The next day.
Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao were standing on a street in Banshanfang, accompanied by a stranger.
Looking at the surrounding environment, it is a dusty street with dilapidated houses on both sides, and a young child is peeing in the corner with his pants taken off.
Li Yuanzhao's eyes twitched twice and he fell silent. This scene was quite different from what he had imagined.
His ideal environment should be similar to Taoyuan County, at least it should be a market town in the inner city.
Then he turned to Fang Zhengyi and said disappointedly: "Old Fang, is this the place you chose?"
Fang Zhengyi smiled proudly: "Not bad, do you like it? This is carefully selected by me. I guarantee that there is no better place in the capital!"
"Come, let Lord Zhao Gang explain it to you."
After saying that, he pulled over the person who had been standing next to him.
Zhao Gang looked at Li Yuanzhao with a flattering smile and quickly bowed.
"Banshanfang is under the management of the North City Military Department. Lord Zhao is the commander of the North City Military Department. Lord Zhao, please introduce Banshanfang to the prince."
As soon as he got off work yesterday, Fang Zhengyi went straight to the North City Military Department to say hello.
The Wucheng Bingmasi is a security agency specializing in the capital area. It is basically a sixth-rank government office in the modern sense that combines functions such as public security, fire protection, urban management, and market supervision.
Although it sounds impressive, in fact the position is low-ranking, with a lot of work to do and little pay. In the capital city where high-ranking officials are everywhere, it is basically a marginal government office that takes the blame.
The rank of the commander of the military forces was only the sixth rank, and most of the positions like these were held by relatives such as concubines in the palace, who basically were just in office and did not do any work.
Zhao Gang did not have any backdoors, he worked hard to get to where he is today, and this is probably the end of his rope, so he was particularly excited to see the prince this time.
He looked at Fang Zhengyi with gratitude, then quickly took out the file from his arms and introduced it to Li Yuanzhao.
"Your Highness, this Banshanfang was first built five years ago. At that time, there was a great war and chaos, and a large number of refugees poured into the capital, so the several nearby markets were established at that time."
“Because it was built in a hurry and the funding was insufficient, it looks a bit shabby.”
"But after a few years of development, many places have improved a lot."
"Ban Shan Fang now has 20 restaurants..."
"Sir Zhao, there is no need to explain all this. Just tell His Highness how many criminal incidents occur here every month, no matter how big or small." Fang Zheng stopped Zhao Gang.
Zhao Gang's face froze, and he reluctantly flipped through the files and continued, "Take the last month as an example. There were 177 thefts and 12 highway robberies..."
As Zhao Gang told the story one by one, Li Yuanzhao's face grew darker the more he listened.
He knew that people lived a hard life, but he never thought that there would be so many scoundrels in just one neighborhood.
Living in such an environment is truly terrifying.
"Fighting 239 times..."
"Enough! Stop talking!" After saying that, Li Yuanzhao closed his lips tightly and his face was serious.
Zhao Gang stopped talking immediately, feeling somewhat uneasy.
Li Yuanzhao really couldn't stand it anymore. This was simply a mess. Taking over such a piece of land would only bring trouble to himself.
He turned around and looked at Fang Zhengyi angrily: "Old Fang, you are here to trick me!"
Fang Zheng smiled and did not answer. Instead, he slipped a banknote into Zhao Gang's sleeve without anyone noticing.
Zhao Gang was shocked and immediately stood in awe.
As expected of a noble lady in the palace! Such a technique... Such speed... I have never heard of it before.
"Thank you for your hard work today, Lord Zhao. I will take His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for a walk. The palace should issue an imperial decree in the next two days, so I will have to bother Lord Zhao again in the future."
Zhao Gang heaved a sigh of relief upon hearing this...
I couldn't help but think that Fang Zhengyi was not as rude and unreasonable as the legend said. Instead, he was gentle and polite, without any airs, and he did things flawlessly. He even bribed a subordinate like me. The rumors must be wrong!
Then he leaned close to Fang Zheng's ear and whispered, "Master Fang, I'll be leaving now. Feel free to contact me if you have any trouble. The prince must like cleanliness when he comes from the palace. If you want to renovate Banshanfang, I have something to remind you. Be careful of the excrement collectors in the square!"
After saying this, Zhao Gang left in a hurry.
Fang Zheng raised his eyebrows, thinking that the money was not wasted.
He turned to Li Yuanzhao and said, "Your Highness, what are you talking about? I, Fang Zheng, only cheat rich people! Do you have money?"
“………..”
Li Yuanzhao blushed: "Then you chose a place like this, where there is nothing, how can I do anything?"
Fang Zheng glared at them one by one: "Your Highness, if a person is truly talented and ambitious, he can conquer a vast empire with just a bowl. Now you are so reluctant to govern a market town, and I am here with you, what are you afraid of?!"
\"Look, the people here live in such poverty, and they are counting on you!\"
Li Yuanzhao blushed slightly when he heard this, and stammered, "Alas, one day is fine, two days is fine, but I can't stay in a place like this all the time... It's dirty, messy, and has nothing in it. It's even more boring than the East Palace..."
"The people who are hanging around in the East Palace are not my brothers!"
"I know! I know!" Li Yuanzhao shouted reluctantly.
Fang Zheng put his arm around his shoulders upon seeing this, and began to smile and make promises to him: "Don't worry, Your Highness. When I first met Your Highness, I felt that Your Highness was a great sage. Since you are a great sage, would you rather build glory in the ruins, or inherit the glory of the current emperor? Your Highness can't always live in the shadow of His Majesty."
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