I Am the Grandson of the Second Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Earning 100 Million Taels at the Beginn

Chapter 100 The Kong Family: Our profession is just a bummer.

I have to say that people are really capable of doing things when they are stimulated.

Xia Yuanji, an old guy, didn't know what supernatural power he used, but he actually managed to gather [-] shi of grain in three days.

Disaster relief is like fire fighting.

The old man was worried about what was going on in Shandong, and he urged Zhu Zhangui to leave, regardless of his grandson just getting married and before the honeymoon period.

Fortunately, Zhao Linger and Ji Yun, who just got married, are not those little fairies of later generations.

Although he was a little reluctant to leave her husband just after getting married, he still obediently helped Zhu Zhangui prepare everything, and told Zhu Zhangui to take good care of his body.

At dawn the next day, Zhu Zhangui bid farewell to his two reluctant wives, and his father and mother who kept telling him, and set off with 5000 infantry and 2000 cavalry from the Shenji Battalion to escort the food prepared by the household department.

Regarding the marching route, Zhu Zhangui decided to go north to the canal first, and then go up the river by boat to reach the disaster area as quickly as possible.

Jinan Prefecture was the most severely affected by the disaster in Shandong this time. Dongchang Prefecture and Gunzhou Prefecture were only affected by disasters in a few places.

Qingzhou Prefecture and Laizhou Prefecture and Dengzhou Prefecture, which are close to the sea, are also a bit dry, but it does not have much impact, and they can almost guarantee their own supply.

In other words, as long as Zhu Zhangui handles the disaster in Jinan this time, the disaster in Shandong will be completely subsided.

The news that Zhu Zhangui, the grandson of the imperial court, brought a large amount of food for disaster relief, quickly spread to Jinan Prefecture, Shandong Province.

The victims were eager to hear the news, waiting for the lord to bring food to survive as soon as possible.

Those officials who had the people in their hearts were also very happy, they kept comforting the victims and waited for the arrival of His Royal Highness.

Of course, there are happy people and unhappy people.

These unhappy people are the wealthy grain merchants in Jinan Prefecture.

In Jinan City, a gorgeous compound.

The hall was full of people, and a man in gorgeous clothes was having a heated conversation.

Some raised their hands and spoke loudly.

Some whispered in their ears and spoke secret words.

"Everyone!"

A middle-aged man stood up and pressed his hands at the people who were talking.

The middle-aged man obviously had a certain prestige. Following his greeting, everyone fell silent and looked at him one after another.

"Cough cough..."

The middle-aged man cleared his throat, looked at everyone and said solemnly: "The news must be clear to everyone. The imperial court sent relief food, and even sent the grandson to personally escort it. I believe it will arrive within two days. .”

Everyone's faces were not good-looking, and it was obvious that the grandson was not welcome.

"I called everyone here today just to discuss the next step."

Just as the middle-aged man finished speaking, a rich and fat man stood up.

"There's no need to discuss this. The grandson will come here. Our food is bought with real money. He can't rely on his status to force us to give the food to the untouchables outside!"

"It's just...we are all engaged in serious business. We have not violated the law, and our taxes have not been lowered by the court. If he dares to force us to hand over the grain, he will not be afraid of causing civil uprising. I'm afraid it won't be guaranteed."

"Hehe, Brother Ning's words are wrong. He is not yet the grandson, but now he is only the grandson of the emperor."

"Haha, then there is no need to be afraid of him. If he dares to do anything excessive, we will jointly write a letter and swear at him, and then use our relationship to impeach him. I am afraid that he will be impeached for the rest of his life." Don't even think about being a grandson."

Hearing the noise below, the middle-aged man frowned, and looked at a white-bearded old man sitting on the main seat.

Noticing the gaze of the middle-aged man, the old man shook his head.

My son's prestige is still a little bit low, it seems that he, an old guy, needs to come forward.

"uh-huh!"

The old man coughed, and a young maid beside him stepped forward and opened his mouth.

The old man spit out the thick phlegm with a mouthful, and another young maid stepped forward and wiped his mouth.

The people below fell silent the moment the old man coughed.

"According to the information that this old man got, this His Highness the grandson is not simple. It is said that he is very favored by the emperor, and he also holds the three major battalions of the Shenji Battalion in his hands. This time, he came here with the Shenji Battalion It is obvious that the emperor has handed over the power of disposal to him, and may even have given the order to use the knife."

The old man's news made everyone below look ugly.

These people are not afraid to talk, they eat this bowl of rice, talk, they have plenty of time.

They didn't believe it anymore. Those who came down from the imperial court could spend time with them regardless of the life and death of the disaster victims outside.

If the other party really intends to spend time with them, they will use their people to make the victims riot, and then find a way to use their relationship to get the court to change to an obedient one.

At first they heard that the imperial court sent the grandson this time, so they didn't feel nervous at all.

The son of the royal family, a canary raised in the deep palace, knows what kind of human heart and morals.

When the time comes, take good care of her and send more beauties to serve her. It is easier to let the beauties listen to her than to deal with those imperial envoys.

So they didn't care about it at all, they just should eat, drink, and play.

As for the life and death of the victims, it's none of their business. They won't sell food if the price doesn't find what they want.

Unexpectedly, what the old man said today seems to be different from what they thought.

This His Highness the grandson came here with a knife, and may have even brought the emperor's secret decree.

As the saying goes, when a scholar meets a soldier, the reason is unclear.

People don't tell you this or that at all.

The knife rests on your neck, allowing you to sell food at a low price, but not to sell the whole family to death.

At that point, either bet that the other party will not dare to kill, or honestly sell the food at a low price.

"Mr. Lin, since you called everyone here, you must have a solution, right?"

Everyone was silent for a while, and one of them noticed the old man with a calm expression, his eyes lit up, and he stood up and asked.

The old man smiled confidently.

"There is really a way, Mr. Lin is worthy of being Mr. Lin, please tell me, I will be grateful for waiting."

"Yes, Mr. Lin, as long as we can keep our food from being confiscated by the imperial court, I will be grateful."

"Okay, everyone be quiet, let's listen to Mr. Lin first."

As everyone quieted down, Elder Lin coughed again, and another young maid stepped forward and opened her mouth.

After spitting out another mouthful of thick phlegm, Elder Lin looked at the crowd and said, "The great-grandson has a noble status. If he is violent, we can't do anything about him, but everyone, don't forget, where are we? We have a , who even the emperor dare not touch."

As soon as this remark came out, many people were suddenly stunned.

"You always talk about the Confucius family in Qufu."

"That's right, the Kong family is a family of saints. Let alone the little grandson, even when the emperor Taizu was alive, he didn't dare to make things difficult for the Kong family."

"Although that's the case, we don't have a deep relationship with the Kong family. Even if we know each other, our status in the Kong family is not too high."

"You stupid! Since Mr. Lin proposed this method, it means that he knows the high-level figures of the Kong family."

In an instant...everyone looked at Mr. Lin, expecting his answer.

Mr. Lin nodded with a smile, "Kong Kexuan of the Kong family and I are best friends. Some time ago, when I exchanged letters with him, I talked about this matter. He once said that if you have any difficulties, you can ask him for help. "

"I gave him a letter two days ago and mentioned this idea to him. He said he was willing to help, and he would help unconditionally."

After Old Lin finished speaking, everyone below was filled with joy.

One after another sighed.

"Worthy of being the queen of a sage, this kind of demeanor and demeanor are hard for ordinary people to match."

"Mr. Kong Kexuan is not only extraordinary in bearing, but also has a great literary talent. I have had the honor to read his poems and essays, and I am astonished. His talents and learning are probably beyond the reach of Li Bai and Du Fu."

"That's right, I was also lucky enough to see the calligraphy of Mr. Kong Kexuan. It's as if Wang Xizhi is still alive, and he can be called the number one calligraphy family in Ming Dynasty."

Hearing the shameless flattery below, Mr. Lin felt disgusted for a while.

It is difficult to return Li Bai and Du Fu.

As for the broken poem he wrote, the dog shook his head when he read it.

Return Wang Xizhi alive.

As far as his handwriting is concerned, even a chicken paw dipped in ink and walking a few steps is better than his handwriting.

Although I felt disgusted listening to it, there was a smile on Mr. Lin's face that I also agreed with.

No way, who let them hang out in Jinan Mansion, and that guy's surname is Kong?

Soon, everyone made a plan.

That is, various grain shops and granaries put up the signboards of the Kong family one after another, and temporarily attached themselves to the name of the Kong family.

Of course, everyone would not be so stupid as to use the name of the Kong family for nothing.

In the name of buying calligraphy and painting, all the people present took out some silver and bought the pen and ink of the famous Kong Keyi.

Some people even sent out beautiful maids, nicknamed Hongxiu Tianxiang, to serve this Confucian master to write books and paint.

In this way, the signs of the Kong family were hung outside the major shops the next day.

Of course, they didn't rely entirely on the Kong family, they also used some small means.

"Do they all bear the name of the Kong family?"

On the desolate land, a well-equipped army marched slowly, escorting a long convoy.

Zhu Zhangui flipped through the information sent from Jinan Mansion, and chuckled disdainfully.

These guys are really naive, they really think that they can sit back and relax by hanging the sign of Kong Laoer's house.

Not to mention a member of the Kong family, with Lao Tzu having so many troops, even if Kong Lao Er came in person, he would have to face a big fight.

"Notify the whole army to speed up and try to reach Jinan Mansion before dark!"

After giving the order, Zhu Zhangui rode forward slowly while observing the environment.

To be honest, there is really no scenery.

Since entering the disaster area, the whole world seems to have changed.

There is no human habitation for hundreds of miles, and there are no vegetation in the mountains and rivers.

The originally green mountain looked like a withered and yellow area, and the bark had already been stripped off, revealing the smooth trunk.

On the ground, there are potholes everywhere.

This is not dug for tillage, but for grass roots and bugs.

In the whole world, there is no sound except the march of the army.

All kinds of small creatures like insects and birds have been eaten up long ago.

The whole world seemed to be dead and silent.

On both sides of the potholed road, bones appeared one after another.

Their jaws are wide open, and their white skulls are staring at the marching army, as if they are roaring, why did you come here until now.

Smelling the faint rotten smell in the air and the faint death breath, Zhu Zhangui looked at it silently for a while, and there was a skeleton on the side of the road that should be a child, and the horse speeded up.

"Get out of the way, you bloody pariahs... get out of the way."

The news of Zhu Zhangui's imminent arrival quickly spread to Jinan Prefecture.

The chief envoy of the Jinan government and the chief envoy to participate in politics naturally did not dare to neglect, and hurriedly led people out of the city to meet them.

At the same time, in order to prevent the victims outside the city from disturbing His Royal Highness, the chief envoy also ordered the victims to be driven away.

Unfortunately, the effect is minimal.

It is unknown who leaked the news that His Royal Highness is about to deliver the food that His Majesty's grandson is sending. How could the victims who were already starving to death just leave like this.

They were crying and cursing and pushing and shoving with officers and soldiers, unwilling to take a step back.

They dare not retreat, nor can they.

If you take a step back, you will not get food, and if you take a step back, you will not know who will starve to death in the family today, let alone let your wife suffer cruel torture from others for a bite of food.

"Come on, come on!"

Suddenly there was a shout of surprise.

The victims who were pushing with the officers and soldiers hurriedly looked towards the end of the road.

At the end of the road, a big flag with Ming characters was waving in the wind.

Under the banner, carriages were pulled by horses and mules, moving forward slowly.

"Food is food, there is food, there is food!"

"Hey, finally there is food to eat..."

I don't know if they couldn't see clearly, or they just ignored the soldiers of Shenji Battalion.

In the eyes of everyone, there is only grain on the cart and the horses and mules pulling the cart.

"Folks, the food is here, everyone hurry up and get the food!"

Just when all the victims were excited, a loud roar sounded from the crowd of victims.

This loud roar was like sparks that ignited gunpowder.

The victims who were already starving and dizzy didn't even think about the consequences of attacking the imperial food transport team, they directly squeezed the officers and soldiers away, and rushed over madly like the team of the Shenji Battalion.

(End of this chapter)