Chapter 33 Quelling the Food Famine
Yao Lang stretched out his hand to help Wei Chi Ling, nodded to him, picked up the teacup and took a sip, and said for a while: "When did you report when you returned to the capital?" ”
"I have reported to the king that I will go to court tomorrow, and no one will know that I have entered the capital tonight."
"A few days ago, in the court, Wang Lian shirked and talked about you when he had no money and food, have you thought about how to say it tomorrow?"
Yao Lang held the teacup in his hand and played with it, quietly.
"The lowly post came back this time to urge food and wages, and it is said that the household department has already allocated it, and I don't know when I will be able to get to the army."
Yao Lang put the tea cup back on the table, and Wei Chiling hurriedly got up to pour tea for him.
"Your Highness, these people are getting more and more excessive, and you just endure it again and again, making wedding clothes for them everywhere?"
"If the country is peaceful and the people are safe, I am happy to be a rich idler, if ...... Someone wants to drag the Zilang Kingdom into dire straits and make the lives of the people miserable, but I naturally won't sit idly by! ”
Wei Chiling nodded, "Your Highness, the humble duty understands, the hour is not early, the humble duty has to quietly go out of the city, and tomorrow will be open to the court." ”
Yao Lang got up and sent Wei Chiling to the door of the study, watching his figure disappear into the night......
See you tomorrow, they will be two different paths!
Ziyun Restaurant was chartered by King Ruining tonight, and the entire box on the second floor was opened.
All the grain shop owners in Zilang Capital City arrived early, and although they were pressed by a crowd, they were so quiet that they could even hear the sound of dropping a needle.
Just after the end of the day, everyone heard the shopkeeper downstairs greet him in fear.
"His Royal Highness King Ruining, you are here, and the small shop is shining!"
Everyone hurriedly got up and bowed down to greet each other, only to see Yao Lang wearing a purple robe, wearing a jade belt around his waist, and walked up to the second floor.
Upstairs had already set up a couch and a few cases, Yao Lang nodded to everyone and took a seat, and then said to Qingshuang: "Let them sit." Qingshuang said loudly: "King Ruining, please take your seats!" ”
Everyone thanked in unison and sat down gently, and there was almost no sound of tables, chairs and benches.
Yao Lang looked around and said loudly: "Today, this king has a banquet, and I invite you to come over because I want you to do me a favor!" You are all people in the grain business, there is a food shortage in Zilang Country right now, my father asked me to handle this matter, and I won't go around in circles, as long as the affairs of the capital are handled well, the states and counties can handle it according to the rules, so there must be an explanation for some things tonight......"
There was finally movement below, and everyone couldn't help but whisper to ask each other, and no one knew what would happen.
Qingshuang said loudly: "Quiet...... His Highness is not finished yet. ”
Seeing that everyone was quiet again, Yao Lang continued: "As far as I know, at present, there are only a few large grain shops in the entire Zilang Capital City that still have grain, and the grain from the other grain shops has been sold to the people or where has it gone?" ”
Qingshuang ordered a few grain shop owners, and they all said that their grain was sold to several large grain shops, and there was really no grain in their hands at the moment.
Yao Lang glanced at Qingshuang, who took out a roster and named the names of the ten grain store owners.
Several proprietors hurriedly stepped forward and saluted Yao Lang, who signaled for a seat.
The proprietors sat in front of Yao Lang nervously, and Yao Lang said unhurriedly: "The grain of the entire capital is in your hands, as far as I know...... All of you have built a new granary outside the city, so tell me how much grain you have on hand. ”
The first owner who was named trembled and opened his mouth to report, Qingshuang took the book and listened and calculated, and before he could finish speaking, he interrupted unceremoniously, "No, shopkeeper Wang, are you underreporting by half!" ”
As he spoke, Qingshuang read it up, and before he could finish reading, the shopkeeper was already sweating profusely and apologized again and again.
When the other owners saw this situation, they didn't need Qingshuang to ask more, they all poured beans into the bamboo tube and recruited them clean.
Yao Lang was secretly frightened when he heard this, in fact, except for the grain shop of the king's shopkeeper, the situation of the other families here was not accurate, and the situation they said was far more serious than Yao Lang expected.
He calculated in his heart that these grains, together with the surplus grain from the treasury, were enough to support the arrival of the second batch of Yanyun Dynasty grain.
And...... The amount of wheat in these ten grain shops, plus the amount of grain sent by Yan Yunchao as reported by the household department, is exactly the amount of grain that the first batch of silk embroidery should have been exchanged for at the usual price.
It seems that Emperor Yan Yun not only did not embarrass Zilang, but sent the grain out in advance, and he couldn't help but feel hot in his heart.
Yao Lang's face did not change, and he was already angry inside, it was really a good fortune for the country......
"Good!" Yao Lang got up and paced a few steps, turning his head to look at the owner of the grain store who had already stood up in fright.
Yao Lang said faintly: "In order to survive this food shortage, this king sold all the gardens given by his father...... The country of Zilang is not rich in wheat, and your families do not have much rice, but there is a lot of wheat, as if ...... This should be abundant in the Northland, so isn't the Yanyun Dynasty in the Northland? ”
There was a sneer at the corner of Yao Lang's mouth, and his tone was like ice.
"Judging from the amount of grain just now, it is enough for the people of the capital to eat for a few months, but you deliberately cover the grain and do not sell it, and it rises several times a day, do you know what kind of behavior this is?"
"Your Highness spares your life...... Your Highness, don't dare, I'll go back tomorrow and restore the original price......"
The proprietors of the grain store were so frightened that their legs were weak, and they knelt on the ground and begged for mercy, and the others were also frightened, secretly glad that they did not follow suit.
Yao Lang looked at everyone and smiled, "This king is not embarrassed by you, after all, the grain is also bought by you with money, from tomorrow, the rice will be sold at the original price, and the supply must be guaranteed. ”
After a pause, Yao Lang sneered: "I will send someone to guard the door of your grain shop, if anyone dares to sell wheat privately, they will all go to the prison for questioning, they will not be here!" ”
Everyone kowtowed and escaped by luck, and today's Hongmen banquet really didn't expect it to be so tragic.
In fact, these grains were bought at a high price, and they planned to make a good profit by creating a grain shortage
Now don't talk about making profits, you can't even get back your old capital.
In less than ten days, a food shortage was quietly calmed down......
In the blink of an eye, it was time for Blue Moon to rest, and Chunlan announced that she was going out with Bai Hong the day before, which saved Blue Moon from racking her brains to explain her whereabouts.
At three o'clock in the morning, Zidian was already waiting outside the corner gate in a carriage.
At this time, it was already early winter, and the winter in Zilang Country seemed to be a little warmer than Yanyun Dynasty, but this cooling was a chill that penetrated into the bone marrow.
Blue Moon shrunk into a ball in and out, and couldn't help but miss the warm spring-like interior of Yanyun Dynasty, as well as the heavy snow that was blowing one after another.
Every time after heavy snowfall, the Yanyun Palace is like a glass world, I don't know how beautiful it is......
Lan Yue got into the carriage and found that the car was covered with thick fur cushions, a foot stove on the ground, and a delicate hand stove on the couch.
On the low table in the middle is a gold-painted snail lacquer box, open it to see, inside is a plate of snacks and candied fruit.
She was comfortably drowsy, and before she knew it, she had come to Fairview Villa......