Fu Bi was quite interested in the memorial of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
But this was not the purpose of his memorial.
I should read the memorial, but after reading it, I haven’t left yet.
Not only did he not leave, he didn't even say anything, and continued to stare at the father and son...
Alas! After all, he is an old fox. In this regard, dad is still a level behind.
No, dad seems to feel guilty.
"Prime Minister, can you follow Xi out of the palace?"
Zhao Xi really didn't want to see his father like this. Since he wanted to reveal it, there was no need to talk about some and leave others out. He might as well reveal everything and let Fu Bi understand all the processes and plans.
"Can."
The first sentence I left behind was just such a simple sentence.
Zhao Xi took Fu Bi out through the side door of the East Palace, without using his own carriage or guard of honor.
After leaving Da Nei, we used the old carriage until outside Bianliang City, where we switched to a new carriage.
During this period, even when Zhao Xi went out to Gongfang City, he was always like this. With Fu Bi, he had to be more cautious.
Very few merchants pay attention to this side of the Workshop City. This is the money supervisor and the weapons supervisor. Let alone not being interested, even if they are interested, they may be caught as a craftsman.
In this large area, there is no need to worry about the guard camp. The original weapons supervisors and craftsmen, together with the Imperial City Department and the newly recruited soldiers, take this place seriously.
Confidentiality regulations and confidentiality agreements are not only related to the secrets of the country and the DPRK, but are also closely related to one's own life.
As long as they are craftsmen and soldiers in the Military Supervision or Money Supervision, almost the whole family is working for His Highness the Crown Prince's system.
For example, wool textiles, military sleeping bags, tables and chairs for guard camps, carriage workshops...
These craftsmen are considered to be well-off people in Bianliang City, and no one is willing to part with this job.
Needless to say, not only are the daily military trainings ongoing, but even the patrols and warnings in Gongfang City are spontaneously and consciously expanding their scope.
It is still far away from the workshop city. Zhao Xi and his carriage have stopped three or four times. Every time, someone carefully checks the cards in Wang Zhongzheng's hand. Even if they know that they are the servants of His Highness the Crown Prince, they never slack off.
"This happens every time? Why didn't the princes of the court inspect it when they came here last time?"
"Back to the Prime Minister, last time it was an imperial edict. Daily inspections must be carried out and no one should be lax."
"Is the same true for Your Highness?"
"Of course, even if I enter the workshop city, I will still be inspected. Because someone passed me one inspection, I was suspended from work and without pay for three months."
In Gongfang City, and even in all the businesses that Zhao Xi works on, the system comes first.
When he was exchanging new coins, he heard His Highness the Prince talk about the specifications of the rail carriage. Now that he saw it, Fu Bi had a real sense of it.
How should I put it, it shocked him a little.
He counted the wheels of the carriage and found eight rows, that is, sixteen wheels. The entire carriage was almost as big as two or three rooms.
The eight horses are arranged in a row from front to back, and the distance between the sleepers on the track below is exactly the distance of the horses. This prevents the horses from contacting and colliding with each other, and can maintain a uniform speed.
The driver drove the horse, the wheels were stuck on the track, and the carriage moved forward quickly.
Looking back, it seems that you can see the shadow of another carriage...
"What to do if a car rolls over?"
"Originally, my regulations stipulated that after overturning, the truck should be transported along the national highway. This is also the reason why the track is laid along the national highway."
"But in actual operation, the goods are supervised in sections, and the tracks are also operated in sections. Transporting along national highways will inevitably increase the cost of manpower and material resources."
"A man named Shen Tianci in the Xiang Army believes that the carriage does not need to be fully loaded at the beginning. In the event of overturning or other accidents, the goods in the accident can be loaded into subsequent vehicles, and the carriage returns along the national highway."
"This saves the manpower of escorting along the road and saves time at the same time. When the carriage is carrying a load, the speed on the national highway is not the same as the speed on the track."
No one can see this person's talent unless he is placed in a specific position.
Just like Shen Tianci, in the Xiang Army, he was just waiting to die. But in rail transportation, even Li Jie and Su Song praised him.
"How much does a vehicle carry?"
Fu Bi already understood and saw that this was the support of the official family and the prince.
"About a hundred stones, day and night."
“Where does the food come from?”
There is food in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Guangxi, and water transportation comes from there.
I have never heard of such large quantities of grain being purchased in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. His Royal Highness's operations are obviously beyond the reach of merchants. Such purchases may lead to an increase in grain prices in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. But no.
Fu Bi was concerned about the source of food...
"Annan! From Honghe, turn to Guangnan West Road, or go to Dali, and then follow the transportation route of copper, iron ore and manganese ore, all the way to Jingnan."
Annan? Isn't it said to be a barbarian land? Why is it that His Highness the Prince's place has become a Toyota place?
"Prime Minister Rich, Annan has three crops a year. Although the farming is disordered, there is never any danger of famine. He only has three or five bushels of rice."
Returning to Gongfang City again, seeing waves of people transporting food, Fu Bi had a complete understanding.
"How much is the reserve now?"
"Replying to my husband, as of yesterday, more than 200,000 shi were sent to Hebei Road, and more than 500,000 shi were sent to Jingzhao Prefecture. They are all scattered in the prefectures and counties along the road."
Xue Xiang was responsible for the distribution, and the shipment was based on the proportion of the imperial household registration.
"Your Highness, the next grain will be sent to Changpingcang..."
With such grain reserves, Fu Bi believed that Changpingcang could be opened. For millions of refugees gathering in Bianliang... it is a terrifying situation just thinking about it.
He felt that it was more reasonable to let the various state capitals relocate them than to gather them in Bianliang.
"Fu Xiang, Xi has no intention of making money by doing this. The reason why he is still stocking up is just to teach the profit-seeking businessmen a lesson."
"It is possible to close the warehouse at ordinary times. But Xi kindly requests the imperial court to implement a system of selling rice at a fair price. Based on the number of Dingkou, the prefectures and counties will issue vouchers according to the Dingkou. Based on the voucher, the people can sell rice at Changpingcang for each bucket.
Thirty-fifty to seventy coins to buy cheap grain."
"Moreover, the imperial court should issue an edict that anyone who seeks personal gain by using Chang Pingcang to price grain will be killed without mercy, regardless of whether they are scholars, farmers, or merchants!"
It was killing without mercy again. Fu Bi looked at Zhao Xi and didn't think it was wrong. Dealing with the drought was like dealing with the earthquake.
"Rich Prime Minister, don't underestimate the greed of merchants, don't underestimate the financial reserves of merchants, let alone underestimate the connections between merchants and the court."
"Does Your Highness think that Bi will make a big deal about this?"
"The words of the Prime Minister are serious. Xi is disgusted with the behavior of making money from the country's difficulties and disasters. The reason why he behaved like this in the early stage is that he wants to severely punish such behavior. I hope that the Prime Minister will support him."
It is said that it is a natural disaster, but in fact the real cause of the disaster is man-made disaster.
Fu Bi knew clearly that the merchants His Royal Highness the Crown Prince spoke of were actually the ministers and servants of the court.
Perhaps those who sell grain are merchants, but what really causes the rise in grain prices is the families of court officials.
Looking around the world, doesn’t that scholar-bureaucrat’s family have thousands of acres of fertile land? Who’s family doesn’t have two or three years’ worth of food hoarded?
If everyone is concerned about the country and the people, there will never be a situation of refugees being displaced.