Wentang

Chapter 497
"The grain price in Chang'an City is two hundred renminbi per dollar, and other places in Guanzhong are forty renminbi per dollar. These people are greedy enough." Li Shimin sneered.

"Behind the Woliang case, we also saw traces of the aristocratic family, but they did it in a very subtle way, and we couldn't find any evidence." Yue Shan said unwillingly.

"If it weren't for you, I really didn't expect the family's hand to be so long. Don't be discouraged, it's a fox that will always show its tail. It's very good to be able to clean up those corrupt officials this time. As for the powerful family, we Let's see." Li Shimin said.

"I'm just emotional. Everyone has a greedy heart. It's just that the aristocratic family advertises itself as a scholar on the surface, full of benevolence and morality, but in private it is a male thief and a female prostitute. This is the most despicable." Yue Shan said.

"They are used to this." Li Shimin said.He seems to have forgotten that the Li family was also one of the aristocratic families back then, and it was a particularly large family.

"This time you dug such a big hole for them, it's enough to hurt their bones. When are you going to close the net?"

"I'm afraid the situation will really get out of control if we let them continue to quarrel, just these two days." Yue Shan thought for a while.

"I also thought we couldn't delay any longer. People's hearts are more important. We can't let the people panic just to teach them a lesson." Li Shimin said.

"People's panic is unavoidable. The locust plague and drought are not going to be easy this year." Yue Shan sighed.

"It's really difficult, but it's not difficult." Li Shimin said optimistically.

"Speaking of which, I would like to thank you. Over the past few years, the Imperial Commercial Bank alone has earned tens of millions of money for the imperial court, and Dizhou is no exception. Although Shencheng is not as good as Dizhou, it can still continue to generate income for the imperial court. Let the imperial court have enough money to relieve the victims."

"The shortcoming of grain production has also been made up for by the Lingnan Development. Originally, we reclaimed land in Lingnan to plant sugar cane and make snow sugar to make money. Now we can just turn the newly reclaimed [-] hectares of fertile land into grain to fill the vacancy in Guanzhong. "

"Even if there is no grain harvest in Guanzhong this year, there is no need to worry about the food shortage. This is all thanks to you."

"Hehe, the sage is overrated, and I'm doing myself a favor by doing this," Yue Shan said.

"Yes, the masters of the world. Only by building a stronger Tang Dynasty can we be able to be the masters of the world. I hope we can accomplish this great cause in our lifetime." Li Shimin said yearningly.

"Saint, don't worry, it's definitely possible." Yue Shan said affirmatively.

"Forget it, let's not talk about this matter. Let's talk about Qingque and Shui'er's marriage. You should give me a letter." Li Shimin laughed.

"Uh..." Yue Shan didn't expect him to talk about this matter suddenly, thinking about it, it's not good to procrastinate, so he said, "Erlang should have told you and your empress about my conditions, what does the saint think?"

Li Shimin nodded, and said seriously: "If it was before the locust disaster, I would definitely not agree to your conditions, and it's not impossible now, the queen also means the same."

Before the plague of locusts?Yue Shan was stunned for a moment, wondering what it had to do with the locust plague.What happened before and after the locust plague?I gave him a warning, and then ate locusts...well, the prince suddenly gave a memorial...Prince?
Yes, Prince, Yue Shan suddenly realized.

Li Chengqian's memorial won Li Shimin's approval and secured the position of prince.

Even though Li Chengqian is the prince now, no one can say whether he will be the emperor in the future.If he has no talent or virtue, Li Shimin will definitely not let him be the emperor, and the best choice for the new prince is Li Tai.

So under normal circumstances, Li Shimin would never agree to allow Li Tai to take only one wife and give up all his powers to be an idle prince, even his eldest grandson Wugou would not agree.

Now that Li Chengqian has gained his approval, Li Tai's identity has become embarrassing.

Put him in power?What would the prince think?Will it turn into brothers turning against each other in the future?Only five years have passed since the Xuanwu Gate incident.

Now it is the best result to make him give up his power through the marriage affairs.You choose your wife yourself, and the condition is that you agree to it yourself. Even if you regret it in the future, you can't blame others.

Thinking of this, Yue Shan nodded in satisfaction and said: "Okay, as long as the saint agrees to my conditions, then I will agree to this marriage. But in order to prevent Erlang from having other thoughts, I will pass on these conditions in private, and I hope the saint will forgive me." My little heart."

"You." Li Shimin shook his head helplessly, and said, "Tell others when they get married."

"Okay." Yue Shan said solemnly.

It seems that the emperor is also guarding against the possibility of someone changing his mind in the future, and he can't rest assured until the day of the official marriage.

"Well, it's settled like this. After this matter is over, I will marry the two of them in the name of praying to the heavens. You also make the family ready."

"it is good."

Yue Shan came out of the palace and returned to the Marquis's Mansion. As soon as he got home, Xu Shanying told him good news: "The news just came from Dizhou that the fleet has successfully arrived at the sea off Dizhou and docked on the island prepared in advance."

"Hasn't anyone discovered it?" Yue Shan was overjoyed and asked hastily.

"No." Xu Shanying said.

"Okay, pass an order to Liu Rengui, let him drive the fleet to Guanzhong with great fanfare." Yue Shan said.

"Here."

"Also, tell Qi Guogong that the net can be closed."

The locust plague and drought are getting worse day by day, and the price of food is getting higher day by day, which seems to have exceeded the limit that ordinary people can accept. Many people are ready to buy land and sell their children.

At this time, an amazing news came out: the sage ordered that in order to adjust the price of grain to appease the people, the imperial court would sell unlimited grain at the price of five cents a bucket.

However, in order to prevent people from maliciously hoarding grain, each family must have a household registration certificate issued by the imperial court when buying grain, and those without household registration are not allowed to buy grain.

The news shocked the world.

Five cents a bucket, this price is one or two cents cheaper than three or four months ago, would the emperor really make such a decision?
If it is true, this is indeed a blessing for all people, but it will also become a disaster for the country.

The grain in the storage warehouse is almost bottomed out. Selling it at such a low price at this time will only lead to looting, which is a disaster rather than a blessing.

Those who are anxious are not only people of insight, but also those speculators, such as Cui Sheng and others.

"Brother Cui, what should we do?" Liu Yi asked in panic.

"What are you panicking about? Don't you know how much food the court still has? At this price, they can last for a few days. The locust plague intensified the drought and cut off the harvest. Instead of thinking about how to save food, they lavished food on the outside. My surname is Li. It's even more stupid than I imagined." Cui Sheng scolded.

"But in this way, no one will buy our food." Liu Yi said.

"Wouldn't it be better if no one bought it? When the imperial court runs out of food, why don't we let us do what we want?" Cui Sheng said.

"But what if the imperial court mobilizes food from other places?" Liu Yi still worried.

"How is it possible? Where else in the world is there food for him to mobilize? Don't think about it, just wait for the money to be collected." Cui Sheng said.

"Okay, I'll listen to brother Cui." Liu Yi said with a little peace of mind.

At this time, another servant came to report: "Mr. Wang, shopkeeper Wang, shopkeeper Niu, shopkeeper Fan and others are asking to see you outside."

"What are they here for?" Cui Sheng frowned.

"Maybe they are also here to ask about food." Liu Yi said in a low voice.

"A group of idiots, I can't bear such a small movement." Cui Sheng cursed in a low voice and said to the servant: "You go and tell them, just say that I went out to check the price of food, so that they can rest assured that everything is under control. "

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