Once the chaos in Guanzhong unfolds, it will be like wildfire that will not be dealt with.

Every day, Liu Yu could see many front-line reports from the yamen of various military departments. Today, the county town was looted, and tomorrow another bandit leader was killed. The army that quelled the rebellion in the Dongshui Camp had reached the southwest of Guanzhong, and the rebels did not dare to approach wherever the imperial army passed. On the other hand, the rebels were gradually gathering their forces, as if they were preparing to join forces, and officially unleashing the banner and rebel.

The emperor's sacrifice to heaven was originally scheduled to be on August 21st, but because some ministers were ill, the sacrifice to heaven was changed to August 23rd. Because of the rebellion in Guanzhong, the ceremony of offering to heaven was postponed again.

As more and more refugees approached the north, the porridge farms opened around Chang'an City were no longer enough to deal with so many mouth-opening food and drinks. They built straw sheds, sent bedding, and resettled refugees. The little money the court earned through the Trade Department and the sale of officials was also dwindling. Some officials from the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Personnel were still urging the emperor to pay salaries to civil officials every day. Originally, it was said that the income from selling official positions would first solve the difficulties of the court, but now that they have money, the issue of paying salaries is still gone.

After the major disaster, there was a major epidemic. Now more and more refugees are approaching the emperor of Chang'an, and the work of preventing diseases must also be carried out. However, it is obvious that in ancient times, people were not very aware of disease prevention. Almost all victims were digging wells to eat, and most of the canals around Chang'an City were also semi-dried. Water sources have become a big problem again.

"Separate! Those who are sick should be diagnosed early, and must be isolated and treated. Summon doctors from Chang'an City go outside the city to see the victims. The medical expenses and medical expenses will be paid by the court. As for those suffering from infectious diseases, they should not be underestimated. They should be given enough food and water. All disaster relief and epidemic prevention are the first."

At the disaster relief mobilization meeting, Liu Yu said.

Most of the other people attending the meeting said that they went in and out of the right ear.

The victims outside the city are not what they care about. There are victims every year, drought, flood, locust, hail, and natural disasters have never been cut off in the history of the Dashun Dynasty.

They believed that when there was a disaster, the only thing that was the officials of the Ministry of Revenue were the snacks. The old emperor was also responsible for his own work. He often asked them to go to the disaster area to preside over the disaster relief. They had also seen many tragic situations in the disaster area. This time, the disaster spread at the feet of the emperor. It was indeed too serious.

The biggest problem facing Su Yan and Liu Yu is to relieve disasters and suppress rebellion.

Liu Yu had been unable to eat and drink for several days, and was often called up in the middle of the night to go to the palace to discuss military affairs reports with the ministers of the Ministry of War and the emperor.

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August 27th.

It has been a month since the emperor ascended the throne, and the things on hand are still a mess. It is rare that the weather is good this day. Liu Yu sorted out his mood and decided to give himself a day off, go out of the city, and take a look at the resettlement of the victims in person.

However, before going out, he still had to attend the first meeting since the establishment of the Trade Department. As the initiator and general manager, he always had to listen.

The Ministry of Industry Commerce and Trade Department’s yamen is not a prominent place in the Ministry of Industry. There is an imperial guard at the door, and the officials of the Ministry of Industry came out of the sedan chair and entered the yamen in fear.

The meeting was presided over by Sui Yu, the young supervisor of the Trade Department. She held a booklet in her hand, which was the main task of the meeting she had sorted out in advance. The six deputy supervisors were all big merchants with bloated bodies. Once they sat down, the whole chair was not enough to cover the wide lower plate.

There were only two people who came to listen to the court, one was Liu Yu and the other was Han Sheng.

The business department manager's yamen in charge of Han Sheng also opened. Except for Han Sheng, the official Shaoqing, there were only two men under him, who were very quiet. As for the rest, Qu Zhu was also one of Han Sheng's helpers, but he was just helping to move and carry, transport silver and carriages. Qu Zhu was the helper arranged by Liu Yu to Han Sheng. Everything was in the initial stage and was not fully equipped in terms of configuration.

Inside the Trade Department Office.

"This time, we mainly discuss the affordable prices of scarce materials in the city, including grains, grains, oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and tea, and ordinary coarse cloth clothing, cotton and wool, which should be reduced to the price before the disaster. All shops operating these goods in Chang'an City must be sold at a unified price." Sui Yu said, looking at Liu Yu who was sitting next to him silently, "Leader Liu, is there any problem with this arrangement?"

Liu Yu smiled embarrassedly and said, "Sui Shaojian is the head of the Trade Department. This general and Han Shaoqing are just here to listen. If you have a resolution, you can submit it to the emperor and be approved by the imperial decree."

Liu Yu's clear attitude made the deputy supervisors feel relieved. They were worried that the matter of silencing prices was done by the court instructed Sui Yu. They were full of complaints and dared not say them, but now they have to say it.

"Business is about things being precious because scarcity is the most expensive, and things being scarcity is the most profitable. Now the Sui Shaojian is the most scarce in Chang'an City at present. How can there be a reason to reduce prices without raising prices?" The deputy supervisors finally looked at Liu Yu, after all, Liu Yu was the one who could make a decision.

One person's opinion actually represents the opinions of merchants in Chang'an City. Although the imperial court issued an order to calm prices every year when encountering famines every year, the price increase behind the scenes are still common, and merchants can't make profits by this. But the situation this year is different. First of all, the disaster is too great. The shortage of food and daily necessities is so scarce. If the price drops, the second dealer will take advantage of the situation and buy a large amount of goods and hoard them. The people still cannot buy affordable goods.

"Since the Trade Department has been opened, the court's attitude is very clear, and everything is agreed upon by the Trade Department. You don't have to look at me in everything. I have said that today I am just a listener and will not express my opinions." Liu Yu said in a relaxed tone.

Sui Yu also knew that the establishment of the Trade Department was not to exploit the interests of merchants, or even to protect the interests of merchants. The Trade Department came up in the city and exploited the interests of merchants, which would only make them feel disgusted.

Sui Yu said: "The goods are affordable, and the tax subsidies can be given. The tax rate of grain tax is not currently levied, and the goods required for life are temporarily charged only 10% of the tax. What about this? If the goods are not affordable, the court will definitely not approve such a low tax rate, so... please consider it."

The six deputy supervisors looked at each other. Sui Yu's plan was to trade low taxes for the parity of food. Although the current shortage of goods has led to high prices, the disasters are not always the same as they should consider the future benefits too much. Although there was no unified tax rate before, the tax on basic commodities reached 30% to 50%, which means half of the money had to be handed over to the government.

Low tax means profitable and worth their consideration.

"If the court can really lower taxes on daily goods, then silencing prices should not damage the interests of merchants too much." A deputy supervisor expressed the merchant's voice, "I just don't know if the emperor can approve it, how many years will it take."

Sui Yu couldn't help but look at Liu Yu again. Seeing that Liu Yu still didn't say anything, he was talking to Han Sheng, and then he knew that Liu Yu would completely let her do this.
Chapter completed!