Guo An looked at Zhu Laosi in front of him in a daze, somewhat in disbelief.
"Your Highness, did those wealthy merchants from the south of the Yangtze River really pay all the 100,000 shi of grain to the Chief Envoy of Peking?"
Zhu Di smiled happily and said, "At this moment, the one hundred thousand stones of grain are being transported to the granary of the Chief Envoy of Peking. If you don't believe it, go and take a look!"
Guo An subconsciously cursed angrily: "These wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River are really dark-hearted. They would rather pay the grain to the chief envoy of Beiping Prefecture than sell it to us and other common people. They must be traitors!"
From now on, several of their brands have been included in the blacklist of Wanping County, and they will no longer be able to do business in Wanping County!"
Zhu Di looked at Guo An disdainfully, "You are a small Wanping County. What good things can make people come all the way to find you?"
Guo An looked confident, "Your Highness, rest assured, within five years, Wanping County will definitely attract those wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River!"
Zhu Di didn't believe it and looked contemptuous.
"I don't want to listen to nonsense. Now that the food belongs to the Chief Envoy, what are you going to do with the food for the people of Wanping County?"
However, I regretted it after saying it.
Sure enough, when he turned around, he found Guo An looking at him with a smile on his face!
"Your Highness, tens of thousands of people in Wanping County are your subjects!"
Zhu Di was furious, "You are a black-hearted county magistrate. There are tens of thousands of people in Wanping County. How can I lend them so much food?"
Guo An didn't even look at Zhu Di's face. He lowered his head and said, "Your Highness, I don't care about this matter. Anyway, in front of your subordinates and all the officials of Beiping Mansion, Your Highness promised that as long as the people of Wanping County
If we cultivate two thousand hectares of land, you will lend me enough food for the people of Wanping County!"
Hearing this, Zhu Di's face turned dark.
"However, His Highness does not have that much grain in his hands for the time being, but the Chief Envoy of Peking does! In the last major case, the Chief Envoy of Peiping must have confiscated a lot of grain.
In addition, now, those black-hearted wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River have paid another 100,000 shi of grain to the Chief Envoy of Peking!
Now that there is no war in Beiping Mansion, so much food is left there. Next year, or even the year after, it will become old food. Some of it will become moldy, rotten, and may even enter the pockets of corrupt officials.
Why don't you lend it to me, the people of Wanping County?
When the autumn harvest comes tomorrow, we, the people of Wanping County, will not only be able to return new grain to them, but we will also return 10% more!
Such a thing that benefits the country and the people, even if it is reported to the emperor, Your Majesty will happily agree!"
Zhu Di smiled faintly and said, "Then you must first ask the Chief Envoy of Peiping to tell you about your father!"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, after the major case a few months ago, how can your Majesty trust the Chief Envoy? Only you can get His Majesty to agree to this matter!"
Zhu Di snorted coldly, "Do you have to rely on me for this matter?"
Guo An sighed helplessly, "Your Highness, you are not a lowly official, but you are the only person in the world who can be trusted by Your Majesty and who truly cares about the people of Wanping County!"
Zhu Di squinted his eyes and stared at Guo An for a moment, then said with an arrogant look on his face: "This will never happen again!"
Guo An subconsciously replied: "Then please, Your Highness King Yan, don't call me, the people of Wanping County, for working so hard to reclaim wasteland next time!"
Zhu Di's face darkened, "Huh?"
Guo An quickly replied: "His Highness loves the people like a son, and I admire you very much. If Your Highness has any needs next time, I and the tens of thousands of people in Wanping County will definitely actively help His Highness solve your problems!"
"snort!"
Zhu Di snorted coldly!
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With Zhu Di taking action, the Chief Envoy of Peking also wanted to cooperate, and soon Lao Zhu, who was far away in Yingtian Mansion, agreed to lend grain to the people of Wanping County.
At the same time, he praised King Zhu Di of Yan for the fact that the people of Wanping County were able to cultivate two thousand hectares of fields in more than two months.
In response to this, Zhu Di was so excited that he walked around the main hall of the Yan Palace for more than ten times.
You know, since he was a child, he has only been beaten severely by his father. This is the first time he has been praised!
However, no matter how I walked, the joy in my heart could not be vented.
"Li Wang, Zhu Liang, follow me for a walk!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Soon, Zhu Di, dressed in plain clothes, with several tough men with fierce faces hanging behind him, was wandering around the streets of Beiping Prefecture.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Zhu Di seemed to see something strange and quickly took a few steps forward.
At the same time, look up.
Wanping County Government!
After confirming that he had read correctly, the look on Zhu Di's face was even more surprised.
Looking around carefully, I saw that the Wanping County Government Office was actually filled with a group of elderly people, queuing from the shaded area at the gate of the County Government Office to the inside of the County Government Office.
But the strange thing is that these old men don't seem to be complaining. Instead, they all sit leisurely, huddled together in twos and threes, talking about their own affairs.
After listening for a while, Zhu Di understood that these old men should be all old men under the jurisdiction of Wanping County.
At the same time, Zhu Di also became interested and got together in front of several old men.
"I would like to ask some elders, what are you doing squatting at the gate of the county government office this morning?"
"Um?"
Zhu Di's sudden appearance startled the several village chiefs who were chatting animatedly around him.
"Who are you?"
However, after seeing clearly the exquisite silk clothes Zhu Di was wearing, the expressions of the old men quickly changed.
After the founding of the country, His Majesty stipulated that people can wear clothes made of silk, gauze, silk, and cloth. But those merchants can only wear clothes made of silk and cloth.
However, ordinary people like them are busy all year round. They are satisfied with having enough to eat and wearing coarse clothes to keep them warm.
As for the young master in fine silk clothes in front of him, he can only be a noble young master from some family!
"I wonder who this noble man is? Why do you come to Wanping County Yamen?"
"Elders, please don't be polite. This is the first time I have seen so many elderly people gathered at the gate of the county government office. They still looked so leisurely. I couldn't help but be a little curious!" Zhu Di asked with a gentle face.
An old man chuckled and replied: "Hahaha, I'm afraid this young master is not from Wanping County! We are all heads of various villages in Wanping County, and this time it is routine to report the government affairs of our respective villages to the county.
Come!"
Beside, several old men nodded along.
"I see!"
Zhu Di continued to ask curiously, as if meeting these village chiefs for the first time: "I heard that Wanping County has cultivated two thousand hectares of land under the governance of that magistrate.
I wonder if you can borrow some food?"
Hearing this, all the old men looked at Zhu Di with vigilance, "I wonder who this young master is and why he wants to inquire about such secrets of Wanping County?"
Zhu Di was stunned subconsciously, "Secret matter?"
However, these village chiefs no longer had the good looks they had just now, and started to chase people away, "This matter is a secret matter of my Wanping County. If this young master is fine, please leave quickly!"
"Exactly, this is our Wanping County matter, I'm sorry we can't tell you!"
"..."
Zhu Di's face was filled with astonishment. Why didn't he expect that these old men would change their faces so quickly?
Behind him, Li Wang, Zhu Liang and other guards rushed up to protect him!