My brother's name is Jia Baoyu

Chapter 44 The Royal Merchant

Emperor Yuanjia handled it properly, and the disaster relief of Hejian Mansion officially entered the right track. Perhaps he felt the filial piety of Tu Yanqing, but Emperor Yuanjia was much gentler to Tuyan Qing this time, because the imperial physician said that he was in poor health. Coincidentally, due to overwork, this matter was almost completely handed over to Tu Yanqing.

It has been more than two months since the spring flood happened. During this period, relying on the rice grain dispatched by other state capitals, coupled with the secret support of the fourth prince and Jia Jin, finally did not cause a large number of refugees to riot. It is only the way that can be thought of now They have already been used, although the imperial court has already allocated silver taels for disaster relief, but the scarce rice noodles and other things have not been allocated for a long time, and the corners of Tu Yanqing's mouth are blistering.

This is what Jia Jin saw when he saw Tu Yanqing. He and Lin Ruhai looked at each other with admiration for Tu Yanqing in their eyes. If the person in front of him can sit in that position, he will be someone who loves the people like a son in the future. wise prince!

Picking up the chrysanthemum tea on the table and taking a sip, Tu Yanqing breathed a sigh of relief. He only slept for two or three hours every day these days, and discussed with counselors and followers every day. Because of this, Emperor Yuanjia even gave him the Tiger Talisman of the Huben Camp in Gyeonggi, so he has more things to plan, and the most important rice grain has not been dispatched yet, so why is he not in a hurry? .

"I know that His Highness Fourth loves the people like a child, but His Highness needs to take care of himself more. If you fall..."

Tu Yanqing waved his hand and interrupted Lin Ruhai's words: "It's nothing, it's just that I've been a little angry these few days. You also know the current situation in Beijing. Now that the national crisis is at stake, those people still only care about the petty gains in front of them. The day before yesterday, I found a few Shanxi merchants to buy some rice from them, but they all gave me excuses in every possible way, this group of silverfish villains really pissed me off!"

It's rare to see Tu Yan Qing, who is always calm and self-restraining, showing such a crazy performance. Jia Jin couldn't hold back for a moment and laughed out loud, which got Tu Yan Qing to roll his eyes.

After scolding those people, Tu Yanqing's mood also eased a lot, but his brows were deeply furrowed, obviously he still didn't have much idea about the matter in front of him.

Jia Jin did know what Tu Yanqing was worried about.

When the Great Zhou Dynasty overthrew the previous dynasty, Emperor Yuanwu, the founding emperor of the army, was funded by merchants with military supplies. Therefore, when discussing meritorious deeds and doing good deeds, these merchants were divided into feudal titles, just like the ancestors of the Xue family where Baochai lived. , was awarded the title of "Ziwei Sheren" because of the award, and even held a position in the Ministry of Households, operating many industries as a royal comprador, so these people were also very prosperous in the early days.

Although in the period of Emperor Yuanjia, the selection and evaluation of the imperial merchants were handed over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the old royal merchant family still had an unshakable position. Business competition is fierce!

Newly promoted businessmen want to stand and live, more or less have to find some aristocratic families to rely on. These aristocratic families in Beijing are used to judging the situation. In order to please the fourth prince, he handed over the interests in his hands.

"Those people asked for two taels of silver per stone. Even in normal years, the price of grain would not be so high. It is obvious that they are taking advantage of this flood to make money for the country. There are many forces behind these people. But they can't do it!"

Speaking of this, Tu Yanqing was very angry.

Lin Ruhai and Jia Jin got acquainted with each other. They had discussed the countermeasures for this matter earlier, but now they can be used. It's just that this method is insidious, which makes Lin Ruhai hard to say. Jin came forward.

Jia Jin curled her lips, he knew that his uncle was an old man, and he had to come forward in such a matter, obviously it was decided by the two of them together.

Jia Jin muttered "Old Fox" in a low voice, but still resigned herself to his fate, walked up to Tu Yanqing, and said to him, "Fourth Uncle is worried about the rice grains for disaster relief? I have a plan here, it's me and Uncle Lin I thought of it together, so you might as well listen to it!"

Jia Jinte put the accent on the word "Uncle Lin", and after finishing speaking, she glanced at Lin Ruhai with a trace of satisfaction in her eyes.

Lin Ruhai: Boy, don't fall into my hands next time.

Tu Yanqing saw the eyebrow-eye lawsuit between the two, and he cleared his throat and said solemnly: "If this matter can be resolved, if you ask me for anything in the future, as long as it is not something criminal, I will agree to it." you!"

Jia Jin little fox: The goal has been achieved!

Jia Jin said: "I heard that the Ministry of Internal Affairs intends to select the number of imperial merchants. In my opinion, we might as well play tricks on this imperial merchant's quota!"

"Huh?" Tu Yanqing was puzzled.

"In the past, the imperial merchants selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs were either relying on the favor of their ancestors or relying on the backing behind them. There were only a few people back and forth, but although these people enjoyed the favor of the royal family, more What they are plotting is their own self-interest, if they are allowed to go on wantonly, it is not advisable!"

"Now that the Hejian Mansion is flooded, if there is any merchant who can help the royal family to solve problems, can we give more preferential treatment to this imperial merchant? I heard that these fabrics, silks, and spices are all rich! This time the Ministry of Internal Affairs Let’s choose, we might as well let them go to the one with the highest price!”

Tu Yanqing frowned and pondered. He didn't think this idea was bad, but it involved the interests of the family, and how to operate it was a difficult task.

"It's just a pity that businessmen pay more attention to their low status. If they can get the immediate benefits and change their status, do you think it is necessary for them to be attached to those aristocratic families? Who is willing to go on like this!"

"Three days ago, I let people spread the news that the number of imperial merchants selected by the Ministry of Internal Affairs has increased from the original eight to sixteen. The eight new merchants will not only be allowed to operate the royal industry In addition, a quota for admission to the Imperial Academy will be given, so that if the future generations are promising, they can get rid of their business status, and if they want to take the scientific examination and become an official in the future, they can do it!"

"In this way, those merchants who were originally attached to the aristocratic families will definitely find a way out for future generations, and I'm afraid they will fight for their heads at that time!"

After Jia Jin finished speaking, Tu Yanqing stood up from his seat: "In this way, the rice for disaster relief can be obtained from these merchants!"

Although this method seems to be taking advantage of the fire, it is very useful for the current situation. It can solve the current predicament and dissolve the alliance between the family and the imperial merchants for many years. It can be said to kill two birds with one stone.

Now that a decision has been made on this matter, Jia Jin is ready to leave. Lin Ruhai is still a saint on the surface, and if people see her, he may cause trouble.

Just as Jia Jin was about to stand up, Yan Qing, the disciple above him, suddenly said, "Do you still have that elixir?"

Hearing this, Jia Jin's heart thumped. He knew that this question could not be avoided. After all, anyone would think about such a miraculous pill. I also got it by chance, and the medicine primer is even rarer in the world, and I also made one by chance!"

The implication is that things are rare, and he is gone here!

I thought it was a pity that Tu Yanqing would still say it, but he didn't want him to say: "It's so good, this kind of elixir is too miraculous, if you insist on asking for it, I'm afraid you will become addicted to this way, if you don't have it, it's gone, don't be obsessed! "

Jia Jin: ...I don't have that thought at all!

"The elixir is miraculous, taking it can prolong life, maybe it can make you live forever, so you..." Don't you have that thought at all?

Tu Yan smiled indifferently, but he answered simply: "If you say no, you may not believe it, but life is fixed, why force it?"

Jia Jin's eyes widened suddenly, and the indifferent Tu Yanqing in front of him suddenly overlapped with the sapphire blue figure in his memory. He had inexplicably liked this person the first time he saw Tu Yanqing, didn't he?

Jia Jin shook her head, shaking off the absurd thoughts in her head!

That fairy is respected in the heavens, how could he enter the world of mortals because of his stubborn stone this year?

Tu Yanqing asked this question because Emperor Yuan Jia summoned him to the palace yesterday, and asked him insincerely if he still had any elixir that he hadn't offered. Dare to hide his secrets and wait for it, so he prevaricates Emperor Yuan Jia!

After the three of them finished speaking, they wanted to leave.

The place they came to today is remote, and it is a mansion under the name of the fourth prince's disciples. They thought it should be safe and sound, but something happened when they left.

Jia Jin's five senses are keen. When he just stepped out of the room, his body froze suddenly, and then he felt a cold gaze resting on him!

Subconsciously, Jia Jin's footsteps stopped, and he made a fuss about it. Except for a few guards not far away, he didn't find any mysterious people.

His actions naturally aroused the doubts of the disciples Yan Qing and Lin Ruhai behind him, and they both stopped at the same time.

Lin Ruhai's eyes signaled Jia Jin what happened, but Jia Jin turned around and suddenly whispered something to him.

After a while, Lin Ruhai walked out of the room with an angry face. His face was full of anger, as if he had suffered some great humiliation, and he walked quickly to the carriage at the gate of the courtyard.

Jia Jin who came out immediately seemed to be saying something to Tu Yanqing, but Tu Yanqing's face was dark, and it was obvious that he was extremely angry.

Jia Jin said a few more words, seeing that Tu Yan Qing was still looking gloomy, he bowed to Tu Yan Qing, and quickly caught up with Lin Ruhai.

It wasn't until the carriage drove far away that Jia Jin felt the chill gradually dissipate. He looked up and saw Lin Ruguan's earnest face, and shook his head gently at him.

When the carriage arrived in the downtown area, Lin Ruhai saw that Jia Jin's expression turned pale, and then asked, "You mean someone was spying on us just now?"

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