Fang Xiu's brows furrowed slightly, a pair of sharp eyes looked at Qin Xingyan, and said coldly:

"800,000 taels of silver, plus 100,000 taels of the original phase, it is 900,000 taels!"

"The Qingzhou displaced people in Luonan Province together are 700,000 people."

"Even if it is calculated according to one stone of grain and one tael of silver, it is more than enough, how can it not be enough!"

There was a chill in his tone.

When Qin Xingyan heard this, he instantly understood.

Fang Xiang suspected that he was greedy for money and food.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and hurriedly explained:

"Fang Xiang, since the drought in Qingzhou, the price of grain in the capital has been rising."

"Now the price of a stone of rice has more than tripled in the market, and even three taels of silver can't buy a stone of rice!"

When Fang Xiu heard this, his brows furrowed even tighter.

You must know that raising the price of food is a deadly crime!

How did these grain merchants have such the audacity to dare to triple the price of grain at this time!

Aren't they afraid of being asked?

Side.

Qin Xingyan seemed to see Fang Xiu's thoughts, and opened his mouth again to explain:

"Fang Xiang, according to my great law, the price of this grain has risen to fifty percent of the price set by the imperial court, and it is already possible to ask for guilt."

"The problem is that most of these grain merchants are not my people, but Wu people."

"More than half of the grain I have come from Wu State."

"These grain merchants of Wu State rely on their own grain, so they ignore our great discipline and wantonly raise the price of grain!"

"But the court has no way to take them."

"After all, if we cut off all of them, not to mention how the Wu State will react, our cadres will have to fall into a crisis of food shortage first."

When Fang Xiu heard this, his face showed anger, he looked at Qin Xingyan and asked:

"Am I so good that I can't even feed myself?"

For feudal empires.

Agriculture is the foundation of the country!

Only with enough food can we feed enough people to develop commerce and science and technology, and to grow ourselves.

If even food is not self-sufficient, then the empire is not far from falling apart!

This is also the reason why agriculture ranks second!

Qin Xingyan is the head of the household department, in charge of the field endowment, money and grain!

Food is not self-sufficient, and he is the first person responsible!

Fang Xiu originally thought that Qin Xingyan would be sincerely frightened when he heard his reprimand.

However, after taking a look at him, I found that his expression was a little strange, as if he wanted to stop talking.

Fang Xiu frowned, and said angrily: "Say whatever you want!" ”

When Qin Xingyan heard this, he dared to say:

"Fang Xiang, in fact, my big dry grain was originally self-sufficient."

"But five years ago, the use of grapes to make sweet wine arose in the country of Wu, and the price of grapes on the same land is much higher than that of grain."

"So some of my farmers in Daqian switched to planting grapes, and the grapes they planted were also sold to Wu."

"Over the years, the price of grapes has fallen year by year, and those farmers have started to grow food again."

"It's just that the grain deficit in the household department over the years can't make up for it for a while."

Fang Xiu was speechless for a moment when he heard this.

"Asking farmers to switch to grape planting is not a lack of brains!"

"I can't see such an obvious conspiracy, what else are you doing!"

"This ......"

Qin Xingyan didn't know what to say for a while, and he looked like he was submissive.

After a while, he said cautiously: "This is not what Xia Guan meant, in fact, Xia Guan also persuaded the first emperor at that time, but it was just ......"

Speaking of which, it came to an abrupt end.

He glanced at Fang Xiu with strange eyes.

Fang Xiu saw his expression and eyes.

Suddenly reacted.

For such an important matter, who can decide except for himself, the prime minister?

In other words.

The person with the missing brain is the same person back then!

Fang Xiu looked at Qin Xingyan and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.

After all, such an obvious conspiracy, even Qin Xingyan, who was a traitor like himself, could see it, and tried to dissuade it.

At that time, I insisted on going my own way.

So much so that such a big hidden danger has been buried for the Great Qian Empire!

Thinking of this, Fang Xiu couldn't help but scold the previous one in his heart: What a complete idiot!

"Ahem!"

Fang Xiu picked up the teacup, took a sip lightly, and continued: "This matter, the true phase knows. ”

"You first take out 50,000 taels of silver, buy some grain and coarse chaff from the grain merchant, mix them together and send them to Luonan Mansion, and there should be an emergency!"

"As for the problem of grain merchants raising grain prices, this minister will find a way to solve it!"

Speaking of which.

His tone suddenly became stern, and his sharp eyes stared at Qin Xingyan.

"Qin Shangshu, Benxiang has a piece of advice for you!"

"Water can carry a boat, and it can also capsize a boat!"

"If you want to live a few more years of glory and wealth, don't think crookedly about this matter!"

"This time! The 900,000 taels of silver for the relief of the victims, even if there is a penny that is not used for the victims, the prime minister will punish you for your crimes! ”

"The means of the true appearance, I think you also understand."

"If you let the prime minister know, after the imperial court began to give relief, there will be a disaster victim who starved to death!"

"Zhang Shuo and Liu Sanli's today is your tomorrow!"

When Qin Xingyan heard the words "water can carry a boat, it can also overturn a boat", and a strange light flashed in his eyes.

He subconsciously glanced at Fang Xiu, and suddenly felt in his heart.

Fang Xiang had become a little different since he woke up last time.

But what was different, he couldn't tell.

But.

One thing, he was sure.

This time to help the victims, Fang Xiang is serious!

If something really goes wrong, he will be the next person to be plucked by the geese!

"Xia Guan understands! Xia Guan must live up to Fang Xiang's trust! ”

"If one of the victims of the Qingzhou disaster starves to death, the lower officials are willing to bear all the responsibility!"

A solemn look appeared on Qin Xingyan's old face, and he said solemnly.

Fang Xiu nodded, waved his hand and said, "Okay, let's go down!" ”

"Retire!"

After Qin Xing's words and salutes, he left Xiangguo Mansion.

Fang Xiu sat on the Taishi chair and began to think about how to rectify these grain merchants!

"The crux of the problem is not these grain merchants."

"It's the state of Wu behind them!"

"If it weren't for Wu Guo's support and giving them a hundred guts, they wouldn't dare to raise the price of grain to three times!"

That's it.

Fang Xiu summoned Shangguan Haitang and ordered, "Haitang, you send some people to inquire about the news of Wu State!" ”

"Tell me as much as you ask."

In the past few days, Shangguan Haitang has been busy establishing an intelligence agency.

There are already some eyebrows.

There were many Wu people in the territory of Qianguo.

These businessmen are the most well-informed.

From them, you should be able to find out a lot of information about the state of Wu.

Fang Xiu saw if he could find some useful information from it as a breakthrough point to solve the food price problem this time.

Even if you can't find it, it doesn't matter.

Fang Xiu still has one last hole card - the system mall!

If it's a big deal, exchange some food from the mall and make up for the vacant relief food.

As for those Wu merchants who raised the price of grain.

Sooner or later, Fang Xiu would make them pay the price of blood!

A day later.

Shangguan Haitang, who had finished collecting information, stood beside Fang Xiu and said:

"Master, according to those Wu merchants, the reason why they are willing to come to the barren Qianguo to do business is because Wu Guozheng is fighting with the Yue Kingdom in the south!"

"Yue is located in southern Xinjiang, and its national strength is far superior to that of Qianguo and Wu!"

"This time, it was the Wu State that Yue took the initiative to attack, and wanted to forcibly occupy the fertile land in the south of the Wu State."

"The war between the two has just begun, and if nothing else, it will last at least a year!"

Fang Xiu's eyes lit up when he heard this.

"If that's the case."

"Wouldn't it be possible to let go and punish those Wu merchants who raised the price of grain!"