Upon hearing this, Lord Duan patted her shoulder like an elder and said earnestly, "There is a saying that goes, if the ruler wants his subject to die, the subject must die."
“…”
Although the words are brief, they say it all.
The Jiang family is more powerful than their master, and sooner or later they will be accused of a crime and fail.
Jiang Mengli smiled knowingly, "I understand."
Bai Chenhuan left the room and when he reappeared, he took out the banknote and handed it to Lord Duan. "Lord Duan, this is 70,000 taels. 50,000 is my donation, and the remaining 20,000 is the payment for the goods from Miss Jiang."
Lord Duan was very excited after receiving it. "Thank you very much. I will go to prepare food and supplies now. I will make a list for you to see when the time comes."
Without waiting for the two to speak, he left in a hurry.
This matter is too urgent. If we arrive one day later, we will be hungry for one more day.
Only after he left did Jiang Mengli learn that Lord Duan was the prefect of Jingzhao and had a good relationship with Wen Mohan.
Lord Duan went to the Grain and Grass Bureau and was busy with the purchase of grain and grass.
But what is infuriating is that many grain merchants have had their grain bought out, and they cannot buy it even if they have money.
There is not much grain that can be released from the national treasury granary, and it has to be used to feed the soldiers on the border.
The emperor was also extremely worried and couldn't eat or sleep well because of this matter.
Lord Duan knelt in the side hall and said, "Your Majesty, the food and fodder we collected has been secretly transported to Puzhou City. The road is faster, and if nothing goes wrong, it will arrive in half a month."
"But we still have to find a solution. These grains can only last for more than a month. Someone must be behind this grain issue."
The emperor frowned and paced back and forth in the room.
He was extremely worried about this matter and secretly asked someone to investigate who was behind it, but there was no clue.
If he had started collecting food and supplies from the beginning, this problem would not have occurred.
But at that time, he listened to the Queen Mother's words and sent the grain from the national treasury to the border first, delaying time so that Wen Mohan could pay for it himself. This would not only solve the problem of the Langya Gang, but also weaken Wen Mohan.
Who knew that the Langya Gang would be so rampant and difficult to deal with, to the point where it was out of control.
Now he wants to turn the situation around so that Wen Mohan can have enough food to fight against the Langya Gang, but unfortunately, he can't buy food even with money at this time.
This time he shot himself in the foot!!
"Damn it!" The emperor grew angrier the more he thought about it, and punched the pillar. "The person causing this trouble must be related to the Langya Gang. This Langya Gang is really well hidden!"
"They are omnipresent, not only infiltrating the capital, but also the imperial court and the business community. I was so focused on defending against Wen Mohan that I didn't notice the infiltration of these spies at all!"
I had heard of the Langya Gang ten years ago, but at that time I only knew that the Langya Gang was a cunning den of horse bandits.
The local government sent troops to massacre them once, and they haven't heard of them since then. Unexpectedly, when they heard the name again, it was already difficult to resist.
Lord Duan soothed him, "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am trying to find a way to purchase food and fodder through the Bai family's connections."
After continuing the discussion for a while, Lord Duan left the palace.
When he was riding in a sedan chair passing by the Miaoshou Clinic, he asked the sedan bearer to stop and walked towards the clinic.
Jiang Mengli was absent-mindedly calculating on the abacus. Because her mind was not focused on it, she made several mistakes.
Lingqiao reminded quietly, "Miss, there's a man in official uniform coming over."
When Jiang Mengli looked up, Lord Duan had already walked up to her. "Miss Jiang, why are you so absent-minded? Are you worried about His Royal Highness Prince Yu?"
"Master Duan!" Jiang Mengli immediately perked up. "I... I'm not worried about him. I'm worried about the people of Puzhou City. If the Langya Gang isn't eliminated, the capital will fall sooner or later."
"The food and fodder should have been delivered by now, right? To get to Puzhou City, taking the water route is faster and safer; the land route is too roundabout."
Upon hearing this, Lord Duan told her about the difficulty of buying food and fodder.
She was very surprised when she heard it. She didn't expect that there would be something that even money couldn't buy.
How to lure out the troublemaker?
"Master Duan, I have an idea to lure that person out, but I need your cooperation..."
She told him her plan, and Lord Duan's eyes lit up and he immediately agreed.
…
In a private room of a teahouse.
A pot-bellied man in a brocade robe was enjoying his tea.
Sitting opposite him was a man in a tightly covered black robe.
The black-robed man said in a low, hoarse voice, "Don't worry, sir. They won't be able to buy food and fodder even within a radius of five hundred miles, let alone a hundred miles. The little food and fodder we sent is just a drop in the bucket."
"The emperor ordered the collection of grain and fodder from various places. It's impossible to collect it again. The people also need to eat, and there is no surplus grain to sell..."
The man in brocade robe smiled faintly, "Well done. Hide the grain well. Remember to ship it in batches, disguised as cloth merchants."
The food they bought was to be sent to the Langya Gang. Now that the Langya Gang was growing in size, they needed a lot of food.
As long as there is enough food, there will be enough energy and time to fight Wen Mohan.
Boom boom boom…
There was a knock on the door.
"Enter."
The door opened and a rough man dressed in common people's clothes walked into the room.
"My Lord, I have received news that a grain merchant has a large quantity of grain to sell to the imperial court. They are keeping it secret to avoid being intercepted."
"We discovered that Lord Duan frequently visited a teahouse yesterday and today. We followed him and found him entering a remote house. We faintly heard someone say that there was plenty of food..."
Upon hearing this, the black-robed man snorted coldly and slammed the table, saying, "You want to buy it? Impossible! Find the right supplier of the grain and buy it all at a high price before tonight!"
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