The Xiongnu envoy is expected to arrive in Xianyang within three days. Everyone in Xianyang has made preparations quickly.

Feng Chang presided over the meeting, and officials of all sizes were arranging the reception arrangements.

It must be majestic but not arrogant. It must be majestic but not reckless. It must be intimidating but also kind.

Feng Chang's head was getting big. He regretted it so much now. When Li Xin proposed to kill the envoy, he should have raised his hands to agree.

Just one cut and the whole thing is gone. How worry-free is that?

In addition to Feng Chang being busy, Wang Wan is also busy. He must supervise the bet between Wang Li and Li Shui. This bet will last for three months, which is a protracted battle.

On the one hand, he is an alchemist who the emperor has high hopes for, and on the other hand, he is an important minister who has been a general for three generations. Wang Wan has not been eating well or sleeping well these days, for fear that something will happen.

In order to show his fairness, Wang Wan invited a group of important officials to visit the fertile fields of Wang Li and Li Shui to show that he was absolutely unselfish.

Everyone arrived at Wang Li's farmland first.

This thousand acres of fertile land is first-class fertile land with abundant water and grass. It seems that Wang Li worked very hard to win this bet.

The courtiers saw that Wang Wan had arranged many soldiers around the thousand acres of fertile land.

Every fifty steps, a soldier with a spear in hand stood guard, surrounding the farmland.

In addition, there are two hundred-man squadrons patrolling back and forth day and night.

In this way, there would be no way for Xiao Xiaoxiao to sneak in and sabotage, and Wang Li would never be able to cheat by secretly hiding some grain in the fields.

The courtiers all nodded and praised Prime Minister Wang for his careful conduct.

Many people looked far into the distance and saw dozens of farmers working intensively in the fields.

Wang Wan said: "There are only ten households with fifty people in Huaiguzi's farmland. To show fairness, there are only fifty people in Wang Li's farmland. In the past three months, they have lived and fed in this field.

, no private entry or exit is allowed.”

The courtiers nodded in praise.

But they didn't know that the fifty people Wang Li found were not local tenant farmers at all. They were Litian officials transferred from various places.

The so-called Litian official is an official position awarded to those who have experience in farming, are diligent and shrewd, and are physically strong. Every autumn harvest, they harvest more grain than others. In order to show recognition, they are awarded the official position.

In other words, the people who work in Wangli's fields are all good at growing crops.

After viewing Wang Li's farmland, the courtiers went to Lishui's farmland again.

Lishui's farmland was also surrounded by soldiers arranged by Wang Wan, and everything seemed fair.

The courtiers looked from a distance and saw that Lishui's farmland had been dug into pits. As far as the eye could see, there were ravines everywhere.

Many courtiers laughed: "How can we have a good harvest in such farmland? Not to mention that only half of the crops are planted. Even if the crops are fully planted, there will be no good harvest."

At this time, a dark-skinned farmer came over and asked respectfully: "Sir, I am the gatekeeper here. Do you want to visit the fields?"

This old man was actually Cang Fu. Li Shui saw that he was too old and frail to do the work of making stone mills, so he simply let him lead a group of old, weak, sick and disabled people and became the administrator here.

The courtiers looked at Cano and felt a little strange, and laughed: "It's just a few pieces of farmland, but there is still a gatekeeper."

They all looked at Wang Wan.

Wang Wan smiled slightly and said: "Since you are here, let's visit and see what is special about Mr. Huai's farmland. As long as you don't disturb the crops in the field, it doesn't matter."

So the courtiers all expressed that they wanted to go in and have a look.

Aangfu cleared his throat and said: "Visiting the farmland, one hundred ren per person."

"What? You're just looking at the farmland, and you still have to pay?" The courtiers were a little stunned: "Isn't this Sophora Millet a little too shameless?"

They didn't want to pay. It wasn't that they couldn't afford the one hundred Qin Banliang, but they didn't want to be taken advantage of.

But the courtiers didn't pay, so Ji Ming had to pay. He came here today just to inquire about Li Shui's movements, and he would have to report back to the emperor later.

So Ji Ming gritted his teeth and took out a hundred Qin Banliang.

Cano took it with a smile.

The others saw that a eunuch had already entered, and if they didn't go, they might be suspected of being stingy, so they had no choice but to pay and go in.

As soon as everyone entered, they heard a burst of shouting from behind: "I also want to see Mr. Huai, why don't you let me in? Isn't it just a hundred Qin half liang? We have already handed it over.

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The courtier looked back and found a group of alchemists, red-faced and thick-necked, arguing with Cang Fu's people.

Cang Fu's men were all old, weak, sick and disabled, and could not stop these alchemists at all. Fortunately, these alchemists did not dare to offend Li Shui, so they did not dare to force their way in.

The courtiers were a little speechless. Are these alchemists obsessed with something crazy? They were beaten up by Huaiguzi every three or five days, and they came over shamelessly. It was really insulting to the gentlemen.

I saw Cano slowly take out a wooden sign from his body and said: "This is my master's order, and there is nothing I can do about it."

Cang Fu was illiterate and took down the wooden sign. But everyone present still recognized the words on the wooden sign: Huai Guzi and other alchemists are inseparable.

Courtiers, you look at me and I look at you. They are all a little curious. Why are Huaiguzi and the other alchemists so hostile?

The alchemist outside the door said with a bitter face: "We sincerely pay homage to Master Huai. I hope that you will be magnanimous and ignore past grudges."

Cano turned the sign over again, revealing another line of words: Alchemist enters, ten thousand copper coins.

The courtiers all laughed: What a stalemate, it turned out to be just to charge more money.

The alchemists were silent for a while, and wanted to leave dejectedly. No one would carry 10,000 copper coins for nothing, and they couldn't afford the entrance fee today.

Who knew that Cano had expected this a long time ago and said, "My master has given orders, and you can pay on credit."

The alchemists immediately became energetic. They all wrote the IOUs and handed them to Cano. Then they followed the courtiers.

There is a difference between free visits and paid visits. Since you have paid the money, it would be a bit of a loss if you don’t visit this thousand acres of fertile land.

But this thousand acres of land is very large. Halfway there, Ji Ming suddenly felt anxious.

He found a secluded place and unbuttoned his pants for convenience.

As a result, Aoi said: "Sir, don't use this place for convenience. There is a toilet over there."

Ji Ming looked up and saw a small hut, so he hurried over.

Not only did Ji Ming go, but several anxious courtiers also followed him.

Who knew that the hut was locked, and there was a child holding a key in one hand and a wooden sign in the other: Going to the toilet costs one hundred copper coins per person.

Ji Ming cursed: "Such a profiteer goes too far to deceive others."

He turned around and tried to find a corner. Unexpectedly, the child turned over the wooden sign and revealed another line of words: Convenience anywhere, fine of one thousand copper coins.

Ji Ming was about to cry: "Is there any more King's Law? Is the Law of Qin still valid here?"

While Ji Ming was wailing, a courtier hurriedly paid the copper coins and got into the hut.

Ji Ming really cried this time: "Is there still a first-come-first-served basis?"
Chapter completed!