The most romantic little emperor

After breakfast.

After returning to the Prince's Mansion, Qin Hao asked A Yue to find Xie An.

After a while, Xie An came.

Qin Hao told him that he had been reinstated, and then talked about the suicide of Minister of Justice Qian Song.

"Suicide?" A hint of surprise flashed in Xie An's eyes. "I used to be an official in the same dynasty as Qian Song. Although he imprisoned me and I have many complaints against him, I never bear any grudge against him. Although this man is a bit tactful, he is not so afraid of committing suicide."

"He was forced to death."

Xie An was stunned and asked subconsciously: "Who forced him to death?"

"Who else? Of course it's someone from the Su family." Qin Hao said calmly, "Yesterday, I just rescued you from prison, and he died. How could it be such a coincidence?"

"It should be the confession. Qian Song sold out Su Zhengfang, so he died. Maybe there are some hidden secrets in it that we don't know."

After hearing Qin Hao's analysis, Xie An nodded slightly to show his approval, and then advised, "Your Highness, we can send someone to secretly investigate the cause of Qian Song's death, so that we can prepare for the overthrow of the Su family in the future. After all, murdering a minister of the current dynasty is a serious crime, and whoever it is should be severely punished."

"I think Feng Huaiyu can take on this task. He was previously the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice and is one of ours, so we can trust him more."

"And you can also place him in an important position in the Ministry of Justice in the future. It's really killing two birds with one stone!"

Qin Hao looked at the elderly man and couldn't help feeling moved.

"Teacher, you are so thoughtful. I will do as you say. Tell Feng Huaiyu about this and ask him to investigate the matter secretly."

"By the way, teacher, how is the money and food collection for disaster relief going? Have you encountered any trouble?"

Xie An shook his head bitterly and said, "Your Highness, I went to the Ministry of Revenue yesterday to check the accounts. There was no money in the accounts, and even the grain was not much."

"I also heard yesterday that because of the disaster in Hedong, the price of grain in the capital has changed every day. Now it has more than tripled, which has seriously affected the lives of the people in the capital."

"I estimate that the grain prices in Hedong are higher than those in the capital. Even if the people in the disaster area have money, they can't afford to buy food. Perhaps the disaster in Hedong is much more serious than we know."

Qin Hao's face was suddenly filled with disbelief. This was the first time he had heard of these things. It seemed that there was a lot of water involved! Disaster relief was not such a simple matter.

"Your Highness, don't be too pessimistic. I have already found out about a few grain merchants. We can borrow some grain from them to help with the disaster. Although it is a little difficult, I still want to give it a try."

Qin Hao was silent for a while.

He was originally very optimistic. With such a glamorous identity, wouldn't it be nice to be a prince who lives a life of luxury and debauchery? Why did he have to do everything himself?

After being annoyed, he raised his head, looked at the teacher's energetic eyes, and immediately became energetic.

Thinking that compared to his identity in this life, he was just an ordinary special forces soldier in his previous life, he had an indomitable will and determination.

Thinking of this, Qin Hao was full of confidence again. How could a few difficulties stop him from moving forward?

So, he said to Xie An, "Teacher, you just need to find out the background information of those grain merchants. The more detailed the better. Leave the rest to me."

"During this period, you have to work hard. If there is anything, please report it in time. I will do my best to provide disaster relief and get through this difficult time."

After Xie An left, Qin Hao fell into deep thought. The situation was more serious than he had imagined. If he wanted to overcome the difficulties, he could only take it one step at a time.

"Ayue, follow me to the number one auction house in the capital. The auction house will open today."

Qin Hao brought A Yue to the auction house, where people inside were busy setting up the venue.

This auction house was converted from a restaurant. In the capital city where every inch of land is valuable, the auction house occupies an excellent location. The surrounding areas are all high-end places such as restaurants, banks, and rouge shops. Ordinary people may not be able to afford to visit these places in their entire lives.

Qin Hao nodded with satisfaction. It seemed that his second uncle Zhu Yongkang had a good vision and must have spent a lot of thought on it.

At this time, Zhu Yongkang saw Qin Hao coming, and quickly invited him into the venue. He took the prince around the venue and explained every layout requirement of the venue to Qin Hao down to every detail.

Qin Hao walked and looked, nodded secretly, and was quite satisfied with the overall layout of the scene.

When he saw the auction items, he saw a pile of precious items filling the table.

He asked casually, "With so many items, are you planning to auction them all?"

Zhu Yongkang quickly replied, "Your Highness, we have finally invited so many dignitaries and wealthy businessmen here. Of course, we have to auction off all of them to raise more money to help the victims."

Hearing Zhu Yongkang's answer, Qin Hao shook his head and said, "Second uncle, you are wrong. Selling all of them will definitely raise more money, but it has lost the real meaning of the auction?"

Zhu Yongkang was surprised and looked at Qin Hao in confusion.

Qin Hao smiled and continued, "What is an auction? How to auction? How to auction at a higher price? This is a very profound subject."

"Have you ever heard that things are more valuable because they are rare? We want to be the number one auction house in Beijing. If we auction off all these precious items, even the most precious ones won't fetch a good price."

"Go and call someone who knows about auctions, and I will teach you how to auction."

Zhu Yongkang quickly sent someone to invite someone who knew about auctions.

Not long after, a middle-aged man came to the auction house. Zhu Yongkang quickly introduced him, "This is the chief shopkeeper of Xingsheng Pawnshop in Beijing, Li Youcai, also known as Shopkeeper Li. He is the person who knows the most about auctions in Beijing. I invited him here."

Qin Hao looked up at Li Youcai and saw that he had a thin face and a smile on his face. He looked smart, capable and easy-going.

I was thinking about this Li Youcai in my heart, wondering whether he is really talented or just pretending to be talented.

Li Youcai was also a wise man. Zhu Yongkang had just told him that the person he wanted to see was the crown prince, so he quickly bowed to Qin Hao and said, "Your Highness, I am honored to meet you."

Qin Hao nodded, "Manager Li, you don't have to be polite. I'm here to ask you for advice today."

"It's not really a request for advice, but let's learn from each other." Shopkeeper Li said modestly.

Qin Hao smiled and said, "Well, I would like to ask Shopkeeper Li, how should we auction these precious items? And how can we auction these items at a higher price?"

When Li Youcai heard the prince's question, he was stunned. This question was too simple for a professional like him. This was an opportunity for him to show himself.

So he carefully told Qin Hao how he auctioned items in the pawn shop and how he raised the price. In general, he packaged the items, then boasted about how good the items were, and finally found someone to sell the items.