Hoarding is the instinct of merchants.

Knowing that iron ore and coal mines will rise sharply, it is really beneficial to hoard goods and wait for the price to skyrocket the next day before selling them.

What's more, whether it is iron ore or coal, it will not rot, as long as you can find a place to hoard, everything will be fine.

In fact, in this case, an appropriate price increase is conducive to the development of industry and commerce.

Because after the price skyrocketed, everyone's demand for iron ore and coal mines increased significantly, and the big increase means that whoever can get the ore can get rich overnight.

Therefore, everyone in the world is looking for minerals.

As for the railway companies, there is no need to worry, because the existing iron ore mines and coal mines can meet the current demand for the time being.

This is also the reason why Zhang Jingyi took precautions when he established the railway company at that time, and had already found several large mines and excavated them on a large scale.

After all, other places lack these two things, which is fine, but the railway is indispensable!

The railway, which involves the overall situation of the New Deal, will never dare to be negligent in this matter.

It's just that coal and iron when it comes to people's livelihood are very different.

Especially iron, the price of iron in the capital has skyrocketed, so that many people can't even buy iron pots, and there are even people who have smelted copper and would rather make copper pots than use iron to make pots.

You must know that copper is in this era, but currency, ordinary copper coins, can be purchased directly.

When people prefer to replace iron with copper, to a certain extent, it also represents the extent of the current shortage of steel.

What Zhang Jingyi wants is this effect.

With his memory, he marked many locations on the map, and planned to order people to take the lead in exploring Liaodong.

I saw that Zhang Jingyi had been concentrating on writing and painting on the map.

Zhu Huijiao watched carefully, but did not disturb quietly.

Zhang Jingyi had marked the location and carefully written down some exploration and mining tips before putting down his pen.

When I looked up, I saw Zhu Huijiao sitting aside, and her eyes met in surprise.

Zhang Jing had a hint of warmth in his eyes, and said with a smile: "Fang Cai is too concentrated...... I neglected you. ”

Zhu Huijiao smiled and said: "You are busy with you, I see that you are serious, in fact, you are also at ease." ”

Zhang Jing was surprised: "Why is this? ”

Zhu Huijiao said: "It's not good to say, I just feel content to watch you from the sidelines." Then he said: "The husband has just written and painted, but is the army arranged?" ”

Zhang Jingyi couldn't help laughing and said, "Haha, where in the world are there so many marching formations?" And I don't really know much about the marching formation, and I only know a little about it. When it really came time to fight and kill, I could only stand aside and watch them make pictures. ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the picture on the table and said, "This thing...... Well...... It's used to make money, and I have to earn the family business for our Zhang family. Otherwise, wouldn't it be uncomfortable to squat on the side and watch His Majesty copy this home today and that house tomorrow, and saliva will flow out? ”

Zhu Huijiao winked at Zhang Jing: "Earn the family business, isn't our family business big enough?" ”

Zhang Jing thought about it for a while, and became serious: "It's not small, I'm not a luxury, a hundred taels of silver a month is enough to deal with it, but ...... It's hard to say, I always feel like I should earn something. Just like this Liaodong, His Majesty ordered Zhangjiashi Town to be there, that place is still barren now, but in my opinion, it is the biggest fertile land in the world, and if such a place cannot be prosperous, it is really unwilling. ”

Zhu Huijiao bowed: "Husband wants to create a foundation for our children?" ”

"Kid?" Zhang Jing was stunned.

Zhu Huijiao showed a trace of shame on her face, and said: "I can't tell, I just feel that in the past few days, my body has been a little unwell, and today's signs are becoming more and more obvious...... It's just that it's not sure yet, and I can't say it. ”

Zhang Jing was shocked when he heard it one by one, he was a little caught off guard, and took a deep breath hard, not knowing what kind of mood he should be in at this time.

I just feel like my mind is confused for a while, and I feel very clear, but I don't seem to know what to do.

When he came back to his senses, he said happily: "Those imperial doctors in the palace are quacks, and the doctors in our house have some ability, come to people, come to ...... people."

In Zhang Jingyi's anxious voice, after a while, the doctor came.

After cutting off the pulse, the doctor said with a smile on his face: "Nine out of ten, congratulations to Your Highness." ”

Zhang Jingyi said very nervously: "What does it mean to be nine out of ten, can you confirm it?" ”

Seeing Zhang Jingyi so nervous, the doctor looked understanding, and then said with a smile: "Of course I confirm it, it's Ximai...... It's definitely a happy pulse. ”

Although Zhang Jingyi was mentally prepared, he found that he seemed to be dizzy, thinking with a tense face for a while, and being happy for a while.

He suddenly became energetic, turned to look at Zhu Huijiao, and said warmly: "From now on, you must be careful if you have a good baby, the medical conditions at this time are not good......

After that, he said excitedly: "I have to repair the book to report the good news to my father." ”

At this time, Zhang Jingyi suddenly had a great desire to deal with people, and he wanted to chat with anyone.

So the next day, Zhang Jingyi hurriedly entered the palace.

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse saw Zhang Jing coming, he raised his head and said, "You came just in time, I just happened to have a good idea, I want to talk to you, you say...... How about we exempt those who are guilty of the crime of raiding their homes and exterminating their families from death, and then in addition to confiscating their family property, let them sign a loan to buy money? It's a pity to kill the blame, keep the dog's life, and let them pay back the money for the rest of their lives. ”

Zhang Jingyi said happily: "Your Majesty, Her Royal Highness the princess is happy." ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was stunned for a moment, then threw Fang Cai's whimsical ideas out of the clouds, and said with a happy smile: "Really? Great, haha, you're better than me, it's only been a few months since you got married, and you have a child, I ...... at the beginning."

Zhang Jingyi coughed and said, "The minister is very ashamed ......."

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "However, the main thing is that my sister fights for strength, but it may not be your ability." ”

Zhang Jingyi thought to herself, you are relatively big, of course what do you say: "Yes." ”

"How many months is the child?"

"It's just a pregnancy reaction, it's still early."

The Emperor of the Apocalypse nodded: "Okay, this kid has a future, he has just been diagnosed, I have always felt a special spirit in the past two days, and many ideas that I couldn't think of have come out of nowhere, haha...... It can be seen that this is also a heart. ”

At this time, Zhang Jingyi tried hard to restrain her emotions, but she knew in her heart that having a child in this era was tantamount to closing the door of a ghost.

At this time, he couldn't be too happy, so he regained his expression again, and said: "Your Majesty just said that the family was raided and the clan was destroyed, and it was changed to the family and the IOU?" ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sat steadily, and said with a red face: "What do you think? ”

Zhang Jing said: "This is still unnecessary, for such a little sesame mung bean-like money, it is really unsightly, Your Majesty is now a shareholder of the railway, and has copied so many homes, and is getting into Jindou every day, and now my Deng Jian brother has not returned to Beijing, what does this mean?" It shows that the task of copying the house is very heavy, there are too many people to copy, and there are too many things to copy, so the minister thinks that this kind of thing is still unnecessary. Actually, it's good to be exiled, exile more to Liaodong, and teach them how to behave. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was not without regret: "It's a pity, I originally wanted to be happy." Exiled to Liaodong, I also have some worries, if all the criminals are exiled, I am afraid that they will cause chaos in Liaodong. ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured, they can't make a mess."

The Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't say anything more, but said, "Then it's up to you." ”

At this time, Wei Zhongxian came in and said, "Your Majesty, Huang Liji, a scholar of the first auxiliary university of the cabinet, wants to see you." ”

"Is he alone?"

"Yes."

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "Call in." ”

This Huang Liji came in, but he didn't expect Zhang Jingyi to be there, and he looked a little surprised.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "Why did Huang Qing come to see me alone?" ”

Huang Liji didn't dare to slack off, and said: "Your Majesty, the latest report, Li Zicheng led the people and horses, all the way to Hengzhou, the officials of Hengzhou Mansion, opened the door to surrender thieves, in addition, His Royal Highness King Gui, who was sealed in Hengzhou, fled to Wuzhou for refuge in the starry night, but this Guiwang Mansion ...... I'm afraid I've fallen into the hands of thieves......"

When the Emperor of the Apocalypse heard this, his face suddenly turned ugly.

This Guiwang Zhu Changying is not comparable to other vassal kings.

Because this is the son of Emperor Shenzong, and he is also the brother of Emperor Apocalypse's father, he is already a close relative, and Emperor Apocalypse still has to call him uncle!

It's just that although this Guiwang Zhu Changying is the uncle of the Emperor of the Apocalypse, in fact, he is younger than the Emperor of the Apocalypse, and in the seventh year of the Apocalypse, he went to Hengzhou as an adult.

Originally, after the Emperor of the Apocalypse learned that Li Zicheng had taken Changsha, he was also worried about Hengzhou, which was not far from Changsha, and worried about the safety of that uncle, so he asked if he would recall this uncle back to the capital.

However, whether it is the cabinet or the six ministries, they all said in unison that Hengzhou is heavily defended, and there should be no big problem, and the Ming Dynasty does not have the rules for the feudal king to escape.

But who knows, it's only been a few days, and Hengzhou is gone.

So the Emperor of the Apocalypse said angrily: "In the seventh year of the Apocalypse, when my uncle became a vassal, I gave a lot of gold and silver, as well as grain, and the imperial village, so that all of them fell into the hands of thieves?" ”

Huang Liji looked embarrassed: "His Royal Highness King Gui...... When I went to Wuzhou, I was in a hurry, and it is said that there were only more than 20 people in my entourage......"

This is obvious, how many things can this person carry?

Emperor Apocalypse said: "Okay, I finally copied someone else's home, but now it's okay, but people have been chasing after our Zhu family's home." Isn't this copying of my house in vain? ”