please make me king

Chapter 861 Li Baihu's Friend
"The previous purchase of grain cost more than [-] taels, military expenditures were [-] taels, the palace and King Shun's family cost more than [-] taels, and other expenses also cost more than [-] taels. The total cost is about [-] taels. The remaining gold and silver are worth about [-] million taels."

"King Shun returned from his eastern and southern expeditions and brought in [-] taels of gold and silver, totaling as much as [-] million taels!" Zhang Shenyan reported to Zhang Shunhui in detail.

Tsk tsk, it's better to "grab the big players" to get money quickly!Zhang Shun smacked his lips, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

If it develops according to the normal path, the tax collected by Henan Prefecture will only be four to five hundred thousand shi.Even including Ruzhou, Nanyang and other places, the income is only a million stones.

All of them are used to raise soldiers, but there are only [-] to [-] horses.

Now I have looted Fuwang's Mansion, Chongwang's Mansion and Tang Wang's Mansion successively, and the gold, silver, money and food I got are four times this.If the income from summer and autumn under this year's rule is added, it will be enough for [-] people.

"It's easy to do if you have money!" Zhang Shun couldn't help laughing, "Mr. Lu, please send someone to tell Wang Qingzhi that as long as he is willing to bring money, food and firearms, I will buy them at a high price! What price!"

"This..." Lu Weiqi hesitated for a moment, and reminded in advance, "The price of rice in the frontier used to be one stone and twenty yuan, but now it should be around twenty taels, it is really"

Now that Wang Qingzhi has an in-law relationship with his Lu family, Lu Weiqi has no choice but to say something ugly.

"It's okay, don't talk about two-two-one stones, even three-two-one stones, five-two-one stones, and eat them all!" Zhang Shun resolutely said.

Just kidding, the price war has just begun, so where is it going!

Food is the most important thing for the people, and grain is the main food!What is the use of gold, silver and treasure if there is no food to kill people?You can't drink if you are thirsty, and you can't eat if you are hungry. Only whole grains are king!
Previously, Zhang Shun learned from the information obtained by Wang Qingzhi that although food prices in the frontier areas are high, they are actually as cheap as dirt compared to Mongolia and Houjin.

For example, those with the highest post-gold and grain prices once reached "eight taels of silver for a bucket", that is, eighty taels of silver for a stone of grain. Ten taels of silver for one stone of grain is basically about ten times the price in the Ming Dynasty.

The post-golden economy is already on the verge of collapse. If it hadn't been for the second year of Chongzhen, when Huang Taiji fought desperately, I am afraid that the entire Liaodong "people eat each other, and people will die!"

Huang Taiji relied on the Eight Banners to enter the customs to carry out a bloody plunder of Ming Dynasty, and plundered a large amount of gold and silver to be able to pay the high price of "smuggled grain".

In fact, his way, except that it is more bloody, is roughly the same as Zhang Shun's way of robbing the clan.

But for Huang Taiji, Liaodong was more remote, and the court blockade was more severe, and because of the massacre of the Han people by the Later Jin Dynasty, the agriculture of Liaodong was greatly damaged, and the difficulty was ten times greater than that of the rebels.

After thinking through this point, Zhang Shun's "grain war" strategy was further strengthened.

The higher the price of grain in the north, the more Huang Taiji's Hou Jin could not afford the price of smuggled grain.Hou Jin couldn't afford the food price, so he had to enter the customs frequently to rob.

However, food is a bulk commodity, even if it falls into the hands of Hou Jin, as long as they cannot gain a foothold in the customs, they cannot carry it out.

The only loots they plundered were gold and silver, which were light and easy to carry.

The more frequently the two sides fight each other, the greater the blow to northern agriculture.Then the entire north will fall into a situation where there is more gold and silver and less food, and eventually the price of food will rise to an extremely terrifying level.

At that time, regardless of whether Chongzhen is willing or not, Huang Taiji will bring the Eight Banners under his command to knock on the pass desperately and frequently. The word food is like a curse, and it will consume all the flesh and blood of both sides.

But Chongzhen fought with Huang Taiji in the north, while watching the rebel army grow stronger in the hinterland of Henan.In the end, when both Ming and Hou Jin were exhausted from the struggle, the rebel army, which had grown stronger, reaped the benefits of the fisherman.

Thinking of this, Zhang Shun gave another order: "General Xiao Qinhu was ordered to take advantage of Nanyang's water and land transportation to do his best to buy grain and grass. In addition to his own use, he can send some to Ruzhou by the way."

"Order Zhang Sanbai and Li Xin to take advantage of the water transportation of the Shaying River and send people to Nanzhili to buy grain as much as possible!"

"By the way, where is Li Baihu now?" Zhang Shun asked again.

"A month ago, it was heard that he was planning to go to Nanzhili to buy food. By the way, he invited a few doctors to come to the rebel army to relieve the pressure on Mrs. Xiang." Lu Weiqi responded.

"Okay, let's do it this way!" Zhang Shun sighed, and instructed, "Don't be afraid of spending money, and buy the rice and wheat into the warehouse!"

Zhang Shun's thinking was very clear, but the problem of food and grass could not be solved in a short while, so he had to wait for feedback on these methods.

Afterwards, several people discussed some daily matters, and seeing that Zhang Shun was absent-minded, the three left one after another.

Seeing Zhang Shenyan, Lu Weiqi, Song Xiance and others leave, Zhang Shun couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile.

Coincidentally, I just offended Hong Niangzi, Li Xiang and others, so I need to use them here, it is really hard to say.

Just as Zhang Shun left his office, he was about to go to Li Xiang's residence.Unexpectedly, one person left in person, leading another person to come in a hurry.

Zhang Shun looked up, this is not Li Baihu, who is it?
Li Baihu obviously also found Zhang Shun, he hastened two steps, rushed over, and shouted out of breath: "King Shun, so you are here, but you are easy for me to find!"

"What's the matter?" Zhang Shun smiled wryly, and said that Li Baihu wanted to "settle the score" with him, so he couldn't help asking, "I was going to ask you when you will return, but unexpectedly you returned early, why are you in a hurry?"

"King Shun, wait a moment, but I want to introduce someone for you!" Li Baihu didn't talk nonsense, and quickly pulled a person beside him over.

I saw that the man was about forty years old, dressed in brocade clothes, and looked quite wealthy.

Li Baihu then introduced to Zhang Shun: "This is Huai Tang Cheng's taboo Jia in Xin'an, and he is a wealthy businessman in Yangzhou."

"The Cheng family is a well-known doctor. I went to visit, and I happened to meet this brother. He also heard the name of King Shun, so he came to visit in person."

Immediately, he introduced to Cheng Jia: "This is King Shun. Don't look at him as young, but now he has defeated officers and soldiers, and his power is shaking the world!"

When Cheng Jia heard the words, he hurriedly went up to bow and said: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Shun, but I don't think he is so young and promising, and I am quite ashamed to wait for the people who are wasting their years!"

"Please come in and do it!" Zhang Shun hurriedly returned the gift, led him into the room, and asked Wang Jinyi to serve him tea.

After some courtesies from both parties, Zhang Shun asked, "I don't know why the master came from afar, why teach me?"

"Don't dare, dare not!" Cheng Jia hurriedly said humbly, "Cheng heard about King Shun's name in Yangzhou, and it was like thunder. He even heard that King Shun was unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness. Last year, he bought grain at a high price. It is really ambitious!"

"Cheng is here because he wants to make friends with Brother Li, so that we can take care of each other in the future!"

(End of this chapter)