Qiantang County Ya, after Lin Zhao listened to Meng Ruoying's narration, his face gradually became gloomy.

Is the shipwreck a coincidence? Or are you too careful?

Lin Zhao shook his head lightly and comforted: "Don't worry, I will immediately send someone to Suzhou to verify, and at the same time look for Master Sun's cargo ship along the waterway." ”

"Well, I've been restless in the past two days!" Meng Ruoying's worry was already written directly on her face, and Lin Zhao looked a little distressed.

He knew very well that Meng Ruoying was doing this to a large extent to help herself, and the pressure she was under was also because of herself. Suddenly, Lin Zhao suddenly remembered Lu Ji's proposal at the banquet, it was from that time that the Meng family was pushed to the forefront, and all kinds of signs in the past few days were on the surface, as if someone was behind the scenes.

If it was really the sinking of the Meng family's cargo ship, was it an accident, or was there something else to worry about?

Obviously, the battle with the Qiantang grain merchants had already started inadvertently, but Meng Ruoying took the lead in attracting firepower for herself, for which Lin Zhao was very apologetic.

Dragons have reverse scales, and Lin Zhao will never tolerate someone hurting the women around him. If someone is unfavorable to the Meng family and unfavorable to Meng Ruoying, then Lin Zhao will definitely not be polite, and they will definitely pay a heavy price.

When Lin Zhao was comforting Meng Ruoying, another accident occurred, which made the Meng family's already difficult situation even worse.

The Meng family's granary in the south of the city caught fire unexpectedly, and more than half of the 50 million grain was lost.

If one thing is accidental, is it accidental, then all the problems are connected together, or is it accidental?

This is only the beginning of the matter, and the number of people who come to Meng's Grain Store to buy grain has increased dramatically, and it has not been sold out in less than half a day. Many customers in the back row did not buy it, and it was still the same situation from the morning of the third day.

The frustrated and anxious doorman was a little impulsive, and some people deliberately coaxed and added fuel to the fire, making the scene even more chaotic. The Meng family sold their reputation and used the illusion of fire to cover up the fact that they were hoarding, and all kinds of rumors spread.

The people of Qiantang County were already dissatisfied with the practices of the grain merchants, and finally the last bit of hope was dashed, and under the guidance of people, all their anger was vented at Meng's grain store.

Meng Ruoying was under tremendous pressure in an instant, but she didn't expect such a good heart to end up with such a thing. On the one hand, it will have a bad impact on the reputation of the Meng family, and at the same time, it will also cause trouble for Lin Zhao at a critical moment.

After learning the news, Lin Zhao was completely furious! I thought that these people were just hoarding Juqi merchants, but I didn't expect that they would be despicable to this extent. actually committed murder and arson, for a few black-hearted money, so embarrassed the Meng family.

To embarrass Meng Ruoying, is to embarrass me Lin someone, wait for me! Lin Zhao's fists were clenched, the green tendons on his forehead burst out, and Su An, who had been following him for a long time, knew that Lin Gongzi was really angry this time, and someone was going to be unlucky!

"Did you find the news you checked?" Lin Zhao asked in a deep voice.

Su An said: "The situation of the grain merchants has been clearly understood, as for the backstage of the Lu brothers, judging from the current clues, it seems that it has something to do with Bianjing, and the exact news still needs to wait for a few days." As he spoke, he handed over a neatly written white piece of paper, on which some information was clearly written.

"Zhang Ziheng of Guangji Grain Bank has rheumatism?"

Su An nodded and said, "Yes, Zhang Ziheng is very afraid of the cold!" ”

"Hmm!" Lin Zhao responded, his gaze fell below again, and said leisurely: "It has something to do with Bianjing?" I don't know which dignitary it is this time? ”

Yu Xuan, who was standing on the side, suggested: "Childe, the top priority is to help Miss Meng get through the difficulties!" ”

"That's right!" Lin Zhao naturally didn't want to see Meng Ruoying embarrassed and wronged, and if he could help, he would naturally do his best.

"It's just that the Meng family is short of food now, how can this be good?" Yu Xuan also seemed to be a little embarrassed.

Lin Zhao said disapplausively: "Don't we have food!" ”

"Childe is talking about closing positions?" Yu Xuan seemed to be a little hesitant about this.

Lin Zhao nodded lightly, the chapter has been sent out for a long time, why hasn't Bianjing replied for a long time? What is the opinion of Zhao Ji and Wang Anshi? In this way, Lin Zhao inevitably had some scruples...... It's just that there are so many things that can be managed now, and it is important to help Meng Ruoying.

However, until there is a reply from Bianjing, it is better to keep a low profile, at least not to give someone a handle. Lin Zhao felt that maybe he should do some superficial work first.

"Is the padded coat ready?" Lin Zhao asked in a deep voice.

Yu Xuan said: "It's done, it's been sent to Mrs.!" ”

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "Bring a pair of cotton pants, as well as our new daughter Hong, and go to Guangji Grain Store to meet Zhang Ziheng!" ”

"Yes!"

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Zhang Ziheng never thought that Lin County Ling would visit him in person, which can be said to be flattering for a civilian businessman.

"Lin County's order is here, and the humble house is shining!" Lin Zhao came in the bright light, Zhang Ziheng must follow the etiquette, and the parents and children greeted him at the door.

Honor is on the one hand, when Zhang Ziheng saw Lin Zhao's fanfare, many things were clear to him, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help squeezing out a wry smile. Of course, the dignified county order can be condescending to a businessman, and the sincerity of this handover is really admirable and moving.

Zhang Ziheng led Lin Zhao into the hall and sat down as guests. Although it is said that the guest is at the mercy of the host, Zhang Ziheng knows in his heart that everything is now dominated by the order of Lin County.

Lin Zhao was also not polite, and directly "took the lead", and said with a smile: "I heard that Zhang Dongzhu has rheumatism? ”

Zhang Ziheng's heart moved, and he nodded: "Yes, in the early years, when I traveled from south to north, I often encountered damp and cold, but now it will attack when it encounters rainy and humid weather!" ”

"Although Lin doesn't understand the art of orpiment, he has also heard that such rheumatism needs internal treatment, and external maintenance is."

Zhang Ziheng clearly noticed that Lin Zhao's self-proclaimed name was not his "own official", and only listened to Lin Zhao continue: "The internal treatment is naturally to invite a famous doctor, and Lin can't help much, so this external maintenance will be ...... I got a kind of cotton in Xia Da Shi and made a pair of cotton pants, which I wore after winter, which was quite warm, and it must be good for Zhang Dongzhu's body. There are also some home-brewed wines, please taste them! ”

As he spoke, Su An had already given the gift, and Zhang Ziheng understood this truth. But the county order to give gifts, if you don't accept them, it seems too uninteresting. What's more, this gift, especially the cotton pants, made him very curious, yearning, and he didn't want to refuse in his heart.

Zhang Ziheng took the gift, bowed down and said: "Thank you for the gift from Lin County, I don't know what Lin County's order is to come to the cold house today, what is his command?" ”

"Oh, that's right, I want to buy some food from Zhang Dongzhu today!"

"Buying grain?" The answer was expected, but Zhang Ziheng still pretended to be surprised.

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "Yes, but what?" It is not on behalf of the county government, but in a private capacity to buy grain from Zhang Dongzhu! ”

Thinking of the rumors in the market recently, as well as the close relationship between Lin Zhao and the Meng family, Zhang Ziheng immediately understood. It's just that no matter how Lin Zhao buys food in his identity, he doesn't dare to agree easily, at least not easily, so he replied: "Lin County Order, I'm afraid this matter is a little difficult, the inventory of the small store is very limited. In the public and private, we will raise and dispatch grain as soon as possible......"

"Well, thank you proprietor Zhang, if you bother, Lin will leave first!"

This turn of events surprised Zhang Ziheng, Lin Zhao just mentioned it, he didn't go deep at all, and he didn't even fight for the least or question it, so he just left? This is very unreasonable, Zhang Ziheng couldn't help but be confused, what kind of medicine is sold in this gourd in Lin County? His puzzled eyes watched Lin Zhao go away, and he was stunned for a long time.

Could it be that they want to divide and disintegrate in this way? Forcing yourself to break with the Lu brothers? But how can an agreement without any substantive surname be effective?

After leaving Guangji Grain Store, Lin Zhao immediately instructed Yu Xuan: "Immediately transfer grain from Changping to Ruoying!" ”

"Childe, do you really want to use it?" Yu Xuan is still cautious about this.

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "Well, they definitely can't think of this, they can be caught off guard, and they can kill two birds with one stone." ”

"Childe is ......" Yu Xuan seemed to understand something, nodded and smiled: "Childe is smart!" ”

Lin Zhao said coldly: "Since they want to play yin, hoard, and raise the price of food, then we will have fun." ”

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ when the grain that was often closed was secretly delivered, Meng's grain store came back to life, quickly got rid of the previous embarrassment, restored the previous good reputation, and the grand occasion was better than before.

This situation immediately attracted the attention of the people concerned, and the Lu brothers, especially Lu Ji, were surprised by this, "How is it possible?" It is impossible for the Meng family to have surplus food! Lu Ji couldn't believe this, and said, "It must be that the Meng family has a new source of food." ”

Lu Shan said: "Big brother, I heard that Lin Zhao went to Guangji yesterday, and it is said that he also gave Zhang Ziheng a generous gift!" "The news doesn't need to spread, Lin Zhao went to Guangji Grain Store with great fanfare, the news has already spread in Qiantang County, as long as you pay a little attention, you will naturally notice it.

"Oh?" Lu Ji replied and groaned, "Could it be true?" ”

"Big brother, Zhang Ziheng has always had different intentions, and now Lin Zhao personally comes to the door and gives generous gifts, and it is normal to be impressed!"

Lu Ji nodded and said: "It's really possible, I thought that I could go to the Meng family and die this time, but let this Zhang Ziheng give things a bad thing!" ”

"Big brother, what should we do then?" Lu Shan asked in a deep voice.

Lu Ji said: "If they can buy grain, we can also ...... However, it's best to meet Zhang Ziheng first and see what kind of wishful thinking Zhang is making! ”

For Zhang Ziheng, this time it is a yellow mud falling into the crotch of his pants, not but! But he obviously didn't agree to sell grain, where did the Meng family's grain come from? He felt that he should explain, but he didn't know if anyone would believe it!

For such a result, Lin Zhao is naturally quite satisfied, let them be suspicious of each other! The grain merchants are not monolithic, it is easy to open the gap, and they will inevitably have a dislike for the sake of stirring up a gap, and the effect is quite good.

When he was pondering his next step, the city gate guards came to report a news, Lin Zhao's face suddenly became solemn, and he hurriedly turned away......

(To be continued)