Dahan first prince

Chapter 134 Let's watch him rise from a tall building
Listening to Lu Shizhi's ambiguous 'explanation', seeing Lu Shizhi's dodging eyes and the vague fear on his face, Liu Ying couldn't help but took a deep breath and let out a long sigh leisurely.

Liu Ying finally understood why the common people endured selling low and buying high, and why they insisted on selling the grain in their hands to those grain merchants who cannibalize people without spitting out their bones.

——Farmers with nothing to spare and no money left to build granaries to store grain!

Even if it is just a granary that can store grain for one or two hundred stones and is no bigger than a room, the common people are unable to build it!
In order to prevent the grain from getting moldy and smelly in their hands, the common people can only sell the grain they have worked hard for at the price of cabbage to those grain merchants who own granaries; after a few months, they buy it back at a high price. The grain sold at a low price by myself is used as a ration for the family...
In this way, the grain and rice in Guanzhong flowed into Guandong from Hangu Pass and Wuguan, but the people in Guanzhong did not have enough food to eat, which is inevitable.

for example:

——In autumn, a certain person harvested 240 shi of grain and rice from his own field, of which 220 shi paid the agricultural tax, leaving [-] and [-] shi.

A family of five can eat about [-] shi of grain in one winter, and it is easier to store grain in winter.

So the man kept 24 shi of grain as winter rations for the five members of his family; the remaining 30 shi were sold to a grain merchant at a price of [-] shi per shi for [-] yuan.

30 yuan sounds like a lot, but in fact, in the spring and summer of the following year, the 30 yuan can only buy more than 100 shi of grain.

In this way, a whole year has passed, and before the autumn harvest of the next year, this hard-working farmer who supported a family of five will find that: the 30 yuan he earned from selling grain last year has not left a penny; Two hundred shi of grain, but only one hundred and twenty thirty shi was bought back, which was used as rations for the family.

Where did the remaining seventy to eighty stones of grain go?
——Effortlessly obtained by the grain merchants as "profit", and then sent to the Kanto by the grain merchants' manpower and financial resources, and sold at several times the high price...

"Whoo~"

Breathing out a little suffocated, when Liu Ying looked at Lu Shi again, there was no trace of relaxation on her face.

"Uncle is in Fengguo, has he built a warehouse to store the tax paid by Fengguo?"

Seeing Lu Shizhi nodding his head with shame on his face, Liu Ying's heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

"Hey······"

"Yes······"

"Except for the meritorious Hou Guixun, who in the Han Dynasty has the financial resources to build a granary?"

With a slander inwardly, a helpless and bitter smile appeared on Liu Ying's face.

The answer is already obvious.

——The "grain merchants" who monopolize the grain market in Guanzhong and continue to exploit the hardworking people are precisely those who hold wats in the court and serve thousands of households in the country.

It is these dignified nobles who have contributed to the founding of the country, who are buying low and selling high, combining power and money, monopolizing Guanzhong, and even the world's grain market!

With the huge power and financial resources of these founding fathers to open the way, granaries that can hold dozens or millions of stones have sprung up.

Then, the grain bought at a low price of a stone was sent into the granary by the servants of these meritorious lords, and a few months later, it was moved out again intact.

For a year like this, the granary is still the empty granary; but the pockets of the meritorious lords are no longer the empty pockets...
"Uncle just said that the autumn harvest of the previous year cost [-] yuan for rice and stone in Guanzhong; by the beginning of spring last year, it was [-] yuan for stone?"

Seeing Liu Ying's serious face and serious tone of voice, Lu Shizhi felt that his eight-inch square face was so heavy that he couldn't even lift it up.

"Of course..."

Bowing her head and whispering softly, Liu Ying suddenly stood up from the soft couch!

"From last year's autumn and August to last year's spring and March, in July, the price of grain has not increased by more than [-] yuan!"

"However, since last year's autumn harvest, the price of food has increased by more than [-] yuan in just over two months, and today it has increased by [-] yuan!"

"In this way, until the beginning of spring and February, the price of grain in Guanzhong is not more than five thousand yuan per stone?"

Hearing Liu Ying's shocking reprimand, Lu Shizhi couldn't help but sink in his heart.

--yes!
Today, the price of grain is already [-] yuan per stone!
This is still the beginning of winter, the people still have winter grain in their hands, and almost no one buys grain!

If it really goes up according to [-] yuan a day, in two months, won't it be like what Liu Ying said, the grain will be sold for [-] yuan per stone?
Two months later, it will be spring and February...
In spring and February, the grain price is more than [-] renminbi per stone, then in summer April and summer May...
This time, Lu Shizhi has completely ignored the rise in food prices, how much money can he make for himself!

——In the fourth year of the Han Dynasty, there was a severe drought in Guanzhong, and the rice was [-] yuan a stone, and the people changed their sons to eat each other!
Now, the emperor Liu Bang is leading the army outside, Guanzhong, but the prince of the country, Liu Ying, is watching!

If food prices skyrocketed and people changed their sons to eat each other, let alone Liu Ying's reserve position and Lu Zhi's successor, the foundation of Liu Han Sheji would be shaken!
"Who is Mijia, a grain merchant in Guanzhong, who is the leader?!"

Hearing Liu Ying's sudden question, Lu Shizhi bowed his hands solemnly.

"Reporting to the family: In the sixth year of the Han Dynasty, under the order of His Majesty, the Tian family moved from Linzi to Changling!"

"The Tian family in Changling is the descendant of the Qi royal family. In the sixth year of the Han Dynasty, Tian Heng, the king of Qi, took the blame and committed suicide. The Tian family of the Qi royal family moved into Changling to facilitate the construction of granaries around Changling to sell and sell grain to the people for profit!"

"In the eighth year of the Han Dynasty, Tingwei Jihou Gongshang did not hurt to write a letter, saying that after the death of the Qi royal family, the Tian family turned to merchants and businessmen, and his majesty immediately passed an imperial edict to the Xiangfu to demote the Tian family of Changling to become a merchant.· "..."

After saying that, Lu Shizhi kowtowed and looked at Liu Ying with a serious expression.

"At home, but you can order!"

"Fan family said that the minister will go through fire and water, and he will not hesitate to do so!!"

Seeing Lu Shizhi change from the guilty conscience before to the one who is more anxious than herself now, Liu Ying couldn't help feeling a little warmer in her heart.

But seeing the stern look on Lu Shizhi's brow, Liu Ying finally suppressed the hostility in her chest, and looked at her mother Lu Zhi with a relaxed and happy face behind her, full of entanglements.

"Grain prices in Guanzhong may be turbulent, but the empress seems to have no worries at all?"

But when Lu Zhi heard the words, he only smiled inexplicably, patted the side of his side, and motioned Liu Ying to sit down.

"Mother..."

"Sit down~"

The sound was not harsh, but full of unquestionable hesitation, finally made Liu Ying sit down uncomfortably.

"Lord, don't start a teacher out of anger; general, don't be angry and go to war."

"Anger, you will be anxious; anxious, you will be covered; if you are covered, you will be blocked."

"Close your eyes and breathe out, calm your mind, and then speak."

Listening to Lu Zhi's gentle but irresistible guidance, Liu Ying involuntarily closed her eyes, put her hands on her thighs, and took a deep breath.

Exhaled slowly, took a deep breath, and repeated several times, before Liu Ying felt the stagnation in her chest tightened a little.

After Liu Ying slowly opened her eyes and looked sideways at Lu Zhi again, she saw such a kind smile on Lu Zhi's face again.

"Ah."

"Tell me, how should we deal with the food price or the uproar?"

Looking at Lu Zhi's extremely indifferent and confident eyes, Liu Ying was still a little restless, and finally calmed down completely.

And after that, it didn't seem that Liu Ying expressed the worries in her heart, but it seemed that she ran out of Liu Ying's mouth.

"The twelfth lunar month is approaching today, and most people don't buy grain in the market. Even if the price rises a little, it won't hurt."

"Nowadays, rice and stone are only one thousand or eight hundred dollars, and it is not yet the last year. The most expensive grain is three thousand dollars."

"My son has the responsibility of supervising the country, and my father's desire to change the crown has not disappeared. The court's meritorious officials and officials are still undecided in planning, and they have not yet expressed their support for my son."

"On this occasion, it is better to be still than to move. Children should focus on repairing the canal and not on other things, but when the public grievances are boiling, they should not move lightly."

As if being manipulated by others, Liu Ying said these words, and added with some uncertainty: "And the Tian family of Changling is the descendant of the Qi royal family, so Qi Wang Tianheng took the blame and killed himself, and then treated him harshly. Tian, ​​maybe there is something wrong?"

Seeing that Liu Ying had adjusted from the uncontrollable anger before, Lu Zhi was a little happy.

Hearing that Liu Ying's speech was almost without any emotion, and was almost completely analyzed from an objective point of view, Lu Zhi finally smiled with the utmost kindness, and gently touched the back of Liu Ying's head.

"Tian's family, this household has been registered as a merchant, so it doesn't matter if you let the family kill it."

"However, if the name is not correct, the words will not go well. You my son is still the prince, so it is not appropriate to show his bloodthirsty nature."

"When the food price is booming and the people in Guanzhong are boiling, my son will take the people's aspirations and go to them to eliminate harm for the people, and that's it..."

Listening to Lu Zhi's extremely gentle words of advice, Liu Ying's expression finally returned to calm.

The pair of tightly locked sword eyebrows finally opened slowly.

Seeing Liu Ying ponder for a moment, she smiled lightly and turned to look at Lu Shizhi who was still serious.

"For the time being, let's stop buying grain."

"My nephew made an agreement with Prime Minister Xiao the day before yesterday that the state treasury will first allocate [-] shi for the food needed by the officials and slaves of the Shaofu."

"I got [-] shi of this grain and rice, and I will use it in Zushaofu until the beginning of spring in February."

"The rest..."

As she spoke, Liu Ying turned her head slightly and smiled quietly at her mother, Lu Zhi.

"The rest, will we discuss it at that time?"

Hearing Liu Ying's words, and seeing Lu Zhi nodding his head with a smile on his face, even though Lu Shizhi had doubts in his heart, he finally bowed to Liu Ying.

"Sir, take orders."

After the salute, the Xuanshi hall fell into a brief silence.

When Liu Ying regained her senses from her thoughts, she saw that Lu Shizhi's expression was still filled with a hint of worry.

Just as he was about to ask, Lu Shizhi looked at Lu Zhi, Liu Ying's mother and son hesitantly, and finally bowed to Liu Ying.

"At home."

"Yesterday, I heard that Prime Minister Xiao got an order from the family, and went to the treasury in person to transfer the grain used by the Shaofu."

"Many officials in the court have their own opinions, and the orators are superior to Prime Minister Xiao..."

"Too harsh?"

　I originally wanted to update 4, but the editor came to me today and said that I would recommend it on the 13th, and asked me to save the manuscript for the next few days, and it will be released on the 13th.

　　In these two days, we will update 2 first, save the extra ones, and send them out together on the 13th, or you can find the status slowly, and then resume 13-4 updates after the 5th.

　　Come on, come on~
　　


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