Reborn as a tyrant in the Ming Dynasty

If the mind is impatient, life will be chaotic; if the mind is calm, the world will be peaceful.

When chaos ends, stability will come.

"The price of food has dropped again?!"

"Yeah, it's only been a few days, and it's actually gone down so fast!"

"Then it will definitely fall back, don't you know?"

"what do you know?"

"An important reason for the previous surge in food prices in the capital and Gyeonggi is that banditry is rampant in various places, causing the food trafficked by grain merchants to be frequently robbed, resulting in insufficient supply."

"Is there still this thing? Is it true? Isn't it said that the sharp increase in food prices in the capital and Gyeonggi is caused by some unscrupulous individuals? Didn't His Majesty kill a group of people outside the Huangji Gate a few days ago?"

"I have heard that the officials who knelt down at the Huangji Gate were all involved. They just wanted to use this to force His Majesty to make concessions and prevent the imperial court from investigating certain matters."

"What's the investigation?"

"Of course we are inspecting the imperial village! Think about it, before, the Western Police Bureau only inspected the imperial village under the jurisdiction of Shuntian Mansion and arrested so many monsters. However, the imperial palace under the jurisdiction of the inner court is spread all over Beizhili."

"These damn guys, just to protect their own interests, they ignore the stability of the country and the life and death of the people, and do such things in private?!"

"Hey, where are you? I've heard that when the Emperor was lucky enough to fall into the water in Xiyuan, someone was doing it behind his back. Do you know why?"

"Why!"

"Say it quickly!"

"Who is so brave!"

"Let me tell you, you must not spread the word. This is not a trivial matter. I have also heard from people. It is said that your Majesty has found something. He is worried about the people of the Ming Dynasty and does not want them to bear huge burdens anymore. I want to The abolition of Liao's salary was the reason why things like this happened."

In the streets and alleys of the capital, there is no longer the so-called desolation. Along with some changes in the situation, many people gather in many places in the capital, chatting closely related to recent events.

The looting of food is gone.

The restlessness is no longer there.

At the moment, the capital city is as if there has never been chaos before.

Shuntian government office.

"The boiling public opinion in the past has been calmed down, which is of great benefit to stabilizing food prices and stabilizing order."

Chen Qiyu sat on the official hat chair and put the official documents he held on the desk. "Now that the world is no longer paying attention to food prices, then even if people's sentiments have stabilized, this crisis will be settled smoothly."

"Fu Yin, the situation is better than you expected."

The colleague of Shuntian Prefecture smiled, looked at Chen Qiyu and said: "According to what I know, not only the food prices in various places inside and outside the capital, but also the food prices in Tongzhou, Shunyi, Changping, Liangxiang, Fangshan and other places have increased significantly. Food prices have fallen back, and in some places, food prices are even much lower than before."

"This is a good trend."

Chen Qiyu said calmly: "The price of food in Shuntian Prefecture has dropped. I believe that it will not be long before the price of food in other places in Gyeonggi Province will also drop."

"The most important point is that most of the refugees who were wandering in various places in Beizhili gathered under the rule of Shuntian Prefecture and were taken in and resettled by the Disaster Relief Office. Although this has increased the pressure on Shuntian Prefecture. Few, but relatively speaking, the order in other prefectures and counties in Northern Zhili will definitely be greatly improved compared to before."

The fellow magistrate of Shuntian Prefecture nodded and said: "Indeed, the Disaster Relief Office has initiated major projects such as repairing the city's defenses, widening canals and dredging, rectifying Shuntian Prefecture's official roads, building Shuntian Prefecture water conservancy and other major projects. It even undertook the construction of the Military Armaments Bureau in Xishan. , in the future for a long time, these refugees gathered in the clouds will have something to do."

"Have you heard, my official, that among the refugees resettled in the Disaster Relief Office, whoever performs well and accumulates enough work points will be given priority in renting acres of land in Huangzhuang, and will pay a very low land tax, and can even go to the armaments Working in a workshop under the jurisdiction of the bureau, the monthly salary received is enough to support the whole family."

"There is this policy."

Chen Qiyu did not deny it, but there were some words that he did not say out loud.

According to what he knew, in the future, the Imperial Palace under the control of the Imperial Court in Beizhili would gradually be transferred to the Disaster Relief Office, which would serve as the basis for resettling the people and building major projects. The Disaster Relief Office would have to pay in full the internal funds of silver, Grain grains, and the rest can be used as needed by the Disaster Relief Office.

If this move can really continue, it will be impossible for the eunuchs of the inner court to dominate the local area. After all, these imperial mansions will no longer send eunuchs to take charge of the affairs.

But in this case, the pressure will be put on the Disaster Relief Office.

In particular, Sun Chuanting, who is in charge of the Disaster Relief Office, must solve all the issues in Huangzhuang, especially corruption, which must be completely eliminated.

However, Chen Qiyu did not think that these things could stump Sun Chuanting. The law enforcement team under the Disaster Relief Office was also expanding during this period. If similar things happened again in the future, there would be no need to alert the inner court. Within the Disaster Relief Office, there would be Can solve it on its own.

"Fu Yin, I have a question."

While Chen Qiyu was sighing with emotion, a colleague from Shuntian Mansion said: "The Disaster Relief Office has to take in so many refugees. In the future, it will also have to take care of the entire North Zhili. How can we provide food supply for such a huge group?"

"If other prefectures and counties near Northern Zhili learn about what the Disaster Relief Office is doing and drive all the refugees into Northern Zhili, I'm afraid the pressure on the Disaster Relief Office will increase."

"This has been resolved long ago."

Chen Qiyu smiled, lifted up his robe sleeves and said: "From now on, the Disaster Relief Office's grain supplies will be subject to private bidding. Whoever bids the lowest and delivers high-quality grain will be given the full amount by the Disaster Relief Office. For such a huge amount of grain, Demand, I believe that merchants who know how to do business will choose a steady stream of business rather than a one-time deal."

Can you do this?

The co-president of Shuntian Prefecture showed a surprised look. This is indeed a good strategy. Perhaps in this way, in the future, the money earned from each transaction with the Disaster Relief Office will not be much, but it will not be able to handle large quantities. The key is stability. As long as you can maintain this kind of business for a long time, you can make a lot of money.

“Of course buying alone is not enough.”

Chen Qiyu continued: "The grain produced by the Huangzhuang under the jurisdiction of the Disaster Relief Office every year can also be driven. In addition, for those groups who rent the land of the Huangzhuang, in addition to paying taxes and keeping enough for their family, the remaining surplus food needs to be paid." Priority will be given to selling to the Disaster Relief Agency at market prices, and emergency grain reserves will be increased while ensuring their interests."

The Tongzhi of Shuntian Mansion opened his eyes very wide.

If this is really done, there will be no more riots in Dubei Zhili, let alone other places.

And according to what he knew, many of the previously inspected fields would be brought under the scope of the Imperial Village, which was the emperor's decree.

"Go down and do your work."

Chen Qiyu waved his hand and said, "The National Tax Administration Department has started to work. It's time for me to start some things about Shuntian Mansion Office."

"Here!"

The co-presidents of Shuntian Mansion immediately bowed and responded.

"The Imperial Manor has been investigated, will the Guantian be far behind?"

Chen Qiyu, who was sitting on the official hat chair as he watched the departing officials of Shuntian Mansion, murmured to himself: "If the long-standing disadvantages of the official field can be solved, it will be a hundred benefits to the court without any harm!"

Thinking of his recent visit to the palace and all the discussions he had with the emperor, Chen Qiyu ignited a strong fighting spirit in his heart. There is still hope for the Ming Dynasty, and there is still room for maneuver in everything!