Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 301 Do you need to consider the consequences of being a dandy?
It's not impossible to knock one, Li Qinzai doesn't care about face.

When he was chased and killed by his father with a stick all over the courtyard in the Duke's mansion, Li Qinzai's face at that time was as irretrievable as his lost youth.

The question is, if it still doesn't work after giving it to the grain merchants, wouldn't it be for nothing?

Loss-making business can not be done.

"The people lack food and have nowhere to buy it, and the grain merchants are hoarding and unwilling to sell it. Does Wang Biejia have a good plan?" Li Qinzai asked with a smile.

Wang Shifu said in a low voice: "The lower officials think that they can use both soft and hard tactics to suppress the grain merchants while being gentle, so that they can not only know the strict laws of the king, but also accept the sophistication of the world, be emotional and reasonable, and wait with swords and soldiers, and things can be done."

Li Qinzai glanced at him in surprise.

I have to say that this method has merits. Wang Shifu is really good. First of all, his buttocks are not crooked. These remarks are indeed from the standpoint of the court and the people.

Secondly, we are not pedantic in doing things, and we are not obsessed with stereotypes. The methods proposed are indeed effective.

Li Qinzai couldn't help thinking secretly, could it be that Song Sen's information is correct, and Wang Shifu is really a good man and official?

"It's a good idea, Wang Biejia just thought of it?"

Wang Shifu bowed his head and said: "As early as the day when the grain merchants hoarded the strange goods, the lower officials were thinking about how to deal with it, but the former governor of the Song Dynasty couldn't make a decision for a long time, and the lower officials had to give up after mentioning it several times."

"Don't drive, you can do it yourself."

"The governor is in office, and the subordinate officials dare not step over the footsteps."

Li Qinzai took a deep look at him, smiled and said nothing.

The two stood in front of a grain store and chatted for a while. When they were about to leave, they suddenly saw an old man hobbling towards him with an empty cloth bag in the distance.

The old man was pale and thin, his legs and feet were a bit inconvenient, and his walking posture was a bit weird.

Walking in front of the grain store and seeing the door closed tightly, the old man sighed helplessly, looked around and hesitated for a while, finally gritted his teeth and knocked carefully on the door of the grain store.

After knocking for a long time, the door of the grain shop finally opened, and a store clerk stuck out his head impatiently, and said dissatisfiedly, "Why are you knocking on the door? Didn't you see that the door was closed? Do you understand what it means to close the door? No business today!"

Just as he was about to close the door, the old man held on to the door frame and begged, "Please, sell some millet, my grandson is so hungry that I don't even have rice soup to drink... I am rich, I am rich. "

The waiter sneered: "The shopkeeper said that there will be no business this month, and we have no food to sell."

The old man was in a hurry: "Why is there no food? Yesterday someone saw how many carts of food you put in..."

The man showed a sneer and said, "Do you have money to buy food?"

Seeing that his tone was loose, the old man thought that there was hope, and hurriedly said: "There is money, there is money!"

The man sneered and said, "A liter of millet is thirty renminbi, how much do you want?"

Just as the old man was about to take out the money in his pocket, he couldn't help being stunned when he heard the words, and looked at him in disbelief: "I heard that right, right? One liter of millet... thirty cash? One liter of millet?"

"That's right, a liter of millet is thirty renminbi, do you want to buy it?"

The old man suddenly became excited: "You young man, why don't you just grab money? There is no such expensive millet in the world. In previous years, a liter of millet cost only two yuan. Why has it increased by more than ten times this year?"

The man sneered and said, "Buying and selling, one is willing to buy and the other is willing to sell. I didn't force you to buy it. If you can't afford it, you might as well go elsewhere. Don't make trouble for us."

The old man was so angry that he trembled all over, pointed at him and said: "It's too much to deceive others, aren't you afraid of the king's law?"

The man rolled his eyes and said, "My own food, I sell as much as I like. I didn't kill people, set fires, or rob or cheat. Which king's law has I violated? If I can't afford it, get out!"

After speaking, the man closed the door unceremoniously.

The old man stood alone outside the door, his body became more and more rickety, his face gradually filled with despair, and he murmured: "What to do, what to do, my poor grandson..."

Li Qinzai and Wang Shifu stood not far away and watched all this quietly. Their expressions remained unchanged, but a trace of coldness flashed in Li Qinzai's eyes.

After a long time, Li Qinzai suddenly signaled to Liu Asi to ask Buqu to keep the old man, and asked him to wait a moment, then looked at Wang Shifu, and said, "The grain merchants maliciously raised the price of grain, can the court really not control them?"

Wang Shifu thought for a while, and said: "Unless it is confirmed that it is indeed a disaster year, the imperial court will issue a decree strictly prohibiting raising grain prices, and violators will be punished severely. But before the decree is issued, the government can only intervene. It depends on whether the crime is punished or not." current situation."

"For example, at present, if the grain merchants are punished, it will undoubtedly cause a fierce reaction from the major grain merchants and cause serious consequences. Then the government usually discusses with the grain merchants and will not punish rashly."

Wang Shifu smiled bitterly and said: "Laws are nothing more than human feelings. The laws of the imperial court come from the capital, but how effective they are when they are issued to the localities can only be modified according to the situation. Next, I don't think this official will last long..."

Li Qinzai smiled: "It makes sense, the officialdom should be more slick, there is no reason for an official to make enemies everywhere, that would be difficult for his own future..."

Wang Shifu seemed to hear the different meaning in Li Qinzai's words, and couldn't help but be taken aback: "Li Inspector..."

Li Qinzai laughed, and said: "I heard that Wang Biejia was also born in a famous family in Wangjun, and the Wang family in Taiyuan is also a powerful family in the world. To put it bluntly, you and I are both born in dudes. I want to ask Wang Biejia. Have you ever done something bullying?"

Wang Shifu bowed his head and said: "The lower officials did act frivolously when they were young, but now they are middle-aged, not what they used to be."

Li Qinzai said with a smile: "Fortunately, I'm not middle-aged, so I'm still qualified to cause trouble. Would you like to see how the dandy from Chang'an city caused trouble?"

Wang Shifu was taken aback: "Think twice about Governor Li..."

"Think twice, just watch these businessmen make my people hungry, and they are arrogant and arrogant. Wouldn't it be a slap in the face of me, the governor, to abuse the people under my rule?"

"What does Inspector Li intend to do?"

Li Qinzai had a strange look on his face: "Of course I'll call back, otherwise? Really give him a knock?"

Wang Shifu trembled all over, and blurted out: "Inspector Li can't do it! If you offend the grain merchant, the consequences..."

Before he finished speaking, Li Qinzai suddenly shouted violently: "Si, break the door!"

Liu Asi, who had been waiting for a long time, immediately kicked up, and with a loud bang, the door of the grain store was kicked open, and the wide door panel fell heavily on the ground, raising a cloud of dust.

At the same time, there were terrified screams in the grain store, and more than ten guys rushed up immediately.

Li Qinzai took a few steps back and said, "If you dare to resist arrest and harass the officials, you will add to the crime! Ah Si, put them all down, and take down the shopkeeper!"

After speaking, Li Qinzai grinned at Wang Shifu: "Wang Biejia, do you want to reminisce about the youthful and frenzied feelings? You can beat up these guys as you like, and I will treat you."

(End of this chapter)