After the busy Mid-Autumn Festival, the maid presented the gift list that she had recently received. Master Li looked through it and accidentally found the gift from Ning Yi, then remembered that the two of them had not met for a while.
She asked the maid to find the gift. The gift was a painting of the full moon in the Mid-Autumn Festival. The author of the painting was Tang Zhigui, a famous landscape artist from a hundred years ago. The painting must be worth a lot of money. After taking a look, Master
The master asked the maid to take it back.
Valuable paintings may not necessarily represent feelings, and girls are most sensitive to this aspect. Thinking of this, she began to curse Ning Yi.
During the Mid-Autumn Festival, the business in Fanlou was busy. She had scheduled a poetry party to attend, and there were many guests who wanted to talk and talk. The oiran, who is a court lady, does not sleep with others, either to add glamor to the big occasion, or to
It means gathering alone to give people an hour or two of peace and tranquility.
It only takes an hour or two to meet a person, and even longer when attending a party. There are quite a few people in the capital that she can't afford to offend or doesn't want to offend. Even if she breaks herself in half, it won't be enough.
In her free time, or the time she could spare, she devoted all her time to Tong Shuer's case, either going to Kaifeng Mansion to inquire about the case, or meeting with the other sisters involved. These women were not
They are all from Fanlou, but this time they are enemies of the same people in the fireworks industry. Although Shishi doesn't care about anything, he is also the most important person among them.
If brothel women want to express their attitude, of course they cannot gather together to protest on the streets, that would be to seek death. After all, they express their dissatisfaction through various "friends", including the powerful in the officialdom, the tycoons in shopping malls, and the famous celebrities.
After the uproar during this period, the Kaifeng governor was also under considerable pressure regarding Tong Shuer's murder case. On the other hand, the murderer, a member of the civil service, also had some connections and had gone through many channels to give money and gifts.
, moving up and down. Then some people came out and said that the brothel girls dared to point fingers at the imperial court murders and threaten public opinion. They had to severely beat their arrogance. Shishi, they are not afraid. When they meet high officials, they act weak to them.
After crying, some literati wrote and circulated privately. They wanted to punish the officials and punish the heartless man who abandoned Tong Shuer. They wanted to nail the heartless man who abandoned Tong Shuer to the pillar of shame. In the midst of the raging discussion, the two sides finally formed a tug-of-war, and it seemed that
, except for the officials, most likely they can’t escape.
For this kind of thing, Shishi and the others didn't have to go to Kaifeng Mansion to hear the trial, but being there during the trial still made Shishi feel a sense of pleasure. After all, they were doing a good thing, and everyone came.
Help is what led to such a result. Although the Kaifeng Mansion has repeatedly delayed the time of judging the case, after all, it cannot protect the bad guys and it will not last forever!
And it was only at this time that we could more or less clearly see who our friends were. After learning about her case involving Tong Shuer, many talented people I knew before came over to help with writing and giving ideas. Some of them were working in the Yamen.
They also came to express their indignation, and some of them probably secretly promoted the conviction of the official. However, at this time, Ning Yi did not come, which made her feel somewhat uncomfortable when she thought about it.
Of course, she knew that Ning Yi had come twice, and she happened to be busy with something at that time. After the maid informed her that he had left again. This seemed a bit insincere: I am not free, you can wait.
.In addition, of course you can't come out when you are alone with guests. If you are participating in a poetry meeting somewhere, with your status as a great talent, wouldn't there be someone blocking your way in? It's like you are stingy with a few of his poems.
generally.
In the past, when she was not very familiar with him, she felt that Ning Yi had a weird personality. After more than half a year of relatively frequent interactions, she has become accustomed to Ning Yi's personality. That guy has been thinking about him lately.
When doing business, every poem must be used to match a Zhuji branch-Shishi has never seen a talented person who is so "stingy" with poetry, but his poems are truly addictive. In the end,
I can only think that he was a little "lazy" when it came to composing poetry.
Everyone is friends. This is not an unbearable character. After getting acquainted with it, I find it interesting. On weekdays, if Ning Yi is busy, he will just say hello and leave after saying a few words. Shishi also thinks it is unusual because she
She was originally open-minded, but the fact that the other party did not come to participate in the recent events made her more or less resentful.
Soon after, the resentment increased a little.
It was two days after the Mid-Autumn Festival. Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng came to see her together. Comparatively, this affection really made Shishi feel a little warm. In fact, both Yu Hezhong and Chen Sifeng are now officials in the capital. Although
They are all minor officials, but among the officials, the Beijing official is the most noble, and no one else can become one. However, because he usually interacts with people of higher status, Shishi's understanding of their identities is limited to their childhood.
As for friends, when talking about Ning Yi, Chen Sifeng shook his head with a sneer: "Li Heng, he seems to value money too much..."
Among the two, Chen Sifeng was quite arrogant, while Yu Hezhong was slightly better, but neither of them could understand what Ning Yi had done. Then they talked about some things one after another: "I heard that the North and South sides
They are all in a food shortage."
"The price of rice has risen too high, but Zhuji is also harvesting grain recently..."
"Actually, things are not peaceful inside and outside the capital recently, and the atmosphere in the ministry is not very relaxed either..."
"I heard that the right prime minister's office uses public property for private purposes and wants to use the court's resources for business. The reason for this is the soaring food prices. As a result, the material dispute has become fierce. In recent days, many officials have been sacked. Both prime ministers have
I'm very prepared, but the censors I know, Qingliu, have been a bit stirred up recently, and I'm wondering if there will be another problem."
"Censor Zhongcheng, Mr. Qin, and the right minister are from the same family, so they can't fight, right?"
"It's hard to say, Qin Zhongcheng has a strong character. Last year, he even dared to participate in Grand Master Cai..."
As low-level officials, although they have no contact with the upper levels, they are quite sensitive to changes in the direction of the wind, and they feel a little bit of the imminent storm. Shishi recorded the food shortage. In a sense,
Taking advantage of the soaring food prices to make money is what all businessmen will do. It is not incomprehensible to say that Ning Yi has been busy with this matter recently.
But that was a famine. How could we only think about making money at this time...
This is what she thought in her heart, and she knew that such thoughts were somewhat naive in the eyes of many people. In the next few days, while paying attention to the progress of Tong Shuer's case, she also briefly inquired about the famine situation in the north and south, and interacted with her
There are also some people who know the inside story. They talked about the disaster situation this year. Then the vendors hoarded food and raised the price of food, which has expanded the scope to several roads from north to south! When people talk about this, most people will sigh.
.A lot of people are probably going to die this year. Then he talked about the inhumanity of those who hoard food.
They were so unanimous until August 22nd. After the first round of busy work, there was just some time in the evening. Shishi and Li Yun took leave. They left Fanlou to visit Ning Mansion. When they came to visit, they met Su Wending.
Knowing that Ning Yi was still handling matters at Zhuji, she went back to Zhuji. After the report, a shopkeeper invited her in and asked her to wait in the side hall. He said that the boss was having a meeting and would come out later: "The boss just came out.
He also said that I happened to have something to do with Miss Shishi."
Master then sat down in the side hall.
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At the same moment, on the street outside Fanlou, a man in luxurious clothes was walking in the night, waving a folding fan. Behind him, followed a carriage and many entourages.
Shaking the folding fan in his hand, looking at the bustling scene along the way, a faint smile appeared on the man's face. He turned his head and whispered to the people around him: "Du Chengxi, I sometimes look out on the palace wall.
Look at the bustling lights, but it still feels cold up there. Only when I leave the palace every time and am in the bustling atmosphere, I feel that this is what the capital should be like, just like what I recently read
The poems that arrived, fish and dragons danced all night long...Okay, we're here, let's go in."
The person who appeared here at this time was Emperor Jinghan Zhou Zhe who left the palace incognito. Recently, there has been a disharmonious atmosphere brewing in the court. In normal times, he would be a little annoyed, but the recent success of the war in the north
, swept away the haze in his heart. He watched all the developments with a relaxed attitude, and took out time to relax. This was not the first time he came to Fanlou. He didn't see Master Li last time, so he
He felt a little regretful. If he could see her this time, he would be in a good mood.
But this time, the other party was not in Fanlou. Recognizing this person as the royal nobleman brought by Captain Gao last time, his mother Li Yun came out quickly and apologized desperately. Zhou Zhe was quite dignified and waved his hand to show that he didn't care.
So he called another oiran to accompany him.
Zhou Zhe didn't come to Fan Building often, but looking at Mother Li's attitude, he obviously had a high status. Some maids in the building started talking about it in private. Not long after, when Zhou Zhe came out, he overheard two
Maid's dialogue: "Speaking of which, where did Miss Shishi go today?"
"I heard that I went to see Mr. Ning Yining. As you know, they have been friends since childhood... they have a very close relationship."
Zhou Zhe frowned, and then smiled at Du Chengxi, the general manager beside him: "Du Chengxi, this Ning Yi Ning Liheng is not simple."
Du Chengxi frowned and said: "I know that the emperor...the poem that the master just recited was composed by him."
"Hey, that's not the case." Zhou Zhe smiled, "Last time I came here, this Miss Shishi went to perform for some Bamboo Records, which is owned by his family. In other words,
This Mr. Ning has snatched away the woman I like twice. Isn’t that awesome? Haha..."
He said this, but his voice was low. He took a step forward, looked back at Du Chengxi's expression, and suddenly frowned: "You, don't look like this! Don't find trouble for this kind of thing! A talented and beautiful woman,
Romantic stories have been true since ancient times. I just came out to have some fun in my free time. He didn’t know that it meant anything! Let me tell you, this Ning Liheng is the most capable person under the Right Prime Minister and a talent! This is also
What is the fate between me and him...Okay, forget about this, do you think...I am a foolish king?"
He lowered his voice again and said the last sentence, turned around with a smile, and went back to accompany the beauty...
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Bamboo Records, a large room with swaying lights, more than 20 people gathered in it, looking at a large map on the blackboard in front of them, Ning Yi was still talking about it and circled the dots. The shopkeeper here whispered to Ning Yi
He said one thing, but it was: "Miss Shishi is leaving."
"Huh?" Ning Yi blinked. Then he looked at everyone, "I have something to do. Let's go out for a while. We will continue talking when we come back later. Fuji, I'm sorry." At the end of the room, Wen Renbu, who just returned to Beijing today,
Er was actually listening to what he said, and now smiled and bowed his hand to him.
Ning Yi and the shopkeeper chased out: "You haven't gone far yet, have you?"
"I just said that I shouldn't have gone far yet."
"It's really... I just need to ask her something, so I might as well ask her to come in and listen..."
Ning Yi whispered and walked out quickly. When he was almost at the side door of Zhuji, he caught up with Shishi and her maid: "Master Li, wait a minute, we are leaving so soon. I just happened to have something to do with you..."
Shishi showed an embarrassed yet charming smile: "I just passed by here today. I stopped by to take a look. Li Heng, you have to go and do some work beforehand, and I have to hurry back."
"Oh..." Ning Yi was stunned, and then nodded. "That... is really neglectful. I'll look for you next time."
"Okay." The teacher bowed Yingying and walked towards the door.
After she left the door and the lights on the street came over, the smile on her face subsided and she sighed. The maid next to her heard her sigh softly: "Since you have something to do, you didn't say you'll see me tomorrow or the day after."
I just say next time...sigh..."
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On the other side, Ning Yi frowned and quickly returned to the room, continuing to look at the large circled map with everyone.
"... Let's continue to say that every household here has their own different situations. The examples I gave here today are just some taken-for-granted methods. What is really needed to persuade them is your adaptability.
The basis of adaptability should still be based on intelligence. From this picture, it seems that there are still quite a few people who can be placed, but you have temporarily omitted it. Of course, although time is not sufficient, I still advocate a step
A footprint, as long as it is a visit, speak thoroughly, do a solid job, don't forget to go there, be efficient, if they can only tolerate your talk once, then your talk must be very good.
There is quality…”
The large map marked the terrain with a radius of several hundred kilometers near Bianliang, which spanned more than a province in later generations. There were also large and small dots and circles marked on it. This was the area near Bianliang. If a family had more than one square mile of land,
There are more than two hundred such people on the map. However, since Bianliang is a place where rich people live, those who have settled in Bianliang City but whose land is in other places are not counted.
"The situation is actually not optimistic..." After talking to everyone and discussing it, it was already late, and Ning Yi whispered to Wen Renbuer about the progress of the whole thing, "In more than ten days,
What is really determined is only about 6,000 dan of food, and if you include those who are interested, it can reach about 20,000 dan. However, the easiest thing to attack first is to attack it first, and then it will be expanded, and the difficulty will increase..."
He sighed. In fact, five thousand shi and ten thousand shi of food didn't seem like much, but the calculation was not easy.
Judging from the current situation, the land yield per mu in the Wu Dynasty was about more than one hundred kilograms. If it was distributed to the tenant farmers, the landlord would get a little more than half a stone per mu. The family had a thousand
A large landowner with an area of 1,000 acres can have 600 dan of grain a year, which he can never finish. However, a landowner with 1,000 hectares of land who has been hoarding it for several years will usually have no pressure to spend 1,000 dan.
In fact, although the Wu Dynasty's commerce is developed today, there is a situation that occurs frequently within this half-province: at least half of these large landowners do not sell grain, but use it as food in warehouses.
When it becomes moldy, they will take it to the field and burn it on fire.
When there is no grain for sale in many places, the problem of grain storage is solved by burning, which shows that there is grain storage in a large area. But on the other hand, we would rather burn it than sell it.
Getting rid of them is enough to prove the strong concept of self-isolation. Of course, there are other reasons for this: such as lack of channels, or aversion to doing business.
Only the situation of "no channels" is the best solution. And among the more than 200 households, there are only a small half - usually the ones who have the most food - Zhu Ji can't talk to them, they have their own
Channels and methods, half of the remaining people are stubborn and absolutely unconvincing. Coupled with many other problems, Ning Yi's expected results in the end will not be too much.
"...In the most ideal situation, before we have something to eat next year, the food we need to move is at least 500,000 dan. On Zhuji's side, I think we can get 50,000 dan. It should be expected. One hundred thousand
There is no possibility of stone, but outside, with the relationship between Prime Minister Qin, Prince Consort Kang, Nian Gong and the others, as well as Master Jueming, if combined, they can persuade 450,000 stones, I think...
…It’s not easy.”
Although Ning Yi said that Zhu Ji is a small head, it is actually efficient to bloom like this everywhere. Qin Xiang and others have a lot of face, maybe they can persuade a few big landowners with three to five thousand stones or even tens of thousands of stones, but what they can really touch
The quantity is limited, however. After Ning Yi said this, Wenren Buer nodded: "In addition, the officialdom is not peaceful either."
Ning Yi smiled: "I'm not worried about this. The old man is well prepared. Let's just watch him perform..." He paused, "Actually, Wenren, the thing I'm most worried about is...
It’s not here yet…”
Businessmen are chasing profits, and the disaster-stricken areas are collecting grain. This side is also a different model of collecting grain. At this time, both sides are doing their own things, and no one is alarmed. Once the grain enters the disaster area, the real commercial price will start to be suppressed.
At that time, all kinds of people whose interests have been harmed will really jump out one after another.
And before that, in late August, a large-scale officialdom storm was brewing and began to break out in the court. The war between the two prime ministers and the censor Qingliu broke out in chaos...
Many people didn't feel much about all this for the time being. But that night, Master Li had insomnia as usual... (To be continued...)