I'm his wife, how come I don't know?

"I have already received the money. The situation in Suizhou is critical. Boss Zhao should go back." Jiang Chu drove him away for his own good.

After all, Jiang Chu is not absolutely sure that he can remain safe and sound in this storm.

He can't protect too many people.

Zhao Jinzhou chuckled: "In fact, Zhao has a good plan that can help Your Highness get through the storm."

"only……"

Jiang Chu looked into his eyes, still calm, and asked, "Just what?"

"However, once this plan is put into practice, your reputation as a playboy will probably be even better. Are you willing?" Zhao Jinzhou looked into Jiang Chu's eyes.

As long as he showed the slightest sign of hesitation, he would change his strategy.

Jiang Chu chuckled: "Of course it's great, this king likes a bad reputation the most."

"This strategy is extremely simple. It is called making a feint to the east and attacking in the west, removing the fuel from under the cauldron, and making things more obvious, diverting the trouble to the east."

Si Ling gave Zhao Jinzhou a cold look.

Jiang Chu laughed out loud: "Everyone knows the Thirty-Six Stratagems. What are they called: Making a Feint to the East and Attacking in the West, Removing the Firewood from the Bottom of the Pot, and Making Things More Conspicuous and Diverting the Misfortune to the East?"

Jiang Chu poured tea for Zhao Jinzhou.

Zhao Jinzhou took a sip without hesitation.

"It's very simple. Suizhou suffered from a severe drought. The primary problem was food. The wealthy merchants in the local city united together to raise the price of food and then bought the grain from the warehouses at a low price. This was the culprit that caused the disaster and the serious resentment in Suizhou."

Jiang Chu nodded, with admiration flashing in his eyes: "I didn't expect Manager Zhao to be so perceptive about the situation in Suizhou."

"I wonder what the prince's plan is for this trip?" Zhao Jinzhou looked at Jiang Chu and asked.

Jiang Chu's eyes were still gentle: "Kill the chicken to scare the monkeys and lower the price of food."

Zhao Jinzhou waved his hand: "If Your Highness really does this, wouldn't all these years of being a playboy be in vain?"

"It will only arouse the emperor's suspicion and lead to rejection by the other princes."

This is indeed what Jiang Chu was worried about.

After this disaster relief, I'm afraid his life will never be peaceful again.

Zhao Jinzhou smiled and said, "My strategy is not to kill the rich businessmen and suppress the grain price, but to raise the grain price and build a large-scale project."

Jiang Chu frowned: "In such a critical moment, doing this will only add fuel to the fire."

Zhao Jinzhou shook his head: "Your Highness, please listen to me."

"I am a businessman. I don't know how to govern a country, but I know how to be a businessman."

"Even if the grain price in Suizhou is pushed down to the lowest level, it is still difficult for ordinary people to afford it."

"Why not go all out and use the high grain prices in Suizhou City to attract grain merchants from the three states of Chenzhou, Huangzhou, and Jiangzhou to come and disrupt the market."

Jiang Chu's eyes lit up: "There are more sellers than buyers. Local merchants can still hold on, but foreign merchants who have gone to great lengths to come here naturally can't hold on and will definitely sell at the lowest price."

"At that time, the market price will naturally drop due to competition, or even lower. When the disaster relief grain comes on the market, I'm afraid it will make all grain merchants bleed."

Zhao Jinzhou gave a thumbs up: "Your Highness is wise."

"Then why is there such a large-scale construction project?" Jiang Chu really didn't understand.

"The so-called large-scale construction projects are not really large-scale construction projects, but they are using the name of construction to lower wages." Zhao Jinzhou raised his eyebrows and grinned.

Jiang Chu didn't understand Zhao Jinzhou's thinking.

Zhao Jinzhou chuckled: "If the government lowers the wages, and the prince is a wealthy businessman who happens to need workers, what will you do?"

Jiang Chu was enlightened.

"Great! The government plays the bad guy and forces the rich merchants to pay workers at a higher price than the government. This not only earns a good reputation, but also makes the rich merchants who originally had no intention of building want to use workers when the price is the cheapest."

"If refugees have jobs, they won't riot or get angry. They will just blame the government for not doing anything."

Jiang Chu patted Zhao Jinzhou's shoulder excitedly: "Manager Zhao really solved my urgent problem!"

Zhao Jinzhou chuckled: "It's just that the prince will have to bear the public's bad reputation."

"But there are too many smart people in the court. I cannot guarantee that everyone will regard the prince as a playboy."

Jiang Chu waved his hand and said nonchalantly: "Once this matter is settled, I will ask for a fiefdom and stay away from the palace."

Only then did Zhao Jinzhou secretly put forward his request.

Jiang Chu saw his expression and knew that he had a request, so he said generously: "Manager Zhao has helped me a lot. If you have any request, just let me know."

"Your Highness, would you mind going to Shuzhong on your own initiative?!" Zhao Jinzhou looked at him expectantly.

Jiang Chu thought of the wild land in Shu and wondered why he wanted to go there.

"The land of Shuzhong is now wild, but its geographical advantages are great and it is very suitable for planting. If everyone participates, it will definitely be a different scene."

Jiang Chu, however, realized that his purpose was not just for him.

Then he smiled and asked, "Can Shopkeeper Zhao tell me the real reason?"

"Zhao has a close friend, whom the Ninth Prince also knows. He is the young general Sheng from the Sheng family who guards the border of Shuzhong."

"If the person in charge is the Ninth Prince, the Sheng family will be safe for the rest of their lives. If it is any other prince, I'm afraid..."

Jiang Chu was finally moved: "You gave me money and strategies, but it was all for General Sheng Yichen?"

"Oh, that brainless guy with only brute force, if he were really ruled by another prince, I don't know how miserable his death would be." Zhao Jinzhou mentioned Sheng Yichen with disgust.

Jiang Chu laughed out loud: "Your friendship is so deep, it's really enviable."

But there was an unconcealable sadness in his eyes.

Born in an imperial family, his mother and elder brother died of illness, leaving him alone.

When he was a child, he tried to die many times but failed, and there was no true affection between the brothers.

What’s more, they are brothers with different surnames.

Jiang Chu looked at Zhao Jinzhou: "Sheng Yichen is lucky to have you."

Zhao Jinzhou's eyes flashed with disapproval: "I don't know what life I owed him, and I have to worry about him so much in this life."

"Do you remember the time when the emperor arranged a marriage for him and he ran away? He was almost killed, but I made him pretend to be dying, so he escaped."

"And what's more, he picked up a poor woman on the battlefield and brought her back. How could he have known that she was a spy? Wasn't it me who helped him figure it out?"

"Your Highness has no idea how much trouble his pig brain causes. I run a hundred restaurants, but I don't have to worry as much as he does."

"Look at this hair, it's falling out in clumps..."

Listening to him talk about Sheng Yichen and his past, Jiang Chu's eyes were filled with envy.

In this life, it seems that no one has ever fought so hard for me.

No one worries about losing their hair.

Jiang Chu had a smile on his face, but he was filled with sorrow in his heart.

After seeing Sheng Yichen off, Jiang Chu inexplicably wanted to drink.

He drank cup after cup in silence.

But there was still a smile on his face as usual.

Si Ling snatched his cup: "If your Majesty doesn't want to laugh, then don't laugh."

Jiang Chu raised his head and looked at him: "Who said that? This prince loves to laugh."

Jiang Chu tried to grab the wine glass from Si Ling's hand, and the carriage shook.

He fell sideways.

Si Ling quickly grabbed his waist.

Jiang Chu's head hit his hard chest, and his eyes gradually became blurred.

He didn't get up, but just lay on his chest.

He murmured, "It's strange, being around you, even someone as suspicious as me, I feel somewhat at ease."

"Si Ling...will you kill me too?" Jiang Chu asked sullenly.

Si Ling's body stiffened slightly, then he said softly, "No."

"But you are the imperial concubine's man, right? Why don't you kill me?" There was no sign of drunkenness in Jiang Chu's eyes.

The dagger in his hand was also against Si Ling's neck.

He looked at Si Ling with cold eyes.