"So, what exactly do you want?"
Qin Shihuang watched Cao Xiu's performance quietly.
It didn't feel noisy, just interesting.
Teasing Cao Xiu occasionally is also a spice in life.
"Solve this."
"This is very difficult to do."
“Even if it’s difficult, we have to do it!”
"Why do you want to get involved in this?"
Cao Xiu laughed, "First of all, I am doing this for the benefit of the local Guizhou leaders. If it can be done well, it will be good for them and my reputation. The future uprising will get more support. In addition, Dasuo Surabaya County, I I believe that the county guard must also be very busy. If I can settle it, it’s not too much to be promoted to a higher position, right?"
"I see."
Qin Shihuang suddenly realized.
As Cao Xiu said, this is indeed a big help to the Sishui County Governor. If it can be resolved smoothly, the county guard may even invite Cao Xiu to drink. If they take the opportunity to see the county guard again, maybe they can regain their status!
The governor of Sishui County was named Ye Zhuang, and his eldest brother was Ye Teng, who was famous in internal history. Ye Zhuang was originally a minister and followed the emperor. On the one hand, serving as the emperor's retinue, and on the other hand, studying government affairs, is one of the important ways to become an official in the Qin State.
Therefore, Qin Shihuang was very familiar with Ye Zhuang.
"The three families of King Xiao and Cao of Peixian County must have at least tens of thousands of stones if they put all the grain in their hands. If we can win over Yong Chi again, this matter will be more secure. The Yong family is a wealthy family in Peixian County. They mainly deal in grain business. There is more food than the three tribes combined."
Cao Xiu stood up.
In fact, he already had a plan in mind.
Let Azheng and Jian come here mainly to test them.
In addition, I just helped him polish his pen.
"Then how to win over?"
"This matter is very simple. Wang Ling and Yong Chi are close friends of life and death. As long as I talk to Wang Ling, he will naturally make things happen."
Cao Xiu paced back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back.
"Then what?"
“Limited purchase!”
"Limited edition...what do you mean by purchasing?"
Cao Xiu laughed, "Actually, there is not a lot of food in Sishui County, but hearing the news about Dasuo will trigger panic hoarding of food in the capital of Guizhou. But if food cannot be mobilized quickly, the price will inevitably rise. In order to stabilize food According to the price, the county and temple can implement the policy of limited purchase. To purchase grain based on the test, each person can buy six liters of rice per day."
This has been true since ancient times. Ordinary people like to stock up on things for emergencies. This is a habit of many people. There is no need to judge whether it is good or bad. I can only say that it varies from person to person. It will always make you feel more at ease to stock up on supplies at home.
Qin Shihuang's pupils suddenly shrank.
hiss……
This is a good idea!
Six liters of rice is not too much. After all, the ministers who work for the Qin State still have a monthly ration of two stones. For example, because the concubine's food intake is smaller than that of a man, she has a ration of one and a half stone.
"This is a great idea!"
Even Wang Jian couldn't help but nod in approval.
Look, they really saw the right person. Cao Xiu can always think of some weird methods, which may have some drawbacks, but they are all very useful. There are many capable ministers in the Qin court, but there are very few smart Qin officials with out-of-the-box thinking like Cao Xiu.
With this brain circuit, they sometimes can't keep up.
"Of course, this method only treats the symptoms and not the root cause."
"Appreciate further details."
"Do you know what Li Kui of Wei did in the past?"
Qin Shihuang frowned, and then he thought of the answer, and said calmly: "He said: If the price is too high, it will hurt the people, and if it is too cheap, it will hurt the farmers; if the people are hurt, the country will be separated, and if the farmers are hurt, the country will be poor. Therefore, those who are good at buying goods must watch the year. Which one is upper, middle or lower..."
He said a lot of things in succession.
In fact, this approach is to lose evenly, and Fan Li and Guanzi also said something similar. During the Han Dynasty, Da Sinong Kong only and Sang Hongyang proposed and perfected it again. Subsequently, Geng Shouchang created a regular warehouse to stabilize prices.
For example, when grain is ripe and production increases, the state purchases grain on a large scale to stabilize grain prices so as not to hurt farmers. When encountering natural or man-made disasters, the stored grain will be released to avoid a sudden increase in grain prices. Just as the price of pork increases in later generations, the country will also release reserve meat to stabilize prices.
"Yes, you really know a lot."
"What's so hard about this?"
Qin Shihuang frowned.
He didn't understand what Cao Xiu meant by mentioning Li Kui?
Everyone in the world knows about Shang Jun's reform. In fact, Shang Jun also absorbed the reform experience of Li Kui, Wu Qi and others at that time, including adopting the "Book of Laws" compiled by Li Kui. Naturally, Qin Shihuang also knew about Li Kuiduo.
"But this is not enough!"
Cao Xiu shook his head and sighed.
Many people know it but don’t do it.
You know it's wrong, but you still do it.
Nothing but profit!
Just like the Dasuo Surabaya County this time, if it is done properly, you can even get more than a hundred times the profit. If the officials above want to make more money, they can stay in prison longer. If it doesn't work, it may even cause problems with the food on the road.
As for the danger?
Faced with a hundredfold profit, capital is fearless and can even sell the hemp rope that hangs him.
"What are you going to do?"
Qin Shihuang also became interested.
He wanted to know, what did Cao Xiu think?
"I heard that the Qin State has been hoarding food crazily in recent years. One storehouse of twenty thousand shi in Yueyang, one storehouse of one hundred thousand shi in Xianyang. The rest of the counties were put into grain granaries, and each store of ten thousand shi was a household. Aocang, the world has been in transit for a long time, and there is a lot of millet hidden there!"
The people of Qin liked to hoard food, especially Qin Shihuang, who promoted this matter. He built granaries all over the country, especially in the upper and lower counties of northwest Longxi. It's not that I'm afraid of poverty, it's purely to prepare for future wars.
For example, if a restoration occurs in a certain place, the local area can directly mobilize troops to suppress it. Because there are granaries, there is no need to worry about insufficient food and grass. When the local supply is used up, grain can also be transferred from the nearest county.
Dreams are full, reality is skinny.
The food hoarded by Qin State actually made it easier for Liu Ji and other rebels, so that they did not have to worry about insufficient food and grass. As long as the granary is captured, there will be mountains of corn!
"Do you want to build a granary?"
"yes."
"Impossible." Qin Shihuang shook his head in a matter-of-fact manner, "Exactly...ahem, I mean that the tyrant attaches great importance to the granary. Moreover, Qin's law allows the people to be rewarded for their merits, and punished for their crimes. Now the grain from the granaries is distributed, so that the people can be rewarded for their merits. No merit will be rewarded, this is chaos!"
"I know you're in a hurry, but don't worry yet."
"..."
Cao Xiu laughed, "What I mean is that granaries in various places can play a role in leveling prices. When the grain is cheap, increase the number of merchants to buy (di), and when the grain is expensive, reduce the number of merchants to buy (tiao). People. If I abandon something, I will take it, and if someone takes it, I will take it, and what I take will make up for the deficiency.”
"Great kindness!"
Wang Jian couldn't help but applaud.
How good it is to the people!
Moreover, it can also perfectly solve the dilemma of Surabaya County.
Cao Xiu smiled and said nothing. What he was talking about was actually Changpingcang promoted by Geng Shouchang in later generations. This method was good, but there were actually many problems when it was implemented, so it was later abandoned.
However, Cao Xiu didn't care about this. He is only responsible for digging holes, not filling them. If something happens later, it will be someone else’s problem. What does it have to do with him?
[PS: Regarding the governor of Surabaya, the only name in the history books is Zhuang. As for his surname, there is no record, so Mao Xiong made it up. 】
