After giving instructions on this matter, Gu Chengyu suddenly had a headache again.
What can we do if we only have money but no food? The court did not mention the food provided for disaster relief, only 50,000 taels of official silver.
Yesterday, he shamelessly asked for a lot of food from merchants, so he couldn't just ask others to donate it, right? This is a bit unreasonable.
Silver can't fill our stomachs. If we want to buy food, the price of food is so high. How much can we buy with 50,000 taels of silver?
Not to mention, 20,000 taels of it were used to strengthen the river embankment.
Is it really necessary to open a granary? What happens after the granary is opened? With so many victims, the granary will eventually be empty.
The granary must not be emptied, otherwise what will happen if another accident occurs? Even if Gu Chengyu touches the grain in the granary, he must find a way to replace it as soon as possible.
Grain prices have remained high recently, and they are all monopolized by a few large households. How can we make them willing to sell grains at low prices?
Gu Chengyu was walking and thinking. Suddenly, he had an idea, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and his steps were much faster than before.
When he returned to the study, Gu Chengyu immediately summoned a guard from the C generation.
This person's name is Bingqi, and he is considered to be the smarter one among the C generation.
"Bingqi pays homage to your lord!" Bingqi was both excited and a little worried about Gu Chengyu's sudden summons.
I don’t know why the Lord is looking for him. If you want to reuse him, Bingqi thinks it is impossible.
There are many D-generation seniors around you, not to mention Manager Mo and Manager Yan. They are newcomers who are just starting out and cannot get close to you.
Seeing that Bingqi was very nervous, Gu Chengyu smiled.
"I asked you to come here because I want you to do something! Ming Mo said that you are calm and smart. If you can handle this matter, come and do things by my side!"
There are more and more people under his command, and Gu Chengyu will give opportunities to those who are capable. Selecting the best, survival of the fittest, is an eternal principle.
The guard of Generation C is now in charge of Ming Mo. If Gu Chengyu wants to promote someone, he has to give Ming Mo some face.
Bingqi was overjoyed when he heard that the master wanted to reuse him, but he didn't expect that a good thing would fall on his head.
At the same time, he felt a little more grateful to Ming Mo. It seemed that it was because of Manager Mo's recommendation, otherwise how could the adults notice him?
"You have been staying in Yingnan Mansion these past few days, and you must have some knowledge of the situation in Yingnan Mansion. You take the government servants to open the granary, take out a hundred stones of grain, and first deal with the food of the victims in these two days. I
I will ask Mingmo to find some craftsmen in the city to build the shanties and porridge sheds first. You will lead people to transport the required food to the porridge sheds every day, can you hear me clearly?"
In fact, this matter is not difficult. Ming Mo and the others have things to do. We can no longer count on Ming Mo and the others for such things.
Bingqi didn't hesitate and agreed immediately.
Even if the imperial court did not issue an official document to open the granary, Bingqi was not afraid. What was he afraid of? If the sky fell, a tall man would hold it up.
The adults in his family are not afraid, so does he need to worry? He is a servant, he only needs to obey orders.
Gu Chengyu's confident look gave Bingqi a lot of confidence.
After Bingqi took the order and went out, Mingmo entered the house.
"Ming Mo, take your silver and go to a distant city to buy some rice." Gu Chengyu rubbed his chin, thought for a moment, and then ordered Ming Mo.
Ming Mo was a little surprised, "Sir, don't we have rice and grain for sale in Yingnan Mansion? Why do we want to go far away instead of near?"
Gu Chengyu sneered, "Those people are hoarding rice grains in their own granaries and refuse to sell it. Even if I want to buy their grain, it must be at a sky-high price. Even though I have sternly stated that I am not allowed to sell grain at high prices. But they
If you don't sell the grain and say you keep it for your own consumption, what can you do to him?"
This is called policies from above and countermeasures from below.
If they keep the food in their hands, these people will not worry about selling it. When there is a shortage of food in the city, the people and the victims of the disaster have no food to eat, and eventually there are so many people begging them to sell the food at a high price.
But would Gu Chengyu let such a thing happen? Of course it was impossible.
"But Sir, a little further away from here is Sunan Mansion. We need a lot of food. I am worried that Sunan Mansion will get the news and raise the price of food. We will spend more money. Let's go to Su Nan Mansion.
Nanfu transports grain, the journey is long, there is a lot of wear and tear on the road, and a lot of time is wasted, which is not cost-effective!"
Ming Mo's face was full of sorrow and she expressed her doubts to Gu Chengyu.
Gu Chengyu couldn't help but nod secretly. As he grew older, Ming Mo finally had some opinions of his own. This was a good change.
Ming Mo has always been prudent in doing things, but this time he thought very carefully.
"The journey is long, and traveling by land will definitely cost more. Traveling by water takes a shorter time, so it's not a delay. Anyway, there are grains in the granary to support it. As for whether the price of grains in Sunan Prefecture will increase, we can
There’s no need to worry, because you only need to buy it twice, and each time you only need to buy about ten stones.”
Gu Chengyu smiled mysteriously and shook the fan in his hand, looking cool and composed.
Ming Mo was confused when Gu Chengyu said this.
"Sir! I'm afraid I can only eat ten shi for two days, and it will have to be gruel." Seeing that Ming Mo's face seemed to be filled with question marks, he was still distressed.
Gu Chengyu then added, "Ten shi of grain is naturally not enough. The insufficient amount will be filled by the granary for the time being. However, the specific amount of grain we use in the granary every day must be kept secret. I have asked Bing Qi to handle this matter! By then,
Just give him a few more instructions."
Ming Mo was really confused by his master this time. Since he still had to rely on the subsidies from the granary, why did he go to Sunan Mansion to buy food?
Seeing Ming Mo's confusion, Gu Chengyu continued, "If you go to Sunan Mansion to buy ten shi of food, you can't bring back only ten shi."
Gu Chengyu looked at Ming Mo, whose brain had turned into paste, and told Ming Mo his plan.
After hearing this, Ming Mo suddenly realized. He looked at Gu Chengyu with an expression full of admiration. His master's plan was simply wonderful.
If these people are greedy, they will lose all their money this time.
A young girl dressed as a girl walked to the corner gate of the backyard of the government office. Looking at the two government officials guarding the corner gate, she couldn't help but secretly hate her.
Master Li was suddenly arrested, which really panicked her.
Now that she is trapped in this inner courtyard, even if she wants to go out to buy food, it will not work.
Mr. Li's family members belong to the prisoner's family, and they must not be released from the house now.
The backyard of the government office was guarded by two government officials and several guards. As a woman in the inner courtyard, how could she get out?
The girl was extremely anxious and walked around twice before adjusting her clothes and preparing to try to see if she could leave the house.
"Stop, who is coming?" Bingwu saw that a girl was coming and getting closer and closer, so he immediately became vigilant.