The prince is five and a half years old, and he is reclaiming land and becoming a group favorite.

Liu Dianyi thought for a moment and said, "It doesn't count. The prefect of Dingzhou wants to use the profits from salt to exchange for food with us."

The granary of a prosperous state capital can be filled with grain. When natural or man-made disasters occur, the prefect can open the granary and release grain with a single order to ensure the livelihood of the people of his state capital.

But Dingzhou is different. The granaries in Dingzhou are empty and not even rats visit. If there is any natural or man-made disaster, the people of Dingzhou will be absolutely doomed. In all likelihood, they will either lose their lives or become desperadoes.

"Of course, the prefect of Dingzhou doesn't want to take advantage. He will give him as much as he wants for the larger share."

Why merchants are so enthusiastic about salt introduction is of course because selling salt can bring higher profits.

The Dingzhou trading houses can participate because of their strength and the guarantee of the Dingzhou prefect.

Speaking of this, Liu Dianyi's eyes brought a smile: "The prefect of Dingzhou said that he is willing to give half of Yanyin's profits to the Wen family, but he hopes that the Wen family escort agency can help them buy food."

The reason why Li Ji Trading Company was able to use grain prices to gain a foothold in Mobei was because the King of Chu's fiefdom was in the Jiangnan area, and grain crops could be harvested twice a year, and some could even be harvested three times a year. The output is high, so the grain inventory of Liji Rice Store is comparable to the entire Mobei granary.

As a transit point between the north and the south, the price of grain in Jinzhou cannot be compared with that in Jiangnan, but it is certainly cheaper than that in Mobei. The news that Wen's Escort Bureau buys grain from Jinzhou is not a secret.

The prefect of Dingzhou didn't know the relationship between Wen's Mansion and Wen's Trading Company at first, but he understood after Liu Dianyi revealed his identity, and then he suddenly came up with the idea of ​​asking Wen's Escort Agency to help buy food.

Gu Yuzhi didn't understand much of this and asked doubtfully: "There is no food in Dingzhou, why didn't you tell the emperor?"

Xie Changshi knew about this and quickly explained: "After the emperor took office, based on the situation in Dingzhou, taxes have been reduced or reduced. But last year, His Highness also knew that the snow disaster in Mobei was serious, and the prefect of Dingzhou immediately opened the warehouse to release grain. , but as soon as the disaster passed, Li Ji Grain Store raised the price again."

Gu Yuzhi knew all these things, but he never thought that these things together would cause such serious consequences.

He sat there blankly and listened to Xie Changshi say: "The land tax in Dingzhou is already the lowest among the major states, and there is really no way to lower it."

The late emperor lived a luxurious life, and the household department did not have much money. In addition, the king of Chu did not know how much benefit he got from it, and the emperor was also particularly troubled.

Therefore, no matter how difficult it is for Dingzhou, the emperor cannot be too lenient.

Gu Yuzhi rested his chin with both hands, thinking of the emperor's brother's distress when the Ministry of Finance had no money.

His little face wrinkled up, and he wondered if he had asked the emperor for too much money before?
Gu Yuzhi suddenly slammed the table and secretly made up his mind. When the guards Qi left the capital, he would tell the emperor that he was not short of money now and did not need the emperor's salary!

He sighed like a young adult, and his previous admiration for the Qizhou Prefecture was instantly transferred to the Dingzhou Prefect: "So the Dingzhou Prefect will find a way to buy food on his own?"

"Yes." Liu Dianyi continued, "The prefect of Dingzhou said that they would find their own way to buy grain. Half of the profits from salt are used to buy a safe official road from Jinzhou to Dingzhou."

As soon as Liu Dianyi said these words, Xie Changshi understood that the prefect of Dingzhou must have thought of various ways to get rid of the control of Li Ji Grain Store, but none of them failed.

As for why she didn't ask Wen's Escort Agency to help with escorts before, she was probably still afraid that Wen would become the second Li.

Liu Dianyi said, and Xie Changshi added that Gu Yuzhi quickly understood the situation in Dingzhou. He sat in silence for a while, constantly thinking about what Xie Changshi and Liu Dianyi had just said in his mind. After a while, he blinked and jumped off the chair.

He quickly stepped forward and patted Liu Dianyi's arm, imitating Aunt Xu's words and comforting him: "Liu Dianyi, go back and rest quickly, and drink some ginseng tea."

Gu Yuzhi's eyes squeaked, and he patted his face gently with both hands: "Why did I forget the ginseng tea? Xie Changshi, please put all the ginseng tea in the warehouse into Liu Dianyi's room." He puffed up his chest and patted hard with his little hands. Pat: "I'm so strong now, I haven't been sick for a long time."

So he doesn't need ginseng tea or other supplements.

Xie Changshi lowered his eyes and glanced at Liu Dianyi, and saw that his expression was startled. He, who was always eloquent, seemed to have his mouth glued shut at the moment, unable to say anything.

Xie Changshi was a little funny: "Yes."

After several days of running around and working hard, Liu Dianyi's body was indeed extremely tired. Now that everything that needed to be explained was clearly explained, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, suppressed the complicated emotions in his heart, and whispered: "That minister , I’ll take my leave first.”

Not long after Liu Dianyi returned to the room, Xie Changshi came in with a smile on his face: "How do you feel about going out this time? Do you still have the same views as before?"

Liu Dianyi glanced at Xie Changshi from the corner of his eye and raised his lips slightly. Unlike in the meeting hall, Liu Dianyi's face was full of sarcasm at this moment, but he did not immediately refute Xie Changshi's words.

Xie Changshi grunted unceremoniously, raised his hand and threw the ginseng tea over: "I went to the warehouse to get this, you drink it first."

Seeing Liu Dianyi taking the ginseng tea jar and playing with it in his hand, he lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. After a while, he said: "His Royal Highness Wen Wang is still young..."

These matters had been discussed many times since they received this mission. Liu Dianyi had never been optimistic about King Wen, so as soon as he opened his mouth, Xie Changshi knew what he was going to say next and quickly waved his hand to interrupt.

"I know what you are going to say. But I still stick to what I have always said. Just because His Highness is young, we have more room for guidance. Can't you see the changes His Highness has made in the past year or so?"

Naturally visible.

It is precisely because you can see it that you become more worried.

He pinched his eyebrows tiredly: "I still think it's a bit childish for the emperor to listen to an eminent monk and put the five-year-old King Wen in such an important place as Mobei."

Not only is it child's play, it's also ridiculous.

He had already persuaded the emperor with these words before issuing the imperial edict, but it obviously failed.

Therefore, after coming to Mobei, Liu Dianyi's attitude could be called negative. Coupled with his poor health, he did not participate in many things.

If he hadn't been going to Dingzhou this time and the manpower in the mansion was really short, he wouldn't have gone out in the cold weather.

Xie Changshi could actually understand Liu Dianyi's deepest worries and patted him on the shoulder: "No matter what I say in the future, it's better to take good care of yourself now. I estimate that His Highness will move to Xinliang at the latest in the year after next. When the time comes when there are too many chores, don’t even think about being lazy.”

Liu Dianyi's eyes were closed, as if he was asleep, but his expression was not as resistant as before.

Xie Changshi knew that he had agreed, so he walked out quietly.

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