Zhou Ping, the magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture, followed up on this matter almost throughout the process.

He ordered the officers to learn about the price of the new and old cities.

Soon, he was shocked.

Laundry prices plummeted.

No, it's not just a plunge, it's simply a halving.

Zhou Ping hurriedly returned to Shuntian Prefecture.

Liu Chang, the prefect of Shuntian Prefecture, was extremely concerned about this.

The cabinet has issued a note, asking Shuntian Mansion to worry about this matter, so how dare he be negligent?

Seeing Zhou Ping come to report his order, Liu Chang pretended to be calm and took a sip of tea: "How is it, what's the situation?"

"Mr.," Zhou Ping said seriously: "The price of cloth has been cut in half, and it may even continue to fall. The trend is very strange and has sent people to continue to inquire about it."

Liu Chang said in surprise: "Now, what is the market price?"

Zhou Ping said: "The best cloth has dropped from one tael or five cents of silver to seven cents."

call……

Liu Chang took a breath.

This is only a few days ago, and the energy is really great.

If you want to rise, you will rise, and if you want to fall, you will fall. It is simply doing whatever you want.

He stared at Zhou Ping and said, "Is there no reason?"

Zhou Ping was embarrassed.

He had someone go and inquire.

But those merchants have very tight mouths.

After all, this is a secret investigation, and it is impossible to use official power to oppress these merchants.

What's more, Zhou Ping is, how could he hang out with the merchants and spread it to affect his official voice? Now that he is temporarily cramming, how can he find out the truth?

Actually...this is understandable.

Originally, merchants were clearing their stocks wildly.

The merchants who knew the inside story were already covering up the news, for fear of revealing the matter of Xishanbu.

Because of this leak, the more people know the news, the more people will be waiting and watching. Will this guy still be sold?

Now everyone is shipping the goods in silence. If one person knows it, the possibility of making a profit will be more likely.

Zhou Ping thought about it and said, "However, the lower officials vaguely knew that there seemed to be a large number of goods hidden in the West Mountain, but they didn't know if it was related to this."

"Can the news be true?" Liu Chang frowned.

"this……"

"Hey..." Liu Chang smiled bitterly, and it was not easy to blame Zhou Ping more. He cheered up: "No matter what, I have to go to the cabinet, and it's better, the price of the cloth will drop."

He stood up and looked at Zhou Ping: "You continue to inquire. You must keep an eye on the price for me at any time. If there is any repetition, you must report it immediately."

"yes."

Liu Chang immediately entered the palace and arrived at the cabinet.

In the cabinet, there is nothing wrong.

It's just that winter is coming and the weather is a little cold.

Liu Jian and the other three were all wearing sweaters, looking at the bullfighting uniforms they gave him.

They were old and couldn't stand the cold. Fortunately, the floor heating was covered in the cabinet. Looking out the window, the bare trees, sparrows were falling, making chirping sounds.

The Secretariat and the clerks are all busy.

Liu Jian held his hands behind his back, his eyes still falling outside the window. He couldn't help but say, "When he was young, he always felt that he was too young and was underestimated. He only hoped how old he was, and the short beard under his jaw could become longer. Now, every time he came, he thought that he would be one year older again. Alas... life is probably like this, there will always be thousands of unsatisfactory things. When people get old, they always feel empty in their hearts when they look at this desolation."

He turned around and glanced at Xie Qian and Li Dongyang who were also sighing.

"In the future, we will be buried in the soil and turn into dust, but I don't know if there is a successor in this world." Liu Jian smiled: "I received a memorial from Ouyang Zhi yesterday, which was about the new policy. The new policy is getting fresher and fresher, but I still can't understand it. Ouyang Zhi is a loyal and honest person. I rarely appreciate others. He is one."

As he said that, Liu Jian sat down and took a sip of tea: "I am here to feel moved by the scene in winter, but when I think about it carefully, how many people will it be like in winter?"

Xie Qian said: "Mr. Liu is wasting his time so much, he must be thinking about the bet between His Majesty and the Prince and the Duke of Qi."

Liu Jian smiled: "When there is betting, there is winning or losing, but as long as you bet, as long as the people can get benefits, what's wrong?"

"It's extreme."

"I just don't know if His Highness the Crown Prince and Duke Qi have this ability. I heard that His Majesty was furious again and wanted to deal with His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Ahem... Be careful of your words, be careful of the ears of the walls."

As he was speaking, a Zhongshu Shesan came to report: "Liu Chang, Shuntian Prefecture, asked for a meeting."

Liu Jian lowered his head, wrinkled the tea in the teacup, and then said, "Cao Cao and Cao Cao will arrive, come, please come in."

Liu Chang came in, and he calculated that he was Liu Jian's disciple. He hurriedly saluted and said with a smile: "Mr. Liu Gong, the subordinates dare not be Cao Cao. This analogy of Mr. Liu is obviously inappropriate."

Everyone laughed.

Liu Jian said: "Come on, sit down and talk. Zihe, I am looking forward to your coming."

Liu Chang shook his head: "The officials will not sit down. The officials here are here to report the price of the cloth. They originally wanted to hand over a note to the cabinet, but they were afraid that Liu Gong was anxious, so they came in person. In the past two days, the capital was like crazy, and the price plummeted, and the price had fallen below half."

Liu Jian and others were silent.

Damn... it's so cruel.

"What's the reason?"

"The news that Xiaguan got was that there seemed to be a large number of cloth in the West Mountain, which caused tension among merchants."

"Sure!" Liu Jian was so happy that he was happy: "I had expected that the prince and the Duke of Qi had bleeded a lot for this bet, but I don't know how much cloth they had stocked up. When they bought these cloth, the price was probably not low. I think they were preparing to sell them at a low price. If this is the case, it would be strange if the cloth price did not fall. This high-buy and low-buyed transaction is a huge deal, and the cost must be amazing. Someone from the Ministry of Revenue calculated that if this is the case, I am afraid that the cost will not be less than millions of silver patterns. Otherwise, it will not last long, and the price of cloth will rise again. It is difficult for it, and it is difficult for the Duke of Qi. Finally, he is willing to bleed."

Everyone laughed.

Xie Qian said incisively: "This is called an iron rooster plucking her hair. If she can't pull it out, she will also smooth out its hair."

"Cough cough..." Liu Jian coughed, and in order to cover up his embarrassment, he hurriedly lowered his head to drink tea. He finally calmed down his emotions that he wanted to burst out laughing and said seriously: "Prepare to see Your Majesty. This is good news after all, it is a blessing for the country to benefit the country and the people. It is a blessing for the country to reduce some of the burden."

He stood up and everyone stood up one after another.

……………………

Emperor Hongzhi has lived in Fengtian Hall these days, and he can't stay in the harem, and he has a large workshop in his life.

He looked tired, but Queen Zhang came.

But I saw Queen Zhang in front and several palace maids behind.

Empress Zhang saluted Emperor Hongzhi: "I have seen Your Majesty, and I ordered someone to make some ginseng soup. Your Majesty is in poor health and should nourish and nourish."

Emperor Hongzhi's face regained some blood. He pushed away the memorial on the desk and looked at Queen Zhang with a smile: "Ah... you are here, come, come near me, you have lost a lot of weight."

"Is that so? I don't think I'm losing weight." When Empress Zhang heard His Majesty's comment on him, she was so happy.

Emperor Hongzhi: "..."

Women, women.

"What is your majesty's expression?"

Emperor Hongzhi coughed: "No, nothing, I'm just worried about you. You are not young anymore, but you are like their young people..."

"When I talk about this, I want to report that so far, 1,500 people in the harem have woven 7,632 cloths... I thought that if I were to send someone to the West Mountain, I was their mother. How could I bear it? Seeing that they were in a state of turmoil, even though these 7,000 cloths were useless, it would be a solution to some urgent needs."

After hearing this, Emperor Hongzhi sighed.

Although Queen Zhang sometimes has a bad temper, she even indulges her brothers.

But based on conscience, isn’t she an advantage in protecting her baby?

Emperor Hongzhi said: "I'm sure, these two little bastards..."

Queen Zhang frowned.

Emperor Hongzhi immediately said, "They don't know what's going on now."

Emperor Hongzhi looked at the eunuchs beside him.

The eunuch lowered his head and dared not raise it.

Sure enough... Xiao Jing is better.

Queen Zhang was worried, but at this moment, someone said outside: "Your Majesty, Grand Secretary of the Cabinet..."

After hearing this, Empress Zhang moved to the trail: "Then, I will sue..."

Emperor Hongzhi waved his hand: "Stay here. Liu Qing's family is my humerus. If you let them in, you don't have to avoid it, no one will say anything."

After a while, Liu Jian and others came in and gave the courtesy. Liu Jian said, "Your Majesty, Shuntian Prefecture reported that the price of cloth in the capital has plummeted in the past few days, and the price has been cut in half. According to the report, it is said that it is because the Xishan Mountain has hoarded a large amount of cloth. Your Majesty, I am thinking that perhaps it was the prince and the Duke of Qi who care about the suffering of the people, so they purchased a large amount of cloth, which caused worries in the entire cloth market."
To be continued...