Datang: Let you supervise the country and become an emperor through the ages

Chapter 449
Now that Fang Xuanling can do this, Li Fu is also in awe.

"Sigh." Fang Xuanling sighed, and said, "I also came from the poor, and I know that it's not easy for ordinary people."

"Also, the situation in our Chang'an City is relatively light. The surrounding counties are basically flooded."

Hearing Fang Xuanling's words, Li Fu's heart also became very heavy.

At this moment, footsteps came, and someone walked into Li Fu's mansion again.

Li Fu looked back and saw Li Er coming.

【Damn it, Li Er is not in the palace directing disaster relief, what is he doing here? 】

[Could it be that he came to me specifically for food? 】

As soon as he entered the door, Li Fu ignored Fang Xuanling, grabbed Li Fu and said, "Li Fu, let me ask you, is it your fault that the price of food is so high?"

"Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao told me before that you plan to increase the price of grain in the market!"

Li Fu nodded immediately, and did not deny the matter, because it was indeed manipulated by him.

Seeing Li Fu admit it, Li Er frowned, a little unhappy.

At first, Li Er didn't believe that this was Li Fu's fault, but unexpectedly, he admitted it directly.

Sensing that Li Er was in a bad mood, Li Fu said, "You don't think I'm thinking about enriching the country, do you?"

Li Er was stunned for a moment. He had indeed had this idea before, but he didn't expect that Li Fu actually said it himself.

After thinking about it carefully, Li Er also understood that Li Fu was not this kind of person at all. Could it be that there was some misunderstanding?
Could it be that Li Fu disrupted the market and raised grain prices because of some last resort?
Li Er couldn't figure it out. Li Fu had to explain this matter himself.

Today, Yuchi Gong came to the palace to ask Li Er for food, but Li Er had already tried his best.

The food in the national treasury has basically been emptied, so he thought of Cheng Yaojin and the others.

A few days ago, Li Er heard that Cheng Yaojin and the others had stored a lot of grain, which they bought from outside at high prices.

Therefore, in times of crisis like this, we can only rely on them to release food and provide disaster relief.

What he didn't expect was that when Li Er found Cheng Yaojin and Qin Shubao, they actually said that their food had already been given to Li Fu.

Considering the current price of food on the market, Li Er thought about it and knew that this must be Li Fu's fault.

At that time, Li Er was so angry that he was dying. How could his son do such a heartless thing?

So, Li Er came to Li Fu full of anger, but after seeing him, Li Er calmed down instead.

Li Fu brought Li Er into the living room, and said, "These days, the price of food has been skyrocketing."

"When I raised the price to 20 taels a catty, the price has already reached more than ten taels a catty."

"Even if I don't make a move, the price will reach the current height sooner or later. I just moved it forward a few days."

Li Er was silent, thinking about this matter in his heart.

What Li Fu said is true. In fact, Li Er also knew that if food was really scarce, people would buy it even if it was 20 taels per catty, let alone 200 taels per catty.

After all, at that time, money is just a pile of dung, and food is the basis for ensuring one's survival.

However, Li Er has never thought about a question: "Then, what is the reason for you to do this?"

This is a very important question. Although it is said that the price of food will continue to rise, what is the use of Li Fu doing this?
Li Er couldn't imagine what the meaning of this was.

Li Fu smiled slightly and said, "You may not know that this businessman's sense of smell is the keenest."

"Now that the price of grain in Datang is so high, grain merchants in other regions will definitely know about it."

"In this case, they will definitely travel thousands of miles to sell food in Chang'an City. After all, such a high profit is worth the long journey."

"Don't worry, they will probably be able to reach Chang'an City in less than a month. By then, there will be no shortage of food in Chang'an City."

After listening to these words, Li Er felt that there was some truth in this, but after careful consideration, it was not quite right.

"No, Chang'an City is too short of food right now, we really can't wait for a month."

Li Fu nodded and said: "So I am also thinking of ways now to see if I can keep the price of food down."

"If it can't be suppressed, I wonder if we can let those aristocratic families put the grain into the market and let the people hold on for a while."

After hearing this, Fang Xuanling said disappointedly: "Your Majesty also sent us to negotiate before, and wanted to buy food from those aristocratic families."

"However, without exception, they all refused, and I didn't buy a single grain from them."

"These people will definitely not sell food so easily." Li Fu said calmly.

"Under the current situation, they will definitely feel that the grain in their granary is more precious than gold."

"So, they will definitely not sell at too low a price. Now, we need to create some sense of crisis for them."

Li Er also snorted coldly and said: "Yes, those aristocratic families are unwilling to sell the grain in their hands simply because they think the price is too low."

After finishing speaking, Li Er was a little confused again.

If they thought the price was too low before and refused to sell food, that would be understandable.

But now in this market, the price of grain has reached sky-high prices. It's so strange why they still hold on to the grain and don't sell it outside.

Now, some retail investors who have stored a small amount of grain have begun to slowly sell their goods to the market.

However, there was still no movement from those big families, and they seemed to be very calm.

Li Er was a little angry and said unwillingly: "What on earth are they thinking? Isn't this price enough for them to earn?"

Li Fu was a little dazed. In his memory, this was the first time he saw Li Er so angry.

[Damn, it’s really rare. I thought this Li Er was a softie. 】

[I didn’t expect that he would get angry one day. It seems that this old boy can be considered a man. 】

"Okay, let's get down to business." Hearing Li Fu's slander, Li Er reminded.

Li Fu coughed and said seriously: "I'll tell you something you don't want to hear. Do you know why these aristocratic families don't sell food?"

"As far as I guess, they are waiting for the imperial court to lower their stance and beg them."

"Begging?" Li Er said coldly, "I wonder which family dares to be worthy of the word 'begging' from my Li family?!"

(End of this chapter)