In the imperial study room of the Forbidden Palace, Emperor Liang clasped his hands behind his back and glanced at Hei Wei behind him.
"Did Qin Feng really say that?"
Heiwei nodded: "It is sad that a country is weak but an individual is strong. The future of the Qin family depends on people's livelihood."
After hearing what Hei Wei said truthfully, Emperor Liang fell into deep thought. After a long time, he took a deep breath.
He silently raised his hand and took the 'Ten Laws of Governing Qin' handed over by Captain Hei.
It lists various policies to contain the Qin family, such as supporting the new party, suppressing the main war faction and the Taolin Party, taking back Qin Feng's supervisory responsibilities, deposing ten households, etc...
Emperor Liang hesitated again and again, but he tore up the "Ten Laws of Governing Qin" into pieces and threw them aside.
The eyes that had been gloomy for a long time finally shined brightly again: "I want to see what kind of prosperity this Qin Feng can create for our Daliang! In addition to supporting the new party and balancing the main war faction and the Taolin Party, all other arrangements can be made Put it aside for now. If I press too hard, how will Qin Feng implement his strategy of enriching the country and strengthening the people?"
Although Heiwei is wary of the Qin family, he has it down to his core. As long as there is a chance, he will not hesitate to get rid of the Qin family. But... he highly respected Emperor Liang's instructions.
After all, Hei Weisi also understands that only Qin Feng can relieve Daliang's current predicament.
On the other side, under the personal auspices of Qin Feng, in just a few days, candy shops have opened all over the thirty-six counties of Kyoto. Qin Xiaofu reluctantly left Beijing and returned to Tangqi. Moreover, after Qin Feng's careful consideration, Qin Xiaofu Let Shen Qingci go with him.
Shen Qingci relied on Qingya Pavilion and gradually became a leader in the Kyoto literati circle.
This time I went to Jiangnan. Firstly, I could gradually take over the candy industry, and secondly, I could open a Qingyage branch and lead the Jiangnan literary world. In order to prevent accidents on the road, Qin Feng sent Shufeng and four Tianjiying guards to accompany him, and the Jinyi guards secretly protected him. As for Jiangnan, with Ning Hu in charge, nothing could go wrong.
The day after Shen Qingci and Qin Xiaofu left Beijing, Qin Feng began to arrange the high-mountain country's distant merchant fleet.
In addition to the convoy that first escorted the 'military supplies', Qin Feng sent two more convoys to transport Daliang's traditional commodities, porcelain, cloth, salt tea and other daily necessities.
Opening up the traditional trade routes between Daliang and the surrounding countries is a strategy that benefits the people, and Gaoshan Country is the starting point.
In addition, the top priority is to lower food prices.
Jiangnan is an important grain producing area. As grain is controlled by the Lin family, grain prices throughout Daliang have been severely affected. People cannot afford to eat grain. This is ultimately the crux of the country's weakness. Qin's Grain Company was conceived and born. It was based in Kyoto and opened from north to south. It was purchased at market price and sold to outsiders at a 10% increase.
This pricing will not change for thousands of years!
I thought that if I got involved in the grain industry and touched the country, I would encounter obstacles at all levels, but the result was surprisingly smooth, with almost a green light all the way.
Qin's grain accounts filled the thirty-six counties of Kyoto. The next day, the messengers from the north rushed into the gate of Kyoto and went straight to the Ministry of War.
In the afternoon of the same day, a court meeting was held urgently. All officials in the capital, those with a rank of five or above, were required to attend. Qin Feng was also summoned by the saint.
The atmosphere in the main hall was unprecedentedly serious. Emperor Liang, who had always liked to beat around the bush, went straight to the point for the first time and handed military reports from the north to the ministers of the DPRK and Central Government for circulation.
At first, Qin Feng thought it was the Beidi army attacking, but when he saw the military report, he was shocked.
Emperor Liang frowned and his eyes were solemn as never before: "There was a sudden rebellion in Pingnan County. The thieves led by Huang Cheng rose up and attacked the local military arsenal, and then captured Pingnan County. The military situation is urgent. How many thieves are there and how powerful they are? There is no record of any of them, and the follow-up military intelligence officer will not be able to arrive in Kyoto until seven or eight days later."
"My dear friends, please be bold in admonishing me."
What Emperor Liang was most worried about finally happened!
All the ministers were caught off guard by this military report, and for a while, the entire hall fell into silence.
Qin Tianhu, as the Minister of War Supervision and the Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to receive the military report from the Northern Territory. After considering it for a moment, he said in a deep voice: "Reporting to the saint, Pingnan County is only one hundred and thirty miles away from General Hussar's station. General Hussar The Ministry has not sent troops to quell the rebellion, so I am afraid that..."
Before Qin Tianhu could finish speaking, Emperor Liang had already waved his hand to interrupt, his eyes full of fear: "General Hussar will not send troops rashly until he has received my order."
The ministers present were all old foxes with deep knowledge of the city. How could they not understand that it was not that Emperor Liang did not mobilize his troops, but that he could not mobilize them?
Since the two generals Hussar and Cheqi left Beijing with their families, they were basically out of the control of Emperor Liang. They stayed in place and watched the rebellion in the north and the war in Beixi County. The most critical point is that the two camps are located at the throat of the northern border, like two sharp swords, against the lifeblood of the Central Plains.
Even though Emperor Liang was deeply afraid of the two generals, he could only comfort them and could not give the two generals a chance to "fall out".
Everyone understands that this is the sequelae caused by Emperor Liang getting rid of Gao Ming.
Once Gao Ming falls, he will no longer be able to suppress the powerful clans of the South. The two generals Cha Cha and Hu Qi are both from the Southern faction and must have been threatened by the powerful clans of the South.
Coupled with the strength of the Liang army, the focus was on Beidi, and it was really unable to put pressure on the chariots and hussars. These two armies, which the Liang Emperor once relied on, had now become a source of worry. The chariots and hussars are stationed in the northern border to deter the Beidi army. This is the best situation at the moment. As for other tasks, they cannot be counted on at all.
The two chariots and hussars cannot be mobilized, let alone the frontier troops.
Emperor Liang felt weak for the first time in so many years on the throne.
But he knew very well in his heart that although there were many shortcomings in getting rid of Gao Ming, he had to get rid of them, otherwise he would never be able to deal with Lin Taibao.
In this emergency situation, Emperor Liang could only place his hope on Qin Feng.
"Qin Feng, what do you think?"
As soon as these words came out, almost all the eyes of everyone present were focused on Qin Feng.
Regarding the sudden rebellion in the north, Qin Feng seemed quite calm, as if he had foreseen it.
This kind of "calmness" made Emperor Liang full of expectations.
Qin Feng did not answer in a hurry, but turned around and glanced at Lin Taibao, who had been dormant for a long time and finally started to go to court.
"As soon as the Qin's Grain Company began to develop, a rebellion broke out in the northern border. It was hard to die, and the location was Pingnan County. As we all know, Pingnan County is the only road leading from Kyoto to Beixi County. If something happened in Pingnan County, Shang The road must be blocked.”
"Could it be that my Qin family touched someone's cake, thus attracting revenge?"
As soon as these words came out, the whole hall fell into dead silence.
Emperor Liang also frowned. Emperor Liang also had concerns about this matter, but he just couldn't say it openly. Qin Feng spoke out the stakes without any scruples, which saved Emperor Liang a lot of trouble.
Faced with Qin Feng's questioning, Lin Taibao seemed extremely calm: "Qin Feng, are you doubting my loyalty to Daliang?"
"Do you know what a crime it is to frame the imperial eunuch?"
Seeing that Lin Taibao was avoiding important matters and not responding directly, Qin Feng sneered even more...
