"Your Majesty handed over the government affairs of the household department to the prince to deal with, and the minister naturally came to ask the prince." Huang Fu, the head of the household, bowed.

Xie Jin asked suspiciously: "Who is on the sparse play, why is it urgent to escort so much grain?" ”

Huang Fu tilted his head: "King Zhao, Your Majesty please summon the people and sergeants to build the Beiping Palace, they have already left for Beiping, these people's moon rice?" ”

King Zhao?

Zhu Gaosui suffered a loss in the capital, and he lost 30,000 taels, no wonder, but he seemed to have recovered his IQ, and he couldn't find fault with this matter in front of His Majesty.

Huang Fu urged: "Is it possible to let these people and sergeants starve to death?" Please also ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to hurry up. ”

"The affairs of the household department have nothing to do with the ministers, the ministers are just reporting to His Royal Highness the Prince, and the governor's office of the five armies is urgent, and now the Beiping army is called food, if it is not as scheduled, the border will also be in an emergency." Qi Guogong Qiu Fu hugged his fists and added.

After the two finished speaking, they bowed and withdrew.

Coming outside the palace,

Qiu Fu asked, "A month, will it be too long?" ”

"Don't worry, even if you give the prince another month, it will never be possible!"

Huang Fu laughed: "Qi Guogong doesn't know, Caoyun needs to gather the people, and the people need to bring their own rations, many people are unwilling to participate, and it is extremely difficult to recruit." Moreover, summer and autumn are the time of transportation, and all provinces rely on this canal, and there are many official and civilian ships in the river, which are often congested. In view of the silting up of the river, it is necessary to change the land route, and it is necessary to prepare a horse-drawn carriage, which must not be reached! ”

"In this case, these people and soldiers are going to starve to death, go and tell the king of Han." Qiu Fu's expression did not change.

At this moment in the East Palace,

Zhu Gaochi's brows deepened: "Where is the congested river section?" ”

"The northern Jiangsu and Huainan sections are tightly blocked, not only these two places, Henan has been dry for a long time, the water level has dropped, I am afraid that the draft is not deep, and it cannot carry much grain." Xie Jin is also worried.

Zhu Gaochi asked: "What if I ask my father to order dredging?" ”

"Your Highness, do you know why the prefectures and prefectures did not ask for dredging? If the conscription is too heavy, there will be a backlog of grievances, and I am afraid that it will not be too late, and it will be more than ten days or several months shorter, and the manpower, material and financial resources required will be immeasurable. The people and sergeants of Peiping Mansion want to eat and give out moon rice. I'm afraid that this time I really let King Han succeed. Xie Jin sighed lightly.

At this time, Zhu Gaochi noticed Zhu Zhanyong next to him.

"Zhan Yong, you go out first."

A month?

It is definitely not possible, this is not just the transportation time, but also the preparation of the boat, the gathering of the people of the transport, and the people from all over the country, most of the month has passed.

Zhu Zhanyong left the palace, found Lao Qi, and asked him to find a businessman who often traveled to the north, so a wealthy businessman wearing gorgeous silk and autumn fat appeared on his body.

"In Xia Tao Fugui, the word gold basin, I heard that you want to see it in Xia?" He gave it up.

Zhu Zhanyong asked tentatively: "Are you a Confucian student?" ”

"I fell off the list a few times, don't mention it, don't mention it, now Tao is just a businessman." Tao Jinpen smiled, not ashamed of being "degenerate" as a businessman.

In the Yongle Dynasty, the status of merchants was not as low as imagined, and there was a trend of abandoning Confucianism and business.

Zhu Zhanyong asked: "Have you been to the north in three months?" ”

"I've been, I don't know what you want to do?" Tao Fugui looked at Zhu Zhanyong's age and was a little contemptuous, but he knew Qi Zhong's family background, and when he heard Qi Zhong say that this was his young master, he didn't dare to slack off in an instant.

Zhu Zhanyong said: "I don't do business, I want to ask something." ”

The merchant was better informed than the imperial court.

Perennial travel from south to north, as soon as they hear that there is a shortage, they will transport goods to merchants, and some closed places even pass on news through merchants.

Hearing that he wanted to inquire about the market, Tao Jinpan's smile grew: "If you don't tighten, you can't buy and sell, what do you want to ask, Tao knows everything." ”

"What is the price of food in the north?"

"It's a little lower than the capital."

"Can the rice be filled?"

"Of course, Shandong is the granary of the north." Tao Jinpen seemed to see his thoughts, and said with a smile: "Little owner, if you want to buy out the rice and noodles in the north and control the price of grain, I will persuade you to dispel this idea......

so

The problem of Cao Yun can be solved,

Zhu Zhanyong didn't listen carefully to what Tao Fugui said.

………………

Back to the East Palace,

Zhu Gaochi and Xie Jin are still thinking about countermeasures.

Zhu Zhanyong said: "Father, rice is rice, it's the same everywhere, King Zhao only said that he wanted 500,000 stone grain, but he didn't say whether he wanted southern grain or northern grain, and his father sent someone to bring enough silver taels, and quickly went north, procured grain in Shandong, Hebei and Tianjin, and escorted it to Beiping Mansion, and the matter was completed!" ”

Zhu Zhanyong continued: "Cao Yun needs to mobilize a lot of people, to levy labor, to bring their own rations, labor and money, if the people leave their hometown, the fields can not be cultivated, this move not only appeases the people, but also saves a large amount of silver taels for the imperial court. ”

Zhu Gaochi woke up like a dream and slapped his thigh fiercely.

That's right, within a month, bring silver, take the official road for more than ten days, and then go to Shandong, and then buy grain from Shandong, and take the official road in the northeast of Shandong.

There is no need to dredge the river yet.

"Zhan Yong, what a good strategy!" In an instant, Zhu Gaochi had a feeling of how I gave birth to such a smart son.

Xie Jin nodded after listening: "Transporting the silver taels to Shandong, and taking the official road quickly, it must be faster than Caoyun." ”

Zhu Gaochi breathed a long sigh of relief: "I'll go to the household department to ask for silver taels." ”

Zhu Zhanyong stopped him: "Father, slow king, this trip still needs a person who can be entrusted with important tasks." ”

Zhu Zhanyong stopped Zhu Gaochi.

And Zhu Gaochi and Xie Jin also calmed down, 500,000 stone of grain, converted into more than 200,000 taels of silver, such a large batch of silver taels of transportation, need trustworthy people.

This person also needs to be wise and flexible,

Loyal but wooden civil officials, no, because I don't know what will happen on the road, when I get to Shandong, if the food can't be gathered, how to be flexible?

"Zhan Yong, do you have a candidate?" Zhu Gaochi was still unaware that he had begun to rely on this son.

Zhu Zhanyong had a candidate in his heart, but he didn't rush to say it.

……………

Beijing Yinglingfang,

This is an inconspicuous small street in the capital, and most of the five and six sesame officials of the imperial court, as well as some unpopular gentry, will live on this street.

Yang Shiqi was holding half a roast chicken in his hand, at this time he was only Zuo Chunfang Zuo Zhongyun, there were not many people, and it was a happy thing to be able to eat a roast chicken.

"Acid to death, help the master and me pinch it."

"What do you do when you enter the palace every day, you have to die when you go home every day, you haven't spoiled me for a long time." The beautiful woman had a grudge on her lips, but her hand still rubbed her shoulders lightly.

What have you been doing lately?

Of course, he was compiling a great success in the literature, bowing down and writing thousands of words every day, and his hands were about to be copied, but Yang Shiqi never talked about government politics when he went home.

So much so that he was absent from work during this time, and Liu thought that he was looking for happiness outside.

"Okay, okay, sir, I'll slack off for a few months." Yang Shiqi smiled helplessly.

"Hmph, what do you mean?"

Yang Shiqi nodded thoughtfully, but he wanted to live for a few days, and he asked with concern, "Where is Ji'er?" ”

"Let's go to someone's house to study." The beautiful woman replied.

And at this time, Taiping North Street in Beijing.

Zhu Zhanyong waited on his horse.

Knowing who Taisun was looking for, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't help but be curious.

One: "Since it is Zuo Chunfang Zhongyun, it should be the imperial examination jinshi in the Hongwu period, why haven't we heard of Yang Shiqi?" ”

Zhu Zhanyong: "Taizu, this person is special, neither a jinshi, nor a lifter, he is a white body, but he was recommended by someone to be the editor of Hanlin, and his wisdom is the same as that of Taizu, he learned from traveling in the streets." ”

Yang Shiqi lost his father when he was a child, and finally his mother remarried an official, but the official was implicated by others and was ordered to be exiled by Zhu Yuanzhang...... Yang Shiqi, like Zhu Yuanzhang, has been begging for a living since he was a child, but he loves to read and make a living as a professor for his students.

One: "How do you know him?" ”

Zhu Zhanyong: "Mr. Yang is Zuo Zhongyun of Zuo Chunfang, who taught me the Six Classics, although this person is talented, but ...... It's very good. ”

Gou is not derogatory, but rather thoughtful, and will not be taken lightly.

The same is true of the facts,

Xie Jin was full of wealth, but he died in the battle between Zhu Gaochi and Zhu Gaochu, Yang Shiqi's wisdom was especially above him, and he served as the first assistant of the cabinet for more than 40 years after five dynasties.

only makes a move at a critical moment, and it is not obvious at all when he is usually biased towards the prince or the king of Han, just like Zhu Zhanyong has seen the protagonists of those Gou Daoliu novels.

Zhu Yuanzhang and others don't know what they mean, and they seem to be able to understand half of it.

Three: "Then what are you looking for his son?" ”

Yang Ji, Yang Shiqi's beloved son, is a violent and unscrupulous man, especially after Yang Shiqi became a big official, he killed more than a dozen lives, and he took pleasure in it.

Yang Shiqi didn't know, and by the time he knew, it was too late, so he could only tearfully resign, otherwise Shoufu would be able to be a few more years.

Zhu Zhanyong: "You'll know in a moment. ”

Wu: "Boy, you are still a seller, what I can't stand the most in my life is that you are a person who talks halfway, interesting, interesting." ”

Zhu Zhanyong restrained his mind.

Because of the second generation of Hou who had dispersed, someone had already run back, and Chen Zhao said excitedly: "Your Highness, I found someone!" ”

"Go and call them." Zhu Zhanyong commanded.

Soon, Zhang Hui also came.

In a secluded alley.

"I ...... I tell you, my father is the official of the imperial court...... You don't have to give silver to Cuiyue Tower, there are three in and three out of the mansion at home, you gentry children...... Do you dare to fight with officials? Yang Ji was not afraid of the large number of people on the other side, and shouted.

The people do not fight with the officials.

No matter how solid the gentry is, they can't fight the court officials, saying that they are guilty and very smart, in fact, I am not easy to provoke, and I will definitely take revenge on you.

It's just that......

"He even said that he was a famous gentleman in this area." Fang Tongda looked at Zhang Hui excitedly.

Zhang Hui and Chen Zhao and others, who are all evildoers on weekdays, are very famous in the inner city, and when they heard Yang Ji's words at this moment, they couldn't help laughing, as if they had found something new and interesting.

Zhang Hui asked: "Then do you know Zhang Mingshi?" ”

Yang Ji shook his head in a trance.

"What about King Chen Xiaoyan?" Chen Zhao asked.

Yang Ji shook his head.

"Where's the evil in the house?" Fang Tongda asked.

Yang Ji still shook his head.

"Ah, you don't even know about us, so you dare to call us a gentleman?" Chen Zhao's face was full of surprise and puzzlement.

Zhu Zhanyong looked at the young man who was beaten unsuccessfully, and the old man next to him, who was beaten all over his body and bruised, and his face was as frightened as dirt, seemed to be his father.

"There's nothing to do with you here, let's get out of here."

The young man and the old man nodded and left in a hurry.

Zhang Hui looked back at Zhu Zhanyong: "Your ...... Brother, what should I do next? ”

"Hit him!"

Zhang Hui and several people rushed up, fists to the flesh, and wind on their feet.

According to Zhu Zhanyong's experience, he shouldn't use such a simple and crude method, and he should reason with him, but the reason probably doesn't make sense, so let's fight.

Just like when a person stands at the foot of a giant peak that cannot be crossed, he will feel small, not omnipotent.

Yang Ji was beaten and curled up on the ground.

Zhang Hui looked at Zhu Zhanyong and asked excitedly: "I bought more than a dozen flower deer and went hunting." ”

"Take him with you." Zhu Zhanyong agreed.

Came to the East Garden Hunting Ground,

Yang Ji knew what it meant to be a small lake, a small lake with shimmering water, abundant reeds, water birds and wild ducks from time to time from the wild grass, and flocks of deer and roe deer hidden in the mountains and forests...... It's so big, so beautiful, a hunting ground.

Yang Ji is not stupid.

Soon guessed their identities, no wonder when he threatened them, the other party not only did not panic, but even felt funny.

now

Yang Ji's sense of superiority was gone, and he also wanted to ride, but he didn't have a horse, so he could only look enviously at the person who had beaten him just now, and galloped wildly with his arms raised.

At this moment, Yang Ji also wanted to join them and become a part of them.

But

These people actually have an entourage with armor, obviously the children of the princess, although his father is a court official, he can throw a brick at the noon gate, and he can smash a five-grade official to death.

At this moment, Yang Ji redefines the gentleman.

Zhang Hui released more than a dozen flower deer, Chen Zhao released a few roe deer and a dozen rabbits, too many rabbits will affect the ecology, and some eagles have to be bought...... The beast still lacks much.

However, Zhang Hui and others made a mark on a flower deer, hunted in groups, chased each other, and the one who hunted the deer won and had a lot of fun.

In the end, Fang Tongda shot the deer.

Zhu Zhanyong, the leader of the Gentlemen, looked at Yang Ji: "Do you want to join us?" ”

Yang Ji was at a loss, but he was looking forward to it.

Zhu Zhanyong pointed to Zhang Hui and others in front of him: "They are also doing evil in the capital, his name is Zhang Mingshi, but he is very good to the old, weak and disabled sergeants, his name is Chen Xiaoyan, he will not bully people who are weaker than himself, he calls Fang Evil, and never deceives women from good families...... Their fathers were very brave people, and if they want to join us, they must follow my rules! Got it? ”