Chapter 581 The Vicious Cycle of Relationships
However, none of the officials present had any objection to his words.
It's one thing to leave them waiting here, but to bring so much stuff on top of that. Considering his own lightly packed baggage, it would be strange if anyone spoke up for him.
After giving his instructions, Yun Yichen saw that Zhong Lin had already left, so he turned his horse around and decided to leave the city first to avoid seeing him.
As soon as Yun Yichen moved, everyone else followed suit, until in the end, only Lu Changqing remained to wait for Lu Yuanbin.
"No, where are they?"
Lu Yuanbin was refused permission to take anything with him, and was thinking of going up to tell Yun Yichen that he insisted on taking those things with him.
However, the other party didn't give him a chance at all and ran away.
"They've all left, let's hurry up! Lord Yun won't wait for us for long with his personality." Lu Changqing put on a kind and agreeable act.
"No, what will happen to my things if they take them?"
Those were things he had spent a whole day preparing for the journey.
"Fifth Brother, let's not worry about those things for now."
As Lu Changqing spoke, he lashed Lu Yuanbin's horse's rump with his whip. The horse, in pain, neighed and galloped quickly out of the city.
In the end, Lu Yuanbin set off without taking anything with him. Along the way, Lu Changqing inevitably received complaints, but Lu Changqing seemed not to hear them.
Suzhou, located in the southern part of the Great Zhou Dynasty, is a place rich in resources, which is good news for Yun Yichen.
However, if such a place were to experience an earthquake, the Great Zhou would certainly suffer heavy losses.
"Pearl, Jade, and Wuyin, get ready to come with me on a trip," Gu Shuyan instructed the three as soon as she got up in the morning.
Although she was half asleep when Yun Yichen left last night, she knew that Suzhou was the epicenter of the earthquake.
In her previous life, Gu Shuyan remembered that the Great Zhou Dynasty had never experienced such a massive earthquake, nor had Yun Yichen left the capital for disaster relief. Perhaps it was because of her rebirth that so many things had changed.
However, regardless of the reason, the most vulnerable in the face of natural disasters are the ordinary people.
Gu Shuyan grew up in Yuzhou and had seen people die of starvation and disease due to sudden family changes. Even she herself would probably have been tormented to death long ago if she hadn't returned to the capital.
It is now July, and all the grains are almost ripe. Suzhou is a land that relies heavily on grain production, and with such a major incident, this year's harvest is bound to be poor.
Therefore, in order to ensure that the people can have enough to eat, Gu Shuyan has been secretly collecting grain in the past few days.
Upon learning that the earthquake originated in Suzhou and that the news had not yet spread outside, Gu Shuyan felt she needed to make some more arrangements as soon as possible.
Inside the pharmacy, Gu Shuyan looked at Xu Yunzhi, whose face was pale, and said, "I know that although Jin has little land, it does not lack food. For example, the annual yields of wheat and sorghum are very high."
"So, what does my sister-in-law want from me by asking her all this?"
Xu Yunzhi looked at Gu Shuyan with a smile in his eyes. The fact that Gu Shuyan knew this place and came here to find him showed that Yun Yichen could trust Gu Shuyan.
Therefore, Xu Yunzhi did not hide his relationship with Yun Yichen, and even referred to her as his sister-in-law.
"Ahem!" Gu Shuyan couldn't help but cough when she heard Xu Yunzhi address her.
Ever since learning that Xu Yunzhi and Gu Renjie are twin brothers, Gu Shuyan has been caught in a strange relationship dilemma. Sometimes she wonders how she, her older brother, and Yun Yichen should address each other.
Now, seeing Xu Yunzhi added to the mix, Gu Shuyan is even more confused about this relationship.
Gathering her scattered thoughts, Gu Shuyan returned to the main topic and said, "Your Highness is the Crown Prince of Jin. I would like to make an agreement with Your Highness to sell Jin's surplus sorghum and wheat to us, and the price can be 10% higher than the market price."
"Gao Yicheng? My sister-in-law is so generous?"
It's important to know that the Jin state produces a considerable amount of wheat and sorghum each year. A 10% price increase for such a large quantity would amount to a substantial sum.
Xu Yunzhi looked at Gu Shuyan with obvious disbelief, and Gu Shuyan, seeing his reaction, did not hide the truth from him.
She said, "To be honest, Your Highness, you must know about the earthquake a few days ago. Even the capital was affected so severely, so you can imagine how serious the earthquake must have been at its source."
"So, my sister-in-law wants to secure grain supplies from the State of Jin to alleviate the grain pressure on the Great Zhou?"
Xu Yunzhi had already guessed this, but he didn't expect that Gu Shuyan came to see him so early and it really was for this matter. But where would Gu Shuyan, a young lady from a respectable family, get the money to pay for the food?
"Is my sister-in-law planning to use my elder brother's money to buy me food?" Xu Yunzhi asked suspiciously.
"Of course not!" Xu Yunzhi's expression was too obvious, and Gu Shuyan retorted without thinking after being looked at by him.
However, Xu Yunzhi clearly did not believe it. Xu Yunzhi could roughly guess how much money Yun Yichen had. If he wanted to buy grain from the Jin Kingdom, then there would naturally be no problem.
But Gu Shuyan, a young girl who had only been back from the countryside for less than two years, said she wanted to buy grain from the State of Jin. This was simply a pipe dream.
Gu Shuyan naturally knew that Xu Yunzhi did not trust her, so she raised her hand to Pearl behind her, and Pearl immediately handed over the small box she had prepared.
"What does this mean?" Xu Yunzhi asked suspiciously.
Gu Shuyan didn't say anything, but simply gestured for Xu Yunzhi to open the box himself.
To be honest, when Xu Yunzhi opened the box, he wondered if there would only be a few hundred taels of silver inside. However, to his surprise, the box was full of silver notes, and each note had a face value of ten thousand taels.
"This, this!" Xu Yunzhi's hands trembled slightly. Although he was the crown prince of Jin, he had never seen so much money before!
"Surprised?" Remembering Xu Yunzhi's earlier hint that he couldn't afford it, he immediately raised his chin at her, looking just like a proud rooster.
"How could Miss Gu have so much money?" Xu Yunzhi was naturally surprised, but after the surprise came more doubt.
"Your Highness need not worry about how I have so much money. Just give me a straight answer: are you going to sell this grain or not?"
Gu Shuyan naturally couldn't explain where the money came from. It's said that wealth is a big deal, and it's enough for Xu Yunzhi to know that he has money. She has no obligation to explain anything else to him, even if he is the elder brother's younger brother.
Xu Yunzhi was speechless after Gu Shuyan's remark, but he was naturally tempted by the box full of silver notes.
Everyone says that it's a fool not to make money when you can. But you should know that after selling the grain and paying the tenants, he could still make a huge profit for himself.
Thus, Xu Yunzhi, who wanted to become rich, finally succumbed to Gu Shuyan's silver notes and wrote an agreement with her on the spot.
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