King of Song

Chapter 155
In Hangzhou, Lin Zhao, the magistrate of Qiantang County, went out quietly. He was going to meet someone today.

The most needed thing at this moment is food, and the purpose of Lin Zhao's going out today is to borrow food!If you want to drag down the Lu brothers, you must have enough food reserves. Zhang Ziheng and others are still hesitant, and his food reserves are not very much.This is a protracted battle, so it is necessary to find a large customer to ensure a steady supply within a certain period of time.

Lin Zhao's destination was Yuhang County, and the distance between the two places was not very far. After arriving, he went straight to the county government.That's right, the person Lin Zhao wanted to meet today was Cai Jing, the magistrate of Yuhang County!

The Changping Warehouse on Liangzhe Road is located in Hangzhou, specifically Qiantang and Yuhang counties.The grain storage in Qiantang County will be used to deal with the Lu brothers, and now they need another batch of enough grain to be reassuring and give the opponent a fatal blow.

Lin Zhaosi thought about it. At present, only Changping warehouse in Yuhang County has this strength in Hangzhou.The purpose of coming here today is to persuade Cai Jing, but I don't know if this new champion will buy it?
When Lin Zhao came to visit, Cai Jing was a little surprised, but very enthusiastic, and welcomed Lin Zhao into the county government.

"How is Yuan Chang, what have you been up to lately?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.

"What else can there be, Qingmiao Fa!" Speaking of this matter, Cai Jing looked at Lin Zhao intentionally or unintentionally.Qiantang and Yuhang implemented the young crop law at the same time. He has been working hard recently, but Lin Zhao seems to be unmoved at all. He has not seen a single movement for a long time, which makes him a little puzzled.

"How effective is it?" Lin Zhao asked with a smile.

Cai Jing shook his head and smiled wryly: "The effect is not bad. Hangzhou has just experienced continuous autumn rain, and the people are in need of money for young crops!" Mentioning this matter, Cai County Magistrate is complacent, obviously very proud of his achievements.

Yu Xuan, who was behind Lin Zhao, shook his head secretly when he heard it. It had rained for two months in autumn, and there was almost no harvest in autumn, and the planting was delayed. Famine in the spring of the coming year was inevitable.Start large-scale borrowing now, can ordinary people repay the loan on time?It's easy to borrow or not to receive!Yu Xuan was very worried and skeptical about this.Coupled with the food price problem in Qiantang County, Yu Xuancai persuaded Lin Zhao not to worry, and the implementation of the Green Crop Law was postponed.

However, Cai Jing was still not very satisfied with such a result, and kept thinking that it would be great if every household came to borrow money.Some of the officials under him occasionally even forced loans for their political achievements.

"Brother Dongyang, where are you?" Cai Jing obviously asked knowingly.

Lin Zhao raised his head and looked into Cai Jing's eyes, and said with a slight smile, "I've been in such a hurry recently by those grain merchants, it's too late!"

"Yeah, food is indeed very important. It belongs to Hangzhou, and the situation here is not much better!" Cai Jing sighed. The situation is relatively better.

"I don't know why Brother Dongyang is here today?" Cai Jing knew very well that Lin Zhao would not simply come to chat with him, but so far, he still couldn't figure out what Lin Zhao's purpose was.

Lin Zhao didn't beat around the bush, and said straight to the point, "Then let me be blunt, I came here today to borrow some food from Yuan Chang!"

"Borrowing food?" Cai Jing didn't quite understand.

Lin Zhao didn't answer directly, but instead asked, "Does Chang Yuan know that many people in Yuhang County also go to Qiantang to buy grain?"

"Oh?" Cai Jing was a little puzzled, trying to figure out Lin Zhao's intentions.

"But they don't buy grain for food, but for reselling. Many people even resold the young crop grain after receiving it from Yuan Chang to the grain merchants in Qiantang." Lin Zhao's eyes gradually eased as he spoke. Concentration and exploration.

Cai Jing couldn't help being surprised. These days he was mainly busy with the implementation of the Young Crop Law, and didn't pay much attention to these things. Hearing what Lin Zhao said now, he couldn't help being a little surprised.

Lin Zhao continued: "The reason is that someone in Qiantang County is buying grain at three or even five times the price!"

"What?" Cai Jing was shocked, he didn't expect the problem to be so serious.

Lin Zhao then slowly explained the current situation of the grain market in Qiantang County, and Cai Jing couldn't help being secretly surprised that he didn't realize these problems much.

"Who the hell is this person? He is so utterly devoid of conscience that he does such an outrageous thing!" Even though he is the number one scholar, he just came from a student and knows a lot about the principles of sage books, but he really handles these government affairs. Still a little too immature and inexperienced.It has to be said that Emperor Zhao Xu made him a county magistrate from the beginning, and he was in charge of the government, which is a bit high-sighted.In contrast, Lin Zhao has the experience of two lifetimes and has been working hard for more than a year. He is more experienced than Cai Jing and is much more mature and stable.

Faced with Cai Jing's doubts, Lin Zhao shook his head and said, "At present, there are only two businessmen. As for the others, I don't know yet!" About Lu Huiqing, he didn't plan to tell Cai Jing for the time being, because he didn't want to reveal Su An's channel. , Second, I don’t want to put pressure on Cai Jing.Otherwise, maybe upon hearing Lu Huiqing's name, this fellow would retreat in spite of the difficulties and would not cooperate at all.

At this moment, there is nothing else to do, only Xianyin can "Grand Master Cai".However, the hidden meaning in the words is obvious. Cai Jing probably thought that there might be a mastermind behind the scenes.

Lin Zhao continued: "Hoarding and driving up prices are abominable, especially at this time, when the disaster is serious and people's lives are difficult, it is shameful to take advantage of the fire to loot, and it is even worse to destroy the implementation of the Green Crop Law. Think about it, when the price of food keeps skyrocketing, people borrow money What can the little money for the young crops be used for? It will be plundered by the group of profiteers who don’t eat people and spit out their bones, so how will the people repay the loan in the coming year?”

Today I came to Cai Jing to borrow food, but can simple borrowing work?Cai Jing may be willing to save face, or he may be considerate and refuse.So the best way is to tie him to the same front as himself, and the interests are related.In fact, the situation itself is like this, but now it is more clear.

When it comes to the implementation of the Green Crop Law, it can be said that Cai Jing's weakness has come up, and he is a little nervous.Qiantang and Yuhang are adjacent to each other. It can be said that they share weal and woe, and the skyrocketing food price is not good for anyone.It's just that at the beginning, Lin Zhao attracted most of the firepower, and the further back, Yuhang County was hard to escape.

"Brother Dongyang, how do you plan to deal with it?" Cai Jing began to be a little tempted, and began to lean on the same front as Lin Zhao.

Lin Zhaodao: "For the present plan, the only way is to start a war with them, come to a grain price war, and completely defeat them!"

"Food price war?" Cai Jing didn't know whether he found it novel or funny.

"That's right!" Lin Zhao said, "They are buying grain in a big way, and they must have used a lot of money. The purpose is to make a fortune after the price of grain soars. If there is always enough grain in the market to sell now, the price cannot afford to rise. If it falls, or even falls, those profiteers should go bankrupt!"

"Well, it makes sense, just?" What Cai Jing wants to know most now is Lin Zhao's intention, what exactly does he want to do?
"What is lacking now is food. To be honest, I came here today to borrow food from Brother Yuan!" Lin Zhao said, clasping his hands.

"Borrowing food?" Cai Jing asked suspiciously, "How do you say it?"

"Borrow grain from Changping warehouse in Yuhang County!" Lin Zhao said the most specific answer, then looked at Cai Jing intently, waiting for an answer.

"This..." Cai Jing hesitated when he mentioned Chang Pingcang.

Lin Zhaodao: "The grain in the Changping warehouse in Qiantang County is only enough to suppress those grain merchants. The subsequent price stabilization may not be enough, so I asked Yuan Chang for help."

"But this Changping position... Brother Dongyang, you also know that we can't use it casually!" Cai Jing was quite cautious in this matter.

"That's right, but now is an emergency! The Changping Warehouse is set up to stabilize grain prices. As long as the situation is stabilized, those neutral grain merchants will come closer and reverse the situation." Lin Zhao explained: "As long as We have overcome the difficulties, wait for the price of grain to fall, and then buy supplements!"

"Brother Dongyang is really courageous!" Cai Jing didn't expect Lin Zhao to be so bold that he would use all the grain from the implementation of the Young Crops Law in the grain price war. Although it is for the livelihood and stability of the people, it is indeed a bit risky.

"Brother Dongyang, can the officials and Wang Xianggong agree to use the grain in the Changping warehouse?" What worries the most about this move is the blame of the emperor and Wang Anshi.Cai Jing was thinking, where does Lin Zhao's confidence come from? Could it be that he has already been approved?Or is he really gutsy and doesn't care?

"I have already written to the official, but the Holy Order has not yet responded, but the matter is urgent and cannot be delayed!" Lin Zhaodao: "However, Zhao Zhizhou agrees with this, and has written together. The official is kind, and I think they will understand!"

The emperor did not agree, which made Cai Jing feel a little uneasy, but Zhizhou Zhao Yan nodded, it turned out that Lin Zhao came prepared.He didn't agree immediately, but was thinking about it. There was nothing to think about this matter itself. What Cai Jing was thinking about was political consequences or interests.

Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I refused, but the emperor's decree agreed in the future?Do not do things that offend others.If the emperor disagreed, this kind of "cutting first and playing later" might make Long Yan furious.Whatever you do, risks exist.

Then the key lies in Lin Zhao's letter, will the officials agree?The matter was reasonable in the first place, and with the addition of Lin Zhao's favor and generosity, not to mention the addition of a highly respected Zhao Yan, the possibility of the official's approval will be greatly increased.Even if they don't agree, Zhao Yan and Lin Zhao will stand up to them if something happens!
After thinking about it, Cai Jing felt that the risk of this matter did not seem to be that great and could be considered.Although he has the title of No. [-] scholar, he still lacks reputation. Isn't this a good opportunity?

After pondering for a long time, Cai Jing finally nodded. He decided to take a gamble with Lin Zhao, hoping to get his wish and get something!

Lin Zhao also showed a smile at the corner of his mouth. With Cai Jing's help, the chances of winning have increased a bit.Next, it's time to find a way to guard against Lu Huiqing!
(End of this chapter)