RPAGF Chapter 359 Busy
Chapter 359 Busy
They sent assassins to kill Jiang Yue, but the result was that they didn't even get a chance to move a finger, and their own people died first.
In a certain house, a group of Jin envoys dressed as common people from Donglin were sitting together discussing countermeasures.
One person said, "We should have taken action a long time ago. Now that the city gates are sealed, it's difficult for us to get out, let alone burn down the palace!"
Envoy Tuoman knew that this was a complaint against him.
"What's the point of saying this now?"
Another person said, "We originally wanted to launch a surprise attack, but we never expected that His Majesty Donglin was so meticulous. Even the spies from Beiyan could not distract him."
Envoy Tuoman said: "It's not His Majesty Donglin who is thoughtful, it's obviously that young general. She showed up at the gate of Lindu that day, killed our people, and robbed our letter. She really deserves to be killed!"
"We have already found out that the soldiers of Lindu City only have 10,000 soldiers, while our Great Jin has 50,000 soldiers."
Yes, I thought now was a good time for us to take action, but who knew that a young general would suddenly appear in the middle of the road. "
They had originally planned to set off directly after the martial arts competition in the palace that day.
When mentioning Jiang Yue, Envoy Tuoman thought of the day when he was slapped in the face in front of the palace, and he always wanted to kill him as soon as possible.
"She is just a braggart. She only brought a few hundred soldiers with her. Why should I be afraid of her?"
"Well, the best plan now is to transport these grains out first, and also send out the news about the Donglin army." Envoy Tuoman regretted it so much, because he had no idea that the city gates would be closed so timely.
"Master Tuoman, please tell me, what should we do?"
Tuo Man: "People outside don't know the situation and can't enter the city, so we have to find a way to get out of the city."
The envoys discussed their opinions one after another, and finally came up with a unified plan.
Let’s talk about the business side.
Lin Guo continued to use the abacus beads to clatter, and re-unified the number of grain merchants at that time.
Now that the accounts have been settled, the next issue is money.
When it comes to paying for goods, Lin Guo has no money now.
"Our general hasn't come back yet, so you guys need to pay for this money."
With just one sentence, he first sent away the grain merchants, and then asked them to stay in the inn and wait for news.
Afterwards, Lin Guo and others began to prepare to sell grain in large quantities.
In such matters, the Xuanwu Army was responsible for transporting food to various shops.
Now that they had a shop, Jiang Wuni and the other two women went to a nearby grain shop first.
Once the sign was put up, news of the affordable sale of grain also came out, which made the nearby people feel at ease.
The people heard the news that grain merchants had entered the city yesterday.
Just when they were still fearing the rising food prices, they heard the news of the parity of food prices and started rushing to buy.
The original grain store was already empty.
Lin Guo and Mu Heng were each in charge of a grain store, and each brought a few Xuanwu soldiers to help.
Wu Fei and Xue Wen are in charge of one family. Wu Fei had followed his parents to sell grain before. This time, Xue Wen finally lost his previous advantage in front of Wu Fei.
The four grain shops were open at the same time and soon attracted many people.
As for the other two shops, they will not be opened for the time being.
As for why? Among the Xuanwu soldiers, only Lin Guo, Mu Heng, and Wu Fei knew how to do business. Some of the rest of the Xuanwu soldiers didn't even know each other, let alone do business.
On Jiang Wuni's side, in front of the grain shop, people who were buying grain were in a clamor, all scrambling to get in, hoping to buy first.
Three girls came to sell grain, which was quite unusual in Lindu City where men worked outside and women worked inside, and everyone kept staring at them.
There were some female shopkeepers in Lindu City, but these three girls were too eye-catching.
In this situation, either you step on my feet or I bump into you. It is so crowded.
Finally, Jiang Wuni said,
"Everyone line up. If you don't line up, we will refuse to sell you food."
The people began to line up in order.
Feng Jinrong and Yu Ziyan were dividing and weighing the grain, and the price of each type was different.
This was too difficult for Feng Jinrong and Yu Ziyan, who had never done business before. They were in a panic and made many mistakes.
But because of Jiang Wuni's words,
"Don't be in a hurry, take your time."
I started to slow down, and gradually, we became familiar with each other.
...In the morning court, Zhao Chongxiu talked about asking the Minister of Revenue to allocate funds for business.
His Majesty's heavy use of Jiang Yue is enough to make everyone in the court envious. Some, like Chen Yuan, have a jealous heart under their empty appearance, which is easy to understand.
When this matter was revealed, the Minister of Revenue was extremely unwilling.
"Your Majesty, I dare to make a suggestion. We should focus on the soldiers at the border first."
"Should we leave the grain sales to the grain shop owners? The young general is not a businessman. Her duty is to stabilize the country. Besides, it would cost less than 5,000 taels of silver just to do the grain business."
Zhao Chongxiu knew that the Minister of Revenue would have something to refute.
In fact, how could he know how much silver the grain business would require.
Did he give too much?
He set his eyes on Jiang Yue, wanting to hear her opinion.
Although it was he who came up with the idea.
"Your Majesty, in the current situation, the grain shop owners have rashly raised grain prices, forcing the people to panic and hoard grain. This is a big taboo, so the sale of grain should no longer be controlled by them."
"I think those shopkeepers were being instructed by someone. Perhaps, they have been used by the Jin Dynasty without knowing it."
First they framed the Fourth Prince, then they caused panic in the city, just to prevent Your Majesty from having time to spare.
In short, do whatever you want.
At least that's what Jiang Yue thought.
After hearing this, Zhao Chongxiu nodded secretly. Jiang Yue was just as she thought.
After hearing this, Wen Liang, the Minister of Justice, nodded and said, "Young General, what you said is absolutely right."
The Minister of Revenue shook his head and sighed. So he was the only one wrong?
If it weren't for His Majesty's treasury, he wouldn't be so stingy.
"They are just some grain shop owners who are just thinking about making a fortune. The young general is still a little too cautious."
The Grand Commandant Zeng Guangren said: "Mr. Cui is right, but your majesty is also doing this to fill the national treasury."
Cui Wanqian lowered his eyes when he heard this.
Grand Tutor Mu Yunmu stepped out of the line. This was a lucrative job.
"Your Majesty, the young general has just arrived in the capital, and he is a military commander, so he is not suitable for doing business. I do know a few merchants who are good at business."
"I will do my best to help your majesty!"
Jiang Yue thought to herself, she had already done this business, and Master Mu was just trying to take advantage of it.
"Your Majesty, I suspect that the food crisis is related to the Great Jin. It is my duty to protect the stability of my country."
She seemed to understand why Mu Yun was targeting her.
I think it was because of how his five senior brothers defeated Mu Chengfeng by chance in front of the palace that day.
As a result, his son lost a good job, and now Mu Yun holds a grudge against him.
The way to be an official is probably to adapt to the situation and give in when necessary.
And in the eyes of some court officials, Jiang Yue is a breath of fresh air.
Mu Yun: "Your Majesty, the young general is wrong. How can the issue of food be related to the Great Jin? Besides, five thousand taels of silver are really not worth it."
Sitting on the dragon throne, Zhao Chongxiu was given a headache by the noise.
In fact, he is the king of a country and his words are law!
Now that the five thousand taels of silver have been spoken of, there is no reason to take them back.
"This matter has been decided. There is no need to discuss it further! Minister Cui, if you have any further objections..."
"I obey your order!" Cui Wanqian kowtowed hurriedly. If he had any more objections, would His Majesty ask him to abdicate and give the throne to more talented people?
After the court was dismissed, Jiang Yue followed Cui Wanqian.
As for Cui Wanqian, he really disliked Jiang Yue. He felt that she had some evil spirit in her that she actually encouraged His Majesty to do business.
However, Jiang Yue seemed to be unable to see his sour face.
At the Ministry of Revenue, Jiang Yue got the starting capital of 5,000 taels of silver as she wished.
Until now, she is still praising His Majesty's generosity.
However, the funds always need to be put into operation, and she will hand over the full amount when the time comes.
At noon that day, when Jiang Yue met with the Xuanwu Army, he heard about Mu Chengfeng's provocation and thought about training the Xuanwu Army more in the future.
Because Mu Chengfeng lost to Mu Heng, which was unexpected, he couldn't help but ask himself:
"Third brother-in-law, what is your relationship with Master Mu?"
Mu Heng was stunned. "Old friends from the past... we have no relationship now."
Jiang Yue got the general idea and stopped asking questions. She just told him, "Be careful."
...In the inn, she and Lin Guo checked the accounts. They first looked at the account book and settled all the payments to the grain merchants. The matter came to a temporary end.
When I passed by the grain shop where my fifth sister worked, I saw that she was still busy selling grain, and there were two helpers behind her, so I hurried forward to help.
With her joining, Jiang Wuni and the other two felt much more relaxed.
In the afternoon, there were obviously fewer people buying food.
Jiang Yue did not help, but instead tried every possible means to find people from Dajin.
His Majesty asked her to get rid of it as soon as possible, so how could she relax?
However, the Jin people were indeed too cunning. She and her Xuanwu Army searched for two days and two nights but found no trace of them.
Finally, tonight, I received the news.
Tonight, she had just gone to bed when she heard a knock on the door. Wu Fei said through the door:
"General Yue, unusual movement detected at the city gate!"