Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Li Ji hesitated for a moment, and said, "Two punctures per stone."

"Do you know how many people can afford two per stone?"

Li Ji said, "Three thousand stones have already been sold."

"Two sticks per stone, already sold for three thousand stones?"

"Yes, Your Highness."

"Who did you sell it to?"

"It's all bought by ordinary people. Each household buys about 50 catties. Many people buy..."

However, Zhao Chen interrupted him, and said in a rather unfriendly tone: "This king asks you, the price of this grain is so high, what is your purpose in setting the price?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the food is really..."

"You want to tell me that there is not enough food?"

"really……"

"Do you still want to say that the road is difficult and dangerous?"

"indeed……"

"That's why you dare to set the price of grain at two guan per shi!" Zhao Chen couldn't bear it anymore, he pulled out his knife and roared angrily.

Li Ji was so frightened that he knelt on the ground and trembled, begging for mercy: "Your Highness, forgive me, you are really a grassroots..."

"Shut up! The price of this grain can obviously be lower, but you can sell it at such a price. Why is the road difficult and dangerous, and why is there not enough food! I see that you just want to make money from this country! When I was in Liaodong, I saw a lot !"

"Your Highness, forgive me! Your Highness, forgive me!"

Zhao Chen immediately said: "Come here! Drag this person out and chop him up!"

When Wei Xiang on the side heard this, his whole body stood up, and he immediately said: "Your Highness, absolutely not, Li Ji's father is the president of the Chang'an Chamber of Commerce, he..."

"It's difficult for the country to make money. This king doesn't care who he is. If his father comes, this king will cut it off!"

Immediately, several people came in and grabbed Li Ji.

Li Ji has never seen such a posture before, he quickly knelt down to beg for mercy, slammed his forehead on the ground, and hissed: "Your Highness, please forgive me! I came here to deliver food at the order of Hu Buzheng, and I was ordered by Hu Buzheng... "

"Use Hu Quan to suppress this king! If it is Hu Quan's intention to sell two guns per stone, this king will impeach Hu Quan immediately! Drag it out and chop it up, and show it to the public!"

Li Ji was dragged out, and at the gate of the mansion, his head was beheaded with a knife, and then his head was hung up.

"Prefect Wei!"

"My subordinate... my subordinate is here!"

"You immediately go to the city to summon all the grain merchants. The price of grain must be set at 500 Wen per shi! If anyone does not cooperate, this king will have his head!"

"Yes!"

On the tenth day of November, Chang'an.

Zhao Jin got off the carriage and walked into the chief secretary.

"Your Highness, why are you here?" Hu Quan led someone out to greet Zhao Jin.

Zhao Jin bowed to Hu Quan and said, "I don't understand something, so I'm here to ask Hu Buzheng for advice."

"Your Highness, please come inside."

It was cakes and tea again, the stove was ready, and Zhao Jin was seated.

Hu Quan said: "I don't know what's the matter, Your Highness?"

"Chang'an is investing a large amount of silver coins on the Silk Road in the Western Regions. This king is thinking, if these silver coins flow into the Western Regions, if they don't come back, wouldn't it be a loss to the Song Dynasty?"

"Your Highness, currency is only a tool to measure the value of goods, and its own value is not enough. Although there is silver in silver coins, if someone else uses it for smelting, it will lose money compared to the goods he sells."

"That's not what I mean. I'm worried that after the silver coins flow into the Western Regions, they won't come back."

"That means that people from the Western Regions will not buy products from our Great Song Dynasty." Hu Quan said patiently, "This is impossible. The Western Regions are not interested in our tea, silk, ceramics, paper, and many handicrafts. I love it very much, it started more than 1000 years ago and has never been broken."

"Is the Western Region energy continuously buying?"

"Of course, there are many countries in the Western Regions, and even some countries have already bought a lot, but they can act as middlemen, get the goods, and sell them to more distant places. We only need to send goods to the Western Regions on a regular basis. Of course, we also Buying goods from the Western Regions with silver coins is commerce, and after the transaction occurs, wealth will come, which can solve the livelihood problems of many people."

Zhao Jin nodded and said, "Xiao Wang still has a lot of things to do, and I will ask Hu Buzheng for advice in the future. Hu Buzheng must not think that Xiao Wang is annoying."

Chapter 1377 Big Trouble (Second Update)

"Your Highness, you are polite." Hu Quan said politely.

In fact, Hu Quan still had some ideas in his mind.

What is Zhao Guan's intention to throw the third prince here?

The third prince is known as a well-behaved person, he can't see his advantages, but he can't see his disadvantages either.

In every word and deed, there is always a maturity that does not match his age.

It stands to reason that he is the most suitable person for the prince.

But Hu Quan has some opinions of his own. He is not a frivolous person, and he will not judge a person quickly based on his words and deeds.

Lu Yao knows horsepower, and it takes time to see people's hearts.

However, from the current words and deeds of the third prince, Hu Quan can infer that the third prince is at least an enterprising person. As for what is hidden under his polite appearance, it is unknown.

"One more thing." Zhao Jin said.

"What's the matter?"

"The imperial court sent troops to the Western Regions. Xiao Wang heard that Yue Shuai had also gone. Why isn't Yue Shuai in Anbei Mansion or Hebei, but going to the Western Regions?"

It seems that the third prince's mind is still very delicate, and he has his own observations on many things.

"Yue Shuai's going to the Western Regions is to preside over the overall situation, because there are powerful countries in the Western Regions that pose a threat to Gaochang, and also pose a threat to the Silk Road. If this trouble is not settled, Gaochang will face protracted border troubles, which will affect the business from Guanzhong to Gaochang."

Hu Quan continued: "If the people's livelihood from Hexi to Gaochang is stable, many people will move there to earn money to support their families. This is what the imperial court wants to see, and let the Han people continue to go to the Western Regions to farm, herd, and settle down there. , live there, and completely solve the border troubles of the Western Regions for future generations."

Zhao Jin nodded, and said, "Yue Shuai is a great hero of our Great Song Dynasty!"

Immediately, Zhao Jin asked again: "I also heard that the food in Guanzhong is a little tight this year?"

"There is a drought in Guanzhong this year, and the officials have mobilized a batch of grain from Henan, Gyeonggi, and Jinghu."

"It cost a lot, right?"

"It is indeed a lot, but it is necessary to spend the money to stabilize the people's livelihood. Moreover, Xingzhou was hit by war last year, and this year it was accompanied by drought, and there was also a shortage of food. The next official asked Li Jiaerlang to send [-] shi of grain to Xingzhou. state."

At this time, an urgent report came from outside.

"Hu Buzheng! Something is wrong!" Zhang Chong hurried in.

"Why are you so flustered?" Hu Quan said sharply, almost blaming him for not seeing the third prince here!

Zhang Chong immediately submitted a letter from Xingzhou.

Hu Quan took it over and took a look, and suddenly got up in a hurry, but when he found Zhao Jin beside him, he immediately forced himself to calm down, and said to Zhao Jin: "Your Highness, do you have anything else to do?"

Seeing that Hu Quan seemed to have something to do, Zhao Jin was very curious, but did not bother him. He stood up and said, "There is nothing else to do today. Xiao Wang will leave."

"The next official sees off His Highness."

After sending Zhao Jin away, Hu Quan's face was as pale as paper when he came back.

"When the real person was killed?"

"Exactly!"

"What is the reason?"

"The king of Liao thinks that Li Ji's grain price is too high."

"How much did Li Ji sell for?"

"Two punctures per stone!"

Hu Quan took a deep breath, closed his eyes and said: "The price is indeed high, but there is no way to do it. In this season, there is no reason to transport so much grain to Xingzhou, so they can only pay a high price! The official wants Play the court on this matter!"

Zhang Chong said: "Hu Buzheng, the man was killed by the King of Liao, in the name of driving up the price of grain. If you go to the court, you will offend His Highness the King of Liao! Please think again!"

"King Liao can't kill people at will! If this matter is not handled fairly, which businessman can I mobilize in the future? What will those businessmen who are willing to cooperate with the court think!"

"But if you offend King Liao, let alone Your Majesty, I'm afraid someone in the court will embarrass you!" Zhang Chong was a little anxious, "For a businessman, it's not worthwhile to offend the prime minister and the prince with military merits and make enemies for yourself ah!"

"Don't ask too much about this matter, I will handle it myself!"

Hu Quan strode out, and soon arrived at the study, and immediately began to write memorials to Zhao Guan's family.

On the evening of the tenth day of November, Cai Mao's mansion.

Cheng Zhen said to Cai Mao: "Cai Xianggong, what do you want to find the next official?"

"Let me ask you, how is Hu Quan?"

"Hu Quan has been in Chang'an these years. The management of the people's livelihood in Jingzhao Mansion is well-organized, and the business development is also very stable. He is responsible for the immigration development of Hexi and the reconstruction of the Silk Road. The official department evaluates him very strictly every year. He But it overachieved.”

"So, this person is not simple?"

"He was appointed by His Majesty to Chang'an."

Cai Mao closed his eyes and pondered.

"Cai Xianggong, why did you suddenly ask Hu Quan today?"

"King Liao killed a man in Xingzhou."

"Oh, who did you kill?"

"A businessman named Li Ji, this businessman was sent by Chang'an to deliver grain, and was sent by Hu Quan."

"Why did His Highness kill him?"

"One stone of grain sold for two grains!"

"This really deserves to be killed!" Cheng Zhen was furious when he heard the words, "These merchants are really bastards! Bianjing's food is only 300 yuan a stone, and Xingzhou sells it for two pennies a stone! If you don't kill this trend, it will be worth it! "

"So I ask you how about Hu Quan, who was sent by Hu Quan, how dare Hu Quan let people sell grain for two grains for one stone?"

"This..." Cheng Zhen was stunned for a moment and said, "The following officer knows Hu Quan well, he wouldn't do such a thing."

"Then why can it be sold at such a high price?"

"It must be Li Ji himself who is greedy for money!"

"But I heard that the food supply in Xingzhou has been very tight this year. Last year, the Tatars went south and caused great damage to Xingzhou and Lingzhou. Many fields were deserted, and there was also a drought in Guanzhong. Now it is winter, and we have to transport food from Chang'an It's not easy, is it?"

"Then... the King of Liao killed the wrong person, it seems that the King of Liao was a little impulsive."

"No, the King of Liao knows the stakes." Cai Mao frowned deeply, "The King of Liao naturally knows that high food prices are determined by supply and demand. He wrote a secret letter to me, but the current situation in Xingzhou is very complicated. Merchants are unwilling to give up profits, and the people can only barely survive at high prices, so the King of Liao had no choice but to kill Li Ji."

"But this offended Hu Quan. Hu Quan has an extremely tough attitude. He once scolded Qin Hui and accused Lu Yihao. He is not a good stubble!"

"I'll go to the Political Affairs Hall tomorrow morning. About this time, the King of Liao wrote a memorial to the Political Affairs Hall. I can only go to face the saint after I read the memorial."

"That's all!"

Early in the morning of the second day, Cai Mao first ran to the Political Affairs Hall to pretend to work for a while.

"Cai Xianggong!" Yu Yunwen shouted suddenly.

"What's the matter?"

"Look at this memorial, it was written by His Royal Highness King Liao."

"Is there anything special?" Cai Mao asked.

"You'll know it when you see it."

Cai Mao took a look and was taken aback, and said, "Submit this memorial to the grand minister, and I'll have someone copy it and go to the palace to face the saint."

Chapter 1378 Impeachment of Liao King (first update)

Cai Mao hurried into Wende Hall.

"The old minister sees His Majesty."

"Excuse me, what do you want me to do?"

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness King Liao sent a letter to the Political Affairs Hall. After reading it, I don't quite understand it."

"Oh, let me have a look."