Chapter 893: Blood Loss
Li Guangyan wants to seize the throne and fight for power.
Whether it is cultivating power or bribing courtiers, or raising strategists and henchmen, there is no shortage of money.
After losing the income of Chen Wangfu, they could only think of other ways.
But now all the livelihoods in Beijing are already being done, and under the established interests, even if they step in sideways, the money they get is far from enough for them, and they will even be noticed because they are too big.
Later, they thought about it and came up with the idea of hoarding grain.
Every year after the winter, the price of grain in Beijing will rise a little, and it only needs to double to make a lot of money in a short period of time.
Li Guangyan had already instructed him that at most he could only raise the price of grain to about two times, and then all of them changed hands, because Li Qingze saw the benefits and was even more reluctant to get the money, so he asked people to secretly loot another batch of grain in Beijing, and the price of grain rose to about four times.
He wanted to make a lot of money after flipping the price of grain, but he didn't expect an accident.
Li Qingze is not stupid, he doesn't know what trouble will be caused after the matter is exposed.
If Emperor Yuan Cheng knew that he was secretly stockpiling grain and driving up prices to make a profit, he and the third brother would be finished.
Li Qingze forcibly suppressed his unwillingness, and reluctantly showed a smile on his face: "What Zhang Rong said is, Lord Qian, I just care, and I have no other intentions, how can I hoard so much food for no reason?" ”
Qian Yuchun didn't say anything when he heard this, just looked at the account book in his hand.
Li Qingze's knuckles were a little pale, he took a deep breath, and handed over the account book directly: "It's me who has a lot of trouble, I knew that Lord Qian would come over, and I don't have to carry the people who might be scolded by my father to invite the patrol camp to come over, and please don't blame Lord Qian." ”
Qian Yuchun got what he wanted to take, and naturally he didn't want to have trouble with Li Qingze.
After he put the account book directly into his sleeve and put it away, he put on a smile again: "Your Highness the Seventh is laughing, you also care about the people's livelihood, and the lower officials know." ”
Qian Yuchun glanced at the direction of the crowd and said: "As for the people in the patrol camp, His Royal Highness also has good intentions, even if His Majesty knows, he will definitely not blame you, but now that the Gyeonggi Guard has taken over here, he won't bother the people in the patrol camp, His Highness should let them go back, so as not to cause chaos in other parts of Beijing." ”
Li Qingze said: "What Lord Qian said is true. ”
Qian Yuchun glanced at the commotion behind him, and said to Li Qingze: "The lower officials still have to thoroughly investigate the matter of this granary, so I won't say more to His Highness." ”
Li Qingze said: "Lord Qian is at his own convenience. ”
"Then the lower official will retire first."
After Qian Yuchun saluted with a few yamen behind him, he walked directly towards the granary, while Li Qingze looked at the burned granary and the missing half of the grain, and his heart was dripping blood.
All of this grain was the silver raised by him and Li Guangyan themselves, and even lost more than half of their family's wealth, but now that it is in the hands of Qian Yuchun, he is afraid that he will never come back.
Not only did it not make money, but it was a blood loss.
When Li Qingze clenched his fists, his eyes were faintly red.
Zhang Rong hurriedly went to the patrol camp, and after giving the leader a small bag of silver, he sent those people back.
After the people dispersed, Zhang Rong walked up to Li Qingze and whispered, "Your Highness, let's go." ”
Li Qingze looked at the grain that was moved out, pursed his lips, and his heart was dripping blood.