The imperial edict was issued, and Changping warehouses were opened to sell grain in Gyeonggi Province, Jingzhaofu, and Hebei Province.
According to the number of small mouths, each household can purchase no more than one month's ration of grain at a price of fifty cents per dou at a time.
To purchase affordable grain, you must first go through the village and obtain the official deposit from the county government...the purpose is to avoid fraud and impersonation.
At the same time, the Yushitai will inspect the sales of affordable grain in the three places.
In addition, the Detective Department of the Imperial City Department is also operating in the three places.
"Isn't this nonsense?"
When Han Qi received the imperial edict, his first feeling was that it was nonsense.
This is not the first time such a disaster has occurred in the country, but it is the first time that Changpingcang has been opened in such a hurry.
How much grain reserves does Changpingcang have? Not to mention Han Qi, it should be said that no one knows about the merchants and landlords in the country.
At most, it can only support three to five months of expenses. Even if it is combined with the grain storage of a Ding household, how can it survive this drought that may last a whole year?
This is not giving out porridge, nor is it letting go and letting the people live in disarray. It is giving food to people where they are. Easier said than done!
The final result of this approach is that when Changping warehouse is close to clearance, grain prices will soar to unimaginable levels.
Why did the court make such a decision?
"Duan Yan, have you ever heard of something rare in Bianliang?"
When Fu Bi and Fu Yan were in power, the key was the evil prince. Han Qi felt that the court should not be so hasty.
Some news and reports may not be true.
"Back to dad, I heard that the rich prime minister asked for a petition after his early court appearance. No one else was involved. After the rich prime minister's petition, the imperial court issued an edict."
"On the day of the memorial, the wealthy prime minister stayed in the palace until he was released from office..."
Are you right? If there were no other accidents during the period, Fu Yanguo would never agree to open Changpingcang.
"Have you ever heard of something unusual? Who made you criticize your husband's behavior?"
Aren't you just confused about the imperial edict? I told you, and you blame me for criticizing Mr. Fu? Why didn't you stop drinking when you said it just now?
Han Duanyan was helpless.
The eldest brother Enyin got an official position and passed the Jinshi examination.
Originally, I could get an official position with my father, but my father left the court...
"By the way, daddy, I heard someone said that the track run by His Highness the Crown Prince has been passed, and it is working day and night."
"Day and night?"
"Yes, that's the rumor. Rumor has it that when the rail carriage is driving, there are lights on the front and back of the car, so it can be seen even late at night."
Day and night... Han Qi seemed to have captured something.
He waved his hand and prepared to let his son go out. He was also able to organize his thoughts...
"Wait a minute, come back! You can rush to Xiangzhou and spread my message. The price of food sold at home should be based on the Changping granary price!"
Han Qi suddenly remembered the new coin incident. It was obvious that His Royal Highness was preparing to repeat his old tricks.
Not many people pay attention to the orbital matter, even in the court.
Even though His Royal Highness the Crown Prince mentioned it in the court, not many people could still remember it after several years.
It was only because his family, or the families of other prime ministers, were related to certain businesses of His Highness the Crown Prince, and had been asked by His Highness the Crown Prince about their involvement in the business, that they cared to pay attention to this.
Day and night, His Highness the Prince once said that the track carriage was three to five times the size of the imperial chariot. Han Qi could almost estimate the daily transportation volume.
If all the transportation is food...
Han Qi knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had spread a lot of connections in Guangdong and Guangxi during his southern expedition. From the time when the new coins were minted, he knew that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had other transportation channels.
In other words, His Royal Highness is stocking up again, waiting for a moment to give those who are hoarding food a blow.
Not everyone is Han Qi, and not everyone understands His Highness the Crown Prince.
"Changpingcang is open..."
"How long can the imperial court's food reserves last? It's just March and May. Now there is a severe drought in the three places. Even if there is rain from the sky, this year's harvest will be impossible."
"How much grain can those Kuhaha have? Don't panic! Nowadays, Changpingcang's rice is sold at the same price. Even those who have some grain will consider Changpingcang's rice..."
"Can we also go to Changping Cang to buy rice?"
"The imperial edict is based on Dingkou. We are also the people of the Song Dynasty, so we can naturally get it!"
Indeed, this is not the scope of killing without mercy. Even if the Imperial City Secretary finds out, the court will not be able to punish him.
Whether it is Kaifeng Prefecture in Gyeonggi Province, Jingzhao Prefecture on Jingxi Road, or Hebei Province, different people are doing different things.
Everything is moving around food prices.
No one expected that the first person to raise the butcher's knife would be Wu Kui and Wu Zifang of Kaifeng Mansion.
The person who was killed was an official from Chang Pingcang, and he was an official with a civil official title.
Wu Kui didn't understand His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's plan, but he had been paying attention to the matter of selling food at low prices during this period.
It has been more than a month since Changpingcang has been selling grain at a flat price. Although the price of rice by grain merchants has not dropped much, it has not increased at all, and has basically stabilized at less than a hundred yuan per bucket.
Some grain merchants will even lower their rice prices on days when grain is shipped from the Changping warehouse.
The situation seems to be improving.
In fact, everyone knows that if we work together and all grain merchants in Bianliang achieve price parity, they will be able to survive this drought year smoothly.
But it won’t work! The court cannot interfere with grain merchants wantonly... The key is that it is impossible for the court to intervene in the issue of grain prices.
Wu Kui believed that the purpose of the imperial edict was to stabilize grain prices at an acceptable price based on the Chang Ping Cang Leveling Price.
The officials in Changpingcang of Kaifeng Prefecture know the grain reserves of Changpingcang best.
After more than a month of selling grain at a low price, although there was still grain in Changping warehouse, he knew that he would never be able to withstand this disaster year.
Therefore, he actually added sand and soil to the grain stored in Changping warehouse, and at the same time, he secretly sold the surplus grain produced by this method to grain merchants!
The grain in Changpingcang is not refined grain at all. It really doesn't matter if it has more or less sand and soil for the people who can buy grain at a fair price.
It seems that this matter should just be over. Little did he know that all his actions were in the eyes of the Detective Department.
Nowadays, food is the biggest concern of the imperial court.
When the report was delivered to the Kaifeng Mansion, Wu Kui, who had the power to know the Kaifeng Mansion, executed the official without hesitation.
By killing the officials, it seems that the chickens can be killed to scare the monkeys.
Unfortunately, things went against expectations. After the official was beheaded, word spread throughout Bianliang... The food in Changpingcang was no longer enough to support such cheap food sales, which was also the reason why the officials lined their pockets.
Then... the price of food throughout Bianliang rose in response!
On the second day after the execution of the officials, the price of rice in Bianliang rose to 150 wen per dou.
There are rumors that this official was accused of exposing the amount of grain stored in Changpingcang.
There are also rumors that this official collaborated with the grain merchants to sell the grain in Changpingcang to the grain merchants, so that there was no grain in Changpingcang for the court to sell at a fair price.
No matter what, they all have the same meaning, that is: there is not much food left in Changpingcang, and the court is just trying to cover up the situation.