Liang Guogong Mansion.

Qin Huaidao faced Fang Xuanling's inquiry, and smiled confidently: "Shibo, the other bucket is also simple, when paying taxes next year, the price of grain in each county will be about three wen and one bucket, and when the time comes, the imperial court will buy grain for each county to offset the tax, in other words, we spent eight wen to buy two buckets of grain, right?" ”

"That's the truth, but it takes a cost to pull Chang'an, and the food gap in Chang'an is not a small amount, and the imperial court can't take out so much silver." Fang Xuanling reminded.

"You don't need the court to pay a penny."

"What, don't give a penny from the court, tell me, what are you going to do?" Fang Xuanling was taken aback, and asked, even sitting up straight.

Cheng Chumo and Wei Chi Baolin also looked at Qin Huaidao curiously, a little surprised in their hearts, the court didn't produce silver, how could this grain be pulled over?

Qin Huaidao explained seriously: "Shibo, I will bear the transportation costs, I don't want a penny, but there is a condition, the convoy of the three grain merchants will be lent to me for use, and it will be returned to the imperial court afterwards, and it is difficult to do it without enough cars." ”

"This is simple, so much grain can not be pulled in a day or two, and the cost is not small."

"Xie Shibo reminds me, I have a number." Qin Huaidao interrupted: "The transportation cost is saved, and a bucket of grain can be sold for six ...... when it is pulled to Chang'an."

"Wait a minute, the imperial court can't sell grain, compete with the people for profit, and it's not in line with etiquette......"

Qin Huaidao interrupted again: "Shibo misunderstood, the grain was purchased by me, transported, and pulled to Chang'an, and sold at the price of six Wen, one person is limited to one pound per day, and each county in Jingzhao Mansion buys 10,000 stone grain and puts it into Chang'an, which is 200,000 stone, which can allow 300,000 people to buy one pound of grain a day for two months, without 300,000 purchasing power, I don't believe that other grain merchants can still hold it, even if it does, I am not afraid, two months later, the spring will begin, the people can dig wild vegetables to satisfy their hunger, and I can continue to buy grain and dry with them." ”

Fang Xuanling was a little surprised, is 200,000 stones enough? This mental arithmetic ability is so strong, but I am embarrassed to ask, it will seem that I am incapable, and ask, "The question is, can you hold it?" ”

"Shibo, why can't I hold on? Buy it for five cents, sell it for six cents, and earn one penny, what are you afraid of? In the coming year, you will spend three wen and one bucket to buy grain to pay taxes for the people, offset the one penny earned, and lose only two wen per bucket, 200,000 stone and 20,000 taels of silver, plus freight, grain loss, etc., at most 30,000 taels. ”

Is it so much? Fang Xuanling's mental arithmetic couldn't keep up, so he decided to go back and calculate carefully, and said: "Thirty thousand is a lot, if you really have the heart to do this, the imperial court can cooperate, and you can also give you one or two hundred thousand as a subsidy, as long as the price of food can be pulled down, the saint will definitely agree." ”

"Shibo, I bought five wen and one bucket, sold six wen, and in the future I will use three wen to buy grain to help the people deduct taxes, there are still three wen left, these three wen can also buy a bucket of rice, and in the coming year I will get Chang'an to sell it according to five wen and one bucket, and the cost of selling grain will not be all recovered, one out, one in, and a draw, but the loss of transportation costs."

"Is it really a draw?" Although this is embarrassing, the stakes are very high, and Fang Xuanling still asked.

Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "To put it simply, Wuwen buys and sells Liuwen, because there is no need to rush to pay back the tax of a bucket, at the moment each bucket can also make a net profit, no matter how much you collect, you are not afraid, when the harvest is harvested in the coming year, Liuwen can buy two buckets, one bucket will be taken to offset the tax, and I will pull back to Chang'an to sell Wuwen, just to recover the cost, and it will not be a loss in the long run." ”

Fang Xuanling understood this, and smiled excitedly: "Hahaha, wonderful, wonderful, buy five wen, sell six wen, buy back two buckets in the coming year, one bucket to deduct taxes, and one bucket to come back and continue to sell, just flat, the virtuous nephew's means are simply turning over his hands for clouds and covering his hands for rain, the old man will enter the palace to face the saint, don't dare to say anything else, the freight must be subsidized to you, and you can't be called to do it in vain." ”

"Then Xie Shibo, let's go back to the Supervision Mansion if there's nothing to do." Qin Huaidao got up and said.

"It's not early, let's have a meal and then leave."

"No, next time."

Fang Xuanling got the method of stabilizing food prices, and was in a hurry to enter the palace, but he didn't keep it, and sent people out of the house.

On the way back, Cheng Chumo couldn't help but say, "Brother, really not a loss?" ”

"How do I feel so mysterious? Even if you don't lose money, it's for nothing. Yu Chi Baolin also said.

Qin Huaidao smiled and said nothing, how can it be a loss?

There are some things that Qin Huaidao didn't say just now, this one in and one out is calculated according to refined grain, and the coarse grains in the counties outside Chang'an City are not worth three cents, but two cents, or even less, coarse grains are difficult to swallow, but it is a good thing to use to make wine, that is blood to earn!

Next year, after the room is built, it is time to brew and open a barbecue restaurant, this plan has long been determined, and I also went to Ganzhou for this reason, and it has been delayed for a long time.

……

Temple of Manna.

Fang Xuanling came in a hurry, and when he entered the hall, he shouted happily: "Holy Lord, good news!" ”

Li Er was a little surprised, Fang Xuanling on weekdays is known for being calm and cautious, and Mount Tai did not change color before it collapsed, what's wrong today, is it true that there is good news? Then he asked, "Aiqing, but the lady of the family agreed to take you as a concubine?" That's good news. ”

"Uh...... The saint joked, it is the price of grain, and there is a way for the price of grain. Fang Xuanling hurriedly explained.

"Really? Give me a seat, quick, tell me. Li Er's eyes lit up and he became excited.

Someone immediately brought a low stool, and the two sat down around the stove, Li Er saw Fang Xuanling looking around, and said knowingly: "Wait until you go down first." ”

The attendants and living notes who were waiting in the hall left one after another, and Li Er looked at Fang Xuanling and asked, "Aiqing, is there really a way to solve it?" This is no small matter, don't let me rejoice. ”

"The saint, the minister is ashamed, he can't share the worries for the saint, but there is really a way, but it is not the minister who came up with it, it is Qin Huaidao." Fang Xuanling said truthfully.

Huai Dao...... How can he do anything about this kind of big thing? Li Er obviously didn't believe it.

Fang Xuanling smiled: "At first, the minister didn't believe it, but after listening to a few words patiently, it was different, saint, and listen to the minister slowly explain it to you." ”

Saying that, Fang Xuanling came to the previous conversation one by one, and finally added: "Shengshang, before I came, the minister looked for someone who was proficient in arithmetic to calculate, and the calculation was accurate twice, and it took half an hour, but Huaidao came as soon as he opened his mouth, and the minister was ashamed of his ability to learn." ”

"Selling in lieu of taxes?"

Li Er's eyes lit up, he was a little excited, he carefully deduced it in his mind, some of them couldn't settle the account, thinking about Fang Xuanling and saying that he had found someone to calculate, then it would be no problem, and said with emotion: "This kid, he proposed to work for relief and hire workers for service, and now he has come up with a sale in lieu of taxes, each of which is a good policy for governing the country, there is no one before, I still underestimate his talent, both civil and military, and the second brother of Qin has a future." ”

"Holy Lord, there are two more, the land is divided into two rights, and the land is cultivated according to Ding." Fang Xuanling reminded.

"Yes, yes, these two are also exquisite, at a young age, comparable to the old minister of the temple, did he get these methods from the cave of the pre-Qin warlock? I have already seen the arts, smelting, and medical skills, which are extraordinary, and maybe I will still get the strategy of governing the country, otherwise I can't explain it, I remember that he was not good at learning when he was in the country. ”