After returning from Yuchun Building, Zha Yong, Master Zhang and Shopkeeper Xu returned to the backyard of Chajia's rice shop.

This Fengentang can also be regarded as Zha Yong's other courtyard in Jiangdu, and the shopkeeper Xu gave Zha Yong a pot to relieve hangover, and Zha Yong asked him to go back to the room to rest first, and he still had something to discuss with Master Zhang.

After the shopkeeper Xu finished serving tea, he was worried that the helmsman would be cold at night, and Jiangdong in this frost season would be cold at night, so he ordered someone to add a charcoal basin to the room of Zha Yong and Master Zhang.

In the study of the other courtyard, Cha Yong's mood was contradictory, he was not only complacent about being able to cooperate with the Langya Wang clan and the Xianbei Murong clan, but also because the Langya King had found the tomb of the King of Shanyang, and he had already sent someone to attack and kill him.

Zha Yong sipped tea, and first asked Master Zhang about the business with the Murong Ministry: "What does Master think of Prince Murong's 100,000 stone grain?" ”

"One hundred thousand stones, I'm afraid it's a little embarrassing, judging from the current situation, unless ........" the master didn't continue.

"Unless what?"

"Unless we raise the price of the grain, which is now five dollars for a bucket of brown rice and three dollars for grain. Last year, brown rice was seven dollars and grain was five dollars, if we really want to do this business, I am afraid that in terms of price, it will be at least the same as last year. In this way, the tenants were able to sell their rations. ”

Hearing this, Zha Yong couldn't help but be indignant: "Shi Li and Li Zhao, two black-hearted old boys, they use fourteen buckets of Hu to be officials, and according to the 40,000 stone of grain levied by the imperial court, they will have to levy an additional 16,000 stones." Although the extra grain was recorded, it was sold to me for a dollar more than last year. The price given to the tenants was two cents lower than that of the year. ”

"According to the system of the imperial court, Ding men have 50 acres of land, Ding women 20 acres, and secondary Ding men 25 acres, and each mu receives 8 liters of grain. According to the calculation of 150 mu of ordinary people's households, they need to pay 1,200 liters of grain, which is 12 hundreds, and if they are calculated according to 14 buckets and 1 hundred, a household has at least 480 liters more, which is almost a family's annual rations. Fourteen buckets of Hu is too black-hearted. ”

Master Zhang counted the accounts and couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Most of Huaicao's brothers are from tenant families, and if this continues, I am afraid it will be difficult for us to explain to the brothers in each cousin." Zha Yong couldn't help but be a little worried.

Then he asked: "There is another matter, if we use last year's rice price to collect grain, I am afraid that we will not be able to bypass the stone calendar, what should we do?" ”

"This ......." Master Zhang thought for a moment, but didn't give an answer.

After a while, the master squinted his eyes and looked worried: "Chief helmsman, no matter how Prince Murong's 100,000 stone grain avoids the stone calendar, his subordinates are foolish, as far as today's matter is concerned, I'm afraid there is something very strange!" ”

"Huh? If something is wrong, you can tell me and hear it. ”

Hearing that the master felt that something was wrong, Cha Yong's nerves became a little tense.

"Today, that Xiu Wuji opened his mouth and mentioned the matter of the tomb of King Shanyang. Thinking about it carefully, my subordinates are worried that they are coming for you, the chief helmsman. ”

"How so?"

"If it is really as we have seen, Wang Qiuzi, Prince Murong, and King Langya have a great relationship, and Mu Gongzi and Xiu Wuji chose to come to Yuchun Tower when we met Wang Qiuzi, I am afraid it may not be a coincidence, and this matter has to be prevented!"

Hearing Master Zhang's words, Cha Yong suddenly woke up: "What you said is not unreasonable, looking at this situation, then Mu Gongzi and Xiu Wuji are afraid that they are here to talk about the Fengfu, and when Xiu Wuji meets, he mentions that there is another mystery in the tomb of King Shanyang, which is to tell us that King Langya already knows everything!" ”

Zha Yong's expression became even more nervous.

"Thinking that in the past few days, there has suddenly been a big trouble among the grain households, and those tenants have swallowed their anger, even if they requisition grain, they only occasionally disagree with the trouble, and nothing happened when they were closed. This time, because of the rice report, and because of the fact that we met with Wang Qiuzi in the past few days, I am afraid that someone deliberately arranged to make a big deal about Guanhu. ”

Zha Yong's face showed an anxious look: "But in our current situation, I'm afraid we can't help it, the other party is too big!" ”

The master pondered for a moment, and said slowly: "I'm afraid this matter has come to this point, but the chief helmsman is not in a hurry, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing, maybe as expected, the opportunity of the chief helmsman has come." ”

"Oh? Let's hear about it."

"Looking at today's situation, Wang Qiuzi and the others are not malicious, in addition to talking about food accidents, Prince Murong also talked about how he can entrust many of Murong Xianbei's businesses in Liaodong to us, which is probably of great significance."

"What's the point?"

"Since Wang Qiuzi, Prince Murong, and King Langya have a close relationship, Prince Murong especially emphasized that King Langya supervises Xuzhou and Yangzhou, and Caoyun Wharf is within the scope of his supervision, which seems to imply that he will attack the chief helmsman."

When Zha Yong heard this, his face relaxed: "Today's matter, thanks to the master, in the name of a bodyguard, explained to King Langya's personal entourage, this is a misunderstanding." Then Prince Murong also said that there was an opportunity for me to personally go and ask King Langya to ask for guilt. ”

"That's what subordinates should do. It's just that the subordinates are worried that now that the case has been revealed, and the case will be investigated deeply, in order to get out, Shi Li and Gao Bin will definitely shirk that it was the people from Caoyun Wharf who robbed the official grain in the name of Yin soldiers and hid it in the tomb of King Shanyang. Master Zhang said, his face was a little solemn.

After hearing this, Cha Yong frowned and spent a few laps in the study, and said with a long breath: "Master is right, Shi Li and Gao Bin asked us not to mention anything about the person who visited the tomb of King Shanyang at night is King Langya, and even asked me to send my brother to kill them, and now I am really glad that it is our people." If it was successful at that time, the court would track it down, which would be a crime of extermination. ”

Thinking about this, Zha Yong gasped, and couldn't help but clench his fists with hatred.

"This Shi Li and Gao Bin are afraid that we will learn that it is the people of King Langya, so they dare not start. The matter has come to this point, and now we have to think of a foolproof plan to save the life of the chief helmsman. ”

"Having said that, if they offer a reward for the phoenix talisman, get the nail tube key, and open the tomb of King Shanyang, although we use the bodyguard to protect the tomb as an excuse, it is impossible to escape the responsibility for Qingentang's attack on King Langya at night. Why don't we take the initiative to hand over the grain, what does the master think? ”

Master Zhang shook his head: "It's not proper, if we take the initiative to hand over the grain, Shi Li will definitely bite back, saying that our Caoyun Wharf has done a job of water bandits, and then Jia Mi will excuse it again, I'm afraid we will have a hard time distinguishing." In the current situation, we can only drag it out first, and drag it to see how far King Langya will handle this case. ”

"Dragging? If King Langya summons me, how should I deal with it, isn't this a fight between the gods and a disaster? Zha Yong asked with some trepidation.

"According to the humble opinion of his subordinates, since it is a fight between the gods, I'm afraid their target is not us, when that Mu Gongzi parted, he said that they were going to Wu County early tomorrow morning, which is the place where Li Zhao collected grain, I am afraid that the target of King Langya is Shi Li, Gao Bin, and Li Zhao."

Hearing Li Zhao's name, Zha Yong's face showed disdain: "A pickled person like Gao Ba has now become an official of the imperial court, although Lao Tzu is also reckless, but my Caoyun Wharf and Chaji Rice Shop are in business after all." ”

"King Langya, King Langya, Prince Murong, their target is probably the entire Jiangnan. King Langya already understands everything in his heart, if they really have the intention of wooing, they will definitely not investigate deeply, and even cooperate with us, at least for the time being, otherwise they will not invite us to Yuchun Tower, and the matter of Qingentang's night attack on King Langya can invite us to the court. ”

"In this way, this is a living situation, in this case, if they can really find out something in Wu County, it may not be a good thing." Zha Yong agreed.

Master Zhang thought of the question that Zha Yong asked him just now, and at this moment he already had the answer: "As for our cooperation with Prince Murong, whether this matter will be known to Shi Li, it depends on how the situation develops, although we have to cooperate with Shi Li, but Shi Chong and Shi Li have been operating in Jiangnan for many years after all, even if Wang Dao and King Langya seem to have the intention of wooing, they can't be rash, for the sake of insurance, the chief helmsman will wait and see the changes first." ”

"Well, it's okay, let's wait and see what happens, maybe this game is a praying mantis catching cicadas and yellow finches are behind."

After speaking, Zha Yong looked at the sparks that crackled in the charcoal basin, and a smile appeared on his black and red face, after all, this Huaicao Twelve Halls was not in vain, he was already preparing and watching a good show.

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