Chapter 7 I will help you get officials

After sending off a few grain merchants, Fu Bo walked over: "Young Master, President Wang is here again." ”

Li Feng glanced at Wang Yuan at the door, that is, the president of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce, and said, "Let him go back, we don't sell grain." ”

"Don't, there's something to say. Do you want to talk about business, you have to talk about it to know. When Wang Yuan heard Li Feng's words, he couldn't wait to walk into the tavern.

"There's nothing to talk about, President Wang, remember how you treated me when we first met?" Li Feng glanced at him.

"Misunderstanding, hehe, it's all a misunderstanding." Wang Yuan had a smile on his face, but he had already scolded Li Feng's entire family in his heart.

"I don't care if it's a misunderstanding or not, I still remember your arrogance towards me, if it weren't for my friend taking out 180,000 yuan, how could these more than 3 million stone grain come into my hands. Now that the price of food has risen, you want to buy it back, that's a dream. ”

"Don't." Wang Yuan said: "The price is negotiable, I will recover all the grain in Young Master Li's hands at two cents higher than the market price." ”

"Don't sell it, Fuber will send it off." After Li Feng finished speaking, he no longer paid attention to Wang Yuan.

Wang Yuan wanted to catch up, but was blocked by Fu Bo: "President Wang, please." ”

"You...... Okay, since you don't drink the penalty wine in the toast, then don't blame me for being ruthless. Wang Yuan put down the cruel words and left in a hurry.

Fu Bo came to Li Feng worriedly and said, "Young Master, if we don't give medicine like this, we will lose face, will he retaliate against us?" I know that President Wang has a backstage. ”

Li Feng smiled and said, "Now is the disaster relief period, if any official does not open his eyes at this time, what awaits them must be the guillotine of the imperial court."

Okay, don't worry, did I get you done well? ”

Fauber suppressed the worry in his heart and said, "It's done." Only 350,000 stone of grain was taken out to be sold, and the rest was put in the warehouse. ”

"Well, when Engong and them come, I will hand over the rest of the grain to them, it is Engong's, and we can't ask for a grain of grain."

"The old slave knows."

Li Feng looked at the sky and said, "It's time for lunch, Fubo, you look at the store, I'll go to the kitchen to cook." ”

"Yes."

It didn't take long for a simple three-dish and one-soup dish to be placed on the table.

Li Feng said while placing the dishes and chopsticks: "Fu Bo, take a break, let's eat first." ”

"Okay."

Fauber walked over, and as soon as he sat down, he heard a familiar voice.

"What a coincidence, we caught up with the hotel again."

Li Feng looked in the direction of the voice, a smile suddenly appeared on his face, and said: "The two benevolent fathers are here, come, please come in, Fu Bo, go and get two dishes and chopsticks, and by the way, take the jar of good wine." ”

"Yes, young master."

Soon Fauber brought the dishes and chopsticks.

"No, no, we've eaten." Li Er said this in his mouth, but walked honestly to the table with his legs. The main thing is that the food cooked by Li Feng is too delicious.

He and Fang Xuanling did come after eating, but they didn't expect Li Feng and them to eat so late.

"Then eat a little more, it just so happens that Lao Li is here, I have something to give you." Li Feng said.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling didn't refuse anymore, walked to the dining table and sat down, and asked, "What is it?" ”

Li Feng said: "Food, the grain that Lao Li helped me pay for a few days ago is a total of 3.15 million stones.

Here I want to congratulate Lao Li, this change of hands can make several times over. If we endure it any longer, the price of food will be even higher. ”

Li Er smiled bitterly in his heart, would I not know? He pretended to be surprised and said, "Ah, it's great that I've earned so much." ”

Lao Fang said: "Lao Li, don't be too happy, the imperial court has already begun to open warehouses to release grain, and dozens of porridge factories have been set up, how can anyone want so much grain in your hands?" ”

"yes, how did I forget such an important thing." Li Er suddenly realized, and looked at Li Feng with an inquiring look: "The imperial court has begun to provide disaster relief, how can I sell my grain?" ”

"Is there a lot of food in the imperial court? How long will it last? Li Feng said lightly.

Li Er and Fang Xuanling were a little embarrassed, and the food in the imperial court could only last for a month.

Li Feng said again: "I don't know. Let me tell you, Chang'an currently has a population of 2 million, and the people of Gyeonggi Province have a combined population of 7 million.

Their consumption in a day is very staggering, and even if the imperial court has more food, it will not be able to fill this bottomless pit.

Although we have a lot of food in our hands, it can last the whole of Gyeonggi Province for a maximum of 10 days.

Fortunately, in recent years, the wind and rain in the Tang Dynasty have been smooth, and every household has some grain in stock, even if it can't completely survive the disaster period, it can pass three months.

The imperial court has these three months to mobilize grain from the south, so these three months are very important to the imperial court.

It's a pity that the speed of disaster relief in the imperial court was too fast, and the porridge factory was set up too early, resulting in the people who had or did not have grain to go to the porridge factory to drink porridge.

I personally went to the porridge factory to see it, and it can be described in two words: dirty and messy.

Therefore, Lao Li, Lao Fang, you don't have to worry about the food not being sold, you just think about what price to sell it at, according to the current situation, the grain will rise, especially after the imperial court is completely out of food.

The price of grain will rise to a maximum point, and then the people will really not be able to afford food and need relief from the imperial court. ”

Li Er and Fang Xuanling trembled in their hearts, and looked at each other, where did this kid come up with so many theories, as if this drought was a big disaster.

Fang Xuanling asked, "Li Feng, you even know what will happen in the future, why don't you report the situation to the imperial court?" ”

"People are soft-spoken, who would believe the words of a young man like me?"

"I believe it." Li Erdao.

"I believe it too." Fang Xuanling followed.

Li Feng sneered and said, "Is it useful?" You two are just ordinary businessmen, not officials. ”

"Whoever told you that it is useless, useful, greatly useful." Li Er and Fang Xuanling could only roar in their hearts.

Li Erdao: "We have people we know, do you know the people of Tang Jiantang, the head of the household?" ”

Li Feng shook his head and said, "I don't know." ”

How can I know each other, I've only been in Datang for a few days, not to mention that the other party is still a big man.

"We know each other, and we often honor him, if you tell us earlier, we can also tell him earlier, the court knows, maybe we can still mix up an official and a half-job." Li Er complained.

Fang Xuanling also complained: "It's just that such a good opportunity was wasted, it's a pity, otherwise we might all be officials." ”

"You want to be an official?" Li Feng asked.

Fang Xuanling said: "Whoever doesn't want to be an official, being an official can get ahead, shine on the lintel, and others will flatter you when they see you." ”

Li Feng bowed his head and said: "Since you want to be officials, then these grains can't be sold." ”

"What do you mean, you can still make us officials?" Li Er couldn't believe his ears.

In front of this emperor, he said that he could be an official, but when he was an emperor, he was dead, even if he gave himself an official position.

Li Feng nodded and said: "That's right, when the imperial court is short of food, you should send the grain to the imperial court, and it should be no problem to ask for an official and a half-position." In addition, I will tell you another way to suppress food prices. The biggest obstacle for the imperial court was the price of grain.

Food prices will rise throughout Gyeonggi Province, especially Chang'an, which is the most outrageously expensive. I believe that with these two things, you will be able to become officials. ”

"You can drive down food prices?" Li Er and Fang Xuanling said in unison.

They looked at Li Feng in shock, the price of food is too high, this is a problem that has always existed in the imperial court, but it has never been solved, and now some people say that it can be solved, how shocking is this.

"It's a very simple thing, if I want to, I have several ways to bring down the price of food." Li Feng said casually.

"Li Feng, it's okay to brag, but you can't brag about the price of grain." Li Er reminded. He was afraid that Li Feng was just bragging.

Fang Xuanling followed and said: "This matter really can't be bragged about, the court will be held accountable." "He was scared too.

Li Feng said movingly: "Thank you two for your concern, don't worry, I won't talk nonsense."

In this way, in order to avoid some gossip, Lao Li's grain is fully entrusted to me, and when the time is ripe, you can mention me to the Hubu Shangshu, and say that I have a batch of grain in my hands and decide to sell it to the imperial court at a low price. ”

"Okay, I see what you mean." Li Er nodded and said, "There is one more thing, as long as you can solve it, then I and Lao Fang will be even more stable." ”

"What's the problem?"

"You also said that the porridge factory is dirty and messy, do you have any way to solve it?"

Li Feng was silent for a moment and said: "Yes, I have two plans, the first is to work for relief, which is to let those victims work, and not let them be idle." To put it simply, you have to work to eat.

The second plan is to divide the victims into groups, divide a huge porridge factory into areas such as one district and two districts, and then divide them into areas, such as sweeping groups, laundry groups, diving groups, taking care of children, the elderly group, and so on.

Then make rules, such as violators, to kick out the porridge factory. Remember, it's about sacrificing yourself for everyone. ”

Sacrifice yourself to protect everyone!

Fang Xuanling pondered this sentence carefully, it is too much of a philosophy lesson, this is a child can say something?

Li Erdao: "In this way, the manpower invested in the porridge factory will increase a lot. ”

"The number of people will increase, but the number of victims in the imperial court will decrease. Hey, it's useless to talk more, practice brings true knowledge, the two of you can inform the court if you have a way, and if you don't have a way, you can wait, it is estimated that the court is raising food now, we have so much food, and sooner or later we will come to the door.

I'll arrange it then. Now you go back and find someone to open up the joints, so that you can get twice the result with half the effort as an official. ”

Li Erzhen said: "Okay, then let's go back and open the joint first, and you will wait for Tang Jian to come to you." ”

"Don't worry, you two are my fathers, and I will definitely let you get your wish."