Cao Yan looked at the people in Linjiazhai in front of him a little unexpectedly.

"Auntie is fine, isn't it just the house that I built later? In the past, when we were in the mountains, we were used to sleeping in the open, and now my uncle is ready to harvest grain, so we should build a granary first. Lin Dahei and a few others comforted Cao Yan when they knew Cao Yan's thoughts.

"However, it always feels a little uncomfortable for everyone." Cao Yan said embarrassedly.

"Uncle, you will see the outside world, you give us the land for free, and teach us the craft of making money, if you don't know how to be grateful, what is the difference between it and a beast." The crowd persuaded.

"Then I'll thank you all."

"By the way, uncle, does it mean that you collect so much grain and it is so expensive?" Someone in the crowd asked.

Cao Yan was asked this question, it was not easy to answer, he thought about it, and then said: "Money, life does not bring death, I used to be a poor person, and I have received help from many people, now I have money, I think life should always do something meaningful, not to mention that the purchase of grain at this price is not a loss, just a little less, so why not do it?" ”

"Auntie, we will support you in whatever decision you make, if the money is not enough, then we will all find a way to help you make it up."

"Yes, the eldest aunt is an immortal, there must be a reason for this, don't ask the reason, just listen to him."

"Thank you." Cao Yan bowed again, for the sake of this group of lovely and simple people.

"Then what are you waiting for, just build a granary according to the drawings drawn by the eldest aunt."

"Hurry up, everybody move."

Looking at the people who leveled the land and carried bricks, cement, sand and gravel, Cao Yan smiled comfortingly in his heart, then he had to work hard, and the money was still a little insufficient.

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……

In the evening, return to your own home.

"Cao Pengzu, there are a lot of people looking for you," Lin Yueru didn't give Cao Yan a good face, although she still remembered what Cao Yan said last night, and didn't dare to call him Cao Sangang anymore, but she didn't call the other two louder names.

"Oh, who is it?" Cao Yan asked, and shook the clothes on his body, and the clothes produced a water-like fluctuation, causing all the mud and sand on it to fall.

Lin Yueru didn't answer Cao Yan's question, but looked directly at Cao Yan's clothes, she knew that this was his so-called immortal armor.

She was a little red-eyed, this suit of armor can conjure up all kinds of things, and the clothes are what they want to change, and the helmet herself has also seen, there should be many things that she doesn't know, which makes her a little moved, so her tone suddenly changed, and she called sweetly: "Brother-in-law." ”

This sudden salutation made Cao Yan almost weak in fright, kneeling down, he looked at Lin Yueru a little hairy, ready to touch her forehead, to see if she was scared silly by herself yesterday.

Lin Yueru slapped away Cao Yan's outstretched hand, she knew why Cao Yan had such a ghostly expression, this should be the first time she called him that, it was not normal for him not to be frightened; "I'm not sick, I'll discuss something with you."

"Something to say," Cao Yan rubbed the position of his heart, calming it down a bit.

"Can you lend me your armor for fun?" Lin Yueru looked at Cao Yan with a flattering smile.

"Hehe," Cao Yan sneered at her, not saying that Cao Yan didn't want to borrow, just said that it was bound by the system, even if he wanted to borrow, she couldn't control it, and these things were not easy to explain, he could only give her a blank look: "Cut, dream." ”

"Stingy." Lin Yueru saw Cao Yan's simple refusal, and secretly guessed, after all, this thing is an immortal's thing, and it is estimated that there are problems in it that he doesn't know, so he didn't dwell on it, not to mention that there are guests waiting for him, Lin Yueru didn't continue to pay attention to Cao Yan, and turned around and walked into the house directly.

Cao Yan entered the courtyard and found that there were indeed many people waiting for him inside, as Lin Yueru said.

Xiang Yixin, Luo Ming, Zhang Muer, Ershizu Group of Seven and others.

"Rare guest," Cao Yan smiled, went to the location of the pavilion first, took a clean cup, poured a glass of water and drank it, moistened his throat, and asked, "Is there anything wrong with me?" ”

Although the others looked a little anxious, they also waited silently for Cao Yan to finish drinking the water, and did not speak in a hurry.

"What do you mean by that?" Xiang Yixin was present, and no one else dared to speak first, so she could only ask first, "Don't tell me, you opened a restaurant and need food or something, don't say this excuse to fool us." ”

Xiang Yixin also knew that Cao Yan liked to say something inexplicable, such a bad habit.

"Yes, master, what do you mean? Do you know that as soon as this news appeared, the grain merchants in the entire Jiangning Mansion regarded you as an enemy and were ready to take the grain tomorrow to make you bankrupt. Luo Ming was also anxious, and he didn't care about Xiang Yixin's mouth, but Cao Yan didn't answer her words, so he interjected directly.

"I know, I've checked it a long time ago, this price is the most in the surrounding counties, and the grain will be transported to sell, and the amount should be about five million stones, which is not much."

"Brother, this is not much, according to your price, it will take two and a half million guan, not including those grain merchants who are ready to yin you, I am afraid that there will not be three or four million guan at that time, don't think about it." Luo Ming deserves to be a shrewd businessman, and he analyzed the problem thoroughly at once, and when he was excited, he even forgot to call the master, and directly called Cao Yan his brother.

"Sir, I know you've made some money lately, but isn't it a pity to throw it away like this?" There were also people on the second ancestor's side who opened their mouths to persuade.

Cao Yan didn't answer their inquiry, but looked at Xiang Yixin, he wanted to hear what Xiang Yixin would say.

"Why? Is there any purpose? Seeing Cao Yan looking at him, Xiang Yixin hurriedly continued to ask.

"Have you ever found a problem that in any dynasty, in the absence of peasant uprisings, has basically not been overthrown? Only when the people are struggling to make a living, will the change of dynasties occur, don't you think that the purchase price of this grain is too low? If something goes wrong, it's going to be messy. ”

"What could go wrong?" A second ancestor on the side, as if he had discovered something else in Cao Yan's words, suddenly asked, and instantly distorted Cao Yan's prepared great truth for the country and the people.

"No, I'm just using an analogy." Cao Yan explained, and just wanted to continue to talk about the small story that water can carry a boat and also capsize a boat.

However, the people present obviously didn't believe Cao Yan's explanation, and another person interrupted Cao Yan's words and asked. "Sir, didn't you know something?"

Cao Yan sighed, speechless for these people's associative ability, and these people's brains have always been big, and they are a little used to it.

But Cao Yan's sigh frightened some people.

Thinking of Cao Yan's weird abilities, and the stories of Cao Yan's gods that they often heard from Cao Yan's children in the yard, they couldn't help but think about it.

"Isn't it going to be a disaster? Let the food be destroyed? A man said cautiously.

Cao Yan blackened his face and clenched his fists, really wanting to hammer them to death, "It's okay, don't talk nonsense." ”

The man looked at Cao Yan's black face and clenched his fists, slapped his head, and hurriedly said: "Oh, I know, I won't talk nonsense, I remember, I have something at home, I want to go back." After the man finished speaking, he ignored the surprised eyes of the others, and hurriedly took his leave and ran out of the door, he wanted to hurry back and let the family buy food.

"I also remembered, there was something wrong with my family, and I also quit......"

"I ......"

The others are not stupid, they are all like monkeys, and they all run away without a trace.

Cao Yan looked at the group of people who ran away, feeling a little confused, and wanted to shout, did you misunderstand something?

"Is it possible that there will be disasters in the future?" Xiang Yixin frowned and stared at Cao Yan's eyes, and asked intently, wanting to get a definite answer, now there are only her, Luo Fatzi, Xia Haibo, and Zhang Mu'er left on the scene, she thinks that Cao Yan will definitely say the answer at this time.

Yes, Cao Yan sighed silently, now even if he says no, others will not believe it, but in ancient times, when he relied on the sky to eat, Cao Yan remembered that it was said in the history books that there was no disaster for more than three years, and the only thing that changed was only what happened there, and when the time came, as long as there was a place that could work, so he could only nod slightly: "I don't see it very accurately, but it's better to make plans early, and it is also because the people are too bitter, and finally have a good harvest, But the price is so low, isn't this forcing them to sell their sons and daughters? In fact, the imperial court should implement the protective price of grain, but ......"

Cao Yan didn't continue, after all, a lot of the court's taxes now come from these people, and the little money collected by the court is not enough to spend, so I heard the Beijing officials complain that they can't survive, and many low-level officials who don't have oil and water are really miserable.

If the imperial court is allowed to implement the purchase of grain at a protective price, this will simply embarrass the household officials in the imperial court, and let them force the officials to rebel.

But while saying this, Cao Yan also left a step for himself, and when the time came, he said that he didn't see it right, and he would definitely return more funds at that time, just buy the food in their hands.

"Alas...... Mr. Gaoyi, please bow to the little girl. "Xiang Yixin is such a smart person, how can he not know what Cao Yan's unfinished words are, but this problem does not know how many years it has plagued this nation, and no one has been able to solve this problem.

Xiang Yixin thinks that maybe Cao Yan in front of her can solve this problem, but now that he has no official position, if he lets him continue, he is afraid that he will offend more people, and now there are two groups of people who are ready to disadvantage him, one is the remnants of Jiulongzhai, and the other is the grain merchant in Jiangning Mansion, if he continues to let him offend people, it will be too inauthentic, Xiang Yixin bowed deeply to Cao Yan, "There is something at home, and I will also leave." ”

"Uncle Shi ......".

"Master......"

Luo Ming and Zhang Mu'er here just wanted to speak, but they were stopped by Cao Yan with his hand, and he didn't want to say other excuses: "Do your best to obey the destiny of heaven and do some good deeds." ”