Daming: Mixed in Dangzhi County, Beiping

Chapter 365 Isn’t this a big battle?
In Beiping Mansion, Zhu Di also received news of what happened in the capital.

Zhu Di couldn't help but look at Guo An with a strange expression, "Guo Qing, is this the role of the 250 million taels of silver?"

"This……"

Guo An was stunned for a moment, then smiled lightly.

"Your Highness, please forgive me. We have no intention of showing off Prince Yan's palace. We have not arranged for any merchants to go publicize this matter, and we have not even let anyone reveal this matter!"

Hearing this, Zhu Di's expression condensed, "So, how did a mere merchant know about our tribute of silver to our father?"

Guo An slightly cupped his hands towards Zhu Di, "Your Highness, I think we should send Yanshan Guards to patrol the Beiping Mansion now to see who is talking about tribute silver!"

Zhu Di was a little confused and asked, "What does Guo Qing mean?"

Guo Andao: "Your Highness, I am worried that someone wants to frame your Highness through this matter!"

Zhu Di looked disapproving, "It's just a tribute of 250 million taels of silver. Who in the court doesn't know that we have silver mountains in Japan?
What can they do about this matter? "

Guo An quietly reminded: "Your Highness, I wonder if Your Majesty will put these tribute silver into the national treasury or into the palace's internal funds?"

Zhu Di said directly: "According to my father's temperament, I naturally put in the internal funds!"

"However, the court is very short of money now. If the ministers of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Industry, and the Ministry of Personnel know that His Majesty still has millions of taels of silver hidden in his internal funds, then..."

Guo An did not continue speaking.

However, Zhu Di could already imagine what would happen, even more detailed and serious than Guo An thought.

In an instant, Zhu Di's expression darkened.

"Liang Hu!"

Liang Hu immediately ran in from outside the palace: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"

"Quickly arrange for a group of Yanshan guards to patrol the city of Beiping for me to see who is talking about the tribute silver!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"In addition, inform the Beiping Prefecture's general judge Wang Zhen and ask him to send someone to investigate secretly for us!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

Soon, Liang Hu retreated with a solemn expression.

Guo An added: "Your Highness, I think we need to conduct strict inspections at Zhangjiawan Wharf."

"Extremely!"

Zhu Di's eyes widened and he nodded quickly.

Guo An continued: "In addition, you can also inform the merchants and gentry in Beiping Mansion who are close to our Prince Yan's Mansion, so that they can keep an eye on them and report them to our Prince Yan's Mansion at any time!"

"Great!"

Zhu Di couldn't help but feel overjoyed.

"You can also say hello to those who are trustworthy, including the li and armor commanders!"

"good!"

"Your Highness, the convoys traveling between Zhangjiawan Pier and Peking City must also be notified!"

"good……"

When Guo An stopped talking, Zhu Di breathed a sigh of relief subconsciously.

Immediately, he asked with a face full of surprise: "Guo Qing, why do some thieves need to use such a large array?"

On the side, Zhu Gaochi had already opened his eyes wide and looked at Guo An blankly.

Although he didn't expect that someone would dare to use Grandpa Huang to slander his Prince Yan Mansion.

What's more, he didn't expect that after so many years, he, the teacher, seemed to be governing Beiping Mansion, setting rules for the gentry and common people in Beiping Mansion, and leading them to make money.

But in fact, the Beiping Mansion has been woven into a large and airtight network!
Guo An was also surprised by Zhu Di's words.

"Your Highness, it's just a few words to tell the gentry, merchants, and coachmen to pay attention to some thieves. It's not a big battle!"

Zhu Di opened his mouth, and finally said slowly: "It's really not a big battle!"

Zhu Gaochi also nodded subconsciously.

Indeed, with just a few words, tens of thousands of people, including Beiping government officials, gentry, merchants, merchants, and cart drivers, could all be on the lookout for the Yan Palace to catch those thieves who wanted to frame the Yan Palace. It was indeed nothing. Big battle!

But what is a big battle?
However, Zhu Di and Guo An did not give Zhu Gaochi a chance to react.

Soon, some scribes were summoned and gave some instructions.

Afterwards, those scribes went to summon their respective stewards, merchants, and gentry!

It takes less than a day.

The entire city of Beiping, including the prominent local gentry, merchants, pawns, or government servants in the surrounding Tongzhou and Liangxiang counties, all knew the words passed down from Prince Yan's Mansion.

In the past few days, they are not allowed to discuss anything about Prince Yan's palace.

If you hear anyone talking about the people who paid tribute to His Majesty, His Majesty the King of Yan, please do not speak out and report directly to the nearest Yanshan guard.

This is the first time these words have been passed down from the Yan Palace.

Although no reward was said, everyone began to wander outside all day long, with their ears pricked up, as if they were treasure hunting, hoping to find those unlucky thieves.

indeed.

He actually dared to come to Beiping Mansion and provoke Prince Yan's Mansion, and Prince Yan's Mansion knew about it in advance. Isn't he the most unlucky thief they have ever seen?
Do you really think that Guo Changshi of Prince Yan's Mansion is easy to bully?

It's a pity that they, the gentry, thought that Guo Changshi was a kind person. After so many years, they suddenly realized how dark Guo Changshi's heart was!
The knowledge books, land, scholars, and even the businessmen who make money for these gentry have all been controlled by Guo Changshi without knowing it!

Especially those stupid people, military households, and craftsmen households regard the Yan Palace as a god!
Poor Beiping Mansion, it has long become Prince Yan's Mansion!

All the gentry were complaining secretly in their hearts while pricking their ears and searching carefully.

Nowadays, it would be interesting to see a few unlucky people being severely dealt with by Prince Yan's Mansion.

If they can use this to gain access to the good books of Prince Yan's Mansion, that will be great luck!
……

Wanping County, a restaurant under Prince Yan's Mansion.

Since it is a shop in Prince Yan's Mansion, all the fruits, vegetables and meats are very fresh, the vegetables are also very delicious, and some new products often appear.

The managers of the workshops, caravans and shops under Prince Yan's residence also like to come to this restaurant to eat whenever they have something to do.Naturally, some gentry and merchants in Beiping Mansion also like to come here to eat.

This restaurant has become everyone's favorite restaurant in Wanping County, or in the entire city of Beiping.

today.

There were especially many people in the restaurant.

Even some gentry family heads who had not been seen often in the past occupied a table with a better position, ordered two bottles of fine wine, a few plates of side dishes, and two delicacies, and chatted while eating.

At the same time, I looked around in the restaurant from time to time.

However, most of the people they saw were familiar to them.

In this regard.

Jia Zhengju, who arrived here early, didn't know that in the entire restaurant, these well-known gentry and merchants from the Peiping Mansion were waiting for him.

On the contrary, Jia Zhengju, who came from the capital, couldn't help but feel excited when he saw so many gentry and merchants from Beiping Prefecture in the restaurant that he had never seen before.

This time, he finally chose the right place.

All he had to do was get drunk again and talk nonsense, and he would have completed more than half of the tasks assigned by him.

then.

A glass of wine.

Jia Zhengju suddenly shouted loudly and said to the person opposite: "Brother Qu, you are a local businessman in Beiping Prefecture, but you are extremely envious of me!"

Qu Lifu was stunned and said with some confusion: "Brother Jia, why did you say this?"

Jia Zhengju drunkenly said loudly: "His Royal Highness King Yan is here in Beiping Mansion. His Highness King Yan does not discriminate or suppress merchants. He even allows me to wait for these merchants' heirs to enter King Yan's Mansion as scribes, and then go to Korea and Japan to serve as officials.

In this way, the salary received in one year is much more than the money we earned by traveling around and working hard! "

Qu Lifu nodded slightly, "Yes!"

Jia Zhengju seemed to suddenly remember something, and suddenly said loudly again: "Brother Qu, do you know what we heard when we went to the capital?"

Qu Lifu's eyes lit up, and he suddenly thought of something. He looked at Jia Zhengju with excitement, "Brother Jia, what did you hear?"

Jia Zhengju said loudly: "Brother Qu, we heard that the 250 million taels of tribute silver that His Majesty King Yan brought into the capital before the New Year's Day last year were all silver, like a hill. They were all silver, and there was no use for them. Deductions for copper coins and jewelry!”

"Really?"

Qu Lifu suddenly looked at Jia Zhengju with excitement on his face.

"Exactly!"

Jia Zhengju was slightly startled. Why did he feel that the attitude of Brother Qu in front of him was a little weird, even a little enthusiastic?

He really didn't know that the lucky star in front of Qu Lifu was knocked unconscious, and his whole body was trembling with excitement!

Qu Lifu didn't expect that he was just invited to discuss a business, but he would encounter such a great thing!

However, these just passed by in a flash, and he couldn't help but say again: "In addition, we also heard..."

"Ok?"

Seeing Jia Zhengju stunned, Qu Lifu couldn't help but asked with some confusion: "Brother Jia, what else did you hear?"

Jia Zhengju couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Brother Qu, why are so many people looking at me?"

"Ok?"

Qu Lifu was suddenly startled and quickly looked up.

Sure enough, all the diners at the surrounding tables were staring at the two of them.

Everyone's eyes are full of passionate gazes.

Qu Lifu hurriedly said: "Dear members and wise brothers, this person is my deskmate, and he should be the first one I find!"

A fat man with a kind face said with a smile: "Shopkeeper Qu is wrong. All the gentry in the restaurant have found this person!"

At this time, Jia Zhengju also noticed that something was wrong, and couldn't help but asked with surprise: "Brother Qu, I wonder what happened?"

"No problem, no problem, Brother Jia, don't worry about it!"

Qu Lifu said quickly.

Similarly, the gentry and merchants around them all said with smiles on their faces: "Shopkeeper, don't panic. We are just joking with Shopkeeper Qu. Please continue talking. What else happens next?"

"My dear brother, my dear brother..."

Jia Zhengju, who had something in his mind, was even more panicked.

Immediately, he stood up, slightly arched his hands towards Qu Lifu and the surrounding gentry and merchants, and said with an apologetic expression: "Brother Qu, all members of the team, I suddenly have a sudden pain in my abdomen. Please go out first, and we will talk about it when we come back later!"

After all, I want to leave.

"Stay back!"

"Stay back!"

"The latrine is in the backyard of the restaurant. Brother, I will take you there..."

"This……"

Looking at the crowd that gathered around him instantly, Jia Zhengju was shocked to the spot.

"Everyone, Jia just..."

Not finished yet.

Outside, a group of fierce-looking Yanshan Guards walked in from the outside.

"Where is the thief?"

The entire crowd instantly separated a road, leading directly to Jia Zhengju.

"This, villain, villain..."

Jia Zhengju suddenly looked frightened and at a loss.

He couldn't understand it at all. He just said a few words and attracted Yanshan Guards?
……

(End of this chapter)