Emperor Zhenguan

Chapter 883
The empire has never given up building granaries and purchasing grain over the years.Because of the foreign war, food is always the first thing Li Zhiyun puts.Therefore, when he was recuperating, he built twelve more granaries in Guanzhong, the largest of which could store millions of dendrobium.

Since the early years of Zhenguan, the natural disasters have not reappeared, since the court has become more and more friendly to the people, and since various agricultural tools have emerged and become popular, the result is that the production efficiency has been greatly improved, and the morning and evening rice and winter wheat are popular. There must be something to grow, and the field will not be left unused.Therefore, there is more and more food.

With more and more food, the common people will be able to eat enough, and the court will be able to buy at low prices.In the past few years, grain prices in Guanzhong, Henan Province, and Hebei Province were quite high, but they have gradually come down in recent years.

Because there is an oversupply!

A large amount of grain from the south was purchased back, causing the price of grain to fall again and again, forcing Li Zhiyun to negotiate with the ministers to suspend the purchase of grain from the north and instead buy grain from the south, trying to stabilize the price of grain in the north so as not to hurt the people.

At the same time, the common people are allowed to hand over a certain amount of grain to serve as labor labor.This is not mandatory, but a supplementary regulation.In fact, the hard labor of the people in the north was not heavy. They served labor more as overseers, supervising the work of those slaves.

If not, how could Li Zhiyun become a living saint.

And the merchants in the south were crying. They bought a large amount of grain and transported it to the north through the canal for sale.

In order to reduce losses, the products they bought from Guanzhong were shipped back to the south, and they were always sold at high prices.Otherwise, they won't get back any money.

Naturally, the imperial court got a lot of money, and it stored more grain and grass every year, and planned to build several more large granaries.

Gradually, those aristocratic families in the south also found that something was wrong. Every time the caravan they supported came back from the business, they lost money. The products in Guanzhong were expensive.It's not that they haven't considered getting goods directly from Guanzhong, but the problem is, there is no way!

Someone with a little knowledge got the news, and knew that those new types of goods were all produced by Weihe Workshop.But as soon as he inquired about Weihe Workshop, he immediately gave up.

If it was just like this, they wouldn't be doing such sneaky things.The most important thing is that the imperial court implemented the policy of “dividing a household into an acre” in the Central Plains. After hearing about it, many people in the south wanted to go north.This frightened the southern aristocratic family quite a bit. They didn't have the guts to directly publicize that there was a problem with the family property, so they could only do some tricks on the road to keep them from going to the north.

Ever since, merchants suffered.

Businessmen have always had no status, and they can only go to the local government if they suffer.However, the local government had already colluded with the aristocratic family. After the situation happened everywhere, it was not surprising that the conscientious local officials found out.

"Owner."

Outside the study, the butler's voice sounded.

"What's the matter?" Lu Wan was a little impatient, he was about to write poetry.

"There are big fish coming."

After a while, the door opened, and Lu Wan asked, "Which one is it from?"

"It's from the north, brought by County Magistrate Han to buy the road."

"So it's Nephew Han Xian, so I'll go and have a look." A smile appeared on Lu Wan's face.

main hall.

Han Yuan was tasting the fragrant tea lightly, his face was very calm.Since he was sent down, he has performed duties in many places and made a lot of achievements. According to his estimation, in a few years, he should have the opportunity to return to Chang'an.

And beside him, there was another man sitting. He was very obese, and he could be seen as a wealthy man.

Not long after, Lu Wan walked into the main hall with his head held high and his chest held high.Han Yuan and the man naturally stood up to greet each other.

"Mingfu doesn't need to be too polite, please sit down." Lu Wan politely took Han Yuan's arm, and then ordered the servants on the left and right, "Serve tea!"

After several people were seated and the tea was served, Lu Wan asked, "Who is this?"

The man cupped his hands and said, "I'm from Luozhou. My surname is Jia and my name is Zhen."

"So it's Brother Jia." Lu Wan nodded.

Han Yuan said at the right time: "Mr. Lu, this man is your God of Wealth."

"What do you mean?" Lu Wan was puzzled.

Han Yuan smiled and said, "This person has more than 300 catties of high-quality white paper, the kind that are hard to find."

Lu Wan's pupils shrank, and then he said with a dry smile: "Mingfu don't lie to me, that paper has always been my favorite, so I know a thing or two. It is rumored that the supply of this paper in Chang'an is also in short supply. How could there be more than 300 catties?" ,I do not believe."

Jia Zhen was not in a hurry to defend, but just said: "The servant who came with me is waiting outside the mansion now. I have prepared something for Brother Lu."

"Oh?" Lu Wanxiao asked, "I don't know what it is?"

"Brother Lu, let's go and see it."

Hearing this, Lu Wan turned his head and told the butler, "Go, invite people in."

"Yes."

Not long after the butler went down, he came up with two men in gray clothes, and they were carrying a big box.

Jia Zhen raised her legs and drank tea lightly, without urging Lu Wan to check.This look, in Lu Wan's eyes, added a sense of mystery to the other party.

He ordered the box to be opened.

"This"

Dazzled, completely dazzled.

There are not only a lot of cut white paper in the box, but also several smaller wooden boxes.

Lu Wan first checked the white paper and found that it was completely the same as the one he bought at a high price, then picked up the wooden box and opened it.

Inside was a crystal clear crystal.

In addition, there were still a few wooden boxes left. Before checking it, Lu closed the big box with a snap.

Turning around, she smiled kindly at Jia Zhen.

"Brother Jia, please forgive me for the poor reception earlier."

Jia Zhen put down the teacup with a smile, and stretched out her hand to signal him to sit down.

"Brother Lu, are you satisfied with these small greetings?"

Lu Wan sat down and clicked his tongue: "I'm afraid, it's hard to be dissatisfied."

"Hahaha."

Several people laughed.

Then, Lu Wan asked: "Brother Jia came to see me with great gifts, why?"

Jia Zhendao: "A while ago, I passed by here to buy goods. I didn't know the rules here, so I didn't have a good fight with you. Fortunately, Mr. Han was here and gave me some advice. Only then did I know that I should visit Mr. Lu. This gift is just for you. Just to clear up the misunderstanding."

Hearing this, Lu Wan immediately understood.This person must be a new merchant from the north. He didn't know the rules in the south, so he was treated a bit miserable, and he came to ask for peace.

Lu Wandao: "Peace is the most important thing in everything. Since Brother Jia is willing to resolve the misunderstanding, I am naturally very happy. It's just..."

Having said that, he deliberately paused for a while.

"Just what?" Jia Zhen asked.

Lu Wan pretended to be distressed and said, "I am not the only one who has the final say on this matter."

Hearing this, Jia Zhen showed an amiable smile on his face.

"I already understand the embarrassment of Duke Lu. When I was on the way, I asked Mr. Han to find several other Patriarchs. I am willing to apologize to everyone and offer salutes. Of course, I also ask Mr. Lu to help me a little bit. Let Lu Gong suffer."

"Hehe, easy to talk, easy to talk." Lu Wan said with a smile: "You all stay tonight, we won't go home until we're drunk!"

"Thank you, Mr. Lu, for your hospitality."

After a dinner, the guests and the host had a great time, as if they had let go of their previous suspicions and became bosom friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.

"About three days later, on my boat, some good things will arrive. Lu Gong might as well send someone to take a look."

Before leaving, Jia Zhen said this to Lu Wan.

(End of this chapter)