Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

Yin Chengyu didn't expect Xue Shu to come.

He set off on the sixth day of the first lunar month, and traveled on the road for eighteen days. After arriving in Wuchang Mansion, he went around non-stop to investigate the disaster situation for several days. It is now February.

Counting the time, Xue Shu arrived only a few days later than him, almost as soon as he left Beijing, he followed.

But even so, the two were separated for nearly a month.

Their eyes met in the air, and the two stared at each other for a long time.

Yin Chengyu was still calm, but Xue Shu's eyes were full of waves, full of strong emotions that people dare not look directly at.

Under the gaze of everyone, Xue Shu strode forward.He was shrouded in chills, as if coming in a snowstorm, but he saluted extremely restrainedly: "Xue Shu has met His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yin Chengyu stared at him with lowered eyes, and saw the frost and snow that had condensed in his hair. This man didn't know how long he had traveled.

His heart softened suddenly, but he just looked away calmly.He didn't ask the reason, but said the business first: "How many people did Governor Xue bring here this time?"

"More than a hundred people, not many, but they are all good detectives in Dongchang."

In fact, these people were brought in to search for the whereabouts of the old god.

Yin Chengyu knew how much he controlled Dongchang. Since he opened his mouth, he must be sure, so he didn't refuse. Instead, he agreed and asked someone to move the seat for him.

And he continued to negotiate disaster relief charters with one kind of officials.

In addition to raising winter supplies, snow removal is also an imminent problem.

In February, there is no continuous heavy snowfall, but the weather is still not getting warmer, and the winter snow does not melt, but condenses into ice.It not only hinders the travel of ordinary people, but also greatly affects the transportation of disaster relief materials.

"The garrison in Huguang has already participated in snow removal, but the ice and snow are too thick and wide-ranging, and it will be difficult to remove them for a while."

Huguang is located in the central part of Dayan, with no borders or sea, and there are not many troops stationed there.Now that there is a snow disaster, most of the garrison has been sent to remove the snow, but it is still not enough.

"Just relying on the garrison for too long, we need to try to mobilize the people to remove the snow together." Yin Chengyu said.

A county magistrate under the Wuchang Mansion sighed, "It's freezing cold, with no clothes or food, how can the common people go out?"

The snow disaster is no different than others. During the cold winter, the common people stayed behind closed doors, just suffering hard, hoping that the winter would pass.But the government couldn't wait. There was no sign of warming up this day. If they stayed until March, how many people would freeze to death and starve to death.

"After all, there is still no food."

At such a time, money is not easy to use.Nowadays, the prices of rice, grain, cotton clothes and charcoal in the Huguang area are frighteningly high.It is to use work as relief, and directly distribute money. One person has worked a day's work in the cold winter, and the copper coins received may not be enough to buy a meal of rice.

The people are not stupid. Instead of going out to starve and suffer from the cold, it is better to stay at home, maybe a few more days.

Yin Chengyu frowned deeply, thinking about the solution.

Now rice grains are the root, but according to what Zhifu Yu said, the Zhou family acted cautiously, and if they wanted to find the other party's handle, it would take a lot of time.

But in the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce, there is not only one Zhou family who has food.

These merchants are now willing to take orders from the Zhou family, but they have the same interests at present.Once they find that their own interests are contrary to the Zhou family, most of these merchants will defect.

It's better to start with other merchants in the chamber of commerce, hold the handle, and force them to hand over the food first, so as to solve the urgent need.

Yin Chengyu quickly made a decision in his mind, and said to Prefect Yu: "Prefect Yu, you post a post in the name of Jiang Zheng, and invite some leaders of the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce to a gathering in three days' time."

Prefect Yu was not a shrewd person, so he couldn't guess his plan, but he was obedient in his work, and went to work after he got the answer.

The rest of the officials also resigned one after another, and finally only Xue Shu was left.

Yin Chengyu stared at him, and said slowly: "Within three days, check all the leaders of the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce, and find out what's wrong, is it possible?"

Although his tone was inquiring, his expression was not worried.

Xue Shu did not disappoint his determination and said yes.

He said again: "Your Highness doesn't ask why I came here?"

Yin Chengyu looked at him, and after a long time, he curled his lips into a chuckle, and his cold eyes were full of determination: "If you have any questions, the left and right are here for the lonely."

Asked, no matter how gaudy it is, it's just an excuse.

He deserved to be so magnanimous that Xue Shu's breathing was tight for a moment, and then his heart was pounding, his emotion was uncontrollable.

If anyone in this world knows him best, there is probably only one Yin Chengyu.

He can break through his greed, hatred and ignorance, and understand his love, hatred and resentment.

All the emotions and desires are affected by him.

The converging eyes seemed to be on fire, from the bottom of Xue Shu's eyes to Yin Chengyu's heart, so hot that he subconsciously withdrew his gaze.

This man is really...

Yin Chengyu's eyes turned back quickly, and he looked directly at him not to be outdone: "Do your job well, and rescue the disaster first."

Xue Shu looked at him and gave a very slow "hmm".

Zhou Zhiling acted cautiously, and it was difficult to find a flaw in a while.But in the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce, there are hundreds of large and small merchants from all walks of life.

Xue Shu only ordered people to follow the list, and picked up a dozen big players who had the right to speak at the top of the chamber of commerce and screened them one by one, and found a breakthrough easily.

When the date set by Yin Chengyu arrived, Xue Shu handed over a stack of thin papers.

It records the basic situation of these big bosses, as well as the secrets they hide deeply that they don't want to be known.

People can not escape from doing wrong.

What's more, these wealthy businessmen have been operating in Huguang for many years, and they are more or less unclean. It is really easy to catch their pigtails.If it weren't for the tight time, I'm afraid it would not be just such a thin stack.

Yin Chengyu flipped through it quickly, and handed it back to Xue Shu: "You go with Gu."

The place of summoning was in a mansion under the chief secretary's office.

A total of ten people received the post this time. Except for Zhou Zhiling, the head of the meeting, the remaining nine people are all big bosses of the Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce.It is the leader of various industries such as rice grain, cloth, charcoal, and water transportation.

At this time, these people had already gathered in the main hall, and the servants retreated after serving hot tea, and there was no one else in the hall.

"There is not even a charcoal basin in this hall. Is this intentional to show us off?"

"This Jiang Zheng has been deflated twice, but he still doesn't give up."

"I didn't know how to accommodate things before, but now we need to contribute to something. How can there be such a good thing in this world?"

"..."

Seeing Zhou Zhiling frowning and not saying a word, he said in surprise, "Why is the head of the meeting so serious? It's not the first time Jiang Zheng has come looking for us. What is there to worry about?"

Zhou Zhiling sat first on the left, raised her eyelids and glanced at them, but didn't respond.

These people are not well informed, so naturally they don't know that the prince is in Wuchang mansion now.

They have been sitting here for a quarter of an hour, but they haven't seen Jiang Zheng show up for a long time. This is completely different from Jiang Zheng's previous behavior.He suspected that it was not Jiang Zheng who invited them today, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

Just when Zhou Zhiling was suspicious, he heard a voice full of arrogance: "Everyone is here, please come in, His Royal Highness."

His Royal Highness? !

Everyone was shocked when they heard the sound, and they all got up and looked outside.He saw Jiang Zheng and Yu Zhifu walking in a crowd.That person was dressed in a purple robe and a golden crown, with a noble demeanor, he was not an ordinary person at first glance.

Thinking about hearing "His Royal Highness" just now.

Several big bosses couldn't sit still at all, and their mood became anxious.

How could the prince meet them?

For a while, several people looked at each other with surprise in their eyes.

Only Zhou Zhiling had already guessed, reacted faster, and greeted him first.Seeing him leading the way, the rest immediately followed.

They don't pay attention to Governor Jiang Zheng because Jiang Zheng is a new official who has no power in Huguang, and the strong dragon can't suppress the local snake.They Sanjiang Chamber of Commerce twisted into one rope, even the governor of one party had to give face.

But the prince is different, he is the crown prince of a country!

Several people saluted and welcomed Yin Chengyu in.

"You don't need to panic. I came here to investigate the disaster under the emperor's order. Today, I just heard that Governor Jiang invited several big bosses from the chamber of commerce to discuss the purchase of grain. I am very grateful for your loyalty, so I came to have a look."

Yin Chengyu smiled and took his seat at the main seat, looking amiable and approachable.

But when everyone in the Chamber of Commerce heard him say "buy grain", their hearts skipped a beat. Jiang Zheng's post didn't say anything about buying grain.

They subconsciously looked at Zhou Zhiling.

Zhou Zhiling had seen big storms before, so he was not flustered, cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince is absurd, this is what we should do, His Highness and Master Jiang are running around for the people, we should naturally do our best .”

As he spoke, he changed the topic again, and sighed: "It's just that this year is really difficult. The snowstorm has blocked the land and waterways, and the warehouse can only go in and out. It took so long, and we big merchants still have some stocks left, but the chamber of commerce However, the small merchants ran out of stock early, and even managed to maintain a normal business. The Chamber of Commerce thought that if these small merchants ran out of stock, ordinary people would not be able to buy food and charcoal, and they might not be able to make a living. Therefore, the Chamber of Commerce has been sharing goods with each other Turnaround, this is how to barely maintain the business... Everyone is looking forward to the early passing of this snowstorm."

This is crying poor.

Yin Chengyu didn't answer, but just glanced at Jiang Zheng.

Jiang Zheng understood, and took the words: "Who doesn't look forward to this, but now we have caught up with natural disasters, the remaining grain in the granary is exhausted, and the surrounding grain adjustments are far away and the water can't satisfy the thirsty..."

He said with a heavy sigh.

With the crown prince sitting in charge, this time the members of the chamber of commerce did not evade excuses anymore. Zhou Zhiling said righteously: "We naturally understand the difficulties of your lord. The government is dedicated to the people, and I have a duty to wait. How can we talk about business again? Now my rice warehouse There are still [-] shi of old rice left, which was originally kept just in case, but now that there is not enough food for the disaster relief, the grass-roots have donated all of them, just hoping that more people can live."

Seeing that he opened his mouth first, the rest of the people immediately understood the meaning and opened their mouths one after another.

This one donated two thousand cotton coats, that one donated fifty stones of charcoal...

Jiang Zheng went to negotiate with the chamber of commerce twice before, and he wanted to buy grain from the chamber of commerce, but he was dismissed in this way.

It's just that this time, the crown prince came forward and sent more people away.

These people shouted that the warehouse was empty and out of stock, but in fact the warehouse was full of piles, just to raise the price and make huge profits, and they refused to release it.

Yin Chengyu's eyes sank, but there was still a gentle smile on his face.

"You guys have such a heart, I'm very moved. But good things can't be made in vain." He looked at Xue Shu, who was standing by the side, and ordered: "Send the contract drafted by Gu and show it to the big bosses. look."

As he spoke, he turned his head again, and said in a calm manner: "Everyone, take a closer look and do what you can. If there is something inappropriate, feel free to point it out."

Xue Shu held a stack of papers and handed them out one by one.

A few people were thinking about what kind of deed to sign for the charity donation, and when they picked up the tissue paper they got and took a closer look, their expressions all changed.

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