Chapter 616 - 186, what? How, how is this possible?
Mianshui County.
Zhao Ya held a local specialty, a pan-fried fish cake, nibbling on it as she walked, followed by the three brothers Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San.
They had already taken a stroll around Mianshui County.
They found this county town to be not much different from the ones they had passed through on their way.
The lives of the common people were also roughly the same: poor and difficult.
This was the normal state of the people in the Southern Territory, but comparatively speaking, Mianshui County’s commerce was rather developed. It wasn’t like other lesser counties; it had even caught up with the larger ones.
This was related to the level of the ruling officials.
Zhao Ya ate her fish cake and nodded slightly, "This Yelu does have some ability."
Mianshui County was originally a lower-tier county, not prosperous, and known as a place of poverty. However, after Yelu took charge, through his governance, he replaced the disorderly small guilds with one major guild. He clearly stipulated the amount of money all merchants and passing traders needed to pay to the guild, which saved them quite a bit of money.
This improved the business environment in Mianshui County, making traders more willing to do business here.