When Zhang Aiji came to the south of Chang'an with doubts, and bought corn at a price of 2,000 yuan per stone in the new market, which is known as the 'grain market', Liu Ying also waited for Yangchengyan's visit in Weiyang Palace.

"A farewell to the winter solstice, in the blink of an eye, the lonely Shaofu, I haven't met for more than two months?"

Sitting up with the careful support of the temple people, Liu Ying only subconsciously protected his side with his left hand, and did not forget to squeeze out a kind smile to Yang Chengyan.

Seeing Liu Yingneng sit up, the worry on Yang Chengyan's face also dissipated most of it, and he knelt down on the side of the banquet with a chuckle, and bowed to Liu Ying.

"Thanks to the family's concern and His Majesty's protection, for more than two months, the ministers ran along the Zhengguo Canal, and everything was quite smooth."

"Only a few days ago, I heard that my family had been assassinated in Changling, and my ministers were very worried about the safety of my family; Another family sent an order to Shaofu, wanting to start a grain market in the south of Chang'an. ”

"The matter of repairing the canal is almost over, so the minister will return to Chang'an for a while, and in addition to seeing the grain market affairs in person, he also wants to meet his family."

Speaking of this, Yang Chengyan didn't forget to make a look of peace of mind, and let out a slightly exaggerated sigh.

"Seeing that there is no major problem at home today, minister, it can be said that I am relieved······"

Seeing Yang Chengyan behaving like this, Liu Ying couldn't help but shake his head and smile, and gave Yang Chengyan a little bow.

"However, the wound of the flesh and skin, I actually took the Shaofu to my heart, and I almost repaired the canal, and this is the sin of loneliness ······"

After a little politeness, Liu Ying didn't make much detours, only smiled ashamedly.

"It's the beginning of spring and February, and I want to go to Sanyuan in person to see the matter of repairing the canal."

"Then the things that were before ······"

As she spoke, Liu Ying couldn't help laughing at herself, lowered her head and stroked her side ribs.

"The carelessness of being alone for a while provoked the anger of the queen mother, and she was injured alone, making it inconvenient to travel far."

"The matter of repairing the canal probably depends on the Shaofu according to the first winter solstice of the year, and the agreed policy is completed······"

Listening to Liu Ying's slightly embarrassed words, Yang Chengyan only had a slightly straight face, and bowed his hand to Liu Ying.

"Don't worry about your family."

"Although the matter of repairing the canal has not been completed, the policy that should be taken has been told to the ministers."

"Before the winter, the excavation and the reduction of the widening were all completed; That is, the silicons used in the upstream soil of the solid canal have also been prepared with sufficient willow mats and gravel. ”

"Wait for the ministers to go to Sanyuan, act with the orders of the family, but more than a month, the matter of repairing the canal can be completed!"

Seeing Yang Chengyan solemnly make a promise, Liu Ying also nodded respectfully, and looked at Yang Chengyan's gaze, which was also a little serious.

"In this way, the matter of repairing the canal is entrusted to the hands of Shaofu."

"Shaofu should know that this time he majored in canal affairs, and when his father was leaving, he was added to the prince of the prison country alone."

"Today's canal repair is almost complete, and Wanwang Shaofu is working step by step, and it must not be defeated!"

As she spoke, Liu Ying didn't forget to look down at the side ribs again, and there was a little self-deprecation on her face.

"But it's like being lonely, being negligent for a while, and causing trouble again······"

Hearing that Liu Ying seemed to be joking, she said this vague awakening, and Yang Chengyan also arched his hand with a serious face.

Seeing that Liu Ying laughed with self-deprecation on her face for a while, she turned the conversation away from Zheng Guoqu.

As Liu Ying said: The repair of Zheng Guoqu has been basically completed.

What was Zheng Guoqu's previous question?

- In disrepair, the channel is blocked due to the accumulation of silt; In addition, because the width of the channel was widened by the local officials and people who did bad things with good intentions, the water flow was slower, and the silt settled and accumulated faster.

In this case, if the court does not have any political purpose and only repairs from a practical point of view, it is two things: to clean up and excavate the silt downstream, and to restore the widened channel to its original appearance.

As long as these two points are completed, the irrigation capacity of the Zhengguo Canal for the farmland on both sides of the river will be improved with the naked eye.

And these two points were basically completed by Liu Ying himself in the lotus spoon before the winter solstice.

The remaining item of 'consolidating the soil in the upper reaches' is due to the construction of the canal, which was added by Liu Ying privately as the prince of the prison country, with the political purpose of "people's will" and "political hope".

It's not that it's all image engineering.

——If you don't use silicon, stone bricks to fix the water and soil upstream, then Liu Ying's renovation of Zhengguo Canal will be just the beginning!

Every few years in the future, the Zhengguo Canal will still be blocked due to the accumulation of silt, and the court will also need to contribute money and efforts to carry out the maintenance of the Zhengguo Canal.

For today, for the Han family, which even the capital Chang'an can't afford to build, such a huge repair cost is obviously unacceptable.

If it weren't for this, Prime Minister Xiao He would not have sat idly by and watched the blockage of the Zhengguo Canal in the past decade, and even directly led to the reduction of the yield of farmland along the coast due to insufficient irrigation.

The completion of the 'consolidation of the upstream soil' will not mean that the court will be completely done once and for all, and there will be no need to maintain the Zhengguo Canal from now on, at least it will greatly slow down the blockage of the Zhengguo Canal due to silt deposits.

If before, Zheng Guoqu had to go to great lengths to repair and dredge every three years, then this time, after the upper reaches of Zheng Guoqu were paved with silicon, stone bricks, it is likely that it will only need to be overhauled every ten or even fifteen years.

If the Kanto region is pacified as soon as possible and the world settles down as soon as possible, the downstream of Zhengguo Canal can be cleaned up a little bit of silt every year, and perhaps in the future, the court will no longer have to worry about the renovation of Zhengguo Canal.

To put it simply: the excavation of silt and the widening of the channel are all considered from the moment, and the results can be immediate, but they need to be repeated soon.

The decision of 'consolidating the upstream soil' is made by Liu Ying from a long-term perspective and from the perspective of sustainable development.

As long as this matter is completed, it will naturally benefit the country and the people and the healthy operation of the state's finances in a big way.

From a small aspect, it is enough for Liu Ying to get a 'far-thinking' impression in the hearts of the courtiers and officials, and by the way, to harvest the support of the people in Guanzhong.

And this matter, in fact, has been almost done.

——In mid-November, when the work on the lower reaches of the Zhengguo Canal was completed, Liu Ying had already received a promise from tens of thousands of people in Guanzhong to "weave willow mats in winter and take willow mats to Sanyuan to repair canals in spring".

In addition, the 30,000 official slaves allocated by the Shaofu have also prepared gravel for making silicon.

After a few days, Yangcheng went to Sanyuan, summoned the officials and slaves of the Shaofu and the people of Guanzhong, rolled them into a silica with the woven willow mats and the prepared gravel, and spread them under the Zhengguo Canal, and it was done.

In this case, even if Liu Ying had not been assassinated in Changling before and whether he went to Sanyuan or not, the impact would not be very great.

"Whew~"

"Dad's big exam, I finally gave a good answer······"

sighed a little in her heart, but Liu Ying didn't feel that the burden on her shoulders was lighter.

After thinking for a moment, Liu Ying looked at Yang Chengyan again.

"In the past, Gu ordered to transport 100,000 stones of grain and rice to Sanyuan, and the Shaofu could be used for the consumption of officials and slaves."

"For the rest, Shaofu can pretend to be a lonely person, saying 'the prince ordered it', thinking that it was the rations for the people of Guanzhong to build the canal."

"In the spring of March, the canal repair will be completed, and I should go to Sanyuan alone, and thank the people of Guanzhong in person."

Listening to Liu Ying's slightly serious words, Yang Chengyan also nodded slightly.

After seeing the kindness in Liu Ying's eyes, Yang Chengyan smiled a little shyly.

- Guanzhong Minzhuang, Liu Ying has to personally go to thank you, that ······

There are some things that don't need to be said too clearly······

Yangcheng Yanzheng was thinking about it, and then saw Liu Ying and asked again: "What happened to the grain market?" ”

Hearing Liu Ying's question, Yang Chengyan couldn't help but pull his mind back, and after a little groaning, his face was a little worried.

"My own family went to the grain market, and sold rice and grain in Shaofu, so far, it has been nearly ten days."

"In the past ten days, Shaofu has sold more than 100,000 stones of grain and rice, and obtained 20,000 yuan; The surplus grain of Shaofu is less than 100,000 stones. ”

"The minister thinks that the remaining grain of the Shaofu is 300,000 stones, and at most it will only be half a month, and the bento will be sold out······"

Hearing this, Rao was mentally prepared for this, and Liu Ying couldn't help but sigh slightly.

Speaking of which, Liu Ying's 'assassination' this time, although it was somewhat painful and a little faceless, but correspondingly, he also gained a lot.

In addition to logically slaughtering the entire Changling Tian clan, and easily detaining the charge of 'attempted killing of brothers' on the head of his younger brother Liu Ruyi, Liu Ying also obtained 16 granaries of different sizes and more than 700,000 stone grain and rice from the hands of the Tian family.

Among them, what Liu Ying paid the most attention to was the 700,000 stone grain.

After all, no matter how you say it, the Changling Tian clan is just a businessman, even if there is no such thing, Liu Ying wants to rectify it, but it will take a little more effort.

As for his younger brother Liu Ruyi, the king of Zhao, it seems that he is the source of threat to Liu Ying's position, but in fact, Liu Ying never thinks that Liu Ruyi can pose any threat to himself.

Even if you don't talk about it now, with the skill of 'repairing the canal and raising your name', and then you have to calm down Liu Ying after the grain market, how firm is the position of the prince under the buttocks, just the successful experience of Liu Ying in the previous life is enough for Liu Ying to completely ignore her younger brother Liu Ruyi.

And these 700,000 stone grains, whether it is for Liu Ying at this time or for the Han court, can be described as a long drought and a rainy day······

- Liu Ying repaired the canal, and had to give food to the people who came spontaneously to help repair the canal;

- Shaofu sent officials and slaves to repair the canal, and half of its rations also needed Liu Ying to find a way;

——The army of Liu Bang, the Son of Heaven, is outside, and the monthly military food consumption is at the level of 'million stones';

Moreover, even now, the signs of 'monopoly of the grain market' that are gradually appearing in Guanzhong also require Liu Ying, the prince of the prison state, to put a sufficient amount of affordable grain into the market to regulate and control grain prices.

In this way, 700,000 stone of grain is not much at all.

First of all, Yang Chengyan, who had already greeted Liu Ying, took away 100,000 stone of grain as the official slaves of the Shaofu, as well as the rations used by the people of Guanzhong to build the canal in the next two months.

After that, Liu Ying took out another 400,000 stone of grain to Xiao He to slightly relieve the pressure on the treasury to supply Liu Bang's army with grain and grass.

The remaining 200,000 stones were used by Liu Ying as a regulatory grain to stabilize grain prices.

And now, less than half a month after the start of regulation and control, half of the 200,000 stone grain has been sold······

"Hmmm······"

"This matter has been discussed by Xiao Xiang."

"Let's wait a few days."

"If five days later, in the grain market, there is still no Guanzhong grain merchant goods and rice to the people, Xiao Xiang will take action."

said that, Liu Ying's heart was already surging with coldness.

"Hey ······"

"I'm afraid there aren't enough people who died in the Tian family······

With a sympathetic smile, Liu Ying couldn't help lowering her head again and looking at the side ribs that were still a little dull and painful.

"Let's see."

"Look at you, are you like Xiao He said, 'get lost', or guess with the old lady, don't look back if you don't see the guillotine······"

Seeing Liu Ying falling into thought with a cold face, the worried look on Yang Chengyan's face was finally relieved a little.

But Yang Chengyan's next words made Liu Ying fall into extreme helplessness for a while.

"At home."

"In addition to this, there are two other things, which may hinder the grain market."

When Liu Ying came to his senses from his thoughts, he saw Yang Chengyan arching his hand worriedly.

"On the past ten days, Shaofu sold 100,000 stone of rice in the grain market, and got 20,000 yuan."

"This money is 20,000 yuan, and it is half a tael of Qin."

"However, a few days today, the grain market official Zuo Duoyan minister: Some people came with three baht money, and they wanted to buy rice but couldn't, but they used the edict of His Majesty the year before to ask the young government officials to ······."

Almost as soon as he heard the words 'Youmin buys rice with three baht', Liu Ying's already unhappy face immediately sank.

"Alas······"

"Regurgitation······"

Yang Chengyan's words, Liu Ying naturally understood it.

-- Shaofu sells grain in the newly established grain market, and the people want to buy it with three baht, but most of the three baht money is insufficient, and there is no shortage of all lead money and pod money, and Shaofu naturally will not accept it.

Then, the soul question that even Liu Ying didn't know how to answer appeared.

- Didn't Your Majesty say that three baht is also money, and it is the same as half a tael?

- Why now, you sell grain in Shaofu and don't charge three baht?

- You Shaofu, is this clearly against His Majesty's will?

Counting the past life and this life, this question has been in Liu Ying's mind for ten years.

But until now, Liu Ying didn't know what kind of answer was the correct answer.

Say three baht is not 'money'?

It doesn't matter what violates the edict of the Son of Heaven or disobeys the law, just one 'filial piety', Liu Ying can't get around!

But if we admit that the three-baht coin has purchasing power and circulation, then the situation may be even worse······

It's very simple: as long as you can exchange three baht coins for anything valuable from Shaofu's hands, then anyone with brains will spare no effort to mint three baht coins!

And this kind of trading, which is basically equivalent to taking it for nothing, is an indelible blow to both the finances of the Han family and the currency market······

"Hmm."

"It's time too······"

Secretly let out a long sigh leisurely, and saw Liu Ying raise her head with a gloomy face and nod her head to Yang Chengyan.

"Shaofu goods and grain are in the city, and you can't say 'don't take three baht' for the time being!"

"Just prevaricate and refuse with words such as defects, lack of color, lack of weight, etc."

As he spoke, Liu Ying finally got up with the support of the temple people beside him.

"Tomorrow, I want to go to the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"Shaofu is lonely and lonely!"