Noon...... Princess Sui'an said goodbye and left.

Chen Zhengtai's heart was heavy, but the third uncle came, as soon as he saw Chen Zhengtai, the third uncle was not angry: "Zhengtai, I heard that someone outside scolded you, who did Hao Xianggui, the prince of Iishan County, think he is, and actually slander you everywhere, this is bullying our Chen family are honest people, it is tolerable, which is unbearable." ”

"Ah......" Chen Zhengtai looked at the third uncle in surprise, he was quite surprised to hear the news.

The third uncle squinted his eyes and continued: "He dares to scold us, how can we not scold back, Zhengtai, when it comes to scolding, the old man is not boasting, I will rely on the old and sell the old, I have to teach you." lest CHINT be too honest and suffer a loss. ”

"Listen...... This kind of scolding must not be taken seriously, it needs to be easy to understand, and you can't scold in front of others, because if you scold people in front of you, he will beat you. ”

"You need to scold secretly. The best way is to make up a nursery rhyme, take a three or five pennies, and teach it to the children on the street, the more popular the nursery rhyme, the better, so that the children love to sing and listen, it won't take long to spread ten, ten to hundred. Come on, I've made up all this nursery rhyme. Listen......"

The third uncle said, raised his throat and babbled: "Iiyama Gong, not a person, the son is a thief, and the woman is a prostitute......"

Chen Zhengtai was shocked, and his mouth was bigger than an egg: "Uncle, I don't want to scold." ”

The third uncle was in high spirits, but was interrupted by Chen Zhengtai, and suddenly showed a look of disappointment, and said angrily: "What, others scolded you, but you didn't scold back, Zhengtai, Zhengtai, you are too loyal, you will suffer a big loss like this."

Then he thought in frustration: "Our Chen family is too honest when we suffer losses.."

And at this time, someone came to the palace.

A eunuch hurriedly came: "Chang'an salt and iron envoy Chen Jiye, son Chen Zhengtai took over the order." ”

The third uncle was shocked, and the Chen family was in a hurry.

The father and son of the Chen family were busy when they arrived at the middle gate, and they saw the eunuch standing, and said solemnly: "I said: Chen Zhengtai is worried about the country, great merit, and he has the talent to run the country. ”

Chen Jiye was shocked.

He thought that the emperor would be promoted to his official position, but where did he think that the duties of the salt and iron envoy were reserved for himself, but he added a transfer envoy to his official position. The salt and iron envoys plus the transfer envoys are the salt and iron transport envoys combined into one, especially the transport envoys, which are four-grade officials, so that they are directly promoted from only six grades to six grades.

The responsibilities of the transshipment envoy are more important than those of the salt and iron envoys, because they are not only responsible for salt and iron, but also related to the dispatch of grain, which is a crucial issue for the imperial court.

The eunuch said: "Chen Zhengtai, the son of the Chen family, my protégé, I appreciate his intelligence, and I am willing to teach him the way of civil and martial arts, and give him a fish talisman to enter and leave the palace. ”

Chen Zhengtai thought that the emperor would give him an official promotion, but ...... Li Erlang really dragged himself into the gang to study and listen to the class?

One class a month, which doesn't seem to be much.

It's more symbolic.

But...... Since the teacher has worshipped, he must go through the procedure.

So the father and son of the Chen family were busy receiving the order to thank him.

The eunuch took a silver fish talisman and handed it to Chen Zhengtai, and said with a smile: "Congratulations to Erpi ......."

"Erpigou County male."

The eunuch smiled dryly: "We know, we know, Erpigou County male...... We're going back to the palace to resume our lives, I don't know, I don't know...... Erpigou County man, what kind of letters do you have......"

Chen Zhengtai said: "This, I've been busy lately, so I forgot." ”

The eunuch nodded, glanced at Chen Zhengtai meaningfully, and said, "Then let's leave." ”

As soon as the eunuch left, the Chen family suddenly jumped up.

Chen Jiye stood in place, his eyes were red, he never imagined that the glory of the Chen family ...... Seems to be coming back soon.

The third uncle's excited face turned red: "Quick, we have to set up a banquet, and the guests of the banquet will be ...... for three days tomorrow."

Chen Zhengtai thought thoughtfully: "Uncle, will this look too public." ”

"You know what?" The third uncle bared his teeth: "Do you think the old man cares about eating?" Our banquet is for the emperor to see, the emperor gave us the grace of the Chen family, which is in the eyes of other clans, but Er'er, but our Chen family, if it is a guest of the feast, so that the whole Chang'an knows, the emperor knows, then we feel that our Chen family knows how to repay the favor and values the royal grace, so ...... Only then can the emperor rest assured. And also...... A few days ago, whoever blindly called the emperor Li Erlang wanted to silence him, and whoever shouted again, the old man would whip him. The emperor is benevolent, the old man has lived for so many years, and how many emperors he has experienced, but the current emperor is the most benevolent. ”

The third uncle's righteous and awe-inspiring appearance.

Chen Zhengtai looked at the third uncle and said in his heart, what you said is reasonable, third uncle, but why do you blink your eyes when you speak, and there is sand in your eyes.

Chen Jiye carefully reminded the third uncle on the side: "Third uncle, a few days ago, you mentioned Li Erlang the most. ”

The third uncle ignored Chen Jiye's reminder and snorted coldly: "Although you are descendants, the old man is also an elder, can you not raise the bar in front of the old man." ”

Chen Jiye blushed, and said unwillingly: "Yes, it's my nephew who doesn't choose what to say." ”

……

Li Shimin woke up and felt refreshed, if it weren't for Princess Sui'an, Li Shimin was afraid that he didn't know that there was a Liu Zhaorong in this palace, and he stayed at Liu Zhaorong's place last night.

Coming overnight, Li Shimin was in good spirits, he went to the Xuanzheng Palace, and before today's early dynasty began, there were eunuchs who passed on the edict to come to restore his life.

"Your Majesty, the Chen family has taken over the order."

Li Shimin smiled: "Is there a letter?" ”

"This ......," the eunuch said, "the man from Erpigou County said...... Say...... ...... been busy lately"

When Li Shimin heard this, his face couldn't help but show regret, and he sighed: "That's it, I know." ”

"Other than that......"

"Huh?" Li Shimin stared at the eunuch.

The eunuch said: "The slave also learned that the Chen family received a grace and feasted for three days......

In the depths of Li Shimin's eyes, a different meaning passed: "I know, retreat!" ”

………

After three days of banquets, Chen Zhengtai suspected that he was going to be poor.

It's that people can't stand it.

When it came to eating, Chen Zhengtai remembered something, so he called Li Xiao, the shopkeeper of the salt industry, and gave a few orders, Li Xiao was shocked and said, "Buy grain?" Son...... Last year, the five grains were abundant, and when the autumn harvest came, I was afraid that the price of grain would fall again, Childe...... If you buy grain now, you will lose a lot. ”

In the second year of Zhenguan, although there were some local disasters, it was generally a bumper harvest.

Many families have hoarded a large amount of grain at home, and they have not been able to sell it until now, but this year, the weather has been generally smooth, although there has been a drought in some places, but it is not serious, so it is expected that by the autumn harvest, grain prices will fall to the bottom.

But...... Chen Zhengtai wants to buy a large amount of grain at this juncture...... It's a bit of a stretch.

"If you want to buy it, you will buy it, and whatever you want, all the profits of the salt shop must be used, as much as you want, as much as you want. Not only to buy grain from the family, but also to encourage the purchase from the people of Fanbang, isn't there many people in the east and west markets who sell cattle and horses? Also go to negotiate together, don't be afraid to spend money, in addition, you have to build a granary in Erpigou, do you hear? ”

If Chen Zhengtai's memory is not wrong, Zhenguan has been in the past three years, and it is about to be harvested in autumn...... A huge catastrophe will sweep through the entire Guanzhong, and the overwhelming locusts will gnaw away all the food that can be eaten.

And this huge disaster has become a very terrible memory in the early Tang Dynasty.

Years of hunger, cannibalism.

Even the emperor Li Shimin had to set an example by eating locusts himself, encouraging the people to exterminate locusts and use locusts to satisfy their hunger.

Although at that time, no matter what happens, the Chen family will not be hungry, but since Chen Zhengtai knows about the impending disaster in history, how can he turn a deaf ear?

Li Xiao's face twitched...... This is a loss-making business, the Chen family has just improved, and suddenly, this extra money actually went to buy food.

Of course, grain is useful, but the current price of grain is too worthless to buy, so why not wait for the autumn harvest?

"Other than that......

Chen Zhengtai said slowly: "Go to collect some chickens and ducks, there is a kind of duck, called hemp duck, born in the Yuezhou area, you entrusted someone, go to Yuezhou to buy, and then send it to Chang'an, you have to whip it quickly." And that's not all...... Tell other businessmen that if someone has extra grain, or has this hemp duck, even if it is other chickens and ducks, they can be exchanged for salt at a discount, and you have to hurry up to do it. ”