Chongzhen Daming: Starting from Coal Mountain

Chapter 410 Grain Overlord
After discussing the details with Wang Fuzhi, half a day passed quickly.

At noon, Chongzhen mingled in Yi Ding's camp for lunch again.

"Wuba charcoal, give me a bowl of haggis soup." Chongzhen handed the pottery bowl to Wuba charcoal.

Back in Huguang, I finally didn't have to be so hard, and the food in the army has improved a lot.

The main reason is that the more than 1 cattle and 10,000+ sheep seized from the rebels at the beginning of the year, Chongzhen did not return them to the cabinet for disposal, but directly withheld the supplies for the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The cabinet is also sensible, and did not send anyone to ask for it.

When he came back triumphantly this time, Chongzhen ordered people to kill sheep to reward the army.

It is not acceptable to kill cattle, they are all farming cattle and must be used to plow the land.

Wu wiped two handfuls of charcoal on the battle jacket with both hands, picked up an iron spoon and scooped a large spoonful from the steaming large clay pot on the campfire, and filled Chongzhen's ceramic bowl.

Wu Ladu next to him handed Chongzhen two freshly baked steamed cakes.

Yi Ding had long been used to Chongzhen mixing among them and eating together.

Regarding this matter, the Yi Dings were only proud in their hearts, wishing to sell their lives to the emperor.

"Pretending to be so full for me." Chongzhen joked with a smile, "Then don't you have to eat less?"

"What is this haggis?" Wu Batan said with a smile, "If the Holy Majesty likes to eat it, I can buy more than a dozen of them at the market, and ask the Holy Majesty to eat haggis every day."

"Let me eat mutton, and then you eat mutton?" Chongzhen said feigned anger.

"Ah?" Wu Batan was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and then he laughed loudly, "The mutton is also eaten by the Holy One, and my brothers and I eat wool, hahaha."

Uladu, Mie Keqi and a dozen Yi Ding also laughed.

When Ran Sanniang was led out of the tent by Gao Qiqian, she happened to see this scene, and felt a little emotional in her heart.

This trip to Yunnan was an eye-opener for her. She was able to march with soldiers of the three armies on foot and even push a chicken bus to transport supplies. Fan, let alone an emperor like this, he has never heard of it.

With such an emperor in Ming Dynasty, why not be able to rejuvenate?

Therefore, after realizing that it was inevitable to reform the land and return to the exile, Ran Sanniang decisively decided to cooperate with the imperial court with her family. She not only cooperated by herself, but also tried her best to persuade Tian Xuan and a dozen other small chieftains.

But this is not without conditions. The exchange condition is that Chongzhen accepts her as the imperial concubine.

Ran Sanniang is actually very sober, she has never fantasized about being made a queen, she doesn't even expect to be favored, she just wants to share some rain and dew and give birth to a prince.

As long as there is a prince, her position will be as stable as a rock.

With her stable position, Ran Sanniang will be able to shelter Shi Nanxi for at least 30 years.

So politicians are actually quite boring, all they think about is interests, and even the little thing between the beds can be connected with interests and calculations.

"Long live Lord, Sir Ran has arrived." Gao Qi sneaked into the tent and reported.

"Is Sanniang here? Come in." Chongzhen greeted Ran Sanniang directly.

Seeing this, Wu Batan immediately gestured to Wu Ladu and a dozen barbarians, and dozens of barbarians immediately got up and left the tent, and lowered the curtains before going out.

The light in the tent dimmed.

Chongzhen looked up, and saw Ran Sanniang's delicate dimple was red and puffy under the light of the bonfire. I don't know if it was because of the heat, or because of shyness?
"Have you eaten? Would you like some?"

Chongzhen laughed and said, "Wu take the lamb haggis soup that has just been boiled in charcoal."

Ran Sanniang lowered her head and said nothing, but stretched her bare hands to her waist.

Seeing this, Chongzhen's eyes froze immediately, and his hands subconsciously clenched the corners of the blanket under his buttocks.

Seeing this, Ran Sanniang burst out laughing, like a spring flower blooming, bright and incomparable.

Then Ran Sanniang said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you don't need to worry, my family will not assassinate, besides, Eunuch Gao has searched himself before, and there is no hidden weapon on my family."

"What did you say?" Chongzhen's face darkened, "Gao Qi sneak searched you?"

Although Gao Qiqian is an old eunuch, he still can't bear the thought of touching Ran Sanniang's whole body.

"Long live, this old slave was wronged. It was Lieutenant General Li's two personal soldiers who searched Mr. Ran." Gao Qiqian's voice of defense suddenly sounded from outside the curtain, "This old slave never even touched Ran with a finger. my lord."

"Go away." Chongzhen cursed outside the curtain, his face looked much better.

"Long live, old slave, get out now." Gao Qiqian's voice went away with the sound of footsteps.

Ran Sanniang was not as restrained as before, and said with a smile: "It seems that being an emperor is not free."

"Not free? It's much better now." Chongzhen said, "I used to be really not free when I was in Beijing. No matter where I go, a large group of people follow me. Whatever I say or do, that day Which concubine is fortunate in the evening, and even the number of times, will be recorded in the daily note one by one."

"No way, there are people watching when you do that?"

Speaking of that, Ran Sanniang also blushed a little.

"That's right, a group of people are watching by the bed with wide-eyed eyes."

Chongzhen said with a smile: "But now this bad rule has been abolished by me."

Ran Sanniang giggled twice, pulled the belt lightly with her bare hands, and the robe covering her body fell to the ground, and she was not wearing anything under the robe, she was really naked.

Chongzhen's eyes fell straight away, this figure is really top-notch.

Ran Sanniang's appearance is slightly inferior to that of Li Xiangjun, but her figure is obviously three points better than Li Xiangjun's. Li Xiangjun's figure is actually very good, but she is still a little worse than Ran Sanniang.

"Come and sit." Chongzhen patted his thigh and said with a smile.

Ran Sanniang didn't make a fuss either, she came over and sat on Chongzhen's lap, Chongzhen couldn't help being excited, this chassis is really big, round and stable!
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Let’s go back to Wang Fuzhi.

After receiving the decree, he went straight to Changsha.

In Changsha Mansion, Wang Fuzhi met his elder brother, Wang Guizhi, who was engaged in the grain business.

Wang Guizhi's grain business is quite large, and his net worth is quite rich, at least a million taels. He can be regarded as the most powerful grain merchant in Changsha City, and there are ten rice shops alone.

After receiving Wang Fuzhi, Wang Guizhi treated him with hospitality in a different way.

As a businessman, Wang Guizhi still has some discernment, and he can see that this clan brother has become a celebrity.

This spring, Wang Fuzhi returned to Changsha Mansion with a team of officers and soldiers. He arrested and beheaded two gentry from Xiangtan County if they disagreed with each other.

Since then, the prefect of Changsha has treated Wang Guizhi with respect.

It is precisely because of this that Wang Guizhi miscalculated his strength, thinking that he could walk sideways in Changsha, and then desperately wanted to peck at the mouth of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but this caused the family to be ruined.

Looking at the diligent elder brother, Wang Fuzhi did not soften his heart in the slightest.

Whether it's brainwashing or idealism, Wang Fuzhi's ideological realm has been purified and sublimated during the afflicted march and debates with other scholars.

Family interests and even family ties are no longer the fetters of Wang Fuzhi.

We must admit that there are really noble people in this world, such as Wang Fuzhi and Huang Zongxi, whose ideological realm has surpassed ordinary people, and they are really practicing the three immortals of Confucianism.

After a banquet, Wang Guizhi asked in a low voice, "And Nong, what did your majesty say about the grain trade in Huguang?"

Although the matter was done, and although Wang Fuzhi was the backer, Wang Guizhi still felt a little guilty. After all, this was pecking at the mouth of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and it was not a trivial matter.

"Brother, don't worry." Wang Fuzhi said with a smile, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs' ban is aimed at other grain merchants, and our Wang family's business is not among them. After all, my brother, I am also working in the Ministry of Internal Affairs."

"That's the reason." Wang Guizhi slapped his thigh and smiled, "Our Wang family business is an exception."

The other merchants who accompanied him looked at Wang Guizhi with envy, and said in their hearts that the Wang family has really become popular this time, and within ten years, the Wang family will become the most powerful family in Hunan.

Wang Fuzhi asked again: "Brother, how much new grain have you bought in total?"

"Only bought more than 50 shi, and could have bought more, but a few days ago, the government suddenly issued an official document that the common people are not allowed to sell grain privately. Really, there is no way to do things like this." Wang Guizhi said this. , and suddenly said, "And Nong, say hello to the prefect of Changsha, and let our Wang family shop continue to buy grain."

"My little brother will greet Changsha Mansion when I turn around." Wang Fuzhi agreed, and said, "But it's not very interesting to just buy hundreds of thousands of shi of grain. Let's make a big deal."

"A big one." Wang Guizhi said in astonishment, "How big is it?"

"Eat all the surplus food in Huguang." Wang Fuzhi said.

"What?" Wang Guizhi asked dumbfounded, "And Nong, do you know how much surplus grain there is in Huguang this year? At least there are 8000 to 1000 million shi. If you want to eat all the surplus grain in Huguang, it will cost more than [-] million taels at least. of silver!"

"Isn't it more than 1000 million taels of silver?" Wang Fuzhi said, "Our family doesn't have so many, so we can find other houses to do it together. If it is still not enough, we can borrow it from the water conservancy and food bank! I dare not say if it is too much. It can still be borrowed, of course, it has to be mortgaged with grain, and it is impossible to lend me for nothing."

"Is it really possible?" Wang Guizhi's eyes lit up.

If this vote is made, at least it can make a profit of tens of millions of taels.

1000 million taels, even if the twenty grain merchants share equally, each will have 50 taels!

"What's wrong with this?" Wang Fuzhi said, "The Ministry of Internal Affairs doesn't do business on its own, or hand it over to other grain merchants to do business. If others can do it, why can't our Wang family do it?"

"Success!" Wang Guizhi said, "Brother, let's go to a big grain merchant in other provinces."

"Hey, why go to someone else, we can do it." The merchants present quickly recommended themselves.

"Needless to say, all of you here will participate." Wang Guizhi said, "But it's still not enough. This time, at least 500 million taels must be collected to eat all the surplus food and make it a hegemony."

"Food dominates the plate!" All the merchants celebrated with their crowns.

This time we are going to make a fortune.

(End of this chapter)