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"To reduce casualties. These are all good men of my Ming Dynasty, and one less one dies. Besides, the Tatars are attacking the border and their morale is at their peak, and we are actually rubbing their spirit when we don't go out of the city to meet them. ”

Qianqian nodded as if she didn't understand: "I see, my husband is really powerful, and he knows a lot." ”

Xie Shen scratched Qianqian's nose dotingly, and said with a smile: "Why are you so good at learning now?" ”

Xu Qianqian raised her mouth and pretended to be angry: "Husband, it's true, I won't tell you." ”

Xie Shen hurriedly said: "It's not okay to be wrong for your husband, don't be angry, it's easy to wrinkle when you're angry." ”

"You ......"

Xu Qianqian only felt that Xie Shen would be taken advantage of no matter what, so she turned her back angrily.

"Master, He Dan asks to see him."

Lu Chongtian's voice sounded outside the house very inappropriately, and Xie Shen frowned: "What is he doing at this time?" ”

"I don't know about this. Otherwise, a certain family will say that the master is not there? ”

Xie Shen thought for a moment, and felt that He Dan's request to see at this time was mostly related to grain procurement, so he said in a deep voice: "Take him to the back hall, I'll go after bathing." ”

"Hey, so-and-so obeys."

Lu Chongtian took the order and left, but Xie Shen spread his hands helplessly and said: "See, being a husband is a lifetime of hard work." ”

Xu Qianqian glanced at Xie Shen and said, "It's not that your husband can't get along with herself." This Lu'an Mansion is not only an official of the husband. If the husband doesn't stand up and preside over the overall situation, no one will be able to take charge of the affairs? According to the slave family, it is the husband who must bow down to everything. ”

"I can't say that."

Xie Shen paused and continued: "The husband is the prefect of Lu'an, and he is the parent official of the first house, except for the husband, who can represent the members of the shepherd's side." Tongzhi is still a little worse, not to mention the county orders below. ”

"Okay, but the husband has to promise the slave family to come back early."

Xie Shen immediately patted his chest and said, "This is natural, I must be reluctant to be a lady." ”

Xu Qianqian turned around and left shyly.

Xie Shen wiped his body clean, changed into a brand-new Suzhou silk shirt, tied up his hair and strode outside.

At the beginning of June, Lu'an was very hot during the day, but very cool at night.

Xie Shen had just finished bathing, and the evening breeze blew through his sideburns, and he only felt very comfortable.

Although he has not been in Lu'an for a long time, he already knows the local wealthy family well. Except for the two families who were moved down by him, the He family is the most powerful wealthy family in Lu'an Mansion.

At the critical moment of raising grain and grass to support the border town of Datong, He Dan, the head of the He family, took the initiative to ask for a meeting, which was really a bit unexpected by Xie Shen.

However, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, and Xie Shen has absolutely no reason to be afraid of him.

Coming to the side hall alone, Xie Shen coughed and walked in.

He Dan, the head of the He family, was left to dry a cup of tea by Xie Shen, and he was anxious, and when he heard a sound, he subconsciously looked up.

"House...... Fuzun. ”

He Dan is around 30 years old, and there is a lot of fat powder on his face, which makes him look younger.

He Dan wanted to stand up to greet him, but he was pressed back by Xie Shen stepping forward.

"There is no need to be polite."

Xie Shen waved his hand very affectionately, and the corners of his mouth hooked up a light smile.

He Dan was slightly stunned.

What kind of fame is this prefect doing?

Half of his ass sat on the official hat chair, but it was like sitting on pins and needles.

How can there be a reason that the prefect is standing and the merchant is sitting.

Fortunately, Xie Shen also lifted his hem and sat opposite He Dan, which made He Dan not too embarrassed.

"Fuzun, the grass people came to visit Fuzun for the purchase of grain and grass."

Xie Shen nodded and motioned for He Dan to continue.

Although he had already greeted several local wealthy clans, asking them to "lend" some of the grain to the government as military rations for the officials and soldiers guarding Datong. But this is certainly not enough, and a large part of the remaining food needs to be purchased from local people and small traders.

As for this specific work, it is natural that these wealthy families should take the lead in doing it.

It seems that this He Dan is here for this matter.

He Dan said with a sad face: "I'm afraid that Fuzun doesn't know that most of the grain in this Lu'an has been taken away by the Guo family. There's nothing we can do about it. ”

Xie Shen thought that He Jia wanted to shirk responsibility, so his face sank.

He Yuanwai's words were incomprehensible. You said that Lu'an's grain was taken away by the Guo family, but as far as this official knows, this Guo family is from Fenzhou. In this case, why did they go to Lu'an to collect grain? ”

Xie Shen, the name of the Guo family in Fenzhou, has heard of it, and this is also a famous family in Shanxi.

But the people of Fenzhou don't collect grain in Fenzhou, what the hell are they who come to Lu'an?

No matter how rich the Fenzhou Guo family is, they will not be able to collect all the grain in Shanxi, and they will look moldy in their own rice warehouse, right?

"The house is honorable."

He Dan arched his hand at Xie Shen and continued: "If it were an ordinary family, it would definitely not accept so much grain." But the Guo family is different, their family has dealings with the eunuch's mansion. ”

"Guarding the Eunuch's Mansion?"

Xie Shen asked almost instinctively.

Why is it related to the town guard eunuch's mansion again?

He Dan seemed to be surprised, and he was surprised: "Why, adults don't know?" ”

Xie Shen shook his head and said, "This official has just taken up his post, and he hasn't seen the eunuch guarding Taiyuan yet. ”

"I see, then it's not surprising."

He Dan nodded and said softly: "Don't say that Lu'an is the whole of Shanxi, and the actual grain procurement is basically controlled by the Guo family. He and the town guard eunuch Hu Zan walked closely, the two of them were inside and outside, and they kept the grain procurement and control without leakage. If outsiders want to get involved, it will be more difficult than ascending to the sky. ”

Xie Shenqi said: "But what do you want so much food for the eunuch's mansion?" ”

He Dan sighed and said, "Sell for money." ”

Xie Shen was a little confused.

"You said that the eunuch's mansion collected grain in order to sell it for money? So the price of their grain is much lower than the market price? ”

He Dan nodded again and again: "That's right." The Guo family's grain harvest often drove down prices, so they could make a lot of money as long as they sold the rice and grain they collected to the grain store. ”

"But in that case, why do those farmers sell their grain to the Guo family?"

People are all seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and since these farmers have a better choice, why should they sell their grain cheaply?

"Not for sale? If they don't sell to the Guo family, who else can they sell to? They don't sell it to the Guo family, and no one dares to accept it in Shanxi. ”

After He Dan finished speaking, Xie Shen gasped.

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