Datang: Acting as a celestial mystery at the beginning

This is also Li Yi'an's first step in counterattacking the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes.

In addition, he also wanted to use the papermaking technique to level up himself.

"papermaking?"

Li Dejian smiled and said, "Sir, do you know what your current situation is?"

"What situation?"

Li Yian asked curiously.

"You are the common enemy of the Five Surnames and Seven Wangs."

Li Dejian said: "The five surnames and Qiwang have already said that everyone will be prohibited from buying your things, whether it is food or other things, and even if you go to set up a stall to tell your fortune, no one will dare to come to you again."

Li Yi'an smiled and said, "They are really domineering, can they still influence how others buy things?"

Changsun Chong nodded and said: "As long as they find out that someone has broken their rules, they will unite and raise the prices of many daily necessities, such as cloth, grain, salt, etc., as long as these prices are raised, what do they want to do?" It will be all right."

Shijia, it really is amazing!

There are many people under them, and they basically control the economy of Datang. As long as there is even a little turbulence in the economy, it will cause unrest in the entire society.

A word from the family can even control the life and death of civilians.

"I advise you not to mess around, waste money in the end, get nothing, and continue to be targeted by their family." Cheng Chumo said.

"Do you think I'm afraid of them?"

Li Yi'an said disapprovingly: "At that time, I'm afraid they will beg me impatiently."

They were all thinking that Li Yi'an was just bragging and didn't take his words to heart at all.

"Sir, are you really, can't teach us anything?"

Chang Sun Chong changed the subject and said: "We came to apprentice, but our father forced us to get closer to the prince. If you can't teach us anything, I don't think you will come here in the future. Let's discuss it. How to deal with it on the father's side will be fine."

This was also what the other three were thinking at the moment, and they all looked at Li Yi'an.

"It's not impossible to teach you."

Li Yi'an pondered for a moment, and felt that it was really not good to let them do all kinds of work recently, and said, "Well, Cheng Chumo, Yuchi Baolin, and Li Dejian, you all want to join the army, right? Changsun Chong, you don't have to think about it, just go into politics. After the factory is completed, I will arrange a contest to compare the capabilities of these two aspects with you, and it is up to you to decide whether to stay or not.”

"it is good!"

The four of them discussed for a while, and finally agreed.

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Chapter 73

Nearly half a month passed, and at this time, the price of food soared to nearly [-] yuan a bucket, which was about ten times higher than the initial four or five yuan a bucket.

Cui Mao called Lu Yulin and others together again to discuss how to reap their benefits.

"Everyone, now that the price of grain remains high, retail investors in Chang'an have begun to sell a large amount of grain. The price of [-] yuan a bucket of grain should be the highest. I don't think it can go up any further."

Li Yongfeng from the Li family in Longxi said first.

"It is indeed impossible to go up again, otherwise no one will be able to afford it. Now the number of retail investors who are selling is increasing, and there are more and more grains on the market. If we continue to wait for the price, I am afraid that we will not get what we want. desired interests."

Li Chengen of the Li family in Zhaojun responded.

Zheng Quan nodded: "I also heard that Li Erlang used his means to solicit money from the ministers of the court and central government, and increased taxes from various southern provinces to replenish the treasury, and then reduced the expenditure of the palace. Now he is preparing a batch of money with unknown amounts. But there is not a lot of money, and we are going to buy a lot of food for disaster relief."

"Almost all the grain that Li Erlang got from Wannian County was sent to Hebei and Jinyang, but he could barely stabilize the situation. The locust plague in Chang'an has not passed yet, and the drought in Shandong is getting worse. There is no way to deal with it anymore. food."

Having said that, Zheng Quan paused for a moment, and continued: "The imperial court has been secretly buying grain, trying to hide it from us and buy from retail investors. Now that retail investors are selling grain, it is just a chance to earn a fortune from the imperial court. I suggest that we also take out all of them. Sell, don't let those retail investors take advantage of it."

Wang Yuanhua echoed, "I've heard what Brother Zheng said, but the price of grain is so high now, even if the imperial court collects a large amount of money, it can't accept all of our grain."

"Then wait for Li Erlang to beg us."

Cui Jingsheng said flatly: "We want him to know that even the Son of Heaven offends our seven families, and finally he has to beg us in a low voice."

Cui Mao smiled and said: "That's right, let Li Erlang know that Datang is not just the Datang of his Li family."

Lu Yulin snorted coldly and said, "Even if he came to beg me, it would not be so easy to get food."

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At the same time, in the Ganlu Hall.

"Your Majesty, now that the grain price has reached [-] yuan a bucket, it should have reached the peak that the gentleman said."

Du Ruhui looked at the news brought back by the spies outside, and continued to say about the grain price in Chang'an City: "At present, all the retail investors are releasing grain one after another. Let them all out, and within a few days, the amount of food in Chang'an has doubled, and the backlog is like a mountain."

"At the same time, we have released all kinds of news that confuses the family, and it also has a certain impact on them."

After saying that, Du Ruhui looked at Pei Ju.

Pei Ju cupped his hands and said: "When the grain was 45 yuan a bucket, the Ministry of Civil Affairs sold a large amount of grain through the shopkeeper Fang and made a fortune. At present, the national treasury is still full. If the price of grain drops, it can be bought in large quantities. Please let me know. Rest assured, Your Majesty."

"Okay, great!"

Li Shimin was waiting for this moment.

Sure enough, the development is in the direction that Mr. said, without the slightest difference. Mr.'s calculation, the five surnames and seven look at them, are playing with the applause.

"Pei Gong is old, it's hard work for you to be able to do this."

Seeing Pei Ju's haggardness recently, Li Shimin felt very guilty, and said, "Wei Zheng, you take the post of Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs temporarily, and take care of this food matter on behalf of Mr. Pei."

"The minister leads the order!"

Wei Zheng said immediately.

"Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, you immediately lead the Chang'an city guards to patrol the city."

Li Shimin continued: "I will start on the day when the food is reduced. Within half a month, there will be no turmoil in Chang'an. If anyone dares to start a turmoil, they will be arrested immediately, so as to imitate others."

"Yes!"

They spoke in unison, very loudly.

When things have developed to this extent, they know very well in their hearts that they can only succeed, not fail.

At the same time of success, the aristocratic family will definitely send people to make trouble, and then destroy their plans, and the necessary resistance is inevitable.