Shu Blossoms

Chapter 94 Earning the Emperor's Money
Zheng Heng looked at his own sister who was angry and flushed, and helplessly stood up and gestured with him on her head, jokingly said: "We are going to defend the city, not fight. Your small body can be moved. Stone, or can you draw a bow?"

Zheng Wei was angry when she heard the words. She knew that she was being unreasonable. Not to mention that there are hardly any female soldiers on the battlefield these days, and just talking about her age, her small body can't help much.

Even Ma Xingyun, as big as he was, was at a disadvantage on the battlefield. She was mainly angry that Uncle Amu had just come to tell her that Emperor Zhou had ordered him to send someone to watch over her and not to come out!
Zheng Wei felt that it was okay to make a fuss, and if it continued, it would really anger the eldest princess, so she took the initiative to help her mother pack the eldest brother's luggage, and the eldest brother would be living in the military camp from tomorrow.

What surprised Zheng Wei the most was the reaction of the eldest princess. Their brothers and sisters were injured one after another. The eldest princess was very distressed every time, and repeatedly banned their feet.

I received news today that the eldest princess didn't cry or make trouble, and neatly packed her son's bags, but it made them nervous.

It wasn't until the next morning, after everyone sent Zheng Heng out, that Zheng Wei realized that her mother's red eyes were obviously crying secretly all night.

She pretended not to see it, hugged the eldest princess' arm and made a gag, "Niang, brother is not in the house this month, can you give me his pocket money?"

The eldest princess patted Zheng Wei's forehead lightly when she heard the words, and stared at her with apricot eyes: "What are you thinking? Now you can't go out of the house, and you don't need to buy new clothes. You eat and drink in the house. It's useless."

Zheng Wei wailed, "I want to save money to open an embroidery shop with Liniang? I need a lot of money."

"I can't get out of the house, what kind of shop is there!" After the eldest princess finished speaking, she went back to her room, leaving Zheng Wei annoyed with her troubles.

After two days like this, Zheng Wei not only accompanied his grandmother to watch Liniang teach a few maids to embroider, but also accompanied his grandfather to practice calligraphy. The time was very unrestrained and bold, but Zheng Wei felt that the restored official script was good, at least he could understand it!

Arolai pulled her little handmaiden who was the same age in the yard to kick the shuttlecock. She made the little handmaidens so tired that they sat on the ground panting and left bored.

She didn't sleep until night, when she heard movement outside the yard, and walked out of the yard lightly.

The weather has cooled down completely now, and as soon as I walked out of the house wearing a jacket and jacket, I shivered from the cold, and when I came to the courtyard door, I saw deep ruts on the ground by the moonlight.

Zheng Wei frowned and chased after the rut.

Following the rut, she arrived at the barn. At this time, a few torches were lit at the door of the barn, and the surrounding area of ​​the torches was bright. Zheng Wei saw six flatbed carriages parked in front of the barn door. Are the carriages full of food?
Zheng Wei was shocked, how could there be so much food at home, looking at the open door of the barn, it was already full, and it looked like it was also food.

At this time, Director Qi and Amu are arranging people to carry them to the warehouse, wondering if they should go over and ask?

As soon as his mind moved, his body had already run away.

She was still a few feet away from the carriage when Uncle Amu found her.

Upon further questioning, it turned out that the mother kept it in Zhuangzi on the outskirts of Beijing, and Director Qi told Zheng Wei not to speak up about this matter, so as not to cause trouble.

The next day, Zheng Wei chased after her mother and asked, only to know that the dignified eldest princess likes to hide food everywhere like a small animal.

She asked the eldest princess curiously, "Auntie, with so much food, are you not afraid of thieves at home?"

The eldest princess glared at her, "That's why I told you not to tell anyone that Arro and the others are not good enough."

Zheng Wei sighed, "Jiankang City is bound to be short of food these days. Everyone went to the shop to buy rice. Only our family, even the servants who bought it, went out behind closed doors, which would still attract the attention of others."

The eldest princess was stunned when she heard the words, and the more she thought about it, the more she felt that there was a possibility, and said: "In the future, let them go out to buy, buy less, and pretend."

Zheng Wei rolled her eyes and asked the eldest princess in a low voice, "Auntie, do you want to make a lot of money?"

The eldest princess was stunned, "How to make a lot of money?"

"Tell me first, how much food did you hide, Auntie?"

Zheng Wei asked.

The eldest princess looked around to see that there was no outsider, and whispered something in Zheng Wei's ear.

Zheng Wei's eyes widened instantly, "Auntie, what are you hoarding so much food for, when the rainy season is over, the food will go mouldy?"

"No, I'm looking for some experienced farmers. The cellars are clean and dry, and I used to sell most of them every year during the rainy season, leaving only enough to buy when the new rice comes down. It's just that This year is not very peaceful, I am afraid that something will happen and I will not sell it!"

The eldest princess has a plan.

"Auntie, but Jiankang City is not very peaceful now. No matter how well it is hidden, no one can leak it. If there is an emergency, you must not be distressed to death? Why don't you exchange these grains for money!"

"In exchange for money? Who do I sell it to! I won't sell it to those black-hearted businessmen, and I will be retributed to earn the people's survival money."

The eldest princess subconsciously refused.

Zheng Wei gave a small smile, leaned into the ear of the eldest princess and said, "Auntie, it is not the common people who lack food most in Jiankang City, but your uncle."

"emperor?"

The princess asked suspiciously.

"Yeah, the treasury will not be rich in successive wars this year. Now it has to support the tens of thousands of troops, and it must be stretched. This time Uncle has made such a big commotion in Jiankang, and the recruits who have joined the army are probably not only tens of thousands, right? Your Majesty. Feed these people?"

Zheng Wei said in a deep voice, and suddenly changed his voice and said with a smile: "If you sell these grains to my uncle at the market price at this time, he will not only blame you for making his money, but also thank you!"

"You must know that there are not many opportunities to make money from His Majesty's hands. If it doesn't work, it's just this one chance!"

After Zheng Wei finished speaking, the eldest princess thought for a while, slapped the table, and said with a smile, "Isn't it true, just do it like this! Go and call Amulai!"

Amu once again acted as a messenger, sending a letter to the palace.

After Zhou Di received the letter, he read it three times over and over again. He couldn't help laughing out loud, calling out to Gao Han, and instructing him to go to the treasury to set aside fifty thousand silver taels, which he exchanged for gold and sent to the eldest princess.

Gao Han was shocked. He had followed His Majesty for so many years, but he had never seen anyone who could take out so many silver taels from His Majesty's hand at one time.

"I would like to thank the late emperor for these good habits left to me and the elder sister." Before Gao Han could ask a tentative question, Zhou emperor had already said, "The eldest princess has prepared [-] shi of grain for me on the farm in the western suburbs, These grains are enough to solve our urgent needs, and the rest can be slowly ground from the hands of the nobles and those big merchants!"

"This is the best news I've heard in the past few days!"

Zhou Di laughed loudly, the fine lines at the corners of his eyes wrinkled together due to the days of hard work, making him even more tired.

Gao Han's eyes were sour, he quickly lowered his head and wiped his tears, followed by laughing, "At the critical moment, my family knows that they feel sorry for Your Majesty."

Emperor Zhou nodded, "Yes, the Queen and Concubine De know that they need something from me to supplement their parents' family, and who is going to fight for more, it's annoying!"

"By the way, you sent someone to send a message to Amu, saying that the state treasury has only this gold for the time being, and it would be inconvenient to send people to send so many silver taels. The remaining [-] silver taels will be supplied to the eldest sister in the future."

Emperor Zhou thought for a while and then ordered Gao Han.

Gao Han was stunned again when he heard it. The food for emotion has reached one or two silver and one stone?

(End of this chapter)