Zhu Han thought that Liu Song's reaction would be more intense.

As an honest official, if he doesn't react to such high food prices, that's a big problem.

It's just that Zhu Han didn't expect that Liu Song's reaction would be so strong.

Others may think that what Liu Song said about dying here is just talking.

Zhu Han knew that this little old man really did this kind of thing.

If this can't satisfy Liu Song, this guy will really die in front of him......

Although Zhu Han is not afraid, no matter how high Liu Song's reputation is, it is impossible to be higher than him, and it is impossible to be higher than Zhu Yuanzhang.

Although there will be a lot of trouble, for him Zhu Han, it will not cause any loss of muscles and bones.

However, as soon as Liu Song dies, the government affairs on Yanjing's side may not be easy to handle

Zhu Han couldn't imagine for the time being that people with ability and morality who didn't want Liu Song to go up and down would come into contact with his position.

"Lord Liu, don't be impulsive first, this king is also doing this for the good of the people in the disaster area." Zhu Han hurriedly explained.

"Four taels of silver and one stone of grain, is also for the good of the people affected by the disaster in Datong?"

Liu Song pursed his lips disdainfully: "The prince is happy for the people's good practices, please forgive Weichen really can't understand it."

Zhu Han was speechless, don't think that if you are a loyal minister, you can mock me, the prince.

Believe it or not......

Well, Zhu Han really doesn't have a good way to take people like Liu Song.

After all, no matter what Liu Song does, he really has no selfish intentions.

Sometimes, this person looks stereotypical and unreasonable, and that's because Liu Song lives in this era, not because of his lack of ability.

"Lord Liu." Zhu Han Zhengse asked: "Do you think that in this situation, is silver important, or human life is important?"

Liu Song said categorically: "Of course, human life is important."

"But Lord Wang, please don't change the subject. Four taels of silver and one stone of grain, ordinary people simply can't afford it, even if life is more important than silver, but the common people simply don't have so much silver to buy food. ”

Liu Song looks like I don't read much, but don't try to fool me.

Zhu Han was quite relieved, although Liu Song was very dissatisfied with his decision, but after all, he did not reach the point of losing his mind.

I still know how to be reasonable.

At that moment, Zhu Han patiently explained: "Lord Liu also served as a local parent official, so he should have also experienced a famine, right?"

Liu Song still has a nose that is not a nose and an eye that is not an eye: "Of course, thanks to Your Majesty's refusal to give up, Weichen has also been on the main side."

"Because of this, Wechen is more aware of the importance of maintaining food price stability during the current disaster."

"Only when food prices are stable can the hearts of the people be stabilized."

"If the price of food cannot be guaranteed, the people in the disaster area will only be panicked, and the consequences will be unimaginable."

Zhu Han nodded solemnly: "What Lord Liu said makes sense, if you can, in the year of the catastrophe, the most important thing the imperial court does is to stabilize the price of grain."

"As long as food prices are stable, people's hearts will not be gone."

Liu Song still thought that Zhu Han had listened to his advice, and his face softened slightly: "Since the prince knows ......."

Before he finished speaking, he heard Zhu Han ask with a smile: "It's just that I don't know if Lord Liu has noticed."

"In areas where the disaster is severe, the government can use its power to restrict those grain merchants from selling grain."

"But every now and then, the grain merchants' food suddenly becomes insufficient."

"I can only buy so many dozens of buckets a day, and they won't sell a grain of rice."

"The government can control the price of grain, but if people say that there is no food, the government can never force people to continue selling grain, right?"

"It seems that there is not a grain of grain in the grain store, and the people cannot buy it with silver."

"But on the black market, there is a lot of food. In order to survive, ordinary people can only pay high prices to buy food on the black market. ”

"Moreover, the stricter the government's control, the higher the price of grain on the black market."

Zhu Han's words were like a sharp knife piercing Liu Song's heart.

Because Liu Song understands that everything Zhu Han said was right.

He has experienced these scenes firsthand.

The more the government controls food prices, the higher the price of food will be.

On the surface, the price is indeed under control, and all grain stores will sell grain at the price set by the government.

But as Zhu Han said, those grain shops can't sell much in a day.

It's all about selling as little as possible, and closing the door directly if you sell a little.

"For these damn profiteers, of course the government has to use thunderous means, and there must be no appeasement!" Liu Song roared murderously.

It's just that halfway through the words, Liu Song sat back dejectedly.

Of course he did this kind of thing.

directly used thunderous means to directly cut down those grain merchants who raised grain prices, and even raided their homes.

But the result?

Although he got a lot of food, it was a drop in the bucket for the people who were affected by the disaster.

Moreover, it also makes those grain merchants more cautious and more cautious.

In this case, the price of food on the black market has risen somewhat.

Seeing that Liu Song had figured out the key, Zhu Han patiently said step by step: "Lord Liu, now you understand the king's hard work, right?"

"At times like these, the most important thing is not the price of food."

"No matter how expensive food is, as long as there is grain to sell, as long as you can buy grain, everything is easy to say."

"The king knows that you look down on merchants. However, the group of businessmen is definitely the group with the strongest ability to act. ”

"The time and cost of transporting the same grain to the disaster area will be much less than that of the imperial court."

After a pause and giving Liu Song some time to digest, Zhu Han continued: "Of course, the premise is that these businessmen can make money, and the profits they make are still something they usually dare not think of."

"These people can do anything to make money."

"Believe it or not, as soon as this price appears, all the merchants of the Ming Dynasty will try their best to transport the grain to Datong."

"As long as there is enough food, price is not a problem at all."

Liu Song seems to have vaguely understood something, but the Confucian education he has received for many years has made him really a little unacceptable, and this kind of practice of putting profit first in everything.

"But my lord, even if there is enough food. With such a high price, how can the people in the disaster area afford it? ”

Zhu Han laughed: "Lord Liu, you have also served as a magistrate."

"Whether the people can afford the price of grain depends on whether there is enough food in the local area."

"What do you think will happen if there is so much food that you can't sell it at all?"

This time, Liu Song only thought about it for a while, and then understood what Zhu Han meant, and said in surprise: "I understand the prince, since the grain has been transported to Datong, those merchants are naturally unwilling to transport the grain back."

"In order to be able to sell the grain as soon as possible, they will naturally choose to reduce the price."

"Wait......" Liu Song seemed to suddenly think of something, and then said in embarrassment: "But Lord Wang, didn't you already say before, the lowest price of grain transported to Datong is four taels of silver?"

"Of course, because of this temptation, the grain merchants desperately transported the grain to Datong, but the minimum price set by the government is there, and they can't just reduce the price."

Zhu Han was really speechless for an honest person like Liu Song.

Sure enough, ability is one thing, brain is another.

"Lord Liu, the price set by our government is too low, and those businessmen can take advantage of the loophole and sell the grain at a high price."

"In this case, the price set by our government is too high, and they can naturally think of a way to let the people buy food at a price far lower than the price set by the government."

"And at this time, the only thing our government has to do is to turn a blind eye."

Liu Song frowned slightly: "But Lord Wang, in this way, will those businessmen be dissatisfied?"

Hearing Liu Song's concern, Zhu Han sneered: "At the current price, even if they only sell it for half a month, they can make a lot of money." If this is still dissatisfied with the imperial court, it is that they don't know what to do. ”

At this point, Liu Song finally understood Zhu Han's "hard work".

Before, Liu Song thought that Zhu Han was blinded by lard, and when the people of Datong suffered a disaster, he even thought about making a fortune.

Now I understand that Zhu Han did this with other intentions.

After all, he served as a magistrate, not one of those nerds who can only read to death.

I soon understood the truth that silver is important to human life.

As soon as this official price appeared, it could indeed attract a large number of merchants to deliver grain to Datong.

As long as there is enough food, the more people can survive.

Although emotionally, Liu Song still can't accept it, but as long as the people can survive, he can barely figure it out.

After thinking about it, Liu Song's old face was slightly red.

For the sake of the people of Datong, His Royal Highness doesn't even want his own reputation.

But he ran to the King of England and threatened His Royal Highness with death or death, which was really undeserved.

"Weichen is reckless, and I ask the prince to forgive him." Liu Song stood up and bowed deeply to Zhu Han.

Zhu Han waved his hand angrily: "It's okay, get up." This king knows that Lord Liu has no other meaning, but is just worried about the people of Datong. ”

If he didn't know what Liu Song's temper was, other officials would dare to jump out and sing against him at such a critical time.

Zhu Hanzhen doesn't mind, and gives a profound lesson to those guys who invite fame and buy straight.

Liu Song sat down again, still with some regret and said: "The prince's use of profit as bait this time is indeed a great solution to the food crisis in Datong."

"It's just that in the beginning, I'm afraid the people will have a difficult time."

After all, the price of four taels of silver and one stone of grain, even if Liu Song is an official, he feels that it is a bit outrageous.

Hearing Liu Song's words, Zhu Han blinked puzzledly: "What does Lord Liu mean by this?"

Liu Song was also blinded: "The grain of the prince for four taels of silver and one stone is not something that ordinary people can consume."

"Before the grain merchants cut the price, of course the people have to tighten their belts to get by."

When Zhu Han heard this, he immediately said angrily: "I said Liu Song, your parents are really in vain."

Hearing Zhu Han comment on himself, Liu Song was suddenly a little unconvinced.

Although he didn't think that he was a genius.

But I think that when I was in the local office, I also did my best, and I never dared to slack off.

No matter where he resigns, his official reputation has always been quite good.

Now, the achievements he made in the past are worthless by Zhu Han.

Liu Song naturally felt very unconvinced.

Looking at Liu Song's expression, Zhu Han knew what he was thinking, and said angrily at the moment: "This king said you, you are still not convinced, right?"

"We are the government, why should we let the people buy grain at the original price?"

"In order to compete for the quota of these ten suppliers, those grain merchants sharpened their heads and squeezed in with donations and materials."

"Their donations are for the people in the disaster area."

"For those people who are really in difficulty, the imperial court can use the grain donated by grain merchants to distribute it directly to them."

"And for those people who have a certain amount of property, but are not so wealthy, the imperial court can also give them a certain subsidy when they buy grain."

"In this way, although they still spend more on food than usual, it will not be much more."

"In addition, the imperial court now has so many projects to do, and it directly recruits workers in Datong to provide relief for work."

"At the same time as the wages are paid, they will be given a meal, so that the people who can consume the most food in the people's homes will consume much less food."

"With such a multi-pronged approach, the burden on the people is naturally much greater than before the disaster, but it is still within the range of the people."

"You say, why should the people really spend four taels of silver to buy the most expensive grain?"

Liu Song only felt as if there was a heavenly thunderbolt, which crackled down from the top of the nine heavens, and it happened to penetrate him.

It turned out to be like this, and it can still be like this.

If things can really move forward according to what Zhu Han said.

Although food is very expensive, the people do not seem to be as big as they imagined.

This Datong disaster is far more serious than the disaster that Liu Song has experienced before.

Liu Song also thought that even if the court handled it properly this time, it would hurt his muscles and bones.

But after Zhu Han's repeated efforts, such a serious drought seems to be nothing at all.

In the past, the imperial court often had to invest a lot of manpower and material resources in disaster relief, and the effect was not very good.

But in Zhu Handi's hands, he just casually raised the price of grain.

At first, Liu Song thought that the price would be borne by the people.

However, in reality, the people don't really need to buy food at all.

Although the government also needs to pay some money to buy food.

But that money used to be paid by the government.

Moreover, once it was a year of famine, the grain merchants were almost on the opposite side of the government.

Now it has become a good helper of the government.

A win-win-win situation.