Chapter 115 We will definitely not let them bully Guo Qing
Chapter 115 We will definitely not let them bully Guo Qing
Author: tree on tree
Chapter 115 We will definitely not let them bully Guo Qing
I don’t know when, among the civil servants, the civil servants who were responsible for inspecting, compiling, and lecturing scriptures were the real Confucian scholars. They were the most noble people in the country!
In the future, the future is limitless. Naturally, more and more officials and family members are following behind.
As for civil servants like Guo An, who liked yellow and white vulgar things and often dealt with money, food, and craftsmen, they became inferior civil servants inexplicably.
Therefore, you will be looked down upon by others.
Moreover, when Guo An was the magistrate of Wanping County, he had won the trust of Zhu Di and had already made the officials of Chang Shi Division jealous.
Now, in his weak years, Guo An actually became the Right Chief Historian of the Yan Palace after making a big mistake in teasing His Highness the King of Yan. Although Guo An's future was gone, he became the superior of all the Chief Historian officials.
Naturally, he was even more rejected and resented by the officials of the Chang Shi Division.
Zhu Di knew this, Zhu Fu also knew it, and Guo An also realized it from the first day he took office!
However, Guo An really didn't want to have internal conflicts with those officials, so he never paid attention to them, hoping to avoid interfering with each other.
But he didn't expect that after he repeatedly gave in, the officials actually got angry!
Zhu Di was shocked. He had just begun to enjoy the benefits brought by Guo An, especially the marine fish and iron smelting institute, and the farm. Zhu Di gradually felt the benefits of being rich. How could he allow Guo An to sink like this?
He quickly comforted and said, "Don't belittle yourself. Doesn't Taishi Guo deal with farmland, water conservancy, astronomy and other craftsmen's things every day?"
And under such circumstances, Guo Taishi could have been an official in the former Yuan Dynasty until he was a bachelor of Zhaowenguan, knew the affairs of Taishi Academy, and was highly respected by future generations!"
"..."
Guo An stopped and looked at Zhu Di strangely!
Are you treating me like a fool?
Zhu Di said with some joy: "Guo Qing has figured it out?"
Guo An sighed helplessly, "Your Highness, the books written by our ancestors can almost fill Wei Chen's study room!"
A look of embarrassment flashed across Zhu Di's face, and then he spoke directly.
"Okay, okay, Guo Changshi is unparalleled in craftsmanship. He is an unparalleled talent. Maybe he can surpass Guo Taishi in the future!"
"Your Highness is wise!" Guo An said directly.
Zhu Di: "..."
Shameless people!
By chance, the two of them had already walked into the small courtyard of the textile factory. Looking at the neatly arranged textile machines in the house and a famous woman concentrating on spinning cotton and weaving, Zhu Di's eyes flashed with surprise.
However, Zhu Di didn't say much as he watched Guo An keep walking towards the end with his head buried in his head.
"I see His Highness the King of Yan, and see Guo Changshi!"
In the innermost shop, Guo An saw Mrs. Tu who was struggling to knit a sweater!
After seeing clearly what Mrs. Tu was holding in her hands, Guo An's eyes widened with a look of surprise. He didn't expect that Mrs. Tu's talent was so high. He knitted a stand-up collared top with wool.
The velvet is white, and even Guo An, who has the aesthetic impact of later generations, feels that this stand-up collar cardigan is very delicate and beautiful.
As for Zhu Di, his eyes were as wide as bells, staring closely at the stand-up cardigan in Mrs. Tu's hand, so much so that he didn't even react at all to Mrs. Tu's salute.
It was Guo An who smiled softly at Mrs. Tu and said, "Mrs. Tu gets up first."
"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you Guo Changshi!"
After Mrs. Tu got up, Guo An took the cardigan and tried it on himself.
Guo An chuckled and praised: "Mrs. Tu's craftsmanship is so good, it's just right for us to wear!"
Mrs. Tu quickly replied: "Thank you Guo Changshi!"
"Is this really made of wool?"
At this moment, Zhu Di finally reacted and grabbed the cardigan from Guo An's hand, turning it over and over for a long time.
Finally, I wore it directly on my body. It was soft, without any smell of mutton, and most importantly, it was very warm.
"What do you think, Your Highness?"
Guo An asked.
As for Mrs. Tu, she looked at Zhu Di nervously.
"This clothing is comparable to cotton-padded clothes." Zhu Di nodded excitedly.
Guo An smiled softly and said again: "Your Highness, if such a sweater is sold in winter, what do you think is the appropriate price?"
"A cotton-padded coat costs only two taels of silver. This sweater is more exquisite and comfortable than the cotton-padded coat. Why can't it be sold for only two taels of silver?"
Zhu Di said directly.
However, as he spoke, Zhu Di's expression became serious.
Such a sweater weighs no more than three kilograms in his hands, so the wool consumed is naturally less than three kilograms.
Three kilograms of wool can be sold for two taels of silver when woven in this way. He can earn at least one tael or five taels of silver from such a piece of clothing?
The more I think about it, the more I fall in love with the cardigan in my hand!
"Your Highness, what about the wool business?"
Seeing this, Guo An was overjoyed, it's done!
Zhu Di solemnly said: "Leave all this matter to Guo Qing!"
"Wei Chen will never let down His Highness's great hope!"
Guo An nodded heavily, thought of something, and asked again: "What about Mrs. Tu?"
"Reward! Big reward!"
After so many times, Zhu Di has become very good at it.
"Ten taels of silver reward!"
Guo An's face lit up, "Your Highness is wise!"
Mrs. Tu's face was full of joy: "Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and walked out holding the cardigan in his hand.
Guo An hurriedly followed.
Along the way, after entering the gate of Prince Yan's Palace.
Guo Ancai reported again: "Your Highness, our Beiping Mansion is located in the north, and now is the time when wool is abundant. Wei Chen is ready to buy wool on a large scale!"
"That's right!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly.
Guo An said again: "I need money!"
"How much?"
"At least fifty thousand taels of silver!" Guo And said.
"Fifty thousand taels?"
Zhu Di stopped and stared at Guo An, "Did you know that we don't have fifty thousand taels of silver in the entire Prince Yan's palace?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, yes, there was such a group of ungrateful things in your house a while ago..."
Zhu Di's face turned dark. He naturally knew what Guo An was talking about.
However, he was asked to pay so much money for the purchase of wool?
Zhu Di shook his head directly, "Our Prince Yan's family has a big business. How many stalls do we need to support every day? Don't you know?"
Guo An said slowly: "Your Highness, if you spend 50,000 taels of silver to buy wool, and then weave all the wool into the kind of wool clothing you have, you can earn at least twice as much!"
Zhu Di was startled, he had forgotten this matter.
After thinking for a moment, he asked: "Fifty thousand taels of silver can recover at least one million catties of wool. Can you weave all this wool into sweaters?"
Guo An smiled confidently, "Your Highness, there are hundreds of thousands of people in the entire Beiping Mansion, among which there are at least more than 100,000 women.
In more than ten days, the autumn harvest will begin.
Once the autumn harvest is over, these women are free.
Each woman can knit ten pounds of wool into a sweater in just half a month!"
Zhu Di said directly: "In this case, I will give you one hundred thousand taels of silver!"
"One hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Guo An couldn't help but be surprised, "Your Highness, two million kilograms of wool, it's scary that even if we take back all the wool in Peiping, Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places, we may not be able to collect it all."
"Collect as much as you can!"
Zhu Di looked determined.
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An quickly flattered.
Zhu Di waved his hand, "Okay, we will ask He Zhong to find you in a moment!"
Guo An slightly arched his hands and stepped back.
In the Changshi Division, the officials of the Changshi Division were much more respectful than before when they saw Guo An coming in.
Of course, there is also some deliberate alienation and fear.
Guo An ignored him. He was still young, and these officials, including Chief Shi Zhu Fu, were a bit old.
Ten years later, when he was waiting for middle age, these officials were already half buried in the soil, and there was no need for him to look at them.
…
Inner courtyard.
After Zhu Di sent Guo An away, he took the sweater and rushed straight to the palace where Xu Miaoyun was.
"Sister, sister!"
"I see you, Your Highness!"
Xu Miaoyun stood up to greet him.
"Girl, wait a minute, wait a minute!"
Zhu Di's face changed slightly, and he quickly stepped forward to support Xu Miaoyun, "My sister is about to give birth, don't be so polite!"
With that said, Zhu Di slowly helped Xu Miaoyun to sit down.
"Your Highness is in a hurry to find a concubine, but what's the big deal?"
After finding a comfortable position, Xu Miaoyun asked while lying half down.
"Sister, we found a treasure!"
Zhu Di took out the cardigan in his hand as if he was offering a treasure directly.
"What is this made of?"
Xu Miaoyun's eyes lit up, she took the cardigan and fumbled with it carefully for a long time, then put it under her nostrils and smelled it, the expression on her face became more and more shocked.
After a long while, he looked at Zhu Di with disbelief.
"Your Highness, are these clothes made of wool?"
"Sister, you are indeed very smart. This dress is made of wool!" Zhu Di said proudly.
Xu Miaoyun asked again: "Why is the wool used in this shirt much softer than normal wool, and why does this wool not have a trace of sheep smell?"
Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but his eyelids twitched slightly.
However, Zhu Di and Guo An told Xu Miaoyun everything they had done.
"This Guo Changshi is really a great talent!"
Xu Miaoyun unconsciously stroked her swollen belly with emotion on her face.
"Your Highness is really lucky to have this person in your palace!"
Zhu Di said again: "It's just that Guo An is only a young man, and his hair and beard have not grown yet, but he is favored by us day by day.
Now, even Zhu Fu, Xia Si and other officials in the government are jealous of Guo Qing."
"Your Highness, since Guo Changshi entered the government, has he competed for power with Zhu Changshi, Xia Dianbo and others?" Xu Miaoyun asked with a frown.
A trace of strangeness flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Since Guo Qing entered the government, he has never interfered in the government affairs of the Chief Secretary.
It seems that Guo Qing has no interest in these powers and spends all day staring at the craftsmanship!"
Xu Miaoyun said slowly: "In this case, Zhu Changshi, Xia Dianbo and others should not be too jealous of Guo Changshi. If His Highness is worried, you can warn Zhu Changshi and Xia Dianbo. After all, His Highness still has the final say in the Yan Palace!"
"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, "Don't worry, sister, we know how important Guo Qing is to us, and we will never let Zhu Changshi and others make things difficult for Guo Qing!"
Xu Miaoyun nodded with relief, then thought of something and asked curiously: "Your Highness, I heard that Guo Changshi is not married yet?"
"Um?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Di also reacted and his eyes widened.
"It's really true. At Guo Qing's age, she hasn't even gotten married yet, not even an appointment with a matchmaker!"
"If Your Highness can introduce a good wife to Guo Changshi, wouldn't it make Guo Changshi more loyal to Your Highness?"