At this time, a voice came from outside: "Alang, Mr. Li wants you to go back."

The people outside were obviously looking for Li Qing.

(In the Song Dynasty, there was no title for young master, and master could only be used by officials)

Li Qing stood up and told Zhao Ning his home address. If he really wanted to buy the land, he could send someone over to handle the rest.

After all, this is a big deal, and it doesn't mean that two people can buy it immediately after reaching a preliminary intention here.

One hundred thousand acres of land is not a small amount. Since Li Qing said he could buy it, it means that there are people in Huaixi who specialize in this kind of business and have special means to turn around.

This alone fully reflects the bad nature of the Huaixi land merger.

After Li Qing left, Zhao Ning and Qian Jinshu were left.

The two drank tea for a while and chatted for a while.

Zhao Ning stood up and said: "It's getting late, I'll take my leave first."

Qian Jinshu followed Zhao Ning out of Fanlou. It was still snowing outside.

Zhao Ning bowed and said, "Farewell."

"Farewell."

After walking for a short distance, Qian Jinshu followed: "Guan Zhao."

"What's the matter?"

"Where does Mr. Zhao live?"

“By the Bianhe River in the inner city.”

"I don't know how to repay Mr. Zhao's kindness. I will wait for my brother to return to Beijing and come to pay my respects to him another day."

"You're welcome, I still need to rely on you for grain transportation in Hangzhou."

"Official Zhao, there is something unclear about my little lady."

"What's the matter?"

"Why did Zhao Guanren go to Huaixi to buy land? Is it really because the imperial court needs food on the northern front?"

"The imperial court did continue to provide food on the northern front."

Qian Jinshu said: "The imperial court is implementing the New Deal. It may be inappropriate to purchase such a large amount of land now."

Zhao Ning gave Qian Jinshu a thoughtful look, pulled his cloak and said, "What's wrong?"

"The New Deal will definitely be pushed to Huaixi. If so, Zhao Guanren may lose all their money."

"Do you think the New Deal will definitely be extended to Huaixi?"

Qian Jinshu nodded affirmatively.

It seems that some people have noticed it.

However, most people in the old forces do not believe that Zhao Guan's new policy really dares to go beyond Gyeonggi Road.

Individuals are always affected by the surrounding environment. When people around them say that the New Deal will not be expanded and cannot be expanded, personal doubts will be crushed by the power of collective thinking habits.

Zhao Ning asked again: "There is a loud voice against the New Deal now. Most people think that today's officials will compromise. Why do you think the New Deal will be pushed to Huaixi?"

Qian Jinshu said seriously: "I said, this is a matter of bargaining power. Now the bargaining power of grain is still not in the hands of the court. The dispatch of grain and taxation cannot really be controlled by the court. There are many fertile fields in the two Huaihe Rivers.

The officials will definitely implement the new policies in Lianghuai, it’s just a matter of time.”

"when?"

Qian Jinshu said: "When the Song and Jin Dynasties negotiated peace, it was the day when the New Deal arrived in Huaixi."

Zhao Ning was slightly shocked. His thoughts were guessed by a little girl!

Zhao Ning asked deliberately: "Song and Jin conferences ended?"

“Didn’t the Kingdom of Jin already send envoys?”

"But the Jin envoy has gone back, and Song and Jin have not negotiated peace."

"Maybe it's just a matter of time."

Zhao Ning asked: "Why did Song and Jin want to negotiate peace?"

Qian Jinshu was frightened by Zhao Ning's sudden seriousness and even sternness. For the first time, this official Zhao had a frightening aura about her.

"Strictly speaking, it's not a peace negotiation, it's just a truce between the two sides."

"How can I see it?"

"Today's officials still pay great attention to people's livelihood. It is a rare opportunity to call a truce with the Jin Kingdom and vigorously restore people's livelihood."

Seeing Zhao Ning frown slightly, Qian Jinshu asked carefully: "Did the little lady say something wrong?"

"You may be right." Zhao Ning smiled and said, "Goodbye."

Seeing Zhao Ning disappear into the wind and snow, Qian Jinshu realized after a while that she had not asked him for his specific address.

After returning to the palace, Zhao Ning immediately called Gao Qiu over.

He has a new mission.

On this snowy day and the Chinese New Year, our Captain Gao must be eating stew, drinking wine, and watching girls dancing at home.

At this time, someone hurriedly came in from outside.

"Lieutenant Gao! Taiwei Gao!"

It was He Bin, one of Gao Qiu's right-hand men, who came.

"What are you so worried about?"

He Bin said: "There is an urgent report from Shouchun!"

"What urgent report?"

"What urgent news is coming from Shouchun?" Gao Qiu immediately became energetic.

Shouchun is now a place under the supervision of the Imperial City Department.

Shouchun Mansion is the capital of Huainan West Road, and the officialdom of Huainan West Road is now extremely noisy.

As soon as the people who inspected the taxes and fields of the Ministry of Household passed over, they heard that they started quarreling with each other. Frequent memorials with fierce words were sent to the capital, which gave the princes of Dongfu a headache.

The minister of household affairs, Mei Zhili, was so criticized that he almost doubted his life.

Not to mention that Nie Chang from the Su Provincial Academy is now investigating and asking questions one by one in Shouchun. Nie Chang is extremely rough and has no scruples in his work. He has made the Huaixi bureaucrats and squires criticize him verbally and in writing, as if he encountered an evil god.

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And the most important thing is that those who are working with Nie Chang now are all temporarily transferred from the army.

The conflict in Huaixi is already on the eve of breaking out.

This also shows that Zhao Guan's family attaches great importance to Huaixi. Of course, Gao Qiu sent people to monitor every move of Huaixi officials and report to Zhao Guan's family at any time.

"Wang Jing, the governor of Luzhou, hanged himself!"

"What!" Gao Qiu was shocked, "hang yourself?"

"It is said that he was forced to death by Li Chongwen and Nie Chang, a doctor from the Ministry of Finance!"

Gao Qiu asked the dancing girls to go out first.

"Is Wang Jing, the governor of Luzhou, dead?" Gao Qiu walked back and forth a few times, "Did you find any clue about Wang Jing?"

"He has a lot of land in his hands."

"What kind of excuse is this? The court has not stipulated that officials should violate the law and commit corruption when holding land?"

"No conclusive evidence has been found yet."

It is not easy to investigate corruption and bribery in a local magistrate, especially in ancient times.

"Did Nie Chang find out?"

He Bin said: "I didn't find out that Nie Chang was in Shouchun and summoned Wang Jing to Shouchun. Wang Jing died in Shouchun."

"Li Chongwen didn't find out anything about Wang Jing either?"

"nor."

Gao Qiu stroked his mustache and said, "Now things are getting serious. The Ministry of Revenue and the Su Provincial Academy are going to be in trouble!"

If a local magistrate is forced to die, this is a big deal.

In the Song Dynasty, all officials were officials of His Majesty the Emperor. Without the permission of the Emperor and without sufficient evidence, they could force a local official to death at will?

Go and ask Grand Master Cai Jing, who was in power at that time, if you dare?

This is not just the emperor who wants to get angry, the entire bureaucracy cannot accept this behavior.

Even if the bureaucracy is divided again, this situation will never be accepted.

"Really suicide?"

"Currently, it appears to be suicide."

Gao Qiu said: "Have you sent someone to investigate Wang Jing's family? Check whether Wang Jing has any clues?"

"yes!"

Gao Qiu knew that Wang Jing was most likely not forced to death by Li Chongwen and Nie Chang.

He sighed, it seems that the water in Huaixi is very deep!

If Nie Chang and Li Chongwen return without success this time and are charged with forcing the local magistrate to death, no one will dare to take the initiative to go to the local level to investigate.
Chapter completed!