Wang Gui, the steward sent by the wealthy businessman Wang Lianfu in the south of the Yangtze River, after three days of investigation, thoroughly investigated the number of acres cultivated by the people in Wanping County, and returned to Beiping Mansion after a long journey!
At the same time, he also held an account book full of acres of land in his hand.
Looking at the numbers on the account books, Jiangnan wealthy businessmen Wang Lianfu, Zhang Guangkun and others once again stared wide-eyed, with dull faces and disbelief.
"I bother!"
After being silent for a while, Wang Lianfu glared at the steward Wang Gui in front of him with red eyes, and kicked him directly.
'Poof! '
Caught off guard, the thin steward Wang Gui was kicked to the ground.
"You bitch, I asked you to go and investigate for yourself. Is this how you came to investigate?"
"Master, please calm down, this villain really found out these things himself!" He quickly knelt down on the ground and explained quickly.
"Hmph, do you think I am an idiot?"
Wang Lianfu didn't mean to calm down at all, but instead kicked Wang Gui again angrily, "There are so many detailed data in this account book, even if it is copied, it will take two full days.
And you bastard, in just three days, you surveyed the entire fields cultivated by the people in Wanping County, and recorded it in such detail? "
"Also, there are actually 1,680 hectares of land. How many people are there in Wanping County? How could they cultivate so much land in such a short period of time?"
On the side, Zhang Guangkun, Yin Shengfu and others, who were originally in a daze, also reacted.
When he looked at Wang Gui, his eyes were filled with coldness.
"Your Majesty, let's calm down. It's not worth losing your temper because of such evil slaves!"
"That's right, that's right!"
Wang Lianfu panted heavily and slowly sat on the large chair.
At this time of year, Beiping Mansion has entered a hot period.
Wang Lianfu's body was twice that of an ordinary person, but he just kicked Wang Gui a few times, and he was already sweating all over his body.
"Somebody come!"
"master!"
Outside the door, two healthy servants came in.
"Capture this evil slave to me and interrogate him properly!"
"Yes, sir..."
In response, the two healthy servants expressionlessly prepared to pick up Wang Gui.
Seeing this, Wang Gui trembled all over, his face full of horror, and he quickly begged for mercy: "Master, master, I really didn't dare to deceive you this time! ...
Master...Master, I tell you, I will answer whatever you ask me. I will not dare to hide a word! "
"snort!"
Wang Lianfu snorted coldly and looked at Wang Gui.
"Please explain to me carefully how this ledger in your hand came from, and who asked you to deceive me!"
"Master, calm down. The villain was ordered by the master the day before yesterday to go out of the city to investigate the number of wasteland reclaimed by the people in Wanping County. However, Wanping County is so big, and the villain alone, in less than ten days and a half, can't make a clear investigation at all. .
And if the investigation really lasts for ten days and a half, the villain will definitely delay the master's important event.
So, the villain went to find the chiefs of each village. Originally, the villain was planning to give some benefits to these chiefs.
However, what the villain didn't expect was that the district chiefs in Wanping County would be very enthusiastic after learning about the villain's intention.
Not only did he give the villain an account book full of the number of fields cultivated in each Jiali, he even took the villain with him to go to each Jiali to check.
At first, the villain couldn't believe that the people of Wanping County could cultivate so much wasteland in such a short period of time.
So, the villain checked carefully for three days.
As a result, the villain discovered that the number of acres verified was actually much more than what was registered in this account book..."
As steward Wang Gui narrated, wealthy businessmen such as Wang Lianfu and Zhang Guangkun had expressions of disbelief and a cold look on their faces.
"This is impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible, it must be the Wanping County magistrate and a group of village chiefs who teamed up to deceive King Yan in order to borrow food from King Yan!"
"I don't believe it except myself!..."
"master?"
Looking at Wang Lianfu, who looked like a demon, Wang Gui looked frightened.
Wang Lianfu stared at Wang Gui closely and said with a fierce look on his face: "Hmph, you lead the way. I will personally go to each township in Wanping County to personally verify the number of wasteland cultivated by the people in Wanping County!"
Hearing this, Wang Gui breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously and said quickly: "I'll prepare the car right now!"
Wang Lianfu said angrily: "Go quickly!"
"Yes, sir..."
Soon, a carriage drove out of Wanping County and headed towards the nearest countryside outside Wanping County.
When they got off the carriage and looked at the endless stretches of newly cultivated fields in front of them, Wang Lianfu, Wang Gui and others were dumbfounded.
"This is impossible, it must be fake, it must be fake..."
Muttering a few words in disbelief, Wang Lianfu, Zhang Guangkun and other wealthy businessmen immediately threw the carriage down, looking furious, and ran away staggeringly.
However, the newly cultivated field in front of them seemed to have no end. No matter where they ran, there was endless fields in front of them.
It was not until they could no longer run that Wang Lianfu and Zhang Guangkun, several wealthy businessmen, stopped and slumped on the ground, looking at the endless fields in the distance and wanting to cry without tears!
"How is it possible to cultivate so many acres of land? How is it possible..."
While wailing, Wang Lianfu picked up a clod of soil from the ground and threw it angrily.
"Who are you? What are you doing sitting in our fields?"
Suddenly, a vigilant voice appeared behind Wang Lianfu.
After hearing this, Wang Lianfu stood up quickly, but found that several farmers carrying hoe and shovel on their shoulders appeared behind them, looking at them with vigilance.
Wang Lianfu quickly smiled gently and said, "We are wealthy businessmen from outside. I heard that tens of thousands of people in Wanping County are making a bet with His Highness King Yan to reclaim wasteland, so we came here to check it out!"
The eyes of these farmers suddenly lit up, as if they were looking at a few warehouses of grain, "You are also wealthy businessmen who want to take the opportunity to exchange grain for their fields!"
Wang Lianfu had a bad feeling in his heart, "What?"
A strong man with a purple-black face said sarcastically: "Don't you rich businessmen all want to hope that we will not be able to cultivate two thousand hectares of fields and borrow grain from His Highness King Yan?
Wait until your family has no food to eat, then hoard food at a high price, and finally use a little bit of food to take away your newly cultivated field from your hands? "
Wang Lianfu, Zhang Guangkun and others were immediately shocked. They pointed at the farmers in front of them and asked tremblingly: "How do you know?"
"Who among the people in Wanping County doesn't know the plans of you grain merchants? It's a pity that we have a good county official!"
"hey-hey……"
As he said that, several farmers shook their heads with laughter and walked away.
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