Hearing this, Liang Pingshu immediately laughed, a little embarrassed: "Qingzhu is indeed as powerful as before!"
Wen Qingzhu shook his head helplessly.
Xue Miaomiao came back from the Moon Gate, and Liang Pingshu immediately said, "Don't tell her! Otherwise the effect will be gone!"
"good."
When Xue Miaomiao arrived, she immediately straightened her skirt and said to Liang Pingshu, "Come on!"
But she couldn't help but turn her head and look to the side, and found that Wen Qingzhu's eyes were full of pity.
"Cousin, why do you look so weird?"
Wen Qingzhu immediately smiled and said: "It's nothing, it's just that you are working too hard. If you can't hold on, remember what Ping Shu said, she is not such an unkind person."
When the word "kindness" came out, Liang Pingshu immediately choked on her own saliva.
She hurriedly winked at Wen Qingzhu secretly: "Hurry up!" I'm here!
Wen Qingzhu took the things, explained to Liang Pingshu, and left here.
Before leaving, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but glance at Xue Miaomiao again.
I really don't know if this is the right thing to do.
It would probably be at least seven or eight days before the Valley Owner received a reply.
Xue Miaomiao here turned around, looked at Liang Pingshu with some suspicion and said, "I always feel that my cousin is sympathizing with me. Am I wrong?"
"That's not sympathy, it's worry. After all, you have practiced so hard. Qingzhu is your only cousin, so you will definitely be worried!"
As Liang Pingshu spoke, she felt increasingly guilty.
I hope I won't be exposed by then.
Back at the Yamen, Jiang Yuanhan was discussing something with Fu Shiyi in the lobby.
Seeing her coming back, Jiang Yuanhan immediately stood up and walked over: "Sister! Come here and take a look at this!"
Jiang Yuanhan led Wen Qingzhu to the table, where there was a stack of official documents.
Judging from the location on the cover, it's from Lingcheng.
Wen Qingzhu took the official document thrown over from Jiang Yuanhan and looked at it. The first line shocked her.
She immediately raised her head and looked straight at Jiang Yuanhan: "The Shen family is buying grain at double the price!?"
"Well, there isn't much grain in Lingcheng. In order to apologize, he has already sent a batch of grain from the Yamen granary. He planned to pay for it later around Lingcheng. As a result, the price of grain has been raised all the way. Gao, the money you spent can’t buy much at all!”
Jiang Yuanhan's expression also became solemn. Kangcheng was still counting on Jiangnan to deliver food!
Crucially, the situation is much worse than that.
"Sister, please continue reading. The situation is somewhat urgent. Mr. Lei has volunteered to go to Lingcheng."
Wen Qingzhu immediately lowered his head and continued looking.
After that, his face looked extremely heavy.
Not only food, but also cloth, cotton, wood, stone and other materials needed for some projects.
"What's going on with the Shen family? They're deliberately raising prices at this time. Fortunately, things like salt and iron aren't—"
Halfway through his words, Wen Qingzhu stood up suddenly, grabbed Jiang Yuanhan's shoulders and said, "Where are the main coarse salt and iron ores in Daqi?"
"Coarse salt is usually from the salt lake in the west and sea salt in the east. As for iron ore, it can be found in many places, but the main ones are in Hecheng and Longcheng."
After saying this, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help but think about the Daqi territory in his mind.
It is winter and the salt lake produces very little, mostly sea salt.
Hecheng and Longcheng are on the way to Shazhou!
Wen Qingzhu's eyes widened instantly and he cursed bitterly: "Jiang Yuancheng! You are really good at it!"
"He does have some ability to command the Shen family, but things like salt and iron are controlled by the government, so he shouldn't be able to interfere, right?"
When Jiang Yuanhan said these words, he was actually not sure.
It's really because Wen Qingzhu's expression is too gloomy, as if they can't go on with their current affairs!
Wen Qingzhu looked at Fu Shiyi, who was thoughtful.
After sitting down, Wen Qingzhu said feebly: "Master Fu, if you have any guesses, tell me and see if they are the same as what I thought?"
"Then I dare to say it." Fu Shiyi stood up and said with a slightly serious expression, "I have stayed in the Jiangnan area for more than a year. I know the situation in that area very well. The Shen family is not as bad as it seems from the outside. To put it simply, to raise the price, I am afraid that I have to borrow the power of the Emperor or His Highness."
"Isn't the Shen family just a family of merchants? According to my sister, there is indeed a lot of money, but no matter how much it is, it will never be more than the national treasury!"
"Madam may know more about this matter." Fu Shiyi didn't dare to speak directly and threw the question out.
Jiang Yuanhan felt a little solemn, and Wen Qingzhu said in a daze: "It is really richer than the national treasury, and the words "rich enough to rival the country" are most suitable for the Shen family!"
"The Shen family..." Jiang Yuanhan thought for a moment. He did not doubt Wen Qingzhu's words at all.
Just thinking about it carefully, he had already sent someone to investigate the details of the Shen family.
However, the news received was not too unusual.
Could it be that the Shen family is more than just a wealthy businessman
Wen Qingzhu looked at Jiang Yuanhan: "This matter is very serious. Lei Xiao is a person who is easily immovable. He has already passed it. Naturally, he knows that this matter is very serious. But this time I am afraid that Mr. Shen will not take action, and Jing Yinuo has not yet Completely taking over the Shen family's property, according to Jiang Yuancheng's character... "
Of course, controlling Mr. Shen is more useful than controlling Jing Yinuo. After all, Mr. Shen has been able to keep a low profile for so many years and is very capable.
Although Jing Yinuo cannot completely control the Shen family, with Master Shen's handwritten note, Jing Yinuo can barely control it.
In this case, they will be very passive.
Calculating carefully, Wen Qingzhu didn't fully understand Jing Yinuo.
But thinking about how much he cared about the people, he must have a deeper affection for his grandfather.
Once you have worries, your rationality will be affected to some extent.
In this case, the Shen family will really become Jiang Yuancheng's pawns.
"No, we still have a chance! Jing Yinuo can't control the Shen family!"
Wen Qingzhu turned around and sent someone to call Jia Xiaoer over.
However, the people sent out soon came back, and only Jia Xiaowu was brought back.
"Madam, your highness, your lord."
After saying hello one by one, he turned to Wen Qingzhu and said: "My cousin went to Lingcheng this morning. He asked the villain to find Madam and said that there was a problem in the Shen family. He went over to find a way to investigate and maybe he could help. A handful from the Shen family."
"Boss Jia is here now?" Wen Qingzhu was a little surprised and turned to ask Jiang Yuanhan, "When did you receive the official document?"
"Before noon." Jiang Yuanhan was silent for a while, but he added, "Didn't you come here to see sister today? There was news from Jiangnan that the local food mobilization was too frequent. I wanted to ask sister, but Sister is not free."
Wen Qingzhu patted his forehead. Even so, their news was still not as good as the Jia family's news.
She turned around and stared at Jia Xiaowu quietly.
Seeing that Jia Xiaowu was covered in hair and his scalp was exploding, he swallowed his saliva and asked, "Madam, do you have anything to ask?"
Wen Qingzhu sat down and slowly tapped the table with his knuckles: "I have an idea, maybe the sacrifice is a bit big for you."
Jia Xiaowu's heart trembled when he heard this, and he tried hard not to look like he was about to cry.
Could it be that what my cousin said was a last resort was really going to happen
"Ma'am, please tell me." Jia Xiaowu faced his scalp and asked word by word.
After carefully examining his expression, Wen Qingzhu suddenly smiled and said, "Boss Jia must have explained this to you before he left."
These words frightened Jia Xiaowu to the point of kneeling on the ground, but he did not dare to raise his head: "Madam! My cousin said that if we have to, I and our Jia family can still fully cooperate with Madam."
The last few words seemed like someone was putting a hand on his neck, forcing him to come out.
Especially the words 'full cooperation' carry a lot of weight.
After careful calculation, the Jia family is second only to the Shen family, so the operation of internal forces and the transmission of information are naturally kept private within the family.
What's more, those who do business will inevitably have some dirty spots on their own.
Maybe it’s not just some places.
Wen Qingzhu was silent. If you think about it this way, he had all the secrets of the Jia family in his hands.
Thinking that Jia Xiaoer actually confessed this matter, Wen Qingzhu's change in him took another step forward.
Although he is a lustful fat man, he is still very capable.
Now the assessment of the situation is even more keen and rapid than those officials in the imperial court.
After thinking about this, Wen Qingzhu walked up to Jia Xiaowu and helped him up personally: "Now that your Jia family has come to this realization and the current situation is special, I can only guarantee that I will not treat you badly when the time comes. , and can even support you to defeat the Shen family."
This last sentence frightened Jia Xiaowu to the point of kneeling down again: "Madam, you are serious! We are all untouchables, how can we dare to think so much."
"That's not necessary. I admire people who are ambitious. I will trust people who are ambitious and can use them in a measured way!"
Jia Xiaowu didn't dare to speak, so he only said submissively: "How about I write a letter to my cousin first."
"Okay! But time waits for no one, I will take people there now."
As Wen Qingzhu spoke, he called Xi'er to find Wang Chi.
After a while, Wang Chi came to him and saluted him neither humble nor overbearing.
Wen Qingzhu waved him over and said to Jia Xiaowu: "His name is Wang Chi. He is from Yunzhou. Although he is young, if he is trained well, he can be of great use!"
"He...he's only ten years old, right?" Jia Xiaowu was stunned, looking up and down at the sallow-looking boy.
His youngest son is older than he is!
Wen Qingzhu didn't say anything and asked Jiang Yuanhan and Fu Shiyi to continue serving as directors of the Yamen while she handled the matter in Lingcheng.
The group of people took a car out and arrived at the Jia family's mansion.
Jia Xiaowu led the way, and Wen Qingzhu followed him, leading Wang Chi and saying: "No matter what emotion you have in your heart, you must control it. You can only speak after I take you to the Yamen. If you can't control it, you must control it." , then I can only throw it into the military camp, and you can't touch these common things."
Wang Chitang stared at Jia Xiaowu's back. He didn't have a good impression of these merchants.
When Yunzhou was in trouble, these merchants not only did not help the people, but also took advantage of the situation to rob them, colluding with the government, and they were displaced.
But later when he arrived in Cannes, he discovered that not all officials were the same.
Especially Wen Qingzhu, Wang Chi felt that some of his previous perceptions had been completely overturned.
The most important thing is that he also received a trust he had never had before, which made him feel a complicated feeling of gratitude.
He should hate a high-ranking nobleman like Wen Qingzhu.
But he didn't, but admired her very much.
Especially in the past few days, he has learned a lot.
Although Yang Wu was very gloomy and had ulterior motives, he found that Yang Wu was indeed trying his best to teach him.
After a fierce struggle in his mind, Wang Chi didn't know if he could hold it back.
After all, that person sold him to a profiteer for three steamed buns!
Wang Chi calmed down, and Mrs. Fu Hou reminded her clearly enough.
This was his chance, and it was clear that his best future was not in the military camp.
"Um."
Wen Qingzhu laughed, feeling increasingly satisfied.
Such a young man, who grew up in such a harsh environment, still has such a character.
It seems that Yang Wu's judgment is correct.
"We're here!" Jia Xiaowu, who was in front of him, stopped and turned around with a nervous look on his face.