The sky is gradually getting brighter. For most people in Chang'an, this day is the same as yesterday. They work hard to eat, drink, and defecate, or they are facing the continuously rising prices of grain and grass, or they are angry or angry.
It's a wry smile.
The amount that increases every day may not be much. Today it will increase by two or three yuan, and tomorrow it will increase by four or five yuan, which makes ordinary people complain endlessly, but for the children of the noble clan, these increases are not a big deal, because
Most of the time, most of these gentry children have more goods than money...
From the beginning of primitive society, after the clan leaders occupied the surplus value, these people imprinted their memories in their genes. Producing the means of living is the real wealth, and money is just money, just like the primitive society used shell money, not because
The high value of shells is due to the fact that people in primitive society at that time mostly lived on the mainland and were full of mysterious fantasies and worship of the ocean...
So, does the shell money in primitive society still have its representative value in the time of the Han Dynasty? Can the different coins of different countries in the Spring and Autumn Period still be used today? It's just a pile of scrap copper and iron.
Therefore, only the means of production and living that are constantly rolling back and forth are the livelihood of these nobles. This is also a very important reason why these nobles are devoted to land assets.
Only through the land can the production and living materials of these gentry children be kept in an orderly manner, rolling day after day and year after year, so that they can survive forever. What will happen if the price of grain and grass rises sharply? What will happen if the price of grain and grass continues to rise?
The inflated prices of grain and grass will only be more beneficial to those who control the means of production and means of living. Therefore, whenever prices rise sharply, it is a moment of carnival for the children of the gentry.
Even if the price is inflated, it can be regarded as an appearance of wealth, which is enough to make people happy, just like drinking fine wine and enjoying it.
Although the Han Dynasty's financial system, business management methods, and related laws and regulations were considered good in this era, they were actually so full of loopholes that it was impossible to adjust the gap between the rich and the poor, and they could only watch the rich getting worse and worse.
The rich get poorer, and the poor get poorer. Even though some officials or emperors noticed that something was wrong, they didn't know what to do. In the end, they just gave out soup and gave relief, and even ended up being pocketed by the soup kitchen.
The closer to the end of the dynasty, when the system collapsed and people became weak, the more they tended to hide things. The price of everything on the market was ridiculously high, just like the Han Dynasty's five-baht coin. It had been used smoothly for a hundred years, but under Dong Zhuo's
At that time, it became like scrap copper.
Within Chang'an, almost all the merchant houses of the Han Dynasty have gathered, and they are flowing from north to south. In other words, a large amount of hot money is rolling on the market. Because of the high food prices, the money currently rolling on the market is also rising.
, to a quite large number...
And all this money was eventually swallowed up by food and grass.
Countless money was gathered into rice shops, and these rice shops transported most of the money to their respective masters...
Then follow where the money goes, and of course you can find the person.
No one noticed anything was wrong, many people were in the middle of the carnival, and even some ordinary residents in the market sold their excess grain reserves in exchange for temporary profits.
Most of the problems in this world are issues of interest. It's just that the situation is different. Even for warriors who hate the smell of copper, those with money have good equipment and blood food, and their strength is three times greater. When they fight, they will It has more advantages. In the end, no matter how hard you dislike it before, there are still two words of truth left, which are really fragrant.
In the yamen of Huqi Mansion, above the festival hall, Pang Tong sat sideways, slowly flipping through the records.
So, this person was the one who was making noise? Pang Tong tapped twice on the bookmark on a page.
Zhuge Liang nodded and said: Those who work for the tiger.
But Yi...Pang Tong read his name unceremoniously and laughed twice. The son of the former governor of Yizhou...didn't he say he was in Sichuan?
Zhuge Liang said: His father was in Sichuan and Sichuan. He levied excessive taxes, privately owned tax items, and troubled the people...
The position of governor was bought for 20 million yuan. If he couldn't get 50 million yuan of land, how could this business be a good deal? Pang Tong sneered.
During the period of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, many positions were sold to the public, and the three princes of the court were also sold, let alone the governor of Yizhou. Although the money turned over to Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty was 20 million, it had to be managed along the way, so In fact, after calculation, I couldn't get it for less than 50 million, so when I took office, I naturally searched desperately and focused on making money. So before Liu Yan entered Sichuan, he was killed by the Sichuan-Shu Rebellion. As for whether it was a real rebellion or a fake mountain bandit, hehe……
After General Hussar entered Sichuan, he did not want to live in Sichuan and Sichuan for a long time, so he took some belongings with him and bought land in Guanzhong. Zhuge Liang said slowly, "Buy land, build houses, purchase people, thousands of The wealth of the entire family has been almost exhausted. Now that I see an opportunity, I am naturally the most eager...
Zhuge Liang poured himself a cup of tea, then held up the teacup, smelled it, took a sip, and sighed comfortably. Zuo Fengyi, Zhao, Zhang, Ma, and Tian were the leaders, with the Que family as the vanguard. It stirred up a lot of trouble... Now the Que family is giving orders, but in fact, they are secretly communicating with Zhao, Zhang, Ma and Tian...
Zhuge Liang has been running around these past few days, secretly observing changes and sorting out subsequent clues, which is indeed not easy.
When most people see the prices on the market rising, most of them will think that the shops are shady. However, in fact, the price increase of most commodities is due to the increase in the price of daily necessities. Behind the rice shops, most of them have their own reasons. master.
Therefore, if Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others target these shops, it will actually be of no use at all. These people are like retail outlets. If the source problem is not solved, what is the use of just targeting one or two retail stores?
And Queyi is the general agent of these retail stores, or a large channel dealer, agent, and so on. And behind this general agent, there are some big players who seem to have no connection. Even after the incident, these Big investors can also say that they were deceived by Que Yi and mistrusted people, but what Que Yi did had nothing to do with them, and they knew nothing about Que Yi...
These landowners claim to have deep roots... Pang Tong sneered twice, saying that they have deep roots, which is not wrong. Yesterday's announcement... Kong Ming knew that in this land of three auxiliaries, among the thirty-eight counties, 12 counties were opened privately.
, leaked the news! The hussars ordered, but these people actually ignored it!
Previously, Pang Tong specially issued a notice about cherishing food and not losing money. Although the meaning is a cliché, Pang Tong deliberately asked remote counties to distribute them first, and then the nearby ones. As a result, he discovered in the process that,
In some places, the contents have been known even before the notices have been distributed...
Then there are the big households in the county who have already received the news even before the notice is posted.
Once again it proves that government functions are to serve the ruling class.
But these county officials forgot one thing. The largest ruling class in Xijing at the moment is the Hussars.
Zhuge Liang put down his tea cup and sighed, "This is my lord's worry. Although I have a good government, I can't live in the countryside! My lord cares about the people and has many benefits. However, these rogue officials exploit each level, falsely report the population, and hide the dead."
, how hateful it is to line one’s own pockets!
In fact, this principle is not complicated.
Since the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, there has been a saying that punishment should not be punished by officials. Later, there were eight meetings and so on, which ensured that major crimes would be discussed and minor crimes would be pardoned, which further protected the interests of the ruling class.
Just like in later capitalist countries, in order to protect the interests of the capitalist class, of course, those members of the capitalist ruling class will not be arrested if they can not be arrested, and those who can be protected will be protected. Anyone who infringes on the interests of the capitalist class will be
, just find someone to settle the account with. And in capitalist countries, as long as you have money, you can atone for your sins. Even those who have sinned unforgivably can atone for their sins and reduce their punishment by giving money.
This is all natural, because feudal society naturally protects the feudal class, and capitalist society naturally protects the capitalist class. Feudal society uses powerful people, and capital society uses money...
Therefore, in the current era of the Han Dynasty, these ancestors may be Sangong, or powerful people from various places who have served as prefects. Naturally, they know well. Even if the incident occurs, what does it matter? Fine some money, or at worst, find some connections to discuss it, and it will be a big deal.
If you make it small, you can make it small, so if you make some mistakes and break some laws, what's the problem?
The worst case scenario is that we can discuss it, or else we'll be fined copper.
These guys are waiting for someone to come forward... Pang Tong laughed, there has been no progress for many years...
Matryoshka doll?
The outermost layer is the shops, similar to scalpers, who raise prices and speculate. The inner layer is the transitional middlemen, but the core is the big players.
Pang Tong and Zhuge Liang are more concerned about whether there is a layer of trap behind these big families...
There must be other forces involved.
These big households know that under the current situation of the Han Dynasty, it is inevitable for the East and the West to compete, and grain and grass are an important resource for the two sides to compete. After being gradually forced into a corner by the "Juetian Law", these big households certainly cannot stop there.
Let it go, and this time may be the first trial, but it may not be the last.
Nowadays, the price of food is very high, but there is still supply on the market, and it is not completely exhausted. It is also to gain more advantages in the negotiations, so that everyone will not fall out, which will be very ugly.
Haha... Pang Tong smiled, these people are probably waiting for me to take the initiative to talk to them, haha... Let them wait... It's just catching some servants, it's not interesting...
What Pang Tong has to do now is to completely tear his face apart and see how many faces are hidden under the surface of his face.
……(☆′?｀☆)……
On the official road northeast of Anyi, Hedong, a long motorcade drove slowly.
This official road was originally the first important thoroughfare to be developed in the North. After continuous repair and reinforcement, it became an important north-south transportation road, leading to Pingyang Taiyuan to the north and Chang'an Sanfu to the south.
Since Hedong belonged to the Hussars, no major wars have broken out for many years. The people's livelihood and economy are very normal. In the east, there is Shangdang Taiyuan as a protection. Even if Cao Cao has troops stationed in Hanoi, he cannot affect Hedong.
Come on, anyway, as long as the natural dangers of the Yellow River and Taihang are in hand, Hedong can rest easy.
However, such a large-scale convoy still attracted the attention of many people. If it had been the time when people were in panic and the wind was trembling like before in Baibo and Heishan, not to mention the pedestrians on the road now, the people in the surrounding fields would have dispersed in droves.
No matter how fast they run, these people can't help but stand on tiptoes, raise their heads, wipe their sweat and stop to look.
There were a hundred heavy baggage vehicles, each with two horses, plus the cavalry guarding the surrounding area, this group was naturally very impressive.
After many improvements on the previous two-wheeled baggage truck, a four-wheeled baggage truck was finally developed, with a load capacity at least twice that of the previous two-wheeled baggage truck! Of course, the problem of the difference between the inner and outer wheels is not that easy to solve.
, so I just used a trick. If someone gets under the belly of a four-wheeled baggage truck to take a look, in fact, structurally, it is two two-wheeled vehicles connected together, so that the speed difference between the front wheel and the rear wheel can generally meet the requirements.
The need for small turns...
Of course, there is still a long way to go before we can achieve the structure of vehicles of later generations.
Just like from Hedong to Chang'an, it is also a long journey.
A line of vehicles was moving slowly. When one of the vehicles passed by a stone on the road, it hit it. It jumped a little. As the car body vibrated, something scattered in small pieces...
After the meandering convoy moved away, the pedestrians who were originally giving way on the side of the road noticed the scattered things, and someone stepped forward to pick them up. Ah... this is Su Gu...
What? Are there so many trucks transporting grain and grass? Tsk, how many stones is this? How come there are hundreds of stones?
What? A hundred stones? You have no vision, this is at least ten thousand stones!
You are bragging, how could you have Wanshi...
How could there be no Wanshi!
Have you seen it? Have you weighed it?
…
While people were arguing with each other about how much grain a fleet of vehicles had transported, Que Yi in Sanfu, Chang'an, also received the news...
At that time, Qu Yi was eating preserved food. When he heard the news, he almost choked to death. He coughed and slapped his back. It took him a long time to cough up the food that had been choked in his trachea.
Queyi originally thought that everything had been arranged and he was just waiting for the result. There was no need to rush around in a hurry. This would actually make him lose his status as the son of a dignified governor.
All the greetings were exchanged, and the offensive and defensive alliances were determined. The price of food and grass for Chang'an Sanfu was going according to their original plan. Then Pang Tong seemed to have no ability to parry, and when he was about to lose control, Food and grass were transferred from Hedong?
Que Yi almost gritted his teeth and stared at the men who came to report the news, you, tell me in detail!
Que Yi's subordinates also said with a mournful face: Lord, these grains and grass are said to be transferred from Pingyang... Also, there is another saying...
What are you talking about!? The hesitant look of his subordinates aroused Que Yi's anger even more. If he hadn't tried hard to control it, Que Yi would have smashed all the plates and wooden bowls on his head!
His subordinates also knew that Qu Yi was angry and quickly told the latest news. It was said that this was only the first team, and there would be others behind... behind...
But Yi couldn't help but start shooting, what!
Before Yi Yi could burst into anger and panic, the sound of footsteps quickly came, and someone hurriedly came to report: Your Majesty...the shopkeepers are here...
But he sat down again, glanced at the table, and removed all these things! Call him in!
Soon after, several figures appeared in front of the hall. Everyone had a gloomy look on their face, and they were a little panicked. These rice shop merchants originally wanted to follow this time to make some money, but they didn't expect to see the fat ones. We were about to eat, and everything we had arranged was done, but a disruptor appeared, causing a lot of changes in the whole situation!
Que Yi reluctantly let his face be lively, so as not to be too stiff. He looked at the rice shop merchants in front of him and said: It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter, this matter is all expected...
Ah? Is this really the case? The rice shop merchants were doubtful.
These merchants have purchased a lot of goods from Que Yi, and they have even followed Que Yi's plan and consciously stocked up. However, after all, grain and grass are very seasonal. If you can't take advantage of this wave of purchases, It’s a good price, but if it’s delayed until next year’s 40 series...well, when the new grain and grass are harvested, then these old grains will be completely lost!
It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter! But he put on a stiff smile, these grains and grass must be used only to pay official salary and military salary, and they will definitely not be sold in the market! As long as...
Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Before you could finish speaking, you heard someone rushing towards you again, and bumped into the front of the hall. Your Majesty! It’s not good! The Wang’s rice shop in the city is selling it at a low price... at a low price. Food!
That Wang?
Low price?! What price?
How much will Wang sell for?
Suddenly there was chaos!
But I don't know why, I just feel the burning pain on my face, and the veins on my forehead are beating. I can only hold the desk tightly to prevent myself from jumping up. Why are you panicking?!
What are you afraid of?! What are you panicking about?! How much can a rice shop sell? Ah? Queyi doesn’t care about keeping the smile on his face anymore, so he sells it at a low price! How many people are there in the city? How much food and grass can they have? !At this moment, the most taboo thing is to panic! You all go back! In two days, no, I will give you a charter tomorrow! It’s all gone!
Queyi ordered the customers to be sent off. Although these merchants had not yet reached the final conclusion, since they had done so much in the early stage and had reached this point, they could only wait for the time being and leave one after another.
Que Yi no longer had any thoughts of having breakfast, and walked around the room with his hands behind his back. After a while, he ordered to change clothes and go out. While changing clothes, Que Yi looked calm, as if everything was as usual. Until the servants I knocked down Que Yi's hand, only to find that Que Yi's hands and feet were already cold...
