The eldest daughter of the emperor, she began to build a city wildly

Chapter 87
Su Tang went straight to the mansion, and saw a rather luxurious carriage, followed by a small group of soldiers, leaving slowly from the gate of the mansion.

"Master, judging by the situation, the people in the carriage may be quite powerful." Yingyue said as she watched the carriage gradually go away.

"Let's go in and have a look." Su Tang walked to the gate of the government office and said to the sentry post, "Please pass on a message that Su Tang is begging to see Taishou Lin."

The gate post saw Jingtuan following them, and had roughly guessed her identity. They all said that the girl of destiny kept an iron-eating beast as a pet, and the woman and the iron-eating beast in front of her were in line with the rumors about the girl of destiny.

Immediately, he didn't dare to be negligent, and quickly went in to communicate, but after a while, someone came out from inside.

It was Wang Dong who came to greet them. Seeing that it was really Su Tang and the others, Wang Dong couldn't believe it. Is it really okay to appear in the government office like this?
"I am asking to see Prefect Lin as the daughter of destiny, and I hope it will be convenient for me to do some things." Su Tang said, calmly reminding Wang Dong.

Before she went to Fufengzhai, when Lin Qing was busy, it was Wang Dong, a small official, who was busy with her. Naturally, she knew her identity and her plan.

Now that Su Tang suddenly appeared in the government office swaggeringly, it really made Wang Dong's heart tremble. If Su Tang's real identity was revealed, something serious would happen.

After listening to Su Tang's words, Wang Dong roughly understood Su Tang's intentions. The Destiny's Daughter has kindness to Yanyang City, and it's not surprising that she has contact with people in the government office.

Quickly leading them in, Su Tang walked into the government office, and saw the small officials inside were busy packing their things. Judging from the situation, it should be that a banquet had just ended, and the people who wanted to come to receive them were the group just now.

"Who are those people who left here just now?" Su Tang asked Wang Dong.

"It's the prefect of Linqi City. Speaking of which, we prefect Lin and the prefect of Linqi City are also familiar." Wang Dong explained while leading the way.

This made Su Tang unexpected, "Even if they are familiar, they probably didn't come here on purpose to reminisce about the old days."

"They came to buy our potatoes. Although Linqi City is prosperous, it still seems a bit stretched under the heavy taxes of the imperial court. If they also grow potatoes, it should relieve some pressure. That's why they came to visit Governor Lin in person."

"What did Prefect Lin say?" Su Tang continued to ask.

"When our Yanyang City was down and down, Linqi City helped a lot. Normally, it would be fine to sell them the potatoes raised from the tax. It's just that the terms he set made Prefect Lin quite embarrassed."

"Oh? What conditions?" It stands to reason that one would like to buy and the other wants to sell, so it should be quite easy to talk about.

She sent a letter to Lin Qing before, saving some of the potatoes from the tax revenue to be distributed to those refugees for cultivation next year, and selling the rest for silver. Judging from the current situation, this transaction seems to be quite difficult to do. look.

"The prefect of Linqi City said that they will hand over the tribute this year, and they have no extra money. They want to take the potatoes away first, and then pay off the debt when the spring harvest comes next year." Wang Dong was also very helpless.

"He is shrewd, isn't this just an empty-handed white wolf?"

This is equivalent to borrowing one potato from you this year, and after I plant and harvest ten potatoes next year, I will return the potato you borrowed, leaving nine potatoes for myself.

This person thought it was too beautiful.

"That's right."

After turning two turns, he saw Lin Qing walking up and down the yard from a distance, looking very embarrassed.

"It's not that difficult." Su Tang approached Lin Qing and said.

"Master." Seeing Su Tang approaching, Lin Qing quickly changed his words, "Master Su, please come inside."

When everyone was seated, Lin Qing said, "I can't refuse because Linqi City has helped us a lot before. Under the heavy taxation, it is difficult for both the common people and the officials, but the credit will not last until next year. It’s really unreasonable, our Yanyang City has a lot of waste to do, and now there are a lot of places to spend money.”

"Just tell him that if you pay on credit, you can sell him the potatoes at the current market price, which is two taels of silver for a stone. If they buy them in cash, it will be cheaper, and you can give him one tael of silver for a stone, and let him choose. .”

This is a difference of one tael of silver, calculated according to the demand of Linqi City, but it will cost too much money.

There are many rich merchants in Linqi City, if the prefect of Linqi City is willing to borrow some money, it will not be too difficult to think about it.

"The market has already risen to more than two taels. If it is one tael and one stone, wouldn't it be too cheap?" Lin Qing asked, which was half the price.

"Potatoes couldn't reach such a high price. In the first year, many people wanted to buy them. The farmers in our city were also poor, so they let it rise. Next year, the price will be lowered to about one tael per stone. Just float."

In fact, with regard to grain, the imperial court will control the price, neither too low nor too high, so as to ensure that farmers can benefit and at the same time allow more people to afford food.

Even in the current situation of successive years of war, the imperial court will release an appropriate amount of grain on the market, control the price, and stabilize people's livelihood. Otherwise, I am afraid that people in Leng'an will take the lead without waiting for other countries to come in. There is an uprising.

Unless it is a year of severe famine and catastrophe, when there is a serious shortage of food, many people will buy food at high prices, causing food prices to skyrocket.

"If you say that, things will be easier." Lin Qing was completely relieved. He didn't dare to lower the price privately before, and he didn't want to disappoint the friendship of the prefect of Linqi City. There is nothing to worry about.

"I don't know what the village master wants me for?" Lin Qing asked Wang Dong to serve some tea, only to remember that Su Tang seemed to ask him for something.

"I want to build a shopping mall at the southeast corner of the crossroads in the city. It will take about three or four acres of land. See if you can discuss with the residents and businesses there and move them to other residences or storefronts. Free up a piece of land." Su Tang said the purpose of this visit.

"Shopping mall?" Lin Qing asked suspiciously.

"It's just a small market, for doing business." Su Tang explained.

"No problem. We have a lot of idle houses and shops in Yanyang City. We can just let them move to other places."

After leaving the yamen, Su Tang and the others lived in the Fulai Inn where they stayed last time, and the shopkeeper was so happy to see them.

Since I learned how to eat from Su Tang last time, I have also developed clear soup pots, broth pots, etc., which are served with smooth and chewy sweet potato flour and potato flour, which are very popular among diners.

　Thank you Murong Yuqin for the two monthly tickets!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)