My Ming Dynasty, I have the final say

Following the words of Wang and Yang, a dead silence fell in the main hall.

The second-ranking father-in-law in the palace is comparable to the prime minister and assistant minister of the dynasty outside.

"Young man, please see Eunuch Wei."

The clever man immediately knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Wei Zhongxian.

And the one who was not clever was kicked in the leg by the person behind him, making him kneel down.

At this time, we don’t dare to stand out from the crowd.

"Dongchang checked several merchants and found out several bosses. We have already started arresting people."

Without saying anything unnecessary to Yang Chengxiu, Wei Zhongxian took out a confession still stained with blood from his sleeve and handed it to Yang Chengxiu.

"Here is a list of merchants who are the first to raise prices. I want to hand it over to you two. Both of you also know that the emperor hates eating things that are eaten inside and outside. Some of the people present have colluded with those profiteers, so..."

At this point, Wei Zhongxian stopped.

His meaning is self-evident, he is here to arrest people, and he came to the residence of Yang Chengxiu, his internal finance house, to arrest people.

Hearing Wei Zhongxian's words, Yang Chengxiu's face immediately darkened.

Why the hell can't you wait until someone gets out before arresting them?

"Have you verified it? If it's verified, you can arrest the person."

Although he was scolding in his heart, what Yang Chengxiu did on the surface was beautiful.

"It has been verified and the confession has been obtained. They started preparing for this matter in the middle of last month."

Hearing this, Wei Zhongxian immediately spoke.

Of course he saw Yang Chengxiu's expression, but he was not afraid of offending him.

The eunuchs who serve in the palace look for the holy family, not their ability.

Is there a shortage of capable people in this world? Not lacking.

What he is doing now is stepping on Yang Chengxiu, and the other party doesn't dare to say anything.

"Tiqi from Dongchang has gone to seize the warehouse."

"As long as I get the evidence, I'm afraid I'll make some mistakes and it won't look good to the emperor."

Hearing Wei Zhongxian's impeccable words, Yang Chengxiu's heart sank and he handed over to Wei Zhongxian.

"Wei Daxuan please."

"Zhao Yucai, Liu Chengqu, and Wang Caice, you three should come and visit the Za family."

Seeing this, Wei Zhongxian did not shirk, and immediately looked at everyone present and read out three names.

As Wei Zhongxian named the three names, some of the businessmen present immediately softened.

There was even one person whose crotch got wet on the spot.

"Eunuch Yang, help me!"

The last remaining person used his hands and feet to crawl toward Yang Chengxiu.

Seeing the person coming, Yang Chengxiu quickly stepped back, only to see that Wei Zhongxian's Tiqi had already stepped forward and slipped the person out.

"Yang Dajue, the Za family still has the emperor's orders, so we won't keep any more."

Seeing that the three people he wanted to arrest had been caught, Wei Zhongxian immediately saluted Yang Chengxiu and turned around to leave.

"This Wei Dajue is really resolute and resolute."

Looking at Wei Zhongxian leaving, Yang Chengxiu and Wang Mo looked at each other, but Wang Mo spoke first.

"The name given by the emperor is Zhongxian, so he must be loyal and virtuous."

Blinking his eyes, Yang Chengxiu laughed, not seeing the anger of Wei Zhongxian slapping him in the face.

"Everyone, you have just seen that the profiteer who is hoarding will be caught by Dongchang's fans."

Turning around, Yang Chengxiu looked at the many merchants in the hall and said with a smile.

"There are some things that you need to think clearly about."

"Thank you, father-in-law, for the suggestion."

"Thank you father-in-law for your blessing."

After hearing Yang Chengxiu's words, everyone present immediately thanked Yang Chengxiu loudly. With this out of the way, the rest of the discussion became much easier.

After all, these two sitting here might want money.

And the one who leaves may be dying.

This wave of price increases in the capital is mainly concentrated in basic daily necessities.

Chai rice, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar tea.

Regarding firewood, Longwang Company, which owned the emperor's internal funds, stepped in to suppress it.

The current boss of the Xishan coal mine is the emperor. As a descendant, Zhu Youxiao certainly knows that real businessmen only make limited profits, and huge profits will not last long.

Therefore, the coal sold by Longwang Company to the common people is affordable coal.

As for the issue of rice, it was suppressed by the inner treasury and the righteous warehouse of Shuntian Mansion.

The Chang Pingcang system was originally established by Li Kui, a Legalist practitioner in the Wei State during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

Li Kui's reforms made the Wei State strong and prosperous for a while, and finally raised a Warring States Period brother, attacking Zhao in the north, bullying Han in the south, Qi in the east, and Qin in the west.

The worst among them was the Qin State left by Qin Mugong, one of the Five Hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period. The Wei State lost all of Hexi and Hanguan Pass changed hands.

This situation lasted until the melee in the Central Plains started again. Sun Bin "surrounded Wei and rescued Zhao" twice and trapped both Wei and Zhao families before it ended.

Otherwise, no matter how capable Shang Yang was at that time, he would not dare to carry out reforms in the country while others were doing it to you.

Since the Qin Dynasty unified the world, the Changpingcang system left by Li Kui has taken root in the Central Plains. Due to corruption problems, the system has been abolished and abolished in all dynasties.

In the third year of the Ming Dynasty and Hongwu, Zhu Yuanzhang ordered all prefectures and counties to set up reserve warehouses in four townships. During the Yongle period, due to serious official corruption, they were moved to the county seat.

Although now Changpingcang has long been gnawed by rats, the grain is empty.

But this situation definitely does not include the capital.

After checking the accounts strictly after the previous period, he used the national funds to buy grain to replenish the Changping warehouse.

As for the salt issue, Yuan Shizhen directly sent him a memorial and asked him to copy it from the merchant he had selected in the capital that was licensed to sell salt.

Niang Xipi, the court wants you to sell salt because it values ​​you. You actually dare to raise the price at this time. Do you think the court dare not kill people?

Of the seven necessities of life, three were beaten down.

The remaining four types were suppressed by the palace reserves.

After all, apart from the few merchants in Beijing, the palace only has the most reserves of oil, soy sauce, vinegar and tea.

Early the next morning, outside Zhengxi Square.

In front of Daxing Grain Store.

At this moment, as the chief shopkeeper of Daxing Grain Store, Xing Yushi looked at the eunuch named Yang Jinshui sent by the palace like a god.

"Yang Jinshui, are you crazy? You want us to mix sand into the rice we sell?"

I watched a group of eunuchs bring in several carts of sand, and then openly mix sand into the rice at the entrance of his Daxing Grain Store.

I put shovelfuls of rice and shovelfuls of sand into sacks without fear of others seeing them.

"Half sacks of rice and half sacks of grain have been packed for the Zajia family. Whether it's rice or sand, don't pack too much."

Ignoring the shouting Xing Yushi, Yang Jinshui looked at the eunuchs present and said sternly.

"My Eunuch Yang, I beg you, if you do this, how can I do business in the future?"

Seeing another load of sand being pulled in, Xing Yushi felt as if his brain was going to burn dry.

"You know what the heck, if you don't do this, will these grains fall into the hands of those who really need to buy them?"

After shouting for a while, Yang Jinshui turned to look at Xing Yushi.

"You have been selling food for three days, and people come to rob it every day. You don't want to think about why."

"I asked someone to mix half a bag of sand into the grain, and there were far fewer people coming to buy cheap grain today."

"These people who come here are all people who really need food. They buy it back and eat it after scouring the rice."

Having said this, Yang Jinshui stretched out his foot and kicked Xing Yushi in displeasure.

"Thankfully you are still a big businessman, but a fool." (End of Chapter)