"So the master knows who is behind the scenes?"

Hearing this, Shu Jin smiled coldly.

Hmph, who else could there be? If it weren't for the instructions of the upper echelons, no matter how bold the Wuwei Battalion was, they wouldn't dare to frame her head.

"Have you been to see Qian Liu in prison?"

"I've seen it. He has nothing to do at the moment, no one is arraigned, and no one is deliberately trying to embarrass him. ”

Shu Jin nodded, she also guessed this.

If someone is caught, they will be caught, but if they are really injured or killed, they really want to tear their faces with her. Before she could react, Qian Liu should be fairly safe.

Shu Jin thought about it for a while and began to order:

"Go and arrange for the person in charge of spreading the news in Xinghuo to spread the news that Qili Xiang is going to close down and that the existing wine is not being sold; The people and goods carried by Lulutong are all transferred to the official ship, and our own goods are also transported by the official ship these days, and our own guys are still paid, but they don't have to go to work, so they say that I give them a holiday. ”

Ah Wuyi listened and frowned, Shu Jin saw it and smiled:

"How?"

"In this way, we will lose a lot of profits."

"It's just a little less earning, not a loss. But don't forget, even if we use official ships, the price is much cheaper than ordinary caravans, and we still make money when we go back and settle accounts. For example, the price of Qili Xiang's wine has to rise, and the scarcity is expensive, and the fewer things, the higher the price, this is the theorem. ”

"This ......"

"No way, the cost of transportation has increased! If the price does not rise, don't we have to drink the northwest wind? Shu Jin has a tone of talking about things, but Ah Wu looks like a profiteer......

Sure enough, Shu Jin's next words fully verified this:

"Inform all the treasurers. Prices. Not only wine, as long as it is something that our family has but others don't have, it will rise! ”

According to Shu Jin. In fact, one-third of all the goods have to increase in price! Shu Jin has very strict control over the source and sales of goods, even if a few things are handed over to others to sell, most of the sales rights are in his own hands.

If she rises, those people will naturally rise.

Qi Lian wants to curb her industry, so she will raise the price to show him!

And the reason for the price increase is that the transportation cost is too high! If someone asks why the shipping costs are getting higher? Because the emperor didn't let the road go through the operation, the merchants all took the official ship. Official ships are very expensive, you know?

"What's the use of that?" Ah Wu asked. When the price rises, the people don't buy it. Aren't they still the ones who lose?

Shu Jin smiled, she naturally understood what Ah Wu meant.

That's right, people naturally won't buy it if they are too expensive, but this big show has it. Ordinary people don't buy it. The same has nobles to buy. And when some things are particularly scarce, there will be nobles who stock up on a large number of goods. Because it's about face!

"Don't worry, the shopkeepers of these shops are all human spirits, and if they give such an order, they will naturally know what to do."

These involve price increases, and they are all in demand. When you sell, you make money. If she can't sell it, she won't have anything to lose. What if you have a lot of goods in your hands? Anyway, it can be sold sooner or later. It's a big deal that at the end, she puts a little price, and it can be exchanged for money!

But that's not all. It's just a guarantee that she won't lose money.

So Shu Jin gave Ah Wu a few more orders, including closing some shops and giving the guys a holiday. This holiday is a rare paid holiday, and many people are surprised to hear that they don't have to work but are paid, but then they are only happy. In addition, the main one is that Shu Jin ordered his subordinates to raise prices in some places where civilian goods such as food and medicine are sold, and the daily sales volume is controlled at a certain amount.

Grain, salt, this item is the benchmark of prices. There is not much salt in Shu Jin's hands, after all, it is something controlled by the state, but the food she has in her hands! No one will notice the rise at the beginning, but the price of grain, which is already going up and down, will fluctuate violently after such a little stimulus.

When food fluctuates, the people's hearts are unstable. The common people will want to store grain, and the rich will want to store grain even more.

When the time comes, Shu Jin will just take the lead, and the price of grain will naturally rise by itself. And her only entering and not leaving, will drive the reluctance of various merchants to sell.

With the price of food fluctuating so violently, how can other things not increase in price?

As the master of Xinghuo, as the person who controls most of the economic lifelines of the Dayan Dynasty, Shu Jin plans to teach Qi Lian a good lesson.

After everything was arranged, after Ah Wu left, Shu Jin found Shang Qiang again.

"You go find the soldier of the Wuwei battalion who stole into our store to stuff illicit salt, and then ......," Shu Jin ordered.

Shang Qiang listened, raised his eyebrows, and after listening to Shu Jin's words, he nodded, and did not forget to say:

"You're so insidious!"

"Tsk!" Shu Jin gave him a blank look, "What so much nonsense!" Don't go yet! I'll clean you up if you're delayed! ”

"By the way, keep Qian Liu's safety. It really doesn't work, and God can get him out without knowing it. Shu Jin finally commanded.

Shang Qiang smiled, got up and left.

Qi Lian, even if he ascends the throne as the emperor, he is still a little behind. He is not a calm person, and since he has captured her men, it is impossible not to say anything. Although Shu Jin has issued a lot of orders to go out, this is just the internal regulation of Xinghuo, and the emperor will not know about it for a while. In their opinion, Shu Jin was unmoved. According to Shu Jin's guess, if she doesn't move, she should have a will to recruit her into the palace soon.

Sure enough, just after noon on the third day, a decree came from the palace, and the queen summoned Shu Jin to take the child into the palace to meet her.

As the master of the harem, the queen mother always has to show the demeanor of the mother from time to time: hold a banquet and invite many noble ladies to participate, or have nothing to announce what kind of wife to meet, cordially condolence, show the grace of heaven and so on. Shu Jin was summoned to the palace a few times like this, to be honest. She's impatient!

However, before today, all this was bearable.

The children are energetic. couldn't stay in the house, Shu Jin took them into the palace to relax. It was not the first time for the children to enter the palace, and they were not afraid to see the emperor and queen, the mother and son entered the palace and went straight to the queen's palace, and along the way, the two children did not break their smiles.

Arrived at the place. Shu Jin and the child were just about to salute, but the queen politely said goodbye, and then beckoned Chang'an to step forward with Ruyi.

"Oops. These two children are really getting better and better, every time they see this palace, they like it so much, I really can't wait to **** to see them! The queen touched Chang'an's head and took Ruyi's little hand.

Shu Jin smiled lightly when he heard this. I snorted coldly in my heart. However, before she could speak, Shu Jin's son Chang'an had already said:

"We are also willing to see the queen mother! The queen is the most beautiful! Like the Nine Heavens Fairy! ”

The queen was stunned by a word, and then she saw Chang'an looking at her eyes brightly, and the sincerity in her eyes instantly made the queen's heart soft, and she forgot to continue what she wanted to say.

"Chang'an, don't have no rules!" Shu Jin pretended to scold.

"Originally, the queen mother is the most beautiful queen Chang'an has ever seen!" Kindness. This is not a lie, he has only seen such a queen before. Xiao Changan added in his heart.

Shu Jin was about to reprimand again. The queen hurriedly stopped her and said:

"It's okay, Xiao Chang'an's praise, this palace is weirdly happy to hear it! Don't reprimand him. ”

"Yes, Queen."

"Hey, hey, hey!" Chang'an smiled, then looked at the queen with a smile, "The queen's mother is so fragrant!" Smell good! ”

"Hahaha, this little guy, his nose is spiritual, this palace is just sprinkled with some flower dew today, so you can smell it!"

"What kind of flower dew does the queen mother use, it smells so good!"

"It's not the osmanthus dew of Duobao Pavilion."

"Really? I've smelled osmanthus dew, and it smells the same as this. No, it seems to be really osmanthus flavor! I know, it must be the queen's status is precious, even if you use ordinary osmanthus dew, it will be more fragrant than others! ”

"Hahaha! Oh, our little Chang'an's mouth is sweeter than honey! The queen couldn't help but laugh out loud when she was said.

"Chang'an is telling the truth! Ah! Queen, your nails are so beautiful! Like peach blossoms in spring! ……”

After that, Chang'an's praise mode has been fully opened, and whenever her brother says something on the side, she nods vigorously and agrees, seriously agrees! The children sang and harmonized, and directly made the queen's heart bloom.

Shu Jin listened to it from the sidelines, and his head was full of black lines.

Who did this kid learn from? Who taught this! Was this flamboyant bunny born on his own?

In a quarter of an hour, a full quarter of an hour, the queen mother was amused by Chang'an no less than ten times! And she was praised by Chang'an from head to toe, the child didn't speak much gorgeous rhetoric, but he was a "good" word that sounded more sincere than adults. In addition, Chang'an looks cute, has a good voice, and Ruyi is also cute on the side, and the queen was directly fooled to the point that she couldn't take care of Shu Jin's words!

It wasn't until the sound of "The Great Prince has arrived" sounded that the queen seemed to wake up, and Chang'an stopped talking sweetly and looked at the door with her sister.

A little boy about their age walked in with his mother in his arms. After entering the door, the child was put on the ground, he was half a head shorter than Chang'an, and after landing, he first saw Chang'an and Ruyi with the queen and her.

"Yikes! You're coming! As he spoke, he ran to the queen.

"Emperor!" The queen's shout made him pause. Qi Yun was stunned for a moment, and then he lowered his mouth and stopped to salute the queen.

"The son has seen the queen mother. Greetings to the Queen Mother! ”

Then he turned to Shu Jin:

"I've seen the county lord."

Shu Jin returned the salute, Qi Yun saw that the queen's face was relieved, and then he stepped forward, and when he saw Chang'an and Ruyi looking at him, he couldn't help laughing again.

"The emperor came just in time, the lord of Xiangtang came to visit his mother with the children, you are here, just accompany Chang'an and Ruyi to go out to play!"

"Yes, Queen Mother!" When Qi Yun heard this, he happily agreed, Chang'an glanced at Shu Jin with Ruyi, and when he saw his mother nodding, he went out with Qi Yun.

"Look at them, how good the relationship is." The queen mother watched the three children go out and said with a smile.

"yes." Shu Jin said lightly.

Before the queen controlled the harem, she looked at the side concubines in Qilian's mansion strictly, so far no one has left children for Qilian, her children have been lacking playmates, how can she be unhappy when she sees Chang'an and Ruyi?

Besides, children looking for children, this is all due to inertia, what does it have to do with the relationship? Shu Jin disagreed.

And the queen is also a little unhappy at the moment.

From the moment she saw Shu Jin, her words were full of what Qi Lian had said before, that she wanted to give the child to the emperor's eldest son as a companion. At first, he was interrupted by Chang'an, but now when he says it, he doesn't get a positive reply from Shu Jin. Seeing Shu Jin's faint appearance, the queen was a little annoyed in her heart, and said in her heart that if it weren't for Jiang Duanyu's heavy responsibility, where would it be your child's turn to read such an errand to my emperor? But he still looks reluctant and ungrateful! I don't know what to do!

It's a pity that the queen thinks so in her heart, and what she says has to be another set:

"Alas, the county lord, this kid teaches well, he is handsome and doesn't speak, he understands etiquette and can speak. It's like us Qi Yun, who is not sensible at all.

But the county lord, the child is smart, but I heard that the county lord didn't find a gentleman to read to them? Don't underestimate this, the child will be enlightened sooner or later, but it is related to the future ahead, and negligence must not be overlooked.

Seeing that Chang'an is six years old this year, right? Yun'er has been enlightened for half a year, I said, it's better for the county lord to let the children come to Yun'er as a companion, on the one hand, the teachers in the palace are all well-educated, how to say that they are better than the gentleman outside, and again, Chang'an is so clever, and can also bring us Yun'er smarter! ”

The queen simply revisited the old things that she understood.

"That's what the queen said. However, as you know, I have never let go of these two children since they fell to the ground, not even the nursing mother, and I have raised the children myself. I have a lot of business in my hands, and I always have to leave Changdu from time to time. is also a mother, I think the queen mother must understand, I am really reluctant to part with them. ”

Shu Jin said slowly, and seemed to be a little helpless, but the meaning of refusal was very obvious, "I can see them every day to feel at ease, so although it is a good thing to let them enter the palace, their absence from time to time is easy to affect the prince's reading and literacy."

They are all used to being wild outside, don't go back and bring the prince again, then the sin will be great. Therefore, the matter that the queen mother said still has to be considered in the long run. ”

One bite at a time, you know, you understand, anyway, all the words are concatenated together, and it is a capital "no" word.

Shu Jin once again rejected what the queen said about accompanying reading. Her reply was expected by the Queen, and although she was rejected, she was not surprised. Besides, that's not the point of today's events.

(To be continued.) )