As long as he has grown up, he has always played rogue to others. This is the first time that someone has acted rogue to him in front of him, and there is even suspicion of using the power of tens of thousands of people to force him.
If he hadn't appreciated the thing in front of him, he would have chopped it up and fed it to the dogs!
On the side, Zhu Fu, the chief official of King Yan, Li Wang, Zhu Liang and other guards stared at Guo An angrily.
Your Highness is right, the thief officer in front of you is really a coward!
"Your Highness, everything I said is true!"
Guo An looked innocent, "If the people of Wanping County have no food to eat at home because of land reclamation, they will have no choice but to borrow food from His Highness, and they will have no choice but to die!"
"Nonsense!"
Zhu Fu, the chief historian of the King of Yan, once again angrily shouted at Guo An, "If there is no food in the people's homes, don't they still have warehouses for charity?"
"How much food does the charity warehouse have?"
Guo An replied with a respectful look: "If we, the people of Wanping County, borrow all the grain from the charity warehouse, what will happen to the people in other prefectures and counties who are short of food in their homes?"
Zhu Di understood now and asked secretly: "So, in your eyes, the food in this palace is more than the food in the warehouse?"
"The lower official was wronged!"
Guo An looked horrified and quickly explained: "The official just thinks that there is a fixed amount of food in the warehouse, but the manpower is unlimited.
Although there is a lot of food in the free warehouse, it will definitely not be able to withstand the tens of thousands of households in Wanping County, Xianguan County, who want to borrow food. Moreover, if you borrow all the food in the free warehouse due to the reclamation of wasteland, you will definitely be punished by your Majesty and the censor!
As the King of Yan, His Highness has tens of thousands of guards under his command. He can bring back tens of thousands of stones of food no matter what he does!
In this way, the people have food to eat, are not afraid of starving to death, and have the courage to devote themselves to cultivating wasteland.
As for His Highness, the more arable fields there are in Beiping Prefecture, the more prosperous Beiping Prefecture will be, and the stronger the Ming Dynasty will be. Moreover, the people of Wanping County borrow grain at an interest rate of one dou per stone of grain, and there is also an IOU.
Don’t worry about not being able to pay it back!
This method is a great thing for His Highness and the people of Wanping County!"
"Hmph, you bastard county magistrate, you are talking lightly. I have handed over the three guards of Yanshan to you, and you are going to bring back 50,000 shi of food for me?"
Zhu Di said angrily.
Guo An's eyes lit up.
However, before Guo An had time to speak, Zhu Di said again: "However, I will borrow the food this time!"
"Your Highness?"
On the side, Zhu Fu, the chief official of King Yan, looked nervous.
No matter how much food there is in the Yan Palace, it is not enough to borrow food for tens of thousands of households in Wanping County. Moreover, Beiping Prefecture is not only Wanping County, there are ten surrounding prefectures and counties.
Sure enough, after Zhu Di finished speaking, Zhai Shanfang, Peng Shuilian and other magistrates and prefectures on the side were all excited, as if they had taken a panacea, and they all looked at Zhu Di with glowing faces.
Zhu Di didn't seem to notice, and continued: "But, you dare to borrow food from me by taking advantage of the people's land reclamation.
Then, I also have requirements for borrowing food!"
Guo An quickly raised his hands in salute and said, "Your Highness, please give me your permission!"
"I want you to cultivate 10,000 hectares of fields within two years, and your Wanping County must cultivate 3,000 hectares... Forget it, only 2,000 hectares of fields are needed, even if I empty out everything in the king's granary
The food will also be borrowed by the people of Wanping County to last until the autumn harvest!"
Zhu Di said slowly, "But if the tens of thousands of households in Erwanping County cannot cultivate two thousand hectares of land, then don't open your mouth to me!"
"Thank you, Your Highness, King Yan!" Guo An said with a happy face.
"Two thousand hectares?"
On the side, Nie Zizhen's eyes widened.
However, before he could dissuade him, Guo An readily agreed, closing his eyes and almost pouting.
The prodigal son of the old Guo family really thinks that the two thousand hectares of land are just cabbage that can be cultivated casually?
As for the county and prefecture magistrates such as Zhai Shanfang and Peng Shuilian who were still a little tempted at first, they just kept silent!
Two thousand hectares of fields?
His Highness King Yan is really whimsical, and this young magistrate of Wanping County is also so ignorant?
I am afraid that the people in Wanping County will be exhausted and they will not be able to cultivate 2,000 hectares of land in four months!
"Haha, very good. Nie Fantai and a group of prefects and magistrates are here today, so I will bear witness to this king and this magistrate Guo!"
Zhu Di laughed heartily.
Zhu Fu, Li Wang, Zhu Liang and others were all smiling.
Now, His Highness King Yan’s food is saved!
After watching on the hill for a while, Zhu Di took Zhu Fu, Li Wang and others and left with satisfaction.
Nie Zizhi glared at Guo An fiercely, and then left with Zhai Shanfang, Peng Shuilian and other magistrates and magistrates.
That night.
Guo An was then summoned to his residence by Nie Zizhi.
"Guo An has met Nie Fantai!"
Guo An bowed respectfully.
"You kid, you are so polite to me. Ever since I recommended you as the head of Wanping County, you haven't been to my house for a single day!
If I hadn't sent someone to invite you here today, wouldn't you have come to see me as long as you were an official in Beiping Mansion for one day?"
Nie Zishi scolded Guo An angrily with a straight face.
"Hey, Uncle Nie, calm down, isn't Guo An just trying to avoid suspicion?" Guo An suddenly changed his face and laughed.
"Humph! Sit down!" Nie Zishi glared at Guo An again and pointed to the chair next to him.
"Thank you Uncle Nie!"
Guo An sat on it without ceremony.
Seeing this, Nie Zizhi nodded subconsciously, "It seems that your father made the right move by asking you to come to Beiping Mansion as an official.
Unexpectedly, in just one year, the little nerd from the past has changed so much that he dared to play tricks on His Highness King Yan!"
Speaking of this, Nie Zishi couldn't help but look solemn, and said sternly: "Do you know how big two thousand hectares of fields are, and you dare to promise His Highness King Yan to cultivate two thousand hectares of fields before the autumn harvest?"
"You are not deceived! Have you ever thought about it, if you cannot cultivate two thousand hectares of land before the autumn harvest, your life will be at risk!"
"Uncle Nie, don't worry. Although His Highness King Yan is decisive in his actions, he is not so ruthless and does not distinguish between loyal and traitorous people!"
Guo An's heart felt warm, this Uncle Nie was his biggest supporter in Beiping Mansion.
"Moreover, there are only two thousand hectares of land. If the boy lets go and cultivates it, it can be cultivated within two months!"
"Two...two months?"
Nie Zishi's eyes were as wide as copper bells. He stared at Guo An closely for a while. When he realized that Guo An was not joking, he said angrily: "Hey Guo An, it seems that you have done nothing this year in Wanping County."
If you haven’t learned yet, you’ve learned to brag!
Tell me carefully, how can you cultivate two thousand hectares of land in two months?
If I find out that you are talking nonsense and having wild whims, I will send someone to summon your father tomorrow and teach you a lesson.
This will save you from really irritating King Yan in the future, and it will also bring down your entire Guo family!"