Great Tang Dynasty
Chapter 290 Prohibition
Chapter 290 Prohibition
The news of Chang'an has always been well-informed, coupled with Li Jiancheng's operation, many people in Chang'an knew that the imperial court was short of food, and planned to buy from the people.
For a time, food prices in Chang'an skyrocketed.
Qin Wu quickly sent news to Qin Tian.
"Brother Tian, the grain has increased so much, and there is no intention of it going down at all. I'm afraid it can only be lowered after the new grain is harvested."
After Qin Wu sent the news, Qin Tian's face darkened.
He knew that the price of grain might rise, but he didn't expect it to rise so fast. At first, he wanted to ask Forber to buy some more, but now the price of grain has risen too fast, and if he buys again, he will lose money.
Qin Tian walked back and forth in the living room, unable to think of a better way for a while.
At the same time, Zhao Jing, Minister of the Household Department, was more anxious than Qin Tian.
Li Yuan told him to raise enough food no matter what, but now that the price of food is soaring, how does the household department have so much money to buy it?
If Zhao Jing can become the Minister of the Household Department, he must be a capable person.
So he also thought about buying from other big families. After all, they have a lot of land and food, but who would have thought that after he asked, these people were either unwilling to sell, or the price was extremely high, which was higher than the market price. They are all high, so how can he buy them?
Zhao Jing had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the palace, and told Li Yuan about the situation.
"My lord, the price of food has risen so much that the Ministry of Household Affairs may not be able to afford it."
Li Yuan frowned, and shouted: "These people are really hateful, they still want to make war money, they know that my Tang Dynasty needs food now, and they still act like this."
Li Yuan was angry, but he couldn't solve the problem.
The two monarchs and ministers stared at each other. After a long time, Zhao Jing said: "Your Majesty, if you don't ban bars, after banning wine making, maybe there will be more food."
Datang always needs a large amount of food for wine making every year. If alcohol is banned, it will indeed produce a lot of food, but it is hard to say whether alcohol prohibition will reduce food prices.
If it is a market economy, it will definitely be able to reduce the price of food, but if it is artificially controlled, it will be somewhat difficult.
But this is the only way the two of them can think of at present, so Li Yuan nodded and agreed.
On the afternoon of the day Li Yuan agreed, Chang'an City issued a ban on alcohol. Anyone who brews alcohol will be arrested immediately, and they will be fined or exiled.
As soon as the prohibition order came out, many wine shops wanted to cry but had no tears.
It's not because of them that the price of food has been raised, so why are they prohibited from making money?
Many distilleries have already brewed food. Once the prohibition came out, although they could continue to brew, they could only keep stock, and they might not be able to sell it for a while.
Prohibition spread in Chang'an, but the price of food did not seem to be affected.
The more the ban on alcohol was issued, the higher the price of food.
Everyone is not stupid. The imperial court issued a ban on alcohol, which was obviously caused by a lack of food. They would be too stupid if they didn't take advantage of this opportunity to make money.
After Zhao Jing discovered this situation, there was still nothing he could do.
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Qin Tian was among the first to know about the alcohol prohibition, but even though he knew about it, he was not too much affected.
He was only worried about the high price of grain. If the household department could not buy grain, Li Shimin's situation on the front line would be very dangerous.
After much deliberation, Qin Tian felt that he had no choice but to take the risk.
Before the evening of that day, Qin Tian quietly came to the Ninth Princess Mansion.
The Ninth Princess Mansion in early summer is still very quiet, only a few cicadas chirping.
In an exquisite flower garden, Qin Tian found the Nine Princesses.
At this time, the Ninth Princess was tending the flowers and plants, but when she learned that Qin Tian had arrived, she behaved very calmly, without even saying hello, and she was still tending the flowers and plants.
Obviously, the reward was at the Royal Ranch, and Qin Tian's poem hurt him.
"Princess Nine..."
Qin Tian yelled outside the flower garden, but the nine princesses pretended not to hear her. Qin Tian was very helpless, and finally had to take a risk and walked over.
"your Highness."
This time, Princess Jiu pretended not to hear it too much. She turned her head and saw that it was Qin Tian, her expression was still calm.
"Is there a problem?"
"There is something that I hope Princess Nine can help with."
Princess Jiu wanted to resist, but she couldn't help but wanted to help, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Now the imperial court is raising food and grass, but the food in the world has been greatly extorted. I would like to invite Her Royal Highness to the palace to offer advice to the Holy Majesty."
"Why don't you go yourself?"
"It's not suitable for me to go."
Princess Jiu was a little hesitant. She knew that Qin Tian did this to save Li Shimin, but she had a bad relationship with Li Shimin. If she helped Li Shimin, wouldn't it be the same as helping Li Shimin?
However, after a while, Princess Nine still decided to help Qin Tian. First of all, she knew very well what consequences would be caused to Datang if he lost this battle.
For a country, if you want others not to dare to bully you, the most effective way is to win the battle. Only when you win the battle will they dare not despise you or attack you.
"What clever plan do you have? Tell me and listen. If it's not good, this princess will never help you."
"This plan is naturally a clever plan..."
Qin Tian told the ninth princess about his trick. After listening to it, the ninth princess frowned slightly, and said, "What kind of trick is this, it's too bloody, and it's not good for my Tang Dynasty."
Qin Tiandao: "Your Highness, just tell the Holy Majesty, I believe the Holy Majesty will agree."
The Ninth Princess glared at Qin Tian, but there was nothing she could do, and said, "I'm only responsible for saying, whether it's successful or not, I dare not promise you."
"As long as Princess Nine can talk about it."
The Ninth Princess snorted, but did not stop at the mansion too much, got into the carriage and rushed to the palace.
When the Ninth Princess entered the palace, Zhao Jing had just left, and he reported the current situation to Li Yuan, and Li Yuan became more and more angry when he heard that the prohibition of alcohol could not control the price of food.
"Damn, hate, these little people who are wronging the country, wronging the country." Li Yuan was very angry at those big families and big landlords who controlled the grain and refused to sell it, and felt that they were simply forcing him into Tang Dynasty.
And at this moment, an eunuch hurried in: "My lord, the ninth princess is begging to see you."
"Why did Xiao Jiu come here?"
"This servant doesn't know, but the Ninth Princess refuses to tell."
Li Yuan nodded: "Let her in."
Not long after, Princess Nine came in from the outside, and Li Yuan was in a bad mood. Before he could salute, he asked, "Is there anything wrong with entering the palace?"
The nine princesses said: "I'm here to relieve my father's worries."
Hearing this, Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, a little interested, and asked: "Do you know what father is worried about now?"
(End of this chapter)
The news of Chang'an has always been well-informed, coupled with Li Jiancheng's operation, many people in Chang'an knew that the imperial court was short of food, and planned to buy from the people.
For a time, food prices in Chang'an skyrocketed.
Qin Wu quickly sent news to Qin Tian.
"Brother Tian, the grain has increased so much, and there is no intention of it going down at all. I'm afraid it can only be lowered after the new grain is harvested."
After Qin Wu sent the news, Qin Tian's face darkened.
He knew that the price of grain might rise, but he didn't expect it to rise so fast. At first, he wanted to ask Forber to buy some more, but now the price of grain has risen too fast, and if he buys again, he will lose money.
Qin Tian walked back and forth in the living room, unable to think of a better way for a while.
At the same time, Zhao Jing, Minister of the Household Department, was more anxious than Qin Tian.
Li Yuan told him to raise enough food no matter what, but now that the price of food is soaring, how does the household department have so much money to buy it?
If Zhao Jing can become the Minister of the Household Department, he must be a capable person.
So he also thought about buying from other big families. After all, they have a lot of land and food, but who would have thought that after he asked, these people were either unwilling to sell, or the price was extremely high, which was higher than the market price. They are all high, so how can he buy them?
Zhao Jing had no choice but to bite the bullet and enter the palace, and told Li Yuan about the situation.
"My lord, the price of food has risen so much that the Ministry of Household Affairs may not be able to afford it."
Li Yuan frowned, and shouted: "These people are really hateful, they still want to make war money, they know that my Tang Dynasty needs food now, and they still act like this."
Li Yuan was angry, but he couldn't solve the problem.
The two monarchs and ministers stared at each other. After a long time, Zhao Jing said: "Your Majesty, if you don't ban bars, after banning wine making, maybe there will be more food."
Datang always needs a large amount of food for wine making every year. If alcohol is banned, it will indeed produce a lot of food, but it is hard to say whether alcohol prohibition will reduce food prices.
If it is a market economy, it will definitely be able to reduce the price of food, but if it is artificially controlled, it will be somewhat difficult.
But this is the only way the two of them can think of at present, so Li Yuan nodded and agreed.
On the afternoon of the day Li Yuan agreed, Chang'an City issued a ban on alcohol. Anyone who brews alcohol will be arrested immediately, and they will be fined or exiled.
As soon as the prohibition order came out, many wine shops wanted to cry but had no tears.
It's not because of them that the price of food has been raised, so why are they prohibited from making money?
Many distilleries have already brewed food. Once the prohibition came out, although they could continue to brew, they could only keep stock, and they might not be able to sell it for a while.
Prohibition spread in Chang'an, but the price of food did not seem to be affected.
The more the ban on alcohol was issued, the higher the price of food.
Everyone is not stupid. The imperial court issued a ban on alcohol, which was obviously caused by a lack of food. They would be too stupid if they didn't take advantage of this opportunity to make money.
After Zhao Jing discovered this situation, there was still nothing he could do.
-
Qin Tian was among the first to know about the alcohol prohibition, but even though he knew about it, he was not too much affected.
He was only worried about the high price of grain. If the household department could not buy grain, Li Shimin's situation on the front line would be very dangerous.
After much deliberation, Qin Tian felt that he had no choice but to take the risk.
Before the evening of that day, Qin Tian quietly came to the Ninth Princess Mansion.
The Ninth Princess Mansion in early summer is still very quiet, only a few cicadas chirping.
In an exquisite flower garden, Qin Tian found the Nine Princesses.
At this time, the Ninth Princess was tending the flowers and plants, but when she learned that Qin Tian had arrived, she behaved very calmly, without even saying hello, and she was still tending the flowers and plants.
Obviously, the reward was at the Royal Ranch, and Qin Tian's poem hurt him.
"Princess Nine..."
Qin Tian yelled outside the flower garden, but the nine princesses pretended not to hear her. Qin Tian was very helpless, and finally had to take a risk and walked over.
"your Highness."
This time, Princess Jiu pretended not to hear it too much. She turned her head and saw that it was Qin Tian, her expression was still calm.
"Is there a problem?"
"There is something that I hope Princess Nine can help with."
Princess Jiu wanted to resist, but she couldn't help but wanted to help, and asked, "What's the matter?"
"Now the imperial court is raising food and grass, but the food in the world has been greatly extorted. I would like to invite Her Royal Highness to the palace to offer advice to the Holy Majesty."
"Why don't you go yourself?"
"It's not suitable for me to go."
Princess Jiu was a little hesitant. She knew that Qin Tian did this to save Li Shimin, but she had a bad relationship with Li Shimin. If she helped Li Shimin, wouldn't it be the same as helping Li Shimin?
However, after a while, Princess Nine still decided to help Qin Tian. First of all, she knew very well what consequences would be caused to Datang if he lost this battle.
For a country, if you want others not to dare to bully you, the most effective way is to win the battle. Only when you win the battle will they dare not despise you or attack you.
"What clever plan do you have? Tell me and listen. If it's not good, this princess will never help you."
"This plan is naturally a clever plan..."
Qin Tian told the ninth princess about his trick. After listening to it, the ninth princess frowned slightly, and said, "What kind of trick is this, it's too bloody, and it's not good for my Tang Dynasty."
Qin Tiandao: "Your Highness, just tell the Holy Majesty, I believe the Holy Majesty will agree."
The Ninth Princess glared at Qin Tian, but there was nothing she could do, and said, "I'm only responsible for saying, whether it's successful or not, I dare not promise you."
"As long as Princess Nine can talk about it."
The Ninth Princess snorted, but did not stop at the mansion too much, got into the carriage and rushed to the palace.
When the Ninth Princess entered the palace, Zhao Jing had just left, and he reported the current situation to Li Yuan, and Li Yuan became more and more angry when he heard that the prohibition of alcohol could not control the price of food.
"Damn, hate, these little people who are wronging the country, wronging the country." Li Yuan was very angry at those big families and big landlords who controlled the grain and refused to sell it, and felt that they were simply forcing him into Tang Dynasty.
And at this moment, an eunuch hurried in: "My lord, the ninth princess is begging to see you."
"Why did Xiao Jiu come here?"
"This servant doesn't know, but the Ninth Princess refuses to tell."
Li Yuan nodded: "Let her in."
Not long after, Princess Nine came in from the outside, and Li Yuan was in a bad mood. Before he could salute, he asked, "Is there anything wrong with entering the palace?"
The nine princesses said: "I'm here to relieve my father's worries."
Hearing this, Li Yuan was stunned for a moment, a little interested, and asked: "Do you know what father is worried about now?"
(End of this chapter)
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