Chapter 741 This is the big conspiracy
In these few days, the Japanese envoys came uninvited to deliver a letter on behalf of their new king.
It is reasonable to say that when a foreign king takes over the throne, he should come to show goodwill.
But this time, Japan's performance was obviously unusual.
Although Japan has been two-faced for many years, it is the first time in a hundred years that their king dared to call himself "emperor" in front of Nan Ji.
What is even more surprising is that the new king of Japan actually asked for a marriage with Nan Ji without any warning, and his attitude was so tough, which is unprecedented.
Ali frowned, "I heard that their new king has been unwelcome for a long time because his mother was just a maid in the palace. He was even often taken into a dark room by his father and brothers to be humiliated. Could it be that he suddenly lost his sense of proportion in order to show off his power when he ascended to a high position? Otherwise, it is really hard to explain."
Mu Yihan's narrow eyes tightened, and the dark heart of his eyes was surging with turmoil, like a sharp sword, a cold light flashed across.
"No, it won't be that simple!"
"To be able to seize power in a lower position, such scheming and means will never act rashly."
Mu Yihan had a vague premonition.
This time, Japan is so bold, I think there must be some confidence behind it.
But where does their confidence come from for a small country like them?
Could it be that there is something he doesn't know...
At this time, Xiao Nuobao had been eavesdropping for a while and roughly understood what happened.
So, Japan wants to make trouble?
As long as she is here, there is no way!
So Xiao Nuobao spread his short legs and ran into the hall, "Daddy, Nuobao is here, let me see who made my daddy angry?"
The cheerful and soft voice, like a ray of warm sunshine, immediately dispelled the gloom in Mu Yihan's heart.
Hearing this, his eyes lit up and he hurriedly stood up, "When did Nuobao come? Come on, come to daddy, run slowly, don't fall."
Xiao Nuobao took two steps at a time, met Mu Yihan's open hands, and rushed up to him and bumped into him.
Although they had not seen each other for only a few days, Mu Yihan still couldn't help but take a closer look at his daughter, muttering, "Daddy was busy and didn't go to your house to see you. It's getting colder now. Did you put on a thick jacket? Why didn't you wear a hood today?"
The little guy didn't care about answering these. He was annoyed by his nagging, so he simply clapped his chubby paws and pressed Mu Yihan's half-open mouth.
Shut the mouth manually!
"Daddy, let's not talk about this first. Wu Que said that you haven't returned to the palace to rest for two days. Tell me quickly, what happened, and what's the situation in Japan?"
Seeing the national teacher's mouth being pressed, with a helpless look on his face, Ali couldn't help laughing.
Mu Yihan had no choice but to grab the girl's hand and put it down gently, then he said softly, "The Japanese country is just delusional. Those ugly people in their royal family are not even worthy of carrying shoes for the daughter of my crown, let alone marriage."
"Now, although their envoys have come to Beijing, we just need to ignore them and leave them alone." Mu Yihan said.
Xiao Nuobao touched his chin and was about to say something.
But at this time, Jiang Fengze's letter was also delivered!
The letter was first sent to the Jiang Mansion.
After reading it, Feng found that it was related to people's livelihood, and felt that the national teacher should be informed, so he sent it to the palace again.
Jiang Fengze didn't waste time in the letter. He just informed his family about the disputes caused by "cotton" that he had seen along the way, and wanted his sister and others to investigate.
As the saying goes, there must be something wrong when things are abnormal. So many merchants are crazy about buying cotton, he is afraid that there is something strange hidden.
Xiao Nuobao took the letter, opened it and was a little surprised.
Why is it about cotton again? It
was already very strange that Japan suddenly proposed to exchange cotton for food.
And before, Da Liu and his wife from Laicheng were also looking forward to planting cotton next year.
Even the third brother now said that the price of cotton outside Beijing has skyrocketed to the point where everyone is scrambling to buy it!
Is there any connection between these people?
Just when the little guy was surprised, Mu Yihan frowned unexpectedly after reading the letter.
"Why is the price of cotton so strange that some people can't resist the temptation and want to sell their cotton-padded clothes at home. When did cotton become so scarce?" He narrowed his eyes slightly.
Ali thought for a moment and blurted out, "No, this is not right... If the price of cotton is really so shocking, and people are rushing to sell all the cotton-padded clothes they have, then what will they wear in a month or two when winter comes? They will definitely not be able to afford cotton by then, so won't they be frozen to death?"
As soon as these words came out, Xiao Nuobao and Mu Yihan's expressions changed, as if they had suddenly understood something!
Yes, the price of cotton is too unusual.
When the existing cotton is not in short supply, then when winter comes, people will have to spend a lot of money to buy cotton-padded clothes, cotton pants, and cotton quilts.
If the family is poor and cannot afford to buy cotton, then they will have to endure the cold this winter.
They may even be frozen to death...
If the people have a hard time in winter and their livelihoods are blocked, then the entire Nanji Kingdom will inevitably be in turmoil.
Xiao Nuobao thought of what Da Liu and his wife said, and suddenly his face turned pale. He
almost broke out in a cold sweat.
"If the price of cotton goes up, many people will be frozen to death this year, and next year, with the intentional instigation of merchants and after this year's cotton fever, a large number of farmers will inevitably abandon grain and grow cotton. By then, there will be a shortage of grain again! This is all linked together!" Xiao Nuobao suddenly spoke up.
Lack of cotton will make this year difficult.
Lack of grain will cause turmoil next year.
From this point of view, this is a conspiracy to cause unrest in Nanji for two years!
If it succeeds, Nanji will definitely be weakened, and the surrounding countries will have an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Hearing this, Mu Yihan clenched his palms, he almost didn't think of this!
"What a sinister calculation, who on earth set up such a big chess game, it really opened my eyes." Mu Yihan pursed his thin lips tightly, revealing a chill.
Ali hurriedly said, "The price of cotton crops is monitored by the Ministry of Revenue all year round. The fact that it has suddenly soared right under our noses means that it has only happened in the past few days."
Moreover, in just a few days, a large amount of cotton was harvested, and the manpower and financial resources involved were not something that ordinary people could afford.
Even if Gu Pingzhi came, he would find it difficult to spend such a large sum of money.
And the only person who could surpass this great rebel in courage and calculation, I am afraid, could only be comparable to a king.
Xiao Nuobao and Mu Yihan looked at each other.
A name popped up in the minds of both father and daughter at the same time.
Japan!
Xiao Nuobao grabbed the fragments of the letter on the table and frowned, "No wonder Japan dared to ask us to send them 5 million kilograms of food in exchange for cotton. I am afraid they calculated that when winter comes, we will definitely compromise with them due to the lack of cotton!"
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