Great Tang Dynasty

Chapter 1853
The household department is indeed in chaos.

A big fire burned for a long time, and it was finally all extinguished when it was dawn, but even so, thick smoke could still be seen rising into the sky.

Li Chengqian was in the household department all night, his face was ugly, and his whole person looked very cold.

When the people from the household department came to report the situation, they felt trembling all over.

"His Royal Highness, there is only a small amount of burnt food left, which can support those refugees for two days at most."

The people in the household department didn't dare to say more. After hearing this, Prince Li Chengqian suddenly became a little angry and said, "Check it out, check it out for me, and you must find out the cause of the fire."

The people from the household department nodded repeatedly, but they secretly complained in their hearts. They have already sent people to investigate the matter of the fire, but they haven't found anything yet.

This fire started a little suddenly, I'm afraid it's not easy to investigate.

But the prince had spoken, and they didn't dare to find any excuses, so they had to investigate in a hurry.

At this time, Li Chengqian said again: "The grain has just been brought back, and there should still be grain stored in various places. You send people to buy grain, the more the better."

The officials of the Ministry of Households quickly responded again, wanting to help those hungry people tide over the difficulties, they can only buy food now.

A fire burned the food and grass in the household department, and the price of food in Chang'an City may have to increase. Thinking of this, the officials of the household department felt a pain, it was all money.

The news quickly spread in Chang'an City.

As soon as Li Shimin woke up, some palace servants rushed over: "Your Majesty, the household department ran out of water last night, and all the relief food was burned by the fire."

Li Shimin's body trembled suddenly, and he asked, "What, the food was burned by the fire?"

The palace man nodded: "It was all burned by the fire, there is not much left."

Li Shimin's eyes were fixed, and he said: "Damn it, it's really hateful, who did it?"

"It hasn't been investigated yet, and now His Royal Highness is worrying about the next food supply. Your Majesty, what do you think should be done?"

Li Shimin smiled bitterly. There was no food in the household department, so it was useless to ask him.

Li Shimin thought for a moment, and then said: "Since this matter has been handed over to the prince, let the prince take full responsibility."

Li Shimin suddenly wanted to see the prince's ability, whether he could solve this matter well.

The grain and grass were burned seriously, but most of them could not shake the foundation of their Tang Dynasty, so although Li Shimin was in a hurry, he was not in a hurry. In this case, it might as well be regarded as a test for the prince.

After Li Shimin spoke like this, the palace man couldn't say much more.

After the news spread in Chang'an City, those people in Chang'an City soon realized that the court was short of food.

After realizing this, the price of grain in various grain shops increased accordingly.

In this world, anyone who has food can be said to belong to a merchant. Merchants seek profit. If so, they naturally hope that their food can be sold at a good price. Now that the imperial court is likely to buy food, then they will If there is no price increase, when will we wait?
The price of grain in Chang'an City increases, and when the price of grain increases, many people are actually not particularly willing to sell grain, because they feel that if they do not sell, the price of grain may rise even higher.

People will be somewhat greedy, so even if the people in the household department are buying grain, they will definitely not be able to buy much.

And that's exactly what happened.

After one day passed, the Ministry of Household Affairs did not purchase much grain, not even a day's ration for the refugees outside the city, and the price of grain was getting higher and higher, which was also a great burden for the Ministry of Household Affairs.

Before dusk came, officials from the household department hurried to the East Palace and told Li Chengqian about the situation.

"His Royal Highness, it's not easy to buy grain. Our grain plus what we bought today will only last for two days at most, but the price of grain is getting higher and higher. If we buy more, it will put a lot of pressure on the household department. This... ..."

The problem of feeding 2 people is sometimes not a trivial matter, and it is very difficult to solve. When the household department official said this, he couldn't help but sigh.

Li Chengqian's face was dark, and after a long time, he said, "Just keep buying, I'll figure out a way tomorrow, by the way, have you found out the cause of the fire yet?"

"Not...haven't investigated it yet."

"Continue to investigate."

"Here!"

The officials of the household department retreated, Li Chengqian couldn't help sighing, he also felt a little worried.

As for this, the news is still blocked. If the hungry people outside the city know about it, they might make a fuss.
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The next day, the weather was very hot and the sun was scorching.

Early in the morning, Li Chengqian left the East Palace and went to Duke Qin's mansion.

It's hard to buy food, so he can only go to Qin Tian. Qin Tian's family has a lot of food. If possible, he would like to borrow some.

In his opinion, Qin Tian is a person who considers the country and the people very much, so, facing this situation, it should be no problem for him to borrow some food from Qin Tian, ​​right?
When Prince Li Chengqian came to the Duke Qin's mansion, Qin Tian was still sleeping.

The weather is getting hotter and hotter, only in the morning is it cooler, so at this time, Qin Tian prefers to catch up on sleep.

But when the Crown Prince came down, Qin Tian had no choice but to stand up and greet him quickly.

"Why is His Royal Highness here?" Qin Tian looked at Li Chengqian, and guessed to some extent why he came here. Everyone in Chang'an City knew about the fire in the household department. His Qin Tian's news was not slower than others, so naturally he was early. Just know.

"Sir, you must have known about the fire in the household department. I asked the household department to buy grain, but many people refused to sell it because of the price increase. But the people outside the city must have something to eat. So, I thought of Mr.

Li Chengqian said this first, while Qin Tian was a little curious, thinking of himself, thinking of himself, could he have a way to solve this problem, a clever woman can't cook without rice, no one can do anything without food.

However, Qin Tian didn't show it, he just asked: "Then what is the purpose of the Crown Prince coming here?"

"Borrowing food, Mr.'s family has a lot of food. If you are willing to lend me some, it will be more or less urgent."

Hearing that Li Chengqian came here to borrow grain, Qin Tian was immediately speechless. Now that the price of grain has risen, selling grain is obviously more cost-effective. Thanks a lot.

Qin Tian thinks that Li Chengqian is obviously not a person who knows how to do business, but Li Chengqian is not alive, he Qin Tian knows, he will lend food at this time?
No one's money comes from strong winds, and things like charity can't be done casually. Qin Tian wants to smoke people, and he has never seen such a trick.

(End of this chapter)