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Chapter 689

As the saying goes, before soldiers and horses move, food and grass go first.

Yuzhu, who shoulders the heavy responsibility of suppressing thieves, can't keep Zhejiang's grain governor Wang Shengyuan in the cold for a long time.

A few days later, Yuzhu received Wang Shengyuan in the inner study.

"Zhejiang Governor Liangdao, humble post Wang Shengyuan, pay homage to Yuzhongtang." Wang Shengyuan bowed his head and bowed to the ground, his attitude was not to mention submissive.

Yuzhu picked up the teacup, took a sip, and said lightly, "Brother Wang, sit down and talk."

"Thank you, Lord Zhongtang, for your kindness." Wang Shengyuan secretly rejoiced in his heart.

To be able to see Yu Zhu smoothly, the bank note that Wang Shengyuan stuffed to Master Zhou in private obviously played a big role.

In the officialdom, Yu Zhu, who has power in two provinces, would not want to see Wang Shengyuan if he openly did not want to see him.Wang Shengyuan's good days in Zhejiang are bound to come to an end.

Some of the immediate bosses and subordinates are shady tricks, and there is no need to explain them at all.

To put it bluntly, Yuzhu doesn't need to do anything, as long as he keeps ignoring Wang Shengyuan, it is tantamount to implying that the officials in the whole province don't like Wang.

People who the governor doesn't like, the officials of the whole province must avoid, who dare to get too close to Wang Shengyuan?

"Brother Wang, how much grain is there in Zhejiang Province?" Yuzhu put down the teacup, staring at Wang Shengyuan with piercing eyes.

Wang Shengyuan is a bureaucrat in charge of food, so it is reasonable for him to come to visit the governor and report the situation of food reserves.

"Master Hui Zhongtang, there are a total of 50 shi of grain stored in Hangzhou..." Wang Shengyuan also came prepared, and introduced in great detail the grain reserves in Zhejiang Province.

Before coming to Zhejiang, Yuzhu consulted the archives of grain storage in Zhejiang from the household department, and the inventory situation reported by Wang Shengyuan was not bad.

"Brother Wang, I'm ordered to suppress the thieves, so you should follow the standard of 3 people to eat for half a year, and immediately ship the grain stored in Hangzhou, and send it all to Quanzhou within one month." Yuzhu didn't bother to talk nonsense, Directly issued the order.

"This..." Wang Shengyuan groaned secretly, his scalp tingling.

Because the grain inventory that Wang Shengyuan reported just now only exists on the ledger.

In fact, Wang Shengyuan privately resold many of the new rice collected.

Du Liangdao, why is it recognized as a fat shortage?
These days, officials in charge of food, the most important way to get money is not to embezzle public food.Instead, they sold the new rice they harvested, and then bought old moldy rice that was much cheaper, mixed it with sand and gravel, and stuffed it into the granary to fill up.

Between such an entry and exit, Wang Shengyuan's annual profit exceeded at least one million taels of silver.

Originally, Wang Shengyuan planned very well.Steal new rice, sell it to provinces that are short of food, exchange it for old rice and moldy rice, and take out the money you earned, and after cleaning up and down the joints, you can make it seamless.

However, after thousands of calculations, Wang Shengyuan never dreamed that Yu Zhu would come too soon.

Wang Shengyuan's confidant, the old and moldy rice escorted, is still on the way back to the granary.

That's all.

When going south, Yuzhu brought thousands of elite soldiers.

In order not to disturb the people, Yuzhu's soldiers have been boarding and living on foreign ships, so that they can move south to Fujian anytime and anywhere.

Right under Yuzhu's nose, the grain that Wang Shengyuan brought in was not shipped southward, but instead shipped to the granary in the city.

Hey, unless Yuzhu is a big idiot who doesn't understand military logistics, he must see through what kind of trick Wang Shengyuan is playing.

In front of Yuzhu, Wang Shengyuan naturally didn't dare to say no, he could only pinch his nose, stand up and salute, and bowed his head to admit it.

After the official business was settled, Yu Zhu and Wang Shengyuan had no personal relationship and nothing to talk about, so they served tea to see off the guests.

A few days later, Yuzhu led Zhou Quan to Lingyin Mountain on the shore of West Lake.

Going to Lingyin Mountain this time is not just for fun, but someone kindly invites you.

The person who entertained the guests is the current deputy capital commander of the left wing of the Eight Banners Garrison in Hangzhou, and the clan Huabin.

Old Ann Prince Marhun's successor, Fujin Tong Jia, is not only Tong Guogang's daughter, but also Hua Bin's biological mother.

As we all know, Tong Guogang and Tong Guowei are brothers.

Counting from Tong Guogang's side, Hua Bin is Yuzhu's next-door cousin.

As the saying goes, if people are with people, tea will be cold when people leave.

Prince Ann Marhun has returned to the west, but Yuzhu's cousin is still alive.

Therefore, Yu Zhu still has to give face to Reign Bin's kind invitation.

Back then, when Yuzhu, who had just entered the officialdom, stepped on the Eighth Master's party to gain power, the old Eighth did not quickly fight back fiercely, probably because he was concerned about the dignity of Huabin's mother.

So far, the eighth child whose mother's family has no strength at all is relying on the help of Prince An's Mansion.

No way, who told Yu Zhu to come from the unusually prominent old Tong family?

All kinds of complicated relative relationships are constantly being cut, the reason is still chaotic, and there is still a need to socialize.

In the carriage, Zhou Quan said with a smile: "Dong Weng, after the death of King Anyi, there has been no movement from the imperial court. I'm afraid the higher-ups have some opinions on their family?" He raised his folding fan and pointed to the top of the carriage.

In private, when Zhou Quan and Yu Zhu talked, they always had no taboos, and they said whatever they wanted to say.

Yuzhu smiled slightly. After Ma Erhun died, his posthumous title was Yi, and his official title was changed to: Prince Anyi.

Prince An is not a hereditary title. After the death of the old Prince An Yue Le, Marhun could only be demoted to the next rank, the successor Prince of the County.

Seeing Yuzhu smiling and not saying a word, Zhou Quan also knew his worries, so he said again: "Dong Weng, if you are courteous to others, you must ask for something. I am afraid that this Huadu Commander is thinking about Baylor's title. Bar?"

Yuzhu nodded, sighed softly, and said: "As the saying goes, money moves people's hearts, and this magnate is even more enviable!"

Having said that, Yuzhu understood very well in his heart.

Given how much the old emperor hated Yue Le, even the degraded Baylor would not be able to reward Prince An's descendants.

In addition, when Ma Erhun was alive, he had been building momentum for Lao Ba both openly and secretly, trying to push Lao Ba to the throne of the prince.

In order to consolidate his power, the old emperor even stepped into the dust of the eighth mother, how could he tolerate it?

Therefore, after Marhun's death, the issue of the title has been hanging in the air, and there is no more to say.

Lao Ba has been looking for someone to help him insinuate.It's a pity that all the papers handed in were kept by the old emperor like a stone sinking into the sea.

Forced into desperation, and because of the relatively close relatives, Hua Bin naturally set his sights on the Yuzhongtang of the holy family Zhenglong.

The temple on Lingyin Mountain was originally called Lingyin Temple.

When the old emperor was on a tour to the south, on a whim, he personally inscribed an imperial plaque and named it Yunlin.

Therefore, Lingyin Temple became Yunlin Temple.

Surrounded by Geshhas, Yuzhu's carriage arrived at the mountain gate of Yunlin Temple.

Hua Bin, who had been waiting outside the mountain gate for a long time, greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Brother Li Qing, don't come here without any harm!"

(End of this chapter)