Unparalleled Concubine

   Chapter 518 The most poisonous businessman

   No matter when or where, there will be forces in various places. If you can't clean this kind of thing, even if you uproot it, it will not take long for a new force to grow out of this place, and it will be endless.

  Because where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes.

   So throughout the ages, the imperial court and the yamen have generally maintained a certain degree of cooperation with these local forces. The general process is that the yamen guarantees the interests of these local forces, and these local forces recognize and maintain the rule of the imperial court.

   These three squires were the local forces in Fu County.

   They monopolized most of the grain in Fu County, and they had a lot of grain for sale.

In fact, Li Xin is not short of food. After all, the imperial court has given maximum support. Although he was forced to drop a lot of baggage when he crossed the Motianling, the military rations under Li Xin's department can support them at least three times. More than a month, the situation in the southwest should be much clearer in three months, at least Li Xin will not be too troubled by the food problem.

   However, when three rich men came to the door, Li Xin had no reason to refuse.

Looking at the world, the overall situation should be considered peaceful, but if you look at the local area, the southwest is a troubled time, and there is no food and precious in the troubled world. Li Xin's eyes when looking at these three people are like delicious chicken cubs. .

   The three were stunned by Li Xin's question, and finally Li Jie said cautiously: "Master Hui, the commoners are outside the city, and there are a total of 20,000 stone grains and rice."

  The smile on the face of Lord Jingan faded.

"you're lying."

  One stone of grain is about 50 to 60 catties, enough for an adult for three months. There are 30,000 to 40,000 people in Fuxian. These three families have been running Fuxian for many years, and it is impossible to have only such a small amount of grain and rice.

   They have at least 20,000 shi, or more.

   Li Jie bowed to Li Xin with a wry smile.

   "Master Hou, we can't go out of the city to get food, can't we?"

   "What if you leave the city and the people starve to death?"

   Li Xin stern face.

   "They are all my Dajin people. They starved to death. Do you plead guilty?"

  Li Jie and others were speechless.

   This is purely bullying people. Famines have starved to death in the past dynasties. Although many of them are the reasons for the hoarding of grain merchants, the culprit never falls on the grain merchants.

   Seeing that the three of them didn't speak, the Marquis of Jing'an said with a smile, "I will give you a way."

   "From tomorrow, the three of you can send people out of the city to get food, but we will send people to follow at any time, to protect your safety, and to prevent you from colluding with the rebels."

   Seeing that the faces of the three people changed greatly, Li Xin continued: "Don't worry, we are Master Wang and will not rob you of your food."

  The three of Li Jie bowed to Li Xin again and again.

   "Master Hou, we are willing to donate 10,000 stone grains and rice to Master Wang as military rations!"

  Li Xin waved his hand.

   "If you say I don't want you, then naturally I don't want you."

   "Ben will ask you a few questions."

  Li Jie nodded quickly.

   "Master Hou, may I ask you."

   "How is the grain market in Shu County today?"

"very good…"

Li Jie lowered his eyebrows and said, "Don't lie to the Marquis, since last year, the General's House of Pingnan supported Tai... After the abolition of the Crown Prince, people in the southwest were panicking, and every household wanted to save some food to prepare for the disaster. Now the price of food in the entire Shu County is , has nearly doubled!"

  In times of trouble, food will skyrocket. For example, in Li Xin's world, during the Anshi Rebellion, a big mouse in Chang'an City could sell for 7,000 yuan!

   "Three times..."

  Li Xin pondered for a while, then asked, "How much is the money?"

   Li Jie answered honestly: "In the past, it used to be two quarts of rice, but now it's expensive, and I can only buy six or seven buckets of money."

   "That's why the commoners want to bring food from outside the city back to the city..."

  Li Xin then understood what these three goods came to find him for!

   They want to bring food into the city, not to solve the livelihood problems of the people in the city, but now that food is expensive, they are afraid of insecurity outside the city!

  Thinking of this, Li Xin snorted, glanced at the three people, and said solemnly, "Do you have any business in Mianzhu?"

"some."

  Yang Zhu lowered his head and said, "The small people do most of their business in Mianzhu, and here in Fuxian is the small business..."

"very good."

  Li Xin's face sank, and he said in a sullen voice: "From tomorrow onwards, you will go to the granary outside the city to get grain, but it will not be transported into Fu County. Ben Hou wants you to go to Mianzhu to sell grain."

   "Sell out at the usual price of one stone per dollar."

  Li Jie and the others changed their faces slightly, bowed their heads and said, "Master Hou... Now the city gate in Mianzhu is closed, and the commoners have no choice..."

   Li Xin glanced at the three people.

   "Your business is so big, is there anything you can do?"

   "If you can't do anything about it, then the food you have outside the city will be temporarily collected on behalf of the emperor, and when the southwest is pacified, the lord will let the Ministry of Household give it back in full."

   said, Li Xin waved his hand.

   "Let's put it this way, the three of you can go."

   Where are these three squires willing to go?

   Now that the southwest is in troubled times, these grain merchants can take this opportunity to make a fortune. Once the situation in the southwest is stabilized, no matter who wins on both sides, grain prices will be suppressed again.

  When the time comes, even if the Ministry of Household really pays back everything, they will not be able to make any profit.

   Besides... Since ancient times, the food that entered the official household has never been spit out!

Li Jie hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered his head and said, "Master Hou, Xiaomin has some relatives in Mianzhu, you can try to sell food in Mianzhu, but I heard that Mianzhu is very nervous now, and Xiaomin is not guaranteed to be able to enter... "

   said, he raised his head and glanced at Li Xin, and said tremblingly, "Besides... Besides, Xiaomin will never plant poison in food..."

   Li Xin glanced at his own family, and was a little speechless.

   The most poisonous businessman!

  I just want to use the three of them to find out what's going on in Mianzhu. If possible, I will use their food team to mix some people into Mianzhu, but these three people are good, and they directly think about poisoning the food...

   It's just a ferocious heart...

  The Marquis of Jing An was silent for a long time, and finally gave Li Jie a faint glance.

   "This Marquis says it again, we are the imperial masters of the imperial court, not bandits and rogues. Most of the food sold in Mianzhu will end up in the mouths of the people. What should I do by poisoning them?"

   Li Jie smiled awkwardly, and then said in a trembling voice: "Master Hou doesn't know something, Pingnan Army is also buying a lot of food recently..."

  …

  To be honest, Li Xin was a little moved.

   But in the end, he still didn't choose to do so, after all, it's a bit inauthentic.

   "You are thinking too much. I asked you to go to Mianzhu to sell food, just to know what's going on in Mianzhu."

   "From tomorrow onwards, you will leave the city in batches and start selling grain to Mianzhu. When the people in Mianzhu ask, you will say that it is the grain that was just received, not to mention that it was from Fu County."

   Having said this, Li Xin paused, then glanced at the three people.

   "Furthermore, a lot of people in our army are injured now, and there is an urgent shortage of medicinal materials and doctors. The three of them should be prominent figures in Fucheng, so I would like to ask you to help find the medicinal materials and doctors."

  Li Jie and the others gave a wry smile and cupped their hands to Li Xin: "Xiaomin and others, please follow the Lord Hou's orders."

   Li Xin laughed loudly.

   "Don't worry, if you don't ask for your effort in vain, I'll give you the money."

   (end of this chapter)