Although it is said that locusts should not be disrespectful when the locust plague starts, but the child is so hungry that he cries, you can't just let him starve!

Even if catching locusts would attract heavenly punishment, he couldn't care about it at this time.

The other villagers all looked at him with awe, watched him catch locusts, and watched him carry the sack containing locusts and go to Chang'an~

In just two days, the man came back, and the strong man did not suffer any "heavenly punishment", and most importantly, he exchanged for food! Moreover, it is half a bag of millet and half a bag of millet!

The grain reserves downstairs in the world are very rich, there are millet, millet, and even rice, the man thinks that although the rice is delicious, but the amount is too small, so he changed some millet for the children to eat.

Seeing that the fire in the man's house that had been extinguished for several days was rekindled, those villagers who were still watching were boiling, everyone had sacks at home, instead of standing up at home and not receiving relief food, hungry, it was better to catch locusts with both hands and exchange some money and food for themselves!

The same scene was repeated throughout the land of Guanzhong, and people left the ancient precepts behind and began to catch locusts. So, the team carrying and pulling the locust sacks to the downstairs of the world lined up from Anhuamen in Chang'an to Xiudefang!

Seeing such a scene, Li Jing and they could only change it, and they also set up a signboard to exchange locusts for food, they wanted locusts to be useless, but they could give them to the Duke of Xiguo!

Compared with the generals, Li Shimin is more relaxed, the state relief to the victims is a matter of course, grain directly transported to the state capitals, and then distributed to the counties, by the county order to distribute to the victims, although in this way, the grain sent to each family is not much left, but it is better than nothing.

The people don't care how much food your court distributes, as long as you send it, it means that the emperor is not a faint king, not to mention that you can catch locusts for food now, and you won't be hungry in a short time.

But Li Shimin's preparation this time is very sufficient, how much grain is left in the treasury? How can this be worthy of his identity as the son of heaven?

So, after a wave of grain, the dried meat distributed by the imperial court came down!

The cattle and sheep traded with the Western Turks were slaughtered and dried into jerky, although when they were sent to each house, they could also send a piece of meat the size of a diary, but ~

During the reign of which emperor, he gave meat to the victims?

As a result, many people who have forgotten the taste of meat are all holding the meat and crying bitterly! Bow to the emperor in the direction of Chang'an.

In this locust plague, some people got a lot, such as the emperor, Tianxialou and various generals, and the people all praised the emperor's wisdom and martial arts, praised the righteous deeds of Tianxialou, and praised the generosity of the generals.

There are also people who have lost a lot, such as the direct officials of the five surnames and seven wangs, who led the people to rebel against the prestige established by the imperial court's "stop farming order" and completely shattered, and even the prestige of the five surnames was greatly discounted.

Another example is the grain merchant~

Grain merchants usually hoard grain, wait for the autumn harvest season to pass and then sell grain at a high price, originally in such a catastrophe year, they are the most profitable, but the court, the military, the behavior of the world downstairs has "cut off" their wealth, they can only watch the people use their own catch of locusts to go downstairs to exchange for food, but their own grain can not be sold, can only jump feet!

If the grain can't be sold, it's not money if it's piled up, it's waste!

The desperate grain merchants all went upstairs to the world, when the grain was purchased from other places, the amount was not very large, such as the downstairs to collect locusts, the grain reserves must be insufficient, they are local grain merchants, they are not cheap, they are cheap outsiders is what kind of rule.

In the largest private room in the world, more than 20 grain merchants near the capital gathered together, waiting for Lao Yuan to come.

Lao Yuan was busy sweating because of the locusts for food, retreated from the box door, glanced around at the twenty grain merchants, and did not sit down, and said directly: "I know your intentions, open the skylight and say brightly, your local grain is actually a foreshadowing buried by my master, and I will use it at the last moment."

Now that the food bought from other places has been almost replaced by the people, it is time to use your food. ”

A grain merchant closest to the door stood up: "Shopkeeper Yuan, since you said that you opened the skylight and said something bright, I won't say more, our grain price must be higher than the receiving price."

Don't say that we are hoarding goods in the disaster year, we have all lost the face of our ancestors in business, and we must sacrifice our capital for profit, but for the sake of the face of Lord Xi Guogong, we can still negotiate this price again! ”

Lao Yuan shook his head: "As for the price, my master has already booked it." ”

As soon as Lao Yuan's words came out, the grain merchants complained bitterly in their hearts, that is the cold front of the Duke of Qianguo, if people have to cut profits, they can't help it, although there is a shortage of food in the world, but they are also worried that the grain can't be sold, everyone has a small tail, at this time, it is the high-ranking and powerful Gong of the State of the State who has more right to speak.

"The price of grain will remain the same as the price at which you usually sell it."

"Huh?"

The grain merchants stood up one after another, and came as usual? How could it be!

"But ........."

Only then did Lao Yuan find a chair and sit on it: "This money is not from us downstairs, but from the people who participated in the auction, and your grain will be sold to the people who participate in the auction." ”

"Auction?"

Another grain merchant arched his hand at Lao Yuan: "But the auction house on the third floor of the world?" At the beginning of the second building of the Tianxia Building, there was this auction house, we are very curious why this place has not opened for a long time, I can't imagine that it has opened at this time, I wonder if the shopkeeper can solve our doubts? What does this auction house do? Why do you say that the people who participate in the auction pay for our food? ”

Lao Yuan smiled slightly: "There are still a lot of things outside, I'll just say it simply, the auction is to sell things, and whoever pays more money will go to whom."

But this auction will be different, if you get something, all the money will be used to buy your food, and then exchange locusts with the victims.

As for what to auction, it depends on what antique calligraphy and paintings or other things are provided by my master and the ministers of the court. ”

"Got it!"

The grain merchant closest to Lao Yuan said: "Exchanging grain for locusts with disaster victims is originally a business that does not make money. But it is not appropriate for the Duke of Xi to pay alone, so it is equivalent to many ministers paying money. ”

Lao Yuan nodded: "Although you are grain merchants, you can also participate in it, but what you want, you have to use the grain in your hands as the price." ”

"It should be, it should be."

Seeing that everyone readily agreed, Lao Yuan left the box under the congratulations of the grain merchants, and started to exchange grain for locusts while starting to hold an auction, which made him anxious.

Maybe it's time to get that guy Li over and help!

Lao Yuan thought about it like this.

Early the next morning, after counting the items used for auction, Tianxia downstairs sent invitations to many wealthy businessmen.

Tianxia upstairs took the initiative to distribute invitations, which was a symbol of status and strength, and the wealthy businessmen and ordinary wealthy families who got the invitations were all elated.

After seeing the form of the auction clearly, Hao Wencai, a businessman from Taiyuan, nodded, which is a win-win situation for the party who provides the auction item and the party who buys the auction item, and both of them can earn fame. (People go to tea and cool, add Lao Qu QQ!) 852231129！ Urging in the text! ）

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