The banquet continued in silence for a while, and Luo Yan took people out of the restaurant with a stomach. In the flattering smile of the restaurant shopkeeper www.biquge.info Luo Yan glanced back at the private room where the gentry had gathered, and said secretly in his heart: "Ya, wait for me." ”

was originally in a very good mood, but it was ruined by these people. I also thought about taking a group of subordinates to not get drunk and not return, but now it is cold, how can I get drunk.

These people are so arrogant, since they all say that this treasury is their own treasury, then they should also turn their treasury into Lantian's treasury. Now there is a lot of food in Lantian County, but the silver money is really insufficient.

Turning to those hesitant subordinates, Luo Yan said, "Remember these words you heard today. When did I become a pawn of these treacherous people? In the past, I didn't care what you did with them, and for these three months, they all cut off contact with me. If you don't give them some color, you don't know how good I am Luo. ”

These words made many people embarrassed. The filth between them and these squires on weekdays, it turns out that this one knows it in his heart. However, these guys are just too arrogant today. Since this person asked to temporarily cut off contact in the future, it would be considered a dedication to remind him later.

Under the setting sun, Luo Yan's shadow became taller and taller, but it was getting farther and farther away from these officials who were still pondering. That night, I didn't know how many mansions had their doors opened, and some people quietly walked to the homes of the county gentry to deliver letters.

But Luo Yan didn't know about these things at all. Even if they knew, they would just smile and not talk much.

Early the next morning, rubbing his eyes, Luo Yan called Liu Zongshen, the chief bookkeeper, and handed him a document.

Looking at Liu's puzzled face, Luo Yan said: "The matter of building water conservancy, you let it go first, and let Chen Yuru take care of it alone." Anyway, you've got things on track these days, and you'll be credited with it then. Now there is a major matter for you to do about the people of Lantian, and you must let the people of Lantian know about it. ”

Seeing that Luo Yan promised that he could get two credits, Liu Zongshen was also extremely excited. Supervising the construction of water conservancy is a chore, and it would be better if it were easier.

When he opened the paperwork, Luo Yan's special handwriting was connected into several sentences, telling him very clearly that this matter was really not a chore—putting grain.

It does not mean that the release of grain means that the grain is given to the people for free.

Since the severity of the pipe, there has been a liquidation method. In good years, the harvest is expensive, and in the famine year, it is sold cheaply, so as to adjust the price of grain. Li Shimin has issued an edict to allow grain release for several days, but Luo Yan has not made any big moves, and these days in the county is either building water conservancy or building grass sheds, and everyone has forgotten about it.

Seeing the joy on Liu Zongshen's face, Luo Yan said, "Don't be too happy. You can deal with the matter of putting grain, but the price is set by me at any time, and I will listen to me when to put grain and when to stop. You and Song Zhen, just keep order. Remember? ”

As soon as Luo Yan said this, Liu Zongshen's face was a little bitter. Originally, I thought that I could make a profit by putting grain in this kind of fat difference. Unexpectedly, Luo Yan did this, and he completely became a person who specializes in offending people.

But people are the bosses, and they can do what they say. If you offend someone, you will offend someone, and anyway, in the end, he will have something to do. Liu Zongshen had no choice but to accept the order.

Seeing that Liu Zongshen accepted this task, Luo Yan said: "Go, don't put grain today, let the county officials go to the township and tell everyone about this." Well, tomorrow morning, the grain will be released, seventy wen per bucket, and no one is limited to three buckets, a total of fifty stones. Got it? ”

The price Luo Yan gave Liu Zongshen was a full ten cents cheaper than the price of those grain stores. Moreover, the rice in the granary of the county is all new rice, so it will definitely be very popular at that time.

After Liu Zongshen received the order to go out, Luo Yan smiled slightly. If you want to play, let's play big.

I heard that the price of rice sold in the county was cheaper than that of the grain store, but in fact, if you talk about this cost, it is no different from the gentry. If you and the gentry are shopping, the people will definitely suffer a lot. But the long pain is better than the short pain, and when these gentry are cleaned up, they will slowly adjust the price of food, and then give some other benefits, which can be regarded as making up for their own mistakes.

After Liu Zongshen left, Luo Yan sent someone to send a document to the Ministry of War, asking for the assistance of the Chang'an Drum Banner Army to completely impose martial law on Lantian and make the materials no longer circulate with the outside world.

Whether it is Luo Yan or the gentry, the price of grain is slightly higher than that of other states and counties. Luo Yan is afraid that if a real economic war starts, and someone comes in and stirs up the situation, it will not be good. Turn Lantian into a lonely city, and when the time comes, I am not afraid that I will not be able to clean up these gentry.

Du Ruhui couldn't help laughing when he saw Luo Yan engaging in such a big battle. In the document, Luo Yan only said that he would borrow the Drum Banner Army for a period of time, but did not say a specific reason. Although it seemed a little nonsense, Li Shimin had greeted him in advance, and Du Ruhui could only cooperate with Luo Yan very depressed at this time.

On the same day, the Drum Banner Army led the men and horses to set up a checkpoint at the entrance and exit of the blue sky. Money and food are not allowed to enter Lantian.

Liu Zongshen's work efficiency is also very high, and after receiving Luo Yan's instructions, he went out with Song Zhenyi and sent out a large number of people to publicize this matter. At this time, what is more pleasing than the price of grain. Therefore, the spread spread of ten, ten, ten, hundred, and the big girls and children in the city and countryside who had nothing to do followed the messengers who came to inform them and kept spreading the news.

Now everything is ready, just waiting for the fish to take the bait.

Every morning, the gates of the county town were opened in the middle of the day, but this morning, before midday, a large number of people gathered outside the gates -- all waiting to buy grain. Many of these people were waiting outside the city gate before it was even dawn.

But when the gate of the city was opened, and when the large group of people crowded to the grain distribution point, they were very angry to see that there were already several long teams sent in front of them. At this time, there were no servants watching, the scene was noisy, and some people even did not hesitate to fight with others in order to fight for the position in front.

The wait is always long, and even though it's the middle of summer, it's not cold in the morning. But in the hearts of the people standing here, not to mention how anxious they are. It is said that fifty stone of grain is put every day, but who can say that the price of grain will be this amount tomorrow. What's more, there are many people here who have been out of cooking for several days, and they all come to buy some rice because they are cheap.

If you can't catch up with today's stubble, and go back to disappoint your family, you won't be able to stand it. Do you really want to buy the grain of those gentry?

After Liu Zongshenhe sent people over, Cangcao brought today's fifty stone of grain. Fortunately, there were servants to maintain order, and there was not much turmoil, although there was a commotion, but the basic order was maintained. Liu Zongshen and Song Zhen, who were afraid that these people would grab food, were also relieved.

But the reality is very unexpected.

There were many people in front of him dressed in servants' clothes. And the shots are very generous, each person has three buckets of rice, and he will carry them away on his back when he puts them in a grain bag, and he doesn't say much.

Anyone who cares knows what's going on, seeing that these people have bought most of the grain, and the people in the queue behind them have quit.

"They are all the servants of those squires, why can they also buy grain. said that he was waiting for me to wait for cheap food, but in the end, he became these rich people. "A lot of people started to make a fuss.

Fortunately, even if these slaves bought a large part of the food, there were still a few lucky ones who stayed in the city last night and came early to buy food.

Listening to Liu Zongshen, a local official, say that there will be a supply of fifty stone of grain every day in the future, these people can be regarded as having a hope in their hearts. So he said a few troublesome words, and then dispersed. Some of them are flexible and are preparing to spend the night in the city, so they can buy food early tomorrow morning.

However, there are still some families who are really forced to buy grain, even if there is still 70 wen of grain to sell in the county tomorrow, but the old and young in the family will not survive tomorrow. I had no choice but to go to the rice shops of those gentry to buy food.

Who would have thought that when they entered the rice shop, some people who saw it would find that among the people who had just received the grain, there were these guys from the rice shop. Be angry, but you still have to buy rice. How much is a bucket of rice? Eighty-one articles. Damn, for example, the official bought it directly for eleven cents. But you can't afford not to buy it. With a stomach full of resentment, these people could only swallow their anger and carry that little bit of rice home.

Before the grain could be put on for an hour, the fifty stone was snatched up. Liu Zongshen and Song Zhen returned to the county government and reported to Luo Yan the strange situation during the day. Everyone understands in their hearts that these are those gentry who bought out the grain in the county and forced the people to go to their stores to buy expensive food.

After all, Song Zhen's scholarly spirit had not dissipated, and he said to Luo Yan earnestly: "Lang Jun, it can't go on like this, the people have already made a lot of trouble this morning." If they are allowed to do this, there is no point in putting food. is the county government, and it will be impacted by the people. ”

Liu Zongshen, an old oilman, is not as naïve as Song Zhen. But after all, Luo Yan is also his own official, and if he doesn't say something at this time, he can't say anything. So he also persuaded himself: "It's really not good, Lang Jun just put more food every day?" seems to be asking, but he is also giving Luo Yan ideas.

Luo Yan pondered for a while and said, "Okay, you can release a hundred stones tomorrow, but the price of grain has risen." Also, tomorrow's grain will be released, and there will still be three buckets per person. It doesn't matter who it is, it's first come, first served. Get the news out there. It is also good to calm people's hearts. ”

Seeing that Luo Yan had enlarged his mouth, the two of them were also relieved. As for the price increase, then let's go up, no matter how you say it, it's just a penny. The people can accept it. (To be continued.) )