"The king should know that the court cannot borrow money without repaying it. Firstly, the distance is far and the transportation of food and grass is inconvenient. Secondly, money is really tight. In short, water far away cannot quench the thirst of the nearer. If the king lends a hand at this time, not only the court will be grateful, but also
Even the King of Jin of Taiyuan has kept this in mind, and can repay it after the spring harvest at the latest. If it fails, it can be offset by Taiyuan's tax revenue or private repayment by the King of Jin's palace."
Chang Yu patiently continued to lobby.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, it's not that Xiao Wang doesn't want to borrow, it's that he really has no food to borrow. The prince's palace has been completely wiped out by one hundred thousand dan before. How can we borrow food now?" Zhu Chuanji is an experienced man.
Firstly, now that food and money are so expensive, he really doesn't want to lend anymore. Secondly, the repayment plan mentioned by Chang Yu is too ambiguous. Simply put, the creditor is not clear. When the time comes, he will ask who will go and ask the court whether he will open his mouth.
For Taiyuan Prefecture, people refused to admit it and asked him to ask for it from the imperial court or the Jin Palace. So who should he ask for it from?
"The king is joking. The prince's land has thousands of fertile fields. Every year, the new grain does not cost hundreds of thousands of dan. What's more, no granary can store two or three years of old grain. One hundred thousand dan is just a drop in the bucket as the palace said!" Chang Yu chuckled.
, looked at Zhu Chuanji playfully.
"The factory supervisor is just joking. Although the palace has a little bit of farmland, there have been years of drought and crop losses. Where are the hundreds of thousands of new grains coming from, and where are the remaining old grains coming from? In fact, the granary has bottomed out, otherwise the small
How could the king not borrow it?" Zhu Chuanji had a bitter look on his face, which was serious.
Chang Yu sneered: "Really? I'm afraid that the prince usually keeps his fingers dry and is deceived by the people below. Why don't we send someone to check for you to see if any of the servants have concealed the misappropriation."
Damn, he always falls out at the slightest disagreement. How come this guy has lost all his patience since his trip to Taiyuan? He doesn't even bother to do Tai Chi when bargaining, and he threatens me when he comes up.
Zhu Chuanji naturally knew that the investigation that Chang Yu said was not really to clean up the house for him. His group of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi did detailed work, and the investigation directions were different, and each investigation was accurate.
, find out who is unlucky.
Let’s not talk about frame-up and frame-up. There is no such method that Jinyiwei and Dongchang are good at. Let’s talk about the years of war and chaos. How could the palace not have a few pieces of armor and a few swords? Even if Chang Yu found a chicken-killing knife, in the blink of an eye.
It can be enlarged into the Qinglong Yanyue Sword in a short time, and with just a fold, Dai Wangfu will be unable to eat it and carry it away.
Seeing Zhu Chuanji's ugly face, Chang Yu stepped down and said, "Your Majesty, it's a loan! Just like last time, our family, Commander Wu and Master Wei will jointly act as guarantees. When the time comes, you can ask me and the other three for this food."
! You are indispensable, and the governor will also prepay some food purchase money!"
I'm just waiting for your words. Zhu Chuanji breathed a sigh of relief. Why don't you talk properly? You have to scare people's hearts to jump!
I also heard what Chang Yu said about the advance payment for food, and I felt a little at ease: "I would like to hear the details."
Chang Yu then explained that in simple terms, he would first borrow some grain from King Dai, and then ask King Dai and Wei Jingyuan to come forward to call on the gentry in the city to donate food. Of course, he also knew that if he expected these people to take the initiative to donate food, he would not be able to donate much.
So I paid for it.
As for the grain money, Chang Yu paid part of it in advance, and the rest was advanced on behalf of the king.
After several rounds of rounds, Chang Yu finally reached an agreement with Zhu Chuanji, and Dai Wang borrowed another 50,000 shi of rice. To put it bluntly, rice is a miscellaneous grain, but it is enough to eat what is available these days, and the rest will be donated and purchased on a large scale by Dai Wang.
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Chang Yu told Zhu Chuanji several times not to raise rice prices but to stabilize the market, otherwise he would be severely punished!
While the two were discussing, the prince went to the hall and invited Wu Mengming, who was telling a story to a kind of official gentry, and Wei Jingyuan, who was so excited that he almost suffered from high blood pressure, to come to the study room. The three people's joint painting was postponed.
It was officially handed over to Wei Jingyuan, and Jinyiwei would have manpower to pay attention to the whole process.
After finalizing the matter, Chang Yu left, which made Dai Wang and Wei Jingyuan very surprised. It was less than an hour before and after entering the city, why he was in such a hurry.
Chang Yu explained that he had been ordered to go to Beijing immediately without delay. If it were not for the food shortage in Taiyuan, he would not have entered Datong City at all. Now that the matter was done, he should leave immediately.
Only then did Wei Jingyuan and others suddenly realize that the emperor's orders were like heaven and could not be violated, so they sent Chang Yu to the north gate of Datong City.
"Master Wei, I will take care of the food matters for you." Outside the city gate, Chang Yu clasped his fists with a solemn look on his face.
"Do your best when it comes to your duties," Wei Jingyuan said quickly.
"Then I will wait for the good news from Mr. Wei, and Mr. Wei will also wait for the good news from me."
Chang Yu's words sounded confusing to outsiders, but Wei Jingyuan knew the meaning of his words, because Chang Yu had already hinted that Wang Jimo's appointment as Governor-General of Xuanda was coming to an end, and it was very likely that he would be the replacement, but he had always
I don’t quite believe it. Although Chang Yudong Factory Supervisor is a close confidant of the emperor, he is the kind of person who suddenly dropped into the air without any foundation. Moreover, he is currently surrounded by enemies in both the government and the public. He has no guarantee of self-confidence. How can he still recommend himself?
Furthermore, from the perspective of Wei Jingyuan, a civil servant, although he admires Chang Yu, he does not want him to recommend him. The reason is very simple. He cherishes his own feathers and does not want others to say that he is colluding with officials.
"Have a nice trip, Mr. Factory Supervisor." The acting king Zhu Chuanji also went out of the city to see him off in person. Since Chang Yu's tide was rising, all boats were lifted, so he naturally did not dare to be as negligent as before, whether to greet him when he came or not to see him off when he left.
Chang Yu clasped his fists in return, smiled slightly, but turned to look at the Crown Prince next to him and said: "Excuse me, Your Highness, the King of Jin and the Crown Prince should be your uncles, right?".
Zhu Yixin was startled for a moment and then glanced at Dai Wang, then nodded and said softly: "Yes, Mr. Factory Supervisor!"
Indeed, in terms of seniority, Zhu Shenxuan, Zhu Chuanji, and Zhu Cixang are of the same generation. Although Zhu Yixin is the same age as the King of Jin and the Crown Prince, he is one generation behind him.
Chang Yu smiled slightly, reached out and patted his shoulder, then said goodbye to everyone, then got on his horse and left.
Seeing the dust flying, Chang Yu walking away, and everyone at the city gate gradually dispersing, Zhu Yixin was filled with doubts: "Father, what did the eunuch mean when he asked just now?"
"Misfortune comes from your mouth! Be careful with your words and deeds in the future, he is just trying to beat you up! Do you think he is still the little eunuch who just came to Datong? He is now a famous man in front of the emperor, and now he is taking advantage of the war and is even more prosperous.
Although you look down on his eunuch status, you can't show it in the slightest, otherwise... Humph! Eunuchs are so narrow-minded!" Zhu Chuanji snorted coldly.
"I think that I am a royal family and the king of this land, but I still swallow my anger when I encounter such a servant. What kind of world is this!" Zhu Yixin couldn't help but roar in a low voice.
"Shut up!"
Zhu Chuan looked around a few times: "Have you forgotten what I just said about being careful in your words and deeds?"
It is unclear whether Zhu Yixin can remember his father's advice, but Chang Yu remembers him. He should not be closely friends with him, and if one day he falls into his hands, he will not be spared.
This is not to say that Zhu Yixin's character was not good. From a historical perspective, when the rebels attacked the city, he went to the city to resist in person, but was killed by Jiang Quan. He should be a righteous person regardless of public or private affairs, compared to those who fled after hearing the news.
The vassals are much better.
But this person feels too good about himself, or he has a deep disdain for eunuchs. With an identity like Chang Yu, he cannot hide his hatred and disdain very well, and will reveal it inadvertently from time to time.
This made Chang Yu very disgusted.
This child seems to be spoiled. You have to know whether he is the prince or the king of Jin, Zhu Shenxuan, whose status is not higher than Zhu Yixin, but neither of these two people are confidant to Chang Yu and regard him as a confidant. And how dare this young boy
I feel disdainful, and I really don’t know where the confidence comes from.
Of course, Chang Yu is not as narrow-minded as Zhu Chuanji said, deliberately looking for opportunities for revenge.
But one day, he offended himself and insisted on knowing how to write pain.
Chang Yu hurried forward in a hurry, with little rest and no need to change horses and carriages. He kept galloping like a soldier. What surprised him was that Wu Mengming persisted and did not complain about changing carriages.
Compared to when he almost didn't get out of the car all the way here, Wu Mengming is a different person. Think about it, the wind and cold he suffered during the time he left Beijing was no less, or even much more, than Chang Yu. He traveled thousands of miles to Wei Hui Mansion and back, and then went there again
A round trip to Lu'an Prefecture was all about sleeping in the open air and riding all the way.
There were many carriages in the team returning to Beijing this time, but most of them were silver carriages and a few grain and grass carriages. Two carriages were also prepared for Chang Yu and Wu Mengming to rest.
Chang Yu has not changed cars. Firstly, Hu Ling is injured and needs to take a ride. Secondly, he wants to lead by example and lead by example. Even if it is just a show, he must do the whole thing!
The cold night passed quietly, and when the people were tired and the horses were tired, the sky was bright, and the horses from the front came to report: thirty miles ahead is Huai'an County, which already belongs to Xuanfu.
In one afternoon and one night, they ran nearly three hundred miles, which was the limit of the team at this time.
Fortunately, although the mountain road was bumpy along the way, we encountered bandits and bandits again. Perhaps the effect of knocking on the mountain to shake the tigers when we came earlier was revealed.
"At the mountain pass ahead, rest on the spot. We will set off in an hour. We must enter the city before the Xuanfu closes in the evening!" Chang Yu drank a few sips of cold water and couldn't help but shiver when the cold wind blew.
"Why is the factory boss so anxious? Although the emperor asked us to leave immediately, he did not set a time limit. This humble position is about to burn out!" Wu Mengming gritted his teeth, with a look of pain on his face.
Chang Yu smiled slightly, then looked at the north and his face gradually turned cold: "Our family is in a hurry to enter the city to kill people!" (To be continued)