My uncle is Zhu Di

Chapter 123 I'll Go Beg (4 more)
ps: Sorry, the timing was wrong last night.

The large amount of cotton produced by Guo's Silk Cotton soon surprised other cotton merchants, so some of them went to find Guo Changhe.

Guo Changhe did not dare to offend too many people. After all, by the afternoon, his family had sold more than 20,000 dan. When the cloth merchants learned that Guo's silk cotton was producing cotton, they placed large orders and directly sent horse-drawn carriages to load as much as they could. Some cloth merchants even stockpiled almost half a month's worth of cotton.

Therefore, when those cotton merchants came to Guo Changhe, Guo Changhe could only say very obscurely: "Hurry up and ship the goods, otherwise you will lose a lot of money. There will be changes soon!"

"Ah, is the news true or not? Why don't we have any news at all?" The cotton merchants were very surprised when they heard this. They really had not received any news from those officials.

"Anyway, I've told you that you don't have to ask me about the source of the information. In short, get out quickly." Guo Changhe whispered to them.

"This, this!" The cotton merchants were still very hesitant, and they were a little afraid.

In the evening, Guo Changhe returned home. At this moment, the cotton in the warehouse had almost been sold out, but other cotton merchants had not yet shipped out. They were probably waiting for news from above.

Guo Changhe's brother-in-law Qi Chengyuan, a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Works, was staring at Guo Changhe with a dark face.

"Brother-in-law, you're here?" Guo Changhe saw his brother-in-law and immediately walked over with a smile and bowed.

"What do you mean? Do you know how many people came to me today to ask what happened? Do you not want to do business in Yingtian Prefecture anymore? If you don't want to do it anymore, just say it directly. Do you know how many people I will offend by doing this today?" Qi Chengyuan started cursing immediately. The officials above all thought that they were not doing their job well.

"Brother-in-law, it's not that I don't listen, yes, yes!" Guo Changhe was about to say, but after thinking for a while, he immediately went over to close the door of the study, then walked over and whispered to Qi Chengyuan: "Brother-in-law, Xu Qin came to my warehouse today and told me that he would advise His Majesty to stop shipping cotton cloth and only silk fabrics will be shipped out in the future."

"What did you say?" Qi Chengyuan stood up in shock and looked at Guo Changhe.

"Brother-in-law, if the news is true, then the cotton will definitely not be sold in the first half of this year, and our money is basically tied up in cotton, so how can we afford to buy silk? What do you think we should do then?
And those cloth merchants will immediately stop weaving cloth and start weaving silk. Brother-in-law, do you think I can do anything?" Guo Changhe said to Qi Chengyuan with a sigh.

"Did Xu Qin tell you that in person?" Qi Chengyuan stared at Guo Changhe and asked.

"Yes, brother-in-law, do you think his words are credible? I feel they are very credible, but I dare not bet on it! In addition, I also reminded those cotton merchants today to ship their goods. Whether they listen or not is their business. After all, as I said, who doesn't do business for themselves?" Guo Changhe said to Qi Chengyuan.

"That's definitely credible. Okay, okay, I'll leave first. I have something else to do. You continue to sell the cotton." Qi Chengyuan couldn't stay any longer. He needed to talk to other officials about this matter. They were still blaming him during the day.

But now that I have got this news, I guess they won't blame me. Instead, I should be credited with a contribution, after all, I was the first to know the news.

The next day, all the cotton merchants in Yingtian Prefecture were selling cotton. The cloth merchants felt very strange as they were suddenly allowed to do so. However, the cotton merchants had obtained accurate information and were required to sell the cotton quickly.

However, Xia Yuanji and the others were very unhappy. None of them had expected that with just this one sentence from Xu Qin, the alliance they had previously agreed upon would instantly collapse.

"The cotton merchants have sold their goods, but the cloth merchants will probably curse when they get to know the news. If the cloth they are weaving now cannot be shipped out before summer, then it will need to be piled up until autumn. And they may not have enough money to buy the silk they need for summer. What should we do?" Huang Fu said worriedly as he sat there.

"Yes, I am worried about this matter. After those cloth merchants buy the silk, Xu Qin will say that the silk cannot be exported. What about that?" The Minister of War Liu Jun was also touching his head, worried. Xu Qin could really influence the Weaving Bureau. Although Xu Qin was unwilling to go to the Weaving Bureau, no one would doubt Xu Qin's words.

"When winter comes, there will be too much cotton cloth, and the Weaving Bureau will collect another batch to ship out to sea. But whether the cloth can be shipped out to sea is not decided by the Weaving Bureau," said the Minister of Rites Zheng Ci with a sigh.

If Xu Qin plays like this, he can kill them!

"Xu Qin is like this? Then, why do it this way?" Several people looked at each other. There was no way to play like this. Xu Qin had the final say in everything.

The key point is that Xu Qin is no longer in the Weaving Bureau. Logically speaking, his words are not credible, but you dare not disbelieve them!
"Those porcelain, tea, pearls, handicrafts, sachets, etc. The Ministry of Industry should keep a close eye on them and tell them that they can definitely be sold. Don't be in a hurry and don't sell them to the Weaving Bureau yet!" Xia Yuanji said while sitting there and sighing.

He had no choice. What else could you do when facing an opponent like Xu Qin?
However, Zhu Di also learned the news from Li Xing.

"All released? Those cloth merchants can buy cotton? What's going on? It must be related to Sakya Bao. Please tell me in detail!" Zhu Di was very happy when he heard the news, and immediately looked at Li Xing and said.

Li Xing also told Zhu Di the news he had obtained. After hearing it, Zhu Di could not help but admire him. With just one sentence, he broke the alliance between those officials and cotton merchants and directly allowed the cotton merchants to open up the supply of cotton.

Zhu Di wanted to observe and see if the price of cloth in Yingtian Prefecture rose too much, so that he would have a reason to intervene and force the cotton merchants to release the supply. Unexpectedly, Xu Qin solved it like this. "Your Majesty, I have to say that Master Xu is very powerful! Yesterday, Master Xu visited Minister Xia's mansion, and it is estimated that they did not reach an agreement. If they had reached an agreement, this situation would not have happened." Li Xing stood there and bowed to Zhu Di.

"How could Xia Yuanji possibly compete with Sakya Bao? He is also a scholar, and a talented one at that. Let alone Sakya Bao, even those military generals, Xia Yuanji only respects them on the surface, but he still has the arrogance in his bones." Zhu Di smiled and said, he himself knew that civil officials looked down on military generals.

"It's just that the Weaving Bureau is also in a difficult situation right now." Li Xing looked at Zhu Di and said carefully. After he finished speaking, he didn't dare to say anything more. He also knew that the Weaving Bureau was the most annoying and concerning thing for Zhu Di right now.

Zhu Di sat there stroking his beard, thought for a moment, and said to Li Xing: "Go and call the prince over!"

Li Xing immediately bowed and walked out.

After a while, Zhu Gaochi came over and saluted Zhu Di first. Zhu Di sat there with a thoughtful look on his face. Zhu Gaochi looked at him and thought, oh, he was going to scare him again.

Zhu Gaochi stood there and began to think, how is Dad trying to scare him this time? What is his purpose? He wants money again? During this period, he basically agreed with Dad's plans to spend money! What plans did he come up with to spend money?
"Boss!" Zhu Di suddenly spoke.

Zhu Gaochi immediately bowed and said, "Hey, Dad!"

"Do you know the news about cotton merchants today? All cotton merchants in the capital have opened up their supplies." Zhu Di continued to speak while stroking his beard.

"I heard about it!" Zhu Gaochi answered carefully, reminding himself in his heart to be careful in his answer. He originally wanted to say that it was a good thing, but he didn't dare to add it, for fear that Zhu Di would then say what kind of good thing this was and then start to scold him.

"Do you think it's a good thing?" Zhu Di continued to ask.

Zhu Gaochi was overwhelmed when he heard this. This, this, if he really wanted to find a reason to scold him, he might as well be direct. But he didn't dare to say it, so he could only cup his hands and say, "Dad, it's a good thing. After all, the cloth merchants can weave cloth, and the workers have work to do."

After saying that, he still stood there carefully.

"You also know it's a good thing? Do you know how this matter was resolved?" Zhu Di asked, staring at Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi answered honestly that he didn’t know, he really didn’t know.

"Because of what Sakyabao said, Sakyabao said that he would suggest to me that cotton fabrics should no longer be exported and only silk fabrics should be exported in the future. Those cotton merchants were afraid that the cotton would be kept in their hands, so this scene happened." Zhu Di said to Zhu Gaochi.

When Zhu Gaochi heard this, he couldn't help but admire and said, "Dad, it's still Sakya Bao who has the solution."

"Isn't it? Sakya Bao does have a way. Now the Weaving Bureau is managed by your wife, can you pay more attention to it? Ah? Until now, there has been no movement in the Weaving Bureau, don't you know how to help your wife share some of the burden?" Zhu Di started to scold Zhu Gaochi at this moment.

Zhu Gaochi was dazed by the scolding. He was careful enough, but still couldn't avoid it.

"Dad, I, I, I also want to help, but, but!" Zhu Gaochi wanted to find a reason, but it came too suddenly and he couldn't think of it for a while.

"But what? Your wife has just taken over the weaving bureau. Now this situation has occurred, aren't you in a hurry? If the weaving bureau fails to go to sea this time, what will those people in the palace think of your wife? Will your wife be able to fully control the harem in the future?" Zhu Di continued to scold Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi was completely speechless. How could he blame his wife for this? How could his wife know about the weaving bureau going out to sea? Before, it was always Shijiabao who did it.

"Speak!" Seeing that Zhu Gaochi didn't say anything, Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaochi with a dark face.

"Dad, the Crown Princess has just taken over the weaving bureau and is still getting familiar with it. Besides, she doesn't know anything about overseas trade. I hope your Majesty will choose a virtuous person to assist her." Zhu Gaochi could only answer respectfully, thinking that his answer was correct.

"Isn't Sakyabao a virtuous man? Can't Sakyabao help your wife? You don't ask for help from such a person, and don't you know how to share some of the burden with your wife?" Zhu Di stared at Zhu Gaochi and scolded.

"I, I, I will go and beg?" Zhu Gaochi widened his eyes and looked at Zhu Di in disbelief.

(End of this chapter)