Chapter 945: Price Manipulation (1)
Thank you for the reward from the False Silent Son!
Jingshan Mountain Resort.
The female official Cui Yingying hurriedly came to the pavilion by the lake, at this time, Cao Cao was with Diao Chan, you and me, the two of them were enjoying themselves, and others were afraid of goosebumps when they saw it.
Seeing the scene in front of her, Cui Yingying's face turned red, but she was already a passer, and she immediately calmed down and reported: "Your Majesty, the opera pavilion always has something important to see!" ”
When Cao Cao heard this, after letting Diao Chan leave, he cleaned up his mood and came to the conference hall.
"Your Majesty, something happened to the Fuso people on the road." Drama Zhicai reported.
Cao Cao frowned, "What's the matter?" ”
"When crossing the river yesterday, some Fusang people took the opportunity to make trouble and killed two of our soldiers, and General Xue Jian was angry and killed all the more than 600 people who took the lead in making trouble! Now the situation is a little tense, General Xue Jian has stopped advancing and controlled the Fusang people on the spot! ”
"Xue Jian didn't do anything wrong! Zhicai, if this were all the case, you wouldn't be in such a hurry to find me! Is there another reason? ”
"Your Majesty is wise. Yu in the first time after receiving this information, he ordered the local army of Yangzhou and Yuzhou to go to support, this matter should have ended here, but I don't know who made this matter known to everyone in Chang'an, and now a large group of Confucian scholars in the former court and the old ministers of the court strongly demanded that the criminals who slaughtered civilians be punished! Xi Zhicai looked a little indignant.
Cao Cao sneered, "Punish criminals? Who are the criminals? ”
Xi Zhicai couldn't help but be overjoyed, "What does Your Majesty mean?" ”
Cao Cao couldn't help laughing and scolding: "Zhicai, you also came to me to play with your heart!" ”
Xi Zhicai smiled, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty must nod your head in this matter in order to suppress those ridiculous voices!" ”
Cao Cao nodded, and said to Cui Yingying, who was standing aside, "Yingying, draft a purpose!" ”
Cui Yingying promised, and hurriedly sat down behind the desk on the side.
"General Xue Jian's handling of the Fusang rebellion a few days ago is not inappropriate, but it is meritorious! Upgrade to a first-class knight as a reward! The ministers of the court and the central government should stop speculating on this matter! ”
As soon as Cao Cao's words fell, Cui Yingying also stopped writing, Cui Yingying stood up and presented the draft decree to Cao Cao, Cao Cao read it, and then stamped it with a seal.
Cao Cao handed the decree to Xi Zhicai. Xi Zhicai took it with both hands and said with a smile: "With His Majesty's holy decree, you can shut up those guys!" ”
After a pause, Xi Zhicai said worriedly: "However, these old guys are very stubborn, I'm afraid that something will happen!" ”
Cao Cao was not surprised at all, "These guys are either self-righteous, or pretentious, and then there are ulterior motives!" Since they like to manipulate public opinion, let's play with them here! ”
"What does Your Majesty mean?"
Cao Cao laughed and said, "Are the young Zhuang sects of Confucianism and other schools of thought silent on this matter? ”
"Not really! After this incident came out, scholars of various factions in the government and the opposition had their own opinions and argued endlessly, and the views of the Confucian Shaozhuang faction, the soldiers, and the Legalists were based on His Majesty, and the ministers understood what His Majesty meant, and the ministers would add another fire! ”
Cao Cao smiled: "I can use my authority to suppress these untimely voices, but if we want the government and the opposition to form a general consensus, we must rely on other schools!" ”
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The major caravans of the Central Plains have gathered in the Western Regions, making the Western Regions show an unprecedented prosperity, and the prices in the country are soaring because of the war in the northwest and some other situations, even so, the materials in the market are becoming more and more tight, and the Guishan side does not seem to take this situation too seriously.
"Didn't you buy a hundred catties of rice? Why did you only buy fifty pounds? The woman asked dissatisfied.
The man said helplessly: "I can't help it!" Because of the war, the price of rice has doubled! I heard that there will be a price increase! ”
The woman frowned, "Didn't there be any change in the last few days?" How did the price come up so quickly? ”
"Yes! It's strange to say! The price was not so high two days ago, and the price came up in a blink of an eye! It's really unexpected! Still, it shouldn't be a big deal! Everyone said that when the war is over, the price will come down! ”
"I hope so!"
At the same time, the official office of the Minister of Finance of Gui Shuang.
"My lord, there is something abnormal in the price in the market, it seems that someone is manipulating the market!" An official anxiously reports to Finance Minister Habul Lao.
Habl rebuked indifferently: "Don't be surprised! Market price fluctuations are normal! Besides, now that General Zhenxi is confronting the people of the Jin Kingdom in Nisa, a large amount of grain has been transported to the northwest, and it is normal that the price is a little high! Do you still have the luxury of expecting the price to be lower than usual at this time? ”
The official argued: "But ・・・・・・・"
"Alright, do what you have to do! Don't guess all day long! ”
When the official saw Habre say this, he had to retreat, and Habl muttered dissatisfiedly.
Habul came to the back hall, at this time a Han man dressed in a cream suit was drinking tea slowly, and there was an entourage standing next to him, and when he saw Habul coming in, he quickly got up to greet him, "My lord." ”
Habule said enthusiastically: "Mr. Zhuo doesn't have to be polite! ”
The two politely sat down.
Mr. Zhuo took a size-sized mahogany box from his entourage, put it in Habule's hand, and said with a smile: "My lord, this is a little bit of our heart!" ”
Habul laughed and said boldly: "Mr. Zhuo is so polite! As he spoke, his stick-like fingers skillfully opened the wooden box, and the jewels shone on Habule's face, which looked a little distorted.
Habul closed the wooden box and said with emotion: "Mr. Zhuo is so polite! ”
Then he assured with a solemn expression: "Mr. Zhuo, don't worry, during these three months, I will guarantee that you will not be disturbed by anyone!" ”
Mr. Zhuo was overjoyed, stood up and clasped his fists gratefully and said, "Thank you, sir!" ”
"Whereever, we're friends!"
"Yes, yes, we're friends!"
Habul said solemnly: "Mr. Zhuo, there is one thing I must remind you! ”
Mr. Zhuo said without hesitation: "My lord, please say, I will never embarrass my lord!" ”
"I know that you have picked up the price of food during this time! But you have to remember that the price must not exceed this amount! As he spoke, Habl held out three fingers.
"Three?"
Habl nodded, "I can't go over this number, or I won't be able to keep you!" ”
Lord Zhuo nodded, hugged his fists and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will never make it difficult for you!" ”
"That's good!"
"By the way, you said you could get a lot of ordnance, but to be honest?" Habl asked.
Lord Zhuo nodded affirmatively: "I can get tens of thousands of weapons and a batch of siege ordnance!" (To be continued.) )