Rivers and lakes rich man

Chapter 307 No sense of existence
"Me?" Zhu Bixuan was stunned for a moment, and then smiled, "If there are so many, I will directly transport them to the army camp. What do I need so much food for?"

"This will offend many people." Wang Xiyue said.

"Hmph, I'm just a woman, so I can't control so much." Zhu Bixuan's face changed when she said this, she stared at Wang Xiyue and said, "Xiyue, what you said just now~~ You have a million stones of food?"

Wang Xiyue smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, it's a coincidence that the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce will arrive in Luoyang with a million shi of grain in the next two days."

"There is such a thing?" Zhu Bixuan looked surprised, "Why haven't you heard of it? Could it be?"

"Yes, it came from the side of the canal." Wang Xiyue knew that Zhu Bixuan had guessed it.

"It's really food?" Zhu Bixuan was very surprised. "At first I thought you used some soil and sand to pretend to be food. Later, I heard that your fleet is still going north. I thought it should be some goods from your chamber of commerce." Luoyang, I really didn't think it was food. Could it be that you have expected this situation a long time ago?"

If this is the case, the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce's grain can naturally be sold to the imperial court at a much lower price than Luoyang. For the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce, even ten taels and one stone can make a lot of money.

"Princess, how is this possible? Who could have predicted this kind of thing in advance?" Wang Xiyue shook her head and said, "Actually, the food in Jiangnandong County is much cheaper than Luoyang, and the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce has come forward to buy in large quantities. It was cheap. At that time, 600 million taels could buy more than 200 million shi, so we used all the silver taels. Because we bought too much grain, people outside didn’t know how much we bought. Because the imperial court needed 100 million shi , so they think it is 100 million stones."

"That's great, that's great." Zhu Bixuan said happily, "How much price are you going to sell? Don't worry, I won't let you suffer too much. I will discuss this price with His Royal Highness personally. I can guarantee that it will not be more expensive than Twenty taels a stone is low."

After all, the price of food in Luoyang is not back to the situation of six taels and one stone.

Even if it is 20 taels and one stone, I can't go back.

But this time, after all, the imperial court purchased a large amount of grain, and Zhu Bixuan still hoped that the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce would make more profits.

The imperial court is too tight now.

"Prince?" Wang Xiyue was stunned for a moment and said, "Is the prince in charge of this matter?"

She hadn't heard the news.

Zhu Bixuan froze for a moment, realizing that she had slipped her tongue.

"This~~ I heard this from my father." Zhu Bixuan quickly stabilized his mind and said, "The emperor's uncle will make an order soon, and the crown prince will not be wrong to take charge of this matter. Xiyue, this matter is now It hasn’t been announced yet, so you still have to keep it secret.”

Wang Xiyue nodded.

She wouldn't be so ignorant to leak the news.

It's just that the prince usually doesn't have much sense of presence, but this time the emperor asked him to be in charge of such an important matter?
"The prince dares to buy grain from our Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce?" Wang Xiyue asked.

"Can you still be afraid of those people?" Zhu Bixuan said with a smile.

Of course she knew what Wang Xiyue was referring to.

If the crown prince bought the food from the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce, wouldn't those people's food be suppressed again?
How can they let it go?

Can the prince bear this pressure?

"Don't worry." Zhu Bixuan said again, "His Royal Highness will definitely put the court first."

"The princess trusts His Royal Highness?" Wang Xiyue asked.

Zhu Bixuan was silent for a while.

"It's just the two of us here, and I'm not afraid to say something." Zhu Bixuan said, "My brothers are all ambitious and eyeing the crown prince. But His Royal Highness is still there after all, and has not been deposed. So naturally The crown prince is still respected. I understand His Highness the crown prince's temperament quite well, if he can really ascend the throne, it will be a blessing to the people, and I am optimistic about him."

Wang Xiyue understood that Zhu Bixuan supported the prince.

As for whether his father Zhu Hengding, king of Chu, also meant the same thing, it is unknown.

But if the daughter is like this, the father probably supports it, right?

From this point of view, there should still be some people supported by the prince.

Moreover, these people didn't surface very often. Once they surfaced, everyone's identities might be quite impressive.

Maybe this is the emperor's test of the prince?

Or to see what kind of people his other sons were.

"Princess, if the crown prince dares, the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce is willing to donate the million stones to the imperial court." Wang Xiyue said.

"What?" Zhu Bixuan was taken aback, "This is at least 2000 million taels of silver."

"Princess, as I said just now, in fact, the million shi of grain was purchased with 600 million taels of silver before, and it belongs to the imperial court." Wang Xiyue said, "However, please keep this matter secret. If it is to be leaked Going out, I am afraid that someone will take advantage of it and say that we did not transport all the grain in time, and it is more than 200 million shi, but say 100 million to [-], that is a serious crime of deceiving the emperor."

"Xiyue, what are you thinking?" Zhu Bixuan said with a smile, "Is it too late for the imperial court to be happy? Of course, don't worry, I won't talk about this matter. There will indeed be some villains who will make trouble for it. Let us know In the name of the State Chamber of Commerce voluntarily donating food for the Turkic Northern Expedition. Oh, of course, this is under the condition that His Highness the Crown Prince dares to accept this batch of food."

Wang Xiyue also wanted to see if the prince dared to do so.

Whether it's buying grain and grass from the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce at a low price or accepting grain donations, it will be a huge blow to those guys who hoarded grain.

If the prince can't bear this kind of pressure, then he is not worthy of his support.

Wang Xiyue believes that Brother Fang will definitely agree with her own approach.

On the side of the First Prince, the Fang family's firm has broken face with him.

The other princes?
From Wang Xiyue's point of view, it's about the same, half a catty, no one is much better.

Unexpectedly, the originally low-key prince suddenly made a movement, so you might as well try it first.

For Zhu Bixuan, Wang Xiyue still has some admiration.

Although she is a princess, she is a woman after all. Many things are not as convenient as a man's, and she has to put in more effort.

But she still does what she can for the court.

Now that Zhu Bixuan is optimistic about the prince, she doesn't mind seeing the prince's courage.

After Wang Xiyue came back, she told Fang Jing about it.

Fang Jing is very supportive of Wang Xiyue's decision.

He originally planned to use this million stones of grain to continue to attack those guys who hoarded grain.

Well now, if the crown prince comes forward, then their Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce will become even more famous.

At the same time, the appearance of the prince can also share some of the pressure of the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce and divert the attention of those guys.

Even if he will be suppressed by the people behind the grain merchants in the future, Fang Jing believes that the benefits he gets will far outweigh the losses he will suffer.

(End of this chapter)