In the eyes of the people, the imperial court was superior.
Regardless of whether those officials are honest or not, there are so many people in the world? Even if the imperial court wanted to take care of everything, it would not be possible...
What if they didn't make it to the imperial court to transport grain?
What if the food from the imperial court comes and the price is still high?
What if this is just empty talk from the court to appease the people, and the food simply won’t come?
"certain……"
The man who complained about the price increase regretted it. After hesitating for a few times, he licked his face and pushed forward: "Please give way, I was here just now."
He didn't dare to line up again, what if it went up again?
"Hey, you guy!"
Naturally, those waiting in line at the back were not happy.
Pushing him away, he said sarcastically: "Who said you wouldn't buy it just now? Now you have to jump in line again, how shameless are you? You can buy it if you want, but get out of the way!"
"Just now..."
The man's face turned red and he said in embarrassment: "I just complained! What, am I bothering you? Get out of the way, I was almost there just now!"
"Fart! You're already gone, how can you still count?"
The two of them started pushing and shoving as they talked, and gradually they both got a little bit excited.
Dang!
The sound of gongs could be heard in the distance.
Everyone was attracted and looked forward.
Several inspectors from the Inspection Department held gongs in their hands and shouted: "Because there is too much grain stored in the warehouses in the city, in order to avoid having nowhere to store new grain! The imperial court has ordered that warehouses be opened to sell grain!" The common people of the Song Dynasty can buy it at will! According to the original market price, brown rice is seventeen cents per liter!"
Dang!
"Because there is too much grain stored in the warehouses in the city, there is no place to store new grain in order to avoid it! The imperial court has ordered..."
Dang!
"The imperial court has an order..."
The government officials walked forward at the top of their lungs. Every time they encountered a grain store, they would deliberately slow down so that the people lining up could hear clearly.
"Haha, what did I say?"
The man who was having a fight with someone was stunned. He let go of the other person and laughed triumphantly: "Idiot! It's like a pig...don't you want to buy it? Buy it! I will watch you buy it today. I can't help but buy it!"
The other party was also stunned.
He stared blankly at the Yamen officer walking by, his face turning from green to red in an instant.
He pushed the man away in embarrassment and stepped forward to stop the clerk: "You mean the imperial court has opened a warehouse?"
Several yamen were stopped and looked at him with some displeasure.
"That's right!"
"How much?"
"Are you deaf? Seventeen articles! How many times have you said it?"
"This is impossible!"
This man obviously lost his composure and shouted: "Yingchang Mansion has raised the price to twenty-five cents! The court won't raise the price? What if it's sold out? It will definitely still go up!"
"This person..."
Several government officials laughed incessantly: "The imperial court has already started to evenly distribute grains in various places! Besides, you don't care what happens next? I bought seventeen cents a liter first, isn't it the same?"
yes!
Definitely buy the cheaper one first...
The man was stunned for a moment, and regardless of his embarrassment and blushing, he picked up the bag and left: "Thank you for letting me know, I'll buy it now! I'll go there now..."
"Damn it, you can go if you want?!"
The person he had just laughed at was not happy anymore, and grabbed him angrily: "Come on, are you going to rob me again? Don't you have to buy it? Go ahead, I'm watching you!"
The other party's face turned even redder and he said angrily: "You're stupid! Didn't you see that everyone was gone? If we keep messing around, the price will go up again!"
"...Yes!"
The two of them immediately stopped making peace and ran away with their rice bags.
The front of the rice store was instantly empty.
Several guys looked at each other with smiles on their faces. I stared blankly at the sparrows on the ground, chirping excitedly...
…
In front of Guanghuicang.
Bags of grain were brought out.
Several long tables were filled with buckets of rice, and there was a sign with the words "Seventeen Wen" written on them.
Due to manpower shortage, officials became grain sellers.
The people who received the news quickly rushed over, and the scene was extremely noisy. The officials were busy maintaining order, shouting at the top of their lungs.
"Line in line, don't crowd!"
Yang Hua was shocked by the scene in front of him, and kept maintaining order: "Don't worry! You can buy it all! Everyone, listen to me, the imperial court has a lot of grain in stock, and other granaries are also selling grain, so don't worry!"
But how could the people believe him?
Someone squeezed in front of the rice bucket and held up a large bunch of copper coins: "Twenty liters! Someone came first, give you money!"
"What are you shouting for? I'm just pretending."
The few clerks had obviously never done any business and were in a hurry for a while.
Inside the gate, Cao An stood in the corner with his arms folded.
Yang Hua ran over, wiped his sweat and said: "Cao Sijian, look at this... we have never done business! There are too many people, and there are simply not enough manpower!"
Cao An smiled with satisfaction and said, "Take your time, as long as you are familiar with it."
Yang Hua was speechless. He gritted his teeth and cursed: "Hey, these grain merchants are committing evil!"
If the grain merchants hadn't joined forces, why would this drudgery have to fall on them?
Hearing this, Cao An couldn't help but smile: "Aren't you still active in making money?"
"Hey, stop joking."
Yang Hua shook his head dumbfounded and said, "No matter how much money we make, what does it have to do with us? These people below are used to being lazy. Who would be willing to work so hard suddenly?"
"You are quite candid."
"There's no point in covering up something that's obvious."
Yang Hua shook his head and smiled.
Cao An also smiled and patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, I won't let your work go in vain."
Being tapped on the shoulder by a junior would probably make others angry.
But Yang Hua didn't think there was anything wrong with Cao An's behavior. Instead, he smiled and said, "Then it's all up to Cao Sijian! You have to put in a good word for us in front of the court."
"You can see it, so why do you need someone to say something nice about it?"
"...Why did Cao Sijian say this?"
Yang Hua was stunned for a moment.
Cao An said calmly: "These old grains are meant to be sold. If they are given to grain merchants, the price will definitely shrink, but they are sold to the people at the original price!"
"That's true."
Yang Hua nodded subconsciously.
Then, he suddenly looked at Cao An and grinned: "That's right! Why didn't I think of that? When this batch of grain is sold, it will definitely generate a lot of revenue for the court! Isn't this a credit?"
A business that could have earned a hundred guan ended up earning 200 guan.
How could the imperial court not commend him?
Some officials may not like money, but if they can be praised by the court, they may become capital for future promotions, and they may even be directly promoted!
"Thank you Cao Si for your advice!"
Yang Hua no longer had any complaints and said with an excited smile: "You should be busy first, and I will go to work!"
After he left, Arhat came in from outside.
He took two steps forward and whispered: "Lang Jun, we have found out! Sun Desheng's ancestral home is in Suzhou, and his family fortune is hundreds of thousands. But he is usually very low-key and rarely appears in public! And behind his back..."
"When did you learn to tell the truth?"
Cao An rolled his eyes at him.
Arhat grinned and continued: "It's the Hanjun Palace! Sun Desheng has had many business dealings with the Hanjun Palace over the years! However, Zhao Congyue is a powerful person, and these businesses are all conducted secretly."
"Haha, isn't this just a rush to get some sex?"
Cao An sneered: "You even dare to touch the national treasure! Damn it, is the royal family of Hanjun so poor? Has Zhao Congyue got shit in his head?"
