Although Tian Boping was just a small person hanging around in the market, he could still be regarded as a local snake in Jiangdu, and he was quite trustworthy. After taking Shen Yi's money, he arrived at the gate of Ganquan Academy early the next morning.
Outsiders are not allowed to enter or exit the academy, but the gatekeeper can pass the news on their behalf. Not long after, Shen Yi, who was studying in his dormitory, arrived at the entrance of the academy.
After Shen Yi walked out of the gate of the academy, he first looked around and saw Tian Boping standing not far from the gate. He quickly walked up and smiled at Tian Boping: "Brother Tian, there is news so early?"
Tian Laoba nodded, then carefully looked around, and asked: "Brother Shen, is there a convenient place to talk?"
Not far from the entrance of Ganquan Academy, there is a pavilion. It was built with funds from the prefecture's Yamen after Ganquan's Seventh Son became a Jinshi. It is called the Seventh Pavilion.
Shen Yi took a look at Qizi Pavilion and saw that there was no one under the pavilion, so he walked towards Qizi Pavilion.
"Brother Tian, there is a pavilion over there where we can talk."
Tian Boping nodded repeatedly, followed Shen Yi, entered the Qizi Pavilion and sat down. After sitting down, the local snake in Jiangdu took a deep breath and whispered: "Brother Shen, I got some of the news you asked me to inquire about. Already."
"oh?"
Shen Yi smiled: "So fast?"
"Damn it, there's nothing in Jiangdu Mansion that I don't know about!"
Tian Laoba coughed and lowered his voice and said: "Brother, I spent the whole day wandering around Jiangdu yesterday, and I heard an official working in the prefect's Yamen personally say that the imperial court did not forcefully requisition Jiangdu's food..."
"Isn't it a food levy?"
Shen Yi was a little surprised and asked: "What about the storm that caused a storm in the city yesterday? My brother heard the news and went to the grain store to buy hundreds of kilograms of grain and pile it up at home for later use."
"It's not about collecting food, it's about buying food..."
Tian Boping looked at Shen Yi and said mysteriously: "Brother, I heard that the imperial court was going to war, and the Ministry of Revenue needed to raise some food, so they sent an official to Jiangdu to buy food. The prefect's Yamen has to cooperate with the Ministry of Household Affairs. , so I invited all those grain merchants to the prefect’s Yamen, hoping to buy grain from those grain merchants."
Hearing this, Shen Yi looked at Tian Boping quietly and asked, "Brother Tian, is this news true?"
"Brother, you just look down on me."
Tian Boping patted his chest and spoke very forcefully.
"Brother, why would I come here to tell you something I'm not sure about?"
Having said this, Tian Boping looked up at Shen Yi and asked, "By the way, Brother Shen, why are you, a student still studying in an academy, suddenly concerned about the price of food? Why, do you have a relative who runs a food store at home?"
"I don't have any relatives who own a food store."
Shen Qilang chuckled and secretly added in his heart.
"There is an enemy of the grain store."
After recovering his thoughts, Shen Yi looked at Tian Laoba and said in a low voice: "Brother Tian, the price of grain in Jiangdu is related to the people's livelihood in Jiangdu. Originally, I, a scholar without fame, should not inquire about these things. It is useless to inquire about these things. But my family Sir, he cares about the people of Jiangdu..."
Having said this, Shen Yi did not continue.
He knew that Tian Boping was well-informed, and with his intelligence capabilities, he should know who the dean of Ganquan Academy was.
"gentlemen…"
Tian Laoba was stunned for a moment, then looked at Shen Yi suddenly and stood up quickly.
"Brother... No, sir, have you become Master Lu as your disciple?"
Regarding this question, Shen Qilang laughed it off and did not respond.
Now he actually has a master-disciple relationship with Lu Anshi, but he doesn't have the title of master-disciple, so it's okay to pretend to be a master, but he can't blatantly pull Old Master Lu's tiger skin, lest the thighs find out. Not happy.
However, he is still a young scholar with no fame, and it is indeed strange to care about Jiangdu's economy and people's livelihood, so he pulled Master Lu out.
And if he wants to use this matter to make a difference, Master Lu is also a very important part.
"Congratulations, sir."
Tian Boping is also a good person, and he has changed his title unknowingly. He smiled and cupped his hands at Shen Yi, and said: "It is my honor to work for you. You will be prosperous in the future, so don't forget today's success." Tian Laoba."
In this era, the master-disciple relationship is very strong.
Not only the master-disciple relationship between scholars, but also the master-disciple relationship between craftsmen is as close as father and son, especially the teacher who taught the profession is no different from the biological parents. When encountering three festivals and two birthdays, you have to bring things to the door.
As for Mr. Lu, before he "retired", he was a serious fifth-rank official and a fifth-rank Beijing official. After retirement, although he returned to his hometown to teach, he was still the dean of Ganquan Academy. With his connections, if Shen Yi One day I really joined his family and became his teacher. Apart from anything else, if I meet an official from the "Ganquan Department" to take the exam in the future, the difficulty of the exam will be reduced by at least 30%.
If you are lucky enough to become an official and enter the officialdom, the benefits will be even greater. There will be a large group of seniors to help you in the court, and the difficulty of becoming an official will be greatly reduced.
Tian Boping, who was well-informed, naturally knew the "gold content" of Master Lu's students, so he changed his attitude towards Shen Yi.
"Brother Tian is joking."
Shen Yi stood up and cupped his hands towards Tian Boping: "Brother Tian is a know-it-all in Jiangdu. In the future, when I work in Jiangdu, I will have to rely on Brother Tian to take care of me."
When Tian Boping heard this, his face glowed red.
"Don't worry, Mr. Shen, I will definitely handle things beautifully for you!"
Shen Yi coughed and said, "Brother Tian, Mr. Lu doesn't like publicity. When you go out to do business, be sure not to mention his name, otherwise he will find out and cause trouble for you."
Tian Boping nodded firmly, patted his chest heavily, and turned around.
Scholar Da Chen had a very high status, and he was extremely proud to be "reused" by a scholar.
Mr. Shen was also very considerate and took dozens of steps ahead of Tian Boping, making the local snake in Jiangdu City walk faster.
After seeing Tian Boping off, Shen Yi turned around and walked back to the Qizi Pavilion. He sat alone under the pavilion, looking up at the sky, somewhat lost in thought.
"The imperial court pays to buy grain, and it doesn't just buy grain from Jiangdu. This means that the grain of Jiangdu grain merchants will not be bought out at all. Even if it is sold out, the money given by the imperial court can be bought from other places. ."
"No matter how low the price of grain purchased by the court is, these grain merchants will only suffer a small loss at most. Some grain merchants with background may not lose money..."
"Even so, they are still unwilling to bear this part of the loss. They want to spread this part of the loss equally to the people of Jiangdu and spread the news, causing the price of food in Jiangdu to more than triple out of thin air."
Thinking of this, Shen Qilang sneered slightly in his heart.
"You are so greedy that you are really seeking death."
Shen Yi came back to his senses, stood up from under the pavilion, silently looked towards the direction of Jiangdu City, and slightly lowered his eyebrows: "As the largest grain merchant in Jiangdu, the Ma family cannot be a simple businessman, there must be a greater interest behind it. group, but compared to this interest group, it is difficult to say how much weight the Ma family has."
After muttering something under his breath, Shen Yi looked towards the back hill of Ganquan Academy.
That's where Chen Qing died, and where he was wrongfully imprisoned.
"Chen Qing, if you haven't gone far yet, keep your eyes open..."