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As soon as the news came out that the Liangzhou center was going to take charge of the grain ration at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains for wartime rationing, Anlong was in an uproar, and the people were still a voice of support, but when the matter happened to their own heads, many businessmen were frightened.

The decree has not yet been officially issued, but those grain merchants in Gaochang have already laid an ambush in Liangzhou, and as soon as they receive the news, they will immediately transmit the news to the west at a much faster speed than the official one.

If it was really done according to the wartime ration, then these grain merchants would have to lose so much that they would not even have scum left, and many small traders wept the moment they heard the news, and everyone in Gaochang Street shed tears.

In fact, if Zheng Wei had released such a rumor immediately after receiving the news of rising grain prices, the grain merchants might not have been so afraid, but this time the incident caused a stir in Liangzhou, attracting the attention of all strata, and whether it was in the Liangzhou market, or the imperial historians of the correction platform, their remarks were all extremely unfavorable to the grain merchants.

After being frightened, they had to find a way, and some said, "It's better to hide the grain quickly." ”

But he was immediately sneered: "Hide? How to hide! What kind of means are the governors of Luntai, no matter where you hide, digging three feet into the ground will dig you out! ”

Some people say that it is better to transport it away quickly, but the grain is not gold, silver and jewelry, and it is not only very expensive to transport, but also very slow. This is just a way to deal with it.

There were also those who scolded and cried in the entire street of Gaochang, and there were also those who wanted to go to the "marshal's place" in the west to complain, and there were also those who asked the imperial historians associated with them to hurry up and cry out for injustice -- their reason was that the policy proposition of the Tiance and the Tang Dynasty had always been to protect the personal and property of all good people in the territory, so how could the marshal not count his words today?

However, the scolding was also scolded, crying and crying, and there were also people complaining and shouting grievances, but before they set off, there were already businessmen who started Xiao Jiujiu and secretly discussed: "It seems that our group of people in the center can't help us." I heard the news earlier, the central side is really going to be strict! This time, there is a good chance that it will be carried out. Whether it is a law or a system, what does it matter to us? In the end, if we can't stop the governor of Luntai, and then we have a bottom-copy, we will lose even the book at that time. I don't want to think about what kind of means he used to deal with Ponte in the first place! It's better to lose less and make money. ”

Therefore they were all afraid.

The next day, a few small traders could not bear it, first lowered the price to sell grain, the slogan of this price reduction came out, these traders were scolded half to death by their peers, accusing them of having no morality, accusing them of not being united, accusing them of not being frightened by this rumor and collapsed!

However, it is a dream to expect the merchants to unite for the sake of morality, to give them courage in the face of the government!

Don't wait for the third day, there will be a few small traders at dusk on the second day to reduce the price, if the price does not come down, everyone will support it, even if it is supported for a few months, it may not be lowered, at this time, once someone lowers his head, it will be like the Yellow River flooding out of control! In the early morning of the third day, three of the 20 large grain merchants in Gaochang also jumped the price of grain.

Moreover, the frenzy of grain price reduction is also like a plague, which first appeared in Gaochang, and then began to spread to Yizhou, Qiuzi, Yanqi, and even Shazhou!

Gaochang citizens, there are also those who take the opportunity to sweep, and some said: "Don't be busy, don't be busy, don't worry, look at it, maybe the price will be reduced tomorrow!" ”

By the time the news of the price of grain began to fall to Liangzhou, it was already ten days later, and the price of grain in Gaochang had dropped to the point that many grain merchants wanted to jump off the building! Even so, many people still refuse to buy it, and have to wait for the price of food to jump to the lowest.

At this time, the soldiers and civilians who were eating in Gaochang were instructed to start buying grain when the price dropped to about twice as much as usual.

Guo Fen was very happy when he heard the news. After more than ten days, Yang Yi began to send back and forth letters, claiming that he was involved in Shannan government affairs as the governor of Luntai, which was not customized, and if he really wanted to implement it, he was afraid that it would mess up the national law, so he still asked the center to make another arrangement. He also believed that if the wartime system was rashly implemented and set a bad precedent, he hoped that there would be a legacy in the future, so he hoped that the central government would reconsider this decree.

When the news came out, the grain merchants were in an uproar here, and some people hurriedly tightened the granary!

Unexpectedly, at this time, the center came out again, rejecting Yang Yi's proposal, and still asking him to carry it out.

The grain merchants heard it strictly in their left ear and loose in their right ear, and they didn't know which one to listen to for a while. Once grain prices begin to fall, it will not be easy to maintain the original strong self-support, so more than half of grain traders continue to sell some of the grain prices at two or three times the usual price. Seeing that the Tiance government seemed to be undecided, the citizens were also worried that the government would ignore it, and there was not much food stored at home, so many people began to buy food in pain.

Zheng Wei had already reacted at this time, and said: "If the price of grain is too high, it will certainly damage the national economy and people's livelihood, but if the price of grain is too low, it will also damage the national capital." ”

The ruling ministers all felt justified, and at this time, Yang Yi's second reply arrived, still insisting on his own point of view, asking the central party to retract his order, and said that if he really wanted to take charge of Shannan government affairs, please unload his defense in Beiting first.

Taking advantage of the situation, Guo Fen took advantage of the resignation and asked Xi Sheng to be the chief officer in handling the grain price issue in Shannan, and sent a group of civil servants from the center to assist, and the stern order of "grain jurisdiction at the southern foot of the Tianshan Mountains for wartime rationing" was also adjusted to a vague instruction of "acting in accordance with the law to maintain the balance of grain prices in the central region".

After this back-and-forth, the time has come to April, and some of the winter wheat has begun to enter the harvest season, and in just another month, the Tiance army will be able to survive this crisis. There is no good way to solve the recession of domestic commerce for the time being, but the sequelae of the Battle of Beiting have finally not caused fatal damage to Tiance Datang. Soon, the news of Zhang Mai's pacification of the two river valleys in Lingxi spread throughout the territory, and the warriors were refreshed.

In the past period of time, the scholars of the Central Plains represented by Wei Renpu began to emerge, and Guo Fen wanted to use him, so he discussed with Zheng Wei, Zhang Yi and others, but Zhang Yi thought that these scholars to be examined would only talk about it, but they did not necessarily have any substantive ability, at least there were no substantive achievements to convince people.

Guo Fen said: "When our Anxi Tang Army started, what achievements did there be a few civil and military generals in the army? General Shi Ba can't even hold a knife steadily! Zheng Changshi was also just a businessman at the beginning. ”

Zhang Yi said: "At this time, at that time." At that time, our army was in a state of great importance, and sometimes we were forced to stick to one pattern, but now that we have established our foundation, we can naturally be more cautious in choosing people and officials. Wei Renpu should take the first subject of Jingyi, and this subject has long been clearly stated that the final pass will be taken by the marshal himself, so it is better to wait for the marshal to come back. ”

Guo Fen said: "Judging from the letter that the marshal just sent back from Broken Leaves, the Western Expeditionary Army will not return to the east for the time being, and it will not be a few years before he returns." ”

Yang Dingguo looked at Guo Fen, then at Zhang Yi, and said: "The scholars to be examined have waited too long, but it is not good, it will affect the feelings of the latecomers, since the marshal can't come back, then let's move the ship to the shore, and let these scholars go to Broken Leaf to be assessed by the marshal." ”

Guo Fen and Zhang Yi were stunned, they all felt that there seemed to be something wrong with this move, but they couldn't figure out what was wrong, Zhang Yi said: "These people are all scribes, not military generals, let them go thousands of miles to break leaves, just afraid of ......"

Yang Dingguo said coldly and calmly: "What about thousands of miles away!" What I want in Datang is a talented man who can not only get on the horse but also govern the country, and I don't need a sour Confucian who can't walk thousands of miles! No matter how hard the westward journey is, it is just a journey all the way, but our generals killed all the way at the beginning! Let them travel all the way west to see what the situation is like in this land, see how the people live, and let them know the hardships of starting a business! ”

Zhang Yi said: "If they don't dare to go......"

"Then don't let such a person be!" Yang Dingguo said: "What is the benefit of hiring a few scholars who are looking for chapters and sentences for Tiance Mansion!" ”

Guo Fen thought to himself: "Although Wei Renpu is talented, it is also a good thing to experience it. Besides, Uncle Yang and Zhang Yi actually despise women, if these scholars were born through me, they would not be taken seriously in the future, but if they were hand-picked by the husband, it would be different. Then he nodded and said, "Okay, this matter will be up to Elder Yang." ”

Pity the more than 100 scholars who chose to report the Jingyi Sect, and finally stood out from more than 1,000 people, but when they heard that they were going to go all the way to Shaye from Liangzhou to see Zhang Mai for the exam, they panicked.

For example, today's general knowledge of geography in the Tang Dynasty is popularized well, at least the readers know from various channels what terrible road they have to go west! And the Tiance Mansion now has no extra funds, and there are certainly no people to serve, but to provide each of the scholars with a horse, a camel, a set of clothes, food to eat along the way with a token, and a veteran for every ten people to serve as a guide and escort - to walk such a road under such conditions can be imagined, not only is it a hardship, it is simply an adventure for the literati!

As a result, more than 90 of the more than 100 scholars who passed the second round of the examination withdrew, and in the end only 12 were left. The scholars who withdrew all shook their heads when they talked about these twelve people, and secretly discussed: "Running from here to Broken Leaves is almost the same as Tang Xuanzang taking the Western Scriptures." We came to Liangzhou thousands of miles away, we came to seek wealth, but to seek wealth and prosperity, we also have our lives to enjoy! 10,000 or 20,000 miles to run over to take a test, I don't know if I can make it, with this kung fu, it is better to study other subjects, and wait for the next time I open a new subject. ”

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