"Sister Xiaoyue, eat baked cakes!" Chunlan herself was already nibbling on the second baked cake, so she handed one to Lan Yue.

Lan Yue looked at the crispy biscuit sprinkled with sesame seeds and shook her head, looking preoccupied.

The first batch of embroidery sent to the Yanyun Dynasty has already hit the road, and I don't know when my father will be able to deliver the grain.

The people take food as the sky, and now the price of food has soared, and the life of the people of Zilang Country seems to be not easy.

Chunlan said while biting the baked cake: "You ate in Lord Lin's house at noon today?" What did they give you to eat? I'm not hungry until now. ”

Lan Yue looked at her and said with a smile: "I'm going to ask Bai Hong what to eat for you?" Hungry you like this! ”

"Actually...... He prepared a lot of delicious food...... Just ......"

Chunlan blushed, her eyes dodged, and she said, "I don't know why, I'm ...... I just don't have much of an appetite. ”

"I said, it's okay for you to leave this piece to me!" Lan Yue got up with a smile, snatched the last piece of osmanthus cake from Chunlan's hand, and ran into the courtyard.

Yao Lang bid farewell to his mother and returned to the palace, and just arrived outside the Ningxiang Palace, Zidian had been waiting for a long time.

Yao Lang knew something was wrong when he saw his expression, and said in a deep voice: "Go in and say." ”

Zidian followed Yao Lang into the study of the East Side Palace.

Seeing that there was no one around, Zidian replied in a low voice: "Your Highness, recently some large grain shops in the capital have built new granaries outside the city, according to the informant, in the middle of the night in the past few days, grain has been sent into the granary, he quietly opened it and saw that it was all wheat from the north. ”

Yao Lang frowned, "What about the price of grain?" ”

"Back to Your Highness, it has risen by two percent today, and the people have begun to rob it, and when it is not dawn, it is already full of people outside the grain store."

"Is it the grain shops that have built new granaries that take the lead in raising prices?" Yao Lang's tone was like ice.

"Your Highness, yes, and...... They also collected the grain stored in the small grain shops in the capital at a high price, and now they still have grain in their hands in the capital. ”

"Take someone to show me closely, remember how many truckloads of grain come in and out of each grain store, and check where the trucks that deliver grain to the granary come from."

Zidian took the order to leave, Yao Lang opened the dark cabinet, took out some books and looked at them.

The night was deep, and the warm candlelight flickered, reflecting his handsome face.

On the morning of the second day, in the political hall, Wang Lian, the head of the household, complained to King Zilang.

Since the Dragon Boat Festival floods, the Ministry of Industry has recruited landless laborers to repair and strengthen the embankments of rivers and lakes.

Although the autumn flood has passed safely, at present, the grain in the treasury is almost exhausted, and the price of grain in the market is rising several times a day, and it seems that the situation is not good!

King Zilang was a little puzzled, frowned and said: "King Ruining has not set up many weaving workshops and embroidery workshops in various states and counties in the past six months, according to the original plan, he used silk embroidery to exchange grain with Yanyun Dynasty, which is enough to last until next year's new grain harvest, why is it not enough?" ”

Wang Lian looked at Yao Lang, bowed his head and replied: "King Qiyu, the first batch of silk embroidery here has been sent by King Ruining, and Yan Yunchao has sent the grain in advance, but it is just ......"

Yao Lang glanced at Wang Lian coldly, silent, and King Zilang asked, "Just what?" ”

"Great King, the amount of grain sent by the Yanyun Dynasty is only half of what was promised."

"What?" There was anger in King Zilang's tone.

"At the beginning, the price has doubled, and now there is still half of the grain, Yan Yunchao is ......"

King Zilang paused, looked at Yao Lang, and forcibly suppressed his anger.

"The national grain stock is not enough, what about the rich merchants and grain shops in the people? Collect some emergencies from them first! ”

"Wang, this year, the Ministry of Industry has spent a lot of money repairing and consolidating water, not to mention ...... The defense of the southern border must not be slackened, and the military rations and salaries must be kept first! ”

Li Qi, the secretary of the Ministry of Works, finally couldn't help it, and said: "King, although the Dragon Boat Festival flood is caused by the bursting of the river and lake, it is also related to the vision of the sky, not to mention that the king of Ruining has worked hard day and night in the past six months, and he has not shirked his responsibility at all. ”

Li Qi turned his head to look at Wang Lian, "Lord Wang's personnel affairs are all directed to the Ministry of Industry, I want to ask, the matter of grain exchange with Yan Yunchao has always been handled by the household department, and Yan Yunchao can send grain in advance, but why is it deducted here, I am really curious about the reason!" ”

Wang Lian hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "King, there is something in this Lord Li's words, Zilang Country has suffered a disaster this year, how dare the ministers use the people's livelihood to fill their pockets, not to mention ...... What's more, there is also a superintendent of the family in the household department, and the ministers only dare to be conscientious. ”

King Zilang was silent for a moment, and looked at Yao Pu who was standing on the side, "What do you think?" ”

Yao Pu took a step forward and knelt on the ground: "Father, the son has not been in the household department for a long time, although he is not very familiar with some affairs, but the matter of exchanging grain with Yan Yunchao, Lord Wang has always been meticulous, and all the account details are very clear, and my father can send someone to check." ”

Wang Lian said again: "King Mingjian, Lord Li's daughter Li Ying has been assisting King Ruining since the beginning of the preparation of the embroidery workshop, I think Lord Li himself is selfish." ”

Li Qi was so angry that he trembled, pointed at Wang Lian and couldn't speak, and fell to his knees.

"The king, the little girl is in charge of the Zilang Embroidery Workshop, I believe that the king of Ruining is also a clear distinction between public and private, if this will give someone a handle, then I will call the little girl back when I go back today."

There was chaos in the court for a while, Yao Lang stepped forward and knelt down, "Father, it's useless to fight over this matter, and the sons have something to say." ”

King Zilang raised his hand and said, "Get up and talk." ”

Yao Lang thanked his father, got up and looked around at the ministers, and there was instant silence all around.

He said to King Zilang: "Father, although I and Princess Yuhua are not married, but the marriage contract is still there, Emperor Yanyun is still the father-in-law of the son-in-law, it stands to reason that it is the responsibility of the household department to negotiate the price of grain, but this matter is due to the son-in-law, the son-in-law is willing to come forward for the household, personally repair the book to Emperor Yanyun, begging him to understand the plight of the Zilang country, Emperor Yanyun is angry with his son-in-law, and the son-in-law is willing to go to Yanyun Dynasty in person in the future to ask his father-in-law for guilt!" ”

After listening to Yao Lang's words, Wang Lian, who was still aggressive, turned a little pale.

He glanced at Yao Pu beside King Zilang, hesitated, and said to King Zilang: "King, King Ruining can have such a responsibility, the old minister is ashamed, with the noble status of His Royal Highness, how can he go down and ask for someone because of the minister's dereliction of duty, and the minister will immediately withdraw the person who negotiated this matter with Yan Yunchao, and send someone with deep experience to handle this matter." ”

Yao Lang smiled slightly, turned around and bowed to Wang Lian, "In this case, then thank Lord Wang for your forgiveness, if you still can't talk about the price of previous years, Lord Wang doesn't have to think about this king anymore, and this king is not ashamed to beg his father-in-law!" ”

"The son has another request, please allow my father!"

Yao Lang restrained his expression and said: "It will take time for Yanyun to transport grain to the court, and the top priority is to stabilize the price of grain, enrich the treasury, and ask my father to order his sons to do this!" ”