Butterfly [The Great Austrian Woman Version]

Ji Zong rode a fast horse, followed by a horse and four people who protected her, and rushed to a certain house not far from Wakayama in the dark.The courtyard looked ordinary from the outside, but it was a wealthy family hidden away in the busy city.It's just that it's night now, and the surrounding residents have all rested. Only this house, through the half-person-high stone wall, sprinkles some lights.

Several people got off their horses, knocked on the door immediately, and handed Ji Zong's name card.The gatekeeper who poked his head out of the crack of the door was stunned. He looked at Ji Zong, who was gray on the top and black on the bottom, shrank his head, and closed the door with a bang.After a while, human voices sounded in the yard, lights were turned on one after another, and more people came in and out of the yard.The gate was fully opened this time, and scattered lanterns were lit inside, illuminating the way.Ji Zong looked around and saw that the lights of the surrounding residents were still dimmed. Either she was afraid of trouble, or she was used to it, so she strode into the yard.

She was ushered into the inner house, but the guide stopped Arima and the others in front of a courtyard. Ji Zong nodded at them, and went into the courtyard by himself, while the guide stayed outside.There was a middle-aged woman standing on the veranda, whose appearance was five points like her father's. Only then did Ji Zong realize that the reason why her facial features were three-dimensional should follow her father's side.The woman also had a tall and straight figure, with facial features that were more profound and three-dimensional than most people in Bird Country, and she looked full of heroism.

"Why are you here?" The man stood with folded arms, the lantern shone on her face, neither the joy of seeing her relatives nor the fear of meeting the feudal lord.More, it is scrutiny and faint dissatisfaction.Ji Zong was not as optimistic about this meeting as A Yuan said, but, leaving aside the surname of Jushi, he also wanted to talk about this matter. Whether this surname brought her advantages or disadvantages was not in her consideration out of scope.

"I have something to discuss." Ji Zong said bluntly.

"Hmph, there is nothing to discuss between our Jushi clan and the feudal lord. Our fathers once made an appointment and we will not interfere with each other." The woman said this firmly.

Ji Zong looked at the middle-aged woman, and finally chose to say bluntly, "I have a deal here, I don't know if you want to do it."

"Business? Let's hear it."

"Is it right here?" Ji Zong looked around the simple courtyard, but there was a wall as high as a person at the entrance, and half of the low walls in other places.

"That depends on what kind of business you're talking about." The woman had no intention of letting Ji Zong in at all.

"What's the best seller in the market recently?"

"Nature is food."

"The business I want to discuss with you is grain." After Ji Zong finished speaking, the man's eyes lit up, he looked at Ji Zong again, moved away, and stretched out his arms, "Please!" Ji Zong followed her into the room generously.

Arima and others guarded the door, Ji Zong came out without a cup of tea.The woman's expression was different from when she entered, and she kept sending Ji Zong out of the courtyard, "I will live up to my trust, please wait for the good news, my lord."

"Please." Ji Zong didn't say much, and when he turned around, everyone quickly followed and left Jushi's mansion.

But within a few days, the faces of the feudal lords who came to the meeting hall to discuss matters became more and more ugly.A few people looked at me and I looked at you. Finally, a respectable vassal came forward and asked, "My lord, there is a shortage of food everywhere. I don't know if I have reported to you a few days ago."

"Well, I already know about this." Ji Zong put down the file in his hand, looked at the man seriously, and said.

"I don't know when the feudal lord is going to open the warehouse to release grain." The man secretly took a look at Ji Zong.

If Ji Zong hadn't known about these people's movements long ago, he would be moved by the fact that she has these vassals who will share her worries. "I'm still waiting for everyone to report. I don't know how the situation in various places has been in the past few days?"

The man looked at the other colleagues suspiciously. Could it be that they guessed wrong, and the feudal lord didn't know about it.However, if it is not the lord, who can raise so much food and put it into the market in such a short time?Why should they worry about counting their own money and food.The current price of grain has risen to more than ten times the original price, and the grain is still pouring in, and those with smaller assets have long been unable to bear it.This kind of abnormality also aroused sympathy for the vassal daimyo who was used to this matter.

"We just saw that the adults didn't order to open the warehouse to release the grain, and didn't let us release the relief grain, so we were a little surprised."

"Oh, what's the situation in the market now? Is there food or no food?" Ji Zong asked with concern.

The man gritted his teeth and said, "Yes! Not only that, but there are also rumors that more food will pour in continuously."

"This is a good thing! It relieves the urgent needs of the clan." Ji Zong looked at the man, curled his lips and asked, "But I don't think you look happy? Isn't this good? What's wrong?"

The man really couldn't tell whether Ji Zong was really confused or pretending to be confused for a while, so he simply gritted his teeth and asked.She can still bear it, but the petty officials who are attached to her can't bear it anymore, and some people have started to secretly sell the hoarded grain.These people are tied to the same boat, and it is of course no problem for everyone to act in unison. No matter how much food comes in, as long as they bite to death and keep buying, they will still earn money as usual in disaster years. enough.However, there is more and more grain on the market now, and there are rumors that the feudal lord's mansion took action and put the grain that was originally intended for relief into the market.How amazing!The smaller banners of feudal vassals have long been panicked.

"My subordinates just heard rumors that the feudal lord's mansion put the grain used for relief into the market!" The man glanced at Ji Zong and asked, "Is there such a thing?"

Ji Zong didn't say yes or no, but her indifferent attitude has already angered the people below.She must have known about it!Everyone agreed on this.

"Lord feudal lord, to speak presumptuously, when subordinates buy food, it is their own money that they control; but if lord feudal lord embezzles the relief food without authorization, he must give an explanation to his subordinates and the people in the feudal domain."

Ji Zong laughed angrily at this man's words and the robber's logic. She didn't answer and asked instead, "Oh, so, how you disrupt the market and try to eat away at the land and population is a private matter; if I really put the relief food into the market, I can earn some money." Is it an official business to subsidize the finances of the feudal clan as soon as possible?"

"Your Majesty, don't change the concept secretly. Did you release the relief food or not? You don't have to worry about it. When the relief food comes from all over the country, it will not be hidden." An elderly vassal had already stood up and said righteously, "Relief of food is a great righteousness. It is just a small favor for the vassal bannermen to collect some food. I also ask the lord of the feudal lord to decide which is more important."

Ji Zong looked at this elderly elder. After her mother and sisters died one after another, she clapped her hands and said that she would help her with all her strength.It's just that the sincerity of emotion is not as strong as the current expression. "I also heard a rumor, so I might as well share it with everyone."

Everyone was silent, and Qi Qi looked at Ji Zong. She leaned on the pillow with one leg slightly propped up, and said, "I heard that not only the relief food of the feudal lord's mansion, but even the wartime reserve food will be put on the market." Genealogy What is the difference from the foreign sample? In terms of military power, the pedigree has garrison troops and equipment standards.Foreigners can raise soldiers, but they can only steal, and if the people don't raise their officials, they won't get it, but as long as they are exposed, they will lose their heads if they are found out.Naturally, in the hands of the pedigree daimyo, there are soldiers and rations, but these are wartime reserves, ready to meet foreign wars at any time.The large number and the importance of the relationship are naturally self-evident.

"My lord!"

"This statement is true!"

"Bullshit!"

"Absurd, absurd!"

"My lord, my subordinate, I'm sorry for you, I have a duty to entrust you!"

Immediately, the spacious conference hall was like a frying pan, tears were wiped away, and angry reprimands were reprimanded.Ji Zong looked at the various expressions of all of them, tapped the long table in front of him lightly with his index finger, and said, "Stop howling!" The people stopped their voices out of face, and waited angrily for her to give an explanation.

"Actually, I just want to tell you. The time for the reserve military rations to be put into the market is at noon today. If you rush home now, you will still have time to dispose of the grain and grass hoarded at home to reduce losses."

The complexions of the vassals below were the same as when the dyeing vat was opened, some were red, some were purple, some were black, some were white, and they were colorful for a while.Several people gritted their teeth and clenched their fists until one of them said, "My lord, this subordinate just remembered something at home, so I'm going to leave now, and we can discuss tomorrow if there is anything to do."

"Sure." Ji Zong waved his hand, and the man disappeared instantly.The situation that was still stalemate suddenly collapsed. "My lord, there is something wrong with the villain's family."

"Lord feudal lord, villain also"

"My lord"

"Okay, let's all back down." Everyone knelt and thanked, and hurried out, while people passing by the door were stuck on the door frame, and they would not give in to anyone who could take the first step.Whoever leaves first will be able to sell the grain first.It is conceivable that once the grain in their hands is released, the grain will only become cheaper and cheaper, and whoever leaves late will lose a lot of money!They didn't care about condemning Ji Zong, they only thought about the piles of grain in their own home.What they hate the most now is not Ji Zong, but the guy who ran out first.That guy has the richest family, and at least she took eight thousand shi. An old fox, she usually stays late for everything, but when it happened, she ran faster than anyone else.After seeing her, I feel ashamed to use my frailty and sickness to hide my laziness!Cursing in his heart, humbly speaking, but pushing hard with his hands, feet and body, he was eager to get out of the feudal lord's mansion as soon as possible. Before the military rations were released, the inventory should be cleared to reduce losses!

The turmoil calmed down very quickly, and within two days, the food in Ji Yifan had been filled everywhere, and the price was even a few points lower than before the disaster.The people in the domain didn't know what happened, they only knew that it was the most prosperous disaster year they had ever lived.The atmosphere in the domain changed from the gloomy after the disaster, and there was an atmosphere of joy everywhere.

Different from the outside world, in the meeting hall of the feudal lord's mansion, all the vassals looked gloomy and gloomy. When several feudal lords passed away, it was nothing more than that.

"Lord feudal lord, the villain is not talented, and he specializes in grain storage. I also hope that lord feudal lord will allow his servants to inspect the relief grain and military grain reserves." This is the beginning of the final account.

Ji Zong nodded in a good-tempered manner, saying that it was ok, "It's just that I don't think it's necessary to do anything extra."

The man's face froze. After this fight, their family's wealth was lost. Not to mention this, they lost a lot of face in front of the new feudal lord.To put it bluntly, the vassals are just the vassals of the lord, and they are attached to the lord. The lord can fine and confiscate them at any time. It is of no benefit to them to go against the lord.If there is another heir, they can nominate another one, but now in the Ji Yi Fan, only Yu Jizong is the dominant one.

"The food that is everywhere in this feudal clan can be collected casually, it is enough, just a little more." These people don't know how to call themselves counselors, and all their brains may be spent on how to collect private wealth.

"The feudal lord, do you need to clear up the treasury's finances recently? Don't worry about it, you have lost too much." This person is deeply touched, she is running slowly, and the servants at home are not strong enough, so she went a step late. Thanks to Shengsheng by [-]%!The relief food is not a small amount, and she does not believe that Ji Zong will not be damaged at all.

"This one has a deep understanding?" Ji Zong nodded affirmatively. This is the pain of the skin. No matter how nice the words are, if you don't let her hurt, she will never know what pain is.

"I will earn at a suitable price, no more, no less, I made a small profit, and temporarily relieved the financial emergency of the clan." Her words made everyone feel tight in their chests, and they all felt blood in their mouths. I dare not spray it out.Emotional Ji Zong went out and took it in, and went through a formality, that is, the banker took it all!All the money they lost went into her pocket, and she still didn't dare to say "no".In response to their own words, how to spend the money is their own business. If they lose money, they can only knock out their teeth and swallow their blood.

"By the way, the disaster in the south is serious, and there is a lot of waste to be done. I think everyone's wealth is still sufficient, so please donate some." Ji Zong stretched out his hand to beg.

"Yes." The crowd replied lazily, most of them went out, this is nothing, this is the usual post-disaster practice.

"Based on previous years, it's one-twentieth of each family's wealth." Ji Zongzi opened his mouth, and everyone's expressions changed. This is the highest ratio in an ordinary year, and after their harvest, this time not only did they not have a good harvest, but they also lost money. A lot, and let them donate according to this ratio?

"Let us do this, it's not fair!" the vassals most affected by the disaster yelled.

"Well, it makes sense." Ji Zong nodded, and the clamoring vassals looked at Ji Zong in surprise, only to hear the latter say, "It's really unfair to only accept you, then make an announcement that all officials will donate [-] yuan regardless of their official position." One-tenth of it will come up, of course, and the last thing to sign is your proposal, as a reward."

That vassal wanted to slap his own mouth, Ji Zongtai will bring hatred to her, there is no need to doubt, once this notice is issued, I will have many "good friends" in the vassal in the future, and everyone will only hate me for "making suggestions", where? I think it's the feudal lord's idea.

The rest of the vassals closed their mouths tightly and dared not speak again.