"Your Majesty, Yin Changxuansu of Chang'an Prefecture, is here to see your Majesty." Faced with His Majesty's power, Zhang Xuansu remained calm and composed, breathing evenly and saluting slowly, which is enough to show that this person is steady.
"Xuan Su is here, no need to be formal. I think you are here to investigate the murder of a grain merchant. Tell me what Chang'an Prefecture plans to do." Qin Huaidao was quite fond of the Chang'an Prefecture Yin who he personally appointed.
He had a good impression. In fact, Zhang Xuansu did not disappoint him. Under his rule, the entire Chang'an Mansion was basically relatively peaceful except for the major grain merchant case.
Zhang Xuansu said: "Currently, the Chang'an government has sent soldiers to guard the city to strictly investigate suspicious persons entering and leaving the city. They have also sent people to follow Jiang Shengwei, the youngest son of the Jiang family. Yesterday, he secretly met with the grain merchants, and today he went to meet with Zhang, the number one grain merchant in Chang'an.
Daozi, I'm afraid there's something going on. As for the clues about the killer, I don't have any clues yet."
"Jiang Sheng is plotting against the Jiang family for this kid. He is far away in Chang'an and cannot participate, so I let him go. I didn't expect that he would dare to stir up trouble in Chang'an. Zhang Xuansu, please keep a close eye on me. Once I find this person
If there is anything out of the ordinary, arrest them immediately."
"promise."
"As for the murderer of the grain merchant..."
Regarding this matter, Qin Huaidao also has a headache. Unlike post-modern industrial civilization, there are cameras everywhere. It is actually very difficult to detect some hidden cases purely by manpower.
Especially unsolved cases like grain merchants with no clues.
He sighed: "Let's do this. After you return home, quickly check your household registration. People who live in Chang'an do not need to be checked. Only people who have arrived in Chang'an within half a year will be checked."
Zhang Xuansu was stunned on the spot, and subconsciously thought of something: "What does your Majesty mean?"
Qin Huaidao nodded and said: "Yes, it is the time when the Yellow River is flooded, and I am purchasing food on a large scale to prevent the disaster. I am afraid that some unstable people in the Han Dynasty are ready to take action. If the dam of the Yellow River breaks and refugees are everywhere, these people will also take advantage of it.
This is an opportunity to win over people's hearts and seize the opportunity to cause trouble. These grain merchants are just the appetizers in his chess game."
"By disrupting the situation of grain merchants, they will have better control over grain when trouble occurs."
"Is there such a thing?" Zhang Xuansu was particularly shocked.
Qin Huaidao sighed: "I originally thought this would not happen, but after my trip to Jiangnan, I discovered that Li Tai had laid many hidden dangers in the past years when he took charge of the court. These hidden dangers suddenly changed into something new when I entered Chang'an.
My hidden danger, now that the Han Dynasty is becoming more and more powerful, and I have achieved unparalleled achievements in the south of the Yangtze River, I could have suppressed these people's thoughts for a while, but the floods in the Yellow River have given them new opportunities."
"They themselves also know that if they don't take action, they will never have a chance again."
Zhang Xuansu bowed to Qin Huai again and said: "Your Majesty is far-sighted and I admire him."
"Just do as I say."
"promise."
After Zhang Xuansu retreated, Qin Huaidao gradually looked into the distance.
It's okay if the Yellow River can be defended. If the Yellow River cannot be defended, the Han Dynasty will face its first problem after the founding of the country.
He not only had to deal with the disasters and refugees caused by the floods, but also had to deal with these unpredictable civil strife. If he could deal with the past and eliminate these unstable factors at once, from then on, the military and political affairs would be clear, and the Han Dynasty would also usher in great events.
If we fail to deal with it, it will inevitably be similar to the situation after the An-Shi Rebellion in the late Tang Dynasty, when the military government was surrounded by soldiers and fought independently.
It is the common people who suffer.
But since the trip to Jiangnan, these people have hidden themselves deeper, and it is not easy to find them out.
As for the floods in the Yellow River, affected by the grain dealer case, it became a huge stone weighing on his heart.
If these unstable factors are determined to take action, since they can leverage the will of the grain merchants, they will definitely be able to find a way to cause the Yellow River embankment to collapse. The Yellow River is thousands of miles along the coast. He cannot send heavy troops to guard every section. If the other party takes advantage of the opportunity,
Sneaking into the river workers and doing some tricks on the dam, the consequences would be disastrous.
Man-made disasters have plunged into a dead end, and there seems to be no escape.
Just as he was thinking about it, Duan Lun from the Ministry of Industry handed over another memorial, stating that the production of sacks was in full swing, but the raw material for making sacks was insufficient hemp. The specific reason was that someone discovered that the imperial court was buying hemp wantonly, so he reported to the government in advance.
There were frantic purchases and hoarding in further areas, intending to sell them to the court at a higher price, and no bank certificates were required, only cash.
Another tricky thing.
If Qin Huaidao's iron-blooded methods were followed, these profiteers would be caught and beaten without any scruples. But now that the grain dealer case has come out, the court has no time to prove itself, so how can it dare to take action again?
The more critical the moment, the more important the public sentiment is.
He immediately issued an order to Wang Xuance to mobilize part of the silver and collect the coarse flax first, otherwise the consequences of flooding in the Yellow River would be disastrous.
As for those who are hoarding goods, there is nothing wrong with waiting until autumn to settle accounts.
On the other side, Zhang Daozi had already made up his mind. He contacted grain merchants everywhere and prioritized urgent matters. Since the massacre of grain merchants happened last night, he had to get it done today, otherwise there would be another grain merchant tonight.
What to do if someone is silenced?
As the number one grain merchant in Chang'an, his appeal was enough to influence most of the grain merchants in Chang'an, and he was in danger of being silenced. Therefore, when he proposed to redress his grievances in front of the palace, many grain merchants responded and brought their family members with them.
Xiao went towards the palace.
As for Jiang Shengwei's 10,000 newspapers, because he did not master printing, he needed many people to copy them by hand. For this reason, he spent a lot of money to finally prepare the newspapers.
Later, he spent some money to hire many children to follow the example of Chang'an Daily and distribute it for free throughout Chang'an.
In Chang'an City, East Market.
"The latest news from Chang'an. The murder of a grain merchant is suspected to be the work of Dali Temple. The court wants to snatch grain from the grain merchant. The inside story is in the newspaper. Please take a look!"
"Who would have thought that the murder of a grain merchant would have so many bizarre inside stories? Come and see!"
Many children flocked to the East Market and West Market at the same time, and spread the story of the Grain Merchant Case in the streets and alleys of Chang'an, causing the whole Chang'an to fall into an atmosphere of discussing the Grain Merchant Case.
"Could it be that the imperial court really took action? It's unlikely. Your Majesty, His Majesty, not only canceled the three-year tax corvee, but also exempted you from kneeling. He intended to build the Han Dynasty into a country where everyone is equal. How could he do such a thing?"
Some people were suspicious.
Another commoner immediately retorted: "Not necessarily. I heard that officials from Dali Temple did go to the grain merchant who was killed. If they hadn't killed him, who else could have been?"
"Don't dare to say nonsense. Dali Temple was working on the same day and never took a step outside Dali Temple. All Dali Temple officials can testify."
"Officials protect each other, are their testimonies credible?"
Immediately, rumors spread about anything.
Coupled with the vague information Jiang Shengwei gave in the newspapers, the situation reached a climax.