Everyone knows that Chang'an Township produces grain. At first, the people thought that the high grain yield per mu in Chang'an Township was due to improved seeds, so they all rushed to buy improved seeds. At first, the grain yield per mu was indeed very high, and food suddenly became abundant.
But later it was gradually discovered that with each season of sowing improved seeds, the yield became lower and lower, and in the end the yield was scarce and not as good as the original grain seeds.
Li Jinong also discovered this at that time, so he suggested to Li Zhao to expand production and stop selling the first batch of improved seeds to outsiders, in order to make Chang'an Township independent.
Naturally, Li Zhao would not let it go if he could make money, so he agreed to his uncle's suggestion and bought first-hand high-quality seeds from the store, and then expanded production. After the land given by the emperor was used up, they also leased it to outsiders.
After years of development, Chang'an Township and its surrounding areas have become a large granary, almost comparable to the land of Bashu.
It can be seen that the grain output in Chang'an Township is high.
It is precisely because of this that Chang'an Township's grain market almost dominates the entire Xianyang, which means that all Xianyang's food rations are in the hands of Chang'an Township.
Naturally, the emperor also discovered this at the time. He could not let Li Zhao's family take care of themselves, so he allowed Bashu grain to settle in Xianyang. Even so, the grain of Bashu land could not compete with Chang'an Township, but Li Zhao had no intention of suppressing it. Keep it at a balanced level.
In order to occupy the food market in the six countries, Li Zhao also asked Gao Fugui to rent fields to grow grain, and so far he has occupied a large share.
And this trend is constantly expanding. The reason is that Chang'an Township has a high yield of improved seeds. With the same investment, Chang'an Township has a huge advantage. Bashu and even other local grain areas will be unable to compete with it. sleeves.
This is the advantage of improved varieties.
No, when Li Zhao asked the housekeeper to stop all business activities, the grain on the market decreased rapidly, and naturally grain prices began to soar. Some grain merchants saw that grain prices were rising every day. Who would sell the grain in their hands, or sell it at a high price? Or hoarding, which will cause a shortage of food in the market, and food prices will soar faster.
This led to widespread public dissatisfaction.
As soon as Zhi Su Neishi finished speaking, someone stood up. It was the lieutenant in charge of the Gyeonggi Guard. The lieutenant had nothing to do with the price of food, but he wanted to report it, which really surprised everyone.
"Young master, you must not let Li Zhao take action. According to my investigation, it is Li Zhao who caused trouble in Xianyang this time."
When these words came out, the whole place was silent, and everyone pricked up their ears to see what the lieutenant said.
Li Zhao's trouble in Xianyang seems out of the question, because Li Zhao's people don't even know where he is, so how can he cause trouble? Even if there is trouble, there must be some movement!
"I learned from my secret investigation that he secretly asked the trading houses to stop the food supply, which caused the shortage of food in the city, so merchants gathered food. He is the culprit. I suggest that Li Zhao be captured immediately and the trading houses be confiscated. The crisis in Xianyang will naturally be resolved."
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When Hu Hai heard this, his eyes lit up, confiscating the business? This is great advice! The current trading house has become the giant of the Qin Dynasty. Whoever gets it can stabilize the world. He is the crown prince. To stabilize the throne in the future, he will have to rely on huge financial resources. If he gets the trading house, why worry about not being stable?
This suggestion clearly coincided with his ideas.
Moreover, he also hated Li Zhao very much. If Li Zhao hadn't interfered with it in the first place, how could he and Zhao Gao have tampered with the imperial edict together, and how could he have been punished by his father and imprisoned in the palace without freedom?
During these days of confinement, he had suffered enough torture, and his hatred for Li Zhao also deepened day by day.
Moreover, the person who helped him seize the legitimate son said that Li Zhao must be eliminated. Now it seems that the opportunity has arrived.
"This animal is so hateful. It's a shame that my father still favors him so much. It's hateful. That's right. That's right. Lieutenant, please order someone to capture it immediately and confiscate the business."
"No!" the lieutenant immediately agreed and was about to step out of the hall, but was stopped by a loud shout, "Wait a minute!"
The person who spoke was Feng Jie again. It seemed that among all the people present, he was the only one who could speak for Li Zhao.
He came out of the queue, bowed his hands to Hu Hai, and said: "Sir, this must never be done. If we do this, our country, the Qin Dynasty, will fall into a place of eternal disaster."
Before Hu Hai could say anything, the lieutenant turned around and questioned Feng Jie. His eyes showed no respect for the superior from a lower officer, but anger instead.
"Master Yushi, what do you mean by this? Capturing Li Zhao will solve the current food crisis. This is to benefit the people and ask for their lives. How can it be irreversible?"
Hu Hai nodded. He also felt that Feng Jie's words were a little too protective of Li Zhao.
"Cai, Lieutenant who understands public opinion, go and do it immediately."
Hu Hai waved his hand and responded without thinking, but Feng Jie stopped him. This time he tried his best.
"Please think twice! Master, I have three questions. If you can answer them, I will never stop you. But if you can't answer them, I still hope to hear my words."
Hu Hai didn't know what kind of medicine Feng Jie was selling in his gourd. Seeing that the ministers had no objections, he waved his hands impatiently and said, "That's all, you tell me." He didn't even bother to say the honorific.
Feng Jie calmed down, scanned the officials, and said loudly: "First, if Li Zhao is captured, what will happen to Shanglin Garden? What's more, Li Zhaoren is in Shanglin Garden, and he can enter and capture him just by relying on the lieutenant's guards? It should be noted that there are many possessions in Shanglin Garden There are two thousand elite troops under Li Zhao's command."
Everyone nodded slightly, and the lieutenant immediately stopped, his face suddenly changed. He was too impatient just now and did not consider this issue.
Not to mention two thousand elites, there was nothing he could do with even one hundred elites.
Seeing that no one responded, Feng Jie knew that no one could answer, so he continued: "Secondly, if the trading house is confiscated, where will the food in the future come from, and where will all the things in the trading house come from? Do you think any of you can make it?"
"This." The ministers were silent again.
Hu Hai's raised hand froze in mid-air, and he couldn't close his mouth.
Indeed, everything in the trading house was made by Shanglinyuan, and they were all novelties. Without Li Zhao, could these things still be made? Even if they could, would the people in Shanglinyuan obey? Impossible, as far as they knew about Shanglinyuan, Li Zhao had become the god of Shanglinyuan, and no one could call them to touch them.
No one could answer the two questions, and Feng Jie didn't want to talk about the third one, because he knew that everyone had thought of the key point, and Li Zhao couldn't move.
"Please think again, Sir. I believe that in order to solve the food price crisis, the only way is to declare Li Zhao to go to court. Only Li Zhao can save the people."
The lieutenant did not leave again. He was silent, Hu Hai was silent, and everyone was silent, because Feng Jie's analysis was very reasonable and Li Zhao could not move.
At present, only Xuan and Li Zhao are facing the crisis in food prices.
Hu Hai shook his head, his eyes wandering among the ministers, and finally fell on one person. When he saw this person nodded slightly, he said: "That's it! It will be announced that Li Zhao will go to court tomorrow."
(End of chapter)
