Take the mall to Datang

"What the shopkeeper said is true." The businessman said.

The people around talked one after another, wondering if the businessman had a brain problem, and laughed at being slaughtered for buying rice in Fengzhou.

Er Gouzi suddenly said: "Money is the most important thing, I want to be a businessman."

The people on the side all laughed, and the people who kindly reminded them just now said: "Er Gouzi, you can't even do a farm job well, and you still want to be a businessman. Don't joke, think about the harvest of your land in the coming year." , or be careful to starve."

A group of people bustling and bustling soon dispersed.

The merchant's convoy left the city. They may not know that there are people following them deliberately, and they returned only after seeing Fengzhou City.

"Boss Du, what are we doing here? There's no need to buy such expensive food." Mu Qingyuan asked in the carriage.

The caravan was none other than Qian Niuwei and others dressed up. Except for the grain bought in Fengzhou City, which was inspected in the carriage, the elder Ge Zhong in the team frowned and said, "The rice is all new rice."

Mu Qingyuan thought about it and said: "According to my investigation, Rende Rice Shop sells very few goods, and there should be a large backlog. According to the businessman's habit, at least old rice is mixed with good rice, but such a profiteer How can you be so conscientious?"

Zhou Fei, who has always been very talkative, said at this time: "When I went to investigate last night, I found that Rende and other rice shops had very strict handles, and the guards were not like ordinary servants at all. .”

Put an end to listening to everyone's conversations, and already understand that there is a big problem in it, but where has Chen Mi gone?

They were cautious, the carriage was not fast, someone behind came on horseback, it was Xiao Shan from Qianniuwei, came over and said: "Take the path back, the carriage has picked up, the tail behind has already returned to the city."

"Let's go, let's meet up with Yan Ming, it seems that we have to pretend to change again when we go back." Du Jue said.

After tossing and turning thirteen tricks back to the inn, Yuan Shan had been waiting for a long time. What troubled him was that Shan Daozhen said that someone was watching nearby. Now it seems that Zhang Junyi's actions were intentional, or if he really wanted to do it for him. People petitioned.

Put an end to explaining everything that has been heard. Fengzhou City is not only a matter of commercial monopoly, but more seriously, it is also monitored by spies. If it were ordinary people, they would have been discovered long ago. Qian Niuwei didn't care much. If they can be discovered by the other party, then don't mess around in Qianniuwei, it would be embarrassing to say it.

Chapter 932

"Lan Guogong, now there are spies outside, what should we do next?" Zhang Daqian asked.

"What else can we do? What are we here for this time? Inspector. Since it involves the Ministry of Economic Development, you, Zhang Daqian, have a duty to do it. Do whatever you want." Yuan Shan said.

Zhang Daqian's face was calm, and he was in a dilemma. Originally, he came out this time to inspect various counties and counties in Jiannan Road. The Ministry of Economic Development made statistics and analysis from it to formulate a business development plan. Now he encountered such a problem after just one stop. It is really audacious for the businessman to plant spies to monitor the court officials.

At this time, Zhang Junyi, the governor of Fengzhou, came, and Shan Daozhen came to report.

Yuan Shan waved back to stop the others, and then let Zhang Junyi bring them in.

"Inspector Zhang is back, can the situation be found out?" Yuan Shan said.

The people around Zhang Junyi are Qianniuwei and the Ministry of Economics and Development. They are the people who were sent out to investigate the news. It is still unclear whether Zhang Junyi is involved in this matter, so he doesn't trust everyone in Yuanshan.

"Lan Guogong, we have already found out the situation. The grain merchants have monopolized the grain sales in Fengzhou, but there is no phenomenon of forced buying and selling." Renhui from the Ministry of Economic Development reported.

The one who spoke was Ma Boren, the intern representative of the talent school. They disguised themselves and went to various rice shops in Fengzhou City to find out the situation, but there were no flaws. They did not violate the law by raising the price.

"Mr. Lan, the people of Fengzhou are having a hard time. What should we do about this?" Zhang Junyi said with a sad face.

"Just do what you want." Yuan Shan said.

"Mr. Lan please show me." Zhang Junyi said.

Yuan Shan shifted his gaze to Zhang Daqian and said, "Zhang Daqian, what do you think should be done?"

Zhang Daqian is calm and composed. What can he do? Since he has to do what he wants, he can only consider the problem from the perspective of the Ministry of Economics and Development. The anti-monopoly will expand the source of goods and attract new rice merchants to settle in Fengzhou."

"Isn't there a way?" Yuan Shan shrugged.

Zhang Junyi felt that this seemed to be the case, but he suddenly said: "That Zhang Yong is not a kind person, and his name is not very good outside, if it is that simple, he can attract new rice merchants, the official has already tried it. , but when many people hear about this person, no one wants to."

"Well, Zhang Yong has some tricks, otherwise he would have been arrested by the Yamen a long time ago. It seems that the tricks they use are normal. Don't worry, what is the most important thing in the Ministry of Economics and Development? You may You might think it’s money, but it’s actually not like that, the Ministry of Economic Development has the most food, not your own food.” Yuan Shan said.

Zhang Junyi didn't understand the key point. Zhang Daqian knew that what Yuanshan was talking about was the grain base developed in Yizhou (Chengdu). Most of the grain there had to be coordinated and allocated by the Ministry of Economic Development, so the Ministry of Economic Development was the channel for the grain base.

"Zhang Daqian, you can arrange this matter, isn't it just food, do you worry about selling food if you have it?" Yuan Shan said.

In fact, this is a bad strategy. You can't scare the snake. According to his temper, would he let it go? Besides, if the other party's food is not intended to be sold, it doesn't matter if a few new merchants are added.

"Yes, this subordinate will do it now." Zhang Daqian said.

Zhang Junyi was amazed when he saw the vigorous efficiency of the Ministry of Economic Development.

"Inspector Zhang, how can we do this? Notify the pig farms to continue to develop, and let all the people who want to raise pigs in various counties come to the meeting. The first thing is to talk about the pig raising. The second The second is the food issue. The food specially provided by the Ministry of Economic Development can advance the food for three months. The price of the breeding food in the future will be unified, so that the common people can feel at ease. Let's do it." Yuan Shan said.

"I'll do it right now," Zhang Junyi replied.

Zhang Junyi left, and Yuan Shan talked to the rest of the director of the Economic Development Department in the inn. Cheng Xingwen said: "Xingwen, you are in charge of the pig farm. Find a place in Fengzhou to set up a branch to release the news, and carry out some plans one after another."

"Yes, my subordinates will handle it well." Cheng Xingwen said.

They are all key members of the Ministry of Economic Development, and they are very experienced in doing these things. Fengzhou City is not big, and the news spread quickly. Many people came to the county government to watch, and most of them came to watch the excitement.

Fengzhou City is not too far from Chang'an, but the economic development is not good. Farmers rely on the fields to eat. Prices will be lowered a bit.

Now I heard that Lan Guogong from Chang'an will continue to encourage the people to raise pigs, and let new grain merchants come to Fengzhou to do business. The common people want to know, after all, when there are grain merchants, they may have more grain. sell some money.

However, many people are not optimistic. After all, Fengzhou and other places are under the control of King Lu, and the ordinary people are afraid of offending the powerful, and sometimes they will end up with an unsatisfactory end.

In the afternoon, hundreds of people gathered at the entrance of Hulala's yamen, and the scene was lively. The yard and outside of the yamen were full of onlookers.

Yuan Shan and others didn't go in when they came to the county government office. As soon as the four-wheeled carriage stopped, it was surrounded by a large group of people. Seeing that the carriage couldn't move anymore, Yan Bei reminded Xue Rengui: "Protection Good sir."

Xue Rengui's expression was tense, his eyes were extremely sharp, and his hand was on the hilt of Wuhua's sword. As long as someone with ulterior motives made a move, he would definitely strike mercilessly.

The advantage of the Yuan family's carriage is that it is 'multifunctional'. Seeing this situation, they simply opened the skylight on the roof of the carriage, stood on the carriage and exposed more than half of their body, and said solemnly: "I am the founding father of Lantian County, Shan , do you all want to raise pigs?|”

As soon as Yuan Shan asked, many people inadvertently retreated a little. This was an instinctive reaction. If they agreed, they would be in trouble.

A commoner boldly said: "I raised pigs last year and lost money, please ask Mr. Lan to be sympathetic to the poverty of our people. I would never dare to do pig raising."

"If this happened, do you know why you lost money raising pigs?" Yuan Shan asked.

The commoner pondered for a while before saying: "The price of pork is too low, it cannot be sold in Fengzhou."

It's not because food is expensive, but because pork is cheap, which is a bit interesting.

"Don't you all eat pork? Why is pork so cheap?" Yuan Shan continued to ask.

"The pork in the county is supplied by Liangzhou. The pigs raised by us farmers can only be bought at a low price." The commoner continued.

"Er Gouzi, don't talk nonsense." Suddenly someone reminded.

Chapter 933 Taking Zhang Junyi into custody

"When I see a senior official from the imperial court, I will tell you today. You can't even try to stop me." The stubborn young man had a very strong temper, and he seemed to have made up his mind.