Is the government stepping in to drive up food prices?

After Zhao Ce finished speaking, everyone fell silent.

Mr. Zhao, who came to his senses first, burst into laughter.

"I thought you were going to carry the gift and go to the next county to ask those big grain merchants for cheaper grain distribution."

"But I didn't want you to say such a thing."

"Listen, what kind of bullshit are you talking about?"

Mr. Zhao finished speaking.

Others also came to their senses and started laughing at Zhao Ce.

After the crowd.

Chief Xu also looked at Zhao Ce with an incomprehensible expression.

When the two young men were arguing, he happened to see them.

He stopped immediately just to hear if this farmer really had any clever ideas.

But don't want to.

He said these words.

Food prices were already high.

If the government tries to drive up food prices again, the county magistrate will not die even if he has to die!

Master Xu shook his head.

Today's young people all like to sensationalize.

It really doesn't work...

However, Zhao Ce in the crowd showed no panic at all.

After hearing the ridicule from everyone.

Zhao Ce smiled with a mocking tone in his voice.

"What you don't understand may not be wrong."

"I ask you to read more books on weekdays, but you refuse."

"You know it's embarrassing now, right?"

People can't think of it.

Zhao Ce actually dared to speak harshly, and the crowd even laughed at him.

Suddenly, the discussion became even louder.

Young Master Zhao was trying to strike while the iron was hot and pin Zhao Ce to death so that he would not be able to leave the city again in the future.

This way he wouldn't have to think about the ridiculous things he did that day.

Don't wait for him to exit.

Zhao Ce directly picked up a long branch from the ground and drew a circle on the ground.

"Watch it."

"I'll only explain it to you once."

Said.

He pointed to the circle on the ground and raised his voice: "This circle represents the people in the county next door who have food in their hands."

Zhao Ce drew two slightly smaller circles on the right side of this circle.

"This is the government's grain, and some small households that secretly sell grain at high prices."

Another line is drawn between the big circle and the two small circles.

"This line is the government."

After Zhao Ce finished drawing, he saw that everyone was confused.

He asked: "What do you think will happen if even the government steps in to drive up food prices?"

Someone really started to think about it seriously.

One person said: "If the government steps in to drive up food prices, the price of food will definitely become higher and higher."

"What happens after it gets higher and higher?" Zhao Ce stared at him and asked.

The scholar thought for a moment.

"When the price reaches a certain level, more small households will sell grain at high prices."

Zhao Ce nodded and said, "Not bad."

This scholar received a compliment from Zhao Ce.

Somehow, he seemed a little happy.

Zhao Ce added another small circle to the two small circles.

In the middle of the big circle, a small circle is also added.

"This is a small household that sells grain at a high price."

"Wait until food prices rise enough."

"Do you think people outside will be ready to take action after hearing the news?"

Zhao Ce stared at Mr. Zhao and asked in a calm tone: "What if the price of food rises to 200 cents per dou?"

"I wonder if Mr. Zhao, your family secretly transports grain to the next county to sell it?"

Mr. Zhao was watched by everyone again.

However, this time, the look in his eyes was evil.

Mid to late Ming Dynasty.

Although the son of a businessman only needs to contribute to his family's sinecure.

You can take the imperial examination.

But businessmen are essentially at the bottom of society.

In addition, there are large businessmen in the neighboring county who hold grain in their hands and have been driving up prices.

The scholars present were reminded of the abominations of businessmen.

Therefore, the eyes he looked at Mr. Zhao were filled with evil.

Mr. Zhao straightened his chest and retorted: "That's nonsense!"

"My family will never do such morally corrupt things!"

Zhao Ce nodded.

"well said."

Finished.

He drew a second largest circle in the middle of the horizontal line.

"This is food from wealthy families like Mr. Zhao's."

"If food prices continue to rise, foreign food will flow into the county next door."

This circle is added to the right of the horizontal line again.

This way.

The combined area of ​​these three small circles is much larger than the large circle on the left.

Mr. Zhao choked at Zhao Ce's words.

I want to retort loudly.

But everyone was watching Zhao Ce drawing talisman on the ground attentively.

He could only hold his breath.

This is a bunch of nonsense that Zhao Ce said.

He doesn't believe it!

Zhao Ce's eyes were shining brightly, and he raised his voice again to ask everyone.

"If I am in the middle of this horizontal line at this time, put a scale."

"What did everyone think would happen?"

Said.

In the middle of the horizontal line, a triangle is added.
To be continued...