Dahan first prince

Chapter 160 Your Highness, the imperial decree is here!

"Hey!"

"It's kind of courageous."

A few days later, the palace of the crown prince and the palace of the Phoenix.

Looking at the confession book in her hand, and looking up at Xiao He who personally delivered the confession book, there was a bit of banter on Liu Ying's face.

"Xiao Xiang thinks that if the bandits succeed in this strategy, there will be great chaos in Guanzhong?"

Seeing Xiao He heard the words, he nodded slightly with lingering fear.

"The grain obtained in Guanzhong last year was almost entirely in the hands of Mi Jia, a grain merchant in Guanzhong."

"If all the grain in the hands of this generation sinks in the Jing and Wei rivers, there may be a shortage of grain in Guanzhong this year!"

"Prices are turbulent, and the people are not able to live, but it is still secondary; if it is not handled properly, it is feared that Guanzhong will be controlled, and there will be mutiny of the army and the separation of counties and counties."

"And His Majesty's army is away, and the monthly rations are one million shi to lose..."

Having said that, Xiao He finally heaved a sigh of relief, smiled wryly and shook his head.

"It seems that what the family said is true."

"—Farmers are the foundation of the country; food producers are the country's most important weapon."

"It's such a heavy tool, it really shouldn't be in the hands of those who manage the end of the business and make profits..."

Seeing Xiao He's bitter confession that 'food should not be in the hands of merchants', Liu Ying couldn't help but shook her head and smiled.

The real situation is naturally not as bad as Xiao He said.

This time, the grain merchants in Guanzhong, led by Chiyang Qian, tried to "throw all the grain into the river to cause a grain shortage in Guanzhong", but it was impossible to succeed at all.

It's not that the Han Dynasty's control over the grassroots has been strong enough to make a quick emergency response to similar incidents, but for the crucial strategic resource of food, the Han Dynasty Chaotang originally had enough attention.

Before and after the autumn harvest, the grain merchants went to the villages and villages to buy grain from the people with copper coins, but the government naturally didn't care about it, and it didn't matter.

As for grain merchants building warehouses to store grain privately, and transporting grain to markets for sale, the government has no reason to intervene.

No matter whether it is buying or selling, as long as the money and goods are clear and the transaction is innocent, the government has no reason to intervene.

However, if one day, a certain grain merchant transports ten thousand shi, or even one hundred thousand shi, of grain to a direction other than the market or the granary, let alone the Chang'an court or the local government, the people along the way , will report to the Yamen as soon as possible.

——Food, that is a necessary material for rebellion!
But any grain that reaches a certain level, its movement, will inevitably be highly concerned and valued by the Central Committee of the Han Dynasty!
Not to mention taking the grain to the banks of the Weishui and Jingshui and throwing it all down to feed the fish, even if [-] or [-] shi of grain were transferred from their own granary, the local government would inevitably come to the door and issue soul torture.

Why adjust so much food?
Where are you going?

to whom?

It's good to be able to explain these issues clearly, at most, if the local officials say "filial piety", they can get a sentence of "don't make an example".

If it is not clear, then, needless to say, the food will naturally be confiscated; as for the property and life, it depends on Ting Weiqing, whether he is in a good mood when he receives the case.

To put it simply: Even if there was no ban issued by Xiao He (Liu Ying) on ​​prohibiting merchants from hoarding, buying, and selling grain, the attention paid by the Han Dynasty to grain was no different from that of some controlled materials in later generations.

That is: you buy, you can;
You can sell it;

You save, still no problem.

But if you are lucky, you have to report to the Yamen, go to the police station for a record, and have to approve the note from the leader.

Under such circumstances, it is impossible for the grain merchants in Guanzhong to work hard to create a grain shortage in Guanzhong.

——How much grain is there in Guanzhong now?
Needless to say anything else, just say that there are more than [-] households and a population of more than [-] million people in Guanzhong. The food consumption alone is more than [-] million shi in a year!
If it is calculated from the output, these [-] farmers, each with a hundred acres of land, produce more than two shi of grain per mu, and the annual grain output in Guanzhong is nearly [-] million shi!
Now, March is approaching, the beginning of spring is just around the corner, and there is still nearly half a year before the autumn harvest.

Based on the consumption of more than 5000 million people in Guanzhong in half a year, there should be at least [-] million shi of grain in the hands of grain merchants in Guanzhong!
Put all 5000 million shi of grain into Weishui and Jingshui?
——Not to mention 5000 million shi, it is 700 shi of grain. Converted to the weights and measures of later generations, it is the size of a cubic meter and weighs nearly [-] kilograms!
The volume of 50 shi of grain, that is, 10000 cubic meters, fills a football field, and it has to be piled as high as an adult!

5000 million shi of grain, all thrown into the rivers of Weishui and Jingshui, which are only a few tens of feet?

If you really want to do this, no matter the Jingshui or the Weishui, it will inevitably be blocked and burst!
Even if we take ten thousand steps back, if this group of bastards really let all the food in Guanzhong be thrown into the river and flow away, who will be responsible for the result?
Who will bear the consequences?

Regardless of whether the world is in chaos or not, the first to be beheaded must be these bastards.

After the incident subsides, it is natural that the whole world will join hands to play the Son of Heaven: Your Majesty, these merchants are too bad, we can no longer let them manage our food~
Afterwards, it was natural that the emperor Liu Bang said logically: Well, it is indeed the case, but businessmen can no longer be allowed to do such outrageous things!
Eh, that's right!

Did the prince say that the food should be managed by the Shaofu?

Just right, let the prince do it!

If it goes well, Liu Ying can even use this to promote the political tradition of the Han Dynasty that "the prince is in charge of the small mansion, and the main concern is agriculture and food affairs".

All in all, the "wonderful plan" put forward by the grain merchants in Guanzhong will not hurt Liu Ying's foundation, but will promote the concept of "government grain management", which will quickly become the consensus of the whole world.

But now, although this group of bastards "died before leaving school", the plan that was announced to die under the iron fist of the Han Dynasty dictatorship before it could be implemented is enough to promote the food official seal for Liu Ying and severely trample on it. One kick on the accelerator.

Liu Ying also understood in her heart that although Xiao He said, "It's so risky, I almost caused this group of bastards to mess up the world", but in fact, Xiao He also knew very well that this matter was almost impossible to do.

But even so, it didn't affect Xiao He in the slightest to change his opinion because of such absurd 'conspiracy'.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying couldn't help but smile, and handed back the volume of confession that recorded the 'heavenly conspiracy' to Xiao He's hands.

"Since such conspiracies are sinking food, and the officials and thieves in the Guanzhong are in chaos, Xiang Xiang thinks, how should we deal with it?"

Hearing Liu Ying's tentative question, Xiao He shook his head with a wry smile, and gave Liu Ying a slight bow.

"I'm here, and I want to use this matter, please show me..."

Seeing Xiao He said this with deep meaning, Liu Ying saw Xiao He's concealed gesture of favor, so she smiled and nodded, and immediately began to think about it.

After a while, I saw that Liu Ying seemed to have not made up her mind, and she leaned her upper body forward with a little guilt.

"The Qian family and the Zhang family who are the leaders, alone think that their hearts can be punished!"

"Such a profiteer who won the grand slam must have a deep connection with the Changlingtian case, and may even be an accomplice in plotting to assassinate Gu!"

"These two, according to the story of the Changlingtian family..."

"What does Xiang Xiang think?"

Asking a question with a slightly guilty tone, Liu Ying pretended to be uneasy, and stared into the depths of Xiao He's eyes without any trace.

Sure enough, it was as expected by Liu Ying: when he heard the "Story of Yi Changling Tian Clan", the corner of Xiao He's mouth twitched visibly with the naked eye!
But after that, Xiao He didn't persuade Liu Ying, as Liu Ying had expected, "it's inconvenient to show the face of bloodthirsty to the world", but in the blink of an eye, he regained his previous indifferent and slightly submissive attitude. look.

"Sir, please follow the order of the family..."

Just this one word made Liu Ying raise her head in astonishment, and even opened her eyes a little bit!
After a while, Liu Ying finally nodded with a smile, and bowed silently to Xiao He.

——The price of food in Guanzhong is going up, Xiao He, there is really no way to deal with it...
If it is not handled properly, and a tragedy similar to "Yizi cannibalism" really happens in Guanzhong, then as the prince of the supervisory country, Liu Ying will naturally bear the blame.

But no matter what, Liu Ying, the "Prince of the Supervisory Kingdom", is just a child who has not yet been crowned...
Underage, without actual control of the court, with the identity of the prince, the credit for the renovation of the Zhengguo Canal, and the protection of his wife Lu Zhi, Liu Ying went to the top of the sky, that is, an 'unstable reserve'.

Even this "instability" is likely to be temporarily unstable in the end, and it will not cause any substantial damage to Liu Ying.

And Xiao He, as the head of the courtiers and officials, the prime minister who actually controls the government, and he is the "first marquis of the founding of the country", no matter what happens in Guanzhong, Xiao He is the natural first person responsible.

If this year, because of Xiao He's 'inaction' in Guanzhong, food prices and people's grievances boiled over, then Xiao He's best ending would be to 'attempt to commit suicide and sue the old man'.

In this way, it was predictable that Xiao He unexpectedly showed an attitude of 'obedience' to Liu Ying.

Thinking of this, Liu Ying let out a sigh of relief, smiled and nodded to Xiao He.

"The first offender will be punished, and the rest will be forgiven for a while."

"And today, more than half of those who have conspired with the Qian family have sold rice and grain to the Shaofu to show their ambitions."

"Except for Qian, Zhang Ershi, Yu Liang merchants, and Mi Jia, all of them have done nothing wrong, so let's not be guilty..."

"There are still three days before the "Jiawu of the third month of the first month" as limited by Prime Minister Xiao; after three days, we will discuss the crimes of this generation."

"If they all follow the order and sell all the rice and grain in the Shaofu, then their crimes will be temporarily forgiven."

"If you don't follow, then rule according to the laws of the country."

Speaking of this, Liu Ying looked at Xiao He with a little kindness in her eyes.

"And Dushi..."

"But if you don't follow the bandit's plan, and accuse the bandit Yu Tingwei instead, not only you are not guilty, but you should also show your merits!"

"Guyi, give Du Shi ten catties of gold and a piece of cloth to show his righteous deeds?"

As she spoke, Liu Ying lowered her head pretending to be confused, and murmured to herself: "If it wasn't for Du's businessman, the only copy should be played by my father, Yin Du's son alone, as the servant of the palace... ·”

Hearing Liu Ying's "self-talk" full of deep meaning, Xiao He felt relieved, and cupped his hands with a slight smile on his face.

"I think it's very appropriate for the family to deal with it like this..."

To express approval of Liu Ying's arrangement of "slaughtering Qian, Chang Ershi, pardoning the rest, and honoring Du's merits", Xiao He can just keep silent, and it is finally a tactful way to explain his intention.

"In this way, Mi Jia, a grain merchant in Guanzhong, should be eliminated."

"As for the price of grain in Guanzhong, what's your plan at home?"

Hearing this, Liu Ying smiled relaxedly and waved her hands.

"In this matter, Xiang Xiang has nothing to worry about."

"Gu has issued an order to the Shaofu: collect all the grain stored by the grain merchant Mijia, and sell it in the grain market in the south of Chang'an!"

"In addition, in various places in Guanzhong, set up a wide grain market with 'one place in a radius of fifty miles', and sell cheap grain to the people of Guanzhong with two thousand yuan of stones!"

"In this way, the price of grain in Guanzhong will be leveled off."

"After autumn, and in the future, Guanzhong's grain and rice goods and sales, I still want to plan with Xiao Xiang slowly, so as to promote the grain and rice officials' business..."

Hearing that Liu Ying finally stopped being secretive and said the four-character "grain and rice official camp", Xiao He finally let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

Then, from a professional point of view, Xiao He put all the preparations and possible difficulties in the official grain operation in front of Liu Ying.

"If you want to use Shaofu to specialize in the grain and rice in Guanzhong, I think that the family should be in the following three, and you should make plans early."

"One: If you want to specialize in grain and rice, the Shaofu should buy all the grain that the people in Guanzhong get after the autumn harvest."

"According to the past, according to the amount obtained by the Prime Minister's Mansion, the annual grain and rice production in Guanzhong should be no less than 8000 million shi."

"And this year, if the Zhengguo Canal is completely repaired at home, there will be a bumper harvest in Weibei; so, if Guanzhong harvests this year's autumn, it will be worth [-] million yuan of grain and rice."

"For the 500 million shi, the agricultural tax can take [-] million shi, and the government's money can be converted into millions of shi."

"The remaining 8000 shi, the people should keep half of it for themselves as winter food."

"In this way, if the Shaofu wants to monopolize Guanzhong grain rice, it must prepare enough money of 9000 million shi for rice before it can be done."

Speaking of this, Xiao He only frowned slightly, and his face quietly showed a little embarrassment.

"Secondly, the purchased grain is 9000 million shi, and warehouses need to be built for storage."

"Today's Shaofu has no more than five or six granaries, which can store less than ten million shi of grain; and the state treasury, although it has more than ten granaries, can store 2000 million shi of grain, but the granaries of the state treasury are all used to store agricultural taxes."

"If you want to store 9000 million shi in the granary, the family will be deceived into building dozens of new granaries, or even nearly a hundred."

"You Shaofu specializes in grain and rice in Guanzhong, and it is convenient to sell the grain in various places in Guanzhong; therefore, there are tens of hundreds of granaries, and they should be spread all over Guanzhong, which is convenient (biàn)."

"In this way, the money and food needed to open the warehouse are even greater..."

Speaking of this, Xiao He finally looked at Liu Ying with suspicion.

"The family wants to make the Shaofu specialize in Guanzhong grain and rice, and the minister thinks it is good."

"However, it costs 9000 million shi to buy grain and build tens of hundreds of warehouses..."

"May I ask my lord, where did Dang come from?"

Hearing Xiao He's question, Liu Ying only nodded with a light smile, and was about to answer when she saw a figure galloping in, panting and kneeling in the center of the hall.

"Report, Your Highness!"

"Your Majesty sent an envoy to deliver the edict!"

"At this moment, the angel has arrived outside the uterus!!!"

　Huh~ 1w2 in the third update, is it considered as barely fulfilling the promise?

　　Finally, there are only five days left in the ill-fated zodiac year.

　　The status has recovered a lot, and finally he did not continue to renege on his promise.

　　I still hope that everyone will support me more, so that I can get out of the predicament as soon as possible.

　　come on!Huai hall! !

　　
　
(End of this chapter)