Datang: My private money was exposed by Li Shimin

"Have you heard? The Turks have violated the border again. This year, the imperial court will use large-scale military forces, which is why they will purchase such a large amount of grain!"

"It's not like this at all. It's because the famine is not over yet. I'm afraid the same situation will happen again in the next few years. That's why the court will hoard food to deal with possible situations!"

"Isn't that right? How did I hear that rebels appeared in the Huguang area, and almost all the fertile fields were trampled down and destroyed, and there will be no harvest next year, so..."

All kinds of news spread wildly in Chang'an City. These completely different but plausible rumors were intertwined to form a huge net.

Behind this web, there is obviously a pair of big hands pushing invisible.

For such things, the family is obviously quite experienced. They are very clear about what the common people are thinking and what they are most afraid of.

nowadays.

Large-scale disaster victims all gathered in Chang'an City, and there are more and more signs.

Almost everyone is guessing whether a similar situation will last for a long time.

At this time, the emperor made such a sensitive matter of purchasing grain, which naturally aroused everyone's speculation.

and so.

You only need to make some movements behind your back, and you can easily reach the situation in front of you.

Seventy dollars.

Eighty dollars.

Ninety coins.

Sanwen...

The price of food is increasing at a terrifying rate, ten times or even dozens of times higher than before.

a time.

Chang'an City is caught in a frenzy of buying food, and most people believe that Chang'an is likely to fall into a situation of food shortage.

therefore.

Many people have taken out all their savings for many years and exchanged them for grain and piled them up at home.

after all.

In times of famine or food shortage, the vain money is not as reassuring as food.

Not only that.

There are also many guys who are very good at speculating, and they even dissipate their wealth, hoping to earn wealth that cannot be used up in a lifetime in this rare opportunity.

Food prices soared, people in Luoyang were panicked, and the situation seemed to be getting out of control.

The people from the aristocratic family watched coldly from behind, always paying attention to the emperor's reaction.

For people like them, it doesn't matter what the chaos in Chang'an is like, what matters is what the emperor will do next.

"This move is really brilliant. Now the price of food in Chang'an City has reached five renminbi, and ordinary people can't afford such a price!" In the lobby of the Li Mansion, people from the aristocratic family gathered together again.

"It's more than that? There is no price for food on the market now. Well, after our behind-the-scenes actions, most people hold food in their hands. I'm afraid the emperor can't buy it even if he has money!"

"All the food stores in our hands are also closed, and it is announced that there is no food to sell. I really want to know what the emperor will look like now?"

Everyone laughed and discussed, quite satisfied with the current situation.

"Not bad..." Li Yuankai nodded in satisfaction, "In just a few days, the price of food in Chang'an City can be reduced to such a level!"

"What does this mean? It means that our influence still exists and we haven't suffered any impact at all. Next, we will respond to the emperor's call and start taking out food!"

"However, the emperor said before that we need to buy grain at a price that is [-]% higher than the market price. Since the emperor personally asked for it, we can't be polite!"

Following Li Yuankai's words, there was a burst of laughter in the hall...

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however.

What everyone didn't expect was that Li Shimin not only did not give up because of the rise in food prices, but instead increased the amount of food he bought.

As long as anyone who took out food, he would buy it all at a price that was [-]% higher than the market price as he said before, without any hesitation.

Regarding such a situation, the members of the aristocratic family are not in a hurry at all. They believe that the emperor can do this, and they are indeed quite courageous.

But the question is...how long can it last?
In this turmoil, it is ordinary people who suffer the most.

These people were already miserable because of the rise in food prices, but now the price has increased by dozens of times, which is simply not what they can afford.

At this time, there is no difference between ordinary people and disaster victims.

They have very little food in their hands, and it won't be long before they will face a situation of no food to eat.

At this time, most people have the same psychology as the disaster victims.

While expecting something from the imperial court, he hated those who raised the price of food.

It was at this time that shocking news came from the court.

Emperor Li Shimin gave the purchased grain to ordinary people who could not afford the grain price and were about to lose their food for free. As for the original disaster victims, they still followed the previous rules and were not affected at all.

Liu Da's family belonged to ordinary people without ability. They had completely run out of food two days ago, and the family could only rely on a few wild vegetables to survive.

Seeing that it was about to fail, and there was a risk of starving to death at any time, at this most critical time, the food from the imperial court arrived.

Originally, they only wanted to fill their stomachs, but now they can eat delicious sorghum rice. One can imagine the excitement in their hearts.

"At such a difficult time, His Majesty the Emperor has not thought that we ordinary people are really wise kings who are rare in the ages!"

"It's a blessing for us to be able to follow such an emperor!" Liu Da burst into tears while holding the sorghum rice and eating it.

The family members who were sitting with him nodded, but the movements of their hands did not stop at all.

The same scene appeared in various places, and the common people can be said to be grateful to the emperor.

These people once thought that Li Shimin would not spare even his own brothers for the sake of power, so how could they take ordinary people like them seriously?
I'm afraid it won't be long before they will be the ones who are unlucky. Every time there is a natural or man-made disaster, the common people will unconsciously blame Li Shimin for these things.

After this incident, they realized that the emperor would never abandon them.

Now that the price of food has become so terrifying, how much courage does it take to give them food for free?

the most important is.

The emperor's action was not perfunctory at all, and the food sent was enough for everyone to see hope.

In just a few days, Li Shimin's image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in Chang'an, and Li Shimin's killing of his brother and seizing the throne has been completely forgotten.

Just like the skyrocketing price of food, his prestige reached its peak for a while...

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