Chapter 133: Borrowing Food (2)
Chapter 133: Borrowing Grain (2) 10 monthly passes plus more
If he can knock out some more grain among the remaining five families, maybe his twelve shops will not have to be emptied.
It's just that the grain of the five great families, Liu Xuan still hasn't come up with a way, the ten-day appointment has been halfway through, she can't help but be a little anxious, but at this time, the tiger brought back a news that made Liu Xuan have a headache, because Pang and Han have mobilized food on a large scale, and the five great families have already known about Liu Xuan's hesitation in food.
Liu Xuan heard that she locked herself in the study for a whole day, and on the second day, she called Xiao Gong and asked Xiao Gong to ask the five major family grain store stewards to go to the fourth floor of Yipinxiang to gather in her name.
Xiao Gong frowned when he heard this: "Is it a little inappropriate for the girl to gather the five major family grain managers together?" ”
Liu Xuan sighed: "I also know that it is not appropriate, but now it is already startled, since this is the case, it is better to spread out the matter on the surface, make a deal with them, and bother Xiao Gong to prepare the remaining silver in his hand, in case they open their mouths and sit on the ground to raise the price." ”
Xiao Gong thought about it and there was really no other way, so he nodded: "It's just that the location is a little inappropriate to make an appointment with Yipinxiang, if there is any conflict, it will also have some impact on Yipinxiang, and the five stewards can't be appointed to Liu's mansion, Liu's mansion is the girl's mansion after all, and the five stewards will definitely come with guards, if there is a conflict, it will be detrimental to the girl's reputation." ”
Xiao Gong pondered for a moment and said: "The old man has a villa, in the eastern suburbs of the capital, which is also a quiet and elegant place, so the girl might as well make an appointment to meet the five stewards in the villa." ”
"It's still Xiao Gong who is thoughtful." Liu Xuan smiled gratefully: "I will make an appointment to meet those five stewards in Xiao Gong's other garden, as for those guards, Xiao Gong doesn't have to worry." I'll do some preparation in advance. ”
When Xiao Gong heard this, he was relieved, and immediately went back to send a message to the five major family grain managers, and then raised silver taels.
When Xiao Gong came back, it was already the afternoon of the second day, and the stewards of the grain stores of the five major families had already made an appointment, and they would go to Xiao Gong's eastern suburbs to meet Liu Xuan after noon tomorrow.
After Liu Xuan heard this, he immediately called Hu Yi and asked him to transfer more secret guards to Beiyuan tomorrow, Hu Yi had a difficult face when he heard this: "Don't hide it from the girl, this time His Royal Highness went out of Beijing and took away most of the secret guards, and most of those who were not taken away are also destined to get out, and I am afraid that the secret guards who can be transferred for the girl are limited." ”
Liu Xuan pondered for a moment and asked, "How many guards are there in the grain store of the five great families?" ”
Hu Yi thought for a while and said, "The five major stewards are gathered. I'm afraid that there will be no less than 100 guards alone. As for the secret guards, there will be no less than twenty people, they will come tomorrow prepared, but they are afraid of more. ”
There were so many people, Liu Xuan was dumbfounded for a while. She knew that the stewards were afraid that she would do something that would threaten her. You will be prepared to go to the appointment. It's just that she never thought that there would be so much, she put her hand on her forehead and had a slight headache, and she didn't know what to do for a while.
As soon as the tiger saw her like this. couldn't help but say: "If the girl is in need, she can enter the palace to meet the saint, and after getting the permission of the saint, she can mobilize the royal forest army in the capital to help." ”
Liu Xuan sighed and shook his head: "This matter must not be done, if the Imperial Forest Army is mobilized, this matter will become a matter for the Holy Lord, which will damage not only the majesty of the Saint, but also the prestige of the country, wouldn't it let the five great families see the royal family clearly?" From your appearance, it can be said that the prince favors me, and he will transfer the secret guard to my use, if the Royal Forest Army is mobilized, this matter will not be said. ”
Speaking of this, her heart suddenly moved, and she hurriedly called Qiu Ju and asked her to bring the brocade box that she had hidden under the secret compartment at the head of the bed.
After a while, Qiu Ju went and returned to hand the brocade box to Liu Xuan, Liu Xuan opened the brocade box and took out the token in it, looked at it carefully in his hand for a moment, and then said: "Is the eastern suburbs Deng Jiajun?" ”
As soon as the tiger saw the token, he was shocked, it was the token that could be adjusted to order all the Deng Jiajun, seeing the order was like seeing King Ning, this order only had one Deng Yu, and now this token was in Liu Xuan's hands, he didn't have to think about it to know who gave this token to Liu Xuan, he looked at the token and was a little speechless in his heart, I don't know how the master would react after he knew.
Just when he was thinking wildly, he suddenly heard Liu Xuan asking, and immediately retracted his thoughts and said: "There is indeed a Deng family army stationed in the eastern suburbs of the capital. ”
Liu Xuan showed a smile on her face when she heard this, and she handed the token to Hu Yi: "You take the token and order Deng Jiajun to go to the Eastern Suburbs Garden, but this Deng Jiajun doesn't have to be visible, and I will call them out when I need it." ”
Liu Xuan is planning for the worst, holding out the best hopes, if she can say that it is good to move the five great family grain store stewards, if not, she can only do extraordinary measures in extraordinary times.
Hu Yi took the token, but he never retreated, seeing Liu Xuan's puzzled gaze, he hesitated and asked, "Dare to ask the girl, does the master know about this token?" ”
The day Deng Yu gave her the token was the eve of his expedition, and that day he lifted her roof and entered her boudoir, and he came and went freely like this, obviously he used means to transfer Hu Yi and others that day, since Hu Yi and others were transferred, then Li Che must not know about this token.
Liu Xuan blinked her eyes and pushed the matter on the heads of Hu Yi and the others: "This token was given to me by Deng Yu on the eve of the expedition, and you are waiting by my side every day, don't you know?" If you know, he knows. ”
Tiger Yi was dumbfounded, half a sound could not answer, that night he and Tiger two, Tiger Three, Tiger Four were tied up and thrown together, how do you know what happened? It's just that he couldn't say such a humiliating thing, so he had to shut up and retreat silently.
In the evening, Hu Yi returned the token to Liu Xuan, informing Liu Xuan that Deng Jiajun had entered the other garden, and he also transferred all the secret guards who could be mobilized, and everything was ready.
Liu Xuan hid the token closely, she originally put the token in the cabinet, since she heard that the token was adjustable to all Deng Jiajun, she put the token in a brocade box, hidden in the secret compartment on the bed, but now that she knows that this token is so easy to use, she can't help but feel that where to hide it is not at ease, and only when she thinks about it can she feel at ease when she carries it closely.
What's more, maybe tomorrow this token will be of great use.
Haosheng rested for a night, and Liu Xuan thought carefully about meeting the five major family grain managers. She made up her mind to only talk about business first, and was willing to use silver money to buy the grain in their hands, if they colluded to raise the price, she would move it with affection and reason, and use the righteousness of the country to exert pressure, if it didn't work again, she could only detain those people and let them exchange food for food.
It's just that if it really comes to the last step, I'm afraid that it will make the five great families rise up to resist it, and if it really comes to that time, it will definitely make trouble in the holy place. Her reputation would be ruined. It may not only be that her reputation is completely ruined, but her marriage with Li Che will definitely be obstructed, but she is not worried about this, she is worried that even if she detains someone. I can't borrow food.
At this time, she couldn't think of any other way. If that's the case. She can only give up and wait for Li Che to come back and make a decision.
Early the next morning, Liu Xuan took Qiu Ju and Dongmei and the two of them to the eastern suburbs of Beiyuan, and Xiao Gong was already waiting in the Beiyuan. When he saw Liu Xuan, he welcomed her to the lobby, and made an appointment with the steward of the grain store of the five major families in the afternoon.
Because of Liu Xuan's orders, these Deng Jiajun were hidden in the secluded backyard of Bienyuan, the Deng Jiajun in the backyard had already known that she was coming, and they had been lined up, Liu Xuan came to the backyard, and what she saw was a group of Zheng Zheng men wearing silver armor and holding silver guns.
Liu Xuan bowed to them, and then smiled slightly and raised her voice and said: "The little woman's surname is Liu Mingxuan, and she was given an adjustable order Deng Jiajun token by the prince's love, Xuan knows that you are all iron-clad men, as Deng Jiajun's daily routine is an important matter for the outside and the inside, although Xuan is a woman, she also knows that it is easy not to call you, but today is different from the past, Ning Wang Shizi resisted the enemy and defended the country at the border, but the treasury was empty and could not draw grain and grass, Xuan invited the five major family grain managers to come to discuss the matter of borrowing grain. ”
She paused at this point and said: "You all know that food is the foundation of the major families, this borrowing food may have waves, Xuan hopes that you can help Xuan, do extraordinary things in extraordinary times, you are willing?" ”
As soon as her voice fell, all the Deng Jiajun said in unison: "Just by the girl's orders." ”
The loud voice soared into the sky, and a person from the Deng family army stepped forward and saluted Liu Xuan: "I am the commander of the capital of the Deng family's army, I heard that the girl borrowed the army to come on purpose, don't say that the girl is borrowing food for our son, not for the son, just with this token, we will also obey the girl's orders, and the girl needs us to act just by commanding." ”
Liu Xuan thanked the commander and told him what he was thinking one by one: "When those stewards enter the hall, I will discuss with them about borrowing food, and if things change suddenly, I need you to quickly subdue all the guards they brought." ”
The commander of the capital frowned when he heard this: "Can only subdue those guards?" ”
Liu Xuan thought for a while and replied: "The commander sees the opportunity to act." ”
The commander of the capital nodded: "Don't worry, girl, leave this matter to us." ”
Liu Xuan heard the words and thanked Deng Jiajun again, and then returned to the main hall with Xiao Gong, Xiao Gong handed over the prepared wooden box containing silver tickets: "Now the market price of grain is only one or two silver, but the five major family grain managers know that we urgently need to use grain and sit on the ground to raise the price, because of the purchase of Hangzhou silk to maintain the normal operation of the industry, the old man can only get 100,000 taels for the girl, which is already all the surplus silver we have on hand." ”
Liu Xuan understood the meaning of Xiao Gong's words, now that they have raised 300,000 quintals of grain, if they want to be able to get the grain for March, they can't allow the grain managers of the five major families to sit on the ground and raise the price, that is to say, either let them sell the grain at the market price or lower, or they can only do extraordinary things.
Liu Xuan's heart sank, and things were much more difficult than she thought.
She sighed and summoned Hu Yi to command: "The steward of the grain bank of the five great families has entered the hall, and they must isolate all their secret guards from the hall, can this be done?" ”
Hu nodded: "I have transferred more than ten secret guards, and I will definitely take them down outside the hall silently." ”
Liu Xuan breathed a sigh of relief: "Whether this matter can be done depends on today." ”
After the afternoon, Hu Er came to tell the news, saying that the stewards of the grain stores of the five major families were going here together, and they would arrive at Beiyuan in about a moment.
It seems that the stewards of the grain stores of the five major families have really colluded, and Liu Xuan asked Hu Er, "How many guards did they bring in total?" ”
Hu Er had already figured out about this, and immediately returned: "There are a total of two hundred and thirty guards, and twenty secret guards. ”
Liu Xuan frowned when she heard this, they brought so many guards and secret guards, obviously they were also wary of her use of force, it seemed that they had made up their minds to slaughter themselves as fat sheep, but it was a pity that although they knew that they had not used the guards of the Prince's Mansion or the Praetorian Guards, they did not know that they still had the Deng family's army.
Liu Xuan asked Hu Er: "There are only more than 200 people in the Deng family's army, and there are as many as 230 of their guards, if you want to subdue those guards in an instant and not let go of a single person, can the Deng family's army do it?" ”
Hu Er smiled slightly when he heard Liu Xuan's words: "The girl is afraid that she doesn't know the strength of the Deng family's army, the Deng family's army is brave and good at fighting, saying that it is two hundred Deng family's army, even if it is only one hundred, the two hundred and thirty guards are not taken into their eyes." ”
Liu Xuan nodded when he heard this, and then asked, "What about the twenty secret guards?" ”
Hu Er snorted lightly, obviously not taking those secret guards seriously: "Girl, just rest assured, you won't let them make any noise." ”
Liu Xuan couldn't be more assured about the strength of Hu Er and others, everything was ready, just waiting for the arrival of the chief manager of the grain shop of the five major families.
After a while, I heard the voice of people outside the garden, Liu Xuan did not go to greet her, only Xiao Gong greeted her outside the garden, today is not a few weeks of etiquette and lowering the identity shelf, on the contrary, today she needs to stand up to shock one or two.
Liu Xuan sat quietly on the upper seat in the room, her hand was shaken loosely and loosely, obviously extremely worried, Qiu Ju on the side whispered and comforted: "Girl doesn't have to be like this, now we have more than a month's worth of food, even if we can't borrow food, it doesn't matter, Miss has tried her best Your Highness can understand." ”
Liu Xuan borrowed food not just because Li Che entrusted her, but more for Deng Yu's sake, Deng Yu once said that just let her act willfully, the sky fell and he would hold it for her, and he did it when he was in trouble, now that he is in trouble, she will not just do her best anyway, she needs to do everything she can to get one or two for him by all means, so as to live up to his sentence that everything is borne by him for her.
In the face of Qiu Ju's relief, Liu Xuan only smiled faintly, but from Qiu Ju's words, the anxiety in her heart calmed down a lot, and at this moment, there was movement outside the lobby, and Xiao Gong had already led the five major families and two lines of stewards to come.
Xiao Gong led the five stewards into the lobby, and the door behind him was closed by Dongmei who was waiting at the door, and the five stewards glanced back at the closed door, Liu Xuan smiled when he saw this: "Don't worry too much, the so-called people are too mixed, today's matter is an important matter, you must not spread it out, I hope you will forgive me for the rudeness." (To be continued......)
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