Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 137 The Price War Breaks Out (Christmas Plus)

After reading the secret letter, everyone immediately felt that what was said in it was absurd, and they dared not speak out.

After reading Sun Xiangfu's handwriting, Ma Zhou, a young man with the lowest rank, was overwhelmed with emotion and his face was full of excitement.

"Report to Your Majesty, Sun Xia's pastoral achievements will last forever."

Ma Zhou's voice broke the silence in the imperial study room, and he was the only one who could believe that what Sun Xiangfu said in the letter was true.

"Does King Bin think that everything written in Sun Zhengming's secret letter is true?" Li Shimin looked at Ma Zhou in surprise.

"Exactly, although the yield of eight stones per mu sounds appalling, since Sun Xiamu dared to say that the yield of eight stones per mu is at least eight stones, he must have a certain degree of confidence. Has your majesty forgotten pickled cucumbers and Baidiezi? Listen to those Western Regions Hu merchants said that the courgettes and baidiezi in Chang’an grow better than those in the Western Regions.”

As soon as Ma Zhou said this, Li Shimin and several ministers were stunned.

Sun Xiangfu wrote in a letter saying that Feng An is ready to send troops to suppress the rebellion. The court can let Zhang Gongjin go to Hongzhou and Zhang Liang to Changsha to prepare for the dumping of grain. After they are ready, the court can tell the whole world It is announced that a fine rice variety with an yield of more than eight stones per mu has been introduced, and the trial planting has been successful. Datang will never lack rice in the future. Use this news to help Zhang Gongjin and Zhang Liang reduce the price of grain in the hands of the aristocratic children. crushed to death.

"Whether it is true or not, I sent Wei Shuxie and Li Gongyan to Lingnan to take a look and see. The staff in all aspects should be mobilized. Please trouble the ministers to draw up an order and issue it!"

Although a little unbelievable, there was anticipation in everyone's eyes. The Lingnan incident had been turbulent for several months, and it was finally time to see the real chapter.

On the second day of rest in June, Hongzhou, Baihua Pavilion, Wang Hao and other aristocratic families are having a banquet, and he is in a good mood as he is about to make a fortune. The 60 shi of self-produced grain was transported here, and various methods were used to collect a large part of the grain from the local small family in Hongzhou. In addition to the grain brought by Fan Yang Lu, he had a total of 120 million shi of grain in his hands. This gave him a feeling that the world is in my hands.

"Second Young Master, the warships of the imperial navy have turned into the Yangtze River. There are hundreds of them. They will arrive in Hongzhou in a few days."

A servant excitedly ran into Baihua Pavilion and reported to Wang Hao.

"Well, don't be surprised. It will be a matter of time before the border fights. Let those who guard the grain be more careful. It won't be long before we can sell grain."

Although Wang Hao was two years younger than Wang Lin, he acted calmly and never made a show. Even though he collected and scraped off more than half of the food in Hongzhou City, he never showed his face in public.If it weren't for Sun Xiangfu's ability to cure the big belly disease, make some tribes turn against him, capture his subordinates, and use more advanced interrogation methods to pry the mouths of those diehards, no one would know everything he planned, of course At this time, Wang Hao didn't know that his plan had been exposed.

The main reason for him to be exposed is that he has a teammate who is like a pig, or in other words, his big brother Wang Lin is not his teammate at all.

Wang Lin, who suddenly appeared in Yangzhou, seemed a little inexplicable. He instigated Wu Yuanqing to attack Sun Xiangfu, but he never thought of making it happen. Moreover, he withdrew after finishing it without any follow-up actions. So, in fact, he did it on purpose. He was warning Sun Xiangfu.

Compared with fighting with an insignificant person, the position of Patriarch of the Taiyuan Wang family is ten thousand times more important to Wang Lin. The result is very good. Sun Xiangfu noticed that something was wrong and hurried to Lingnan, thus stabilizing the situation in Lingnan. It also exposed Wang Hao's plan.

If Wang Hao had mobilized such a large amount of family resources, but ended up in complete defeat, then Wang Hao must have lost points in the eyes of those old guys in the Wang Clan Veteran Association. This is what Wang Lin wanted to see.

"Come here, inform the grain shops that the price of grain will be increased by [-]% today, and from now on, the price will be increased by [-]% every day." After Wang Hao gave the order to his subordinates, he hurriedly wrote to Cui Ji and Cui Zhao in Changsha. The brothers and Zheng Peiyu in Quanzhou wrote to each other. After planning for so long, the time to reap the benefits has finally arrived.

In Lingnan, dozens of large ships loaded with grain and hundreds of empty ships set off from the pier. These grains were recently brought by the Lingnan fleet with the Happiness to and from Jiaozhi. Their destination was Quanzhou.

The imperial court ate the grain from Hongzhou and Changsha, and the land of Quanzhou was handed over to the nearby Lingnan. Of course, it does not mean that Lingnan lacks these grains, but let them transport the grain to Chang'an after they have finished it nearby.

Five days later, Zhang Gongjin's fleet finally arrived outside Hongzhou City. The price of grain in this area is no better than that in Guanzhong. There is no shortage of food here. In the absence of major floods, the price of rice in Hongzhou seldom exceeds [-] yuan per stone. Now, the price of rice per stone has tripled. many.

The arrival of the army has intensified the atmosphere of war in the Hongzhou area. Since there is going to be a war, the common people can understand the rise in food prices, but those big local households in Hongzhou who were bought off their food at a low price before have some regrets. The land is in trouble, but I never thought that the imperial court would launch such a big battle to wipe it out. Zhang Gongjin brought more than a hundred warships, and even thousands of civilian ships. .

The same scene also appeared at Changsha Wharf and Quanzhou Wharf. However, the first thing the fleet did after it stopped stopped shocked all the people who were shrouded in war suspicion.

On the Hongzhou wharf, Mr. Zhang, who was in light armor, ordered people to post notices inside and outside the city. The content of the notices was not complicated. The Duke of Yue had put down the civil strife in Lingnan. In a few days, we will return to Chang'an. In addition, the imperial court has introduced rice with an yield of eight stones per mu. People all over the world can go to the government to purchase grain seeds next year. We will never be short of grain after the Tang Dynasty. The navy didn't plan to bring back a large amount of food, they processed it on the spot, and it cost [-] yuan for a bucket of rice, and those who wanted it came to the pier to pick up food, and they could buy as much as they wanted.

"boom."

When this notice was read out by the first literate person, the entire city of Hongzhou was almost shaken, and the people rushed to tell each other that the rice yield of eight shi per mu was [-] yuan per bucket, which was lower than the usual grain price. For the people in the city, these two news are even greater news than the end of the war.

In the same situation, Changsha City and Quanzhou City also appeared. Cui Ji, Cui Zhao and Zheng Peiyu, who were sitting in the city, were all as fooled as Wang Hao.

"Conspiracy, this is a conspiracy, this is a scheme against the plan of my family and others, how can the war be stopped as soon as it is said, how can there be grains with an yield of eight stones per mu, this is impossible..."

Even Wang Hao, who had a very calm personality, was so angry that his veins were throbbing at this moment. He rushed to the city to read the notice in person, and when he saw the seal of the government on the notice, Wang Hao's face was ashen.

Even the emperor would not dare to deceive the people like this, so let's say that the imperial court has really mastered a new grain variety with a yield of eight shi per mu, but it came out at this time, so people really have no defense at all!
On the wharf, Mr. Zhang would like to ask the soldiers and civilian husbands to put the piles of grain bags on the deck. As long as the common people come to buy grain, they will never be short-sighted.It is much more cost-effective for the navy to bring money back than to bring food back.You know, sailing against the current is not easy for a boat full of food.

However, after the initial panic buying by some people who were really short of food, the food could not be sold.

The promised war can no longer be fought, and the summer grain harvest is about to be harvested. The people are not short of food at all, so why spend money to buy it?
Since the notice came out, several grain shops under Wang Hao have not sold a catty of grain, and no one even took a look in their grain shops. There is still a price of 150 yuan for a bucket of rice!

When Wang Hao was passing by a grain store purchased by himself, he pulled out the price tag stuck in the grain bag and fell hard on the ground. He knew that he might fail this time, and he would let the The family suffered a great loss.

"If the price is changed, our grain will also sell for three hundred pennies a stone."

In less than half an hour, all the grain shops in Hongzhou City changed their price tags, thirty yuan for a bucket of rice, and three hundred yuan for a stone, which was comparable to the price of grain sold by the officers and soldiers on the wharf.

However, after seeing their price reduction, Zhang Gongjin smiled slightly, and ordered the soldiers to divide into dozens of teams, beat gongs and drums, and announced to the city that the navy's food was sold for [-] yuan a stone. If you want to buy it quickly, there are hundreds of thousands on board. Stone grain too!

The news quickly spread throughout the city, and Wang Hao naturally would not be ignorant. Now, what he wants to do most is to vomit blood. You know, apart from the 60 shi of grain he brought and the 40 shi from the Lu family Shi grain, and 20 shi of grain, he bought from a local big family in Hongzhou for [-] yuan a shi. If he sold it at the imperial court's grain price, he would not only lose manpower and material resources, but also lose [-] guan of capital.

"Come here, take me to the pier and invite Duke Zou to the Baihua Pavilion for a banquet."

In less than half an hour, Wang Hao got a reply from Zhang Gongjin that he was busy with military affairs and would not come. Moreover, the servant in charge of inviting Zhang Gongjin told Wang Hao that the price of grain on the pier had dropped again. 150 yuan, even so, there are still very few people buying, Zhang Gongjin is worrying on the pier.

"He dares to sell it for 150 yuan per shi? Prepare the car, and I will go to the pier in person." Wang Hao's face was miserable. Only now did he realize how much the grain yield of [-] shi per mu has changed Datang. I am afraid that their family will never be able to Using food to control a large number of people has become their serfs.

The same thing almost happened in Changsha and Quanzhou. The war ended, and the harvest of summer grain in the south was imminent. The local people who were not short of food kept on the sidelines in the face of the historically low price of grain. The price war on the first day was over. The price of grain dropped to less than [-] yuan for a bucket of rice. Even so, no one bought it.

Wang Hao's identity as the son of the Wang family in Taiyuan still has some effect. Even though Zhang Gongjin pretended to be busy with business, he met him at the bow of the boat full of grain.

After saluting, Wang Hao cupped his hands and said, "May Mr. Zou take a step to speak?"

Zhang Gongjin raised his hand when he heard the words, and many soldiers on the deck withdrew.

"I don't know how far Mr. Zou wants to lower the price of this grain?" Wang Hao asked straight to the point when everyone retreated.

"Your Majesty has a decree. The grain dispatched by the Southern Expedition does not need to be transported back to Chang'an, but sold on the spot. If it cannot be sold out, you can build a warehouse to store it and sell it slowly. But this hot day, I don't want my soldiers to go What kind of warehouse is built, it is better to sell it out." Zhang Gongjin said very relaxedly.

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