The grain merchants, like sharks, have tasted blood at this moment, and their emotions have been thoroughly mobilized.

There are more and more people like Wu Wenlong, and they began to continue to find ways to borrow money and prepare to collect grain.

After all, Wu Wenlong and these people are not really big grain merchants, although the scale is not small, they are also considered top.

But at the moment, such food prices ...... Even if it is a large grain merchant, it is very difficult to eat the goods.

The cash on hand is certainly not enough.

Seeing that the opportunity to make a fortune is in front of him, knowing that one tael of silver can become two taels today, at this time...... Who can sit still?

The gentry were actually quite conservative, but the merchants were different, they went crazy and borrowed money everywhere, and kept getting cash.

Immediately, the Zhang family began to sell 10,000 stone grains a day.

And the price of food is also rising day by day.

The price increase is actually not large, but there is a small increase every day.

After seven or eight days, the price of this grain was close to fifteen taels of silver.

Since the Wanli Emperor, the price of grain in the Ming Dynasty has been maintained between two taels and three taels, and in the famine year, it was once close to nine taels.

And now, the historic record has been directly broken.

This is, of course, because the disaster in Guanzhong is extremely great.

On the other hand, it is also these days, there are reports in Huainan, there are floods in Huainan, although there are floods in Huainan every year, but the size is different, and the scale of this year is not small.

But at this time...... The slightest hint of wind and grass is considered good news for food prices.

Everyone tightened their bags of grain, and except for the Zhang family or a small number of gentry selling grain on the market, it had almost reached the point of no grain.

And for the Zhang family...... A steady stream of cash came in, and the silver ...... If it weren't for the fact that Zhang Jingyi had been given the Holy Favor now, and he had the official positions of a hundred households and the county order, and there was also an earl, I was afraid that he would also feel that he was hot.

Until the last stone of rice in the Zhang family was sold out, the price of grain was still at a high level of fifteen taels.

The Zhang family is now frantically calculating gold and silver, and the final accounts are jaw-dropping.

4,500,000 taels of silver.

This silver is constantly sent to the Zhang family's grange in Changping, and there is only one reason, that is, the mansion in the capital really can't fit it.

Zhang Tianlun was stunned, he had never seen so much silver in his life.

At this moment, he realized that his poor life experience had no way to imagine what he should do with so much silver.

Third Uncle...... Yes...... The third uncle must not be able to get such a large amount of silver.

The poor ghost.

Zhang Tianlun couldn't help it, but ...... Soon he came to his senses, and then, like all landlords, the first thing he did was to start digging the cellar.

It is too unsafe to keep so much silver at home, so you have to use the ground to hide it, and the deeper the cellar is dug, the better, and it is better to have a lot of mechanisms in it, and in addition to that...... You have to hire someone to guard it, and of course, the hired person must be trustworthy.

In this regard, Zhang Tianlun has a high talent, after all, he was born in Jinyiwei, and he is considered half a thief ancestor.

The recruited guards must of course be recruited from Qingpingfang, and the children of Jinyi Wei must be selected, after all...... What did these ancestors do, and the few members of the family were like mirrors.

And most of these people's fathers, mothers, wives and children are eating in the new county, which is also reliable, after all, the monk who ran away can't run away from the temple.

Of course, I learned that my father was going to repair the cellar......

Zhang Jingyi was interested.

Let's get an underground project, these days, the wealth is not at ease to stay in the hands, and you have to get it ...... Just make a big one.

How about a direct underground treasure trove? The kind with tunnels...... Maybe in the future...... Used.

Zhang Jing was interested, this is a big project, so he thought about it and felt that this matter was ...... His father couldn't do it.

After all, this kind of underground project, if there is a landslide or something else, then he will have no father.

Zhang Jing thought about it for a while, and finally thought of someone.

So he was busy taking pen and ink, and politely said that he wanted to dig a basement, of course, this basement covers a large area, Changping is close to the north, if there is a Jiannu bypassing the border town, or the bandits attack the Chen family's grange, it is very dangerous.

So...... The scale he hoped for was very large, and the area should be a few hundred acres first, and the most important thing was that it was strong and solid, and there had to be staggered tunnels in it...... Yunyun.

This recital is for the Emperor of the Apocalypse.

In Zhang Jingyi's opinion, His Majesty's best skill is carpentry, which is simply ingenious.

After all, Zhang Jingyi remembered that the Emperor of the Apocalypse had personally designed the Qianqing Palace, not only that, but when the three major projects of the Emperor's Palace, the Middle Pole Hall and the Jianji Hall were rebuilt, the Emperor of the Apocalypse had personally come to guide from the pillars, the upper beams to the sword suspension.

People who can play a big project like this are at least much more professional than Zhang Tianlun, who only guides digging holes.

Ask him to design a drawing, how to reinforce, how to design the drainage in the tunnel, this is all knowledge, ordinary people will definitely not be able to play.

This piece of music was quickly sent out.

These days, the Emperor of the Apocalypse is naturally unable to sleep and eat.

If the price of food continues to rise like this, it will really kill people.

And a lot of people will die.

But are these people willing to starve in peace?

The consequences of this can be described as chilling.

In fact, the Emperor of the Apocalypse did not pin everything only on Zhang Jingyi alone.

Wei Zhongxian was here, and the factory guard was still trying to figure out a way, but he soon found that there were many resistances.

These grain merchants, in fact, are just white gloves, only hitting grain merchants, there is no meaning, killing a grain merchant, immediately a new grain merchant will replace him.

A shortage of food in the market is a shortage of food.

You dare to ask the gentry for food.

The gentry dared to transfer the grain to the people in the name of paying the emperor's grain, forcing people to ruin their families.

Here, the cabinet is also doing its best.

In the end, even Huang Liji and Sun Chengzong were frightened, and hurriedly came to see the Emperor of the Apocalypse, saying that they could not continue to investigate.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse was really dumbfounded, and he didn't know how to respond, so he simply kicked down a palace lamp stand: "After the price of grain is calmed, I will let Wei Banban come to them to settle accounts!" ”

But when will food prices be calmed down?

When the music was sent to the Emperor of the Apocalypse, the Emperor of the Apocalypse saw that Zhang Jing had news, and he was a little expectant, but when he saw the music sparse, his eyes were straight.

Aren't you, Zhang Jingyi, stabilizing food prices? Why are you trying to dig the cellar again?

Are you a mouse?

Wei Zhongxian, who was on the side, also secretly aimed at Song Shu, and finally coughed repeatedly.

The Emperor of the Apocalypse covered the recital, pretending not to see it.

Wei Zhongxian naturally knew His Majesty's thoughts, so he simply didn't see it.

At this time, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "How many days are left until a month?" ”

Obviously, Wei Zhongxian was also very concerned about this day, and immediately said: "There are still three days." ”

"Three days?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse frowned, and then said, "What is Zhang Qing doing these days?" ”

"He?" Wei Zhongxian said: "He's selling grain." ”

"Selling grain?" The Emperor of the Apocalypse said suspiciously: "Stabilize the price of grain by selling grain? ”

"It can't be said that the more the Zhang family's grain is sold, the higher the price. Your Majesty has not forgotten that the Zhang family purchased a large amount of grain at the beginning, and these days, the Zhang family has made a fortune. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sighed, and couldn't hide his disappointment in his eyes: "What do you want to say?" ”

"The slave maid is not interesting, the slave maid just thinks that Zhang Baihu has a way to make money, I heard that now his family's grain is sold out, but ...... Even so, the grain merchants are still desperately buying grain, and they dare to buy it at any price......"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sighed, showing a little weakness, and said, "If there is any news in Guanzhong, you must report it in time." ”

"Yes."

"The household department is transferring grain from Jiangnan, is there any news?"

"The new rice in the south of the Yangtze River has not yet come out, and there is not much grain left in the Nanjing grain depot, so I am afraid that I have to wait for the autumn harvest, even if the grain is harvested in the autumn...... Not to mention that the distant water can't save the near fire, the money and grain of the imperial court have a fixed amount every year, and the expenses are also fixed, but I am afraid that it is not easy to squeeze out the relief grain from it. ”

The Emperor of the Apocalypse sighed faintly, and then said: "The ancestors and ancestors ruled the world, and it was not so difficult for me to come, why did the country come to me and make it so difficult?" Go ahead, it's really not ...... I...... Find a way to cut back on food and clothing......"

It's just that after saying this, it seems that cutting back on food and clothing doesn't make much sense for the current predicament.

He seemed to be starting to think about something, and then looked at Wei Zhongxian and said, "Wei Companion, I heard that the vassal kings have grain?" ”

Wei Zhongxian's face was expressionless, as if to say, pull it down, Your Majesty's relatives...... Others said that His Majesty asked them for food, and they immediately hanged themselves to show you.

So just looking at Wei Zhongxian's expression, without waiting for his reply, the Emperor of the Apocalypse shook his head and said, "Wait a few more days, wait a few more days." ”

Saying that, the Emperor of the Apocalypse said: "Is there a map of the land of the Zhang family in Changping?" ”

Wei Zhongxian looked surprised: "Your Majesty, this is ......"

The Emperor of the Apocalypse said, "I want to check the geography of the mountains and rivers there." ”

"Slave maid...... Go find out. ”

……

An hour later.

Comparing the map, the depressed Emperor of the Apocalypse didn't say a word, and seemed to start pondering.

Immediately, he pointed a location on the map with a red pen, and found a eunuch and said: "This place, check it, see if the ground here is rock or soil, what kind of soil is the soil, how close it is to the river, and then try to dig a well here to see how deep the well is before the water comes out, and besides, bring some stones from there to me, and survey the terrain clearly and carefully." ”

But after a pause, he said again: "Oh, you better bring a few craftsmen with you, you don't understand so much to talk to you." ”

"Whoa."