Datang: Only by resisting the decree can we become stronger

"The King of Peking, Li Qiu, is now one of the most powerful ministers in the entire Tang Dynasty."

"It is also the duty of the right servant to shoot the prime minister."

"We who have thin arms and legs, why do we have to confront him?"

"If you really angered him, what can we do?"

"In the end, we have to suffer for ourselves!"

"And, take a step back."

"The price given by the King of Beiping before for Doumi Baiwen is too much."

"But speaking of it, even our small business can't talk about losing money."

"As for big households like Li Yuanwai and you, it's even cheaper to stock up on goods."

"Even if Doumi Baiwen is sold, it will be profitable."

"This Li Qiu, this Furong Garden, what a giant."

"It's really not something we can provoke at will!"

Listening to their words, everyone present frowned a little.

At this time, Li Yuanwai, the leader, nodded slowly and said with a serious expression: "I also understand your worries."

"What everyone said was good."

"We are mere merchants, so what can we use to fight the officials?"

"If this was during the Sui Dynasty, you don't need to say it."

"No matter what he says for a big man like this prime minister, we dare not disobey his wishes."

"However, it has now become Datang."

"Our sage is a wise king."

"There are still so many honest and loyal ministers in the court."

"As long as we are reasonable, the imperial court will never allow the King of Peking to mess around."

"These grains are all our private property."

"We paid for it."

"Then Li Qiu and the imperial court can give an order not to let us sell it at a high price."

"But we don't sell our own things, we keep them for ourselves."

"This kind of thing is justified, they can't take care of it, right?"

"Furthermore, the law does not blame the public."

"As long as we all unite as one, we can stop the food market."

"It won't be long before the king of Peiping can't withstand the pressure from the emperor and the court."

"He will take the initiative to come to us to ease the relationship."

"At that time, let's sell him another favor."

"Reduce the price of this rice to [-] Wen, or even [-] Wen, or [-] Wen per bucket."

"We not only made money, but also regained the relationship with the King of Peking and Furong Garden."

"It's the best of both worlds, and everyone is happy."

Hearing this, some people still frowned and expressed their doubts.

"Mr. Li, even if you say so."

"But now in the entire Tang Dynasty, no one knows."

"Peking King and his Youzhou, Liaoxi, have plenty of food."

"In case people don't need us by then."

"Are we just going to make this beam bigger?"

"Oh, that's the prime minister of our Great Tang."

"We can't afford to offend..."

At this time, Li Yuanwai waved his hands calmly and confidently and smiled.

"The old man has inherited the family business since he was a child."

"In this life, I am used to seeing ups and downs."

"If it comes to this vision, I am also confident that I can be half a chip higher than all of you here."

"This Youzhou has always had a lot of food, this matter is true."

"But this year, it is said that the Youzhou area has also been affected by floods."

"As for how much grain they can store this year, because Youzhou and other thirteen states have always been closed."

"No one can say for sure."

"However, in the case of their own disaster, they alone supported the disaster of the entire Tang Dynasty."

"What a huge number is that?"

"In my estimation, they are already stretched and it is very difficult."

"Otherwise, how could the arrogance of the King of Peking bring us together?"

"Having spent so much time with us?"

"Moreover, I learned about it through secret channels."

"Furongyuan is now selling grain in the city."

"It's just temporarily raised from everywhere."

"Based on such a hot scene, he definitely won't last seven days."

"At that time, he still has to come back to us obediently."

"Everyone just put their hearts in their stomachs!"

Hearing his words, everyone present really calmed down a lot.

"Mr. Li, since this is the case, we will listen to your plans and arrangements."

"By the way, there are more, then the next few days."

"We can't just close the door and watch other people's bustle."

"Is there anything else we can do?"

Li Yuanwai smiled confidently at this time.

"At a time like this, we naturally can't just sit idle like this."

"With the current situation, it will take at least two months for the water transportation to be repaired."

"At that time, it had already entered winter."

"So the price of rice will definitely continue to rise."

"At this time, even if it is our purchase price, it will definitely not reach Doumi Baiwen."

"So, wouldn't it be a pity for you to waste this good opportunity right now?"

"In order to make the King of Peking come to us more quickly."

"In my opinion, we'd better not be polite and try our best to go to Furong Garden to buy food secretly."

"And the more you buy, the better."

"If we buy one more bucket, the people in the city will buy one less..."

"At that time, the pressure on King Peiping and Furongyuan will increase."

Chapter 958 The people are the foundation of the country

Speaking of this, this Li Yuanwai did not forget to give serious instructions.

"But while you are doing this."

"Be sure to keep it secret."

"Once they are caught, they may directly freeze the relationship with Furongyuan."

"This is extremely dangerous."

"It's definitely not what everyone here wants to see."

……

It was the second day and the third day after they discussed this matter.

Everyone in the Furong Garden, all the shops, felt this abnormality.

Sudden stress.

Ma Zhou has now become the servant of the Huangmen.

Most of the time, he had to stay in the palace and serve the Holy One.

Listen to the will.

Therefore, the main affairs of Furong Garden in the city were entrusted to the shoulders of Cheng Mingzhen, Song You and others.

After discovering the abnormality in the first time, they also hurriedly found Li Qiu's place.

Report and discuss.

"My lord!"

"Originally as we expected."

"Under our momentum and appeasement, as long as we show enough food."

"The mood of the people should also become more and more stable."

"This looting of food will become less and less."

"But in the last two or three days."

"All of a sudden, a lot of people came to buy rice."

"And once you buy it, it will be the top seven days."

"After they did this, the people who had just settled down panicked again."

"The rumors about our Furong Garden and Youzhou Thirteen Prefectures also running out of food are even more messy."

"The mainstream among them is that our existing food may not be able to last for seven days."

"However, if it continues like this, I'm afraid it will be difficult for our current food to last for more than seven days."

Listening to Song You's words, Li Qiu frowned slightly.

And Cheng Mingzhen on the side also said with a serious face: "My lord."

"Before, most of the real people in the city lived in poverty."

"Most of them just buy rice for three or four days, and then plan to eat it for at least half a month."

"And this group of people who came out of nowhere are quite generous."

"Don't say seven days, just look at their posture."

"I wish they would buy as much as we sell."

"This subordinate also learned about it through the Ministry of Punishment and Dali Temple."

"Behind this group of people, there are many shadows of grain merchants."

"It's clear that this group of grain merchants are doing something secretly."

"My lord, do we want to punish them severely and rectify them before we can truly stabilize the grain market?"