Chapter 25 Serving the Prince
While Zhao Zhen was waiting for his reputation to accumulate, he was not idle either.
He has already begun planning for Pingshan.
The 200 acres of land that Zhao Hengci, plus the 300 acres that were threatened by Ding Wei, had a total of 500 acres of land, which was already a lot.
But Zhao Zhen is not satisfied!
Chen Lin learned about Zhao Zhen’s thoughts and said, “Your Highness, the official family wanted to build the Daode Heaven Palace at that time, and there were quite a few people like Ding Wei. The thousands of acres of land around Pingshan were all in the hands of the ministers in the court. They wanted to use the land to make money in the future by building the Daode Heaven Palace. Now, the Daode Heaven Palace cannot be built, and several families have already planned to buy these lands. If your Highness needs it, they can buy it cheaply!”
Zhao Zhen was happy: "Spend money to buy it?"
Chen Lin: "Yes!"
Zhao Zhen: "I want to take the land without spending a penny. Is there any way?"
Chen Lin: "There is no way!"
Zhao Zhen: "If you have no way, you have to find a way. In order to occupy land, these people from Gouting have done a lot of forced buying and selling, and bullying the people. Now, I will do the right way for heaven!"
Chen Lin's expression changed drastically: "Your Highness, do you want to rob it? No, by then, all the civil and military officials in the court stand up and impeach you, and the officials will definitely not favor you."
Zhao Zhen curled his lips, "Ratch? That's what the reckless man said. I am a civilized man, so I want them to send the land up obediently."
Let Cao use these people to hand over the land?
impossible!
Chen Lin thought Zhao Zhen was joking.
But he listened to Zhao Zhen's order: "Parent Chen, go and bring Ding Buju up."
Not long after, Chen Lin brought Ding Buju to the main hall.
After not seeing each other for a few days, Ding Buju was locked up and was a little afraid of light.
The guy walked in and licked his lips: "Your Highness, are you going to have breakfast?"
After hearing this, Zhao Zhen said, there was a black thread.
Since Zhao Zhen began to guide the chefs instructing the craftsmanship, the food in Pingshan is better than that in one day.
Even if it was just some leftover soup, Ding Buju felt that the food was better than Ding Mansion.
After a while, he fell in love with the food here and became fat.
He was locked in the warehouse and saw no light of day. His biggest expectation every day was to eat.
Zhao Zhen asked, "Ding Buju, do you want to go back to Bianjing City?"
Ding Buju nodded like a chicken pecking at rice: "I think, Your Highness, I dream of going home."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "Since that's the case, I will give you a task. If you do it, you can go back."
"Please make it clear!" Ding Buqi's eyes glowed.
Zhao Zhen waved, asked Ding Bu to come over, and then gave a low order.
After hearing this, Ding Buju nodded repeatedly, and finally couldn't help asking: "Your Highness, if I cheat more... no, invite a few more people, can I have dinner in Pingshan in the future?"
Zhao Zhen smiled: "If you can invite more than ten people, the canteen in Pingshan will always be open to you in the future. Of course, you need to pay."
"Thank you, Your Highness, I will return to Bianjing City immediately!" Ding Buju said excitedly.
Chen Lin stood aside, stunned!
...
evening.
The most prosperous area in Bianjing City.
A gorgeously decorated restaurant, the best wing room.
A group of young men in gorgeous clothes gathered together.
One of them was Ding Buju.
Around him were Cao Bi, the grandson of the Privy Councilor Cao Yi, Wang Yuan, the grandson of the political affairs officer Wang Qinruo, and Lin Cheng, the grandson of the three envoys Linte... There were more than a dozen people, all of them were friends of Ding Buju. Although the generations were different, they were all called brothers.
Cao Bi asked curiously: "Brother Ding, I heard that you were caught by the prince to pick up feces these days, is there any such thing?"
Ding Buqiao's face turned dark and said angrily: "Which bastard is spreading rumors? Brothers, take a look, do I seem to be picking up manure?"
Everyone looked at it and shook their heads.
Someone said in surprise: "Brother Ding, you are fat!"
Ding Buju said proudly: "Yes, I have indeed gained a lot of weight. Do you know why I have gained weight after spending a few days in Pingshan?"
Everyone shook their heads.
Ding Buju explained: "This is exactly the purpose of gathering you here. I have now become the Crown Prince's Highness. I have followed His Highness and are deeply favored by His Highness. I have lived a fairy-like life in Pingshan during this period. Bianjing City is extremely hot, but I can eat popsicles every day in Pingshan. I don't know what the scorching heat is. Moreover, Your Highness is like a god of food. He personally guided the food made by the chefs in Pingshan, which is delicious in the world. Even the imperial chefs in the palace are beyond the reach of... Oh, the life in Pingshan is so good. I am a little happy and don't want to go back to Bianjing City."
When everyone heard this, they were envious and drooling, and instantly felt that the delicacies in front of them were no longer fragrant.
Cao Bi asked, "Brother Ding, do you have to follow the prince to enjoy the ice and delicious food?"
Ding Buju nodded: "That's natural. These things are very noble. Even my father can't enjoy them. Only the people of the Eastern Palace can enjoy them. Do you think it's not okay to follow Your Highness? That's a big mistake. Your Highness is the crown prince and will ascend the throne to the emperor in the future. I will follow Your Highness at this time. Then I will be a meritorious minister and become a prime minister. Wouldn't that be easy?"
Lin Cheng suddenly realized: "Yes, Brother Ding makes sense!"
"Brother Ding, we also want to go to Pingshan to serve His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I wonder if we can recommend it?"
"Yes, I want to go too!"
"And me!"
More than a dozen people were excited by Ding Buju's words and immediately expressed their desire to go to Pingshan to join Zhao Zhen.
Ding Buju said with a smile: "Okay, okay, tomorrow morning, I will lead everyone to Pingshan to surrender to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
"Thank you, Brother Ding!"
...
All the corn on Pingshan has been planted.
Li Di thought he could breathe a sigh of relief, but who knew that Zhao Zhen asked him to continue to reclaim the land.
All 500 acres of land must be reclaimed and mature land must be planted in the future.
Li Di was very puzzled.
The corn seeds on these five acres of land will not be planted at least after the spring next year. Why is Zhao Zhen so anxious?
How could he know that Zhao Zhen now has an invincible reputation system and an unlocked agricultural lottery function. As long as he has enough reputation value, he can draw continuously or exchange for things he has won. Not to mention anything else, corn seeds are not a problem at all.
The reclaiming of 500 acres of land is a huge project.
After a few days, Li Di felt that some people were understaffed.
Early that morning, Li Di blocked Zhao Zhen at the door of Pingshan's backyard.
Li Di rolled up his sleeves, rubbed the mud on his calves, and said sadly: "Your Highness, you ask me to reclaim 500 acres of land within one month. Now, the ox and the farm tools are easy to solve, but this manpower is seriously insufficient!"
Zhao Zhen asked, "Sir, how many people are there?"
Li Di thought about it and said, "At least three hundred people are needed!"
Zhao Zhen said: "Go to find Wang Shi!"
Li Di immediately became anxious: "Uncle Wang Hui cried with his ministers and said that the money and food that the court allocated to the East Palace this year has been squandered, and he has no money and no food to recruit people!"
Zhao Zhen: “…”
Chapter completed!