Liu Yuanqing stood up in shock and looked at Wu Xuan: "Is this serious? Is the news reliable?"
Wu Xuan: "It's absolutely true. Our people just sent the message today. It is estimated that His Majesty and other ministers will also receive this message tomorrow or the day after tomorrow."
Liu Yuanqing looked suspicious: "But what is the connection between this refugee escape and the competition between me and Fang Chen?"
"Besides, we didn't let a group of refugees enter the city before and drove them to Yanghuafang. In the end, Fang Chen took them all in without any hesitation. I'm afraid the effect won't be good if we do it again."
Wu Xuan looked around and approached Liu Yuanqing: "Brother Liu, this time is different. According to our latest news, at least 100,000 refugees have fled to the vicinity of the imperial capital."
"One hundred thousand!" Liu Yuanqing was so frightened that he could not speak.
Wu Xuan nodded sternly, and Liu Yuanqing asked: "Who is my mentor?"
"There are too many people. We will definitely not be able to drive them away. Otherwise, they may even trigger a civil uprising."
Wu Xuan's eyes darkened: "So tomorrow my mentor will mention this matter to His Majesty, and then the refugees will be allowed into the imperial capital."
"Is this mentor crazy?" Liu Yuanqing said excitedly.
If one hundred thousand refugees entered the imperial capital, he would not dare to imagine what kind of trouble this would cause.
"Will not."
Wu Xuan smiled confidently and said: "The refugees are just asking for a place with enough food and a place to stay. My mentor has already contacted the four major grain merchants in the city."
"As soon as the refugees enter the city, your Wenxuanfang will accept the refugees on a large scale, and the four major grain merchants will lend you grain. In addition, our Ministry of Household Affairs has prepared a sum of money for you to build simple temporary shelters for the refugees to live in.
"
Liu Yuanqing's eyes lit up: "This money? Clean?"
When he asked this question, he actually had an answer in his mind.
Wu Xuan lowered his voice: "It was intercepted from the old silver cast in the warehouse three years ago. It is enough for you to use."
"Since the poor scholars in Wenxuanfang are unreliable, let's start with the refugees and just keep them until the competition is over."
Liu Yuanqing narrowed his eyes slightly, opened his mouth and murmured: "Even if you want to win against that dead eunuch, I'm afraid it's not enough."
Wu Xuan sneered: "Don't you know this? Your Wenxuanfang alone will definitely not be able to take in so many refugees!"
"As long as you take over part of it, we and your mentor will build momentum for you and bring all the other refugees to Yanghuafang. This time it won't be a hundred or two hundred, but tens of thousands."
"The dead eunuch does not have the support of our Ministry of Household Affairs. Where can he get money or food? Moreover, it is already autumn and the weather is getting colder. If there is any disease among these refugees, it will be life-threatening. As long as he
Several people died in Yanghuafang."
"We will jointly submit a letter asking His Majesty to ask Fang Chen to step down!!"
"So that's it!" Liu Yuanqing was so happy that he laughed loudly at the end, no longer anxious and panicked as before.
As Wu Xuan spoke, he took out an envelope from his sleeve: "In order to prevent you from hastily reacting, this is a plan we have discussed for a whole day. Please hurry up and read it, and we will catch that damn eunuch off guard!"
Liu Yuanqing nodded: "I understand. Thank you so much, Brother Wu, this time."
"Hey, we are on the same boat. It's pointless to say this. Brother Liu, you must win. My mentor said that the position of commander of the Dongchang Jinyiwei must not fall into the hands of Fang Chen or even anyone else!
It must be one of our own who sits on it."
Listening to Wu Xuan's words, Liu Yuanqing sneered: "Don't worry, Brother Wu, with my mentor and you here, I can't lose even if I want to!"
According to Zhang Yu's idea, once the refugees enter the city, there will be many variables, not to mention what has been planned.
As soon as the refugees enter the city, something unexpected happens in Yanghuafang, or even some commotion occurs.
There is no need to compete anymore.
With this idea in mind, Liu Yuanqing felt that this competition was already a sure win.
In the palace.
After inspecting the supervision situation during this period, there were generally no disturbances, which made Fang Chen quite satisfied.
There was no need for the queen to send anyone, he went to Kunning Palace to pay his respects by himself.
"I thought I helped you, and you, little Chenzi, forgot about me." Lu Caihuang drank the ginseng soup brought by Fang Chen.
Fang Chen smiled and said: "How dare you, little man? It's really because I'm too busy with things in the outer city, so I didn't come to say hello during this time."
Lu Caihuang laughed, put down the bowl and cup, and said casually: "How did you do with the soap?"
"I'm reporting back to you, I'm on the right track and starting to make a profit. Thanks to your help, there are many businesses in the inner and outer cities who want to cooperate with me."
Fang Chen briefly talked about the soap factory. Lu Caihuang was really surprised when he said that the transaction amount of this order was more than 4,000 taels.
“I didn’t expect this little soap to make so much money!”
"The more inconspicuous things are, the more amazing profits they have."
Asking the servants to clear away the ginseng soup bowls, Fang Chen squeezed Lu Caihuang's shoulders and legs as he spoke.
The woman squinted her eyes comfortably and leaned on the soft couch with a soft voice: "Well, little Chenzi, I have helped you so much, how should you thank me?"
Fang Chen half-joked: "Is your Majesty trying to get the dividends?"
Lu Caihuang smiled sweetly and kicked him: "I still don't like your little money, but if you can turn it into a thousand, eight hundred times, it will be worth my while."
Fang Chen gave a wry smile: "That little man doesn't seem to have anything valuable on his body that can repay the favor of the queen."
Lu Caihuang opened her eyes, looked at Fang Chen, the tip of her tongue passed over her lips and teeth, with some inexplicable resentment: "Do you think there are really people in this world who are not naturally attracted to women?"
Fang Chen was stunned for a moment, looking at the anger and unwillingness in her eyebrows, he understood that it was probably because Her Majesty the Empress was turning a blind eye to the Queen's hospitality as usual these days.
This woman with great needs was very dissatisfied.
His eyes dropped slightly: "This little guy really doesn't know."
With a slight movement of his hand, he easily took off the gold-threaded phoenix shoes on his feet, and then removed the white socks, revealing his feet as white and tender as jade lotus roots.
Fang Chen gently tickled and rubbed the soles of the other's feet. After serving him several times, he had already touched this woman's delicate body.
With her toes curled, Lu Caihuang gasped slightly: "It would be great if he understood me one-tenth as well as you do."
Fang Chen played with the beautiful pair in his hands and didn't answer.
Lu Caihuang then said to himself: "So what if he is the emperor, if he doesn't cherish it, there will always be someone to replace him, right?"
It can be heard that the woman was filled with a lot of emotions during this time.
Fang Chen raised his head, rushed forward suddenly, and threw him down on the soft couch. The possessive look in his eyes made Lu Caihuang enjoy it very much.