"..."
Wang Lianfu, Zhang Guangkun and other wealthy businessmen watched the farmers walk away. They thought for a long time before they realized what they were doing, with furious expressions on their faces.
"When I came to investigate these villages, these people were not like this!"
"Yes, at that time they were full of complaints and even scolded the magistrate of Wanping County... But just now, what they said..."
"I've been deceived! I must have been deceived!"
"Who said these farmers are honest? They are more cunning and cunning than businessmen like me!"
"A good county magistrate, such a good county magistrate, how can he be so shameless and extremely treacherous!"
"How is this possible? This must be fake..."
"Woooooooo..."
After gnashing their teeth and roaring for a while, Wang Lianfu, Zhang Guangkun and other wealthy businessmen squatted on the ground and cried miserably.
These months are when food is at its lowest.
Even the price of food has increased significantly. In order to purchase the one hundred thousand shi of food, they spent a premium of 60,000 taels of silver.
In addition to collecting 60,000 pieces of iron hoes, iron hoes and other agricultural tools, and hiring 20 large ships, the four of them were selling iron, spending a total of more than 100,000 taels of silver.
After all the people in Wanping County had no food to eat, they were going to sell it at a high price, and even use the food to buy thousands of acres of farmland from those people.
In this way, they can make a lot of money.
But now, all their plans have completely failed!
Even, you have to pay and lose all your money!
Just thinking about it makes Wang Lianfu, Zhang Guangkun and other wealthy businessmen tremble with distress!
"These cunning and cunning people of Wanping County! And the treacherous Xiaozhi of Wanping County..."
"No, I still don't believe it. I must check all the villages in Wanping County!"
"We will follow closely outside the King..."
at the same time.
As Wang Lianfu, Zhang Guangkun and other wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River were exploring various villages in Wanping County, Guo An in the Wanping County government office also quickly received news.
Guo An confessed to the clerk in Liufang, and then took his guard Guo Erniu to the Yan Palace.
In fact, even if there is no guard Guo Erniu following him, Guo An is absolutely safe as long as he is in Wanping County.
Over the past few months, half of the strong men in Wanping County knew Guo An's face. As long as Guo An is within the sight of the people of Wanping County, he is absolutely safe!
Yanwang Palace.
In a pavilion, Zhu Di was sitting face to face with monk Dao Yan, playing Go.
Zhu Liang walked in quickly and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, Wanping County Magistrate Guo An wants to see you!"
Zhu Di's expression suddenly changed, "Why is that bastard here?"
After thinking for a while, he said again: "Let him come over!"
"yes!"
Zhu Liang nodded slightly and walked out quickly.
Soon, Guo An came in with him.
"I've met His Highness King Yan! I've met Master Dao Yan!"
Seeing Guo An's respectful look, Zhu Di couldn't help but feel a chill on his forehead, and subconsciously scolded: "If you don't lead the people of Wanping County to reclaim wasteland, why do you suddenly want to find me?"
Monk Daoyan also smiled and nodded at Guo An!
Guo An's expression did not change at all, and he continued to report with a respectful look: "The lower official came to report to His Highness King Yan that a few days ago, a wealthy businessman brought 100,000 stones of grain, 60,000 pieces of iron bars, hoes and other agricultural tools. Today, I personally took a few servants to the countryside and began to verify the number of fields cultivated by the people of Wanping County, Xiaguan County!"
Zhu Di's eyelids twitched and he said in a strange tone: "So, they already know that your Wanping County has cultivated 1,500 hectares of fields in the past two months?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness is wise, these four wealthy businessmen should know everything by now!
We, the people of Wanping County, have already cultivated more than 1,600 hectares of fields. We can cultivate 2,000 hectares of fields in less than half a month! "
"One thousand six hundred hectares!"
The chess piece in Zhu Di's hand shook slightly, and he glanced at Zhu Liang aside.
Then, he said in a calm tone: "So, I would like to congratulate you, the magistrate of Wanping County, for being able to cultivate two thousand hectares of farmland in just over two months! And I, the king, would also like to give you a loan to the people of Wanping County. Food is ready!”
Guo An quickly agreed with a smile: "Your Highness is so polite, I should be delighted! The more fields we, the people of Wanping County, cultivate, the more prosperous the kingdom of King Yan will be, and the foundation of our Ming Dynasty will be even more prosperous." Solid!"
In the past month, Zhu Di's ears have almost become calluses after hearing such compliments!
Subconsciously, he sneered, "Okay, I don't want to hear you complimenting me the most. It's bound to be up to no good! Tell me, what do you like about me this time?"
Guo An chuckled, "Your Highness has misunderstood Xiaguan. It's a good thing that Xiaguan came here this time!"
"Hmph!"
Zhu Di glared at Guo An with disgust, "If you don't say anything, I will have to see off the guests, and I am still busy!"
With that said, he pretended to ask Zhu Liang to see him off!
Seeing this, Guo An hurriedly raised his hands and saluted, with a look of admiration on his face.
"Your Highness is still wise. When I come here this time, I really want to ask His Highness King Yan for help on something important!"
Zhu Di smiled coldly and looked at Guo An sideways.
Guo An turned a blind eye and said respectfully: "Your Highness, by now, those four wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River must have known that Xiaguan had joined forces with tens of thousands of people in Wanping County to deceive them. the truth.
The lower official didn't know how rich these wealthy businessmen were, and was very worried that after finally defrauding him of 100,000 shi of food, he would be led away from Beiping Mansion in anger by these wealthy businessmen.
Therefore, I would like to ask His Highness King Yan to help keep an eye on them. If these wealthy businessmen want to take away the 100,000 grains from Wanping County, please send someone to stop them.
It doesn’t take too much effort, just block the narrowest part of the Tonghui River a little, making it impossible for the big boats of the wealthy merchants from the south of the Yangtze River to pass, without affecting the passage of the small boats of ordinary boatmen! "
Zhu Di sneered a few times, looked Guo An up and down, and said with disdain, "You, the county magistrate, have a thicker skin than Zhu Liang's. Those 100,000 shi of grain were brought all the way to Beiping by a wealthy businessman from the south of the Yangtze River." , when did it become the food of your Wanping County?"
Guo An said with a serious face: "Your Highness, those wealthy businessmen worked hard to transport these 100,000 stones of grain to Beiping Mansion, just to sell it to me, the tens of thousands of people in Wanping County!
Therefore, when those 100,000 stones of grain were transported to our Wanping County, no matter in the hearts of those wealthy businessmen or in the hearts of tens of thousands of people in our Wanping County, these grains had already been the food of our Wanping County. "
Zhu Di looked at Guo An blankly for a while and then laughed.
"This is very reasonable. Zhu Liang quickly brought a team of guards to keep a close eye on those wealthy businessmen from the south of the Yangtze River. I am not allowed to let them take away the 100,000 shi of food from my Beiping Mansion!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Zhu Liang responded and walked out quickly. As he walked, the corners of his mouth were still twitching slightly!
Guo An quickly defended, "Your Highness, that is the food of my Wanping County!"
Zhu Di said: "The food in Wanping County is also the food of this king's Beiping Mansion!"
"..."
Guo An looked helpless.
It's over, this King Yan turned rogue and started to play rogue to him, a little magistrate!
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