Ming Dynasty: Living in Beiping County as Magistrate Chapter 311: The people are all rich. However, Guo An never expected that he would receive these dozens of people, which was just the first wave of vanguard troops.
In less than half a month, more and more people from Wanping County and even Daxing County came to buy cement.
In the end, even Zhu Di was alarmed.
"Guo Qing, we heard that many people are starting to spend their own money to buy cement and build houses for them?
In just half a month, not only did they buy out the cement in the cement workshop, but they almost even bought out the cement used to build the cement avenue?"
Guo An smiled faintly and replied slowly: "Your Highness, this is indeed the case. However, Wei Chen has already spread the word that cement will no longer be sold to outsiders this year.
By next year, the cement avenue will be completed, and we can sell cement to them again!"
Zhu Di said: "Guo Qing, isn't it delaying the important task of building houses for the people? Can you transport some cement back from Goryeo?"
Guo An said: "Your Highness, the cement used in the cement avenues in Dagukou is all shipped from Korea.
Wei Chen did not expect that the people in Wanping County and Daxing County would become so rich in the past two years.
Wei Chen immediately ordered that our cement workshop in Beiping Prefecture and the cement workshop in Goryeo should be doubled in size!"
"Good!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly, and then had a look of emotion on his face.
"Not to mention Guo Qing, I did not expect that the people of Beiping Mansion can now afford cement and bricks to build houses!"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, this is a great thing!"
"It's a great thing!"
Zhu Di sighed with emotion, "When the common people become rich, our Prince Yan's Palace will also become rich!"
Guo Andao, "Your Highness is wise!"
Zhu Di added: "However, whether it is Wanping County, Daxing County, or other prefectures and counties, those people cannot just focus on growing peppers and abandon food!"
Guo An nodded slightly, "Your Highness, don't worry, as soon as we discover such signs, we will correct them in time!"
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di nodded again.
At the same time.
The great gentry in Wanping County, Daxing County, and Tongzhou were also very happy.
The steward of the Huang family ran into the house from the outside with a face full of excitement, "Master, the green bricks fired from the four brick kilns in our house have been sold out!"
Huang Bi looked surprised, "So fast?"
"Yes, sir, it's not enough to sell!"
The steward said: "Master, there are still two households in East Village, three households in Lijiazhuang, and six households in Ding Village...
At least twenty households want to buy green bricks. Should we build two more kiln entrances in our house?"
"Twenty households?"
Huang Bi squinted his eyes in thought. After a moment, he waved his hand and said: "No need!"
"Yes, sir!"
The steward responded and asked, "Sir, will the price increase?"
"Price increase?"
Huang Bi's eyes widened and he looked at the steward in disbelief, his face full of solemnity.
"You are not allowed to raise prices, and you are not allowed to secretly do things like substituting inferior products for good ones and missing the mark!"
"Master?"
The manager said a little doubtfully.
"Humph!"
Huang Bi said sternly: "The common people can be bullied, but the Yan Palace cannot be bullied. It was not easy for us to gain the favor of His Highness the King of Yan and Guo Changshi.
It only took those farmers a long time to donate green bricks, but they had already made a lot of money.
In the future, you will earn more."
"If we continue to make money without conscience and offend Guo Changshi, the Yan Palace will definitely build many brick kilns directly. From now on, we don't know whether the Huang family's brick kilns can survive, let alone think about it.
You can make money!"
"But, the young master is the second in the list, and he is also a Beijing official..."
"Humph, His Highness King Yan is still a prince!"
"Pass this down, no one in our Huang family is allowed to bully the people with the help of the Huang family! Otherwise, I will definitely punish you severely!"
"Yes, sir!"
The steward responded hurriedly, and then when he was about to leave, he remembered something and stopped again.
"What else?"
"Sir, I heard that the brick kiln in Li's home seems to have not only increased by 10%, but many of the green bricks are of the same quality..."
"Humph!"
Huang Bi snorted softly, "That old guy is looking for death, so don't pay any attention to him."
"Yes, sir!"
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Capital, Yingtian City.
The two tigers walked quickly into Fengtian Hall.
In the palace, Zhu Yuanzhang was taking the newly crowned grandson Zhu Yunwen to review the memorial.
"I see Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Grand Sun!"
"What's the matter?"
"Reporting to Your Majesty, His Highness King Yan has sent people to deliver this year's fleet silver and Japanese tribute silver!"
Erhu quickly reported the report.
“Very good!”
Zhu Yuanzhang looked happy and asked: "How much silver will the fourth child hand over this year?"
"Back to Your Majesty, there are five hundred thousand taels of silver, various gold utensils, and ten large boxes in total!
What remains are some treasure coins and some rare items."
"Go and bring someone to do the counting for us carefully, and register and make a register!"
"I obey the decree!"
Erhu responded quickly and exited.
On the side, Zhu Yunwen looked at the uncontrollable joy in Zhu Yuanzhang's eyes, and couldn't help asking: "Dare you ask Grandpa Huang, how much silver did your fourth uncle turn in?"
Zhu Yuanzhang glanced at Zhu Yunwen and said slowly: "The fleet trading with Goryeo is worth 1.5 million taels of silver, and the Japanese country has handed over 1 million taels of silver to us!"
"Two million and a half million taels?"
Zhu Yunwen couldn't help but widen his eyes, his face full of shock.
"Uncle Fourth actually turned in so many?"
"Hmm!"
Zhu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, "Yunwen, if any vassal king wants to lead troops to attack the vassal country in the future, let them go.
To conquer a vassal state, they will hand over one million taels of silver to us every year. After five years, the wealth accumulated by those vassal states over the years will be collected by the imperial court.