Qing Chuan's favorite concubine side Fujin

Chapter 70
A month later, the errands done by Zhuo Hong and Yinzhen also came to fruition.

In the imperial study, Zhuo Hong and Yinzhen reported the situation to Kangxi.

"Your Majesty, I and Brother Jiu spent about a month to set a suitable price range for all grain prices." As he spoke, Zhuo Hong handed the folding book in his hand to Liang Jiugong, who handed it over to Liang Jiugong. To Kangxi.

Kangxi opened the book and read it carefully. Zhuo Hong and Yinzhen expressed their thoughts respectively.

"The Emperor's Ama, his son-in-law, and the Minister of Household Affairs investigated the selling prices of all grains in the capital and found that these prices were secretly over-controlled by merchants."

"Your Majesty, I am also responsible for this. As the Minister of Household Affairs, I did not do what I should do..."

Before Zhuo Hong finished speaking, Kangxi interrupted, "Okay, let's talk about this later. Let's talk about this brochure first. I have read all the contents in it. What you two mean is to set the price. Nothing will happen later!"

Zhui Hong saluted and said: "Your Majesty, setting the price is just the beginning. The purpose of this is to stabilize the people's livelihood. When the people's livelihood is stable, the court will not shake its foundation. If a war breaks out in the future, the treasury will be fully prepared."

Yinzhen added: "Emperor Ama, I think Lord Guarjia is right. Grain prices should be managed by the imperial court, instead of allowing merchants to intervene at will."

Kangxi put down the fold in his hand, kept turning the jade ring with his fingers, and fell into deep thought for a while.

Zhuo Hong's words do make sense. If the imperial court uniformly manages grain prices, this will be a good thing for the people, but for those merchants and some people in the imperial court, it will be equivalent to cutting off their financial resources.

Zhui Hong raised his head and glanced at Kangxi. Seeing Kangxi's expression, he knew in his heart that the emperor had been shaken.

"Your Majesty, Junggar has never been at peace. Although the imperial court has strong troops and a strong treasury at the moment, if there is a war in the future, food and grass will be very important." The emperor is a smart man and naturally understands what he means.

Yinzhen turned his head and glanced at Zhuo Hong next to him, and he actually admired Mr. Guarjia in his heart. How could someone who could sit firmly in the second rank of household secretary be so simple?

Zhuo Hong's words hit the nail on the head. The Junggar incident gave Kangxi a headache for a long time. In the future, the court would definitely have to fight against Junggar.If a war broke out, Kangxi knew clearly which was more important.

"Guarjia's Zhuanhong, Laojiu!"

"I'm here." Zhui Hong and Yinzhen replied in unison.

"It is my decree that the imperial court will uniformly manage grain prices from now on. No one may obstruct the imperial court in any name. The Minister of Household Affairs and the Ninth Prince are fully responsible for this matter."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Kangxi then took out the token and asked Liang Jiugong to pass it to Zhui Hong and Yinzhen. "Seeing the token is like seeing me. If anyone disobeys, you can kill him first and then report him."

After Zhuo Hong and Yinzhen got the tokens, they both had smiles on their faces, and then said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

After coming out of the Imperial Study Room, Zhuo Hong returned to his office at the Ministry of Revenue, and Yinzhen also went there with him. Now that the two of them had obtained the emperor's decree and token, the matter would be much easier to handle.

On the morning of the next day, Kangxi made it clear to everyone in the court about the imperial study room, expressing his support for Zhuo Hong in both words and expressions.

(End of this chapter)