Suddenly mentioning "thank you", Lin Ruo seemed to be stunned for a moment, and only turned the corner when he saw Chen Gonggong's reminder: "Oh! Is the emperor talking about the hundreds of thousands of stone grains and grass sent to Shangyu? ”

Without waiting for Zhang Xu to speak, Lin Ruo waved his hand with a smile: "Lord Zhang doesn't need to thank you, these grains are 'copied' from the hands of those grain lords in the capital who took advantage of natural disasters to accumulate wealth, you really have to thank the emperor's wise and holy judgment and the strong support of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, as well as the hard work of Lord Ying and the officials of Jingzhao Mansion to raise so much grain and grass so quickly." In fact, I just did a favor and did my best. Besides, Lord Zhang, you have worked tirelessly to follow His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to control the floods and stabilize the people, how can this concubine afford this thanks? ”

"You girl, everyone takes credit for themselves, how can you push it out!" Emperor Mingzong smiled, "You have said all the good things, you see, Zhang Aiqing doesn't know what to say." ”

"However, what Min Hui said is the truth......" Lin Ruo tilted his head slightly, pouted, and counted them one by one with his fingers, "The grain shop is a dowry given by my uncle, the food stamps are from the wind and snow, the disaster relief grain is assigned by the emperor, and it is Vice General Xu who escorted Ping'an to Shangyu, and it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Lord Zhang who distribute the grain and silver and provide disaster relief to the people." Minhui really doesn't have much credit......"

"You're humble! I ask you," Emperor Mingzong motioned for Chen Guan to send the wooden box on the imperial case to Lin Ruo, and asked, "This volume of 'Water Conservancy Map', but you asked Su Boyu to send it to King Rong's Mansion?" ”

Lin Ruo suddenly said: "Oh, yes, there is such a thing!" Huh? Your Majesty, how do you know? I also specifically told Su Shizi not to mention my ......"

As for the reason why Su Muyu was not allowed to mention it, Emperor Mingzong could probably guess it, it was nothing more than to leave a credit for this prince who was unstable in his ears and only wanted to do something.

The Lin family made a fortune in the past, relying on the pawnshop business, and collected a lot of ancient books and antiquities, and wanted to come to this "water conservancy map" is also one of them. Moreover, Lin Ruo is very fond of research institutions KitKat, although water conservancy is a big project, she may not understand, but she also knows the value of this scroll of drawings, and it is really difficult for her to think about it when she sends food and pictures.

It's just that, thinking of the rumors in Bian'an City in recent days, Emperor Mingzong's suspicion recurred subconsciously, and he contacted Prince Fangcai and Zhang Xu to talk in and out of words, wanting to hand over the "Qingmiao Law" to the Lin family to handle it, his mind sank, and he quietly tried it: "Minhui, do you know the Qingmiao Law?" ”

"Seedlings?" Lin Ruo blinked, repeated Emperor Mingzong's words leisurely, and shook his head, "I don't know." ”

In the clear eyes, there is no deliberate concealment.

It was Li Yan, who subconsciously fell into thought, and did not escape the keen gaze of Emperor Mingzong.

"What, Li Yan you know?"

Hearing Emperor Mingzong's words, Lin Ruo, the crown prince, and Zhang Xu's eyes couldn't help but look at Li Yan.

Li Yan hesitated for a moment, and immediately arched his hand: "If you go back to the emperor, the grass people know a little bit about it." ”

"Then tell me what you know."

"Yes, the grass people obey." Li Yan arched his hand, "After the Anshi Rebellion of the previous dynasty, various feudal towns were divided and competed with the royal power. The treasury above the court is empty, and the wild people in the rivers and lakes are not living. At that time, there was a courtier Liu Yan, who dredged the canal, improved the water transportation, rectified the salt affairs, and stabilized the price of goods with the law of ordinary peace, and the effect was remarkable. Later, Liu Yan reused this method to farming, and planted grain in the spring loan, and in the autumn, after the farmers obtained the harvest, they took part of it to repay the price of the grain and seeds loaned in the spring, in order to 'the people do not add endowment and the country used enough', which is the so-called 'green seedling method'. ”

"The people don't give more and the country uses enough?" Lin Ruo muttered quietly, then smiled and praised, "This is a good way!" ”

Emperor Mingzong looked at Lin Ruo with a smile: "Understood?" ”

Lin Ruo nodded: "Of course!" Your Majesty, don't underestimate me, I may not know anything else, but after all these years in the Lin family, I can still understand about business! "Things are light and money is heavy, things are heavy and coins are light", isn't this just to stabilize prices! 'Grain is planted in the spring and repaid in the autumn', which is the same as the loan of the bank! ”

"You're quick to understand!" Emperor Mingzong nodded, "Then you should tell me, where is this 'Qingmiao Method'?" ”

"Your Majesty, you test me again!" Lin Ruo smiled slyly, "Didn't Brother Li say it?" The purpose of this green seedling law is that 'the people do not increase their endowment and the country spends enough', and the common people's taxes have not increased, but they can have enough food and clothing, and the treasury will also be filled with one stone, killing two birds with one stone, how good! ”

Emperor Mingzong looked at Lin Ruo meaningfully and asked leisurely, "Is it?" ”

Being asked like this, the determination on Lin Ruo's face dissipated a little, and he asked with some uncertainty: "Could it be...... No? ”

Emperor Mingzong didn't answer, and Lin Ruo walked between Li Yan, Zhang Xu and the crown prince with a puzzled look, as if she felt that these people seemed to know the crux of the problem, but she was the only one in the dark.

Seeing that these people didn't mean to tell her the answer, Lin Ruo had no choice but to wrinkle his brows, thought about it quite hard, and after a long time, he asked tentatively: "Your Majesty, are you worried that in case of a disaster year, the grain harvest will be poor, and the farmers will not be able to pay the grain on credit in the spring?" ”

Lin Ruo looked at this issue from the perspective of doing business, so when she equated the "Seedlings Law" with private lending, the only risk she could think of was this.

It is not easy for a little girl who has not been involved in the intrigue of the regime to think of this.

Emperor Mingzong felt that he had just been a little overly concerned about Lin Ruo's speculation.

However, Li Yan's expression suddenly after falling into thought, although it was not obvious, he could see it very clearly - this smart young man had already figured out the hidden tricks.

The emperor's golden mouth has been opened, and Li Yan naturally can't bully the king in person, saying that he hasn't figured it out.

While admiring Lin Ruo for being so impeccable and seamless in front of the emperor, he quickly adjusted his expression and tone, and replied in a humble and decent tone: "If you go back to the emperor, the grass people don't dare to be self-conscious, and the reason why you can think through it is because you can pick up wisdom from the surviving manuscripts of Liu Zhengzi (1). When it implemented the reform of salt administration and grain administration and the implementation of the Changping Law, there was a conclusion, saying, "If the scholar is caught in bribery, he will be abandoned at the time, and the name is more important than profit, so the scholar is more pure; Although the officials are clean and healthy, they have no glory in the end, and profit is more important than fame, so the officials are more corrupt. The grass people thought about it, and the emperor's real worry was here. ”

Note: (1) Liu Yan was awarded the crown prince orthography as a prodigy during the Kaiyuan period of Xuanzong of the Tang Dynasty. The prince's orthography official position was placed in the secretary province from the Northern Qi Dynasty, and was placed along the Sui, Tang and Song dynasties.