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

Chapter 453 Questioning
"Okay, let them in."

Following Li Er's order, a middle-aged man was brought to the main hall. After all, they were a group of civilians, and there was no way to let them all in, so only one person was brought in first.

When the man walked inside, he knelt down and shouted loudly: "The grass people pay homage to the emperor, long live the emperor, long live the emperor."

Li Er smiled, and said: "You don't need to be polite, come here, give me a seat."

He saw that the middle-aged man's legs didn't seem to be very agile, so he made an exception and asked him to sit down and talk.

According to common sense, a common people would definitely be nervous when they saw the emperor in the palace for the first time, and there were all civil and military officials watching.

But the man didn't hesitate at all and sat on the chair calmly.

Li Er was a little surprised, so he asked suspiciously: "My fellow, you don't seem to be afraid of me at all?"

The old man smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you came here to solve the problem of grain prices, not to kill the grassroots. Why are you afraid?"

Li Er nodded and smiled relievedly. It seemed that his own thoughts were too complicated, while this fellow's thoughts were much simpler.

Now in their hearts, they, the emperor, stand on the same front as them, so even if there is a huge difference in status, they will not have any pressure on themselves.

Li Er was also very happy to see that the common people regarded him as such a close person.

As an emperor, he also knew that the hearts of the people were the most important thing, and now he was obviously deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which was definitely a great thing.

Therefore, Li Fu smiled and said: "What the fellow said is very true. It is because I have not thought about it. These days, what I have done is not in place, so that the people have suffered."

The old man hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, you don't have to blame yourself, this is all caused by natural disasters, and it is definitely not your fault!"

"What's more, the lives of the people in Chang'an City, and even the people in the entire Tang Dynasty, are getting better and better. This is all thanks to your majesty."

At this time, Dong Yang was a little anxious, and reminded him from the side: "Your Majesty, let's first ask about the price of grain in Chang'an City."

Li Er nodded, and said to the old man: "Fellow townsmen, I came to you this time to ask a question, and that is the price of folk grain in Chang'an City."

"Excuse me, did someone deliberately raise the price of grain in Chang'an City, so that many people couldn't afford it?"

After the old man finished listening, he nodded and said, "A few days ago, it was indeed the case that the grain in our Chang'an City was up to 40 taels of silver per catty."

"We have folklore that it's all because Li Fu, the poet fairy, made the price so expensive."

As soon as these words were said, Dong Yang became excited, and then said: "Your Majesty, you have heard it all, this Li Fu is the culprit."

"Everything I told you before is true, and I ask your Majesty to take this Li Fu seriously!"

Li Er's face darkened, this Dong Yang seemed to be overstepping a bit, now he was forcing himself to issue an order to punish Li Fu.

Before Li Er could say anything, the old man continued, "Your Majesty, the price of grain has slowly come down these days."

"Now the price of grain in Chang'an City is less than one tael of silver per catty, and everyone can afford it now."

Li Er raised his head in surprise, and asked the old man, "My fellow, you are serious about what you say."

"Of course it's true, how dare the grassroots expire the emperor?" the old man said hastily.

After Dong Yang heard this, he froze in place immediately. He never thought that this would be the case.

The old man was also a little strange, so he said: "Many people know about this. Since the past two days, the price of grain has started to drop."

Dong Yang shouted: "Impossible, this is absolutely impossible!"

The old man's eyes widened innocently, and he said, "How is this impossible? What I told the emperor was the truth. I bought ten catties of rice before I came here, and it only cost six taels of silver."

"If you want to buy ten catties of rice for six taels of silver, it was very expensive in the past, but isn't it a disaster now? Food is more expensive, and we can understand it."

"But before, dozens of taels of silver per pound was too outrageous. Now, although it is a bit expensive, we can all accept it."

Having said that, Dong Yang was completely speechless and could only stand there with his head bowed.

He really couldn't figure out why the price of grain had dropped to such a level, so how did the merchants make money?

At this time, Cheng Yaojin stood up and said to Li Er: "Your Majesty, I have something to tell you."

Li Eryi raised his hand and said, "If you have something to say, it's okay to say it."

Cheng Yaojin smiled and said, "I also know Li Fu and Li Shixian, so I also know why he deliberately raised the price of grain before."

"This is actually Mr. Li's plan to increase the price of grain, and then make it absolutely profitable for the big households who store grain to release all the grain."

"As long as the food flows into the market, the common people will not be hungry, and there is a lot of food, and the price will gradually return to normal."

"From this point of view, Li Shixian's strategy is considered a success. Now that the price of grain has dropped, the common people can afford it."

Dong Yang was so angry that his teeth itched. A few days ago, he bought a batch of grain from Li Fu at a high price.

Originally, he was thinking of selling it at a higher price, but he didn't expect that the price of grain would fall back.

The man sitting on the chair smiled, touched his head and said: "The general is right, Mr. Li Fu, we are very grateful to him."

Li Er showed an unconcealable smile on his face, and said, "So that's what happened, it seems that this matter has been completely clarified."

"This Li Fu, not only has no crime, but also deserves a great merit."

Cheng Yaojin hastily bowed and said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Er gave Dong Yang a meaningful look, and the latter hurriedly lowered his head and dared not speak.

Seeing him like this, Li Er said calmly: "In that case, then this matter ends here. Li Fu has merits and demerits, so don't say anything in the future."

After waiting for the court, Dong Yang hurried out in a desperate manner.

Cheng Yaojin, Qin Shubao and the others laughed loudly from behind.

Li Er was also in a good mood, and said happily: "Li Fu, this kid, can really surprise me."

(End of this chapter)