A day later.

Xianyang Prison is the place where the imperial court detains felons, and this is the purgatory of the world.

Great Qin's severe torture, all kinds of torture emerge in an endless stream, which is vividly reflected here, and tragic screams can be heard from time to time.

Li Zhao was imprisoned here, but he was treated completely differently from the others, as if he was not the one who was convicted, but rather the master of the place.

Although it was a prison cell, it was all it needed, and it was a common thing for the jailer to be treated like a slave, nodding and bowing before him, and kneeling down.

Of course, this depends on Tingwei's care, and Li Zhaochai can also guess.

"General, I am sorry that you will stay here for a few days, and as soon as the matter is over, the little one will welcome you out immediately." The jailer was a sensible man, and he was probably arranged by the court lieutenant to serve Li Zhao properly.

Li Zhao was very satisfied, and he swept the entire cell, and he was overwhelmed with emotion.

Since he entered Xianyang Prison, what he has seen and heard is completely different from here, and he sighed for a while that being a powerful person is good, at least even if he is convicted, he will be treated at a high level.

Of course, he was not guilty, but His Majesty had no time to take care of it.

"It's easy to say, it's easy to say!" Li Zhao glanced at him, and soon gave an eviction order, "You go!" Don't bother me today. ”

With a wave of his hand, he stepped aside and sat down, he really wanted to think about whether today's events were a coincidence or some conspiracy.

Last night was fine, why did the emperor fall ill this morning? Originally, Feng Quji could exonerate him from this matter and didn't have to go to prison, why didn't he do it?

"Yes, yes, the villain will go out." The jailer bowed and quickly left.

As soon as I thought about Feng Quji, Feng Quji arrived.

"General Li, you have been wronged." As soon as Feng Qujian arrived, he gave it up, as if he had done something wrong.

Li Zhao was complaining, so naturally he didn't give him a good color.

But he also arched his hand and said: "Feng Xiang, you are not kind, you can deal with this matter, why did you harm me in prison, this is not trapped in my inhumanity." ”

"This is Your Majesty's will." Feng Qujian couldn't explain, so he hurriedly told the truth.

Li Zhao couldn't speak for a while, he was secretly thinking about something strange just now, but he didn't know that it was His Majesty's problem.

"Why did Your Majesty do this?"

He was puzzled.

Feng Quji smiled, "Your Majesty's heart is unpredictable, and it is not easy to speculate as a courtier. ”

It was also in vain to ask, Li Zhao simply didn't ask, but he vaguely guessed that it must have something to do with him.

"In short, you can stay here with peace of mind, it is much safer than Chang'an Township, after all, you have more than 20 guards in Chang'an Township, it is really not enough to see."

Well!

Li Zhaomeng turned his head to look at Feng Quji, he was trying to figure out the meaning of these words.

More than 20 guards in Chang'an Township have not been disclosed to the public, Feng Quji even knows that he must have investigated Chang'an Township, what do you mean by this, it is safer than in Chang'an Township? Could it be that Chang'an Township is not safe? Someone wants to attack the countryside of Chang'an.

As if seeing Li Zhao's thoughts, Feng Quji patted him on the shoulder, "Don't think about it, in short, Your Majesty is for your good." ”

"Well, since it is Your Majesty's will, I will stay here for a while, and Chang'an Township hopes that Feng Xiang will take on more responsibilities." Li Zhao couldn't, so he had to say so.

Since Feng Quji said this just now, someone must be eyeing Chang'an Township, he is not there, and only Feng Quji can help him.

"It's okay, Chang'an Township is very safe now, you must know that Chang'an Township is not just Chang'an Township." Feng Qu seemed to be smiling, and there was something to say.

Li Zhao was puzzled, this was said as if Chang'an Township had many secrets, it was just a place to farm, but he was also relieved.

"By the way, Your Majesty asked me to tell you, don't get upset, so as not to spoil the mood."

Li Zhao muttered, so as not to be in bad spirits, he has already lost his interest, but he can't say this in his mouth, "Li Zhao deeply feels the grace of God, and he will never feel guilty." ”

"That's good!" Feng Quji smiled with satisfaction, and then changed the topic, "What does General Li think about the hoarding of grain by the wealthy merchants in the court yesterday?" ”

This is what the emperor asked Feng to ask.

Li Zhao had his own thoughts on the things discussed by the court, and now when asked, he was not stingy and said: "It is not surprising that businessmen seek profit and hoard, this is the disadvantage of suppressing business, even if the imperial court strictly controls it, it can only be suppressed for a while, and it is difficult to restrict them for a long time." ”

Feng Qujian nodded, since the suppression of business, the imperial court has indeed spent a lot of manpower and material resources to control it, but it has never been able to absolutely prohibit the occurrence of this phenomenon, but it will lead to some people hiding and operating secretly, and there are more hidden dangers.

"Rather than struggling so hard, it is better to open up as soon as possible, when there are more businessmen, all parties will be constrained, but it will not make one family dominate, and the phenomenon of disrupting the market will not happen."

Feng Qujian thought about it, didn't say a word, and listened quietly.

"Just like this time, the rich businessman is secretly hoarding grain, even if the imperial court finds it out, there may be the next big rich businessman, and even more in the future."

"When the situation in the DPRK is stable and the people's lives are stable, this trend will become more and more obvious, and it will not be possible to ban at that time."

"This can be said to be the law of social development, and it is a good policy to ban and suppress business."

Having said so much, Li Zhao still means to suppress business.

There is no way, he has already told His Majesty many times about the ban on business suppression, but His Majesty has never responded, and since he asked him at this moment, he can't let go of this opportunity.

This is a national policy, and it is difficult for Feng Quji to draw conclusions, but he really wants to solve the problem this time.

It must be known that what Han Shaofu investigated has become a fact, Xianyang's grain has shown an urgent trend, and within a few days, the price of grain will soar geometrically, just like the original jade market.

Food is different from jade, food is related to the survival of the people, if there is no food, or the price of food is sky-high, it will definitely cause civil turmoil.

This was very detrimental to the rule of the imperial court.

"What about the current situation?" Feng Qujian lowered the shelf and consulted Li Zhao.

"It's actually very simple, since they're going to hoard, let them come!"

It's a matter of course.

Feng Quji frowned, he didn't understand.

"The purpose of the wealthy merchants in hoarding grain is very simple, it is to manipulate the price of grain, let the price be set for them, and make huge profits from it."

Of course, this Feng Quji knew that it was precisely because of this consideration that His Majesty had yesterday's calculations to see who would jump out to oppose it, but these people were all human spirits, and no one jumped out.

If it is true that the rich businessmen manipulate the price of grain, it is equivalent to mastering the lifeblood of the imperial court, which the imperial court will never allow, so this person must be found.

"Feng is very puzzled, if they are allowed to hoard, the price will be manipulated at that time, and Xianyang will definitely be in chaos." Feng Qujian expressed his worries.

Li Zhao smiled, "Of course, when the price is high to a certain extent, it is certain that it will cause chaos, but if you don't make this decision, some people will become more and more presumptuous, and it will be difficult to solve this matter at that time." ”

Feng Qujian pinched his head, and he couldn't understand Li Zhao's words more and more.

In fact, Li Zhao has no experience, but he just said it according to what he had been exposed to in his previous life.

Yes, in the previous life, there was competition between social countries, and there was also competition between businessmen, and in the era of overflowing information and advanced science and technology, the competition between businessmen wanted to win, and under the same conditions, it was nothing more than a means.

Whoever stands out for his means will have a chance to win.

And the means are nothing more than financial, material and human resources.

For example, if you want to defeat an opponent in a certain industry, you need to know the opponent very well, and surpass him financially, your product is better than him, so that it cannot occupy the market, step by step, when the opponent can not insist, you win.

In the same way, the current economic situation of Great Qin is similar to the situation above, and if it is allowed to develop, it will inevitably lead to the collapse of the dynasty, that is, the side that has been defeated above.

Da Qin didn't want to be the defeated party, so he had to take measures.

Li Zhao's suggestion is to do the opposite, since the rich businessmen want to hoard, let them hoard, they want the price to soar in order to make a profit, so let the price soar.

When the time comes, surprise them and take some means to catch them off guard.

"What do you mean" Feng Qujian touched his head, still not understanding.

Li Zhao didn't respond immediately, but asked: "I want to know, what are they mainly hoarding?" ”

"It's mostly millet and stuff."

In fact, Han Shaofu also said this, Li Zhao just wanted to remind him.

"That's right, rice millet and the like are staple grains, and the people are indispensable, but it's okay to lack them for a while, so as not to cause chaos in Xianyang, and then the imperial court can do this."

So, Li Zhao approached Feng Qujian and said in his ear.

Feng Qujian was shocked when he heard it, and even said that this method was wonderful.

Soon he departed, and he wanted to inform His Majesty of this law, so that His Majesty would know about it.

In Zhangtai Palace, Feng Qujian met with Ying Zheng and told Li Zhaozhi's law, Ying Zheng praised it greatly, and the frowning of the past few days was also displayed.

The next moment, Feng Quji frowned and said, "Your Majesty, although this method is good, if you continue not to go to the court, I'm afraid that Zongzheng will cause trouble." ”

"Him?" Ying Zheng showed his anger, "There are more than enough failures, the superior knows that it is difficult to govern, and the person who hopes for the throne thinks that it is not enough, since he does not forget his authority, let him try what it means to be anxious!" ”

"From now on, you don't have to act as an agent for the government, you just need to keep an eye on it."

"No!"

The next morning, Ying Zheng made a will, saying that Feng Quji's acting as the government was ineffective, so let Zong Zheng replace him, and Feng Quji would assist from the side.

It's the other way around.

Zong Zheng was very excited when he heard this, and he walked lightly.

Since King Xiaowen succeeded to the throne, he operated in many ways, wanted to be appreciated, so as to fight for authority, but King Xiaowen preferred Ying Chu, and Ying Chu let Ying Zheng ascend the throne, so that he was very unconvinced, thinking that they were the most capable of governing the country, they were orthodox, and they made a stumbling block at the beginning of Ying Zheng's ascension to the throne, and was finally suppressed by Ying Zheng.

So far, I am still unconvinced.

With this opportunity at this moment, how could he waste it, he wanted to give full play to his governance talents, govern the dynasty better, and let the clan know that his vein is the most capable, and Yingzheng is just relying on the shadow of Lao Tzu.

Two days later, Xianyang Prison ushered in an uninvited guest, who came directly to Li Zhao's cell, and sat in front of Li Zhao with a big grin, as if he didn't take Li Zhao seriously at all.

"Li Zhao, what is the disaster of prison?" The visitor laughed, very contemptuous.

This person is none other than Jia Xiong.

"It's a pity that you can't kill you by killing students, which shows that Your Majesty takes a fancy to you." Jia Xiong laughed.

Li Zhao was angry when he saw this person, they just had some gaps because of the rice matter, but this fang wanted to kill him, but he really knew the face but did not know the heart.

"You did it to attack and kill me?" Li Zhao asked deliberately.

Jia Xiong did not respond, but he did not deny it, let alone speak.

Li Zhao felt that he was doing this too much, so he tried again: "I have no grievances with you, why do you want to harm me?" ”

At this time, Jia Xiong reacted very strongly, but his smile did not decrease, "Nonsense, I, Jia Xiong, am upright, why do I want to harm you?" ”

"Really?" Li Zhao sneered, but he no longer wasted his saliva in this regard, this person obviously refused to admit it, it was useless to say too much, but this person knew that he was not in harmony with him, but he came here, it was a little intriguing, so he asked: "If you have nothing to do, go to the Three Treasures Palace, tell me your intentions!" ”

Jia Xiong stopped smiling and looked serious, "It's effortless to deal with smart people, so I won't beat around the bush." ”

"I want you to sell me the big killing weapon, as for the price, it's up to you to set, and I will never bargain." That's the purpose of his trip.

Li Zhao sneered, secretly sighing that this person was really naïve, how could he sell his life-saving weapon?

Jia Xiong saw Li Zhao's attitude, waved his hand and said, "Don't be in a hurry to refuse, let me analyze your situation, maybe you will change your mind." ”

"You don't know yet! His Majesty has issued a decree two days ago, let Lord Zongzheng act as the government of the court, remember, it is not Feng Xiang, but Lord Zongzheng, why did he do this, it must be that his body is getting more and more unbearable, and he can no longer go to the court, he will not be able to take care of you, and then Lord Zongzheng will condemn you to death, isn't it a sure thing. If you sell me a weapon of mass murder, the situation will be different, you must know that I have something to do with Master Zongzheng. ”

"And your Chang'an Township is becoming more and more prosperous, the people who covet it don't know how much, if you stay in prison for a long time, some people will inevitably have ideas, maybe Chang'an Township will no longer be surnamed Li at that time, do you want to see this? Of course, if I come forward, it is okay to keep Chang'an Township, of course, provided that you sell me a big killing weapon. ”

Listening to Jia Xiong's nonsense, Li Zhao laughed secretly.

If Feng went here before he came here, he was really a little worried, but since he came and explained his intentions, what else was he afraid of.

Zongzheng wants to move him, but he is not qualified enough; As for Chang'an Township, with Feng Quji's care, there must be no big problems.

"In such a situation, what's the use of having a big killing weapon? I am the main general of the 100,000 army, ready to go to the battlefield at any time, and if I have a big killing weapon, I can have an extra guarantee to protect the country, as for you! Although he is the main general, he has no real power, and the big killer weapon is a waste in your hands. ”

"Besides, if Your Majesty resents you for having a weapon of mass destruction, what does he think he will do? Hey! ”

(End of chapter)