The ministers repeatedly heard Chu Ze mention that they would investigate and understand, Fang Xuanling, Eldest Sun Wuji, Wei Zheng, etc. were deeply ashamed, they had been in a high position for many years, and they were used to sitting in the yamen and discussing with a group of officials and staff, and they had long since lost the idea of investigating and understanding by themselves, especially in such a time crunch, in fact, the plans proposed by several people before were also pieced together with the small officials under their own hands, rummaging through the information of the past years.

In fact, this is a common disease of officialdom for a long time, since ancient times, the officials have been in power for a long time, they have become old fritters, and they have long lost the ambition of their youth, and this disease is not committed, so there is a saying that the great man of later generations said: 'Without investigation, there is no right to speak.'" This is a warning to cadres at all levels to seek truth from facts, and to draw conclusions after in-depth investigation and understanding.

Chu Ze ignored everyone's reactions, and then said, "In view of this situation, the minister believes that the residence and name of the grain seller can be directly indicated on the grain package, and if there is a problem in the inspection, it can be traced back to the source for questioning, so that they will definitely not be able to think of other ways to adulterate in a short time." ”

"Hoarding goods is one of the most important means of making profits, grain merchants only ask for high prices, if the price is high in other places and the price in the local area is low, they will try to sell it in other places. If there is a shortage of local grain, the government prohibits foreign shipments, and it is necessary to prevent them from closing their warehouses and not selling them, delaying and waiting again and again until the price of grain soars, and then they can open warehouses for profiteering. ”

"But the court is not a bandit, and the court can't come to grab their own grain. In view of this situation, the minister thought that it was inappropriate for the imperial court to keep the matter of raising large quantities of grain secret. The imperial court did not want to make this matter public, first, for fear of causing panic among the people and fluctuating people's hearts. Second, they are worried that grain merchants will hoard and raise prices and reluctant to sell. Therefore, this matter can be made public, of course, why raise food, this reason naturally cannot be truthfully announced, and we have to think of a reasonable reason. ”

Fang Xuanling nodded yes, and interjected: "What Yangquan County said is very true, once the grain is levied on a large scale, even if the court does not say it, the people and grain merchants will guess a few points, and at that time, the rumors will be frequent, and it will only become more and more serious. Of course, as Yangquan County said, what is the reason and how much food is lacking, which ...... Further planning is needed. ”

Wei Zheng, who had never spoken, said solemnly: "That's right! In this way, the imperial court can also let the local state and county officials know that the situation is serious, and at this moment, even if they are usually slack, they will cheer up and dare not take advantage of it too recklessly or delay it. In addition, the imperial court should issue relevant official documents, so that local prefectures and counties should make strict laws and regulations to curb the rise in grain prices.

"Chang'an, on the other hand, will begin to raise prices from now on, and grain prices will rise again and again, which will induce many rich gentry who have the conditions to transport their own grain to Chang'an in every possible way, and sometimes the power of the people is also very strong, even faster than the government's transportation, and it is more attentive. Don't underestimate their energy, as far as the minister knows, in order to pursue profits, once those big grain merchants take action, their energy is probably so great that even the imperial court will be surprised. In the matter of transporting grain to Chang'an this time, I am afraid that the share they transported will account for a considerable part. Wei Zheng then said solemnly.

What Wei Zheng said was also what Chu Ze said next. The ministers present were all extremely smart, and their experience and experience were far above Chu Ze in many aspects, and Chu Ze gave them an idea, spread out the matter and said the difficulties one by one. Everyone can prescribe the right medicine and come up with many solutions.

Xiao Yu said in surprise: "You want to raise the price now? In this way, the people of Chang'an will complain. ”

His Majesty Li Er suddenly sneered and said, "Compared to the fact that they may starve to death in more than two months, it is still cost-effective to let them spend a few pennies more now." ”

Chu Ze smiled slightly and said, "What Your Majesty said is extremely true, there is no such thing as perfection in this world. Anything and somebody will be dissatisfied, and that's normal. When it is time to decide, it must be decided. Only in this way can we attract businessmen from all over the world to spare no effort to transport grain to Chang'an. ”

His Majesty Li Er was deeply impressed by what Chu Ze said, and nodded approvingly.

Gao Shilian, who had not spoken, suddenly snorted coldly and said: "What Yangquan County said is simply ridiculous, according to what you said, countless families in Chang'an City are going to break down in order to buy food. Since they knew that Chang'an was short of grain, they didn't know how high the price of grain would be under the frenzied robbery. The old man remembered that when he was a child, there was a great drought in Guanzhong, and there was no harvest, and some people used ten yuan to exchange for two steamed buns, and even exchanged their wives and daughters for half a liter of grain, and countless people starved to death at that time. Yangquan County, do you want such a tragedy to appear in Chang'an City? ”

As soon as Gao Shilian's words were finished, the eldest grandson Wuji looked at Gao Shilian and shook his head, Wei Zheng even showed a hint of sneer at the corner of his mouth, Fang Xuanling's expression remained unchanged, but there was a hidden smile in his eyes. His Majesty Li Er frowned slightly, and there was some disappointment in his expression.

Chu Ze looked at everyone's expressions in his eyes, and the anger that had risen disappeared, ignoring Gao Shilian, and said to himself: "How much food is lacking in the imperial court, the wording on the announcement will naturally be considered. Let's not forget that while the grain merchants were trafficking in grain, the court of the Tang Dynasty was also transporting grain. When their grain arrived, the grain in Chang'an plus the grain transported by the imperial court itself during this period of time, at that time, ...... The imperial court could open up the supply of grain to the people at a price that was parity or even lower than parity, and it was not so easy for grain merchants to raise prices. At that time, will the grain merchants still be able to put the grain in the storehouse to rot and mold? What's more, at the last moment, if they still don't know the current affairs, Your Majesty should use thunderous means to forcibly expropriate their grain at a parity price, and then sell it to the people. ”

Although Chu Ze deliberately ignored Gao Shilian's words, these words also explained Gao Shilian's reproachful words.

When Gao Shilian heard this, his face suddenly turned red, he was in a hurry to make it difficult for Chu Ze just now, he didn't think about the problem well, and what he said was too unlevel, which was a shame for his status as a commonplace. He hurriedly lowered his head to hide his shame and anger, but he involuntarily had an inexplicable hatred for Chu Ze in his heart. In his opinion, all this was caused by Chu Ze.

His Majesty Li Er's eyes lit up when he heard it at this time, and said: "The people take food as the sky, and what Chu Qing said is the righteousness of the people and the great benefit of the country. From my point of view, these punishments are relatively light for those profiteers who hoard grain and lose their conscience. ”

In addition to Gao Shilian, everyone present was amazed in their hearts, not to mention Chu Ze's intelligence, this far-sighted thinking is not something that ordinary people can have, and it seems that he will have to walk around more with Yangquan County in the future.

Chu Ze stood straight, watching everyone's reactions, smiling silently, as for what he was thinking in his heart, only he knew.

Lao Liang thanks everyone for their support~~

(End of chapter)