"Hahaha, what a courageous dog!"
Zhu Di laughed angrily!
As long as he has grown up, he has always been playing tricks on others. This was the first time that someone had acted rogue to him in front of him, and was even suspected 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, "People have no food in their homes, don't they still have warehouses for charity?"
"How much food does the charity warehouse have?"
Guo An replied with a respectful look on his face: "If 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 in a secretive way: "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 panicked 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 tens of thousands of households in Wanping County, Xiaguan County, who want to borrow food. Moreover, if you borrow all the food from the 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 Mansion, the more prosperous Beiping Mansion will be, and the stronger the Ming Dynasty will be. Moreover, when people in Wanping County borrow grain, they receive one dou of interest per stone of grain, and there is also an IOU, so there is no need to 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 speaking 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, Yan Wang Changshi Zhu Fu looked nervous.
No matter how much food there is in Prince Yan's palace, it is not enough to borrow food for tens of thousands of households in Wanping County. Moreover, there is not only Wanping County in Beiping Prefecture, but also ten surrounding prefectures and counties.
Sure enough, after Zhu Di finished speaking, Zhai Shanfang, Peng Shuilian and other magistrates and prefects 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 use the people's land reclamation to borrow food from my king.
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.
This 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 land?
His Highness King Yan is really whimsical, and this young magistrate of Wanping County is also so ignorant?
I am afraid that the entire people of 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.
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 saluted respectfully.
"You kid, you are so polite to me. Ever since I recommended you as the head of Wanping County, you have not 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, please calm down. Guo An is just trying to avoid suspicion!" Guo An suddenly changed his face and laughed.
"Huh! 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 in 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 that ruthless and indistinguishable between loyal and evil!"
Guo An felt warm in his heart, 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 it yet, you have 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 invite 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! "
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