Chapter five hundred and eighty seventh so-called fish every year
Chapter 587: The so-called "fish every year"
The Son of Heaven was ordered by Heaven to act on behalf of Heaven. However, at this time, Di Mu had an illusion, as if he was not the Son of Heaven, and the young prince in front of him was the Son of Heaven who was favored by Heaven.
Without great merit, in the blink of an eye, Chishui River has made great achievements, cultivating food that can survive hundreds of thousands of people. In times of disaster, these grains are life-saving straw and can survive millions of people. The merit is immeasurable.
With the Chishui River's merits, the dragon refining river Bo Ling of the Xi Kingdom would have no resistance.
In his heart, Emperor Mu naturally did not want to see a powerful ghost-level figure born in the Xi Kingdom, but now that things had come to this, the emperor had no choice but to smile awkwardly and praise Yao Yun for his praise of the Xi Kingdom.
What about opening up the territory and managing the country in a good way, what about Shen Nong still alive, saving the common people... The scene is full of words, and the emperor and his ministers enjoy it.
Finally, the main event comes.
Is Xiguo willing to sell grain?
How much grain can be sold?
How much is the price of grain?
These three issues are undoubtedly the issues that the emperor and the ministers of the DPRK are most concerned about.
There is no suspense whether Xi Guo is willing to sell or not. In the face of disaster, if he refuses to save his life, he will be beaten.
Yao Yun is not that cold-blooded, nor is he that stupid. He will not give the emperor a chance to attack in vain. In the face of such a disaster, he will naturally sell as much grain as he can while ensuring his own supply.
The only problem is the price of food.
"Uncle Xi, I wonder how much grain Xi Country can sell?"
In the Golden Palace, the ministers consulted Yao Yun one after another and were extremely concerned about this.
Food is the most important thing for the people. Food is related to the livelihood of all people. If it is placed in a good harvest year, its value is limited. If it is placed in a disaster year, it is normal to raise the price and sell it at a sky-high price.
Yao Yun's expression was as usual. He had already thought about this problem. He was worried, so he didn't think much about it immediately and said: "The land in the middle land is in ruins, the people are hungry, and there is a shortage of food. At this time, the Xi Kingdom naturally does not dare to
It is kept privately. Excluding the expense of the Xi Kingdom, the grain can be sold to all the countries in China, and it is estimated to be more than 2.5 million dan. As for the price of the grain, it is hard to say..."
Seeing Yao Yun's hesitation, the ministers' hearts jumped suddenly, fearing that Yao Yun's lion would open his mouth and use this as a threat to ask for two or three national ritual utensils. Then they would be unable to resist.
The insect plague was raging throughout the Xia Dynasty, and there was not much surplus food in other places. Only Xi Kingdom had a large amount of food.
If Xi Bo uses this as a blackmail and asks for state-protecting ritual utensils or other treasures, will they give them to him or not?
This is undoubtedly a difficult problem.
For a moment, the eyes of the emperor and the princes of the dynasty all fell on Yao Yun. They were nervous, uneasy, worried, and playful, to name a few.
"Uncle Xi, what's the problem with the price of food? Is it possible that you still want the national ritual utensils? This is not possible..."
"Mr. Jiang has misunderstood. How can I be the kind of person who takes advantage of someone's misfortune?" Yao Yun shook his head repeatedly.
You are the kind of person who takes advantage of others' misfortune! The ministers are despised in their hearts. They just ripped off a national ritual vessel, and you still have the nerve to say so.
Yao Yun understood the expressions on the ministers' faces and felt funny in his heart. In fact, no matter what his education experience was in the previous life or this life, he was resistant and scornful of making disaster wealth. Naturally, he would not accept this kind of life-saving food.
No matter what kind of article you write, you won’t be ripped off.
Selling food and extorting money with insecticides, witchcraft, and rune secrets are two different things and should not be confused.
The Emperor said: "Brother Xi, if you have any difficulty, you might as well tell me directly."
Yao Yun replied: "Reporting to the emperor, the price of grain in the Xi Kingdom needs to be divided into two parts. The grain in the palace treasury of the Gu King and the treasury of the Xi State can be sold at a fair price to all other Xia countries; however, the grain in the hands of the people on the other side cannot be sold alone." If you want to make decisions without authorization, you need to follow the grain prices in the Southern Wilderness countries. It is not easy for the people to work hard for a year, and it is not easy to practice tyranny alone. I hope the emperor and your lords will learn from it."
When the emperor and the ministers heard this, they suddenly realized, and their original worries disappeared.
Before, they were worried that Xibo was threatening the empire with food and seeking benefits wantonly. However, after listening to Yao Yun's words and seeing that Yao Yun was rigorous and pragmatic in his work and had no selfish motives, the ministers' influence on Yao Yun changed greatly.
Many of the ministers even felt ashamed, secretly saying that they had judged a gentleman with a villain's heart.
"This is what should be done. The people of the Xi Kingdom are also the people of the Celestial Empire. Now that the price of food has soared, the Celestial Empire cannot do anything to take things by force. Xi Bo is thoughtful and considerate, but I am not very thoughtful, so I will just follow your words. "
The emperor's face also showed a complex look. In fact, he hoped that Yao Yunshi would open his mouth and rip off the emperor again.
If this is the case, the emperor can breathe a sigh of relief. Xibo Yao Yun's situation is too small and the future is not a concern.
However, Yao Yun's answer was watertight, pragmatic and rigorous, and even the emperor could not find fault with it.
The food in the royal palace treasury and the treasury of the Xi Kingdom is sold to all the countries in China and the Middle Kingdom at a fair price. This is the obligation of a minister of the Celestial Dynasty;
It is the responsibility of the king to seek benefits for the surplus grain in the hands of the people of the country.
Whether he is a minister or a monarch, Yao Yun does everything impeccably!
At this moment, Emperor Di Mu was a little envious of his old rival Yao Xuan for giving birth to a good son.
Back then, when he was competing for the throne, he was slightly better, but many years later, when it came to the next generation, it was his turn to lose.
Before, Di Mu thought in his heart that Yao Yun and Di Zi Qi had their own merits and it was hard to tell them apart, but now, he realized that Di Zi Qi was still far behind.
With something in mind, Emperor Mu's eyes fell on a certain corner of the golden palace, causing someone to shiver all over and feel a chill coming over him.
After the major matters were settled, the curtain of light above the Chishui Plain disappeared, and the inner voices of the emperor and his ministers disappeared into the night.
The next step is to harvest the grain, sell the grain, and send the Blue Bird messengers to and from Xi Kingdom to deliver grain to various countries in China.
Of course, the people of Xi Kingdom were the first to harvest a wave of fish before harvesting rice. This auspicious stingray is different from the mythical beast Dangkang. It is edible, and its sour and sweet taste is a unique delicacy in the world.
The manta ray is a harvest fish that absorbs the essence of harvest crops. It is born extraordinary. It is said that if the leftover manta ray bones are buried in the field, the land will be nourished by it and become extremely fertile, and there will be another bumper harvest in the coming year. Year.
Therefore, according to tradition, the people of Xi Kingdom could catch half of the stingrays.
So, that night, stingrays were flying, thousands of people were chasing them, and it was a bustling atmosphere. It was all about the joy of a good harvest, not only for the present, but also for the future.
That night, the people of Xi Kingdom stayed awake all night, catching stingrays. Those who didn't catch stingrays were filled with regrets. Those who caught stingrays were unhappy and chanted.
"It would be great if there were fish every year."
Xidu Wu Temple, Qingzhu, Erha, Yaoyao and Yunyun caught a lot of stingrays.
As soon as we returned to Xidu, a big pot was set up in the witch temple.
A pot of delicious stingray fish soup is freshly cooked and filled with fragrance.
Yao Yun, Liusu, the second elder and others came after smelling the fragrance.
Qingzhu took a sip, his whole body was intoxicated, and he sighed:
"Dad, it would be great if there were fish every year!"