Chapter 140 Crazy grain trading, the overall situation is settled
Unexpectedly, the problem that he, Li Shimin, and even everyone in the pro-emperor faction had been thinking hard about but could not solve, was solved by Qin Wenyuan in a few words and in a snap. He was a peerless genius!
Of course, the most important thing was that Qin Wenyuan knew the whereabouts of those million loads of grain.
Even so, he is very powerful!
Afterwards, Wei Zheng and Qin Wenyuan began to discuss some details.
For example...when will the news be released that grain will be purchased? Or, for example, how to transport millions of tons of grain back and other details.
The most important detail is that when the millions of tons of grain are shipped back, they will not say that they have grain, but still choose to purchase it. When the five surnames and Qiwang purchase it at a higher price, they will use the millions of tons of grain to
Sold to Qiwang of the fifth surname.
How much do they want, how much do they want!!
Wei Zheng was satisfied and left Qin Wenyuan's Qin Mansion with a hearty laugh, his face filled with unspeakable pride.
At this moment, he was preparing to rush back to the palace to report the good news to Li Shimin.
Shortly after Wei Zheng left, turmoil broke out outside the Qin Mansion.
"You, you can't attack Divine Doctor Qin!"
"Get out of the way!!"
A group of common people rushed all the way, heading straight towards the Qin Mansion.
They were so angry, and coupled with the notice, it is easy to think that they came to the Qin Mansion for food and wanted to capture Qin Wenyuan in exchange for food.
The Five Surnames and Seven Hopes have soldiers over there, so they can't grab food. Now that Qin Wenyuan is alone, they still have the confidence to capture him and exchange it for food.
However, when they arrived at the Qin Mansion, an extremely shocking scene occurred.
I saw a huge crowd of people in front of the Qin Mansion, with their backs to the Qin Mansion, looking like they were trying to defend the Qin Mansion.
The leading man suddenly became angry and yelled: "Assholes, are you crazy? Get out of the way quickly and let us catch Qin Wenyuan in exchange for food, so that you will also have food to eat!"
"Yes! Get out of the way!"
"Step aside!!"
Everyone below agreed.
However, this group of people who were protecting the Qin Mansion refused to give in!
"A bunch of wolf-hearted people. Doctor Qin just solved smallpox for our Tang Dynasty not long ago, which has benefited countless people and prevented our future generations from worrying about smallpox. Now the family is trying to harm him and frame him. We don't believe it!"
"If you want to catch Divine Doctor Qin, just step over our corpses!"
"Yes, that's right!"
"That's right!!"
The people who defended the Qin Mansion shouted like this.
The two groups were immediately in a stalemate, and no one could enter the Qin Mansion.
On the rafters, Qin Wenyuan and Chang Le saw everything clearly.
Qin Wenyuan looked at the people who stood up for him, felt warm in his heart, and said, "Madam, it seems we really have to go."
Chang Le smiled and said, "Indeed, the people will stand up for you, my husband, and your majesty will block the family for your husband. We... really can't pretend to be deaf and dumb anymore."
"only……"
Changle suddenly frowned and said worriedly: "Husband, do you really know the clues to the millions of tons of grain that even Dali Temple couldn't find?"
Qin Wenyuan and her have been getting together recently, but Changle has never seen her husband investigate food clues.
Now that I think about it carefully, I thought that what Qin Wenyuan just said to Wei Zheng was just a strategy to delay the attack.
Hearing this, Qin Wenyuan looked at Chang Le with a complaining look, tapped him lightly on the forehead, and said angrily: "You don't believe in your husband, so you should be beaten."
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royal palace,
Li Shimin looked at the gathered generals such as Qin Shubao, Cheng Yaojin, and his heart suddenly became cold.
He stood up, pulled out the sword that had been used in the bloody battle with a "clop" sound, and said coldly: "My dear friends, it's time for me and you to make a break with those aristocratic families!"
"Take orders!!"
All the generals responded in unison.
This incident is comparable to the Xuanwu Gate Incident!
A few years ago, Qin Shubao did not participate in the Xuanwu Gate Incident because it was an internal fight.
And today, he participated!
This is because the families of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes threaten the foundation of a country and ignore the safety of the people. They should be killed!!
"Set off!"
Li Shimin shouted loudly and walked out of the palace first, and the generals followed him in strict military discipline.
Outside the palace, the rain is getting heavier and heavier!
And such a group of high-ranking people who can shake up the country and the country are easy to walk in the rain, let the rain hit their bodies, and with cold and stern eyes, they look extremely iron-blooded.
As he walked some distance away from the palace, the expression on Li Shimin's face gradually became more serious.
He stopped and said calmly: "Dear dear friends, you are all my confidants and the people I trust most."
"You must be puzzled as to why I didn't hand over Divine Doctor Qin, and you also have some speculations about the identity of Divine Doctor Qin."
"Now something big is coming, I can tell you clearly."
"He is my son-in-law, the consort who married my eldest daughter Li Lizhi!"
In the heavy rain, Li Shimin said to the most trusted generals around him, directly revealing Qin Wenyuan's identity.
hiss!!
The general who did not know Qin Wenyuan's identity yet, after hearing this, suddenly took a breath of cold air, looked shocked, and his eyes were dull.
Although they had some speculation before, when they learned that Li Shimin was trying to protect Qin Wenyuan, it might be related to the recent disappearance of His Highness Changle.
but!
When they heard it from Li Shimin’s mouth, they couldn’t help but be shocked!
Qin Wenyuan is the most outstanding number one scholar since the founding of the Tang Dynasty!
With Qin Wenyuan having such an excellent record, Li Shimin never told them about Qin Wenyuan's identity.
At this time, Your Majesty informed us of Qin Wenyuan’s ID card. What exactly did you mean!?
Could it be...
At this moment, even Qin Shubao and Cheng Yaojin, who had already known about it, couldn't help but swallow a large mouthful of saliva to relieve their dry throats.
Li Shimin informed them of Qin Wenyuan's identity, and his intention was already obvious.
That is to let them completely put aside the possibility of Zai Jinyan and follow him. They can only fight to the death with Qi Wang of the Five Surnames, without any room for relaxation!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! At this time, Li Shimin suddenly turned to look at the generals and said calmly: "Do you understand what I mean?"
"Qin Wenyuan's talent has shocked the past and present. If he escapes in the future, with Wei Zheng by his side, he will surely benefit the people. The place where he is will flourish in his hands and become a prosperous place.
This will affect the whole country and make the country prosperous and strong!"
Li Shimin was extremely solemn at this moment.
"We will follow your majesty to the death and fight to the death with the aristocratic family!!"
The generals didn't even bother to hold an umbrella in the rain, so they quickly knelt down on one knee to make a pledge to Li Shimin.
Although kneeling was not popular in the Tang Dynasty, kneeling has always been the highest etiquette from ancient times to the present. Today, this great ceremony shows the determination in their hearts.
"good!"
"You just need to understand this in your heart. If you are still alive in the future, don't make it public for the time being."
"It is not only for Qin Wenyuan's safety, but also for the stability of the country."
After saying that, Li Shimin turned around and wanted to continue walking out of the palace.
Five thousand soldiers and horses have already gathered outside the palace. They are his direct imperial guards. Today, several groups will be dispersed. Qin Shubao and other generals behind him will lead them to wipe out the five major surnames and Qi Wang.
And at this moment, an inappropriate sound suddenly sounded.
"Your Majesty, wait!!"
I saw Wei Zheng walking in the rain and running quickly towards Li Shimin and others.
Wei Qing?!!
Li Shimin was slightly startled when he saw the person coming. He didn't know why Wei Zheng came here.
His intention was clearly expressed before, asking Wei Zheng to lead Qin Wenyuan and Changle away, so why did he come back to the palace?
Wei Qing is so smart, he must understand what I mean. Could it be that the reason why he came here is...
Suddenly, Li Shimin's eyes lit up, as if he thought of something.
As soon as Wei Zheng approached, he asked: "Wei Qing, why did you go back to the palace again?"
If you discern carefully, you will know that there is a trace of expectation in Li Shimin's tone at this time.
Wei Zheng did not disappoint him. He gasped and replied: "Your Majesty, Mr. Qin, he has a way to solve the food problem. We don't need to act in such a hurry!"
as expected!!
Everything was as he expected!
Hearing this, Li Shimin burst out laughing, "Haha, you deserve to be Qin Wenyuan, you really deserve to be my son-in-law!!"
A quarter of an hour later.
Wei Zheng spent a quarter of an hour telling Li Shimin, Qin Shubao and other generals about Qin Wenyuan's plan.
When they heard Qin Wenyuan's plan, they were exactly the same as Wei Zheng's initial shock.
On the contrary, Li Shimin was a little better. Although he was shocked, he was still within the acceptance range.
Seeing Qin Shubao and others like this, Li Shimin immediately smiled and helped them up one by one. The monarch and his ministers walked towards the palace together in the rain.
After returning to the palace, Li Shimin immediately took charge of Sun Wuji, Fang Xuanling, and Du Ruhui to formulate a plan.
Follow Qin Wenyuan's strategy and execute it.
He sent people to the market to collect grain at high prices with great arrogance, asking for as much as he could, looking impatient.
With Li Shimin sending people to spread the word, the five surnames and Qiwang, including the aristocratic families who supported them, quickly received the news.
Just as Qin Wenyuan predicted.
As soon as the wealthy families heard the news that the imperial court was collecting grain at a high price, they immediately took action to purchase grain at a higher price.
He directly bought the grain at several times the price premium that the imperial court had negotiated with the grain dealer.
Then Li Shimin secretly released the remaining grain in the palace, secretly stored it, and asked people to sell it. As a buyer, Li Shimin paid a higher price, and the price increased tenfold!
However, the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes families were wealthy and did not care. They immediately chose to buy Li Shimin's Hu at twenty times the price. In one word, buy, buy, buy!!
Then Li Shimin gritted his teeth and raised the price again.
The five surnames and seven Wang aristocratic families followed closely behind, and the price was always ten times higher than the price offered by the court!
Extremely generous!!
This made the grain merchants in Chang'an and surrounding areas suddenly light up and smell the smell of money.
Raise the price of hoarded food again and again!
In less than two hours, the price of food soared to about a hundred times the original high market price!
The markets in the entire capital area are completely crazy!
This shit doesn't look like buying and selling food at all, it looks like robbing!
Many people were so tempted and tempted by huge money that they took out the grain stored in the bottom of the box at home and sold it, regardless of the enemy tomorrow or the lack of food in Chang'an.
after all.
This price, which is a hundred times higher than the normal market, is really too tempting.
The powerful families of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes are not afraid of this. No matter who they are, whether they are grain merchants or common people, all grains will be collected without fail!
In less than two hours, with the secret help of Li Shimin's people, almost all the food in the entire capital and surrounding areas was bought up by the five surnames and the Qiwang family, using almost more than half of their family property!
This is absolutely an astronomical sum!
Chang'an City, the residence of the Cui family.
The heads of the major families gathered together, and everyone's face was filled with excitement.
"Hahaha~~~"
"The man from the palace is finally in a hurry!"
"You don't know that the Ministry of Revenue directly sends people to purchase grain at prices that are twenty or thirty times higher than the market price!"
"But I later sold it at a price that was forty or fifty times higher! The imperial court didn't even buy a grain of grain!"
The representative of the Lu family laughed and said, feeling unprecedentedly happy.
Some time ago.
The imperial court sent Lu Quan, the pillar of the Lu family, the head of the Lu family, to prison for questioning, but it made him hold back his anger for a long time.
Now that the imperial court's food was cut off, they felt extremely happy.
"Yeah yeah!"
"The imperial court was really desperate at this time. In the end, it directly collected grains at a price that was seventy or eighty times higher than the normal market price. We were all frightened at the time!"
"However, our Cui family's financial resources are still quite strong. I directly sent people to purchase all the grain from the grain merchants at a price that is ninety or a hundred times higher than the market price!"
The head of the Cui family also said with dancing eyebrows.
Although it hurts to spend so much money, I feel relieved when I think about how much more money I can sell in the future.
"Hahaha~~~"
"Now there is no grain left in the market. Even the grain stocks in the hands of the untouchables have been bought by noble families like us."
"I'll see what the man in the palace does to help the victims then."
"You know, with so many victims, plus the local people in Chang'an City, the food consumption for just one day is not a small amount!"
"That's right, that's right!"
"Once the victims have no food to eat, chaos will inevitably occur, and even civil uprisings will occur! By then, forget about dealing with locusts tomorrow, the city of Chang'an will undergo major changes tonight."
"We just sit at home and wait for that person to come to us and beg us. When the time comes, our request is not just as simple as executing Qin Wenyuan. We need more and greater benefits!!"
"Not only the official positions, but also the land of Chang'an City, we also need to plan more."
The heads of all the major aristocratic families spoke with great excitement and salivation, as if they already had a chance to win and defeated Li Shimin.