Chapter Twenty-Five: Settling In

On the second day, Wuguo followed the group to the rich merchants.

Looking at the palatial furnishings inside, Wuguo frowned.

In the tea pavilion, the richest man in the local area saluted Wuguo and the others, and finally looked at the county order and snorted coldly.

Wuguo chuckled, it seems that there are still some stories.

When the eyes of the richest man He came again, Wuguo had a good attitude and said: "Master He is a businessman, so he naturally knows that the current rice price can only accumulate and corrupt in the end, so why not take some out as relief." ”

Master He looked at Wuguo and chuckled.

After a long time, the housekeeper behind him spoke: "Ying Nan is not like the Canghuang Dynasty, which emphasizes agriculture and suppresses business, and guarantees private property, Your Highness, this is what the national law says." ”

"I think Master He misunderstood." Wuguo picked up the wine glass and continued: "This palace will naturally pay off for letting the master take out some. ”

Looking at the obedient meaning of the person opposite, the corners of his lips couldn't help but smile: "This palace knows that Master He is the head of this northern businessman, and the business in Chitai will naturally open a warehouse to release grain, so I don't lie to adults." ”

"Northern merchants make profits, the most afraid is the northern Hu people, although the two tribes are fine on the surface, but there will always be some disputes, lack of goods or something, it is also a common thing." Wuguo paused and continued: "My father and emperor have promised to open up a trade route in the periphery of Lizhou, but he wants to take the profits from your trading. ”

Master He hesitated, although the business road is not the only way, but more and more people have taken it recently, not to mention that the surrounding counties have begun to take the business road, if they reduce profits first, it will definitely far exceed other counties.

Besides, the princess in front of him didn't have to discuss with him, and directly announced the policy, and some people in the surrounding counties were already in a hurry to send food, which also gave him face.

Wuguo sat there, watching the expression on the richest man's eyes change, and he also smiled: "But this grain is not put directly, the palace just hopes to sell it at the original price." ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked, only the eldest uncle chuckled and was speechless.

In the end, under the consent of Master He, most of the wealthy merchants in Chitai began to open warehouses to sell grain, Wuguo stretched his waist and left Hefu, and then listened to the disaster relief effect of the county order on the way back.

The relief grain was processed in batches by the county order, and the relief food began to be distributed according to the old, weak, sick and disabled in the enthroned family, and the slightly wealthy ones waited for the rich merchants to open warehouses to sell grain.

Wuguo saw the hesitation of the county order, smiled and said that he had his own way and turned to leave.

At the food distribution office, Wuguo watched Gu Lousheng running everything from a distance, with a smile in his eyebrows.

The eldest uncle was beside her, and the folding fan in his hand was not opened.

If it's not a face that is too indifferent, it's a proper scholar's appearance.

The county magistrate saluted the two of them, and asked Wuguo about the transaction of the rich merchant, his eyes full of puzzlement.

Wuguo pursed his lips, and wanted to get a red bean cake but found that the red bean did not follow, and naturally there was no one who eagerly gave him red bean cake.

couldn't help sighing, and said weakly: "Father Emperor opened the trade road naturally in the hope that people will take it, and now that most of the rich businessmen in Chitai take the lead, it will inevitably be promoted faster." What's more, after this drought, Chitai is in great need of development, and letting them benefit will naturally indirectly drive the development of Chitai, so why not do it. ”

"As for selling at a fair price, the housekeeper is right, personal property should be protected by the laws of the Southern Kingdom, and those are all bought by their own money, and if you want to give them, are you willing?"

With that, he strode away, thinking about going back and eating some red bean cakes.

The county magistrate stayed where he was, still not understanding that such a big concession was made for this reason alone, so he turned around and saluted the chief uncle, as if he was seeking a solution.

The eldest uncle looked at him, and said for a long time: "Where there is a national disaster, the most worrying thing is social turmoil, and selling at a fair price is naturally to restart the currency." ”

After speaking, he followed, as if he didn't want to follow the stupid county order.

In the evening, the county government ordered the woman to clean up a meal, and Wuguo looked at the rare bacon on the table, and naturally knew that this was the most stored grain in the government office.

Wuguo opened his mouth and did not speak.

She looked at the child who was looking at the person not far away, and smiled: "Lord Prefectural, please serve the table with the child." ”

Although this table of food is not exquisite, it really costs the price, and I am afraid that those children are still hungry at the moment.

She tapped her fingers on the table, looked at the county order and said that she couldn't do it, and Wuguo was speechless.

For a long time, under her coercion, the county order finally let two or three children and a middle-aged woman come to the table.

The little woman saluted her, and her behavior standard was afraid that she was from a scholarly family, but this county was poor, and she was afraid that she had suffered a lot of grievances.

Wuguo started to eat without saying a word, but she soon found out that the county order family was just picking up the vegetarian dishes on the table to eat, and even the children didn't touch the bacon.

She withdrew her gaze, her eyes moved and gratified.

This Chitai county magistrate is an official, and since the drought has occurred for so long, there has been no turmoil in the county, and when the grain is distributed during the day, the most I hear is the gratitude to this county magistrate. It's just really stupid, without that shrewdness, compared to the ancient prime minister, it's still far worse.

Thinking of Prime Minister Gu, Wuguo glared at Gu Lousheng for no reason.

But now, this county lady is dignified, and the child is so sensible, I am afraid that he will also be a Taoist person in the future.

While the county commander and his wife left after eating, Wuguo recruited three children, with a smile in his eyebrows: "You tell this palace, what do you want to do in the future?" ”

The first child said, "The great general who guards one side." ”

The second child said: "Ying Nan I is an important minister of the people. ”

The youngest girl stood there looking at her with a light in her eyes, and she said, "I want to be a healer, to heal the people of the world, to cure the sick and save people." ”

Wuguo smiled, handed his handwritten book to the three of them, and stopped talking.

When the county magistrate came back, he saw Her Royal Highness Princess Ying Nanyan playing with their children like a child.

The eldest uncle stood beside him and looked at all this, but did not speak, but his hands hung down at his sides, and he trembled involuntarily.

On the way back to the room to rest, Wuguo pointed to the moon in the sky, with a smile on his eyebrows, just like he had returned to the appearance of five or six years old, delicate and cute.

"Everything will be fine," she said. ”

This drought will get better, Ying Nan will get better, she and him, too.

The moon hung in the sky and shone clearly, falling into a room of silver white, and for a while, it was not beautiful.