"Who slandered?"
Zhu Di said angrily, "Damn it, your mother's worth of crushed chili peppers, you, a black-hearted thief, just took them for 900 yuan!"
Get a scale, you still have to be so tall...
As for the chili seeds, you bitch is even darker..."
Upon hearing this, the faces of all the farmers changed drastically and they hurriedly looked at Sun Chengdu.
And Sun Chengdu was even more shocked and angry.
"Your Majesty, don't talk nonsense? As a steward of Prince Yan's caravan, I come all the way to these remote villages to purchase goods. How can I deceive these farmers?"
Although the villain is just a small steward, His Highness the reputation of Prince Yan cannot be slandered, otherwise no matter how respected he is as a nobleman, he will still be punished by Prince Yan's palace! "
"Really?"
Zhu Di sneered.
"This is natural...ah!"
Before he finished speaking, Zhu Di punched him in the face.
"Damn it, you bitch, you dare to mention King Yan? King Yan asked you to harm the people like this?
You bitch, why do you represent King Yan..."
Under the shocked eyes of everyone, Zhu Di knocked Sun Chengdu to the ground with one punch, then rode on Sun Chengdu and punched him directly.
As for the few caravan workers around who wanted to step forward to help, they were directly stopped by Li Wang and others.
The common people, on the other hand, retreated with horror on their faces.
With so many people watching, Zhu Gaochi was the only one who kept shouting with excitement, "Harder, Dad, harder, beat him hard!"
It wasn't until Sun Chengdu's voice gradually lowered that Guo An quickly spoke to stop him, "Your Highness, please spare his life. This bitch is so skilled. He must have embezzled a lot of money in the past two years. He needs to be carefully examined!"
Zhu Di then stood up and said, "What Guo Qing said is absolutely true!"
"Your Highness?"
After hearing this, the people around him looked at Zhu Di with surprise.
On the side, Guo An slowly took off the curtain hat on his head, "Fellow folks, don't be afraid, and don't think about going to report to the official secretly, for fear of retaliation from Prince Yan's palace.
The people in front of me are His Highness King Yan and His Highness the Crown Prince! "
"Guo Changshi?"
"It's really Guo Changshi. I've met Guo Changshi several times. I can't admit my mistake. This is really Guo Changshi!"
So, is this really His Highness King Yan? "
After recognizing Guo An, all the people knelt down to Zhu Di with excitement.
"The common people have met His Royal Highness King Yan, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince! They have met Guo Changshi!"
"The common people meet His Highness the King of Yan..."
"Everyone, please get up."
Although the fierce look on Zhu Di's face has disappeared, the farmers are still trembling with fear.
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
Zhu Di nodded slightly and looked at the steward Sun Chengdu who was lying on the ground and looking at him with horror.
"I don't believe it. You are not His Highness the King of Yan. How could His Highness the King of Yan appear in such a remote village?"
"Pooh!"
Zhu Di had a fierce look on his face, "If we don't come out, why don't we know that you guys are using our name to harm the people like this?"
"Tell me the truth, how many people have you harmed?"
Sun Chengdu's eyes widened and his mouth kept trembling, but he couldn't say a word.
Zhu Di was furious again.
Guo An quickly said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid this guy is scared to death... let the guys around him collect the rest of the peppers first, and then go back and interrogate him properly and check his accounts!"
"So, let's listen to what Guo Qing says and spare this bitch's life!"
Zhu Di glared at Sun Chengdu fiercely, and then looked at the guys around him.
"What is the purchase price for chili peppers that the steward has set for you?"
"Your Highness, please forgive me. Manager Sun is responsible for these matters. We are just following orders."
"Your Highness, regarding the price, we all listen to Manager Sun..."
All the guys knelt down and begged for mercy with fear on their faces.
Zhu Di said with a fierce look: "In this case, a pound of crushed peppers costs one pound, and a pound of pepper seeds costs four dollars. You can buy them at this price.
In addition, re-weigh the peppers and pepper seeds from the farmers just now, and make up for whatever is missing!
Don't tip the scales anymore, and don't deceive the people, otherwise we'll cut you to death..."
"Yes, Your Highness, I will obey your orders, I will obey your orders..."
All the guys responded quickly.
Seeing these guys still kneeling on the spot in a daze, Zhu Di urged with a look of disgust on his face: "Why don't you go make up the money quickly and weigh the goods?"
"Yes Yes……"
At this moment, these guys suddenly woke up from a dream, trembled, and quickly got up to work.
"Thank you, His Highness King Yan!"
"Your Highness is kind..."
All around, the farmers were suddenly filled with gratitude.
Zhu Di said loudly: "Don't worry, this thief dares to use our name to bully you, and we will never forgive him.
In the future, if anyone dares to bully you so wantonly, just come to us!
Or, go find Guo Qing, Guo Qing will definitely bring justice to you!
We will never forgive those bitches, they will deceive the neighbors and villagers, they are really worse than beasts..."
"Thank you, Your Highness, King Yan! Thank you, Guo Changshi!"
All the farmers responded one after another.
Zhu Di asked again: "Do you know, among the caravans under Prince Yan's Mansion, is there any other caravan that oppresses and deceives the people like this thief?"
"this……"
The common people thought for a while and then replied: "Thank you for your concern, His Highness King Yan. There is no other caravan."
"That's good!"
Zhu Di nodded with some relief.
But this time, with Zhu Di and Guo An watching from the side, the guys not only did their job very efficiently, but also didn't cause any problems.
Soon, more than 20 households in one village had sold their chili peppers.
Every household has at least four more coins in their hands.
All the people's faces were full of joy.
They couldn't make enough money in two months.
All the villagers spontaneously sent Zhu Di, Guo An and others out of the village.
The young man who was guarding the carriage at the entrance of the village couldn't help but change his face when he saw Steward Sun, who had been beaten with a bruised nose and face.
"You bastard, what do you want to do?"
Li Wang and several Yanwang guards directly surrounded him.
On the side, the faces of the waiters also changed greatly, and they quickly reminded: "Liu Jin, this is His Highness King Yan!"
"His Royal Highness King Yan?"
Liu Jin quickly knelt down and saluted.
"I didn't know that King Yan was coming, so please forgive me, Your Highness!"
Zhu Di did not blame him, "Get in the car and follow us back home!"
"Here!"
The guard Liu Jin quickly stood up.
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in the car.
Zhu Di looked solemn.
"Guo Qing, how many caravans does our Prince Yan's Mansion have in these seven counties and four states in Beiping?"
Guo An thought for a while and then said: "Your Highness, there should be more than thirty!"
"More than thirty?"
Zhu Di's eyes widened.
"How come there are so many?"
Guo An said: "Back to Your Highness, our Prince Yan's Mansion has a grain trading company, a cotton workshop, a wool workshop, and now there are also peppers, plus we also need to supply goods to the Goryeo fleet...
Therefore, Prince Yan's Mansion has the largest number of caravans in the prefectures and counties of Beiping Mansion. "
Zhu Di worriedly asked: "So, will they also deceive farmers like this?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, please forgive me. I thought Wei Chen was too simple before. I didn't expect that they would go so far?"
Zhu Di asked: "If they really harm the people one by one, how is Guo Qing going to deal with it?"
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I still feel that we should conduct a detailed investigation before drawing a conclusion."
“However, in order to prevent these caravan stewards from wantonly harming the people, the caravan steward’s subordinate stewards need to be rotated every other month.
In addition, a special inspection office needs to be set up in the house to investigate illegal activities of caravans and officials. If anyone is found out, there will be a reward.
Also, increase the punishment of those officials who are in charge, if any of the officials or officials are found who dare to harm the people wantonly.
If it is a minor case, all his property will be confiscated, his evil deeds will be made public to the public, and he will be recorded in the evil book of our Prince Yan Mansion. His descendants for the next three generations will not be able to reuse them, and they will not be able to enjoy the various benefits of our Prince Yan Mansion.
If the case is serious, they can be exiled to Goryeo, or their homes can be confiscated and their heads can be executed..."
"good!"
Zhu Di nodded with a look of approval, "You even cheat your fellow villagers, they are worse than animals!"
"Um?"
Suddenly, Zhu Di saw chimneys emitting white smoke through the car window.
"Guo Qing, what is that?"
Guo An looked in the direction and said, "Your Highness, that is the chimney of the brick kiln."
"Brick kiln?"
A trace of doubt flashed in Zhu Di's eyes, "Is this also the workshop in our house?"
Guo An slowly shook his head and said, "Your Highness, that should belong to a wealthy family or gentry nearby."
"Um?"
Zhu Di was stunned, "A gentry family actually came to build a brick kiln workshop? Don't they feel ashamed?"
Guo An glanced at Zhu Di strangely, "Your Highness, as King Yan of the Ming Dynasty, you seem to have built many workshops in the past few years."
Zhu Di smiled slowly, "The workshops built in our house were all done by Guo Qing, and they are all beneficial to the people."
Guo Andao: "Your Highness, the workshops they built were also encouraged by the humble ministers."
"Why?"
Zhu Di couldn't help but look strange.
Guo An understood what Zhu Di meant, so he explained slowly: "Your Highness, I feel that it is not possible to make Beiping Mansion prosperous by relying solely on the strength of Prince Yan's family.
And now, I, Prince Yan, have been taking the lead for so many years and have made a lot of money.
Nowadays, the gentry and wealthy families in Beiping Mansion should also know that relying only on the fields and books they control, they can only live a life of violating their conscience and squeezing the people.
Even, he will be scolded by many people.
However, by building workshops, they can help the people make money, and they can also make dozens of times more money than they can by occupying farming fields.
As long as Weichen explained such a beneficial thing to them, and the Prince of Yan's Palace took the lead in setting an example, some enlightened gentry would also follow Weichen's advice and start building workshops! "
Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Can you make a lot of money?"
Guo Andao said: "Your Highness, as the people of Beiping Mansion gradually become rich, there are still so many merchants coming and going from our Beiping Mansion.
In the past two years, there will definitely be many people in Beiping Prefecture who need to build houses.
Brick and stone houses are the best!
In addition, some wealthy gentry families want to build workshops, or they may have other needs...
From now on, our Beiping Mansion will definitely be short of a lot of bricks and stones...
Therefore, as long as they can produce masonry with qualified quality, they will definitely make money. "
Zhu Di asked: "Does our Prince Yan's palace have a masonry workshop?"
Guo An replied: "Your Highness, our Prince Yan's Mansion has also built a brick kiln workshop. However, if the brick kiln wants to produce bricks of high quality and quantity, it requires a lot of labor. This kind of labor is very labor-intensive. It’s better to leave the workshop to the wealthy gentry!”
"We, Prince Yan, eat meat and give them some broth. After they taste the benefits, they will spontaneously start to pay attention to the business of merchants!"
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(End of chapter)
