Mr. Wei's feet went weak and he knelt down, trembling, and shouted incoherently: "Your Majesty, please forgive me, I'm sorry, I'm an official... It's true. The content above is true. I don't dare to lie. It's true... But I didn't do this."
I only took money to do this, but I didn’t dare to report it, because I was afraid of the lower officials.”
Li Er asked coldly: "Is it really just money?"
"It's really just that I took the money. If I knew it and didn't report it, I should be punished with death. But I can't do it if I don't take it. The last head of the Du branch didn't take the money. His whole family died in a fire. It was an accidental leak. So I can't do it."
Scared."
"You bastard, this is unreasonable!" He was actually involved in an unjust case. The anger in Li Er's heart could no longer be suppressed. His eyes were red, and he looked like he wanted to eat people. He had three hundred thousand shi of food, and once a year, no wonder every year
Food prices skyrocket in winter, so no wonder there are always people who disapprove of disaster relief.
"Master Qin." Li Er looked at Qin Huaidao.
"Wei Chen is here!"
"This matter was handled very well. I will remember your contribution. Is there any solution?" Li Er asked. The food has been sold. Killing is easy, but the matter must be solved.
Qin Huaidao was startled. This matter was not his responsibility. The Supervisory Office was only responsible for killing people, not burying them.
Li Er saw that Qin Huaidao wanted to be the shopkeeper, so he snorted and said: "I heard that Qinjiazhuang is doing well recently. Everyone has meat to eat, jobs to do, and high wages. I also heard that you took over yesterday
I have more than 400 soldiers, and if you dare to do this, it shows that you can feed them, and it also shows that you have the talent to manage the people and the way to run the business. This matter happened because of you, and I need a solution."
"Your Majesty, this matter should be brought to the attention of Mr. Fang," Qin Huaidao reminded.
"I want to hear your opinion now. If you can't bear the suffering of Qinjiazhuang, how can you bear the suffering of hundreds of thousands of people in Chang'an City? Tell me."
"This..." Qin Huaidao became depressed.
Dai Zhou was full of doubts and couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what happened?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, why don't you say it and let's work together to find a solution." Cui Renshi also said carefully. In fact, he had already guessed it when he saw Zhou Yi, but he couldn't admit it and didn't dare to admit it. It was a major crime to kill the nine tribes. Didn't he think of it?
Leave some substantial clues and have some peace of mind.
"We'll talk about you two later." Li Er said coldly, his eyes passing over Master Cui Ren, and finally falling on Dai Zhou. He was a little more disappointed. Seeing that Dai Zhou's temples were gray, he thought about whether he should change to another household department.
As a minister, loyalty is good, but you also have to do things.
Finally, his eyes fell on Qin Huaidao. Li Er felt better. This boy can do things. Although he has a bit of a temper, who is capable but doesn't have a temper? Having a temper proves that you are magnanimous, straightforward and selfless. Those who have no temper
Who knows what is going on in your heart?
Thinking of this, Li Er felt better again and urged: "Master Qin, there is no need to worry, just tell the truth, no matter what you say, I will forgive you."
Qin Huaidao didn't want to say it. Once he opened his mouth, he would be annoyed to death if he asked questions about people's livelihood issues in the future. Moreover, this matter was under Fang Xuanling's control. Interfering would offend Fang Xuanling, which was not advisable. He was about to refuse when he saw Master Cui Ren looking at him quietly.
Come over, there is clearly a bit of resentment in his eyes.
This can't be tolerated!
If you don't kill the Cui family, you will definitely not be able to live in peace in the future.
Qin Huaidao no longer hesitated and said: "Your Majesty, I have two strategies, one is to treat the symptoms and the other is to treat the root cause. However, the matter is very important. They are suspected and cannot listen."
"Come here, take Master Dai and Master Cui down and keep them under separate supervision. No one is allowed to come into contact with them. Everyone else is also going down. No one is allowed to come close within ten meters."
Dai Zhou's expression changed drastically. He took him down, or supervised him, instead of asking him to go down. This meant that something really big had happened. Did he really neglect to observe? He couldn't help but glance at Master Cui Ren, his eyes a little complicated.
Master Cui Ren was a little panicked, his hands were shaking, and he quickly hid them in his sleeves.
The Qianniu Guards who were waiting outside rushed in and took the people out.
The hall quickly returned to silence.
Li Er looked at Qin Huaidao, with a little more expectation in his eyes, and said: "Master Fang said that you want to form a caravan guarding team. This matter is of great importance. The five surnames and Qiwang had their own caravan guarding team. That was before the founding of the Tang Dynasty.
, After Zhenguan, no one can openly and legally own guards. I have not agreed. If you solve the food problem, I can treat it as ignorant, but it cannot exceed a hundred people, and they are not allowed to hold swords, bows and crossbows."
Qin Huaidao's eyes lit up and he smiled. On the surface, he didn't hold a sword, bow or crossbow, but he could use it secretly. Who would know if it wasn't exposed? Moreover, there are ways to solve the weapon problem on the surface, as long as Li Er acquiesces, otherwise
, a person convicted of rebellion will die unjustly.
As for the food issue, is that a problem?
At this moment, Qin Huaidao was in a good mood and said: "Your Majesty, I have ordered people to seal down the grain merchants. All the seized grains will be sold together, and the previous prices will be restored to bring down the grain prices."
"No, other grain merchants will take the opportunity to buy and hoard large quantities of grain, and then sell it after the imperial grain is sold out. The price of grain will rise faster. Similar things have happened before, using grain from the imperial court, but it has no effect." Li Er interrupted.
Dao, feeling a little disappointed, what kind of solution is this?
Qin Huaidao smiled and said: "Your Majesty, there is a way to sell grain."
"Oh..." Li Eryi was startled and became interested.
Qin Huaidao explained: "If grain is bought by other grain merchants, it will inevitably be unable to suppress grain prices. Weichen recommends limiting purchases. Each person is only allowed to buy one pound of grain per day. If you purchase with proof of identity, you can avoid overbuying and occupying too much.
There are three major benefits to grain merchants stocking grain. First, the grain flows into the hands of people who really need it, which stabilizes people's hearts. Second, ordinary people can buy rice every day, and other grain merchants cannot sell their rice, forcing them to lower their prices.
; Thirdly, the imperial court can take the opportunity to see how many households there are in Chang'an City, so as to facilitate the census."
Li Er's eyes lit up. Population has always been a big problem, especially those tenants, hired servants, hidden households, and domestic slaves who belong to aristocratic families. They cannot be counted at all.
Things are different now. If you don’t buy food, you will starve to death. If you buy it, you must register. Unless a noble family uses food to support these people, domestic slaves can be raised. How can hidden households, tenants and employees be raised?
Moreover, in this way, the food can flow to the people who are really in need, and other grain dealers will not be able to stock up on food. One pound a day, no one can take more, and the food can be sold for a few more days, but there is also a day when it is short-sold, Li Er asked
He said: "There are two questions. First, what should I do if the grain merchants don't lower their prices? Second, what should I do if I can't sustain food for a few days?"
"Your Majesty, this is actually a problem, and it is also the fundamental solution that Wei Chen is going to talk about next." Qin Huaidao explained seriously: "The temporary solution is just to stabilize the people's hearts. How long the food can be sold depends on how much food can be seized. Wei Chen
It is suspected that most of the grain flows into the counties outside Chang'an City. Three hundred thousand dan is not a small amount. If all is sold within Chang'an City, the price of grain is unlikely to rise. It would be good to have 100,000 dan left. One hundred thousand dan should be enough to last for a while.
"
"What should we do when we run out? Quickly, tell us your solution for the root cause."