The general will eat grass

Eunuch Li's note reminded that Gu Budu was just like his grandfather, he valued etiquette, was a good teacher, and was familiar with ancient books at a young age. His Majesty the Emperor let this tyrant sit next to the Ninth Prince in order to guide him on the road of learning.But the Ninth Prince doesn't like the rote memorization method of education, he is still a child at heart, and is more interested in other things.

Gu Bandu's grandfather was a confidant of the Emperor's confidant, and he had high hopes for whoever he arranged Gu Bandu with, which aroused the jealousy of many princes, among whom the Eighth Prince who lived in the palace would always make trouble for the Ninth Prince from time to time.The Eighth Prince belongs to the Three Princes faction, and now Concubine Jiang and Concubine Guo are fighting against each other, and the Eighth Prince and Ninth Prince are even more incompatible.

"Hey, look, you saved me, I beg my father to let you come over and be my servant, isn't that interesting?" The Ninth Prince asked for credit.The children of the rich and powerful who are unable to participate in the Spring Festival will find other errands. Serving by the prince's side is the closest to the center of power, and they are deeply loved by the rich and powerful.The Ninth Prince thought that Zhao Yuansong would be grateful to him. After all, Zhao Yuansong was a well-known dandy and married again, so he could no longer be an official in the court.Although the prince's elder brother noticed him, he didn't want to reuse him.If he has been with him for a long time, he can show his face in front of the prince's elder brother more, and he may get an exceptional promotion opportunity.

Zhao Yuansong gritted his back molars: "That's great, I thank you on behalf of my [-] generations of ancestors!"

The Ninth Prince and the ancient companion were both stunned, and the Ninth Prince gasped and said: "Why do I feel like you are scolding me?"

Zhao Yuansong smiled: "No way, I am thanking Your Highness."

"Okay, last time you invited me to eat plum and vegetable dumplings, this time I will treat you to eat plum blossom crisp cheese." The Ninth Prince pushed the plate in front of Zhao Yuansong.

Zhao Yuansong picked up a piece of milk cake made in the shape of a plum blossom, and took a bite of it. It was sweet and smooth. This is a royal product. It tastes really good. The milk taste is mixed with the sweetness of rice. It is easy for people to choke.

"Is it delicious?" The Ninth Prince's eyes flashed with pride, as if to say, "My things are by no means worse than yours."

Zhao Yuansong nodded, he would never be stingy with praise, and praised the fat little Ninth Prince to laugh, and Gu Buan secretly swallowed his saliva after reading it.While he was happy, Zhao Yuansong explained that he still had to work on the Huanyue Building and could not go to the palace to accompany the prince to study every day.The Ninth Prince pursed his lips, then his eyes lit up, and he readily agreed that he would enter the palace every three days.

Very good, Zhao Yuansong felt that the little fat man was quite easy to talk to, and after having a sumptuous lunch in the palace, he happily went home.Going out the next day, I happened to bump into the Ninth Prince's car.Gu Buan read with a dirty face, opened the curtain of the car and waved to Zhao Yuansong, "Zhao Shishu, Your Highness will follow you to learn about people's livelihood today."

The Ninth Prince also poked his head out, looking at Zhao Yuansong with sparkling eyes.

Zhao Yuansong: "...." There is a sense of coaxing children.

Feng Laosan and Deng Xiaohei, who followed Zhao Yuansong to protect him: "...." Should you go back and tell the second brother, the second sister-in-law seems to have attracted a great person.

Zhao Yuansong is going to Nancheng Huanyue Building today to check the gambling income, and then he will meet Fu Genniang and the others to see the derivative fabrics of Vajra Vine.Originally, the Vajra Rattan-derived fabrics belonged to the confidentiality level, but after he saw the Ninth Prince and the forces behind him, new ideas were immediately formed.He waved to Ah Qing and Dashu, gave them some instructions in a low voice, and then led a group of people to the Huanyue Building in Nancheng.

"Wow, this is a bet like this. I will do it too. Go and exchange some chips for Lord Jiu. I want to beat the red team." The Ninth Prince grabbed the balcony railing on the second floor and leaned out to stare into the yard. For the Cuju team who were sweating, he casually ordered the guards behind him.

Gu Budu was also attracted by the fierce battle situation in the courtyard, and seemed a little eager to try.

Zhao Yuansong told the guards to keep an eye on the Ninth Prince and not to fall downstairs. He turned to Brother An and said, "Just give Master Jiu and Young Master Gu two chips and settle the score against me."

"Yes, fourth master." Since Brother An had a "career" to do, he became much more cheerful.People need goals in life, especially for soldiers who have retired from the battlefield. Many of them are unable to work in the fields due to disabilities or diseases, and more people become beggars and freeze to death on the streets.The Feng Family's Tiangang Army was even better. The retired soldiers were assigned to work in the mines and farmlands of Jishui County. The severely disabled and the elderly were placed in the relief home. Although they were not rich, they could have enough food and clothing.Huanyue Building and Biezhuang Arms Manufacturing in the suburbs have brought new hope to some disabled veterans. In addition to food and clothing, they have wages and savings, and their lives are more prosperous.

With the cheers of the crowd, the Cuju competition in the courtyard ended, and the red team won.Many people were shouting that they had won the bet. Three or five groups gathered together to ask how much they had bet. Those who lost the bet were not angry, but made friends with the winners and asked them to treat them to dinner.

The Ninth Prince smiled happily when he got the two coins. "Will I make a lot of money if I deposit more money?"

Zhao Yuansong shook his head: "Our gambling house is different from other gambling houses. We have control over the gambling capital, so a single bet on a project cannot exceed 100 taels of silver at most. If customers want to play big, we also have special gambling projects, see you every five Happy day."

"It's every happy day, what is it?" The Ninth Prince and the ancient companion were all interested in reading.

"Oh, on the fifth, fifteenth, and 25th of every month, all gamblers have the opportunity to participate in a game of rolling dice." Zhao Yuansong pointed to the large wooden turntable standing in the corner of the courtyard. Three fives, you can turn the wheel once, and different colors on the wheel correspond to different bonuses, up to 1000 taels of silver."

"This is fun, and I want to play too. Every Friday, oops, yesterday was 25." The Ninth Prince calculated that he would have to wait for nearly ten days before the next meeting.

Gu Bandu took a deep look at Zhao Yuansong, and thought to himself: This little dude is too good at catching people's greed, novelty and luck.No wonder Huanyue Building is so popular!

Zhao Yuansong blinked and said with a smile: "These are small games, although they are fun, they don't last long. Master Jiu, I'll take you to a more fun place, do you want to go?"

The Ninth Prince agreed without even thinking about it, "Okay, I'm hungry, let's have something to eat before we go, I think it's the Mei Cai Yuanzi."

Zhao Yuansong: "..." In fact, Your Highness, you came to me because you didn't eat plum dumplings last time, right?

After lunch, a group of people came to Zhao Yuansong's cloth village on the outskirts of Nancheng.Ah Qing and Dashu had brought Fu Genniang and the others in advance, and the stewards in the village ran out to greet them, and happily reported to Zhao Yuansong the sales of linen this season. "Fourth Master, our linen cloth has more colors, and sales have increased by [-]% compared to before, but the dye is a bit expensive, and the cost of hiring nearby villagers to pick bluegrass and green grass has also increased. Fourth Master, do you want to increase the price of our cloth? "There are thirty or so parent-workers in the village he manages. Since he listened to Mr. Zhao's suggestion and switched to a water spinning wheel, he has added two more looms with twelve sheds and sixty sheaths. Weave three more pieces of cloth.It also costs money to refit the water spinning wheel and increase the loom, and it also needs money to harvest dyes, and the extra cloth weaved does not seem to make much money.

"The price cannot be changed. We can hand over part of the spinning work to the villagers and recycle it by the catty. Those who are free will join the weaving and strive to produce more cloth for sale."

"Ah? But, if you don't increase the price, if you have to outsource the spinning work, wouldn't that be a loss?" It didn't make much money.

Zhao Yuansong squinted at the steward, shook his head and looked at the Ninth Prince, "Ninth Master, will you settle this account? It takes two people two hours to spin ten catties of thread, and two people control a loom with twelve sheds and sixty sheds." In two hours, we can weave a linen cloth measuring one zhang or three feet. The material is also sourced from Zhuangzi. We hire people to spin ten catties of thread. According to the length of the ten catty of linen thread, the top grade is [-] Wen, the middle class is [-] Wen, and the bottom is [-] Wen. , but we can sell eight renminbi of silver for weaving high-quality linen one foot by three feet. Master Jiu, do you think we are losing money or making money?"

The little fat man folded his shoulders and frowned, and said: "Then you have to see whether what you collect is top-grade, middle-grade, or low-grade? As far as I know, low-grade linen is about seven renminbi a piece. If you What you collect is inferior thread, and the cloth that is spun one foot and three feet is only worth more than a penny. Also, how long can the cloth be spun with ten catties of hemp thread? It is impossible to calculate whether the conditions you have given are profitable or not. ah!"

"Puchi." Zhao Yuansong smiled, and praised sincerely: "Master Jiu, you are quite smart, and you are quite considerate."

The Ninth Prince had a smug face after hearing this, but the Gu Budu and the steward were all surprised after hearing it.

The ancient companion was surprised by the Ninth Prince's understanding of the cloth market. He actually knew the grade and price of each piece of silk cloth.And he only read the story in the book about Tai-zu exchanging brocade silk and Da Ao for war horses. Each piece of brocade silk can be exchanged for six war horses, and a war horse is now worth 45 taels to 60 taels, so the brocade silk is about 300 [-] taels of silver for a horse.Brocade silk is something that is used by the royal family, and linen... the upper, middle and lower grades, he doesn't know anything about these common people's things!

After Gu Buan read Anan's shock, his eyes towards the Ninth Prince changed a lot.

The steward was surprised by Zhao Yuansong's development strategy. Recycling hemp thread by catty and grade can completely mobilize the enthusiasm of the villagers.It takes about the same amount of time to spin the top, middle and bottom third-grade threads for ten catties of hemp. Therefore, if you are more detailed, you can earn [-] yuan, which is equivalent to an adult man going out to work for a whole day, and a fool can be careful. Spin the best yarn and earn more money.If all the hemp thread collected is of the highest quality and the amount of finished cloth increases, of course there will be no loss of money, and the money paid for hiring people to pick dyestuffs will be earned back.

The head of the steward turned the corner and looked at Zhao Yuansong as if he was looking at the God of Wealth he invited on the fifth day of the first lunar month.

"Okay, these are not important, let's go and see the new cloth developed by my people." Zhao Yuansong led a group of people to the village. He wanted to make a big deal today, and he made it. Into the bucket of gold.

According to Zhao Yuansong's instructions, Dashu wrapped the vajra rattan cloth woven by Fu Genniang on the stake. Aqing and Changgui carried a rack of weapons, and when they saw the crowd coming, they hurriedly knelt down to salute.

The Ninth Prince was attracted by the scene in front of him, and asked: "Zhao Yuansong, what is this for?" The guards following the Ninth Prince saw that the whole body was on alert when they saw the weapons, and surrounded the Ninth Prince without a trace.