In the Luoyang City Football Club, Wang Yuanbao, who had lost half a circle of weight, looked surprised and looked at the person standing in front of him half-bowed: "Are you sure... it's Ye Chang?"

"Yes, the villain can confirm"

Wang Yuanbao put down the teacup in his hand, got up and walked slowly around the room.

Because the New Year's League in Luoyang's football market is about to open, he appears here. When his foundation is hit by glass and is in trouble, the importance of the football market is becoming more and more obvious. Even if the big head of the market's income is taken away by Princess Yuzhen and other powerful families, the remaining part is indispensable to him now.

Not many people know that Wang Yuanbao, who was once rich enough to rival a country, is now in a bad situation.

The whole reason for this kind of bad news is that the name he mentioned just now, Ye Chang.

"We have just come from Chang'an and have never heard of a saint trying to summon Ye Chang to join... Then he left his post without permission." Wang Yuanbao thought to himself.

It is not a big deal to leave his post without permission. With Ye Chang's backstage and the degree of trust in Li Longji, such a mistake is to punish him for some money at most. However, Wang Yuanbao was thinking about something deeper: why did Ye Chang quietly leave his position?

Since his confidant Wang Hu and the navy general Cheng Fangyuan arranged by Yang Hui disappeared in the vast sea together, Wang Yuanbao has lost most of his confidence in finding Aolai Country. He understood that Wang Hu and Cheng Fangyuan were probably plotted by Ye Chang, but because there was no evidence, he could not do anything to Ye Chang.

In his opinion, he had a deep grudge with Ye Chang. Last time he took the initiative to "show goodwill" to Ye Chang, but he could not get Ye Chang's forgiveness. Since this is the case, if he had the opportunity to completely end Ye Chang, he would never give up.

"How was the atmosphere between the two at that time?" Wang Yuanbao asked again.

"At first, the two were chatting and laughing, but not long after, Ye Chang got up and said goodbye. When the two parted, Yang Gong chased and whispered, and Ye Chang also replied in a low voice - judging from their expressions, it seemed that they had parted in disagreement at that time."

"Severe after a bad time"

Wang Yuanbao heard this and felt aroused. It seemed that something really happened.

"Ye Chang secretly returned to Luoyang this time, unlike before, which proves that he wanted to return to the Central Plains to do something in a low-key manner. Yang Shenming had his own thoughts, but he received Ye Chang very much, which made Ye Chang unhappy because it might destroy his plan. Now Ye Chang was full of complacentness, no longer the civilians at the time. He was unhappy and had an attack on the spot, which made Yang Shenming unhappy..."

It has to be said that there is indeed a reason why Wang Yuanbao became the leading merchant in the Tang Dynasty at this time. He actually guessed the situation at that time with only a few clues.

"Arranging it, I ask to see Mr. Yang." He turned his mind and ordered.

Yang Shenming did not take Wang Yuanbao's request for a visit. Although Wang Yuanbao was waiting in front of his mansion the next morning, he did not meet Yang Shenming until the evening. Wang Yuanbao was not surprised by this. Regarding his identity and family, Yang Shenming was rare in the world, and he had a high reputation, so it was natural to be proud of himself.

"Wen Wang is here, I don't know why?" Yang Shenming's expression was a little disappointed. He forced himself to speak to him: "Is there anything wrong with the market?"

"How can there be something wrong under the rule of Mr. Yang?" Wang Yuanbao bowed with a smile. From Yang Shenming's expression, he further confirmed that Yang and Ye did part in disagreement last night.

"Then Wang Weng is here today?"

"The villain got a piece of news and came to report it to Mr. Yang." Wang Yuanbao said: "I heard that a border general of the court left his post and entered the Central Plains without any intention."

Yang Shenming frowned and looked at Wang Yuanbao, his eyes suddenly became cold: "Wang Weng, what do you want to say?"

"I am on the order of a noble man and want to cooperate with Mr. Yang." Wang Yuanbao smiled faintly: "This noble man has a very close relationship with Mr. Li."

When Yang Shenming heard him mention Li Linfu, his eyes eased: "Who is it?"

"Princess Xianyi's son-in-law Yang Hui is an acquaintance with Mr. Yang."

Yang Shenming immediately sat upright, and his heart suddenly jumped.

“How to cooperate?”

"Of course it was the border general who left his post without permission. I think Mr. Yang didn't know yet. Mr. Li was already very dissatisfied with the border general. It was rumored that he would be rewarded for his meritorious service, but he has been delayed until now, which is a clear proof."

"How do you know this?" Yang Shenming was shocked and stood up and asked.

Wang Yuanbao smiled but said nothing.

He knew this, so he naturally had his own channel. Yang Hui was one of the channels, and there was another secret channel, but others didn't know about it.

But what is Li Linfu's true intention? Even Yang Hui and another secret channel were not sure, so he repeatedly warned him not to act rashly.

But now there is a chance

"Is this true?" Yang Shenming asked again with a serious expression.

"It's true that the man sneaked into Luoyang quietly under his name, and it should have been for this matter."

Yang Shenming suddenly realized and suddenly felt regretful.

He only said that Ye Chang was valued by Li Linfu, and the rumors in the market were even more convincing, saying that Li Linfu intended to recruit Ye Chang as his son-in-law, so he invited Ye Chang to come with great fanfare. The purpose was to show his intimate relationship with Li Linfu's confidants. At the same time, he wanted to use Ye Chang to show Li Linfu his closeness and friendship.

But I never thought that Li Linfu had already disliked Ye Chang now

The more Yang Shenming thought about it, the more regretful he felt: he wanted to please Li Linfu, but he turned out to offend Li Linfu.

At the same time, he was a little lucky: Fortunately, Ye Chang was very dissatisfied with his big fanfare at that time, and even left the table angrily, and the two left unhappily.

He did not doubt Wang Yuanbao's words. If the source of the news was Yang Hui, it would not be surprising to know Li Linfu's intentions. After all, Li Linfu once joined forces with Yang Hui and killed the former crown prince. The relationship between the two was extraordinary. It is naturally clear that those who have been at the center of power for a long time, such as the Yang Shenming family, are naturally very clear.

"Wen Wang told me this news, I think it was intended to be something..." Yang Shenming pondered for a while, looked up at Wang Yuanbao, and his expression eased slightly: "I don't know..."

"Please report this matter in fact and do not hide it for him." Wang Yuanbao said: "I will report the memorial promptly, and the morning and evening will come. As for the rest, I dare not bother Yang Gong."

After he finished speaking, he stared at Yang Shenming and waited for Yang Shenming's response.

Wang Yuanbao is aware of the current situation of the Yang family, Yang Shenming's plan, and Wang Yuanbao is now aware of it. Yang Shenjin is the core of the Yang family. After being recognized by Li Linfu, he quickly became a promising star in the center of the Tang Dynasty, and even vaguely rumored to be the prime minister. However, this violated Li Linfu's taboo, so the relationship between the two sides quickly cooled down.

Yang Shenjin himself was not aware of this, but Yang Shenming, who was far away in Luoyang, had already discovered this.

"Mr. Wang, please look for someone else in this matter." After hesitating for a while, Yang Shen said in a name.

Wang Yuanbao was startled and looked up at Yang Shenming. He found that his expression was very firm. Without waiting for Wang Yuanbao to respond, Yang Shenming stood up and said, "Send out the guests."

"Yang Gong" Wang Yuanbao called out, but Yang Shenming ignored him and walked straight into the back room. Wang Yuanbao followed him for two steps, but was stopped by the butler of the Yang Mansion.

"Wen Wang, let's invite you back first. My master has already seen you off. Could it be that Wang Weng hasn't heard it clearly?" the butler said.

Wang Yuanbao was stunned for a moment, and gradually felt something was wrong. Things didn't seem to be as smooth as he thought.

In his opinion, Yang Shenming now needs to cultivate a relationship with Li Linfu, so he should jump out to criticize Ye Chang, who was dissatisfied with Li Linfu. He just asked him to start this, but he refused so flatly, which is really unreasonable.

However, it would be the best if Yang Shenming took action. If he didn't take action, Wang Yuanbao was not afraid that no one could help him.

Not long after Wang Yuanbao left Yang's mansion, he rode out again and headed towards Chang'an City. Not long after leaving Luoyang City, the fast horse saw a group of people and also headed west.

Ye Chang was among this team.

Yang Shenming made a big fan intentionally or unintentionally, completely disrupting his plan, but this was not the main reason for his attack on the spot. More importantly, Yang Shenming wanted to use him but did not meet him honestly. This little thing that happened in Luoyang City forced him to change his itinerary and did not continue to stay in Luoyang, but rushed to Chang'an early the next morning.

"Pooh"

Ye An, who had eaten a bite of dust, spitted, stared at the knight who was leaving and whispered a few times.

Ye Chang did not pay attention to this, but looked at the farmland on both sides.

This place is still near Luoyang, and farmers are farming in the fields on both sides of the road. Looking up, the fields are flat and vast, the village is faint, and the pastoral scenery is scented.

"The Central Plains is the heart of the Tang Dynasty. When Tianbao was first collected, this area was quite neglected because of the construction of canals, and it has recovered in the past two years." Cen Shen smiled and said: "The people live in peace, live in the people and have a happy career, and are in a prosperous era.

Before he could finish his words, he suddenly saw a group of people on the official road ahead, holding whistle sticks and wooden sticks, and some of them were holding hoes and shovels, and rushed straight into a field next to the road. As they shouted and waved the tools in their hands, the green wheat seedlings in the field were scattered in a short while.

The farmers in the field were probably scared by this group of people and had no reaction at first. Then they rushed over, but were held by the whistle stick and forked to the ground. The farmers next to them gathered together, and just as they were about to come forward to stop them, they were beaten to pieces by a random stick.

But although they were broken up, the people did not leave. Instead, they gathered on the road a little further, blocking the road, making Ye Chang and his party unable to move forward.

Ye Chang frowned, stopped the horse and stopped to watch. The farmers there gathered more and more, and in a short while, dozens of people gathered together. The number of people was greater than that of those who shoveled seedlings, so they rushed up again.

The two sides began to quarrel. Seeing that they were about to fight, Ye Chang was going to Chang'an in a hurry. Where could they wait for them to win and lose, he ordered Ye An to clear the way. Seeing Ye Chang with more than 20 followers, one of them shouted: "Let this passerby judge the judge."

They came over and Shanzhi suddenly became alert.

"My husband, please give me a comment," said one person: "What should I plant in my master's field? My master decides. These mud legs are very unreasonable. They dare to block my master from planting crops.

"This place is clearly a farming place between us and we did not arrears the land rent, so why didn't we allow us to farm?

"It's not that you are not allowed to farm, but that you are not allowed to plant wheat..."

"What should I eat if I don't plant wheat grains?"

With all the talk, the two sides of the dispute did not explain the problem clearly. Although Ye Chang was a nostalgic person, he couldn't help but feel overwhelmed. Ye An shouted a few times, letting them calm down, and each of them brought up a leader to speak. After a while, two elderly people came forward.

One was wearing silk and looked pretty good, while the other was wearing silk and had patches. Ye Chang felt a little sympathetic to the patches, so he asked him to say first.

"The villain is the farmers here. After planting the fields of the Song family, the wheat has just grown, but they have to shovel the wheat. This is called what the villain eats in autumn." The patched farmer said with a sad face: "The villain is not an unknown person, but..."

"This was originally the field of our Song family. It was natural that our Song family had the final say." Before the farmer finished speaking, the silk-wearing man shouted: "When you collect the land rent, you won't charge you too much. You wait but don't obey it. You really don't know how to be ungrateful."

The people on both sides were speechless. Ye Chang didn't like the silk man and asked with a frown, "What do you think about Tian Zuo?"

"Each acre harvest is three to rent." The silk-wearing man said, "The husband walks around and is knowledgeable. He should know that the rent is fair, and there is no fixed quota. As long as they are diligent, they can work more and get more."

This rent is indeed fair in this era, and some tenants can pay half of the harvest. However, Ye Chang turned to the farmer in his heart and smiled: "Since that's the case, they have a lot of 30% of your rent. You just need to collect it at that time, what do they plant?"

"That's right, the husband is indeed very knowledgeable," the farmers suddenly started to scream.

When the silk wearer heard this, he was displeased: "My husband said this, but the fields belong to my family, so what they plant will naturally be the ones. Nowadays, all the rice and wheat in Jianghuai can be transported. What benefits can be made from planting rice and wheat? They are not as good as that in order for them to grow cotton."

"Grow cotton?" Ye Chang originally had a tendency towards farmers, but when he heard the word "cotton", he couldn't help but look: "Is it a kapok weaving white cloth?"

"That's right, I don't know these mud legs, but my husband should know how expensive it is to have a mu of kapok on the market now. The income is as much as four or five mu of wheat. My family only charges 30% of the rent interest. If you don't plant cotton and plant wheat without any profit, how stupid it would be."

Ye Chang was a little surprised, turned around and said to the farmers: "What he said makes sense. Now cotton is expensive and wheat is cheap. If you grow kapok, you will have greater benefits. Why not plant it?"
Chapter completed!