There are 500 people in the guard battalion to guard Liu Xi's side at any time, and now the youngest of these original weak teenagers is already eighteen years old, all of them have big shoulders and round waists, and they have fierce eyes, so they can see that these noble children are arrogant.

Seeing that the momentum of Zhu Xinjue and the others was suppressed, Liu Ximing snorted coldly and laughed:

"It's not that I want to embarrass you, it's just that Your Majesty has an order, how can I hide from my courtiers, if you really want to make money, then you have to have the best of both worlds."

Zhu Xinjue immediately turned his head and discussed it with a group of noble children in a low voice.

After a while, the young man turned his head to look at Liu Ximing.

"If we are willing to take down all the grain in the hands of the new Amber, and reduce the price of grain to between four taels and four taels and five cents, I don't know what the new Amber thinks?"

Liu Ximing laughed wildly in his heart, Lao Tzu just gave you the next one, and you took the initiative to get in, you can't blame me for this.

He looked at the dozen people with a slightly stubble chin with his humble eyes, "This method is not impossible, the price of rice in the capital has been reduced, and the people will have a way to live, and the official can also explain, but you can call the shots for such a big event?" ”

Zhu Xinjue proudly, "This son is the prince of Chengguo, and the other children here are also the sons in law of their respective mansions, how can you be the master, you can make a price." ”

Liu Ximing smiled sinisterly in his heart, and solemnly touched his chin and made a number.

"Three taels and five dollars and one stone, and my family still has one million stones of grain."

"Hiss"

The dozen or so noble sons present all gasped.

What the hell is this immortal, a family has millions of stone grain, which is worth millions of taels.

Zhu Xinjue's heart was not only shocked by the Liu family's financial resources, but also rejoiced.

If what the surnamed Liu said was true, if he really let go of his hands and do it, then wouldn't the grain he was waiting for in Jiatun only rot in the warehouse.

Just for the price......

"No, it's too expensive!"

Zhu Xinjue shook his head categorically, and then smiled again: "I don't want my uncle to have such strong financial resources, but this price is really too expensive, and I have no money to make when I buy it." ”

Liu Ximing shook his head with a pout, "Little grandfather, don't frame me, you and I will deliver the goods directly in the capital, and there is no other cost in the middle, how can you not make money." ”

"It's not appropriate, it's not appropriate", a group of small followers after Zhu Xinjue followed loudly.

After some bargaining, Liu Ximing pretended to be a little impatient and shouted: "Okay, okay, I'm either a noble relative or an important minister of the court, what kind of bargaining is it, a fixed price, three taels of silver and one stone, what do you think?" ”

Zhu Xinjue looked at his companion with some hesitation, the stakes were very high, and he didn't dare to make decisions on his own, this was a big business related to three hundred taels.

"This matter will have to wait for my father to deliberate."

Seeing Zhu Xinjue's confession, Liu Ximing sneered and picked up the teacup, "This official still thinks that you princes are people who can call the shots, so why waste your time if you know this." ”

A group of noble children suddenly became furious.

Xu Xingwei, the prince of the Marquis of Wuding, shouted with an unhappy face: "Who said that I can't wait, it's just that the matter is big, and I have to let the elders know, I will wait here today, and I have to talk about this matter." ”

"Hehe, you guys are light."

Liu Ximing nodded with a slight contempt.

How could these Zixun noble children have been insulted like this, and one by one they really sent their families back to discuss immediately, and they and the others sat in the main hall and stared at Liu Ximing with wide eyes.

In the Chengguo Mansion, the Duke of Dingguo, the Marquis of Wuding and other nobles all gathered together, and their faces were a little anxious.

At this time, the housekeeper in the Chengguo Mansion hurriedly ran in, "Grandpa, lords, the prince has sent someone back, and the new Anbo agrees to sell one million stones of his own grain to us for three taels of silver and one stone, but the price of rice in Beijing must be controlled below four taels and five yuan." ”

"Presumptuous", Dingguo Duke Xu Zhen slapped on the table, "He is a little earl, and he even holds it up, see if this duke is not ......"

"See what?" , Chengguo Duke Zhu Chunchen rolled his eyes, "Do you want to transfer the Beijing camp to fight with him?" ”

"Uh", Xu Zhen was speechless for a while.

This is the tragedy of the Ming nobles at the moment, the power in the army has been greatly reduced after the civil fort, and because of the tradition of the old Zhu family queen only marrying a small family, there is no power in the harem, if it weren't for the shelf, it would have been taken care of by the civil officials at will.

"Then what do you say, do you still want him to handle it, three taels of silver and one stone, this little king and eight calves really want to think of it."

Zhu Chunchen ignored Xu Zhen's complaints, but turned his head to look at the housekeeper in his house, "Can the prince say that the price can be discussed?" ”

"It's said to be the reserve price."

Zhu Chunchen gritted his teeth and looked at the many relatives in the house, "Let's buy this grain." ”

"Wow"

"That's a million stones, that's three million taels."

"Too much, too much."

Waving his hand to stop everyone's complaints, Zhu Chunchen gritted his teeth and said: "If you are beaten, you have to admit it, who told us that I didn't expect this little rabbit cub surnamed Liu to have so much food, if he really let him go, how can there be anything to do with us in the capital." ”

"Besides, we have so many families, just pay a hundred thousand taels for a family, and we can't move it at all, and when the price of food is speculated again, we can all earn it back when the time comes."

"But I can only sell it for four or five dollars at most, and there is not much profit in it."

Zhu Chunchen smiled dangerously, "When he runs out of food in his hand, the price of grain is not up to us." ”

"Hahaha", everyone in the room burst into laughter.

Yangwu Marquis Xue Lian suddenly thought of something, and immediately reminded: "We have more than two million stone of grain in total, which is enough for the people of Beijing plus the surrounding prefectures and counties to eat for half a year, and when the time comes, the grain will ......."

There was silence in the room.

Xu Zhen spit out a few words on his face like frost, "Then send someone to block the canal, isn't it okay." ”

Zhu Chunchen and the others immediately nodded with a smile, this matter is simple, just send a few boats to sink in the canal, at least it can be blocked for a few months.

In the Xin'anbo Mansion, Liu Ximing was already a little impatient with Zhu Xinjue and the others.

He didn't have much in common with these gentlemen, and besides, he was destined to become mortal enemies with them after tonight, so there was no need to win them over.

It took me half an hour to see a housekeeper of the Zhu Mansion running back and muttering a few words in Zhu Xinjue's ear.

Seeing Zhu Xinjue's smile on his face, Liu Ximing's heart was relieved, and this was done.

"New Amber, we all agreed to what you just said, hurry up and settle it."

"Hahaha, the little grandfather is refreshing, in this way, we will deliver the goods from tomorrow, but you have to act faster, my rice shop will not be closed because of this, when will the warehouse be sold out, when will it be closed."

"You ......"

Zhu Xinjue heard that the roots of his teeth were a little itchy, and he snorted and turned his head to leave.

Sure enough, there is money that can make ghosts grind, and the one million stone grain that Liu Ximing put in various shops in Beijing was transported back to his warehouse by Zhu Chunchen and others in only three days.

On the evening of the seventh day of the eighth month, as soon as he got the silver sent by Chengguo Gong and other nobles, Liu Ximing asked Li Biao and others to prepare a carriage overnight and head towards Zicheng.

He is a subordinate of the East Palace, so he naturally has a palace waist card, but at this time it is already the time of the palace, and the palace gate has long been sealed.

Fortunately, the eunuchs who watched the door recognized him as a big celebrity, and after informing Wang Chengen and asking Chongzhen, the palace guards took a hanging basket and hung him into the palace.

As soon as the palace is opened, it is not allowed to open again, which Wang Chengen, the chief housekeeper in the palace, has done a good job.

Liu Ximing entered the noon gate, and did not hurry to find Chongzhen, but first detoured to Ciqing Palace to meet the crown prince Zhu Cihong.

Zhu Cihong was about to go to bed, but was woken up by Liu Ximing's roar, only saying that there was a solution to the problem of entering the capital rice price, so he bluffed him and went to the Qianqing Palace with him.

In the Qianqing Palace, the lights were bright, and Chongzhen had already developed the habit of correcting and correcting the folds overnight, but even so, the diligent government was gradually collapsing, and Wang Chengen and others were secretly sad, for fear that the master would hurt the dragon body.

With a squeak, the gate of the palace opened, and Zhu Cihong walked in with Liu Ximing.

"Sons visit their fathers"

"Your Majesty"

"Let's be free of courtesy"

Chongzhen stopped the imperial pen and shrugged his somewhat stiff shoulders, looking at Liu Ximing with a puzzled expression.

"Qing asked to see him late at night, but what is there to do? Why did you invite the prince over? ”