"Can so many people really afford 79 taels of silver per dou of grain?" Zhou Yi asked in confusion.
Yang Xiu chuckled and immediately explained: "Of course the common people can't afford it, so those treacherous grain merchants let the common people mortgage their own land. In this way, the common people's land in Pingyang City will be owned by the government and the wealthy gentry. Got it!"
Since ancient times, at the end of every dynasty, these local gentry and wealthy families have used various means to annex land, making the people miserable and inciting a struggle between the people at the bottom and the power of the court.
When these gentry and wealthy families are at peace in the world, they can gain a lot of benefits.
When the world is in chaos, they can still profit from the chaos. If they are lucky, they may be able to change dynasties and take over the world like the Li family of Guanlong in the Tang Dynasty.
"They sell grain for 79 taels of silver per dou, so how do you make it?" Zhou Yi asked Yang Xiu curiously.
Yang Xiu also said truthfully: "I thought that we would be leaving Binh Duong Province and returning to Pingliang County soon, so we might as well build a good reputation for you, young master."
"They sell coarse grains for 79 taels of silver per dou, and my Zhouji Grain Shop sells them for 79 cents per liter."
10 liters of rice is equivalent to a bucket, and a bucket of rice contains 12 kilograms. One liter means that there are 1.2 kilograms of grain.
1.2 kilograms of grain sells for 79 cents. This must be very expensive in a good harvest year, but this is in a drought year.
You know, the price of coarse grains rose to two taels of silver per catty in the previous month.
But now that food is suddenly available so cheaply at 79 cents per pound, it’s like pie in the sky.
Of course, Yang Xiu also imposed a purchase restriction order, so each person could only buy one pound of grain.
Despite this, the people in Pingyang City all praised Zhou Ji Food Store's mercy while buying food.
"I also told the people who are buying food that if they want to buy food cheaper than the 79 cents, let them come to Pingliang County. I won't be long, there will be a lot of people in Pingyang City People came to our Pingliang County."
Zhou Yi couldn't help but look at this servant who had served "him" for many years with admiration. He didn't expect that his mind was so flexible and easy to use.
Therefore, Zhou Yi plans to hand over the intelligence collection work to Yang Xiu in the future, so that Zhou Yi's information will not be so blocked.
Zhou Yi praised Yang Xiu repeatedly and said: "Okay, okay, Ah Xiu, you did a great job this time! Please rest in the county for a while longer. I will leave some important things to you by then." manage."
Yang Xiu felt that he could not delay the young master's struggle for world supremacy, so he immediately said: "Young master, I am not tired, you can tell me if you have anything to do. I will do my best until I die!"
"No hurry, no rush, let's rest for a while." Zhou Yi said kindly.
But Yang Xiu was very enthusiastic about his work, and Zhou Yi couldn't defeat him, so he told him about his intention to establish an intelligence network across the country.
When Yang Xiu heard that he was going to establish intelligence work, he confirmed his suspicion. The enthusiasm for work ignited like fire oil in an instant.
More than half a month has passed since Zhou Yi led the Pingliang County soldiers to attack Heifeng Mountain and annihilate Heifeng Village.
In order for the Ye family in Pingjiang County to make up for the loss of the 15 gold bars extorted by Li Feiyu, the price of food in Pingjiang County was also driven very high.
Although the price of food in Pingjiang County is not as expensive as 79 taels of silver per pound in Pingyang City, it is still as high as 40 taels of silver per pound.
For ordinary people, these two houses are no different from the high housing prices in today's life.
I can't afford it, I really can't afford it.
Some people who really have no food at home can only exchange their land deeds for meager and scarce food.
However, after learning that food was cheap in Pingliang County, many people who did not have land titles had nothing to remember. They all gave up Pingyang County, where they had lived for many years, and went to Pingliang County in Zhouyi County next door.
Now in Pingliang County, many people come from Pingjiang County and Pingyang City every day. Sometimes there are one or two hundred people, and sometimes there are three to five hundred people.
Zhou Yi would not reject anyone who came, especially those with special skills. Zhou Yi was extremely pleased.
What is most lacking in the 21st century is talent, and what Zhou Yi is lacking now is also talent.
With the influx of people from Pingyang City and Pingjiang County, the masons, carpenters, and blacksmiths in Pingliang County have now been greatly supplemented.
The only regret is that Pingliang County still lacks high-level talents who can help Zhou Yi handle government affairs.
What Zhou Yi didn't know was that the three counties of Pingyang, Pingjiang, and Pingliang were all on the front line of border wars. It was a luxury for the people to have enough food, let alone study.
It cannot be said that there are no such talents in these three counties, it can only be said that there are very few.
Now, Yang Xiu and Bai Sheng were sent out to establish an intelligence network to collect intelligence. For such urgently needed talents, Zhou Yi also told them that they would offer high prices to recruit talents from other cities.
In this regard, Yang Xiu and Bai Sheng also kept Zhou Yi's request firmly in mind.
In the early morning of one day, the head catcher Qian Yong rushed into the county government office and woke up Zhou Yi who was still sleeping.
"Big...big...sir, something is going wrong!" Qian Yong said in a panic.
Qian Yong stammered because he had not yet caught his breath and was nervous.
"Tens of thousands of people came... from outside the city... came..."
Zhou Yi, who was sleepy and yawning, jumped out of bed as soon as he heard the news.
Seeing how nervous Qian Captou was, Zhou Yi thought that tens of thousands of Xiongnu troops had arrived and surrounded them in Pingliang County.
Zhou Yi, who did not want his head to be stuck on a spear like the previous county magistrate, hurriedly asked and ordered: "Why are the Huns attacking again? Take me to the city wall quickly. Prepare to gather the people of the whole county to fight against the enemy."
Qian Yong took a deep breath, and finally calmed down the rush of his haste, and said: "Sir, it's not that the Huns are attacking, it's that tens of thousands of refugees have appeared outside the city."
When Zhou Yi heard that it was not the Huns who were sieging the city, his expression immediately changed from nervousness to surprise.
Tens of thousands of refugees? What's wrong with this? This was clearly an unexpected surprise.
Zhou Yi immediately criticized Qian Captou with a serious look and said: "Qian Captou, you need to change your ideas. Have you forgotten what I replaced the bright mirror with a flat sign? I replaced it with serving the people. !”
"Don't call them refugees one after another. When they come to our Pingliang County, they are our Pingliang people."
Zhou Yi put on his clothes with the help of Qian Captou, and then said excitedly: "Come on, take me to see the people of Pingliang County in the future."
