Temple of Manna.

Qin Huaidao said indifferently: "Holy Lord, Weichen is pulling coal!" ”

Li Eryi was stunned, and said that what about the grain, how did he run to pull coal? He was about to get angry when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "You mean to let me transport grain from other places?" It's freezing, can it? ”

Qin Huaidao smiled: "Shengshang is wise, the distance from Chang'an to Tongguan County is not close, it is said that it is impossible to go back and forth in a day, but they have done it, it is also cold, at the beginning there were only a hundred or two cars, but as a result, people joined every day, and so far more than three hundred cars, why?" ”

Li Er also wanted to know why, but it seemed a little stupid to ask this.

Qin Huaidao didn't let Li Er answer, and continued: "Because Weichen gave fifty wen fees, he managed a meal, ate meat, and managed. ”

"There will be a brave man under the heavy reward?" Li Er deserved to be the emperor immediately, he reacted quickly, his eyes lit up, but he soon dimmed again, and said with some distress: "The lack of grain in Chang'an is not a small amount, the imperial court is short of silver, there is no way to find someone to transport grain at a high price, and the weather is so cold, who wants to run?" ”

"The Holy One has misunderstood." Qin Huaidao said with a smile: "The three major grain merchants steal and sell official grain, which is like a rebellion. ”

Li Er couldn't keep up with Qin Huaidao's thinking, stealing and selling official grain is not a rebellion strictly speaking, and it is by no means simple behind this, reminded: "The grain merchant is not stupid, it is impossible to really steal and sell, it should be bought from the household department, I am afraid that the procedures are complete, compliant, and can withstand investigation, at most a small official in the household department is guilty, and the rebellion is a bit far-fetched." ”

"The minister understands, and Weichen is sure that all the formalities are complete, the documents and archives will write that the sale is old grain, the court sells old grain, and it is a common practice to make room for new grain to be stored, and it is impossible to find anything unless all the account books are thoroughly checked, but in this way, there are not a few months that can not be done, and they may not be able to find anything, they dare to sell, they will not leave a handle in the account books, if the official who signed and approved the sale jumped out and bit back, saying that he was forced by the grain merchants?" Qin Huaidao asked rhetorically.

Li Er's eyes lit up, and he immediately shook his head and said, "One side of the word, it's not enough!" ”

"There is no evidence, it is really not enough, but Kechen has asked the government guard to seal all the shops, if some contraband items are found from inside, such as crossbows."

"Go on." Li Er was a little excited, although this method is a bit yin, but for the sake of the people, can it be called yin? That's called wisdom, it's called benevolence, Li Er is not a pedantic person, he dares to do anything when he is ruthless.

Qin Huaidao continued: "As long as the three major grain merchants rebel, it is a big crime to punish the nine clans, but the saint is benevolent and righteous, let them wear the crime and make meritorious contributions, such as how much grain each family transports to Chang'an to offset the death penalty, and then sentenced to exile, presumably they are willing, they can live, who wants to die?" And ......"

"And what?" Li Er asked, happy in his heart, this method is good, it will atone for his sins, and it can solve the food crisis in Chang'an, as for the life or death of these grain merchants, it doesn't really matter.

Qin Huaidao reminded: "Moreover, Weichen estimates that there is probably a family standing behind these three major grain merchants, and punishing the grain merchants can weaken the strength of the family, of course, the resistance is not small, it depends on the meaning of the saint." ”

By punishing grain merchants to attack the family, high!

Li Er's eyes lit up, he had long wanted to kill the family, especially the five surnames and Qiwang, but the family was too involved to act rashly, and it was different in the name of punishing grain merchants, no one dared to jump out to oppose it, so he could only suffer a dumb loss, and he was overjoyed in his heart, and asked: "One policy to cure the symptoms, one policy to cure the root cause, did not disappoint me, what else to add?" ”

"Yes!"

Qin Huaidao said with a straight face, since he made a move, he must get this matter done, and he couldn't let the fire burn his body, and continued: "The imperial court can't rely entirely on the grain merchants, in case the family is wiped out and the grain merchant's head is cut off, and there is no proof of death, the matter will be difficult to handle, and it has to be prevented." ”

"It's really possible for those families to do it, you mean to save their heads first?"

Qin Huaidao nodded: "That's right, only they know where to collect the grain, how to collect the grain, and moreover, they don't dare to take it easy if they are alive, for fear of climbing and biting, the minister suggested that the army take over, one to protect, and the other to escort to avoid being exterminated, and after receiving the grain, exile, secretly send people to watch, if the family does not save, or simply cut off the head of the grain merchant, it will chill the hearts of the people below, if it is saved, then take the opportunity to investigate and suppress the family." ”

"That's a good idea!" Li Er exclaimed.

"And ......"

"And?" Li Er was a little shocked, there was still one? Cheer up.

Qin Huaidao continued: "Shengshang, we also have to prevent the grain merchant from committing suicide, Wei Chen suggested that the house be raided, sell the grain merchant's property, and the silver money obtained will be used to buy and hire people to transport grain. ”

"At this time, the road is difficult to travel, people are difficult to find, and grain cannot be transported into Chang'an." Li Er reminded.

Qin Huaidao smiled: "Holy Lord, Weichen suspects that it is also a man-made disaster that the grain cannot be transported into Chang'an, and some people do not want the grain to be transported in, do you remember what Weichen just said about pulling coal?" ”

Li Er's eyes were cold: "Is it a man-made disaster?" There is also some truth, if the grain can be transported in, it will not be able to raise the price of grain, but there is no reason for no one to transport the goods if there is silver to earn, it seems that I have checked, but the food gap in Chang'an is too big, and in the winter, no one is willing to do it if the wages are less, and the court cannot afford to pay for it. ”

"It's easy, too." Qin Huaidao talked eloquently.

Li Eryi was stunned, is this simple?

Qin Huaidao continued: "Serve as a servant! ”

"No, the conscription can't act rashly, and it's cold, and it's easy to make trouble." Li Er interrupted.

Qin Huaidao admired in his heart, worthy of being the first emperor of the ages, and had the people in his heart, and explained: "Don't worry, the saint is not in a hurry, Rong Chen explains one or two, this service is exquisite, first of all, the principle of voluntariness, if you are willing to come, you will offset the conscription to be borne in the coming year, and you will be paid, the salary should be high, and you will not be forced to come." ”

"Pay?" Li Er was shocked, there had never been.

"That's right, pay the wages." Qin Huaidao's tone was a little more firm: "Wechen suggested that the imperial court's disaster relief system should be reformed, all of which should be replaced by work, that is, to work and get silver grain, rather than directly distributing grain, not to mention raising a group of lazy people, but also wasting food and raising a bunch of corrupt officials. ”

"Cash-for-work, hired labor for servitude?"

Li Er's eyes lit up, as if he had opened the door to a new world, his heart was excited, countless thoughts flashed, and he couldn't help but admire: "The imperial court wastes a lot of silver taels every year for disaster relief, and the people refuse to serve the conscription, and use the disaster relief money to hire the people to do the conscription, killing two birds with one stone, this is the old man's strategy for the country, great good!" ”

The more I thought about it, the more feasible it was, Li Erjiejie exclaimed: "It's a good one to work for relief, hire workers for service, Huaidao talent, this strategy solves the old and difficult problem of the imperial court, the merit is in the community, and it is definitely no problem to work for relief, it is not easy to say that hired labor for service, and the labor is too wide, so try this incident." ”

"Holy Heaven!" Qin Huaidao said sincerely, conscription is that the common people work for the court for free, if you can use the way of hired workers instead of service, and give the people wages, even if it is less, the loss is also the interests of the court, which Li Er is willing to give a try is very remarkable.

"Hahaha!"

Li Er was in a good mood and advised: "Huaidao, I will remember the credit for you first, I will handle it from the household department, and the grain merchant will hand it over to you, and I will copy it, and each family will be fined another 100,000 stone of grain, how much will be shipped out, and how much will be returned, and the crime must be confirmed." ”

Qin Huaidao laughed when he heard it, raiding the house is fat, and more importantly, it can be implicated, maybe he can pull the Taiyuan Wang family and the Cui family into the water and avenge the assassination of several times a few days ago.

Perhaps, this is also what Li Er meant, he wants to take advantage of the maneuver to move the family, otherwise how can he leave it to himself?

Qin Huaidao glanced at Li Er and left.

Li Er looked at the back of Qin Huaidao leaving, his essence was surging, and he was a little relieved, and muttered to himself: "Second Brother Qin, you have a future, rest in peace." ”

Immediately, Li Er suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Come on, Xuanfang Xuanling!" ”