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

Xie Changshi breathed a sigh of relief and slowly changed the subject: "Prefect Qi, you haven't said anything yet. Have you investigated this place?"

Xie Changshi didn't dare to mention the brothel or anything, for fear that His Highness would say something shocking again.

Magistrate Qi also coughed twice and said with a troubled face: "After all, it is within the boundaries of Quanzhou, and it is really difficult for my people to get in."

Moreover, the Sang Dynasty was very strict in investigating and punishing officials who had sex with prostitutes. How could Magistrate Qi dare to let his people go to such a place to investigate and collect evidence.

Xie Changshi nodded, but lightly tapped the word "Quanzhou" with his finger. If he remembered correctly, last time Magistrate Qi said that the Magistrate of Quanzhou had not been in office long...

But the last time the bandits were suppressed, the prefect of Quanzhou responded positively, but he didn't look like that person.

This brothel has such close ties with Li Kee Casino, so it’s no surprise that there isn’t something fishy about it!
However, His Highness' power in Mobei is still too weak now. It is simply a fool's errand to want to find out all those people and uproot them!

Xie Changshi pulled out this confession alone. He only gave Qi Zhifu a look, and Qi Zhifu understood and nodded without any trace.

Gu Yuzhi was completely unaware of the interaction between the two people and couldn't wait to ask: "The people in the casino have done so many bad things, are they all imprisoned? What about people like Song Yi who were tricked into gambling by them?" what to do?"

Magistrate Qi sighed lightly. Although His Highness was young, the questions he asked were to the point.

"Even if these people were deceived at first, once the gambler's mentality is formed, it is difficult to change. Even if I close down the casino, they will find ways to gamble elsewhere."

Besides, Li Ji Trading Company hasn't collapsed yet. If they close down a casino, they can just open another one.

Li Ji Commercial Bank will never give up on such a hugely profitable industry. The worst thing to do is don't act so arrogantly in the future.

Gu Yuzhi had never been exposed to these things, so naturally he couldn't understand what Magistrate Qi meant by the gambler's mentality. Seeing him so worried, he couldn't help scratching his head: "How about sending all these people to Xinliang to cultivate wasteland?"

The more he talked about it, the more he felt that this idea was very good. Chen Dianyi came back some time ago and said that Xinliang still lacks manpower, and what is suitable for planting on the reclaimed land can only be decided by an experienced farmer like Yu Xing, so Xin Liang's progress in reclaiming wasteland this year is not fast.

Xie Changshi told him that now the wasteland outside Xinliang may have been reclaimed, but it will still be barren inside.

Gu Yuzhi thought this was a good idea, and Xie Changshi and Magistrate Qi also thought so.

These gamblers put all their thoughts on gambling, and they were dragged to the desolate place of Xinliang because they were too busy to work. They worked from morning to night. They were so tired that they naturally had no intention of gambling. Got it!

Qi Wenhan looked at Gu Yuzhi and was filled with emotion. His Highness was always so smart and considerate.

He straightened his back and said, "Your Highness, I think it's better to let them cultivate officialdom."

Like reclamation, the construction of official roads is also extremely slow because of the need to plant trees. However, there are only so many officials this year, so even if Magistrate Qi wants to speed up the work, there is nothing he can do.

Anyway, it was all about building Xinliang, so Gu Yuzhi naturally had no objection.

The fate of gamblers is to go to Xinliang to build official roads, and the fate of casino personnel will naturally be even worse.

Qi Wenhan has already sent a letter to the capital, planning to let the shopkeeper and accountant let these people build official roads for a year and then kill them after autumn. The other accomplices will continue to build Xinliang next year, determined to squeeze out every bit of value from these bad guys in the casino.

At this point, the trouble caused by Huang Fu has been completely resolved.

After witnessing Zhang Sheng's madness, Gu Yuzhi secretly decided in his heart that after Xinliang was built, he would write a rule in Xinliang's laws that strictly prohibited gambling.If anyone dares to gamble in Xinliang, he will take back the house and land and drive the people away to continue to cultivate the wasteland.

Teacher Shu said that the land in Xinliang must be cultivated slowly. There is a long way to go to reclaim wasteland. It is absolutely impossible to cultivate all the land in Xinliang in a short time.

Gu Yuzhi thought as he spoke, and finally said to Xie Changshi with great solemnity: "Xie Changshi, people in our house cannot go to the casino..."

He shook his head: "No, no, you can't gamble. If anyone gambles, I will write a letter to the emperor and send his family to Xinliang to open up wasteland!"

In the heart of young prince Gu Yuzhi, being sent to a desolate place to cultivate wasteland is the greatest punishment for a person.

Xie Changshi was a little bit dumbfounded, but he had to pay attention to the gambling issue: "Your Highness, don't worry, I will strictly control the situation, and I will never let anyone in the mansion get into this situation."

Gu Yuzhi nodded with satisfaction and returned to the study in a happy mood to practice calligraphy. Chen Dianyi's absence made his practice slow down.

After Gu Yuzhi left, Xie Changshi said: "Prefect Qi, have you had any contact with the prefect of Quanzhou?"

The implication is, is this person trustworthy?
Thinking of this person, Qi Wenhan also felt helpless: "The prefect of Quanzhou is Ke Liangyi, a Jinshi in the 13th year of the Jianli calendar."

In the 13th year of Jianli, they were the officials when the late emperor was in power.

Xie Changshi suddenly raised his head and said, "Who do you think is the prefect of Quanzhou? Ke Liangyi?"

Qi Wenhan nodded: "Yes!"

Ke Liangyi is a legendary figure among the officials of the Sang Dynasty. He was ranked No. 1 in the second division in the third year of Jianli, and was favored by the Taifu. He was supposed to have a prosperous official career and a bright future, but who would have thought that this man was actually a tough guy? of.

He seized the evidence of the Qingguo Duke's residence, without even consulting the Taifu. He immediately made trouble when he went to court. The Qingguo Duke's residence was raided, and naturally he did not end well. He was directly exiled to Quanzhou. Jing County became the magistrate of Jing County.

Seeing that Xie Changshi thought of this person, Qi Wenhan continued: "After the incident in the Quanzhou Prefecture's Yamen, it was because of the Taifu's strong recommendation that Ke Liangyi was temporarily appointed and directly jumped from a seventh-rank official to a fourth-rank official."

Xie Changshi only felt more confused. Since it was recommended by the Taifu, why didn't the current emperor talk about it?

But according to Qi Wenhan, Ke Liangyi is still a trustworthy person.

He thought for a while and said, "How powerful is Li Ji Trading Company in the whole state?"

Qi Wenhan scratched his head and said guiltily: "I'm really not sure. But I guess that Li Ji Trading Company should control the entire state's economy."

After all, he was the prefect of Changzhou, so he could not have such a thorough understanding of the situation in the whole state. He only knew this by accidentally hearing that there was only one grain store in the whole state, which was Li Ji Trading Company.

Food is the lifeblood of a place. Controlling food is equivalent to controlling the place.

Xie Changshi suddenly discovered that the situation might be worse than imagined.

We can't wait any longer, we must tell the emperor about this immediately!