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Chapter 330
"Why don't you go to His Majesty and ask?" A nobleman came up with an idea.

"I'm afraid it's not right. Your majesty didn't say anything about this matter. I'm afraid there may be some changes and reasons. If I ask rashly, I'm afraid your majesty will be suspicious..." A nobleman expressed his opinion.

"That's true. It's just some rumors now. If His Majesty really wants to sell the stocks of Liulizhai, I'm afraid he will sell them with great fanfare. He won't hide them like this. Judging from the current situation, it's just some of the stocks in the palace. The nobles have distributed some stocks, so I am afraid that His Majesty has not yet decided whether to sell it or not. In my opinion, His Majesty is reluctant to sell Liulizhai. After all, it is a golden mountain. It is a pity to sell it, and you will get dividends For others, now, let's wait and see..." A nobleman expressed his opinion.

"It makes sense... I don't need to be too enthusiastic about this matter, lest His Majesty be suspicious. If His Majesty wants to sell it, he will naturally let me know. When the time comes, I will talk to His Majesty again. It's too expensive, so it's easy to say... "

"It makes sense..." Everyone echoed again.

"Hehe, if Cheng Guogong wants to buy some stocks for a try, I can sell some at the original price, 1000 taels, which can be regarded as fulfilling the wish of Guogong." In fact, Zhang Guoji also felt sorry for the 100 taels of silver. , although Liulizhai can get [-] taels of dividends every year, Zhang Guoji still feels that [-] taels of silver is a bit heavier, so he decided to earn his own [-] taels of silver first. "Twenty shares, and many were given to him by his daughter. After he earned back his own capital, he still has a lot of stocks in his hand, which is enough for future interest.

"Okay, thank you Dudu Zhang Chengquan, I will buy ten shares for fun first, and see what is going on with this Liulizhai stock." Cheng Guogong decided to test the waters to see what this stock is. , Let's see what the emperor's plan is, why is it so mysterious?

"Okay, Guoji will send someone to the Duke's mansion later." Zhang Guoji was quite satisfied. He earned half of his [-] taels of silver, and then found a buyer. They all came back, and the remaining shares, either sold or waited for profit, are not spent on his money, so don't worry too much about them.

The first-hand transaction of stock trading was completed in such a cloud of mist. No one in the world knew what the emperor was thinking or what the emperor was thinking.

In the Forbidden City.

Yang Reform froze the stocks and let the stocks ferment, while he went about his own business with peace of mind.

In the Wenhua Palace, Yang Reform is summoning ministers to handle official business.Morning mornings are becoming more and more unbearable these days. It is so hot that some people have the attitude of demanding to wake up early in the middle of the night for no other reason than that it is too hot.Yang Reform didn't want to get up early, so in the early court, he just went through the motions and dealt with official affairs, whether it was the Qianqing Palace or the Wenhua Palace.

In the Wenhua Palace, the ministers are usually summoned to handle official affairs with the cabinet.

When there is no worry in the heart, things will be done quickly.

"The situation in Shaanxi, how is it now, is there any latest news?" Yang Reform asked.This is what Yang Reform would ask every day. Shaanxi in the late Ming Dynasty was the place that Yang Reform was most concerned about. Not for anything else, but for the peasant rebellion that broke out there, and for his own rebellion.

The chief assistant, Shi Fenglai, can't come up with any ideas on important matters, but these matters of collecting information and sorting out the memorials are neat, and he came out immediately to say: "Return to Your Majesty, the latest news is that the drought is not going to ease. According to the memorials in the newspaper, recently it is If it is impossible to rain, some memorials say that the imperial court should send people to pray for rain to reassure the people; moreover, the immigration is increasing rapidly, and the pressure on immigrants is huge. The food that arrived consumes a lot. I implore the imperial court to send more boats to Shaanxi to pick up people. Xu Zixian also said that the Yellow River will freeze in winter. At the beginning of November, therefore, Xu Zixian also mentioned in the memorial that it is best to transport immigrants by boat this year before the first ten days of November. In the middle ten days of November, it depends on the weather. I am afraid that the matter of transporting the victims by boat will be suspended temporarily...Xu Zixian said in the memorial that the matter is quite urgent, please His Majesty and the imperial court to send more ships to Shaanxi to pick up people before November..."

Yang Reform already knew about this matter. Although he had made preparations in advance, the various troubles encountered in the actual operation process were still unexpected. The freezing period of the Yellow River would make it impossible to leave the ship for several months every year. , Therefore, it is necessary to pick up as many people as possible before freezing.

"It's already July, and it's only five months away from the last November. It seems like a lot of time. However, it takes a lot of time to go back and forth on the road for the imperial decree. After the imperial decree is issued, the boat has to travel from the south of the Yangtze River. Mobilization, so the time is very urgent, and the actual transport of people may take only three or four months. It is quite difficult to transport all the millions of immigrants in these few months..." Yang Reform on the Shaanxi issue , have their own views, methods, and handling methods, unlike other things, they also discuss with the officials.

The officials did not speak, and waited quietly for the emperor to continue.

"..., send an order to Zheng Huaizhong, the admiral of Jiangnan Shipbuilding, and let him try his best to build ships for transporting immigrants on the Yellow River. ..." Yang Reform didn't solicit other people's opinions when talking about Shaanxi, so he just made a "sacred ruling".

"The minister leads the order."

"...Forget it, send someone to Zheng Huaizhong to send 20 taels of silver to build a boat for transporting grain and disaster victims. I know that Master Xu is also in short supply, and the autumn tax has not yet been paid. I will put it first..." Yang Reform thought for a while, and then said that although most of the money for the immigrants was given to the An family after the land was built, the initial cost was still huge, and the little money in Xu Guangqi's hand was It was very tight, and Yang Reform had to pay for it himself again. Zheng Huaizhong was building warships there, so he couldn't let go.

"I obey." This time, it was Wang Cheng'en who came out to answer. It was rare that he didn't mention the slaves, but the ministers. It's not the ministers' turn to worry about the distribution of internal money, it's up to him to handle it.

"...By the way, the cabinet and all the ministries are urging the salt merchants to pay the money. It's already July, and the money has not been handed in. You all urge them. If you don't pay the money, this year will be over, Xu Master is short on money, and I don’t have much money at hand..." Yang Reform was very troubled, the gang of salt merchants procrastinated, and now, the amount of money that had been agreed upon was handed over to a limited extent. Yang Reform was very annoyed and wanted to unload Eight yuan, I can't wait to burn my eyebrows, and those people are still playing leisurely with me.

"I obey." A group of ministers came out and agreed.Everyone doesn't believe the emperor's saying that he has no money at hand, no money?Wasn't the 20 taels just now silver?
"By the way, it's okay to send people to pray for rain. Let Zhang Xianyong figure out a way." Yang Reform also said that although praying for rain is unreliable, it is "psychological intervention" after the disaster. Whether the work is effective or not, it must be done, and if it is not done, it is the court's problem.

"I obey the order." Shi Fenglai agreed.

"What else is there in Shaanxi?" Yang Reform asked again.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the latest situation is that there are sporadic rebels making troubles in various places, either robbing the victims of the disaster, or robbing the big households in the local area..., in the local area, some people have asked the imperial court to send troops to wipe them out..." Shi Fenglai said again, this is just now. finished.

"Strictly order all the guards in Shaanxi to suppress it with all their strength. Don't let the local corruption, the rebels grow up, especially the robbery of the victims. , let alone let the rebels hurt the immigration officers. Every immigration officer is a precious asset. Let Bi Zisu remember that this is the bottom line, which must not be crossed, let alone procrastinated. If there is any sign of such a thing happening, let He immediately mobilized the new army in Shaanxi, and immediately cleared them up without any mistakes..." Yang Reform said mercilessly, the immigration officer, he can't afford to hurt any of these people, if they are either Jinshi or Juren, if they are raped by the rebels If he dies a few times, he will be pressured by the entire bureaucracy as an emperor, and even the immigration work may be reduced or terminated. Yang Reform does not want to be too harsh on Shaanxi. Unfortunately, this is the bottom line. It is unlikely that he will be spared.

"I obey the order." Shi Fenglai replied again.The bigwigs in the Wenhua Palace are also quite satisfied with the emperor's "sacred order", which shows that the emperor still values ​​their scholars, and attaches great importance to the safety of their scholars. cast joyful eyes.

"By the way, how many months will the Yellow River be frozen?" Yang Reform asked again.The freezing of the Yellow River had a great impact on the immigrants. Yang Reform did not expect this kind of thing to happen to the Yellow River in advance. One person worrying about the affairs of the world, no matter how thoughtful they are, they will always make mistakes. It was discovered in advance that it is only July, and there is still time to make amends. If this matter is brought up in October, Yang Reform will have nothing to do except call the sky.

"Returning to Your Majesty, according to the records of the Ministry of Industry over the years, the longest freezing period of the Yellow River lasted for three or four months. The freezing of the Yellow River was also divided into lots. The November freezing period mentioned by Xu Zixian in the memorandum refers to Shaanxi. The freezing period of the Yellow River below, if it is above Shaanxi, the freezing period may be earlier. The freezing period is much longer than Shaanxi, for three or four months, but after Tongguan, the freezing period will be as short as It is much shorter, and the days of enlightenment are much earlier... If it is the river section below Kaifeng, luck is good, there may even be some years that are not frozen..." The minister of the Ministry of Industry came out and replied.

Yang Reform nodded, although these bureaucrats can't give him any big ideas, but some small ideas and small problems are no problem, which can save him a lot of time to search for information.

"Since this is the case, then pass this news to Master Xu and tell Master Xu that if the Yellow River freezes, try to store grain in Kaifeng. Below Kaifeng, if you can go by boat, you still go by boat. If we move further down, we must bring the grain closer to Shaanxi..."

(End of this chapter)