Chapter 110: Loss
Tang Yuting was not angry, and acted as a wall brick at home completely and honestly, sticking it wherever it was needed.
The winter days were unusually long and difficult, and within a few days of the snow stopping, a large number of victims poured in from outside the city gates. In other areas, it's not just heavy snowfall, but snow blocks, in modern terms, hail.
The crops were smashed piece by piece, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to survive this winter, so they have no choice but to come to Beijing to take advantage of the New Year's excitement to see if those rich families can enjoy food.
"Something to start, nothing to retreat."
"Recently, a large number of victims have poured into the capital, and the emperor is asked to release grain for disaster relief."
Above the court, the old emperor who was a little depressed, holding his head with one hand, knew that if he asked the emperor for money, the treasury would be emptied by them.
"The minister thinks it's inappropriate, and it hasn't been long since he paid the grain tax, and if he opens a warehouse to release grain now, even the entire treasury won't be enough for them to eat."
Zuo Cheng Liang Tang had long been aware of the emperor's dissatisfaction, and it was not in line with the emperor's wishes to say these words at this time.
"Liang Aiqing said very much, Ge Aiqing, you are not thoughtful."
"The emperor's life is at stake, please think twice."
"Do you want to starve the emperor to death?"
"I don't dare."
Ge Yingqing hurriedly knelt on the ground and pleaded guilty, although his official position was not low, but who would dare to be charged with rebellion? No matter how loyal he is and thinks about the people, everything is empty talk if he loses his life, it is still important to save his life first.
This battle was naturally won by a group of ministers represented by Liang Tang. It's just sacrificing some untouchables, which is nothing compared to their great cause, and one day in the future, when they are pressed to the execution ground by these untouchables, they will never look down on these people so much.
The refugees were coaxed out of Beijing and coldly isolated from a door. Ge Yingqing, as the prime minister of the dynasty, couldn't bear to watch the poor people suffer and be lonely and helpless. He used his own money to erect a simple shelf outside the city and gave porridge every day for disaster relief.
Some unscrupulous merchants have really been eaten by dogs with a conscience, and they actually raise prices on the spot. Not to mention the price of grain that has been raised, there are also some businessmen who are dark and have a dark heart directly mixing some sand and gravel in the grain to press the scales, and after Ge Yingqing found out, he was so angry that he just wanted to seal the shop for them.
It's a pity that there are families behind these shops, and if you want to eradicate it, it involves too much, and it is not so easy at all. With his money, it won't last long.
Regarding the increase in grain prices in the capital, Tang Yiqin naturally heard about it. There is another controversial thing, that is, Zuo Cheng's soup kitchen, which is also a hot topic in Beijing. These two things have to make Tang Yiqin think of going together, I am afraid that the life of the professor is not easy now.
Just when Zuo Cheng was worried, several shops suddenly appeared in the capital and began to lower the price of grain. Tang Yiqin doesn't have much else, and he can still top up for a while if he wants food. She was afraid of some natural and man-made disasters, and the system had a lot of food in reserve. Even if she doesn't have enough food, she can exchange points for it.
However, with hundreds of acres of grain, coupled with the advanced technology of the experimental field, her current grain reserves are afraid that few people in the capital can compare.
These shops were naturally let out by the money leopard, and he only had a few shops, which was nothing compared to Tang Yiqin's endless supply of grain. The money leopard didn't dare to imagine how powerful Tang Yiqin was, even if he couldn't make thousands or tens of thousands of catties of grain in such a short period of time, and sell it at a low price.
Looking at so much grain, the leopard always felt that the silver in vain was like flowing water.
Zuo Cheng was naturally happy to hear that the price of grain had dropped, and he heard that those shops also sold grain to them at a lower price. The price was so low that I almost gave it to them. As a result, the person behind the shop said that Zuo Cheng was doing good things for the people, and the grain was naturally sold to them at a low price.
Ge Yingqing guessed for a long time, this person was most likely Tang Yiqin. can be so timely, without asking for anything in return, such a generous amount of funding him, this kid is really reliable.
In recent days, the common people in the capital have also been frightened by the price of grain a day. I was going to have a good year, but with such an expensive rice money, it is not certain that it will last until the end of the New Year.
This will Tang Yiqin's shops are already crowded with people, and the price of food has dropped, go and grab it! It's not a point or two, it's more than a dozen cents lower than other homes.
In addition to Tang Yiqin, a few grain shops in the capital are very lively, but there are just too many, and they can't be squeezed. The rest of the grain shops were empty, and half a figure could not be seen, and there was nothing more desolate than this.
"Check me out and see who's doing the trick."
"What about the price of grain?"
"Don't worry about it, I'll see how many days he can last."
Most grain stores have the same mentality, waiting for Tang Yiqin to go bankrupt. In fact, Tang Yiqin's current price is about the same as the price of grain before, but they have raised the price of grain, and if they lower it now, they will feel that they are losing money.
On the second day, the few nameless shops were still full.
On the third day, it was still the same. But some shops can't sit still anymore, and if this continues, they won't be able to do business anymore, so they will continue to lower prices.
On the fourth day, more grain shops followed to lower the price, but Tang Yiqin's several shops pushed the price even lower, so they could only follow and drop it again.
"Did you find it?"
"That shop was opened by some small people, and there is no way to find out."
It is done without leakage, and it seems that he is a prepared person. With such a large amount of financial and material resources, how many people in the capital can do it? can't track it down, and don't dare to make trouble easily. I heard that these shops have a lot to do with Zuo Cheng, and the people in the shops have funded Zuo Cheng to get porridge these days.
It's really a, and it looks like it's going to last for a long time. They can only reduce the price together, and if this continues, they will lose as many silver taels a day.
Grain has a price every day, and the people are expecting lower prices and are no longer so active in buying grain. The price is really getting lower and lower as they expected, Tang Yiqin knows that this matter has reached the lowest end, and if it goes on like this, those businessmen will stop doing it.
Tang Yiqin took the opportunity to buy grain, and when other grain stores reflected, it was too late. There wasn't much food left, and the cheapest ones became the most expensive.
When the people saw the price of grain rising, they began to frantically stock up on grain. The little food that was left was snapped up again, and they couldn't be happy about what they should have been happy about. They lost, and all this was actually controlled by those small shops, damn it!
The money leopard looked at the silver in white flowers, and happily wanted to hug and kiss a few bites. Xiao Tang Tang is a cheat, and he can actually snatch money from those iron roosters in the capital, and he admires and admires it.
Not only did they not lose money in this disaster, but they also got a good name. The refugees are all praising Zuo Cheng's goodness, saying that he is kind-hearted and a good official.