I clearly wanted to be a tyrant, but how did I become the greatest emperor of all time?

Liu Wenzhuo arrived at Kangping Prefecture and was greeted by local officials.

Liu Wenzhuo was pleased that the officials in Kangping Prefecture were quite complete.

In order to reward the soldiers who went on the expedition, the imperial court allowed the wounded to automatically become officials in various prefectures and counties of Dai Viet.

Liu Wenzhuo had enough men under his command, so he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

After the court session, Liu Wenzhuo met with the magistrate of Kangping Prefecture.

The magistrate of Kangping Prefecture was a man with a simple and honest appearance.

But Liu Wenzhuo did not dare to underestimate him. Anyone who could make contributions in the Vietnam War and transfer to become a local governor must not be an ordinary person.

The magistrate of Kangping Prefecture was named Pei Yao. He was originally an artilleryman under Rand.

When attacking the Dai Yue Royal City, he fired accurately and blew up a tower.

However, when attacking from behind, the barrel of the rifle accidentally exploded, and Pei Yao was injured, so he chose to stay in Dai Viet as an official.

The magistrate was of the seventh rank, but he was still an official.

Pei Yao was also a contented person. While handling the affairs of Kangping Prefecture, he was waiting for the prefect sent by the court.

After hearing that Liu Wenzhuo was the runner-up in the imperial examination, Pei Yao and other rough guys all looked at him with admiration.

Liu Wenzhuo said, "Master Pei, how are the people's livelihood in Kangping Prefecture?"

At this point, Pei Yao sighed and said, "Sir, this Kangping Prefecture is really too poor!"

"The entire Kangping Prefecture has less than 30,000 households, which is not even as big as a county in the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"In addition to being small in number, these Dai Viet people are also very poor."

"Many families don't even have a pot to cook in."

Liu Wenzhuo was surprised and said, "I heard that all the grain from Dayue was sold to Yuhang. Why is it still so poor?"

Pei Yao said: "Those are several prefectures and counties in the central part of Dai Viet. Kangping Prefecture is in the southernmost part, with a small population and is ignorant and backward."

"Although rice can be harvested four times a year, these Dai Viet people are ignorant and lazy, and often watch the rice rot in the fields without harvesting it."

"In short, this is the situation in Kangping Prefecture."

Liu Wenzhuo continued to ask: "What about trade?"

Pei Yao said: "I am just a peasant, how can I know anything about trade?"

"But Kangping Prefecture has a large dock, and many large ships come there to resupply fresh water and food."

"These sea merchants are generous and can be considered a major source of income for Kangping Prefecture."

It turned out to be the case.

Liu Wenzhuo continued to patrol the entire Kangping Prefecture.

Kangping Prefecture is quite large, almost the same size as a prefecture within the Great Zhou.

There are three counties below. Liu Wenzhuo took a tour and found that it was indeed as Pei Yao described.

The people of Dai Viet are lazy and ignorant. The land is fertile but people are lazy in cultivating it.

The only place that is somewhat lively is Kangping Port.

This port was built under the supervision of the soldiers left behind by Tang Yan, and it is a very prosperous port.

This is the southernmost tip of the South Coast Peninsula. Ships sailing along the South Coast Peninsula will replenish food and fresh water here.

It is also relying on the income from Kangping Port that all the officials of Kangping Prefecture can be supported.

Dai Viet was a country that had just surrendered, and the imperial court exempted Dai Viet from taxes.

However, the salaries of Dai Viet officials and government expenses still needed to be raised by local governments.

Liu Wenzhuo visited many places and saw that many villages were filled with only old people and children, and the children were holding something like a wooden stick and chewing it.

Liu Wenzhuo asked Pei Yao: "What is this?"

"This thing is called sugar cane, and it is found in Southeast Asia and Dai Viet."

"It's like a seed. After you cut it off, you can chew it and it will produce sweet water."

"Many children in Dayue like to chew on this thing."

"Would you like to try it, sir? We also have it in the public fields of Kangping Prefecture."

Now Liu Wenzhuo became interested.

He asked Pei Yao to bring him a piece of sugarcane, and after taking a bite, he found it to be sweet and delicious.

Wait!

sugar cane!

Sweet!

Liu Wenzhuo came up with an idea!

He quickly asked, "Is this sugarcane long?"

Pei Yao said: "It's not difficult, just sow the seeds. There are many wild ones here, and we can't collect them all."

Liu Wenzhuo immediately said, "Okay! I've already thought of a way for Kangping Prefecture to make money!"

The next day, Liu Wenzhuo posted a notice in the yamen.

Kangping Prefecture purchased sugarcane, and as long as you delivered fresh sugarcane to the prefecture, you would receive the corresponding money.

sugar cane?

The people of Dai Viet are simply too familiar with this thing.

In order to fill their stomachs, many old people and children went into the dense forest, collected sugarcane and brought it to the gate of the government office.

Soon, the entrance to the yamen was filled with sugarcane.

Pei Yao asked doubtfully, "Sir, this sugarcane is not easy to preserve and is very easy to rot."

"We harvest so much sugarcane, but we can't send it to Da Zhou!"

Liu Wenzhuo laughed and said, "We are not selling sugarcane, we are selling sugar!"

"sugar?"

"When I was in charge of the New Palace Report, Lord Zhang Chai designed a press that could squeeze beets to produce sweet water."

The main source of sugar in the Great Zhou Dynasty was beets, a root plant similar to radish that could also be squeezed into sweet water.

Maltose and beet juice are the ways that the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty can get sugar.

The nobles will have one more choice of honey.

The sweetness of beets is far less than that of sugarcane. When Liu Wenzhuo tasted the sugarcane, he immediately thought of the sugar press.

If we squeeze the juice from sugarcane, make it into sugar and send it to Da Zhou, wouldn’t we become rich?

Soon, a workshop was built next to the government office of Kangping Prefecture in Daietsu.

The press is not complicated and can be made with a simple bamboo tube.

Squeeze the sugarcane to extract the juice, then set up a pot and start making sugar water.

When the syrup becomes thick, pour it onto a wooden board and wait for it to solidify.

After completion, cut the sugar cubes and wrap them in dried banana leaves so that they can be stored for a long time and transported over long distances.

After Pei Yao tasted a piece of candy, he could never forget the taste.

It is too sweet!

This is much sweeter than maltose and beet water!

Even sweeter than honey water!

This candy bar is sure to be a big seller!

Sugar is something that can make people feel happy. No matter what era, sugar is an important commodity.

Liu Wenzhuo personally brought some candies to Kangping Port.

When he gave the candies to the captains passing by, they said decisively: "We will buy as many candies as there are!"

Soon, the first batch of sugar was sold out, adding 60,000 taels of income to Kangping Prefecture!

Now everyone in Kangping Prefecture was dumbfounded.

Could it be that this prefect has the ability to turn stone into gold?

Liu Wenzhuo had also seen big scenes, so of course he would not be surprised by 60,000 taels of silver.

But he also saw the potential of sugarcane.

So Liu Wenzhuo encouraged the people of Dai Viet to grow sugarcane, and the government still purchased it at a unified price.

At the same time, Liu Wenzhuo is also researching other products.

"Sir, this candy is so profitable, don't we have enough to eat in Kangping Mansion?"

Liu Wenzhuo shook his head: "Kangping Prefecture is not the only place with sugarcane."

“It’s just that people don’t know how to squeeze the juice from sugarcane and make sugar cubes.”

"The profits from this product will definitely not last long, and the surrounding prefectures and counties will soon imitate it."

“Then the profits of sugar will surely decline!”