"The king should know that the court cannot borrow money without repaying it. Firstly, the distance is far and the transportation of food and grass is inconvenient. Secondly, money is really tight. In short, water far away cannot quench the thirst of the nearer. If the king lends a hand at this time, not only the court will be grateful, but also Even the King of Jin of Taiyuan has kept it in mind, and can repay it after the spring harvest at the latest. If it fails, it can be offset by Taiyuan's tax revenue or private repayment by the King of Jin's palace."
Chang Yu patiently continued to lobby.
"Mr. Factory Supervisor, it's not that Xiao Wang doesn't want to borrow, it's that he really has no food to borrow. The prince's palace has been completely wiped out by one hundred thousand dan before. How can we borrow food now?" Zhu Chuanji is an experienced man. Firstly, now that food and money are so expensive, he really doesn't want to lend it out anymore. Secondly, the repayment plan mentioned by Chang Yu is too ambiguous. Simply put, the creditor is not clear. When the time comes, he will ask who will go and ask the court whether he will open his mouth. For the Taiyuan Mansion, people refused to admit it and asked him to ask for it from the imperial court or the Jin Palace. So who should he ask for it from?
"The king is joking. The prince's land has thousands of fertile fields. Every year, the new grain does not cost hundreds of thousands of dan. What's more, no granary can store two or three years of old grain. One hundred thousand dan is just a drop in the ocean as the palace said!" Chang Yu chuckled. , looked at Zhu Chuanji playfully.
"The Factory Supervisor is just joking. Although the palace has a little bit of farmland, there have been years of drought and crop losses. Where can hundreds of thousands of new grains come from, and where can the remaining old grains come from? In fact, the granary has bottomed out, otherwise the small How could the king not borrow it?" Zhu Chuanji had a bitter look on his face, and it was serious.
Chang Yu sneered: "Is that so? I'm afraid that the prince, who usually keeps his fingers dry, has been deceived by the people below. Why don't we send someone to check for you to see if any of the servants have concealed the misappropriation."
Damn it, you fall out at the slightest disagreement. Why has this kid lost even the slightest bit of patience since his trip to Taiyuan? He doesn't even bother to do Tai Chi when bargaining, and he threatens you when he comes up.
Zhu Chuanji naturally knew that the investigation that Chang Yu said was not really to clean up the house for him. His group of Jin Yiwei and Dongchang Fanzi did meticulous work, and the investigation directions were different, and each investigation was accurate. , check who is unlucky.
Let’s not talk about frame-up and frame-up. There is no need for this method that Jinyiwei and Dongchang are good at. Let’s talk about the years of war and chaos. How could the palace not have a few pieces of armor and a few swords? Even if Chang Yu found a chicken-killing knife, in the blink of an eye. The Yanyue Sword can be enlarged into a Qinglong Yanyue Sword in a short time, and with just one fold, it can't be eaten by Dai Wangfu.
Seeing Zhu Chuanji's ugly face, Chang Yu stepped down and said, "Your Majesty, it's a loan! Just like last time, our family, Commander Wu and Master Wei will jointly act as guarantees. When the time comes, you can ask me and the other three to get this food." ! You are indispensable, and the governor will also prepay some food purchase money!"
I'm just waiting for your words. Zhu Chuanji breathed a sigh of relief. Why don't you talk properly? You have to scare people's hearts to jump!
I also heard what Chang Yu said about the advance payment for food, and I felt a little at ease: "I would like to hear the details."
Chang Yu then explained that to put it simply, he would first borrow some grain from King Dai, and then ask King Dai and Wei Jingyuan to come forward to call on the gentry in the city to donate food. Of course, he also knew that if he expected these people to take the initiative to donate food, he would not be able to donate much. So I paid for it.
As for the food money, Chang Yu paid part of it in advance, and the rest was advanced on behalf of the king.
After several rounds of rounds, Chang Yu finally reached an agreement with Zhu Chuanji. Dai Wang borrowed another 50,000 shi of rice. To put it bluntly, rice is a miscellaneous grain, but it is enough to eat what is available these days. The rest will be donated and purchased on a large scale by Dai Wang. .
Chang Yu told Zhu Chuanji several times not to raise rice prices but to stabilize the market, otherwise he would be severely punished!
While the two were discussing, the prince went to the hall and invited Wu Mengming, who was telling a story to a kind of official gentry, and Wei Jingyuan, who was so excited that he almost suffered from high blood pressure, to come to the study room. The three of them jointly signed the painting and postponed it. It was officially handed over to Wei Jingyuan, and Jinyiwei would have manpower to pay attention to the whole process.
After finalizing the matter, Chang Yu left, which made Dai Wang and Wei Jingyuan very surprised. It was less than an hour before and after entering the city, why he was in such a hurry.
Chang Yu explained that he would go to Beijing immediately upon the emperor's order without any delay. If it were not for the food shortage in Taiyuan, he would not have entered Datong City at all. Now that the matter is done, he should leave immediately.
Only then did Wei Jingyuan and others suddenly realize that the emperor's orders were inviolable, so they sent Chang Yu to the north gate of Datong City.
"Master Wei, I'll take care of the food matters for you." Outside the city gate, Chang Yu clasped his fists with a solemn look on his face.
"Do your best when it comes to your duties," Wei Jingyuan said quickly.
"Then I will wait for the good news from Mr. Wei, and Mr. Wei will also wait for the good news from me."
Chang Yu's words sounded confusing to outsiders, but Wei Jingyuan knew the meaning of his words, because Chang Yu had already hinted that Wang Jimo's appointment as Governor-General of Xuanda was coming to an end, and it was very likely that he would be the replacement, but he had always I don’t quite believe it. Although Chang Yu, the director of the East Factory and a close confidant of the emperor, fell into the air suddenly and has no foundation. Moreover, he is currently surrounded by enemies in both the government and the public. It is hard to believe that he can recommend himself?
Furthermore, from the perspective of Wei Jingyuan, a civil servant, although he admired Chang Yu, he did not want him to recommend him. The reason was very simple. He cherished his own feathers and did not want others to say that he was colluding with officials.
"Have a nice trip, Mr. Factory Supervisor." The acting king Zhu Chuanji also went out of the city to see him off in person. Because Chang Yu's tide was rising, all boats were lifted, so naturally he didn't dare to be as negligent as before, whether to greet him when he came or not to see him off when he left.
Chang Yu cupped his fists in return, smiled slightly, but turned to look at the Crown Prince next to him and said, "Excuse me, Your Highness, Prince Jin and the Crown Prince should be your uncles, right?".
Zhu Yixin was startled for a moment and then glanced at Dai Wang, then nodded and said softly: "Yes, Mr. Factory Supervisor!"
Indeed, in terms of seniority, Zhu Shenxuan, Zhu Chuanji, and Zhu Cixang are of the same generation. Although Zhu Yixin is the same age as the King of Jin and the Crown Prince, he is one generation behind him.
Chang Yu smiled slightly, reached out and patted his shoulder, then said goodbye to everyone, then got on his horse and left.
Seeing the dust flying, Chang Yu went away, and everyone at the city gate gradually dispersed, Zhu Yixin was filled with doubts: "Father, what did the eunuch mean by just asking?"
"Misfortune comes from your mouth! Be careful with your words and deeds in the future, he is just trying to beat you up! Do you think he is still the little eunuch who just came to Datong? He is now a famous man in front of the emperor, and now he is taking advantage of the war, and he is even more prosperous. Although you look down on his eunuch status, you can't show it at all, otherwise... Huh! Eunuchs are so narrow-minded!" Zhu Chuanji snorted coldly.
"I think that I am a royal family and the king of this land, but I still have to swallow my anger when encountering such a servant. What kind of world is this!" Zhu Yixin couldn't help but roar in a low voice.
"Shut up!"
Zhu Chuan looked around a few times: "Have you forgotten what I just said about being careful in your words and deeds?"
It is unclear whether Zhu Yixin can remember his father's advice, but Chang Yu remembers him. He should not be close friends with him, and if one day he is in his own hands, he will not be spared.
This is not to say that Zhu Yixin's character was not good. From a historical perspective, when the rebels attacked the city, he went to the city to resist in person, but was killed by Jiang Quan. He should be a righteous person regardless of public or private affairs, compared to those who fled after hearing the news. The vassals are much better.
But this person feels too good about himself, or he has a deep disdain for eunuchs. With an identity like Chang Yu, he cannot hide his hatred and disdain very well, and will reveal it inadvertently from time to time. This made Chang Yu very disgusted.
This child seems to be spoiled. You have to know whether he is the prince or the king of Jin Zhu Shenxuan, whose status is not higher than Zhu Yixin, but neither of these two people are confidant to Chang Yu and regard him as a confidant. And how dare this young boy I feel disdainful, and I really don’t know where the confidence comes from.
Of course, Chang Yu is not as narrow-minded as Zhu Chuanji said, deliberately looking for opportunities to retaliate.
But one day, he offended himself and insisted that he know how to write pain.
Chang Yu hurried forward in a hurry, with little rest and no need to change horses and carriages. He kept galloping like a soldier. What surprised him was that Wu Mengming persisted and did not complain about changing carriages.
Compared with when he almost didn't get out of the car all the way, Wu Mengming was a different person. Thinking about it, the wind and cold he suffered during his trip out of Beijing was no less, or even much more, than that of Chang Yu. He traveled thousands of miles to Wei Hui Mansion and back, and then went there again. A round trip to Lu'an Prefecture was all about sleeping in the open air and riding all the way.
There were many carriages in the team returning to Beijing this time, but most of them were silver carriages and a few grain and grass carriages. Two carriages were also prepared for Chang Yu and Wu Mengming to rest.
Chang Yu has not changed cars. Firstly, because Hu Ling was injured and needed to take a ride. Secondly, he has to lead by example and lead by example. Even if it is just a show, he must do the whole thing!
The cold night passed quietly, and when the people were tired and the horses were exhausted, the sky was bright, and the horses from the front came to report: Thirty miles ahead is Huai'an County, which already belongs to Xuanfu.
In one afternoon and one night, they ran nearly three hundred miles, which was the team's limit at this time.
Fortunately, on this journey, although the mountain road was bumpy, we encountered bandits and bandits again. Perhaps the effect of knocking on the mountain to shake the tiger when we came here was revealed.
"At the mountain pass ahead, rest on the spot. We will set off in an hour. We must enter the city before the Xuanfu closes in the evening!" Chang Yu drank a few sips of cold water and couldn't help but shiver when the cold wind blew.
"Why is the factory boss so anxious? Although the emperor asked us to leave immediately, he did not set a time limit. This humble position is about to make a fire!" Wu Mengming gritted his teeth with a look of pain on his face.
Chang Yu smiled slightly, then looked at the north and his face gradually turned cold: "Our family is in a hurry to enter the city to kill people!"
