Ming Dynasty: Huddle in Beiping County Magistrate Chapter 260 Guo An inspects Goryeo
Have all the great scholars been summoned to Peking?"
"Dad, I have also heard these rumors, saying that the fourth child will have all the candidates in Beiping Prefecture admitted to Jinshi in the spring of next year!"
"Humph, what a fantasy! Is it so easy to pass the Jinshi exam? Now, those scholars in the south are all laughing at the fourth child for overestimating his abilities!"
Lao Zhu looked disdainful.
Zhu Biao nodded slightly, "What dad said is absolutely true, but dad, it's a good thing that the fourth child suddenly pays attention to culture and education!"
"Hmm!"
Lao Zhu nodded slightly, he himself valued culture and education very much. Whether Zhu Di was pretending, or he really wanted to rely on the lectures of those great Confucian scholars to make a few more Jinshis come to the northern scholars, it was considered a serious matter.
Unlike those bastard boys in his family, all of them just want to dominate the domain!
Thinking of the things Jiang Yu handed over, Lao Zhu was extremely upset.
"Biao'er, pay more attention to those southern officials and don't let them cause any trouble!"
"My son, I obey the decree!"
……
Time flies, time flies like an arrow.
Soon, as a heavy snow finally fell in Beiping Prefecture, the New Year passed.
At the same time.
Zhu Yuanzhang's decree was delivered to Beiping Mansion, inside the Palace of Prince Yan.
The King of Yan, Zhu Di, was ordered to select elite cavalry to patrol Daning and Quanning.
After hearing this, Zhu Di, who had been prepared for a long time, directly summoned the elite cavalry, 5,000 Yanshan Guards, 5,000 Tongzhou Guards, and Miyun Guards, totaling 10,000 troops after receiving the order.
"This time, the army is all elite cavalry. Guo Qing is weak and cannot march long distances. This time Guo Qing does not need to accompany the army."
Guo An is also happy.
A face full of gratitude.
"Weichen, thank you for your consideration, Your Highness, and please rest assured that Weichen will definitely guard Beiping Mansion!"
Zhu Di took a deep look at Guo An, who was about to cry with joy, and said with a gentle face: "Guo Qing is loyal, we know it.
However, only Chen Shou and Jin Zhong are in charge of Goryeo. Over time, we are afraid that those Goryeo dignitaries will have different intentions, and we need Guo Qing to go and inspect. Guo Qing can make full decisions on Goryeo affairs.
As for the family, there is Zhu Changshi and the princess, so there is no need to worry!"
Guo An's eyes widened and he looked at Zhu Di in disbelief for a while, with a serious look on his face, and then nodded slowly.
"I respectfully obey His Highness's order!"
Zhu Di chuckled and said: "Guo Qing will go to Goryeo this time and bring a team of royal guards with him!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
In this regard, Guo An could only sigh helplessly.
After sending Zhu Di away, the merchant fleet was ready.
Guo An then took the last thousand kilograms of chili peppers from the Yan Palace and followed the fleet to Goryeo.
As for the people in the academy, such as Zheng Fan and Huang Boqian, they finally came out of the academy. They bid farewell to Guo An with numb expressions on their faces, and everyone headed for the capital.
The spring of Ming Dynasty is approaching, and they must go there as soon as possible.
……
On the deep blue vast sea, it seems to be even colder than Beiping Prefecture.
Guo An was wrapped in a thick cotton jacket and sat in the cabin of the ship, listening to Yan Xiangwu's report.
Yan Xiangwu is a new student from the academy and is the deputy of the trade envoy Shang Kezhou.
"Guo Changshi, the dock of Jianghua Port has been expanded to the size of our Yanwangfu Harbor.
Now, the Korean people near the dock of Ganghwa Port have become accustomed to the presence of my Ming soldiers, and they will say hello when they see my soldiers of the Yanshan Guards."
"The road from Ganghwa Port to Wanggyeong Kaesong of Goryeo is also paved with cement roads that can accommodate two carriages in parallel!"
"The cement workshop in Goryeo can produce 10,000 kilograms of cement every month... Those Goryeo dignitaries began to like to use cement to build houses..."
"However, it is a pity that half of the more than 300 Japanese pirates in the cement workshop are dead now. I don't know if they were tortured by the Koreans? Or they died of starvation or exhaustion..."
"What's the difference?" Guo An asked curiously.
"Uh."
Yan Xiangwu was stunned for a moment, "What Guo Changshi said is absolutely true."
"In addition, some dignitaries in Goryeo seem to have contacted the Jurchens in the north and used our Ming Dynasty's goods to do business with those Jurchens."
The corners of Guo An's lips curled up slightly, "You don't need to pay much attention to these. As long as the Koreans don't have any objections and don't do anything to harm our Yan Palace, they can make money from those Jurchen Mongolians no matter how they want to, even if they suck the blood of those Jurchens."
You can pretend not to know."
"Yes, Guo Changshi!"
A trace of surprise flashed in Yan Xiangwu's eyes. This Guo Changshi was indeed what Ambassador Shang said.
"Also, the Korean concubines of my Yanshan Guard in Gaolina have given birth to two thousand babies so far."
"What?"
Guo An's eyes widened with surprise, "Has it already been born?"
"Exactly!"
Yan Xiangwu nodded with a weird look on his face. If this matter were to be reported back to the Ming Dynasty, there would definitely be a big mess.
"This matter must not be spread to outsiders."
Guo An said solemnly.
Yan Xiangwu nodded repeatedly, "Don't worry, Guo Changshi. No matter the officials in the house or the Yanshan Guards, they will never talk about this matter after returning to the Ming Dynasty."
"So, you didn't report this matter to His Highness?"
Guo An said helplessly.
At first, when he heard that a group of Yanshan Guards' Korean concubines were pregnant, he didn't feel much at all.
Now, two thousand cubs are suddenly born?
Although my mother is of Korean descent, she is a true Ming Dynasty person.
Yan Xiangwu smiled sarcastically and said, "Guo Changshi, please forgive me. We thought that Chen would direct them to report this matter to His Highness."