"Well, the guilty have been condemned."

"Then let's continue to talk about the Northern Expedition."

Zhu Ming looked at the young man standing with a knife and nodded silently, and then turned his gaze to the trembling ministers and spoke.

"Your Majesty, now the silver is enough, if you want to raise food, according to the old minister,"

"We still have to try to avoid buying grain from markets and grain stores in various places, so as not to cause prices to soar in the market."

Li Zhijie was the first to speak when he heard the voice.

"Well, Gong Li is right."

Zhu Ming also nodded when he heard this, every time there is a war, it is already a common practice for the price of firewood, rice, oil and salt to soar, not to mention that the war is lost, which will inevitably cause panic.

In addition, in order to make up for the grain and grass, such a large amount of silver, if it is suddenly invested in the people, it will definitely cause market changes, and in the end,

It is the court that suffers, and it is the people who suffer,

"Gong Li, is there a good plan?"

Zhu Ming asked.

"Lao Chen remembers that the four major merchant gangs in the world also have standing granaries in Shangjing, if the imperial court directly bypasses those grain shops and local merchants in the city and directly buys grain from them, I think it will be able to make up for the gap of grain and grass in the Northern Expedition."

"In the same way, raising grain on the spot in Gyeonggi is also convenient for unified deployment and escort, which saves a lot of trouble, and also reduces the pressure between states and counties, and the loss of transportation and aggregation along the way."

"Affected by the Northern Expedition, it is inevitable that the price of grain in the market in Gyeonggi will rise somewhat, but for the people, it is not impossible to afford to eat......

Li Zhijie thought for a moment and then said,

In fact, there has never been a shortage of food in the world, and the lack of food is only the imperial court, and those poor people, Zhumen wine and meat stink, and there are frozen bones on the road, which is the truest portrayal.

What Li Zhijie wanted was to minimize the impact of the Northern Expedition on the common people as much as possible.

"Well, in that case, let's start buying food."

"Leave it to the household department to procure."

"Old minister, take the order!"

"Old minister, I will live up to Your Majesty's trust!"

There is money from the court, and the courtiers have nothing to do.

Zhou Xuebin, the head of the household department, took the lead in leading the order, and the household servant had just been beheaded, so he, the chief official, naturally had to show something.

Only Prince Nashuo's eyes narrowed slightly,

I don't know what I'm thinking.

"Let's do it."

Zhu Ming waved his hand.

"No!"

Tobe Shangshu bowed down.

The rest of the time was devoted to some specific charters.

"Wait, retire!"

After the negotiation,

Hundreds of officials retired,

"Oops, hey......"

Just when the hundred officials bowed and retreated, the imperial history who had just pointed at Luo Congee may have stumbled under his right foot because he stepped out of the threshold first, and he fell directly to the ground.

At the moment when he fell to the ground, for some reason, his heart was crossed, and he stretched out his right hand in a strange posture, and suddenly came out of the ground, only to hear a "click", it turned out that his forearm was turned out, and he was fractured......

"Lord Luo, you are really a clever plan!"

The imperial history ignored the surprised gazes of the people around him, but endured the severe pain, turned around and flattered the young man in the python robe.

"Oh?"

Luo Congee was also quite stunned when he saw this.

"As the saying goes, it takes a hundred days to break your muscles and bones, and I'm afraid that Xia Guan won't be able to go to court tomorrow, and you have to recuperate your injuries at home......"

The Imperial Historian sneered.

"Tomorrow will save a hexagram."

Luo Congee couldn't help but say,

I didn't expect him to be so knowledgeable about current affairs.

"Your Majesty, look ......"

After hearing this, the imperial history looked at Zhu Ming stupidly.

"Accurate!"

Zhu Ming was also a little crying and laughing when he saw this.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Hearing this, the imperial historian wiped the cold sweat on his forehead with the hand that could still move.

……

"Luo Aiqing, I have another errand for you."

When the courtiers are gone,

Zhu Ming looked at Luo Congee and spoke again.

"Your Majesty, you just command."

Luo Congee bowed and said.

"The amount of grain purchased by the imperial court this time is too large, and I am also worried that the four major merchant gangs will take the opportunity to raise the price of grain......

Zhu Ming said worriedly.

"What does Your Majesty mean?"

"You send someone to keep an eye on the movements of the four major merchant gangs, and report it at any time if there is any disturbance."

"If those merchants take the opportunity to raise the price of grain and want to earn the court's silver, I will allow you to dispose of it yourself."

"All in all,"

"I don't care about competing with those lowly businessmen, and I pity them for the fatigue of escorting warehousing, so I will calculate it according to the market price in Beijing......

"Yes,"

Zhu Ming paused and continued.

"The imperial court must not be the culprit."

Zhu Ming said coldly.

"Minister, take the order!"

Luo Congee bowed and said.

"Your Majesty has also changed......

Luo Congee looked at the fierce light in Zhu Ming's eyes, and was also full of emotion, if it was placed earlier, according to his temperament, he would not have invited the family members of the big business gangs into the court, treated each other politely, discussed it well, and promised them to let them taste the sweetness and do things well.

Now it is indeed much more vigorous.

At every turn, you let yourself dispose of it......

"Go ahead."

Zhu Ming waved his hand.

"Minister, retire!"

Luo porridge is indispensable.

……

Luo Fu,

"Bai Xiaosheng, where is it?"

As soon as Luo Congee returned home, he sent someone to find Bai Xiaosheng.

"Lord Luo, please speak!"

"Recently, I have been staring at the wind direction in the capital, and I think it has some results, so I want to ask you first, how is the price of grain in the city recently?"

Luo porridge gets straight to the point.

"Back to Lord Luo, when the previous dynasty was prosperous, the rice bucket was to thirteen Wen, the Qingqi Valley Dou was to five Wen, and there were no precious things in the world since the future, and in Beijing, the rice was only twenty Wen!"

"And today, the war is endless, and there are occasional natural disasters in various parts of the world, and the grain production is unstable, the rice bucket is to 20 Wen, the Qingqi Valley is to Jiuwen, and the grain price in the land of Gyeonggi is slightly higher than that in various places, and the rice is about 30 Wen!"

"The situation in recent years has not changed much, and now the news of the failure of the Northern Expedition has not yet spread among the people, so the price of grain in Gyeonggi is still maintained at between 28 Wen and 32 Wen and 1 dou."

"As for the price of grain in Gyeonggi today, Qingqi Valley is 17 Wen, and Dou Rice is 31 Wen."

Bai Xiaosheng didn't hesitate to tell it, obviously these news were also remembered in his head, and he said it in great detail, without the slightest stumbling.

"Hmm."

Luo Congee nodded when he heard this.

"Someone, bring pen and paper."

Luo Congee thought for a while, and then sent someone from the house to bring a pen and paper.

Write down a few with a stroke of the pen,

There are only a few numbers on the paper,

"Food prices must not be higher than today's market prices."

After Luo Congee finished writing,

And he put his own stamp on the letter.

There is not a single threatening word in the whole text,

Only the private seal was bright red and terrifying.

"You send these letters to the heads of the four major merchant gangs in Shangjing City......

After Luo Congee finished stamping, he handed over the letter.

"Lord Luo, is it according to that market price?"

Bai Xiaosheng took the letter and said again, you must know that the difference between the market price of the state and the land of Gyeonggi is indeed a world of difference.

"Come to think they'll understand."

Luo porridge plays with taste.

"Your Majesty disdains to compete with merchants for profit,"

"Shinong Industry and Commerce, Shinong Industry and Commerce ......"

"This is the policy of all dynasties and dynasties, but although these businessmen are ranked last and have a bad reputation, they have also made a fortune because of this."

"In the end, the imperial court is still too pampered with these people, and the commercial tax of my departure from the dynasty is even lower......"

Luo porridge secluded road,

"The official disdains to compete with the people for profit,"

"But the silver officials of these merchant gangs are still willing to earn it, and they can earn their silver, but they are at ease."

Luo Congee muttered, although the business gang in this world is not obvious, it is no different from those capitalists in the previous life, and the resources that can be controlled behind the scenes are unimaginable, and there is not much difference between them and those family gates, they are all lying on the back of the dynasty to suck blood.

The only difference,

I don't care,

One lord is in power, and the deputy makes money,

One is in charge of money, and the deputy is subordinate,

"I only wish,"

"They can also be as knowledgeable as the imperial history."

Luo Congee recalled the scene in the court and chuckled: "If not, the official will have to work hard and calculate a hexagram for them personally." ”

"Go ahead!"

Luo Congee said and waved his hand.

……

Following

Noon

has not yet retreated,

Several carriages with the logo of the Chamber of Commerce printed on the wheels have stopped outside the back door of Luofu, and the trademarks are Jin Merchants, Hui Merchants, Chao Merchants, and Ningbo Merchants.

After glancing at the sky, it was estimated that he was about to retreat, and several businessmen wearing cloth clothes but with rich faces did not dare to slack off, stepped out of the carriage, and waited at the front door anxiously.

"Lord Luo, Lord Luo......"

A few people from afar saw the young man in a python robe and rode a horse, so they greeted him warmly, looking like a lowly dog.

"Who are you?"

Luo Congee turned over and got off the horse.

"Lord Luo, you are really a noble person who forgets things."

"You sent someone to deliver us a letter yesterday."

The middle-aged man at the head laughed wryly.

"Let's go into the house first."

Luo Congee said that, and walked towards the house.

"Crunch, crunch......"

The door of the house slowly opened,

Two porters are waiting at the door,

Luo Congee calmly entered the house, several businessmen looked at the main gate but did not dare to raise their feet, and waited until the side door opened, then bowed their heads and entered, and after entering the house, they did not squint, and their attitude was extremely humble.

"Let's talk about it."

"What's the matter with finding out the official?"

Luo Congee asked with a smile.

"Back to Lord Luo, the grass people are coming to thank Lord Luo according to the meaning of the master's family."

"Oh?"

"How can you say thank you?"

"Don't hide it from Lord Luo, regarding the purchase of military rations by the imperial court, our families have signed a contract with the household department, and we can sell it according to the price of grain in the capital, and I think it is also the result of Lord Luo's nod......"

"We came this time to make up the difference, according to the difference in prices in various places, a bucket of rice and eleven wen to make up."

"These gold are only the first batch of price differences, and the rest of the gold, after the court settles the final payment, will be sent to Lord Luo's mansion."

The leading merchant said in a low voice, after getting Luo Congee's acquiescence, dozens of people carried down a large box from the carriage at the back door and went to the courtyard.

"Please accept it, Lord Luo."

The merchant at the head said that, he casually opened the nearest large box, which was full of gold, and under the sunlight, the luster was flowing and extremely attractive.

And the same boxes were piled up in the courtyard with a full twelve.

"Well, it's kind of interesting."

Seeing this, Luo Congee was not polite, and generously asked people to carry the gold to the warehouse next door.

"Lord Luo, it's good if you're satisfied."

"There is another matter, the main family asked us to discuss it with Lord Luo."

When the leading merchant saw that the gold had been put into the treasury,

His eyes rolled and he smiled and said.

"Oh?"

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Luo Congee raised his hand.

"Our families have now signed a contract with the Ministry of Households, and according to the market price in Beijing yesterday, all the grain in the warehouse has been delivered, and now the Ministry of Households is arranging for receiving and escorting."

"After selling the grain, each of us has some spare silver in our hands, so we still want to do some other business besides selling grain."

"Oh?"

"What kind of deal?"

Luo Congee twisted his neck and said.

"Harvest the grain!"

"Collecting grain?"

"Harvest grain at a high price!"

"Nowadays, the market price in Shangjing is about 30 wen, and we mean that we will receive grain at a high price of 34 or 35 wen of silver."

The leader of the merchant spoke up.

"You sold it to the imperial court for thirty-one wen and one bucket, and now you are receiving it according to the silver of thirty-four and thirty-five wen?"

"Do you have to pay out of pocket?"

Luo Congee Fox said suspiciously.

"Lord Luo, you're mistaken."

"The grain sold to the imperial court is sold to the imperial court, and our warehouses in various places are sufficient for delivery."

"As for the grain collected from the people, it is used for other purposes, and the two must not be confused."

"The imperial court is now bypassing the market and collecting grain directly from our families, and although the price of grain has risen among the people, there is no shortage of grain and herbs in Gyeonggi, and the supply is oversupply, so it will not rise much......."

"When every household has stocked up and finds that there is still plenty of food, it will naturally come down."

"But if we keep collecting grain at a high price, it will inevitably cause panic among the people, and the news of the failure of the Northern Expedition will inevitably cause food prices to soar."

"And the batch of grain we sold will be sent to northern Xinjiang in the near future, this is military food, it is absolutely impossible to recover, and it will not solve the situation in Gyeonggi."

"As for the grain business in the state and county, we are also involved, not to mention that far water cannot quench the thirst of the near, and there is absolutely no possibility of losing money in this transaction."

The merchant said firmly.

"So to speak."

"You want to join hands to raise the price of grain in Gyeonggi?"

Luo porridge plays with taste.

"But if the government releases grain, so what?"

Luo Congee continued to ask,

There are government-run granaries in the land of Gyeonggi, which have been used since Da left the country, but they have never been used as strategic reserves, even the Northern Expedition has only never been used, but if the capital is in chaos, it is not impossible to open a warehouse and sell cheap grain.

The supply of grain was opened, and when the people were at ease, the price of grain dropped again, at least the merchants who hoarded a large number of high-priced grains could not hold on, so they had to sell them cheaply.

Things like that,

It is not for nothing that happened in the previous dynasty,

In the final analysis, the officials of the imperial court do not all eat dry food.

"The question that Lord Luo thought of, I also thought of it."

The leading merchant continued.

"If the government releases grain, then we will continue to collect it!"

"Oh?"

"Can you take that much?"

"Don't underestimate us, my lords are all in business for generations, although it is not as good as adults to be officials in the court, with high power, but the family background is also very solid, no matter how much the official granary sells, we can eat it!"

"What if the purchase of grain is restricted from household registration?"

"If household registration is restricted, the people will become more and more panicked, and food prices will not be lowered."

"We will not lose the food we will harvest."

"It's just a matter of earning more or less."

The man was sure.

"But even if the government is open to supplying affordable grain, do you have the courage to buy it?"

Luo Congee continued.

"Naturally, I don't have the courage to buy it directly."

"However, no matter how much grain they release or what price they sell, we will take it back at a price one-tenth higher, and the small people will pursue profits, buy ten buckets, and then they can earn a bucket when they change hands, why not?"

"When people buy it, they will naturally sell it."

"And each of us only collects but does not sell!"

"By the time they wake up, it's too late."

"There is no grain to buy in Gyeonggi, and there is no rice to cook at home, so the price of grain in Beijing will definitely double!"

"After shorting the grain market in Gyeonggi, it is naturally up to us to decide how to determine the price of grain."

The man was spitting and talking about making money, and he still had the appearance of being submissive before, and he was full of spirits.

Luo Congee can be regarded as understanding, their actions are no different from those of Jin Yuanjuan in the previous life.

Luo Congee didn't doubt that they had this ability, after all, similar things had not happened in their previous lives.

It is no exaggeration to say that if no one is restrained, these people will raise the price of food in the world.

As for how many people will starve to death behind them, naturally they are not in their consideration, they will only calculate how many taels of silver they can earn and put them in their pockets.

"You are competing with the people like this,"

"Aren't you afraid of losing your head?"

Luo Congee was silent for a long time before he said quietly.

"That's why I found my lord."

"There's got to be someone up there to keep the wind and rain."

The leader smiled shyly.

"If it can be done."

"We are all willing,"

"Take out another 10% profit to Lord Luo!"

"Issei?"

Luo Congee muttered,

Truth be told,

Intrigued?

It's exciting!

In contrast, the imperial court asked them to buy grain and grass, and the difference they earned from it was only a drop in the bucket, but they didn't know how many lives they had to spend on this profit.

Earn their money and have a clear conscience for yourself!

can use the small lives of ordinary people to fight,

earned a few taels of silver, and it was difficult for him to sleep and eat.

In the final analysis, he is not a good person, but he doesn't disdain to do such a pickled thing.

"If the adults are too little, the villain has the courage to set a tone for the masters of each family, Lord Luo and the four of us are divided equally, and the family is two, what do you think?"

"You don't have to pay a penny, after the matter is completed, we will naturally send the twenty percent dividend to Lord Luo's mansion."

When the man saw that Luo Congee was silent,

Gritted his teeth and continued to lure him into the way.

"Oh?"

"Do you know who was the last person who lured me into taking advantage of this official?"

Luo Congee ignored the man's words,

On the contrary, he said inexplicably,

"Please, sir."

The man was puzzled,

But he also listened patiently.

"Feng Linqing, the secretary of the military department."

"The military department is still in the book?"

The man was astonished,

Of course, he didn't know the details.

"It doesn't matter if you don't know about this, you just need to know one thing, he should be quite tall now......

"How tall?"

The man didn't come to his senses,

Subconsciously asked,

"Moyo is about the same height as you."

Luo Congee glanced at the man and said seriously.

"This ......"

The man was speechless.

"Lord Luo,"

"Isn't there room for negotiation?"

After being stunned for a long time,

The man was still unrelenting.

Luo Congee didn't answer, just stared at the man coldly.

I inexplicably remembered a sentence from my previous life,

Merchants have been profit-seeking since ancient times,

When the profit reaches 10 percent, they will be ready to move, and when the profit reaches 50 percent, they will take risks; When the profit reaches 100 percent, they dare to trample on all the laws of the world; When the profits reached three hundred percent, they dared to risk hanging.

Luo Congee didn't know how many times the profits of the four major merchant gangs could make by shorting the grain in the entire Gyeonggi land, but it was very clear that the benefits were enough for them to be unscrupulous, trample on the law, and kill countless lives.

"Hoo ......"

"It's the villain's abrupt."

"Since Lord Luo is unwilling, the villain will not persuade much."

Seeing this, the man dared not speak angrily, took a deep breath and squeezed out a stiff smile.

"The difference in the price of grain will still be made up in the future, and now I won't bother Lord Luo."

And the man said,

And all the people bowed down and retreated.

"My lord, just let them go like this?"

The men had just left,

Bai Xiaosheng leaned over and asked, how could a person who was already thoughtful and good at observing words and emotions not see the suppressed anger in Luo Congee's heart.

"Oh?"

"Did the official say he would let them go?"

"It's not enough to think about four heads."

"How can I cut off more heads if I don't let them go?"

Luo Congee took a sip of tea.

"In addition,"

"I like silver too."

"However, this official disdains to compete for profits with those ordinary poor people, and in comparison, it is better to be more profitable to grab these fat and oily giants."

"Go ahead."

"The official is quite unwilling to look at these people."

"I think there are other arrangements, and when we find out their background, we will kill them together."

"I haven't raided my house for a long time."

"The officials have some hands."

Luo Congee looked at his slender fingers and said softly.

……

Luo Fu,

Outside the door,

"Shall we go back like this?"

"I'm afraid it's hard to explain it to the master."

A younger shopkeeper said apprehensively.

"Hmph,"

"He doesn't do this business!"

"Some people do ......"

The leader said coldly.

"But the officials who can speak in the capital, we have already run all over yesterday, and no one dares to take over......"

"Isn't there no way to find this embryo?"

Someone said helplessly, recalling the conversation in Fang Cai's mansion, he still had some palpitations, after all, Luo Congling's name was too scary, not a last resort, and no one was willing to cooperate with him.

"Officials don't dare, there are always others who dare, right?"

"People with foreign surnames don't dare, but people with his surname Zhu dare, right?"

"Shopkeeper Zhou, what do you mean?"

"Let's go and talk to the princes of the city."

The leader of the businessman Jia Yin measured the way.

"Those people are nothing more than that,"

"It's just a big appetite for your last name."

"It's really not okay, our family suffers a little loss, and I don't believe that they can see this mountain of silver and not be moved!"

(End of chapter)