Zhou Ping, the general judge of Shuntianfu, followed up on this matter almost the whole time.

He sent his servants to find out the price of cloth in the new and old cities.

Soon, he was taken aback.

Cloth prices plummeted.

No, it's not just a plunge, it's like a halving.

Zhou Ping hurriedly returned to Shuntian Mansion.

Yin Liu Chang, the governor of Shuntian Prefecture, was extremely concerned about this.

The cabinet has already issued a note to let Shuntianfu care about this matter, how dare he slack off.

Seeing Zhou Pinglai coming to his life, Liu Chang pretended not to be alarmed, and took a sip of tea: "How is it, how is the situation?" ”

"Fujun." Zhou Ping said: "The price of cloth is close to halving, and it is even possible that it will continue to fall, this trend, the lower officials see it very strangely, and they have sent people to continue to investigate." ”

Liu Chang said in surprise: "Now, what is the market price?" ”

Zhou Ping said: "The high-grade cloth has dropped from one or two or five dollars of silver to seven dollars." ”

Call......

Liu Chang gasped.

It's only been a few days, and this energy is really big enough.

If you want to go up, you can go up, and if you want to go down, you can simply do whatever you want.

He stared at Zhou Ping and said, "Isn't there a reason?" ”

Zhou Ping was embarrassed.

He had people find out.

But those businessmen have very strict mouths.

After all, this is a secret visit, and it is impossible to use official authority to oppress these businessmen.

What's more, what kind of person Zhou Ping is, how could he get involved with the businessmen and spread it out, and he wanted to affect his official reputation, and now he is temporarily clinging to Buddha's feet, how can he find out the truth.

In fact...... This is also understandable.

Originally, the merchants were frantically clearing their warehouses.

The businessman who knew the inside story was already holding the news, for fear of leaking the matter of Xishanbu.

Because of this leak, the more people know the news, the more people will wait and see, is this product still for sale?

Everyone is shipping now, and the less one person knows, the more likely it is to return to the cost.

Zhou Ping thought for a while before he said: "However, Xia Guan vaguely knows that there seems to be a large number of goods hidden in Xishan, but I don't know if it has anything to do with it." ”

"Can the message be confirmed?" Liu Chang frowned.

"This ......"

"Hey......" Liu Chang smiled bitterly, but it was not good to blame Zhou Ping more, he cheered up: "In any case, this official wants to go to the cabinet, or not, as long as the price of cloth falls." ”

He got up and glanced at Zhou Ping: "You continue to investigate, this price must be kept an eye on by the official at any time, and if there is any recurrence, it must be reported immediately." ”

"Yes."

Liu Chang immediately entered the palace and went to the cabinet.

In the cabinet, it was peaceful.

It's just winter, and the weather is a little cold.

Liu Jian's three were all wearing sweaters, and they were wearing bullfighting clothes given by Qin.

They were too old to stand the cold, but fortunately the cabinet had been heated under the floor, and looking out the window, the bare trees, with a few sparrows stopping, making a chirping sound.

The scholars and the scribes were busy.

Liu Jian put his hands behind his back, his eyes still fell on the window, and he couldn't help but say: "When I was young, I always felt that I was too young and was underestimated, and I just hoped that I would be a few years older, and the short beard under my jaw could become longer." Now, every time this season, I think that I am going to be a year older again, hey...... Life is probably like this, there will always be a thousand unsatisfactory, old, old, old, looking at this desolation, the heart is always empty. ”

He turned around and glanced at Xie Qian and Li Dongyang, who were also embarrassed.

"On other days, we will all go to the earth and turn into dust, but I don't know if there will be successors in this world." Liu Jian smiled: "I received Ouyang Zhi's note yesterday, and it was about the New Deal, the things of the New Deal are getting fresher and fresher, but there are many, the old man still can't understand it, Ouyang Zhi is loyal and honest, and it is rare for the old man to appreciate others, he is one." ”

Saying that, Liu Jian sat down and took a sip of tea: "The old man is here in winter, but if you think about it, how many people, in winter, what kind of general situation is it?" ”

Xie Qian said: "Duke Liu is so stumbling, he must be thinking about the gambling contract between His Majesty and the crown prince and the Duke of Qi." ”

Liu Jian smiled: "If there is gambling, there will be wins and losses, but as long as you gamble, as long as the people can get benefits, why not?" ”

"Yes."

"I just don't know, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and Qi Guogong have this ability. I heard that His Majesty is angry again and wants to clean up His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"Ahem...... Be cautious, be careful that the wall has ears. ”

As he was talking, someone from the middle school came to report: "Liu Chang of Shuntianfu asks to see him." ”

Liu Jian lowered his head, blew the tea in the teacup, and then said: "Cao Cao Cao is here, come, please come in." ”

Liu Chang came in, he counted it, he was Liu Jian's protégé, he was busy saluting, and said with a smile: "Liu Gong, the lower officials don't dare to be Cao Cao, Liu Gong's analogy is obviously inappropriate." ”

Everyone laughed.

Liu Jian said: "Come, sit down and talk, Zihe, the old man is looking forward to your coming." ”

Liu Chang shook his head: "The lower official will not sit, the lower official is here, it is to pay the price, originally wanted to hand a note to the cabinet, I am afraid that Liu Gong is in a hurry, so he came in person." In the past two days, Jingshi has gone crazy, and the price of cloth has plummeted, and the price has fallen to less than half. ”

Liu Jian and the others were dumbfounded.

Groove ...... It's really that ruthless.

"Why?"

"The news that Xia Guan got was that it seemed that there was a large number of cloths in Xishan, which caused the tension of the merchants."

"Sure enough!" Liu Jian's eyebrows danced and he was happy: "I have long expected that the prince and the prince of Qi Guogong, for this gambling contract, are obviously ...... There was a lot of bleeding, but I don't know how much cloth they hoarded, these cloths, when they were purchased, the price was only afraid that it was not low, and they wanted to come, and then they prepared to sell them cheaply, so it was strange that the price of cloth did not fall. This high buy and low sell, it is a bloodless transaction, the cost must be amazing, someone in the household department has calculated, if it is really like this, I am afraid of the cost, not below millions of taels of silver, otherwise, it will not last long, and the price of cloth will rise again, it is difficult to do it, it is difficult to do it for Qi Guogong, finally, he is willing to bleed. ”

Everyone laughed.

Xie Qian hit the nail on the head and said: "This is called the iron rooster plucking its feathers, and it can't be pulled out, and its feathers are smoothed out." ”

"Ahem...... cough" Liu Jian coughed, in order to hide his embarrassment, he hurriedly lowered his head and drank tea, and finally stabilized his emotions that he wanted to laugh out, and said: "Prepare to see Your Majesty, this is good news after all, it is good for the country and the people, and it is a blessing for the country that the people can reduce some of their burdens." ”

He got up, and the crowd stood up.

………………

Emperor Hongzhi has been living in Fengtian Hall for the past few days, and he can't stay in the harem, and he is a big workshop.

He looked tired, but Empress Zhang came.

saw Empress Zhang in front and several palace ladies behind.

Empress Zhang saluted Emperor Hongzhi: "The concubine has seen Your Majesty, and the concubine ordered someone to boil some ginseng soup, Your Majesty is not in good health, so it should be nourished." ”

Emperor Hongzhi's face regained some blood, he pushed away the music on the case, and looked at Empress Zhang with a smile: "Ah...... You have come, you have come, you have come near, you have lost a lot of weight. ”

"Really? The concubine didn't feel that she had lost weight. Hearing His Majesty's evaluation of herself, Empress Zhang was overjoyed.

Emperor Hongji: "......"

Woman, woman.

"Your Majesty, what is this expression?"

Emperor Hongzhi coughed: "No, it's nothing, I'm just worried about you, you're not too young, but you are like their young ......"

Speaking of this, the concubine wanted to tell her that so far, there are 1,500 people in the harem, and 7,632 pieces of cloth have been woven...... The concubine thought, let people send to Xishan, the concubine is their mother, how can they bear it, seeing that they are anxious, with these more than 7,000 pieces of cloth, although it is useless, it can also solve a little urgent need. ”

Emperor Hongzhi sighed when he heard it.

Although Empress Zhang sometimes has a bad temperament, she even indulges her brother.

But in good conscience, she is not a good calf protector.

Emperor Hongzhi said: "I'm right, these two little rabbit cubs ......"

Empress Zhang frowned.

Emperor Hongzhi immediately said: "These two children, they don't know what is going on now. ”

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the eunuchs beside him.

The eunuch bowed his head and did not dare to lift it up.

Really...... It's better to be Xiao Jing.

Empress Zhang was worried in her heart, but at this time, there was someone outside: "Your Majesty, the Cabinet University Scholar ......"

After hearing this, Empress Zhang moved and said, "Then, the concubine will sue ......."

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "Stay here, Liu Qing's family is a few of them, they are all my humerus, let them in, you don't have to avoid it, no one is talking nonsense." ”

After a while, Liu Jian and others came in, saluted, Liu Jian said: "Your Majesty, Shuntianfu Songbao, Jingshi cloth price, these days, suddenly plummeted, the price has been cut in the waist, according to the report, said that it is because of the hoarding of a large amount of cloth in Xishan, Your Majesty, the minister is thinking, maybe it is the prince and the Duke of Qi, concerned about the suffering of the people, so they bought a large number of cloth, which caused the worry of the entire cloth market. ”

Emperor Hongzhi was stunned when he heard this.

These two little bunnies, are they really playing like this?

They...... He also doesn't treat silver for silver.

But......

Emperor Hongzhi couldn't help but say, "I ...... Lost ......"

He didn't have any regrets on his face, and he couldn't help but feel a little more happy.

They can do something for the people, and they don't skimp on money, although they look like the behavior of a loser, but they can ...... There's nothing wrong with that.

Finally, a good thing has been done.

When Empress Zhang heard this, she was immediately displeased.

It's not because of this gambling contract, but now it's okay, how much money did the two children cost?

Thinking of this, Empress Zhang felt distressed.

What's more, he also led the harem, and it took him a month, and it can be said that he knitted more than 7,000 pieces of cloth without sleep and disdain, but now, ...... But how is it good.

Knowing this, I should have sent this cloth earlier, these two children, can save some is some.

Liu Jian was overjoyed: "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty, now, the weather is cold, the people have no clothes, at this time, the price of cloth has plummeted, which is tantamount to saving thousands of people, and countless people are alive." ”

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Chapter 4, there will be four chapters in the future, what, Tiger is a very good friend, wrote a book "Journey to the West Life Game", the introduction will not be written, it is good-looking.