Chapter 221 Grain collection

Although Li Mian was imprisoned in Dali Temple, Cang Yan knew very well that he was wronged, so he informed Lu Tao and asked him to take advantage of the opportunity of interrogation to quietly ask Li Mian what was going on.

The emperor, Lord Li told Weichen that the real reason for this famine was not his, but that the local illegal vendors took the opportunity to store grain and set the price on the land. He noticed it when collecting grain, but time was urgent and unable to check it out. Now that I think about it, those victims must have nowhere to buy grain, so they were forced to be displaced.

Behind these unscrupulous merchants, there must be someone to support them, otherwise how could they have the courage to take advantage of the drought to do such things?!

The emperor, the empress, thought it would be better to start from these people and search all the food they had stockpiled.

You go down first, I will decide

That night, Cang Yan sent someone to send a secret decree to the Seventh Prince's Mansion. Later, he heard that the Seventh Prince was going to take people to the south to collect grain.

Just the day before Cang Hong was about to leave, an unexpected rare guest was welcomed in his mansion.

Third brother, why are you here? When he heard the servant's report, Cang Hong thought there was something wrong with his ear. It was not until he saw his third brother, the third prince Cang Yu in the front hall that he barely closed his mouth wide open.

Come and see your younger brother. Do you need any other reason? Cang Yu had a faint smile on his face

The weasel greets the chicken with a new year, which is not at all good intentions

Yesterday the emperor just threw the errand of collecting grain to himself, but today the three kings came to him. His purpose was really obvious.

Cang Hong was not in the mood to go around with him, so he asked straight to the point, "San brother, are you here to see me off for me?"

It's Ah, the third brother came for this matter. Cang Yu actually admitted it openly. You rarely interfere in the affairs of the court. There are a lot of knowledge in the collection of grain.

Please give me advice from my third brother. Cang Hong will certainly climb up the pole

Li Mian collected 200,000 troops from Huzhou, which indirectly led to the famine in Jingzhou. The Jiangnan area was affected and there was no food to be collected. Even if you took 50,000 taels of silver, you would probably not be able to buy food.

I have heard that many unscrupulous vendors have taken the opportunity to store grain. I have already planned to lead troops to confiscate the homes of those unscrupulous vendors!

Lao Qi, don’t be impulsive. The owner of the Lin Family Trading Company in Jiangnan is my acquaintance. I sent me a letter yesterday. Brother Qi saw what to do before making a decision?

Cang Hong nodded without comment, and Cang Yu took out a letter from his cuff and handed it to him.

Cang Hong looked out and couldn't help but sneer in his heart. Boss Lin would turn things around and write about hoarding food as a danger in times of peace. Now that he is in trouble, he is willing to donate all the grain he purchased for disaster relief. Now he has started to provide porridge and disaster relief in Jingzhou and Qinzhou.

Boss Lin really has a broad mind. What does the seventh brother think?

Third brother, let me report this to the emperor tomorrow.

Xing Ah Cangyu agreed very readily, the third brother would not disturb the seventh brother's rest, so he left first

This letter...

Seventh brother will leave it for the emperor to show tomorrow

OK, third brother walk slowly

After seeing Cang Yu away, Cang Hong immediately disappeared and quietly entered the palace.

Cang Hong went to the Hall of Eternity first, used his spiritual power to investigate, and found that there was actually no one inside, so he knew in his heart that the emperor must have quietly gone to Chiyue again. Cang Hong's body shook and appeared outside Fengyi Hall the next moment.

Chi Yue was taking a nap on Cang Yan's thigh at this time. Suddenly, she felt a demonic force approaching and immediately opened her eyes.

Why are you awake? Let's sleep for a while. Cang Yan lowered his head and kissed his forehead

It was Yinhong coming. Chiyue sat up and said to Cang Yan.

The next moment, Cang Hong appeared in front of them out of thin air

Yinhong, why are you here? Chiyue asked curiously

Cang Hong did not answer, but just handed over the letter Cang Yu had given him to Cang Yan.

Cang Yan glanced at the letter quickly and squinted his eyes. This forest! So good? He is willing to donate 50,000 stones of food for nothing?

He must be guilty and knows that we will attack him, so he should do it first, donate the food on his own initiative, and get the reputation of helping the world.

It would be fine if it was just like this. If he really donated grain, the famine in Jingzhou would have nothing to do with him. I would not be able to attack other merchants anymore. Otherwise, I would be discussed and betrayed. Not only can I punish these unscrupulous merchants, but I would also have to reward them. At that time, Li Mian's charge of famine caused by famine collection will not be excluded.

So what should I do now?

The porridge distribution has begun, so I naturally cannot stop. I can only drag it out first and wait until the disaster stabilizes before making a decision.

Then Li Mian has to squat in prison for a long time...

No, I will issue an order tomorrow to dismiss Li Mian, but because he is my cousin, this matter was also an unintentional mistake. Let him stay at home for a while. When the news passes, I will find a way to activate him.

Wouldn't that hit the minds of the Wang family and the three kings? Their purpose was to remove the emperor's left and right hands.

Let them be happy first, when they cry in the future, Cang Yan would lightly snore