After the prince enters the play

Chapter 186 Chapter 186: Dragon Heart Joy

"Really? The Duke of Qi will plan for you." Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi and said as calmly as possible.

Su Xinyi laughed, "I also think the family arrangements are pretty good."

What's so good about being a noble family, haven't you lived enough in your previous life?

In this life, she thought that simple is enough.

Yan Junchu was thoughtful when he heard her words, and suddenly smiled, "It's really good to hear what my family says."

Su Xinyi actually prefers not to marry, but he dare not speak nonsense, "If Your Highness has nothing else to do, the servant girl will go first."

"The matter of Yulinwei..."

Su Xinyi immediately stood still, oops, I forgot about this matter, recently I was busy entering the palace and helping my sister to see each other, so I forgot about my cousin and the others.

Su Xinyi felt a little guilty, and after hearing what His Highness said, she immediately sat back and said seriously, "Your Highness, thank you for sending me the news about the caravan last time, so that I don't have to worry about it day and night in the palace. "

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi's immediate interest when he mentioned these things, he didn't look like he was listless just now, he was angry and laughed, this person is really weak.

"You should have received the letter, too?"

Su Xinyi nodded, "Yes, I have received a letter from my cousin. I really didn't expect them to leave the customs this time so dangerously. Speaking of it, it really depends on a huge person to get out properly."

"Since I went to the caravan, Pang Lan should do this. What are your plans for the caravan?" Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi and asked.

Su Xinyi looked at His Highness the Crown Prince hesitantly, "My cousin said that they are resting and preparing to enter the grassland again. This time the weather is warmer, and the caravan may go further. What does Your Highness mean?"

"I want people to set up another caravan and transfer it to them to prepare the goods, and transport them from the rich south to Yulinwei, so that the people in the caravan don't have to travel back and forth."

"It's not impossible. It's just that it takes more than a month for the caravan to go to the grassland and come back. If the journey is not smooth, it will take longer. Then the caravan staying in the customs is a bit of a waste." Su Xinyi frowned slightly , "Moreover, the caravan will have to rest for a few days before starting again after returning from the grassland. In this case, it would be a bit too wasteful if the caravan in Guannei is only formed for things outside the pass."

Su Xinyi knew that being a merchant was hard work. When she was in the countryside, there were no caravans going to their small villages all year round. They could only go to the town to buy things on foot, and then go to the prefectures, but the prefectures are too far away. Go there once or twice a year at most.

You have to pay taxes to enter the city, and Su Xinyi rarely went there before.

If a caravan with hundreds of people is left idle like this, it really feels wasteful.The main reason is that if people keep raising them like this, they will become lazy.

"Yulinwei and Zhangping are located in the north, and the people's life is very difficult." Yan Junchu said.

Su Xinyi looked at the prince, "There is no way to do this. Not to mention the long journey from the affluent Jiangnan to the north, the journey is not safe. Ordinary caravans would never go there to do business. Firstly, it is a safety issue. One is the issue of cost."

Not to mention the loss of the goods, the cost of the journey is evenly divided into the goods, and the price of transporting them to the north has doubled, and ordinary people can't afford them at all.

Moreover, there are hidden expenses here. If you want to trade safely at the border, you may have to pay some protection silver or the like, which will make the price even higher.

Moreover, since the past dynasties, there have been very few caravans willing to go to remote places, especially when the border is closed to the mutual market, there is no profit, and the merchants are not stupid.

The reason why she knows this is because when she didn't know her background before, she still wanted to rely on her martial arts skills to earn some money, so she thought of selling goods, but she didn't know if she inquired about it carefully. doorway, she gave up.

It's not easy to be a merchant, and you have to be brave if you have money and someone doesn't say it.

She is quite courageous, but firstly, she doesn't have enough principal, and secondly, she doesn't have enough manpower.

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi in surprise, "You seem to understand this."

Su Xinyi said embarrassingly: "When I was in the countryside, I also wanted to do something to make ends meet, but after inquiring about it, I realized that doing business is not an easy task, so I gave up."

Yan Junchu was slightly taken aback, "Have you ever thought about doing business?"

"Hey, when I was in the country, I wanted to win. Although we have been together for a long time and the relationship between the villagers in the village is good, but after all, we are widowed and orphaned, and some people will always look down on us." Su Xinyi didn't want to say these things. , "Your Highness said this, do you have any plans? If there is anything Xin Yi can help, His Highness just say it."

"The court will not open the border exchange market easily. Once this opening is opened, if it cannot be suppressed, it will easily lead to chaos."

Su Xinyi nodded, she knew, that's why they found another way.

"However, places like Zhangping Mansion and Yulinwei cannot keep the people living in poverty. It should be possible to open up trade routes."

Su Xinyi's eyes lit up, "His Royal Highness, is this true? But if a trade route is opened, it will not be easy for merchants to travel thousands of miles to the border."

One is the high tax, the other is the banditry on the road, and the third is the cost problem.

It's like doing business in a state or county. It's only a three- to five-day journey, and the transportation cost is low, but once it's shipped to the border, it will take several months. If it takes too much time and you can't make money, who wants to go?

"There will always be a way." Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi and said, "If Miss Six has a good idea, you can tell me."

Su Xinyi smiled helplessly, "Your Highness is really joking, I really have no idea about such a thing."

However, Shang Junyan was very successful in being an official in his previous life, and he always had many ideas, so he might come up with a good solution.

Thinking of this, after Su Xinyi recommended whether Shang Junyan should avoid suspicion, and briefly compared it with the difficult life of the people in Yulinwei, she still couldn't bear it, so she looked at His Royal Highness and said, "Your Highness, Shang Shizi seems to know a lot about these things. If there are too many, why not invite him to ask His Highness."

Yan Junchu raised his eyes to look at Su Xinyi, "Before you said that you were not familiar with each other, but if you are not, how would you know this?"

Su Xinyi was taken aback, this question was difficult to answer.

Yan Junchu looked at Su Xinyi's appearance, "Sixth girl, why don't you talk?"

Su Xinyi: ...

"I am not very familiar with Shang Shizi, but I have heard others mention that he is outstanding in learning, well-read, and he is a leader among the children of the capital's aristocratic family, so I think he may have a way. This is just the words of Xin Yi's family. Your Highness doesn't need to worry about it." Su Xinyi racked his brains to come up with an excuse.

"Really? Miss Six recommends you so much, so I have to ask carefully." Yan Junchu got up, "If Miss Six has nothing else to do, then I will go ahead."

Su Xinyi felt that the prince seemed unhappy, but she didn't know how to explain it. There was no way to explain it. If she had known about it, she wouldn't have opened her mouth.

Su Xinyi didn't know what he should say, so he nodded, "My daughter respectfully sends His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yan Junchu: ...

At this moment, it seems that the distance between the two of them suddenly seems to be lengthened.

Yan Junchu drove all the way back to the East Palace, Yang Jin's attendants were watching His Highness in a bad mood, he dared to say a few words in the past, but he dared not say a word today.

"How is Shang Junyan doing in the Ministry of Punishment?"

Yang Jin suddenly heard His Highness's inquiry, he was stunned for a moment, then thought about it seriously, and then said: "Recently, my subordinates have been to the Ministry of Criminal Justice a few times because of the case of Daling Temple. It's really good. He is serious in his work, and he can sort out those old files one by one, and some can find omissions. I heard that Mr. Shang has settled several unjust, false and wrong cases since he took office, and he is very capable."

Yan Junchu: ...

Really capable!
"Go down." Yan Junchu waved his hand.

Yang Jin looked puzzled, His Highness suddenly asked Mr. Shang, why?It's just that His Highness didn't say anything, so he naturally didn't dare to ask. After thinking about it, he asked someone to go to the Ministry of Criminal Justice to find out what Shang Junyan had done. In case His Highness asked him more specific things, lest He couldn't answer.

Yan Junchu spread out the map sent by Pang Lan. On the original simple map, there are many places where specific routes have been drawn. These are the places where the caravan passed by this time.

It is not impossible to go on along this business line and touch the royal court of Tatar.

Thinking of this, Yan Junchu put away the map, held it in his hand, and strode out.

"Your Highness, where are you going?" Yang Jin immediately followed up and asked.

Yan Junchu looked at Yang Jin, "You don't need to follow, go and watch the case of Daling Temple." Having said that, he paused, "Miss Six has some clues and evidence, you can get them later."

what?
Yang Jin wondered why he got involved with Miss Six again, and when he wanted to ask another question, His Highness had already strode away.

Yang Jin scratched his head, something is wrong with His Highness today.

Forget it, don't ask if he shouldn't ask, he'd better go to Duke Qi's mansion first.

Yan Junchu directly entered the palace to ask to see His Majesty, Hu Siyi heard that His Highness the Crown Prince had arrived, and immediately stepped out to greet His Majesty, "I have seen His Majesty."

"Get up, Mr. Hu, will father be alone at the moment?" Yan Junchu looked at Hu Siyi and asked.

"Your Highness, His Majesty is discussing matters with several ministers at the moment, I'm afraid you have to wait for a while." Hu Siyi bent down and said.

Yan Junchu nodded, "Go to the side hall and wait alone. The emperor's father has finished the discussion, and I will trouble you to report."

Hu Siyi hurriedly responded, and personally sent His Highness down to the side hall, and ordered the palace servants to bring refreshments, then bent down and retreated.

The side hall was quiet, and occasionally his father's slightly high-pitched voice could be heard from the main hall.

Yan Junchu sat there upright, with a calm face, it could not be seen that he was not in a good mood at this time.

After half an hour, Hu Siyi walked in quickly, "Your Highness, Your Majesty let you go."

Yan Junchu stood up and followed Hu Siyi to the main hall.

At this time, the ministers discussing affairs in the main hall had disappeared, only his father was sitting on the throne frowning, his expression was not very good, he took a step forward to salute, "my son pays homage to father."

Only then did the emperor raise his head, "Prince, why are you here suddenly, but what's the matter?"

Yan Junchu nodded slightly, "Yes, father, my son has reorganized the map of the outside of the Great Wall drawn by Pang Lan, and specially brought it for father to have a look at."

"So fast?" The emperor was quite surprised, his serious expression eased a bit, and he looked at the prince with a smile, "Bring it here and show me."

Yan Junchu handed the map to Hu Siyi who was walking quickly, Hu Siyi took it with both hands and quickly brought it to the imperial case, bent down and put it on the table, and then spread the cowhide map with his hands before stepping aside.

This map is not very carefully drawn, but you can also see the traces of adding and depicting several times before and after. Some places are a bit scribbled, and they have been corrected later, and the handwriting is different. The handwriting after correction is the prince's. This is the correction that the prince said the meaning of.

The emperor's fingertips started from Yulinwei, bypassed Zhangping Mansion, and then followed the route of the caravan. As the route extended, the emperor's expression became more and more serious.

Yan Junchu waited slowly, and heard his father finally ask him, "Where the caravan passed by years ago, is the newly drawn route on the map?"

"Yes, father." Yan Junchu said respectfully, "my son did not disappoint father's expectations. A heavy snowfall a year ago blocked their entire caravan in the bitter cold outside the Great Wall. Only then did I return to Yulinwei. Pang Lan wrote down all the places he walked along the way and drew them on the map, which is the route that the emperor saw."

The emperor looked a little excited, "It seems that they have gained a lot this time. This map is very different from the one brought back by Su Chun in the early years."

Yan Junchu nodded, "Yes, there is a difference between the place General Su walked and the caravan's route. Although there is a place where they meet, in order not to arouse the vigilance of the Tatar tribes, the caravans mostly go to the places where herdsmen herd. .”

The emperor was heartbroken by the courtiers' anger, and now he was relieved to see this map, and said with a smile: "Although I finally agreed to your proposal, I knew it might not be possible. I didn't expect this The caravan is stronger than expected."

"Father, the caravan has sons and younger brothers, as well as the children of the Su family. They are not embroidered pillows. They can return safely this time. There is also the danger of the nocturnal attack by the herdsmen, and the Su family is at the forefront, and they really have made a contribution."

The emperor nodded, "You should be rewarded for your merits, but it's not easy to publicize it now, so let's write it down for now."

The corners of Yan Junchu's mouth twitched, and he calmed down instantly, "I am still undecided about something this time, so I came here to ask the godfather, and I also ask the father for advice."

"Oh? Tell me, what is it?" The emperor is in a good mood at the moment. If the caravan can really find out the route of the Tatars in the grassland, it will be a great joy for Nan Qi.

The prince insisted on his own opinion at the beginning, although the emperor was displeased at that time, but thinking about it now, he is very satisfied.

Therefore, now that the prince has something to report, the emperor is not so repulsive, and he is in a good mood.

(End of this chapter)