Need for money

Locust plague!

In the four northern continents, there are many places where large-scale locust plagues will erupt!

After Zheng Jianqiu read the content on the black booklet, his mind was shocked, and even his hands trembled faintly. You must know that in this era, some major natural disasters may destroy the foundation of a dynasty and make it quickly. Decline, and even the outbreak of large-scale civil strife, thus changing the dynasty.

Zheng Sheng saw his son's face suddenly changed after reading the booklet, but he just frowned, and didn't blame him for being impatient. His seal was correct, he thought it was some bastard playing tricks on him.

"Jianqiu, what do you think about this large-scale locust plague?" Zheng Sheng stretched out his hand, took the folder from his son, read it carefully, and asked.

Zheng Jianqiu was in a state of shock before, so he couldn't express any specific views at this moment. He just replied in a matter-of-fact way: "Father, my son thinks that if there will be a large-scale locust plague in the north, a large number of refugees will flood into Liuzhou soon." , If the local officials are not fully prepared, if there is any improper handling, there is a high possibility of riots, so we should take precautions in advance."

"Well! Tomorrow, I will go to the military camp and arrange related matters." Zheng Sheng felt that his son was still young and had not experienced any major events. It is quite rare to be able to put himself in the general's place and think about what to do in the general's mansion in a short period of time. But if you want to make a difference in the future, these are not enough.

In order to make his son more thoughtful, he reminded him, "Jianqiu, think about it, if a large-scale disaster broke out on the four northern continents and there was a war over there, what would happen?"

"Ah?" Zheng Jianqiu exclaimed. He only thought of the responsibility of the Zheng family before, and his vision was indeed narrowed. "Father, in my child's opinion, if the person who was stabbed knew about it, he would definitely commit a crime. By that time, the border will be unsafe again."

Zheng Sheng didn't speak when he heard the words, but just shook his head in silence.

"What? Is what the boy said wrong?" Zheng Jianqiu asked back.

"Jianqiu, when you encounter something in the future, you must use your brains more, and analyze it based on the actual local situation at that time and all the useful news. You said that the stabbing people will come to attack aggressively, but the locust plague broke out in a large area in the north. , will definitely lead to a situation where food is scarce and the supply exceeds demand. At that time, the people will have no food. In order to prevent civil uprisings, the imperial court must open warehouses to provide disaster relief. There will be riots and the north will be dragged down."

After Zheng Jianqiu heard his father's analysis, he was even more shocked, "Then according to father's opinion, if we really open warehouses to provide disaster relief, what will the tens of thousands of soldiers stationed at the border eat?"

Zheng Sheng shook his head and replied: "It's not according to my opinion, it still depends on how the higher-ups will do it! In addition, apart from this problem, there is a bigger thing that you haven't thought of."

"Oh? What else?"

"Your majesty, you didn't consider that the current emperor is already terminally ill. If he dies at this juncture, it would be a big disaster!"

No matter how seriously ill the current emperor is, the imperial prestige is still there. No matter who it is, they dare not disobey the emperor's orders. Moreover, as long as the emperor does not die, both the court and the harem will be relatively stable. But if the emperor is really at this time If you die, that would be really bad.

Not to mention the premise of natural disasters, unstable people's hearts, and severe foreign aggression, even in a peaceful and prosperous age, when the old emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne, there will be a bloody storm.

This is so for several reasons,

First, the battle for the throne, there are many descendants of the royal family, and there are many women in the harem. Who doesn't want to inherit the throne and be the lord of the world, so when the old emperor is critically ill, these people will do everything they can to conspire. It's all possible. In fact, at this time, those who want to fight for the throne have no way out, because in normal times, they have already offended their opponents to death. If they don't make a move at this time, they will only die in the future.

Second, the vassals everywhere rebelled.The new emperor's ascension to the throne was the time when the imperial power was most unstable and most doubted. If any vassal king was ambitious, he would definitely choose to launch a mutiny at this time.

Third, a generation of emperors and courtiers, when a new king ascends the throne, he will replace a group of old officials and promote his own confidants. Then at this time, there will inevitably be turmoil in the court because there are too many old and new officials handing over.

Zheng Jianqiu is not stupid, he is just young and doesn't have many troubles. At this moment, after his father's careful guidance, after thinking deeply for a while, a layer of cold sweat oozed out of his forehead in a short while. If it really came true, it would definitely be regarded as a catastrophe for the entire Daqian Dynasty.

"What does father mean?"

"It's very simple, do your own thing well, then polish your eyes, wash your ears, and always pay attention to the changes in the court, take a step, watch a step, as long as you don't stand in the wrong team at the critical moment." At that time, Zheng Sheng's eyes were shining brightly, and he was no longer the martial artist who seemed to speak quickly when he was eating.

Zheng Jianqiu nodded solemnly when he heard the words, indicating that he understood.

"By the way, didn't you invite Lin Jingzhi to come to the mansion as a guest tomorrow? Then I will spare some time for my father and sit with him for a while." Suddenly, Zheng Sheng changed the subject and talked about Lin Jingzhi.

Zheng Jianqiu didn't know why, shouldn't the current father go to the barracks to prepare in advance!

Seeing the doubt in his son's eyes, Zheng Sheng said with a smile: "Jianqiu, you are still a little poor in dealing with people. Think about it, if there is a large-scale locust plague in the north, what is the most scarce thing?"

"Food!" Zheng Jianqiu replied without hesitation.

"Yes, it is grain, but besides grain, if there is enough silver, it is also a feasible solution."

Zheng Jianqiu was startled, and asked in a daze: "Father, what do you mean by this sentence? Do you want to take advantage of the Lin family's money?"

"Not bad!" Zheng Sheng smiled confidently.

"But the Lin family is a well-known aristocrat in Los Angeles, how can it be so easy to deal with?" Zheng Jianqiu wondered whether his father had made a mistake.

"Who said that if you want to take money from the Lin family, you have to deal with them first? Jianqiu, as a father and an official, won't take it hard, but just plan to establish some friendship with him. In this way, as long as we don't ask too much in the future , I think the Lin family will not be stingy because of Zheng's face, of course, in fact, it is a last resort to make such a trick for my father."

"You must know that my father has nearly [-] soldiers to support, but if the locust plague breaks out in the north, the imperial court will definitely spend money like water to buy food for disaster relief and support border wars, and the treasury will be empty. The money comes to the military pay, but if the military pay is owed, the sergeants will definitely not accept it, so this father thinks of a way in advance, try to make as many rich and powerful businessmen as possible."

Speaking of this, Zheng Jianqiu already understood his father's plan, nodded in admiration, and secretly praised Jiang in his heart. Sure enough, Jiang was still old and hot, but when he talked about making friends with the Lin family, he remembered the matter of Ruo and his younger sister marrying Lin Jingzhi. If the two families can get married, the relationship will be one step closer. In this complicated situation, even if Lin Jingzhi will no longer step into the official career in the future, but will only be a wealthy businessman, he should not be underestimated. He said:

"Father, you think sister Xuemei is not young anymore, why don't you promise her to Lin Jingzhi?"

Ho Ho, the collection has broken through a thousand!

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