Xuanyangfang is located to the west of Dongshi and south of Pingkangfang. It is as bustling and lively as Pingkangfang. It is such a precious place. Dugu Mansion alone occupies the north of the four miles of the whole square. This also shows that the Dugu family Favored.
The main hall of the mansion has a solemn atmosphere, with various exquisite pavilions and pavilions densely covered with flowers and trees, embellished with gold, greenery and carvings; there are also mountain pools, courtyards and valleys to cover the losses, which is as natural as the one artificial lake alone covers an area of 200 meters. There are many sacred mountains and fairy islands in the lake, and the back garden is particularly beautiful under the setting sun.
Wearing a linen short coat, Dugu Shun burned a stick of incense in front of his brother Dugutuo's soul, and then walked to the study on crutches.
The assassination of He Ruobi led to the Dugu family's collusion with the Turks, the withholding of military information, and the ambush of Chang Sun Sheng. In the unexpected turn of events, Dugu Tuo took all the blame.
He exchanged his life and reputation, as well as the future and destiny of the sixth room of the Dugu family, for the safety of the entire family.
But only a few people knew about it, and no one in the descendants or grandchildren knew about it.
Dugu Tuo cursed Queen Dugu. Although neither Yang Jian nor Queen Dugu paid attention to it, many Guanlong nobles did not dare to get too close to the Dugu family, causing the Dugu family to miss the opportunity to unify the Guanlong nobles. Therefore, Dugu Tuo stayed in the Dugu family He had never been well-liked by others, but now that he was dead, some of his nephews and nephews paid homage to him, but in their hearts they cursed him, scolding him for bringing harm to himself, harming others, and ultimately harming himself. They had no idea that he was a family member who died.
Dugu Shun knew the truth, and even more so that he was responsible for this incident, but he had to defend Dugu Tuo's name in the clan, and felt extremely painful in his heart.
The chaotic situation in the capital these days has also made him feel quite uneasy. It is not because of the damage caused by the victims to Fourth Square. Although there is also a Dugu family's shop there, but for the Dugu family, who has a big business, it is just inconspicuous. It's just a small business. He is uneasy because of the rising food prices.
The Dugu family has a monopoly on the grain business in the north. The grain reserves in the capital total more than two million shi. However, when the price of rice rose to 130 dan, there was no rice to sell in the capital. If someone accuses the Dugu family of plotting evil and wanting to provoke The people in the capital rioted and the victims rioted. Yang Jian, who had been trying to deal with the Guanlong nobles, would definitely destroy the Dugu family.
Fortunately, the person who handled this incident was Yang Su, who was resolute and capable of both military and political affairs. It only took him two days to calm down the turbulent situation in the capital. If it had been replaced by a timid and fearful mediocre official, this "emergency" would have The situation is bound to further expand, and the price of grain will rise steadily; as the world's number one grain merchant, the Dugu family will be particularly "dazzling", and at that time, no one sued the Dugu family.
It was also this incident that made Dugu Shun never dream of ceding the hot potato of the grain business, and the buyer was the Yuan family among the Guanlong nobles.
The Yuan family has been coveting the Dugu family's grain business for a long time. When Dugu Shun decided to sell the grain business, his first consideration was the Yuan family. However, he wanted to make a big profit in the end, so he never let go of the price. The negotiations have dragged on until now. Now that he realizes the seriousness of the problem, he doesn't dare to take action anymore.
When he reached the door of the study, an elegant young man who was having sex with Dugu quickly stood up and saluted: "My nephew Yuanmin pays homage to Shibo."
Yuan Min is the son of Yuan Shou and the nephew of Yuan Zhou, the head of the Yuan family. He is gentle, smart and cunning. He is especially good at planning various conspiracies and is highly regarded by the head of the Yuan family, Yuan Zhou.
The Yuan family was also implicated in the He Ruobi incident, but it was only for the secret possession of weapons and equipment. Moreover, various clans of the Guanlong nobles hid a large number of weapons secretly, and it was also an open secret in the court. However, because the Yuan family was stabbed by He Ruobi came out, and the number far exceeded the regulations of the court, making the Yuan family the leader. In the end, Yuan Yan stood up and became the scapegoat of the Yuan family, and brought this incident to an end.
"My nephew is exempt from the gift!" Dugu Shun sat down and asked, "My nephew is here for business at the grain store?"
"The grain store is just one of them." Yuan Min handed over his hand and said, "The main thing is to ask Shibo for help."
"What does the wise nephew mean?" Dugu Shun asked.
Yuan Min hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice: "In order to help Yang Ji to stabilize the people, the saint promised to transfer him two million dan of grain. This was originally transferred from Guangtong Granary in Guanzhong, but Yang Ji said that Guangtong Granary was a long way away. , the transportation cost was huge, and he requested that grain be transferred from the official warehouses of Qizhou, Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, Weizhou, Qinzhou, and Lingzhou, which could save time and transportation. The saint also agreed. Shibo must have heard about this. Alright?"
"I heard it! So what?" Dugu Shun asked doubtfully.
Yuan Min did not shy away from anything in front of Dugu Shun, and said: "As far as I know, all the official warehouses in Guanlong Prefecture have been resold, some have been partially sold, and some have been emptied. These six were named by Yang Ji This problem exists in all prefectures. The families of the chief officials of the six prefectures are now as anxious as ants on a hot pot, urgently needing food to cover the shortfall. The governor of Weizhou is his uncle Yuan Shan, and the accounts of Weizhou official warehouses are Six hundred thousand stones, these will be transported to Liangzhou, but there are only 80,000 stones in the official warehouse."
During the Sui Dynasty, official warehouses were built in various places, some were one for each state, and some were shared by several states.
Some official warehouses were used to prepare for famines in the local and surrounding areas, and some were used as ration reserves for border troops. When the grain reaches the reserve period, it will be reported to the court and sold out at a low price, and then new grain will be purchased at the market price for storage. Over and over again, the greed of some officials gradually grew.
If you wait until the grain reaches the storage period before selling it out, the price will definitely not be high. Therefore, many local granary officials and local officials thought that the court would not need to store grain here anyway, so they resold it at a high price during the lean period, and waited until after the autumn harvest. , and then buy new grain at low prices to make up for it.
But some officials with backgrounds are even more outrageous and bold.
After they sold out all the new rice, they did not replenish it. Then they collected taxes every year and sold out every year. When the reserve was full, they then reported to the court and asked to sell it out at the price of old rice. They just handed over the money to the court at the price of old rice. You can make a lot of money from the price difference.
The Weizhou that Yuan Min specifically mentioned is Longxi County. There is an important granary here. Although Weizhou itself is an important grain-producing area, the rent collected is actually not 600,000 shi, mainly because it is a city. It is the rear area of the Hehuang area, so it is regarded as the logistics center of the Hehuang area.
The Hehuang area is also the eastern part of Qinghai and the southern part of Gansu in later generations. Part of it belongs to Tuyuhun, and part of it belongs to Shanzhou, Kuozhou, Taozhou, Hezhou, and Lanzhou under the rule of Liangzhou. The first three states are all bordering Tuyuhun and are the defense areas of the Sui Dynasty. Tuyuhun was the first front line, and Hezhou and Lanzhou were the second fronts. In order to prepare for war, the imperial court prepared to build a large granary here. However, considering that the five states of Hehuang and Tuyuhun were too close to Tuyuhun, for safety reasons, This war preparation granary was built in Weizhou, not only to store the taxes paid by the people of Weizhou, but also to store the taxes paid by Hehuang.
However, since the founding of the People's Republic of China, this large granary has not played a role, not even when there was a severe drought in Guanzhong, because although the straight-line distance from here to Guanzhong is relatively short, when a drought occurs, the Wei River cannot pass grain ships. If we take the land route Transporting it to Guanzhong is not as efficient as transporting it by water from the Central Plains.
So Yuanshan, the governor of Weizhou with a strong background, adopted the method of selling out and not replenishing the supply. The remaining 50,000 stones were also used to deal with the inspection. If not for this, they would have been sold without any stone left.
Unexpectedly, after walking too much at night, I finally encountered a ghost.
This time the imperial court wants to move all 600,000 dan from the Weizhou warehouse. If the huge deficit of 550,000 dan cannot be made up, or if the court discovers it during the process of making up for the shortfall, it is inevitable that Yuan Shan will be cut off, but this time It was not something he could accomplish alone, it also involved officials from all levels of Weizhou, and the person responsible for the reselling was the Yuan family caravan.
Yuan Shan may not surrender the Yuan family's caravan, but can other officials refuse to surrender? The result of the supply was that the entire Yuan family suffered. If it was discovered that the grain was sold to Tuyuhun, the consequences would be a hundred times more serious. For the current plan, only the world's number one grain merchant can help the Yuan family overcome this difficulty.
Dugu Shun thought for a moment and said slowly: "The Dugu family has plenty of food, and all of it is good Jiangnan rice. The key is, can your Yuan family transport it to Weizhou in a short time without anyone knowing?"
"We have to ask Shibo to use your fleet to help with transportation!" Yuan Min smiled bitterly and said: "If Shibo is willing to help my Yuan family overcome this difficulty, we will not only buy these 550,000 stones at the market price For the grain, I will also buy your house’s grain store, and the price will be an additional 30% on top of what Shibo said to repay your house’s kindness.”
Dugu Shun suddenly couldn't laugh or cry. He wanted to reduce the price to 30%, but who would have thought that the Yuan family took the initiative to increase the price by 30% in order to seek help from the Dugu family. After pondering for a long time, he said in a high-sounding voice: "The three sects of Guan and Long have reached a consensus that we are all one family. Now that the Yuan family is encountering difficulties and needs help, my Dugu family is duty-bound. My nephew goes back and tells my brother Yuan Zhou : Let’s just say that we should trade at the previous price. As for the 30% remuneration, don’t mention it, otherwise we will treat the Dugu family as one family.”
Yuan Min originally thought that Dugu Shun would add insult to injury and take the opportunity to increase the price. Unexpectedly, Dugu Shun was so generous and he felt extremely grateful. He stepped forward and bowed deeply: "Thank you very much, uncle, for your help. My nephew will definitely tell the truth to the head of the family. "
"That's it." Dugu Shun smiled slightly: "I will have people send the food to Weizhou tonight. However, the wind has been tight recently and the time is tight. Relying on my Dugu family's fleet alone will not only arouse suspicion, but also We’re afraid of delaying the food delivery schedule, so you’d better send a fleet to assist.”
Yuan Min raised his hand and asked, "Shibo, but I don't know where the Yuan family's fleet is going to load the ships?"
Dugu Shun said: "Let your fleet sail to Guojia Wharf in Yusui County."
Yuan Min was amazed in his heart. He originally thought that the Dugu family's granary was close to the east of the capital. Who would have thought that it would be far away in the west of Tuxing. There are two counties in between, and the Guo family used it to cover it up. The Dugu family's caution is evident. He held his hand again and said: "My nephew knows, I will go back and make arrangements now."
"Yes!" Dugu Shun nodded and said to Dugu Zheng: "Lao Qi, go to Yusun County in person and fully assist the Yuan family in handling this matter."
"Here." Dugu Zheng bowed and left with Yuan Min.
Dugu Shun sat alone in the study, silently thinking about the future of the Dugu family.
The emergence of Yang Ji and the development of events have made Yang Guang's position unbreakable and completely shattered his illusions about Yang Yong's revival. The Guanlong nobles secretly support Yang Liang, can they defeat the imperial masters who have numerous famous generals? Do you have the ability to shake the foundation of the Sui Dynasty?
Yang Jian now appoints Yang Lun as the general manager of Yanzhou. From this appointment, it can be seen that Yang Jian has begun to target Yang Liang, his disobedient son. Yang Lun has always had a close relationship with Yang Guang and is a famous general who can fight well. With him in charge of Yanzhou, if Yang Liang rebels, there is almost no possibility of capturing Nan Sixing.
However, Yang Lun's character flaws are also very serious, and he is not a big concern in major matters. Therefore, apart from Yang Guang, the one who worries him the most among the royal family is Yang Ji. This son has brains, courage, vision, and ability. When everyone thought he was a playboy, he grew up silently in the fog, and became a blockbuster without making a sound. Yang Guang had this son to support him in Liangzhou, but he made many unfavorable connections when he let go of his hands and feet. Regarding the affairs of the Long nobles, and the Guan Long nobles are always intimidated by this little tiger in the core area, there are really very few places that can be done.
Dugu Shun learned Dugu Tuo's lesson and felt that he could not hang himself on a tree. While he secretly supported Yang Yong and Yang Liang, he should leave a consequence for the family. Just like his father Dugu Xin, he did not All bets were placed on the Yuwen family; and the Doulu family. Although Yang Liang's first wife was the direct daughter of the Doulu family, the Doulu family kept Doulu Yu, the elder brother of the Han Princess, by Yang Liang's side. Dou Luyi arranged to work on the side of the court, so that no matter who wins in the future, the Yang brothers will be able to keep their own family safe in the end.
However, relying on the influence of the Dugu family, he actually mobilized the entire clan to oppose Yang Guang with a clear-cut banner, which was really stupid.
It's just that Yang Guang's status has been stabilized. It would be too false to eagerly send him over at this time. With Yang Guang's personality, he will give the Dugu family a good-looking title in the future, and I'm afraid he won't reuse it. In this case, it will only be The Dugu family declined step by step.
The only way now is to add people to Yang Ji's side. If he makes dazzling achievements, he may not be able to be in charge of the center, and he may not be able to occupy a high position.
As soon as he thought of this, he walked out the door and told the servant who obeyed the order: "Go and call me Dugu Kaiyuan and Dugu Kaiming."
Not long after Dugu Shun returned to the study and sat down, a servant reported outside the door: "Master, the two gentlemen have arrived."
"Come in."
Soon, two burly young men in their twenties walked into the study, bowed and saluted: "Meet the master."
Dugu Kaiyuan and Dugu Kaiming are the sons of Dugu Shun's eldest brother Duguluo, ranking third and fourth respectively. The former was named Xiping County Duke and the latter was named Dunhuang County Duke. However, their brothers' status in the clan is extremely low. The reason is that Duguxin married Ruluo during the Northern Wei Dynasty and gave birth to Duguluo. The emperor Yuan Xiu at that time fled to Guanzhong because he was dissatisfied with Gao Huan's autocratic power. Due to an unexpected incident, Dugu Xin chased Yuan Xiu alone, leaving his wife and children behind in the Eastern Wei Dynasty. Gao Huan imprisoned the newly born Duguluo and his mother.
After Duguxin came to Guanzhong, he married Guo as his wife and Nacui as his concubine. The Guo family gave birth to six sons and two daughters, while the Cui family only had one Dugu Jialuo. After the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed the Northern Qi Dynasty, Yang Jian was appointed as the general manager of Dingzhou, so Dugu Jialuo sent people to find his eldest brother Dugu Luo. However, Dugu Shun and other brothers saw that Dugu Luo had lived in poverty and had a humble status since childhood, and often insulted him. However, Dugu Luo was tolerant and generous and did not fight with them. Dugu Jialuo, who had also been bullied by his brothers and sisters until he was an adult, felt the same way, but instead I have great respect for this eldest brother who has been imprisoned for more than twenty years.
After the founding of the Sui Dynasty, Yang Jian granted Dugu Xin the title of Taishi, governor of ten states including Shangzhu and Jiding, Duke of Zhao, and a city of 10,000 households. But since Duguxin is no longer alive, who will inherit the title becomes a problem.
All the sons born to the Guo family think that they are the ones who are qualified, and Duguluo, who is like a country bumpkin, is not qualified. However, Dugu Jialuo recognized Dugu Luo as his eldest brother, so Dugu Luo inherited the title of Duke of Zhao. The Guo family's sons, except Dugu Shan who died young, was named the Duke of Changcheng County, the rest were all county officials.
Duguluo has passed away many years ago. His eldest son, Dugu Zuan, succeeded Zhao Guogong, and the other four sons were all county princes. The five brothers were juniors, but their titles were higher than those of their uncles. This made them unable to teach the juniors a lesson in a condescending manner, which made them very jealous.
Over time, Duguluo's family became isolated in the mansion. Some cousins even used Duguluo's miserable Jingda to ridicule his five sons out of jealousy. Duguzuan was annoyed and responded to the Yang Jian clan's general rule. On the grounds of the call for family separation, he separated with a group of younger brothers. He also knew that he could not command his uncle and cousins, so he simply did not even compete for the position of head of the family and gave it to Dugu Shun very generously. This time it was also to pay homage to Dugu Tuo. The brothers rarely visited this mansion that represented the Dugu family.
"There is something that is related to the rise and fall of the family. I want you brothers to do it." Dugu Shun said cheerfully.
Dugu Kaiyuan had a simple and honest nature and was poor at speaking. He glanced at Dugu Shun and then said in a deep voice: "Master, please speak clearly."
Dugu Shun didn't know much about Dugu Kai. He thought that he was speaking in an official tone to a "plain-headed commoner" who had lost even the county government. The anger in his heart surged, his face darkened, and he said coldly: "Sanlang, please speak up." Pay attention to your identity!”
Dugu Kaiyuan said nonchalantly: "I don't know what the master of the family means?"
"Although you brothers are county princes, they are not taken seriously in the capital. From now on, you will go to Ganzhou to join the army with names like Luo Kaiyuan and Luo Kaiming." Dugu Shun suppressed the anger in his heart and ordered: "You must Find a way to be respected by Yang Ji. Without my instructions, your identities must not be disclosed. Do you understand?"
Dugu Kaiyuan looked at Dugu Shun in astonishment for a long time, and said coldly: "You, you, you, you, never want to take away our brother's surname, let's go..."
Before he finished speaking, he angrily grabbed his brother and walked away without looking back.
"..." Dugu Shun was stunned!
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