In fact, someone had already reported Liang Shengming to Laohu Town since he entered it. But she had been so busy since she came back that she had no time to pay him a formal visit.
Besides, she and the great scholars of this era really have nothing in common. When they meet in private, Qiao Xin doesn't care about the difference between men and women, but she just doesn't know what to talk about?
She can't be talking about the city gate tower while someone else is talking about the hip axis. Isn't that talking about different things?
I had originally thought that one day when I had some free time, I would send a visiting card to Sun Hongye, Fan Huairen and Liang Shengming and invite them all to a banquet. Even if I was not a good person, the three celebrities would still have endless topics to talk about.
Fortunately, Qiao Yunqing is back, so this kind of thing is just a piece of cake for him. It was his credit that Liang Shengming was able to come to Qingyang Academy!
Qiao Yunqing knew that Qiao Xin was impatient with these interpersonal relationships, so he readily agreed when he heard it.
"Okay, I'll send someone to deliver the invitation right away. You don't have to worry about it, mother. But why did you suddenly think of buying a criminal slave from Nanliang?"
"It was only when Nanny Qin mentioned this during a casual chat that I learned about the existence of this group of people. I heard that most of them are literate, and many of them were quite capable and well-known before they were convicted. This is not the kind of talent our family lacks.
If they can be used by Nanliang, they can naturally be used by our own family. As long as the chips I offer are sufficient, as long as one of these people can be used by our Qiao family, it would be like picking up a treasure.
As for those who are unwilling to surrender, I don't care. After all, the indenture is in my hands, and I have the final say on how to arrange it. There has always been a shortage of coolies on our land.
Qiao Yunqing said: "Even if these people surrender to our family, we won't be able to take them out openly in the future! They have all been inked on their faces, which is too obvious."
But Qiao Xin smiled mysteriously.
"This is not a big problem. I have a plan! In the future, you brothers will be able to conquer as many people as you like, and Doctor Mo and I will solve the problem of appearance together.
But this Southern Liang is really enough. They even use the punishment of tattooing on the guilty officials and celebrities. It is really killing them. Their internal fighting has brought harm to the people, and has damaged the foundation of the country. "
Qiao Yunqing nodded secretly, that's right!
Qiao Xin fumbled with her palms, her eyes shining, and she moved closer to Qiao Yunqing and whispered.
"What do you think? Should we send a pair of people to guard Jinling? Every time they sell something, we pick it up. We might be able to pick up a lot of treasures!"
Qiao Yunqing didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Do you think those celebrities are all cabbages? Do you pick them up every time you deal with them?
"Just ask the Wang family to be more careful. Now we are not the only ones targeting these people. All the major families and even the palace are making moves. We just need to sneak around and reap the benefits!"
"Okay, by the way, what are you doing back this time? I noticed that there are a lot of changes in the people around you."
This time he came back on the emperor's orders, and he also had something to discuss with Qiao Xin.
"Your Majesty has created a new position of inspector, and my son has taken this position. With his promotion to the first rank, there are naturally many more people around him. This time I came back to investigate the problem of the river embankment collapse upstream and downstream of Weizhou Prefecture and to resettle the refugees."
Qiao Xin narrowed her eyes and said after a long while: "The inspector is an official who tours the area on behalf of the emperor. He has a low position but great power and great responsibility. But the risks are not small either. You have to be more careful.
You have to ask Zhang Hu to pick a few more capable assistants for you. It would be best if the servants, clerks, and guards around you all know some martial arts."
"Son, I know. I have heard about the things in Hunshui Village. A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Next time, mother, you must not go into such a dangerous place."
Qiao Xin touched her nose, feeling a little guilty. She just happened to encounter this, and her damn sense of justice forced her to go and take a look, otherwise she wouldn't be able to sleep well.
But she also knew that Qiao Yunqing was concerned about her, so she honestly admitted her mistake and changed the topic to family matters.
When Qiao Xin mentioned how to deal with the food in hand, Qiao Yunqing fell silent.
"What's the matter? Just tell me if you have something to say. Why are you being so polite to me?"
"Your Majesty asked my son to take on this responsibility, probably because he was more interested in the food that my mother had stored."
"Putting you, a newly crowned top scholar, in such an important position, appreciating your talent and adding burdens to you is one thing, but more importantly, those old foxes in the court pushed you up with the intention of making you fall, right?
Your Majesty is also like this, wanting to take our food for free? If this is true, wouldn't my Qiao family become a private warehouse for others to fill the hole?"
"No, some of the money here belongs to my third brother. Your Majesty is well aware of our family background. It can't fill this hole at all.
Your Majesty wants to know whether you can buy it at the original price. The grain price in the capital is soaring now, and it is inevitable that the big families will stir up trouble and take the opportunity to make a fortune. Your Majesty wants to stabilize the price, but the government warehouse has released grain many times and still can't suppress the price.
Yun Ting and I want to hear mother's opinion. Everyone has seen the Qiao family's grand purchase of old grain, but now there is no intention of releasing grain for relief on a large scale. I'm afraid some people have set their sights on the grain in our hands!"
Qiao Xin purchased nearly one million kilograms of grain at a low price. This was no small amount. Even if it was stale grain, it was enough to feed nearly ten thousand disaster victims for two months.
"I know what's going on. Don't worry about it. I've already started to deal with it. Take a look at the memorial I submitted to His Majesty first."
Qiao Yunqing took it and looked at it. After a while, he said, "Mother, you are quite sure that if our family shows up, we can completely break off relations with those grain merchants!"
"This is just the worst-case scenario. If Your Majesty has the right people, let them operate in secret. We will sell grain at a low price in public and let them operate according to this method. Within half a month, the grain price will stabilize. It all depends on whether Your Majesty has the courage."
"Son, I'll report it right away!"
Qiao Xin watched Qiao Yunqing leave and prayed silently that Emperor Wu would be more powerful.
"The Southern Liang Dynasty has been messed up by the aristocratic families and the relatives of the emperor. I hope the same mistake won't happen here."
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