Qin Sandetuo asked Su Tiancheng to go to the palace.

Qin Sande's office and accommodation are all in the imperial city of Nanjing, of course, in the outer city. The structure of the Imperial City of Nanjing, similar to the capital, but in terms of scale, it is not the same, after all, the capital was built later, besides, this is not a place for the emperor to stay, according to the royal rules, the prince generally stays in Nanjing, but unfortunately this rule is also in name only.

Su Tiancheng hurried to the imperial city.

After serving as the magistrate of Jiangning County, he did not have a lot of contact with Qin Sande, filial piety is indispensable, Qin Sande also gave him great help, and was one of his most powerful backers, but this kind of relationship cannot be too public, let alone show off, otherwise, all the negative effects will be brought.

Whether it is officialdom or the people, they all hate Wei Zhongxian, believing that the eunuch in power is a great rebellion and a symbol of the country's imminent defeat. In fact, in all dynasties, the views of eunuchs were not very good, and the Ming Dynasty was even more prominent, thanks to the notorious East Factory and West Factory.

Speaking of which, the eunuchs are just the emperor's slaves, and their fate is pinched in the hands of the emperor, and it is not too much to say that they are the emperor's dogs, in front of the emperor, they have no dignity, grovel, and their psychology is twisted greatly, coupled with their own physical disabilities, they are particularly sensitive, and once they grasp the power, they have found a way to vent.

The real eunuchs brought disaster to the country and the people appeared in the late Tang Dynasty, at that time, the eunuchs could even depose the emperor, and the eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty did not make much waves, and eunuchs like Zheng He were still famous through the ages.

Su Tiancheng's opinion on eunuchs. Divided into two, eunuchs are not necessarily bad people, although they say that their psychology is a little distorted, sensitive, inferior, and especially arrogant, and they seem moody. It's not flattering, but able-bodied people are not without psychological problems, and some are even more powerful.

These are all problems, and they must be controlled by themselves, and if they are well controlled, eunuchs can play an extraordinary role.

Qin Sande looked at Su Tiancheng with a smile.

This Su Tiancheng, he is very satisfied, the chief eunuch Wang Chengen. Several times with words, Su Tiancheng did a good job, which made the emperor very happy, thanks to his full support. The meaning of these words is the prelude to the upcoming promotion, work hard in Nanjing for a few years, return to the capital in style, and enter the celebrant supervisor. Take control of greater power.

"Master Su, our family has been in place for a long time. I don't see you anymore, and I miss you a little. ”

Su Tiancheng muttered in his heart, Nima, what do you want me to do, there must be something wrong with me coming to the palace. It's better to talk about it quickly.

With a smile on his face, he spoke.

"During this period of time, I was busy with the autumn harvest, and I really couldn't take a break, so I couldn't come to visit my father-in-law in time. Please forgive my father-in-law. ”

"Lord Su is dedicated to the public, our family is in the eyes, admire, Jiangning County has a bumper harvest this year, including the entire Nanzhili, it is very good, this is auspicious, the emperor must be very happy."

Su Tiancheng looked at Qin Sande with a smile on his face, he didn't speak, he knew that he was going to talk about the topic next.

"Master Su, I heard that the county government of Jiangning County has purchased a lot of grain."

"That's right, Jiangning County plans to purchase 1 million stone of grain, including rice, maize and sweet potato, mainly rice, and the county government buys so much grain, mainly to prevent disasters, if the year is not good and the grain harvest fails, the county government can provide timely relief."

Qin Sande nodded, although he still had a smile on his face, he obviously didn't believe Su Tiancheng's explanation.

Su Tiancheng himself also knows that such an explanation does not make sense, even if there is a famine, there is no need to gather so much grain, one million stone of grain, there is more than one stone of grain per capita in the county, such a huge reserve, it is impossible to exist in any place.

"Of course, Xiaguan still has some considerations, now the Liukou is plundering, Houjin is eyeing and intruding on my Daming, although Xiaguan is in Jiangning County, far away from the north, but also for the imperial court, as much food as possible to store in case of emergency."

"Lord Su's loyalty can be seen, our family has nothing to say, and our family can't interfere too much in the government affairs of this place."

Hearing Qin Sande say this, Su Tiancheng knew that he needed to show his attitude, Qin Sande had been in the capital for so many years, it was impossible to say that he had no scheming, Dafan eunuch, speaking would not be so direct, turning around and around, some words, even asking you to guess the meaning, quite like the official words hundreds of years later.

"Father-in-law must not say this, the lower officials have no place to be ashamed, Jiangning County depends on the support of the father-in-law, to be able to achieve some results, but the father-in-law has any instructions, despite the arrangement, the lower officials will do their best."

"Giggles, Master Su is really good at talking, since that's the case, you're welcome."

Qin Sande shook the pu fan lightly and looked at Su Tiancheng.

"There are a few businessmen who deal in grain, found our family, saying that this year's grain harvest in Jiangning County, but they can't buy a lot of grain, especially rice, they said, all their lives are in the grain business, do this business, take advantage of the good year, buy more grain, if there is any famine in the future, they can also help the county government to contribute, our family does not believe their nonsense, no treacherous business."

Su Tiancheng understood the meaning, there must be a businessman, who tried every means to find Qin Sande to complain, saying that it was difficult to buy a lot of grain, of course, these businessmen, thinking about seeing Qin Sande, must have spent a price, Qin Sande loves money, this point, Su Tiancheng is very clear.

Su Pingyang once counted that the merchants in Jiangning County can handle more than one million stones of grain every year, and if they can't buy so much grain in Jiangning County, they will go to other counties in Yingtianfu, and even to other Fuzhou counties under Nanzhili, and even go as far as Zhejiang to buy grain.

The merchants of Jiangning County, under normal circumstances, do not trade grain locally, these grains, they are transported to the north, or transported to the area of Duogandusi, several times to change hands, can obtain huge profits, for example, in Duogandusi, the price of grain can reach one tael of silver and one stone, and in times of famine, it can even reach the price of one tael of gold and one stone.

The county government purchased a large amount of rice, which undoubtedly cut off their financial route.

Since Qin Sande said this, the meaning is also very clear, thinking that Jiangning County can relax the scale and let the merchants buy more grain, it is not a big deal, Jiangning County's treasury can store 300,000 stone of grain, even if it is an astronomical amount.

However, Su Tiancheng does not intend to give in, this matter is carefully planned by him, and it is so simple to give in, wouldn't it be full of goods, besides, he also has Xiao Jiujiu in his heart, in case he leaves Jiangning County and goes to a poor place, he has no food in his hands, and he can't do anything.

But when Qin Sande said this, he had to give an answer, and under the current situation, he needed Qin Sande's continued support.

"What my father-in-law said is about this matter, Xia Guan thought about it, and specially found Wan Chenggui, the president of the Jiangning County Chamber of Commerce, to discuss, today's opportunity is rare, and Xia Guan specially reported the situation to his father-in-law."

Qin Sande had a smile on his face, looking very comfortable, Su Tiancheng's attitude made him feel comfortable, not only did he often send gold and silver, but he also attached great importance to what he said. He didn't care about the situation of the merchants, but he accepted the gold and silver from others, and he always had to help him say something.

"Master Su, don't talk about the report, our family just listens to the situation and sees what is going on, lest those businessmen chew their tongues."

"Father-in-law, Jiangning County has 1.4 million mu of cultivated land, of which 600,000 mu of cultivated land is planted by farmers, 300,000 mu of official land, and it is expected that more than 3 million stone of grain can be harvested this year.

Qin Sande didn't speak, he was not a fool, what was the situation with the remaining 500,000 mu of cultivated land, he was very clear, these cultivated land, ordinary people would not dare to move, and they could not move.

"The consideration of the lower officials, the county government is ready to come forward to coordinate, find the rich gentry in the county, and encourage them to trade grain, in fact, this grain, stored too much, is not very good, the rich gentry, after all, can not be compared with the government, if it is aged for many years, no one likes to eat it, based on such considerations, the lower officials decided, the county government to buy one million stone of grain."

Qin Sande was silent for a moment and spoke slowly.

"Our family understands it, Lord Su's idea is very good, but what the effect is, I dare not guarantee it, Jiangning County has exempted this year's field endowment, this grain transaction is naturally hot, other counties under the jurisdiction of Ying Tianfu cannot meet such a standard, and it is naturally a little difficult for businessmen to purchase grain, they originally thought that they would buy more grain in Jiangning County."

"Father-in-law, the lower officials have already figured out a way."

"Oh, tell me what a good way to do it."

"The lower officials decided to report to the imperial court and exempt Jiangning County from next year's field endowment."

Qin Sande's body trembled slightly, and quickly understood, this is indeed a good way, the so-called scarcity is expensive, exempt from next year's field endowment, the farmers are not in a hurry, they leave enough rations, and the grain purchased will naturally decrease, so that the gentry and wealthy households in Jiangning County will continue to leave a large amount of grain, there is no need, you must know that the backlog of grain is also silver. (To be continued.) )