Su Jinpa's reasonable words were met with a glare from the old man, who said, "You are a beautiful girl, but why do you speak so unreasonably?"
"The sea ban is wrong in the first place. The imperial court should have instituted the sea ban long ago. We people have grown up by the sea for generations and have relied on the sea to survive. The imperial court has banned the sea. What do we want to eat?"
"Now we finally have an official who has built a coastal defense for us, allowing us to fish in peace and contentment for a few years. But now we have been demoted again. Is this what the court does?"
Su Jinpa said angrily: "But it's you who sued Zheng Baorong for exorbitant taxes. Now that the matter has been dealt with, it's you who are complaining and dissatisfied. You're getting an advantage and still being good!"
"How can a girl talk?"
The old man was sullen and said loudly: "You are a little girl and you don't understand anything. Master, are you correct in what you said?"
Li Chen smiled lightly and said: "Yes, from your point of view, it is indeed right."
"People have to eat and make a living. Anyone who stops you from eating and making a living must be wrong."
The old man's expression became much more relaxed and he said, "My master is still listening and understands a lot."
Su Jinpa had never suffered such a grievance before, and his pretty face was so angry that he was slightly cold, and his silver teeth were biting secretly.
But facing an ordinary citizen in their sixties or seventies, she felt helpless and had nowhere to vent her anger.
"But the order to reduce the number of officials has been issued. There is nothing to play with. Even I am helpless about this matter."
Li Chen said warmly: "As for Weihaiwei's coastal defense, I believe there will be a way to solve it."
After speaking, Li Chen turned around and returned to the carriage.
The carriage started again, and the noise outside gradually faded away as it swayed.
Li Chen said to Su Jinpa, who was still very angry: "What, you can't figure it out?"
Su Jinpa gritted his teeth and said: "These people are too unreasonable. Does the court owe them anything? They deserve to be served comfortably by them? If you don't work hard and find a way, you will lose your money."
In front of them, you have to bend down to pick it up."
Li Chen was happy and said: "Actually, this is normal. Most people can't see the long term, and they don't want to see it. They only know that it is a bad thing to harm their own interests and make themselves suffer. Not everyone in this world
They are all gentle and kind, and most people are selfish. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a fairyland where everyone is a sage?”
"It's not right to get angry with them."
Su Jinpa looked at Li Chen and muttered: "You usually retaliate very harshly, but now you are generous."
"We treat things right on weekdays, but we treat people today. Human nature cannot be changed."
Li Chen rubbed his temples and said: "How difficult is it for a small Weihaiwei to spread to the whole world and govern the country?"
Su Jinpa looked at Li Chen with a tired face, and suddenly felt soft and distressed in his heart.
This overbearing and overbearing prince is actually a human being, not a god, and he will get tired.
Although he didn't say that he was wronged, Su Jinpa could feel that he was a little disappointed.
"Don't think about this, let's think about how to promote sweet potatoes. This is not an easy matter."
"The promotion of sweet potatoes should start from the capital city and the northern and southern Zhili areas."
Li Chen had already made a draft. He said: "This matter still needs to be managed by the Liu family. It would be inappropriate for the imperial court to directly intervene."
"The Liu family is originally a businessman and has many channels, so it is relatively easy to contact the people."
