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In addition to inspecting Xiangzhou, Ji Si's trip was also to recruit emperor merchants to supply food. The news could reach the ears of Emperor Chengde, and naturally reach the ears of King Liang and the others. The news spread throughout the court overnight. Come on, it's hard to tell the truth from the fake, and it's hard to find the source. I don't know when the news came out. It's like it came out of nowhere. The major forces in the court didn't say anything on the surface, but they had plans in their hearts.

Both the imperial court and the merchants in the capital of Lin'an were a little flustered. They were not sure whether the news was true or not, and they were all waiting to see the emperor's attitude. But after this night passed, they didn't hear an imperial order to refute the rumors. They just let it go without admitting it or not. The ambiguous attitude is even more confusing.

Scholars, farmers, businessmen, and the stone of the country have never changed in history. Merchants are the last in the lowest position. However, in the history of the Jin Dynasty, it is not without precedent that merchants were reused. , the court was unstable, and the corporal Gaozu Lixian disregarded all opinions, treated the five major civil and commercial families with national ceremonies, appointed the head of the family to be promoted, and was granted the imperial title of "Imperial Merchant", directly reaching the holy audience, and rich and noble.

They provided corresponding materials for the supply and demand of the royal family and foreign wars. The royal family gave them privileges and status different from ordinary merchants. In their heyday, they monopolized the food, tea and salt of the Jin Dynasty. When Wenzu came to the throne, the five great families had too much power and money, and they were caught in partisan disputes. Wenzu ordered to take back the title of "Imperial Merchant". Since then, the five great families have gradually declined, and there is no "Imperial Merchant" until now.

Therefore, everyone knew what this "Imperial Merchant" represented, and they were ready to move.

The three major factions in the DPRK and China were even more flustered. They hadn't heard the news beforehand, and the lights in their respective study rooms had been on all night.

Li Hongyang didn't rest last night, and he came to the official department early this morning, and discussed with Yan Hao for a long time. When he came out of the yamen, he met Rui Wang Li Hongxuan. After turning around, a voice came from behind:

"His Royal Highness," Li Hongxuan greeted him with a smile on his face, "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

Li Hongxuan is the youngest among them, but his means and scheming should not be underestimated. Compared with Li Hongye, this person is more threatening. After all, there is the Pingbei General's Mansion behind him, and that is the Pingbei army. In a real fight, neither he nor Li Hongye may be this person's opponent.

Thinking of this, Li Hongye turned around and smiled, "Suddenly remembered that I still have some official business to deal with, and I am about to go, why is King Rui here?"

"Go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to file a few case files." Li Hongxuan said with a smile.

"That's it, I won't bother King Rui anymore." After speaking, he turned around and wanted to leave.

"No hurry." Li Hongxuan stretched out his hand to stop him, moved forward a little, and said in a low voice, "His Royal Highness has raised a good dog. It is obedient and capable, and can please the owner. It is a little different from the ones raised by others. This secret of keeping a dog is quite curious, can you tell me a thing or two?"

"What does King Rui mean?" Li Hongyang frowned, his tone full of displeasure.

"It's nothing interesting," Li Hongxuan shrugged, "It's rare for you and my brother to meet each other, so just chat casually."

"It's easy to say, when there is a chance, I will invite King Rui to have a drink."

"That's right, His Royal Highness, go slowly."

Li Hongyang nodded slightly, turned around and took only a few steps, when Li Hongxuan's voice came from behind him, "I heard that His Majesty has entrusted the king of Qin to take charge of the imperial examination."

The wind picked up and rustled the leaves. The person in front didn't stop walking, as if he didn't hear the words.

The guard of Prince Rui's Mansion, who had been standing behind him with his head down, walked up cautiously until he could no longer see anyone, and respectfully reminded him, "My lord, are we not going to the Proposal Sect of the Ministry of Punishment?"

Hearing this, Li Hongxuan glanced sideways at him, "I won't go."

The guard was a little puzzled.

Li Hongxuan didn't say much, just took out the fan inserted in his belt from his waist and abdomen, held the handle of the fan with his thumb and forefinger and opened it up and down with a "swish" sound, and fanned himself unparalleled, "This king of conspiracy and tricks Headache, the weather is so rare today, why not go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice, it's cold and humid there, go for a walk, go eat flower wine!"

After one night in Lin'an, there was a sudden treacherous situation and an undercurrent. The person who caused this situation was Ji Si, the servant of the household department who was far away in Xiangzhou.

Compared with others who were anxious and flustered, Ji Si seemed much calmer. He cleaned his hands without haste, picked up the teacup and used the lid to skim off the tea stalks, then lowered his eyes to blow the cooling air. After a few strokes, he drank in satisfaction He took a sip, then closed the lid and put it gently on the table, relaxed his body and looked at the chair, sitting with his legs crossed, one hand resting on the armrest of the chair, the other hand on the table, lightly tapping the table top and bottom with five fingers , with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he raised his eyes and scanned the people in the hall.

No one made a sound in the hall, and the sound of fingers hitting the table was very clear, as if through the eardrums, directly hitting the apex of everyone sitting there. If you knock hard, their heartbeat will also follow. Speed ​​up.

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Suddenly, Ji Si stopped, coughed, and turned to ask Dou Yuanliang who was beside him, "Master Dou, you just said that these business executives are willing to donate food to Xiangzhou for the relief of refugees?"

"Exactly." Dou Yuanliang bowed his body, "These are all rich merchants from various prefectures in Longxi. They handed over invitations this morning, and they just wanted to talk about it with Mr. Shi Lang in person."

"Oh," Ji Si raised his eyebrows, "do the stewards really mean this?"

"It's absolutely true," the fat man in brown clothes hurriedly stood up to answer, "Cao Min Taizhou is in charge of the Chenjialiang branch. The head of our family is increasingly worried about the flood in Xiangzhou. Taizhou and Xiangzhou are both in the west of Longxi. Eighteen prefectures, it is equivalent to coming out of the same school, and they should be united in the same spirit. If something happens to Xiangzhou, Taizhou may not be able to benefit, especially those of us who do business Yes, I have to walk around all year round. The zygotes I meet on the road, the old Hehai who eats money from the floating money, will become sheep in their eyes. If the chief executive does not manage it properly, all officers and soldiers The master is on the ground, and he can't run horses these days, let alone earn money, and we have to do our best when we need it."

"That's exactly what it means," said another person, "where do you come from when you have no country in your heart? How can you just sit back and watch something happen in Xiangzhou? Our Liangzhou was also hit by floods, so we can empathize even more because of this." Shou, this flood is a natural disaster. Natural disasters are merciless and there is love in the world. We will tide over the difficulties together. We are both citizens of Dajin. If we donate food to Xiangzhou, we are saving our own people. We eat Dajin grain and step on Dajin For the land of Jin, it is the responsibility of each of us to do our best for the great Jin, although three hundred dan is not much, it is the loyalty of our business."

"The steward is right. Our Shenji Lianghao also means the same thing. We are willing to donate [-] dans of grain to the people of Xiangzhou. We only hope to work together to tide over the difficulties."

"We offer two hundred loads..."

"There is a hundred tans of grain here..."

"Master Shi Lang, our business has shipped [-] loads of food, and the grain has already been transported outside the city. We will immediately transport it into the city after a word from Mr. Shi Lang."

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All kinds of voices in the hall were noisy, Ji Si put his head on his hands and squinted his eyes and smiled, and waited until the quarrel was almost over before getting up with a yawn, "It's rare that all the stewards have such a heart of loyalty to the emperor and patriotism, even though the flood in Xiangzhou is a natural disaster, But our Dajin people work together and unite as one. We are not limited to states and cities, but take a country as our home. It is a great honor for us to be transparent about right and wrong. Tens of thousands of people in the city will miss you today. For this reason, the one who looks at the grain collection is the official or a novice, so let Mr. Du be responsible."

When he said this, he pouted at Du Heng who was standing at the door, "Remember the name of the company, the person in charge, where the company is located, how much food is donated, and what it is. The official Erben returned to Beijing to report to the emperor, and he will never forget that the heads of each family have helped you today, so I wish you an order to thank you."

Du Heng glanced across the crowd and looked at him, he understood, nodded slightly and said: "Yes."

Then he led a group of people out of the hall.

"Why are you still sitting here?" Ji Si looked at Cui Hao and his party with a puzzled expression on his face, "The food is already here, why are you still here? If you finish your work earlier, I can return to Beijing earlier. It's all gone, it's gone, Mr. Dou's warehouse report and that matter are still settled, but you can sit still, this food will not be released, and tens of thousands of Xiangzhou people will have to live and die?"

"I'll go and arrange it now." Dou Yuanliang wiped the sweat on his forehead and retreated.

When the people dispersed one after another, there were only a few serving maids left. Ji Si breathed a sigh of relief and looked up to take a sip of tea. From the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a middle-aged man at the end, and was a little puzzled, "Which firm are you from? Why? Another time?"

Hearing the sound, the man quickly knelt down to salute, and said respectfully and politely: "The little manager of Xiangzhou Yuanliangliang, Zheng Si, has seen Mr. Minister."

Ji Si curled his lips when he heard the name of the grain number, but it was fleeting, then he waved his hands without looking at him, drank his tea with his head down, and said impatiently: "Okay, if you donate grain, just donate." Food is carried back and forth and queued up for records.”

"The little one didn't just come here to donate food." The man replied.

"Not for food donations?" Ji Si frowned, "Why don't you come here for food donations? Could it be that you are looking for my own pleasure?"

"The little ones don't dare, because the matter of Xiangzhou has taken care of the adults. Now Xiangzhou has to rely on the adults. If the adults are well, Xiangzhou will be safe, so the head of the family found a few thousand-year-old ginseng, so that the adults can replenish their health." It will hurt your heart."

"Honor me?" Ji Si laughed out loud, "The people of Xiangzhou are so simple and warm, pass it over and have a look."

"Yes."

Hearing the sound, the man bowed his head and approached slowly, and handed over a small box.

After taking it, Ji Si noticed that the box was sinking, probably because the contents inside were not light. He opened a gap and took a look. Inside was a box of neatly arranged gold bars. The golden light was particularly dazzling. He raised his eyes and looked at the The man glanced at it, then closed the box, and said in a calm tone: "This ginseng is really good, I have a heart, thank you for your family."

"It's good that your lord is satisfied," Zheng Sidao, "The head of the family said that if the food effect is good, I will send some to your lord another day. As for the flood, Xiangzhou is an old city. Now it is in trouble, and the enlightenment just ignores it. We are far away. Liang is willing to gather the strength of Quanliang, not asking for three thousand dan of grain to help the people of Xiangzhou, but only for the prosperity of the country and the people, the prosperity of the Jin Dynasty and the prosperity of the world, just for peace of mind."

"Okay," said Ji Silang in a loud voice, "what a prosperous country, the people are safe, and the Jin Dynasty is prosperous and healthy. When I return to Beijing, I must mention your Yuanliangliang in front of your Majesty. This kind of good people should be known to all people. Model, rationality is rewarded."

"Thank you, Mr. Minister, since he is so small, I won't bother you."

Ji Si stared at the person's back for a long time, picked up the teacup and drank the cold tea in one gulp, and carried the box out of the front hall. It was rare that it wasn't raining outside, but there was some sunshine.

He stared at the locust tree for a long time, and the smile deepened at the corner of his mouth.

When the fish is hooked, it's time for the fish behind to reel in.

The problem of food shortage was solved, and the stone in everyone's heart was also dropped. At present, everything is going on as Ji Si thought. He is in such a good mood that when soaking in hot water, he leans against the bathtub Humming a ditty with his eyes closed, he felt uncomfortable and happy.

The cool night is like water, and the breeze beats the window.

Another gust of wind blew in, Ji Si frowned, opened his eyes hurriedly to look back, but saw nothing, felt weird in his heart, and slowly retracted his gaze a little uneasy, when he suddenly saw a person standing not far in front of him, his pupils subconsciously Zooming in, almost screaming, pinching his own thigh, suppressing the cry for help that had reached his throat, staring at the person in front of him and blinking, then smiled with his lips curled up, raised his eyebrows and said: "It's a coincidence that Ziheng came here. If it had been earlier or later, I would have been outside."

He pointed out the bucket.

Qi Ran turned his head away from the person in the bathtub, and asked sharply, "Ji Si, what do you want to do?"

"Do we have to talk like this?" Ji Si pointed to him and then to himself, "Can Shaoqing let me put on some clothes first?"

Qi Ran didn't move, still maintaining this posture.

Ji Si sighed, poured hot water on himself with his hands, and said in a flat tone: "The Ministry of Households recorded the number of people and farmland in the 230 and five prefectures of Dajin Ten Roads to facilitate tax collection. Xiangzhou recorded in the Ministry of Households The registered population is only 3000, and the farmland is 20 mu. The common people leave their own food and hand over the grain. The Xiangzhou government office can store at least 30 dan in the granary. This is the record made by the Ministry of Households more than ten years ago. Yes, since Dou Yuanliang took office, he has reclaimed the mountains. It is estimated that the amount of farmland in Xiangzhou must be at least 20 mu. The warehouses in Xiangzhou can have at least [-] dans of grain every year. The flood has not reached January, so there is not enough food. What? Unless..."

"Unless Dou Yuanliang hid food." Qi Ran said sharply.

The author has something to say:

small theater:

Ji Si: You have seen my body, you have to be responsible.

Qi Ran: I didn't

Ji Si: You have!

Qi Ran: I didn't

...omitted tens of thousands of words

Keith: You didn't

Qi Ran: I have.

Ji Si: Then you are in charge

tips:

Lao He: Thieves.

The old partner who eats floating money: water thief.

Sheep sticks: fat sheep.

The conversion unit in the Tang Dynasty was that one mu of land yielded one load of grain, and one load of grain equaled one hundred catties.

There is a bug in the system, I don’t know why, it was updated at nine o’clock