Chapter 336 Xiushan’s Wealth Rivals that of the Country
Suisui frowned.
All civil and military officials were dressed in official uniforms and headed towards the city gate with countless elite soldiers.
Suisui followed closely behind.
Standing on the city wall, you can feel the clatter of horse hooves getting closer and closer.
"ear……"
"Their flag has the word "tassel" on it."
General Xie pointed at the flag in the distance and shouted.
"It's not the enemy attacking the city, it's our own people."
The crowd shouted.
"But why are there so many of them? And they brought so many carriages? You can't see the end at a glance!" shouted a soldier with good eyesight.
You can even see the wheels pressing down a heavy mark on the snow.
"It's uncle, it's uncle and aunt here." Suisui pointed at the man riding a horse in the distance and shouted.
Every year, my uncle and aunt only come here for a while during the Chinese New Year, and then go back after the New Year.
The mighty carriages were heading towards the capital.
It was as if a powerful vitality had been injected into the desperate capital.
Lin Qing stood at the city gate and shouted, waving to Suisui: "Wangshan Prefecture is full of Suisi. I heard that there is no food in the capital, so I came here to deliver food."
Everyone was stunned.
"Suiman City? By the way, it was Xiushan, the poorest place in the past. Wasn't that place a fiefdom for the little princess?"
Suisui's eyes lit up.
"The tax revenue from the fiefdom is the private property of the small princess."
"Uncle, uncle, come in quickly." Suisui held up the hem of her skirt and hurried down.
Xiushan's taxes are paid on time every year.
All taxes are exempted for the first three years, and all subsequent payments are sent to the treasury.
And because Xiushan has a high grain output, most people pay taxes with grain.
Counting now, the food has not been touched for five years.
"What urgent need can a little beautiful mountain solve?"
"How much does Wangshan Mansion pay per year?"
"I heard that Xiushan is rich and prosperous. I heard that the people's happiness is higher than that of the capital." An official said.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Do you believe this rumor? The capital has been the capital for thousands of years, Xiushan has been poor for thousands of years, and now it has become rich in just a few years?"
"You can't believe what those merchants say. They might be taking advantage of Xiushan and boosting Xiushan's economy."
"But the carriage is almost out of sight. No one knows how much food Xiushan brought in." Everyone's hearts were a little heavy. How much food could there be in this small town?
Can we still welcome all of Dai Viet?
Isn't that a joke?
As soon as the city gate opened, Suisui rushed out.
"Uncle..." Suisui shouted loudly, causing Yanchuan to smile.
Feeling relaxed from the inside out, I was so busy that I forgot that Xiushan is no longer the Xiushan it once was.
"Our Suisui has grown into a big girl. She is so beautiful." Lin Qing said with a smile. Her aunt's hands were all red from the cold and she hurriedly stepped forward to pull Suisui with an affectionate look on her face.
"I heard that you were short of food, so I brought it to you specially."
"It's been several years since Xiushan left. The people have been thinking about you all day long. They were afraid that you wouldn't have enough, so they got some more for you."
"You kid, Xiushan will always be your home. If you don't have money or food, why don't you ask your family for it?"
"Now, I brought you all the food in your warehouse. Remember to stamp it with a jade seal and write an IOU. This is considered a loan from the emperor." To them, Suisui is one of their own.
"Okay, okay, I'm carrying the jade seal in my pocket, so I can't bear the loss." Suisui smiled and hugged her aunt.
"Where's my brother?"
"Tiger has to stay in town and watch."
"Put the food into the warehouse first so that the people can have some hot meals."
"You don't need to worry about your family. We suffered enough from natural disasters during the drought in Xiushan. Now the houses have been reinforced and none of them have collapsed."
“Every major road in the county has been built in every village, and we go skiing every day.”
"The past two years have been boring winters. We even held two ice sculpture exhibitions. By the way, your sculpture won first place. You also won a thousand catties of grain and a hundred taels of silver notes."
Immediately, her aunt secretly whispered into her ear.
"Don't worry that we don't have food. My aunt tells you that if you give us grain, some will yield a thousand catties per mu, and the worst one will yield seven hundred catties. We have suffered from natural disasters, and every household has dug three granaries. , The food can last for ten years! Every household has so much food." My aunt raised her eyebrows.
"We also donated some to the imperial court and brought it to you. Each family only donated a few hundred kilograms, so it's not much less."
"Hey, you are twelve years old, and you are going to marry a big girl. Our mother-in-law family has to give you some face in advance." Her aunt patted her on the shoulder, and Suisui laughed dumbly.
It was so funny that her mother-in-law came to give her a face.
Zhou Chongguang walked out almost tremblingly, and without saying a word, he knelt on the ground with a thud.
"Zhou Chongguang, on behalf of the imperial court, I would like to thank the people of Xiushan and the little princess for your kindness."
All civil and military officials stood up and kowtowed to the people who were delivering food to Suisui and Xiushan.
I have only heard of the imperial court providing disaster relief to the people, but I have never heard of the common people providing disaster relief to the imperial court.
"I will write this IOU personally." Zhou Chongguang said solemnly.
The younger uncle smiled: "Master Lu said, I believe Mr. Zhou knows how to write."
Zhou Chongguang's face twitched, "Hey, teacher!" !
Mr. Lu has already spoken, how can he write? I can only add two more benefits to Xiushan. Hey, Your Majesty, I am sorry for you.
Come back and pay off your debt.
Zhou Chongguang stayed at the city gate to write an IOU, and the ministers took the people of Xiushan to put the grain into the warehouse.
All the people looked helpless, and the uncle couldn't bear it: "Pull five carts to give the people some supper, as gifts from the people of Xiushan." He waved his hand and immediately pulled five carts away.
These horses were all taken from Beidi when they attacked the city. One carriage can pull about one thousand kilograms.
Five thousand kilograms is enough to feed the people.
Moreover, it is not advisable to eat a big meal after being hungry for a long time. At most, drink a bowl of thick porridge.
"Well, let's send a pig over. It's a bit meaty and will make you stronger."
The uncle shook his head, hey, after two years of heavy snowfall, the people in Xiushan have become fat as balls.
I had nothing to do all day, so I just made food at home.
Everyone was shocked by Xiushan's generosity.
What shocked them the most was the endless flow of carriages.
Just now, the civil and military officials were still indifferent, but as the carriage entered the city, the boss who opened his mouth could not close it.
Every time a carriage came in, it would be inspected by the palace staff. Each carriage weighed a full thousand kilograms. There was only more, not less.
"One, two, three, four, five..."
Eighteen, nineteen, twenty..."
"Thirty-thirty-one..." The food was unloaded slowly, and the people were holding bowls, drinking steaming porridge, and counting as they ate.
Even so, the carriage outside still has no end in sight.
The legs of all the civil and military officials were sore from standing, but no one thought of sitting down. They all looked at Yan Suisui with gleaming eyes.
Damn it! !
Xiushan is really rich! !
At this moment, the whole world is witnessing the glory of Xiushan!
Even if hundreds of years have passed, this night is still a grand event that will be passed down from mouth to mouth!