I Don’t Want To Be the Emperor

Chapter 498 Patience

To use Prince He’s words: No matter how rich the land in the south of the Yangtze River is, it can’t afford to be so rich!

Ever since Emperor Yongguang came to power, he has imposed heavy taxes on the land south of the Yangtze River.

 As far as Emperor Delong is concerned, the world is corrupt, and all he can hope for is the taxes from Jiangnan!

When Prince He entered the land south of the Yangtze River, he really couldn't bear to increase taxes, so he had to raid the homes of the wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River.

The army set out to conquer the north of the Great Wall, and there was a lot of money and food. He was so short of money that Master He Jixiang fell asleep all night, but he still did not dare to increase taxes on Jiangnan, and took Jizhou in tears.

Most of the refugees in Ankang City are from Jizhou and Qizhou!

 Some poor families who could not survive had no choice but to secretly purify their children and prepare to send them to the palace to beg for food so that they would not starve to death.

However, news has already come out from the palace that there is no shortage and no one is being recruited.

 As to whether it is the intention of the prince, it is not known.

It is said that Prince He once thought of abolishing the **** system, but was scolded by Concubine Yuan in the palace.

"no,"

The butcher glared again and said, "You haven't said yet how you know?

 Is the news reliable?

 Don't get ready, it will be a waste of money if you turn around. "

Pork Rong said with a smile, "This army expedition is a certainty, and the supplier meeting will be held again soon."

The butcher rolled his eyes at him and said, "I've heard about this, but that's not what I'm asking about. I want to ask how you knew that you and the prince were going to fight in person?"

Logically speaking, this kind of thing must be classified as top secret, and it is absolutely impossible to spread it to Zhu Rong’s ears, otherwise he would definitely have his head chopped off from the Ministry of War to the Governor’s Mansion!

 Even though he is uneducated, he still knows that this is a crime of leaking secrets in Liang Lvzhong!

Who dares to take this risk?

 Are you really in danger of dying?

"this"

 Pork Rong obviously hesitated.

But he knew that if he didn't explain clearly, the butcher would not give up. After pondering for a long time, he said, "The palace has changed its defenses. Liu Kan's flag-bearer guards have come out of the palace and are being trained at the garrison near us."

 “It’s normal to switch defenses,”

The butcher smiled and said, "What does this mean?"

“The flag-bearer guard is the emperor’s guard of honor. If they are just mobilized, it doesn’t mean much. The key is that they have been recruiting ships in the past few days. Jiang Kan’s navy is docked on the coast of Qizhou and is going south with the army."

Seeing that he was about to interrupt, Zhurong Rong waved his hand and interrupted, "Listen to me, if it is just to transport generals, does Jiang Kan need to **** him personally?

　　Although I despise this bitch, he is still an admiral of the navy, a senior officer of the first rank. "

“Except for Prince He, there is really no one worthy of his escort,”

The butcher frowned and said, "However, this is just a guess, and it's still not accurate. It won't be too late for us to make preparations when the supplier meeting is held."

Zhu Rong jumped to his feet and said, "We can't wait. Don't you remember what happened the year before last?"

As soon as I heard that the army was going on an expedition, the price of food and meat doubled. You and I, noisily leading the men to the countryside to collect pigs in the middle of winter, didn't you know how exhausted we were?

Now the Ministry of War and the Ankang Prefect have begun to recruit large ships by the canal. The dispatch of troops to Sichuan this time is probably a certainty. We also have to find ships in advance, otherwise we will be unable to pull the goods out, and we can only stare blankly. "

The butcher shook his head and said, "You are talking nonsense again. My junior year is different now. Whether it is Jingzhou, Yuezhou, or Yong'an, we have troops stationed in Sanhe. We can't deploy troops anywhere, but we are all the way from Ankang." The city passed.

What's more, the prince and he still took a sea ship to Jinling City and entered Sichuan Province along the river, which meant that they could not bring many people with them. When the time came, they would definitely transfer troops to Sichuan Province from the nearest Yuezhou, Chuzhou, and Jingzhou. "

Pork Rong said, "Then we can't do this business?"

"Disaster,"

He touched the butcher's chin and said, "The food in Ankang City was originally transferred from Yuzhou and Jiangnan. At the end of last year, the price of food was so high that Mr. He Jixiang even exempted grain merchants from Nanyang from taxes.

He and the prince even directly awarded a friendship award to a big businessman from Asoka, allowing him to walk around Ankang City with a knife.

It’s not that you don’t know how sensational it was when the grain merchant paraded his horse through the streets proudly.

Although food is not so tight now, Lord He Jixiang will not allow grain transfer to Chuanzhou no matter what.

In recent years, Yuezhou, Hongzhou, and Chuzhou have been exempted from taxes, there have been no wars, and the granaries are full. There will definitely be no problem in supplying Sichuanzhou. If not, there will still be Sanhe. "

Pork Rong said, "Then you mean we go to Yuezhou or Hongzhou in advance?"

The butcher shook his head and said, "If we really want to go to Sichuan Province, I guess the supplier conference has already been held in Yuezhou and Hongzhou. Where else can we take our turn?"

"Why,"

 Pork Rong sighed, "This business is getting harder and harder."

The butcher snorted coldly, "How else can I think of returning to Sanhe?"

Pork Rong said, "Then let's just watch?"

 “Of course not,”

The butcher thought for a while and said, "Sichuan is a long way away, and the war will definitely not end soon. Let's set off directly to Sichuan now. Even if we can't be a supplier, we can still pick up the slack. Some soup is better than none." powerful."

"Okay, I'll arrange the people right now, and we'll go through the official route."

 Pork Rong hurried away after finishing speaking.

The sun is just right.

Lin Yi squatted by the lotus pond in the imperial garden, throwing fish food into the pond. He didn't even look at Emperor Delong who was sitting behind him with a gloomy face. He just said casually, "In terms of kung fu, my son can't compare. Father, when it comes to raising fish and walking dogs, my son is more confident than his father."

After Emperor Delong took a sip of tea, he let the young **** take the cup and coldly snorted, "You are really my good son."

Lin Yi turned around, looked at Emperor Delong who looked calm, and said with a smile, "Father, thank you for your praise."

There was a sudden pop, and ripples appeared in the lotus pond. The fish inside were still rushing to grab food.

“Bao, you are so strong that you can throw stones.”

Lin Yi picked up the daughter next to him and scratched her little nose, making her giggle. "Okay, the sun is done, it's time to take a nap."

　　　"Servant, please leave."

Zixia hugged the little girl and led the guards away.

Lin Yi faced Emperor Delong and said proudly, "How about it? Your granddaughter is quite cute, right?"

 “I misjudged you,”

Emperor Delong narrowed his eyes and said, "You are so patient."

Lin Yi said, "Of course I love my own child. How could I be impatient?"

Emperor Delong said calmly, "I thought you would ascend the throne directly. I am old, so that position should be yours."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "I said I have no interest in the throne, do you believe it or not?"

Seeing that Emperor Delong didn't respond, he sighed and said, "My son really just wants to eat and wait for death, sleep until he wakes up naturally, and count money until his hands cramp. However, so many people are forcing his son to have peace."

 The son had no choice but to take this step. "

 (End of this chapter)