Chapter 240: The Queen Mother's Difficulties

"Sichuan peppercorns have also risen! It's over, I haven't tun peppercorns yet, I won't talk to you anymore, I have to buy some back, otherwise I don't know what the price is tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. After listening to Huan'er's words, Luo Muyu turned around and ran, looking like a woman who had just finished confinement.

"Why are prices so messy?" Hua Qingxue was really surprised, prices are the foundation of a country's long-term peace and stability, if it is allowed to grow wildly, it will cause panic and even riots among the people, and the consequences are very serious.

"The court doesn't care?" Hua Qingxue immediately thought that the imperial court would definitely make a difference: "It shouldn't be so serious, you have some necessary things in reserve, and other less important materials first, and it's okay to buy them after the price is stable for a while." ”

"Yes, ma'am, what we have bought today is exactly what we need right now." Huan'er and Xi'er answered honestly.

Hua Qingxue nodded, she really couldn't understand how it could be so crazy at the feet of the Son of Heaven.

"It's someone behind the scenes."

Fu Tingye came back and answered Hua Qingxue's doubts as soon as possible.

"I see." This kind of economic thing is not her specialty, so she doesn't know it, but listening to Fu Tingye say this, it is indeed the case.

When a merchant covers the goods and sells them at a price, it will cause the market price to fluctuate.

But what is the purpose of this, is it simply to accumulate money? If the court finds out who is the one behind the troublemaker, it will definitely not let it go easily, and when the evidence of the crime comes down, it will not be the whole clan who will be humiliated. ”

"It's not very clear, it must not be simple for that person to control the prices of so many items in Shengjing." Fu Tingye said lightly: "It's just that the purpose behind him seems to be going to the Queen Mother." ”

turned out to be the queen mother's Liangzi...... Hua Qingxue opened her mouth a little incredulously.

"Well, since it's none of our business, let's not worry about it." Hua Qingxue sighed and seemed to relax.

Fu Tingye pursed his lips: "No, I also have the attitude of watching the fire from the other side." ”

I don't know if the Queen Mother is still in the mood to eat at this moment.

In Cining Palace, Zheng Shuwen, who was worried about Fu Tingye at the moment, really couldn't eat, not only that, but also dropped several blue and white porcelain made by official kilns, each of which was unique, the only one.

But Zheng Shuwen was not distressed, it was Aster and other palace maids who were distressed.

"Queen Mother, if you are angry and hurt your body, you still have to pay attention to your body." A group of palace people knelt down in unison, and at the same time kneeling on the marble floor of the main hall, there were also a number of officials from the Ministry of Household and Ministry of Labor.

This time, the price of goods has risen wildly, and it is beyond everyone's expectations, and the imperial court has exhausted all its stocks, and it is still unable to suppress the prices that are like evil spirits.

I don't know which string is wrong, rumors are flying in the market, and under the panic, the people have begun to stock up on grain, and there have been countless smashing and brawls under the crazy robbery.

Even Jing Zhaoyin's threshold was flattened by three inches by various complainants.

"Rubbish! It's all a bunch of rubbish! Zheng Shuwen shouted: "Ridiculous! It's ridiculous! How do you monitor on weekdays, and you can let this kind of thing happen, is it that the court pays you every month to let you do things like this?! ”

None of the officials could lift their heads.

The cowardly did not dare to squeak.

"Tobe Shangshu! Ministry of Works! Should the two adults give a solution, should they let the situation develop and turn the people upside down? Zheng Shuwen hit a teacup and landed right on the kneeling position of the two Shangshu.

The two ministers are also old ministers in the court, but this is the first time this kind of thing has happened, and the situation is changing too rapidly, and they can't find any good solutions for a while, so they can only keep their heads down and continue to accept the insults of the queen mother.

"Why did the Queen Mother get so angry." A calm and simple voice came, followed by Zuo Xiang slowly pacing into the main hall.

Zheng Shuwen looked back and saw that it was him, and suppressed some of her anger: "The prime minister must have known, but now I am in a hurry, I don't know if the prime minister can have a countermeasure?" ”

Zuo bowed his hand to her: "The minister is here for this." ”

"Please."

Zuo Xiang paused and said: "It is advisable for the imperial court to immediately issue a city-wide proclamation to appease the people, and at the same time open the imperial warehouse to replenish the goods in the market and suppress the market price." ”

That's an idea.

After Zheng Shuwen heard this, she immediately asked the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Households to handle it.

The officials finally retreated, and only Zuo Xiang was left in the main hall.

"The prime minister still has something to report?" Zheng Shuwen sat down, her mind was a little calm, but Zuo Xiang's next words made her impatient again.

Because Zuo Xiang told her that the treasury was now on the verge of deficit, and a large amount of cash was urgently needed to maintain the turnover, otherwise the imperial court would be very dangerous.

Zheng Shuwen subconsciously clenched her fists, her nails were deep in the flesh, but she didn't feel any pain at all.

Finally, after Zuo Xiang left, Zheng Shuwen hurriedly walked out of Cining Palace and went straight to Qianqing Palace.

Li Jingnan was reading a book, and he couldn't prevent the familiar aroma from attacking, so he knew that the Queen Mother had arrived, and while slowly putting down the book, the figure of the Queen Mother also appeared in sight.

"What books have you read recently, can you share them with your mother?" Zheng Shuwen was irritable about everything, but the moment she saw Li Jingnan, those annoying things suddenly became less important.

It's just that Li Jingnan looked indifferent: "It's just some idle books that the queen mother doesn't like." “

Zheng Shuwen was rejected, but she was in a good mood: "I came today to discuss something with you." ”

A sharp edge flashed in Li Jingnan's heart, counting the days, Chen Yuan's farewell has been a few days since today, and he should be here.

"Queen Mother, please speak."

He was also in a good mood, so he used the word please, but Zheng Shuwen didn't notice it.

"The prince of Liao wants to buy my country's earth-shaking thunder, what do you think about this?" Zheng Shuwen sat down outside the railing, and her tone was normal, as if the two were chatting about family life.

Li Jingnan lowered his eyes slightly, it turned out that this was the case, and Xiao Han was indeed persistent, he had bought it for so long and had not yet bought it.

"It's up to the queen mother." Li Jingnan is not at all like the rebellious teenager at the beginning.

For a moment, Zheng Shuwen almost thought that the person in front of her was not the child who resisted her all the time, but the appearance of the child in her heart.

"Child, you can finally understand the feelings of the queen mother." Zheng Shuwen was very moved, and the mist under her eyes was thick.

After being locked up for so long, Li Jingnan is finally sensible.

That's great...... It is not in vain that she has worked so hard for so long.

"......" Li Jingnan did not answer.

The question was too difficult, and he didn't know where to ask.

"It's okay, it's okay, there's a process, the queen mother will wait for you, waiting for that day......" Zheng Shuwen's tears suddenly burst into tears, crying so much that she couldn't help herself.

It's just that she didn't notice that her gaffe didn't produce any emotion in front of Li Jingnan.

I don't know how long it took, but when Zheng Shuwen calmed down again, it was already half an hour later.

Li Jingnan had already taken care of himself and lay down to take a nap, Zheng Shuwen looked at his back, only to feel that the years were quiet, this should be the most harmonious since the gap between mother and son.

It's good, it's good.

She left in a hurry, and there were still many things waiting for her to lay out.

The courtiers of the left prime minister have mobilized the wealthy businessmen in Shengjing City to donate money to alleviate the urgent need of the imperial court, and the queen mother also contacted her mother's family again.

At this moment, the Queen Mother needs support, and several heads of the family mean to agree, but where is the old lady...... It's not easy to deal with.

"Humph! Sheng'er has not asked a word since she returned to Beijing, it is too unusual! Only when something happens will they think of us! What a help! Make it difficult for her for a while! "The old lady is still angry about Zheng Sheng's matter.

No matter how many heads of the family persuaded her, they couldn't change her old man's mind, and for a while, things came to an impasse.

In the open space behind the Faculty of Science, guards have been patrolling back and forth since the afternoon.

Tong Tong has been playing nearby, not far away, and from time to time she looks twice, but when it was close to sunset, Huan'er suddenly came to her, so that she would take her to the street to play.

Tong Tong couldn't help it, so he could only follow Huan'er, but his heart was clear, the general deliberately supported her.

I'm afraid that tonight, there is something important in the house.

She had a good hunch, the bomb developed by Hua Qingxue with the new purification gunpowder had been made, and it was officially tested in the open space tonight.

Everything was ready, and after dusk, the sky was blue and empty.

Fu Tingye and Hua Qingxue came together, before that, Liang Wensheng and Su Shaowen were ready, just waiting for the two of them to give an order, and they immediately tried to bomb.

"General, ma'am, can we begin now?" A guard stepped forward to ask.

Hua Qingxue looked up at Fu Tingye: "General, you decide." ”

Fu Tingye's expression was serious, his eyebrows were furrowed, he groaned for a moment, and said, "No!" Tonight's trial is cancelled. ”

Yes...... Everyone was slightly surprised.

Hua Qingxue was also a little confused: "Isn't it a time agreed in advance, why did you reschedule?" ”

Fu Tingye pursed his lips: "It's not that it's rescheduled, it's that this place is not remote enough." ”

Hua Qingxue understood in an instant that the location of her annex was given by Li Jingnan, although it was a suburb of Beijing, it was also a place where people gathered.

Although the test flight open space is a clean place, it is only relatively speaking.

Compared with the original test site in Panshui Daying, the smoke is still heavier, and the power of the bomb is huge, and there is no silence around it...... It's true that I haven't thought it through.

"Well, it's all up to the general." Hua Qingxue nodded, indicating understanding.

Fu Tingye snorted and walked back with her, leaving the rest of the group dumbfounded for a moment, and then began to busily pack up and withdraw the equipment.

When Hua Qingxue and Fu Tingye came back, Zhao Sheng was already waiting early.

"Steward Zhao, have you negotiated the cooperation rules with the Tang Sect?" Hua Qingxue expected that the other party was going back and forth about this matter, and sure enough, Zhao Sheng nodded at her: "Yes, madam, it's almost the same, I have the protocol manual here, please take a look." ”

"In addition, Tang Yu Gongzi has another sentence for me to convey to you."

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