Behind every successful king, there is a virtuous queen!
This is the worst thing to say about Zhu Di!
Princess Xu Miaoyun can not only give birth to a bunch of cubs for him, but also help him manage the internal affairs of Prince Yan's palace, serve as his military advisor, and even help him defend his base camp at the last critical moment.
Of course, Zhu Di cannot understand the matter of holding the base camp at this time.
But at this moment, Zhu Di was very lucky to have such a virtuous princess, just like his father and his mother!
He was worried about how to completely tie Guo An, Prince Yan's money bag, to him.
Unexpectedly, his sister actually found such a good idea for him directly.
This time, he not only wants to win Guo An's people, but also Guo An's heart!
…
Prince Yan's Mansion, inside the pavilion in the garden.
"I am here to meet you, Your Highness!"
Guo An bowed respectfully to Zhu Di. He was full of doubts in his heart. Why did Zhu Di think of taking the initiative to find him? And why did he come to such a place?
Zhu Di's face was full of kindness, "Guo Qing, no need to be polite, just sit down and talk!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An was not polite and sat down on the stool nearby.
The two waiters on the side quickly served Guo An two plates of fruits and a cup of herbal tea before retreating.
Guo An and Zhu Di were the only two people left in the entire pavilion.
Inexplicably, Guo An felt something was wrong.
This atmosphere is a bit strange!
"Guo Qing is still in his weak year this year!"
Before Guo An could speak, Zhu Di took the lead and asked.
"Back to Your Highness, I will be twenty-one in a few months!" Guo An replied.
"Guo Qing is not married yet, right?"
Zhu Di said again: "In our Ming Dynasty, those who have not yet married a wife are already very rare. I thought I would marry the princess at sixteen. By the time we reach Guo Qing's age, we already have two daughters and two sons!"
Guo An wore a stiff smile and his cheeks twitched.
Although I’m a little envious, I really want to call him “animal!”
Four children in four years!
No matter how fertile the land is, it will become barren due to plowing!
Zhu Di did not see the expression on Guo An's face, but continued: "I wonder why Guo Qing hasn't married yet? Guo Qing's Guo family should be a big family in Shunde Mansion, and Guo Qing should not be allowed in the family.
You’re still not married at this age, are you?”
Guo An: "Excuse me, Your Highness. When Weichen was young, my father had worried about this matter, but Weichen was frightened by a tiger and wolf girl, so he was delayed.
In the past few years, I have been staying at my old house in Wanping County, so this matter has been postponed!"
"Tiger and wolf girl?"
Zhu Di sat up suddenly and stared at Guo An closely, his eyes filled with the fire of gossip.
"That woman is too tough, or something happened to Guo Qing..."
Guo An was speechless, "Your Highness misunderstood, it's just that the woman is a little fat!"
"Oh~"
Zhu Di raised his eyebrows, glanced at Guo An with a half-smile, and said, "So, Guo Qing's health is not serious?"
"..."
Guo An looked at Zhu Di blankly, then his face filled with anger.
"I wonder where your Highness heard the rumors. How dare a thief dare to slander the innocence of this humble minister?"
Zhu Di straightened his expression and hurriedly smiled and said: "Guo Qing, don't be angry, this matter is just our speculation. After all, at Guo Qing's age, he has not yet been married or has any concubines. It is really
It is against ethics.
We have heard that since Guo Qing took office as the magistrate of Wanping County, more than ten wealthy businessmen from Beiping Prefecture wanted to send their daughters to Guo Qing's house, but Guo Qing did not accept any of them!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, for worrying about me!"
Guo An slightly bowed his hands towards Zhu Di. He finally understood why Zhu Di suddenly came to look for him!
It turns out that I also want to be a matchmaker!
However, he is not worried about marrying a wife. As for taking concubines? As soon as he opens his mouth, there are many gentry and wealthy businessmen in the entire Beiping Mansion who want to give him women!
Seeing Guo An's indifferent expression, Zhu Di was so angry that he asked again: "I wonder if Guo Qing has a woman he likes?"
Guo An replied honestly: "Reporting to Your Highness, Wei Chen is ashamed. My father has been working on this matter for Wei Chen, so Wei Chen is not too concerned about it!"
"Guo Qing doesn't pay attention to this matter?"
Zhu Di glanced at Guo An with strange eyes, "Guo Qing is already so old, but he still doesn't worry about this matter?"
"Your Highness wants to be a matchmaker for a minister?" Guo An asked directly.
"this……"
Zhu Di didn't expect Guo An to be so straightforward. He was stunned for a while and then nodded, "Guo Qing, as our right-hand official, has not married yet, so we are a little anxious."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An thanked him and said something that made Zhu Di even more delighted, "If your highness acts as a matchmaker for Wei Chen, Wei Chen will be happy!"
"real?"
Unexpectedly, Guo An was so willing. Under the huge contrast, Zhu Di couldn't help but be a little shocked. It seemed that he had begged to be Guo An's matchmaker, and Guo An agreed.
"How dare you, a humble minister, deceive Your Highness!"
Guo An said sincerely.
Indeed, when he has no particular woman he wants to marry, he can just marry any beautiful woman.
Anyway, in this male-dominated era, anyone he marries will be very happy!
Of course, if he dares not to make him happy, he will dare to take in a few more beautiful concubines!
Zhu Di said: "Guo Qing, don't worry. The princess comes from the Zhongshan Palace and knows many ladies. We will definitely let the princess choose a virtuous wife for you!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An still looked calm and composed.
On the other hand, Zhu Di is a bit weird no matter how he thinks about it.
This is the first time he has seen someone who is so uninterested in marrying a wife? And, at such an age?
"So, the matter is settled like this!"
However, what Zhu Di didn't expect was that Guo An actually said again: "I have something to report to Your Highness!"
"Guo Qing speaks out!"
"Your Highness, Wei Chen's father has been worrying about Wei Chen's marriage these days. Therefore, Wei Chen is worried that Wei Chen's father has already booked another girl for Wei Chen.
So, if His Highness also finds a good wife for Wei Chen, wouldn’t Wei Chen have deceived His Highness?”
"This is actually a problem!"
Zhu Di touched the beard on his chin, thought for a while, and then said: "In this way, you can write a letter to your father at home tomorrow to explain the situation!
After the autumn harvest, we will let the princess worry about this for you!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An thanked him.
At this moment, Zhu Di was in a good mood and asked Guo An again: "Do you have anything else to report?"
"Your Highness, it's still about wool!" Guo An replied.
"wool?"
Zhu Di was stunned, "Didn't we already give you one hundred thousand taels of silver?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, I am here to wash the wool!"
In an instant, Zhu Di's expression changed again and again, and he finally remembered the most important part of knitting wool into a sweater.
"You want a lot of salt?"
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An quickly replied.
Zhu Di pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth and said, "Don't worry about this, we will ask your father to bring a batch of salt to our Prince Yan Mansion tomorrow!"
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Guo An bowed his hands and said.
In fact, at this time, there was no shortage of salt in Ming Dynasty.
However, salt is still very expensive for the people to eat, and it is still somewhat scarce. This is because the rulers only want to achieve certain purposes.
It's like pouring out the milk...
This issue is too complicated. Guo An doesn't want to waste his brain cells. He is not qualified to intervene.
Anyway, if Zhu Di wants to get a lot of salt, there will definitely be no problem.
…
After returning to Changshi Division, Guo An sent someone to call on Gong Zhengsuo for Xu Yun!
Probably, in the entire Yan Palace, everyone in the Gongzheng Office loved Guo An, the Right Chief, the most.
Therefore, after receiving the news, Xu Yun immediately put down his affairs and ran over.
"I'm going to see Guo Changshi!"
Xu Yun saluted Guo An with a sincere face.
"Xu Gong is asking for help quickly!" Guo An said with a gentle look on his face.
"Thank you Guo Changshi!"
After Xu Yun got up, he looked at Guo An expectantly.
"I don't know if Guo Changshi came to look for his subordinates, but what orders do you have?"
Guo An said: "We have something to ask Xu Gongzheng!"
"Guo Changshi, please speak!"
"We first need to make a particularly black wooden board, but the black color on the wooden board must not be afraid of washing with water. We have thought about it for several days, but we haven't come up with a solution. I wonder if Mr. Xu has any solution?"
Xu Yun blinked his eyes and asked seriously: "Guo Changshi, you just want the board to be black, but also want it to be so black that it will not fall off easily?"
Guo An nodded: "That's right!"
Xu Yun glanced at Guo An strangely, "Guo Changshi, this is very easy!"
"Um?"
Guo An was overjoyed, "Xu Gong is coming soon?"
Xu Yun said: "Guo Changshi, you only need to polish the wooden board smooth and apply a few layers of black paint on it!"
"Black paint?"
Guo An was stunned, "Can black paint be washed without being afraid of water?"
Xu Yun chuckled and said: "Guo Changshi, don't worry, the paint on many furniture in the house was painted by Xiaguan and others, there is absolutely no paint peeling off!"
"Please don't blame me, Mr. Xu. I've been so distracted by my thoughts these past few days that I actually forgot about the paint!"
Guo An apologized and then made another request: "However, the black paint we want is not just black paint. We also need limestone that can leave obvious white marks on it without scratching the black paint. It's okay."
Easily wipe clean with a cloth!"
Xu Yun still looked confident, "Guo Changshi, don't worry, as long as you give Xiaguan two days, he will be able to concoct this kind of black paint."
"Very good!"
Guo An's face lit up.
"After the black paint is prepared, the worker is making another large piece of wood. This is the blueprint of the wood board!"
With that said, Guo An handed the drawing on the side to Xu Yun.
Xu Yun took a look and saw a wooden board lying across a wooden shelf!
"Don't worry, Guo Changshi, I will definitely be able to make this board within two days!"
Guo An nodded slightly, and then ordered: "In addition, we also need Gongzheng Xu to use limestone and plaster to make small white pillars that are a hundred fingers long but half as thin as the fingers!"
"yes!"
Xu Yun nodded again, and then seeing that Guo An stopped giving any instructions, he quickly stepped forward and asked with curiosity on his face: "I dare to ask Guo Changshi, what is the use of this thing? How much can it be sold for?"
"Sell for money?"
Guo An was stunned for a moment and shook it gently.
"Xu Gongzheng is going to be disappointed. We prepared this for the generals in the school, and we didn't intend to use it to make money!"
"I see!"
Xu Yun's face looked slightly disappointed, but then his smile returned to normal.
"Please rest assured, Guo Changshi, I will make these items in two days!"