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Chapter 416 I Think I'm Sick (Please Subscribe!)

The previous grain price was [-] Wen a catty, and the grain farm harvested at a high price of [-] Wen a catty the year before last, but now, the Liang Zhuang has raised the selling price to [-] Wen a catty!
At this price, you can buy a catty of turbid wine!
The most unacceptable thing is that the price increase is too outrageous!
You paid 150 Wen for [-] Wen, is that enough?

Instantly rose four times, can you be fooled by others?

Ordinary people take money as their treasure, and they can't bear to buy grain at the price of four hundred yuan a catty, so they can only live frugally, but there is only so much grain in storage, and they survived the Spring Festival with savings, but this year's new rice is produced There is still half a year left!

Because of the food shortage, the common people began to buy more vegetables, and planned to use the little leftover food to add more vegetables to satisfy their hunger, but as other people also started to buy vegetables in large quantities, even the price of vegetables began to soar!
The impact of this is that the prices of the entire south have risen due to the rise in food prices, but the income of ordinary people remains the same, and there is only so much silver in their hands. How can they survive?
As a result, more and more refugees broke out in various parts of the South. These refugees did not have enough food in the local area and began to flow from the local area to the surrounding areas. The original order was maintained in various places, because the influx of these refugees began to become chaotic. stand up.

Later, whenever these refugees passed through a city, not only would it cause property damage here, but many local unemployed people would also join the wave of refugees and rush towards the next city...

Slowly, these refugees have formed a refugee army of nearly a thousand people, heading south all the way, heading towards Jinling!

Because the largest grain farms in the south are all in Jinling, they feel that the reason they have reached this point is because these grain farms have raised prices at will, so if they want to go to these grain farms to ask for grain, they can come It's better, why don't you come—hehe...

Wherever these refugees passed by, except for the officers and soldiers from all over the country who would stop them a little to prevent troubles, other people actually supported them very much, because in their view, it was also the price hikes of several grain farms that caused today's In this situation, it is necessary to teach them a lesson!

If it weren't for the need to guard their homes, many ordinary people would want to join these refugees...

Since the price increase of grain farms, prefects from all over the country have thought of ways to let grain farms reduce prices-but the grain belongs to others, and they say that there is not much new grain, so they can only sell it more expensive. If it is too expensive, you can not buy it!

The magistrates were also speechless. After all, they didn't break the law, so they wouldn't force their way into the grain farm to release grain, right?
After such a delay, the wave of refugees erupted at an explosive speed, and it was out of control. It basically swept over half of the south, and it seemed that they would reach Jinling in a month or so. There is a big riot!

Therefore, the prefects from all over the country wrote letters overnight, hoping that Emperor Tang could think of some way, or send people to take over Jinling, and negotiate peacefully with them when the refugees arrived, resolve disputes, and minimize losses as much as possible...

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Emperor Tang frowned deeply as he looked at the urgent memorial sent from the south.

When he went to court in the morning, he asked all the ministers how to deal with this matter.

The suggestions of all the officials are to ask the major grain farms in Jinling to lower the price of rice to the lowest level, ask Jinling to close the city gates, prevent refugees from entering the city, tell them the news of the drop in grain prices, and let them go back to their hometowns!

But Emperor Tang was not satisfied with this suggestion.

Now that things have gotten to this point, it's too late for a sudden price cut, and it does more harm than good!

First of all, the current mandatory pressure on the grain prices of several major grain farms will definitely cause dissatisfaction among these farm owners.

You must know that [-] to [-] percent of the grain in the Tang Dynasty was produced in the south, and most of the grain eaten by the northern cities was transported to the northern places by water from these grain farms, except for Taizhou's supply, to maintain the normal livelihood of the north.

So once these grain owners are angry, then the grain will not be harvested and transported. At that time, it will not be the current small disturbance in the south, but a huge disturbance in the Tang Dynasty!
And now that the price is temporarily reduced, those refugees will not only not think well of these grain owners, but will feel that it is because of their persecution that these talents lowered the price, and will be even more dissatisfied because of this. Incidents of vandalism and looting occurred.

So no matter how you look at it, lowering the price is not a good idea.

When asking Taishi Mu, he did say something, which was also agreed by Prime Minister Yang.

What he meant was that apart from being driven by hunger, the current wave of homeless people was more driven by anger and dissatisfaction, and pointed their finger at Liangzhuang.

At this time, what is needed is someone who can negotiate and mediate, first to eliminate their anger, let them experience the good intentions of the court, and then release food at that time, to avoid riots is the best.

This idea also entered Tang Emperor's heart, but later he became worried again, who would go?

Emperor Tang asked in the hall if there was any lover who was willing to recommend himself, but unfortunately, no one dared to go.

While disappointed, Emperor Tang asked Mu Taishi again if there was a suitable candidate. Mu Taishi opened his mouth at first, but closed it after thinking for a while, and quickly shook his head.

Seeing this, Yang Feng shook his head vigorously, saying that he didn't have a favorite candidate, and the Emperor Tang had to decide for himself.

So, Tang Emperor, who was entangled, went to the early court and came to the imperial study, racking his brains to think about how to solve it.

To be honest, if King Xiang is still alive, it would be best for him to go to the south.

As a prince, he is very persuasive, making those refugees feel that the court cares about them, and with King Xiang's intelligence and eloquence, it is more than enough to do such a small matter!

However, King Xiang was already gone. Thinking of this, Emperor Tang still felt a dull pain in his heart.

In addition to King Xiang, it is justifiable for the prince to go.

But I don't know why, Tang Emperor just didn't want the prince to go, besides feeling that his ability is not up to the mark, he was more afraid...

Ever since the incident with King Xiang, Emperor Tang has always wanted to keep the crown prince by his side, just to watch—or monitor, so as not to let him make mistakes again...

Just as Emperor Tang was worrying in the imperial study, the queen arrived.

The queen's body has recovered a lot, and she has slowly recovered from the assassination of King Xiang...

After entering the room, seeing Emperor Tang frowning and thinking seriously, the queen asked, "What is Your Majesty thinking? So engrossed?"

"Hey, it's not about the south!"

Therefore, Emperor Tang recounted the chaos of the refugees in the south in the memorial again, and finally said that he didn't know who to send, and said casually: "It would be great if Yi Xiang was still there!"

In fact, he just thought so, if King Xiang is here, let him go to the south to deal with this difficult matter...

But if King Xiang is really still there, Emperor Tang will definitely not let him go. After all, the teacher came out of nowhere, so how could he let a prince go out of the city to calm the chaos?If he is really allowed to go, what will the prince think, what will the civil and military officials think?
When the chaos in the south is settled, the court should be in chaos...

Therefore, Emperor Tang said this now, mainly because he felt guilty towards King Xiang in his heart...

Hearing what Emperor Tang said, the Queen's mood also sank, and she said sadly: "Yi Xiang is gone, and now Yi Lan is like this again..."

He sighed and said, "Hey, the poor sons and daughters of my family! If Yixiang is here, I'm afraid Yilan will be in a much better mood if she takes Yilan to Jinling for a walk!"

Emperor Tang didn't answer after hearing this, but he sighed heavily in his heart, thinking in his heart, if King Xiang was still there, Princess Yilan's mood would be far from what it is now!

However, I also thought that Princess Yilan had always longed for the life in the Jiangnan water town. If she went there, she might be able to change her current appearance...

But now the land in the south of the Yangtze River is so chaotic, it's too unsafe!
Safety?

Emperor Tang suddenly thought of a person. With him around, Princess Yilan's safety would definitely be fine.

And if he went to Jinling, it should be no problem to persuade those violent refugees with his words, right?
Thinking of this, Tang Emperor's face became more happy. He had thought that Zhang Twelve's tongue is very slippery. If it is used in diplomacy, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and it will make the envoys of other countries dizzy. Now comes in handy!

Forgive you for the riots among the refugees, and for the difficulties in your Liangzhuang.

The queen was still sad, but suddenly she saw a gleam of joy on Emperor Tang's face, and she was extremely puzzled: "Your Majesty, you are..."

"Aifei, let Zhang Twelve take Yilan to Jinling for a walk!"

Emperor Tang said excitedly.

"Zhang Twelve..."

The queen repeated it twice, and then thought of that thin and handsome young man who had taken Yilan out of the palace twice before. When Yilan came back, he whispered good things about Zhang Twelve in her ear for a few days...

Recently, he often went to the palace to accompany Yilan, but the effect was minimal, and he didn't know what would happen if he took Yilan to Jinling...

However, with him in charge, safety should be at ease. Who made him the emperor's uncle's apprentice?

"If His Majesty thinks Uncle Zhang can take on this important task, the slave family would think it would be better..."

The queen said quietly.

"Okay! Since my concubine agrees, then I will make arrangements! Wu De, go and bring Zhang Twelve into the palace!"

Zhang Twelve is a sharp blade that he cherishes, that's why he gave him many privileges that others can't even think of. Now, it's time for this sharp blade to be unsheathed...

I hope he will not let himself down!

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Coming out of the palace, Zhang Twelve was still a little dazed.

Jinling?

Is it the place where beauties abound?
Bah, bah, bah, it's a gentle town rich in talents and beautiful women!And I heard that the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is the best in the Tang Dynasty, with fertile soil and water, and rice production. It is known as the "land of fish and rice".

This is more similar to the Jiangnan that Zhang Twelve had heard in his previous life, and in his time, he had heard many stories about Jiangnan, such as the "Four Great Talents in Jiangnan", and many descriptions of Jiangnan. Poetry——If you go, can you pretend to be a huge comparison?
Well, it's not bad to think about it...

In his previous life, Zhang Twelve had never been to the south of the Yangtze River, but he was full of longing for the misty and misty water town. When Emperor Tang mentioned it, he had the intention to go...

Moreover, he also wanted to open up a new place before, and then he would settle down there, away from Jingzhou, away from the court, away from the prince—or the future emperor of the Tang Dynasty. What a place!
You can go to investigate!
However, he seemed to have no choice, because Emperor Tang directly ordered him to go to Jinling, saying that he had to work for Datang because he was eating royal meals!

I bother!

Zhang Twelve's heart is full of complaints and energy!

What royal meal?
I have been to the imperial palace for so long, and I have never invited me to a meal in the imperial dining room. How dare I say royal meal?
Also, I have an official position and a title, but I just don’t see my salary—although I am not short of this money, you should send some to show your respect for my official position, right?
But Zhang Twelve didn't dare to say this to Emperor Tang. He was still thinking that Emperor Tang was pitiful recently. His son was killed and his daughter suffered from mild depression. What a poor old man!

Forgive him!

It would be good to take Princess Yilan to Jinling for a while, if she can really recover as before, it will be regarded as a merit!
Thinking of this, Zhang Twelve went to the "Twelve Restaurant" first.

It is best to announce this matter in public, so Zhang Twelve plans to take everyone back to the Duke of Wei's mansion at night, and let Lu San go back to Zhang's house to report, so as to save them from going back suddenly, and the back kitchen even has extra Wouldn't it be embarrassing to have no food?
Because the restaurant was already on the right track, Qin Yutong and Lu Fujing were not too busy, and they didn’t have to keep staring at the restaurant. When they heard that they were going back to Duke Wei’s mansion, Lu Fujing felt that it was not good to go back late, so they pushed it halfway through the application time. Zhang Twelve went to Duke Wei's mansion.

Qin Yutong also followed, and sometimes she thought that the relationship between Zhang Twelve and Lu Fujing was very clear to everyone, as it could be seen from the fact that he lived with them in his house.

But she wasn't jealous, and felt rightfully so.

And with the passage of time, Lu Fujing's hostility towards her has long since disappeared. Every time about Zhang Twelve, she asks Chen Qiaoxi to discuss with her. They melt together...

Does this mean that they have already recognized themselves?

Thinking of this, Qin Yutong felt a little excited, just like today, Zhang Twelve asked her to go back to the Duke of Wei's mansion together, just as it should be, although he didn't say anything, but he was very happy.

So Zhang Twelve said that after going back to Duke Wei's mansion together at night, Lu Fujing took her to discuss what to buy back home, as if her daughter-in-law came home, and she was very interested in discussing together for a long time. Don't worry, I finally went to the street to buy it myself...

Walking on the street, walking side by side with Chen Qiaoxi, looking at Lu Fujing and Zhang Twelve in front, Qin Yutong felt at ease:
I think I'm sick...

(End of this chapter)