Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1259 I... lost...

  Shuntian Mansion’s general judge, Zhou Ping, was following up on this matter almost throughout.

  He ordered his servants to find out the cloth prices in the new city and the old city.

   Soon, he was taken aback.

   Cloth prices plummeted.

   No, more than a sharp drop, this is simply a cut in half.

   Zhou Ping hurried back to Shuntian Mansion.

  Shuntian Prefecture Governor Liu Chang is naturally very concerned about this.

  The cabinet has already issued a note to let Shuntian Mansion take care of this matter, how dare he neglect it.

  Seeing Zhou Pinglai's return, Liu Chang pretended not to be alarmed, and took a sip of tea: "How is it, how is the situation?"

   "Fujun." Zhou Ping said seriously: "The price of cloth has already been cut in half, and it may even continue to fall. This trend is very strange to my subordinates, and I have already sent people to continue to investigate."

   Liu Chang said in surprise: "Now, what is the market price?"

   Zhou Pingdao: "The top-grade cloth has dropped from one tael to five silver coins to seven coins."

  Hoo...

  Liu Chang gasped.

   It's only been a few days, this energy is really big enough.

  If you want to rise, you can rise, if you want to fall, you can fall, you just do whatever you want.

  He stared at Zhou Pingdao: "Is there no reason?"

   Zhou Ping was embarrassed.

  He was sent to inquire.

  But those businessmen, their mouths are very strict.

   After all, this is a secret investigation, so it is impossible to use official authority to oppress these merchants.

  What's more, what kind of person is Zhou Ping? How could he hang out with merchants and spread the word to affect his official reputation?

  Actually... this is also understandable.

   Originally, merchants were clearing their warehouses crazily.

  The merchants who knew the inside story were already holding back the news, for fear of leaking about Xishanbu.

  Because of this leak, the more people who know the news, the more people will wait and see. Is this product still for sale?

  Everyone is now shipping in silence, and one less person who knows about it will increase the possibility of getting back the money.

   Zhou Ping thought for a while, and then said: "However, the lower officials vaguely know that there seems to be a large amount of goods hidden in Xishan, but I don't know if it has something to do with it."

   "Can the news be confirmed?" Liu Chang frowned.

"this…"

   "Hey..." Liu Chang smiled wryly, but he couldn't blame Zhou Ping more. He cheered up: "Anyway, I'm going to go to the cabinet. It doesn't matter, as long as the price of cloth falls."

  He got up and glanced at Zhou Ping: "You continue to inquire. This price should be kept on the eye of the officer at any time. If there is any repetition, it must be reported immediately."

"yes."

  Liu Chang immediately entered the palace and went to the cabinet.

  In the cabinet, nothing happened.

   It's just winter, and the weather is a bit cold.

  There are three Liu Jians, all wearing sweaters, with the bullfighting suits bestowed on them.

  They are old and can't stand the cold. Fortunately, floor heating has been installed in the cabinet. Looking out of the window, there are few sparrows stopping and chirping in the bare trees.

  Zhongshusheren and scribes are busy.

Liu Jian put his hands behind his back, his eyes still fell out of the window, he couldn't help saying: "When I was young, I always felt that I was too young and was underestimated by others. , can be longer. Nowadays, every time this season comes, I think that I am going to be one year older again, hey...life is probably like this, there will always be thousands of unsatisfactory things, getting old, people getting old, looking at It's desolate, and my heart is always empty."

  He turned around and glanced at Xie Qian and Li Dongyang who were also sighing.

"In the future, we will all be buried in the ground and turned into dust, but I don't know if there will be successors in this world." Liu Jian smiled: "I received Ouyang Zhi's memorial yesterday, and it was about the New Deal. The fresher it is, the more it is, the old man still can't understand it, Ouyang Zhi is honest and honest, it's rare for this old man to appreciate others, he's one of them."

  Speaking, Liu Jian sat down and took a sip of tea: "This old man is here in winter, feeling the scenery here, but if you think about it carefully, how many people are there, and what is the general situation in winter?"

  Xie Qian said: "Mr. Liu must be thinking about the bet between His Majesty, the Crown Prince, and the Duke of Qi."

  Liu Jian smiled: "If you gamble, you will win or lose, but as long as you gamble, as long as the people can benefit, why not?"

   "It is extremely."

   "I just don't know if His Highness the Crown Prince and the Duke of Qi have this ability. I heard that His Majesty is furious again and wants to deal with His Highness the Crown Prince."

   "Ahem...be careful what you say, be careful that walls have ears."

  As he was talking, someone from Zhongshushe came outside to report: "Shuntian Mansion Liu Chang is asking to see you."

  Liu Jian lowered his head, blew on the tea in the cup, and then said: "Cao Cao Cao Cao will be here, come, please come in."

  Liu Chang came in, he figured out that he was Liu Jian's disciple, hurriedly saluted, and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu, I dare not be Cao Cao. The analogy of Mr. Liu is obviously inappropriate."

  Everyone laughed.

   Liu Jian said: "Come on, sit down and talk, Zihe, I am looking forward to your coming."

Liu Chang shook his head: "The lower officials will not sit down anymore. The lower officials are here to report the cloth price. They originally wanted to pass a note to the cabinet. I was afraid that Mr. Liu would be waiting so anxiously, so I came here in person. These two days , Jingshi went crazy, the price of cloth plummeted, and the price has fallen to less than half."

  Liu Jian and others were dumbfounded.

  Damn it...it's so ruthless.

   "Why?"

   "The news that the lower officials got is that there seems to be a large amount of cloth in Xishan, which has aroused the tension of the merchants."

"Sure enough!" Liu Jian beamed with joy, "I expected it a long time ago. For this bet, the prince and the Duke of Qi obviously...bleeded a lot, but I don't know how much cloth they have stockpiled. When they come, the price will not be low. If they want to come, they will prepare again and sell them at a low price. In this way, it will be no wonder that the price of cloth does not fall. Buying high and selling low is a business that loses everything, and the cost must be staggering Someone in the household department has calculated that if this is really the case, I am afraid that the cost will not be less than several million taels of silver, otherwise, it will not last long, and the price of cloth will rise again. It is difficult, it is difficult for Qi Guogong, finally, he is willing It's bleeding."

  Everyone laughed.

   Xie Qian said sharply: "This is called iron **** plucking. If it can't be pulled out, its hair will be smoothed."

"Ahem..." Liu Jian coughed, and in order to hide his embarrassment, he hurriedly lowered his head to drink tea, and finally managed to calm down the emotion that he wanted to burst out laughing, and said seriously: "Get ready to see Your Majesty, this is good news after all, Li Guo It is a blessing for the country that the common people can reduce some of their burdens."

  He got up, and everyone stood up one after another.

  ...

  Emperor Hongzhi lived in the Fengtian Temple these days, and the harem couldn't stay there anymore. It was a big workshop.

  He looked tired, but Queen Zhang came.

  But I saw Queen Zhang in front, and several maids in the rear.

  Empress Zhang bowed to Emperor Hongzhi: "The concubine has seen your majesty, and the concubine ordered someone to boil some ginseng soup. Your majesty is not in good health, so you should nourish it."

  Emperor Hongzhi regained some color on his face. He pushed away the memorial on the case, and looked at Empress Zhang with a smile: "Ah... you are here, come, come to me, you have lost a lot of weight."

   "Really? The concubine doesn't feel that she has lost weight." Hearing His Majesty's evaluation of her, Queen Zhang was actually very happy.

  Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

  Woman, woman.

   "What expression is this, Your Majesty?"

  Emperor Hongzhi coughed: "No, it's nothing, I'm just worried about you too, you're not too young, but you're like their young people..."

"Speaking of this, the concubine would like to report that so far, there are 1,500 people in the harem, and 7,632 bolts of cloth have been woven... The concubine is thinking about sending someone to Xishan. The concubine is theirs. Mother, how can I bear to see them burnt out, with these more than 7,000 bolts of cloth, although it will not help, it can also relieve some urgent needs."

  Emperor Hongzhi sighed after hearing this.

  Although Queen Zhang sometimes has a bad temper, she even indulged her brother.

   But in good conscience, she's a calf protector, so it's not an advantage.

  Emperor Hongzhi said: "I'm sure, these two little bastards..."

  Queen Zhang frowned.

  Emperor Hongzhi immediately said: "These two children, they don't know what's going on now."

  Emperor Hongzhi looked at the **** beside him.

  The **** lowered his head, not daring to lift it up.

   Sure enough... Xiao Jing is better.

  Empress Zhang was worried in her heart, but at this moment, someone outside said: "Your Majesty, the cabinet scholar..."

   After listening, Empress Zhang moved forward and said: "Then, the concubine will sue..."

  Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "Stay here, Liu Qing's family is my humerus, let them come in, you don't have to avoid it, no one makes irresponsible remarks."

After a while, Liu Jian and others came in, and after the ceremony, Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, the Shuntian Mansion reported that the price of the capital has suddenly plummeted in the past few days, and the price has already been cut by the middle. According to the report, it is because Xishan hoarded a large amount of cloth, Your Majesty, I am thinking, maybe it is because the Crown Prince and Qi Guogong are concerned about the suffering of the people, so they bought a large amount of cloth, causing the entire cloth market to worry."

  Emperor Hongzhi was stunned after hearing this.

   These two little bastards, are you really playing like this?

  They...don't treat silver as silver too much.

but…

  Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help saying: "I... lost..."

   There was no regret on his face, but he couldn't help but look a little more happy.

  They can do something for the common people, and don't hesitate to spend money. Although it looks like the behavior of prodigal sons, but... there is nothing wrong with it.

  Finally, I did a good deed.

  After hearing this, Queen Zhang became displeased.

   It’s not because of the bet, it’s okay now, how much money did the two children spend.

  Thinking about this, Queen Zhang felt distressed.

   What's more, I also led the harem, and spent a month weaving more than 7,000 bolts of cloth without sleep, but now...how can I do it.

  If I had known this earlier, I should have sent this cloth earlier. These two children can save some money.

  Liu Jian was beaming with joy: "The veteran congratulates your majesty, congratulations to your majesty, and now, it's freezing cold and the people have nothing to wear. At this time, the price of cloth has plummeted. It's like saving thousands of people, and countless people are alive."

  …

  Chapter 4, there will be four chapters in the future. Well, Tiger, a good friend, wrote a book "Journey to the West Life Game". I won't write the introduction, it's beautiful.

  (end of this chapter)