Chapter 468: One wave after another
After being scolded, the virtuous king left the palace with a gloomy face.
The coachman waiting at the palace gate saw the wise king coming angrily, and hurriedly moved the wooden ladder to the side of the carriage and lifted the curtain of the carriage.
There is a fixed tea table in the carriage, equipped with a set of green jade tea sets engraved with Ruyi patterns.
The virtuous king got into the carriage, picked up a teacup and smashed it against the wall: "Damn bastard."
Originally thought that he would be enthroned as the crown prince today, but who knew that a bastard like Zhao Yi would show up and ruin his plans.
The Emperor of Northern Qi kept a bunch of useless people, yet he let Zhao Yi come back alive.
The confidant following behind was shocked: "Your Highness, please calm down. Be careful that there are ears on the other side of the wall."
The wise king could not swallow this anger.
Why did Zhao Yi gain power step by step and become the heyday of Northern Qi?
Even though my father was dissatisfied with Zhao Yi, he did not dare to offend him openly.
"Your Highness, I understand how unhappy you feel." The confidant knew exactly what had irritated the virtuous king. He lowered his voice and offered solace, "Once you've overcome this difficult time and ascended to that position, it will be up to you to decide who to deal with."
The virtuous king was appeased, but when he thought of the amount of stolen silver, he felt overwhelmed: "I have used all the silver I have to buy food. How can I raise the silver in three days?"
What's more, the silver he took from the people was recorded in a book, both in small and large amounts, without missing a single copper coin.
The confidant said optimistically, "You are His Majesty's only son of pure blood, and he will not ignore you. Why don't you wait until His Majesty's anger subsides, and then go to the palace to plead with Him?"
The virtuous prince thought of the Northern Qi emperor's attitude and shook his head: "Father will not help me."
He had the idea of killing Zhao Yi.
As long as Zhao Yi died, he would not have to return the stolen money.
But Zhao Yi is a bit weird and too difficult to kill.
He was afraid of making a mistake and causing a bigger mess.
The confidant wanted to persuade him again.
At this time, the carriage stopped at the gate of Prince Xian's mansion.
The wise king got off the carriage.
The gatekeeper saw the virtuous prince return from the palace and hurriedly reported, "Your Highness, a gentleman named Zhang just came to visit you. He showed your badge and said he had something urgent to discuss with you. I asked him to wait for you in the front hall."
The virtuous king was slightly stunned. Zhang Weiping returned from Yongqing County?
Did he sell the grain?
The wise king's gloomy face finally brightened up.
He was just worrying about not having any money.
But in the blink of an eye, someone came with money.
The virtuous king walked quickly into the palace, walked around the screen wall bordered with white marble, and saw Zhang Weiping standing under the eaves of the front hall.
There were many people in the palace, and the virtuous prince said to Zhang Weiping, "Come with me to the study."
The master and servant went to the study.
As soon as they entered the room, the wise king couldn't wait to ask, "Have we sold all the grain we have? How much silver did we earn?"
"Your Highness, we've been deceived." Zhang Weiping was even more anxious than the virtuous king. "There's no such thing as a high price. This is a trap set by the Guangling King to use high prices to lure grain merchants to transport grain to Yongqing County to sell."
"Once the grain merchants have delivered the grain to Yongqing County, Prince Guangling will have them sell it to the people at a low price, and the government will sell them lead and silk fabrics, as a form of barter. If the grain merchants disagree, they can simply ship the grain away."
"If grain merchants transport the grain away, their costs will increase, and they won't be able to sell it at a high price elsewhere. Doesn't that make them a losing business?"
"If we sell it to the people at market price, the grain merchants can buy lead and silk and sell them elsewhere, making a lot of money. Anyone with a discerning eye will know which way to go."
"We paid double the price to grab the food, but if we sell it at market price, we'll still lose some of our capital. Even if we resell lead and silk fabrics, we can at best break even."
The wise king was extremely anxious and had no patience to listen any further. "You mean we didn't make any profit or loss?"
"We've lost six times our original cost." Zhang Weiping handed a box to the virtuous king. "The sweet potatoes and taro we harvested were originally stored in the cellar. The current climate is humid, and we didn't store them properly. By the time they arrived in Yongqing County, most of them had rotted, and the rest had either molded or sprouted."
This news was like a bolt from the blue for the wise king.
The silver was paid out.
What does he use to fill the hole?
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