King of Song

Chapter 160

Things are often so evil, and turning points are prone to occur at critical moments. Sometimes the hope that is brought, sometimes it is a moth!
Seeing that the grain merchants in Hangzhou are in panic all day long, fidgeting, and have reached the brink of collapse. When the grain price war is about to win a big victory, there happens to be obstacles and troubles.
The official who came here was named Zhang Mingyuan, and he is currently the detainee of the Changping case of the Duzhi Division!
In the Song Dynasty, the Three Divisions included Yantie, Duzhi, and Hudu. The highest officials were called the Three Divisions, and they were known as the Minister of Finance. They were equivalent to the Minister of Finance and were in charge of taxation and financial affairs.

Among them, Duzhi is in charge of the number of wealth in the world, and checks whether it is available or not every year, and controls its entry and exit, so as to calculate the use of the state.In other words, the taxation, income and expenditure of the Great Song Dynasty were all in their charge, and their power and role were not so great.Its chief is the Duzhi envoy, and there are many subordinates under him, who are in charge of various affairs.

According to the different details of the affairs in charge, the Duzhi Division is divided into eight cases and eight affairs, including eight cases of Zhangbi, Qianbo, Changping, and Shipping. The division of labor is very clear.For example, the money and silk case is in charge of the spring and winter clothes in the army, the salaries of hundreds of officials, the money and silk in Zuo Zang, and the exchange of fragrant medicines.The transportation case is in charge of the Bianhe, Guangji, Caihe water transportation, bridges, Zhehu, three taxes, etc.

The Changping case is in charge of the state's flat purchases. "Purchase" is to buy grain, and flatness is naturally to stabilize the price of grain.There are judges for each case, under which are Kongmu officials, all Goujian officials, and Goufu officials who are assisted.

Zhang Mingyuan is a probation officer, and his status is actually not very high, but this time he can be regarded as leaving Beijing by order, and he was sent by the third department.How much it needs respect and attention, although the affairs under its jurisdiction are not big, and its power is limited, but it has caught Lin Zhao's throat.

Moreover, the pace of this guy is very fast, and the third department took a lot of time to make arrangements. Zhang Mingyuan acted very quickly after receiving the order, and immediately set off for Qiantang County.The most important thing is that this guy is walking on a dry road. Although it is a bit harder, the speed is very fast.

Few people know that when he was implicated in a case, it was Tang Jie who was still at Yushitai to find out the truth and help him to seek justice.Therefore, Tang Xianggong has been cited as a benefactor, and he is grateful.After Tang Jie's death, he has been brooding on it all the time, and like most scholars, he believes that Lin Zhao was mad at him to death.

Although he intends to take revenge, but in the end he is soft-spoken and his abilities are limited.During that time, Shangshu also impeached Lin Zhao, but all those memorials were thrown into the corner by Emperor Zhao Xu.It has been almost a year since the incident, but Zhang Mingyuan has been brooding on it all the time. He thought he would have no chance to take revenge, but he didn't expect to wait for a good opportunity from God.

When the third division wanted to check Changping warehouses in various places, as an official of the Changping case, he could justifiably participate.As for why he came to Qiantang County, it was because the county magistrate Lin Zhao was famous and most people didn't want to provoke him.So Zhang Mingyuan took over this hot potato. For him, this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

He firmly believed that since Lin Zhao was busy implementing the Young Crop Law, it was impossible for Chang Pingcang to have any flaws.As long as there is a problem, he will make a big fuss, make Lin Zhao look good, and comfort Tang Xianggong's spirit in heaven.

Ever since, as soon as he received the appointment, he set off immediately.Instead, they left behind the Lu brothers who set off first and took the waterway.He was worried that someone would tip off the news, and Lin Zhao had been prepared for the purpose of killing Lin Zhao by surprise.

Lin Zhaoyuan was in Hangzhou, and the news was not very well-informed. He didn't even know about the third division's investigation of Chang Ping's warehouse.After Wang Yu learned about this before, he asked Lu Huiqing to remind Lin Zhao that they had some friendship with each other, and they could barely be regarded as their own.

However, Wang Yu didn't know that the entrustment was not someone. Lu Huiqing's purpose was to kill Lin Zhao with a knife, so why would he warn in advance?The final result was that Zhang Mingyuan had passed Taihu Lake, and Lin Zhao only got the news!
It was really caught off guard, which made the originally good situation in Hangzhou change instantly.

The happiest one belongs to Lu Ji. It can be said that at the last moment, when we are about to despair, hope comes.

The third division came to send someone to check and close the position. When Lu Ji heard the news, he almost laughed out loud.He knew very well that the reason why Meng's grain company could last for so long was because of the use of grain from the Changping warehouse.Now, the imperial court sent people to investigate, how can Lin Zhao make up for this shortfall?
Thinking about it makes me happy, Lin Zhao moved the public funds and used the imperial court's regular rations as a plan to draw salary from the bottom of the pot, but he was drunk.No one is right, so the food price in Hangzhou is up to you...

"Brother, there is no unparalleled road, Da Lang finally made a move!" Lu Shan smiled all over his face, feeling like he had narrowly escaped death.

Maybe it was suppressed for too long, suddenly Lu Ji was very happy, and he rarely laughed and said: "Yes, I finally caught up!" He has been under a lot of pressure these days.

"Hey, it's fine if Da Lang doesn't make a move, and if he makes a move, he goes straight to the point. Lin Zhao will be in trouble this time!" Lu Shan had a gloating expression and a smug smile on his face.

At this moment, all we need to do is wait with joy for the arrival of Lu Shengqing, Lu Heqing brothers, and watch a good show together!

The other grain merchants in Hangzhou finally breathed a sigh of relief. They had secretly learned that County Magistrate Lin might be using the grain stored in the Changping Warehouse to support the Meng family.Now, this source is about to be cut off, and there is no cheap food on the ground in Hangzhou, so... many people have already started counting money in their dreams.

Of course, there are also some smart people, or people with far-sightedness who are keenly aware of the crisis.Lu Ji said to wait for five days, and there was a turning point.

It's just that they didn't expect that the turning point would be like this!
The three divisions of the Song Dynasty were all involved, how could Lu Ji know that the court would send someone?Reminiscent of the previous rumors, it is possible that the Lu family really has a backer in the court, and they can even invite the third division!
This matter is no longer a commercial competition, it has risen to the level of a court battle, and if it is not handled properly, something will happen.Although the current situation seems to be favorable to the Lu family, God knows what will happen next.Having gone through the previous Hangzhou rebellion and salt smuggling case, as long as you are a Hangzhou person with a heart, how dare you look down on County Magistrate Lin?The county king has fallen, so is it possible that the people behind the Lu family are more powerful than the county king?

Money is good, but it takes life to spend it.Hoarding and driving up food prices are risky things. If the court really wants to punish them, they can't run away.Presumably, County Magistrate Lin was also concerned about the people behind the Lu family and whether there was any real evidence, so he held back.

Now that county magistrate Lin is in a hurry, it's hard to say what will happen?Youdao is the protection of officials and officials. If something really happened, the government might not touch the Lu family, but what about them?Maybe they will all become scapegoats.

For a while, many people felt a little uneasy. For more rational people, how much money they make is not so important at this moment, but how to get out of it is the most important thing.

But it is easy to get on a pirate ship, but it is difficult to get off a pirate ship. Many people regret it.Back then, he was greedy and followed Qinghe to do hoarding, and he believed Lu Ji's words, but now he was kidnapped by the Lu family to some extent.But it's not impossible to get out, it depends on how you choose!
In fact, this is a gamble. Can magistrate Lin win the bet, or are the people behind the Lu family more powerful?So this belated knife really helped Lu Ji save the situation and pulled him back from the brink of death.But to a certain extent, it also planted a bigger crisis, which made more people shaken and moved to the middle ground of waiting and watching.

As for how the grain merchants will choose next, it depends on the outcome of the confrontation between Lin County Magistrate and Zhi Zhang's detainee!Everyone is waiting to see!
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When Lin Zhao received the news, Zhang Mingyuan had already passed Taihu Lake and would arrive at Qiantang within a few days.

The people from the third department suddenly wanted to check the Changping warehouse, which surprised Lin Zhao, and they went straight to Hangzhou. It was a bit unusual at such a critical moment.However, the third division has always been at odds with the third division and the regulation division, which is not like Lu Huiqing's actions!

Lin Zhao had doubts in his heart, and he was even more worried. The memorial had already been sent to Bianjing, so why did the emperor order an investigation?Did Emperor Zhao Xu not receive the memorial, or did he not take it seriously, and did so on purpose?

If it's the latter, the consequences are quite dire.I don't know if it is possible, after all, the most important thing in Zhao Xu's mind at the moment is the young crop method, and it is normal for the emperor to be angry if this matter is delayed.

But Lin Zhao felt that this should not be the case. Through several contacts with Zhao Xu, this young emperor was not this kind of person, at least he would not be so impulsive and turn his face so quickly.

So something must have gone wrong?The funny thing is that on the same day, the Jiangnan River in Suzhou finally salvaged the sunken ship, restored the river passage, and the sunken post boat was also found.

The post boat sank, and all the memorials sank to the bottom of the river. This was a dumbfounding result.The results and impact of the most critical things are serious.

Without the memorial, it cannot prove that Lin Zhao had requested a memorial before.Then the nature becomes the private use of grain in regular flat warehouses.And from the beginning to the end, in order to confuse profiteers and maintain the market, Lin Zhao used Meng's Grain Bank to sell grain and stabilize grain prices.

But it is also likely to be said to be using power for personal gain, or even embezzlement and embezzlement of public funds. The key depends on how others see it. In short, what is needed is evidence.

Now the only one who is proving his innocence is Zhizhou Zhao Yan.Mr. Zhao has always been known for being unselfish and very prestigious. His testimony should be very convincing!

It's just that Zhao Yan will definitely help himself [-]%?Will Mr. Zhao be implicated by this incident?Now it's hard to say, and it's hard to say.So we must plan ahead, at least deal with Zhang Mingyuan first!

But what should we do?

The grain in the Changping warehouse in Qiantang County has almost bottomed out. How should I explain to the third division then?Not only that, but he also owed Cai Jing a lot of food. He had cheated others before and got Cai Jing on board, so now he can't implicate him anymore.

But where to find so much grain to fill the shortfall at a time?

Failure to do so will result in serious consequences.One is that it is unavoidable that someone wants to impeach himself, and maybe he will be convicted.On the other hand, the grain market in Hangzhou, which has been improving after a long time, is afraid that it will be in a mess again, and it will be the common people who will be hurt after all.

This is what Lin Zhao does not want to see.For the current plan, food is the key. Lin Zhao felt that he had to meet someone, try his best to "fill" this hole!

(End of this chapter)