Died In Infancy! My Wife Is Actually A Villain

"Then why don't you do it yourself? Your Prince Zhuang's Mansion should have more manpower than me!" Jiang Anran asked doubtfully.

She was confused, why were you stocking up on food when you had nothing to do? !

And if he wanted to stock up on food, he couldn't just stock it up himself, so why leave the task to him?

Could it be that she is easy to bully?

no!

We must not bow to the evil forces.

Xiao Zuo on the side was also stunned, looking at Gu Chen subconsciously, with an extra guess in his mind.

His Highness was born as a prince, and his monthly salary was enough for food and clothing, and there was even a lot of leftover food. Now that he suddenly ordered Miss Jiang to hoard food for him, could he be preparing to secretly train troops?

Of course, he only thought about these words in his mind and did not dare to say them out loud.

Facing Jiang Anran's inquiry, Gu Chen whispered: "It's not convenient for me."

Jiang Anran blinked and stared at you in Gucheng with a serious look on his face, "Why is it inconvenient! Is there something wrong with you?"

Gu Chen couldn't help but rolled his eyes, "If I go to buy food and stock up, it will definitely arouse people's suspicion. I don't want to cause any unnecessary trouble."

In the Great Zhou Dynasty, any official who secretly hoarded large amounts of grain would inevitably be impeached in the ears of Emperor Wu.

First, wanton hoarding of grain will definitely lead to insufficient food supply and damage the grain price market.

Secondly, he is a prince and a member of an official family. If he hoards a large amount of food, he will definitely arouse suspicion and be suspected of secretly raising troops.

Jiang Anran is different. She is a businessman. Tian Yi Guo is now the largest restaurant in Kyoto. She consumes countless grains every day. People usually don't notice her when she buys grains.

Immediately, Gu Chen reminded: "Also, when you buy food for me, remember to be careful and don't make too much of a fuss. You don't just buy food from grain merchants in Kyoto, you can also buy it in nearby counties. "

"I haven't agreed yet?" Jiang Anran glanced at the other party and asked with curled lips.

Even before I agreed to help him buy food, this guy started making demands of me.

He treats herself as a maid now, right? !

"Don't worry, as long as you help me get things done, your benefits will be inevitable."

Gu Chen first drew a big cake for Jiang Anran to prevent the other party from being unwilling to help her.

"Then tell me what benefits you will give me first?!"

Jiang Anran obviously didn't take advantage of it. His eyes moved and he asked immediately.

Gu Chen said: "When we discussed the dividends of Tianyi Pot, didn't you always think that I had a bad heart? As long as you help me get things done this time, I can give you another 20% profit. .”

"Really? It's a puppy!" Jiang Anran's eyes lit up and she said loudly.

"I, the King, never tell lies." Gu Chen said seriously.

"Okay, then we've decided." Jiang Anran felt happy and decisively agreed.

From this moment on, she was the true boss lady of Tianyiguo.

Gu Chen nodded and said, "Well, remember to buy as much food as you can. You will also help me with your share of the dividends, and I will pay you back later."

"Okay, just give me some interest then."

This time, Jiang Anran was much more generous and did not be stingy with his money.

Although Gu Chen did not explain to himself the real purpose of buying food, the other party was so sure that it must be of great use.

Seeing that the other party had saved her before, she didn't care too much about it this time.

Of course, the borrowed money must be recorded in the account and must be paid back later.

"OK."

Gu Chen agreed to the other party's request, looked at Jiang Anran, then looked at Xiao Zuo, and said: "I have nothing else to do. Cousin, Miss Jiang, you continue to chat, he will take He Yan and leave first."

"Your Highness, please walk slowly."

Xiao Zuo smiled slightly and said hello quickly.

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"Your Highness, why do you want to buy a lot of food?"

Just after walking out of the world, Jiang Heyan blurted out a question behind her.

She hadn't interrupted just now, but that didn't mean she wasn't curious.

Gu Chen looked back at her and said, "You want to know?"

"Can't you tell me?"

Jiang Heyan was stunned for a moment, and then tentatively replied: "If you can't tell me, then I won't ask."

Gu Chen smiled, looking at the other person's cautious look, not knowing how to answer.

It’s not that I can’t say it.

But I don’t know how to explain it to the other party.

It cannot be said that he can predict in advance and then deduce that serious famine and plague will occur in Huzhou next year.

After thinking for a moment, Gu Chen asked, "He Yan, do you know Huzhou?"

Jiang Heyan nodded, "I've heard of it."

Gu Chen continued: "Huzhou's water temperature and soil are one of the most suitable areas for growing rice, and its annual grain output has always been at the forefront."

Jiang Heyan looked at Gu Chen in confusion, not understanding what he meant.

Gu Chen didn't care and continued: "But this year, the grain output in Huzhou has been reduced by two-fifths, resulting in many people not having enough to eat, and many people even starved to death."

"Then Your Highness, you are hoarding food now because you are afraid..."

Before Jiang Heyan could finish speaking, Gu Chen interrupted and said, "Well, I'm worried that the same situation will happen this year, so I plan to stock up on more food."

In fact, there was a famine in Huzhou this year, but it was not particularly serious, so local officials did not pay attention to it.

For local officials like them, who are beyond the control of the court, as long as they have a rich family, it is not a big deal to starve a few poor people to death.

In the original plot, when the famine first occurred in Huzhou, local officials were afraid that the matter would become a big deal and affect their performance, so they directly concealed it and did not report it.

Had it not been for the plague later and the influx of a large number of refugees into Kyoto, this matter would have been completely hidden.

In fact, it is very simple to solve the hunger problem of refugees.

Whether they are local officials or ministers, almost all have abundant food reserves at home. As long as everyone contributes half of the food to relieve these refugees, the famine will not cause any harm.

It's a pity that there are very few such people. Most of them take advantage of the opportunity to enrich the country and exploit the people severely.

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——Taking advantage of the food shortage, they continue to raise food prices and make money wantonly.

After listening to Gu Chen's explanation, Jiang Heyan finally understood at this moment, and looked at the other person with even more admiration.

Only when you get along with some people for a long time can you clearly see their nature.

Just like Your Highness.

There are not many people like him who are selfless and serve the country and the people. Most of the court ministers will consider themselves first.

Grandpa did not choose the wrong person for himself.

It is He Yan's honor to marry such a man.

However, Gu Chen's heart is not as noble as she thought.

He is willing to hoard food to help the people, but at the same time he is also helping himself.

Because the famine next year will be very serious and will give my father a headache. As long as he can solve the famine, his position in the court will be more stable.