The wine glass Guo An just raised froze in mid-air, and he looked at Zhu Di in disbelief.
"Your Highness, I have invested one hundred taels of silver and two hundred taels of treasure banknotes. I even donated the secret barbecue recipe that took many years to develop. Why did you only give me a share?"
"Just 10%!"
Zhu Di didn't tolerate Guo An's refusal at all, "Damn it, take the money that I just rewarded you with, and you are going to open a barbecue restaurant with me in front of me. Only a thief like you has the courage to do this."
If other officials dare to do this, I will give them a lesson!"
"So, I would like to thank you, Your Highness!"
Hearing this, Guo An sighed helplessly and began to make appointments.
One percent is fine!
Anyway, he got this ten percent in vain.
The money was given by Zhu Di in the afternoon, and the secret recipe took him a month to figure out.
The most important thing is that if he wants to open a barbecue restaurant without worrying about being oppressed by the powerful forces, or even if Lao Zhu chops off his head, he can only rely on Zhu Laosi.
At most, if he works harder and uses more tricks to make the barbecue restaurant more profitable, he can earn hundreds of taels of silver a month.
In the dynasty that Lao Zhu suppressed, he was still a minor official in Zhu Laosi's country, and Zhu Laosi was his only choice.
Regardless of whether he came from time travel or not, when he comes here he has to abide by the rules set by that old man and make money carefully.
Without personally visiting this dynasty, one would never imagine how treacherous those merchants were. And how much Lao Zhu hated those merchants.
Especially those merchants at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, who took advantage of the privileges given to them by the upper-class dignitaries of the Yuan Dynasty and colluded with the local gentry, and they were all useless.
All kinds of borrowing and exploitation caused many people to become slaves, and many more had their families destroyed. Even the Mongolians at the bottom were exploited by the merchants in the late Yuan Dynasty.
The way to survive is to directly follow the rebellion against the Yuan Dynasty.
Just like in Lao Zhu's family, almost all the family members starved to death.
Today's merchants still follow the treacherous and bad habits of merchants in the late Yuan Dynasty decades ago. He dare not touch Lao Zhu's bad luck!
Under the pressure of Lao Zhu, it is really difficult for officials to open a shop with peace of mind and make some money...
Guo An thought helplessly while grilling meat skewers.
At the same time, he was drinking wine with Zhu Di.
As for Zhu Di, he has not been idle either. Since ancient times, those veterans who retired due to disability have always been a source of pain and regret to the generals who led the troops.
Even Zhu Di, who only had more than 10,000 Yanshan guards, was like this.
He was also the Prince of the Ming Dynasty who followed King Kaiping and King Zhongshan and went to many battlefields!
Over the years, many of the soldiers under his command have been disabled and returned home in order to protect him!
Therefore, his concern for a better life for his Yanshan guards who were disabled and returned home far outweighed that of the more than 20 ministers and eunuchs in the palace who had been confiscated by him.
"Guo An, how many shopkeepers do I need to recruit for my barbecue restaurant?"
"Your Highness, one!"
"How much do you need, buddy?"
"Your Highness, ten is enough!"
"Where's the accounting office?"
"Your Highness, two accounting rooms are enough, but in order to make the accounting books simple and clear, I have to teach them to use Arabic numerals to keep accounts!"
"So, these are only thirteen?"
Zhu Di looked dissatisfied.
"Your Highness, there is only such a big barbecue shop, and ten guys can fit in it, which is completely enough!" Guo An, who had been concentrating on the barbecue, did not understand what Zhu Di meant, and still said casually.
Zhu Di said thoughtfully: "So, what if the barbecue shop is bigger?"
"Then we need more guys!" Guo An replied casually.
"good!"
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction.
Before Guo An could reply, Zhu Di suddenly slapped the table hard, "No, no, this is not enough..."
Guo An was startled and quickly looked at Zhu Di, "Your Highness, what's not enough?"
"There are at least hundreds of generals under my command to protect the disabled. A barbecue shop can only recruit twenty guys at most, which is not useful at all!"
Zhu Di stared at Guo An closely, "Do you have any other tricks for this thief? How about I just open more barbecue shops?"
"Your Highness, don't be anxious!"
Guo An quickly stopped, "If Your Highness finds it difficult to accommodate hundreds of disabled veterans, you can just farm them!"
Zhu Di glared at Guo An, "If farming is so easy, why would I bother letting these disabled soldiers and generals open a barbecue shop?"
Guo An nodded in agreement, "Your Highness is wise!"
"Damn it, you thief official..."
Zhu Di looked furious. He hated Guo An for flattering him so carelessly.
Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, in fact, these disabled soldiers and generals don't need to farm, they can start a farm!"
"farm?"
Zhu Di asked doubtfully.
Guo An slowly explained, "Your Highness, opening a barbecue restaurant requires a large amount of pork, beef, mutton, and various vegetables.
If His Highness summons dozens or even hundreds of disabled soldiers, he will pack a hilltop and raise some flocks of hogs, sheep, cattle, horses, chickens, ducks, and then plant more eggplants, lentils, etc.
vegetable.
The barbecue shop opened by His Highness can steadily purchase goods from the farms of these soldiers, and there is no need to worry that no one will buy the meat from the farms of these veterans, but will be exploited by profiteers!"
"feasible?"
Zhu Di, who had never heard of this before, still had some doubts about the farm Guo An mentioned.
“Absolutely doable!”
Guo An nodded with certainty, "Now that the country is peaceful and the people are safe, the people's lives will become more and more prosperous. Naturally, the people's requirements for food are also getting higher and higher.
In the future, more and more people in Beiping Prefecture will be able to afford meat and barbecue.
The only thing I was worried about was whether the emperor would be dissatisfied if he found out about using disabled soldiers to build a farm.
Furthermore, if you want to create a farm, you need a large area of land and forests. I wonder if your highness has enough land in the mountains and forests?
Finally, does His Highness have enough money?"
This time, Zhu Di did not scold Guo An angrily, but thought about it very seriously for a long time.
Immediately, he looked determined.
"As long as the disabled soldiers and generals under my command can live a good life, money and farms are not a problem.
As for my father, my father is also the emperor who leads troops to conquer the world. He cares about these disabled soldiers more than I do, so you don’t have to worry!"
"In this way, I can rest assured! If the farm is well run, the Yanshan guards under His Highness will be able to eat meat regularly!"
Guo An raised his wine glass.
"I would like to give you a drink, Your Highness!"
"Drink victory!"
"I want to enclose three hills and a thousand acres of fields, recruit two hundred disabled soldiers to set up a farm, and raise a thousand hogs and a thousand sheep..."
"Your Highness is wise, so that we can slaughter dozens of fat pigs and sheep every day to supply the barbecue shops and His Highness's Yanshan guards!
Even, in a few years, the farm can be expanded to raise tens of thousands of pigs, tens of thousands of sheep, chickens, cattle...
Sell these pigs and chickens to Yingtian City so that the emperor can have a taste!"
"Damn it, you're a thief who's brave enough... You win..."
"Let my father know that I, Zhu Di, can lead troops to fight when mounted, and govern the country and bring peace to the people when dismounted..."
"..."
That night, Zhu Di was drunk again.
Even after returning to the palace, he was still talking about the farm and barbecue shop.