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Martial law continues.

In broad daylight, the streets were also very deserted, and the prisons in Hanjing were already overcrowded, and even several military camps on the outskirts of the city became temporary detention grounds.

The fanaticism of the people was also frightened, and now they were shivering at home.

Originally, it happened to be a good spring in March, and it was a good time to step into spring.

But now, everyone is afraid to go out. The streets were full of soldiers, the city gates were guarded, and patrols staggered through from time to time.

When you go out on the street, you have to check your ID card more than a dozen times after walking hundreds of steps.

However, some people still go out, and they can't go out if they don't go out, in recent years, Hanjing has enough grain, grain prices are stable, and many people are used to no longer storing grain. I buy ten days and a half of grain at a time, and I don't buy more at once. It is inconvenient to store and easy to be eaten by mice, mold, etc. If you buy too much, it's not convenient to take it. Anyway, there are grain stores everywhere, everywhere.

In the aftermath of the riots, many shops in Hankyung reopened, also at the behest of the government.

In particular, the shops of daily necessities such as grain and oil evacuation, coal and wood, have already opened. However, in order to prevent another riot, soldiers and officials were outside.

"Man, buy rice." A man carried a bag and carefully looked at the officials at the door. If it weren't for the lack of food at home, he really wouldn't want to go out today.

How many times have I been interrogated along the way.

The guy answered.

"What kind of grain do you want to buy, we have japonica rice, indica rice and glutinous rice, and the origin is also different."

"Let's take the rice cheaper."

Zhan rice is the rice of Champa rice introduced from Linyi, and this kind of rice is relatively slender. In comparison, most of the rice grown in the past was japonica rice, which was relatively short and round.

"Early rice or late rice?" The guy asked again.

"Let's have some early rice." Late rice has a long growth cycle and much better taste, while early rice has a short growth cycle and has a much worse taste, but it is also much cheaper.

"Occupy the rice early, and a bucket of thirty wen."

"Thirty? I bought it for only 20 a few days ago. The man couldn't help but say loudly, causing several officials to turn their heads to look, and he hurriedly lowered his voice, "Why did it rise so much." ”

The man's helpless eyes gestured to the street.

"There is no way to do this, this is also the unified price of the rice line of the Chamber of Commerce today, thirty wen a bucket, this is still the cheapest early rice, if it is late, or the price of japonica rice and glutinous rice is higher. If it is late glutinous rice in the high mountains, it is already fifty wen of rice. ”

The man was helpless, "Bring me five buckets." ”

As he spoke, he took out his money bag and counted out one hundred and fifty banknotes from it.

The guy looked at the banknotes handed over and said with some embarrassment, "This guest officer, do you have copper coins, or silver coins?" ”

"Why, don't you collect banknotes?"

"It's not that you don't accept it, but now you know the banknotes, who dares to accept them."

"Didn't the yamen say that it couldn't be refused?"

The guy was helpless, "I can't refuse it, but I have to discount it." ”

"How much?"

"The banknote has always been worth seven hundred and fifty dollars."

"So much?"

The guy was helpless, "This is a lot, if it weren't for the Yamen's regulations that we can't refuse to accept it, we don't want to accept any of it." This has always been 7500, and it is still the standard set by the Chamber of Commerce. If you accept it, I don't know if it will be able to be cashed in the future. Maybe we'll have to degrade it again tomorrow. ”

The man's liver hurts.

"Then I'll buy a stone."

"The price of rice is three hundred, and if you pay money, you have to pay four hundred yuan."

Originally, one stone of rice was only 200 yuan, but now it has to pay 400, which is equivalent to directly doubling.

But the man can't do it, so if you buy it now, you can buy it quickly, maybe you won't buy it for a while.

Just finished paying the bill.

A servant came.

"The latest notice is that you need to use your identity card and household registration book to buy rice, and each household is limited to one bucket a day and one stone a month."

The guy looked at the man with the money in his hand.

The man hurriedly said, "I bought this before the notice came down." ”

The official didn't say anything, and the man hurriedly picked up the rice bag and left. One stone of rice, he actually walked like a fly, for fear that he would be stopped and not allowed to buy it if he walked slowly.

Later, the man posted a freshly written notice at the door of the grain store.

"The government restricts purchases, and the purchase of rice requires a household registration book and identity card, and a household can buy one bucket a day, and one stone a month."

Inform me.

Many people finally couldn't help but go out again.

When they hear the word purchase restriction now, what they think of is whether the capital is short of food again.

In any case, let's buy the limited amount of grain back home, especially since I heard that paper money can still buy grain, and if we wait, maybe the paper money will not be able to be used, and the grain will be gone.

More and more people are going out.

There was a long queue at the door of the grain store, full of people with various bags and jars to buy grain.

The purchase restriction order is in, and you can only buy one bucket a day.

"One hundred banknotes are seventy off!"

Not long after, a new notice was posted outside the grain store.

Paper money has depreciated again.

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Gozen.

The prime ministers reported on the latest developments in Beijing.

"There is a long queue outside the bank, and now there is also a long queue outside the grain store and coal shop. Paper money is depreciating, depreciating rapidly, and some shops have reduced the exchange of banknotes and copper coins to six folds. ”

The head of the household is still a reluctant report.

"Your Majesty, the credit of the banknotes is coming to an end. If it falls like this, the banknotes will cause a sell-off panic and will intensify the run. ”

"Yes, the market in Hanjing is already in chaos, and the prices are in a mess."

Li Shimin kept his mouth shut.

"Your Majesty, the minister requests that the purchase of some important daily commodities be completely restricted immediately. You must purchase a limited number of tickets with your identity! The eldest grandson Wuji spoke up.

By this point, it was out of control.

The people's money could not be redeemed, so they began to rush to buy it. See what to buy, the market has been disrupted.

If it is not controlled, everyone will rush to buy and hoard grain, and if it is not done, it will lead to a food shortage.

"Tickets, purchase restrictions." Some prime ministers couldn't help but think of the great famine more than ten years ago, when Li Chao proposed a ticket purchase restriction, which played a key role in stabilizing the situation.

Unexpectedly, now the purchase is going to be limited again.

"Your Majesty, there is plenty of grain in the granaries of Hanjing now, but we really have to limit our purchases, which is conducive to stabilizing the situation."

"Then the invoice certificate, the purchase is limited!" Li Shimin said with some annoyance.

Fang Xuanling was worried, "Your Majesty, what the old minister is most worried about now is that this run and rush to buy in Hanjing will spread to all parts of Gyeonggi, and even to all provinces in the Central Plains. If this happens, the consequences will be immeasurable. ”

Hanjing was in turmoil, and the imperial court could still suppress it strongly. But if it's chaotic everywhere, it's not so easy to control.

"This demonic wind is all caused by the traitor Li Chao, and it is he who fanned the flames behind him. As long as the imperial army suppresses this thief as soon as possible, then this demonic wind will be swept away. ”

Li Shimin gritted his teeth, "Draft a decree, order the local government to seize all Li Chao's properties, and use the Li family's money to fill it." ”

"From now on, take back Li Chaozhi's surname, cut off all his official titles, and take back the fief."

has already wanted to see the soldiers, and there is no room for politeness.

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Yanbei.

The king of Qi County.

Qin Qiong, the king of Qi County, rode back from outside and entered the castle.

"King Jun, letter from Hanjing." The family general Qin dared to say.

Qin Qiong nodded, her face was not very good-looking. As early as a few days ago, he had received a letter from his son Li Chao. Then, Han Jing sent another letter to summon him to Beijing.

Now, the court has sent a second letter.

After taking the letter and reading it, he sighed.

"How's it going?"

"The matter is irreparable, Wen Yuan and the prince are already occupying Jiaozhou and Qinzhou, and have just entered Guangzhou. The entire Lingnan has basically supported the prince now. His Majesty appointed Li Ji, the king of Dongjun, as the governor of Lingnan Province, and just issued an order to recapture Wenyuan's surname, and also ordered all his properties to be seized. ”

"Is it really irretrievable?"

"Yes, now His Majesty has summoned me back to Beijing again."

Qin dared to persuade, "Returning to Beijing at this time is just not a good thing." ”

"Your Majesty is forcing me to make a statement."

"What is the prince's plan?" Qin dared to ask.

"I don't know right now."

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Monan.

"It's the other way around!"

Receiving a quick letter from the imperial court urging him to enter Beijing again, Su Dingfang snorted coldly and threw it aside.

"Really?" Su Dingfang's eldest son asked.

"Since the court is so worried about me, then why should I give them my life. Not now, but when. ”

"Father, do you want to wait and see for a while? The court is recruited, let's find a reason to excuse it. ”

Su Dingfang shook his head.

"Your master has rebelled, and he has established a prison court in Guangzhou, and his old man is already the prime minister. The imperial court has already selected Li Ji as the commander, and he wants to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses to the south, so of course I have to raise troops to respond at this time and share some pressure for the teacher. ”

"But if we raise troops now, I'm afraid that the imperial court will immediately send troops to suppress it!"

"Afraid of what?" Su Dingfang laughed.

His territory is next to the territory of Li Chao and the eldest princess of Pingyang, outside the Yin Mountain and the Wolf Mountain, the land is vast and sparsely populated, but he has an elite cavalry under his command, which is not many in number, but it is very brave.

"You are at home to take care of the house, I will go to your master's wolf mountain collar first, and then go to find the eldest princess of Pingyang. The soldiers and horses of the three territories together can also make up to 5,000, and they can keep themselves more than enough. ”

"Dad, the eldest princess of Pingyang is the emperor's sister, will she be on our side?"

"She will be on your master's side, she is your master's woman. As for the emperor, it was indeed her younger brother, but this younger brother also killed her father, eldest brother and fourth brother, as well as her ex-husband, and two sons. ”

brought a war horse for his father, "Dad, don't you think about it anymore, raising troops now will inevitably become the target of everyone." ”

"Son, remember your father's words, a manly man, do something, and don't do something. Some things, even though there are tens of millions of people, are also the same! ”

Su Dingfang didn't respond immediately after receiving Li Chao's letter before, because the time was not yet right. And now, the affairs of the emperor, the crown prince and the prince have all been spread here.

The matter is very clear, everyone knows that it is the right time to raise troops at this time!

It's the other way around!