The predecessor of the Beijing newspaper is Di Bao, which is not only distributed throughout the country, but also the officials, gentry, and businessmen around the country are a must-see, and the name of the firm is published in the Beijing newspaper, and the name of the firm will be famous overnight.

The shopkeepers and big proprietors of the shops in Beijing can't help but be envious, and the strong restaurants, inns, pharmacies, jewelry stores, ready-to-wear stores, leather goods stores, paint shops, shoe stores, and cotton silk shops with branches in the local area, and the shopkeepers are secretly calculating and hesitating, considering whether to also make a move, 20,000 taels of silver is not a small amount, but to be able to show their faces in the Beijing newspaper, the return must be far more than the 20,000 taels of silver, with a reputation, this business is automatically found to the door.

However, a group of grain merchants in Beijing did not have time to consider the matter of making a name for themselves in the Beijing newspaper, which had nothing to do with them, but they were not idle, and they were all happily busy raising prices, and in the blink of an eye, the grain prices in the capital rose by two percent, and as soon as the news spread, the people in the capital also realized that another major drought was coming, and they all rushed out to buy rice and grain, which further stimulated the rise in grain prices.

The rise in grain prices will inevitably lead to unrest among the people, and the unstable minds of the people in Gyeonggi are not a trivial matter.

The excerpt was sent to the upper study, and Zhang Pengxi, the minister of the upper study on duty, did not dare to slack off in the slightest, and did not even write an excerpt, so he got up and rushed to the Qianqing Palace to meet him, but he faintly felt a little strange along the way, Zhenwu has always been thoughtful, since he stabbed the drought situation in the Beijing newspaper with such fanfare, why did he not take any preventive measures, is it a hundred secrets, or deliberate?

It's unlikely that one hundred will be sparse. It is impossible for Zhenwu not to predict that the announcement of the drought will lead to an increase in food prices, this is simply a clear thing, that is, it is deliberate, what is the purpose of his doing this? Come to think of it. Zhang Pengxi's heart couldn't help but tighten, the granary, Zhenwu wants to rectify the granary of Jingshi and Tongzhou! This is a ready-made scapegoat!

Yang Xin Palace West Warm Pavilion, Zhen Wu is checking and replying to the secret folds from all over the country one by one, these secret folds can not be faked by others, after the royal pen is approved, the original must be sealed and sent back, this is the system set by Kangxi. The reason for this is to let the local officials feel at ease that they will not hide anything and increase their sense of security.

This kind of secret folding system, Zhenwu feels a bit like developing an informant, it is also a one-line contact, and the confidentiality is strong, and it is very hard to review the secret fold every day. Because every secret fold must be replied to, and the simplest one should be written 'read' or 'understood.' A few words, something big happens. That's a long paragraph.

Although it is hard, the benefits of the secret folding system are also obvious, which can grasp and understand the situation in various places anytime and anywhere, which is conducive to correct decision-making and innovation, and is also conducive to improving administrative efficiency, which can effectively deter and control a group of subordinates, and can also use the secret folding to communicate with the vassals.

However, although there are many benefits and harms of secret folding, this is to connive at subordinates to attack each other. The envoys followed the rules in everything, were cautious, and always walked on thin ice, which was not conducive to giving play to the minister's subjective initiative and creativity. In addition, overstepping the level of words and things can easily lead to disagreement. It is not conducive to the implementation of government affairs and is not conducive to the management system of responsibility at all levels.

Zhenwu is not ready to change the secret fold system now, even if he wants to change and abolish it, it will have to wait until the consolidation of imperial power and the implementation of the new policy, on the contrary, he is now preparing to expand the scope of the secret fold to prepare for the implementation of the new policy in the future. …,

Bao Fuquan crept in at this time and reported softly: "Your Majesty, Zhang Pengxi in the study is handing over a sign outside to ask to see." ”

Hearing this, Zhenwu stopped writing and raised his head, muttered slightly for a moment, and then asked, "What time is it?" ”

"Back to the emperor, it's already four o'clock." Bao Fuquan hurriedly bowed and replied.

Zhenwu nodded slightly, he had already guessed why Zhang Pengxi came, and after a little hesitation, he ordered: "Let him in." ”

After Zhang Pengxi entered the palace to see the ceremony, he calmly said: "Your Majesty, after the sale of the Beijing newspaper, the price of grain in Beijing has risen sharply, and now it has risen to one or two or four coins and one stone, the price of grain is rising, and the small people will have difficulty eating. ”

Zhenwu glanced at him, groaned slightly, and then asked, "Why is the price of grain in the capital skyrocketing?" ”

What are the reasons for the rise in food prices? Isn't this knowingly asked? Zhang Pengxi was slightly stunned, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "Back to the emperor, Weichen secretly thought that the small people did not have much money in hand, and suddenly heard of the drought, they rushed to buy reserves one after another, in order to stimulate the rise in grain prices. ”

"There are ten large warehouses in Tongzhou, Beijing, with nearly 10 million stones of grain in storage, and every spring and autumn are harvested, and once there is a famine, it is inevitable to open a warehouse for relief." Zhenwu said slowly in a deep voice: "Why did the people still rush to buy when they heard that there was a disaster? ”

Zhang Pengxi didn't expect Zhenwu to think about the problem like this, and after a little thought, he bowed down and said: "The people rushed to buy when they heard the news, but the court's disaster relief measures were ineffective, and the people's move was really distrustful of the court. He really didn't know what Zhenwu thought, first confessed his guilt calmly, and then said, there is nothing wrong with admitting guilt.

Seeing Zhang Pengxi's guilt, Zhenwu couldn't help but smile secretly, groaned slightly, and then followed the conversation: "The study does have some responsibilities in this matter, and the measures formulated by the imperial court are not exhaustive, but the implementation is always unsatisfactory, and the reasons must be investigated from top to bottom." As he spoke, he paused slightly, and then continued: "The people have heard that there is a disaster, and it is also their nature to buy grain to prepare for famine, but it is enough to show that the warehouses in Beijing are insufficient, and the grain storage is not enough to meet the needs of the people in the capital. ”

Hearing that Zhenwu had no intention of condemning the crime, Zhang Pengxi couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, and hurriedly bowed down and said: "The emperor's holy thoughts are far-reaching, and he knows that the capital division has increased the construction of warehouses to store grain, which is really a move for the benefit of the country and the people, and the ministers are in charge." ”

Zhenwu pondered for a while, and then said: "The people compete for purchases, resulting in rising grain prices, although there is a reason, but this trend should also be gradually reversed, otherwise when the granary is empty, it is easy to cause chaos, but this matter can only make the people suffer a little, but can not be left alone."

Jiangnan Caoyun can arrive in Tongzhou in early March, the first batch of 500,000 stone of grain for famine relief in Nanyang can also arrive in Tianjin at the end of February and early March, and 300,000 stone from Shanghai are also shipped by sea. In addition, 100,000 stone was allocated to each of the shipping warehouses and Xingping warehouses to reduce grain prices and stabilize people's hearts. ”

"We're honored." Zhang Pengxi bowed and said, but he secretly wondered in his heart, what can 200,000 stone be able to do, but it is better than nothing, but the distribution of Lu rice in advance can greatly stabilize the people's hearts, after all, the Lu rice received by all officials and soldiers is rich, and the price is high and sold, which can not only make money, but also play a role in stabilizing grain prices.

Waiting for Zhang Pengxi to bow and withdraw, Zhenwu got up and paced slowly in the hall, the top ten granaries in Beijing and Tongzhou have not been rectified for many years, and I don't know how many cats are greasy, as soon as the lid is opened, I am afraid that it will cause the government and the opposition to shake, but it is time to rectify it ruthlessly, the outbreak of the war in the northwest is not far away, and it will be too late to rectify it at that time. …,

However, it is not yet the time to go, we have to wait for the grain price to rise again, and release 200,000 stone of grain to reduce the grain, which has a limited effect on the entire Beijing Division, but may promote the grain price to continue to rise, and distribute the season rice in advance, but to avoid the outrageous rise in grain prices

As soon as the news spread, the officials and bannermen in the inner city of the Beijing division settled down immediately, but the outer city was stimulated by this news, and the price of grain rose instead of falling, and in the blink of an eye, it rose to one or two or five dollars and one stone.

The merchants of the Beijing division are not only well-informed, but also mostly well-informed, the collection of grain is only limited to Shandong, Henan, Anhui, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Jiangxi, Hunan, Hubei and other eight provinces, the so-called early March has the arrival of grain in Tongzhou, it is purely a joke, since the beginning of March, there are boats to Tongzhou to pay grain is right, but in early March to hand over grain is Shandong, Henan Province.

However, it was clearly written in the Beijing newspaper that Shandong and Henan were exempted from the positive endowment for one year, which means that Shandong and Henan have been affected by disasters, and according to the usual practice, the imperial court will definitely intercept and allocate grain on the spot for disaster relief, how can it be transported to Tongzhou? The grain from the two rivers, the two lakes and Zhejiang will not arrive in Tongzhou until at least May.

As for the possibility of the hundreds of thousands of stone of grain transported by sea from Nanyang and Shanghai, Tianjin will be able to open its port at the end of February, but the quantity of that grain is small, and the second is for disaster relief, so it is impossible for the division to enter Beijing.

The official news is full of loopholes, which means that Jingshi is not short of food, on the contrary, Jingshi is short of food, which can be seen from the fact that only 200,000 stone of grain is released to reduce the price of grain in Beijing, and 200,000 stone to reduce the price of grain in Jingshi, what kind of joke? It would be unreasonable for the price of this grain not to rise.

Seeing that the price of grain is rising, the people of Beijing are naturally panicked, and the wind of panic buying is also getting more and more intense, and the price of grain will soon rise to one or two or six dollars and one stone, but it is still in short supply. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to (.) to vote for recommendation, monthly pass, your support is my biggest motivation. )