Chapter Twenty-Three: The Country!
Yunmengguo is located in a low-lying area, and there are rolling hillsides behind the fertile fields outside the city, where the people's daily cultivated land is also carried out, and the recent reclamation of wasteland is also carried out there, and it is reclaimed from the inside to the outside for three miles.
Yu Wuxian took An Weihen all the way, and when he met the people who were working on the way, he had to say hello and ridicule if he recognized him, and those who didn't know him also nodded to him to show courtesy.
"Stinky woman, seeing you, this king's character and politics are fine, the people who know me greet me, and those who don't recognize me also smile at me, the word dog official in your mouth seems to be wrong. ”
Yu Wuxian smiled all over his face, looked at the hillside in the distance, and said, "The outcome of the bet between you and me will be announced later, do you think you can win?"
If he can't win, why should he bother to gamble with An Ann, and it's not that he is panicking!
"Hehe, joke, Yunmeng Country has eight million acres of fertile land and cultivated land, and the population is only about two million, so there are still people starving to death, you can imagine how incompetent the imperial court is!"
An Weihen smiled coldly and said unconvinced: "Even if you are not a dog official, can you guarantee that your subordinates are not traitors and scum?"
Her voice was very stern, questioning Yu Wuxi, blaming the officials and the imperial court of the empire, and criticizing all injustices! In her eyes, there was not much selfish desire, only indignation and helplessness, indignation at the incompetent court, and helplessness over the death of her family.
Looking at her eyes, Yu Wuxian was worried, although Yunmeng Country has a lot of cultivated land, but it is common for people to starve to death, as the regent of the empire, he also feels a little incompetent at this moment, and he can't immediately solve the problem of food and clothing for the people.
"Indeed, you are right, but Yunmeng Country is remote and has few contacts with other countries, so it is not easy to develop......
Yu Wuxian took a hard breath and smiled reluctantly: "Hehe! But this king has already started the matter of trade with other countries, and it is estimated that it will be settled next month, as for the thing you said about starvation on the way, you can see it after the autumn harvest, this king will do his best!"
He doesn't dare to guarantee that everyone in this country will be fed and clothed, but he can guarantee that this country will get better and better, richer and stronger.
Walking to the place where the wasteland was opened, the men there were hoeing the ground shirtless, sweating hotly, even the cattle household registration and Chang Tu Gai were among them, such a scene, An Wei's face turned red, but she did not shy avoid, but felt surprised.
"Your Highness!?Why are you here?Recently, the two of us have also stepped up the matter of clearing the wasteland, and we haven't reported to you in the past, don't hold a grudge!"
Niu Hu shrunk his neck, remembering that day Yu Wuxian ate deflated in his house, he couldn't help scratching his head in embarrassment, and said: "This matter of clearing the wasteland should be almost good, strive to get it done when the seedlings are in the field, and the methods and precautions for wheel planting have also been told to the people, Your Highness don't have to worry!"
Yu Wuxian nodded: "That's good!"
Chang Tugai came over, bowed and saluted, looking at the man beside Yu Wuxie, he couldn't help but feel that this man was so handsome, and praised: "Such a handsome man is really rare in the world, to be honest, I thought she was a woman if I didn't pay attention to it!"
He smiled, looked at An Weihen carefully, and still felt that this front looked like his daughter's house, but the matter was important, and he didn't dare to continue looking.
"Your Highness, I don't know why you came here in person?"
Chang Tu changed his face solemnly, thinking that Yu Wuxian came over in person to have something important to order, so he was very serious, as if he was standing in the court.
Seeing him like this, Yu Wuxian couldn't help crying and laughing, and hurriedly explained: "This mother-in-law said that the officials of Yunmeng Country were corrupt and incompetent, and that this king was mediocre and a dog official.
He pointed to An Weihen beside him, and his voice was so loud that almost everyone present could hear it.
"Naturally, I am not convinced! But His Royal Highness said that this son is a mother-in-law, could it be that he is a daughter?"
Chang Tuchang's face was puzzled, and he looked at An Weihen carefully, and couldn't help but shake his head: "It's not like it! It's not like a daughter, although she looks handsome, but this words and deeds are a man! Could it be that it is as good as Longyang?"
This time it's terrible, hearing Chang Tugai say the words "Longyang is good", the old men present were like suffering a thunderbolt from the sky, and they all looked at the fish innocent, and they were a little frightened. They were afraid that Yu Wuxian would take a fancy to them, and take them in as male pets, and their butts would bloom at that time, and the thought of being fucked by a big man, these stout men were also trembling and sweating.
"It's miserable, it's miserable! His Royal Highness turned out to be a Longyang man, don't take a fancy to me, otherwise my mother-in-law will have to be widowed!"
"You don't fucking pee and take pictures! You look so dark, Your Highness probably doesn't look down on you, I should be worried, after all, I'm black and thick!"
"You guys are crazy, don't you see that young man next to His Highness is handsome? Your Highness likes this, you are five big and three thick, worry about a fart!"
"Uh... Every... Everyone, let's stop arguing, watch out for Your Highness... Eyeing us..."
A group of big men even talked about it, they really didn't expect that the regent of the empire was a Longyang man, and they had never seen such a handsome boy as An Weinu, and under all kinds of surprises, they couldn't help but talk nonsense.
"Everyone, don't be impatient, this stinky woman is indeed a woman, but her words and deeds are very similar to that of a man, don't speculate about the king's preferences, or think about where the empire has changed, and where it will change in the future!"
He looked at An Weihen beside him, and said with a smile: "Anyway, you can also ask yourself, whatever you want to ask, they will tell you truthfully, with your intelligence, you should be able to see that I didn't have time to inform them!"
He waved his hand, walked to the side indifferently, looked at the wasteland that had been reclaimed, and began to check it himself, ignoring the Chang Tu Gai, Niu Hukou and other big men who were standing.
An Weihen was a little uneasy, she seemed to foresee the result that she would lose, but she still stubbornly asked Niu Hukou, "What is your position in the lawsuit?"
Niu Hu was stunned for a moment, and thought to himself: "Why is it a man's voice!?"
However, he still obeyed Yu Wuxie's instructions and answered truthfully: "I am the one who manages the daily necessities and taxes of the people, and I am also the official who sorts out the income and expenditure of the imperial court!"
An Weiyan nodded and asked, "Three years ago, there was a famine in the villages south of Yunmeng Lake, why didn't you send people to provide disaster relief, causing dozens of people to starve to death!?"
Three years ago?
Niu Huhu's face was solemn, thinking of the great famine three years ago, his heart was agitated, he reacted for a long time, and said: "Three years ago, the national famine, the court officials and His Majesty tightened their belts, took out the silver to go abroad to exchange food, and finally failed to save everyone, not the court ignored, not the officials are not honest, not Your Majesty is not holy, it is a natural and man-made disaster!"
That great famine killed many people, and at that time, the whole Yunmeng Kingdom needed the help of the imperial court, and the whole court also did their best, and Niu Hu went to the Yunxiao Empire to exchange food, but in the end he failed to save the whole country!
"How so?"
An Weihen was shocked, her body involuntarily retreated, and then asked: "The empire's eight million acres of land, why do you still starve your own people to death!?"
Niu Hukou was shocked and speechless, because he was not an official in this area, and he didn't know much about the situation, so he didn't dare to answer.
"Because the yield of dark cloud rice is low!"
Chang Tu came over, his face did not change, and he said solemnly: "The old man is an official who manages land and farming, and I will answer this question!"
He looked at Yu Wuxian sitting in the distance, his heart tightened, and he hurriedly said: "The yield of Wuyun rice is extremely low, even if it is 8 million mu of fertile land, the harvest is only 200 million catties, plus improper planting, the harvest of all crops in a year is only 800 million catties, and the empire has two million people, which is not enough to eat at all!"
He was angry in his heart and sneered: "Do you think that the imperial court of our empire is very rich? There are a total of eleven officials in the imperial court, each official holds one or several official positions, and the annual income is only 300 catties of grain, we all have to farm, otherwise we will not be able to eat!"
How so?
An Weihen was stunned for a moment, her face was swollen with tinnitus, and she muttered: "This is not true... No way... The empire is so poor..."
Seeing her like this, Chang Tugai was still angry: "There is not much silver in the palace at all, do you think we are very comfortable as officials? Why don't you come and be the regent! Since His Royal Highness became the regent, although he has a bad temperament, his politics are very good, and it won't be long before every household has grain and silver!"
His voice echoed throughout the hillside, making the rest of the working men also excited, and their mouths also roared.
"I believe in Your Highness! He halved the tax, and he will not pay 50 catties of grain in four years, we believe in His Highness!"
"Although we are still renovating the country now, the last time I ploughed the fields, I felt the good use of the ox ploughing iron plow, and I think His Highness is good!"
"Hehe, first Qianyuan Gong, then Lingquan, and then the Dragon Elephant Taixu Sutra, these are all things that only monks can enjoy, His Highness gave it to us, how can we not believe him?"
In the end, their voices turned into a torrent, and they said repeatedly: "Our Yunmeng Kingdom is mainly for the people, but Your Highness is here, we can be the king!"
An Weihen looked at this group of gentlemen in shock, her eyes widened, and she couldn't say a word for a long time.
(To be continued)