Chapter 347 Your Highness, use auction to punish these gentry and merchants
Ming Dynasty: His Highness, who was the magistrate of Beiping County Chapter 347, used auctions to punish these gentry and merchants "Humph!"
Zhu Di's face was gloomy, he snorted heavily and asked: "How can there be such beautiful things in the world?
Do you know why those gentry and merchants are all rushing to give you such elaborate gifts?"
"Your Highness, I think it's because of Guo Changshi!"
A scribe said cautiously.
"Huh?"
Zhu Di's expression condensed and he asked doubtfully: "What did Guo Qing do again?"
"Your Highness, what I heard from those classmates seems to be about the abandoned city wall in the north of the city!"
A scribe said cautiously.
"That abandoned city wall?"
Zhu Di frowned slightly, "These gentry and merchants are all unprofitable people. What can they do with an abandoned city wall?"
A scribe reminded: "Your Highness, Guo Changshi is the God of Wealth in the hearts of these gentry and merchants.
Now, Guo Changshi has bought three hundred acres of land on the ruins of the city wall to build a house.
These merchants and gentry may have thought that the ruins of the city wall in the north of the city would become the residences outside the academy, or a prosperous place like Zhangjiawan Pier!"
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "So, these merchants and gentry want to buy the land where the city wall is ruined?"
"Your Highness is wise!"
All the officials responded quickly.
Zhu Di already had an idea in his mind, and couldn't help but praise excitedly: "Guo Qing is indeed worthy of being the chief financial officer of our Prince Yan's palace!"
All the officials couldn't help but look at each other, but they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I don’t know why His Highness King Yan is in such a good mood.
However, His Highness King Yan will definitely not care about receiving so many gifts from them!
As for Zhu Di, he already has a plan in mind.
"Everyone of you, feel free to accept the gifts boldly!"
"Ah?"
All the scribes waited uneasily for a long time, but they never expected that they were waiting for such a sentence?
However, some flexible scribes quickly apologized: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I and others were negligent this time, and they will never dare to accept gifts easily again in the future!"
"Your Highness, please forgive me, I, the minister and others..."
"Collect!"
Zhu Di stared directly at the officials in front of him and said solemnly: "In this period of time, no matter how they give you gifts, you can accept them.
No matter how many gifts they give, they can all remain in your hands.
However, no matter how many gifts each person receives and what they ask you to do, you must write down the details and report them."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Seeing that Zhu Di was not talking angrily, these officials hurriedly responded.
“Very good!”
Zhu Di nodded with satisfaction and asked the officials to retreat.
Then, he asked Liang Hu to summon Guo An.
"I am here to see you, Your Highness!"
"Guo Qing, get up quickly!"
After the greeting, Guo An asked Zhu Di: "I wonder what happened when Your Highness summoned the ministers?"
"Huh, Guo Qing doesn't know that the gentry and merchants in Beiping Mansion are becoming more and more wanton now!"
Zhu Di snorted coldly and told Guo An about giving gifts to those officials.
After hearing this, Guo An also frowned and expressed his bitterness to Zhu Di.
"Your Highness doesn't know something. In the past few days, there have been some gentry asking various people to inquire about information from us. It's all because of the abandoned city wall in the North City!"
"These gentry and merchants all have very good noses!"
Zhu Di said angrily, "Let's let those officials accept the gifts with peace of mind. Does Guo Qing have a way to deal with those gentry and merchants?"
Guo An thought for a moment and then said: "Your Highness, since the gentry and merchants want to buy the land with ruined city walls, just let them buy it.
In this way, it can be regarded as bringing a lot of money into the house.
However, His Highness wants to punish them and let them know that giving gifts is useless.
Then, we can use the auction method to sell the land!"
"Auction?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but look curious.
Guo An explained slowly: "Your Highness, don't those gentry and merchants really want those lands, and even want to fight for them by giving gifts?
His Highness can divide that piece of wasteland into five acres, or ten acres, twenty acres, or fifty acres, and label them, and then call all the merchants and gentry over and ask them to bid for them one by one. The higher one gets it!"
"The one with the highest price wins?"
Zhu Di's eyes brightened, "This is a great plan, let the merchants and gentry give gifts to the officials in our house.
We need to make them understand that no matter how many gifts they give or who they give them to, it’s useless!”
"Your Highness is wise!"
Guo An slightly flattered him and said again: "After the New Year, wait until all the gentry and merchants have given gifts before spreading the word!
Let them prepare enough money to start fighting for those fields."
"What Guo Qing said is very reasonable!"
Zhu Di is in a good mood.
After Guo An left Yanwang Palace, snowflakes began to slowly fall in the sky above Beiping Mansion.
Because Guo's father and Liu Huiyuan decided to move their family to Beiping Mansion next year, the entire Guo Mansion was filled with joy.
As for the names of Guo An's second son, they have finally been decided.
Name Guo Lu!
Guo An didn't have any hope for his sons to succeed.
All you need to do is enjoy the peace and happiness and live your life peacefully!
……
After the New Year!
In the Palace of Prince Yan, a piece of news suddenly came out.
King Zhu Di of Yan heard that many gentry and merchants were interested in the ruined city wall in Beicheng, so he prepared to auction the wasteland.