"Wechen doesn't know. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info" Guo Yunhou said softly.

"Among the officials left by the first emperor to me, the one I value the most is Guo Shangshu, you withheld the 1 million taels of military funds I gave to the three battalions to provide disaster relief, which moved me to the core."

"It's my responsibility." Guo Yunhou said without arrogance or impatience, and his face did not change at all.

"There has been a deficit in the household department, I know very well in my heart, I know that when this family, Guo Shangshu is very tired, but I can only rely on Guo Shangshu, these days I am very uneasy in my heart, lest something happen to the frontier, I have an idea, I want to say something to Guo Shangshu." Zhu Youzhen said sincerely.

"What does the emperor command? Wechen will definitely share the emperor's worries and solve problems. ”

"The military horses have not moved, and the grain and grass go first." Zhu Youzhen said softly.

"Your Majesty, it is difficult to mobilize troops in Liaodong, this matter must not be allowed." Guo Yunhou said urgently, Zhu Youzhen is young and vigorous, he is afraid that he will give such an order on impulse, even if the front-line soldiers are brave, the country cannot afford military expenses and food and grass.

"Guo Yunhou, you are too worried, the imperial court does not want to fight a war in Liaodong, I just want to take precautions, if Houjin attacks my Liaodong defense line, the rear army supports the front line, and the grain and grass must follow, but I checked, my Ming inventory, not enough to deal with emergencies, I can only prepare first." What Zhu Youzhen wants is this effect, he can't say in front of all the civil and military officials, in the first year of Chongzhen, the catastrophe and famine came, and when the price of grain rose, the imperial court had to make more preparations, so it could only use the hat of military quartermaster to let the household department buy grain first.

"Does the emperor want my household to buy grain on a large scale?"

"Yes." Zhu Youzhen nodded and said.

"But there is no silver in the treasury, this matter, the emperor should be clear, if he takes out all the old foundations that are left and buys food, if the court needs it urgently, how can it be good?" Guo Yunhou admonished.

"You don't need to worry, since I let you handle this matter, I will definitely not embarrass you, after you go down, Luo Yangxing will give the household a financial account, there are antique calligraphy and paintings, precious jade ware, gold 10,000 taels, silver also has 220,000 taels, antique jade, the household can dispose of it by itself, take it out and sell it, exchange it for silver taels, it has been charged to the treasury, my inner treasury has taken out 500,000 taels of silver, your household is taking out 500,000 taels of silver, enough for 1 million taels, before the year, you want to buy rice and grain to fill the warehouses of Nanjing, Kaifeng, Chang'an, and Jingshi."

"Even if you have silver taels, where did you buy so much grain in just four months ago?"

"Liangjiang, Henan, Shandong and other places have surplus grain every year, you can buy from these places, but remember, don't buy the grain of ordinary people's families, buy the grain of those big households, rich merchants, they are not willing to sell, and they can't help them, I will issue an order, let officials at all levels in all localities cooperate with the household department, apportionment of tasks, this purchase of grain, included in the review of the Ministry of Officials, if the task is overfulfilled, I will summon them in the Heart Cultivation Palace, and give rewards." Zhu Youzhen said softly, buying grain is a necessary step, Zhu Youzhen doesn't want to delay until the end of the year, it should be sooner rather than later.

"The emperor has both the statute and the household department and the silver taels, and the lower officials will do their best to do this for the emperor? However, the lower officials still have a doubt, the emperor just said that he was not allowed to buy grain from small families, so what is a small family, what about ordinary people? ”

"The land is only fifty acres and it is for ordinary people, but thinking of this, I am still a little worried, if those local officials do not want to offend the local tycoons and force them to buy the grain of ordinary people, I am afraid that it will backfire." Zhu Youzhen said with some sorrow, and fifty acres of land, in modern society, is a big landowner, but for the Ming Dynasty, fifty acres of land is not much at all, it can only be regarded as medium.

Zhu Youzhen's wisdom and courage moved Guo Yunhou a little.

"Since the emperor is worried about the people, Weichen has a suggestion, I don't know whether to say it or not."

"But it doesn't hurt to talk about it." Zhu Youzhen waved his hand and said softly.

"That is, in Liangjiang, Henan, Shandong and other places to buy grain, then the imperial court must have ten thousand preparations, it should be by the imperial history platform, the household department, the official department, the criminal department, and the Jinyi Wei to cooperate with the action, the local imperial history inspection, the household department, the official department and the criminal department have sent people to the local supervision to act, and in the four places, every hundred miles of the place, set up a Jinyi guard, can issue a notice, if the government oppresses the common people, forcibly buy grain, you can go to the Jinyi Wei to sue the royal court, the court thoroughly, if it is true, the criminal official, immediately go to prison." Guo Yunhou said solemnly.

"I think this method is feasible, later, I will summon Huang Liji and Li Guopu, let them discuss with you, if several people agree, I will make an order and start buying grain, but for this purchase of grain, I decided to set up a yamen myself, for the quartermaster department, and the household department, the official department, the criminal department, the Jinyi Guard, and the Yushitai are all incorporated into it to act together."

"Your Majesty." Guo Yunhou stood up and bowed.

"Wang Chengen, you go and summon Huang Liji and Li Guopu."

"The old slave obeys." After speaking, Wang Chengen went down to summon the two, thinking that the things in the past few days would revolve around cutting the palace needs, who knew that there was still a major matter to deal with, such a heavy political matter, Wang Chengen was really afraid that Zhu Youzhen's body would not be able to hold up, and sometimes he was still thinking in his heart, how good it would be if Zhu Youzhen could be idle for a while.

After a while, Huang Liji and Li Guopu came together, and Zhu Youzhen first asked them about the specific preparations for the alliance with Mongolia, and after the two of them told them, Zhu Youzhen told the two of them about the purchase of grain.

Huang Liji said something that he disagreed, but Li Guopu felt that the matter was feasible, the four of them discussed, the three agreed, and the matter was decided.

After saying this, Zhu Youzhen didn't want to say the matter of cutting the palace needs at this time, he wanted to announce it in public at the court meeting.

Shaanxi, Xu Mengchao led the soldiers to Jiang Huan's residence, because the servant who guarded the door knew Xu Mengchao, so he didn't report it, and happily took Xu Mengchao into the mansion.

At this time, a family of twenty-three people in Jiangfu sat together and enjoyed a hearty breakfast.

Xu Mengchao saw that Jiang Huan was still using breakfast so comfortably, so he didn't get angry.

"Jiang Huan, do you know how much trouble you have caused?"

Jiang Huan saw Xu Mengchao coming in, and wanted to beckon him over for dinner, but who knew that Xu Mengchao didn't have a good face when he came up, and he was a little unhappy.

Jiang Huan was in his fifties, his small eyes revealed cleverness and cunning, he stood up, waved his hand and said with full of anger: "You go down first, I have something important to discuss with Commander Xu." ”

Jiang Huan's family knew that the atmosphere was not right, and they didn't dare to say anything, so they got up and walked out of the room without a word.

Jiang Huan walked to Xu Mengchao's side and said, "Commander Xu, as soon as you enter the door, you don't give Jiang a good look, what do you mean?" ”

Xu Mengchao saw that Jiang Huan was still so rampant at this time, slapped the table and said: "You obviously know that Lord Futai took office, and he dared to let Kong Shengyi help you change fields, now it's okay, not only do you have something, but even Lord Kong can't escape responsibility." ”

"What's the matter with Jiang? Isn't it just a change of land, I have already given them an extra 100 acres of land as compensation. Master Kong is the prefect of Chang'an Mansion, what can he do? Jiang Huan has not figured out the root of the matter yet, because the name Jiang Huan sounded in Li Shuo's ears yesterday, so many officials consciously distanced themselves from Jiang Huan, so no one told him about last night's incident at all.

"Jiang Huan, you buy military land, the first crime, instigating the government to persecute the people, the second crime, just now, Cao Dezhang added a third crime to you, raising slaves to dominate the market, forcing you to buy and sell."

Jiang Huan didn't respond until now, and it turned out that someone had found him.

Jiang Huan couldn't hold his breath anymore, and hurriedly asked, "Does Lord Song know about this matter?" “

"Lord Song is clear, but looking at his appearance, he wants to protect Kong Shengyi, as for you, he doesn't want to ask at all."

"How is it possible, we are in-laws." Jiang Huan didn't believe it and shouted loudly.

Xu Mengchao took two steps out, turned his head to look at Jiang Huan and said, "Do you know what I'm looking for you today?" ”

"Commander Xu, we have been brothers for many years, what is the matter, you and the old brother know the bottom."