Invincible son

Chapter 716 715 [Children's Heart]

"Say it."

Emperor Kaiping was just looking for a topic at random, but after careful calculation, the warehouse in the kid's house in front of him might be even richer than the warehouse in the palace.In addition, Pei Yue asked him for money according to the market price before, but gave away Qinyuan's shares for free. It's nothing more than Guangping Hou's Mansion, and even Mo Moyun's mansion received ten shares.

If he didn't absolutely believe in Pei Yue's loyalty, this alone would not be able to overcome the emperor's suspicion.If so, Emperor Kaiping is still very upset, I value you so much, why do you have the nerve to ask me for money?

So he made up his mind that if Pei Yue didn't come up with a proper solution today, he would have to vomit some blood no matter what.

Pei Yue smiled strangely: "Your Majesty, who can compare to the Taiping Bank in terms of silver reserves? I heard that this bank was established by more than ten big merchants at the beginning. After decades of development and defeating all opponents, it is now in the The territory of Daliang is thriving, and the treasury has more than tens of millions of silver? Should I find a way to let Taiping Bank take the initiative to solve the court's problems?"

Emperor Kaiping glared at him and said, "Nonsense!"

Now even Gu Liang couldn't turn to Pei Yue, frowned and said: "Pei Yue, you can't say this kind of words casually, if it gets out, there will be big trouble."

Luo Ting also disagreed. Back then, he could forcefully push back the Emperor's Heartbeat Xiangyun at the court meeting, not to mention Pei Yue's whimsical method?But he didn't refute it bluntly, because he knew that with Pei Yue's acumen and agility, he wouldn't really plan to do such a thing.

Sure enough, Pei Yue suppressed the smile on his face and said sternly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, I'm just telling a joke. However, I know that the court has indeed had some difficulties recently. Last year, there was a battle in the west for almost a year. Pensions, rewards for meritorious deeds after the war, each of which requires a huge amount of money. This year, there is a severe drought in three states, and it is necessary to spend state money to relieve the victims. Although it will not empty out the household department, but in addition to preparing for the Zhou Daye , so it will definitely make ends meet.”

There was a touch of emotion in Emperor Kaiping's eyes, and he was quite relieved that Pei Yue could say these words.

In the conversation after King Yan's treason case, Emperor Kaiping had personally promised Pei Yue's future, so of course he didn't want Pei Yue to only lead troops to fight, and he had to understand the operation of the government when he entered the West Mansion in the future.

Luo Ting sighed softly: "The Marquis of Zhongshan has a heart. In fact, His Majesty has never done any major construction projects in these years, and he also strives to save money in the palace. Sometimes I will inevitably feel guilty."

Emperor Kaiping looked at Dongfu, who was only in his forties, and suddenly found that he had some gray hair on his temples. He couldn't help sighing: "Luo Qing doesn't have to be like this. As the Son of Heaven, I should set an example. If Daliang is here Under my influence, advocating the popular style, why should I expect the world to be unified?"

Luo Ting smiled reluctantly, and said to Pei Yue after responding: "Marquis Zhongshan, your Xiangyun number alone has already lightened the court a lot, so I will not make excessive demands on you. Today is just chatting, don't Take it to heart."

Pei Yue knew that the ruling lord was sincere, but for the sake of the atmosphere, he really couldn't pretend that nothing happened.

After pondering for a while, he looked at Emperor Kaiping and said, "Your Majesty, the current difficulty of the imperial court is mainly due to the drought in the three states. It is necessary to open warehouses to release grain, but it is actually a very dangerous move to rely solely on the imperial court for relief. The key is to reduce the price of rice, as long as the price of grain on the market remains stable, the imperial court will not have too much burden."

The so-called knowing is easier than doing, who among the monarchs and ministers in the imperial study doesn't know what Pei Yue said?But the question is how to stabilize the price of rice?

The purpose of the imperial government's release of grain was to curb the price of rice, but how could those merchants miss this opportunity to make a fortune? They couldn't kill them all the way as Pei Yue said before.If you really want to do that, you don't need the Southern Zhou army to cross the river to the north, and the entire southern border will be completely chaotic.

This was originally a struggle between the royal family represented by the imperial court and merchants.

Luo Ting's heart moved, and he asked with some expectation: "Could it be that Marquis Zhongshan has a way to deal with it?"

Pei Yue replied seriously: "Yes."

Even Emperor Kaiping's breathing was a little short now, and he asked, "How do you plan to deal with it?"

Pei Yue said sternly: "First catch a few merchants who maliciously hoard grain and raise the price of rice to ransack their homes and exterminate their families, so as to make an example of them."

Emperor Kaiping couldn't help being a little disappointed, he said in a deep voice, "If other people don't sell grain at all, what can you do?"

This kind of thing has happened in all dynasties. Although the family behind the merchants did not dare to confront the imperial court in the open, they can be a coward until the imperial court can't support it and make concessions to ensure the stability of the situation.

Pei Yue said confidently: "As long as the people can buy food, the situation will be stable."

Luo Ting frowned and said, "Isn't it possible to stabilize the situation by releasing food from the official warehouse?"

Pei Yue shook his head slightly and said: "When Luo is in power, it's not that I don't believe in Han's determination and means to participate in politics, but... please forgive me, the people naturally don't trust the court very much, and the operation of the government is mixed with too many superfluous people. There are countless loopholes. Qinzhou is the most severely affected, and the power here is huge, and the people in the government are inextricably linked with the local aristocrats. Han can't change his political affairs from top to bottom, and we don't have so many backups in Daliang official."

Everyone couldn't help nodding their heads when they heard the words.

Pei Yue continued: "Therefore, there is only one simplest way to solve Qinzhou's current predicament, and that is to use grain merchants to fight against grain merchants!"

Emperor Kaiping wondered: "There are still such grain merchants in Qinzhou who are dedicated to the country? Even if there are, he dares to fight against the rest of the local grain merchants?"

"There are definitely no locals in Qinzhou, but there are other places."

Pei Yue smiled, raised his finger and said to himself: "Your Majesty, have you forgotten my minister's Xiangyun number?"

Emperor Kaiping was stunned for a moment, and then an extremely gentle smile appeared on his face.

Looking at this rare smile, Pei Yue only felt goosebumps creeping up on his arms.

In fact, when he said that strategy, Luo Ting had already sensed the young man's thoughts, and he couldn't help but look at Gu Liang with complicated emotions.No wonder this person supported Pei Yue without fear of criticism. He gave him unreserved trust when he was only 14 years old, and even betrothed his cherished only daughter to him. Today, who can say that Gu Liang is just a murderer? A martial artist like hemp?

Emperor Kaiping asked kindly: "Why didn't you say it before?"

Pei Yue said seriously: "I don't want to leak the news, so I used the name of building Chengjing Qinyuan, and dispatched capable subordinates to go south to arrange it first. Xiangyun has a lot of food, and it is also quietly buying Qinzhou and Qinzhou during this time. Grain in Lizhou and other places."

Emperor Kaiping was startled for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Are you planning to go by sea?"

Pei Yue said with a smile: "Your Majesty is wise, I still want to ask His Majesty for a man."

Emperor Kaiping said: "Qinzhou Navy, right?"

Pei Yue nodded, and said grandly: "I have had contact with the Qinzhou navy before, and I have also received their help. This time I asked the Qinzhou navy to escort the grain ship of the Xiangyun, and I will not let them go in vain. Let’s go there and help them repair their warships after earning some money. Your Majesty, it’s not a minister who is sowing discord with you. Bi, even if the ships of several big trading houses are stronger than them, those who see it are really sad and those who hear it cry..."

Emperor Kaiping said helplessly: "Okay, okay, the more you say it, the more shameful it becomes. Let me ask you, how sure are you about this matter?"

Pei Yue said seriously: "Han Shenzheng takes people to plow the plow first, and the local resistance will be weakened a lot. The Minister's Xiangyun took the opportunity to enter the arena, which is enough to use cheap grain to defeat those grain merchants who have made a fortune. The hoarded grain crushed them to death."

Emperor Kaiping thought of Han Gongduan who went south as if he was going to die in a tragic way, and couldn't help feeling pity in his heart. The dignified Dongfu's participation in politics was calculated by this stinky boy.

But...for the sake of Pei Yue's painstaking efforts, I won't argue with him this time.

Thinking of this, Emperor Kaiping couldn't help asking curiously: "Since you want to sell grain at a low price, how do you make money?"

Pei Yue showed a flattering smile, and said cautiously: "Your Majesty, I never thought that I could make money this time. It is enough to keep the cost of the grain sold."

Emperor Kaiping was still puzzled, Luo Ting was obviously more proficient in common affairs, and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhongshan must be planning to take advantage of this opportunity to expand the business of Xiangyun in the south."

"You guy..."

Emperor Kaiping was angry and funny. Pei Yue's move was obviously killing two birds with one stone. It not only helped the court solve the troubles, but also made the name of Xiangyun in the shortest possible time. He took this opportunity to gain a firm foothold in the southern border.The people in Daliang are simple in nature, if the Xiangyun can help them survive, then they will naturally agree with this foreigner from the bottom of their hearts.

Pei Yue was embarrassed on the face, but very calm in his heart.

In fact, the emperor and Luo Ting really misunderstood him. Although no one would dislike the hot money, he really has no shortage now. The income from Qinyuan alone is enough for his descendants to spend.This time his original intention was just not to watch those ordinary people starve to death, and the tentacles of the Xiangyun extended out of the capital just to take advantage of the trend.

Emperor Kaiping quickly realized that he knew that Pei Yue didn't need to be so troublesome in the first place, even if there was no such thing, relying on Qinyuan's blooming everywhere would be enough to drive the development of Xiangyun.

Thinking of this, he smiled and said: "You have a heart."

Looking at the smile on the emperor's face, Pei Yue said cautiously: "Your Majesty, you should believe what I said now. I really don't have any money. Why don't I send the 5 taels of money back to the palace?"

"Get out!" Emperor Kaiping finally couldn't bear it, and cursed extremely rarely.

Pei Yue smiled and got up to leave.

"Wait." Emperor Kaiping stopped him again, and said angrily: "You have to watch carefully at the Southern Zhou Mission, and you can't let go of the follow-up matters. After all, you will go to the south to welcome your relatives in the future."

Pei Yue thought for a while, and said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty, there is no way Xu Ziping will not agree, otherwise he would not need to make this trip. As for the details of the marriage between the prince and the princess, how can I know these things? Leave it to the adults in the Ministry of Rites more suitable."

Emperor Kaiping said, "Are you busy?"

Pei Yue replied honestly: "I will go south soon, and I want to use this time to spend time with my family."

Emperor Kaiping was slightly taken aback, and then remembered that he had stayed in the western region for more than a year, and after returning to Beijing, he was busy day and night, with almost no real leisure time.Thinking that Pei Yue is only this year, and his sons are all in their 20s, but none of them can match Pei Yue's ability and loyalty, he can't help feeling strange.

His brows and eyes widened, and he said gently: "Go ahead, I will grant you ten days off, so that you can spend time with your loved ones."

A sincere smile appeared on Pei Yue's face, and he bowed respectfully and said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!"

After he left, Emperor Kaiping continued to discuss state affairs with Luo Ting and Gu Liang, but for some reason, he always felt a little dull.

Of course Luo Ting understood the reason for the emperor's mood change, but he was not as worried about it as some civil servants, because he suddenly remembered that late night a few years ago, that young man had the audacity to sneak into the prime minister's mansion and begged to see him outside his study door.

Looking at today's situation, Luo Ting couldn't help being very pleased.

Not only for myself, but also for the sake of all sentient beings.

(End of this chapter)