Chapter One Thousand Four Hundred and Seventy: Controlling Food Prices
Why did Zhu Chun agree so readily?
That's because his Princess Shu is Lan Yu's daughter. And the emperor treats his princess no differently than he treats his own sister. It can be said that Zhu Chun was born to only stand on Zhu Biao's side and follow him closely.
Following his footsteps.
Since Zhu Biao wanted to kill the troops of King Chu and King Qi, even if Zhu Chun's own losses were greater than those of the two of them, he would stand up and agree without hesitation.
Zhu Zhen and Zhu Zhu stomped their feet angrily at Zhu Chun's words. They originally wanted to use Zhu Chun's close relationship with the emperor to pull him out as a shield. But they didn't expect that Zhu Chun would be so willing to do it for the emperor. The three guards immediately said no.
No more!
As a result, the two of them were unable to get off the ground!
But neither of them could have imagined that what would make them even more uncomfortable was what was to come.
Zhu Biao smiled and said, "I just said that the vassal states at the border are not included in this list. Although Lao Shiyi is not at the border, there are many chieftains in Bashu. These chieftains often rebel. If there is no heavy guard, it will not work.
.Also, the Ming Dynasty has been prospering in recent years, but Uzang has never stopped testing the Ming Dynasty since he surrendered. In addition to suppressing the chieftain rebellion, Lao Shiyi also has to deal with Uzang's temptations, and the four guards
There are already very few horses and cannot be reduced any more."
This is the benefit of hugging his thigh. Even if Zhu Chun has prepared for the worst, Zhu Biao will find a reason and he will not suffer any harm.
What else could Zhu Zhen and Zhu Su say? The emperor's reasons were so good that even if they wanted to refute, they couldn't find an excuse.
Zhu Biao looked at the two people and asked with a smile, "Are there any chieftains in your vassal who rebelled, or are they being watched by Wu Zang?"
"My dear brother, I sincerely obey the Emperor's will~"
There was no other way, Zhu Zhen and Zhu Shu had no choice but to admit their defeat.
When Zhu Biao saw him, he burst into laughter, stepped forward and hugged the two of them tightly, "You are indeed my good brother. He really did not disappoint me. Don't worry, I will never treat you badly."
With Zhu Biao's words, Zhu Zhen and Zhu Zhu's faces became a little better, and gradually became rosy, and embarrassing smiles gradually appeared on their faces.
Zhu Biao let go of the two of them and said to the others, "That's it, all the land in the princes' palaces will be taxed like the common people. Of course, I will not pursue your unauthorized purchase of land. But from now on, no matter who it is,
You can no longer buy land without permission."
"Your Majesty, I obey the order!" What else could the vassal kings say? Didn't they see that Zhu Zhen and Zhu Shu were cut off from their two guards after they said a few more words? If they dared to say more, then what would happen to them?
Their troops and horses may not be saved either.
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Just pay the tax. Anyway, the emperor also added 5,000 stone to his salary, so he didn’t suffer much loss after all. As for the fact that he could no longer buy land, many lords regretted it. They should have bought more in the first place.
Of land.
When Zhu Biao saw that he was done, he waved his hand happily and said, "Come here, let's continue serving wine and food. I want to get drunk with all the royal brothers before we rest! Just play music and continue singing and dancing!"
Dozens of palace maids immediately came forward with plates of delicacies from the mountains and seas. The music played louder and the dance music became more charming. But in front of countless delicacies that people would never see in their lifetime, and beauties singing and dancing that they would never see in their lifetime.
, most feudal kings have no intention of enjoying themselves.
Although there were twists and turns, the Ministry of Household Affairs' changes to the tax system finally began to proceed in an orderly manner with Zhu Biao's strong support.
With the establishment of tax collection departments in various prefectures and counties, and the timely arrival of tax collectors, the autumn harvest has arrived.
The people harvested the grain and dried it in the scorching sun. Then the wind blew away the weeds and gathered them one by one into their barns.
Then the grain chief and the district chief gathered all the people within their jurisdiction and informed each family how much land they had cultivated, how much tax they should pay, and how many treasures or silver they should be converted into.
Rich people naturally paid taxes directly.
Even people who don’t have money don’t need to worry. Now the Daming Royal Grain Industry in the county is opening its doors and welcomes people to sell food to them. Even the waiters standing at the gate are smiling.
The look of welcoming faces.
But the people turned a blind eye to the enthusiasm of these guys, "Smile! No matter how beautiful your smile is, it doesn't matter! Only a fool will sell food to you!"
In a few days, those traders who travel from village to village will arrive. Not only will the prices they offer be higher than those of the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, but they will also go directly to people's homes to buy grain.
If you want to sell grain to the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, you can only have the people deliver the grain to the county. This is thirty or forty miles away. If you want to transport four or five stones of grain from your home to the county, this is
It is not a simple matter. Even if you use an ox cart, it will still require two or three strong men, and it will take a day to go back and forth.
Even if the cows can only eat grass, then people always have to eat, right? Even though the people seem to be a little confused on weekdays, they are very smart in such matters. Even according to the Ming Dynasty royal grain
If they sell the grain to traders at the purchase price of the industry, they can also save two or three strong men's daily rations, right?
Even if the price is a little lower than that of the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, the people can accept it as long as they don't suffer a loss.
But once the people suffer a loss, they would rather travel thirty or forty miles than sell their grain to traders.
Seeing that it was getting dark, the two waiters had been shouting at the door all day. Even with unlimited tea, their throats were still smoking.
The shopkeeper walked out calmly, holding his hands behind his back, and said to the two of them, "Stop shouting, you should also take a rest."
"Thank you, shopkeeper~" they both replied in unison.
One of them asked with confusion on his face, "Shopkeeper, we've been shouting here for a whole day and we haven't seen anyone selling food to us. What's the use of shouting like this?"
The shopkeeper sat down on the threshold, looked at the waiter with a smile, and said, "It works, of course it works."
"But, this whole day, I haven't seen a single person come to sell food?" The waiter looked puzzled.
The shopkeeper patiently said to them, "You have just come to our Daming Royal Grain Industry, so it is understandable that you do not understand some things."
"Please kindly ask the shopkeeper to let us learn more." The clerk was also smart and flattered the shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper laughed happily and said to them, "According to Mr. Yu, what matters to us is not how much food we receive, but how much food we receive, but how much food we receive, so that the people do not suffer any loss."
"Who is Mr. Yu that the shopkeeper is talking about?" The two waiters heard this name for the first time, and when the shopkeeper mentioned it, their faces were full of reverence. They were obviously not ordinary people.
The shopkeeper said with a bit of pride, "Of course he is the general merchant of our Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry."
"Master General Merchant!" The two boys suddenly heard their most senior boss, and you can imagine how excited they were.
"Shopkeeper, is this really what Mr. Yu said? Has the shopkeeper met Mr. General Merchant?"
"Uh~ That's it." The shopkeeper's face looked awkward. He was a small shopkeeper from the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry in an unknown county. How could he have met the General Merchant?
Shopkeepers like him are already at the lowest level in the Ming Dynasty Royal Grain Industry, and are just a little better than ordinary clerks.
Even what he said just now was a rumor he heard from others.
"Ahem, don't you want to know what's the use of doing this?
?What are you asking randomly, do you still want to know?" The shopkeeper suddenly became serious and snorted.
Of course the two guys want to hear about Mr. General Merchant, but they are not stupid either. Looking at the look of the shopkeeper, it is obvious that the shopkeeper has never seen Mr. General Merchant with his own eyes! Even if they want to hear the story of Mr. General Merchant
, the shopkeeper had no way to tell them.
The two had no choice but to retreat and do the next best thing, nodded in unison, and replied with smiles on their faces, "Yes, of course I do, and I would like to ask the shopkeeper to let us know more about it!"
These two guys are pretty good and smart enough. There is a teachable look in the shopkeeper's eyes.
Clearing his throat, the shopkeeper said, "The people don't sell food to us because they are waiting for the traders to go to their homes to collect it."
Buy food."
"Since they want to sell to traders, they can just wait at home. Why do they still come to our place to take a look?" The clerk had already noticed that there was an endless stream of people coming here today. But
So many people came, and they all took a quick look, and then left in a hurry, looking very hurried.
"They are here to inquire about our grain purchase price this year." The shopkeeper explained with a smile, "The price for low-grade grain is 800 copper and one stone, the medium grain is 850 copper and one stone, and the top grade grain is 900 and one stone. The reason for this is
You two keep yelling this because you want you to tell the people the price of food this year."
"The people don't sell food to us. Is it useful for us to do this?"
The shopkeeper shook his head, "That's not necessarily true. If the price offered by the vendors is higher than ours, then the people will naturally not sell it to us. But if the price offered by the vendors is not higher than ours, then the people will sell the grain to us.
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The waiter suddenly became confused, "Our price is higher than that of the vendors, so aren't we suffering a loss?"
The shopkeeper burst out laughing, clapped his hands and said, "We can't lose money! Now is the autumn harvest time, when the price of food is the lowest in the whole year. Even if we offer a higher price and wait until the price rises in the future before selling, it will be beneficial."
What we have to earn is just how much we earn. But don’t forget, it doesn’t matter even if we suffer some losses, as long as we don’t let the people suffer!”
"So that's it. I understand. Thank you shopkeeper for clarifying my doubts." The two clerks quickly bowed sincerely.
This made the shopkeeper laugh even more happily, waved his hands and said, "It's easy to talk, it's easy to talk. If you don't understand anything in the future, you can ask us!"
"Then thank the shopkeeper!"
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