The previous grain price was 50 wen a catty, and the grain farm collected it at a high price of 100 wen a catty when it was harvested the year before last, but now, the grain farm has actually raised the selling price to 400 wen a catty!

At this price, you can buy a pound of turbid wine!

The most unacceptable thing is that the price has risen too much!

If you collect it for 100 yuan, sell it for 150 yuan, is it enough?

Quadrupled in an instant, when others are stupid?

The common people take money as treasure, how can they be reluctant to buy grain at the price of 400 wen a catty, they can only save money, but there is so much grain to store, Rao is saving to survive the Spring Festival, but there is still half a year before the generation of new rice this year!

Because of the shortage of food, the people began to buy more vegetables, planning to use the little remaining food to add more vegetables to satisfy their hunger, but as other people began to buy vegetables in large quantities, even the price of vegetables began to soar!

The impact of this is that the prices in the entire south have risen because of the rise in food prices, but the income of the common people remains the same, and there is only so much silver in their hands, where can they live?

As a result, more and more waves of displaced people broke out in various parts of the south, and these displaced people, who did not have enough food in the local area, began to move from the local area to the surrounding areas, and the good order was maintained in various places, because the influx of these displaced people began to become chaotic. [with _ dream]ā

Later, every time these displaced people pass through one city, not only will they cause financial losses here, but many unemployed people in the local area will also join the flow of displaced people and run towards the next city......

Slowly, these homeless people have formed an army of nearly 1,000 homeless people, all the way south, heading towards Jinling!

Because the largest grain farms in the south are in Jinling, they feel that the reason why they have reached this point is because of the arbitrary price increase of these grain farms, so if they want to go to these grain farms to ask for grain, it is best to come, or why not come-hehe......

And where these displaced people passed, except for the officers and soldiers in various places who would stop them a little to prevent trouble, the other people were very supportive of them, because in their opinion, it was the same price increase behavior of several grain farms that caused today's situation, and it was necessary to teach them a lesson!

If it weren't for the fact that they still had to guard their homes, many people would probably want to join these displaced people......

Since the price of the grain village has risen, the prefects of various places have thought of some ways to reduce the price of the grain village - but the grain is people's, and people say that there is not much new grain, so it can only be sold more expensively, if it is too expensive, you can not buy it!

The prefects were also speechless, after all, no one broke the law, so they wouldn't forcibly break into the grain farm to release grain, right?

So dragging and dragging, the tide of displaced people broke out at an explosive speed, out of control, basically swept most of the south, seeing that there will be another month to reach Jinling, if you don't want to find a way, I'm afraid there will be a big riot!

As a result, the prefects of various places wrote overnight, hoping that the Tang Emperor could think of some way, or send someone to take over Jinling, and when the tide of displaced people arrived, he could negotiate peacefully with them, settle the dispute, and minimize the losses as much as possible......

…………

Emperor Tang looked at the letter sent from the south, and his brows furrowed deeply.

In the morning, when he went to the court, he asked all the ministers how to deal with this matter.

The suggestions of the officials are all to let the major grain farms in Jinling reduce the price of rice to the minimum, let Jinling close the city gates, prevent the tide of displaced people from entering the city, tell them the news of the drop in grain prices, and let them go back to their hometowns!

But Emperor Tang was not satisfied with this suggestion.

Now that things have come to this point, it's too late to suddenly reduce the price, and it will do more harm than good!

First of all, the current forced persecution of grain prices in several major grain farms will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among these farmers.

You must know that the grain of the Tang Dynasty is produced in the south, and most of the grain eaten by the northern cities is transported to the northern regions by water except for part of the supply from Taizhou, so as to maintain the normal livelihood of the north.

Therefore, once these grain owners are angry, the grain will not be harvested and shipped in the future, and then it will not be the current small riot in the south, but a huge riot in the Tang Dynasty!

Moreover, now that the price is temporarily reduced, those displaced people will not only not think about the good of these grain owners, but will feel that it is because of their persecution that these people have reduced the price, and they will be even more dissatisfied because of this.

Therefore, it is not a good idea to reduce the price by any means.

When he asked Master Mu, he said something, and he also got Prime Minister Yang's approval.

What he means is that the current tide of displaced people is not only driven by hunger, but also because they feel angry and dissatisfied, and the spearhead is directed at the grain farm.

At this time, what is needed is someone who can negotiate and guide them, first eliminate their anger, let them realize the good intentions of the imperial court, and then release grain to avoid riots.

This idea also entered the heart of Emperor Tang, but later he was worried again, who would go?

Emperor Tang asked in the court if any Aiqing was willing to recommend himself, but unfortunately, no one dared to go.

At the same time, Emperor Tang asked again if there was a suitable candidate for Master Mu, and Master Mu originally opened his mouth, but after thinking for a while, he closed it again, and quickly shook his head.

Seeing this, Yang Feng also shook his head vigorously, saying that he had no favorite candidate, and Emperor Tang had to decide it himself.

So, the tangled Emperor Tang went down to the early dynasty and came to the imperial study, racking his brains to think about how to solve it.

To be honest, if King Xiang is still alive, it would be best for him to go to the south.

As a prince, he is very persuasive, and he will make those homeless people feel that the court cares about them very much, and with the cleverness and eloquence of King Xiang, it is more than enough to do such a trivial thing!

However, King Xiang is long gone, and thinking of this, Emperor Tang still has a faint pain in his heart.

In addition to King Xiang, the crown prince is also justified.

I don't know why, Emperor Tang just didn't want the prince to go, in addition to feeling that his ability was not up to it, he was more afraid of ......

Ever since the incident with King Xiang, Emperor Tang has always wanted to tie the crown prince to his side, just look at it like that—or watch it, and prevent him from making mistakes again......

Just when Emperor Tang was worried in the imperial study, the queen arrived.

The queen's body has recovered a lot, and she has slowly walked out of the assassination of King Xiang......

When she entered the room and saw Emperor Tang's serious appearance frowning and thinking, the queen spoke: "What is Your Majesty thinking?" So fascinating? ”

"Hey, it's not that southern thing!"

So, Emperor Tang talked about the rebellion of the southern refugees in the fold again, and finally said that he didn't know who to send, and said casually: "How good it would be if Yixiang was still there!" ”

In fact, he thought so just now, if King Xiang was here, let him go to the south to deal with this tricky matter......

But if King Xiang is really still there, Emperor Tang will definitely not let him go, after all, the teacher is unknown, how can he let a prince go out of the city to quell the chaos? If he was really allowed to go, what would the prince think, and what would the civil and military officials think?

When the rebellion in the south is settled, the court should be in chaos......

Therefore, Emperor Tang said this now, mainly because he felt guilty about King Xiang in his heart......

Hearing Emperor Tang say this, the queen's mood also sank, and she said a little sadly: "Yi Xiang is gone, and now Yi Lan looks like this again......"

He sighed and said, "Hey, poor slave family's hard-working children! If Yi Xiang is here and takes Yi Lan to Jinling, Yi Lan's mood will be much better! ”

Emperor Tang didn't answer when he heard this, but he sighed heavily in his heart, but he thought in his heart that if King Xiang was still there, Princess Yilan's mood would not be like this!

However, I thought that Princess Yilan had always longed for the life in the water town south of the Yangtze River, and if she went there, she might be able to change her current appearance......

But now the land south of the Yangtze River is so chaotic, it's too unsafe!

Safe?

Emperor Tang suddenly thought of someone, with him there, Princess Yilan's safety must be fine.

And if he goes to Jinling, it shouldn't be a problem to persuade those irascible homeless people with his mouth, right?

Thinking of this, Emperor Tang had a little more joy on his face, he had originally thought that Zhang Twelve's mouth was very slippery, if it was put on diplomacy, it would definitely get twice the result with half the effort, and it would be able to make the envoys of other countries dizzy, but he didn't expect it to come in handy now!

Spare you many riots, spare your grain and farm so difficult, I have a quick mouth to open twelve, I am very afraid!

The queen was still sad, but suddenly saw that there was a hint of joy on Emperor Tang's face, and she wondered greatly: "Your Majesty, ...... are you?"

"Concubine Ai, let Zhang Twelve take Yilan to Jinling for a walk!"

Emperor Tang said excitedly.

"Zhang Twelve......"

The queen chattered twice, and then thought of the thin and handsome young man, who had taken Yilan out of the palace twice before, and when Yilan came back, she whispered good things about Zhang Twelve in her ear for a few days......

Recently, he has often entered the palace to accompany Yilan, but with little success, and I don't know what will happen if he takes Yilan to Jinling......

However, with him with him, safety should be assured, who made him the emperor's uncle's apprentice?

"If Your Majesty thinks that Uncle Zhang can take on this great responsibility, the slave family thinks it is better......"

The queen said faintly.

"Good! Since Concubine Ai also agrees, then I will arrange it! Wu De, go and bring Zhang Twelve into the palace for me! ”

Zhang Twelve is a sharp blade that he treasures, so he has given him many privileges that others can't even think of, and now, it's time for this sharp blade to be unsheathed......

Let's hope he doesn't let him down!

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Coming out of the palace, Zhang Twelve was still a little confused.

Jinling?

Is that the place where beautiful women are abundant?

Phew, it's a gentle township rich in talented and beautiful people! Moreover, I heard that the climate in the south of the Yangtze River is the best in the Tang Dynasty, with fertile water and soil, producing rice, and is known as the "land of fish and rice".

This is similar to the Jiangnan he heard in his previous life, and in his time, he had heard a lot of stories about Jiangnan, such as the "Four Great Talents of Jiangnan", and a lot of poems describing Jiangnan - if he went, could he pretend to be a super-large comparison?

Well, it's still good to think about......

In his previous life, Zhang Twelve had never been to Jiangnan, but he was full of longing for that misty and rainy water town......

And he also wanted to open up a new place before, and when the time comes, he will settle there, away from Jingzhou, away from the court, away from the prince - or the future monarch of the Tang Dynasty, it can be regarded as finding a way back for himself, so it seems that Jinling is a good place!

You can check it out!

However, he didn't seem to have a choice, because Emperor Tang directly ordered him to go to Jinling, saying that if he ate royal food, he would do things for the Tang Dynasty!

Phew!

Zhang Twelve's heart is full of spit energy!

What kind of royal rice?

Lao Tzu has been to the palace for so long, and he has never invited Lao Tzu to eat a meal in the imperial dining room, so he is embarrassed to say royal rice?

And I have an official position and a title, but I don't see him - although Lao Tzu is not short of this money, you should always send a little bit to show respect for my official position, right?

But Zhang Twelve didn't dare to say this to Emperor Tang, and he was still thinking in his heart, Emperor Tang was pitiful enough recently, his son was killed, and his daughter suffered from mild depression, what a poor old man!

Forgive him!

It's good to take Princess Yilan to Jinling for a visit, if she can really recover as before, it can be regarded as a merit!

Thinking of these, Zhang Twelve went to the "Twelve Restaurant" first.

It's best to announce this matter in public, so Zhang Twelve plans to take everyone back to the Weiguo Mansion at night, and let Lu San go back to Zhang's house to say goodbye first, and they suddenly go back, and there is no extra food in the back kitchen, isn't it embarrassing?

Because the restaurant has long been on the right track, Qin Yutong and Lu Fujing are not too busy, and they don't have to keep an eye on the restaurant, I heard that they were going back to the Weiguo Mansion, Lu Fujing felt that it was not good to go back late, so Shen Shi pushed Zhang Twelve to the Weiguo Mansion halfway through.

Qin Yutong also followed, she sometimes thought that the relationship between Zhang Twelve and Lu Fujing was very clear to everyone, which could be seen from the fact that he lived in his house with them.

But she wasn't jealous and felt that it should be so.

And as time went by, Lu Fujing had long lost the kind of hostility she had at the beginning, and every time she asked Chen Qiaoxi to discuss something about Zhang Twelve, she asked Chen Qiaoxi to discuss it with her, and she herself felt that she was now integrated with them......

Does this mean that they have already recognized themselves?

Thinking of this, Qin Yutong was a little excited in her heart, just like today, Zhang Twelve called her back to the Weiguo Mansion together, just like a matter of course, although she didn't say anything, but her heart was happy.

Therefore, Zhang Twelve said that after returning to the Weiguo Mansion together in the evening, Lu Fujing pulled her to discuss what to buy and go back, as if her daughter-in-law was going home, and she was still very interested in discussing it together for a long time, and the two were not at ease, and finally went to the street to buy it back......

Walking on the street, following Chen Qiaoxi side by side, looking at Lu Fujing and Zhang Twelve in front, Qin Yutong felt at ease:

I guess I'm sick......