dream of red mansion

With the army set out, the busiest department of the imperial court naturally belonged to the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Lin Ruhai has been guarding the lobby of the household department almost day and night for a while, trying his best to prepare military pay, food and grass.

Just at this time, Emperor Zhengqing made an appointment that puzzled everyone.

As an envoy, Zheng Shi'an, the left servant of the household department, went to the grassland to appease the Niegus tribe.

Outside the Meridian Gate, after the simple envoy ceremony was presided over by the Chief Assistant of the Cabinet, Liu Xiangbai, Minister of Rites, and Zheng Shian, Minister of Household, led their respective missions and set off.

"Brother Liu..."

"Brother Zheng..."

In front of the team, Liu Xiangbai hesitated for a moment, and said to Zheng Shi'an: "Brother Zheng, go here, be careful..."

Zheng Shi'an knew what Liu Xiangbai meant.Now that he's gone, his future is bleak!

Wang Ziteng sent a military report. Since the Cossacks broke through Tatar, although the Qiyan and Niegus gave way at the same time, after that, only the Niegus department secretly dispatched troops on the border adjacent to Dachu, obviously wanting to take advantage of the opportunity Conspiracy.

As for Qiyan, the largest tribe in the grassland, there has been no movement.

It seems that I made up my mind to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight...

It's no wonder that Emperor Zhengqing arranged for him to appease Niegus, because it was destined to never return.

Since more than ten days ago, when he angered Emperor Zhengqing and made Emperor Zhengqing withdraw from the court, he knew that he would not be able to please him.

Emperor Zhengqing gave a good reason.

"Master Zheng has the great talent of "subduing the enemy without fighting". It is better to send him to appease Niegus. If the war between the two countries can be avoided, then I think his strategy is effective, and the imperial court should do him a great service. .”

In this way, even He Shanbao had no excuse for wanting to protect him.

"Brother Liu, don't worry, Zheng Mou will definitely do his best to persuade the Ninggusi tribe to stop fighting and relieve the pressure on the court...

I can only hate that Your Majesty does not listen to my advice and refuses to negotiate peace with the Cossacks. I don’t know how many passionate sons of mine will be ruined in this battle.

Hey, if the Supreme Emperor is in power..."

"Brother Zheng!" Liu Xiangbai reminded him to speak carefully.

Although the two have a good personal relationship, he disagrees with his views.Seeing that he still insisted on his point of view at this time, he couldn't persuade him, so he just said "Take care", and then embarked on his own journey.

The King's Court of Qiyan is even farther away than the King's Court of Ninggus. After this trip, perhaps he can only return after the war is over.

I don't know how long it will take.

……

Although Jia Qing has been paying attention to the important affairs of the court, he is now an outsider and can only be a bystander.

However, he was not willing to be just a bystander.

He had said long ago that he would become one of the rulers of Great Chu within three years.

Although it was an accident that Emperor Zhengqing transferred him to the Princess Mansion, Jia Qing knew that it was impossible for him to stay in the Princess Mansion forever.

Sooner or later, Emperor Zhengqing will place him in an important position.

This battle between the Great Chu and the Cossacks must be an opportunity to reshuffle power.How could he let it go for nothing?

Hoarding food is his bargaining chip.

If the war goes well, it will be money.If it doesn't go well, his food may play a very crucial role.

In this way, you can also add more weight to yourself, so that Emperor Zhengqing can reuse him as soon as possible.

That's why he poured all the power of the Ningguo government into hoarding food.

Hoarding food requires a lot of silver!

Fortunately, Luzhu came back this time and brought him another 20 taels of silver notes...

He knew that Wu Xian'er must have known the news that he was going to stockpile food, so he specially sent Luzhu to bring him back the money.

Jia Qing was not hypocritical.Although he was surprised that Wu Xian'er could take out so much money in a short while, but he really needed it now, so even if Wu Xian'er got the money by killing people and stealing money, he still took it!

Calculated in this way, plus Daiyu's 40 taels of silver, he can add more than 30 shi, and he can stock up on a total of 70 shi of grain...

What an exaggerated figure!

Jia Qing believed that, apart from the treasury, no grain bank in the country could produce so much grain.

After handing over the silver to Li Yan for counting and putting it into the warehouse, Jia Qing recruited Yang Xu, Lai Sheng, Leng Zixing and others to make a total calculation of the grain collection again.

"Take the waterway! Taking the waterway can undoubtedly minimize the loss on the road."

Leng Zixing said.

Yang Xu also nodded: "The best way to transport grain in the south of the Yangtze River is naturally by water. However, there is still a problem that needs to be solved by the second master."

"what?"

"Cao Gang!"

When Jia Qing heard this, his heart moved.

"The Cao Gang controls the water transportation in the south of the Yangtze River. Without their support, we would have great difficulty in transporting and loading and unloading such a large batch of grain."

Jia Qing said: "Maybe I can solve this problem."

Yang Xu took a look at Jia Qing and said, "If this is the case, then the three granaries planned by the second master will be fixed. Both the capital and Nanjing can use some waterways to collect grain. Especially Nanjing, it should be the top priority. , Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "Suhu is cooked, the world is full", and Nanjing is undoubtedly the easiest to stock up on food. In Taiyuan, there is no problem with the second master Yun and Xunfeng's brothers.

Now that the war has just started, we don't have to rush to transport all the food to Taiyuan.The granary can be built first, and the grain in the two capitals will not be moved temporarily, which can also effectively reduce the loss.

In case of any change, as long as the food is in our hands, we can also freely decide how to dispatch it. "

"Okay, that's it for now."

Supplementary plans have been made, and Jia Qing is waiting to dissolve the meeting.Leng Zixing suddenly said: "Second Lord, the villain's family has very little property, so I wonder if I can invest in Second Master's grain hoarding plan."

Jia Qing said: "If you want to do it, you can send someone to do it yourself. Why should you vote for me?"

"Second Master is a person who does great things. How dare a villain compare with Second Master. Besides, I can't make any waves out of my little family background. Why don't I put it here with Second Master. You don't have to worry about it, and you can also help Second Master. Contributing to a small matter can be regarded as a thank you to the second master for his support and support to the villain over the years."

Leng Zixing could see clearly that if there were more traders like Jia Qing in Da Chu, the food price in Da Chu would definitely rise without war.Hoarding food at this time will definitely make money.

However, if he does this, it will create competition for Jia Qing.Now that he is living under Jia Qing's name, how can he do such a thing?