Chapter 379 Who Can Resist
Chen Rongyan stood up, his legs and feet were a little weak, and he sat on the chair cautiously, not daring to sit too solidly. It seemed that he was ready to kneel down at any time to plead guilty.
Zhu Biao didn't say anything when he looked at him. Companion to the king was like a tiger. He put himself in his shoes and thought about who could be careless. He only has one life. Who knows if the monarch next to him will think about killing him in a **** or not? Be more respectful to be more at ease.
But after all, it is better to come from a noble family than those ordinary merchants. After sitting down, seeing that the prince’s teacup has only a bottom left, he quickly bent down and poured it for him.
Zhu Biao didn't stop him, but he didn't intend to drink. After all, it's important to be careful. After pouring the water, Chen Rongyan also relaxed a little. His family is the direct descendant of the Eastern Palace. As long as he is respectful and polite, the crown prince will do it for the sake of the coordinator. It would give him some dignity, as evidenced by being able to sit down and pour water.
"If Your Highness has made up his mind, then the grass people will naturally serve him wholeheartedly. In fact, the grass people were ordered to deliver a batch of grain to Yan'an and Pingliang two months ago, and they have some experience."
Zhu Biao smiled when he heard the words: "It's great that shopkeeper Chen has such experience. If the trip goes well, I will definitely be rewarded by the palace. Just do it faithfully."
Chen Rongyan naturally understood the benefits of a smooth trip, even if His Highness had no rewards, the family would also be indispensable, not to mention him, the main family did not know how many people wanted to serve His Highness but suffered from no chance.
Zhu Biao then ordered: "Because there are a lot of guards accompanying him, it is unreasonable to transport too little grain. A lot of silver taels were confiscated from the homes of Huaiqing government officials, and you will take them away to the state capital to buy grain in a while. The more the better, the better." .”
"The grassland people took orders, but after all, Huaiqing is not far from Shaanxi and Gansu, and the local people are also afraid of being affected by the famine, so they have stepped up their grain stocks, and the grain shops will not sell them in large quantities. Now I am afraid that there will not be too much food that can be purchased with money."
Zhu Biao knocked on the table and said with a smile: "Big grain shops should have backgrounds, right?"
Chen Rongyan's eyes lit up and he replied respectfully: "Except for companies from aristocratic families like ours, most of them have the background of local officials. For example, the owner of the largest grain store in Fucheng is the brother-in-law of the prefect of Huaiqing."
Zhu Biao looked at Liu An who came back to serve him in a blink of an eye: "Go and say hello to Dongping Hou."
"The servant understands."
Chen Rongyan lowered his head in awe. The honor and disgrace of life and death for people like them are just a greeting, and he is more determined to cherish this opportunity. If it is done well, in the future, unless His Highness nods, no one can easily move him .
The food for the team leader was ready, so Zhu Biao was in a good mood, and asked with a smile: "Does the Chen family have a young master of the right age, who can let Bengong impersonate him?"
Chen Rongyan thought about it carefully, and it seemed that the crown prince meant that he was going to get in touch with many people. In that case, a suitable identity was indeed very important, it would be inappropriate if it was too low, it would insult His Majesty's majesty, and it would be inappropriate if it was too high. After all, everyone Everyone knows that the princes and brothers in the direct line of the aristocratic family are all engaged in official careers, and it is impossible to engage in the lowly business of merchants.
Zhu Biao also saw his embarrassment and said: "It's about the same, don't be too entangled."
"Your Highness, you also know that it is impossible for this decent son of the master to be a merchant. Even a worthless concubine is just a name to lead the money. How could he come to this disaster area in person."
Chen Rongyan smiled awkwardly: "Your Highness, if you don't mind, there are more choices, and you can even make up one. The left and right are far away from the south of the Yangtze River. Caomin and others just admit it."
"Then it seems that Bengong is going to be brothers with Chen Yunshu, hahaha, it's interesting, does Chen Aiqing really have an affair?"
Chen Rongyan was even more embarrassed when he heard the words. In fact, he heard that there were some, but naturally he couldn't admit such things in front of His Highness.
Zhu Biao saw that it was almost done and ordered: "In this case, you should go back to Fucheng to prepare immediately. Do you know what to say when you go back?"
Chen Rongyan stood up and saluted and said: "The grass people understand that when they go back, they will reveal that a young master of my Chen family has come. To be able to collect so much grain and prepare to sell it in Shanxi and Gansu, he has taken the opportunity to make a fortune. Your relationship is not a secret, so it will be clear after saying this, and no one dares to ask more about it."
Zhu Biao nodded, Chen Rongyan bowed and retreated, Huaiqing Mansion is not far from Shaanxi and Gansu, and those corrupt officials are also very cautious in their actions, if they are not prepared to reveal their secrets when the time comes, it will be meaningless.
and others went down, Zhao Huaian hurriedly put on a new cup of tea and served it, Zhu Biao took a sip, his mouth was really dry after talking for so long.
Zhu Biao stood up and stretched, and then walked out of the room. The golden-white sun greeted his eyes, and suddenly he felt his nose itchy. He also talked about how when Yu Yi was a child, he could look at the sun with his eyes open and see clearly. When he saw a small thing, he would carefully examine its texture, so there was always something interesting about it.
"Ah, sneezing."
After sneezing comfortably and contentedly, Zhu Biao walked out of the county office with his hands behind his back, and the two teams of guards followed spontaneously. Cangyang County was selected by Liu Chun because it was quite rich, and of course it was incomparable with places like Beijing and Hangzhou. Not bad for a county though.
The traffickers and pawns who came and went looked at Zhu Biao surrounded by them, and all retreated to the side of the road in awe. Everyone knew that the emperor Laozi and the next emperor Laozi lived in the county government.
Zhu Biao suddenly felt like a bully patrolling the streets, but it was also quite interesting. Walking on the somewhat uneven road, looking at the small shops and stalls on both sides, he felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction in his heart.
Cangyang County will not suffer too badly for at least twenty years. After all, it is a county specially inspected by the emperor, and the officials who will take office in the future will never dare to do too much in this term, not to mention that the Ministry of Officials will also focus on arranging cleanliness Capable officials go here.
Otherwise, if something goes wrong, the emperor will have to hold the officials accountable. This is also an unspoken rule. After all, no one can slap the emperor in the face. Is it possible that he wants the emperor to go to Cangyang again?
After turning around, Zhu Biao went back to the county government office. This was also a special show, so that when he returned to Beijing tomorrow, he would let the people know that the crown prince and his emperor Laozi returned to the capital.
As for whether it would be a coincidence that he ran into the people of Cangyang who had seen him in Shaanxi and Gansu, he had no choice. After all, he had shown his face when he was beheading Liu Chun and others that day.
But it shouldn’t be such a coincidence, and it doesn’t matter if it is exposed. The general trend is up to me, who can resist it, but it’s just a matter of spending more thought.
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(end of this chapter)