Prince Duan asked her, "What are you doing here?"
She said, "Let me see how you live. Do you want to come and stay with me?"
"No need," Prince Duan said, "This An County is too close to the sea, and it may not be possible. Let's deal with it for two days and see how it goes."
Yan Shiyue nodded.
In fact, she originally wanted to have a chat with the county magistrate.
It was like, "Why is this place so poor? We have to think of a way out." But the smell of this person was too lethal, and she lost interest, so she said, "Then I'll leave first."
Prince Duan said: "If you are not used to living here, go live in the city."
"It's okay." As she said this, she turned around and walked on the street with Wei Xin.
Apart from the busy main roads, it is not that dirty, at least there are not many fishing trucks on the road, and even the dirt roads are much cleaner. The small clusters of fishing village houses also look a bit unique.
I don’t know why, but the area where the county government office is located is the dirtiest and most messy.
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...
Xiao Tangzhi rushed over from behind and said, "Master, are you interested in visiting a place like this? It stinks."
Wei Xin had been following him for a long time and could probably guess what she was thinking. She couldn't help but glare at him and said, "The master is thinking about understanding the situation and seeing if he can help them."
Xiao Tangzhi was stunned.
Then he fell silent and followed obediently.
Their group was too conspicuous, and many people looked at them from a distance. Yan Shiyue said, "Move away, you're attracting too much attention!"
Xiao Tangzhi smiled and stepped back.
Yan Shiyue walked back and forth for a long time before going back.
She is now more accustomed to the identity of Prime Minister, and has an indescribable sense of responsibility towards her "people". When she thinks about the port cities in the future, the prosperous cities that never sleep, and then looks at the present, it is like a forgotten corner... The gap is really too big.
Now that you're here, I can't bear to ignore you.
She pondered over it all night. The next day, not only she, but even Wei Xin woke up late. Maybe people from inland areas tend to fall into a deep sleep when they are in such a humid environment as the seaside.
When the Wang family brought the food, Yan Shiyue took a quick look and saw a seafood feast!
The seafood sold at sky-high prices in Chang'an City is everywhere here. It can be seen that they are trying hard to make some rare dishes here, but, they value seafood more!
This is called begging with a golden baby in your arms!
Yan Shiyue confirmed her original idea and decided to make canned seafood.
She thought about it and asked the shadow guard to get a batch of canned fruits from nearby.
Then he asked Wei Xin to give the Qian family two thousand taels of silver notes, and after much persuasion they finally accepted it. Then he asked their kitchen to cook seafood in as many different ways as possible.
There is no need to make too many kinds of this thing in the early stage, just select five or six at most, so she plans to take the shadow guard to try several kinds and choose the best.
She tried many kinds of food in one meal. After three days of eating, the Qian family kitchen ran out of new dishes, so she took her shadow guard to a restaurant. There were so many people that they filled up the restaurant and ordered all the seafood on the menu.
So when Prince Duan took his men to climb the mountain and measure the land, she, Haohao, took his men everywhere to taste the vegetables.
She was already quite famous and had an eye-catching appearance. She brought so many people in and out, which caused a lot of discussion in the whole An County. Many people waited there specifically to see her so they could go home and brag about her.
Wang Anshi was coming back from Anshan with County Magistrate Zhou when they saw this group of people entering the restaurant. The idle men nearby were still inexplicably excited, and many people were waiting downstairs, ready to see when they would finish eating.
Wang Anshi frowned: "This person is really unscrupulous in his actions."
County Magistrate Zhou said: "They have lived in Chang'an for a long time, so it is common for them to come to the seaside to taste seafood."
"Not doing your job!" Wang Anshi said in disgust, "What did Prince Duan do? What did this guy do? This guy is a great 'Prince Shang'! Seeing is believing!"
County Magistrate Zhou coughed and advised, "Your Excellency, don't be angry. After all, she is a girl. Can you take her up the mountain to chop wood? She can stay in a place like this. Compared with some noble ladies, it is rare."
Wang Anshi said calmly: "I would rather she couldn't stay!"
County Magistrate Zhou tried to persuade him but failed. He touched his nose and stopped talking.
In the evening, Yan Shiyue had just returned to Qian's house, and Prince Duan also came over. Yan Shiyue asked him, "How is it?"
Prince Duan said: "The soil here is too brittle, let's wait and see, if it doesn't work, we can move forward a little."
Yan Shiyue nodded, and Prince Duan asked again: "I heard that you have been taking people to various restaurants these days?"
She hummed, "This place is too poor. I can't come here for nothing. I can't help with the road construction, so I thought if I could lead them to make some canned seafood and earn some money, so I want to try it first."
Prince Duan nodded: "I see."
He said, "Jiefu told me today that he was very dissatisfied and said that you acted arrogantly... You are new here, why don't you be more restrained in your actions? You obviously have good intentions, but you caused such a misunderstanding. Why bother?"
Yan Shiyue said curiously: "Who should I explain to? It's only a few days. When I start doing it, everyone will understand. Besides, now they think I'm a playboy, and they will be more surprised when the truth is revealed in the future. What's wrong with that?"
She asked him, "Who is this person you are talking about?"
"Wang Jiefu," Prince Duan said, "the local county magistrate, Wang Anshi."
Fortunately, Yan Shiyue didn't drink the water, otherwise she would have sprayed it out.
She was surprised and asked, "Wang Anshi?"
Prince Duan nodded and said, "This man is very talented. I will write a letter to recommend him to the emperor."
There was excitement in his eyes of "discovering a talent".
Then he began to tell her how talented he was, and how bold and innovative he was when he was the county magistrate of Yin County. However, because he was too upright and couldn't speak, he was transferred to this remote place... and so on.
Yan Shiyue's mood was quite complicated.
As for Wang Anshi, he definitely had talent.
"There are a few plum blossoms in the corner, blooming alone in the cold. I know it is not snow from afar, because of the faint fragrance." It sounds familiar, right?
But, almost as famous as his talent is his sloppiness.
It is said that Su Xun once commented on Wang Anshi as having "a prisoner's head and a miserable face", meaning that he was ugly; Zheng Jingwang also mentioned: "When Jing Gong was born, his family saw a badger entering his birth room", meaning that he was the reincarnation of a badger.
It is said that this person washes his face once a month and takes a bath once a year.
There are so many stories about this. For example, one time his family saw that his forehead was black, so they asked a doctor for help. The doctor said that he just didn't wash his face for too long, and there was too much dirt on his face, so it was black...
It is also said that when Wang Anshi met with the emperor, he had not bathed for a long time, so lice crawled along his clothes and onto his beard...
You're so sloppy, I just want to ask you if you can accept it.
So it was no coincidence that she smelled that scent when they first met. This person just went that route.
Of course, being sloppy cannot be linked to one’s character.
Wang Anshi is also famous for his "Wang Anshi Reforms."
Compared with the weak Song Dynasty, today's Dayan is truly a prosperous country with a strong people. But even in a different dynasty, this man still tried out the Qingmiao Law when he was the county magistrate of Yin County.
What does the Qingmiao Law mean?
In years of poor harvest, the stored grain in the government granaries was converted into cost and loaned to farmers at an interest rate of 20 percent. When the harvest came in the following year, the government would repay the principal and interest, thus achieving the goal of "no additional taxes on the people and sufficient funds for the country."
It's a good idea, but this thing may work in a small place like Yin County, but if it is used in a big city, something bad will happen.
Moreover, Wang Anshi was extremely prejudiced against merchants, believing that all merchants were profit-driven. Therefore, he introduced the Equalization of Transport System and established a Shipping Bureau to "move the expensive to the cheap, and use the nearby instead of the far away."
To put it simply, I don't trust you unscrupulous businessmen, so the imperial court will do these north-south businesses, and no one else can do it.
It is completely different from the Ministry of Commerce’s philosophy.
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