Although Kangxi did not say a word about Yinzhen's assassination in Guangzhou, he was always haunted in his heart, and secretly ordered secret investigations in the capital, Jiangnan, and Guangdong, and even Qinghai and Gansu sent people to make secret visits.

For Yinzhen's safety, he is now extremely concerned, the old fourteen stay in Shanghai, there is no danger, but once he goes to Fujian, he is really not at ease, just take this opportunity to send a few capable people to guard, and it is not obvious.

In the past two years, the old fourteenth has continued to play tricks, and the means have emerged in an endless stream, the stalls have become bigger and bigger, and there are more and more errands on their shoulders, which has become indispensable for the imperial court. The weight in his heart is also getting heavier and heavier, it is already a matter of time before the prince is abolished, and he now has a preliminary idea of the plan to build a reserve, and he naturally attaches great importance to the son of the old fourteen, who has unlimited potential, and has made achievements in politics and economics Chapter 141 Jiangning Weaving Mansion, military, and agriculture, so he is naturally extremely important, and he is willing to let him stand under the dangerous wall.

However, on the sixth day, Yinzhen received Kangxi's edict and secret letter in Shanghai.

After reading it carefully, Yinzhen copied two copies of Kangxi's edict, and ordered someone to take a fast boat to Fuzhou and Xiamen first, so that the governor Fan Shichong and the naval commander Shi Shibiao could post it widely.

Then he ordered Wu Ge to immediately recruit back the sail warship that was being trained, and dispatched a thousand elite students to prepare to follow him to Fujian.

Then he sent people to summon Chen Pengnian, Wanyan Haifeng, Zheng Qinghai, Tang Degui, Zhang Yuanlong, and others, the president of the Sand Boat Association.

After the guards took the order and left, Yinzhen began to think, Kangxi meant to appease, which coincided with his thoughts, but the problem was that Zhaofu asked for food, what to appease without food? It's not like one person will give two taels of silver, right? When Shaozi first started the riot, the number of hungry people had already reached 100,000, I don't know how many people have reached now?

It is conservatively estimated that there must be 200,000 people, even if they all grow corn, sweet potatoes and the like, it will take two months at the earliest to be able to harvest, and these hundreds of thousands of people will eat for two months, how much grain will they get? Now it is estimated that there is not much in hand to save Chapter 141 Jiangning Weaving Grain.

was pondering, but heard that Zhang Mengjiao was coming, and Yinzhen hurriedly ordered her to be let in.

As soon as Zhang Mengjiao came in, she smiled and said, "The prince is worried about food? ”

Hearing this question, Yinzhen relaxed and said with a smile: "I can't hide anything from you, come, and explain my doubts." ”

Zhang Mengjiao chuckled: "The master is going to Fujian to quell the chaos, and the concubine can't follow him, so he can only help the master pick up the missing pieces and make up for the shortcomings." ”

"Yes, you still want to go into battle to kill the enemy, but you don't have that chance." Yinzhen teased before he said; "There are hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Fujian, and I am really worried, where do I get so much food? The silver lord has it, and he is willing to spend it, but if he has the silver, he has no place to buy grain, and if he collects a large amount, the people of Liangjiang will not be able to stand it. ”

Speaking of business, Zhang Mengjiao's expression was straight, "Lord Wang, you have neglected a place, don't you smell the darkness under the lamp?" Although Fujian has suffered disasters and hungry people are everywhere, Fujian has developed maritime transportation, and there is no shortage of food in the homes of large households and wealthy families in coastal provinces and counties, and the more severe the famine, the more grain will be hoarded in the hands of large households and wealthy people, because the grain there is the most expensive. ”

Yinzhen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said happily, "Good Fujin, this is a good awakening." ”

Zhang Mengjiao pursed her lips and smiled sweetly: "Lord, the production of silk and cotton cloth in the south of the Yangtze River is developed, and a large amount of blue indigo, sumu and other dyes are needed every year, among which this indigo, the most important is from Fujian, and the indigo in Tingzhou Mansion is famous throughout the country.

The second is paper, Jiangnan's engraving and printing industry is unique in the country, and a large number of paper is sold every year, but local paper is very scarce, and Fujian paper is the main supplier of Jiangnan.

The third is timber, the shipyard of the prince and his father, there is a lot of timber from Fujian, in addition, the wood industry of the two rivers, the construction industry, the sea pond project and other water conservancy measures, all need an extremely amazing amount of timber, a large part of which comes from Fujian. ”

As soon as Zhang Mengjiao said this, Yinzhen already understood what she meant, and couldn't help Yinzhen chuckled, "Well, this time, the master will have the bottom in his heart." As he spoke, he glanced at Zhang Mengjiao, thinking about how to reward her.

Da Chun's voice sounded out of place at an inopportune time, "Master, Zheng Qinghai is waiting to see you outside." ”

Zhang Mengjiao was flustered by Yinzhen's glance, for fear that he would come again, so she hurriedly said, "Master, the concubine will retire first." As he spoke, he got up, stared at Yinzhen with watery eyes, and then turned around and went out.

After Zheng Qinghai came in to greet him, Yinzhen asked directly: "How much stone grain has been collected now?" ”

After meditating in his heart for a while, Zheng Qinghai cautiously replied: "Back to the prince, the total number is slightly around 50,000 stones." After saying that, his throat moved, but he didn't say anything.

50,000 stones, enough for 300,000 people and a half month's ration, Yinzhen was quite satisfied, seeing Zheng Qinghai looking like he wanted to speak and stopped, knowing that he wanted to persuade himself not to collect grain again, he was amused in his heart, and asked casually: "How much has the price of rice risen now?" ”

"Back to the prince, it's already two taels and one stone." Zheng Qinghai replied with a bitter face.

Yinzhen chuckled: "The price of grain is too high, stop collecting a large amount of grain for the time being, and wait for the price to fall, and then slowly collect it." ”

"Yes, the little one respects the king's orders." Zheng Qinghai said excitedly: "The prince is really a bodhisattva, this stop harvesting, the price of grain will collapse immediately." ”

The bodhisattva's heart has been used, it seems that he has been worried a lot about the price of food during this time, Yinzhen smiled and ordered. "Yes. Go, get the grain ready, and tomorrow we will be ready to load it and leave for shipment. ”

Zheng Qinghai bowed, "Yes, Lord Wang." ”

When Zheng Qinghai withdrew, he learned that Chen Pengnian, Wanyan Haifeng, Zhang Yuanlong, and Tang Degui were all waiting outside, Yinzhen groaned before saying, "Call in." ”

After the four of them saluted, Yinzhen said to Zhang Yuanlong, "After the dock ships are completed, the next batch will be on the sail battleship first, and when the time comes, the king will send craftsmen to come and guide." In addition, to blow the wind to the southbound shippers, the king in Fujian to buy corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, the price of which they are satisfied. ”

"The grass people respect the orders of the prince." Zhang Yuanlong bowed and replied.

Yinzhen nodded, and then said straight to the point: "This king has received an edict, go to Fujian to appease the violent * hungry people, President Tang, time is tight, 50,000 stone of grain for recruitment, another 1,000 soldiers, this king wants to requisition sand boats, and he will set off in three days, I hope you can coordinate properly." ”

Such a military event, Yinzhen did not shy away from mentioning it, Tang Degui's heart was hot, this is not treating himself as an outsider, he hurriedly bowed and replied: "Lord Sui, the grass people will arrange it immediately when they go back, and dispatch the best clippers and young hands to ensure that the prince's major events are not missed, and the grass people who should not be said should be tight-lipped as a bottle." ”

Seeing Tang Degui so steady, Yinzhen was quite satisfied, this person not only has vision, but also decisiveness and courage, the initial stage of the Sand Boat Association is in need of him to be president, this person is looking for an opportunity to appropriately dial a little bit, it should be able to become a climate in the future, the Sand Boat Association will be of great use in the future, the stronger the better, after a pause, he smiled and said, "So good, this king will not treat the Sand Boat Association badly." After a pause, he continued, "Prepare some silver, and this king will donate an official body for you two." ”

The two of them are overjoyed when they hear it, donating officials depends on the opportunity, not that you can donate at any time if you have money, so far in the Qing Dynasty, it is only due to the rebellion of the three feudatories, Xi'an, Datong famine and the repair of the Yongding River and the addition of Tongzhou warehouses, and so on a few opportunities to donate, the two are busy thanking, "Xie Wang Ye Longen." ”

Yinzhen nodded, and said, "Go get busy." ”

After the two of them retreated, Yinzhen stretched out his hand to Chen Pengnian and Hai Feng and said, "Sit down." ”

After the two of them sat down, Yinzhen took a sip of tea, and then said slowly: "This year's drought in the north, and the riot of the hungry people in Fujian, can be said to be worse, the king bought a large amount of rice and grain in Shanghai, causing the price of grain to soar, and the people complained very much.

This goes to Fujian, the short is one month, the long is two months, Shanghai can be handed over to the two, Shanghai is the foundation of this king, there can be no chaos at all, your main task at present is to maintain stability, stability is overwhelming.

At present, the local residents of Shanghai should not have much of a problem, after all, there are so many factories and workshops, so that they will not be unable to eat, this king is worried about the foreign displaced people, which is not in good supply, and the price of grain remains high, and the surrounding area has gradually been cut off, you must take precautions, epidemic prevention, public security, resettlement of displaced people, open a porridge shed, you can also provide OEM, take the opportunity to build water conservancy, in short, you must be comprehensive, there must be no omission, urgent need for money, just look for Zheng Qinghai, this king will tell him. ”

Chen Pengnian is from the grass-roots county order step by step to the political envoy, skilled in government affairs, good at practice, at this moment listening to Yinzhen's explanations, it is actually a drop of water, meticulous and meticulous, can not help but be greatly impressed, the fourteenth master is only twenty-four years old, handling government affairs is even more old than the old officials, busy bowing and said: "The prince can rest assured to go, the lower officials and Lord Wanyan will not dare to have the slightest slack, and do their best to maintain the stability of Shanghai." ”

Hai Feng also followed: "Don't worry, the slave will start preparing the matters assigned by the master from tomorrow." ”

Jiangning City, Jiangning Weaving House.

When Bahai and Lai Xi arrived at the Jiangning Weaving Mansion, it was almost dusk, and the two of them changed horses all the way without changing people, and they arrived in Jiangning only one day slower than the 800-mile urgent messenger.

Cao Yin looked at the post sent up, it was actually the first-class imperial guard Bahai, and hurriedly greeted him, as soon as he saw Bahai and Lai Xi, he knew that the two of them must be in a hurry all the way, and his heart sank, and he didn't know what kind of big thing happened, so the two imperial guards were so desperate to hurry, and hurriedly welcomed the two into the signing room.

Bahai had dealt with Cao Yin a few times, and after entering the house, he was not polite, he sat down with a butt, and then took out the secret letter, "The emperor's secret letter, Lord Cao will check the fire paint seal." ”

After Cao Yin looked at the intact fire paint, he bowed before opening the seal, and after reading it hurriedly, he put his mind at ease and said in a deep voice: "The two adults will rest in the house for a day, and the lower officials will handle it quickly, and they will definitely miss the fourteenth master's itinerary." After saying that, he asked the two to go to the bath and rest. q！！！