Li He quickly figured out Zhao Junchen's general plan.
To put it bluntly, this method is not new at all. It is nothing more than confusing right and wrong and raking up the trouble.
When you harm someone, you must first put yourself in the position of the victim, try to be just and justified, occupy a high moral position, and win the support of public opinion. This is the basic quality of a qualified politician.
But the Xingzhou officials and gentry did not have Li He's general wisdom and acumen.
Looking at the golden mountain in front of them, they felt short of breath, their heads were hot, and their blood was racing!
They have never seen such an astonishing amount of gold in their lives! The impact is definitely greater than ten mountains of silver!
During the early Ming Dynasty, Ming Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang clearly stipulated the gold and silver exchange ratio, that is, one tael of gold was exchanged for four taels of silver.
But even with Zhu Yuanzhang's domineering and prestige, this regulation could not be maintained and was soon invalidated.
The customary exchange ratio among the people quickly increased to one tael of gold for ten taels of silver.
But today, with the continued depreciation of silver, this exchange ratio has become priceless. If someone urgently needs to exchange for gold, he often needs to come up with eleven or two taels of silver to successfully exchange for one tael of gold.
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The greatest value of gold lies in overseas trade!
Whether it is the northern grasslands or the southern sea country, the transaction value of one tael of gold is often higher than that of twenty taels of silver!
Everyone understands that silver will continue to depreciate and gold will continue to appreciate, so even the emperors of the Ming Dynasty have been exchanging large amounts of gold for secret hoarding - Emperor Deqing was particularly active in this matter.
Therefore, not only is the impact of a gold mountain far greater than that of ten silver mountains, but its allure is also far greater than that of ten silver mountains.
And just when the officials and gentry in Xingzhou were lost in thought because of this golden mountain, Zhao Junchen also further demonstrated his "sincerity."
"When I issued the announcement to the people, I promised that after they received their grain purchase vouchers, they could go to various grain stores to buy low-price rice today! But at this moment, there are already nearly ten thousand people
People gathered near major grain stores, all looking forward to buying rice. If we fail to live up to their expectations, a riot will definitely occur!
Therefore, in order to fulfill our promise, we will do whatever it takes! Since the gentry are unwilling to borrow grain, and must sell grain to the people at the sky-high price of five taels of silver, then I will buy it from you at the sky-high price of five taels of silver.
Food! And this batch of gold is our deposit!
Next, when your grain shop sells rice grains to the people, for every stone of grain sold, this pavilion will subsidize the price difference of three to eight taels of silver for you. How much grain you sell, this pavilion will subsidize the price difference. No matter how much grain you sell,
It will cause you to suffer any losses! When making specific calculations, the market price of one tael of gold for ten taels of silver shall prevail! But I don’t know what you think?”
After hearing what Zhao Junchen said, the Xingzhou officials and gentry became even more excited.
One tael of gold was exchanged for 10 taels of silver. They undoubtedly got a big advantage!
In fact, selling grain at a sky-high price of five taels of silver is already an unprecedentedly profitable business for them!
The reason why they raised the price of rice so high before was mainly to force Zhao Jun to surrender, but they never thought that there would be an enemy who would buy rice from them at such a sky-high price!
A rough estimate shows that after this transaction is completed, the Xingzhou gentry can earn an astonishing profit of at least three to five million taels of silver!
If a little bit of manipulation is done in private, this number can be doubled!
Regardless of whether it is the Song family, the Liu family, or the Li family, although they are powerful in Xingzhou, their scope of influence is limited to the vicinity of Xingzhou. They cannot be called world-famous wealthy families. In fact, they have never been seen.
The big world.
Such astonishing profits are enough to make them completely lose their minds!
Among the three patriarchs of the Jin gentry families, Liu Jiahe is the least wealthy and has the most impulsive personality. At this time, he has no time to think about other things. Even if he tolerates Zhao Junchen's implementation of the new agricultural reform policy in Xingzhou, it doesn't matter.
Yes, I immediately wanted to agree directly!
However, just as Liu Jiahe wanted to speak, Li Ci grabbed his arm tightly.
At the same time, Li Ci also grabbed Song Songgong's sleeve and also stopped Song Songgong's actions.
In fact, Li Ci was extremely excited at this time and wanted to directly agree to this business, but he always felt that something was wrong.
But Li Ci couldn't tell what was wrong. Not only were his eyes blurry, but they were all covered in gold. Even his head was dazzled by the flashing golden light. It was difficult to calm down and think deeply.
However, the crisis instinct deep in his heart was constantly warning Li Ci that this matter must be carefully considered and must not be agreed easily.
On the other side, seeing that Li Ci could still maintain a certain degree of calmness at this time, Zhao Junchen admired him a little, but he also became more determined to kill them all, so he gradually stopped smiling and began to put pressure on the gentry.
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"What? Is it possible that this pavilion has purchased rice grains from you at a sky-high price of five taels of silver, and you are still unwilling to agree? Don't say that your grain reserves are insufficient. This pavilion has already investigated clearly. You have at least eight grains stored in your granary.
Thousands of stones of grain are enough to cope with people's panic buying! Don't say that you can't be prepared after you sell out all the grain. After earning this gold, you can buy more rice grain at will in the nearby state capitals.
Fill up the inventory! Or... you are just unwilling to sell food to the people. In fact, you are deliberately trying to starve the people to death, force them to rebel, and shake the stability of the Ming Dynasty? "
Having said this, Zhao Junchen turned to look at Li He and asked: "Mr. Li Ge, under such circumstances, I should have no problem in convicting them of inciting civil unrest and having evil intentions, right?"
This time, Li He remained silent and did not respond at all. He finally fulfilled his promise in the deal and stopped intervening in the situation in Xingzhou.
After all, the overall situation has been decided!
When Liu Jiahe heard what Zhao Junchen said, he immediately shook off Li Ci's hand and said first, "My Liu family is willing to sell grain to Zhao Junchen!"
Song Gong secretly glanced at Li He, and when he saw that Li He had no reaction, he also replied: "My Song family is also willing to sell grain to Zhao Cabinet Minister."
But Li Ci remained silent, with a gloomy expression.
Zhao Junchen said with a cold face: "Master Li, the only thing left to do is your decision! If you are unable to make a decision and eventually trigger a riot among the people, you cannot be alone!"
After hearing this, Li Ci became increasingly vigilant, but knowing that he could no longer reverse the situation, he could only grit his teeth and said, "The Li family is also willing to sell grain to Zhao Gechen!"
Zhao Junchen laughed: "There are a total of three large grain stores and eleven small grain stores in Xingzhou City. In addition to the large grain stores owned by the three major families of Liu, Li, and Song, the other eleven small grain stores are also owned by
It is run by the Jin gentry in Xingzhou... But those Jin gentry have always been headed by the three heads of the family, Liu, Li, and Song. As long as you three have agreed to this matter, I believe they will not have any objections!
Let's do this. Let's leave the Liu Mansion now and go to the Xingzhou Government Office to take charge of the overall situation. Then we will send an order to all the Jin gentry in Xingzhou City to go to the Xingzhou Government Office to meet each other and earn gold by selling grain to me! Again!
Announce the news to the people, tell them the details of the transaction between me and the gentry, and let them calm down. After another hour, various grain stores will sell low-priced grain to them!"
At this point, Zhao Junchen's smile became brighter and his eyes became colder, and he said: "Master Li, Master Song, and Master Liu, the three of you can send people to your respective grain stores to make preparations now, and call a few accounting gentlemen.
Statistical reconciliation, but the three of you should not leave. Follow me to Xingzhou Yamen to take charge and personally count the gold you have earned! And Lu Zhizhou, you will also stay in Xingzhou Yamen today, where is
Your territory cannot be separated from the hospitality of your master."
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Next, after another hour, it was finally bright, and the various food stores in Xingzhou City finally opened their doors to welcome customers, and began to sell low-price rice to the people as promised. The people were excited and excited,
They also flocked to various food stores to rush to buy.
The common people may not be simple and honest, but they also know how to exploit loopholes for opportunism. Many people have received several vouchers for purchasing grains. They have been running around since various grain stores opened. They just bought some from Songjia Grain Store.
After reaching half a kilogram of rice, I would turn around and rush to Li’s Grain Store to buy again.
Under such circumstances, all the grain stores were crowded with customers. As cart after cart of rice grains were transported out of the granary and quickly sold into the hands of the people, the mood of the people also quickly stabilized.
No more worries about riots.
At the same time, the Xingzhou government office was also very lively on this day.
Each gentry summoned their most astute accounting clerks, and set up tables, account books, and abacus in the government office. As each grain store continuously reported the latest grain sales figures, the accounting clerks would quickly make calculations.
He paid the latest price difference and continued to take away ingot after ingot of gold from Zhao Junchen.
For a time, the sound of banging beads could be heard in the Xingzhou government office, and the amount of gold earned by the Jin gentry was also increasing.
When the time came to noon, a small mountain of gold was piled up in front of all the Jin gentry. As for the gold earned by Liu Jiahe, Song Songgong, and Li Ci, several large boxes were piled up.
Sitting on the high hall, looking at the lively scene in front of him, Li He kept shaking his head and sighing. Then, taking advantage of the fact that the Jin gentry could not pay attention to him, he turned to Zhao Junchen and asked softly: "Zhao Gechen, it's so big.
It’s so handiwork, but I don’t know where you found such a large amount of gold?”
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Zhao Junchen did not hide anything, and immediately explained to Li He in detail what happened in Jinzhou Camp.
After listening to Zhao Junchen's explanation, Li Heshen nodded in agreement and said: "Zhao Gechen's decision is very correct. This batch of gold must not be left to Liaodong Town. If Liaodong Town is allowed to expand the Liaodong Iron Cavalry again, it will become even more difficult to lose! On the contrary,
It is the center of the imperial court that needs this batch of gold even more now, as it can accomplish many great things! But Minister Zhao, you must also pay attention, this batch of gold can only be charged into the national treasury in the end, and it must not flow into His Majesty's private money!"
Obviously, Li He did not think that the Xingzhou Jin gentry could keep this batch of gold. He already regarded this batch of gold as a windfall of public funds for the treasury. At this time, he was even more wary of Emperor Deqing's greedy demands.
Zhao Junchen nodded repeatedly: "This junior knows what he is doing and has already thought of a way to deal with His Majesty."
Li He asked again: "Then... Zhao Gechen, when are you going to transport this batch of gold to the capital?"
Zhao Junchen thought for a moment and said: "Tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest!"
After hearing this, Li He couldn't help but be stunned again.
Li He originally thought that Zhao Junchen would at least keep the gold in the hands of the Jin gentry for a few more days, and at least allow the Jin gentry to warm up the gold a little bit, but he did not expect that Zhao Junchen would be so eager to take action!
"Are you absolutely sure? Don't cause too much trouble!"
Zhao Junchen said with a smile: "Don't worry! Today, the gentry will be rectified, the gold will be recovered, the people will be relieved, and the civil unrest will be determined... The juniors will work hard to solve them all! And they will be fully prepared, and nothing will go wrong!"
Li He slowly shook his head: "Young people are impatient!"
In fact, Zhao Junchen launched the follow-up plan sooner than Li He expected.
Just as Li He finished speaking, a large number of Ji Zhen defenders suddenly broke into the Xingzhou Mansion Office, which immediately shocked everyone.
Then, Zhang Su, the commander-in-chief of Jizhen, was seen striding into the Xingzhou government office with an expressionless face.
After Zhang Su glanced at everyone in the government office, he was first distracted for a moment because of the large amount of gold in front of him, and then his eyes stayed on Li Ci for a moment.
Then, Zhang Su raised his hand and waved, and another group of soldiers carried a large number of boxes and squeezed into the Xingzhou government office.
Zhang Su himself quickly walked up to Zhao Junchen and Li He and whispered something to the two elders.
After finishing speaking, Zhang Su turned around and pointed again.
Following Zhang Su's raising of his hand to guide, the Ji Town defenders opened the boxes they had moved, and saw that these boxes were filled with crossbows, muskets, weapons, armor and other items, enough to equip them with weapons.
An army of hundreds of people was formed.
After seeing these weapons and armor, Li He shook his head and sighed again.
Zhao Junchen turned his attention to Xingzhou Zhizhou Lu Wensheng and said slowly: "Lv Zhizhou, don't just focus on the gold. Gold is fascinating, but some things are more important! There is a big thing now that needs you.
Come and be responsible for judging!"
Following Zhao Junchen's words, everyone in the government office was attracted.
Lu Wensheng quickly asked: "What big eucalyptus is it?"
Under the attention of everyone, Zhao Junchen sighed: "Someone is going to rebel!"
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Second update!
Also, Chongzi will accompany his daughter to watch the movie Where Bears Comes Tomorrow, so there may only be one update.