Tongzhou is located at the northern end of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal and is also the terminus of Caoyun.

In the first year of Hongwu in the Ming Dynasty, Sun Xingzu, the Marquis of Yanshan, built Tongzhou City at the old site, the circumference of the city wall is nine miles, the battlement wall is three zhang and five feet high, there is a door in each of the four directions, and the door has a building.

In the fourteenth year of orthodoxy, although the Ming Dynasty had already repelled the generals, because they wanted to better protect the Xicang outside the city, the imperial court decided to build Tongzhou New Town.

Tongzhou New Town is located to the west of the old city and is connected to the old city.

After the new city included the west warehouse, several granaries were built, all of which were used to store grain transported from the south, becoming the largest granary storage place in the north.

To this day, Tongzhou grain is still stored in grain, which is naturally the largest granary in the entire north and even the world, and it is also the place where the grain reserves of the Ming Dynasty are.

In terms of grain, although the average grain in Tongzhou Cang is very small to the heads of people in the whole country, if you want to resolve the food crisis in Beijing, it can be said that it is a cannon to fight mosquitoes.

In an agrarian society, food is the real hard currency.

If in other times of financial distress, then the food here really cannot be used lightly. It's just that now the finances of the Ming court are getting healthier and healthier, and there are fewer and fewer wars on the nine sides, so the demand for Tongzhou grain has dropped to the freezing point.

The Northeast Province did need the support of Tongzhou Cang, and it was Tongzhou Cang that provided food support for the development and construction of the Ming Dynasty.

After these years of development, the Northeast Province has carried out mutton trade with Mongolia and Jurchen, and agricultural production has also started in the province, so it has got rid of the dependence on the granary of Tongzhou.

In addition, although Emperor Chenghua lost to the civil official group in the political struggle, he left Zhu Youzhu with more than 20 million stone of grain, leaving this solid granary of Tongzhou.

The rice is like a mountain, and the granary is full.

Wharf Lifu was taken to the Tongzhou granary, looking at the countless rice in front of him, although he had already known that the Tongzhou granary contained countless rice, but at this moment he was still deeply shocked.

"You must be careful when transporting grain: all personnel must go to the designated area in accordance with the regulations of the Tongzhou granary, and they must not carry fire folds on their bodies, otherwise the miscellaneous family will not be able to keep your heads!" The eunuch who led the way over faced the shocked crowd, and once again seriously alerted the road.

Although Tongzhou City had enough grain, it needed to be recruited by the Royal Rice Bank to transport the rice back to the Royal Mill for processing and then selling the milled rice.

According to the regulations of the Ming Dynasty, the governor of the grain reserve was concurrently served by the right attendant of the household department, and at this moment Wu Yu stood at the head of the city and looked condescendingly at the group of people who came to transport grain.

Because of this matter that had already been finalized, in the face of the royal rice shop coming to get grain, it was natural to open the door of convenience and let them pull the grain from here.

It's just that he thought that the powerful people in the capital were making profits from rice under the call of the British Gong Zhang Mao and Xiangcheng Hou Li Jin, and wanted to get a large amount of polished rice in their hands that was about to be unsellable, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise slightly.

"There is a shortage of rice in the capital, those people are crazy, right?"

"I told you not to buy high-priced rice, you didn't believe it!"

"Behind the royal rice shop is the emperor, how can we really lack rice?"

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Zhong Lifu looked at the almost endless granary in front of him, looked at the endless grain in front of him, and suddenly found that his earlier thoughts were very funny.

Earlier, it was rumored in the capital that the imperial warehouse had bottomed out, and there was no rice in the royal rice store, and even many of them believed this rumor and robbed rice, but everyone forgot that there was a Tongzhou granary in Daming.

Although they did not know how much grain was in the granary in front of them, they knew very well that they would not be able to eat it even if the people of the whole city were left to eat.

"You don't have to grab rice now, do you?"

"Whoever robs is a fool, this rice is enough for the whole city to eat to death!"

"Don't stand and talk, let's transport the grain back first, don't let those fools really be fooled by the profiteers!"

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These husbands were recruited from Beijing City, and now they look extremely down-to-earth when they see the rice grain in front of them, and they are even beckoning to work together.

It's just that they are the second batch of laborers, and the first batch of laborers in front of them have already transported the grain back to Beijing, and at the same time brought back the news that the royal rice store is transporting grain from the Tongzhou granary.

The sky of the capital instantly fell with golden light, and the entire city of Beijing was bathed in the autumn sun.

"Tongzhou granary? That's right, we still have Tongzhou granary! ”

"There is so much grain there that it fills a city, who dares to say that our city of Beijing is short of food?"

"I asked you not to listen to the wind and say that it was rain, the royal rice store asked you to wait for three days, but there are fools who pay more than ten times the price to buy high-priced rice!"

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After learning the news, the people of Beijing immediately changed their tone, and the people who originally spent more than ten times the price to buy rice out of panic became fools in the eyes of others.

No one wants to be the wronged boss in the eyes of others, and they are no longer worried that the royal rice shop backed by the Tongzhou granary is really short of rice, so they naturally no longer patronize those rice shops that want to take advantage of the fire.

It is precisely because of this, although the door of the royal rice shop is still closed, and all the rice shops in the capital sell rice at a high price, but the people of the whole city do not go to trade, even if they are hungry, they will wait for the royal rice shop to reopen.

Xiangcheng Hou Mansion, study.

Syllable!

After Li Jin learned the ins and outs of the matter, he seemed angry and smashed the tea cup in his hand, causing broken porcelain pieces and tea to splash everywhere.

Steward Li knew the brutal heart under Li Jin's gentle and elegant image, and he was immediately so frightened that he didn't dare to breathe.

"How could he be like this!"

Li Jin had already learned that the royal rice store was not releasing a smokescreen, but that people didn't need southern grain and Korean rice at all, and the Tongzhou granary under his nose had countless grains, and the disappearance of that fluke was an unprecedented rage.

In order to be able to buy out the Huangcang as soon as possible, he even mortgaged his ancestral home, just to make a beautiful comeback by monopolizing rice.

It's just that now all plans have failed, and he is not only facing the fate of bankruptcy, but also facing the wrath of other powerful people, which can be described as a complete failure.

Steward Li found that Li Jin suddenly looked at him, and immediately explained: "Master, this matter is a villain's negligence, and I didn't expect the emperor to use Tongzhou Cang, let alone the emperor to use Tongzhou Cang!" ”

In fact, he has not completely forgotten the Tongzhou warehouse, and has always known about the existence of the Tongzhou granary.

It's just that the biggest function of the Tongzhou granary is to supply the grain of the nine sides and the rice of the clans and nobles, and there is no surplus grain to supply the capital.

It is precisely because of this inertial thinking that he has not connected the Tongzhou granary with the royal rice store, and even the brain automatically ignores the existence of the Tongzhou granary.

The most important thing is that the emperor has always only cared about the rule of the dynasty, and often did not care about the price of rice in the capital, and naturally did not conflict with the elite group because of the price of rice.

"What did you just say?" Li Jin's face straightened, and he immediately asked seriously.

Steward Li faced Li Jin's gaze, but said incomprehensibly: "Master, this matter is a villain's negligence!" ”

"Not this one!" Li Jin's face suddenly sank.

Steward Li tried hard to recall, and when he stubbornly said, "I didn't expect the emperor to use Tongzhou Cang!" ”

"Not this one!" Li Jin denied it again.

Steward Li swallowed and spit, and said cautiously: "I didn't expect the emperor to use Tongzhou Cang!"

"Yes, that's it! Tongzhou Cang is the grain of the Ming Dynasty and the guarantee of the soldiers of the Nine Sides, and it is not his turn to use it indiscriminately! Li Jin's eyes flashed with joy, and he immediately reprimanded Zhu Youzhi with great righteousness.

Although it is said that the whole world belongs to the emperor, in the actual operation process, the two are actually separate.

For example, the household department has always controlled Taicang, which belonged to the Ming Dynasty, while the emperor controlled the inner treasury, and Taicang and the inner treasury were actually managed separately.

The powerful emperor could naturally reach out to Taicang to ask for money like Jiajing, but Longqing wanted to add a bunch of gold and silver artifacts, but was blocked by the head of the household, Shangshu Ma Sen.

Now the granary of Tongzhou belongs to the grain reserve of the Ming Dynasty, and the royal rice store is the private property of the emperor, so the two naturally cannot be confused.

Hongzhi allocated the grain from the granary of Tongzhou to the royal rice shop, this act is naturally impossible, how can the granary of the Ming Dynasty be squandered by the emperor?

Hour Yongfang, Zhou Mansion.

Zhou Jing would change into a set of Cheng Ziyi when he returned home every day, and then came to the backyard full of Jiangnan charm, enjoying the sunset here, and drinking a pot of good tea.

He was born in a family of eunuchs, and his father was Zhou Xuan, the former secretary of the Nanjing Criminal Department, who came to the capital when he was very young, and even entered the Guozijian for further study.

Because of his wealthy family and outstanding talent, at the age of 20, he had already obtained the fame that the world's scholars were striving for, and he even entered the Hanlin Academy as a scholar.

Although he is now in the high position of the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, he has not been comfortable during this time, and he has some worries about the future.

Although the locust plague has passed for a long time, he still does not think that it is a good practice for the whole people to exterminate locusts, and the real effect is that the emperor fasts to the cangs and admits his mistakes.

As for his future, he was even more upset by Hongji.

If in the past, he, a qualified and prestigious Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites, even if he could not step into the Six Shangshu in one step, he would still be able to serve as the Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials who controlled the promotion of hundreds of officials in the world.

It's just that the student's meaning is already obvious, he wants to fight for the position of the six Shangshu, but he can only go down to the local area to serve as the governor to train.

Zhou Jing thought about resigning and returning to the government after losing the political battle, and thought that he would eventually go to a nursing home in Nanjing, but he never thought about serving in a local position.

He is a prepositional minister, since he still has to serve as the governor, it is really a strange story for the ages.

"Uncle Zuo, please lead everyone to stand up and stop the emperor from coming so nonsense for the sake of the common people in the world!" Li Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, came here, and said with a sad face.

He knew that the pure commercial competition had been lost, and now the only way to turn defeat into victory was to encourage the old school in the court to stop Hongji's "Hu Lai".

Throughout the civil service system, the ministers were the activists who restrained the emperor's behavior.

If it weren't for the tyrant Hongzhi, in addition to the daily lectures, the emperor would have to hold sutra feasts twice a month to listen to the training, how could he be as comfortable as Hongzhi is now.

Zhou Jing looked at the visitor in front of him, but asked very seriously: "You mean to let the old man come forward to obstruct the royal rice store from transporting grain from the Tongzhou granary?" ”

"Uncle Zuo, this matter really offends Your Majesty, but the laws of this country can't be nonsense!" Li Jin knew that Qingliu was defeated by the emperor, but he still pinched the opponent's weakness and agitated.

Zhou Jing continued to drink the tea in his hand, and asked quietly: "Why do you come here?" ”

"The Tongzhou granary is to ensure the rations and livelihood of hundreds of thousands of soldiers on the nine sides, if the emperor uses up the grain in the Tongzhou granary, how can the Ming soldiers resist the Tartars going south?" Li Jin's eyes flashed with tears, and he looked worried about the country and the people.

Zhou Jing took a sip of tea, and said lightly: "Go slowly, don't send it!" ”

"Uncle Zuo, what do you mean by this?" Li Jin was immediately stunned, looking at Zhou Jingdao in surprise.

Zhou Jing put down the teacup, raised his eyelids slightly, and said: "The old man really doesn't like the emperor's many practices, and he still thinks that the locust plague is the fault of the king!" It's just that if it weren't for the emperor repeatedly coming out to stabilize the price of rice, the people in the capital would have already eaten the high-priced rice, and the powerful people who sucked you rice sucked blood and knocked the marrow. Now you let the old man come forward to stop Tongzhou grain for you, and let the people of the world poke the backbone in the back, do you really think that the old man is a fool? ”

"Ben Hou...... Ben Hou is for the stability of the world! Li Jin, Marquis of Xiangcheng, realized that the old man in front of him was not easy to fool, but he still played the emotional card.

Zhou Jing carefully examined the Hou Ye in front of him, but said mercilessly: "You still want to think about what to do with the rice in Tun!" If it is really for the stability of the world, immediately sell the rice in your hands at a low price, so that the emperor does not need to use the Tongzhou granary, and the people of the capital do not need to eat high-priced rice, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds? ”

"Don't think!" Li Jin knew that this was indeed the best solution, but he just screamed like he had been stepped on his tail.

Zhou Jing's face changed suddenly, and he spit out a word mercilessly: "Get out!" ”

Li Jin was taken aback, he didn't expect Zhou Jing to react so much, let alone that this Lao Tzu would tear his face directly with him.

just saw Zhou Jing's hateful eyes, and knew that this person was not fooled by himself at all, and even wanted to sell the rice in his hand at a reasonable price.

Li Jin stood up and glared at Zhou Jing hatefully, then turned to leave, deciding to go and fool the others.

Although he hit a wall here in Zhou Jing, he did not intend to give up.

After all, if Hongji was allowed to mobilize Tongzhou Cang to deliver polished rice to the royal rice shop, then his side would definitely lose, so the only way to explain it now was to stop this behavior.

Only by cutting off the source of rice and grain from the royal rice shop can they have a chance to turn defeat into victory.

Just when Li Jin was thinking about how to turn defeat into victory, the time to come still came after all.

Jiang Bin's nine clans have been arrested, and now the Criminal Department wants to implement the imperial court's decree, and Jiang Yi's family has not been spared, including Jiang Yan, who was once certified as the reincarnation of Jinfeng by Dongfang Dao.

If they could choose again, they would definitely not hesitate to choose the tyrant concubine, but it was too late. (End of chapter)