The entire Xiajiang Town was really chaotic for two days due to the fire in Xiaohecang. In the past two days, not only the people in the town, but also the merchants who came and went in the inn where they stayed were discussing this matter.

Zhu Feng was quite calm.

It seemed that Nanyan was in a bad mood these two days. He stayed in the inn with her and also closed the door to thank the guests.

On that day, while the two were sitting by the window drinking tea, Li Bushu walked in from outside.

"Greetings to the Emperor, to the Imperial Concubine."

Nan Yan did not look up at him, but the moment he heard his voice, the already fair face in the sun became paler.

Zhu Feng seemed to have not noticed her abnormality.

He turned to look at Li Bushang and said, "No need to be too polite, what's the matter?"

Li Bushen lowered his head and said, "As the emperor had previously speculated, the people from Hang Seng Travel are now buying grain and grass nearby. However, now it is just that the green and yellow people are not in contact with each other. There is no grain left in the homes of ordinary people. I heard that they are going further away, Cuicang County."

"oh."

Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows.

All of this was completely within his expectations.

Then he asked, "Then, what news is there in Cuicang County?"

Before Li Bushuo could speak, Xiao Shunzi walked in from outside and bowed to them: "Greetings to the emperor, to the imperial concubine. Lord Li..."

Zhu Feng saw him walking in in a hurry and knew there was new news.

So he asked, "What's the matter?"

Xiao Shunzi said: "When you say the emperor, the people who stayed in Cuicang County before came to the news. After hearing the emperor's words, Lu Boying collected a lot of food from the surrounding counties and cities in the name of the public. I heard that there were more than 800 stones."

"More than eight hundred stones?"

Zhu Feng said: "I originally thought that they could collect a thousand stones from them."

That is why we praised the sea estuary for Guantong and other ships.

Nan Yan listened on the side and said softly: "There is not much difference between eight hundred and one thousand. Moreover, those who do business on the market, who don't first exaggerate their own assets and goods, get good discounts, and then reduce them a little, are like this."

Zhu Feng nodded: "That's right."

Then he said, "You take my handwriting and say that I will arrive in Jinling and need a batch of grain. Let them transport 500 stones of grain to Jinling first, and let the Ministry of Revenue allocate it to him. Then let our people take over and transfer it to a port here. Remember to transport it with the name of Huang Sijia."

Xiao Shunzi said, "Don't worry, I will do it now."

Zhu Feng said to Li Bushen again: "You send two people to follow you."

"yes."

Li Bushen turned around and went down with Xiao Shunzi.

When they all left, Zhu Feng turned his head and saw Nan Yan looking at him with a smile on his face, saying, "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Nan Yan looked at him with his head tilted and said, "I'm thinking that even if the emperor is not the emperor, he will be a rich businessman and a rich man who can rival a country."

"oh?"

"No, it should be said that people like the emperor can definitely do the best in that industry no matter what they do."

“…”

"So, the emperor can be the emperor, not only the destiny of heaven."

Zhu Feng smiled faintly and said, "Destiny? At my age, I should have known the destiny, followed the destiny, and recognized the destiny."

“…”

"But I have been here for most of my life and I don't know, don't follow, and don't recognize me."

“…”

"I only rely on myself."

This sentence is so arrogant.

But Nanyan looked at Zhu Feng sitting in front of him, and the sunlight outside the window shone on him, but there was a faint feeling that he was shining.

From the first glance, his arrogant and confident body deeply attracted her.

No matter when, even today, he is obviously much more restrained than before, but the arrogance and confidence in his heart remain unchanged.

It is precisely because of this that Nanyan is firmly tied to his side.

The rope was tied to it by oneself.

She pressed the throbbing in her heart and said softly: "However, the emperor only asked Cuicang County to send 500 stones of food. Will it be too little? I heard that a lot of it has been burned in Xiaohecang."

“It’s okay,”

Zhu Feng waved his hand and said, "These five hundred stones are just an excuse. If you don't take out some real money and silver, how could they take the bait?"

“…”

"But they can't take it out all at once. At this time, they will be suspicious if they suddenly take out so much food."

“That’s true.”

"You're right just now. Just like ordinary business people on the market, they will brag about it first. These five hundred stones are enough to attract their attention."

Nan Yan nodded with a smile.

As they expected, in the past two days, all the people sent by Hang Sengxing had returned. When they heard the news they had reported back, Lu Taining was even more furious.

"What? Not a grain of food was taken back?"

The man under his command said with a bitter face: "The shopkeeper is not the one who is not working hard. In fact, we would not go out to collect food at this time. There is really no food stored in the people's homes."

"There is no Xiajiang Town. I'll let you go to Cuicang County to collect it. Isn't there any more?"

"Then, it's cleaner than ours."

"What?"

"I heard that the government has just collected it once a while ago, and it is charged a high price. Many people who have some food stored at home can't resist taking it out."

"Um?"

When Lu Taining heard this, he frowned cautiously: "The public collects grain at a high price? Why?"

The person below said: "We sent someone to inquire about this matter. A while ago, the emperor visited Cuicang County and heard that it was the emperor who asked the county government there to collect grain."

"The emperor asked the county government to collect grain?"

"Yes, the emperor only stayed in Cuicang County for one day, and then set off for Jinling. I heard that this batch of grain was specially collected and sent to Jinling."

"oh?"

When Lu Taining heard this, his frown stretched a little.

I just heard that the government of Cuicang County collected grain at a high price, and it was the emperor who asked it to collect it. When he recalled the little river warehouse quilt, he couldn't help but feel a little sweating on his back, fearing that there would be any conspiracy.

However, when I heard that the food was transported to Jinling, I felt a little relieved.

Maybe, I was overthinking.

The emperor is naturally very precious and greedy for enjoyment. This is not the case anywhere. He should not be able to think about this small Xiajiang Town.

Just as I was thinking, the accountant walked in from outside.

As soon as he saw the tent, Lu Taining immediately said, "What's the progress on your side? What can't be collected in Cuicang County?"

"oh?"

When the accountant heard this, he smiled and said, "I have some good news."

When Lu Taining heard this, he immediately cheered up.
Chapter completed!