Three Kingdoms.

  Chapter 2153 Transportation

The sky is getting brighter, and for most of the people in Chang'an, this day is the same as yesterday, working for eating and drinking, or they are facing the continuously rising grain and grass prices or cursing, or wry smile.

The amount of increase every day may not be much. Today, it will increase by two or three yuan, and tomorrow it will be four or five yuan more, which will cause ordinary people to complain, but for the children of the noble family, these increases are not too big. Most of the time these gentry children have more things than money...

  From the beginning of primitive society, after clan leaders occupied the surplus value, these people imprinted memory in their genes. The means of production and living are the real wealth, and money is just money, just like the primitive society used shell money, not because of the high value of shells, but because most people in the primitive society lived on the inland land at that time. The sea is full of mysterious fantasies and adoration...

  So the shell money in the primitive society still has its representative value when it reaches the Han Dynasty? During the Spring and Autumn Period, the different coins of different countries can still be used now? A pile of scrap copper and rotten iron.

  So only the means of production and living that are repeatedly rolled back and forth is the life of these gentry, which is also a very important reason why these gentry are obsessed with land assets.

  Only through the land, can the means of production and living of these gentry children be organized in an orderly manner, and can be rolled up day after day and year after year, so that they can continue to live and last forever. So what if the price of grain and grass is skyrocketing now? Food and grass are still food and grass, and the inflated prices will only benefit the controllers of the means of production and means of living. Therefore, whenever prices rise sharply, it is a moment of carnival for the nobles.

  Even an inflated price can be regarded as a sign of wealth, enough to make people happy, just like drinking alcohol to make you happy.

Dahan's financial system, business management methods, and related laws and regulations, although they are considered good in this era, are actually full of loopholes, so that it is impossible to adjust the gap between the rich and the poor, and can only watch helplessly. The rich get poorer. Even though some officials or emperors noticed that something was wrong, they didn't know what to do. In the end, they had to give out porridge, help them out, and even have their own pockets filled by the porridge shed.

The more the dynasty is at the end of the year, the system collapses, and the people's hearts are weakened, the more they tend to hide things. The prices of everything on the market are ridiculously high, just like the five baht coin of the Han Dynasty. It was originally used smoothly for a hundred years. At that time, it became like scrap copper.

  In Chang'an, there are almost all the merchants of the Han Dynasty, and they come from south to north, and the flow is endless. In other words, a lot of hot money is rolling in the market. Because of the soaring food prices, the money rolling up in the market at the moment has also risen, reaching a quite large amount...

   And the money was eventually swallowed up by food and grass.

  Countless money was gathered in the rice shops, and these rice shops transported most of the money to their respective masters...

   Then follow the whereabouts of the money, of course you can find the person.

  No one noticed anything was wrong, many people were in the carnival, and even some ordinary residents in the market also sold their surplus grain in exchange for a temporary profit.

  Most problems in this world are about interests. It's just that the situation is different. Even for warriors who hate the smell of money, those who have money will have good equipment and blood food, and their strength will be three points higher. When fighting, they will have an advantage. , "Really fragrant".

  In the Yamen of the Hussars Mansion, on the festival hall, Pang Tong sat on the side of his head, slowly flipping through the records.

  『In other words, this person is the one who made a lot of noise? 』Pang Tong lightly tapped twice on a page of bookmarks.

  Zhuge Liang nodded, and said: "The generation who work for the tiger. 』

  『Que Yi...』 Pang Tong said his name unceremoniously, and laughed twice, 『The son of the former governor of Yizhou...isn’t it said that he is in Sichuan and Shu? 』

  Zhuge Liang said: "His father lived in Sichuan and Shu, extorted a lot of money, set up private tax items, and troubled the people..."

  『The position of Inspector was bought for 20 million. If you can’t grab 50 million land, how can this business be a good deal? ’ Pang Tong sneered.

  During the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, many positions were sold publicly, and the three princes of the court also sold them, let alone the governor of Yizhou. Although it is said that the money handed over to the Han Lingdi is 20 million, but it has to be managed along the way, so in fact, if it is calculated, there is no 50 million, so when it comes to office, it is natural to search desperately and focus on making money. So before Liu Yan entered Sichuan, he was killed by the Sichuan-Shu rebellion. As for whether it was a real rebellion or a fake mountain bandit, hehe...

"After General Hussars entered Sichuan, he didn't want to live in Sichuan and Shu for a long time, so he brought some property and bought land in Zuo Fengyi in Guanzhong," Zhuge Liang said slowly, "Buy land and properties, build houses, purchase The population and tens of millions of wealth are almost exhausted, and now seeing the opportunity is naturally the most urgent...』

Zhuge Liang poured himself a cup of clear tea, held up the teacup, sniffed it, took a sip, and sighed comfortably, "Zuo Fengyi's big family, Zhao, Zhang, Ma, Tian, ​​and the four households are headed by the Que family. , stirring up great waves... Now that the Que family is giving orders, in fact, they secretly communicate with Zhao, Zhang, Ma, and Tian Sihu...』

  In the past few days, Zhuge Liang ran around, secretly observing its changes, and sorting out the follow-up clues. It is indeed not easy.

When most people see the price increase in the market, most of them will think that the shops have a dark heart, but in fact, the price increase of most commodities is due to the increase in the price of living materials, and behind the rice shop, most of them have their own master.

  Therefore, if Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others target these shops, it will actually be of no use at all. These people are like retail outlets. If they don’t solve the problem at the source, what’s the use of just targeting one or two retail outlets?

And Queyi is the general agent of these retail stores, or a large channel provider, an agent, etc., and behind this general agent, there are some big households who seem to have nothing to do with them. Even if the incident happens, these The big family can also say that they were deceived by Queyi and mistrusted people, but what Queyi did has nothing to do with them, and they don't know anything about Queyi...

"These households claim to be deeply rooted..." Pang Tong sneered, "It is not wrong to say that the roots are deep. Yesterday's announcement... Kong Ming knows that among the thirty-eight counties in the three auxiliary lands, there are twelve counties privately. Kaifeng, leak the news! Hussars order, these people actually ignore it! 』

Before, Pang Tong made a special announcement about cherishing food and not losing money. Although the meaning of it was a cliché, but Pang Tong deliberately let the remote counties first, and then the nearby ones. It turned out that in the process, In some places, the notices have not been issued yet, and the contents of them are already known...

   Then there was an announcement that had not yet been posted, but the big households in the county had already received the news.

   Once again, it proves that the function of the government is to serve the ruling class.

  But these county officials forgot one thing, the biggest ruling class in Xijing at the moment is hussars.

  Zhuge Liang put down his teacup and sighed, "This is the Lord's worry." Although there is a good government, why not fall into the countryside! The lord is sympathetic to the people, and there are many benefits. However, these officials, exploiting layer upon layer, falsely report the population, hide dead households, and fill their own pockets, how hateful it is! 』

  In fact, this truth is not complicated.

  From the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there was a saying that punishment should not be punished by a doctor, and later there were Eight Discussions, etc., all of which ensured that "big crimes must be punished, and small crimes must be pardoned", and further protected the interests of the ruling class.

Just like in the capitalist countries of later generations, in order to protect the interests of the capitalist class, of course, for the majority of capitalist ruling class personnel, those who can not be arrested will not be arrested, and those who can be protected will be protected. Whoever violates the interests of the capitalist class , Just ask someone to settle the account. And in capitalist countries, as long as you have money, you can atone for your sins. Even people who are unforgivable sins can also atone for their sins by giving money to reduce their punishment.

  This is all a matter of course, because feudal society naturally protects the feudal class, and capitalist society naturally protects the capitalist class. Feudal society uses the rich and powerful, and capitalist society uses money...

So at the moment of the big Han, these ancestors may be Sangongs, or rich and powerful households from various places who have been prefects. Naturally, they know it well. It can be reduced to small things, and small things can be reduced, so if you make some mistakes and violate some laws, what's the problem?

   It's a big deal to "discuss" it, and it won't be a "copper penalty".

  『These guys are waiting for someone to come forward...』 Pang Tong laughed, 『It’s been so many years, but I haven’t made any progress...』

  Dolls.

  The outermost layer is shops, similar to scalpers, all kinds of price-raising hype, and the inner layer is transitional middlemen, but the core is those big players.

  Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang are more concerned about whether there is another layer behind these big households...

   There must be other forces involved.

These big households know that under the current situation of the big Han, it is inevitable for the east and the west to contend, and food and grass are the important resources for the two sides to contend. Let it go, and this time may be the first temptation, but it may not be the last.

  Nowadays, the price of food is high, but there is still supply in the market, and it has not been completely sold out. It is also to gain some advantage during the negotiation, so that everyone will not tear their faces, which is very ugly.

  『Hehe...』 Pang Tong smiled, "These people are probably waiting for me to take the initiative to talk to them, hehe... let them wait... just arrest some servants, it's not interesting..."

  What Pang Tong has to do now is to tear his face apart completely to see how many faces are hidden under the superficial confession.

  ...(☆｀☆)...

  On the official road to the northeast of Anyi, Hedong, a long convoy was walking slowly.

  This official road was originally the first important passage in the north that was expanded. After continuous repairs and reinforcements, it has become an important north-south traffic road. It can lead to Pingyang Taiyuan in the north and Sanfu in Chang'an in the south.

Since Hedong has belonged to Huqi, there has been no major war for many years. People's livelihood and economy are very normal, and there is Shangdang Taiyuan in the east as a protection. Even if Cao Cao has a garrison in Hanoi, it cannot affect Hedong. Come on, anyway, as long as the natural dangers of the Yellow River and Taihang are in hand, Hedong can rest easy.

However, such a large-scale convoy still attracts the attention of many people. If it was placed in the time when Baibo Montenegro was in panic, the pedestrians on the road now, and the peasants in the surrounding fields would rush away. Run as fast as you want, but now, these people can't help standing on tiptoes, raising their heads, wiping their sweat and stopping to watch.

  A total of one hundred heavy carts, each with two horses, and the surrounding cavalry guards, this line is naturally extraordinary.

   On the previous two-wheeled truck, after many improvements, a four-wheeled truck was finally developed, with a load capacity at least twice that of the previous two-wheeled truck! Of course, the problem of the difference between the inner and outer wheels is not so easy to solve, so it is simply a trick. If someone drills under the belly of the four-wheeled truck to see, in fact, in terms of structure, this is two two-wheeled vehicles linked together. The speed difference between the front wheel and the rear wheel can generally meet the needs of small turns...

  Of course, there is still a long way to go if you want to achieve the vehicle structure of later generations.

   It's like going from Hedong to Chang'an, it's a long way.

  A group of vehicles was moving slowly, and one of the vehicles was pressed against a stone on the road, and it jumped slightly. During the vibration of the vehicle body, something fell down...

  After the meandering convoy went far away, the passers-by who had been giving way on the side of the road noticed the spilled objects, and someone stepped forward to pick them up, "Ah... this is the grain of millet..."

"what? Are so many cars transporting grain and grass? Tsk tsk, how many stones is this... How come there are hundreds of stones? 』

"What? Baishi? You blind ram, this is at least ten thousand stones! 』

  『You bragging, how could there be Wanshi...』

  『How could there be no Wanshi! 』

  『Did you see it? Have you weighed it? 』

  『…』

  While people were arguing with each other about how much food was transported by a team of vehicles, Queyi in Changan Sanfu also received news...

  At that time, Que Yi was eating dried meat, but when he heard the news, he almost choked to death. He coughed and slapped his back, and it took him a long time to cough up the food that had choked into his trachea.

  Qi Yi originally thought that everything had already been arranged and was just waiting for the result. There is no need to urge him around in a hurry, this will actually lose his status as the son of the governor.

All the greetings have been made, and the offensive and defensive alliance has been confirmed. The price of grain and grass in Chang'an Sanfu is going according to their original plan. Then Pang Tong seems to have no ability to resist, and when he seems to be out of control, The food and grass were transferred from the east of the river?

  Che Yi almost gritted his teeth, staring at the subordinate who came to report, "You, tell me in detail!" 』

  Qieyi’s subordinates also said with a mournful face: “My lord, it is said that these grains and grasses were transferred from Pingyang... also, and said...”

"Say what! ? 』The hesitation of his subordinates aroused Que Yi's anger even more. If he hadn't tried his best to control it, Que Yi would have smashed all the plates and wooden bowls on his head on his head!

  The subordinates also knew that they were angry, and hurriedly told the faster news, "It is said that this is only the first team, and there are... behind..."

  But he couldn't help but burst into tears, "What! 』

  Before Queyi could unleash his anger and panic, there were hurried footsteps, and someone rushed to report: "My lord... the treasurers of the shop are here..."

  Qi Yi sat down again, glanced at the table, "Remove all of these!" call in! 』

Not long after, a few figures appeared in front of the hall. Everyone had an unlucky look on their faces, somewhat flustered. These rice shop merchants originally wanted to follow this uproar, but they didn't expect to see fat meat in front of them. It was almost time to eat, and everything that had been arranged was done, but a spoiler appeared, which made the whole situation change a lot!

  Qi Yi tried to make his face more lively, so as not to be too stiff, looked at the rice shop merchants in front of him and said: "It's okay, it's okay, this is all within one's expectation..."

"what? Is that so? 』The rice shop merchants are skeptical.

These merchants have bought a lot of goods from Queyi, and even follow Queyi's plan to consciously hoard them, but after all, grain and grass are very seasonal. It's a good price. If it's delayed until next year's 40 series... Uh, the new grain is harvested, then the old grain will be completely thrown into the hands!

  『It’s okay, it’s okay! ”Qianyi put on a stiff smile, “These food and grass must be used only to pay official salaries and military salaries, and they will definitely not be sold in the market!” as long as you don't..."

  『Master! my lord! Before Que Yi could finish speaking, he heard someone rushing towards him again, and bumped into the front of the hall with a bang, "My lord! Oh no! The low price of Wang's rice shop in the city... It sells grain at a low price! 』

  『The Wang family? 』

  『Low price? ! what price? 』

  『How much does Wang want to sell? 』

   All of a sudden there was chaos!

  But I didn't know why, I just felt a burning pain on my face, and the veins on my forehead were throbbing, and I had to hold the table tightly so that I wouldn't jump up, "What are you panicking about?" ! 』

  『What are you afraid of? ! What are you panicking about? ! How much can a rice shop sell? ah? ’ But Yi couldn’t care less about maintaining the smile on his face, “Let them sell at a low price! How many people are there in the whole city? How much food and grass can they have! At this moment, the most taboo is to panic! You all go back! In two days, no, I will give you a charter tomorrow! It's all gone! 』

  But he gave the order to see off the customers. Although these merchants have not yet reached the final conclusion, since they have done so much in the early stage and have come to this point, they can only wait for the time being and leave one after another.

  Qi Yi also didn't have to think about it early, walked around the room with his hands behind his back, and ordered to change clothes after a while, and wanted to go out for a while. While changing clothes, his expression was calm, as if everything was still as usual. It wasn't until the servants touched Queyi's hand that they realized that Queyi's hands and feet were already cold...

  (end of this chapter)