Lan Ting tilted her head sideways, and saw that Chungui had a small face, and knew what she was annoyed about: "The court of the first emperor was like that, often there was no place to complain, and natural disasters such as ground shaking would always cause questions about the ruling emperor, and the emperor would be forced to issue an edict to calm the government and the opposition, and the first emperor could not blame himself, and because there were originally many ministers in the court against his grandfather, he pushed the boat down the river to move the ministers who advocated reform."

More importantly, my grandfather was aware that there was a huge loophole in the current mine administration, and as long as the important officials of the imperial court colluded with the merchants who undertook the mining operation, it was easy to steal minerals and make weapons privately, so my grandfather proposed a reform for the loopholes. ”

He paused at this point, thinking about how to phrase it briefly, but it could make Chun Gui understand, and then he went on for a while: "Because most of the mines are located in remote areas, it is not realistic to send officials to supervise and inspect on the spot, so local officials often only send personnel to survey in the early stage of mining, estimate the approximate output, set a minimum standard, commend if the mineral exceeds the standard, and impose a fine if the limit is not met." However, most local officials are not familiar with mining affairs, and the restrictions are somewhat arbitrary, and often very different from reality.

Therefore, as long as the undertaker sends the businessmen of the mining land to pay bribes, the limit will be set very low, which causes the businessmen to easily exceed the standard and earn a large bounty from the imperial court, which is not enough, I am afraid that the contractor will not seek the benefit of the bounty, smuggling iron ore to the bandits and even smuggling and reselling the Japanese country, my grandfather's worries are not groundless, in fact, the Yuyang Zhenren trusted by the first emperor back then, had colluded with profiteers to smuggle iron ore to benefit the enemy, and the first emperor knew that he did not prohibit it, because he also delusionally thought that Yuyang Zhenren could help him live forever. ”

Chungui muttered: "If the first emperor has immortality, don't talk about the people in cloth, I'm afraid that many princes and ministers won't survive." ”

My grandfather also knew that it would be difficult to eradicate it at the source, and his idea was to stop smuggling. Originally, the contractor not only had the right to mine, but also needed to be responsible for escorting the iron ore into the warehouse, so the imperial court distributed the quasi-shipping documents, which greatly facilitated the theft, just like Zhang Kuang, he only needed to kill the people who were responsible for transporting the iron ore, and when the iron ore was on the cargo ship and left the port, he could be delivered to the consignee by his henchmen, and the crime would not be exposed.

My grandfather's reform was actually to restrict the escort of contractors, and even if he held a permit for transportation, he could not be exempted from inspection, especially silver and iron ore, where did it come from, and what department received it must be recorded in detail and sent to the imperial court for filing and verification. ”

Chungui understood: "My grandfather's advice must be detrimental to the interests of some groups, such as Yuyang Zhenren, my grandfather cut off his financial route, and of course he will suppress my grandfather." ”

"Yuyang Zhenren was already dead at that time." Lan Ting said: "However, at that time, there were still many officials who opposed the reform, of course, they would not admit that it was because of selfish refutation, and they all held high-sounding names, such as changing the ancestral system without authorization, or increasing the burden on the national treasury, etc. However, there were still officials such as Xu Ge Lao in the court, and with their strong support, the first emperor finally adopted his grandfather's advice. ”

Speaking of this, Lan Ting frowned, and his pace slowed down: "I already knew about these things, but I only heard my grandfather's words today, when he proposed to reform the mining industry, my grandfather's classmate and friend, Pan Cungu, who was the right senator of the General Political Department at the time, once reminded my grandfather and suggested that he retreat and strike, otherwise he would encounter unforeseen disasters." ”

Chungui simply stopped: "Don't you say that back then, there were people who held a grudge because of their grandfather's advice?" ”

"To be precise, at that time, there were already people who intended to collude with merchants to steal iron ore, but of course it was not the King of Qi, at that time, even today and in the East Palace Taoguang Obscure, don't say that the King of Qi is just a child, even if it is Chengguo Gong Wan Shiyi, it is impossible to hide the heart of disobedience, and if it is not for the abolition of the mining reform advocated by his grandfather, how can Zhang Guoyu have a loophole to drill now? And I have long suspected that there is something else hidden in Zhang Kuang's case, just because You Dianjiao died, the clue has been cut off, but my grandfather provided this clue, which made me see a turning point. Lan Ting still pulled the spring return, and walked to Anping Courtyard: "My grandfather was convicted, and the mining industry was restored to the old system, and soon there was a rebellion against King Yan, but how did King Yan come to make so many privately made weapons but even the factory guards did not find out, there should be key people who are still hiding in the court, and Pan Cungu, my grandfather's old friend, should be an insider." ”

"Where is this Pan in the past?" Spring return asked.

"He has returned to his ancestral hometown of Fenyang, and his grandfather wants to go to Fenyang to visit in person and persuade Pan to know the hidden situation." Lanting Road.

"Of course I won't let go of this clue."

"I'm actually quite hesitant, so I convened Brother An Shi and others to discuss today. There is something that has not been told to Huihui, although the emperor did not cure the king of Qi for the crime of privately making weapons and intending to rebel, but because his personal guard Wan Puzhi confirmed that he plotted to assassinate His Royal Highness, and the king of Qi actually accused His Royal Highness of wanting to trap him in injustice, the emperor ordered to reprimand King Qi for having no way to control and not getting along with his brothers, and demoted him to the king of Linzi. In addition, because Zhang Kuang has confessed to the crime, although You Dianjiao died, it was difficult to escape the crime, because of Wu Zhimi's recommendation, Wu Zhimi's dismissal from the position of cabinet scholar, and was demoted to the same governor of Xunzhou Mansion, and the person who replaced Wu Zhimi as a cabinet member was Li Qianyuan, does Hui Hui still remember Li Ji? This Li Qianyuan is Li Ji's cousin. ”

Chungui remembered Li Ji, but he couldn't figure out what these personnel changes were directly related to continuing to investigate the illegal transportation of iron ore.

"After the operation of Ning Guogong, Li Ji's father-in-law Ding Beidou has made it clear that he will serve His Royal Highness, in order to show his sincerity, Ding Beidou has sought the position of King Changshi of Zhou for Li Ji, Li Ji should have set off from Gyeonggi and will arrive in Jinling in the near future." Lan Ting said: "In the case of smuggling iron ore, since His Royal Highness has been handed over to Jinyiwei, don't say that it is not appropriate to conduct secret inspections, and now the Linzi Wang Party has been hit hard, but His Royal Highness is like a prosperous fortune, if he continues to advance, I am afraid that the emperor will be dissatisfied and complain that His Royal Highness is too radical." ”

"That'...... Do you want to make a final decision? ”

"I think it involves a major crime of conspiracy and rebellion, and I can't ignore the safety of the monarch because of the power and selfish interests, I have thought about directly providing the clues to Jinyiwei to investigate, but if this is the case, I am afraid that the emperor will have a misunderstanding and it will not be conducive to the disclosure of the case, so the most appropriate way is to let my grandfather contact Pan Gong first, and wait for the opportunity to report when there is a result." Lanting Road.

"When is my grandfather leaving?"

"Probably after the Mid-Autumn Festival, accompanied by the two uncles, the grandfather will return to Fenyang first, the eldest cousin they will still stay in Jinling Zhangluo to do business, the grandfather will not return to Jinling this time after returning to Fenyang, as for the aunt and other family members, the grandfather means to let them stay in Jinling first, when we return to Beijing in the future, we can walk with us, then the grandfather has already reorganized the house, and there is no inconvenience in eating and living, and the family reunites in Fenyang, so that it can really settle down."

Chungui said: "Then in the next few days, I will transfer the house deed left by Ah Niang to my grandfather, so that my grandfather will have to buy another house." ”

"That house doesn't seem to be big, why don't I ask someone to buy another house?" Lan Ting wanted to do his best.

"My grandfather won't take it." Chungui sighed and said: "It is A-Niang who left this property, I have mentioned it many times, but my grandfather has resigned, but this time my grandfather is in a hurry, and most of the family's savings have to be left to the eldest cousin as the capital, how can I have the spare power to buy a house?" Since I have decided to settle down in my ancestral hometown, I can't rent a house to settle down, I will persuade my grandfather again, that is, I feel that I don't want to go, and I have solved the urgent need first, and in the future, I will wait for my eldest cousin's shop to make profits, and buy another house, and then talk about it later. ”

Chungui felt that this time she would be able to convince her grandfather.

Sure enough, Li Gong did not refuse the kindness of the spring return, but still did not accept the deed, Li Gongan comforted his granddaughter and said: "This is the dowry I gave to your mother, your mother passed away, only you are such a flesh and blood, this is your house." I know that Chun'er is now a lifelong support, and there is no shortage of this bit of wealth, but this is the thought left to you by your mother, and when you have children, you will pass it on to them, although they have never seen their grandmother's face, there is that house, and they also understand that their grandmother is always thinking about their descendants. Grandpa knows that you are filial, and I live in the house with your uncles first, but your cousins and cousins always have to stand on their own, and when they create a foundation, the house will have to be returned to you, what will I do with the deed. ”

I didn't persuade him much when I returned to spring.

He also said that for this chrysanthemum banquet, because there were too many guests invited, King Zhou's existing cooks were too busy, and the cooks in King Wu's palace did not dare to use them, so Chungui planned to invite "foreign aid", and this "foreign aid" was ready-made, it was Chen Shi, the fiancé of Miss Chuchu.

The wine shop in which Chungui became a shareholder has been opened for business under Chen Shi's operation, and Chu Chu and Chen Shi already know the true identities of Lanting and Chungui, but Chu Chu didn't feel how shocked, and when Chungui was still the same as her first acquaintance, she didn't redeem herself from the Zuisheng Pavilion at this time, and she had to wait until after the Mid-Autumn Festival.

In order to let her relax, Chungui invited her to go out to the wine shop to taste the good cooking skills, of course, he also invited Sergeant Ruan and Hua Ying to go together, and several people also went to the Qinhuai River for a visit, and arrived at the wine shop named Fengjun Pavilion at noon.

Chu Chu has been waiting for a long time.

She and Chun Gui were talking in another room, and they didn't interfere with the conversation between Sergeant Ruan, the teacher and the student.

"That day is a lot of trouble for Chen Lang, but he is afraid that he will not be able to come alone, so in addition to Fengjun Pavilion, I am afraid that I also need two restaurants to cooperate, I am new to Chadao, I don't know the market, I have to work Chen Lang and Chu Chu girl to be thoughtful. The other is that during the banquet, I also need the singer to help the fun, and I also entrusted it to the girl to hire Zhang Luo for me, and as for the people who accompany the drink, it is glamorous and charming, like Chu Chu girl, who can be poetic and witty, and I hope to invite a few more. ”

Nowadays, as long as it is not a clean and elegant gathering, the male guests will inevitably invite prostitutes to accompany them to drink and have fun, which is not vulgar, prostitutes are different from prostitutes, such as Chu Chu is to sell their art but not to sell their bodies, and they are called "good guests" when they drink and feast, and they rely on talent and wit to maneuver, and there will be no obscenity.

Of course, other families will not let the female relatives of the family arrange prostitutes to accompany them to drink, not to mention that the wives and ladies will directly contact the prostitutes, but Zhou Wang said that he wants to be a hands-off shopkeeper, and Lan Ting is indeed lacking in skills, and it just so happens that Chun Gui has some personal relations with Chu Chu, so this matter will fall on her shoulders.

Chu Chu promised that on that day, she would lead the sisters of the Zuisheng Pavilion to the Wu Palace.