Chapter 250 Grain Trading Company, People Are Rich?
Ming Dynasty: Huddled in the Grain Trading Company of Beiping Dangzhi County Text Volume Chapter 250, the people are prosperous? Latest website: Beiping Prefecture, Yan King Zhu Di’s farm, has developed a good rice that can increase the yield by 20%.
After all, I didn’t hide it.
In less than a few days.
The whole Beiping Mansion was in an uproar.
Many people even saw that the officials and guards of Prince Yan's Mansion went to the farm to exchange for the good rice with bags of grain.
As a result, the entire people of Beiping Prefecture, including the gentry, merchants, and even the officials, suddenly became excited.
They finally understood why His Royal Highness the Prince made such a sudden inspection of Beiping Mansion a while ago.
Moreover, I will go to the farm of Prince Yan’s Mansion as soon as I come here!
Thinking about it, everyone started to move quickly.
Nie Zishi, Lu Xiang, Zhou Xing and other high-ranking officials in Beiping Mansion all sent their greetings directly to Prince Yan's Mansion.
As for the remaining officials and gentry who could not reach Zhu Di, they turned their attention to officials in the Yan Palace such as Guo An, Zhu Fu, Li Wang, and Zhu Liang.
Further down, the merchants and gentry were eyeing the stewards of Prince Yan's Mansion.
At this moment, it seems that everyone in Beiping Mansion is inextricably involved with Prince Yan’s Mansion.
Everyone can have a relationship with Prince Yan’s Mansion.
However, what disappointed them was that the good rice in Prince Yan's Mansion had already been shared equally by the guards and officials of Prince Yan's Mansion.
Even Nie Zishi and Lu Xiang, the chief officials of Beiping Mansion, only received fifty catties each.
At the same time.
The news that Prince Yan's Mansion was going to open a grain trading house also spread in Beiping Mansion.
As soon as the news came out.
Those merchants who owned grain shops in Beiping Prefecture immediately felt the difficulty in harvesting grain this year.
Everyone was hiding at home, cursing secretly.
Wait until half a month later.
With the opening of Yanwangfu Grain Trading Company in seven counties and four prefectures of Beiping Prefecture, the trading bank's grain depots were directly filled with new grain.
"Your Highness, in just a few days, our grain trading company has collected 150,000 dan of grain!"
After listening to Guo An's report, Zhu Di couldn't help but look surprised, "So fast?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, after knowing that our Prince Yan's Mansion was going to open a grain trading house, the people of Beiping Mansion prepared new grains to sell to me and others.
If it were not for the fact that there are several grain shops in Beiping Mansion, our grain trading house in Prince Yan’s Mansion would be able to collect another hundred thousand shi!"
Zhu Di couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "I didn't expect that the people of Beiping Mansion would be so wealthy!"
Guo An couldn't help but slowly shook his head, "Your Highness, this is not wealth.
We, the people of Beiping Prefecture, have been clearing wasteland for the past three years.
Each family has gained at least ten more acres of farmland. Unless there is a major famine, the people of Beiping Prefecture will basically never go hungry again. After paying taxes every year, they can still sell some food to the outside world...
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However, this situation can only be said to be due to the fact that the people of Prince Yan's Mansion have just been able to fill their stomachs, and are not yet rich.
Wait until next year to sell those fine rice as grain seeds to the people.
We, the people of Beiping Prefecture, have truly become rich!"
"Yeah!"
Zhu Di nodded subconsciously, but soon realized something was wrong.
"I wonder to what extent Guo Qing considers wealth?"
Guo An replied without thinking: "Your Highness, after the common people pay their taxes every year, their families still have enough food for a year.
In addition, every common person has a certain amount of surplus money at home, and can buy cloth and clothing once a year, and one person can eat one or two pieces of meat a month.
The thatched houses in ordinary people's homes are strong and can protect them from wind and rain. Of course, these ordinary people can afford cement and build cement houses, which is even better...
As for the enlightenment of children in ordinary families, Wei Chen thought that there should be two children in each village who can afford to study..."
"..."
Zhu Di stared at Guo An for a long time, and asked in disbelief: "Guo Qing, is this what you think the people will look like when they are rich?"
Guo An asked doubtfully: "Your Highness, is this how the people should be rich?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but said with a weird look, "Doesn't Guo Qing know that there are still many people in Ming Dynasty who don't even have enough to eat chaff?"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Wei Chen has certainly heard of this matter."
"Then why does Guo Qing think that wealth is so..."
"Your Highness, Wei Chen believes that if the people have enough food to eat, it can only solve the most basic problem of food and clothing.
And only when they have solved the problem of food and clothing and still have some money left to buy some items at home can they be considered rich!"
"But how can there be such a wealthy place in this world? I'm afraid that even in Hangzhou, there won't be such a wealthy place."
Zhu Di murmured to himself with a look of disbelief.
Guo An smiled lightly and said: "Your Highness, I wonder if you can go to Wanping County this year? Or maybe you can understand the living conditions of the people in Wanping County?"
"Huh?"
Zhu Di was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened.
"Guo Qing is saying that the people in Wanping County have begun to become rich?"
Guo An sighed softly, shook his head and said, "Your Highness is disappointed!"
"It doesn't matter, as long as the people of Wanping County can have enough to eat..."
A trace of disappointment flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, but he breathed a sigh of relief inside.
Guo An added: "Except for some people who can't afford cement to build cement houses, and can't afford to provide education for their children, the rest seems to be better than what Wei Chen said."
"How is this possible?"
Zhu Di's eyes widened.
Guo An said with an indifferent expression: "If Your Highness doesn't believe it, you can summon the magistrate of Wanping County, or a group of officials, Jia chiefs, and li chiefs to ask.
Or, you can take a look around in person and you’ll know after you take a look!”
Zhu Di couldn't help but squint his eyes and stared at Guo An.