Super Mom System

Chapter 55

In the afternoon, the rent collection team returned to the east courtyard, Lu Yuan asked everyone to go back to rest, and called Lu Ping to discuss matters in the study.

This time when he went to the countryside to collect grain, Lu Ping worked diligently and kept a low profile.This changed Lu Yuan's impression of him.

"Housekeeper, what do you think of my establishment of Ludong Group this time?"

Lu Ping bowed and saluted: "Young master is wise. This can make the upper and lower members of the East Court form a single rope and help each other in the same boat."

Lu Yuan took a deep look at him: "I didn't appoint you as the big shopkeeper, don't you feel uncomfortable?"

"Young master can spare my life, Lu Ping is already very grateful, and he dare not think anything wrong."

"As long as you do things well, there is still a chance." Lu Yuan said, "Before you said that the Lu family, as a large grain producer, has a lot of contacts with Changping Cang. How exactly do they communicate, and what's tricky in it, I hope you can understand tell me."

"Yes, young master!" Lu Ping raised his head, went out of the door to observe for a while, and then went back to the study to close the door and window.Only then did he approach Lu Yuan and said softly: "Our Changping warehouse in Donghai County is located in Zhenhai City. Every autumn, when grain prices are the cheapest, Changping warehouse buys grain at a price of three to five cents more than the market price. Every year Changpingcang sells grain at a price lower than the market price when there is a shortage of crops or when there is a disaster. This is a good way to stabilize prices. Our Lu family has a lot of land, and Changpingcang often buys grain from us. Once you come and go, you will have more contact .Later, Changpingcang even cooperated with our Lu family for a long time.”

"What kind of cooperation law?"

Lu Ping did not answer directly, but instead asked Lu Yuan: "Master, do you know how long the food can be stored at most?"

Lu Yuan grew up in a rural area when he was a child, so this problem did not bother him: "As for rice, it will be fine for half a year. If the storage conditions are good, it will last for more than a year. It will not be eaten for a long time."

"That's right! The old rice is called new rice. If it has been properly stored in the granary for more than half a year without deterioration, it is called old rice. If it has been left for too long, it will become old rice, which not only has a musty smell, but is also harmful to the human body. This The prices of the three kinds of rice are very different."

Lu Yuan seemed to understand a little bit: "You mean there is something tricky here?"

Lu Pingdao: "It's because rice is not easy to store. Changping warehouses have to regularly clear old rice and buy new rice. For this reason, the imperial court allocates a large amount of money every year. For more than ten years, the main trading objects of Changping warehouses are Our Lu family. Every autumn harvest, we send new rice to Changping warehouse and transport old rice away at the same time. But since Governor Liu took office, the weather in Donghai County has been smooth and the price of grain has been stable. There are not many times when Changping warehouse is needed to sell grain. There is much more grain in stock than in previous years. Once, Taishou Liu asked the master to meet, and he said that the new rice is stored in the warehouse, and sooner or later it will become old rice, which is really a pity..."

"Huh?" Lu Yuan sat up straight, "He means the new rice won't be stored?"

Lu Ping looked at Lu Yuan and said: "Young master is wise. In recent years, the Lu family's grain transport fleets in and out of Changpingcang are just acting in conjunction with the prefect's mansion. It seems that a large amount of grain is coming in and out, but in fact it is just empty trucks coming in and empty trucks leaving. It's a cover-up. Every year, the money allocated by the court is divided between our Lu family and Prefect Liu."

"Hiss~" Lu Yuan gasped when he heard that, "So there's actually not much food in Changping's warehouse?"

Lu Ping bowed his head and said, "Of course there is food. In addition to buying food from the Lu family, the prefect's mansion will also buy food from ordinary people or other merchants, but the quantity is definitely not much. Moreover, the old slave heard that there are some capable people and strangers, so they can After processing the old grain, it looks similar to new grain. It should be fine for the imperial court’s inspection.”

Lu Yuan suddenly broke out in a cold sweat. It turns out that the Lu family and Prefect Liu joined forces to engage in corruption!What the hell he encountered was a land mine like Changpingcang!
"How much benefit did our Lu family get?"

Lu Ping answered honestly: "Returning to the young master, the sum of the past five years has exceeded 2 taels."

"System: Host, congratulations on obtaining some information about hidden dangers in the Lu family, please continue to work hard!"

Lu Yuan ignores the system, he is now one head and two big.

If the Lu family had more than 2 taels, Prefect Liu took at least 8 taels.A white wolf with empty gloves!So where did the big money go?Lu Yuan recalled the last time he went to the prefect's mansion for a banquet.Liu Taishou's life was just the average level of the gentry class in this era.The salary of Daxia's bureaucrats is extremely generous, which can fully meet his current life needs.Where did the 8 taels of silver go?
Lu Yuan's head hurts!
He waved Lu Ping to leave to rest, and he leaned on the chair and closed his eyes to rest.

It is also said that when the price of grain is too high, the Changping warehouse will sell the grain at a low price.Now Changping warehouse is full of rotten rice, what is the prefect's mansion going to do?Moreover, the floods in the Huaihe River and Huaihe River were so severe. I don't know if it will affect Donghai County. The local Changping warehouse has no food. What is the prefect's mansion going to do?
Just as he was thinking, someone came from the prefect's mansion.

The servants reported that Liu Yanei came to visit suddenly.

"Please come in!"

Soon, the little head came to Lu Yuan's study with his neck tilted and his arms thrown.

"My father is looking for you again."

"looking for me?"

"How the hell do I know." Liu Angxing pushed Lu Yuan away, "Stop talking nonsense, come with me!"

Lu Yuan was dragged to the prefect's mansion by Liu Angxing.

Liu Zhiyuan was waiting for him at the hut again.When Lu Yuan arrived, Liu Zhiyuan had his back turned to him and was reciting poems to the chrysanthemum.
"It's not that I prefer chrysanthemums among flowers, it's that there are no flowers when all the flowers bloom."

Lu Yuan was a little confused, the prefect Liu didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.

"Father, Yuanwai Lu is here." After Liu Angxing finished speaking, he ran away before Liu Zhiyuan turned his head.

"My dear nephew, I apologize for missing you from afar!" Liu Zhiyuan stretched out his hand towards the stone bench in the courtyard coolly, "Please sit down quickly. Have tea."

Lu Yuan sat down and found a cup of brewed green tea on the stone table.Finally, there is no need to drink chrysanthemum tea.

"Nephew, stay safe and sound!"

"Thank you, prefect, for your concern."

"Is my nephew satisfied with the drinking utensils from last time?"

Lu Yuan didn't realize it for a while, what wine utensils?After thinking for a while, I realized that he was referring to Dili.Liu Zhiyuan didn't treat people as human beings, and Lu Yuan suddenly became more irritable.

"What is the eunuch looking for me, please tell me clearly."

"Hahaha." Liu Taishou stroked the beard on his chin and said, "My nephew is a cheerful person, so I'll just say it bluntly. I heard that my nephew has purchased a lot of rice recently?"

"That's right. A few days ago, the Caomin got angry with others and bought two thousand shi of rice from the Chen family's rice shop. Including the original Lu family's rice, there are a total of about four thousand shi on hand." Lu Yuan knew that since the prefect Liu asked this question, he must have already Have certain information.It's better to tell the truth about what Lu Jiaming did on the surface.

"Good! My nephew is really straightforward!" Liu Taishou laughed, "To tell you the truth, there is not enough grain in the Changping warehouse. Presumably my nephew already knew about the floods in Lianghuai and Taihu Lake. The imperial court usually allocates food nearby when dealing with major disasters. Donghai County’s Changpingcang must also be on the list. Please also ask my nephew to help me.”

What do you mean?
Lu Yuan's heart skipped a beat, our East Courtyard of the Lu Family has worked so hard to collect food, why is the prefect's mansion picking up ready-made ones?
(End of this chapter)