I'm not a genius in the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 342
"What is he doing again?"

Wang Zi'an couldn't help frowning slightly, stopped the chopsticks in his hand, and raised his head to ask.

"It is said that the land that the young master wants has been dug, and asked if there are any new instructions-by the way, he also asked if the account books have been checked?"

Speaking of this, Miss Haruko looked a little annoyed.

"My lord, that Steward Wang blatantly enriched his private pockets. In just two months, he corrupted three or four hundred pennies. Are you really going to let him go?"

"What else should I do? Is it possible that I will report him to the government for investigation? After all, he is His Majesty's man. He had done a good job with His Majesty, but he has been here for less than two months. Because of such a small matter of hundreds of thousands, he was asked to give him a hand. Grab it, where do you want His Majesty to put his face?"

Wang Zi'an chuckled, with an imperceptible coldness on the corner of his mouth.It's a big deal to put a few hundred guan in the place of ordinary people, but it's really insignificant to put it in a royal manor. If I really insist on pursuing it, I'm afraid I will get a bad reputation for making a fuss.

"He's testing me, he wants to see my reaction—believe it or not, as long as we investigate this matter, he must have a lot of reasonable reasons waiting for us..."

Miss Haruko let out an ah, her eyes widening in disbelief.

"My lord, you are saying that the deficit in the accounts was deliberately shown to you, and he took the initiative to provoke the master, so he is too arrogant, right?"

Wang Zi'an couldn't help but narrowed his eyes slightly, and smiled hesitantly.

"Arrogance? I'm afraid the more arrogant ones are yet to come--is it time for school to be closed tomorrow? Come with me to the farm to see--"

Early the next morning, Wang Zi'an rode to his farm.

Although he hadn't been there before, fortunately, when Steward Wang came last time, he told him the general location, so that he wouldn't make a fuss about not knowing where his farm was and asking around.

"Sure enough, it's a good field surrounded by water—"

Wang Zi'an reined in his mount lightly, stood on the White Deer Plain, looked at the neat fields all around, and couldn't help but praise, His Majesty Li Er is indeed a kind person.This kind of land can no longer be bought in Chang'an even if you have money. Li Shimin is willing to allocate it to him from his royal manor, which is obviously very sincere.

"Such a large piece is mine—"

Wang Zi'an had to admit that this feeling was really good.He happily jumped off his mount, and simply led him forward. Miss Haruko also got off her mount, looked at the surrounding manor with bright eyes, and couldn't help admiring.

"It's spectacular—"

"One water protects the field and surrounds it with greenery, and the two mountains bring greenery. The land is surrounded by mountains and rivers, the land is fertile, and there are dry and paddy fields. It is really a rare and good place. It seems that someone is clearing the snow over there. Let's go and see-"

Wang Zi'an enthusiastically greeted Qingzi who was following behind, but as soon as he approached, his brows frowned involuntarily.A group of working people, all with haggard appearance and disheveled faces. In this season, the snow has just fallen, and the rich have already put on furs, while this group of people are still wearing shabby single clothes. At a glance, they look like vagabonds. beggars in general.

"Old man, are you all tenants of this farm?"

Wang Zi'an stepped forward, smiled and asked an old man who was working in the crowd.Seeing that Wang Zi'an and Wang Zi'an were dressed luxuriously and had an extraordinary temperament, the old man's face suddenly showed a look of vigilance.

"Yes--"

A half-grown child whose face was blue and purple from the cold, before he could finish a sentence, the adult beside him covered his mouth.Seeing Wang Zi'an looking over, the man smiled awkwardly at Wang Zi'an.

"It's a refugee, it's a refugee, we're all refugees—"

Seeing the tense expressions of these people, Wang Zi'an smiled and stopped asking.After asking them about the exact location of his manor, Wang Zian rode straight to the manor without hesitation.

"My lord, those people are clearly lying—"

Haruko looked back angrily.Wang Zi'an hummed, and stopped talking, but looked at Tian Zhuang with a bit of sharp eyes.

This year, Chang'an has experienced continuous heavy rains and floods, and almost all crops have experienced reduced production to varying degrees.But the imperial court reduced or exempted taxes, and he directly exempted all the taxes of the people on his own fief, and the lives of the people were not affected much, let alone his own farm?

On the way here, he has already opened. The terrain of his own land is very high, with vertical and horizontal canals, irrigation and drainage systems are well done, and there are rivers to discharge floods. The impact of the famine should not be too great. What about the people in his farm? Is it so difficult?
The arrival of Wang Zi'an was obviously beyond Wang Jiacai's expectation.At this time, he was hiding in his room, receiving a distinguished guest.When he got the news and hurried over, Wang Zi'an had already stood in the middle of the courtyard with a gloomy expression.

"I've seen Lord Hou—"

Wang Jiacai ran a little hurriedly all the way, and his forehead was sweating a little.Looking at Wang Jiacai in fur, Wang Zi'an couldn't help but sneer slightly.

"I remember that the tenants are given a lot of share every year in Zhuangzi. Why do the people outside live like beggars?"

He was too lazy to go around with a small manager, so he asked directly with a cold face.Wang Jiacai glanced at the frosty Wang Zi'an, a trace of panic flashed in his eyes, but he soon calmed down and replied with his head down.

"Then—they are all refugees who were recruited after this autumn. According to the rules of the Zhuangzi, they have to wait for the crops to be harvested next year before they can have a harvest. At present, the food and expenses are all paid in advance by the Zhuangzi, so life will inevitably be difficult. point--"

The expression on Wang Zi'an's face eased a little, and he gave a light order.

"It's a good thing to attract refugees—but it's a bit miserable to let them live like that. Those who don't know think that our village treats the people harshly. Each person distributes a piece of winter clothes, and each family sends a few buckets of rice. Let everyone have a safe winter, and don't let people freeze to death in Zhuangzi—”

"Your Majesty is merciful—"

Manager Wang repeatedly nodded in agreement, and then ordered the servants who had been waiting on the side to do it immediately.

The Zhuangzi is quite big, and the yard is also very spacious, which looks a bit like an old country landlord.Wang Zi'an looked at the manor with interest, and looked at himself, the chief steward with a brocade hat and sable fur, with a half-smile.

"Zhuangzi built it well——"

"This was originally His Majesty's manor, after all, it represents His Majesty's decency, the small ones dare not be sloppy—"

Wang Zi'an smiled and didn't bother to expose him.What about His Majesty's decency, this guy is clearly seeking benefits for himself under the banner of His Majesty Li Er.No matter how well built this village is, isn't it for him, the chief steward, to live in?Don't talk about coming and staying, His Majesty Li Er probably doesn't have the time to take a look.

(End of this chapter)