Rise From the Humble

  Chapter 1264 silent number 123

"Oh, you said you're so smart, why can't you think about being a corrupt official who doesn't care about the life and death of the people." Let it go, I will only give you a cup of tea time, if it is too much, the dagger in my hand will not agree."

   "Yeah, I'm so smart, how could I be a corrupt official who doesn't care about the lives of the people."

  Zhu Ping'an nodded and said.

"Young poor! I hate self-righteous scholars like you the most. Anyway, I only give you tea time. If you like to be talkative, then be talkative. I wasted my time. Don't blame the dagger in my hand for drinking blood "The demon girl Ruonan sneered, shaking her sharp dagger in front of Zhu Ping'an as she spoke.

   "The reason why I raised food prices is indeed for the sake of the 100,000 people in Jingnan. Don't stare, time is precious, just listen to me."

Zhu Pingan didn't waste any more time, he opened his mouth to explain, and after he said a word, he saw Yao Nu Ruo Nan glaring and sneering, as if he was about to ridicule himself again, so he stretched out a finger and shook it lightly in front of Yao Nu Ruo Nan, Said to her.

   "Fart if you have to." The witch Ruonan sneered.

"The reason why food prices are raised at this juncture is that it is a last resort. There are two aspects that cannot be done. The first one is that the imperial court is unable to rescue the flood in Jingnan for a while. In my study, I have made requests to Taizhou Fucheng since the flood. There are a total of 12 copies of official documents for disaster relief from the imperial court. Taizhou Fucheng issued a reply official document two days ago, stating that the imperial court was unable to relieve the flood for a while, and ordered all counties to actively do their own relief. If you don’t believe me, girl, go to my study You'll know it when you see it."

  Zhu Ping'an explained slowly, with a clear conscience on his face.

"Huh, Taizhou Prefecture ordered you to do your own relief, so you raised the price of food? You are not relief, you are clearly taking advantage of the fire, adding fuel to the fire! I know that other counties and counties have followed the example of Taizhou Prefecture in catching profiteers, beheading them and putting them in prison. Distributed to the army and used thunder to lower the price of food, the price of food in other places has been reduced to 500 yuan per shi. Only you, a little dog official, have gone against the grain and issued a document in the name of the government to forcibly increase the price of food to liang per shi Thousand and five hundred wen, you are trying to force the common people to death!"

  Witch girl Ruonan gritted her teeth and stared at Zhu Ping'an. The more she spoke, the more angry she became. The veins on the back of the slender hand holding the dagger were exposed, and she almost couldn't control her desire to poke several transparent holes in Zhu Ping'an's heart.

  Hate iron but not steel!

  I was quite optimistic about this little dog official at the beginning, but I didn’t expect that I was blind.

   "This means that the second one is not acceptable." Zhu Pingan said calmly at the gnashing of teeth by the witch Ruonan.

   "I'll see how you reverse black and white." The witch Ruonan watched coldly, twitching the corners of her mouth in disdain, as if she had seen through Zhu Ping'an, resembling Teacher Fan Wei's flickering and flickering expression back then.

"The second problem is the lack of food for self-help. The south of the Yangtze River was originally the granary of the Ming Dynasty, and more than half of the world's grain was exported to the south of the Yangtze River. But this time, more than half of the south of the Yangtze River was hit by a disaster, and the grain was destroyed. The granary became a food shortage. The remaining grain in the south of the Yangtze River, Ten days and a half months can't last. Only by transporting grain from Shandong, Sichuan and Shu to the south of the Yangtze River can save millions of people in the south of the Yangtze River. The imperial court is unable to provide relief for a while, so only private grain merchants transport grain Grain merchants need costs to transport grain, the distance is thousands of miles, and the consumption of people and horses along the way, plus employment and nursing homes, each item is a big expense, and there are also risks such as bandits, bandits and even disaster victims looting on the road. The food in Shandong and other places has also risen to 500 yuan per stone. If the price of grain is forcibly reduced to 500 yuan per stone, or even 400 yuan, then which grain merchant will lose money and risk transporting grain?! If so, when the grain in the south of the Yangtze River is exhausted, several Millions of people will starve to death! That’s why I raised the price of grain to 2,500 renminbi per shi, and used high profits to lure grain merchants to bring grain to Jingnan, so that the 100,000 people in Jingnan who are waiting to be fed can have a way of life. "

  Zhu Ping'an sighed, and re-explained what he had explained to the subordinate officials of the county government.

  After Zhu Ping'an finished speaking, the demon girl Ruonan became quiet all of a sudden, and the sarcasm in her eyes gradually faded away.

   "That" was very fast, the witch Ruonan seemed to have thought of something, and refused to accept it.

   "Then I don't need to raise the price of food so high, right?" Zhu Pingan knew what Yao Nu Ruo Nan wanted to say at a glance, and interrupted Yao Nu Ruo Nan's words, and directly spoke for her.

   "Hmph." The enchantress Ruonan snorted, as a tacit consent.

"In this case, the price is not high. In extraordinary times, only heavy profits can drive the majority of grain merchants to transport grain for me in Jingnan. Compared with the lives of 100,000 people, is this price expensive?! The land in the south of the Yangtze River is relatively rich. It is not a poor and weak place such as Shaanxi, Gansu, etc. Ordinary people have a small amount of savings after decades, especially in Jingnan, because I give early warning, and the people have time to react. When fleeing, they always carry In times of famine, what they need is food, and although the price of food at 2,500 cash per shi is high, they can afford it for a while."

   Zhu Pingan waved his hand and explained slowly.

"It is precisely because of the above two failures, and it is precisely because of the actual situation in Jingnan that I raised the price of grain. The above three are indispensable. If the imperial court is strong in disaster relief, if there is no shortage of grain in Jiangnan, I, Zhu Ping'an, would have been the first One chopped off the heads of those grain merchants who drove up grain prices, and forced them to lower and stabilize grain prices; if Jingnan had not been relatively affluent and could bear it, I, Zhu Pingan, would not have raised grain prices."

  Zhu Pingan sighed helplessly.

  The demon girl Ruonan was quiet again. This time she was quiet for a long time. After a long time, she snorted coldly, "Although what you said sounds very reasonable. But how do I know if it's your sophistry?!"

"This is not a sophistry, it's a fact! If you don't believe me, just wait a month, and within a month, the food in other counties, especially Taizhou Prefecture, will be exhausted. There will be no food to sell on the market, and the price of food on the black market will be higher." It will soar and skyrocket. It is not surprising that there will be three to five thousand or even seven or eight thousand wen per stone, and there will often be no market. Even if you hold gold, you will not be able to buy food. When we meet by chance, the picturesque Jiangnan will become a **** on earth.”

  Zhu Ping'an closed his eyes, and said weakly, there were tears running down the corners of his eyes when he spoke to the end.

   "You're a big man and you're still crying, aren't you ashamed?" The witch Ruonan was a little at a loss.

"I'm sorry, I made you laugh. It's just that when I think of countless people starving to death, I can't do anything. I can't control myself for a while. The people are innocent and I am helpless." Zhu Pingan took a breath, opened his eyes, and looked at the witch Ruonan calmly. , said lightly, "I'm done talking, you can do it now."

   After finishing speaking, Zhu Pingan closed his eyes.

  In my heart, silently count to 123

Sure enough, when Zhu Ping'an counted to three, he heard the demon girl Ruonan say, "Humph, forget it, let me lend my head to your neck for a month, and let me see if things are as you said. Me, hmph, don't blame this girl for being ruthless, I will definitely cut off your head with my own hands."

  (end of this chapter)