Chapter 301 Zhu Di pours tea and asks Guo Qing to speak frankly
Ming Dynasty: Huddled in Beiping Dangzhi County Text Volume Chapter 301 Zhu Di poured tea and asked Guo Qing to speak frankly. There was a dead silence in the entire hall.
Zhu Di, Zhu Fu, and Guo An didn't expect that the Tongzhou magistrate would be so shameless?
The story of the robbery and sale of Korean girls and Japanese girls is so just and awe-inspiring.
As for the magistrates, they were shocked that Jiao Zhizhou dared to talk about this matter so shamelessly in front of King Zhu Di of Yan!
"You're such a scheming fellow!"
Zhu Di sneered directly, stared at Jiao Jia and said: "How many Korean maids and Japanese women do you want? How much money can you spend, we will send people to catch them for you!"
Jiao Jia's face changed greatly, and he stood up quickly and explained to Zhu Di: "Your Highness has misunderstood. Wei Chen has no intention of getting rid of Korean maids and Japanese girls. Wei Chen's family is very poor, and I am afraid that he cannot even afford a Korean slave."
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Hearing this, Zhu Di couldn't help but stared at Jiao Jia suspiciously for a long time, and said with a smile: "Then for which powerful person are you serving as a pawn?"
"Your Highness has misunderstood!"
Jiao Jia quickly stood up with a panic face, bowed respectfully to Zhu Di, and solemnly reported: "Your Highness, I just heard that your Highness can capture some slaves from Goryeo and Japanese countries to provide for those Goryeo women and Japanese women."
Women feel unfair and just want to rescue them."
"Humph!"
Zhu Di snorted coldly, obviously he didn't believe Jiao Jia's lies, but he didn't continue to ask.
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. The construction of cement roads is more important. You will give us statistics on the number of laborers that can be mobilized within ten days.
So that Guo Qing can have an idea in mind so that he can catch the slave laborers!"
Hearing this, Jiao Jia and all the county magistrates looked solemn and quickly bowed their hands in salute.
"I respectfully obey His Highness's order!"
In this era when communications are underdeveloped and all messages must be conveyed on foot, ten days is really a tight schedule for these prefects and county magistrates.
Immediately, they quickly said goodbye and left.
Of course, for such a big matter, Zhu Di could ignore officials such as the Beiping Yamen and the Chief Envoy.
However, they, the prefects and county magistrates, still have to report to their immediate superiors.
"Zhu Qing, Guo Qing, what do you think about the matter of the Korean maid and the Japanese girl?"
When all the prefects and county magistrates retreated, only Zhu Di, Zhu Fu, and Guo An were left in the hall. Zhu Di pondered for a moment and then asked.
"Weak ministers obey His Highness's orders!"
Guo An can be regarded as Zhu Di's direct promotion from an intermediary to a county magistrate, and then to the right chief historian of the Yan Palace.
Therefore, although he is called a court official, both Guo An himself and all officials in the Ming Dynasty regard Guo An as an official of the King of Yan.
As for Zhu Fu, he was truly an official of the imperial court.
However, in the Ming Dynasty, a male-dominated era, women's status was pitifully low.
In particular, some women from foreign vassals are treated like slaves.
Zhu Fu didn't even think about it, and said directly: "In this matter, all ministers are subject to His Highness' orders!"
"Hmm!"
Zhu Di didn't ask any questions.
After a while, Zhu Fu's heart tightened, and he bowed his hands to Zhu Di and said goodbye, "Your Highness, I suddenly remembered that I have many government affairs, so I will leave first!"
"Zhu Qing, please go!"
Zhu Di nodded quickly.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhu Fu slightly arched his hands, then glanced at Guo An with a resentful look on his face, then turned and left.
"Your Highness, Zhu Changshi is really the backbone of the Chief Secretary of the Yan Palace. To make Zhu Changshi work so hard, I am extremely ashamed!"
Looking at Zhu Fu walking away, Guo An said with a look of shame.
"Yeah!"
Zhu Di also sighed subconsciously, then changed the topic and said directly: "Guo Qing is also the right-hand official of our Yan Palace, why don't you help Zhu Qing handle some government affairs!"
Guo An trembled, and then waved his hands repeatedly, "Your Highness, some government affairs can only be handled by one person. If a second person intervenes, it is easy to miss or make mistakes. Therefore, ministers rarely interfere in the government affairs of the Chief Secretary. p>
Besides, Wei Chen will leave in half a month, so we won’t cause any trouble to Zhu Changshi!”
"Guo Qing is so eloquent!"
Zhu Di couldn't help but look at Guo An and sighed.
Guo An smiled and quickly explained, "Your Highness has misunderstood. I am just lazy."
"Yes, Guo Qing has a very lazy temperament."
Zhu Di sighed subconsciously, and a smile just appeared on Guo An's face.
But soon, it froze up.
Because, Zhu Di stared at Guo An's eyes very seriously, "Guo Qing, we really don't understand why a lazy person like Guo Qing has been able to put aside Peking Mansion and only want to go overseas in the past two years.
Run."
Guo An smiled and said quickly: "Your Highness has misunderstood. I just think that if Beiping Mansion wants to develop and repair water conservancy, housing and roads, we need a lot of money.
The Goryeo and Japanese kingdoms are closest to our Beiping Prefecture. These two vassal states also have some money and labor, which can be borrowed to develop Beiping Prefecture."
"Is that true?" Zhu Di still looked suspicious.
Guo An nodded heavily, "Your Highness, it's absolutely true!"
Zhu Diwu smiled, picked up an iron kettle from the stove nearby, and was about to add water to Guo An's tea cup.
"We remember that since Guo Qing became the magistrate of Wanping County, he has never concealed anything from us, no matter how big it is.
We really don’t know, what have we done wrong in the past few years that made Guo Qing start hiding it from me?"
Guo An jumped up in fright, his face full of fear, and he kept saying.
"Your Highness, please do not offend me. Your life will be shortened. Let me handle such matters. Just tell the truth!"
Zhu Di smiled slightly and said, "No need, Guo Qing's contribution to Prince Yan's Palace is worthy of our cup of tea!"
Then, Zhu Di slowly waved his hand, and all the servants in the hall hurriedly retreated.