Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 535 The Theory of Money and Food
In the old house of Huang's mansion, after a while of flying around, Huang Xu, the current patriarch, knew the situation outside. The mansion soldiers, the young and strong in the clan, were all transferred away, and then Sun Zhengming, who investigated Chang Pingcang, came , Huang Xu didn't need to use his brain, and knew that this was designed early in the morning.

Huang Xu, who was on the main seat, asked after listening to the servant's report, "Sun Zhengming just captured Huang Fu and used the food from the Changping warehouse?"

The servant who reported the letter replied, "Yes, my lord. He has obtained the ironclad proof that the Changping warehouse has collected grain at a high price and put it into storage. Huang Fu has already followed the strategy formulated before, and has taken the blame alone."

"If that's the case, we won't be able to prevent Sun Zhengming from appropriating grain."

"But, my lord, shall we just watch them finish the grain in the warehouse?"

"Then what else? Sun Zhengming is the minister of the Ministry of Agriculture. He is in charge of the Changping warehouse in the entire Tang Dynasty. He said that Huang Fu has now been proved and pleaded guilty. Under normal circumstances, he would call Changping warehouse. We have nothing to say about the grain in the warehouse, those grains are all purchased with the imperial court's taxes, and they are not the private property of our Huang family."

"So, you mean, don't care?"

"Of course we don't care about it. Without these grains, we don't have the capital to collect money from the people. However, we don't want to take charge directly. You let people spread the news all over the city, just say, when the flood is coming, The imperial court transferred all the life-saving food in Huangzhou, this is to cut off everyone's way of life, and let the people spontaneously go to the dock to stop them."

"It's still the master's trick that is brilliant, and the younger one will do it now."

The servant was about to go down, Huang Xu beckoned again, "Wait a minute, I still need to send some people to send letters to the states to tell the other families that the imperial court will take some action in the near future, so that they can take precautions earlier."

"promise."

After the servant received the order to go down, Huang Xu drank tea leisurely. It would be best for the common people to stop Sun Zhengming. As long as the food was still in his Huangzhou boundary, he would be able to handle it easily.

Even if it can't be stopped, it's nothing. In this way, the people will know that there is no grain in Changping's warehouse, and the grain in Huang's private warehouse can be sold at a high price, because everyone has no choice. Only he, Huang's private warehouse, still had some grain.

The Huang family's mobilization ability in Huangzhou is super strong, especially in Huanggang County, their base camp. Soon, thousands of people gathered at the pier. Expected.

"Everyone in Huangzhou, I am Sun Zhengming, Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture. I am here just to ensure that everyone can eat. Now the water level of the Yangtze River is rising too fast. Embankments have been built to fight floods in places with serious water conditions, and my task is to transfer food to a higher and safer location for hoarding, and you, you can also pack up your belongings as soon as possible, and take refuge in a high place with me... "..."

This reason was so strong that those members of the Huang family who wanted to stop the food from being transported were speechless. Sun Xiangfu not only wanted to transport the food, but also transported people away.

Aren't you worried that I have transported the food away and you have nothing to eat?Now, you can follow me to eat.

Not to mention, there are really many people in the city who are not descendants of the Huang family who hurried back home, packed up their valuable belongings, and rushed to the pier with carts on their shoulders. Could the flood really flood Huanggang? They don't know the county town, but they know that as long as the surrounding fields can be flooded, all their belongings will be emptied by the Huang family. Floods have occurred in the past. Such examples are not uncommon. It is not only safe to obey the government's arrangements, They can still keep their own property, so they are naturally willing to respond.

"Grandpa, do we really want to bring these people with us?" Zhang Ke asked Sun Xiangfu, looking at some people who were carrying all kinds of belongings and belongings on their shoulders to the pier.

"Of course, otherwise, who do you think will plow the so many paddocks that we will build in the future? They will be the ones." Sun Xiangfu pointed to the people queuing up to board the boat.

After a while, Wu Ying'er in a bamboo hat squeezed to Sun Xiangfu's side from the crowd, and reported, "Grandpa, the people sent by the Huang family to inform the other families have all been taken down by us, Huang Xu." I am also under our close surveillance."

"Well, very good, we have to speed up the progress here, solve the problem quickly, and go to Caizhou, Dengzhou and other places."

The clans in Jingzhou have been at ease for too long. How could it be possible that Sun Xiangfu's subordinates, who have been fighting for a long time, are shrewd. Once they have a plan to deal with a person, it is almost a war-level standard. In terms of what can be done, basically do not leave any opportunities for the other party.

When Sun Xiangfu paid fifty cents a day's wages to all the young and strong people who wanted to take refuge in high places with the boat, the speed of moving grain in Changping warehouse became faster. The ship, in just two days, almost delivered 180 million shi of grain, and at this time, the warrior Xun also returned to the fleet on the grounds that he wanted to check the water conditions in other places.

In the cabin, the samurai who drank the dampness-dispelling soup complained, "That Chen Xiong, actually called Huang Xiong is more appropriate, the dignified five-rank Zhongzhou governor, he is like a dog raised by the Huang family, and he listens to a family member of the Huang family." Son order."

"Hehe, money can turn ghosts around. If you are an official in a place like Huangzhou, if you listen to the Huang family, he will benefit from it. If you don't listen to the Huang family, he is just a decoration that a government servant doesn't care about. Most People will make choices like his, so you don't need to be upset." Sun Xiangfu persuaded the warrior who had been working outside for several days.

"What is Zhengming going to do next?"

Sun Xiangfu replied, "Judging from the situation in Huangzhou, Caizhou, Dengzhou and other places may not be too good, but with the example of Huang's family, he should have the same mentality. The food is taken away, so our actions should be smooth, as long as we increase the input of manpower and move faster."

The warrior Xun nodded and continued to ask, "What do you mean, all the food from the states and some unreliable people are concentrated on the side of the field?"

Sun Xiangfu nodded and said, "Of course, the reason why the clan can run rampant in the world is nothing more than they have mastered two things, money and food.

When I was in charge of governance in Shanyang, I focused on the two aspects of money and food. Even a super-class family like the Wang family could not intervene in the core decision-making level of Shanyang.

In fact, when Datang Banks are opened in all the prefectures and counties, it is the imperial court that really controls the wealth of the world. I can easily know some of the money transactions of the Huang family from the bank in Huangzhou, and I can also directly download it. An order to confine all Huang's assets in the bank.

So, in terms of money, in fact, they are fish in our nets, ready to be caught and eaten at any time.

Now, as long as we control the vast majority of the food, you say, it's theirs?Or am I horizontal? "

It is said that even the scheming warrior Xun felt a little in awe of Sun Xiangfu. No wonder he was able to play with the five surnames and seven families in the applause at a young age. The mere Cai, Huang, Deng In his hands, second- and third-rate families like Liu, Kuai, and Kuai can't make any waves at all. It seems that the land of Jingxiang should be the next economic boom after Guanzhong, Lingnan and Anbei Dadu. out of place.

Half a month later, the warrior Xun set off for Chang'an to take office, and Sun Xiangfu finally returned to the embankment. At this time, tens of thousands of people who had migrated from various states had already lived on the Baili long embankment here. In April, the weather here is already very warm. Everyone only needs to set up a tent that can block the rain to live in peace. On the small embankment on the back of the embankment, millions of stones of grain are piled up, enough to make all the people feel at ease.

Sun Xiangfu had just returned from his tour of the shantytowns when Wu Yinger went to Fangzhong to report, "Grandpa, those who were arrested have all confessed."

"Well, temporarily put them in custody. In addition, I will send my message to the internal servants who supervise the bank. Recently, deposits under the names of major families are not allowed to withdraw large amounts of more than [-] yuan. It is said that the money withdrawn this year, All must be new money minted by the Weinan Coin Foundry, and the cash can only be withdrawn after the new money is escorted from Guanzhong.”

"promise."

Not long after Wu Yinger went down, Wu Meiniang came into the room again with a bowl of dehumidifying soup, and reported, "Master the head, the organic fertilizer has already been applied to the field, and the various rice seedlings in the seedbeds , they are as long as chopsticks, should they be transplanted into the field?"

"Well, it's time to start transplanting. Please invite all officials from the Ministry of Agriculture to the lobby. Let's have a meeting and assign tasks. Besides, those boys are fairly honest in the village during this time!"

The 'those boys' Sun Xiangfu mentioned were naturally Li Tai's princes.

"Uh, they, that, are pretty honest!"

Sun Xiangfu didn't regard Wu Meiniang as a child for a long time, she was just a childish person, and when he heard the unnatural tone in her tone, Sun Xiangfu immediately remembered that before he left, he would supervise the kings It seems that there is a story in it. However, when Sun Xiangfu asked Wu Meiniang, the person involved, she probably wouldn't tell it. What she said was also a good thing to beautify herself. Looking back, Du Just call and ask.

"Okay, you go down! Let Zhang Ke come in and see me."

Wu Meiniang ran out quickly, and then, Zhang Ke, who was on duty at the door, strode in.

"Is there anything you want to order, sir?"

"Well, the river has risen to the foot of the embankment today. This year's disaster is not small. You pass me an order to ask the land and water transfer company to send large ships to patrol along the river and the shore of the lake. , put them on a boat, and transport them here. Some small villages, or people in counties endangered by floods, can all move here.

In addition, go to the shantytowns of the victims on the embankment to do a good job of publicity on epidemic prevention and hygiene, just follow the epidemic prevention manual we used in Lingnan before, and tell the young and strong on the embankment to gather at the embankment tomorrow to learn Rice transplanting techniques in paddy fields. "

Sun Xiangfu does not expect the common people to understand the principle of mixing multiple rice varieties. He only needs to teach the common people some simple knowledge such as the water level that needs to be maintained in the paddy field and the distance between rows when planting rice. , Even, after the improved rice is bred, he will come up with a simpler technique of throwing seedlings, so that people can save more effort and be more relaxed and convenient when planting rice.

(End of this chapter)