Ren Zi Scroll Chapter 207: The Crisis Gradually Comes to Zi Ying's Conspiracy
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Feng Ziying likes Shen Yixiu's level of depth very much. She not only expresses her concern for herself, but also does not explore too much. She has a good grasp of the scale. Unless she is willing to take the initiative to inform the other party, otherwise she will only touch the surface and everything is up to her.
manner.
In comparison, Baochai was too cautious, while Baoqin was too eager. As for welcoming the spring, Eryou and the others were inferior in knowledge.
Shen Yixiu was a boudoir lady who came from an official background, and as Shen Jue's eldest daughter, Shen Jue often did not shy away from court affairs just because she was a woman.
Shen Jun had frequent discussions with his daughter when he was serving as censor. After Shen Jun became the prefect of Dongchang Prefecture and Shanxi Chengxuan government envoy Si Zuo joined politics, Shen Yixiu continued to exchange letters with his father.
During this period, it was inevitable to talk about current affairs with his father in letters, and sometimes he would even exchange some of his husband's views and opinions with his father. Therefore, in this regard, both Xue Baochai and Xue Baoqin were inferior.
Of course, Feng Ziying would sometimes talk about current affairs with Baochai and Baoqin. In his opinion, Baochai and Baoqin were both extremely smart women, and she was also an official. Although she later became an imperial merchant, in some aspects
His sensitivity is still maintained, so his talent is not bad.
On the contrary, Lin Daiyu is the least sensitive in this aspect. In vain, her father is still Emperor Yonglong's most trusted salt inspector, but Daiyu has not inherited any talent in this area, and she is sad all day long.
, indulged in such poetic and artistic feelings, but this also made Feng Ziying more satisfied.
If it was true that Daiyu was discussing government affairs with me all day long, then this style of painting would be too outrageous and would also disappoint me, a fan of Red Mansions.
"My lord, what you mean is that the imperial court does not pay so much attention to these rebellious things, but is more concerned about what can be gained from them?" Shen Yixiu frowned, a little unbelievable. The long-term overly orthodox concept still made it difficult for her.
Accept this.
Feng Ziying could understand his wife's surprise, but he still regarded many things as too sacred and ideal. He thought for a while and then said: "Wan Jun, if you change your perspective, you can understand this kind of thing. It's nothing more.
It's like two brothers fighting for the family property. The servants in the mansion took sides, and then they each occupied a few rooms, shouting and cursing each other. Then, the children of each family hadn't had time to separate, and they were still in each other's room. The situation was still unclear.
Under such circumstances, how much hatred would you have towards those children, and would you even want to kill them?"
Having said this, Shen Yixiu seemed to understand a little. In fact, these people who were seized now are not really key figures at all. It is impossible for real key figures to stay in the capital stupidly at this time.
The city is waiting for the court to take over. Whether it is the Niu family, the Wang family or the Jia family, they are just idle or marginalized characters. Even if they are killed, how much impact will it have on the overall situation?
If he realized something, Shen Yixiu also chuckled: "Then my husband is still running around like this to make plans for the Jia family? Anyway, the court only wants money, so all these things from the Jia family will be confiscated and then sold, at most.
It's just that the Jia family has been exiled and given away, but their lives are still intact."
"That's still a little different." Feng Ziying shook her head, "The Feng family is also a family friend of the Jia family, and Baochai and Yingchun are also related to the Jia family. I can be regarded as related to each other. If I don't help someone,
If you help me, you will also attract people to gossip."
Feng Ziying couldn't go into detail. Besides, Shen Yixiu was generous, but a woman's mood in this regard also changed at a moment's notice, so it was best to avoid it if she could. Even if the other party knew that she was deliberately avoiding it, it would be better than confronting her in front of her.
It’s good to say this in person.
Shen Yixiu seemed to have realized something, smiled and said nothing, and stopped arguing with her husband. This matter was over, and her husband was also a person with his own ideas, and he would not change anything because of his words.
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Wenyuan Pavilion.
"Since the news of the refugees coming to Beijing from Datong spread, the price of food in the city has increased by another 10% within five days. If this continues, there will be problems." Fang Congzhe said in a sour voice: "The refugees are still on the road.
The earliest batch has already passed Fangshan, and the furthest behind is still on the line from Zijingguan to Yizhou. There are nearly 10,000 disaster victims following Yizhou..."
"The grain in the second warehouse of Jingtong is far from enough to keep the price of grain down..." Huang Ruliang, the Minister of Household Affairs, said with a gloomy face, "Now it is not a problem of food itself, but an expected problem. Everyone believes that there is not enough food in Beijing, so
Grain merchants, big and small, are reluctant to sell and hoard grain, and they all want to wait until the price of grain is the highest before shipping. But the more this happens, the higher the price of grain will rise. Even if we throw out all the grain from the second warehouse of Jingtong, it will not help. We will immediately
People who will be scared out of their wits will snap them up, and by then the price will be even higher..."
Almost all the grain merchants in Beijing have some background. Even the imperial government cannot force these people to release the grain. And once the government does this, these grain merchants also have many countermeasures. At worst, they will destroy their shops.
When all the grain is sold out, putting up a sign saying it is out of stock will only further stimulate grain prices.
"It is also very difficult to divert and intercept the refugees. The local governments have tried their best, but they are unable to solve the food problem of these people." Qi Yongtai mused: "In the past few years, these prefectures in Beizhi have been
The drought continues and we have almost no savings. In addition to this year's severe drought, we cannot protect ourselves. Now we are faced with the refugees from Datong. We actually expected such a large scale of refugees..."
"The grain in the second warehouse of Jingtong still cannot be moved. Firstly, as Ming Qi said, selling the grain in the second warehouse of Jingtong is useless at this time, and will only increase people's panic and continue to raise food prices; secondly, this is to suppress
Those at the bottom of the box cannot be used unless they are absolutely necessary. When the refugees arrive, they will have to provide relief, so we still have to find ways from other channels." Li Sancai glanced at Qi Yongtai, "Shuntian Mansion has built a new batch of batches at Dagukou.
The granary stores a lot of food. I know Ziying used it to provide food relief to the refugees when they came to Beijing, but can we..."
Qi Yongtai couldn't help but frown. He knew that the batch of grain that his disciple had hoarded in Dagukou would be targeted.
Feng Ziying mentioned it when he was in Yongping Mansion, and as far as he knew, there were many granaries built by merchants in Yuguan to store grain, but the reason at that time was to mainly supply Liaodong and Eastern Mongolia, and maintain
Large-scale grain storage is necessary, and this reason is very good. However, at that time, Yongping Prefecture also built some granaries for grain storage, but the scale was far less than that of the merchants' own granaries.
Feng Ziying has been inspecting grain storage and transportation matters since she arrived in Shuntian Mansion. She has also mentioned to Qi Yongtai many times that poor weather conditions in the north may bring about drought. It is difficult to guarantee the demand by relying solely on the Jingtong Second Warehouse and Shui Second Warehouse, especially
When water transportation is easily interrupted due to various reasons, this risk is even greater. Qi Yongtai listened to some of it, but still did not pay enough attention to it.
Now it seems that Feng Ziying has long realized that water transportation is unreliable, so she has vigorously promoted North-South sea trade and wants to replace water transportation with sea transportation, and indeed has made considerable progress.
Without what Feng Ziying did in Yongping Prefecture, Yuguan Port would still be a little-known fishing port. Not to mention north-south shipping, there would be no communication with the surrounding offshore seas. But now it has become a southern goods transport port to western Liaoning and Eastern Mongolia.
It is the most important hub in the region, and when water transportation is interrupted, Yuguan Port can immediately assume the important role of southern goods entering and leaving Gyeonggi.
Now that Feng Ziying has arrived in Shuntian Prefecture, he has established a granary in Dagu in the name of Shuntian Prefecture. It is mainly to prepare grain reserves for the relief of refugees who may be displaced in the prefecture and counties of Shuntian Prefecture. This should have been planned by the Ministry of Household Affairs, but now
The Ministry of Finance's Jingtong Second Warehouse was insufficient, making it difficult to stabilize the situation, and had to make local decisions, which was really embarrassing.
Li Sancai's suggestion also won the strong support of Huang Ruliang, who was attending the meeting: "What Brother Daofu said is absolutely true. The grain storage in Dagukou should be arranged by the imperial court, and merchants should continue to be encouraged to transport grain here from the south.
Replacing Tongzhou as the current throat that maintains grain imports in the Gyeonggi region,..."
Seeing Qi Yongtai's unswerving expression, Ye Xianggao coughed lightly.
The two men sang in harmony, and it was clear that they had already discussed it. Li Sancai wanted to ensure the supplies of the army coming from the east and south, and Huang Ruliang wanted to stabilize the food supply in the capital. Both of these require food. The little food in Dagukou is only one aspect. They are more concerned about it.
It is this grain input channel system from the south to the north, which is what they value most.
But the problem is that this channel system was obviously established by Feng Ziying, and it is not a government-run system. If the court wants to take over, it means from the port terminal to the storage facilities to the personnel system of the entire transport fleet, as well as the entire personnel system in the south.
The trading partner system is quite complex. It may even be a whole system that people rely on to make a living. Why do you take over it just by saying you want to take it over?
Ye Xianggao even knew that this was not something that Feng Ziying could decide alone. In addition to Feng Ziying's personal affairs, it also involved Shanshan and Shaanxi businessmen's plans to go overseas. You must know that in the maritime trade system at that time, almost no Shanshan and Shaanxi businessmen were involved.
It was only with Feng Ziying's encouragement and even the pressure from Yongping Prefecture's demand for iron materials that we cooperated with southern businessmen. Now it's not easy to see results. If you open your mouth and take it away, it will definitely cause a huge disaster.
rebound.
Ye Xianggao knows Qi Yongtai's character well. Although this person is upright, he still considers the overall situation. In this case, he should be able to understand the difficulties of the court. However, if the appearance is too ugly, it will anger the other party, so this is