Chengtian Temple.

As soon as Yang Yu entered, he sensed the tense atmosphere of today.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qiqi, at present, the price of grain in Daxing City has stabilized, can you postpone the opening of the warehouse and release grain!"

Sure enough, as soon as Yang Yu entered, an official reported it directly.

Yang Yu's eyes shrank slightly, and he looked at this official, who was an official of the household department, named Xu Ling.

"This person is a member of the Xu family!" Wang Xi whispered behind him, and only Yang Yu could hear the voice.

Yang Yu suddenly, it seems that those landlords can't sit still,

"At present, the grain of all grain stores in Daxing City has been sold out, if it were not for the support of Yongfeng Cang's grain, Daxing City would have fallen into the predicament of no grain!" Gu Yi sneered, and directly used the previous excuse of the Qing family's Xu family to block Xu Ling's mouth.

"It's just that there is no grain in the grain store, as far as Weichen knows, there are still many farmers who still have a lot of grain in stock, and if this grain is put into the market, it will definitely be able to meet the food demand of Daxing City." Xu Ling said.

"Oh!" Yang Yu snorted coldly: "I'm afraid that this farmer has a lot of land!" ”

Xu Ling was very thick-skinned, and said without guilt: "Yongfeng Cang is the last guarantee in Guanzhong, and it is really not suitable to use it until the last resort, if His Royal Highness the Acting King is worried about the price of grain in Guanzhong, Weichen guarantees that he will be able to raise enough food." ”

"Good! Lord Xu is really loyal to the country, as long as Lord Xu can raise food, this king will definitely be rewarded, as for the food raised by Lord Xu, this king will definitely buy it at a high price. Yang Yu said with excitement on his face.

Xu Ling couldn't help but show a hint of joy, he didn't expect Yang Yu to agree so easily. It was very different from what he had thought before.

In the court, many ministers also showed their joy, they were all entrusted by the big landlords to help them speak, and now they can easily solve it, and they can not clash head-on with His Royal Highness the Acting King, which is really a relief to them.

"Dasi Nong!" Yang Yu said.

"Wechen is here!" Hu Yankai came out of the ranks.

"What is the price of grain in Daxing City today?" Yang Yu asked.

"His Royal Highness the King of Qiyu, the price of grain in Daxing City today is 70 wen a bucket, and the price of rice is 100 wen a bucket." Hu Yankai said respectfully.

Yang Yu nodded and looked at Xu Ling.

"Lord Xu. This king is not a pedantic man. If it is not profitable, those farmers will not take the initiative to sell grain. Yang Yu pointed to Sang and scolded Huai.

Ever since Xu Ling heard Hu Yankai report the price of grain, a bad thought rose in his heart.

Sure enough, Yang Yu said next: "This king will give you a price increase of five wen." Seventy-five wen per bucket of millet. One hundred and five pieces of rice. Unlimited purchases, what does Lord Xu think of this price? ”

Xu Ling's heart kept sinking, how did he know that His Royal Highness the Acting King would come to such a hand. A price increase of five cents. That's also a meager profit, and the gains outweigh the losses.

Other officials are also well-informed in their hearts, the king cannot be bullied, this sentence is really a wise saying! Many people couldn't help but gloat when they looked at Xu Ling.

Xu Ling sighed a few times and said: "The price of grain was still a hundred wen a few days ago, but now it is only seventy-five wen, I'm afraid many people are reluctant to sell." ”

"Oh! Then forget it, this king will not buy and sell. Yang Yu said open-mindedly.

Hu Yankai lowered his head and tried his best to hold back his smile, and at the same time admired His Royal Highness the acting king's methods, and raised his hand to play Xu Ling between the palms.

Xu Ling's face turned blue for a while, but he still held back.

"His Royal Highness the Acting King, in fact, the requirements of those farmers are not high, and Yongfeng Cang is the most important foundation in Guanzhong, if His Royal Highness the Acting King squanders it wantonly, I am afraid it will not last long! Moreover, the price of grain is slightly one or two percent, and the people will definitely be more thrifty, and the grain in Guanzhong can be supported for a longer time. Xu Ling asked with a little humility.

Yang Yu glanced at Xu Ling in surprise, but he didn't expect that he still knew simple economics. I know the truth that prices are rising and demand is decreasing, but this is not what Yang Yu needs.

"The people of Daxing City only accept affordable grain." Yang Yu said firmly.

"Even if this king buys seventy-five wen, when it is sold out, it can only be sold according to seventy wen, and the difference will be made up by Daxing City."

"His Royal Highness the Acting King is benevolent!" Hu Yankai shouted heartily.

"His Royal Highness the Acting King is benevolent!" Gu Yi and the other ministers couldn't help but chant either.

Regardless of whether Yang Yu's move damaged the interests of the family, his starting point was good, and the price of grain in Guanzhong was stable, which was conducive to Guanzhong's rule.

Xu Ling's face was pale, and he lamented in his heart, they used to control the righteous name, but now this righteous name was actually used by His Royal Highness the Acting King.

"His Royal Highness the Acting King is benevolent and righteous, and the officials admire him, but His Royal Highness the Acting King doesn't know that the excessive use of Yongfeng Cang's grain has damaged the foundation of Guanzhong." Xu Lingyu said loudly.

"How's that?" Yang Yu frowned.

"The grain stored in Yongfeng Warehouse, each warehouse has its purpose, some are military food, some are disaster relief food, and it can only be used in disaster years. Now His Royal Highness the Acting King has used all the stored grain to stabilize the price of grain, and excessive demand for fixed grain prices may not be a blessing in Guanzhong. Xu Ling said.

"What Lord Xu said is very true!"

"Think twice about His Royal Highness the Acting King!"

Immediately, many ministers echoed him, and now all the ministers have found Yang Yu's temper, as long as you and His Royal Highness the Acting King reason well, His Royal Highness the Acting King will definitely be able to listen to it.

Yang Yu pondered for a moment, knowing that Xu Ling had a certain truth, but Yang Yu's move was to defeat the landlord's alliance in one fell swoop, and those people were still thinking about hoarding Juqi at the most critical moment in Guanzhong, so it was necessary for them to learn a lesson.

Yang Yu nodded: "Lord Xu is polite, in this way, the most important reason for the rise in grain prices in Jingzhao County is the lack of food, but the problem of food shortage has been solved by this king." ”

"Solved?" The ministers looked at Yang Yu dumbfounded.

That's food for millions of people, and it can't be solved easily.

"I don't know where the food comes from!" Dasi Nong Hu Yankai said excitedly.

The other ministers were also surprised.

Yang Yu smiled proudly and said: "Of course it is pulled from Luoyang, our Daxing City is desperately trying to rescue Luoyang, there will definitely be a return, according to the agreement between Luoyang and Daxingcheng, after the two allied forces defeat Li Mi, Daxingcheng will get one-tenth of the grain from the warehouse." Now Tian Xiu has already counted back to the warehouse, and this time I can bring back three million loads of grain in Daxing City! ”

"Three million quintals!" The ministers exclaimed, this is not a small amount.

The Guanzhong area has always been short of grain, and the grain stock of Yongfeng Warehouse has never been full, and the highest grain storage record is only 8 million quintals, and 3 million quintals can be said to be equivalent to one-third of Yongfeng Warehouse.

The ministers only felt that a big pie had smashed on the head of Daxing City, in the era of war, what was the most important, food, or food.

With 3 million quintals of grain, Daxingcheng will have no worries about food shortage within two years.

"His Royal Highness the Acting King is wise!" All the ministers shouted in unison.

As for the reason of Xu Ling and the others, how pale it looks now, there are three million more loads of grain in Daxing City, and you can have any grain price you want.

Xu Ling's face turned pale, he knew that this time their grain merchant family would be defeated, and they who had been calling for wind and rain in Daxing City would lose the capital in their hands, at least this year, there was no shortage of food in Daxing City.

It is located in the east of Luoyang City.

It is the most important food supply place in Luoyang, when Wagang besieged Luoyang, it occupied the back warehouse, causing a shortage of food in Luoyang, if it was not for the rescue of Daxing City, Luoyang's grain price may fly to the sky.

Now that Daxing City has paid money and military strength, it is time to harvest.

One-tenth of the retreat warehouse belonged to Daxing City, so Tian Xiu, the head of the Ministry of Civil Affairs sent to Luoyang, was extremely excited.

Yang Yu already knew that the retreat was only temporarily recaptured, and it would be occupied by Li Mi in the future, so he ordered Tian Xiu to immediately stop the men and horses from transporting grain.

Tian Xiu took Yang Yu's order, directly received 10,000 yuan of money from the Luoyang branch of the Imperial Bank, hired 20,000 people, and transported the grain out of the warehouse day and night, and then it was loaded into the car and pulled to Daxing City.

When the first batch of 3,000 quintals of grain was transported along the brick road to Daxing City, everyone was in a stir.

Because these grains did not enter Yongfeng Warehouse at all, but were directly pulled to Daxing City and put into the market, the price of grain in Daxing City fell in response, directly falling below the previous lowest price.

"Sixty-five dollars a bucket of grain! The price of rice is eighty-five wen a bucket. The head of the Xu family muttered, this is the lowest price of grain in Guanzhong.

The head of the Xu family was full of bitterness, he didn't expect His Royal Highness the Acting King's counterattack to be so sharp, this time they lost miserably, His Royal Highness the Acting King was going to kill them all!

As for the other small landlords, they are even more mournful, and they are even more marginal, and they are simply unable to cope with such a strong impact.

Just as the head of the Xu family was thinking hard about countermeasures, a voice woke him up.

"Big brother!" Xu Ling said.

"Little brother is here!" The head of the Xu family squeezed out a smile and said. "How did you do this?"

"Don't be deceived by the king!" Xu Ling sighed.

Of course, this Xu family master knew that he had already learned the most profound lesson.

"What do you think of the current situation, little brother!" The head of the Xu family asked, knowing that this younger brother had always been assertive.

"Now that the king has a large amount of grain in his hands, it is impossible for the price of grain to rise. And the new grain is about to be harvested, look at the growth of the grain in the fields, everyone knows that this is a good harvest year. Three months later, the new grain is about to be laid down again, and a new warehouse needs to be vacated to store the grain! Xu Ling said.

"The younger brother means that he will follow His Royal Highness the Acting King to sell some grain." The head of the Xu family frowned.

Xu Ling nodded.

"But the price of food is too low now!" The head of the Xu family said reluctantly.

"Big brother still remembers what His Royal Highness the Acting King once said, as long as it is seventy-five wen per bucket, he will buy unlimited amounts."

The head of the Xu family moved in his heart and said, "Could it be that this promise is still valid now?" ”

Xu Ling nodded.

"Then we're going to have to figure it out." Brother Xu Ling glanced at each other, revealing a tricky smile. (To be continued......)