My uncle's name is Zhu Di

Chapter 280 The Crown Princess Feels Good

What did Xu Jingchang do wrong?
How could Yang Shiqi dare to talk nonsense, he hurriedly bowed and said: "Mr. Ding, this officer is only passing on messages for some folks, and there is absolutely no intention of collusion. Moreover, this officer thinks that some things should be known to Mr. Ding. If you make a good claim, I hope the Duke will forgive you."

Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "It's okay, it's okay for the big guys to communicate with each other and know the situation, and there's nothing wrong with it. As long as you put your heart in the right place and sit on your buttocks, don't you think so?"

Yang Shiqi hurriedly raised his head, "Thank you Dingguo for your generosity, I will resign as an official."

Coming out of Xu Jingchang's study room, Yang Shiqi's forehead was covered with cold sweat. After thinking carefully, he couldn't help feeling panic... In the current situation, the big grain merchants in Jiangxi, according to their old habits, bought a large amount of grain and waited to get rich.

However, Yingtian's grain prices plummeted. After careful calculation, they lost money selling grain. They rushed to call for officials to help.

However, there was no movement for a long time, and they paid for a large amount of food again. Now, the merchants holding a large amount of food are restless, for fear of making a mistake and losing their fortunes.

Yang Shiqi knew the situation of this group of people, and at the same time he thought that Xu Jingchang was supporting the development of merchants, and he was already willing to bow his head and admit defeat, and get away with blood. As long as Xu Jingchang offered a price, everything was easy to negotiate.

But how can hearing Xu Jingchang's tone make people feel uneasy?

Could it be that Duke Ding wants more?
Yang Shiqi didn't dare to pretend to be garlic anymore, so he shut up quickly.

As for the courtiers, they gathered in the General Secretary for continuous discussions, and the big guys couldn't help but feel anxious, but Xu Jingchang always took his time.

Today, several ministers teamed up to force the palace again, and they even invited Qiu Fu, Duke of Qi.

Qiu Fu also said: "Mr. Ding, look at this. The army also needs food and grass. Can you purchase 150 million shi of military food for emergencies?"

Xu Jingchang smiled, "Yes, I agree, as long as the source of the money is resolved, I will do so immediately."

The officials were stunned for a while, and they were speechless all at once.

Xu Jingchang looked at Jian Yi, and Jian Yi coughed lightly, "The Ministry of Officials has already reduced a lot of allowances, and there is no way to reduce them any longer."

If we don't reduce expenses, we will naturally have no money to buy food.

His eyes fell on Fang Bin, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, who was full of bitterness. He could only look at Qiu Fu, "Duke Qi, do you think we can cut down a little expenditure together with the Ministry of War and the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, so as to squeeze out money and buy military rations?"

Qiu Fu frowned, obviously just asking me to help, why should I bleed?

"Fang Shangshu, you also know that now the Nine Sides are reorganizing the army, dismantling the military households, training the forbidden army, and spending money everywhere. I think it is more appropriate for the household department to pay for it."

Xia Yuanji, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, was away, but Xie Jin smiled and said: "I also agree with the Ministry of Household Affairs to pay, but I ask the eight governor-general tax districts to be in charge of grain reserves, responsible for purchasing and selling, and ensuring stable grain prices. As long as you agree to this, My Yingtian tax district can now take out 80 taels of silver to buy food!"

After he finished speaking, the courtiers simply shut up together, and no one paid any attention to him.

A mere 80 taels of silver, and you want to take away Yingtian's grain market, aren't you dreaming?
Xie Jin just sneered.

Xu Jingchang saw that he was in an impasse again, so he said, "Well, let me see if I can borrow a sum of money from the bank...Let's all think of a way."

None of these old fritters are fools. The one surnamed Xu made it clear that he was procrastinating, and Xie Jin also showed his knife, and his purpose was very clear.

Xie Jin wanted the court to be responsible for all grain sales.

As long as he succeeds, he will have a huge grain business, and the value of this thing is no lower than any factory in Beiping!Even with this credit, he was able to replace Xia Yuanji and return to the center.

The other important ministers refused to agree, and Xie Jin had no choice. Let's ride a donkey to read the libretto and wait and see.I don't believe that you can survive.

After the meeting of the General Administration Department, Xu Jingchang had a little meal and was taking a lunch break when Zhu Gaochi came.

"Brother, you are really good at predicting things, I have indeed got news from here."

"what news?"

"I just hope to intercede, hold your hands high, and let them go."

Xu Jingchang still had a smile on his face, and said casually, "Then what is your Highness going to do?"

Zhu Gaochi sighed, "Listen to me first, it's like this, someone found my father-in-law, hoping to help clear it up, and they are willing to give me [-]% of the profit. By the way, I can also give my brother a filial piety, no It will be less."

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Then His Highness is tempted?"

"I'm tempted, but someone stopped me." Zhu Gaochi said honestly.

"Who?"

"Princess."

Xu Jingchang was taken aback, he was really a bit stupid at the moment, logically speaking, shouldn't the princess have long hair and short knowledge!How could she be more decisive than Zhu Dazhuang?

And why should she object to it?

"Cousin, you're right. These grain merchants are leading the big gentry households. They are actually the outsiders of each other, right?"

"Correct!"

Xu Jingchang nodded.

Zhu Dazhuang said again: "The gentry annexed the land, so they must have a lot of food in their hands?"

"That's right!" Xu Jingchang continued to nod.

"Then if they can't sell it, will they still annex the land?" Zhu Gaochi gritted his teeth and said, "If there is no land annexation, won't the foundation of our Ming Dynasty be more stable?"

Xu Jingchang looked at Zhu Gaochi in astonishment, what he said seemed to make sense, but it was not so completely reasonable.

But Zhu Gaochi was right. The gentry annexed land and charged high rents. They held a lot of grain in their hands, and they had to sell the grain and exchange it for money. Only then did annexation of land make sense.

Otherwise, with so much food in their hands, they can't sell it, and they can't make a profit, so they will become receivers.

Therefore, cutting off the grain trade is tantamount to cutting off an arm of the gentry and cutting off the source of income.

Although this trick cannot really completely solve the merger, it will indeed have an effect.

"Your Highness, may I take the liberty to ask no, why is the Crown Princess not wanting to help the grain merchant?"

Zhu Gaochi took a deep breath, "Brother, I won't hide it from you, she told me that even if it is an annexation of land, it is her annexation... You know, she also has a workshop and thousands of looms, A lot of raw silk is needed."

Xu Jingchang was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing.

This smile made Zhu Dazhuang foolish.

"What's the matter with you boy?"

Xu Jingchang shook his head again and again, "It's nothing, I just admire the princess, she is really a hero among women, much better than you."

Zhu Gaochi was stunned for a while, and said angrily, "What do you mean? Are you laughing at me?"

"I'm telling the truth, a capable daughter-in-law is better than a wise prime minister."

"It's better to have a good wife in the family than to have a good prime minister in the country." Zhu Gaochi snorted, "Cousin, tell me, what should we do about this?"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "It's easy to handle! Keep procrastinating!"

"Procrastinate? How can you procrastinate?"

Xu Jingchang said with a smile: "In autumn and winter in the south of the Yangtze River, it is rainy. Except for the large warehouses of the government, all the granaries in other places are in my hands. The few remaining private warehouses can't hold so much grain. They don't want to cut the meat, so they have to take it. Come out and honestly hand it over to the imperial court."

"Then what if they don't pay?" Zhu Gaochi asked back.

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Why don't they pay? Your Highness, let you play the grain merchant now, what will you do?"

"I, I'm going to ship the grain out of Yingtian, find another place, and store it."

Xu Jingchang smiled, and then took out an official document, "This is an order from the Secretary of the General Administration. Jinyiwei guards all the ferries along the river. Without the approval of the imperial court, it is not allowed to transport food at will, especially not to transport food outside!"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned, "You can still play like this? Then I will put it in Yingtian City, even if it rots, I won't give it to you!"

Xu Jingchang took out another official document and said with a smile: "This is the latest order. To stockpile grain for a long time, not to trade, and to hoard it as a miracle, you have to pay a [-]% fine. After that, every ten days will increase by [-]%! "

Zhu Gaochi was taken aback again, "If you want to do this, I'll throw away all the food at worst, can I pay the compensation?"

Xu Jingchang took out the third official document calmly, "This is about the strict prohibition of abandoning food. Whoever wastes food will be punished at three times!"

Zhu Gaochi was left speechless.

If anyone encounters such an unreasonable thing, you can't help it!

Xu Jingchang didn't just talk about it, he held Jinyiwei in his hand, and he was able to mobilize the soldiers and horses of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies. The whole court really couldn't stop him!
"Then, then I will hand over the grain to the imperial court at a low price now, as Xie Jin said, is this the head office?"

Xu Jingchang smiled, "Of course that's fine, but right now all the granaries in Beijing need to be restocked. They can wait in line, and the imperial court will allow them to deliver as soon as possible."

Zhu Gaochi swallowed subconsciously. "You said this as soon as possible, how long is it?"

"It's hard to say. You also know that our court officials don't do things quickly. It may take three to five days, or thirty or fifty days, or three or two months."

Zhu Gaochi's face turned dark, he coughed and said, "You said that during this queuing period, you don't have to pay those fines?"

Xu Jingchang was stunned, "Your Highness, why do you think so? It was my General Secretary's order, how could it not be counted?"

Zhu Gaochi thought about it for a long time before he said quietly: "You really want to drive them to death!"

Xu Jingchang smiled and said, "Don't they deserve to die?"

This time Zhu Gaochi was completely speechless. After a long time, he smiled wryly and said, "If I knew this, they could still get 80 taels of silver after listening to the bachelor... Cousin, don't you think Xie Jin is too honest?" ?”

Xu Jingchang smiled faintly, "It can't be helped, he is also from Jiangxi, and it is true that he has been a scholar."

It turns out that Xie Jin is called a scholar!
Zhu Gaochi staggered back to see Mrs. Zhang, and when he told the general situation, Mrs. Zhang was stunned, and then showed a look of surprise and surprise.

"Father is really wise, Duke Ding is really a good minister of the country!"

Zhu Gaochi glanced at his daughter-in-law, "How did I find that you two are more like a family?"

Mrs. Zhang blushed and said angrily, "What bastard are you talking about? We do business by robbing land, people, and money from gentry and landlords! How can we win without thunderbolt means? You are a woman Human kindness!"

(End of this chapter)