The profits of grain are not high on weekdays, mainly by volume. Today, the grain prices have risen three times a day, and the supply is in short supply. It is a rare opportunity to make money. How could a group of grain merchants miss the opportunity? Seeing that all the rice, wheat, millet and beans in stock are sold out, they naturally used all their skills to mobilize grain.

In winter, it is impossible for the capital to transport grain from outside to Beijing. Where can we transfer grain? Needless to say, of course, we have made the idea from the top ten granaries of the capital and Tongzhou. That is millions of stones of grain. If it is leaked out, it will be enough to make a fortune.

All the big grain merchants who can establish a foothold in the capital are wealthy businessmen. They not only have deep backgrounds, but also have a wide range of relationships. They often use grain ships to transport grain on weekdays. They have close relationships with the officials of major granaries in the capital and Tongzhou. Faced with this rare opportunity to make huge profits, they naturally have wealth.

Faced with this sudden huge profit opportunity, the officials in the warehouse were also jealous. Except for Lumi Cang who had to be busy distributing Lumi Cang and could not get out of the family, other warehouses, including the Royal Cang and the Inner Cang, they tried every means to get a piece of the pie in this feast. They have always opened warehouses and reduced cash, and paid for the spring and autumn, which are all good opportunities for the top to embezzle the tents. The two hits together. For a time, the officials of each warehouse showed their magical powers, used flower-stamped white tickets to pack rice out of the warehouse, secretly replaced the pillars as good as good ones, and jointly went out to black boxes to privately receive food, and they opened and smuggled them openly, changed seats, fished for fans and stole rice, and wrote fake tickets, etc., which were all kinds of tricks, and they were all in a variety of ways.

The grain prices in the capital rose three times a day, and the people in the capital couldn't help but complain. The civil and military officials in the court were also deeply worried about this. The people were resentful in the capital. It was not a good thing. Shuntian Prefecture, the five cities of the military commander of the infantry, the yamen runners, constables, and soldiers were all sent to patrol the streets and alleys of the capital to maintain order and strengthen prevention.

The next morning, a group of civil and military ministers wrote a memorial to open warehouses and reduce the amount of money to stabilize the people's hearts. Zhenwu also followed suit and ordered the major granaries except Lumi Ware to release 100,000 stones of rice to reduce the amount of money to stabilize the price of food.

The officials in the warehouse were all excited and encouraged by the news of opening the warehouse and releasing grain and reducing the amount of food. They were happier than the people in the capital. It has always been the best opportunity to make trouble for the warehouse. This decree was like a timely rain for them.

As the rice in major granaries was launched, the price of grain in the capital fell in response to the sound, and soon dropped from one tael and six qian per stone to one tael and five qian per stone. After half a day, it fell back to one tael and four qian per stone, and then it could no longer drop. The people in the capital waited and watched for a long time and were sure that they would not drop again. They began to buy it one after another, but they were much more rational and no longer blind. They often stopped after buying three months of rice and grain. Many people who bought high prices yesterday were very regretful.

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On the imperial road to the capital, the old Shidun Prince Yinyi, the two new commanders of the new guards of the Imperial Guards, and Yue Zhongqi, and the guards, were rushing to the capital with a group of personal guards. All three of them came to the capital to meet with them.

Yinyi didn't know what was important about Zhenwu. He was busy all day long. The 10,000 new soldiers who had just expanded the enrollment of the Imperial Guards had just entered the camp. The veterans were undergoing intense live-fire training, and things they had to deal with every day were emerging one after another. Lao Shisan went to Fengtai Camp at this time. He was struggling to sit in the Shunyi Camp alone. Fortunately, Nian Gengyao and Yue Zhongqi were both very capable, otherwise they would have been able to deal with it.

Although it was hard, Yin Yi felt it was worth it. After seeing the live-fire training of the new guards, he finally understood how the new recruits of the Navy were able to win consecutive battles. Zhenwu's training for the new army really opened his eyes, and it can be said that he was completely free of cost.

Whether it is live ammunition training for muskets or artillery, the firearm battalions inside and outside the capital are simply incomparable with the new guards. Since entering live ammunition training, the three shooting ranges of Shunyi Camp have been making constant gunfires every day. In less than a month, each recruit has conducted six or seven live ammunition shootings. It does not count the loss of firearms, but the consumption of gunpowder and lead bullets is an astonishing expense. The daily training is purely to burn money.

What surprised him even more was that the new musket cannons used in the training of the New Guards. The shooting accuracy was much stronger than the firearm battalions inside and outside the capital. The cavalry and shooting stationed in Beijing had no strength to fight back in front of the New Guards. Not only him, Nian Gengyao and Yue Zhongqi were also shocked when they saw the power of the new firearm for the first time. Nian Gengyao even boasted that with these nine thousand new Guards in hand, it was enough to sweep the entire northwest.

The generals were full of confidence, and the soldiers of the New Guard Army were also full of confidence. There was no way to lose confidence. The huge power of artillery and firearms, especially the power of cooperative combat, not only opened their eyes but also made them extremely proud. They were disdainful of ordinary cavalry and firearms. In less than a month of live-fire training, the spirit of the soldiers was completely different. Each of them had only a few eyes to the top of their heads, and they did not need strict orders to supervise them. They were all training for fear of making mistakes or being eliminated if their grades were too poor.

All the soldiers knew it well that with the combat power of the New Guard Army, as long as they went to fight, their military achievements were all about taking advantage of their ability. They were completely different from the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing. They were not for the purpose of obtaining wages, but for the future that was within reach.

Even if the soldiers thought so, let alone the generals, they were all holding a lot of energy in their hearts, secretly clashing and comparing their strengths, and studying the data performance of the new firearms in detail, as well as the new tactics brought by the new firearms, all hoped to be able to go up to the level after the expansion of the New Guards.

The newly expanded 10,000 new troops have been in place, among which the proportion of the Mongolian Eight Banners and the Han Army's Eight Banners has increased greatly, with a large number of people, with a total of 3,000 people. The instructors are still drawn from the Tianjin Navy. This proportion of new recruits has greatly excited the generals. It is not limited to the children of the Eight Banners, and the expansion of the New Guards will not be restricted and will not affect the growth of the New Guards. After all, the conditions for recruiting the New Guards are too harsh, and the children of the Eight Banners can not meet many conditions.

The distance from Shunyi to the capital was not far. Yinyi, Nian Gengyao and Yue Zhongqi rushed all the way. They entered the palace before noon and handed over the sign at Jingyun Gate. Only then did they learn from the eunuch that Zhenwu was summoning the nine-sect admiral Longkodo. After hearing the news, Yinyi felt nervous. Zhenwu called Longkodo again and summoned himself and others. Could there be something big in the capital?

Are they a group of banner lords or a princess or an eighth brother? Others are not worried, but they are only worried about the eighth brother. He has been in Shunyi for more than half a year and has a deep understanding of Tianjin's navy and Shunyi's new guards. Not to mention those banner lords and princesses and the other ones, even if Kangxi has fully recovered, it is impossible to shake the status of the fourteenth brother. No one in Tianjin's navy and the new guards can be transferred except the fourteenth brother. Although he is in charge of Shunyi, if he dares to cause trouble, Nian Gengyao and Yue Zhongqi will definitely not respect his orders.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but laugh at himself for being too careful. How could the starling brother be so ignorant of practice? He had gained all the advantages before and could not fight against the fourteenth brother, let alone now? Besides, even if the starling brother wants to promote chaos, it is impossible not to contact him in advance.

As he was thinking about it, Bao Fuquan rushed over with a smile. Seeing Yinyi wearing military uniform, he hurriedly tied Qian'er and said, "I wish you a blessing to Prince Dun."

"No gift." Yin Yi looked at the fifth-rank top dress on his hat and smiled and said, "Have you been promoted to the chief executive? You can treat him if you have a chance."

Bao Fuquan was shocked when he heard this. The eunuch strictly prohibited contact with ministers in private, let alone the prince, which was even more taboo. If someone else said this, he would have left long ago, but this Tenth Master was different. Zhenwu protected him quite well. He also knew that the Tenth Master was not interested and did not pay attention to details. He immediately stood up and smiled apologized: "The Tenth Master is joking. The Emperor asked the Tenth Master to come in as he came."

When Yin Yi heard this, he didn't grind his teeth with him. He quickly straightened his clothes and walked forward. When he arrived at the gate of the Ganqing Palace, a little eunuch came up and said, "The emperor has an order, please ask the Tenth Master and others to go in directly."

After Yinyi and the other two entered the Dongguan Pavilion, they saw Zhenwu talking and knelt down to pay their respects without saying a word. Seeing the three of them coming in, Zhenwu stopped talking and said, "Don't give me a gift, and I'll be calm." As he said, he continued to say to Longkodo: "The soldiers in the infantry commander's yamen are used to being slick. This operation must declare military discipline. Those who dare to disturb the people or take the opportunity to extort money and property will be executed on the spot. The third-level officials above will be dismissed. If any general violates the discipline, you, the nine-sect admiral, will be done."

After hearing this, Longkodo dared not stand, so he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Slaves respect the orders and must strictly order the military discipline."

"Yeah." Zhenwu nodded and said, "Yibeile rectified the Eight Banners stationed in Beijing, but the only thing that the infantry commander's yamen did not rectify, and the infantry commander's yamen directly dealt with the people of the capital. The military discipline of the army itself affects the reputation of the court, so you should not be taken lightly. The new army of the imperial guards' new army has just begun training. In a few days, you will select two thousand elite troops from the infantry commander's yamen to enter the Shunyi camp to participate in the training."

"Slaves respect the order." Longkodo hurriedly bowed.

"Kneel down first." Zhenwu said and looked at Yinyi and the other two. After Longkodo bowed and retreated, he smiled and said with a smile: "What are the qualities of the new recruits of the Imperial Guard Army?"

Yin Yi hurriedly bowed and said, "When you come back to the emperor, your overall quality is better than the previous group, but some of the new recruits are not good at riding skills."
Chapter completed!