The road of the farmer's fortune and the imperial examination

Chapter 1065 Opening the Granary
After ordering this matter, Gu Chengyu suddenly had a headache again.

How can we do without food if we only have money?The imperial court did not say anything about the food for disaster relief, but only said that it was 5 taels of official silver.

Yesterday he had the cheek to ask for a lot of food from the merchants, so he couldn't let others donate it, could he?This is somewhat unreasonable.

Money can't fill one's stomach. If you want to buy food, but the price of food is so high, how much can you buy with 5 taels of silver?
Not to mention, there are [-] taels of which are used to strengthen the river embankment.

Is it really necessary to open a granary?After opening the granary?With so many victims, the granary will always be empty one day.

The granary must never be emptied, otherwise, what if there is another accident?Even if Gu Chengyu moved the grain in the granary, he had to find a way to make up for it quickly.

Recently, the price of food has remained high, and it is monopolized by a few big households.How to make them willingly sell the grain at a low price?

Gu Chengyu was thinking while walking.Suddenly, he had an idea, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and his steps were much faster than before.

When he returned to the study, Gu Chengyu immediately summoned a guard of the C generation.

This person's name is Bing Qi, and he is considered to be the cleverest of the C generation.

"Bing Qi pays homage to your lord!" Bing Qi was both excited and a little apprehensive about Gu Chengyu's sudden summons.

I don't know why the adults are looking for him. If they want to reuse him, Bing Qi thinks it is impossible.

There are quite a few seniors of the T-type generation around my lord, not to mention there are Mr. Mo and Mr. Yan, they are newcomers who have just fledgling, and they can't even get close to your lord.

Seeing that Bingqi was very nervous, Gu Chengyu smiled.

"I asked you to come here because there is something I want you to do! Ming Mo said that you are calm and smart. If this matter is done well, come and do things by my side!"

There are more and more people under him, and Gu Chengyu will give opportunities to those who are capable.Selecting the best, survival of the fittest, is an eternal truth.

The guards of the C generation are now in charge of Ming Mo, and if Gu Chengyu wants to promote someone, he has to give Ming Mo some face.

Bing Qi was overjoyed when he heard that the adults wanted to use him again, but he didn't expect that such a good thing would happen to him.

At the same time, he felt a little more grateful towards Ming Mo in his heart, and it seemed that it was because of Director Mo's recommendation, otherwise how would the adults notice him?
"You have all stayed in Yingnan Mansion for the past few days, so you must know something about the situation in Yingnan Mansion. You take those yamen servants to open the granary, take out a hundred shi of grain, and deal with the food for the victims of the disaster for the past two days before talking about it. I I will ask Mingmo to find some craftsmen in the city to build the shanty and porridge shed first. You take people to transport the needed food to the porridge shed every day, can you hear me clearly?"

In fact, this matter is not difficult, Ming Mo and the others have something to do, so we can no longer rely on Ming Mo and the others for such a matter.

Bingqi didn't hesitate, and immediately agreed.

Even if the imperial court did not issue an official document to open the granary, Bing Qi was not afraid.What are you afraid of?When the sky fell, there was a tall man holding it up.

The adults in his family are not afraid, so does he need to worry?He is a servant, he only needs to obey orders.

Gu Chengyu's confident appearance gave Bingqi a lot of confidence.

After Bing Qi led the order to go out, Ming Mo entered the house.

"Mingmo, take your silver and go to a farther city to buy some rice grains." Gu Chengyu rubbed his chin, pondered for a moment, and then told Mingmo.

Ming Mo was a little surprised, "My lord, isn't there rice for sale in Yingnan Mansion? Why do we have to look far away?"

Gu Chengyu sneered, "Those people hoard rice grains in their own granaries and refuse to sell them. Even if I want to buy their grains, the price must be sky-high. Even though I have sternly stated that it is not allowed to sell grains at high prices. But people If you don’t sell the food, but keep it for your own food, what can you do to him?”

This is called policy at the top and countermeasures at the bottom.

Keeping the food in their hands, these people will not worry about selling it.When there is a food shortage in Fucheng, the common people and the victims of the disaster have no food to satisfy their hunger. In the end, there are so many people begging their family to sell food at a high price.

But will Gu Chengyu let such a thing happen?Of course not.

"But my lord, Sunan Mansion is a little farther away from here. We need a lot of food. The villain is worried that Sunan Mansion will get the news, and the price of grain will be raised at that time, and we will spend more money. Let's go to Su It’s a long way to transport grain in Nanfu, and there’s a lot of loss and delay on the way, so it’s not worth it!”

Ming Mo's face was full of sadness, and he expressed his doubts to Gu Chengyu.

Gu Chengyu couldn't help but nodded secretly. As he grew older, Ming Mo finally had some insights of his own, which was a good change.

Ming Mo has always done things prudently, but this time he thought very carefully.

"It's a long journey, so it's going to cost more to go by land. The time to travel by water is shorter, so it's not a delay. Anyway, there are grains in the granary to support it. As for whether the price of grain in Sunan Prefecture will increase, let us know. There is no need to worry. Because you only need to buy it twice, and you only need to buy about ten stones each time."

Gu Chengyu smiled mysteriously, and shook the fan in his hand, looking chic and composed.

Ming Mo was confused by what Gu Chengyu said.

"My lord! Shishi can only eat for two days, and it must be porridge." Seeing that Ming Mo's face seemed to be covered with question marks, he was still very distressed.

Gu Chengyu smiled and said: "Of course ten stones of grain is not enough, and the granary will fill up the shortage for the time being. But the specific amount of grain we use every day in the granary must be kept secret. I have already asked Bing Qi to handle this matter! When the time comes, tell him a few more words."

Ming Mo was really confused by his own adults this time, since he still had to rely on the granary's subsidy, why did he go to Sunan Mansion to buy grain?
Seeing Ming Mo's doubts, Gu Chengyu continued: "You go to Sunan Mansion to buy ten shi of grain, but you can't bring back only ten shi."

Gu Chengyu looked at Ming Mo whose mind had become muddled, and told Ming Mo his plan.

After hearing this, Ming Mo suddenly realized, he looked at Gu Chengyu with admiration, his lord's strategy was really brilliant.

Let these people be greedy, and this time they will definitely lose their money.

A girl dressed as a maid walked to the corner gate of the backyard of the government office, looking at the two servants guarding the corner gate, she couldn't help but hate secretly.

Master Li was suddenly arrested, which made her really panic.

Now that she is trapped in this inner courtyard, even if she wants to go out to buy food, that is impossible.

Mr. Li's family members belong to the family members of the prisoner, and they must not be released from the house now.

There are two servants and several guards guarding the backyard of the government office. As a woman in the inner courtyard, how can she get out?
The girl was very anxious, wandered around twice, and then adjusted her clothes, ready to try and see if she could leave the house.

"Stop, who is it?" Bing Wu saw that a girl was approaching, and he was getting closer and closer, so he immediately raised his vigilance.

(End of this chapter)