The prince bluntly inquired in detail, and Zhang Xu took the name of "Mr.", so he no longer hid his secrets, and said frankly: "Your Highness, in the eyes of Weichen, the attitude of the Lin family is nothing more than two. ”

"Which two?"

"First, the Lin family is really unwilling to lead the allocation of green seedlings." Zhang Xu stretched out his right index finger, "The Lin family's business is mainly in the capital, although it used to involve the grain and grass business, but it was tepid, because of last year's wind and snow, it made a lot of money, thus annexing all the grain stores in Bian'an City, and taking advantage of this to take over the fields and businesses that originally belonged to those grain lords outside Bian'an. With such a big fanfare, the Lin family finally used the business of this grain store as Princess Rong's dowry, and the biggest reason was probably that they were greedy for snakes and swallowed elephants, and they had more than enough strength but not enough strength, so they gave away the average number of grain shops as a dowry, and slowly divided and annexed by the power of the court and King Rong. Therefore, the Lin family did not have the extra energy to deal with the matter of the green seedlings. ”

The prince nodded: "This statement is also reasonable. ”

Zhang Xu continued: "There is a second possibility, the Lin family intends to participate in the allocation of green seedlings, but because the emperor is unwilling, or the lord of Minhui is unwilling, so the king pushes it back. ”

The prince frowned: "This ...... Is it possible? ”

"Your Highness, to be honest, Wechen is more inclined to the second possibility."

"How so?"

Zhang Xu smiled: "Your Highness, have you forgotten? The Lin family was in Bian'an City during this time, but they were very famous! ”

The prince's face sank: "Wind and snow, pick the star tower." ”

Zhang Xu nodded and said, "Exactly." The white snake play of wind and snow, the auction of the star building, and what Wei Chen saw and heard all the way to Beijing are all related to it. The Lin family can put on such a big battle, it is impossible to have more than enough heart and insufficient strength. Therefore, the so-called 'no extra mental strength' to deal with the matter of green seedlings, Wechen does not believe it very much. ”

The prince was silent for a moment, and then said: "If it is because of the business of Fenghuaxue and the Star Picking Building, the Lin family is tired of dealing with the matter of Qingmiao, so it is not impossible to refuse." ”

"Your Highness is wise, and it is true that there is such a possibility, but ......"

Zhang Xu paused, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, with a little pride in inviting credit.

The prince hurriedly asked, "But what? ”

"Your Highness has ignored one person."

"Ignoring someone?" The prince wondered in his heart, "What person?" Lin Qian? ”

Zhang Xu shook his head: "No, no." The person His Highness overlooked, is also in the Imperial Study today. ”

"In the study?"

The crown prince thought about it carefully, and today in the imperial study, there were only six people, excluding the emperor, Lin Ruo, and himself and Zhang Xu, and there were only two left—Li Yan and Chen Guan.

Chen Guan has followed Emperor Mingzong for decades, and he knows Emperor Mingzong's temperament best; As for Li Yan, this person ......

The prince couldn't be sure for a while who Zhang Xu was talking about who he ignored, but in order to show his wisdom and wisdom, he pondered for a long time and asked tentatively, "What does Mr. want to say...... Li Yan? ”

Zhang Xu complimented: "Your Highness is wise, it is Li Yan." ”

The prince was still a little puzzled in his heart, and asked, "Please sir, make it clear." ”

Zhang Xu didn't say it explicitly, but asked rhetorically: "Your Highness, do you think this Li Gongzi knows about you and Weichen in Shangyu to implement the Qingmiao Law and help the people?" ”

For a suspicious person like the prince, such words are the easiest to provoke taboos and suspicions in his heart.

Sure enough, the prince narrowed his eyes: "What does Mr. mean ......"

Zhang Xu chuckled: "Your Highness, although scholars have a bit of arrogance, so do Wei Chen; Although there are mountains outside the mountains and people outside the people, although Weichen does not dare to boast of being rich and rich, he can barely be regarded as a well-informed person. There are not many records of the Qingmiao Law in the previous dynasty, and after the chaotic times, many classics were lost. Weichen also found part of Liu Zhengzi's notebook in the academy by chance, and found a few words related to the Qingmiao Method......"

Saying this, Zhang Xu paused deliberately and raised his eyes to look at the prince, whose gaze was dark for a moment.

Indeed, it was an accident that the Qingmiao Method was discovered from Liu Yan's posthumous manuscript. If Liu Yan used the Changping method to rectify the salt affairs, if there is still a little bit of knowledge, this "green seedling method" should be little known. Moreover, in Liu Yan's posthumous manuscript, the Changping method applied to agriculture was not explicitly named the "Qingmiao Method". The notebook elaborates on the "grain harvesting technique" to stabilize grain prices, and briefly mentions the method of lending young seedlings to farmers in the spring and using grain to borrow in the autumn.

What is Li Yan's basis, from the three words "Qingmiao Law", he knows that this is derived from Liu Yan's posthumous manuscript to stabilize prices and buy grain?

"Maybe Weichen is too arrogant, after all, Li Gongzi's talent is even appreciated by Scholar Chen. It is not impossible for him to be knowledgeable and knowledgeable far above Weichen. Moreover, the 'Qingmiao Law' originally evolved from private lending, and Li Gongzi has been in business for many years, so he may really have some knowledge in order to answer questions when the emperor asks. If that's the case......"

If that's the case, this Li Yan's ability will be great!

The prince naturally understands that if such a talent cannot be used by him, he must be eliminated quickly. However, he still doesn't believe that Li Yan has such great ability - if Li Yan really has such a great talent, then I am afraid it is not inferior to Guan Yiwu and Le Yi. If you have great talents and great ambitions, how can you learn from the most unequal business flow instead of choosing a career?

Therefore, the prince is more inclined to Li Yan to know about Shangyu's implementation of the Qingmiao Law.

This is not a secret, besides, the Jinling Wang family, who contributed the most in the allocation of green seedlings, has a close relationship with the Lin family, needless to say, the second young master of the Wang family rushed to cheer for the Star Picking Building, and lived in the Lin Mansion!

Therefore, Li Yan was interested in this matter and made a detailed understanding, which can explain the reason why Li Yan was able to answer the emperor's questions so fluently.

"Sir...... Takami! The prince's eyes were deep, and he praised sincerely, "Listening to Mr.'s analysis, the lonely mouth suddenly opened. Perhaps, the Lin family had long known about the Shangyu businessman's profit from the green seedlings, but today, Min Hui sensed that Lone's father was unhappy, so he complied with his father's wishes and refused the matter on the surface. ”

Zhang Xuchengzhu smiled in his chest, and there was still a bit of humility in his tone: "Your Highness, this is just Weichen's inference. Whether this is the case or not depends on what kind of rhetoric Prince Li holds when he comes to the mansion tomorrow to pay homage to His Royal Highness. ”

"That's what the gentleman said." The corners of the prince's mouth rose, and he looked at Zhang Xu with satisfaction, "It's not too early, Mr. might as well stay and dine with Gu, Gu still has a lot of doubts and wants to ask Mr., and please give me advice!" ”

Zhang Xu hurriedly arched his hand and said: "Your Highness treats Weichen so politely, Weichen is really frightened. Although His Royal Highness speaks, Weichen must know everything and say everything. ”

"That's great!" The prince got up and waved his hand, "Mr. Zhang, please." ”