Chapter 76: Li Jingyun wants to compete
Qian Duoduo laughed, and said in his heart that this little third master has a really big heart, and he doesn't even know how much silver he has.
"That's a lot, it's still far away."
He said with a smile on his face, looking a little proud.
Zhu Yunxi was really a little surprised, he just took a cursory glance, and he had already estimated that this box of silver tickets was at least one or two million taels.
When did you become so rich?
...... Zhu Yunxi pulled Qian Duoduo to sit down and asked:
"Tell me, how much silver do we have now?"
Qian Duoduo scratched his head, in fact, he himself was a little unclear, he only knew a lot, but there was no specific number.
So he was also a little embarrassed and said:
"At present, the company has hired ten special account clerks, so we have to look at the account books to know our total assets, according to my estimates, there should be a few million taels anyway."
Holy, so much?
...... Zhu Yunxi was stunned, and said secretly in his heart:
"It means that Zhu Yuanzhang wants to let himself bear part of the cost of flood management and disaster relief, it turns out that he has too much money."
Thinking of this, he suddenly became vigilant: "Grandma, Zhu Yuanzhang shouldn't know how much money he has better than himself, right?" ”
"Duoduo, are all the bookkeepers in our company your original people?"
Zhu Yunxi asked Qian Duoduo, his expression was quite solemn.
Qian Duoduo seemed to have thought of this a long time ago, patted his chest, and said very conceitedly:
"Third master, don't worry, these people are very reliable."
Zhu Yunxi remained silent: "How to be a reliable method?" ”
"They have followed me for many years, and their character is absolutely reliable!"
"Ten people?"
"Uh, this ......"
Qian Duoduo thought for a while and replied: "The five people have been following me for many years, and the other five people were all brought by them, according to them, they are all veterans for many years, and they are absolutely well-behaved, and they are also well-known in Yingtianfu." ”
Zhu Yunxi nodded, didn't speak, but sighed secretly in his heart:
"Five? Hehe, there is a lot of money, you have a lot of heart than me. ”
It is already obvious that Zhu Yuanzhang must have installed his own people around Qian Duoduo, but Qian Duoduo still thinks that he is very safe and confidential.
Forget it, it doesn't make much sense to make a remedy now, and it is easy to arouse Zhu Yuanzhang's vigilance...... Zhu Yunxi knew that Zhu Yuanzhang was a person with a strong desire to control, even if he temporarily avoided his investigation, the other party would try his best to plant a secret son around him.
Rather than that, it is better to maintain the status quo.
But who is the secret son next to him?
Zhu Yunxi has never understood this question.
Not to mention hiding in the dark and not being able to see, even Wang Jinghong, Jiang Xuan, and Luan Yu on the bright side may be deliberately arranged by Zhu Yuanzhang by his side.
This is a righteous and bright plan, even if Zhu Yunxi knows, he can't say anything wrong.
And Wen He, who just appeared, is it a coincidence?
It's weird to think about!
Luan Yu was going to buy rouge gouache, and Wen He happened to appear, and said that he wanted to buy the first perfume that had something to do with him.
Next, it was logical to have a relationship with himself.
If all this was premeditated, then even if he didn't give Wen He perfume at that time, Luan Yu beside him would definitely let something happen to him and Wen He.
If this is the case, then Luan Yu already knew that Wen He would appear, but why did the two of them make a posture that was incompatible?
Sing for yourself?
..... Zhu Yunxi suddenly felt that he had fallen into a net, and everyone looked like someone sent by Zhu Yuanzhang to his side.
"Am I too suspicious?"
Zhu Yunxi asked herself, her heart was heavy, and she felt a little overwhelmed.
Seeing that Zhu Yunxi's face was a little ugly, Qian Duoduo said with some worry:
"The third master is still young, and it is really a bit reassuring to follow the general around to deal with floods so hard."
"Your Majesty's order, who dares to disobey?"
Zhu Yunxi shrugged angrily, didn't bother to think about this question anymore, and said to Qian Duoduo:
"If Ying Tianfu's business is not too busy, you can follow me and open a porridge shed along the way to help the local people."
Qian Duoduo nodded and said helplessly:
"I'm here this time, I'm going to wait by the third master's side."
"Oh, you're so kind?"
Zhu Yunxi said strangely.
"Alas, Miss Miaojin tells me every day that you are young and don't know how to take care of yourself, and I'm afraid that something will happen to you."
"So she let you come?"
"She didn't say anything, but she just nagged in my ear every day, and sometimes she didn't come, so she sent the maids around her, and I really couldn't stand it."
And this kind of operation?
...... Zhu Yunxi was amused by Xu Miaojin's operation, and was a little moved in his heart, but when he thought that it had been a year and a half, he couldn't help but feel a little sad.
"Looks like we'll have to find time to go back."
Zhu Yunxi thought in his heart, he didn't want to go back to see Xu Miaojin for the sake of his children's personal feelings, but he was a little worried about his army.
Although he knew that someone was behind him to take care of him, he still wanted to go back and have a look, at least to recognize the person first.
From two thousand to five thousand today, the number of people has more than doubled, and I don't know more than half of them at that time, so it will become a joke.
The next day, Zhu Yunxi took Qian Duoduo to Luoyang City.
Today, although the construction of dikes and dams has solved the livelihood problems of most of the displaced people, there are still many women, children and elderly people roaming around the city.
He Qian also tried his best, and if he had a little strength, he arranged food and lodging, so that they could do what they could by the river during the day.
But after all, the yamen is not a relief department, and it is impossible to support so many displaced people for free.
So these old people, women and children, who have no strength, can only maintain their old way of life.
Seeing Zhu Yunxi, it turned out that the snack bar owner immediately stepped forward and said:
"The third master is very kind, and the people of Luoyang are unforgettable, but this silver can only last for one day."
He said as he pointed behind him.
I saw that the long porridge shed behind him was already full of people, all looking at him with blank eyes.
When Zhu Yunxi came out, although he didn't bring too many silver tickets, he didn't have a lot, but he couldn't stand the number of homeless people in Luoyang City.
Since the owner of the breakfast restaurant knew that this young man was the grandson of the current emperor, he couldn't close his eyes for a few days.
The third master took a fancy to his small shop, which was great luck and glory, and he also set up a porridge shed here to help the people, which was a great good deed.
So he didn't think about making money at all, as long as he didn't lose money, even if he barely maintained it.
But now this situation can no longer be maintained, after today, tomorrow I don't know where the money to buy rice and noodles is.
The price of rice in the entire Luoyang City did not fall because of the arrival of Lan Yu and Zhu Yunxi, but the demonstrations generally remained high.
It's no wonder, because the biggest rice merchant in Luoyang City is the Li family.
As soon as Zhu Yunxi arrived in Luoyang City, he chopped off Li Biao's hand, and this matter had already been reported to Li Jinglong, and Li Jinglong made Li Jingyun endure it without accident.
So Li Jingyun could only endure it, and later when he knew that Zhu Yunxi was setting up a porridge shack in the city to help the people, the staff next to him reminded him:
"Master, should we lower the price of food, after all, the third master is in Luoyang City to let the people eat and drink for nothing!"
Li Jingyun knew that what his staff said was very reasonable, and it stands to reason that he should control the price of grain, show his support for the imperial court, and also show a kind of goodwill to Lan Yu and Zhu Yunxi.
But as soon as he saw his son Li Biao's severed hand, he couldn't help but feel angry in his heart.
Didn't you just flirt with the woman next to you?
Can you use it so hard?
If you don't look at the face of the monk and look at the face of the Buddha, Li Biao is also the nephew of Li Jinglong, the Duke of Cao Guo.
Zhu Yunxi, Lao Tzu will be on the same bar with you this time, if you have the ability, you will pull grain from Yingtianfu, otherwise you will have to endure my high price of grain!
So Li Jingyun held back a wave of anger in his heart and raised the bar with Zhu Yunxi, just to see Zhu Yunxi's jokes, or to beg himself when Zhu Yunxi couldn't support it.
He has also received news now that Zhu Yunxi's silver is not enough, so he can only support today.
This matter has become a matter of discussion among officials and businessmen in Luoyang City.
Everyone watched the final result of the matter, some people had secretly prepared food for speculation, and they were waiting for Zhu Yunxi to give the food to the little third master once he couldn't support it, so that the little third master owed him a favor.
It's the drill camp, but it takes a chance.
Everyone is waiting for this opportunity to arise.
Although He Qian often accompanied Lan Yu to repair the embankment by the river, he was the prefect after all, so he naturally knew about this kind of thing, so he said to Lan Yu:
"General, the little third master can't support it anymore, I sold half of the family property, and I have already sent a housekeeper to give it to him, but this is not a long-term plan!"
He Qian: This is gambling, gambling on tomorrow with his net worth.
He has already decided that he will sell all the family property in two days, and he must make himself a wall, and let Zhu Yunxi see it when the time comes, and he will definitely be Zhu Yunxi's confidant in the future.
If you want to play, you can play with a big ticket!
That's what he intended.
However, Lan Yu just smiled, he saw through He Qian's mind at a glance, but he did not reveal it.
"Maybe along the way, that kid will have a lot of new strength."
Lan Yu thought in his heart, and said lightly to He Qian:
"Lord He has a heart, but don't worry too much about this matter, that kid will definitely have a way to solve it."
Settle? How to fix it?
That's white silver, although Zhu Yunxi can do business and has a lot of industries, it is impossible to come up with enough silver in such a short period of time.
...... He Qian felt that Lan Yu was comforting himself, so he said as if unintentionally:
"The main reason is that the price of this grain is too expensive, it has far exceeded the usual price, which has brought a lot of resistance and trouble to the little third master."
Lan Yu was not interested in other things, but as soon as she heard that someone had set up resistance and caused trouble to Zhu Yunxi, she was immediately furious, glared at a pair of bull's eyes and said:
"Speak up and listen!"
So He Qian naturally told Li Jingyun what he did in Luoyang City, and finally sighed helplessly:
"Alas, there is no way to do this kind of thing, the law of the Ming Dynasty has clear regulations on the sale of illicit salt, but there are no clear regulations on the sale of grain, Li Jingyun dared to do this, he grasped this point."
He looked like he was sighing helplessly, but for Lan Yu, it was not intended to add fuel to the fire!
In the end, Lan Yu directly kicked over the table, strode out, and shouted:
"Follow me to Li Jingyun!"
He Qian was so frightened that he shuddered, it was absolutely impossible for Lan Yu to go to Li Jingyun to reason, maybe he would use a knife to cut people.
He hurriedly glanced around, and several people stepped forward to grab Lan Yu together, and shouted in their mouths:
"The general is angry, this matter needs to be considered in the long run."
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Zhu Yunxi looked at the snack bar owner with a worried face, and was about to speak, when an entourage next to him whispered: "Little Third Master, the housekeeper of the prefect's He Qian's family asks to see you." “
The housekeeper of the Ho Qian family?
...... Zhu Yunxi was very strange, and when he turned his head, he saw an old housekeeper standing behind him in a stiff body
He bowed to Zhu Yunxi, then took out a box and said:
"My lord knew that the third master had run out of money in order to help the people, so he ordered me to sell half of the family property and give it to the third master."
With that, he opened the box.
Zhu Yunxi looked at it and saw a stack of silver tickets neatly placed in the box.
"A total of 30,000 taels."
The old housekeeper said: "The old man has a clean breeze on his sleeves, so he doesn't have much savings, these are all left by the ancestors, please accept the third master." ”
Zhu Yunxi looked at the silver in front of him, and then at the old housekeeper with gray temples, and a trace of emotion surged in his heart.
He Qian's thoughts he understood, but after such a long period of contact, he felt that He Qian was a good official, an official he could look at.
So he reached out and took the box, smiled and said:
"Old man, thank you Lord He for me."
The old butler bowed, did not say much, turned and walked out.
"Third master, we are not short of silver, why did you accept these?"
Qian Duoduo looked at the box with disgust.
Indeed, 30,000 taels of silver is just a drop in the bucket for Zhu Yunxi, but if he doesn't accept it, it means that he has rejected He Qian's side.
This is not the result that Zhu Yunxi wants.
"It's okay, he gave me 30,000 taels now, and it's a big deal to pay back more in the future."
Zhu Yunxi didn't bother to explain, and said lightly to Qian Duoduo.
"Okay."
Qian Duoduo muttered and accepted the 30,000 taels of silver tickets.
The snack bar owner on the side opened his mouth wide in astonishment, and he also heard the old housekeeper's words clearly just now.
I didn't expect the dignified prefect to sell his family property to support the little third master, if half of the rich people in Luoyang City could have this awareness, why would the little third master be so embarrassed.
Thinking of this, the boss felt that his nose was a little sour, because even with these 30,000 taels of silver, he would not be able to support it for long.
The little third master is destined to be ridiculed.
....... He looked at Zhu Yunxi, his eyes a little dull.
"What's wrong, what's the fuss?"
Zhu Yunxi looked at the boss's appearance, couldn't help laughing, and waved his hand at Qian Duoduo.
Qian Duoduo nodded, turned around and took a box in the hand of a strong man, and placed it in front of the owner of the snack bar.
"Look, is that enough?"
Zhu Yunxi pointed to the box with a leisurely smile.