First Prince of Ming Dynasty

Chapter 379 Who Can Resist
Chen Rongyan stood up and his legs were a little weak. He carefully sat down on the chair, not daring to sit too tight. It seemed that he was ready to kneel down at any time to plead guilty.

Zhu Biao didn't say anything when he looked at him. Companion to the king was like a tiger. He put himself in his shoes and thought about who could be careless. He only has one life. Who knows if the monarch next to him will think about killing him in a jerk or not? Be more respectful to be more at ease.

But after all, it is better to come from a noble family than those ordinary merchants. After sitting down, seeing that there is only a bottom left in the prince's teacup, he quickly bent down and poured it for him.

Zhu Biao didn't stop him, but he didn't intend to drink. After all, it's important to be careful. After pouring the water, Chen Rongyan also relaxed a little. His family is the direct descendant of the Eastern Palace. As long as he is respectful and polite, the crown prince will do it for the sake of the coordinator. It would give him some dignity, as evidenced by being able to sit down and pour water.

"If Your Highness has made up his mind, then Caomin will naturally serve his life wholeheartedly. In fact, Caomin was ordered to deliver a batch of grain to Yan'an and Pingliang two months ago, and he has some experience."

The corners of Zhu Biao's mouth curled up into a smile when he heard this: "It's great that shopkeeper Chen has such experience. If this trip goes well, I will definitely reward you. Just do it faithfully."

Chen Rongyan naturally knew the benefits of a smooth trip, even if His Highness did not reward him, the family would also be indispensable, not to mention him, the main family did not know how many people wanted to serve His Highness but suffered from no chance.

Zhu Biao then ordered: "Because there are a lot of guards accompanying him, it is unreasonable to transport too little grain. A lot of silver taels were confiscated from the homes of Huaiqing government officials, and you will take them away to the state capital to buy grain in a while. The more the better, the better." .”

"The grassland people took orders, but after all, Huaiqing is not far from Shaanxi and Gansu, and the local people are also afraid of being affected by the famine, so they have stepped up their grain stocks, and the grain shops will not sell them in large quantities. Now I am afraid that there will not be too much food that can be purchased with money."

Zhu Biao knocked on the table and said with a smile: "Big grain stores should have backgrounds, right?"

Chen Rongyan's eyes lit up and he replied respectfully: "Except for companies from aristocratic families like ours, most of them have the background of local officials. For example, the owner of the largest grain store in Fucheng is the brother-in-law of the prefect of Huaiqing."

Zhu Biao looked at Liu An who came back to serve him in a blink of an eye: "Go and say hello to Dongping Hou."

"The servant understands."

Chen Rongyan lowered his head in awe. The honor and disgrace of life and death for people like them are just a greeting, and he is more determined to cherish this opportunity. If it is done well, in the future, unless His Highness nods, no one can easily move him .

The food for the team leader was ready, so Zhu Biao's mood improved, and he asked with a smile: "Does the Chen family have a young master of the right age, who can let Bengong impersonate him?"

Chen Rongyan thought about it carefully, and it seemed that the crown prince meant that he was going to get in touch with many people. In that case, a suitable identity was indeed very important, it would be inappropriate if it was too low, it would insult His Majesty's majesty, and it would be inappropriate if it was too high. After all, everyone Everyone knows that the princes and brothers in the direct line of the aristocratic family are all engaged in official careers, and it is impossible to engage in the lowly business of merchants.

Zhu Biao also saw his embarrassment and said: "It's about the same, don't be too entangled."

"Your Highness, you also know that it is impossible for this decent son of the main family to be a merchant, and even a worthless concubine is just a name to get money. How could he come to this disaster area in person?"

Zhu Biaole said: "If there are decent ones, then there will be unscrupulous ones? It's okay, just say it, I'm going to do business, and I can use whatever is convenient."

Chen Rongyan smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness doesn't mind, there are more choices, you can even make up one, and this place is far away from the south of the Yangtze River. Cao Min and others just admit it."

"Then it seems that Ben Gong is going to become brothers with Chen Yunshu, hahaha, it's interesting, does Chen Aiqing really have a concubine?"

Chen Rongyan was even more embarrassed when he heard the words. In fact, he heard that there were such things, but naturally he couldn't admit such things in front of His Highness.

Zhu Biao saw that it was almost done and ordered: "In this case, you should go back to Fucheng to prepare immediately. Do you know what to say when you go back?"

Chen Rongyan stood up and saluted and said: "The grass people understand that when they go back, they will reveal that a young master of my Chen family has come. To be able to collect so much grain and prepare to sell it in Shanxi and Gansu, he has taken the opportunity to make a fortune. Your relationship is not a secret, so it will be clear after saying this, and no one dares to ask more about it."

Zhu Biao nodded, Chen Rongyan bowed and retreated, the Huaiqing Mansion was not far from Shaanxi and Gansu, and those corrupt officials were also very cautious in their actions, it would be meaningless if they were not prepared to reveal their secrets when the time came.

After everyone went down, Zhao Huaian hurriedly offered a new cup of tea, and Zhu Biao just took a sip. After talking for so long, his mouth was really dry.

Zhu Biao stood up and stretched, and then walked out of the room. The golden-white sun greeted his eyes, and suddenly he felt his nose itchy. He also talked about how when Yu Yi was a child, he could look at the sun with his eyes open and see clearly. When he saw a small thing, he would carefully examine its texture, so there was always something interesting about it.

"Ahhh."

After sneezing comfortably and contentedly, Zhu Biao walked out of the county office with his hands behind his back, and the two teams of guards followed spontaneously. Cangyang County was selected by Liu Chun because it was quite rich, and of course it was incomparable with places like Beijing and Hangzhou. Not bad for a county though.

The traffickers and pawns who came and went looked at Zhu Biao surrounded by them, and all retreated to the side of the road in awe. Everyone knew that the emperor Laozi and the next emperor Laozi lived in the county government.

Zhu Biao suddenly felt like a bully patrolling the streets, but it was also quite interesting. Walking on the somewhat uneven road, looking at the small shops and stalls on both sides, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart.

Cangyang County will not live too badly for at least 20 years in the future. After all, it is a county specially inspected by the emperor. Capable officials go here.

Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the emperor will have to hold the officials accountable. This is also an unspoken rule. After all, no one can slap the emperor in the face. Could it be that he wants the emperor to go to Cangyang again?
After turning around, Zhu Biao went back to the county government. This was also a special show, so that when he returned to Beijing tomorrow, he would let the people know that the crown prince and his emperor Laozi returned to the capital.

As for whether it was a coincidence that he ran into the people of Cangyang who had seen him in Shaanxi and Gansu, he had no choice, after all, he had shown his face when Liu Chun and others were beheaded that day.

But it shouldn't be such a coincidence, besides, it doesn't matter if it is exposed, the general trend is up to me, who can resist, it's just a matter of spending more thought.

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(End of this chapter)