Gu Yuzhi was surprised by what Minister Su would say. Her face immediately fell, her lips pursed slightly, and her big eyes lost their sparkle: "Alright. Then I won't see Minister Su off."
He had originally planned to travel with Vice Minister Su, but now he wasn't in the mood and needed to calm down before he felt better.
Gu Yuzhi moved to the side, looking listless and lacking his previous energy.
Minister Su lifted his leg to leave, but then pulled it back after taking a step: "Your Highness, please rest assured, I will mention this matter to the Emperor. Even if there are no workers, I will find a way to send you some spinning machines."
Your Highness has done him such a great favor. It's just a few spinning machines, isn't it? Minister Su generously offered to send them to Your Highness himself!
Then, under Gu Yuzhi's extremely admiring gaze, Minister Su boarded the carriage with a smug look on his face, and even after the carriage left the northern desert, a smile still lingered on his lips.
After Vice Minister Su left, Gu Yuzhi returned to the temporary post with a happy heart: "Chief Secretary Xie, let's pack our things and get ready to go back."
The busiest and most chaotic time is over, and Chen Dianyi's eyes no longer look like those of a little rabbit. It's time for him to go back to his studies.
Gu Yuzhi shook his head, recalling that he had written the letter himself. Although his handwriting was not as beautiful as Xie Changshi's, Xie Changshi had said that he had only been studying for less than a year, so it was already very good that he could write like this.
His mother will be very pleased when she sees his handwritten letter.
Gu Yuzhi happily began packing his things, but Xie Changshi said, "Your Highness, why don't we stay for two more days to discuss the winter plans for the people of Xinliang?"
By the time Vice Minister Su returns to the capital to transport the spinning machines, it will be October, which will definitely not be enough time to weave clothes for the people of Xinliang. However, the people here cannot afford to wait.
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head and exclaimed, "Yes, yes, yes, I didn't even remember this if Chief Secretary Xie hadn't mentioned it."
He turned around and secretly stuck out his tongue. He'd been having so much fun lately that he'd completely forgotten about something so important.
After Chief Secretary Xie left, Gu Yuzhi's smile faded, and he sighed, resting his chin on his hands: "Manager Wen, what should we do? Vice Minister Su said no one is willing to come to Xinliang."
Wen Xiuzhu wanted to sigh, but seeing the young prince's self-reproachful expression, he couldn't bring himself to say anything to blame him.
What can he do if he doesn't meet the deadline? It's his choice of the young prince, who is a nightmare!
"Your Highness need not worry too much. It doesn't matter if the textile factory can't be opened. We can start from other places, such as inns."
Wen Xiuzhu shook his fan: "I think it's good to build inns along the road from Changzhou to Xinliang. They don't need to be luxurious, just a place for everyone to rest."
Gu Yuzhi exclaimed "Ah!" and scratched his head, "But, but our Xinliang isn't finished yet, so why would anyone come?"
He said the monthly salary was higher than in the capital, and Minister Su even said that no one came.
The inn is built, but who will live there?
"Your Highness has forgotten about sweet potatoes and potatoes? I can guarantee that once these two products are promoted, many merchants will definitely come to Xinliang seeking cooperation."
Shu Xiaohan frowned and glanced at Wen Xiuzhu, clearly not understanding. Sweet potatoes and potatoes are not the best growing conditions in Mobei. Once they are grown in the Jiangnan area, Xinliang's advantages will be completely lost.
However, given that Wen Xiuzhu had told her off several times before, Shu Xiaohan decided not to speak for the time being. After all, this fat guy sometimes really had some real skills!
Shu Xiaohan couldn't understand it, and Gu Yuzhi naturally couldn't understand it either: "But, but didn't I give this sweet potato and potato to Minister Su?"
Minister Su has already said that he will find someone to plant it, so what does it have to do with Xinliang?
Wen Xiuzhu waved his fan, his face inscrutable: "Your Highness, you are mistaken. What Your Highness gave to Minister Su was only one-third of the harvest. The remaining two-thirds is when we can make a big fuss."
"Minister Su will promote sweet potatoes and potatoes for Your Highness, but his stock is very limited. Merchants from the south will naturally set their sights on Your Highness. These are new species, and when they first come out, the price will definitely not be low!"
For high-yield crops like sweet potatoes and potatoes, prices drop significantly starting from the second year.
What Wenxiu Zhu wants is the freshness of the first year.
Seeing that Gu Yuzhi's face still looked a little blank, Wen Xiuzhu stopped keeping him in suspense: "His Highness does not plan to promote sweet potatoes and potatoes in the northern desert this year, so merchants from the south can only come to Xinliang to buy them. The journey is long, and the weather in Xinliang has already turned cold, so the inn's business will definitely not be bad."
Gu Yuzhi's little brain was working very fast, but he still felt that there were some things he didn't quite understand.
Shu Xiaohan realized what was going on at that moment: "I understand now. You want to use sweet potatoes and potatoes to make Xinliang famous. We can't do other business this year, but next year will definitely be a bumper year for Xinliang."
Before long, Xinliang's business took off.
Gu Yuzhi felt as if a cloud of mist had been cleared from his eyes, and he nodded his little head repeatedly: "I know! Manager Wen is right, I will tell Chief Secretary Xie later."
He pouted: "However, I'm afraid it won't be possible to distribute potatoes and sweet potatoes to the people of Xinliang as we said before."
These things are meant to be sold for money, so the people can just buy other grains to eat.
When Chief Secretary Xie and Attendant Chen entered, Gu Yuzhi had already thought of many details about how the people of Xinliang would get through the winter, and hurriedly grabbed the two of them to discuss it.
Chief Secretary Xie and Attendant Chen listened with smiles on their faces, nodding repeatedly. They added to points that Gu Yuzhi hadn't considered. The three of them talked from morning until evening, when Gu Yuzhi's stomach started rumbling, before they had finally finished discussing the matter.
Gu Yuzhi patted his lower abdomen: "Chief Secretary Xie, everything is almost done. Let's go back to Changzhou tomorrow!"
He missed the meals prepared by Granny Xu.
Xin Liang is good in every way, except that he has lost weight without Xu Mama around.
Gu Yuzhi pinched his cheek, feeling that it wasn't as soft as it had been in Changzhou.
Chief Secretary Xie and Attendant Chen exchanged a glance, both with smiles on their faces: "If Your Highness wishes to return, let's set off tomorrow."
They originally thought it would take a day or two to finalize the matter of Xinliang's winter preparations, but who knew His Highness was so much better off than they had imagined.
A sense of pride welled up from the bottom of my heart.
Xie Changshi now looked at Gu Yuzhi with satisfaction, and even his suggestion to build an inn on the official road between Xinliang and Changzhou seemed like a trivial matter.
As Xie Changshi rose to leave, he suddenly turned around and said, "No, Your Highness, what did you say? Establish an inn?"
Gu Yuzhi nodded his little head: "Yes, yes..."
Before he could finish speaking, the ground suddenly trembled violently, and Guard Qi scooped up Gu Yuzhi and rushed out...
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