The empress didn't know much about business, but it could be heard from Qian Yu's admiring tone that businessmen were eager to invest in the new city.
In this way, the construction of the new city does not cost much money. Not only that, when the construction of the new city is completed, the refugees will have stable jobs.
Previously, Zhao An wrote a treatise on establishing the country, which mentioned that accepting the rich from all over the world is the way of merchants!
The empress' look at Zhao An changed again.
She became more and more curious about the origin of this man and what kind of person could teach such a talent.
Machiavellianism, merchants, medical skills, cooking, craftsmanship...
"Zhao An, is there anything else you can't do?" The empress couldn't help but ask. Zhao An put his hands on his hips and said proudly, "Don't do six things."
"Hey, a few words of praise for you will bring you to heaven."
The empress was scornful, but she became increasingly calm in her heart, as if she was high-spirited and heroic.
Suddenly, there was a commotion outside.
Zhao An signaled the empress to hide, and then went out with Qian Yu.
Unexpectedly, it was someone from the Fifth Army Commander's Mansion who came.
The leader was General Liu Yuan of Zhenbei. He came with his troops and his face was full of hostility.
As the center of Daxia's military power, the Fifth Army Governor's Mansion was under the jurisdiction of the Military Governor. Every time he returned from an expedition, the generals would hand over their military power, creating the Governor's Mansion.
The original governor, Chu Zhennan, was framed and died, and the power fell into the hands of Chen Guogong. This was also the source of Chen Guogong's arrogance.
"General Liu is looking for me?" Qian Yu faced Army No. 10, still calm and collected, while Zhao An watched from the sidelines and secretly looked at the Zhenbei general.
He is a general by name, but as a confidant promoted by Chen Guogong in order to control the Governor's Mansion, his overall strength is not as good as Zhang Qi, a general with other titles.
At least Zhang Qi won't treat others like dogs.
Liu Yuan stroked his goatee and said proudly, "My young prince, I have been ordered to patrol the capital to prevent food prices from rising again."
Zhao An teased: "Isn't it always the responsibility of the four-city captains to patrol the capital? When did it fall into the hands of the captaincy?"
"Eunuch Zhao is right, but in extraordinary times, the Commander-in-Chief of the Fifth Army must also set an example and prevent unrest. The main reason for coming here this time is for the price of grain. I hope to take a look at the storage here and find out who sells the grain."
Liu Yuan said it nicely, but both Zhao An and Qian Yu knew the purpose of his coming.
Qian Yu didn't waste any time and rushed directly to the warehouse with a group of people, which made Liu Yuan frown.
Originally, he had planned to use strong methods to make Qian Yu compromise. This was also the reason why the Governor's Office came forward to investigate. Otherwise, he would have just asked someone from the Inspection Department of the Four Governors.
The warehouse is right in front of you, with mountains of sacks inside.
Liu Yuanrao was mentally prepared, but he still took a breath of cold air, "The young prince is really good at it. I hope you can tell me who he bought so much food from."
"Hey, don't worry, you can inspect the goods first."
Qian Yu grinned with big white teeth, and Liu Yuan didn't waste any time. He pulled out a long knife and inserted it into the sack, and sand and gravel flowed out with a crash.
The whole audience was dumbfounded.
Liu Yuan was stunned for a while before he realized what he was doing. He stabbed several sacks with his knife again, but without exception, they were all filled with sand and gravel!
"this……"
Liu Yuan suddenly turned to Zhao An and Qian Yu. Zhao An smiled harmlessly and said, "Oh, little prince, why did you get so much sand and put it in the warehouse? This is causing misunderstanding."
Qian Yu said aggrievedly: "I don't think I said I brought back grain. These are the river sand that I arranged for people to collect specifically for building houses and roads."
"you!"
Liu Yuan finally understood that the Duke had been tricked.
This is a complete fucking trap!
But there was nothing he could do. Even if it was a misunderstanding, the price of food still calmed down.
Both sides looked at each other with murderous intent.
Liu Yuan sneered and said, "Young prince, you put so much sand in the warehouse to make people misunderstood. If the victims find out, have you ever thought about the consequences!"
He waved his hand and his men took orders to gather the victims.
Zhao An frowned and said, "What do you mean, General Liu?"
"It's not interesting. It's just for the victims to see clearly, so as not to have no food in the future and the victims will say that the court deceived them."
Liu Yuan was very shameless. When he saw the flood of victims gathering over him, he picked up a knife and chopped several sacks into pieces. Suddenly, the sand and rocks collapsed.
"how so!"
"Where's the promised food? We won't be cheated!"
"That's right, where's the food? We need food!"
The victims are in a mess. They can work for relief, but they don't want to be cheated.
Liu Yuan couldn't speak at this moment, and he was waiting for a few confidants to stand aside with beaming faces.
If this matter is not handled well and the victims attack the capital, Qian Yu will definitely be doomed. This is Chen Guogong's opportunity to turn defeat into victory.
Qian Yu was calm and even smiling.
The empress, who was hiding in the room and snooping, suddenly felt her heart in her throat.
"Everyone! Be quiet!"
Zhao An stood on the stone and raised his voice. Some victims frantically asked, "Why did you lie to us! You bastards!"
"Yes, we have suffered enough losing our home!"
"We must give us an explanation!"
Obviously, Liu Yuan learned the trick that Zhao An arranged to stir up public anger last time. The men who just spoke seemed to be rich and rough, and they were definitely from the military. In other words, they were brought by Liu Yuan and took off their military uniforms to accompany the refugees. Make trouble.
Since he wanted to play, Zhao An didn't mind playing with them.
"Bah!"
Zhao An was condescending and powerful: "A bunch of unruly people! I am in need of you to eat or drink! What day did I not give you enough food?"
The people looked at each other in shock when they heard this. This is true. Now there is enough food every day, and you can even see meat and fish.
"There are piles of sand and gravel in the warehouse, but they are all for you to build your houses. But you are a bunch of unscrupulous people who don't know how to be grateful. You are actually provoked by others and want to come to investigate. If you don't want to be here, just get out!"
Zhao An was not polite at all when he scolded people, and the people shrank their necks when they heard the words.
They feel guilty and have no place to live if they leave here, not to mention that the house was built for them. They never dare to dream of such a good house.
Seeing that the people were all scared, Liu Yuan quickly winked, and the entrustees sternly said, "Do you have food to supply so many of us? We need an explanation!"
"That's right, give us an explanation!"
There were a lot less people booing, and most of them started to look like they were watching a show.
Zhao An sneered and said, "Give you an explanation? You are a fucking hammer. Everyone, open the warehouse over there and see what's inside."
After giving the order, some people ran over and opened it. They found open sacks inside, densely packed with corn!
Liu Yuan was dumbfounded now. My mind is a little hard to turn around.
Zhao An and Qian Yu looked at each other and smiled. Those were the corns sent by Cui Shixiang in the morning, from businessmen who were struggling to seek agency cooperation.
