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Chapter 19: Going to the south of the Yangtze River with an order, the water is so deep (please recommend and collect)

In the Daqing Dynasty, all officials knew that half of the money and food in the treasury came from the Jiangnan area.

If you want to raise enough food and fodder for the army in a short period of time, you can only hope to go to Jiangnan.

Therefore, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue set out the next day and headed south.

Although Su Ran received the imperial envoy's seal, he did not lead any soldiers for the sake of convenience.

Because of this, things have become much more flexible.

And Wang Xifeng had just married herself, and it was really hard to bear the separation of the newlyweds.

As a result, Su Ran could only bid farewell to his wife with another protracted love affair.

When leaving, Wang Xifeng held on to her limp body, folded her legs and reluctantly packed Su Ran's luggage.

"Husband, I'm very worried about you being alone outside. Why don't you let Ping'er go with you? That way there will be someone to take care of you." After saying this, she cast her eyes on an oval-faced man standing not far away. The maid in green.

Seeing this, Su Ran quickly refused with a smile: "I am a grown man, and I don't need anyone to take care of me. I'd better let Ping'er take care of you. Besides, I have official business this time, so I have a girl by my side." what happened?"

"But... Jiangnan women are passionate. If you come back and bring one back to me, wouldn't I be in a position to explain it to you?" Wang Xifeng pouted her sexy mouth and said, "Let Ping'er follow. If you really can't bear it, If you can't help it, just take her in."

As soon as he said this, Ping'er, who was standing not far away, immediately lowered his eyes with a blushing face, and his delicate white fingers were entangled in his lower abdomen, feeling a little at a loss.

Seeing Wang Xifeng say this in front of Ping'er, Su Ran couldn't help but feel a little hot on her face.

Ping'er is good-looking and has a good temper, but this kind of thing requires compatibility, not to mention that he has just gotten married, so he is not in such a hurry to use Ping'er to fill the house at this time.

However, since Wang Xifeng said this in front of Ping'er, she couldn't help but express it, otherwise she might lose her heart.

In addition, you can also take this opportunity to feel what this girl is thinking.

The next moment, Su Ran waved to Ping'er and called her to his side.

"Ping'er, don't be offended by your young lady's unbridled nonsense. I'm going to Jiangnan, and there will be some bumps along the way. You'd better stay here and serve my wife, so as not to suffer from the bumps."

When Ping'er heard this, he raised his beautiful eyes and defended himself: "Ping'er has endured hardship, and Ping'er is not afraid of hardship, but... this kind of thing, the servant obeys the master, and does whatever the master asks." After that, She lowered her head shyly.

Seeing Ping'er's appearance, Wang Xifeng immediately showed a clear smile on her face. The next second, she stretched out a finger and poked Ping'er's forehead: "You prodigal, I just said casually, you didn't expect it." But you really have that thought in mind, just in case I don’t deal with you properly when I turn around.”

When Ping'er heard this, he immediately panicked and hid behind Su Ran in fear: "Master, please forgive me, Master, please forgive me, Ping'er doesn't dare anymore."

Su Ran watched the quarrel between the master and the servant, and without answering, she picked up her bag and walked out the door.

"You guys, go ahead and make trouble. I have to leave. If I miss the emperor's errand, I will be in trouble."

Seeing this, Wang Xifeng hurriedly stood up to say goodbye, but her legs went weak and she sat back on the stool. She could only say to Ping'er, "You damn girl, don't you know how to say goodbye to the master?" Ping came back to his senses. Er hurriedly ran to the door and followed Su Ran.

Walking to the gate, Su Ran turned around and looked at Ping'er: "Go back. Take good care of your wife during my absence. I will reward you well when you come back."

"Ping'er doesn't want any reward. It's your duty to serve the young lady." Ping'er pursed his lips and smiled, with a hint of tenderness in his eyes. "It's just that I have to take care of myself when I'm out there alone. Don't let the young lady and... this servant worry. ." As he reached the end, Ping'er's voice was almost as thin as a mosquito.

Su Ran nodded: "Okay, you go back to take care of my wife. It's time for me to leave." After that, he flew on his horse and drove away. He only heard the crisp voice in his ears: "Master, you Slow down and come back soon."

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According to Emperor Qingyong's wishes, the army's self-raised grain and grass in Shaanxi-Gansu and the emergency allocation by the court can only last for twenty days. Therefore, the money and grain raised in Jiangnan must be transported to the front line before the grain and grass are exhausted, and this time is still available. It should be shortened as much as possible, otherwise when the army runs out of rice to eat, there will be no war at all.

It would take at least three or four days to get from the capital to Jiangnan, and it would take another seven or eight days to transport grain and grass from Jiangnan to the front. This meant that the actual time to raise grain and grass was only about seven days at most.

When Hubu heads to Jiangnan, if nothing else happens, he will definitely go directly to Jinling, because this is not only the capital of Jiangsu, but also the foundation of several major families.

Therefore, Su Ran went all the way to Jinling after leaving the capital.

The largest family in Jinling City is the Zhen family, followed by the other four major families: Jia, Wang, Shi and Xue.

In addition, most of the Jia family have moved to the capital, so the Zhen family's position in Jiangnan can be said to have become increasingly popular, and no one can challenge it.

According to folklore, the Zhen family in Jiangnan controlled almost one-third of the wealth in Jiangnan, and most of the local officials were promoted through the power of the Zhen family.

What's even more frightening is that many of the officials in the capital are inextricably linked to the Zhen family, and some have even become highly respected ministers.

Therefore, whether the raising of money and food can be successfully completed and delivered to the front line in time, the Zhen family plays a particularly critical role in it.

Emperor Qingyong was worried about two main things. First, when the officials from the Ministry of Revenue arrived in Jiangnan, would they be careful about their errands? You must know that raising money and food simply means letting these wealthy businessmen bleed. If the Zhen family and other wealthy businessmen promised to give money, they would not be able to do so. If the delay is deliberately delayed, and the officials of the Ministry of Revenue are helping to make things worse, then the army on the front line will be in danger of running out of food.

In addition, if these wealthy businessmen directly refuse to give him face as the new emperor, refuse to pay at all, or only provide a small part of the money and food to perfunctory, then the army will not have enough food and grass, which will shake the morale of the army at best, and at worst, As a result of losing this battle, that kind of result was also not what Emperor Qingyong wanted to see.

Therefore, in either case, there was a risk of defeat, which would jeopardize his status as emperor.

According to the estimates of the Ministry of War, this time to counter the rebellion, it would be necessary to mobilize 500 million taels of money and food from the Jiangnan area. After learning this figure, Su Ran couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.

You know, the annual expenses of an ordinary household are only about 20 taels of silver. The figure of 500 million taels is really shocking.

However, Su Ran also knows that war is indeed a waste of money, otherwise there would be no saying "a cannon fires a thousand taels of gold". On the one hand, this sentence means that war can bring about the redistribution of wealth, but on the other hand, it also means that war can bring about the redistribution of wealth. It is said that the consumption of war is too huge.

It was with this heavy responsibility that Su Ran came to the richest place in Jiangnan, Jinling City.

But before he set foot on the boundary of Jinling, he discovered that the water inside was really deep...

(End of this chapter)