"Thank you, the emperor."

Cao Huachun choked and stood on the side and started eating with a snack.

"There is no need to be like this." The emperor was a little moved, but he was suspicious by nature and always felt that it was not appropriate to treat people with disdain. In this way, the emperor rarely did things to reward snacks to his servants. Only Wang Chengen was the most trusted and favored by the emperor, and also received the most rewards.

The emperor continued, "Would there be any news for those who remember the Hutchison?"

This is about government affairs. Cao Huachun was a little surprised. It was getting late now. After it got dark, Concubine Yuan came and was waiting in the warm room. However, the emperor asked about government affairs at this time, which really caught people off guard.

This is also the custom of Emperor Chongzhen. Whether in the morning, evening, or even in the middle of the night, the emperor was upset and had a bad rest, and would start to take charge of state affairs. Sometimes the emperor would fall asleep before the imperial case when he approved the memorial. At this time, the records of the eunuchs in the palace should be true.

Therefore, the emperor was not lustful, diligent, appointed virtuous ministers, and devoted himself to national affairs. Then the Ming Dynasty destroyed the country.

Cao Huachun knelt down and kowtowed, "The emperor forgives his crimes, and there is no news yet. News has been heard from Dezhou, Linqing, and Jinan. Many merchants came to the government for help, but their goods and silver were gone."

The emperor was slightly angry: "Those who are really cunning and evil people, and the evil people in their hearts have long been revealed in the world. They have been guilty of being involved in the business of Hutchison. Hutchison disappeared. What did they do when they went to the government?"

Cao Huachun said: "These cunning people have been driven away, and their losses are huge. It is heard that the crying sounds shook the sky."

The emperor felt a sense of joy!

As the Emperor of Ming Dynasty, he naturally believed that he should control everything in this world, and that there were people who dared to disobey his will. It was a real sin that deserved death.

The emperor's expression gradually became serious and majestic. He made a firm hand gesture to Concubine Yuan. The other party quickly squatted down and bowed, then avoided and waited in the distance.

No matter which concubine he favors, the emperor would never want to talk to them about military and national affairs. Fortunately, the concubines were very well-behaved, which made the emperor feel very worry-free.

"Can the nine sides be blocked?"

"Since Hutchison evacuated from Xuan Da, there have been no abnormal situations."

The emperor nodded slightly and said, "What's the situation in the Donglu?"

"Dongjiang has been recuperating since the great victory of Dingmao. According to the general Mao Wenlongtang, the cavalry of the captives forced North Korea to make a peace agreement and no longer threatened its capital. The Korean monarch and ministers have returned to Seoul from Jianghua Island. According to Mao Wenlong, due to the expedition of the court, the two princes of the Donglu and the four princes were fighting openly and secretly. There seemed to be signs of instability within the Donglu since Lao Han's death. The Liaodong Governor Yuan Chonghuan reported that there have been no traces of cavalry along the river area recently. He was recruiting Korqin herders, and did not allow Korqin to collude with him, and prevented the Donglu from detour from Korqin to Jizhen to invade the border. Yuan Chonghuan also reported that the captive leader Huang Taiji sent a messenger to western Liaoning, saying that he wanted peace. He rebuked him with a reply, and told the captive leader to come to see him for guilt and talked about the rest."

The focus of Yuan Chonghuan's report was that he was still working hard to recruit the people of Korqin, and more importantly, he had contacted Huang Taiji many times to discuss peace.

The emperor frowned slightly, feeling a little confused.

The monarch and ministers of Korea were forced to sign a unit under the city, which was also a peace talk, which gave people a bad feeling. The Ming Dynasty did not blame North Korea too much. Hamburg was defeated by the Eastern Capitol, and more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians died and injured. More than 20,000 Hamkyung soldiers were killed in the battle of Anzhou alone. North Korea really couldn't fight anymore. The monarch and ministers and officials hid on Ganghwa Island, and even Wang Kyoto was lost. Similar situations were even more serious than the loss of the Ming Dynasty and Beijing and Nanjing. It was probably the feeling of losing both the emperor and the officials avoiding the Zhoushan Islands. It was similar to the early Southern Song Dynasty. In this case, peace talks may not be a way to settle peace.

The emperor knew that the tolerance of all officials was against a small foreign country like Korea. Anyway, the Koreans did not have to talk about integrity. Although Korean aristocrats were generally sinicized, they could speak Chinese and write Chinese poems, and even their historical books were written in Chinese characters. Only farmers and merchants spoke Korean language and used Korean characters, but it did not mean that these people were worthy of talking about integrity and dignity with the upper country of China. In order to survive, a small country could not be considered a temporary humiliation. The Ming Dynasty was a great country, a superior country, and the Eastern Barbarians were also barbarians under the Ming Dynasty. Even the Mongols were not as good as those of the Mongols. They were afraid that the news of serious peace talks would immediately rise up.

Even in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the Jin soldiers were actually strong. Although the Song army had many famous generals, they were mainly on the defensive. Zhao Gou was driven into the sea by the Jin people many times. Even so, the peace talks in the Southern Song Dynasty were still criticized by later generations. Qin Hui and others killed Yue Fei's peace figures. The bronze statues that knelt down hundreds of years later were still kneeling by the West Lake. This is an eternal infamous. Even the reputation of Emperor Gaozong of Song was not good. If he was not the founding lord of the Southern Song Dynasty and the king and father, there might not be another kneeling statue by the West Lake.

As soon as he thought of this, the emperor thought of his reputation in his later generations and his original idea of ​​accepting peace talks was shaken again.

"Yuan Chonghuan has worked hard," the emperor thought for a while and said, "He made great contributions repeatedly, and Wei Yin almost snatched all his contributions. The meritorious officials were wronged, which is the most indignant. Since there is nothing wrong with Liaoxi recently, I can summon him to Beijing. I have long wanted to see him! Well, after he comes to Beijing, he can be appointed as the governor of Ji Liao. I want to tell him this meaning!"

Cao Huachun was the eunuch of the Sili and the admiral of the East Factory. He bowed and said, "Tomorrow, the Sili issued an order to the cabinet."

"What's the situation in the market?"

The emperor was a little absent-minded, and the beautiful girl was still waiting in the room in the pavilion. It was getting late, and the emperor felt sleepy and felt a little primitive excitement.

Cao Huachun knew what he wanted, but the emperor didn't dare not answer, and of course he didn't dare to answer the truth.

"The food prices have risen recently." Cao Huachun said honestly: "In addition, the prices of other goods have risen."

The emperor yawned and didn't take this matter seriously. The Jinyiwei and the Dongchang manuscript would report the prices, even the customs and customs of the capital, the folk rumors and interesting stories. The Jinyiwei wrote the memorial, and the Dongchang replied in person. In the previous dynasty, it might have been bored in the deep palace for a long time. The emperor even loved to listen to the fighting people. The factory guards even asked the names of the fighters and the people who did their lives. The emperor also listened with relish.

However, the emperor is young and is not very interested in trivial matters. The factory guards report prices as usual, and they never dare to report the seriousness of the matter truthfully. Anyway, some civil servants will say it, and the emperor will think that civil servants will be used to exaggerating things.

A while ago, an official from Jiangnan returned to Beijing to report his work. He talked about his experience in Henan and wrote a memorial. Almost every word was written in blood and tears. Liao tribute was added, and the people were living in poverty. In addition to drought and locust plague, it is said that people have reached the point of eating each other.

After reading this memorial, the emperor smiled and left it. The evaluation was that this kind of civil servant liked to seek fame and reputation, and his words were exaggerated. There were refugees and hungry people, but the province was hungry people, and it was too much to change their sons and eat them. This was simply a big talk. However, the emperor did not like Wei Yin's destiny back then, and did not blame the civil servants who dared to speak. He sent a middle-level official to bring thousands of taels of silver to Henan to provide disaster relief.

"There are officials who strictly order grain merchants not to stock up on food and sell at a higher price. It is important to be calm in the capital. Well, when the grain from Huguang is transported one after another, the price of grain will naturally fall."

Although the emperor has not received serious imperial training, he has been humbly studying government affairs before and after taking office. In the past two months, he has made great progress.

After all, he is a seventeen-year-old boy. His brain receives information and knowledge very quickly, has a good memory and quick judgment. If it is right, it will be aside.

Cao Huachun listened to the emperor's disposal, but according to the understanding of the factory guards, the prices of grain in the capital and Jifu areas were soaring, as well as Tianjin, Yongping, Shanhaiguan, Jizhou, to Linqing, Henan and other places were all rising. This trend is not small, and many powerful people in the area hold on to the grain and don't sell them. They want to wait for the price of grain to rise again and make a big profit. It is estimated that it will be around the Chinese New Year at the earliest, and it will not be too late, because after the spring, the price of grain will naturally fall. The grain in the capital and Jifu area itself also produces grain, which can make up for the shortage of food in the south and at least make up for some gaps.

Originally, the price of grain in the capital would have risen a lot before and after the New Year, but it would never have risen to one or four cents as it is now.

The emperor was still old and had little experience. He didn't know that the price of grain would rise like this and that something would happen. However, Cao Huachun could not remind him that he had done everything he could. After a long time, when he saw that the emperor had no other instructions, Cao Huachun bowed. He often saw the emperor's eunuchs without kneeling down, so he bowed and retreated.

There were still many people inside and outside the Ganqing Palace. Many eunuchs and palace maids who served in the Ganqing Palace along the way were all bowed their heads and stood up immediately when they saw Cao Huachun coming out, obeying the eunuch.

The one who was on the rotation in the Ganqing Palace today was Xu Yingyuan, both of whom were old people from the Xin royal residence. Cao Huachun was above him, but he did not show off his airs. When Xu Yingyuan saw him come out, he hurried over and bowed to greet him.

After the two exchanged a few greetings, Cao Huachun asked, "I heard that Brother Xu has opened grain stores in several important places in the capital?"

Xu Yingyuan said frankly: "The food price has increased recently, and our family feels it is a good deal. So we quickly opened a few companies. If you don't make money, is it useless. Brother Cao also opened it?"

"No." Cao Huachun shook his head and said, "And I advise Brother Xu not to open it either."

Xu Yingyuan's face changed and he said, "What is this Brother Cao's intention?"

"The price of grain is too high." Cao Huachun said with a serious expression: "In the future, most people who hoard grain will be questioned. I am also thinking about Brother Xu."

"It's just a temporary benefit." Xu Yingyuan was quite dissatisfied, but he didn't dare to offend Cao Huachun. He whispered: "Now the one who stocks up the most grain is Duke Yin, and Wang Chengen also stocked up a lot."

Cao Huachun smiled bitterly. He knew that as soon as the food price rose, many beasts would definitely go up to smell the smell of blood. Unexpectedly, almost none of these powerful eunuchs in the palace were missing. In fact, Cao Huachun himself was also very moved, but he had just suffered a loss recently and had to be cautious in his actions. In addition, the news he heard was shocking, so he did not dare to interfere in this matter.

But Wang Dehua and others were all seeking profits. Cao Huachun not only did not dare to object anymore, but instead looked very moved. After a while, he said: "It was said that the risk was high. Since you have all stocked up food, after our family returned, we will also open a store to take a look."

Xu Yingyuan showed a proud look on his face and said, "To be honest, not only Duke Yin has hoarded grain, but also many civil servants and generals, including Duke England, are hoarding grain. The more the news is, the higher the price of grain, the better everyone can make a good price. Look, this is not a good deal that fell from the sky? Those ordinary people are so panicked that they are trying their best to buy grain. After a while, we will release the grain prices in the capital. The emperor will not get angry. We will make a fortune one by one. Wouldn't it be very beautiful?"

This time, Cao Huachun found that he was really moved. Anyway, there were the emperor at the helm, civil and military officials and nobles under him. They all tried their best to make money in this matter. Do they not want to live a life by eating? Eunuchs rarely get much money when doing business. They open a store and borrow a reason to serve them. Then those big grain merchants also had to give face to the eunuchs, and they even had some affordable grain for the eunuchs. Once in and out, they sold the grain before the New Year, and at least tens of thousands of taels of silver were obtained.

"This business has been done." Cao Huachun bowed and said sincerely: "I don't quite understand the key points yet, so I want to ask Brother Xu to talk about it in detail."
Chapter completed!