Rebirth of Wu Ba Spring and Autumn

Chapter 1043 Taboo of the First Emperor
The boy in charge of buying grain sneered and said, "Go out and inquire. Now the price of grain in the whole city is the same price. Not only Linzi, most of the cities and villages in Bohai County have the same grain price."

"If you don't buy it, some people will!"

"..."

Forced to have no choice but to buy corn from the grain store, the Li Shu who lined up had no choice but to pay.

When Qing Ji and Wu Ji heard this, they couldn't help frowning.

Four hundred dollars for a bucket of rice?
Is it so outrageous?

In Dawu, a bucket is 10 liters, a liter is 4 catties, and a catty is 500 grams.

So a bucket of rice is 40 catties.

And if Qingji remembers correctly, the price of food in all counties and counties of Dawu and all over the country is uniform.

A bucket of rice is 120 yuan, and a catty is three yuan.

Even if the grain harvests have failed due to natural disasters in various parts of Bohai County in the past two years, it is impossible to raise the price of grain to the point of ten yuan a catty of corn!

Because Bohai County is backed by the entire Great Wu, food can be transported continuously through official roads and canals, and food prices can be maintained at the same standard as other places.

It should be so.

"Grandfather, I'm afraid there is something tricky in this."

"I know."

Qingji couldn't help but narrowed his eyes.

When it was Qingji's turn to go up to buy grain, he said directly, "Give me a bucket of rice."

"it is good."

The boy was stunned for a moment, then pointed to Qingji who was empty-handed, and said, "Do you have a bag?"

"No."

"If there is no bag, the money will be calculated separately, plus ten dollars."

"you!"

Wu Ji, who was following behind Qingji, was furious.

Just a bag, and ten copper plates?

Isn't this money grabbing?

"give him."

Qingji waved his hand and asked Wu Ji to pay.

However, Qingji, who was good at observing, looked around for a week, saw the boy who was pouring corn into the bag, and fell into deep thought.

Qingji is not looking at people, but at the "dou" in the hands of the servants, which is a utensil for measuring grain.

He always felt that the "dou" was a bit small.

Qing Ji is not the kind of person who doesn't stick to the spring water with his fingers.

Qingji has been in contact with rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar tea a lot, and he can tell it at a glance.

This "bucket" is a bit small.

"Give."

Qingji took the bag of corn, weighed it, and couldn't help frowning, and said, "Are you sure there's a bucket of rice in this bag? Forty catties?"

"What do you mean?"

The boy who was being questioned by Qingji changed his expression, and said very annoyed: "Do you want to find fault?"

Hearing this, Qingji put a bag of corn on the ground, and said flatly, "I'm just seeking truth from facts."

"Wu Ji, bring that 'dou' here."

"promise!"

As soon as Wu Ji heard this, he couldn't help but rushed over, grabbed the bucket, and handed it to Qingji.

Qingji looked at it, then frowned and said, "This is a seven-liter bucket, not a ten-liter bucket. Where did the remaining three liters of rice go?"

"One bucket of rice is three liters less, and ten buckets of rice is three buckets less?"

"How many people's fat and people's anointing have you been greedy with this thing?"

As soon as Qingji's words came out, the shopkeeper and the boys in the food store were all angry, they immediately picked up the guys and surrounded Qingji and Wu Ji.

"presumptuous!"

The old guard who was hiding in the crowd rushed out immediately and wrestled with these unscrupulous people. After a while, these unscrupulous people were beaten with black noses and swollen faces, and they all lay on the ground screaming.

After the government servants arrived, Qingji also ordered Bao Xi and other civil servants from Bohai County to be brought over.

When everyone arrived, Qingji threw the "dou" in his hand on the ground, glanced at Bao Xi, and asked indifferently: "Bao Xi, tell me, how many liters is a dou? "

"Return...Report to His Majesty, one bucket is ten liters."

Bao Xi knelt on the ground tremblingly, not daring to lift his head, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

After all, he was missing a move.

Unexpectedly, Qingji would make a private visit in Linzi Weifu, and found out about it.

Since the unification of weights and measures in the Wu Dynasty, it is strictly forbidden to circulate weights and measures with different regulations among the people.

Not too big, not too small.

All weights and measures must be made by the government. Those who dare to make weights and measures privately and use different rules and measures will be exiled to the army at least, or beheaded at worst...

Under such severe measures, Great Wu unified weights and measures in a real sense, and few people dared to break the ban.

Unexpectedly, Bao Xi really dared to break the ban.

Isn't this looking for death?

"Then tell me, how many liters is this?"

"Chen... Chen's eyesight is dim for a while, this should be a ten-sheng bucket."

Bao Xi didn't dare to tell the truth.

"Okay."

Qing Ji smiled and said, "Even the emperor, who manages everything every day, can recognize it. This is a seven-sheng bucket. You, a county guard, can't even recognize a few-sheng bucket?"

"How can you be an official for your parents? How can you be an official in the county?"

"I...convicted!"

Bao Xi hurriedly kowtowed.

"Then tell me again, the price of grain in Linzi, and some places in Bohai County, why is it 120 yuan per bucket? The average grain price in Dawu is [-] yuan per bucket. You are in Linzi, and you are in Bohai County. Is it a special case?"

Qingji said coldly: "This is still my Linzi, is this still my Bohai County?"

"His Majesty!"

Bao Xi swallowed with difficulty, and said tremblingly: "This is because the people under him are not effective in supervision. Some people are using this to enrich their own pockets and embezzle public funds. The fish and meat are rich and rich. I will definitely investigate thoroughly."

"enough!"

Qing Ji waved his hand and said, "Bao Xi, I don't want to hear your sophistry anymore."

"Do you think that a person who is not strict with the government and the supervision is not effective can escape his guilt?"

"You are the parent officer of Bohai County, the sheriff of a county, how can you not know about this? You are afraid that you have received a lot of benefits from others, so you are happy to hear it, and you are even the mastermind, so you are involved in this case, right?"

"No, Your Majesty, subject..."

"Come on!"

Qing Ji ordered: "Send Bao Xi to me and put him in jail! Interrogate him strictly!"

"promise!"

"Your Majesty! Forgive me! Forgive me! I'm guilty, I'm guilty!"

Knowing that his death was imminent, Bao Xi hurriedly begged for mercy, but was dragged out by the guards.

Qingji looked around again, saw a large group of Bohai County officials and Li Shu who were kneeling down, pointed to the fighting tools on the ground, and said loudly, "A fight is a fight, and a liter is a liter!"

"Ten liters equals one bucket, not seven liters equals one bucket!"

"I know that Bao Xi is not the only one who is corrupt and perverts the law. I will send someone to conduct a thorough investigation. If you confess, you will be lenient, and if you resist, you will be strict. Second and third sons, I know exactly what I have done."

Hearing this, all the officials of Bohai County present were so frightened that they broke out in cold sweat and trembled.

Not many of them have clean bottoms.

Once found out, at the least, he will be beheaded, and at worst, the whole family will be executed...

Qingji looked around again, looked at Li Shu who was present, and said, "I declare that from now on, the grain prices in Linzi and Bohai Counties will recover!"

"One bucket is 120 yuan, and this bucket has to be exchanged for the original regulations!"

"From now on, if anyone dares to drive up food prices, change small fights, disrupt market order, and the country's laws are ruthless, I will punish them severely!"

"Your Majesty, ten thousand years! Your Majesty, ten thousand years! Your Majesty, ten thousand years!"

The Li Shus were all grateful and bowed to Qingji again.

Bao Xi and others replaced big fights with small fights, embezzled public property, harmed the interests of the people of the country, and disrupted the market order. This has touched Qingji's bottom line, which Qingji absolutely cannot tolerate.

Not only the big and small officials in Bohai County involved in the case, but also those merchants who followed suit to drive up prices, replace big ones with small ones, and fish and meat the common people, and Qingji would not let them go.

(End of this chapter)