The little boy's eyes lit up. The smile instantly became genuine.
"Hey, it turns out to be Boss Li. I haven't seen you for a long time. I'm a rare visitor. Please come in. Our shopkeeper is in the backyard. I'll give you a shout."
Di Ying nodded and walked to the room where distinguished guests were received.
This carriage and horse racing business was opened by him.
The boss on the surface is Dishun. It was Di Ying's hair.
When he was very young, Di Ying had a master who was very good at medical and autopsy skills, and the biggest thing he and his master always thought about was the circulation of news channels.
The master said: No matter what Di Ying does in the future, he must have this.
The most inconspicuous thing, and the one that travels most frequently between places, is the carriage and horse racing.
If Di Ying wants to establish such a news channel, he needs to have a clear boss, and the candidate is particularly important.
He carefully selected Di Shun in Dijia Village for more than ten years before he selected Di Shun among his friends who grew up wearing crotchless pants together.
When Di Shun was a child, he almost choked to death from apricot kernels, but was saved by Di Ying.
Dishun is indeed very capable.
He wasn't very good at studying since he was young, but he is very smart and intelligent. And after being saved by Di Ying, he obeyed Di Ying's words.
Di Ying wanted to train him well. Whenever I go out for an exam, whether it's a Tongsheng exam, a government exam further away, a Beijing exam, etc., I always take Di Shun with me.
Not only can they take the opportunity to do small money-making businesses such as transporting goods from the south to the north, sending goods from the north to the west, etc., it also allows them to become familiar with the situation in various places, and also exercises Dishun's eloquence and ability to interact with people.
After Di Ying's nomination to the Golden List, the first "Lulu Tong Car and Horse Shop" appeared in Bingzhou.
This is what Di Ying's master ordered before he died.
The master told him: "Since you are determined to serve the law and the people, you cannot hide your ears and cover your nose. Once you have trained informants, you must put them to practical use. The first stop should be in Bingzhou City."
Di Ying remembered it, so Di Shun came to Bingzhou at that time and opened this horse and carriage shop.
"Brother Ying, you are finally here. Tell me, you have been in Bingzhou for a few months before you came to see me, brother. Don't you know how hard it is for me to come and go in the rain? You are heartless."
As soon as Di Ying sat down in the reception room, Di Shun came in like a gust of wind.
After closing the door, Dishun started to complain.
There was excitement in his eyes.
Di Ying was also excited.
They are brothers, but they haven't seen each other for more than a year.
It feels like many years have passed.
But it seems like they just separated yesterday.
Di Ying raised her fist and touched the opponent's fist.
Then he looked serious and lowered his voice: "Do you know what's going on with the grain seeds?"
"I knew you were here to ask about something. Alas, you don't even care about whether my life is good or not, brother."
Dishun continued to complain after hearing the question.
As chubby as Di Ying, but a few shades darker, his face became more serious.
He whispered back: "I have really been waiting for you for a long time. You should have come to ask about these things long ago."
As he said this, he took the pen and paper that had been kept aside for filling in orders for customers, and started drawing while talking.
“Bingzhou has a well-developed water system. Not only the Wei River in the southeast, but also the Fen River outside the city all lead directly to the canal.
As you know, there is a dike upstream of the canal.
If there was a heavy rainy season that year, the dam would inevitably collapse.
When the water rushes down, the Fen River will also flood, and a large number of villages and fields in the north of the city will be washed away. "
Before he could finish speaking, Di Ying suddenly stood up.
"You mean... they used this as an excuse to ask the court to allocate grain for disaster relief, and then they withheld all the grain and resold it.
And the people were sent with old grain and old grain?
More than that, right? Those people usually collude with grain merchants and go to various places to collect large quantities of old grain and replace it with new grain every year.
According to the direction of the canal, all the new grain was sold to the west. Right? ! "
With that said, Di Ying punched the table hard.
His chest heaved violently and he said: "In order to ensure a good harvest, we would not do anything with grain seeds in previous years. It's just that there was no heavy rainy season last year, and the grain harvest was already poor.
And because they became more and more greedy and their appetites grew, they had already sold all the new grain.
It's not raining now, so they can't breach the embankment, so there's a problem with their food crops.
If what I expected was correct, those common people who came to make a noise have been captured by the soldiers and horses of the Governor's Mansion and put into the prison of the Governor's Mansion.
Grain merchants have also been raising funds urgently in other prefectures and cities, and will not let those people out until good grain crops arrive.
Several batches should have arrived...
Today I was at Liwan Pier and found a grain ship docked and moving. "
"Well, that's right."
Dishun took over and continued: "They originally wanted to wait for this year's rainy season to break the dike, and when the disaster relief grain allocated by the court arrived, they would use it as grain to make up for the deficit in the granary.
But God's calculation is better than the calculation of man. This year's rainy season came late, and it didn't rain very heavily. There was just a little drizzle.
The river water rose slightly. They can no longer use the excuse to breach the dam. We had to look around to raise funds first. "
"No,"
After Di Ying punched him, he quickly calmed down.
He sat down and analyzed carefully: "According to their level of greed, it is impossible for them to spend a lot of money to purchase grain seeds from their own pockets.
It had started to rain lightly that day, so they could break the dam first at all costs.
Almost all of the rice raised now is old grain collected at low prices.
No wonder food prices have remained high recently. The good grain they collected was still refused to be distributed to the people at this juncture, but it happened to be able to make a lot of money. "
"Then what should we do?!"
Dishun became anxious upon hearing this. The round eyes widened even further.
The light rain has been falling for two days. If it is true as Di Ying said, they will burst the embankment, and it will be within a day or two without any accident.
After all, the imperial court allocates grain and grass, and it will take some time to transport it here.
A large number of people will make a fuss over food prices and grain types. At that time, the governor's office will send troops to "suppress"...
Those are all lives!
"Don't worry, sit down first and listen to what I tell you."
Di Ying pulled Di Shun down, his mind was spinning rapidly, and immediately, tasks were assigned to him one by one.
…
At night, the light rain was still falling, just like the largest flower boat on the Fen River, gently swaying in the rain and fog.
On the boat, Ma Xinggui, the eldest son of Ma Guangjin, the governor of Bingzhou, and She Yanbo, the eldest son of She Jianhong, the governor of Bingzhou, were hugging each other, listening to small songs and drinking flower wine.
The room is charming and full of warmth and light.
Also in the cabin were Shi, the governor of the governor's office, Meng Zhenyao from Meng Zenglu's family, and Wu Jicai from the deputy governor's family.
Ma Xinggui's father was in charge of Bingzhou's military power, so naturally he didn't have to take others seriously.
After drinking two drinks, he smiled at Meng Zhenyao and asked, "You can still come out to drink wine now. It seems that your stepmother has a very broad mind."
