Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 253
"Who slandered?"

Zhu Di said angrily, "Damn it, you're a black-hearted thief who just took nine hundred cash for the crushed chili peppers that you have always paid for!
Take a scale, you still have to be so high...

As for the chili seeds, your dog is even darker..."

Hearing this, the faces of the farmers changed drastically, and they hurriedly looked at Sun Chengdu.

And Sun Chengdu was even more frightened and furious.

"Don't you want to talk nonsense, my lord? As the steward of the caravan of King Yan's Mansion, how could the villain deceive these farmers when he came all the way to these remote villages to buy goods?

Although the villain is just a small steward, the reputation of His Royal Highness King Yan cannot be slandered, otherwise, no matter how honorable the nobleman is, he will be punished by the Palace of King Yan! "

"Really?"

Zhu Di sneered.

"It's natural... ah!"

Before he could finish speaking, Zhu Di punched him directly in the face.

"Damn it, how dare you mention King Yan, you bastard? Did King Yan let you entrap the common people like this?
Dog, why do you represent King Yan..."

Under the shocked eyes of the crowd, Zhu Di knocked Sun Chengdu to the ground with one punch, and then rode on Sun Chengdu, directly punching him.

As for the few caravan workers around who wanted to help, they were directly stopped by Li Wang and others.

And those common people retreated again and again with horror on their faces.

There were so many people watching, only Zhu Gaochi was the only one, who kept shouting excitedly, "Hardly, Dad, hard, beat him hard!"

It wasn't until Sun Chengdu's voice gradually lowered that Guo An hurriedly stopped him, "Your Highness, please spare his life, this bastard is so skilled, he must have been greedy for a lot of money in the past two years, and he still needs to review it carefully!"

Only then did Zhu Di stand up, "What Guo Qing said is absolutely true!"

"Your Highness?"

After hearing this, all the people around looked at Zhu Di with suspicion.

On the side, Guo An slowly took off the veiled cap on his head, "Fellow folks, don't panic, and don't think about secretly going to report to the officials for fear of revenge from the Yan Palace.

The person in front of me is His Royal Highness King Yan, and His Royal Highness Shizi! "

"Guo Changshi?"

"It's really Guo Changshi, I've met Guo Changshi several times, I can't admit it wrong, this is really Guo Changshi!

So, then this one is really His Royal Highness King Yan? "

After recognizing Guo An, a group of people bowed down to Zhu Di with excitement.

"Grassmen see His Royal Highness King Yan, see His Royal Highness Shizi! I have met Guo Changshi!"

"Caomin see His Highness King Yan..."

"Get up, everyone."

Although the fierce look on Zhu Di's face had disappeared, the farmers were still trembling with fear.

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Zhu Di nodded slightly, then looked at the manager Sun Chengdu who was lying on the ground, looking at him in horror.

"I don't believe it, you are not His Royal Highness Yan Wang, how could His Royal Highness Yan appear in such a remote village?"

"Pooh!"

Zhu Di had a fierce face, "If we don't come out, don't you know that you bastards are using our name to harm the people like this?"

"Be honest, how many people have you cheated?"

Sun Chengdu's eyes were wide open, his mouth was trembling all the time, but he couldn't utter a word.

Zhu Di was furious again.

Guo An hurriedly said: "Your Highness, I'm afraid this guy is frightened and stupid...Let the guys around collect the follow-up peppers, and then go back and interrogate him and check his accounts!"

"So, let's listen to what Guo Qing said for now, and spare this dog's life!"

Zhu Di glared at Sun Chengdu viciously, then looked at the guys around him.

"How much is the purchase price of chili peppers set by the steward of the house?"

"Your Highness, please forgive me. Steward Sun is responsible for these matters, and we are just following orders."

"Your Highness, regarding the price, we are all under the supervision of Steward Sun..."

All the guys knelt down in panic and begged for mercy.

Zhu Di said fiercely: "So, a catty of crushed peppers costs [-] yuan, and a catty of chili seeds costs [-] yuan. 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 what is missing!

Don't be too tall, and don't deceive the people, or we'll be cut off..."

"Yes, Your Highness, the villain obeys, the villain obeys..."

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 hurry up and make up the money, weigh the goods?"

"Yes Yes……"

Now, these guys suddenly woke up like a dream, shivered, and got up to work quickly.

"Thank you, Your Highness King Yan!"

"Your Highness is merciful..."

Around, a group of farmers suddenly expressed gratitude.

Zhu Di said loudly: "Everyone, don't worry, this bastard dares to use our name to bully you, we will never forgive him.

In the future, if anyone dares to bully you like this wantonly, just come to us!
Or, go to find Guo Qing, Guo Qing will definitely give you justice!

We will never forgive those dogs, neighbors and folks will cheat, it is really worse than animals..."

"Thank you His Highness King Yan! Thank you Guo Changshi!"

A group of farmers responded again and again.

Zhu Di asked again: "Do you know, among the caravans under our Yanwang Palace, is there any caravan like this dog thief who bullies and deceives the people?"

"This……"

All the people thought about it quickly, and then replied: "Thank you for your concern, His Highness King Yan, there is no other caravan."

"That's good!"

Zhu Di nodded in relief.

But this time, with Zhu Di and Guo An watching from the sidelines, those guys not only worked very neatly, but also didn't cause any problems.

Soon, more than 20 households in a village sold all the chili peppers.

Every household has at least four coins in their hands.

All the people were full of joy.

With so much money, they couldn't earn it for two months.

All the villagers spontaneously sent Zhu Di, Guo An and others out of the village entrance.

The young man guarding the carriage at the entrance of the village saw Steward Sun with a bruised nose and swollen face, his expression changed drastically, and with a 'clang', he directly drew out a steel knife, his face full of vigilance.

"Bastard, what do you want?"

Li Wang and several Yanwang guards immediately surrounded him.

On the side, the faces of those guys also changed drastically, and they quickly reminded: "Liu Jin, this is His Royal Highness King Yan!"

"His Royal Highness King Yan?"

Liu Jin quickly knelt down and saluted.

"The villain didn't know that King Yan was coming, so please forgive me, Your Highness!"

Zhu Di didn't blame him, "Get in the car and follow us back home!"

"Here!"

The guard Liu Jin got up quickly.

……

In the car.

Zhu Di looked solemn.

"Guo Qing, how many caravans are there in the seven counties and four prefectures where my Prince Yan's Mansion is located in Beiping Mansion?"

Guo An thought for a while, then said: "Return to Your Highness, there should be more than 30!"

"More than 30 sticks?"

Zhu Di's eyes widened directly.

"How can there be so many?"

Guo An said: "His Royal Highness, I have a grain business in Prince Yan's mansion, as well as a cotton workshop, a wool workshop, and now there are peppers, and we also need to supply goods for the Korean fleet...

Therefore, our King Yan's Mansion has the most caravans in these states and counties of Beiping Mansion. "

Zhu Di worried: "So, will they also cheat and entrap farmers like this?"

Guo Andao: "Forgive me, Your Highness. Before that, I thought it was too simple. I didn't expect them to go so far?"

Zhu Di asked: "If they really entrap the common people one by one, how will Guo Qing plan to deal with it?"

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I still feel that we should investigate carefully before drawing conclusions."

"However, in order to prevent these caravan stewards from arbitrarily harming the people, the subordinate stewards of the caravan stewards need to be rotated every other month.

In addition, the government needs to set up a special inspection office to investigate illegal activities of caravans and officials. If one person is found, there will be a reward.

Also, increase the punishment of those officials in charge, if any officer or official is found who dares to harm the people wantonly.

For those who are less serious, all their belongings will be fined, their evil deeds will be announced to the public, and they will be recorded in the evil book of my Yan Wangfu. The descendants of the next three generations will not be able to reuse them, and they will not be able to enjoy the various benefits of my Yan Wangfu.

If it is serious, you can exile him to Goryeo, or ransack his home and kill him..."

"good!"

Zhu Di nodded his head in agreement, "Even my fellow countrymen are cheated, not as good as animals!"

"Ok?"

Suddenly, through the car window, Zhu Di saw chimneys emitting white smoke.

"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 our workshop?"

Guo An slowly shook his head and said, "Your Highness, it should belong to a wealthy family or a gentry nearby."

"Ok?"

Zhu Di was taken aback, "The gentry's family actually came to build a brick kiln workshop? Don't they feel ashamed?"

Guo An gave Zhu Di a weird look, "Your Highness, as King Yan of Ming Dynasty, you seem to have built a lot of workshops in recent years."

Zhu Di smiled slowly, "The workshops built in our house were all done by Guo Qing, and they are all for the benefit of the common people."

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, the workshops they built were also encouraged by my ministers."

"Why?"

Zhu Di couldn't help but look strange.

Guo An understood Zhu Di's meaning, so he explained slowly: "Your Highness, I feel that it is impossible for Beiping Mansion to prosper with the strength of my Yan Wang Mansion and my family alone.

And now, I have been leading the Yan Palace for so many years, and I have made a lot of money.

Now, the gentry in the Beiping Mansion should also know that only relying on the fields and books they control can only live a life of violating their conscience and oppressing the people.

Even, it will be scolded by many people.

However, they build workshops, and they can lead the common people to make money, and they can earn dozens of times more money than they occupy the cultivated fields.

Such a beneficial thing, as long as Weichen explained it to them, and coupled with the demonstration of Yan Wangfu, some enlightened gentry would follow Weichen's suggestion and start building workshops! "

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "Can you make a lot of money?"

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, as the people of Beiping Mansion gradually become prosperous, there are still so many merchants coming and going to our Beiping Mansion.

In the past two years, many people in my Beiping Prefecture will inevitably need to build houses.

Brick and stone homes at their best!
In addition, some gentry and wealthy households want to build workshops, or there are other needs...

In this way, our Beiping Mansion will definitely lack a lot of bricks and stones...

Therefore, as long as they can produce qualified masonry, they will definitely be able to make money. "

Zhu Di asked: "Then, is there a brick and stone workshop in my Prince Yan's mansion?"

Guo An replied: "His Royal Highness, we have also built a brick kiln workshop in Yan Wang's Mansion. However, if the brick kiln wants to produce qualified quality bricks and stones in large quantities, it requires a lot of labor. This kind of labor is exhausting. It is better to hand over the workshop to those gentry and wealthy households!"

"Our Prince Yan's Mansion eats meat, so give them some broth. After they taste the benefits, they will spontaneously start to pay attention to business matters!"

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(End of this chapter)