Prosperous Tang Blood Blade

Chapter 883 Who Can Turn the Tide? Only General Chen
Chapter 5 Who can turn the tide, only General Chen

"The solidity of rivers and mountains is not dangerous in virtue!" Wang Gui looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Majesty's benevolence, Turks are naturally nothing to worry about!"

Fang Xuanling looked at the serious Wang Gui, with a sneer on his face, watching quietly with the mentality of watching a good show.

Hearing Wang Gui, Wei Zheng began to rant about Wang Gui, talking about playing with his mouth, Wei Zheng's fighting power was super strong, and Wang Gui was speechless.

Chen Ying ignored the dispute between Wang Gui and Wei Zheng, but turned around and walked towards Fang Xuanling, and said calmly, "Fang Xuanling, what are you thinking?"

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said, "Nothing!"

This remark was insincere, Chen Ying didn't care about it.

Chen Ying said lightly: "What do you think? Isn't it clear?"

Fang Xuanling sighed lightly and said: "In the past, when the King of Qin was still here, it was Fang who made the plan, and Keming (Du Ruhui) made a decision with the King of Qin, and he would never shirk and argue like this..."

Compared with Li Shimin, Li Jiancheng really lacked a decisiveness.

Chen Ying looked at Fang Xuanling and said, "Do you think you're helping Erlang win back the world?"

Fang Xuanling shook his head and said, "I've never had such an arrogant idea!"

Chen Ying nodded and said: "That's it. Your skills are all in general affairs and state affairs. Now that the disputes in the world have stopped, it is your place to use your skills. If this is the case, what are you worried about?"

Fang Xuanling looked at Chen Ying and said, "Your Majesty thinks that Your Majesty will reuse Fang?"

Chen Ying shook his head and said: "Whether you will use me or not, I don't know, but if you don't show your talent and excellence, even if His Majesty wants to use you, he can't stop the people talking.

Fang Xuanling shook his head lightly and said: "The king of Qin is the first hero, but unfortunately his luck is perverted, and he has made mistakes in employing people; His majesty looks at the world fiercely, but he has benevolence and open-mindedness in his heart, but I don't know whether it is an act or the truth!"

"Your Majesty's benevolence is the blessing of the world!" Chen Ying said with a faint smile: "There are a few carnivorous people who are good people. Sitting in the world, even if you pretend, it is also a blessing for the country. You can still pray too much!"

Fang Xuanling said with a self-deprecating smile: "I followed King Qin first, and now that King Qin's life or death is uncertain, if I surrender to His Majesty, I will definitely be accused of disloyalty and disloyalty."

Chen Ying sneered and said, "What good is being a loyal minister?"

Fang Xuanling looked at Chen Ying.

Chen Ying said with a leisurely smile: "Fenglong and Bigan in ancient times have become loyal ministers and risked their own lives. Is there any benefit to the people and affairs of the world?"

Fang Xuanling subconsciously shook his head.

Chen Ying said with a smile: "Why do you have to do things that are not good for others or yourself? Just for a good reputation of loyalty?"

He sneered and said, "That stuff is worthless!"

Unknowingly, the dispute between the court and the court actually involved Yang Guang. Wang Gui was furious and roared like thunder: "Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty was very happy. He built the Eastern Capital, built the canal, conquered Korea three times, and abused the power of the people. This is why there are so many heroes. chaos..."

Wei Zheng sighed and said, "Building the Eastern Capital is to manage the Guandong; dredging the canal is to connect the north and the south; and conquering Korea three times is to expand the territory. Aren't these three things serious business?"

Li Jiancheng was stunned.

Wei Zheng continued: "Although Emperor Sui Yang was in a daze, the things he did were clearly meritorious for the present and beneficial for the future. It's just that he didn't do it well. What about us?"

Li Jiancheng was puzzled for a moment and did not respond.

Wei Zheng then sighed: "Taiyuan raised troops and killed Wang Wei and Gao Junya; the battle of Huoyi killed Song Laosheng; the battle of Chang'an killed Master Yin; the battle of Longyou killed Xue Renguo ;Later Li Mi was killed...the Battle of Luoyang, the Battle of Wang Shichong, and the Battle of Hebei killed Dou Jiande.

Wei Zheng looked at Li Jiancheng and said, "Your Majesty, can this be considered a serious matter?"

Li Jiancheng pondered: "Xuancheng...how did you start with your thoughts?"

Wei Zheng shook his head and said: "It is written in the emperor's call to action that he punishes the people, comforts the common people, and governs the common people...Nowadays, there is a severe drought in Guanzhong, and the Turkic movement, and you are actually thinking of negotiating peace. All these things should not be An empty phrase..."

Wei Zheng's words are a bit heavy. Now Li Jiancheng is the second emperor of the Tang Dynasty. To deny Li Yuan is to deny the legitimacy of Li Jiancheng's throne.

Li Jiancheng said loudly: "Of course it's not empty words..."

Wei Zheng said: "Isn't it empty talk? Wars are still frequent, ten rooms are empty, and the people are displaced. In the past few years, the people in Guanzhong have donated even the leftover food for the night, just to have a safe life, but this is the day. Did Tang give it to them?"

Li Jiancheng looked at Wei Zheng in surprise.

Chen Ying lamented that Wei Zheng was still the Wei Zheng in history, not only did he dare to criticize Li Shimin, but Li Jiancheng also didn't give face.

Li Jiancheng's self-cultivation is naturally better than Li Shimin's. Li Jiancheng bowed to Wei Zheng deeply, and then said sincerely: "Please Xuancheng teach me how to do it!"

Wei Zhengdao: "The current problem, in fact, is the food problem. Although the official warehouses and military warehouses are all exhausted, there are still a lot of food in the folks. However, the common people's eyes are narrow..."

In fact, there are some problems, and Wei Zheng is also a little puzzled.

Although the weather has been abnormal recently, and there has been no rain for more than two consecutive months, which has delayed the spring plowing, there has been no war in Guanzhong for three or four years. Compared with the previous rulers, the Datang regime is actually very tolerant, and the people have been stable for several years. It is very easy to save surplus rations in China. In terms of the current productivity of Datang, farmers have two to three average years, and they can save the next year's rations after paying the grain tax.If there is a good harvest, the surplus grain for one year can almost prepare for a year's famine.With a surplus, in addition to preparing for shortages at home, it may be sold to grain merchants for profit.

The year has just begun, and the snow has not yet fallen.It stands to reason that from March to May after the Chinese New Year, this is the time when the grain is not harvested, and the grain will inevitably increase.

However, after Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, he was still abnormal.Grain prices have continued to drop from [-] yuan per bucket of rice at the beginning of the year to [-] yuan per bucket of rice.

These people found that the food in their hands was becoming less and less valuable, so they quickly sold the stored food before the price of food fell to the extreme.

However, with the severity of the drought, the situation reversed, and the price of grain rose from five qian per bucket of rice to fifty qian per bucket of rice, a tenfold increase.

This is like the stock market in later generations, because the market makers are emptying the stock market, and the crazy stockholders are sucking blood. Now that the private grain is emptied, the entire Guanzhong is short of food, and the entire market will go up!
In other words, it's time to cut meat now! The grain market is not the stock market, and everyone may not necessarily need to speculate in stocks, but everyone needs to eat.

This entry and exit, almost all of the private grain storage is concentrated in the hands of grain merchants.As early as February, when Wei Zhengwei discovered the clue, his whole brows were wrinkled. At that time, he was looking forward to the change of the sky, because once the drought eased, as long as the people in Guanzhong did not hoard food frantically, the food in Guanzhong would be enough for the people in Guanzhong to eat.

But the sky failed, and everything reversed in a more serious direction.

"The price of grain in Guanzhong has risen to five times the usual level!" Wei Zheng sighed and said, "Grain merchants sell very little, and each person and household can only buy once a day. Now in the market, people have to queue up to buy some grain rations." , almost out of stock!”

"It seems that they don't have a lot of food in their hands." After all, Li Jiancheng is the heir trained by Li Yuan himself. Although he is not from the bottom, he knows the people's livelihood very well, but he is not good enough for business after all.

"Hmph! It's not that they don't have food, but they are still waiting for the price of food to continue to rise!" Wei Zheng sneered, and said: "Most of the grain merchants come from aristocratic families, Jingzhao Wei, Hongnong Yang, Qinghe Cui, and Zhaojun Li , the Boling Cui family, and the Fanyang Lu family, just a few of them should have enough grain to feed 60 to [-] people for half a year."

Li Jiancheng said with a look of extreme horror on his face, "There are so many!"

Wang Gui also felt a little unbelievable and said, "Not so many."

Wei Zheng said without hesitation: "Yes. I have been watching them for the past few years. In normal years, they just spit out some to maintain their business. As far as the total is concerned, it can almost be said to be in and out! The accumulation of several years is enough to reach this figure-perhaps more!"

Wei Zheng was able to know this inside story, in fact, there is another reason - he has Li Jiancheng's dark power in his hands.Although Li Jiancheng's dark power is not as good as Li Shimin's Baiqisi, it is more than enough to monitor a Guanzhong.

Of course, as Wei Zheng's official career has skyrocketed in the past few years, the Julu Wei family has also taken root in Guanzhong. The population is less than 100 people, and [-] shi of grain is enough for them to eat for [-] years.

Li Jiancheng roared angrily when he heard this: "These profiteers! If they are willing to relieve the country's difficulties, then our predicament will not be a predicament!"

Regarding the economy, Chen Ying has the most say.

At this time, Chen Ying had no choice but to stand up and say: "Your Majesty, they have waited for three or four years, and what they are waiting for is today. Such a large grain storage, insect-proof, mildew-proof, transporting, drying, exchanging old for new, grain The manpower and material resources used for the fire prevention of the warehouse are enough to double the cost of each bucket of grain. Now is the time to sell! After this year, there will be a surplus of grain in Guanzhong in the coming year, and the price of grain will drop by then. If there is another good harvest in Guanzhong, these people will all go bankrupt! This is a matter of life and wealth, so how can they open warehouses to stabilize grain prices for the sake of righteousness?"

Li Jiancheng said angrily: "Aren't they making a fortune for the country!"

"That's right, it's making the country rich." Chen Yingying said, "Usually rice is cheap and gold is expensive, so they collect rice at a low price. Now that rice is expensive and gold is cheap, it's time for them to collect gold."

Li Jiancheng said: "Cheap income is expensive to sell, and low income is high output. I also understand this principle, but there must be a limit to making money. Now that the country is in trouble, they still do such things. Do they still think this country is their own country? ?Prince Feng, you will issue an order to give them a fair price, and let them open warehouses and sell grain at this fair price."

Chen Ying was stunned, and ordered the merchants to sell grain at the price specified in the order? This "method" was only imagined by warriors, and Chen Ying never thought that Li Jiancheng would do this!

However, Chen Ying did not agree with this.

A country must have credibility, although it is easier to do so.However, unlike later generations, the aristocratic clan holds absolute control over the local area, and they have enough strength to fight against the central government. Now the food war in Guanzhong is no longer a matter of any aristocratic family. This involves the interests of the entire Guanzhong and Shandong nobles.

Once the imperial court and the powerful quarrel became too tense, and officials from aristocratic clans collectively put down picks, huge problems would arise in the entire Tang Dynasty. If there were no officials, the government would be paralyzed, and the world would undoubtedly be in chaos.Li Jiancheng, the emperor's decree, can't get out of Chang'an at all.

Not to mention the army, since the imperial court couldn't provide food to feed the army, the army might be the first to rebel.

Wei Zheng shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this method is useless. Even if His Majesty issues an imperial decree, they will definitely shirk that there is no food..."

"Do they dare to open it? Humph..." Li Jiancheng said angrily, "I'll let the Twelve Guards pass by now, and I'll break open their granaries to see how they are doing! I'm sorry they can't hide so much food! "

Hearing this, Chen Ying was taken aback. If he wanted to send troops to forcibly open the warehouse, why did the twelve guards go there in person? Sending any general around could sweep them away, but in this way, the Tang court would The reputation among the clans and clans has been completely ruined. Wang Shichong has done this before. He expanded his army crazily and had no food, so he directly fell out with the Zheng family in Xingyang.

Even if Wang Shiyun used the Fire Bull Formation to wipe out the [-] troops of the Tang Dynasty, he still did not reverse the disadvantage.Force is very useful. However, unless Li Jiancheng dares to imitate a certain Qing Dynasty, is completely shameless, and sweeps away with the Sanguang policy, then the Tang Dynasty will become like the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, and it will immediately fall apart.

Chen Ying absolutely didn't want to see Li Jiancheng acting like this just after he came to the throne, otherwise Datang would be ruined.Without the support of the family and the family, Li Jiancheng's status will be shaken immediately. Once Li Jiancheng dares to do this, the family will send dead soldiers to rescue Li Yuan at all costs and come out to clean up the mess.

Chen Yingdao: "Your Majesty, this is impossible!"

Everyone was secretly surprised, they all thought that it was either Pei Ju, or Chen Shuda, or Xiao Shiwen who stood up at this time, and the last one should be Yuwen Shiji.

Unexpectedly, it was Chen Ying who stood up against Li Jiancheng.

Although Hou Mo and Chen Ying have had great fame in recent years, their background is too poor, at best they are only second-rate aristocratic families, and apart from Chen Ying, there is no one in the entire Hou Mo and Chen family who can make a move.

Chen Yingdao: "We must follow the rules in the struggle. Now they are using commercial methods. Our legislation in the Tang Dynasty is not secretive. These grain merchants deserve to take advantage of the loopholes. We must be cautious when we legislate in the future!"

Hearing Chen Ying's words, although Li Jiancheng was annoyed by the businessman's injustice, he also knew that it was inappropriate to do so. Li Jiancheng asked, "Based on Chen Qing's intention, what should we do now?"

"It's actually not difficult to solve this problem!" Chen Ying thought for a while and said, "The Tang Dynasty is so big and the territory is so vast. Yuzhou is less than one-eighth of the world, so we can use business to guide business. Take advantage of the opportunity of Jianghuai or Bashu grain merchants eager to enter Guanzhong, and use Jianghuai, Hebei, and Liaodong grain merchants to deal with Guanzhong grain merchants!"

Li Jiancheng asked hesitantly: "Is this method feasible?"

Fang Xuanling looked at Chen Ying in surprise. Although this method is feasible, there is a prerequisite, that is, there must be sufficient resources, which can make the Jianghuai, Bashu, and Shandong families feel profitable, otherwise this is a dream in the mirror. .

The key is that now Chen Ying is also a clever woman who can hardly cook without rice. Although Chen Ying is rich, he has no way to feed the 300 million people in Guanzhong. The food is not tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of shi, but millions of shi.

Although Chen Ying has achieved gratifying results in farming in the Western Regions, the Western Regions are too far away, and no matter how much food there is, it is impossible to transport it.

Since it is barely transported, it is a drop in the bucket, and ninety-nine percent of the food transported by land must be consumed on the road.

Fang Xuanling really couldn't figure out where Chen Ying's confidence came from.

Wei Zheng coughed, bowed and said, "Dare to ask General Chen..."

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