Chapter 60: Mother and son reunited!

"Come on, Lord Guo, I'll go ask some people , you can go ask them too!"

Guo Youzhi rolled his eyes in his heart. This matter was not his business in the first place, but now he was asked to do it.

However, Guo Youzhi also wanted to know whether the people really thought this new policy was good.

"Hey, fellow, wait a minute. I am the inspector sent by the court to monitor the implementation of this new policy!"

"I wonder if prices have stabilized recently? Are they rising?"

Although Guo Youzhi was reluctant, he still pulled a commoner over and asked him.

When the fellow villager heard that the person was sent by the imperial court, he quickly saluted.

"I am honored to meet you, sir. As for the prices, they are not bad. They are much lower than before!"

"Now we don't have to worry about food anymore. We can afford it and even have some spare money to buy other things."

Guo Youzhi nodded. He knew the advantages of this new policy and it would naturally be recognized by the people.

"So what do you think is wrong with this new policy?"

The fellow was immediately stumped: "If there is one bad thing about this, it's..."

“Let’s put it this way, the price of grain has come down, but the price of grain for farmers has also come down.”

"My cousin farms outside the city. In the past, he could sell the surplus to supplement his family income. But now that grain prices are low, they can't make much money from selling the land they worked so hard to grow to grain merchants."

“But overall, more people benefit from it!”

Guo Youzhi didn't expect that he actually asked a question.

Xiao Yan on the side also heard this question, so he immediately understood that the biggest drawback of this new policy was that the farmers' surplus grain was no longer valuable!

Of course, this is a very rare case, because it is difficult to have surplus food at this time unless there is a bumper harvest.

At present, there are still many people who cannot get enough food even though they farm the land.

Xiao Yan knew that this matter must be regulated, otherwise the people who had surplus grain would be unhappy!

"Okay, I'll take note of this and report it to my superiors when I get back!"

The commoner was a little anxious when he heard this: "Sir, if you report this and the grain price goes up, then don't say anything!"

"Now that the price has finally come down, it's really not okay to raise it any further!"

Guo Youzhi was in a dilemma for a moment. It was true. If the price of grain in farmers' hands was low, naturally no one would sell it. Then if there was a shortage of grain in the market, naturally the price would be high.

"this……"

This is an inevitable market law, and even Guo Youzhi can't do anything about it.

"Don't worry about this matter. We guarantee that the price will not increase and this problem will be solved!"

"Your Highness is not the one who would go back on his word!"

When Xiao Yan saw that Guo Youzhi didn't know what to say, he quickly explained.

"That's good, that's good. Hey, it would be great if all the people in the world could have enough to eat!"

"My lords, I'll take my leave now. We have something else to do!"

After the man left, Guo Youzhi looked at Xiao Yan and said, "Sir, what should we do about this?"

"Is there a problem?"

When Guo Youzhi said this, there was a hint of mockery in his tone.

"What's so difficult about this? It will be solved naturally when the time comes. Besides, I... I already have a solution. We can discuss it after we go back and publish it!"

Guo Youzhi didn't expect that Xiao Yan had a solution to the problem as soon as he heard it. He was shocked. Is this still the abandoned prince?

It feels like he has become a different person since he took over as regent.

"Let's go ahead and continue asking. After all, this is the opinion of a minority. In general, we still need to look at the opinions of the majority and make a comprehensive assessment."

Guo Youzhi also knew to understand public opinion, one cannot just ask one or two people and be done with it, one needs to ask more people.

So the two of them wandered around the East Market that morning, asked a lot of people, and got a lot of opinions, most of which were quite satisfactory.

"Sir, it's noon now, let's find a place to eat something first!"

Sande spoke as he looked at Xiao Yan and Guo Youzhi, who were sweating profusely.

The two of them were so excited asking questions that they didn't pay any attention to the time. If Sande hadn't reminded them, they would have forgotten the main purpose of their visit.

Of course, when acting, you have to do your best.

"Okay, let's go and take a look outside!"

When he reached the street and came out of the courtyard, Xiao Yan found the courtyard that Ye Youyue had mentioned to him and sat down.

"I can't do it anymore. I can't walk anymore. Let's take a break!"

"It's almost autumn, why is it still so hot? How about we go in and ask for a bowl of water?"

Guo Youzhi was also feeling very hot at this time, but he didn't dare to sit in front of Xiao Yan, so he could only lean against the wall.

At this moment, I heard a few girls' laughter coming from the yard.

As soon as Xiao Yan heard it, he knew it was Ye Youyou's voice. It seemed that he was right!

Seeing that there was no one around, Guo Youzhi said, "Your Highness, please wait here for a moment. Eunuch Sande and I will go in!"

Guo Youzhi still has his own thoughts, so it would be better for Xiao Yan not to show up easily. If something happens to him, he will be to blame.

Xiao Yan nodded, then flipped his palms to fan himself.

“Boom boom boom!”

"Is anyone here? It's too hot to pass by and ask for a bowl of water!"

Because this place was arranged by Xiao Yan, Ye Youyou was still very vigilant. It would be bad if this place was really exposed.

Ye Youyou came to the door vigilantly and asked, "Who is it?"

Then he looked out through the crack in the door and saw Xiao Yan fanning himself, and Sande and another person were standing in front of the door, so he opened the door.

"What do you want?"

Ye Youyou asked, pretending to be confused.

"Miss, we are the inspectors from the court. We are here to inquire about the people's situation. We passed by your house and would like to ask for a bowl of water to drink. Please give us a favor!"

Ye Youyou nodded and said, "Come in!"

After the two of them went in, Xiao Yan followed them in and closed the door!

Guo Youzhi looked around the yard in front of him, and when he saw a figure sitting on a chair with his back to him, he was stunned!

"Mom? Is that you...mom?"

Hearing Guo Youzhi's voice, Guo's mother was stunned at first, then slowly turned around!

When I saw the person in front of me, I burst into tears.

"Son! Is that you?"

Guo Youzhi hurried forward and knelt in front of Guo's mother.

"It's me, mother, it's me!"

Seeing the scene of reunion at this time, Xiao Yan felt quite emotional and wondered how his parents were doing in another time and space.

My departure must have brought them endless pain!

"That's not right, mother. Aren't you in your hometown? Why..."