Tianjin, which is a region with a developed salt industry, where many powerful people are engaged in the salt business, is another area in the north where wealth is more concentrated outside the capital and Zhangjiakou.

Not long ago, the warehouse of the Jimin Grain Bank was burned to the ground by a handful of ashes, 30,000 stone of grain was completely burned, and the various grain stores of the Jimin Grain Bank were out of stock in less than two days.

Who set this fire exactly? Nobody knows.

However, this did not prevent the grain stores in Tianjin from rejoicing, and as soon as the grain supply of the Jimin grain stores was cut off, the business of the various grain stores in Tianjin City suddenly resumed.

In order to retaliate against the emperor's collection of grain retail tax, and in order to be able to take advantage of the opportunity, a group of grain merchants quickly formed a price alliance and quickly raised the price of grain. Within a few days, the price of flour had risen to 2 taels of silver per stone. For a time, the people of Tianjin complained bitterly, and the reason for the price increase of these grain banks was also justifiable.

"It's all the emperor's taxes, and if it's less than 2 taels, we'll all lose our capital!"

"The emperor is too greedy for money, saying that it is a tax of 2 yuan per stone, but those fans have to charge 5 yuan, and the extra 3 yuan all goes into their pockets."

One by one, the grain stores rightly spread rumors, found excuses for their price increases, and transferred hatred to the emperor. Sure enough, many ordinary people were very indignant after hearing this, and aimed the culprit at the emperor. However, what made them even more helpless was that the price of grain in various grain banks rose again the next day.

The price of flour has risen from 2 taels and 1 stone to 4 taels and 1 stone, and the average price of 1 bucket of rice is 250 yuan. This price is simply explosive, at this time, the labor force does a day's work, and only about 20 Wen wages, 12 days' wages can buy a bucket of rice (9.2 kg ~ 9.6 kg), and the wages are only enough to eat.

In the Ming Dynasty, there were a large number of displaced people in the north, and these displaced people were actually similar to the migrant workers who went to the city in later generations, all because they stayed in the countryside and had no money to earn, so they went to the city to work. In the late Ming Dynasty, the household registration management was almost inactive, and these migrant workers who moved to the city became the population who lost their household registration. However, this can avoid taxes, and the money for forced labor does not have to be paid.

When these migrant workers go to the city, they want housing, food, clothing, etc., and their income of 20 wen a day can already make their lives good if it is in the Wanli period. And those middle-class people, even if they have big fish and meat every day, only spend two or three dollars. In today's Apocalypse years, northern production has entered a depression stage, inflation has accelerated, and the purchasing power is not as high as in the Wanli period, but the income of 20 wen a day is enough to live.

The price of grain has risen to 4 taels and 1 stones, and their wages are only enough for the family to buy rice, and if they buy some vegetables, there will be no leftover.

In the face of surging grain prices, the people of Tianjin complained.

It was not without people who tried to bring grain into the city from outside the city to sell it, but as soon as these merchants brought the grain to the city gate, they were stopped by the soldiers who defended the city, and no other merchants were allowed to bring in a grain except for the grain stores in the city.

The soldiers defending the city dared to do this, naturally they were instructed. The people who instructed them to do so were the powerful people in Tianjin. It is extremely common for many powerful people in Tianjin to engage in the grain business.

Not everyone can buy the government's grain, and it is basically covered by the powerful. The capital of the powerful also entered the field of grain sales in large quantities, and it can create an astonishing profit every year.

These magnates in Tianjin are now trying to make a fuss, and make the matter as big as possible, so as to put pressure on the emperor, and if the emperor does not remove the retail tax on grain, they will continue to maintain the price of grain at an outrageous price.

At the same time, the gunman was also found. A group of powerful people contacted several imperial histories, and a letter of bitterness and grievances was constantly sent to the cabinet.

In the chapter, it is nothing more than that because of the imposition of the grain retail tax, the price of grain in Tianjin has risen, so that the people are not able to make a living, and the emperor is asked to immediately revoke the grain retail tax.

However, only three days later, 1,000 soldiers of the Beijing Battalion, under the leadership of Xu Xianchun, the deputy commander of Jinyiwei, quickly rushed to Tianjin. Tianjin officials couldn't help but be taken aback when they saw the soldiers of the Beijing camp outside the city, and immediately closed the city gates, and at the same time sent people to the outside of the city to intervene.

Obviously, the Tianjin officials did not want to let the Beijing camp enter the city, mainly because they were afraid of being taken captive by the arsonists. However, Xu Xianchun took out the holy oracle, and the Tianjin officials were suddenly dumbfounded.

A group of officials suddenly realized that the stationing of Jinyiwei and Jingying in Tianjin was probably related to the burning of the granary of Jimin Grain Bank. Since there was the emperor's holy edict, it was naturally impossible to stop it, so the Tianjin officials had no choice but to open the city gate and welcome the soldiers of the Beijing camp in.

"All of them, according to the original plan, act immediately." As soon as Xu Xianchun entered the city, he immediately ordered a group of brocade guards.

"Yes." The Jinyi guards agreed in unison, and then each led a group of Beijing soldiers to act separately. I saw these Jinyi guards and Jingying soldiers, running quickly on the street, a grain shop was opening, and a group of ordinary people gathered in front of the grain store, helplessly looking at the wooden sign with the price on it.

"Jinyi Wei office, idlers retreat."

"Ahh

"Jinyiwei is here, run!"

With a loud roar, the people were immediately frightened and fled in all directions, and the tiger skin of Jinyiwei was very scary. The shopkeeper in the grain store was stunned for a while, what is wrong?

"Master, our shop is a small business, and we haven't broken the law, what are you?" The shopkeeper hurriedly stepped forward to negotiate, but was rudely pushed aside by a brocade guard, and shouted: "Get out of the way, come on, seal this shop." ”

"How can you be unreasonable!" The shopkeeper was shocked and hurriedly shouted.

"Are you unscrupulous profiteers still reasonable to raise the price of food?" The brocade-clothed guard snorted coldly, and the shopkeeper opened his mouth and couldn't say a word.

If it is someone else, this shopkeeper will definitely be able to say a crooked reason. But what's the use of saying that to Jinyiwei? They can tell nonsense with their eyes open, and that is based on the fact that the common people are helpless against them. What's the use of talking to Jinyiwei about this? People haven't sealed your shop yet.

Soon the grain store was sealed, and at the same time, two soldiers from the Beijing camp were armed with spears and stood guard outside.

"Next." With a wave of his hand, Jinyi Wei Baihu led the soldiers of the Beijing camp to seal it all the way down the street.

At this time, in Tianjin, there was naturally another burst of chickens and dogs. The Jinyi guards divided into two routes, one way to raid the grain shops along the street, and the other to seal the granaries of each grain store.

The sound of screams, cries, noises, and clapping is loud, and they are all disturbing and filling the ears. Some grain shops even wanted to violently resist the law, but they were cut down to the ground by Jinyiwei on the spot.

In the face of this absolute power and violence, except for the grain shops of the Jimin Grain Bank, no one in the city was spared, and all of them were sealed by the Jinyi Guard.

The magnates in the city were shocked to hear that the Jinyi Guards had brought people to raid the grain store, and they were all dumbfounded. This...... Why doesn't the emperor play his cards according to the routine?