Chapter 109 The Prime Minister's Siege
At this time, Zhang Shixun suddenly interrupted and said, "Prince, the food problem is not impossible to solve!"
Zhao Qian was immediately shocked and wondered. When did this old guy Zhang Shixun become so kind? How could he offer advice to himself? But Zhao Qian decided to listen to it. So he followed Zhang Shixun's tone and asked in a modest tone. "I don't know what kind of tricks Zhang Xianggong has? I will thank Zhang Xianggong here first!"
Zhang Shixun has a pretty face, and when he smiles, he gives people a kind and elegant feeling. However, his words below made Zhao Qin feel that Zhang Shixun has a disgusting face.
Zhang Shixun calmly said: "Your Majesty, you are polite! I am just talking! After all, this matter is your own help."
Speaking of this, Zhang Shixun continued: "I heard that the granary on the side of the Tokyo Grand Stadium is the prince's? Judging from the scale, I'm afraid it's stored 100,000 stones? If there is an increase in 100,000 stones of grain, it will be enough to prevent the victims of Jingdong East Road from no longer starve to death! This is a great blessing for the country!"
The person Zhao Jin wanted to draw his sword and kill him the most was immediately changed from the Sansi Envoy Li Zi to the old man Zhang Shixun. Damn it. I was still thinking about whether you are a little conscientious, but I was thinking about the strategy of killing two birds with one stone!
Is there so much food in my granary? I want to poach a lot of money from me for nothing!
The three envoys Li Zi seemed unwilling to accept hatred and was pulled away by Zhang Shixun. At this time, he came to raise the hatred again and said with a smile: "Please rest assured, although the prince is a family of the Song Dynasty, the family is a family and the country is a country! The money that should be given will not be less than the country. Remember when the prince bought food, it was 300 cents per stone, right? We can't lose to you, so we can buy it at 360 cents and increase the market price by 20%!"
If you want to say that Zhao Qian is more fucked, you will be more fucked. The three officials Li Zi said it better than the blowjob, but in fact they are all cheating Zhao Qian inside and outside.
First of all, Zhao Jin did not have as much food as 100,000 shi, but in fact only 80,000. After all, the granary is not built just by construction, and the cost is not low.
Moreover, the 80,000 shi of grain was the same as before. After the winter began, Zhao Jin began to sell grain, especially with the severe drought in Jingdong, the price of grain soared, and Zhao Jin sold more. Now there is only about 40,000 shi left. Although Zhao Jin sold more, Zhao Jin's reputation in Bianliang City has improved a little.
Although Zhao Chen did make a disaster, it was precisely because of his large-scale selling in the early stage that he suppressed the rising grain prices to a certain extent.
Now, good intentions are not rewarded. Zhang Shixun used words to ask him to use 40,000 shi for 100,000 shi. How can I continue to do this?
The words of Li Zi from the Three Sessions were abominable. When Zhao Qian purchased grain, he did 300 min per stone, but when was that time, June of the harvest! Is it worth storing? Just a granary, even if it encounters a large-scale drought like this year, it will take two or three years to recover the cost. There has not been any calculations on manual labor. The grain is not just put into the granary. It is necessary to check whether there are any tides, and the tides must be taken out and dried.
In addition, there are also killing rats, hiring guards to guard the granary. After calculations, the daily expenditure is quite considerable.
Let’s take a step back and say that the price of grain in Bianliang City is now as high as 650 and 60 cents per stone, but Li Zi, the commander of the Third Division, offered a purchase price of almost half a price. The evil intentions were so vicious that no one could compare to him.
What makes people helpless is that Song Renzong was completely unaware of it. It was because Song Renzong, who had just taken power, was not very clear about the real price of grain prices that were fluctuating.
Song Renzong said with a confused look on his face: "Ah Rang! I didn't expect you to have so much food, can you agree?"
Zhao Qin could say anything, but he decided not to make the three officials happy Li Zi and the others. Zhao Qin pretended to be enlightened and said, "Brother, you said this, Alang will remember it now! But how can you buy it with your brother? We are brothers! I donate this food to the Song Dynasty for free!"
Although Zhao Qin said it was generous, his heart was bleeding. Your sister! Forty thousand stones of food! Take an integer and calculate it according to one stone and six hundred ci, this is equivalent to 24,000 ci!
After hearing this, Zhang Shixun and others froze slightly on their faces. Although they quickly returned to normal, they still saw it for Zhao Jin.
Zhao Qian immediately felt much better and said in his heart: Do you think I am a fool? If I don’t agree, not only will I hate Song Renzong, but you will also spread this matter and make my reputation among the people. If you argue about the price of grain and the quantity of grain, it will probably make you more satisfied!
The price of grain can be said to be greedy, cunning, and never scattered. It would be even better to argue about the food! It is difficult to explain this thing clearly. Even if I brought Song Renzong to the granary, Zhang Shixun and the others could say that I moved the granary secretly. Even if the truth can be revealed, how long will it take?
I'm afraid that during this difficult time, Zhang Shixun and others had already made all their martial arts and knocked themselves to the abyss. They really shot themselves out of the gun, and Zhao Qin hated Lu Yijian even more. If it weren't for him, the Eighth Prince Zhao Yuanyan would probably have been an official in the court. With such an extra royal official, he could share at least half of his firepower for himself, so he would be as passive as he is now!
At this time, Li Zi, the three envoys who had been returned by Zhao Yi, felt unwilling to accept it and said again: "The prince is so generous, really set an example for us! I decided to donate 200 stones of food after I go back! For the victims outside Bianliang City!"
Zhao Qian was so upset, damn it! I donated 40,000 stones, but you donated 200 stones, not even a percentage of my money! And I don’t know if the grain you donated is mixed with sand!
Before Zhao Qian's complaint was completed, the three commanders Li Zi continued, saying, "By the way, the prince! Now there are tens of thousands of refugees gathered outside Bianliang City. The safety of the city of Bianliang City is related to the world and the safety of Your Majesty. I really can't draw out troops! I think the prince, who has deep brotherhood, doesn't want the official family to be in danger, right?"
Zhao Qian laughed in anger and said, "Then what Mr. Li means is that I will bring the civilians and send these foods to Jingdong East Road?"
The three envoy Li Zi said seriously: "How can this be done? If this is the case, wouldn't it be for nothing to give the grain to the bandits along the way?"
Chapter completed!