dream of red mansion

Chapter 663 Hoarding Food
"Hmph, other people have bullied you to the door, so you said that if you don't beat others, you will retreat? Or does Zheng Shilang mean to persuade His Majesty to surrender directly?"

Niu Jizong looked at the man who came out of the queue of civil servants, and sneered.

"Niu Manzi, don't spout blood!"

"Zheng Ruandan, who do you call a barbarian?"

"I'll call anyone who can only show off the bravery of a man."

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"Enough!" Zheng Qing shouted.

Only then did Niu Jizong and Zheng Shian's two deadly enemies subside.

"Zheng Shi'an, you said that the treasury has no money and cannot support a big war. So what do you think the court should do?"

"Your Majesty, I believe that we should make peace with Russia rather than fight.

Russian Cossacks live in the north of the North Sea all year round. It is said that those places are covered with ice and snow for more than half of the year, and there is a shortage of food.Therefore, the Cossacks would go south to plunder and store grain before autumn and winter every year.

This time, although they came aggressively, what they asked for was nothing more than that in my opinion.

Just imagine, Your Majesty, after we fight these barbarians, we will only drive them back to the snowy plain, which will not benefit Da Chu at all, but will consume a lot of national and military power.In case of defeat, it would be an even more unpredictable loss for me, Da Chu!

Since it is of no benefit to us to win or lose, why should we fight this battle?

Since they came south for money, we might as well satisfy their demands and resolve this crisis at the least cost. This is the most sensible choice.

Even, we can make peace with Russia and form an alliance forever.The ancients said: "Subduing the enemy's soldiers without fighting, this is"

"boom!"

Emperor Zhengqing became more and more angry when he heard it. After seeing that many ministers of His Royal Highness agreed with Zheng Shi'an's words, he was even more furious, so he slammed the dragon case, turned and left the Golden Luan Hall.

"Back to court!"

Dai Quan hurriedly made up his throat, and then ran away with Emperor Zhengqing.

"Congratulations to Your Majesty."

A moment later, the golden-haired prince went to the palace, and what he saw were all civil and military officials with disheveled faces and filed out.

"Trash, it's all trash!"

Until returning to Daming Palace, Emperor Zhengqing was still furious.

Dai Quan carefully brought a cup of tea to Emperor Zhengqing.

"Boom~ding~~!"

Emperor Zhengqing knocked over the teacup and said angrily: "I will kill such a fool!"

Dai Quan was kneeling on the ground frightened at first, but when he saw that Emperor Zhengqing's anger was not directed at him, he was relieved, and instead said: "It's not just a matter of saying who the emperor wants to kill, why bother to be angry about it, you are so angry Dragon body is not worth it."

Emperor Zhengqing kicked him on the shoulder and cursed: "You know what!"

Dai Quan didn't care when he fell and squatted, got up and continued: "What the emperor said is that the servant doesn't know why the emperor is angry, but the servant saw that the emperor didn't rest all night, and the servant looked distressed, how about taking advantage of it?" At this opportunity, the emperor should take a good rest first?
National affairs are important, but if the emperor ruins the body of the dragon, how can the slaves afford it?"

Emperor Zhengqing's complexion turned warm, and he rubbed the center of his brows. He really felt tired, so he said, "Okay, I'll sleep here for a while, and call me in two hours."

Dai Quan and others hurried forward to help Emperor Zhengqing change his clothes and take off his shoes.

"Your Majesty~" A consular eunuch came in.

"What's the matter."

"Wu Guifei heard that His Majesty has been busy with state affairs recently, so she deliberately picked fresh lotus seeds from the pond in the imperial garden, made porridge and brought them over. She is waiting outside the palace."

Emperor Zhengqing had his eyes closed at this time, and was lying down supported by Dai Quan.

Seeing that Emperor Zhengqing did not speak, the consular eunuch was at a loss.Dai Quan gave him a wink, and he hurriedly prepared to back down.

Unexpectedly, Emperor Zhengqing spoke again.

"Tell the imperial concubine, I know what she wants. Tell her to go back, it's okay, don't come to Daming Palace again."

"Yes."

Jia Qing waited at Lin Ruhai's mansion for an hour before he came back, but he only came back to change clothes, and immediately went to the lobby of the household department.

Therefore, Jia Qing didn't have time to say a few words to him.

After leaving Lin's mansion, Jia Qing went to Fang's mansion together with Yang Xu.

Fang Shou was not as busy as Lin Ruhai, and talked with Jia Qing in the study for more than half an hour.

On the way back home, Jia Qing asked Yang Xu: "If I want to stockpile food, where do you think it should be stored?"

Yang Xu pondered for a while, and said, "Did the second master prepare for the border?"

"Correct."

"Is Second Master doing it for money or for something else?"

"What's the difference?"

Yang Xu laughed and said, "If it's for making money, then there's nothing to say. Jinling and the capital, these two places are the safest and safest. And the power of the second master is also the greatest in these two places."

"What if it's not for money?"

Yang Xu smiled a little strangely, and said: "Naturally, it is Yansui and Xuanfu. Judging from the current situation, if the Cossack cavalry occupy Tatar and go south, Yansui will be the first to be among them, so Yansui must be the future The main rear of the war.

But the imperial court will definitely deploy heavy troops in Yansui.The Cossack cavalry excels in speed. If they can't win Yansui, they will naturally not dare to go deep alone, but will choose to detour through the grassland and attack Xuanfu.Because if they break through the Xuan Mansion, with the speed of their cavalry, it only takes half a month to reach the capital.

Therefore, if the enemy abandons Yansui, they must attack Xuanfu with all their strength.

If the second master wanted to stockpile food, the Xuan Mansion would naturally be able to do so.

However, the second master should think clearly, if the battles between these two places are serious by then, and the imperial court's food and grass cannot be delivered in place, the granary built by the second master may very well become the source of military disasters.If the second master didn't send out the food at that time, maybe there would be a mutiny, and maybe he would be charged with a crime in the end, and the gain outweighed the loss.

Furthermore, in case these two places fall, the rations that Erye garrisoned will naturally become the rations of the enemy army. "

Jia Qing smiled: "Don't worry, I'm not as selfless as you think. Although I never thought about making money for the country, I wouldn't do such thankless things.

I will definitely not go to Yansui and Xuanfu.

The reason why I want to stockpile food in advance is because I know that once the war starts, there will definitely be merchants hoarding it and making a fortune for the country.

As long as I have a batch of enough grain in my hand, I can effectively reduce the rate of food increase at that time, and prevent ordinary people from starving to death because they cannot afford food.

From this, I also made money, which can be regarded as a meritorious deed for the court.

Taking a step back, if there is really no food and grass ahead, it is much easier to dig out the food in my hands than in the hands of those profiteers. "

Yang Xu breathed a sigh of relief.

What he was afraid of was that Jia Qing would get hotheaded and give up his family for the sake of the country!
If so, he must desperately advise.

Fortunately, Jia Qing is very clear-headed.Know what is the best way to share worries for the country and plead for the people.

A truly accomplished person is able to practice the responsibility of helping the world while constantly strengthening himself, instead of cutting flesh to help the country!
"In this case, Xu has chosen two places for the second master. Datong Mansion or Taiyuan Mansion."

Needless to say, Taiyuan is located in the rear, not far from Yansui, Xuanfu and Datong, so it is the most suitable place to store grain.In addition, Datong is in the middle of Yansui and Xuanfu, at the angle. The enemy's offensive is suppressed by Yansui and Xuanfu, and the pressure here is limited. support.

I think that the imperial court must also transport a large amount of supplies here before the war.

However, I suggest that the second master should choose Taiyuan as the best location.Firstly, it is the safest place to come here. Second, I heard that the weather in Shaanxi and Shanxi was good in the first half of this year, and both wheat and sorghum had a bumper harvest.If the second master hoards grain here, he can hoard the most grain at the least cost. "

Jia Qing thought for a while and said: "Well, as you said, it happens that Baolinghou Shi Nai is serving as the chief envoy in Shanxi, which is a unique advantage. With him around, the affairs in Taiyuan should be very simple.

However, after all, there is limited food in Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu. If there is a large amount of hoarding, the price of food in Guanzhong will definitely rise soon.

I plan to build granaries in the two capitals, so that if the price of grain in Guanzhong rises too fast, it will be a relief.Especially Jiangnan. Jiangnan has been a land of fish and rice since ancient times. I also stockpiled tens of thousands of shi of grain in Jinling before. They are all used to buy food. "

"It's not too late. Now the price of grain in Dachu is about one tael or six silver a stone, and the rice in Jiangnan is more expensive. Since the second master wants to do something big, he naturally has to do it as early as possible."

"Hmm~"

Jia Qing made a silent calculation in his mind. With his current current assets, all of them are used to stockpile grain, and after deducting the cost, he can only store about 30 shi.

Although this is already a very large number, an army of 10 people can eat more than a year.But it is still too difficult to control food prices.

You have to think of other ways, if you want to do it, make it bigger!

Hey, Sister Lin still has a lot of dowry silver, which can be used.
"Hehe, if I didn't know what kind of person the second master is, and seeing the calculating appearance of the second master, I would definitely think that he is a profiteer who does all kinds of evil!"

Yang Xu suddenly teased.

Jia Qing was taken aback, and said with a smile: "Don't put a high hat on me, I am a profiteer. I hoard food to make money!

If the war lasts for a long time, maybe I will earn money while I go to buy food immediately, and then earn money
But what is a profiteer? "

After Yang Xu smiled, he said sternly: "One thing to remind the second master, no one knows how far the price of grain in Guanzhong will eventually rise. If it is afraid that it will have a great impact on the reputation of the second master, those people, don't I will take care of the original intention of the second master to hoard food. The second master is honorable, and I am afraid that there will be a lot of trouble when the time comes."

"Call me to make money for the country? Search for people's fat and people's anointing? I have considered this a long time ago. How can you succeed in doing things with foresight?
It is not uncommon for the price of grain in Guanzhong to rise more than ten times when there was a war in the previous Ming Dynasty. The main reason is that the grain merchants were greedy enough to drive up the price.

I have already made a decision, as long as the price of grain in Guanzhong rises more than twice, no matter what the border war is, and no matter whether the coach is Wang Ziteng or someone else, I will open a warehouse to release grain.Eating it for the common people can also reduce fire consumption.

If you can't stop the rise in food prices, hum.Today's Holy Majesty is a jealous emperor, as long as I make a few slanderous words, maybe I can get another imperial envoy to go around the provinces.At that time, I will have to see whether the food is worth more than the head to those profiteers! "

"In this way, I'm afraid the second master will offend more people."

The status of the merchant is low, but the influence is great!It can be said that a large part of Shihlin has been controlled by these rich people since ancient times.

It is still very easy for them to ruin a person's reputation.

It can even make it difficult for Jia Qing to move forward in his official career.

If Jia Qing heard Yang Xu's inner voice, she might not care about it.Originally, he never thought of becoming an official by earning his reputation like Fang Shou and others did.

That's too slow.

If you have a good family background, you don't need to have a holy family, aren't you stupid?

So what if others call you a favorite or jester?

The benefits are real
(End of this chapter)