Chongzhen: I am the king of prosperous times

Chapter 223 Flick, Then Flick
Zhou Kui's expression was a little excited, and he began to think in his heart. If it was really like what the emperor said, he would organize a group of people and go to the south of the Yangtze River. Purchase food.

Yes, you can only buy old grains, so that the price of grains can be lower, then you can lie about new grains, buy more old grains, and mix some sand in it.

It's just a group of Qiuba, it's good to have something to eat.

However, it will cost a lot of money to transport it back to Beijing from the south of the Yangtze River. If I have it, I will ask the emperor for a favor later, and I will be able to borrow the official ship for water transport. This is a solid profit!

A word from Emperor Chongzhen made Zhou Kui extremely excited. This is not asking him to help share his worries, it is clearly an opportunity for him to earn a lot of money.

And according to Zhou Kui's calculations in his heart, if he finishes this matter well, it doesn't matter if he asks the official in charge of the matter or the eunuch of the inner court to help him with a few good words. When the emperor is happy, he may be able to Royal title.

"The king..."

Looking at Zhou Kui with a smile on his face and shining eyes, the sitting Emperor Chongzhen knew that the fish had been hooked, and pretended not to know and sighed: "If the head of the country finds it difficult to handle, then pretend I didn't." I said it, it’s true when you think about it..."

"It's not difficult, how can this be difficult!"

Zhou Kui, who came back to his senses, suddenly heard what Emperor Chongzhen said, and he was so anxious, how could he make the duck fly away when it reached his mouth.

Under the watchful eyes of Emperor Chongzhen, Zhou Kui said anxiously: "It is the duty of a veteran minister to share your majesty's worries. Since your majesty has said that, even if it is difficult, the veteran will definitely overcome all difficulties and share your worries.

But Your Majesty, how long will this business... how long will this business of transporting food last?The old minister also has a good idea in his heart, so many of them help His Majesty share his worries, don't they? "

The face of this profiteer came out?

Father-in-law, father-in-law, you are too short-sighted.

Seeing that Zhou Kui was so excited, when he talked about the excitement, he even almost said what was in his heart, Emperor Chongzhen suppressed the emotion of wanting to laugh, and pretended to be contemplative.

Empress Zhou, who was at the side, saw the scene in front of her, but she couldn't help feeling a little worried. She wanted to remind Emperor Chongzhen, but she didn't know how to speak.

"Of course, the longer the better."

Just when Queen Zhou was about to speak, Emperor Chongzhen sighed: "Master, you also know in your heart how many troops we have on the border in the Ming Dynasty. Some officials in the Ministry of Household Affairs, including the Ministry of War, cry to me at every turn. I am so disturbed." What's more troublesome, the treasury has no money, so it can only pay the money from the internal money.

Instead of using the money from the internal funds for other purposes by the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of War, I plan to spend a sum of money from the internal funds every year to buy food.

In the future, whenever border towns or military towns are short of food, they will be escorted by people from Xichang to relieve the urgent need, so as to avoid such major incidents as the mutiny in Ji Town and other major events that disrupt the country..."

This is a big deal! !

Zhou Kui, who became emotional, didn't listen to what Emperor Chongzhen said afterwards. What he was thinking at the moment was how to maximize his benefits.

But how could he know that what he was thinking in his heart was all guessed by Emperor Chongzhen, and he was even planning to beat himself severely for this.

Seeing that Zhou Kui stopped talking again, Emperor Chongzhen was not in a hurry. Under the worried gaze of Empress Zhou, he picked up the tea cup beside him, took a sip, and said secretly in his heart.

With this calculating energy and stingy energy, if it can be used on the right path, it will be difficult not to make money. The profiteering industry such as the ticket business is none other than Zhou Guozhang.

But before planning this matter, you must grasp the lifeline, that is, the kind that can kill him if you shake it out, otherwise you won't be able to deter him.

"Sharing worries for the king is the duty of a veteran."

Zhou Kui recovered from the excitement, saw the emperor put down the teacup in his hand, looked at him quietly, and hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "But your majesty, the old minister has something to ask.

Transporting grain from the south of the Yangtze River requires a large number of tank boats. The veteran would like to share the burden of His Majesty, so can you please grant your Majesty the grace to allow the veteran to use the official ship to transport as much grain as possible to the capital as soon as possible? "

"can."

Emperor Chongzhen didn't think much about it, and said: "The father-in-law has said so, if I can't even approve such a small matter, wouldn't it be a blow to the heart of the father-in-law?"

"Your Majesty, this matter..." Empress Zhou couldn't bear it anymore. She stood up and reminded Emperor Chongzhen, but before she could say this, Zhou Kui said, "Your Majesty, if this is the case, the old minister will Retire first, make preparations early, and share your worries for His Majesty as soon as possible."

Zhou Kui knows better than anyone what his daughter's temper is, but he must not be called a meddle in such a money-making business.

"it is good."

Emperor Chongzhen stood up, smiled slightly and said, "Master, this matter will trouble you a lot."

"This is what the old minister should do, and the old minister will resign."

Zhou Kui left, leaving Kunning Palace with all kinds of calculations and excitement, and was ready to plan this matter. After all, if he should start this profitable business as soon as possible, if Emperor Chongzhen repented, wouldn't he be at a loss? big.

"Your Majesty, what you said is an important matter of the state, and it also involves the money spent from the internal funds. It should not be called..." Empress Zhou said, looking at Emperor Chongzhen with a worried look on her brows.

"Empress, it's rare for the father-in-law to share my worries for me. How can we dissuade him?" Emperor Chongzhen smiled, grabbed Empress Zhou's hand, and patted on him: "Whoever is asked to do this matter will do it. Compared with outsiders, I trust the head of the country more, so there is no need to talk about this matter."

Emperor Chongzhen really wanted to buy bulk grain for storage. After all, during the Little Ice Age in Ming Dynasty, grain was an absolute hard currency.

Facing the rotten Daming, Emperor Chongzhen was not sure what kind of unspeakable things those corrupt officials in Daming would do.

In order to avoid the situation that there would be no grain available or adjustable when he needed a large amount of grain, Emperor Chongzhen deliberately set up a batch of granaries in Huangzhuang to store grain separately, and dispatched people from the West Factory every month. Conduct spot checks from time to time to avoid theft and sale of food.

And when he told Zhou Kui about this matter, he, the son-in-law, wanted to plot against his father-in-law, so as to pinch the lifeline of the stingy father-in-law, so as to completely frighten the stingy father-in-law, and help him earn a lot of money.

The ticket office business cannot be opened in the name of the court within a certain period of time. Otherwise, depending on the virtues of those corrupt officials, they can play various tricks through their hands. When the time comes, good things will happen. It will become a burden that drags down Daming.

"Your Majesty... If this is the case, then the inner court had better send people to follow the supervision." Queen Zhou was still a little worried, and persuaded.

"Okay, okay, everything is according to the queen."

Emperor Chongzhen was very satisfied, he patted Empress Zhou's hand lightly, and said with a smile: "The empress understands righteousness so well, I am very relieved."

In this environment with many problems, Emperor Chongzhen was still very moved by Empress Zhou's understanding of righteousness. At least he didn't have to worry about the backyard.

It is precisely because of the character of Empress Zhou that Emperor Chongzhen never thought of asking his stingy father-in-law to sacrifice to heaven, but thought of reusing waste.

(End of this chapter)