I did evil in the feudal land, but I was called a virtuous king

Glancing at the officials below, the old emperor asked casually.

"Is there any new news from Qingshui County recently?"

"Your Majesty, there has been a lot of news from Qingshui County recently."

"What's the news?"

"There are rumors among the people that the prince is the reincarnation of the thunder god in the sky, and he can control the god thunder!"

"Huh?" The old emperor glared dissatisfiedly at the minister who said this, as if to say, "Do you think I look like a fool?"

"Your Majesty, these words really came from Qingshui County. They are definitely not nonsense." The minister knelt on the ground.

"Li An, Li An." The old emperor's voice was full of helplessness.

"Is there any news?"

"Yes, it is said that the prince owed thousands of taels to the brothel and refused to pay it back, and the old bustards of the brothel went to Qingshui county government to make trouble!"

"Pa~" The old emperor patted the dragon chair, his expression clouded.

At this time, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple stood up and said, "Your Majesty, regarding the case of Southern Xinjiang King Li An's abuse of power, bending the law for personal gain, and extortion by force, the officials have already investigated clearly.

Also please Your Majesty to deal with it as soon as possible, the people all over the world are waiting for the imperial court's reply! "

The old emperor glanced at the Shaoqing of Dali Temple in displeasure, why does this kid always like which pot he doesn't open and which pot to lift?

"Forget it, we won't discuss the affairs of Qingshui County today." The old emperor waved his hand impatiently.

Now he gets angry whenever Li An is mentioned, but he always thinks of Li An in his mind.

He also sent someone secretly to Qingshui County to investigate the water conservancy project, and learned that the water conservancy project can not only resist drought, but also resist floods.

Only then did he realize that water conservancy projects are far more practical than what everyone sees.

He mentioned Li An in the court, just to let the discerning people praise Li An, so that he could take the opportunity to propose to take Li An back to the capital.

After taking Li An back to the capital, he had to get out all the weird things that benefited the country and the people in Li An's mind, so as to benefit the people all over the world.

As a result, none of them were on the right track!

This group of courtiers can't move them!

The morning continued, and no one mentioned Li An again.

When the court was about to go down, Li Xin, the fifteenth prince, stood up and said, "Father, the boy is not young anymore, and I also ask the father to grant the boy a fief, and the boy wants to do his best to benefit the world like Brother Ninth." One side of the people."

Hearing this, the third prince Li Xu and the fourth prince Li Fu were ecstatic.

Now it's all right, let's go one more time, and the competition has become smaller again.

Everyone was wary of Li Xin before, for fear that Li Xin might be Li An's eyeliner in the court.

As long as Li Xin leaves, there will be no one close to Li An in this court.

The old emperor looked at Li Xin and thought for a moment.

Li Xin has no great talent, and although he has learned something from following Li An all the year round, it is not much.

He is indeed suitable to be a leisurely prince.

"Yeah." The old emperor nodded in agreement, "I'll arrange a fief for you, but don't be like the old nine, it's not worrying if you go out."

"Okay father, after I go out, I will follow Brother Jiu in everything."

"Forget it, just stay in the capital honestly."

"No, father..."

……

The climate in Qingshui County is very harsh, occasionally there will be a light rain followed by scorching sun.

If it weren't for Li An's water conservancy project, the crops in the field would probably die from drought again.

The crops in the field have begun to bear ears, and the people are running more diligently in the field.

Looking at the bunches of ears of wheat that bend the stalks, the common people smiled sincerely.

This year's ears of wheat are stronger than ever before, and it seems that they can really reach the yield of two shi grains per mu.

Looking at the acres of fields, Tian Qi was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes, the year of great harvest, the year of great harvest.

"My lord, the harvest in my Qingshui County this year must be better than that of all the counties in southern Xinjiang." Tian Qi was also very proud at the moment, and his words were also very confident.

Li An also had a sinister smile on his face: "Yes, the common people will soon be rich, what should I do with the money?"

"Huh?" Tian Qi blinked at Li An, and whispered in his ear: "My lord, that's the people's money."

"What belongs to the common people is mine, what is mine is still mine!"

After the inspection, Li An and others returned to the county seat.

A blacksmith happily greeted Li An, "My lord, the [-] sets of armor and swords that you want are already made."

Li An nodded in satisfaction, and asked the blacksmith to go to Liu Yiyi to collect the final payment.

Before leaving, he asked the blacksmith to make another thousand armors and swords.

Wang Hu looked at Li An with a puzzled expression: "My lord, don't we only have 3000 people? Why do you ask them to play a thousand copies?"

"Of course I let them practice, and I have other things for them to build later."

"Oh." Wang Hu nodded half-understanding.

Time flies, and the harvest season is here.

After harvesting, the common people hurried to the county government office to receive the reward. After harvesting this season, 20.00% of the common people in Qingshui County reached the standard of two stones per mu.

This group of people is no different from the most dedicated group of people.

Li An did not break his promise, and gave the agreed rewards according to the population and land area of ​​the common people.

Some people are happy and some are sad. Those farmers who had been lucky from the beginning and waited for the flood to go to the county government to receive subsidies are now lost in thought when they look at the few bags of grain at home.

This food is not enough for a year, and this year I still have to find ways to support my family.

Chapter 25 Hidden Darkness

On the second day after the reward was distributed, there were many people waiting at the gate of the county government with food on their backs.

Tian Qi came out after hearing the news, looking at the people who were already sweating profusely, he was puzzled.

"Folks, what are you?"

"Master Tian, ​​our family has enough food, and we gave these to the prince." A commoner smiled honestly.

"My lord has already said that no tax will be levied this season, and the food will belong to you." Tian Qi said hastily, fearing that the common people might misunderstand something.

The common people smiled and nodded to show their understanding, and immediately said: "Master Tian, ​​this is not the tax we pay, it is the prince who has done so much for the people, our poor family has nothing to repay the prince, only these grains."

"Yes, if the prince doesn't dislike it, then accept it."

"My lord not only built the water conservancy project, helped us solve the drought and flood, but also helped us prepare the seeds for farming, and taught us the knowledge of farming..."

A commoner cried out as he spoke, reaching out to wipe away his tears, his voice full of sobs.

"If it weren't for the lord, my poor children would starve to death this year.

Maybe they can't wait until now, either starving to death on the street, or being beaten to death by the group of wealthy gentry and businessmen. "

Tian Qi was also infected, and his eyes felt sour.

In the past, the yamen servants came to the door to collect taxes. Are there still few tragedies caused by tax matters every year?

This is the first time in history that people like this come to the county government to deliver food on their own initiative.

Although it is a trivial matter, it is enough to be passed down through the ages.

Tian Qi wiped the corner of his eyes with his hand, "I can't decide this matter, I'll go back and ask the prince for instructions."

In the county government office, Li An had nothing to do, borrowed an eyebrow pencil from Mrs. Tian, ​​and was learning how to draw Liu Yiyi's eyebrows.

"Yiyi, it's not the prince who said you, girls should dress up more and look beautiful all the time, who are you?

My personal secretary, Ang Lee, you're pretty, so I'll have face when I go out, right? "

Liu Yiyi looked at Li An's face so close, her heart beat faster.

"My lord, I'll do it myself."

"Don't move around, you are the only woman in my room, practice your hands for me."

Well, Liu Yiyi knew that she was thinking too much, her eyes were a little speechless.

"My lord!" Before Tian Qiren arrived, a loud voice came over first.

Li An trembled in fright, and with a swipe of his hand, he directly gave Liu Yiyi a one-line eyebrow.

"Pfft~" Li An smiled unkindly.

After meeting Liu Yiyi's gloomy gaze, Li An quickly put away his smile, and looked towards the door pretending to be angry: "Old Tian, ​​have you forgotten the rule of not making loud noises in my courtyard?"

Tian Qi immediately lowered his voice, "My lord, I know I'm wrong. It's this kind of lord. A group of people came from outside the county government office to deliver food to the lord."

"Why send me food?"

"The common people said that they are grateful for the great kindness and virtue of the lord, lord, should we accept this food or not?"

"Accept it, why not accept it, there is no reason not to accept the food delivered to the door, isn't it a waste of money if it is resold?

Don't forget, Lao Tian, ​​your prince loves money the most. "

Li An and Tian Qi chatted vigorously, while Liu Yiyi walked to the water basin silently, looking at her own reflection in the water, her funny one-line eyebrow made her smile.

Not angry, the jade finger was lightly dipped in some water and scrubbed carefully.

……

After breakfast, Li An came to the study to deal with government affairs.

Liu Yiyi obediently served beside her.

"Lao Tian, ​​I have marked the maps of the other counties below Qingshui County. If you send these maps to the county magistrates, the water conservancy projects in other counties can also start.

This time the salary does not need to be so high, workers are recruited on a voluntary basis, and other benefits remain the same. "

Li An suffered a loss once, so he won't pay too much wages again.

Otherwise, people in other counties will stop farming. Where will he collect taxes and how will he develop the economy?

After Tian Qi left, Li An looked at Liu Yiyi: "Have you found the place I asked you to find?"

"Well, there is an abandoned restaurant in the south of the city, which was originally owned by a rich businessman. The rich businessman had five innocent lives in his hands, and he is still building a dam in the valley."

"Take me over there."

South of the city.

The south of the city was lifeless and deserted, because of the previous natural disaster.

People died of natural disasters or plagues. In today's Qingshui County, not to mention nine empty houses, at least half of the houses are vacant.

Many houses are even more dilapidated and crumbling.

Looking at the scene in front of him, Li An couldn't help frowning.

"You said someone opened a restaurant here before?"

"En." Liu Yiyi nodded.

"There's not even a ghost here, who does business with who runs the restaurant? Does the person who runs the restaurant have shit in his head?"

Liu Yiyi glanced at Li An helplessly, a little disgusted with the prince's dirty words, but she still explained carefully: "Before, there were few people here, so many people opened gambling shops here."

"It's easy to deal with those who lose money, lose money, and... and those who sell their children and daughters and wives.

Not far from here is the East City Gate. Although it has been abandoned, it is convenient to dispose of the corpse. "

Speaking of sad things, Liu Yiyi's expression was a little sad.

Li An's palm fell on Liu Yiyi's shoulder.

"Where are those gambling houses? No one there!" Li An looked around.

"The gambling house has long been taken away by the lord. After the lord came to Qingshui County, the two things he likes to do the most are drink flower wine in Hongxingfang and lead people to copy the gambling house. The people in the gambling house are also building dams now. "