Chapter 72: Vasher opens
Although the people in Poor Man's Alley were puzzled, out of trust in Yunyu, and it was not a bad thing for their own family to store food, they did it all one by one.
But soon, they felt that something was wrong.
Because Yun Yu let them tun the grain, but not for a few months.
Rather, it must be able to continue until next autumn's harvest, which means that each family will have to stock up on nearly two years of grain.
Yun Yu knew too well what it was like when the famine occurred, and although he hadn't experienced it himself, countless history books told him that once the year of famine arrived, the words "Yi Zi and Food" and "starvation for thousands of miles" were not just a few words.
Now the spring rain is insufficient, and once there is a drought in the summer, then by the time of the autumn harvest, there will be no harvest in a radius of hundreds of miles in Tongzhou.
At that time, not to mention how profitable the theater and snack street were, no matter how much money he earned, it would be difficult to buy food.
Grain prices will inevitably rise to sky-high prices, and those black-hearted grain merchants will definitely take advantage of the opportunity to make a big profit.
The gentry, on the other hand, will take the opportunity to frantically annex land and become bigger and stronger.
Counting the ages, in fact, most dynasties were induced by natural disasters one by one, and then through the hands of these inhumane gentry, causing man-made disasters, and finally falling apart.
The increasing severity of land annexation is the root cause of its eventual demise.
Yun Yu didn't think so far, he just kept urging all families to stock up on grain, and they must prepare enough food.
Don't tell him anything, there is also the government's disaster relief, and the imperial court transports food.
One hundred stones of grain set off from the capital, and it would be good to have one hundred left in Tongzhou, and then from Fuzhou to Qi County, I am afraid that if there is one or two stones, even if the officials above are merciful.
It is better to seek others than to seek yourself, and taking precautions is the king.
Under his pressure, the people in Poor Man's Lane exchanged all the copper coins they had in hand for rice grain.
Fortunately, now that spring is on, many grain merchants are peddling the old grain of last year or the year before last, and Yun Yu has made the grain collection extremely hidden, which has not attracted anyone's attention at all.
Otherwise, the collection of grain in the poor man's alley will definitely cause a wave of grain price fluctuations.
Others didn't find out, but Xu Danian, who had been observing Yun Yu, knew about it.
I went straight to the door and asked him:
"Why are you letting people collect so much food? Are you ready to rebel? ”
Accumulate grain and slowly become king.
Ordinary food stockpiling is not for war, who would do that?
After getting acquainted with Yun Yu, this county magistrate also likes to joke with this kind of unobtrusive tone.
Yun Yu covered his forehead, just this sentence, he knew that the county magistrate had not given up on himself at all, and had sent someone to keep an eye on him.
He pointed to the heavens and said angrily:
"There was a bit of a lack of rain this spring, so you should know what will happen if there is a big drought in the summer, right?"
Xu Danian's pupils shrank suddenly, and he recalled the rain in his mind.
Suddenly, I found that it seemed to be the case, and the rain in the past few years was indeed much worse than in previous years.
"How did you find out about this?"
He was a little surprised by Yun Yu's sensitivity and asked curiously.
Yun Yu rolled his eyes and said angrily:
"I found a fart, some time ago I took my sister out of the city to play, the old farmer outside the city said! They have been dealing with the fields all their lives, relying on the weather for food, and they are the most sensitive to these! ”
Xu Danian frowned and said:
"But you don't need to get so much food, do you? If there is no famine, wouldn't it be a waste to have so much food? ”
Yun Yu didn't think about wasting anything at all, and pouted when he heard this:
"Don't worry, even if there is no famine, this food will not be wasted, and I will take it from them and use it elsewhere."
He still has a killer feature that he hasn't used, if the brewing thing is made, how much grain can be digested for you.
It's just that once this thing comes out, it's going to be in trouble at that time.
However, after learning about Lu Ming's identity and background, he decided to go to the capital as soon as he started making wine.
Only talk about cooperation, run away after talking, and don't talk about anything else.
"How much do you charge?"
Xu Danian's eyes flashed, if this was the case, with Yun Yu's back, he felt that the granary in Qi County could also be filled.
When Yun Yu saw his expression, he naturally understood what the other party had in mind.
Nodding with a smile:
"Collect as much as you want, you can rest assured, I will go with you, as long as there is no famine, with my ability to collect money in Vashe, there is naturally no pressure to collect some food."
"But once there is a famine, you are prescient, and when the time comes, there will be people starving to death in other counties, but Qi County has no pressure, this is a proper political achievement!"
Xu Danian laughed and said:
"Good! With your kid's words, the old man was relieved, so he went to arrange it. ”
"Remember, do it secretly, don't make people panic, if the news is leaked, the source of this grain price increase will spread from Qi County, and then you will not only be useless, but you will become a sinner."
Xu Danian waved his hand, he naturally knew the doorway here.
Yun Yu didn't say that he would also operate this matter carefully, food is fundamental, and it must not be changed easily.
Moreover, he also has his own methods, and the methods used are naturally different depending on the angle of standing.
Yunyu They collect grain, which is purchased with copper coins, little by little.
And Xu Danian wants to collect grain, directly find the grain merchants, and exchange copper coins, cloth and other things directly.
And the reason used is that the majority of the taxes collected by the imperial court this year are mainly grain.
In fact, this has been the norm in previous years, some years are mainly cloth, and some years are other things.
To put it bluntly, if there is something urgently needed in Beijing, or if there is a war, what is needed, these are used as the main taxes.
Local officials can exchange them on the spot and send them to the capital one by one.
There was no better excuse than this, and those grain merchants were happy to take some copper coins, so they naturally smiled and agreed.
Soon, the granary of Qi County was filled, and Xu Danian's heart was much more steady.
Even after the completion of Vasher, the theater was still there on the opening day.
With the reopening of Vasher, Qi County is once again lively.
In particular, the huge scale of the theater attracts hundreds of people every day.
Of course, most people can only afford the farthest seats, but there are also many wealthy businessmen from other places who come to enjoy it with the purpose of learning.
There is also a snack street, which is overcrowded all day long, cheap and delicious food, and has now become the favorite of the people of the entire Qi County and even the outsiders.
When there are many people, there will naturally be a lot of disputes.
But Yun Yu, who had the foresight, had already arranged for the security team to patrol continuously.
Once a problem is identified, it can be dealt with at the first sign of it.
Even if you meet a bastard who comes to find trouble, in front of these former splashers, those small means have nothing to hide, and they are thrown out of Vasher after being beaten one by one.
I have to say that today's Vasher has really become a landmark scenic spot in Qi County.
If you visit, there's no reason to miss out on the beauty and food.