The world of rebirth

Ning Yunjin heaved a sigh of relief after finally solving the problem of the steam engine, and all that was left was to slowly wait for this new gadget to be accepted.After relaxing, he began to focus on the accounting check that is now making the Beijing officials panic.

Every time such an inventory is encountered, the hardest-hit areas are definitely the Ministry of Households and the Ministry of Industry, because only these two departments involve the largest amount of money.For the Ministry of Industry, the construction of mausoleums and the construction of water conservancy projects in various places are great opportunities to make money.

Ever since he found out that Wenzhen was really serious this time, Ning Yunjin noticed that several persons in charge of the Ministry of Industry were worried all the time, and even the ministers of the Ministry of Industry did not look relaxed for several days.

Anyway, even if the Ministry of Industry is going to be arrested a few times, it has nothing to do with him as a newcomer. Ning Yunjin maintains his own pace and commutes normally, but his ease is not easy to show. With a serious face, it is impossible to see that he is gloating.

In a blink of an eye, it was the seventh day of June, and it was sunset, and Ning Yunjin walked out of the Ministry of Industry.As soon as he left the door, he saw Qin Ming leaning against the carriage and waiting. Generally, the carriage cannot stay outside the yamen for too long. Usually, the servants of other families would wait for the people to move the carriage over.

But Qin Ming was different, he would stop the carriage at the door every time, while Ning Yunjin would usually get in the carriage as soon as he went out as long as he was not delayed by anyone or left early.

This kind of caring is simply wonderful for winter. I don't know how many people privately envy Ning Yunjin for having a caring and long-term follower.

Ning Yunjin has never been a person who would be harsh on himself. Since Qin Ming followed him, as long as the basic necessities of life are within the limits, he will be rewarded with the best.Looking at Qin Ming's appearance, he is so handsome that he is comparable to the heavenly kings of later generations, and he is more bookish than those well-trained young ladies.

Therefore, when he first entered the court as an official, there were actually some masculine guys who hinted that Ning Yunjin could send Qin Ming to some princes of the clan.

Ning Yunjin naturally rejected this shameless suggestion, but after there were many such things, many people became a little ambiguous when looking at the two of them.

The first thing Ning Yunjin thought of when he founded the steam engine factory this time was to send Qin Ming to take care of him. First, he could support him. Qin Ming is also a person who is going to marry a wife and have children. He must have his own business. Second, the connection with Shi Feizhou It was him who came forward, and it was better for the two of them to work together than to choose another person by themselves.

Unexpectedly, such an opportunity that others couldn't dream of, Qin Ming still refused at first, until he couldn't resist the persuasion of Ning Yunjin and his family, and finally changed to bring Ning Yunjin a long-term follower he liked first, and then let him go out to do things .

Even with Ning Yunjin's rough nerves, Ning Yunjin could feel that something was wrong with his actions. Thinking of other people's occasional ambiguous gazes, he finally realized that Qin Ming must have something wrong with him, so he did it. Refusing to leave my side.

For this matter, Ning Yunjin even gossiped with Wen Zhen, but Wen Zhen complained, "Then Qin Ming's thoughts on you are so blind that you can see it, if it weren't for his dedication to you, Don't worry, I can't tolerate him long ago."

Ning Yunjin was depressed at the time, and asked Wenzhen, "Why do you think I always have such a partiality? Why do people like me are all men."

Wen Zhen was dumbfounded by his question, and asked back, "Could it be possible that you still have a chance to meet everyone's lady?"

Ning Yunjin actually knew it was nonsense when he asked about it. These days, he only sees men every day. How can he meet a beautiful girl with a good family background on the street like in later generations.

After understanding Qin Ming's thoughts, Ning Yunjin knew why the other party's service has become more and more dedicated these years, and he couldn't say anything to Qin Ming, so he pretended not to know, but decided to let Qin Ming take care of the steam engine as soon as possible The stall in the factory, otherwise, when Wen Zhen dealt with him so narrowly, the kid would be out of luck!

The relationship with Wenzhen has returned to normal, and whenever he has time, he will secretly come to Ning Yunjin.And after the yamen, the fourth elementary school even used the excuse of asking about homework to eat at his place.The big four made his small yard very lively, but it also left him no time to socialize, so friends like Sun Benshan had already complained several times.

Back in the palace today, Ning Yunjin found that the courtyard was actually very quiet.After he entered the door, he saw Hong Ming sitting there in a big way, and he knew the reason.

He clasped his fists and said, "I don't know the prince will arrive, but I am really disappointed."

Hong Ming glanced at him, and said, "Come on, don't talk to Gu about those polite things. Gu is going to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, and I want to find you if I have something to do."

It can be seen that he is in a bad mood, and Ning Yunjin can naturally guess the reason.He smiled, and said without sincerity, "The crown prince will send someone to send the minister to Yuqing Palace directly, so why bother you."

However, Hong Ming did not continue to be courteous with him, and glanced at the palace servants on both sides. The purpose was self-evident, and it could be seen that he was really in a hurry to find him.

Ning Yunjin looked at him a little speechless, it seemed that ever since he talked to himself in the grassland, Hong Ming really regarded himself as an ally!He waved helplessly to make the palace people retreat, and led Hong Ming to his study.

After the two sat down, Ning Yunjin asked, "What's the matter with His Royal Highness?"

When he asked this question, Hong Ming hesitated.He knocked on the table, hesitated, and said after a while, "Recently, there is something that Gu always feels is wrong. Ching Yang, you are capable, and Gu wants you to help as a staff officer."

Ning Yunjin didn't want to get involved in his affairs, so he pretended to be puzzled and asked, "Your Majesty the Crown Prince will panic when you say that. Yugong has people from Zhan Shifu to help you deal with it, and Yusi also has Zuoshi's family. Where is it?" It's my turn."

Hong Ming could naturally hear what he meant, but if he could really let them solve this matter for him, he wouldn't worry about it.Now people from Zuo Shi’s family have to close their doors and Ding You can’t go out casually, and it’s even more difficult for him to go out of the palace as the prince, and this was the idea given by Zhan Shifu before, but after he did what they said, he began to lose his mind Restless.

This kind of premonition is his premonition of his own crisis as a ghost sacrificer, so he is quite troubled, but it is not easy to go to the people in Zhan Shifu. After thinking about it, there is no one who can discuss it. Can put this hope on Ning Yunjin.

Now that he has given up his face and came here, he must come up with an idea that can solve the current predicament, so Hong Ming cheekily pretended that he didn't hear it, and began to talk to himself.

"Didn't the articles you wrote earlier say that corn, sweet potatoes, potatoes, peanuts, soybeans, etc. should all be included in the purchase scope according to different regions, so as to encourage farmers to expand the planting area of ​​these grains?"

After Hong Ming finished speaking, he glanced at Ning Yunjin and found that he was indeed listening, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Naturally, Ning Yunjin knew very well what he had worked so hard to produce. The granaries purchased by Daxia earlier were all unhulled millet, which were slightly different according to the differences between the north and the south.But Ning Yunjin understands the disadvantages of this, that is, in the real famine years, the function of these grains to stabilize grain prices is not obvious at all, and the degree of disaster relief is not great, so it is better to change it, buy these easy-to-plant and easy Food to fill your belly.

He knowingly asked, "Is there a problem? Weichen remembers that the three provinces where the New Deal is currently being tried are all mountainous and wasteland. Corn, sweet potatoes, and potatoes are all suitable for growing in these places. It should be included in the scope of acquisition. It is right to benefit farmers.”

But that is also causing trouble for local officials!Hong Ming complained and explained, "Those farmers' ideas can't be reversed all at once. Now that it's June, it's almost time to harvest the grain in the south, and they're about to start buying. When they planted in spring At that time, although the imperial court could provide the seeds of those three crops at a low price, those officials at that time had no intentions at all. Now the states and counties on the two sides of the lake have thoroughly checked and found that they can't even meet the minimum standards for purchases. Worried about being punished, I found Gu here."

This child really made up a set, Ning Yunjin complained in his heart, but his face was puzzled, "But I also said that the first year's assessment will not be so strict, and I really can't get enough. If the amount is large, then according to the example of previous years, there should be nothing wrong with it!"

Hong Ming was really entangled, his focus was clearly on the last sentence, but this guy insisted on pretending to be stupid with himself.

He evaded the important point and said lightly, "Don't you know those people, they always go to the examination for excellence. In short, they just want to find Gu Tong Rong Rong Rong. Gu met with one of Huo Quangui's masters at that time and heard about their sufferings , so I agreed to this matter. Unexpectedly, not long before, the father will check the accounts, and the masters of Zhan Shifu all said that I should not go into this muddy water..."

He doesn't even tell the truth to himself, and wants to come up with his own ideas. This kid is daydreaming!Ning Yunjin frowned, looked at Hong Ming and smiled, but didn't speak.

In fact, Ning Yunjin has already guessed some of what Hong Ming revealed.

You must know that you formulated that policy at that time because you knew the disadvantages of the storage system.Even though Wen Zhen had long ordered to check the inventory in the warehouse, those losses had been accumulated over the years, and some of the money collected from the grain had even been embezzled boldly.Ning Yunjin can be sure that there must still be huge gaps in many places.

And these losses will not be able to make up for it for a while, so whenever there is an inventory, the local officials will collude, cover up and down, and then borrow food from some familiar landlords to avoid the people sent by Beijing. Check the ranks.

However, this year Ning Yunjin requested that the three places where the trials were implemented, all kinds of food must reach a certain amount.It's okay to say that grains and grains can still be fooled by collecting half and borrowing half, but miscellaneous grains such as corn and potatoes can only be purchased for real money.

The money for the purchase of stored grains had been allocated as early as the beginning of the year. After layers of exploitation, it fell into the hands of warehouse managers everywhere. How could they get the money to buy it! ?But it is even more impossible to get them to spit out the money they have swallowed.

In Huguang, this phenomenon is even more serious, because the waterlogging is reported every year, and Wen Zhen approved the booklet for them to open a donation to fill the granary.According to the news from Ning Yunjin, those local greedy guys don't even collect food at all, they just collect money directly, which means that there is food on the books, but in fact the money has already been distributed to everyone.

Now the imperial court is checking the water conservancy project, and at the same time, it has to start assessing the storage, and the money on both sides has to be taken into account. No wonder Huguang is so anxious that it can only ask the prince to seek shelter.

Finally, Hong Ming's ability to observe facial expressions has been maxed out. Looking at Ning Yunjin's expression, he knew that he was so ambiguous that this person would not sell it.He hesitated for a moment, but he still told the reason outright, which made Ning Yunjin very astonished.

He raised his mouth slightly and concluded, "So you have already accepted the other party's gift, Prince, but now you don't want to help?"

With a dark face, Hong Ming struggled to explain, "Back then, Gu Ke only promised to do it. But the masters said that this matter is too difficult, and now Huo Quangui can't protect himself. Guan Er. Now Hong Xi is the one who is going to investigate this matter. If he knows that there is an orphan ginseng in it, he can make a small matter into a big one. So the master came again the day before yesterday, and I asked Zuo Shicheng to ignore him."

Ning Yunjin's eyes widened, and he said in disbelief, "So you not only took money from other people, but also drove them away?"

His frank words made Hong Ming really embarrassed. In fact, he himself felt that this matter was a little unreasonable, but this approach was the unanimous suggestion of the masters of Zhan Shifu.

To put it in a bad way, it is better to offend a dog in the water than to be dragged into the water yourself.

"In the past two days, Gu felt that this matter was done wrong, but he couldn't tell where it was. After thinking about it, he couldn't find anyone to discuss it with, so he came to you for advice."

Ning Yunjin looked at the child sympathetically, finally he wasn't stupid, but unfortunately he was tricked by those Zhan Shifu's people.

In the beginning, Wenzhen chose Hongming's team, in order not to spoil him, he was carefully selected, and he chose those well-educated Confucian scholars with a square personality and a straightforward temper.Even if there are a few Shen Lugongs who can come up with some crooked ideas, they have normal IQ and arrears in EQ. In other words, their brains are broken.

To him, apart from the old foxes of Zuo Shi’s family, the only person around Hong Ming who knows how to be a man and is a little clever is Gao Ke, who is not very good at thinking, but he is just a servant after all, and Hong Ming can’t get along with him when something happens. What is he discussing.

He sighed, "It's not me, Your Highness, you've done it too unreasonably. Even if you don't want to get involved, you can't reveal your intentions so early! Now the second prince and his subordinates The investigation in the police department has not yet come out, so you are not afraid that Huo Quangui will become angry and pour dirty water on you?"

Hong Ming said helplessly, "Gu also thought about making false claims with him first, and waiting to see the situation after the investigation. But Hong Xi is responsible for the Huguang matter. If Gu gets too involved in this matter, it's not okay Know what he will do with the article."

Ning Yunjin asked curiously, "Who is the person who gave you this idea?"

"The masters of Zhan Shifu all say that, but the first thing to say is..." Hong Ming was about to say the name, but suddenly he said alertly, "Why do you ask this?"

Compared to Na Hong Xi, Ning Yunjin naturally thinks Hong Ming is a bit more fun, so he doesn't mind mentioning him.

He said, "Maybe there is something wrong with this person. Your Highness the Crown Prince had better go and find out the details of this person. According to the practice of the court, no matter how difficult things are, as long as he has accepted the gift first, that person is considered to be your disciple of the Crown Prince." But because the matter is troublesome, you sold him in such a blink of an eye, wouldn't it be cold to others? If this matter gets out in the future, how will His Highness convince you in the future?"

After all, Hong Ming has read books for so many years, and suddenly thought of the dangers involved, his face changed drastically, "Then what do you think I should do?"

Ning Yunjin didn't want to give him advice, he said awkwardly, "I can only see this, if you want me to tell you, Your Highness had better find an excuse to leave the palace and ask grandpa, how rich is his experience? .”

As a real second-year boy, Hong Ming only felt that this matter was very difficult, and if he handled it carelessly, it would be a disaster for him.

Ning Yunjin was the same age as him, so to be able to look a step ahead of him would be considered amazing, but in his heart he couldn't compare to Zuo Shipinglin who had been an official for so many years.So he didn't bother to say any more, stood up and said, "Since I'm so lonely, I'll take my leave first. Thank you Qingyang today, I will remember this feeling in my heart."

After sending Hong Ming away in a hurry, Ning Yunjin went straight to his room.He was not surprised to see Wenzhen sitting inside drinking tea, and said with a smile, "This kid is really cute and silly. Now that grandpa, uncle and others are all going to fade out of the court, don't you find him a few advisers who are on the stage, I’m afraid I’ll be sold by someone and I’ll have to pay the number.”

"Look at your tone, as if you are Hong Ming's elder." Wen Zhen drank the tea in his hand like drinking wine, and said angrily, "Don't forget, Qing Yang, you are the one who is better than you." He's only a few days older, and he won't be fourteen until the end of the year!"

Although he was complaining, Wen Zhen still poured Ning Yunjin a glass of water and put it in front of him.

Ning Yunjin didn't argue with him, just sipped his tea and kept laughing.His sarcasm expression made Wen Zhen really depressed, but this guy smacked his mouth and said, "Thank you, maybe I really have a chance to be the elder of His Highness the Crown Prince."

The most proud son is so lacking in dealing with people, Wen Zhen also feels that his face is shameless.For the first time, he felt that he controlled the harem so strictly and protected Hong Ming too much. It was really unnecessary, but if the child had more experience in palace fighting, he would not be deceived like this.

"Sigh, Hong Ming is still too tender." Compared to the guy in front of him who obviously lives in an extremely gentle environment but has become a little fox without a teacher, these sons under his knees are indeed not enough.

However, he glanced at Ning Yunjin, and said frankly, "But I would rather he be younger now and suffer more, so that he will have a memory in the future. Besides, it is a good thing for those advisers to be pedantic, so as not to encourage Hongming Do something wrong."

Ning Yunjin couldn't help raising his eyebrows, and said bluntly, "At first, I thought you loved Hong Ming, but I didn't expect you to be on guard against him now. The prince still worships you, the emperor!"

Wen Zhen's eyes became a little dark, and he sighed helplessly, "The emperor has no family affairs. If it is not handled well, it will always damage the community." Not wanting to talk about these disappointing things, he asked curiously, "Why don't you help Hong Kong?" Ming branch and trick? I don't believe you really can't do anything."

Ning Yunjin originally wanted to make up a random story, but after thinking about it, he replied honestly, "I don't want to get involved in the fights between these princes. I promised Mr. Ouhou back then that no matter what, I would not involve the princes." battle for position."

When the old man was mentioned, Wen Zhen fell silent.He always knew that the teacher had spoken to Ning Yunjin before his death, but he never asked what the two had said, but he never thought that the teacher would want Qing Yang to swear such an oath.He pondered for a while, and said uncertainly, "Do you think the teacher has foreseen what is happening now?"

Ning Yunjin shrugged, shook his head and said, "Who knows! Maybe. Maybe I can be sure before I die."

"Don't say those unlucky words." Wen Zhen patted his head, "You are still young now! You will definitely live a long life."

Ning Yunjin nodded indifferently, then suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "I'm curious what advice Grandpa will give the prince, and how the second prince will respond."

Seeing that he took this thing that was bound to cause him a headache as a pleasure, with an expression of fearing that the world would not be chaotic, Wen Zhen couldn't help but pinch his face, but said indulgently, "Okay, I won't do this scene. You missed it. Today I received news that Hong Xi is already on her way back, and I'm afraid she will enter Beijing soon."

Ning Yunjin suddenly narrowed his eyes with a smile, he could already foresee the excitement that would follow.