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Chapter 1204 Interception
But he didn't wait.
He was very confused and quickly sent people to inquire, and he got the news that the porcelain with fish and algae patterns had been delivered to Shengjing City.
He asked in disbelief: "How could this happen? Didn't they take the official road? We've been guarding this place day and night!"
The confidant shook his head: "No, they took the water route and transported the porcelain onto the ship!"
King Luyang was filled with resentment, so Fang Qingshan took a real risk and actually took the water route to avoid him.
Everyone knows that porcelain is heavy and if you are not careful, it may cause damage to the goods and loss of life.
But he is not afraid!
It is enough to see that this batch of porcelain is very important to Suzhou City.
He felt a little regretful at this moment. He really shouldn't have gotten angry at the last moment. What should he do?
He came up empty-handed and felt heavy-hearted.
When he led his troops back to the capital, he saw many people kneeling in front of the Luyang Palace.
He angrily asked, "What are you doing? Are you trying to rebel?"
The leader spoke up quickly, "Your Highness, please calm down. We just want to ask you why the new porcelain has been completed but hasn't been sent to the capital yet? The New Year is approaching, and it's the peak sales season!"
The King of Luyang sneered, "I have my own plans. Do you really need to worry about them?"
The leader helplessly explained, "Your Highness, everyone is short of money for the New Year. If we can't turn the porcelain into cash, we won't be able to pay the workers. What can we do?"
Prince Luyang waved his hands impatiently: "Just go to the palace account office and withdraw the money!"
He returned to the study and swept all the tea bowls on the table to the ground.
About half an hour later, the palace steward hurriedly followed his confidant into the study and said, "Your Highness, we are running out of money in the official account. Please give us some instructions!"
"No, it's not enough? How could that be?" As the lord of a city, Prince Luyang never cared about these trivial matters. He didn't expect that just paying the wages of the people would empty the entire Luyang Palace.
How can this be?
The palace steward said helplessly: "Your Highness, have you forgotten that we just bought a lot of horse food and fodder some time ago? It cost a lot of money!"
Prince Luyang remembered that he had indeed allocated a lot of silver to replenish horses and food.
How can this be good?
He paced back and forth for a few steps and said, "Go find the prince and ask him how much money he has. Let him use it to appease the people first!"
"Yes!" The butler took the order and left.
The confidant said with some concern: "Your Highness, this is not a solution. The most important thing is to send the porcelain to the capital. We have to sell it in cash to get through this difficult time!"
Prince Luyang interrupted without hesitation: "Are you asking me to surrender to the Marquis Zhan Yi's mansion? How is that possible?"
A confidant advised, "Your Highness, you have to think about the millions of people in Luyang City. Making porcelain is their only way out. If their livelihood is blocked, how will they survive? You can pay this month's wages, but what about next year?"
Prince Luyang gritted his teeth and said, "Then let them find another way to make a living. I'm wondering, if they can't make porcelain anymore, will they be unable to survive?"
The confidant sighed, "I really can't afford to live like this. The land in Luyang City is only suitable for making porcelain. Growing crops is simply a waste of seeds. Your Highness, please don't get angry for a moment. Listen to my advice. Let's go to the capital to find the emperor and ask him to accept our Luyang City porcelain again!"
There was a fierce struggle in Prince Luyang's eyes. If he went to the capital at this moment, he would be laughed at by the Zhan and Yan couple.
But what his confidant said was right, he couldn't let the finished porcelain fall into his own hands.
He closed his eyes tightly and spoke after a long while: "I'll listen to you. Pack up and go to Beijing!"
Prince Luyang rushed to the capital without stopping and asked to see the new emperor Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling was quite surprised to see him in the imperial study. He asked, puzzled, "Prince Luyang, it's almost New Year's Day, why did you come all the way to the capital? What's the matter?"
Prince Luyang looked at the young emperor in front of him. He looked 50% like the late emperor.
However, his aura was by no means as strong as that of the late emperor. He did not have that sharp aura of controlling the world.
He looks more like a young master from a noble family!
No wonder he was controlled by treacherous ministers like Prince Li and Marquis Zhan Yi. He was a hopeless person.
Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he didn't dare to show it on his face.
He couldn't give anyone a chance to criticize him. Even if the emperor was incompetent, he was still the ruler of the world.
He immediately spoke respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have no choice but to come. May I ask, are the people of Luyang City no longer your subjects? Why are you abandoning them so openly?"
Xiao Ling was a little confused by the question. He subconsciously asked back, "Prince Luyang, where do you get this from? When did I abandon them?"
Prince Luyang frowned and replied, "When the late emperor was still alive, he personally designated Luyang City as the official kiln. The people of the country, even the imperial palace in the capital, were required to use porcelain from there. Why has it changed this year?"
Xiao Ling said in surprise, "Aren't you guys going to stop sending it? All the porcelain workshops have heard the news. The official kiln porcelain can't be transported. It will affect the people in the capital, so they changed it to Suzhou City's fish-patterned porcelain!"
Prince Luyang explained with a grim expression, "It's true that the porcelain can't be shipped out, but I didn't say I would never send it again. How could the emperor allow them to change the supply channel without authorization? Where can we send the porcelain in Luyang City?"
"This!" Xiao Ling's face showed embarrassment.
Prince Luyang was very pleased with his preemptive move, as he had guessed that the young emperor would be speechless when asked.
He casually picked up the tea bowl in front of him and couldn't help but sneer: "Your Majesty, if you were a good supplier, it would be fine. This old minister has nothing to say. What kind of shabby tea bowl is this? The surface treatment is so rough, it really affects the appearance!"
Xiao Ling was stunned. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Prince Luyang, don't you know where this tea bowl came from?"
Prince Luyang looked at him carefully again, and he really didn't recognize him.
The workmanship is too crude and cannot be compared with the products produced by the official kiln.
He said firmly: "This old minister really does not recognize it. Please explain it to me, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Ling couldn't help but sneer: "This is strange. Prince Luyang can't even recognize the products from his own official kiln?"
Prince Luyang was immediately furious: "Impossible! How could this be from the official kiln of Luyang City? This is simply a counterfeit. Your Majesty, you must thoroughly investigate this matter!"
Xiao Ling shouted in a deep voice: "Come here, go and ask the eunuch in charge of porcelain in the Ministry of Internal Affairs!"
Soon a fat eunuch came hurriedly. He wiped the sweat from his forehead and asked, "Your Majesty, why did you ask me to come here?"
Xiao Ling pointed at the tea bowl in front of Prince Luyang and asked, "Where did this porcelain come from?"
The eunuch quickly replied with a smile, "Of course it's from the official kiln in Luyang City. It's blue and white porcelain. We have plenty in our warehouse!"
Prince Luyang was shocked all over. How could what he used be so different from what the emperor used?
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