After rebirth, I became the white moonlight of the downcast son

Chapter 143 Cotton Grain Royal Merchant

After Zhou Sining finished speaking, Chu Yuchen pursed his lips and remained silent.

Protect those who work below from the wind and rain, and protect them from being bullied and harmed. Only then can they be brave and fearless, and only then can they be sincerely convinced. He understood this truth. But hearing Zhou Sining say it at this moment, Mo Ming felt a little heartbroken.

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Does he just not let her trust him? Or in her eyes, he is just like his second emperor brother, a self-interested person who protects his own life and doesn't care about the lives of those under him?

Previously, He Beiting also asked his people to replace the royal secret guards before speaking out. I thought he was used to being cautious, but now that I think about it, he seems to be a bit distrustful.

It's understandable that Zhou Sining didn't trust him. After all, they had only a brief friendship and didn't have much interaction with each other. Coupled with the previous actions of the second emperor's brother and his mother, Zhou Sining's trust could not be justified by the royal family.

But He Beiting didn't trust him either...

Chu Yuchen felt inexplicably aggrieved. They had been friends since childhood, so why didn't they trust him?

After taking a look at the change in the face of the Seventh Prince, Zhou Sining said: "Your Highness, it's not that I can't trust you, but I'm afraid that the Empress will not be able to see the affairs of the Zhou family.

No matter who is causing trouble in the court, I believe that with His Highness’s abilities and handling methods, not even the slightest trace of wind and rain will touch the corner of my brother’s clothes.

But, what if the Queen Mother instructs the Zhang family to act secretly? What will you do, Your Highness? If you want to be dealt with strictly, will you do it? That is your mother's family. Even if you grit your teeth and kill your relatives for the sake of Xuanguo's future

, severely punish those who cause trouble, will the Queen give in? You can still fight with the Queen.

But if he were handled gently and painlessly, then the brother of the courtier would definitely be wronged, and even suffer a certain degree of injury. After all, with the empress protecting him, nothing would happen to them no matter what.

Your Highness, please don't look at me like this. Although I have a villainous heart, you can't guarantee that it won't happen. There are huge profits involved in private affairs, and you are the one who takes the lead in organizing it, but all the people who use it are outsiders. You

What do the Zhang family think?

If others don't tell me, Mr. Zhang alone will feel uncomfortable. If there are people below who continue to encourage and encourage him, he may act secretly without the Queen Mother's instructions.

Not to trouble you, just to let you see clearly who can help you achieve success.

This job is inherently complicated and difficult, and if someone of our own is secretly holding back..."

After hearing these words, Chu Yuchen finally felt a little more at ease, and said: "You don't have to worry about the queen mother. I will talk to the queen frankly and thoroughly when I get back. Even if the Zhang family doesn't help, there will definitely not be any constraints.

To take a step back, the salt tax is related to the national system and people's livelihood. If the Zhang family dares to allow their subordinates to interfere and cause trouble, my Highness will chop off the arms of anyone who reaches out."

Those who cause trouble must be severely punished to stop the evil trend, but He Beiting does not agree to break up with the Zhang family.

He said: "Your Highness, for the sake of the overall situation, I think it would be better for Your Highness to arrange an errand for Mr. Zhang, and then select a few people from your subordinates who are outstanding and capable of doing practical things, and hand them over to Mr. Zhang. In this way,

Come, both the empress and the Zhang family can explain everything."

Chu Yuchen glared at He Beiting angrily. How could he not understand that his intention was just to hand over some complicated matters that had nothing to do with the overall situation to the Zhang family, in order to silence the queen mother and the Zhang family.

"Well, that's a good idea. Someone has to do these things. Naturally, outsiders are not as useful as our own people." Zhou Sining said with a smile.

When it comes to catching coolies, she only obeys He Beiting. Even the eldest son of the Zhang family in Qinghe dares to catch strong men. He is very powerful.

"Huaiyuan, my cousin from the Zhang family has neither the ability to pry you into a corner nor the ability to cause trouble for you, so don't keep staring at him. He is also the eldest son of the Zhang family in Qinghe. Although he is a little less capable, he is also the eldest son of the Zhang family in Qinghe.

It’s not like I can only do some miscellaneous and trivial things.”

"Master Zhang has no fame and cannot be an official, so now is an opportunity for him. Most of the second-class Jinshis start from the eighth rank, so it's good for him to get this opportunity." He Beiting said expressionlessly.

Chu Yuchen:......

Does Zhang Heng need such an opportunity? Yes? Well, he does.

"Then so be it."

"Huaiyuan, the salt tax is just enough to support the balance, and it won't be a waste of money. But the national treasury is still not full. It's okay in calm years, but if something big or small happens, there is still no money to allocate.

The border has become more and more uneasy in the past two years, especially in the north and south, with repeated attempts to invade the border. Therefore, the national treasury needs to be replenished. Once the war breaks out, the money and food must not be careless." Chu Yuchen looked solemn.

He Beiting glanced at Zhou Sining, and then said: "I suggest that the imperial merchant of cotton grain and military supplies be replaced by the Su family. The current imperial merchant is not good. Most of the cotton clothes supplied to the army are made of old cotton, and the rice grain is also mixed with

Got half of the old rice."

Chu Yuchen's eyes turned cold, "It's so audacious. Not only must it be replaced immediately, but it must also be prosecuted according to law. You dare to commit fraud in military supplies. I don't want to live anymore."

"But this is unnecessary. The emperor has already arranged for people to investigate and deal with it. What I mean is that His Highness has made preparations in advance and decided on the Su family before the emperor orders the investigation.

Although the royal merchants of the Xuan Kingdom competed for promotion, it seemed like a fair competition, but in fact it was not. Most of those royal merchants who were in high positions had the support of courtiers. The status of the Su family's imperial merchants, if they did not have 30% of the shares of the eldest princess,

, I’m afraid someone has already captured it. Therefore, if we wait until the investigation is completed before applying for a decision, we will have to fight with many parties in the court.”

Chu Yuchen glanced at Zhou Sining. He Beiting really spared no effort to treat the Yue family, and even took care of his wife's maternal family.

"Miss Zhou, the Su family is your maternal family. You should know that the royal family has a lot of connections. When the epidemic broke out in Yicheng, the Su family took the lead in donating doctors and medicines to Yicheng. The father gave a large reward. It is already in the court.

This is eye-catching. This time, if the Emperor of Cotton and Grain is captured again, the Su family will inevitably gain too much limelight, fearing that it will attract the joint efforts of the ministers of the DPRK and China to suppress them.

Since ancient times, merchants have not fought with officials. Even if the Su family is in-laws of your Zhou family, I am afraid that the trade route will be blocked."

After Zhou Sining lowered his eyes and thought for a moment, he said: "The reason why Beiting proposed to replace the cotton and grain merchants with the Su family is because the Su family itself is engaged in the cotton and grain business and has long-term cooperative merchants.

There is also a lot of cotton grain harvest.

In addition, my eldest aunt of the Su family is from the Wang family in Qingzhou, and the Wang family in Qingzhou controls almost all the cotton grain in seven cities in Shandong. The cotton grain controlled by the Su family, plus more than 70% of the cotton grain in Shandong, has it.

With these two layers of protection, the supply will not be cut off at any time.

Therefore, I feel that this matter can be a compromise. The Wang family in Qingzhou is also one of the largest cotton and grain households in Xuan Kingdom. They have also competed for the imperial merchant qualifications several times, but unfortunately they have not been able to do so once.

If not, I will recommend the Wang family to be the royal merchants of cotton and grain this time."

(End of chapter)