Royal Gold Magistrate

Hanlin are all downcast.

Now that the leader is gone, why bother.

There was a long silence, and scattered voices came from the crowd.

"Your Majesty, I am ashamed, please punish me..."

Gradually, more and more people spoke, connecting together.

Fangzheng watched this scene with a smile.

If I knew this earlier, why did I do it in the first place?I, Fangzheng, stand on the moral point, holding the thigh of the supreme power, want to fuck me?

I don't even want to see if I have that capital!

Emperor Jing also had the urge to laugh, but his instinct made him suppress it as hard as he could, and said lightly: "This matter is counted as you being confused for a while, I can let the past go, if there is another crime, I will never forgive you lightly!"

"Go back, go to court tomorrow as usual."

Guo Tianyang also heaved a sigh of relief.

His Majesty's temperament has really changed... This time, except for Yan Guoan and others, no blood was seen.

Good thing... very good thing!Our family is blessed in our old age!

The crowd gradually dispersed until only Emperor Jing and Fang Zheng were left in the courtyard.

Emperor Jing said: "Fang Qing, you have done a good job. I should have rewarded you, but...you are not stable at the beginning of the court, so let's talk about it later."

Fang Zhengyi didn't care too much, what kind of official would the prince need if he brought him by his side.

I wouldn't even be an official!

The greater the ability, the greater the responsibility to shirk!

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness, I am ashamed!"

Li Yuanzhao on the side was unhappy, and shouted: "Father! I also have a share!"

Emperor Jing laughed: "Yes, the prince has performed very well, but do you want me to make you an official?"

"You don't need an official, just give me money!"

Emperor Jing's smile froze, he paused, and said lightly: "I'm tired... let's drive back to the palace."

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Fang Zhengyi and Li Yuanzhao stared at Jingdi's back in astonishment...Pick!Really picky!

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When he went to court the next day, the usual order had been restored in the court hall.

Except for Yang Yingcai who was on crutches, who seemed very discordant.

Originally, the legs were fine, but rheumatism suddenly occurred halfway.

He cried out in pain, but the gangsters thought he had a broken leg, and they brought him to the clinic and told the doctor.

The doctor is also a fool, so he just wrapped it up.

Originally, Yang Yingcai wanted to untie it when she got home, but she lost face when she thought about it.

It's better to just pretend to be sick...it won't be so embarrassing.

Who can be too hard on a patient?

So on the second day, he limped to court, but would stab Fang Zhengyi with his eyes from time to time.

At this moment in the court hall, Emperor Jing took the memorial and watched it carefully.

The memorial was submitted by Zhang Shi, and the topic was still about the food shortage in the south.

After reading it, Emperor Jing ordered Guo Tianyang to read it.

There was nothing new about the content, it was all arguing with Fang Zhengyi a few days ago, it was nothing more than the specific distribution rules for opening warehouses to release grain, stabilizing prices, and so on.

After Guo Tianyang finished reading, Emperor Jing said, "If you have any opinions, you can come and discuss them."

"This matter is of great importance. The local government has sent three memorials to me to urge the opening of warehouses to release grain."

"If it continues to drag on, I'm afraid it will cause a civil uprising. Today is different from the past. The flood in the Jianjiang River has had a great impact. You may offer your advice and suggestions."

Fangzheng jumped out impatiently, wanting to try harder.

"Your Majesty! I don't think it is feasible to suppress the price of grain! It is a good policy to let it go."

"If grain prices are stabilized, grain merchants will have no profit, and it will be extremely difficult for grain from wealthy areas to flow to disaster-stricken areas."

"The local government has no way to collect grain. Even if there is, it may not be implemented effectively, and it may not be effective...The only countermeasure is to open up high prices to make grain flow."

"Not only that, but also spread the news as far as possible... When the grain merchants hear the news, they will be able to support the victims until the autumn harvest."

There is no hope for sweet potatoes, and now we can only count on the market.

"I object to this!"

Before Zhang Shi could speak first, a large group of Hanlin stood up first.

"According to Master Fang's words, if you encourage high prices, people will panic. What if the common people look forward to the food and sigh that they can't afford it?"

"If grain merchants gather in one place and supply exceeds demand, grain prices will inevitably fall. If there is no grain in the world, grain merchants will not go to the disaster area. The worst is to maintain the status quo. How long can the stock of local granaries last?"

Another retorted: "This move will inevitably lead to hoarding! So what if someone takes advantage of this disaster to make a fortune? Is Mr. Fang willing to let the victims starve to death because of food?"

Fangzheng shook his head and said, "Hoarding will definitely happen, but grain merchants travel thousands of miles away, and the cost of storage and transportation may not be manageable."

"If most people are starved to death, there will be no gain."

"What's more, if someone really can rule the family, not for profit but just to watch the victims starve to death, wouldn't the government do nothing?"

"The local government must strictly control the movement of grain merchants, and take the initiative to crack down on hoarding. This is always much easier than collecting grain from local wealthy households!"

"It's just nonsense, now is the time to wait! There is no time to wait for the grain merchants to go to the disaster area, collect grain on the spot, and stabilize the price of grain is the best policy."

"........"

Emperor Jing felt a little headache when he saw the quarrel below.

What Fang Zhengyi said made some sense, but since ancient times, disaster relief strategies have always been as Zhang Shi said. Maybe the effect is not very good, but it is enough to stand the test of time.

But sometimes, instinctive ideas are often not necessarily right.

When there was a lot of noise below, Li Yuanzhao, who was silently on the side, spoke.

"Father, my son has something to say."

The court hall suddenly quieted down. Why did the prince, who has always been quiet in the court hall, speak suddenly today?

Emperor Jing smiled: "Oh? What's the prince's opinion, let me hear it."

"My son thinks that even if the price of food is stabilized, it may not be able to stabilize the living."

"So this method... cannot be used at all."

Zhang Shi asked anxiously: "What is the prince saying? Could it be that the government's words don't work, and the people in the world are going to rebel?"

"No! Assuming that the price of grain in the disaster area is now two taels a catty, and the government forces the grain merchants to sell it for twenty cents a catty, then only one thing will happen, that is, the people will have no food to buy."

"Then who can buy grain at this time? Only people with connections can buy grain. As the food shortage intensifies, people with connections will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to stockpile more grain, but how many of the common people can have connections? ?”

"Furthermore, if I were a grain merchant, I wouldn't sell grain directly. I would simply sell bowls. If I buy a bowl, I will give away a catty of grain. You can't control the free grain delivery, right? How will the government control it then?"

"People's countermeasures are emerging one after another... I have already seen it these days, so... it may not be possible to stabilize food prices!"

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ps: The unit is directly in kilograms, it is convenient for everyone to look at it