Chapter 392 Chapter 388: White Wolf with Empty Gloves

Jiang Lun glanced 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 times. Whenever he was promoted, he always had a little luck. God had to give him some trouble.

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

Now it is a good thing to resign and return to Beijing. Third Master 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 said.

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 could not fill it up by himself.

The emperor is an emperor who loves the people, and he will certainly not easily increase taxes on the people. If he does not increase taxes, the Ministry of Household Affairs will have no source of supplementation. 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 can solve some of the urgent needs, but this year the year is average."

 “Then we can only buy grain.”

 “Buy 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. If the Ministry of Household Affairs has no money, 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 troubled and had no choice.

 It is difficult for a clever woman to make a meal without rice, and he is not a fairy. He can make money and food by casting a spell.

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

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

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, the third brother's dilemma 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 to do his best for the matter. After all, he cannot ruin his son's chance to make meritorious deeds.

In this way, Yancheng will be able to pass the test easily.

Song Nanyong went back to his mansion 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 did not know what was going on in Yancheng, but he was also worried about the food and grass issue. Her father was the Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and failure to prepare food and grass would definitely lead to impeachment and suppression by the opponent.

 The position of the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance is watched by many people. If there is a chance, her father will definitely be pushed down. Preparing food and grass was a big deal. Another emperor might have increased taxes and exploited the people, but she knew that Feng Yi would not do that.

Then we can only think of other ways.

What can she do now that she is trapped in the four-cornered palace wall? Without Feng Yi, 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, and even the Gu'en Marquis and the Queen Mother were disgraced. However, Yun Zhao never mentioned it to Ling Yunhe whether the cooperation with the Ling family would continue.

This man was very patient, and he was not in a hurry to ask Xie Jinshu to intercede for him.

This man is a good candidate for business. After much thought, Song Yunzhao wrote a letter to Xie Jin and asked her to convey it to Ling Yunhe. Ling Yunhe had to do something for her first if he wanted to continue doing business with Baozhuanglou.

 That means buying grain.

Song Yunzhao calculated the money earned by Baozhuang House during this period. It was 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 be successful or not depends on the abilities of these two people.

Xie Jinshu saw 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. What a darling.

 After reading Concubine Ming’s letter, Xie Jinshu’s eyes shone, wouldn’t this solution come?

 Ouch, what luck!

Xie Jinshu slapped 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 money?

 But isn’t it available 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 honor and praise from the emperor, do the local governments still dare to easily embarrass them?

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

If it weren’t for the fact that the imperial concubine is really smart, the trick of using the white wolf with nothing is really wonderful.

 He has 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 of the Song Dynasty. 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. The husband and wife are one, and the mother-in-law is worried about her son and urges the husband to do something convenient. There is still hope to achieve her goal.

 But how to let the mother-in-law know about this matter? 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 needs to think about it carefully.

  (end of this chapter)