!"
Shi Xing did not look back, but shouted.
"Ke Bei, go and ask Manager Fu to welcome the Crown Prince and Guo Changshi!"
"Prince? Guo Changshi?"
The two captains' eyes suddenly widened and their faces were filled with joy.
After reacting, he quickly ran down.
At the small pier belonging to Prince Yan's Mansion, as the ship docked, Guo An, Zhu Gaochi and others slowly stepped off the ship.
Looking at the familiar pier with people coming and going in front of him, Zhu Gaochi felt a trace of emotion in his eyes.
"Teacher, although we have only been away from Peking for half a month, we feel as if we have been away from Peking for a long time!"
Guo An couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Cherish it, the number of times you can come back to Beiping Mansion will become less and less in the future!"
"yes!"
Zhu Gaochi sighed softly, "However, teacher, have you noticed that Zhangjiawan Pier seems to be much more prosperous than before!"
"This is natural! Your Highness has been promoted, and no one in the court dares to embarrass Beiping..."
As he said that, Guo An looked startled.
On the side, Zhu Gaochi also subconsciously looked into the distance.
Qianhu Shixing and the dock manager Fu Yiquan, together with a group of captains, crowded over from a distance with faces full of joy.
"well!"
Guo An couldn't help but sigh helplessly.
really.
With the appearance of Shi Xing and Fu Yiquan, everyone on the dock subconsciously looked towards where Guo An and Zhu Gaochi were.
"Is it Guo Changshi?"
"That is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Guo Changshi and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are back!"
"Don't shout nonsense, Guo Changshi has been promoted now and has become Guo Shaozhan, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has become His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson!"
"Yes, yes, we should call him Guo Shaozhan and His Highness the Emperor Sun!"
"..."
Suddenly, the merchants and coachmen on the dock all crowded towards Guo An and Zhu Gaochi with faces full of joy.
Everyone looked excited.
"See His Royal Highness, see Guo Shaozhan!"
"See His Royal Highness the Emperor..."
"this……"
Seeing this, Shi Xing and Fu Yiquan also realized something was wrong, looked shocked, and started shouting quickly.
"You guys, stop here! Don't crowd His Royal Highness and Guo Changshi!"
"Stop, don't come any closer!"
After some shouting, the merchants calmed down and stopped pushing forward, which made the Yanshan guards beside Zhu Gaochi heave a sigh of relief.
Shi Xing also breathed a sigh of relief and quickly apologized to Zhu Gaochi.
"The last general saw His Royal Highness and Guo Shaozhan and was so excited that he almost shocked His Highness. He also asked His Highness to punish them!"
"Shi Qianhu, please get up, we are not so stingy!"
Zhu Gaochi waved his hand slightly, and after Shi Xing got up, he looked at the group of merchants and cart drivers in front of him.
Everyone looked at them with excitement on their faces.
However, Zhu Gaochi knew in his heart that the excitement in these people's eyes was more caused by the teacher beside him, Guo Shaozhan.
"His Royal Highness, Guo Changshi, when you two come back this time, will you not leave?"
At this time, a merchant suddenly shouted loudly.
All around, the merchants also came to their senses and asked with earnest faces: "Your Highness, Guo Shaozhan, are you two stationed in Peiping permanently?"
Zhu Gaochi looked at Guo An beside him, "Teacher?"
Guo An nodded lightly and shouted: "Don't worry, we and His Royal Highness should still go to the capital!"
Everyone: "..."
Guo An added: "However, Prince Yan's Mansion is in Beiping Mansion, and all of you are also the foundation of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and His Royal Highness the Imperial Grandson will never give up on you, and neither will I.
This time, I should stay in Beiping Mansion for a month or two! "
"Guo Shaozhan, then Prince Yan's Mansion..."
A merchant said worriedly.
Before he could finish his words, Guo An said directly: "Don't worry, everyone, Prince Yan's palace is in Peiping. Although His Highness the Crown Prince has gone to the capital, you should also work hard to make money and live a good life of yourselves.
If someone insults you, just go to the government as usual. If there is an official who bends the law for personal gain, go to the Prince of Yan's Mansion! "
"Thank you, His Royal Highness, and thank you Guo Shaozhan!"
A group of merchants, cart drivers, and laborers quickly shouted with excitement.
Guo An said: "Okay, everyone, go and get going. I and His Royal Highness have just returned to Peiping, and they have to go home!"
"The villain and others send off your Majesty the Emperor and Guo Shaozhan!"
Suddenly, a path spontaneously formed among the crowd.
"Your Highness, Guo Shaozhan, please!"
Shi Xing led a group of captains and quickly led the way.
Outside the pier, there were already more than a dozen carriages waiting.
Zhu Gaochi and Guo An got on the carriage and headed to Beiping City.
After entering Beiping City, Guo An and Zhu Gaochi separated directly and went back to their respective homes.
However, the two of them were happy, but the entire Beiping Mansion caused a huge sensation because of the return of Guo An and Zhu Gaochi!
...(End of chapter)
