The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Chapter 149 People in Dingzhou reject Li Ji Trading Company
He opened his mouth wide, gestured with his hands, and said in disbelief: "Three families?"

Before, they thought that Dingzhou was the poorest among the five prefectures in Mobei, and finding two was the limit. Who knew that Dingzhou could screen out three!
Gu Yuzhi couldn't help but look at Xie Changshi, and saw that he was also full of surprise.

Thinking of what Xie Changshi had said before about Liu Dianyi's ability to quarrel with the Confucian scholars in the main hall, and was eventually pushed out of the court by civil and military officials, Gu Yuzhi quickly put aside the slightest suspicion in his heart.

A big smile appeared on his little face: "Wow, Liu Dianyi, you are really awesome! That's Dingzhou."

They had lived in Changzhou for a year before they selected two trading firms.

Gu Yuzhi held his chin with his hands and looked at Liu Dianyi with full admiration in his eyes.

When Liu Dianyi looked at Gu Yuzhi with such straightforward and passionate eyes, she straightened her back subconsciously. She couldn't explain why, but she just felt that it seemed to be quite useful.

Liu Dianyi hummed slowly, his tone was neither urgent nor slow, obviously weak, but there was a very convincing feeling: "Yes!"

He raised his head and said, "After I arrived in Dingzhou, I first visited and investigated. Then I showed my identity and met with the prefect of Dingzhou. From the cross information, I decided on these three companies."

He smiled faintly: "I feel that my luck plays a large role in the success of this trip to Dingzhou." In Gu Yuzhi's puzzled eyes, he whispered: "In Dingzhou, you go from the magistrate to the peddler. , are very repulsive to Li Ji Trading Company."

So when they heard that it was to win over Yan Yin and end Li Ji Trading Company's dominance in Mobei, these firms agreed without hesitation, and even came back to Changzhou to discuss matters with a sense of impatient urgency.

Liu Dianyi secretly thought that the owners of these trading houses hated Li Ji Trading Company so much that they agreed without even investigating his identity.

If he were a spy sent by Li Ji Trading Company, these firms would definitely be doomed.

Gu Yuzhi opened his mouth slightly and blinked his big eyes, feeling that things went smoothly and he couldn't believe it.

Liu Dianyi explained briefly: "Your Highness should remember that after Li Ji Trading Company opened the market in Mobei, it quickly unified the price of grain in Mobei."

Gu Yuzhi nodded his head: "Of course I remember!"

At that time, the prefect of Qi was angry, saying that since then, the price of food for the people in Mobei has been much higher.

snort!
After two years of Xinliang's grain harvest stabilizing, he will restore the price of grain in Mobei to its original state!
Gu Yuzhi straightened his back and was determined to make the people in his fiefdom live a relatively prosperous life.

Liu Dianyi continued: "Due to soil problems, Dingzhou was originally the poorest state capital in Mobei. If it hadn't been in a better geographical location and was the only state capital to enter Changzhou, it would definitely be worse than Xinliang. A desolate existence.”

But perhaps it is God's destiny. After taking office, successive Dingzhou magistrates have been conscientious and worked hard to attract the people of Dingzhou, so that the people of Dingzhou can finally live a more peaceful and contented life.

Unexpectedly, the arrival of Li Ji Trading Company instantly made the lives of the people of Dingzhou more miserable than before.

Especially in the past two years, there were even many people in Dingzhou who turned into bandits. It can be said that the prefect of Dingzhou had to think hard to maintain the stability of Dingzhou.

Liu Dianyi's narrative tone was extremely bland, but Gu Yuzhi could still hear the hardships of the people in Dingzhou.

He puffed up his face, unable to calm down the anger in his heart for a while, his eyes gradually dimmed, and he said silently: "Teacher Shu, Shopkeeper Wen, we, are there any ways we can help a bunch of people in Dingzhou?"

At this moment, the little man seemed to have suddenly grown up a little, and began to actively and seriously want to fulfill his responsibilities as a royal child, instead of being passively pushed forward.Wen Xiuzhu looked confused. He put away his fan and said nothing, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.

Shu Xiaohan, on the other hand, frowned and kept muttering about Dingzhou, Dingzhou...

The division of cities in ancient times is still very different from modern times. For example, in Mobei, there were five state capitals in the Sang Dynasty, but in modern times, there are more than a dozen large and small cities in this area.

The most important thing is that the modern territory, the place now occupied by the Beidi people, is also part of the country.

So she couldn't remember which city Dingzhou corresponded to for a while.

She was talking when she looked up and saw Gu Yuzhi looking at her expectantly. She swallowed her refusal and said, "Your Highness will let me take another look at the map of Mobei in the evening. It would be better if it also has the customs and customs of Dingzhou, such as theirs." Which of the crops there is better grown?”

Although there is no way to go to the site, we can roughly understand the soil conditions through comparison, and then find ways to improve the fertility of the soil, find crops suitable for Dingzhou, and strive to achieve industrialization.

Gu Yuzhi's eyes lit up as soon as he brushed his eyes, and he nodded repeatedly: "I understand, Teacher Shu, don't worry."

Teacher Shu was silent for a moment, then slowly turned his head to the side, swallowing that sentence, everything must wait until Xin Liang stabilized.

Liu Dianyi smiled faintly: "Li Ji Commercial Bank has so many industries, but it was only because of insufficient grain output that Li Ji Rice Company established a firm foothold in Dingzhou."

The resistance of the people of Dingzhou against Li Ji Trading Company was also retaliated by Li Ji Trading Company. The big trading houses born and raised in Dingzhou were even more restricted when doing business. The two sides had been arguing for so many years, but in the end they still resisted Li Ji Trading Company. pressure from all sides.

Xie Changshi suddenly realized: "No wonder Wen's Escort Agency always receives escorts from Dingzhou Trading Company."

Liu Dianyi smiled lightly: "Yes, these three firms are the major customers of our escort agency."

Before he went to Mobei, he asked shopkeeper Yu and got a list of customers from Dingzhou. He screened out only two companies that met the requirements. The other one came to him after hearing about it.

Later, after meeting with the prefect of Dingzhou, I found out that the owner of the last trading house and the prefect knew each other.

After Liu Dianyi finished speaking, she coughed twice, and Gu Yuzhi jumped down from the chair: "Liu Dianyi, please go back and rest quickly. I'll ask Aunt Xu to make some meals for you."

He scratched his head. Even if Judge Qin was still in Qizhou these two days, he should still let Judge Qin take the pulse.

Liu Dianyi said: "I have one more thing to say. The magistrate of Dingzhou made a small request to me. The three trading houses in Dingzhou want to get more salt."

Gu Yuzhi groaned, shock written all over his face.

His eyes were rolling, thinking to himself that the number of people in Dingzhou was the smallest among the five prefectures in Mobei, and the price of salt was not low. Why did the prefect of Dingzhou need so many people?

He tilted his head and looked at Xie Changshi, then heard Xie Changshi say: "Prefect of Dingzhou, do you want to start a salt business?"

(End of this chapter)