Almost at the same time that Liu Ying pulled Xiao He out of Weiyang Palace and lit a bonfire in the Prime Minister's Mansion, the Shaofu Grain Market south of Chang'an City finally waited for a large group of figures that should have appeared a long time ago.

-- There are only three days left before the deadline issued by the Prime Minister's Office to 'prohibit merchants from exceeding 100 koku'.

In order to avoid falling into the fate of 'rebellion' like the Changling Tian clan, as well as the Chiyang Qian clan and the Weinan Zhang clan, Mi Jia, a grain merchant in Guanzhong, must dispose of all the grain he has hoarded in his hands in the only three days left.

Of course, as a group that sees six ways, listens to all directions, and is second only to the government in terms of sources, the grain merchants have long gotten the news: if they want to sell the grain in their hands to the Shaofu, they don't need to transport the grain over.

Outside the grain market, they greeted a city official who was up and down 600 stones, and the grain merchants took advantage of the time to wait, and exchanged their heads with each other.

As for the content of the conversation, it is natural that in recent days, there is no doubt about the grain market in various parts of Guanzhong.

"Alas~"

"In the future, I will never pick up the grain again······"

"Since the Prime Minister's Government issued an official document restricting our grain merchants to sell all the grain in their hands before the first day of the third month of spring, there will be no people in Exian County, where the contemptible people are located, who want to buy grain······"

Hearing a middle-aged man complaining with a sad face, everyone immediately complained.

"Isn't it?"

"The contemptible people are afraid that the grain and rice in their hands will not be sold, and within three days, the price of rice will be reduced by six times, to 2,200 yuan!"

"But even so, the grain store is still a door."

"Sending servants to ask about it, I heard the street wind: On the first day of March in spring, there will be a grain merchant Mi Jia who is afraid of death, do not collect money and give grain, and eat with the villagers!"

I saw another fat-headed and big-eared businessman shaking his head and sighing, looking at the grain market not far away.

"Hey!"

"Is it really contemptible that this ten thousand family wealth is picked up along the road?"

"-Rather than losing all your money, it's better to sell it to Shaofu!"

"In this way, you can still get back the principal a little, and you can save your life without worry······"

Hearing this, everyone's faces tightened in unison, and they shivered one after another.

——On that day, these dozens of grain merchants present throughout the entire Guanzhong, who can be regarded as having a head and a face, all participated in the secret discussion of Qian Budo!

As a result, as soon as the secret discussion ended, and before it was dark, news came out from Chang'an: the men in the Qian and Zhang families were all thrown into the Tingwei prison.

According to this posture, the fate of the Qian and Zhang families, even if it is not another Changling Tian clan, I am afraid it will not be much better.

However, in the past, the Du family, who were not well-known in the grain and business circles in Guanzhong, only saved a little bit of assets by saddleing the horses for the Changlingtian clan, actually sold a good man in front of the prince of the dynasty by 'reporting money and Zhang Er's scheme'!

Although the household registration of the Du family still failed to transfer from business registration to agricultural registration as desired, at the very least, the Du family has also picked themselves out of the whirlpool of abnormal grain prices in Guanzhong.

Let's just say that a few days ago, the grain of the Du family has been purchased by Shaofu, and even the granaries of the Du family have been bought by Shaofu for real money!

Although the money from the sale of grain, Shaofu has not been given to Du Shi for the time being, but the granary has been given money, and the money for grain, Shaofu will most likely not squint.

reported the Qian and Zhang families, and was the first to stand up and package the grain and granaries to Shaofu, and the Du family has landed safely in this turmoil.

The official document of the Prime Minister's 'ban on Jia goods and grain' is still hanging on the exposed cloth in various parts of Guanzhong, and the Changling Tian clan is full of 'corpses and bones', and the Qian and Zhang families are about to be in trouble.

Coupled with such a 'role model' of the Du family, the rest of the grain merchants did not have any reason to continue to be entangled, and they made up their minds and gathered here, just a few miles south of Chang'an City.

- Everyone wants to go to the Shaofu subordinate government, but they also have to go to Weiyang Palace, right?

With the identity of a 'businessman and a lowly household' on his head, and there is almost no way to be an official, everyone can only come to the grain market, saying that it is to change the evil and return to the right, but in fact, it is also trying their luck.

If you eat the closed-door soup, I am afraid that everyone will have to show their magic powers, see if they can make some money, and find a way to catch up with the officials of the Shaofu······

"Wait, all of them are Mi Jia, the grain merchant in Guanzhong?!"

A low roar with a faint annoyance came, causing everyone to look up in unison.

After seeing clearly that the person who spoke clearly had a silver-white official seal hanging on his waist, everyone rushed forward and bent their waists ninety degrees one after another.

"Min, I've seen Yang Gong!"

"Huiyang Gong asked: The people are indeed from Guanzhong, and they are also from the goods and grain······"

As soon as they bowed in unison, everyone maintained a posture of bowing over their hands, waiting for Yang Chengyan's reply with a little crampedness.

I have to say that the luck of these businessmen today is really good.

——In a few days, Yangchengyan will set off again and go to Sanyuan to continue the renovation of Zheng Guoqu!

If it weren't for Yang Chengyan thinking about it today, he would have come to take a look at the grain before leaving, and these businessmen who are known as 'family wealth' and even privately called 'Sufeng' (1) in the market will not be able to see Yang Chengyan for the rest of their lives!

As for the fact that these businessmen can call out Yang Chengyan's surname as soon as they meet, it is not that they have ever seen Yang Chengyan, but they are inferred.

In this era of slow flow of information and low knowledge popularization rate, regardless of social status and moral integrity, businessmen, especially those who can accumulate thousands of family fortunes and are as rich as princes, can definitely be regarded as social elites.

And what is slightly different from the social elites who are rich and talented in later generations is that in this era, if a businessman wants to succeed, the first thing he needs to have is nothing more than the control of information.

In the words of later generations, it is actually well-informed.

Now in the Han Dynasty, there are 146 founding heroes, except for a dozen or so who died early, the rest are all alive.

In this case, almost all of the 2,000 stones that can reach the specifications of the 'Silver Seal and Blue Ribbon' at the official level have the title of enjoying the power of the 'Golden Seal and Purple Ribbon'.

This situation is also privately called 'non-Hou Beqing' by the people of Chang'an.

- It's not Chehou, you can't become Jiuqing at all!

Of course, it does not mean that in the entire Han family, there is no one with a rank of 2,000 stones, and at the same time, there is no title of Marquis Che.

It's just that without the 2,000 stones of the Marquis of Che, they are basically local county guards, and it is almost impossible to appear in Chang'an.

In this way, in front of everyone, the identity of this official with a silver seal on his waist is not difficult to guess.

——The silver seal and green ribbon must be an official of more than 2,000 stones, and it must not be a marquis!

- If it appears in Chang'an, it is basically impossible to be a local county guard.

Such a person, who can appear in Chang'an, is full of calculations, and will never exceed the number of five fingers.

used to be Fengchang, and now the prince and uncle are all one;

The construction of Changle and Weiyang palaces of Shaofu Yangcheng is counted as one;

Zhonglang counted Ji Bu as one;

Zhao Wang Liu Ruyi's maternal family is a distant relative, Mrs. Qi's family is a relative, and the foreign relative Qi Gill who served as a lieutenant is counted as one; ②

In addition to these four people, in the whole world, there is absolutely no fifth person who meets the three conditions of 'official position of 2,000 stones', 'not Chehou', and 'being an official in Chang'an' at the same time!

Among these five people, Lieutenant Qi Gill went out with Liu Bang, the Son of Heaven, and has not returned yet;

The rest of the prince and uncle Sun Tong, who is a well-known old Confucian in the world, the person in front of him is not dressed like this;

Zhonglang General Ji Bu is even more from the army, and he is famous for his 'burly body', and the figure of the person in front of him is not like.

In addition, this is the grain market in front of him, compared to Ji Bu and Shusun Tong, it is obviously Yangchengyan, who is a young man, and the probability of appearing here is greater.

For these businessmen who have never met before, they can deduce their identities in a moment, but Yang Chengyan has no tendency to warm up.

looked left and right with a little irritability, and finally saw that not far from Yangcheng Yanchao, the little official who was passing by with a bamboo slip beckoned.

"Yellow City Order!"

As soon as he said hello, the little official hurriedly turned his head sideways, and when he saw that it was Yang Chengyan calling himself, he ran forward again.

"Yang Gong."

But seeing that Yang Chengyan only looked at the still somewhat green face of the city commander surnamed Huang, he didn't want to look at the merchants outside the city gate anymore, and only raised his hand to the merchants.

"Here, they are all merchants who sell grain and warehouses."

"I have other important matters to do, and this matter will be handled by Huang Shiling."

Hearing Yang Chengyan's words, the little official did not show a happy expression, but reluctantly turned his head sideways and looked at the dozens of merchants gathered outside the market.

In the end, the city commander surnamed Huang could only make a disgusting expression and nodded to Yangchengyan.

When Yangcheng Yan walked to the side without changing his face, he talked cordially with an old man who was a little shabby in clothes and came to buy food with his children and grandchildren, and the surname Huang muttered and raised his head outside the market.

"Wait!"

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After another full hour, the grain merchants who were looking forward to it outside the grain market were finally led to the grain market, in front of a thatched house that was temporarily stacked in the grain market.

I saw the city commander surnamed Huang muttering, squatting down in front of the wooden table in front of the thatched house, spreading out a blank roll of bamboo slips, and not wanting to lift his head.

"Who's coming first?"

A cold and inexplicably slightly annoyed light cough made everyone's hearts tense.

In the end, a man who looked to be about forty years old stepped forward, ignoring the fact that Huang was obviously more than twenty years younger than him, and gave up his hand with a sneer.

"I've seen Shaojun······

"Origin!"

But seeing that the city order surnamed Huang didn't appreciate it at all, he asked coldly, but the middle-aged man could only laugh with him, and carefully lowered his waist deeper.

"鄠 (hù) County······"

"Last name!"

"No surname, Shan's 'Zhu'······"

He asked a few questions one after another, and was a little irritable to record the man's place of origin and surname, only to see that the city commander surnamed Huang finally raised his head slightly, but his eyes stayed on the brand-new cowhide boots at the feet of the man surnamed Zhu.

"Humph!"

"Predators of people's fat and people's ointment, serving profiteers such as Jean, eating a brain full of fat intestines!"

With an angry roar that did not suppress the volume, the smear on the face of the Huang Shi Ling appeared only for a moment, and the slight shame for being rude to the older man was replaced by an inexplicable resentment.

Hearing the scolding of the city order surnamed Huang, the people gathered outside the thatched house still didn't dare to let a fart go, so they only smiled and lowered their heads.

There were even a few people in the front who seemed to see the reason for the anger of the Huang Shiling, and quietly kicked the mud under their feet with their toes, as if they wanted to stain the cloth shoes.

The city order surnamed Huang didn't look at it anymore, and even if it was a moment, he only lowered his head.

"How much grain is sold?!"

"There are a few granaries at home, and there are more than ?!! of grain and rice that can be stored"

There were two more low roars with faint irritation, and the merchant surnamed Zhu hurriedly stepped forward with a smile and took out two bamboo strips from his arms.

"Hui Shaojun."

"Grain sold for one hundred and seventy-six thousand nine hundred and ten stones; There are three granaries, each of which can store 100,000 stones of grain and rice, a total of 300,000 stones······"

Hearing the whispering of the businessman surnamed Zhu, the city commander surnamed Huang did not raise his head, and wrote a few lines on the bamboo slip.

Then, I saw the city commander surnamed Huang getting up with a frown, and looked at the merchant surnamed Zhu with disdain.

"By the order of the Yang Gong of Shaofu: All grain merchants sell grain to Shaofu, and the money is in the autumn and August mansion, and the stone is 2,000 yuan!"

Saying that, the city commander surnamed Huang looked down at the bamboo slips again, and did not forget to continue: "And the grain merchant's warehouse, store rice and one stone, and give ten yuan."

"There are three granaries in your granary, which can store a total of 300,000 stones, and the bento is 3 million yuan."

said in a cold tone, and saw the city order surnamed Huang raise his head again.

"Can you have a carriage or a horse to transport money?"

Seeing that the merchant surnamed Zhu nodded hesitantly, the city commander surnamed Huang nodded silently, picked up the bamboo slip in his hand, and walked towards Yangchengyan in the distance.

After the city order surnamed Huang said something to Yang Chengyan, he saw Yang Chengyan take the bamboo slip, and immediately said something to the city order surnamed Huang.

Then, it was the city commander surnamed Huang who ran back with a bamboo slip, took out a roll of bamboo slips again, and said while writing: "Yang Gongyan, half a tael of Shaofu is not enough today; All merchants sell granaries in Shaofu, and they are half and half of Qin and half of Han. ”

After speaking, the hand of the city commander surnamed Huang also stopped, put down the brush, picked up the bamboo slip, and blew it gently.

"Take this simple to the food, just wait."

"Qin half two and Han half two each 1.5 million, before dusk, will be sent outside the grain market."

Hearing the words of the city order surnamed Huang, the businessman surnamed Zhu only widened his eyes in shock, and looked at the bamboo slips in his hand in disbelief.

——The granary that can store 300,000 stone of grain is only 3 million dollars!

- And half of them are 'Han and half two'?

"This ······"

When he was struggling with whether to open his mouth and try to fight again, he saw the city commander surnamed Huang raise his head extremely impatiently, but his eyes were looking behind the businessman surnamed Zhu.

"Next!"

"It's also a seven-foot husband, do your best to be this daughter!!"

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1. Plain seal.

"Historical Records: The Biography of the Goods and Colonies": "Today, there is no rank and no service, and the entry of the jue, and those who are happy to compare with it are called 'Su Feng'." Zhang Shoujie is righteous: "People who don't say anything have their own pastoral adoption, and their benefits are higher than that of the feudal monarch, so they are called 'Su Feng'."

The approximate meaning is: Now some people have no rank ratio, no income, and no income from fiefdoms, but their income is higher than that of the feudal monarch; Although he was not awarded the title of feudal monarch or marquis, he was as rich as the person who was entitled, so he was called Sufeng.

Let's put it simply: people who are more expensive and richer than Xun are called Sufeng.

2.

The prince and the prince, the Western Han Dynasty rank 2,000 stones, the Eastern Han Dynasty 2,000 stones.

Zhonglang general, than two thousand stones.

Lieutenant, the rank of 2,000 stone in the early Han Dynasty, the first year of Emperor Wu Taichu was changed to Zhijinwu, and he was promoted to 2,000 stones, and his position was the same as Jiuqing.