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Of course Su Jin was not drunk, but it was not necessarily a good thing that he could drink a lot. In the past, he drank three glasses of wine without any drama. Last night, he consciously drank seven or eight glasses of wine, and yet he was still clear-headed, which forced him to pretend to be drunk to avoid it.
Yan Shu was right, Su Jin just didn't want to be restrained. When he thought of being pulled onto this boat with almost no resistance, Su Jin felt a little reluctant.
Su Jin believed that Yan Shu, the third envoy at the moment, should be most concerned about grain-raising strategies rather than phase disputes; as the highest official in charge of money and grain in the Song Dynasty, he should have been aware of such things as the drought in the south and the hoarding of merchants.
It is better to respond instead of rushing to think of solutions when a crisis comes, or even using such things as a springboard to seek higher power; from this point of view, Yan Shu is an unqualified third commander.
What surprised Su Jin even more was that the imperial court actually allowed the emperor to issue a ridiculous meal reduction order. The absurdity of this move was simply outrageous. In Su Jin's view, a country relying on these indicators would not solve the root cause of the problem.
The imperial government's grand plan is a manifestation of extreme incompetence.
Everyone is well aware of the effect of the meal reduction order. Several people will go hungry and force themselves to save food. And since the law has been promulgated, there should be supporting supervision and punishment measures to ensure its implementation. A law like this is actually
It's just a piece of paper.
Su Jin observed the reaction of the people after the meal reduction order was issued. At first, for a few days, people were afraid that disobeying the order would bring disaster. They were indeed hungry for a few days, but within a few days, all this was forgotten.
Finally, the business of the restaurant was still booming. In name, every household had two meals, but in fact they bought a lot of snacks and pastries. Although there were no fireworks, they still consumed food. The emperor's hard work was in vain.
All this is deserved! Su Jin was annoyed by such a stupid decision. The edict clearly stated that it was to resist the trend of extravagance. It was pure nonsense. Eating one more meal was called extravagance. In this world
What else is necessary to exist?
Moreover, the worse consequences of this meal reduction order are not just the problem of hunger. If such a law is not repealed, it will cause a series of troubles.
All this was what Su Jin wanted to say but did not say. Originally, these words should be mentioned to Yan Shu, but after Su Jin saw Yan Shu treating the matter as a political speculation last night, Su Jin decided not to tell him these things, but to
Report it directly to the emperor, because it is very likely that Yan Shu will prohibit what he said from reporting it to the emperor.
Because the meal reduction order can alleviate the pressure of the food crisis to a certain extent, with this meal reduction order, the possibility of successfully overcoming this crisis will be much greater. As Yan Shu, who regards this matter as political capital, it is very
Maybe he will automatically block all words and ideas that are detrimental to the overcoming of the food crisis. As long as he can survive the crisis, he can ignore all the harm it brings.
Of course, all this is Su Jin's speculation. He just intuitively felt that Yan Shu was not the kind of person he could rely on. This person may not have any disgusting feelings and act impartially, but he always seemed to lack some generosity.
The courage to take responsibility regardless of gains and losses.
Su Jin had been extremely dissatisfied with Yan Biyun since his engagement. For the sake of his reputation and status, he allowed Yan Biyun to waste his youth and even implemented a policy of suppression. The seeds of dissatisfaction in Su Jin's heart began to sprout from that time;
As for Bao Zheng, whom he personally recommended, he seems to have kept a certain distance from Yan Shu, and seems to have no further contact with Yan Shu except for official matters, which may not be unreasonable.
Su Jin also admitted that, honestly speaking, Yan Shu was pretty good to him. Regardless of his purpose, he had always given himself opportunities during his interactions with Su Jin. There were many capable people in the world.
Yes, there are a lot of people who are capable but have no chance to show their talents. Just because they can think of Su Jin in everything, this is kindness.
Su Jin pays attention to affection, so of course he will do this job seriously, not only to achieve the goal he wants, but also to repay Yan Shu's kindness.
As for what Yan Shu would gain from it, Su Jin would rather not think about it.
After returning to the courtyard, Su Jin did not give Yan Biyun a chance to convey Yan Shu's words. He kept his eyes closed and snored. It was not until Yan Biyun had no choice but to explain a few words to Xiao Sui'er and the others and left silently that Su Jin opened his eyes in the darkness.
The relationship between him and Yan Shu may need to be re-examined. He cannot tolerate everything about himself being controlled and used by another person, even if he is Yan Biyun's uncle, Yan Shu, who is famous all over the world.
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Moving forward an hour, Xia Mansion Er in Sock Alley entered the side courtyard, and a servant was reporting to Liu Binhua who was lying on the bed.
"Master, I followed them all afternoon and finally found their residence."
"Oh? Where do they live?" Liu Binhua became excited, his half-drooped eyelids suddenly lifted up, and the corners of his mouth trembled nervously.
"A group of them live in a small courtyard on Yulin Lane. There are six men and two women in total. The boy who burned you is probably the head of the house. The younger one didn't see any old people. The younger one secretly asked the neighbor next to him and said
I just moved in yesterday, and the yard is rented."
"As expected, this guy is a foreigner. No wonder he dares to challenge me. He is a rookie who doesn't understand the business. Have you seen anyone else coming in and out? For example, officials and wealthy people."
"I haven't seen him, but when it was dark, Su Jin went out in a carriage. The younger one followed him for a while, but his two legs couldn't keep up with his four legs, so he lost track of him."
"Idiot, won't you hire a carriage to follow you?"
"My little one is broke. How can I get the money to hire a car? Besides, I haven't even had a drink of hot water for most of the day. I really can't bear it anymore."
Liu Binhua snorted, struggled to find a cloth bag under the pillow, reached in and grabbed 20 cents, threw it on the ground and said: "Take it to buy some food, I will follow you tomorrow, I will be able to move around tomorrow
Okay, this time let’s bring more people and call Mr. Hua from Zaozi Lane to see where this kid goes.”
The boy weighed the twenty cents in his hand and said, "I'll give you some more. With this little money, a few steamed buns and a few bowls of spicy soup will all be gone. My whole body aches and I want to find someone to relax my muscles and bones."
Woolen cloth."
"Loosen your mother's muscles and bones! I think you want to loosen your skin! I haven't seen me like this, but you are still in the mood to go to the brothel. Are you deliberately causing trouble for me?"
"Sir, you are injured, so you have to let your brothers have fun, right? What if you become paralyzed and lame one day, will your brothers become monks with you? Master, give me more, twenty coins, just twenty coins.
, the younger one can pay half the money, Widow Pan is a secret laborer, and twenty cents is definitely enough when there is no business in the middle of the night."
"Fuck you, you dare to curse me for being paralyzed and lame. I will beat you until you are lame. If you go to that dirty widow every day, sooner or later one day you will be covered in flowers. Don't blame me for kicking you."
Open." Liu Binhua cursed, leaned over with a grin on his face, took out a twenty-wen bag and threw it at him.
The boy picked them all up with a smile on his face, kicked them in his pocket and said: "Master, you are lying down to recover from your injuries. The little one is gone. Tomorrow morning, she will appear at the door of Su Jin's house on time. Do you know whether Widow Pan is dirty? Could it be that Master is also going to visit me?"
Pass?"
Liu Binhua stretched out his hand, grabbed a pillow, threw it at it, and cursed: "Get out of here, I'm going to miss something tomorrow and I have to cut off that thing of yours."
The boy chuckled, quickly dodged the pillow, turned around and walked out.
A small figure in the shadow quietly left the side courtyard and went straight to the backstairs. On the embroidered couch in the boudoir of the small building, Xia Siling was leaning on the bedside, flipping through a book, and with the sound of footsteps, the small figure quickly lifted the curtain.
As I walked in, the cold wind caused the candlelight to sway here and there.
"Kou'er, did you hear something?" Xia Siling sat up and asked.
"My nephew sent the three donkeys to keep an eye on him, and now they have discovered the courtyard where Mr. Su lives."
Xia Siling frowned and said, "What kind of news is this? It must be the Yan Mansion in Tianshuijing Hutong."
"No, I rented a courtyard in Yulin Lane."
"Oh? It's a cover-up, and it's convenient for trysts, huh!" Xia Siling hammered the bed with her hands a few times, then turned around and asked, "Didn't they say how to deal with him?"
"The young master said that tomorrow he will be able to take action and ask some boss from Zaozi Lane to go with him to seek bad luck for him."
"This lazy thing knows how to bully others. Boss Hua is the ruffian who demolished someone else's tofu shop at the temple fair last time. He actually associates with local ruffians. It's really unseemly. I want to talk to dad about this tomorrow.
Say it, otherwise our Xia family will be disgraced sooner or later."
"I was drinking in Prime Minister Lu's house and I haven't come back yet. However, I love my nephew so much that I'm afraid he won't listen to you."
Xia Siling sighed and said: "I just hate that I am a daughter and my father has no heirs. I want him to inherit the family business, but why is my father so confused? What can such a person do besides causing trouble and ruining the family business? Zhenjiao
It’s heartbreaking.”
Xiao Kou'er consoled him: "Miss, don't worry, I won't be so confused. He must have made some arrangements. What will Mr. Su do now? If he is beaten half to death by the young nephew and his men tomorrow, wouldn't it be unlucky?
very."
Xia Siling gritted her silver teeth and said, "He deserves it. Why did he come to the capital and be so cruel, scalding people with boiling water?"
"Miss……"
"No matter...sleep, neither of them is good, let them go dog-eat-dog." Xia Siling lifted the quilt, curled up into the bed and fell asleep.
Xiao Kou'er blinked his eyes, stood there for a long time, sighed, blew out the candle, and went out quietly.dd