Wentang

Chapter 498 Food is Coming
The imperial court sold unlimited grain at the price of five cents per bucket. Some people were happy, some were worried, some were waiting to see a joke, some were celebrating with each other, and some were indifferent.

The joy is that ordinary people can buy cheap grain, and many people who have grain at home but have no plan to buy grain are planning to buy in large quantities.This year is a year of disaster, so there is nothing wrong with stocking up.

Those who are worried are some insightful people. It was already a foolish move to let go of the reserve warehouse to sell unlimited grain, and now it is sold at such a low price.

Civil and military officials, including Wei Zheng, Yuwen Shi and other ministers, wrote to the emperor to change his mind.But Li Shimin was determined, he would not listen to anyone and insisted on selling grain at a low price.

This situation caught everyone off guard. What happened to Emperor Zhenguan who had always been very wise and mighty?Stupid, self-willed... Except that he didn't make a lot of money, he was simply the second Yang Guang.

Is Datang also going to perish in the second generation?
It is said that Li Yuan was so angry that he couldn't sleep all night, and the voice of insulting Li Shimin could be heard throughout Daxing Palace.

People with ulterior motives and aristocratic families are the ones who see the jokes, but the one surnamed Li is really not good.

Most of those who celebrate with each other are hostile forces, such as Jieli.Originally, he was still worried about whether the Tang Dynasty would attack the Turks. Who would have thought that a plague of locusts would threaten the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty?
Could it be that I, Xieli, are really the Lord of Destiny?

No, I want to take this opportunity to clean up the interior, and then move south to destroy the Tang Dynasty and become the lord of the world.Of course, his so-called master of the world is only the area from the Central Plains to the Western Regions to the grasslands, which is different from Yue Shan's co-lord of the world.

So he made a decision to drive away wolves and tigers, and asked Tuli to lead troops to attack the Yinan and other tribes that had actually rebelled.

The territory of Datang looks calm on the surface, but an undercurrent has begun to surge.

The imperial court's policy of selling grain at low prices is still in progress. One day... two days... three days... It took only five days, and the grain storage in the seven major storage warehouses has bottomed out.

Just when everyone thought that the situation was about to collapse, the Xuanjia Army, which had been guarding the imperial city, was suddenly dispatched to martial law the entire Weishui River for dozens of miles, and no ships or personnel were allowed to approach.

What is the emperor going to do again?A minister went to question Li Shimin, and the reply he got was that he would know tomorrow.

tomorrow?Is it perfunctory or is there really a big deal?If it was the past, the ministers would not hesitate to think it was the latter, but after experiencing the food distribution, everyone is not sure.

But whether you believe it or not, you can only wait until tomorrow to see the situation.

In fact, there is no need to wait until the next day. That night, a fleet of giant ships sailed into the Weishui River, stretching for dozens of miles.

Naturally, such a big movement cannot be hidden from others, but under the protection of the ban and the Xuanjia Army, no one dared to approach, but related news has spread.

As soon as the gate of Chang'an City was opened the next day, the news reached the ears of the relevant people immediately.Is this the big event the emperor said?

So the question is, what's in these boats?Could it be...a thought came to everyone's minds, which made them a little unacceptable for a while.

If this guess is true, then... the emperor is playing a big game of chess.

It didn't take long for the news that a huge fleet of ships arrived on the Weishui River spread throughout the capital, and countless people flocked to the river to watch this rare sight.

"These boats are so big, this one is bigger than my yard."

"What are you thinking? You three have big yards. I just don't know what's in these boats."

"Yes, you can see that the draft is also very deep, it should be full of things."

What is contained in these big ships has become the hottest topic.But fortunately, Li Shimin didn't deliberately tease people's appetites, and soon revealed the answer to the mystery.

All the government servants in the two counties of Chang'an Wannian were dispatched to post notices on the public signs in various bustling roads.

"duang...duang...duang..." A government servant holding a gong beat the gong vigorously to attract people's attention, and then began to read the content of the announcement.

"What? These boats are full of food?" Wei Zheng asked dumbfounded in the hall.

Just now he asked the emperor again what was in these ships, and then he got this answer.

"It's food, 70 shi for a hundred ships, all of which are high-quality rice." Li Shimin rarely showed a complacent expression.

The expressions of these ministers are really funny. In Yue Shan's words, they were stunned, as if they had seen a ghost, and they were really realistic.I like to punch people in the face like this.

A loyal Chen Shuda stood up tremblingly, and said in a trembling voice: "No...it's not that I don't believe in saints, it's just that it's too...unbelievable at this time. May I ask the saints, where did you mobilize so many people?" Rice?"

All the ministers looked at Li Shimin at the same time, waiting for his answer.

"The world is very big, beyond your imagination. There are not only Turks, Goguryeo, the Western Regions, and Japan, but there are many more countries that you don't know about." Li Shimin looked down at the crowd and said:

"The rice was purchased from a small country in the extreme south of my Tang Dynasty."

"The extreme south? A small country?" The ministers discussed one after another, obviously still not believing it.

"Hehe... This country is unique despite its small size and few people. It is especially suitable for growing rice, and the annual output of three crops is still high." Li Shimin said: "Rice, which is very precious in my Tang Dynasty, is worthless to them. .”

Seeing that what Li Shimin said was so logical, everyone finally believed it.Then... envy, jealousy and hatred, is there such a fat place in the world?
Then, all eyes turned to Yue Shan at the same time.No need to ask, this news must have been given by him.

Finally... overwhelmed with ecstasy.

Food, inexhaustible food, the food shortage in Datang has been solved.It turned out that the sage did not become stupid, but was really playing a big game of chess, which is really great.

As for who was being plotted in this game of chess... Hehe... just look at the dead mother-like expressions of those officials with aristocratic backgrounds.

"Careful, it's really fun. Haha..." After retreating, Li Shimin was so happy, laughing crazily without caring about his image.

Yue Shan watched from the side, silent.

"You taught the family a lesson, uncovered a large number of corrupt officials, and bought people's hearts. Cui Lan, this is all thanks to you." Li Shimin finally remembered who was the great hero.

"Thank you sage for your praise, this is what I should do." Yue Shan said modestly.

"You will be rewarded for your merits. I heard that you want to open a tea garden? Don't bother, I will seal a tea garden for you."

"Thank you saint."

Li Shimin is happy here, while those opportunistic grain merchants on the other side are crying.Especially people like Cui Sheng and Liu Yi.

(End of this chapter)