Knight of the Blue Lagoon (The Past of Tao v)

57. Selling grain. The world is coming to an end, and people’s feelings are even more special.

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Buying grain, selling grain, dumping grain, the grain market in Dongdu City has been very busy recently. Noting the fluctuation of grain prices, Su Su felt unsure. Su Su looked at the starry sky at night. She had seen her father look at the starry sky whenever something happened since she was a child. She also wanted to find the answer from the night sky. As the governor of Chenzhou, there had been constant turmoil since she took office. The night sky eroded her sight, and the stars did not give Su Su Sue answers.

Daozhi and Nan Taiyi were still busy dealing with the disaster. In the evening, they just reported the increase in food prices to Daozhi. They thought of Su Su and came to the Governor's Mansion. Su Su sat dejectedly.

"Who is hoarding food? Suosuo asked directly.

Susu replied feebly:"The people who went to inquire said that the Ministers of the Ministry of Personnel, the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Industry were rushing to buy food.""

When she learned that it was the three ministers in the court who were hoarding food, Su Su felt like she was about to be crushed.

"The rush to buy food now is taking advantage of the situation, isn't it?"Sosuo

"In a disaster, it is reasonable for everyone to hoard food. Besides, they have not violated our laws. Some people are willing to spend money to buy it, while others are willing to sell it."Dao Zhi is actually very calm.

"But at this time, these dog officials are still poaching the court. Don't they care about Dongfu Country at all? So abominable."Sosuo

"Laws are only the lowest behavioral norms, while morality is the highest behavioral expectations. We cannot require everyone to meet expectations."Daozhi

"As an official of the imperial court, you should set an example everywhere and hold yourself to moral standards. These people are simply beasts in disguise and should all be killed."Sosuo

"That is to say, court officials are also human beings, and they are inevitably selfish and greedy. Not everyone can be selfless."Daozhi

"Your Majesty should have dealt with them long ago."Sosuo

"Is there anything we can do to stop their behavior now?"Su Su.

Dao Zhi suddenly asked thoughtfully:"Where is the Minister of the Ministry of Finance?"

"He didn't seem to be moving at all."Susu

"They should be together?"Sosuo.

When Daozhi walked outside the door, the darkness surged in the night sky. The invisible force kept stirring in the darkness. It was restless turmoil and crazy fantasies. They tried to swallow the starlight.

Daozhi turned around and asked:"How much food do we have?"

"There is not much food left, only reserve food. I stopped the private food dealers a while ago."Susu

"It's okay to stop."Daozhi

"Should we also buy food?"Susu

"We originally wanted to sell grain, but if they continue like this, the price of grain will rise. We will continue to sell it when the price of grain gets higher."Daozhi

"What are you still selling? Chenzhou suffered a disaster this year. We should buy food to cope with the food shortage."Susu

"Sell ​​it. Anyway, after selling the grain, it will still be within the territory of Dongfu State."Daozhi

"Once bought by those big households, even if the food is rotten, it will not help the court, let alone whether the people are hungry."Susu

"Don't worry, why are they willing to let the food rot? Besides, I don't think we are the only ones who can sell food."Daozhi

"Who else?"Su Su was very surprised.

"The general means that the Minister of Household Affairs will also sell grain."Sosuo

"Even if we ignore the victims and sell the grain to the imperial court, there will be no money left. I don’t agree to sell grain anymore?"Susu

"Why not? If someone buys it, if we have grain, we will sell it. This is the law of business. If you can make money, why not make it?"Daozhi

"This time is different. Aren’t we adding fuel to the fire? My father often said that food is the lifeblood of a country. If the food reserves are used, once the court is in chaos, Dongfu Kingdom will definitely be in turmoil."Susu

"The officials of the imperial court cannot starve to death, and the people cannot starve to death or cause chaos."Daozhi

"No, it must not be sold."Susu

"I won't force you to lend the grain reserves to the Dongfu Army."Daozhi

"That won't work, it's too late to maintain stability now, you still have to toss, Dongfuguo can no longer withstand the toss."Susu

"Just listen to the Tao, it's correct."Sosuo

"I lent it to you, when will I pay it back?"Susu

"How about after the harvest?"Daozhi

"What to give in return? What should I do if I can’t pay it back?"Susu

"If you can't pay it back, the imperial court will not be able to distribute salary and grain, farmers and workers will not be able to receive wages and grain, and Dongfu's army will have no pay and grain."Daozhi

"What to do if people starve to death?"Susu is very afraid of death now.

"If I starve to death, I will also starve to death the soldiers of Dongfu Army first. I will bear all the consequences."Daozhi and

Susu still disagreed with Daozhi's approach:"I am in charge of the grain trade. I don't need to borrow money."

"Don't forget that I am a minister, and my official position is higher than yours."Daozhi

"Your official position is higher than mine, and even His Majesty respects you. Don't forget that you are just the Minister of the Ministry of War, not in charge of money and food. I am only responsible to Dongfu State and the people, not the Ministry of War."After Su Su said that, he turned around and left angrily.

Seeing Su Su Zheng's blushing face, they had no choice but to leave first. After returning, Su Suo was very anxious:"Why is she so stubborn?"

"The disaster made her nervous, and the ministers took the opportunity to rush to buy grain, which was a big blow to her. As the governor of Chenzhou, it is understandable that she had such a reaction. Not long after she came out of school, the current political situation was too chaotic, and it was inevitable that the scholars would be angry. If you push too hard, it will only cause trouble if you don't do it right."Daozhi

"so what should I do now?"Cheng Gang

"Externally, the country of Dongfu endures the humiliation and cannot send troops. Internally, the ministers are doing their own thing. His Majesty's hands and feet are like being tied up. The reason for this is that he does not want Dongfu to lose the opportunity. Now he has finally weakened the power of the ministers. He can barely do it with one hand. To be able to wave, we must use this opportunity to release our hands. If they unite again, they will collapse and take a look. By then, Dongfu Country will really become a vassal state. We can live anonymously, but what about the common people? Working all day long without food and clothing, and never seeing a chance to turn over again in this life."Daozhi

"Because she is hindering the overall situation, we should ask Your Majesty to remove her as the governor first, so as to appease those who are dissatisfied with the female governor."Sosuo

"It is not difficult to withdraw, but nothing can be calmed if you withdraw, but it is difficult to come back after withdrawing."Daozhi

"I don’t think it’s right to remove the governor."Cheng Gang

"Just let Su Su be stubborn?"Sosuo

"Just now I tried to use official power to suppress her, but she was unmoved. It can be said that she is not afraid of power, not greedy for money, and always adheres to her own principles. Isn't this a good quality that an official should have? In fact, I should be happy."Daozhi

"That's true, it's indeed rare."Cheng Gang

"She is worried about the people, but the general is also for the country. Only when the country is stable can the people live and work in peace and contentment."Suosuo naturally feels the turmoil more deeply than Susu.

"When it comes to understanding food, Su Su has no problem. She must put stability first. Moreover, the situation in Chenzhou is not optimistic, and we need to be more cautious. However, in extraordinary times and extraordinary means, we must take risks. Since they want to play, how can we? There is no reason to play, these people should have sucked enough blood."Daozhi

"They are trying to buy up all the grain in Dongfu Country, and it seems that they have already started to counterattack."Sosuo

"Can't buy enough. There were internal divisions among them, and the Minister of Hubu did not stock up on grains with the other three ministers."Daozhi

"What does the Minister of the Ministry of Finance want to do? He is the richest, with many fertile fields and a lot of food."Sosuo

"Pay close attention to his movements, this person is not idle and cannot be taken lightly."Daozhi.

Suosuo sighed:"I hope Susu won't cause any more trouble."

"She will do it, even if she can't turn around for a while, she won't persevere to the death."Daozhi

"hope so."Suosuo sighed.

"The imperial court is now short of money. Without money, everything will be difficult to do!" Dao Zhi also sighed.

After Su Su calmed down a little, she still couldn't accept selling food in her heart, and she felt that everyone should unite more during the disaster. Su Su didn't know what to do, whether to stick to herself or compromise. At this time, she even There was no one to discuss it. She thought of promoting her Minister of Rites. The Minister of Rites was a veteran, so he must have a way.