HLnovel Chapter 140: Pimping at Risk
Chapter 140: Pimping at Risk
After learning that Yang Yanzhao was about to come to Beijing, the King of Qin sped up his work efficiency.
While asking people to inform Yang Yanzhao to delay on the road, he also ordered people to spread the word that the grain transferred from Jiangnan this time amounted to several million dan and would be transported to the disaster area in a few days.
This news scared the unscrupulous businessmen and powerful landlords who hoarded goods!
If the grain price returns to the pre-disaster level of a dozen wen per bushel after millions of dan of grain arrives, then the price will probably be too high to sell at even a dozen wen per bushel.
Grain storage must be protected from theft, moisture, rats, and insects. The labor required for this work must be considerable, and the labor and food costs are not small. It is inevitable that rice bugs and rats will destroy the grain. In previous years, there were many cases where the stored grain was lost by 20% to 30%. If the grain cannot be sold in one year, who would be willing to buy the old grain mixed with insect and rat feces when the new grain comes in next year?
Even if you feel bad about hoarding food, you have to sell it quickly to avoid losing more money!
The price of grain dropped to 20 wen per dou overnight, and the price was unified with that of the government's grain sales points.
The King of Qin still quietly ordered his people to purchase the confiscated silver in secret and slowly exchange it for grain.
Three days later, the grain hoarded by the unscrupulous merchants had been purchased, and the confiscated silver had been spent. The granaries in several counties were full of grain, and the government granaries could no longer hold it.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin left behind a dozen of his subordinates to oversee the relief work in the three prefectures. They were just waiting for the relief grain from Jiangnan to arrive, and then they would distribute the purchased grain to the victims. This would not only ensure that the victims could survive until the next year's new grain, but also store seeds for next year's spring plowing, and supervise the spring plowing production after the grain was distributed.
After all follow-up matters were arranged, the King of Qin led two thousand elite Moyun cavalrymen and escorted more than a dozen prisoner carts back to the capital. ...
Yang Yanzhao dawdled on the road for a few more days before finally arriving in the capital.
The eldest prince was ordered to lead several princes and dozens of court officials to the outside of the city gate to welcome the hero.
After exchanging pleasantries, the eldest prince verbally commended Yang Yanzhao on behalf of the court, and he followed the eldest prince and others directly into the palace to meet the emperor.
The emperor sat on the dragon throne, looking at the hero kneeling on one knee in front of him. Yang Yanzhao was a tall, handsome, and calm young general. The emperor's heart was beating fast, but his face was relatively calm.
The father and son of the Yang family are indeed rare tiger generals. Yang Ye has a reputation of being invincible, guarding the border and intimidating the enemy! A tiger father will have a dog son. The 19-year-old Yang Yanzhao is full of courage, brave and resourceful, and is a talented general!
But Yang Ye is a surrendered general of the Later Han Dynasty. Emperor Taizu spent a lot of effort to subdue him. I am afraid that his loyalty to me is not enough, so I have to be more cautious. This Yang Yanzhao is a rare talent. He is the only young general in the Song Dynasty who can compete with the King of Qin. I must win him over and make him work loyally for me.
The emperor was thinking about all kinds of things in his mind. After listening to Yang Yanzhao's report on the details of the battle, he praised and commended him with a smile on his face.
He immediately issued an edict to promote the young hero Yang Yanzhao, who had made extraordinary contributions, to the rank of General Mingwei, a fourth-rank official!
He also rewarded him with a hundred acres of fertile land and a batch of gold, jewelry, porcelain, silk and other items.
After Yang Yanzhao thanked him and accepted the reward, he left the palace and returned to Tianbo Yang Mansion. …
Lady She, along with her eldest daughter-in-law and daughter, had been waiting anxiously in front of the mansion gate for a long time.
When Yang Yanzhao saw his mother, his heart was filled with emotion. He quickly dismounted from his horse, walked quickly to her and knelt on the ground!
: "Mother! The child is back!"
Lady She looked at her son, who was kneeling in front of her. He was handsome, strong, and exhausted.
He couldn't help but feel a pang of pain in his heart, and reached out to pull his son up, "Yan Zhao, you must be exhausted from the long journey, right?"
Yang Yanqi smiled and teased, "Second brother, you traveled for several days to get to the capital, how could you be exhausted? If you are tired, it's because you tired your eyes from admiring the beautiful scenery along the way."
Yang Yanzhao stood up and looked at his naughty sister, smiled kindly and said, "Little sister, I haven't seen you for two years. You have grown into a beautiful girl, but you are still so naughty."
Yang Yanqi stuck out her tongue and made a face at her second brother, without any of the reserved and reserved manner of a lady from a noble family.
Yang Yanzhao clasped his fists and bowed to his sister-in-law again!
"Yan Zhao meets sister-in-law! Thank you for taking care of my mother and my younger sister at home, so that my father and I can have no worries at the border."
In the Battle of Gaoliang River, Yang Jiadalang led his army to charge into the Liao army formation to rescue the besieged emperor. After they rushed in, the emperor had already escaped on his donkey cart, but he was surrounded by dozens of times more enemy troops, trapped in the enemy formation and died on the battlefield. His wife Chen Jinying became a widow at a young age.
Chen Jinying hurriedly returned the greeting, "Uncle, what are you talking about? At home, it is my mother and my younger sister who love and take care of me."
Chen Jinying was also the daughter of a general, tall and strong, with a free and unrestrained personality. She had always gotten along very well with her mother-in-law Lady She and her sister-in-law Yang Yanqi.
The mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and other two get along harmoniously, and this warm family affection also helps her dispel a lot of pain from losing her husband.
In order to welcome his second brother, Yang Yanqi, a shareholder, specially got a set of charcoal-burning copper pots from the hot pot restaurant.
Get a portion of every ingredient in the store.
Beef slices, mutton slices, beef tripe, pig brains, duck blood, shrimp balls, tofu, mushrooms and various vegetables filled a large table.
More than a dozen jars of fine wine brought from the wine shop were also neatly placed next to them.
This novel banquet made Yang Yanzhao feel fresh and curious. "Little sister, are these the hot pot delicacies you mentioned in your letter?"
Yang Yanqi smiled with great pride!
"Second brother, today I will let you, a country bumpkin who has never seen the world, have a taste of what the world's delicacies are."
Lady She looked at her extremely proud daughter and introduced her to her son with a smile, "Country bumpkin! Your sister Yanqi is a very different person now. She is now a shareholder of a perfume shop that is popular in Beijing, as well as Chuanran Hotpot City and Maotai Liquor Store.
If you have no money to spend, just ask her for it. She is a wealthy woman who makes a fortune every day!"
After hearing this, Yang Yanqi glanced smugly at the bumpkin who had a look of shock on his face.
Learn to imitate Luo Naocan’s arrogant attitude when he is rich and powerful!
"Second brother! Did you hear me? If you have no money to spend, just ask me for it. I will give you 30,000 or 20,000 yuan without blinking an eye!"
It feels so good to have such wealth and confidence and to be able to act arrogantly!
"You also know how to do business? Can you count the money when you have a lot of it?" Yang Yanzhao asked in surprise.
Yang Yanqi was so angry that he slapped him!
"Second brother! No one looks down on others as much as you do! How come I can't count the money when there is so much money?"
Yang Yanzhao smiled and said, "When you were a kid, you couldn't even count the amount of New Year's money you received, so you always asked your second brother to help you count it."
Yang Yanqi recalled the embarrassing moments of his childhood and couldn't help but hug his mother's arm and complain.
"Mother, it's all your fault! You didn't give us gold or silver ingots as New Year's money. You just gave us a bunch of copper coins. I always made mistakes when counting them. When I grew up, my second brother always made fun of me and made fun of others."
Lady She laughed so hard that tears came out of her eyes and her shoulders shook!
: "Giving you New Year's money with copper coins makes it look much more! A pile of money makes me look very generous and magnanimous!"
Yang Yanqi and Yang Yanzhao also laughed so hard at their naughty mother's way of doing things!
When they were teenagers, the huge amount of lucky money they received every year filled several large boxes. When they went out, they stood straight, feeling like they were the richest young tycoons in Bianjing.
Just thinking about how much fun it was to take out the coins and count them when I was a kid makes me laugh until my stomach hurts!
The blazing charcoal fire has already boiled the soup in the copper pot, and the aroma is already filling the air before the meat and vegetables are added.
This is the hot pot base that Yang Yanqi got from the hot pot city, it is the authentic and original one.
The Yang family, who were used to eating Luo's chili oil, did not prepare a separate pot of clear soup for Yang Yanzhao.
Yang Yanzhao scooped up a piece of meat from the soup with red oil floating on it, and, imitating his mother's example, dipped it in the bowl of sauce in front of him and put it into his mouth.
: "Not bad! It tastes fresh, tender, spicy and delicious!"
Yang Yanqi smiled triumphantly, picked up the wine jar and broke the mud seal, poured a bowl for his mother and sister-in-law, and filled a bowl for his second brother.
: "Country bumpkin, how about you try this wine?"
Yang Yanzhao smelled a strong and mellow aroma of wine, and praised it before drinking it: "Good wine! The aroma of this wine is so strong and mellow!"
He picked up the wine bowl and took a sip, "Good wine! The aroma is mellow and strong, and the taste is not spicy, and the aftertaste is long.
Yanqi, how much of this fine wine can you buy? Bring some back to father when my second brother returns!"
Yang Yanqi then remembered that his father also loved fine wine. He felt ashamed in his heart that he had not thought of sending a few jars of fine wine to his father who was guarding the border to show his filial piety!
He immediately made a bold promise: "Second brother, when you return to Yanmen Pass, I will bring a hundred jars of this fine wine to honor father, so that he can keep it and drink it slowly."
"That's great! It's bitterly cold at the border, and if we could drink a bowl of good wine in winter, it would be the greatest enjoyment!" Yang Yanzhao said happily.
Thinking of the men in her family who were stationed in the bitter and cold border areas all year round, Lady She and her daughter-in-law felt distressed and became depressed.
The soldiers stationed at the border not only have to endure the cold, but also have to be ready to fight desperately with the invading enemy forces at any time!
Not only is he likely to sacrifice his life for his country at any time, but he also has to endure all kinds of criticisms, accusations, oppression and difficulties from the civil officials in the court!
If the Song Dynasty continues its policy of suppressing military power and promoting culture, it will discourage the soldiers on the border. Can they still resist the powerful enemy with a strong army?
Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit depressing, Yang Yanqi quickly laughed!
"Brother, I will introduce you to a friend tomorrow. You will definitely like her!"
Yang Yanzhao asked in confusion, "Who are you going to introduce to me? How can you be sure that I will like him?"
Yang Yanqi's eyes flashed with a sly look, "He is a handsome, talented and passionate man. You will definitely like him, second brother."
Luo Naocang said that she wanted to meet her second brother, and she had to help pull the strings despite the risk of being blamed and punished by His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin.