"Hmph, everyone else is bullied to the doorstep, can you say that you will quit the army without beating others? Or did Zheng Shilang mean to persuade His Majesty to surrender directly? ”

Niu Jizong looked at the person in the civil official queue and sneered.

"Cow barbarian, don't spew blood!"

"Zheng soft, who do you say is a barbarian?"

"Whoever can only be brave, I will say whomever I want."

“......”

"Enough!" Zhengqing shouted.

Niu Jizong and Zheng Shi'an, two sworn enemies, stopped at this time.

"Zheng Shi'an, you said that the treasury has no money and can't support a big war. So what do you mean the court should do? ”

"Your Majesty, Weichen thinks that it is better for us to make peace with Russia than to fight.

Russian Cossacks lived north of the North Sea all year round, and it is said that those places were covered with snow and ice for most of the year, and food was scarce. Therefore, the Cossacks would go south to plunder and store grain before the autumn and winter seasons every year.

This time, although they are menacing, what they ask for, I don't think that's it.

Your Majesty, after we fight with these barbarians, we will only drive them back to the snow field, which will not benefit Dachu at all, but will consume a lot of national and military strength. In case of defeat, it will be an unpredictable loss for my Da Chu!

If victory or defeat is not beneficial to us, why should this battle be fought?

Since they have come south for the sake of wealth, we might as well meet their demands in this regard and resolve this crisis at the lowest cost, which is the wisest choice.

We can even make peace with Russia and form an alliance forever. The ancients said: The soldiers who surrender without a fight are the ......"

"Bang!"

The more Emperor Zhengqing listened, the more angry he became, and when he saw that many of His Royal Highness's ministers actually agreed with Zheng Shi'an's words, they were even more angry, so they slammed the dragon case and turned around and left the Jinluan Palace.

"Retreat ......!"

Dai Quan hurriedly made up his voice, and then ran away with Emperor Zhengqing.

"Greetings to Your Majesty......"

A moment later, the golden retriever prince went to the palace and saw the grizzled and dusty civil and military officials.

......

"Rubbish, all rubbish!"

Until he returned to Daming Palace, Emperor Zhengqing was still furious.

Dai Quan cautiously held a cup of tea in front of Emperor Zhengqing.

"Bang~ding~~!"

Emperor Zhengqing knocked over the teacup and said angrily: "Such a fool, I must kill him!" ”

Dai Quan was originally kneeling on the ground in fright, and when he saw that Emperor Zhengqing's anger was not coming at him, he was relieved, but said: "It's not a matter of words who the emperor wants to kill, why bother being angry about it, it's not worth it to be angry with the dragon body." ”

Emperor Zhengqing kicked him on the shoulder and scolded: "You know a fart!" ”

Dai Quan didn't care when he fell and squatted, got up and continued: "What the emperor said is that the slave doesn't know why the emperor is angry, but the slave sees that the emperor hasn't rested all night, and the slave looks distressed, why don't you take this opportunity and take a good rest for the emperor first?"

Although national affairs are important, if the emperor burns down the dragon body for this, how can the minions and others afford it......"

Emperor Zhengqing's face warmed up, he rubbed his eyebrows, and he really felt tired, so he said: "Okay, I will sleep here for a while, and I will be called me in two hours." ”

Dai Quan and others hurriedly stepped forward to help Emperor Zhengqing change his clothes and take off his shoes.

"Your Majesty~" A consul eunuch came in.

"What's the matter?"

"Concubine Wu heard that His Majesty has been working hard for state affairs recently, so she specially picked fresh lotus seeds from the pool in the imperial garden, boiled porridge and sent them over, and she is waiting outside the palace."

Emperor Zhengqing had closed his eyes at this time, and was supported by Dai Quan to lie down.

The consul eunuch was a little at a loss when he saw that Emperor Zhengqing did not speak. Dai Quan gave him a look, and he hurriedly prepared to retreat.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhengqing spoke again.

"Tell the concubine that I know what she wants. Tell her to go back, it's okay, don't come back to Daming Palace. ”

"Yes."

......

Jia Qing waited for an hour in Lin Ruhai's mansion before he came back, but he just came back to change his clothes, and immediately went to the household lobby again.

Therefore, Jia Qing didn't have time to say a few words to him.

Coming out of the Lin Mansion, Jia Qing went to the Fang Mansion with Yang Xu.

Fang Shou was not as busy as Lin Ruhai, and talked with Jia Qing in the study for more than half an hour.

On the way home, Jia Qing asked Yang Xu: "If I want to hoard food on a large scale, where do you think it is better to hoard it?" ”

Yang Xu pondered for a moment and said, "The second master is prepared for the border pass?" ”

"Yes."

"Is the second master here to make money or for something else?"

"What's the difference?"

Yang Xu smiled: "If it's to make money, then there's nothing to say." Jinling and the capital, these two places are the safest and safest. And the second master's power is also the largest in these two places. ”

"What if it's not for money?"

Yang Xu smiled a little weirdly, and said, "That's naturally Yansui and Xuanfu." Judging from the current situation, if the Cossack cavalry occupies the Tatar and then moves south, the first one to bear the burden is Yansui, so Yansui will definitely be the main rear of the future war.

But the imperial court will definitely deploy heavy troops in Yansui. The Cossack cavalry is better at speed, if it can't take Yansui, it will naturally not dare to go deep alone, but will choose to make a detour from the steppe and attack Xuanfu. Because if they break through Xuanfu, with the speed of their cavalry, it will only take half a month to reach the capital.

Therefore, if the enemy abandons Yansui, then he will definitely attack Xuanfu with all his might.

If the second master wants to store grain, Xuanfu will naturally be able to do it.

However, the second master can think clearly, if the war in these two places is severe at that time, and the grain and grass of the imperial court are not in place, the granary established by the second master is likely to become the source of the war. At that time, if the second master does not send the food out, maybe there will be a mutiny, and he will have to be charged with a crime in the end, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Moreover, in case these two places are lost, the grain of Eryetun will naturally become the enemy's military ration. ”

Jia Qing smiled: "Don't worry, I'm not as selfless as you think." Although I have never thought of making a fortune, I will not do such a thankless task.

I will definitely not go to Yansui and Xuanfu.

The reason why I wanted to stock up on grain in advance was because I knew that once the war started, there would definitely be merchants who would hoard and make a fortune.

As long as I have a sufficient amount of grain in my hands, I will be able to effectively reduce the increase in grain at that time and prevent the common people from starving all over the country because they cannot afford to eat food.

As a result, I also made money, and I can be regarded as doing a meritorious thing for the imperial court.

Taking a step back, if there is really a shortage of grain and grass ahead, it is better to cut out the grain in my hands than in the hands of those profiteers. ”

Yang Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

What he is afraid of is that Jia Qing is hot-headed and wants to give up his family for the country!

If that were the case, he would have admonished him to the death.

Fortunately, Jia Qing is very clear-headed. Know what is the best way to share the worries of the country and ask for the people's lives.

A person who really makes a difference is able to practice the responsibility of helping the world while constantly strengthening himself, instead of cutting meat to help the country!

In this case, he chose two places for the second master. Datong Mansion, or Taiyuan Mansion. ”

Needless to say, Taiyuan is located in the rear, not far from Yansui, Xuanfu and Datong, and is the most suitable place to store grain. In addition, Datong is located in the middle of Yansui and Xuanfu, which is the angle between Yansui and Xuanfu, and the enemy's offensive is pinned down by Yansui and Xuanfu, and the pressure here is limited, so in case Yansui and Xuanfu are in trouble, they can also support as soon as possible.

I think that the Imperial Court must have sent a large amount of supplies here before the war.

However, I suggest that the second master should choose the location in Taiyuan. First, it is the safest and safest place to visit, and second, I heard that in the first half of this year, Shaanxi and Shanxi had a good climate, and wheat and sorghum were harvested. If the second master hoards grain here, he can hoard the most grain at the lowest cost. ”

Jia Qing thought for a while and said: "Okay, according to what you said, it just so happens that Baoling Hou Shi Nai is a political envoy in Shanxi, which is a unique advantage, with him, things over there in Taiyuan should be very simple."

However, after all, there is a limited amount of grain in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu, and if a large amount of food is hoarded, the price of grain in Guanzhong will definitely rise soon.

I plan to build granaries in each of the two capitals, so that if the price of grain rises too quickly in Guanzhong, it will be easy to relieve it. Especially Jiangnan, Jiangnan has been the land of fish and rice since ancient times, I also hoarded tens of thousands of stones of grain in Jinling before, the original intention was to bring grain and wine, now it seems that the production of the winery has to stop first, I want to use all the funds to buy grain. ”

"Without further ado, the price of grain in Dachu now is about one or two or six coins of silver and one stone, and the rice in Jiangnan is more expensive, since the second master wants to do big things, he naturally wants to do it as soon as possible."

"Hmm~"

Jia Qing silently calculated in his heart, with his current current assets, all of them are used to store grain, and after deducting the cost, he can only hoard about 300,000 stones.

Although this is already a very large number, an army of 100,000 people is more than enough to eat for a year. However, it is still too difficult to control food prices.

I have to think of other ways, if I want to do it, I will make it big!

Hey, Sister Lin's dowry still has a lot of silver, and it can be used for it......

"Hehe, if I didn't know what kind of person the second master was, seeing the second master's calculating appearance, I would definitely think that he was a profiteer who did all kinds of evil!"

Yang Xu suddenly teased.

Jia Qing was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "Don't put a high hat on me, I was originally a profiteer." I'm hoarding food to make money!

If the war had been going on for a long time, maybe I would have earned money and immediately went back to buy food and earn silver......

But what is not a profiteer? ”

After Yang Xu smiled, he said: "There is one thing to remind the second master, no one knows how much the price of grain in Guanzhong will rise in the end. In case of...... I'm afraid it will have a great impact on the reputation of the second master, and those people will not care about the second master's original intention of hoarding grain. The second master is a noble man, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble at that time. ”

"Scold me for making a fortune? Looting people's fat and people's ointment? I've thought about this for a long time. How can you succeed when you do things with a forward-looking future?

As soon as the former Ming Dynasty encountered a war, it was not uncommon for grain prices in Guanzhong to rise more than ten times, and the main reason was that grain merchants were not greedy enough and blindly raised them.

I have already made up my mind that as long as the price of grain in Guanzhong rises more than twice, no matter what the war is at the border gate, and whether the commander is Wang Ziteng or someone else, I will open a warehouse and release grain. Giving it to the people can also reduce fire consumption.

If you can't stop the rise in food prices, huh. Today, the saint is a jealous and hateful emperor, and when the time comes, as long as I make two slanderous words, maybe I can get another messenger and go around the provinces. When the time comes, I'll see if the grain is worth or the head is worth to the profiteers! ”

"In this way, there will be more people who are afraid that the second master will offend."

The status of businessmen is low, but the influence is great! It can be said that a large part of Shilin is controlled by these rich people, and it has been since ancient times.

It's easy for them to ruin someone's reputation.

can even make it difficult for Jia Qing to move an inch in his career.

If Jia Qing heard Yang Xu's heart, he might not care. Originally, he never thought of being an official like Fang Shou and others, relying on prestige.

That's too slow.

Isn't it stupid to have a good family background and have holy dependents?

What if others scold you for being a favored minister or a courtier?

Tangible benefits are real......