Chapter Seventy-Five: Raising Eyebrows and Unsheathing the Sword (2)
"The prince is clear, the holy decree only says that the governor of Hecao Yamen should cooperate, but it does not explicitly order the governor of Hecao to fulfill the responsibility of disaster relief, and now that Rufu is doing his best to delay, it is clear that he is unwilling to cooperate with the prince, however, in theory, the prince cannot force it, once it is deadlocked, not only will it not help, but it is easy to be plotted by villains, so you must be cautious."
Li Minquan has followed the third master for many years, and he really hasn't seen the third master have such a gaffe, and he was stared at by the third master like this time, and he was really a little panicked in his heart, but fortunately, the city government was still quite deep, but he didn't show his timidity, and after some explanation, he was also very decent.
"Well...... this king doesn't know that he needs to be cautious, but now that the grain of the provinces is running out, and the people are waiting to be fed, once there is chaos, how should this king explain to the emperor? Now that the matter has come to this, this king will not let this face be open, and he must not let Rufu Lao'er disregard the lives of the victims like this! ”
The third master was originally a shrewd person, how could he not know that Li Minquan's mention was well-intentioned, in fact, if he didn't know that his brother had no control over the governor of Hecao, why did the third master let Heda run into the wall so lowly, you must know that Heda was blocked, but what he lost was his third master's face, but now his face has been lost, but the matter is still not a word, which makes the third master with strong self-esteem how can he swallow such a bad breath.
There's no way, I'm afraid I can't see the real chapter!
Seeing that he couldn't persuade the third master, Li Minquan's eyes immediately turned to Hongqing's body, and when he saw this, Hongqing's heart couldn't help but sink, but just a little hesitation, he had already made up his mind, so he quietly made another gesture and sent the signal of action to Li Minquan, who was looking forward to it.
"Lord Wang, even if you go, it is in vain, and I am afraid that you will not be able to adjust a grain of grain."
After getting Hongqing's hint, Li Minquan's worried heart was already a little calmer, and he said something amazing.
"Well, where do you start?"
The third master actually knew that he might not be able to end up well if he went, but he always thought that his brother's face was still worth some money, even if he couldn't let Rufu fully cooperate, he should have some coping with it, but he didn't expect Li Minquan to say it so absolutely, and the doubts in his heart suddenly rose, his eyebrows raised, and he hurriedly asked.
"So that the prince can know that there are no grains left in the granary of Hecao Yamen, and even if you are willing to cooperate, there is no food to adjust."
The matter has reached such a burning situation, Li Minquan did not dare to hide anything anymore, so he reported the news he got two days ago.
"What? This, this, how is this possible? ”
The third master has now pinned all his hopes for disaster relief on the granary of Hecao Yamen, and when he heard that there were no particles left in the granary, his heart suddenly became cold, and his eyes widened in shock, and his face was full of disbelief.
"Lord Wang, when his subordinates heard about this two days ago, they couldn't believe it, and then they sent a lot of people to check privately, and then they knew that this was indeed the case."
Hongqing didn't explain, Li Minquan didn't dare to tell all the things about the Shandong branch of the "Kirin Firm", and in the face of the third master's questioning, he could only explain vaguely.
"It can't be! How could all the 30,000 stone grain be gone? Rufu has eaten the gall of the leopard, and An dares to act so wantonly! ”
When the third master came out of Beijing, he personally went to the household department to check the bottom, and he knew how much grain was stored in the granary of Hecao Yamen - 30,000 stones, not 30,000 catties, but 3.6 million catties of grain.
"Back to the words of the prince, this is indeed the case, according to investigation, the disaster in Shandong is not from the middle of January as stated in the emergency document, but began in November last year, there has been no rain and snow for five consecutive months, and the people's grain stocks have been basically exhausted as early as the beginning of February.
In the face of such shocking news, not to mention that the third master was unbelievable, even when Li Minquan first heard about it, he was also dizzy, and when he stated it, he was shocked, not for anything else, but if it really made a fuss because of this matter, it was definitely one of the few huge cases in this dynasty, and I don't know how many heads were going to roll to the ground.
"A group of thieves, dare to mislead the country like this, it's just mad, hateful! This matter can't just be settled, this king will definitely impeach him and others! ”
The third master is not an ordinary person, when he heard this, he already understood the key to the whole thing, and he was indignant at the behavior of Rufu and others who made a fortune in the country, and then thought of the fact that his own errand was going to be done because of this, and he was even more angry, and his eyes were slightly red.
"Lord, this matter is very important, you must not act recklessly, in case the news leaks, things will have twists and turns, and you must think about it in the long run."
As soon as he saw that the third master was angry, Li Minquan was anxious, you must know that now the big guys are on the ground in Shandong, a little missing, I am afraid that even the Beijing division will not be able to go back, I haven't seen the Shandong people so wild that even the dragon boat of the old man Kangxi dares to rob and kill, what is the matter with the death of the elder brother in this place, besides, although all the news can be confirmed to be true, but when it comes to evidence, there is still nothing, and there is no basis for the mouth, how can you win the trust of others, if you really want to be brutal, the unlucky ones will not be Rufu and others, but only the third master himself, For the sake of his own little life, Li Minquan didn't dare to really let the third master be so reckless, so he hurriedly persuaded him to stop it.
"Hoo ......"
The third master is not a simple person in the end, although he spoke angrily before, but there is still a sobriety in his heart, he knows that this matter is not so simple, if he is not careful, the possibility of falling into the abyss is extremely high, and then Li Minquan mentioned it like this, it can be regarded as calming down, and after he breathed an air, he did not rush to speak again, but quickly paced back and forth in the study, his expression was as solemn as if he had been filled with lead.
Fortunately, Dad is still a little sensible, otherwise, let's hurry back to Beijing, and if you don't have a place to accompany you, you will lose your life!
Seeing that the third master didn't dwell on the angry words in front of him anymore, Hongqing's hanging heart finally fell to the ground, and quietly waved his hand, signaling Li Minquan, who was about to speak again, not to speak in a hurry, and then used his brain to weigh the countermeasures he had conceived earlier again to ensure that he could be as foolproof as possible.
"Zicheng, how do you think this matter should be dealt with?"
The third master walked back and forth in the study for a long time, and the more he thought about it, the more frightened he felt, and he felt that it was tricky, so he had to throw the question to Li Minquan, who was standing aside with an indifferent expression.
I'll take a break, don't care, don't take some risks, this thing will definitely stop, gamble!
Although the third master asked Li Minquan what he said, the person who really wanted to respond was Hongqing, facing Li Minquan's sneaking over, Hongqing had to make a decision, even if this decision may not necessarily be the best, but at this moment, stabilizing the third master's heart is the most important thing, as for the risk or something, Hongqing really can't care so much at this time, so he gritted his teeth slightly, quietly raised a finger, and gave Li Minquan a clear instruction.
"Back to the prince's words, although this matter is complicated, in fact, it can be said in two parts, one is the disaster relief can not be delayed, and the second is the grain depot deficit case, for the prince, the first thing is that the disaster relief can not be stopped, as for the latter, maybe let it go first and then take care of it."
After getting Hongqing's hint, Li Minquan already had confidence, so he bowed slightly, bowed his hand, and simply gave an outline of the plan agreed with Hongqing in advance.
"Well, go on."
The third master has calmed down, his brain is much clearer, and as soon as he listened, he understood the key, but he did not immediately show his attitude, but nodded indifferently, and then asked further.
"If you want to relieve the disaster, you must first have food, the end of the river Cao Yamen has not been able to be counted on, we should find another way, now, there are two ways or can alleviate this misfortune, well, the prince is aware, the subordinate is the Jining Mansion people, a few days ago, the subordinate has been slightly inspected by the river Cao Yamen, although it has not yet been proven, but the subordinates do not dare to take it lightly, when sending people to investigate carefully, and many ways to run the wealthy family of the house, fortunately the little prince's business to help vigorously, allocated more than 20,000 silver, finally made up 2,500 stone grain, can support a day's use, Now the grain has been prepared, the prince wants to use, just the next word, let the Shandong political envoy send someone to transport, this is one, in addition, the little prince left Beijing before he ordered the business name of the Huguang branch to rush to here, now the grain fleet is on the way, it is not far from here, it will be arrived within three days, there are these two ways, although it can not fully meet the needs of disaster relief, it is not difficult to alleviate it, the prince can write to the various prefectures, explain the origin of the two batches of grain, and announce the time of the arrival of the follow-up food of the victims, so that The victims of the disaster should be able to understand the painstaking efforts of the prince, and there should be no danger of civil change! ”
Li Minquan's eloquence is quite good, after a long speech, it is clear and well-founded, it can be said that the head is the truth, and the third master nodded again and again.
"It's okay if this matter is decided first, but then the matter of Hecao Yamen should not be neglected, I don't know what Zicheng can teach me."
As soon as he heard that the disaster relief was no big deal, the third master's hanging heart had fallen to the ground, although he had never praised Hongqing, but his eyes were full of relief when he glanced at Hongqing, but the sense of humiliation in the third master's heart was not alleviated because of this, but he hated Rufu and others a little more, and the cold in the question was so cold that the temperature in the study dropped several degrees sharply......