Chapter 177: Raising Food Prices
Seeing the two walking away together, Xie Xun silently put down his hand, and he should know that when these two people go together, where will they have their own land.
When Yu Zhong walked over, he glanced at Xie Xun, "Isn't the prince going with him?" ”
Rumors in Beijing, doesn't it mean that these people are very good friends and have a very harmonious relationship?
Xie Xun looked disdainful, "There is a man in this world, how can he get together with their girl's family." ”
Yu Zhong smiled and said nothing, and walked inside, this mouth may be the hardest all over his body.
Xie Xun shook his fist and kicked at Yu Zhong's back, scolding and scolding: Laugh at a fart! You're embarrassed to laugh at me with a big ass, big ass, big ass!
After the matter of Hexian County was dealt with, the group followed Zeng Governor's Mansion to Xuzhou Mansion, worried about what they saw along the road.
The situation in Xuzhou Mansion is the most serious, Zeng Zhifu sighed, "The original warehouse has been opened to put grain, but the grain is really not enough, now there are rice merchants who have stored grain and have increased the price of rice more than ten times, ordinary people can't afford it at all, they can only be hungry, they can still drink some soup and water, after the outbreak of the epidemic, the medicinal materials are also insufficient, and they really dare not drink." ”
Originally, they were expecting the disaster relief money to buy food and build some wooden sheds for the victims to live in, but now they can only live on the streets.
Yu Zhong comforted, "The disaster relief silver issued by the imperial court is already on the way, and food and medicinal materials can be purchased in a few days, and a few more porridge sheds can be built at that time." ”
Hearing this, Governor Zeng sighed, "I hope everything goes well." ”
The people of Xuzhou really can't stand the toss.
Su Wei and Liu Miaoqing glanced at each other, knowing in their hearts the worries of the Zeng Governor.
Now that the epidemic is serious, I am afraid that after the disaster relief money arrives, even if the soup is given for a period of time, the situation will not improve, and the price of grain is so high, after all, the money is limited, and if it goes on like this, it will be empty sooner or later.
Zeng Zhifu was worried that after the disaster, the situation in Xuzhou would not improve.
On the same day, Yu Zhong took his subordinates to investigate clues, while Su Su and Liu Miaoqing stayed to discuss with the prefect Zeng how to deal with and resettle the victims after the new disaster relief funds arrived in the past two days.
Liu Miaoqing said slowly, "I think that it is never a long-term solution to put grain and porridge, and it is still necessary to lower the price of grain, otherwise if it goes on like this, not to mention that even ordinary people can't eat, and Rao is family can't eat with a little money." ”
Zeng Zhifu sighed, "Why don't you think so in this mansion, I have looked for those rice merchants several times before, but it is useless to sell my old face, and then I went again, and I was not even allowed to enter the mansion, saying that people were not in the mansion." ”
At the time of the flood, before the price of rice had completely risen, these rice merchants invested money to hoard grain, and when the people had no food to eat and were hungry, they sold it at a high price, hoping to take advantage of the disaster to make more money.
Liu Miaoqing frowned: "It's really for the rich, is there nothing you can do about these people?" ”
Zeng Zhifu shook his head, there was really no way, in fact, in addition to Xuzhou, there were also floods and famines in several other places in previous years, and raising the price of rice is a common thing, and it cannot be eradicated at all.
Su Wei's thumb and index finger rubbed a few times, and seeing that Zeng Zhifu and Liu Miaoqing were no longer talking, she said slowly, "I have an idea, maybe I can let them lower the price of rice by themselves." ”
The two of them glanced at each other, and both looked at Su Sui, and the prefect was particularly urgent, "Lord Su, please speak." ”
Su Yan pursed her lips, "This plan is dangerous, Lord Zeng, if you want to achieve this, the most important thing is on you." ”
Zeng Zhifu was stunned, "Me? ”
Liu Miaoqing was also curious immediately, "Tell me, tell me, what is the method." ”
Su Yan smiled, "Don't worry, listen to me in detail." ”
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When Yu Zhong and the others came back, they happened to meet the people under the prefect of Zeng to send invitations to the rice merchants in various prefectures, inviting them to talk about tomorrow and discuss the plan to make money.
At this time, the prefect of Zeng was obviously in a happy mood, and he didn't look as worried as he was yesterday.
Seeing Yu Zhong, he couldn't hide a smile on his face, and he praised vigorously when he caught someone, "Lord Yu, you don't know, this Miss Su is really a great wisdom." ”
Yu Zhong was puzzled, "Lord Zeng? ”
Xie Xun, who was running up and down with Yu Zhong on the side, immediately pricked up his ears when he heard Su Jun's name, "What is she doing again?" ”
Governor Zeng laughed at Mimi, "Miss Su proposed to stop giving grain and porridge, while anonymously purchasing the remaining grain from rice merchants, and distributing a part of the disaster relief money for the people and disaster victims to go to rice shops to buy rice, and encouraging rice merchants to transport grain to other places. ”
As he spoke, he suddenly patted his head, "By the way, this government has to hurry up and keep an eye on it and put away the granary where the grain is stored." ”
Zeng Zhifu ran away in a hurry, Xie Xun plucked his ears, "I heard me right, now that the price of grain is so high, they still have to buy the rice in the hands of those rice merchants, are they crazy?" ”
Isn't this rushing to send money to those rice merchants who are not benevolent to the rich?!
If the disaster relief money is squandered, how will you explain to the emperor after returning to Beijing?
Yu Zhong was silent for a moment, "Maybe you have any other plans." ”
After getting along with Su Su during this time, he found that Su Su was actually a very assertive person who had his own considerations for everything.
He believed that Su Su would not bring up these things for no reason, and there must be something else in it.
Xie Xun found a sense of self-identity in Yu Zhong, because he felt that he was not the only one in this world who couldn't understand Su Jun's things.
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The next day, Zeng Zhifu went to meet with businessmen from all over Xuzhou Prefecture, hinting that the disaster situation in Xuzhou was serious, the imperial court's disaster relief funds were robbed, and there was not much food, so this situation may last for two or three years.
As he spoke, he sighed, worried that he would be blamed by his superiors, and he was afraid that the official robe on his body would not be guaranteed, implying that the dozen or so richest businessmen in Xuzhou in front of him wanted to be stable in their old age and have no worries about food and clothing.
These businessmen are not stupid people, so they naturally understand the meaning of Zeng's words, which is to ask them to be filial!
But this prefect of Zeng obviously had one attitude before, but now it is another attitude, which is really strange, I dare not be gullible, and one or two are all sloppy.
Zeng Zhifu was not in a hurry, and left first after dinner, leaving these businessmen You look at me, I look at you, all of them have doubts.
"Can you believe his words?"
"I'm afraid it's a ...... of fraud"
"Maybe he's just afraid that this prefect won't be able to do it, and wants to get a handful of money from us to spend his old age in peace?"
That being said, I can't believe it.
At this moment, one of the people under the rice merchant hurriedly ran in, panting, "Master! The government did not release grain or soup today! It is said that it was a disaster relief car robbery, and the granary is out of food! Now the people are rushing to buy food! ”
"There are still many people who are afraid that they will run out of food in the future, so they have bought all the rice in our rice shop now!"
More than a dozen people "brushed" and got up, looking happy, "Really!?" ”
The surname Zeng is actually real! That's great news!
"Quick! Doubled the price even more! ”
"Let out all that you have stocked up before! If it is not enough, send people to other places to raise food, be sure to be fast! ”
For a while, everyone rushed to run, for fear that if they were one step behind, the money would go into the pockets of the "opponent".
(Fancy kneeling): Kneeling and begging for the tickets of the treasures, the lack of tickets, the shortage of tickets is really crazy.