Chapter XVIII

"The princess's trick is really killing three birds with one stone." After coming out of Cheng's Mansion, Feng He couldn't help but admire, this plan was simply amazing, "What do you need your subordinates to do below?" ”

Looking at the interested Fenghe, Cheng Ge shook his head amusedly, "Can we go to Xunzhou next?" ”

"Huh?" Feng He was stunned in place, he didn't expect Cheng Ge to say this, and before he could react, Cheng Ge had already sung a small song and walked to the street, and Feng He could only follow.

Cheng Ge looked at the people around him with happy smiles on his face, it seemed that everyone was safe and prosperous on weekdays. There was a lot of shouting all around, and Cheng Ge saw that there were many vendors who had a booming business, and the fragrance was overflowing, and he felt a little hungry.

"Did you bring any money?" Cheng Ge looked at a glutinous rice cake that was very good, and hurriedly asked Feng He next to him, Feng He took out a few pieces of broken silver and handed them to Cheng Ge, Cheng Ge hurriedly ran to the stall and bought a few.

Qin Changqi watched Cheng Ge's slightly childish behavior from the upstairs of the teahouse, and couldn't help but lose his mind. Can a person really change so much in a short period of time? Or did you know nothing about her before?

"Princess, aren't we going back?" Wind and curiosity asked.

"We'll talk about it later." Cheng Ge looked around curiously, "We have to give Cheng Mansion a little time, let them send that prodigal away, and then we will go to Cheng Mansion, and they will be very happy to help us." ”

Fenghe nodded, looked at the second floor of the teahouse, and continued to follow Chengge shopping casually.

As Cheng Ge expected, after Cheng Zhifu and Mrs. Cheng accompanied Cheng Zhen to dinner, they ignored his shouts and sent him to Jing'an Temple. I heard the people say that Cheng Zhen's screams were very miserable, like killing pigs. Without this scourge, the people will have lanterns and firecrackers, gongs and drums in unison.

When Qin Changqi and his party came to Cheng's mansion, it was early in the morning of the second day, and Mrs. Cheng was still immersed in the grief of being separated from her son, hiding in her room and not planning to go out to meet guests.

"The prince has arrived, please forgive Weichen for missing the distance." When Governor Cheng saw a few people coming, he saluted in a proper manner, although he had not seen the King of Chang'an before, but looking at the personable and extravagant manners of the group, he knew that he was not an ordinary person.

"Get up, this time the king is low-key and not allowed to spread the word." With a wave of his hand, Qin Changqi let Governor Cheng get up. Several people came to the flower hall of Chengfu, and the maid chatted about business after serving tea.

"I'm sorry, lord." Governor Cheng rubbed his palms and said cautiously, "The medicinal materials in the city are only enough for the daily basic needs of the people, and there is really no surplus to supply to Chengzhou." ”

Qin Changqi picked up the teacup with an expressionless face and took a sip, "It seems that the prefect still doesn't understand the current situation?" ”

Governor Cheng felt an invisible pressure, and cautiously glanced up at Qin Changqi, who was sitting in the first place, and beat a drum in his heart, thinking about how to refuse Qin Changqi so that he would not be reprimanded.

"I heard that Mrs. Cheng is not in good health now, is something wrong?" Cheng Ge said suddenly.

"Uh, it's nothing, I'm just suddenly feeling unwell, thank you princess for your concern." Governor Cheng stammered, suddenly thinking of his son, thinking of the saint saying that she wanted to do more good deeds, is this what she is referring to?

"Concubine Ben has a friend who knows a little about medicine, so you might as well show it to Madame." Cheng Ge's face was soft, and her dignified appearance was really a princess's demeanor, and Cheng Ge's appearance made Qin Changqi feel a little satisfied, and she felt as if she should be by her side like this.

"How dare you bother the princess, it's just a minor illness, just rest and rest." Governor Cheng said solemnly, "The plague in Chengzhou seems to be very serious this time, is there anything else that Weichen can help with besides medicinal materials?" ”

Cheng Ge was a little curious, he had said this, it stands to reason that Cheng Zhifu would actively cooperate, even if it was for his beloved son, he would not refuse their request like this, is there really something hidden?

Cheng Ge lowered her head and lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes covering her look, making it impossible to see what she was thinking.

"What is needed most now is medicinal materials, and Governor Cheng can't do it?" Qin Changqi put the teacup in his hand on the table, making a crisp sound, which made Cheng Zhifu's heart tremble, and finally realized that in front of him was the emperor's most beloved son, the famous King of Chang'an, and he would not tolerate his refusal at all.

But when Cheng Zhifu thought of the pharmacists in Xunzhou, he only felt an abnormal headache.

"Lord Wang, it's not that Weichen doesn't cooperate with you, it's really ......" Cheng Zhifu sighed deeply and talked about the situation in Xunzhou.

The richest man in Xunzhou is Mrs. Cheng's father Zhang Yuming, and after Mrs. Cheng's father left, he became Mrs. Cheng's brother Zhang Mou. Zhang Mou is different from his father, it can be said that he is no treacherous businessman, and he holds all industries in Xunzhou in his own hands, and many people want to become big in Xunzhou, they need to be approved by Zhang Mou.

As a result, many businessmen have bypassed Xunzhou to do business in other places, Xunzhou seems to be prosperous, but in fact it is already a strong foreign powerhouse.

Now the merchants in Xunzhou are basically under the control of Zhang Mou, and it seems that a hundred flowers are blooming, but in fact they are dominant. Even if it is the prefect, he can't forcibly order Zhang Mou to cooperate with what to do.

"Although he is the same mother as him, in the face of interests, Zhang Mou will not listen to her opinion at all, and he will not dare to say anything more." Cheng Zhifu sighed, "He has been used to being powerful and blessed all these years, don't say that I am his brother-in-law, even if it is his father, he is afraid that he will not listen to it." ”

Cheng Ge and Qin Changqi glanced at each other, it seemed that this matter was not as simple as imagined, and it would take some tricks to get Zhang Mou to cooperate with them. Cheng Ge recalled the thirty-six strategies in the Art of War, although he didn't know which thirty-six strategies there were, but the ones that everyone was familiar with could still think about how to use them.

"Lord Wang, there is really nothing Weichen can do." Cheng Zhifu sighed and shook his head, as if he was really sad.

"As a parent official in Xunzhou, you dare to say that you can't do anything if you don't do anything?" Qin Changqi frowned and said coldly, "You can't do things for the people, you can't share worries for the emperor, so what kind of parent official are you going to do?" ”

Cheng Zhifu was so frightened that he immediately knelt on the ground, cold sweat broke out all over his body, and he didn't even dare to say anything in a trembling state.

Qin Changqi looked at the appearance of Cheng Zhifu and felt contempt in his heart, but the matter still had to be resolved, if that Zhang Mou was so lawless, then don't blame him for using official authority.

Cheng Ge's eyes rolled, and he thought about it, "The relationship between Governor Cheng and Zhang Mou is so close, and the plague is rampant in Chengzhou, didn't Zhang Mou think about making a windfall?" ”

Cheng Zhifu raised his head suspiciously, looked at Cheng Ge's smiling cheeks, and felt that her smile was weird, but he couldn't say it, "Back to the princess, he did think about uniting the pharmacists in the city to raise the price of medicine, and just wait for the prince to come and sell it to the prince at a high price." ”