Chapter 46 Countermeasures
At night, the palace of the kingdom of Kadesh was brightly lit, and the ministers who had been notified came one after another, some of them were in charge of the military, some were in charge of civil affairs, some were in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, some were in charge of the Ministry of Intelligence, and anyway, they included the departments that a country should have, and they stood below or whispered to each other, or with a gloating smile, or with a worried and sad face.
After the people arrived, the master of ceremonies shouted, "Her Royal Highness Catherine has arrived in ......!"
The ministers below immediately stopped talking, and waited for Ouyang Yu to come in with a solemn and respectful face.
Ouyang Yu, surrounded by four female officials, dressed in bright red costumes, walked to the throne belonging to Riches above the center of the main hall, and stood still facing the ministers below.
"Greetings to Your Highness, Your Highness Wan'an!" the ministers bowed to Ouyang Yu in unison.
"Get up. After speaking, Ouyang Yu sat down slowly on the throne of Riches, put his hands on the armrests of the throne, bent his legs together and slightly sideways, and the ministers below had no opinion at all, as if he had acquiesced, so that Ruo Bing, who was standing on the side of the main hall, gasped, and he didn't expect Ouyang Yu's obscenity in the Kadesh Kingdom to be so high, and the ministers below who were sitting on the throne belonging to the queen didn't even dare to say a word.
Ouyang Yu sat on the throne and said loudly: "I think everyone is clear about what you are calling here for, now please discuss what we should do, right?"
There is no shortage of food on the mainland, and the price of food is also very cheap, like this artificially caused food crisis, some of the ministers below know that they are even involved in it, these people are silent and waiting to see the joke, and the rest are the first time to encounter this kind of thing, I don't know how to deal with it, naturally I can't say anything good, the ministers don't speak, and the scene suddenly became cold.
"Hmph, the kingdom has given you a high lord, isn't there anything you can do when you encounter something?"
"It's useless for the ministers, please condemn your highness!" The ministers bowed down together and shouted the words, this is just a gesture of pleading, anyway, Ouyang Yu will not really punish them, it means that you are in charge, we will do it.
"If it is useful to condemn the sin, I will definitely take your sin!" Ouyang Yu sat back on the throne and said loudly: " The army is the cornerstone of ensuring the stability of the country, and there must be no chaos; those who deserted soldiers some time ago because of family problems and stole military food can not be held accountable, and the instructors and political commissars at the grassroots level of the army must play their due role, (yes, they are powerful instructors and political commissars) not only to appease the emotions of the soldiers, but also to help the families of soldiers in difficulty, and if necessary, they can take their families to the barracks and let them do some easier work in exchange for food. β
"This time the food problem is artificially caused, and some people have disregarded the interests of the state and the people for their own interests, and this is absolutely intolerable; this matter will be handed over to the Ministry of the Interior and the Military Intelligence Bureau for joint investigation and handling, and all the moths must be found out; no matter who finds one and does another, if they dare to resist and kill, I would like to see if the heads of these people can resist my forbidden curse! In addition, maintaining law and order in various localities is also a major matter, and those who take advantage of the opportunity to cause chaos and commit adultery must be severely punished and severely punished! Including the local lords!"
"Yes, Your Highness!" James replied along with the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.
"On the market side, we need to regulate and intervene in food prices, well...... In this way, the establishment of a grain bureau to carry out unified management and distribution of all grain and non-staple food, the establishment of state-run grain stores in various localities to carry out exclusive sales of grain, the unification of grain prices in accordance with the policy, the implementation of a rationing system for grain according to how much grain each person eats per month, and the issuance of grain stamps and grain supply certificates, so that everyone can absolutely be fed, and can also put an end to malicious buying and selling of grain. Meat and so on must also have bills to buy, for example, to buy meat you need a meat ticket, to buy poultry eggs need a corresponding ticket, etc., this matter is handled by the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the sooner the better, not to make a mistake. β
"Yes, Your Highness. The person in charge of the Ministry of Civil Affairs came out to respond.
"The Ministry of the Interior should be responsible for publicizing and explaining to the general public, pasting simple and easy-to-understand slogans in various places, and arranging personnel to explain to the people the causes and consequences of the whole incident. β
"Yes. β
"There will be a large shipment of grain in the near future, and there may be some outlaws who will come to wreak havoc, and the army must be responsible for ensuring the safety of food, and there must be no mistakes. β
"Yes, Your Highness!" replied the head of the military department.
Ouyang Yu stood up from the throne again, and walked back and forth a few steps, as if thinking about some issues, and the ministers below kept staring at her waiting for new orders.
After a few minutes, Ouyang Yu stood still and turned to the ministers and said, "We can calm the food crisis this time, but what about next time, next time? We can't deal with it passively every time, do you have any way to completely eliminate such man-made problems from now on?"
An older minister came out and said, "Your Highness, I think that the grain bureau and state-run grain stores and the food stamp system that you intend to set up are already excellent solutions, and I don't think there will be any more food problems in the future." β
"Ignorant!" Ouyang Yu said loudly: "This time it's grain, what if it's vegetables, fruits, or poultry and eggs next time?"
"It's ....... The old minister shook his head, and retreated a little ashamedly.
"Your Highness!" said a military attachΓ©, "I think that this incident was all caused by the lust of those hateful vampire merchants, and those merchants should be arrested, and there will be no more similar incidents in the future." β
Ouyang Yu looked up at the sky speechlessly, isn't this a typical waste of food due to choking? She said angrily: "If this is the case, who will circulate the grain, melons and fruits produced by the farmers, the ironware made by the blacksmiths, the cloth woven by the weavers, and the cattle and sheep raised by the herdsmen?
"Yes, yes. The military attache retreated from the queue with his head bowed with his face down, and the officials on his left and right distanced themselves from him and made appearances that they did not recognize him.
Ouyang Yu said with a cold face: "Why are you making this appearance?" Although he said some stupid things, but he also said to the point, this incident is indeed caused by the collusion between domestic and foreign businessmen and the forces behind them, business cannot be banned, but businessmen and business activities can be supervised and restricted.
I believe that it is possible to finance all chambers of commerce in the country with the state treasury funding, and the proportion of financing is 60 percent for the public and 40 percent for the private sector, and it is a public-private partnership that sends personnel as public representatives to guide and supervise the operation of the chamber of commerce, and establishes state-run department stores, state-owned meat factories, state-owned non-staple food factories and other commercial institutions throughout the country, and together with state-run grain stores, they carry out unified pricing and sales of production, daily necessities, and daily necessities.
The south is the main grain-producing area, and in order to prevent another grain harvest from failing, production brigades have been set up in villages and towns in the south, and people have been sent down to the villages and towns to carry out guidance operations on cultivation, insect prevention, pest prevention, and disaster prevention. β
"In addition, when there is a shortage of daily necessities during the current food crisis, luxury goods and commodities that are not related to production and life have been produced in large quantities, highlighting the disorderly nature of free trade, and the government must intervene in this regard. β
"State factory?" the ministers asked, looking at each other, and then one of them came out of the ranks.
Ouyang Yu showed a pleasant smile and said, "Yes, I have obtained some commodity materials of the City of Light, which have complete production industries and processes, and all nobles and officials can receive dividends in public-private chambers of commerce and state-owned factories according to their titles. β