Chapter 591: Give Enough Benefits

Seeing everyone saying such outrageous words, Zhou Jingyuan was frightened and turned pale, and hurriedly stopped them.

"Everyone, be careful with your words. Insulting the princess will result in death!"

"Master Zhou, even if I am beheaded, I will not hand over the land!"

"That's right! This princess is worse than a bandit. She's actually planning to take our land. Isn't she trying to kill us?"

Everyone was talking back and forth, scolding Chen Qingqing harshly.

Zhou Jingyuan was in a state of confusion. He had expected this outcome a long time ago.

But he dared not disobey Chen Qingqing's words, so he had to invite all the rich men.

Now, not only did I fail to accomplish my goal, but I was also being scolded by these people.

He glanced behind the screen and shook his head. There was nothing he could do about the situation.

Chen Qingqing looked calm. If it was that easy, how could they have paraded the landlords through the streets wearing dunce caps in the past?

She took a deep breath and slowly walked out from behind the screen.

Ke Xin followed closely behind. In her heart, Chen Qingqing was the best person in the world.

Hearing these rich men insulting the princess, Ke Xin was already furious. Without waiting for Chen Qingqing to speak, she shouted at them.

"Shut up, everyone! If you dare to curse the princess again, I'll arrest you all and give you twenty lashes each!"

When Fan Tong saw Chen Qingqing coming out from behind the screen, he couldn't help but secretly feel lucky that he didn't join in the discussion.

He immediately stood up and knelt on the ground with a flattering look on his face, "Greetings to Her Royal Highness the Princess."

When the others saw this, they were instantly panicked. The princess was actually hiding behind the screen and eavesdropping on their conversation.

It's terrible. They cursed so harshly and felt so good just now, but now it's retribution. If things go wrong, they will all be charged with contempt of imperial power.

It's a pit, absolutely a pit.

The purpose is to take their land. This move is simply too vicious. What should we do now?

Everyone looked at each other, all in a state of confusion.

Zhou Jingyuan coughed lightly to ease the awkward situation. "My dear gentlemen, Princess Anyang is the adopted daughter of the retired emperor and the master of Anyang County. Princess Anyang has the final say over everything in Anyang. Everyone, come quickly and meet Her Royal Highness."

Everyone came to their senses and hurried forward, kneeling respectfully and bowing, "Greetings, Her Royal Highness."

"Okay, everyone, get up!"

"Thank you, Princess." Everyone looked up and secretly glanced at Chen Qingqing. Seeing that she had a calm face and did not seem angry, they stood up tremblingly.

Chen Qingqing glanced at everyone and said slowly, "You all seem very dissatisfied with my idea of ​​unified land management. Tell me why."

Everyone lowered their heads and dared not speak. After a while, one of them spoke cautiously.

"Your Highness, land is our main source of livelihood. If you give all the land to the people, that would be like taking our lives!"

As soon as this was said, everyone echoed it.

"That's right, I can agree to anything else, but I will never give this land to anyone else."

"Yes, even if they ask us to donate some money, I definitely don't agree to this."

"I don't agree either. Even if you reduce the rent by 10%, I won't hand over the land."

Fan Hun was getting restless again. Just as he was about to stand up and express his opinion, he was held down by Fan Tongyi, who had been on guard for a long time.

"Silly son, be quiet and stop talking nonsense. If you really give up the land, you'll be left with nothing!"

Fan Hun had no choice but to sit down properly.

Chen Qingqing frowned, a look of displeasure appeared on her face.

"I understand how you feel right now. Land is indeed very important to you, but have you ever thought about how you can live a stable life if the people of Anyang don't have enough food and clothing?

Only by making the people prosperous can the Da Ning Dynasty enjoy long-term peace and stability, and your family business can be passed on forever.

As long as you are willing to hand over the land, I will not let you suffer any loss. I will give you a certain amount of compensation. In the future, when Anyang develops, you will also have more opportunities to make money."

"Compensation? What can we do with that little money?" one of them muttered in dissatisfaction. "Our main source of income is the rent. If we really lose our land, what's the difference between us and those poor people?"

"That's right. Without land, what roots do we have in the local area? Those poor people are born to be poor. Even if we give them land, will they become rich?"

"That's true. As the saying goes, if you eat and drink well, you won't be poor. If you don't plan well, you will be poor. Those peasants have no brains for enjoying life. They just eat and sleep and have children. They don't understand long-term planning. Don't sell the land for money later. In the end, you will still be poor. Doing this is just like taking off your pants to fart. It's a waste of time."

"Yes, that's what happened."

"Don't worry about this. I have my own way of dealing with it." Chen Qingqing's expression turned serious. "As long as you sign the land sale documents, you can join the Ruyi Restaurant for free. At the same time, you can develop local side businesses, whether it's handicrafts or livestock farming. We will purchase all of them. This is a long-term income, which is many times better than collecting rent."

Chen Qingqing had already thought about it. If she wanted to reclaim the land from the dozen or so towns in Anyang County, she had to give them enough benefits. Ruyi Tower's business was making a lot of money, and many people were eyeing it.

If you give them this benefit, I believe some people will be tempted.

Sure enough, when these words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

"I heard that a few days ago, many merchants from other places came to join Ruyi Tower. The franchise fee alone was one thousand taels of silver. Now they are letting us form an alliance for free. This is a good deal."

"What does it mean to join?"

"You don't understand this. To put it simply, you also opened a restaurant and named it Ruyilou."

"What kind of good deal is this? I opened a restaurant with my own money, and I gave her 1,000 taels of silver. Isn't this crazy?"

"You're wrong. Why is their business so popular? Isn't it because of their spicy and delicious hot pot? If they don't provide you with their secret base, how can you make it?"

"You mean they gave us the secret recipe? If that's the case, we'll have saved a lot of money."

"Yes, right now the most popular restaurant in Anyang is Ruyilou. It makes a fortune every day. If we open one here, we will become rich."

"Yes, yes. I happen to have hundreds of furs in my shop that I can't find a market for. If I can connect with the princess, I'll definitely make a lot of money."

"You're right. This princess is truly remarkable. She has trading houses all over the place, and her business is incredibly diverse. I heard that tea, ceramics, and silk are all exported to foreign lands, and the returns are all rare treasures. If we could really establish a relationship with this God of Wealth, then we wouldn't have to worry about running out of business."

"Yeah, how about we sell the land?"

.....