Chapter 41: Profit
But now, Ruoshu knows that he has Gu Muyan behind him to help him, even if he is really retaliated against by that person in the end, this life is worth it!
"Are you really still crying? If I do this well, I will plan slowly in the future, and that person is also a hidden danger to me. Gu Muyan gave Ruoshu a comforting look, and then said: "Why don't the people cherish these grains now, it's just that the real disaster hasn't reached the capital yet, and when the grain in the south of the Yangtze River is broken, even if they think there is something wrong with this grain, they will definitely buy it back, and those little tricks will be useless at that time." ”
Ruoshu pondered for a while after listening to it, and then frowned slightly: "Miss means the plague?" ”
"Not only the plague, when the flood recedes, the roots of those crops will rot, and the grain stored before may have begun to sprout, these are impossible to eat, and then the time will be when the food is really in short supply, and the food from the south will not be able to be supplied, and those refugees will also start to flock to the capital, and that is when the chaos begins." Gu Muyan sighed and said.
remembered his previous life, in order to magnify his achievements, Xiao Yi even sent people to the refugee pile to encourage them to make trouble, and now he has to suppress the refugees, that year was really a difficult life, speaking of which, he is also one of the driving forces behind Xiao Yi, so in this life, he will never let such a situation happen again!
"Is that so?" If Shu hadn't paid attention to these, she naturally didn't understand, so after Gu Muyan explained, she nodded as if she had suddenly realized.
Seeing that Ruoshu was also a little interested, Gu Muyan carefully told Ruoshu how to prevent and control the disaster and other measures, and listened to Ruoshu for a while, and finally said too much, for fear that she wouldn't know how to remember it for a while, so she gave up.
When Gu Muyan was about to leave, Ruoshu said a little embarrassedly: "When Miss comes next time, can you tell Ruoshu about the doorway?" ”
"Naturally, it's okay, but it may not be possible to come back until the day after tomorrow, and it's not good to go out of the Prime Minister's Mansion frequently." Gu Muyan still said with some concerns, his plan is indispensable to Gu Hao, if he is disgusted too much, it will not be good to mess up his plan.
Seeing that Gu Muyan agreed, Ruoshu's face smiled even more, and he said while sending Gu Muyan out: "Thank you, Miss!" ”
"Okay, I don't have to send it, I'll just go out by myself, just think I'm here to buy ingredients." Gu Muyan waved his hand, so that Ruoshu didn't have to send it.
At this time, in the imperial study, a group of important ministers of the court were kneeling, but this did not include the imperial prince and the old lady Fu.
Because as early as the summer solstice this year, Old Lady Fu had already said that it was very likely that there would be floods, but it was refuted by Xiao Yi, and the people in Qin Tianjian also said that there would never be floods this year, so Old Lady Fu's inference was rejected almost as soon as he said it.
Therefore, the blame of Jinshang is naturally those who said that Taifu's words were nonsense at that time, especially those of Qin Tianjian, who were almost all dismissed by Jinshang.
"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that the most important thing now is to control the epidemic, as long as the epidemic does not break out, other things are easier to solve than others." Master Su knelt on the ground, took a step forward and said.
Before Lord Su's words fell, the other ministers agreed, and hurriedly nodded: "Weichen also thinks so. ”
Originally, these ministers thought that Master Su opened his mouth and patted Lord Su's ass, which by the way also alleviated the current atmosphere, but no one expected that Jinshang would be even more angry, so he stood up directly and slapped the table heavily.
"Think so, too? So why don't you say it? Waiting for Su Aiqing to open her mouth before she followed behind one by one? Imakami said angrily, his eyes scanning the kneeling people one by one.
As Jinshang's words fell, those ministers lowered their heads again and trembled a little and didn't dare to speak.
Seeing these ministers like this, Jin Shang also sighed helplessly, looked at the old lady Fu on the side and asked, "What is the opinion of the master?" ”
"Lao Chen also thinks that what Master Su said is right, the plague is indeed the most difficult thing to deal with, in addition to disposing of the corpses after the flood recedes as soon as possible, Lao Chen thinks that food is also a point that the people are extremely concerned about, and the famine is not much lighter than the plague." Old Lady Fu said respectfully.
Then Gu Hao, who hadn't spoken for a long time, stepped forward and said: "Speaking of food, it seems that the capital has opened a grain village called the people's grain village, and it is precisely because of this grain village that the grain price in the capital has not risen too crazy." ”
"Oh? Is this really the case? Jin Shang asked with some suspicion, after all, such a thing happened in previous years, the price of grain in the capital was sky-high, and the imperial court had also thought of a way to control it, but it was useless to let those big families give porridge relief.
Because this matter is really strange, even if Gu Hao has repeatedly confirmed with his subordinates before, he is still a little hesitant when he asks about it now.
At this time, Taifu said again: "What the prime minister said is true, there is indeed a place called the People's Grain Village, where the price of grain will not continue to rise after the price of the Spring Festival, so the people in the city will naturally go more, and the merchants next to it will also reduce the price because there are too few people who come." ”
"It's interesting, I don't know who the owner of this people's grain farm is?" Jin Shang continued Gu Hao asked.
Originally, Gu Hao thought that Jinshang would definitely ask Taifu carefully instead of asking himself, so when Jinshang talked to him, he didn't react for a while, and it wasn't until Master Su on the side touched Gu Hao with his elbow that he reacted and said to Jinshang: "I heard that the owner behind this is a woman, and the Weichen next to him doesn't know much about it. ”
"It's really a woman who doesn't let her eyebrows, and when the plague is over, if that person is willing, it is not impossible to be an imperial businessman." I admire such a person very much, especially a woman, the matter of the imperial merchant was originally thinking about exchanging blood, but now it is just taking this opportunity to bring up those who have done good deeds in the past.
After all, the current imperial merchants, who have done enough corrupt things, it's time to let them go down.
"It's... Isn't the matter of the imperial merchant too hasty, in case this woman comes from the wrong way..."Many of the officials below have some relationship with the imperial merchants, and now that their interests are touched, they are naturally unwilling.
But before their words fell, a cold snort interrupted their words.
"Coming from the wrong way? How many of the current imperial businessmen are born into famous families, and people who were born into famous families will be willing to engage in business? What's more, the imperial merchants will never see me, as long as things are okay, why not? After today's speech, he went back, waved his hand, and said to Gonggong Li beside him: "Okay, okay, let them all go down, Master Su stays." ”
After everyone left the door of the imperial study, Master Su leaned over and asked, "I don't know if the emperor has anything to explain?" ”
"As far as I know, your Su family shouldn't have any intersection with the current imperial merchants, right?" Imakami asked tentatively with raised eyebrows.
Master Su thought about it carefully for a while before replying: "Your Majesty, there is an old relative in Jiangnan who has some business dealings with the imperial businessman, and according to Weichen's knowledge, there should be no time, at that time, just in case, Weichen can go back and investigate carefully." ”
"No, I know that in addition to Taifu and you, there are some officials in this court who are not of high rank, and the rest of the civil officials have more or less something to do with those imperial merchants." Imakami said in a cold voice: "These people have been using it for too long, and they should be replaced." ”
"But... The power of these people has been entrenched for a long time, and it will affect the whole body, and if they move the court, there will inevitably be chaos! Master Su said with some concern.
But Jin Shang didn't care at all and said: "Nowadays, many positions in the capital are empty talk, in fact, the only people who can really do things are some important ministers and loyal ministers, and how can they be loyal in collusion with the imperial merchants?" ”
"The emperor is angry." Seeing that the more people talked today, the more excited and indignant Master Su became, and immediately comforted: "Those who are greedy for petty profits will not move this time, but those who have been in close contact have to be guarded against." ”
"Since Aiqing understands what I mean, let's start to do it, I don't want to hear the names of these imperial merchants for a moment." After saying this, he also let Master Su leave.
Gonggong Li on the side was a little puzzled, but after all, he still didn't ask, he and Gonggong Li have been getting along for more than half a lifetime, and this is naturally understandable.
"You want to ask me why I asked Su Che to do this, right?" Jinshang seemed to be saying to himself, and it was like explaining to Gonggong Li.
In between, Gonggong Li smiled and said, "I still can't hide anything from the saint!" ”
"Taifu is old, and most of the people in the court have their own ghosts, if you find a loyal minister with lower power, wouldn't it be a sacrifice in vain? It's better to find someone who no one dares to mess with, and I don't want to solve the matter of the emperor and merchant at one time. As he walked out, Gonggong Li put on a cloak in time.
But the moment he walked out of the door of the imperial study, Jinshang couldn't help coughing a few times, and Gonggong Li's eyes couldn't help but be worried.
"It's an old problem, the imperial study is stuffy, accompany me to the imperial garden for a walk." Today, I can see it, but I also comfort Li Gong's justice.
It's just that although Gonggong Li doesn't have anything on his face, he still can't help but worry about the hidden disease in his heart, as long as it is not eradicated for a day, Gonggong Li will not be able to let go of his heart for a day.