Chapter 180: Idea
Zhou Qin approached, picked up one of the scrolls with ivory picks, and marked the page with a certain ruler in the Taizu period, focusing on the measures taken in the process of stabilizing grain prices in a certain place and the existing problems, so as to summarize and discuss the great principles of governing the country. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 She picked up another open book, and on the right side of the page she opened was simply written two words with the title "On Grain".
She couldn't help but sigh and said, "I just promised to recuperate the day before yesterday...... After finishing speaking, she didn't speak anymore, and only looked at Zhou Yanzhi with a pair of eyes.
In the past, many people praised Zhou Qin's good life, especially those wonderful eyes, which were like a stream of water, clear and crystalline. Being looked at by his sister like this, Zhou Yanzhi suddenly felt guilty, but he was willing to be scolded by her, which was better than cutting around like a soft knife now, which made his heart hurt softly.
Zhou Yanzhi sat up and muttered, "It's mine, it's not ......" and explained with some embarrassment, "I heard that the price of grain in the city has risen sharply, and many displaced people have nothing to do......
Seeing Zhou Qin's disapproval, he hurriedly said, "I won't see it for long, and I'll rest......"
Zhou Qin looked at Zhou Yanzhi and couldn't say what it felt. After a while, he said: "You have been looking for this half a day, have you found a way?" ”
Since his sister took the initiative to divert the topic, Zhou Yanzhi hurriedly replied: "Where is it so easy to do, dealing with businessmen, there is no profit driven, who is willing to give you your life." ”
Zhou Qin hesitated for a while, thinking about the more than 100,000 displaced people in Guizhou City, and thinking about the tens of thousands of soldiers on the front line in Yongzhou, she pursed her lips and said casually: "What if they are given enough benefits?" ”
Zhou Yanzhi said with emotion: "Where is it so easy, now the grain price in Guizhou has risen to more than 300 Wen Yidou, and according to this situation, it will continue to rise, seeing that it is close to the end of the year, not only the grain price, but also the rest of the prices will be raised, how long will it take to pick up the opportunity, and how much profit can the imperial court give?" At most, they are not stupid to buy at market price! ”
Zhou Qin said with perseverance: "If the government goes out and says that it will add 20 or 30 wen at the market price, if not, add 100 wen or 200 wen to buy the grain in the hands of landlords and rich households, believe it or not?" ”
Zhou Yan was stunned, and then laughed and said, "What is your idea?" Do you think there is too much money in the yamen? If you really want to do this, the waist of the captain will be crushed by the recital of the Imperial Tower. Besides, if you spend so much money to collect grain, what role can you play except for giving money to the landlords and rich households? ”
"You can collect grain!" Zhou Qin explained, "In the name of the imperial court, the list of grain will be collected, and at the same time, the government will not suppress the price of grain, as long as people have surplus grain, they can sell as much as they like!" ”
"Pure nonsense!" Zhou Yanzhi laughed, as if he had heard some funny joke, and he didn't forget to say, "You set the price with the grain merchant himself, and everyone hoards grain and rice, and this price can rise to the sky!" The villagers had to press the food under the bed to sleep. ”
Zhou Qin didn't think about it, and said: "What does it matter, Guangnan is short of grain, is it possible that Jingnan and Jingbei are also short of grain?" Yunnan is also short of food? Guizhou is also short of food? It's just that the uncles don't have the right to transfer the grain and rice everywhere, and they don't have the people to transfer it! If the grain price in Guizhou can really rise by 500 wen a bucket, the grain merchants in Yunnan will be used as cattle and horses, and the camels will have to give the grain to the camels! Now the water source is also sufficient, the shipping has not stopped, and the waterway can be taken, Fujian heard that it is a bumper harvest this year, they are not far from there, Guizhou is even closer, as long as the news spreads, it is said that the Guizhou government does not suppress the price of grain, this fifty to five hundred, the price has increased tenfold, do you think they will be able to sit still? ”
Zhou Yanzhi was stunned for a moment.
He thought carefully about what his sister said, and couldn't help but retort: "But Guizhou and Queensland have been here for at least ten days, counting the time for news transmission, I'm afraid that before the food is delivered, the people of Guizhou will not even be able to drink porridge and water!" ”
Zhou Qin whispered: "Didn't you just receive the grain?" The government collects grain in the name of the imperial court and collects grain at a higher price, and then sets a price and sells it to the people. ”
She smiled slightly, "My brother also underestimates those businessmen, if there is money to be made, ordinary people can arrive in eight days by ten days!" Our family is also in business ourselves, you ask the shopkeeper of Tanzhou Horse Company, if he can make ten times the profit, from Tanzhou to Guizhou, can he send the horses over in eight days? ”
Zhou Yanzhi grabbed the quilt covered by his body, the cotton cloth was crumpled by him, and he didn't know it.
Zhou Qin saw that he was thinking about it, and said, "Aren't there still homeless people in the city?" Now that it is winter, the front-line officers and soldiers are about to lack cotton jackets, the old and weak women and children among the displaced people can help make bedding and thick clothes, the yamen takes care of one meal a day, and the whole day is made for 20 days, and at the end of the month it is compensated with grain, and the strong men go to repair the city wall and dig the embankment, and they take care of one meal a day for 20 days, and at the end of the month, they will be compensated with grain, and when the merchants arrive at the end of the year, the more grain, the lower the price, and the government will pay the bills cheaply. She smiled, "I'm afraid that there is too much grain, and the grain merchant who comes late will cry!" ”
Zhou Yanzhi sat for a long time, and suddenly, he lifted the quilt and got out of bed, and walked to the table by the window.
Zhou Qin hurriedly stopped: "Speak well, what are you doing!" ”
Zhou Yanyi's face was urgent, and he said: "Now that the yamen is worried about the price of grain, I think the method you said is a path, wait for me to write the chapter and send it to Tian Duwei!" ”
Of course, it's a path! This is the road that Tianchu himself walked back then, verified many times, and governed the grain merchant with grain merchants, and the effect was proper!
Zhou Qin muttered in his heart, watched Zhou Yanzhi spread out a piece of paper, and began to rack his brains about how to organize the language, so he had to take away his pen and said, "I promised not to toss around, you come to this set again!" ”
Zhou Yanzhi stared at the pen in his sister's hand, looking like he wanted to take it back, but he didn't dare to move, and said, "I'll write for a while, and I'll rest when I'm done, I promise!" ”
Zhou Qin had no choice but to say: "You take care of it, wait for me to go back and write it, and then you can slowly change ......"
After speaking, he instructed Guizhi on the side to stare at Zhou Yanzhi, not allowing him to read or write anymore, and left Begonia down.
After she returned to the room, she took out the draft she had written a few days ago, read it several times, deliberated and considered the wording, found Zhou Yanzhi's copybook, and copied the manuscript again in imitation of his handwriting.