Rejuvenation of the Han Dynasty in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 177 Empty Gloves White Wolf

Yanyanglou, as the only large-scale restaurant in Fanyang, has been taken over by grain merchants from all over the country during this period of time.

As more and more food was shipped in, the price of food began to drop again. Some people sold it, while others were still buying it, and it basically remained at around [-] yuan.

But suddenly the Emperor Ling sent someone to transport a million shi of grain from Hejian's private house, and the price of Fan Yang's grain plummeted by another [-] kuai, and all the grain merchants panicked.

They knew very well what the arrival of the 100 million shi of grain meant. Youzhou was short of grain, and if it was supplemented by the 100 million shi of grain, it would be almost the same.

One side is the grain merchants from all over the world who have no friendship with Liu Yu, and the other side is the emperor of the Liu clan, who is still the current emperor, and he can use his toes to figure out which family the government will accept grain from.

Such a large amount of grain cannot be sold, and if it is transported back, at least one-third of the loss will be lost along the way. In addition, it is winter, and it is not convenient for vehicles to travel in ice and snow, and the loss will be even greater.

The grain merchants who transported the grain to sell were fine, at least they could keep their capital temporarily, but it was not acceptable to rent a house in Fanyang, save the grain, and sell it after the new year.

But those grain merchants who resell grain were all stupid. The price of grain plummeted, and it fell to [-] yuan in less than half a month.

All the merchants were in Liu He, and even went to Yanjing Academy to block them, but suddenly got the news that Liu He left for Luoyang overnight and was summoned into the palace.

When everyone heard the news, their hearts were chilled, a bit colder than this cold October night.

A few days later, a news came from Yanyang Tower that Liu Yu, governor of Youzhou, led officials from all over the country to Fanyang to meet the angel, and also brought thousands of officers and soldiers.

The imperial decree passed down: Emperor Ling was grateful for the poverty of the people in Youzhou, who were harassed by bandits and wandered in the frontier fortresses. He specially allocated a million shi of grain to relieve the people.

When the news came out, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. The officials and the common people were grateful for the mighty grace of heaven, and those grain merchants fell into the ice cave completely, dumbfounded.

In less than three days, 100 million shi of grain was transported away in batches by officials from various places. Although there are still piles of grain everywhere in Fanyang City, no one cares about it, and it looks desolate.

Among the government offices, Liu Yu, who was furious when Liu He sent him away, and smiling when he left, finally breathed a sigh of relief. This time, Emperor Ling stepped in, but it had a miraculous effect. Otherwise, all those aristocratic families would be offended died.

In just half a month, it was thrilling, even more thrilling than when he went to war. The fast horse ran away and ruined three horses. He bargained with Lingdi twice, and finally accepted his grain at the price of 280 yuan.

It's a ridiculous thing for the emperor to bargain with his courtiers. What's more, Liu He is not for himself, but for the stability of the entire Youzhou. How can there be any reason for this matter?
But even so, Liu He still had no money. Talking to Mo Xuan that day, Liu He was reminded by him, and finally came up with a way to pay in installments, which finally resolved the crisis.

At the price of ten altars of the purest old wine and four beauties, Emperor Ling finally reluctantly agreed to pay a deposit of 5000 million yuan first, and wait for Youzhou to develop for two years. Together with the interest, 1000 million yuan will be paid in one lump sum, and of course five buckets of fine wine will be paid as tribute every quarter.

Alcohol is not a problem, the key is to save a lot of money and pay it off in five years, but according to the time, Lingdi can only live for another three years at most, that is to say, Liu He only needs to pay one-third of the money That's it, the rest is earned.

It is no pressure for Youzhou to pay more than 5000 million yuan every year. Zhang Rang asked Huangfusong for 6000 million yuan, and Liu He felt that he could afford it himself.

And during this period of time, Qiao Yong secretly fried grains. Qiao Yong and the others had 30 shi of grain from Fanyang and Zhuoxian County, and collected 900 shi at a price of 4000 qian, and sold it at a price of more than [-] qian, making a huge profit. Nearly [-] million.

On the whole, 1000 million yuan got 100 million shi of grain. Isn't this just a white wolf with empty hands?

Taking a sip of tea happily, Liu He said with a smile: "This matter can be done, and I still rely on your advice and suggestions, and there will be rewards."

Tian Feng frowned and said: "General, people have committed suicide one after another in the past few days. Although they have nothing to do with the general, they are caused by the general. We need to think of a plan to deal with this matter."

Cheng Yu nodded and said: "A few days ago the general hid in the government office and lied that he had gone to Luoyang. Now that the edict has been issued, he will have to meet those people sooner or later. Avoidance is unavoidable."

Liu He smiled coldly: "When doing business, each family is responsible for its own profits and losses. This matter has nothing to do with me. They want to settle accounts with me when they lose money. Those who made money at that time, someone will give me a penny and a half." of?"

This matter is the same as stock trading and buying a house. In fact, everyone knows that it may be a bubble, but they are still desperately trying to make money. They think that others are leeks and harvest like crazy. When you are cut off, you have to ask someone for an explanation.
"This..." Tian Feng was stunned. Although he couldn't make any sense, he always felt that Liu He was responsible for this matter. The matter started because of him, and it made so many people feel uncomfortable psychologically.

Cheng Yu sighed, and said slowly: "Everyone wants to make money, and they are caught in it because of greed. It is their own fault. Now that the treasury has no money, even if they want to collect food, there is nothing they can do."

Liu He thought for a moment, then said: "Let's do this, reduce the rent in Fanyang and Beixincheng by half to the local grain merchants, let them store the grain first, and then sell it next year. As for those who fry the grain, they will have to blame themselves, and there is nothing we can do about it." .”

Tian Feng said helplessly: "It has to be like this."

There are still ten days until the opening of Yenching Academy, and it is winter leisure time, and there are many people who come to watch the ceremony. Liu He then went to Beixincheng.

As soon as he left the yamen, he heard someone yelling: "Someone jumped off the building..." Crowds rushed towards the East Street.

Liu He smiled helplessly, and did not watch the excitement. He had long been tired of hearing such things in the era of high-rise buildings in later generations. On the rooftops of dozens of floors, the wind was even stronger than this!
Just as he walked through the main street and was about to get on his horse, suddenly a figure rushed out of the sideways and shouted angrily, "Liu He, pay me back!"

This man was extremely burly, half a head taller than Liu He, holding a thick-backed sword in his hand, rushed out from the corner, and cut Liu He's face with one blow.

The winter sunshine was originally dim, but under the reflection of this sword light, it became dazzling, and the cold light suddenly appeared, which was heart-stopping.

Liu He frowned slightly, and looked at the knife coldly with his hands behind his back. The tip of his hair was blown up by the wind of the knife, but he remained motionless, as if he had been frightened stupid.

At this moment, a black shadow suddenly sprang out from behind him, completely blocking Liu He like a mountain, and shouted: "Presumptuous!"

(End of this chapter)