Chapter 243 Jiangnan Granary

Su Chengnan was busy with the repair and reinforcement of Ningguta.

Meanwhile, Lu Chaofeng was busy ransacking the house. The wealthy families in Jiangnan have been unkind and wealthy for a long time. Ever since he led his troops into Jiangnan, he has heard complaints from the people one after another.

Especially after he had met with these noble families several times, they even proposed to fund the Ningyuan Palace uprising, hoping to gain a share of the credit and secure one or two titles for the outstanding children in their families.

What a good plan!

They first bought large quantities of grain at low prices, then made a big profit from it, and finally used the grain to blackmail people from the Ningyuan Palace or the imperial court in exchange for generous rewards in status and fame.

pity!

Lu Chaofeng would never be coerced by anyone, nor would he encourage such behavior.

There are many lawsuits against the Qin family in the government office now. In addition, there are many unjust, false and wrong cases that can be discovered by any discerning person, as well as unsolved cases that no one dares to investigate. He just took this opportunity to investigate them.

"Young Master, I have brought the person here and he is waiting outside the door." Wu Ming bent down and reported to Lu Chaofeng.

"Well, I won't try it myself. I'll leave it to the authorities. If they don't investigate it properly, you don't have to waste your energy."

"Yes, I understand! I will not let that bastard official fool me."

"Well, go ahead."

Not long after Wu Ming left, A Shun came in hurriedly.

"My Lord, there's a letter from the capital."

"Oh?" He raised his eyebrows, looking very surprised, "Let's take a look."

Ah Shun came forward with a secret letter in his hands. Lu Chaofeng took it and opened it. There was a lot of content in it, about six or seven pages.

Lu Chaofeng started laughing as he watched. Ah Shun asked anxiously, "But is there any good news?"

Lu Chaofeng casually handed him the letter and pointed at it with his finger, indicating that he could read it himself.

"The Empress Dowager Xiao ordered the prince to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors? She also sent troops to surround the mansion? This is no different from being soft-hearted."

"Not only that!" Lu Chaofeng curled his lips, with a mysterious smile on his face. "The personnel transfers in the court are becoming more and more frequent. They are now in a situation where no one is available. They can only sit and wait for death."

But after saying this, he changed the subject and his expression darkened again, "The poor people have a hard time, the taxes are getting higher and higher, and they are suffering terribly!"

Ah Shun clenched his fists and said indignantly: "From top to bottom, they are making money in such a blatant way. If they lose the support of the people, what's the point?!"

"Meaning?" Lu Chaofeng snorted, closed his eyes and took a deep breath, "I'm afraid that the capital wants to join forces with others. The White Bear Country is greedy. Not only does it want money and food, it will also ask for land. Only in this way will it be possible to agree to peace talks and join forces with the capital to deal with us."

"Shameless!" Ah Shun cursed.

"Okay, let's deal with the current situation first. The Qin family is not...

If you can't get rid of it, then go and see if there are any victims who can come forward. ”

"Yes, I will do it now."

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"Well, go ahead!" Su Chengnan waved his hand and ordered everyone to leave.

Chunyu came over with a cloak, helped her put it on, and said with concern: "Miss, it's getting late, why don't you go back and rest first."

Su Chengnan shook his head and sighed, "The situation in Ningguta is far more difficult than I imagined. If we don't hurry up and prepare, I'm afraid we won't be able to resist the White Bear Nation's army!"

Chun Yu still had some illusions in his heart. "Is there really a large army waiting for an opportunity to move? But Brother Otoji and his men went to investigate nearby, but there was no trace of them."

Su Chengnan nodded helplessly, "Yeah."

Well, if the system says there is, then of course there must be.

Even if it doesn't happen in the near future, it will definitely strike suddenly one day in the near future! Be sure to be on guard!

At this time, Qingshan and Bingsan walked into the meeting hall one after another from outside the door. "Miss, the inventory of the City Lord's Mansion's warehouse has been completed. In addition to the food distributed to the people today, it can feed the people of the whole city for about half a month."

"Only enough for half a month?" Su Chengnan frowned. This was much less than she expected.

"Yes, we were also surprised why there was so little, but we have searched the entire mansion inside and out and found no other place where food could be stored."

Su Chengnan lowered his eyes and thought for a while, "Go ask if Ningguta has a granary?"

Bingsan nodded, "Okay, I'll go now."

Qingshan stood there without moving, hesitating, as if he had something to say.

Su Chengnan put down the scroll in his hand, looked up and said, "If you have something to say, just say it. If you don't have anything to say, just get busy."

Qingshan cleared his throat and said, "Miss, you should root out the problem today. Han Liping and the Second Prince are a nuisance if they are still alive! Kill them and put an end to it all."

Su Chengnan curled his lips and explained patiently: "If I kill them, what can I rely on to fight against the White Bear Country's army when they attack the city in the future? Rely on the 3,000 officers and soldiers in this city? Or rely on the 4,000 criminals? Even if all the civilians are included, there are only 20,000 people. What do you think we should do?"

Qingshan was speechless.

Su Chengnan sighed softly: "Beiling can't take care of itself. If something really happens, it will be difficult for Li Shibo to support us. We still have to rely on ourselves."

Qingshan understood and nodded: "Miss is right, I understand."

"Go, help Bingsan check the granary issue." Su Chengnan waved his hand and continued to deal with the matters at hand.

"yes!"

She listened to the footsteps gradually going away, sighed silently, and pinched her brows tiredly, "Chunyu, has Mr. Sun had dinner yet?"

Chun Yu leaned forward and shook her head: "It was delivered an hour ago, but the meal has been heated up twice, and neither the gentleman nor the lady has eaten it."

Su Chengnan put down the scroll he had just picked up and stood up. "Let's go and see the master and ask them to heat up the rice again."

Chun Yue's face lit up with joy, "Yes!"

Su Chengnan walked out of the conference room and went to the study.

…

"Sir, is there something wrong with this drawing?"

"What's the problem? Bring it here for me to see."

As soon as Su Chengnan walked to the door, he heard people in the room discussing something.

"The orientation of this place is wrong. Wait a moment, I'll look for the blueprints," Sun Liangyuan leaned over and took out two drawings from a pile of drawings on his right hand side, then looked at them carefully under the candlelight.

"Mr. Sun, take a rest." Su Chengnan walked into the room and said with a smile.

When the others saw her come in, they all stood up and saluted, "Hello, Miss Su!"

"Hello! Everyone has worked hard. Let's eat first."

Chunyu followed closely and ordered people to replace the dishes with hot ones.

Sun Liangyuan looked up at her, then continued to look at the blueprint, waving for her to come over, "You came at the right time, take a look at this place, they just said they found some problems, after I looked at it, I think the size here should not match the blueprint, perhaps..."

Sun Liangyuan only said half of his words before looking up at Su Chengnan.

The two looked at each other, and Su Chengnan suddenly had an idea in his mind, and walked over quickly, "Let me take a look."

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