The Self-cultivation of the Noble Concubine Who Eats Melon

Jiang Lun took one look at his son-in-law and felt that the matter was not simple. His son-in-law was a good official, but he was not in good luck at the time. Whenever he was promoted, he always had a little luck. God had to make something happen for him.

Otherwise, at his age and with his scheming intentions, he should have become a Beijing official long ago.

Now it is a good thing to resign and return to Beijing. Mr. Song is an upright official, but even if he is too upright, someone in the Song family must control the overall situation.

"Do you know what happened in Yancheng?" Jiang Lundao.

Song Nanyong nodded, "Dad, I always feel that there is something fishy about this matter, and I feel uneasy. Please give me some advice."

Jiang Lun narrowed his eyes, looked at his son-in-law and said, "If you have any ideas, just tell me."

Song Nanyong said seriously, "I was thinking that this matter might be deliberately manipulated to target the third brother. The Emperor's Northern Expedition intends to fight Beiming, and the autumn is high and the horses are fat, the captives will come again. , I must grab some grass and grain to prepare for the winter. This happens every year, and this year will be no exception. At this time, the Ministry of Household Affairs is at its most difficult time. If someone else deliberately frames me, my third brother will be in danger. "

"how do you want to do it?"

"I don't have any good ideas. I heard from my third brother that the two prime ministers have sent people to Yancheng to find out the truth. But it takes time to go back and forth, and the preparation of food and grass cannot be delayed. When Cao Dingwen became the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Revenue had already He has been so corrupted that it will be very difficult for the Ministry of Revenue to prepare all the food and grass."

Even though Song Nanzhen had worked hard to improve the situation since he took office, the hole in the Ministry of Household Affairs was so big that he alone could not completely fill it.

The emperor is an emperor who loves the people, and he will certainly not increase taxes on the people easily. If the tax is not increased, the Ministry of Household Affairs will have no source of supplementary resources. At this time, the Yancheng granary was burned down again, which made matters worse.

Jiang Lun nodded slightly when he heard the words, "No one in the court knows about the difficulties in the household department, but it is very difficult to solve. If there is a good year, it will solve some of the urgent needs, but this year's year is average."

"Then we can only buy food."

"Buying food?"

"Yes, since there is no surplus grain in the official warehouse, we can only buy grain from grain merchants to tide over the immediate difficulties first."

"What you said is quite simple. The Ministry of Revenue has no money, so how can we buy grain?"

Song Nanyong also said: "This is also where I am in trouble, so I came to ask my father-in-law for advice."

Jiang Lun:......

What a good son-in-law he is.

His father-in-law was also stumped and had no choice.

It's hard for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and he is not a god. He can make money and food by casting a spell.

The father-in-law and the father-in-law sat opposite each other, both looking sad.

Song Nanyong chatted with his father-in-law for a while, and then went home with his wife after having dinner at his father-in-law's house.

Song Nanyong felt a little relieved. He handed the message to his father-in-law. As long as his father-in-law could mention the private purchase of grain in front of the two prime ministers, then the third brother's predicament would have a chance to be solved.

Although the Xie family is a cloth merchant, Xie Jinshu has met many merchants in the past few years of operating in the capital, and has a good relationship with Concubine Ming and the Xie family. Xie Jinshu's sister is also married to Ji Yunting, and Ji Yunting was responsible for supervising the transportation of grain and grass last time. , speaking of which, everyone is closely related to this matter.

As long as the left prime minister's son is dragged into the third brother's boat, the left prime minister will not deliberately embarrass the third brother. On the contrary, he will work hard on this matter and do his best. After all, he cannot ruin his son's chance to make meritorious deeds.

In this way, Yancheng will be better off.

Song Nanyong returned home to rest for a day, and divided the work with his wife. He asked his wife to visit Xie Linlang, while he went to see Xie Jinshu. In order not to attract attention, he went out early in the morning and blocked Xie Jinshu at home.

At this time, Song Yunzhao didn't know what was going on in Yancheng, but she was also worried about the food and grass issue. Her father was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and if he failed to prepare food and grass, he would definitely be impeached and suppressed by his opponent.

Many people are watching the position of Minister of the Ministry of Finance, and they will definitely push down her father if there is a chance.

Preparing food and grass was a big deal. Another emperor might have increased taxes and exploited the people, but she knew Feng Yi would not do that.

Then you can only think of other ways.

What can she do now that she is trapped in the four-cornered palace wall? Feng Yi is not here, and she can't even get out of the palace gate.

It's not her nature to be beaten passively, so she can only give it a try.

After the incident at Baozhuanglou, the Tao family was now in disrepute, including the Gu'en Marquis and the Queen Mother. However, Yun Zhao never mentioned it to Ling Yunhe whether the cooperation with the Ling family would continue.

This man could bear his temper, and he was not in a hurry to ask Xie Jinshu to intercede for him.

This man was a good business man. Song Yunzhao thought about it and wrote a letter to Xie Jin, asking her to convey it to Ling Yunhe. If Ling Yunhe wanted to continue doing business with Baozhuanglou, he had to do something for her first.

That's buying food.

Song Yunzhao calculated the money earned by Baozhuang House during this period. It was just a drop in the bucket. With her own strength, she could not afford the three armies, but no matter how difficult it was, she had to scrape together a little bit.

Moreover, Xie Jinshu and Ling Yunhe are both smart people. They come from a business family and must be rich. Do they need to show their loyalty when the country is in crisis?

If they take the lead, will others follow suit and do some good deeds?

This is just her own idea. Whether it can succeed or not depends on the abilities of these two people.

Xie Jinshu sent off the newly appointed Ning Anbo before he could catch his breath. He received a letter from Concubine Ming before he could catch his breath. This little heart was so excited.

After reading Concubine Ming's letter, Xie Jinshu's eyes lit up. Wasn't this the solution?

Oh, what luck!

Xie Jinshu patted his head hard. Why didn't he think of this method?

Uncle Ning An said he bought grain secretly in private, but grain merchants don't just give it to you if you want it. Merchants pursue profits. If there is a war with Beiming, the price of grain will inevitably rise. Grain merchants will definitely make a fortune from the grain. .

Without enough benefits, who is willing to work in vain without making any money?

But isn’t it there now?

If he can persuade several major grain merchants to donate grain, or sell it to the court at a low price, then he can, as a representative of the grain merchants, ask Concubine Ming to speak kindly in front of the emperor. If the emperor is willing to say a few words of praise, this will be the grain. Shang's glory.

With such people praised by the Emperor of Glory, do the local governments dare to easily embarrass them?

The more Xie Jinshu thought about it, the more excited he became. He had to plan this matter carefully.

Otherwise, it shows that the concubine is really smart, and the trick of using the white wolf with nothing is really wonderful.

He had to learn, learn hard.

Concubine Ming told him to keep the matter a secret, and he knew in his heart that she must be paving the way for Shangshu Song. Who made the Song family have a minister of household affairs? If not for her own father, how could Concubine Ming be so dedicated?

Xie Jinshu quietly went to see Ling Yunhe. It depends on whether Ling Yunhe can successfully escape from the Ling family and break out of the quagmire.

On the other side, after Xie Linlang sent away the eldest lady, she sat alone for half a day and straightened things out, frowning. Her father-in-law, even a husband, would not easily comment on his work, and she, as a daughter-in-law, did not dare to do anything to him. Discuss court affairs in front of them.

Then we can only start with the mother-in-law. Husband and wife are one, and the mother-in-law is worried about her son and urges her husband to do something convenient. There is still hope to achieve her goal.

But how to let the mother-in-law know about this? With the bad relationship between her mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, she must not tell it from her mouth, otherwise it will have the opposite effect.

She needed to think about it.