Mind reading, the emperor saw my fist hard

Chapter 299 8 Mile Expedited

[Fortunately, there is Lord Ren's uncle in the court. Let me see how Lord Ren's uncle refuted. The original words were "My nephew is the most promising child of this generation. He will never lack money. When he was sent out, his mother and grandmother prepared dozens of carts of things for him. Instead of working hard to frame people and extort that little bit of money, he might as well write a letter directly to my mother."]

[“My mother packed up all the family property and sent it over. There must be some misunderstanding.” Thanks to this uncle’s mediation, Lord Ren was not dismissed on the spot. It is true that being an official in the court is easy.]

Xu Jinyu sighed.

Princess Wuyang and Wei An both glanced at Ren Changfeng secretly, not expecting that he had also suffered losses at the hands of grain merchants.

If you have suffered losses, will you pay special attention to these grain merchants?

After thinking for a while, Wei An asked Ren Changfeng directly: "Sir Ren, do you know why these grain merchants suddenly raised the price? Do you have any news?"

Ren Changfeng frowned and exhaled, "Do you know what the consequences will be if the grain price continues to rise?"

Wei An didn't even need to think before answering, "Ordinary people sell their houses and land, and if they have nothing else to sell, they sell their children. Anyway, it's always the people at the bottom who suffer the most."

The ancients might have needed to think about these things, but modern children have already learned them in junior high school.

【Land annexation! 】

[When land annexation reaches a certain level, the existing land cannot support so many people. If they cannot survive, the peasants will revolt and the country will perish.] Xu Jinyu's heart was filled with emotion.

Ren Changfeng covered his chest with his hands: It’s too exciting!

Although I have heard Xu Jinyu talk about the rise and fall of a dynasty, I still find it extremely exciting every time I hear it.

As Lord Xu said, the history of the rise and fall of this dynasty is clear and obvious.

The current Daqian should be in the middle and late stages of the dynasty. Land annexation is accelerating, and the emperor's control over the court is not as strong as before. Even if there are no natural disasters or man-made disasters and it continues to develop steadily, Daqian will be destroyed in a few years.

However, with the presence of Xu Jinyu, His Majesty's control over the court has been greatly improved. The next issue to be solved is the issue of land annexation.

However, His Majesty and the officials in the court were still confused and had no idea how to resolve the land annexation issue.

However, it is the consensus of all officials in the court that land annexation should not be intensified. Now, we should first solve the problems around Blueprint County.

"I have been cheated by grain merchants before, so I have always been concerned about their movements. Every few years, these grain merchants will harvest the people, and every time they harvest, they will gain a huge amount of gold and silver from the land."

"The closing position method doesn't work?" Wei An asked coldly.

The warehouse closing method was the most common method used in ancient times to suppress grain prices. Expensive grain prices hurt the people, and cheap grain prices hurt farmers. When grain prices were high, officials released a large amount of affordable grain to suppress grain prices. When grain prices were low, they purchased a large amount of grain. This could also effectively suppress the decline in grain prices.

Ren Changfeng smiled bitterly: "This kind of thing is usually a collusion between grain merchants and local officials. If we hadn't just arrived here, the capital would never have discovered it."

"What should we do now? Will our identities as princesses work? We can just use our identities as princesses to force them to lower the price." Xu Jinyu was anxious.

The tragic situation in Zhengyang County a year ago is still vivid in her mind, and she doesn’t want to experience it again.

"no!"

Ren Changfeng flatly refused.

"Master Xu, you and Princess Wuyang's identities cannot be exposed. Don't forget the people of Dayue and Dawu."

"Ah! What should we do?"

Xu Jinyu still cherishes his life.

Ren Changfeng paused. He, as an angel, might not be effective in front of the grain merchants. The grain merchants would not resist the angels openly, but they had plenty of ways to do it secretly.

For example, a granary was burned down, and then a lie was made that there was an accidental flood, and all the grain was burned. It would take time to transport the grain from other places, and the price of grain would double by then.

If I were more ruthless, I would have pushed the fire directly onto myself, the angel, and I would have died without a burial place.

For example, if grain is sold at the lowest price, but it is moldy, will people eat it or not? If they don’t eat it, they will be hungry, and if they eat it, they will get sick.

The grain merchants had many vicious methods, otherwise I wouldn't have been so angry and killed people directly.

These grain merchants are very good at deceiving their superiors and subordinates.

But now...

"What should we do? Let His Majesty solve it. I will write a memorial now, with an urgent delivery of 800 miles, to inform His Majesty. This place is not too far from the capital, and His Majesty should be able to receive the news in eight days. Half a month should be enough for the round trip. As long as the people here can hold out for half a month, it will be fine."

“But... many people may not be able to hold on for half a month..." Princess Wuyang pointed at the people outside the carriage.

Outside the carriage, a large group of people were walking hurriedly towards the city gate. These people were not dressed well, their faces were full of anxiety, and all they talked about was the price of grain.

"Chengcai, what do you think we should do if the grain price goes up again in the future? We don't have any grain stored, and we don't have enough money. We have finally come here from Dayue, and we won't have to sell ourselves into slavery again." An old man said in despair.

Chengcai's face was also full of annoyance. They all ran here from Dayue because they couldn't survive anymore. However, they hadn't even been in Daqian for half a year when disaster came again.

His family only had one or two taels of silver in total. How could this amount of silver be enough to buy food?

We have to endure the entire winter and wait until the next spring when the weather is warm and the flowers bloom. When the weather is warm and the flowers bloom, there will be wild vegetables on the mountains and in the fields, and we will not starve to death. But now, one or two taels of silver will sooner or later cause the whole family to starve to death.

"If it really doesn't work, we can sneak back." Chengcai said somewhat dejectedly.

I thought I had found a way to survive for my family, but I didn't expect it to be another way to death.

"We don't have a household registration anymore, and running back would be courting death."

"What should I do?"

"Just hang in there! It's a matter of days. This has always been the fate of us common people." An old man sighed.

After the old man finished speaking, the crowd fell silent.

"Oh my God! I just want to live! Why is it so difficult?" A sad voice sounded among the crowd.

“Wuwuwu…”

A low cry was heard, and it seemed like it was contagious.

At this time, some people came running from behind.

"You still have the mood to cry. The price of grain has increased by another tael of silver."

The crying paused, then became louder, but everyone still wiped away their tears and continued walking towards the county town to buy food. Who knows if the price of food will go up again?

Some of the guards outside the carriage also walked up to them.

An old woman with a pair of sisters walked timidly to the front of the guards and said, "Young man, does your master want to buy a maid? My two granddaughters are good at work. It will be a good deal if you buy them back, and..."

The old woman kept on introducing her granddaughter, hoping that she would be bought.

"Have you started selling your children?" Princess Wuyang murmured softly.

"I really can't wait half a month."

How to solve this problem now?

Wei An and Xu Jinyu looked at each other and said in unison: "The greatest conspiracy of all time!"