Fang Zheng looked up one by one and immediately saw three people looking at him with burning eyes, and he quickly laughed.

"Eat! Why are you watching what I do?"

"Thunder! Thunder!" Li Yuanzhao shouted excitedly.

"How can there be any thunder from the sky! You can't believe the things about gods, ghosts and strange things. Let's eat together! After dinner, I will personally take Mr. Li to visit the scenery of my Taoyuan!"

Although Fang Zhengyi had a relaxed expression on his face, his mood was a little heavy.

Damn Lao Li! If I didn’t mention this, I wouldn’t have so many worries!

When I traveled back in time, I was fucking doing disaster relief! After two years of peaceful life, is it possible that I still need to provide disaster relief!?

Emperor Jing looked at Fang Zhengyi with scrutiny in his eyes, and then continued to eat with his head down.

There was silence at the dinner table for a while, and no one spoke.

After dinner, the four of them walked out of Qingchang Tower, and they all made a tacit agreement not to mention the flood in Jianjiang River again.

Seeing the slight silence, Fang Zheng smiled and said, "The last time you guys came here, it was just a few days to take a look around."

"Today, I have nothing to do, but your master is also here. I will personally take three of you to take a closer look at Taoyuan County."

“If you have something you like, just buy it, you might find some new business opportunities!”

Emperor Jing also suppressed his worries and said curiously: "County Magistrate Fang, there are two things that Mr. Li has been unclear about. Please ask Magistrate Fang to clarify his doubts."

"Speaking?"

"First, why did Taoyuan County not keep such a money-making opportunity for itself but instead gave it to Li?"

"Secondly, when Li looked around the country, there was never a place where officials were as polite to merchants as county magistrates. Why is this?"

In fact, I wanted to ask about these two things last time I came to Emperor Jing, but I was in such a hurry that I didn't bother.

In today's world, being a businessman is a lowly profession, and no one looks down on him. Fang Zhengyi's attitude is really rare, and he has no airs.

"Haha! Lao Li has great vision! Because I am such a warm-hearted person!"

Emperor Jing: "............"

You are so bragging! Guo Tianyang curled his lips in disdain.

Fang Zhengyi continued:

"The reason why I leave it to you is simply because there are too few people in Taoyuan County who are educated and sensible. The officials in Taoyuan County can still look after me a little, but when I go to other places, I am afraid that there will be no scraps left!"

"Secondly, the importance of merchants is no less important than that of agricultural workers. Lao Li, you should understand this too!"

"Just like rice is only worth a few cents in the hands of farmers, but if it is taken to the county and made into peach blossom fan wine, it will be worth a hundred times!"

"It's like the porcelain you sell from the South can double in value when shipped to the North!"

"It all depends on the flow of merchants. This is called resource allocation! Only when resources are allocated in place can everything be of maximum value. So do you think merchants are important?"

"Of course, this is only a small part of the reason. Although the outside world looks down upon businessmen, I definitely don't have this culture in Taoyuan County!"

"A number of small buildings are being built in the south of Taoyuan County. Are you interested in buying one? If you don't have enough money, the county can also provide loans!"

“I can’t guarantee anything else, but Taoyuan County is definitely the best choice for living and retirement care!”

Seize the time to let Lao Li buy a house in Taoyuan County, and try to tie him up in Taoyuan County. Mr. Fang's little abacus is making a sound.

You are selling things both inside and outside your words. What kind of official do you think you are? Guo Tianyang said angrily: "Merchant is not involved in production. If we encourage merchants and everyone in the world goes into business, wouldn't it be chaotic?"

"Huh?" Fang Zheng was stunned.

Aren't you just a fucking businessman? Where do you stand?

Seeing that Fang Zhengyi's expression was a bit awkward, Guo Tianyang knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly made up for it: "This has been the truth since ancient times!"

Fang Zhengyi sneered: "Since ancient times, silk and tortoise shells have been used to write, why do you still use paper?"

"Since ancient times, we have been cultivating people through slash-and-burn farming. Why are plows and oxen used now?"

"Is it right since ancient times? Is it right to stick to the old ways? If everyone in the world is a merchant, the world will be in chaos. If everyone in the world is a scholar, the world will be in chaos."

"Not everyone has the ability to study, and not everyone has the ability to be a businessman."

"A person can both farm and be a businessman, study and farm at the same time. Is this a contradiction?"

"Lao Guo! Fortunately you are a businessman, your mind is too rigid!"

"The reason why Taoyuan County is so wealthy is because everyone in the world despises merchants but only this county values ​​them. Taoyuan County can be what it is today!"

Guo Tianyang blushed: "Then if there are more people working as merchants, there will be fewer people and less time farming, and the world's food will not be enough. As you said, wouldn't it mean that the land will be starved to death!"

"Old Li! Your accountant is rebellious! He looks down on you!"

Fang Zheng was too lazy to pay attention to him and directly complained to Emperor Jing.

"Ah! This...I'm not, I didn't, don't talk nonsense!" Guo Tianyang's face was full of blood, and he quickly waved his hands to deny it.

Emperor Jing quickly smoothed things over and said seriously: "My accountant is being disrespectful. I will discipline him well when I get back!"

Guo Tianyang suddenly felt aggrieved like a little daughter-in-law.

Damn it! You are so stupid and don’t follow the rules! You can actually put the blame on us!

Li Yuanzhao was so excited that he almost couldn't help but clap his hands.

Interesting! So interesting! This Fang Zhengyi is indeed a wonderful person!

Not only do you have sympathy with me, but you can also quarrel with others.

It would be great if there was such an interesting person in the palace.

Those masters will tell themselves the truth with a straight face!

A few people continued to stroll on the street, and people kept saying hello to Fang Zhengyi on the road. Guo Tianyang kept a straight face and said nothing. He had made up his mind that he would never say a word again when Fang Zhengyi was present!

Li Yuanzhao looked left and right and suddenly found a bookstall.

Thinking that my father would burn his books when he went back, I couldn't help but get moved.

Why not take advantage of this opportunity and buy two! Liu Jin couldn't bear to buy his miscellaneous books from the private sector.

If they were all burned, wouldn’t there be no books left to read?!

So he quickly ran to the bookstall, and Fang Zheng and others ignored him and just chatted on their own.

Li Yuanzhao ran to the bookstall and picked up a book, and was dumbfounded.

The title of the book clearly reads: "Magistrate Fang vs. Thanos"

"Boss! What are you writing in this book?"

When the bookstall owner saw it, he was very happy: "You are from out of town! You don't know this. I just want to buy a book and go back and have a look!"

"This book tells the story of an alien demon destroyer who invaded Jingguo. Magistrate Fang collected seven infinite gems and presented them to the emperor to send troops to exterminate the demon."

"It's so exciting! Fifty books a book!"

"Ah? Thanos? What are infinity stones?" Li Yuanzhao was dumbfounded, why didn't I know about this!

Father has also defeated demons from outside the territory?

It happened that several people caught up at this time.

Fang Zheng looked behind him, his face turned red, and he couldn't help but touch his nose.

I thought to myself, what bastard has written the story I made for the children into a book?

It seems like it’s time for me to take charge of Taoyuan County’s cultural industry!

Emperor Jing burst out laughing when he saw the title of the book.

Li Yuanzhao opened the book, took a look at it and said with disdain: "There is such a book! It's all written in vernacular, so much paper is wasted!"

Then he took out a few books from the bookstall, such as "Young Aqiu", "Knights of the Martial Arts", "Gold Medal County Magistrate" and so on.

Li Yuanzhao read several books in a row and wondered: "Why are they all in vernacular! How strange!"

Emperor Jing couldn't help but look sideways, and he saw that this was indeed the case: "County Magistrate Fang! Can everyone in Taoyuan County publish a book!? And this book is all in vernacular."

Books written in this era were basically written in classical Chinese and vernacular. In the eyes of scholars, they were considered inferior and must be criticized. Therefore, Fang Zhengyi did not find it strange that the two of them had this question.

Fang Zhengyi explained: "Yes! As long as you pay for it, my printing shop in Taoyuan County can publish books for people! As for this vernacular, there are not many scholars in Taoyuan County, and it is not easy to know the characters!"

"It would be great to have books to read and learn more words. Those silly things are meaningless!"

Li Yuanzhao retorted: "It's so superficial! It's just a waste of white paper!!"

Fang Zheng laughed and laughed without getting annoyed. This is the limitation of thinking, just like an old killer who looks down on energetic young people.

But time will give the answer.

"How can the vernacular become vulgar? What is a good book? A good book can be understood by the common people and found useful."

"If I print some Four Books and Five Classics for them, it will only add trouble to the people. Those who are determined to learn will look for more profound books."

"A few years ago, the people of Taoyuan were all refugees. There were countless people in the county who could read on their fingers. Now most people are willing to read this book in their spare time. Do you think it's a good idea or not?"

Li Yuanzhao was dissatisfied and said: "Of course it's not good! Wouldn't such vulgar words stain people's eyes? What's more, the content that can be explained clearly in just a few words has been written in vernacular for such a long time!"
To be continued...