"Master Xiao, I can give you hundreds of thousands of catties of iron ingots... Don't thank me too much. It's not for free. You have to give me silver according to the market price. It's the market price, and one tael."
There can’t be any less, otherwise this thing will be a failure!”
"Here, give it, give it as much money as you, Mr. Chen, can tell you...I'll give it now! The money isn't ready yet." Xiao Chen had it in his arms.
"But you have to send me a batch of grain, the old grain you said, and I want it now, right away! I can also convert this into silver to settle the settlement for you, but since this is old grain, you can't pay it at the market price...
..." Chen Wenqi gave Xiao Chen what he wanted, so he had to get what he wanted.
"You're too young, Mr. Chen!" Xiao Chen said with a smile, "You've underestimated my situation. How can I ask you for money for these old sesame seeds and rotten millet? You can just give me travel expenses. I'll do it right now."
Can you send someone eight hundred miles away to rush back and have them ship it to you immediately and transport it to Haining Bay?"
"Master Xiao, do you really mean what you said?" Chen Wenqi was overjoyed.
"But it's not much. I have to leave some for later use, right? But I see that Mr. Chen, you seem to be very anxious..." Xiao Chen began to ponder again.
"Hurry, hurry!" Chen Wenqi shouted loudly, "Now hundreds of thousands of hungry people in Haining Bay and Minzhou County combined are eagerly waiting for food to save their lives. Human lives are at stake, Mr. Xiao!"
"Okay, I'll bring you 30,000 shi! But we have agreed, that's all old grain, and that dried meat is like an iron rod. You can't bite it unless you soak it for three days..."
"How much?" Chen Wenqi suddenly stood up, walked to Xiao Chen and bared his teeth at him.
Damn it, Master Chen, are you trying to bite me?
"Thirty thousand shi of food. Anyway, there are miscellaneous things, including dried meat, dried vegetables, and fish. I will try my best to fill it for you when the time comes." Xiao Chen kept shrinking back, fearing that he would really bite it off.
.
This guy's eyes are all red, it's really hard to save him.
Chen Wenqi immediately called his officials and asked them to immediately mobilize iron ingots, copper ingots, and lead sheets from various smelting plants... and send them to Yanyun County immediately. Process them quickly without any delay!
Xiao Chen immediately called for a brother. You should go back to Changshan Prefecture now and pass on my governor's order to immediately transport the grain that Mr. Chen needs.
It must be transported to Haining Bay within ten days. If there is a slight delay, everyone will be severely punished and will not be tolerated!
Both of them did things vigorously and resolutely, without any sloppiness.
But after Chen Wenqi calmed down, he became suspicious again. Who the hell is this guy willing to give me so much food so generously?
He kept saying that you couldn't eat those old grains and dried meats... You really couldn't eat them, right?
"Master Chen, I brought some old grains, dried meats, etc. with me this time. Of course, I didn't eat them, and I didn't give them to you. I wanted to show them to Minister Ma Wuming and the people from the Ministry of Industry, and I wanted to ask for advice.
How did their big man build this granary? Why can it be preserved for so long..." Xiao Chen said this again.
Seeing Chen Wenqi's eyes widening, he hurriedly called a brother and went back quickly to get it for me and ask Mr. Chen to take a look!
After a while, the brother ran back with a bag, but there were several small bags inside.
They are filled with old rice, millet, sorghum, black beans, soybeans, dried meat, dried fish, dried vegetables, noodles...
Chen Wenqi picked up a few grains of rice and put them into his mouth to chew a few times, then a smile appeared on his face, "Master Xiao, you have helped me a lot."
"We are all doing errands for the imperial court, but not to help you, Mr. Chen. Our friendship is not that good either." Xiao Chen said with a smile.
"Well, even so, I still appreciate your love." Chen Wenqi said.
For a moment, he even really fell in love with Xiao Chen. This kid was not a thing, but he was really capable.
By the way, he can find the legendary Thirteen Cang of Han Dynasty?
Being capable, smart enough, considering the overall situation, understanding military affairs, economics, adapting to changing opportunities, and being able to persevere... Such comprehensive talents are really rare!
No wonder the emperor has never been willing to kill him.
But Xiao Chen also has a big shortcoming, that is, he is unruly and extremely difficult to control.
This shortcoming alone outweighs all its advantages.
Fortunately, he has an incurable disease and only has three or two years to live. Otherwise, we would have to find a way to kill him no matter what...
Now, we might as well use him and let him use his remaining energy as much as possible before he dies.
"I also acknowledge your love for Mr. Chen. These steels are too important to me. Okay, it's done. Let's leave now." Xiao Chen doesn't want to have any friendship with this Chen Wenqi. This person is too shady.
, can't be handed over.
"Would you like to stay for a casual meal?" Chen Wenqi was rarely so polite to him.
"Forget it, I've heard for a long time that Mr. Chen, your master, lives a poor life, and I can't bear to eat that clear soup with little water. I'd better go into the palace and eat the royal meal at the emperor's place." Xiao Chen raised his hand to say goodbye.
Chen Wenqi once again had the rare opportunity to send him all the way out of the door of the Household Department, watched him mount his horse and leave, and then went in with complicated emotions, hands behind his back.
Xiao Chen went to the palace to see Li Wanjiang because he wanted to ask him for instructions on when he could go back. Now that everything that needs to be done in Fengyang City has basically been done, it's almost time to leave.
Another thing is to find a way to reject Li Wanjiang's kindness and prevent Shangguan Qiji from following him back. This guy's purpose is unclear and he may have ulterior motives. It's not a good thing to have him around.
It's possible that this guy is a little spy that Li Wanjiang clearly planted beside him.
It would be fine if he was an ordinary person, but he is a disciple of the Shangguan family...
As a result, the emperor I wanted to see didn't see him. He said he was too tired last night and was catching up on his sleep. If there was no major military matter, please don't disturb him.
Shangguan Qiji, who didn't want to see him, saw him. He also came to see the emperor, but like Xiao Chen, he was rejected.
"What are you doing here?" He frowned when he saw Xiao Chen.
"I'm here to see the emperor. What am I doing? I'm thinking that brother Shangguan, you are fat and have difficulty walking, so I want to petition the emperor to prevent you from going to Yanyun County with me to suffer." Xiao Chen said.
"Huh? Is that true?" Shangguan Qiji was slightly startled, "Do you have such good intentions?"
"It's always been there, but I'm always treated like a donkey!" Xiao Chen was also slightly startled, what the fuck? It sounded like the fat man didn't want to go either.
"Didn't you beg the Emperor to let me accompany you?" Shangguan Qiji looked sideways at Xiao Chen, half convinced and half doubtful.
"I thought you cared about my little brother, so you wanted to follow me." Xiao Chen was very confused by the fat man.
What's happening?
"I care about you, you idiot. I can't even fight you... If you can really keep me here, I won't bother you about your bullying of my sister Yunxiu and let you live longer.
A year and a half is not impossible." Shangguan Qiji said.
"It's a deal!" Xiao Chen high-fived him as an oath.
"It's hard to chase a horse!" Shangguan Qiji said.