Chapter eight hundred and eighty rice grain prices
"As soon as Min Feng arrived in Jiangnan, he stayed in Yingnan Mansion for several days. During this period, he only inspected the Yingnan Mansion River Embankment twice. He and officials from the Ministry of Industry ate and drank in Yingnan Mansion, and they were so happy in the company of beautiful women."
When the emperor said this, a sarcastic smile appeared on his lips.
Xia Qing's heart sank when he heard this. This must be the black case reported by Gu Chengyu, otherwise the emperor would never know about it.
When Gu Chengyu was ordered by the emperor to rush to the south of the Yangtze River, Xia Qing had a bad premonition in his heart. Therefore, he summoned his cronies overnight to discuss how to deal with it.
And he wrote a letter that night and sent it to Jiangnan. Did Min Feng not receive his letter? Otherwise, why did he act so carelessly?
Min Feng and Hu Maoshen were traveling together before, so it would be okay to act more arrogantly.
He still knew Hu Maoshen somewhat, even if the other party was not an official of his own lineage. But Hu Maoshen did not dare to offend him. Therefore, as long as Min Feng did not go too far, Hu Maoshen would only turn a blind eye or close one eye.
Besides, Li Taixing, the prefect of Yingnan Prefecture, had shown frequent favors to the Xia family last year. He guessed that the other party wanted to abandon the original owner and switch to his sect. However, he had previously thought that this person was too cunning, so he had always ignored him.
Hu Maoshen did not dare to pursue the case, and Li Taihang was only willing to fawn over. Min Feng went to Jiangnan just to be promoted in a legitimate and legitimate manner.
It's a pity that despite all his calculations, he missed one point. He didn't expect that the disaster in Changtian Mansion would become so serious, but the emperor went against all opinions and sent Gu Chengyu to Jiangnan.
Gu Chengyu had been on the opposite side of him for a long time. Why didn't he take the opportunity to catch himself and Min Feng this time when he went to Jiangnan?
"Your Majesty! I have said before that Min Feng entered the officialdom less than three years ago and was compiling documents in the Hanlin Academy. Where have I seen such a scene? The flood in Changtian Mansion is a major event. If Min Feng is sent there, he is afraid of it.
You have enough strength. Even Gu Shaoqing may not be able to complete this important task, right?"
Who is Xia Qing? In just a moment, he calmed down. In fact, this was not a big deal at all. Even if the emperor wanted to punish Min Feng, there was no legitimate reason.
How many days have we been in Jiangnan? It's still early! However, the emperor would be furious again, so he decided to ask his close associates to go to Jiangnan after returning to the palace to give Min Feng a good warning.
I don’t know what He Zhongkuan is doing. He had previously ordered to keep an eye on Min Feng, make suggestions and guide him correctly. If Min Feng did something wrong, write to him immediately.
But now the emperor has received the news, but he is still kept in the dark. How can people not be angry about this?
When Xia Qing thought about it, he became very dissatisfied with He Zhongkuan. He planned to think of a way to deal with this man after he came back.
In recent years, he has relied too much on He Zhongkuan, and he thinks He Zhongkuan is a little too arrogant. He is just an aide, does he really think he is a person?
"Let's not talk about incompetence for now, but do you know that Min Feng accepted a bribe of one hundred taels of gold?"
The emperor stared at Xia Qing closely, his old triangular eyes still looking sharp.
Xia Qing was shocked when he heard this and accepted a bribe? One hundred taels of gold?
His face was as dark as water, this idiot. When should he not reach out, but now?
"What? One hundred taels of gold? Is this Min Shidu really so greedy? As soon as he arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, he started to make money? He just didn't know what to say. This matter must be severely punished!"
"I heard that Min Shidu came from a poor background. It's normal for him to be blinded by money. Oh! That's wrong. He shouldn't have been sent there in the first place. I had objected to it before. Look, now..."
"How can a poor background be an excuse? Are there still too few officials from poor backgrounds in our court? If nothing else, isn't Gu Shaoqing also from a farmer's background? How come they didn't take the opportunity to make money?"
The hall instantly became murmured and buzzing. Some of them didn't mind the matter and even moved Gu Chengyu out for comparison.
Even though he was making comparisons, he still said it very loudly, with so much contempt for Min Feng in his words, which made Xia Qing very angry!
Xia Qing was blowing his beard and staring in front of him. He glanced behind him and knew that it must be these old acquaintances, so he often wanted to say something to him from time to time.
Now that something like this has happened to Min Feng, they will not let go of the opportunity to ridicule him.
Xia Qing suppressed the anger in his heart, now is not the time to pursue these matters.
"Your Majesty! How could I know about this? I just have some doubts, and I would like to ask Your Majesty to clarify them."
The emperor nodded slightly, and the smile on his face separated from the flesh, making Xia Qing feel unsure.
"Your Majesty, I don't know where this news came from. Is there any witness or physical evidence? Otherwise, it's just empty talk, and it's not just to frame someone, but to frame someone. Furthermore, who is the briber? What is the purpose of the other party?
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The emperor snorted coldly, he really couldn't shed tears until he saw the coffin.
"The person who paid the bribe is Li Taihang of Yingnan Mansion. All the witnesses and physical evidence are there, but he has not been escorted back to Beijing yet. Where did you get the news? You don't need to know. As for the purpose, it is very simple. It is exactly the same as
It’s related to the leakage of Yingnan Mansion river embankment.”
"Sir, there are more and more victims outside the city. I just went on a inspection tour with Ming Yan. Many victims have already stopped eating. Even the wild vegetables in a radius of ten miles have been dug up. The two charity houses in the city
The porridge man has also disappeared today."
Ming Mo hurried into the study and reported the report with a very solemn expression.
Gu Chengyu stood up from the armchair, pondered for a moment and asked: "Is the price of rice in the city too expensive again?"
Ming Mo nodded, "Two days ago, brown rice was thirty cents per catty, and today it has risen to forty cents, and the people are still flocking to it. As soon as the rice shop opens, the people will flock to it, and in a short time, they will buy the rice."
The row is empty."
The south of the Yangtze River is rich and the land is even more fertile. The climate here is warm, most rice is grown, and the grain production is much better than in the north.
Therefore, every year, food from the south of the Yangtze River was transported to other remote state capitals through the Tianya River. The Tianya River was one of the most important water transports in the Dayan Dynasty.
If we follow previous years, after paying taxes, there should be enough left over for our own consumption.
Of course, those poor families with only two acres of land are excluded.
At this time last year, the price of brown rice was eighty cents per catty, but now it has risen to forty cents per catty. The price of grain in other prefectures has also increased, but it is not as serious as in Hangtianfu!
"Is it the door opened by those two rice stores?" Gu Chengyu touched his chin, and the plan in his mind gradually took shape.
"Exactly, only those two rice shops were open to sell rice. Not only did the other rice shops not sell rice, but when the villain asked people to investigate, they also found that they were storing a large amount of grain. Among them, several rice shops of the Xia family were the most active. They even
He also went to the countryside to encourage the people to sell grain."