"The east sent envoys to provide relief, and the west sent envoys to provide relief, but they only got a few purple silk pamphlets from each state." Zhu Zi Yu Lei Volume 106
After successive restructurings, the Yushitai, which was in charge of supervisory power, has been reduced to a subordinate agency of the Shaofu. The authority and status of the Yushitai have been greatly reduced. In addition, eunuchs, relatives, and scholars have been fighting for power one after another, and the officialdom has been corrupted.
It has something to do with the difficulty of the Yushitai. The weakening of the Yushitai, a sharp weapon, is not so much the deliberate neglect of the emperors of the past dynasties, but rather the result of the neglect of all parties.
Nowadays, Yushitai has been re-separated by the emperor as an independent department of real power. On top of it, there is also the Ministry of Punishment, the Chief of Staff Yushitai, Tingwei and other criminal and prison justice officials. It is obviously to provide institutional guarantees for the administration of officials.
Shortly after Huan Dian walked out of Shiqu Pavilion, the emperor's imperial edict was quickly sent to Chengming Hall, Shangshu Terrace and other places. First, the censor Zhongcheng, who had a rank of 1,000 shi, was increased to 2,000 shi, so that the censor's dais could be officially separated and independent.
Huandian sent his censors to various prefectures and counties in Guanzhong to investigate the drought situation and supervise the distribution of money and grain.
As the days go by, the climate in Guanzhong is getting hotter and hotter. Major disasters have occurred in Jingzhaoyin, Zuofengyi, Youfufeng and other counties one after another. From time to time, there are reports of people from neighboring villages fighting for water.
The price of grain has also soared every day, from a hundred yuan at the beginning to several thousand yuan. In some places, there are even grains worth ten thousand yuan per stone. This kind of grain is the kind that has not yet been threshed, waiting for people to buy it home and thresh it to remove the bran.
In the future, the weight will continue to decrease.
"How much is one stone worth of the grain price outside now?" Chang'an ordered Wang Ling to walk in from the back compartment with sweat all over his head. He casually took the Gebu from the hand of the maid on the side, wiped it on his forehead and temples, and held it in his hand.
Palm.
Qin Yi, the northern captain of Chang'an, took Gebu from Wang Ling and bowed and said: "According to the calculations of the mayor of Chang'an in the east and west cities, the price of grain in the city is already four thousand yuan per stone. The rest of the counties under Jingzhao Yin's rule are all
There are as many as five or six thousand yuan."
"Rice is like this, but what about beans and wheat?" Wang Ling waved his hand to dismiss the maid, and invited Qin Yi to sit down alone to talk, and said: "Not long after rice planting was promoted in Guanzhong, there was insufficient cultivated land. The small quantity and high price are reasonable, but beans
Wheat, millet and other items are the staple food of the people. Last year was a year of good harvests. If it is higher now, there will be something strange."
Hearing this, Qin Yi looked around carefully and said softly: "As the Ming Dynasty said, the beans and wheat in Chang'an have reached one stone and two thousand coins. Li Shu didn't have five baht coins in his hands, so he had to exchange them with the small coins that Dong Zhuo cast. But
The big money exchanged from the government could not buy enough food. The common people had no choice. I don't know who had an idea. Instead of changing big money, they just used small money to beg for food. Now the East and West markets were in chaos.
, the mayor of Chang’an persuaded me several times to come over and appease..."
In the Han Dynasty, similar to Chang'an, Luoyang and other large cities and towns, cities were established for residents to trade, and their affairs were governed by mayors and city magistrates. The mayor of Chang'an was in charge of the public security, commercial taxation and government affairs of the cities in the east and west of Chang'an City.
Duties and other matters were different from today's mayors. There were prime ministers under them, all of whom were replaced by scholars who understood the law. They were directly under the jurisdiction of Jing Zhaoyin and were not under the jurisdiction of the Chang'an Order.
Therefore, Wang Ling, who is the magistrate of Chang'an, is supposed to be silent, but at this time he said something more: "I remember that Li Yi, the Prime Minister of Chang'an City, still holds the power of Pingzhen Supervisor? There is a general who will be appointed every ten days.
The city’s information was sent to the prison?”
"Wei." Qin Yi nodded and replied. In the past two years, he has become familiar with many things by following Wang Ling, and his way of thinking and doing things is more sophisticated than before: "The Chang'an City Mayor seems to be below the mayor, but in fact
It is directly under the supervision of Pingzhun and can reach Tianting at any time. The position is very important. The drought in Jingzhao is serious, and the county government has not been allowed to distribute relief, causing the price of food to skyrocket. Li Shu spent all his property to buy a few buckets of rice, but it was gone after only a few days.
.This is the case in Gyeonggi Province, let alone other places. It is impossible for Li Yi not to report this matter to the state."
"Are you reminding me to pay attention?" Wang Ling smiled and reached out to touch the beard that he had specially grown under his chin. In order to maintain his majesty and not to be looked down upon by his superiors and subordinates, the twenty-two-year-old had to dress himself up.
He looked like he was thirty years old: "The price of grain in Jingzhao was only a few hundred yuan last month. It has increased tenfold. Even if there is no Pingzhen prison, the country will not know about it. At this moment, it is probably remembered in my heart,
It won't take long for it to cause an attack."
Qin Yi knew clearly in his heart that in the past two days, Jingzhao Yin and Hu Miao had used the excuse that the victims had not yet appeared in Jingzhao and the court did not have a specific edict to lower prices, so they refused to open the warehouse rashly to release grain. Now after hearing this, he was confused
Well, although Hu Miao's ability to do things is average, he has a deceitful mind and is very good at calculating the pros and cons. Now that he has a prisoner under his nose, how can he not see the danger of doing so?
"With huge profits ahead, who wouldn't be tempted? Even if there are tens of millions of risks, as long as there is a sense of luck that the law will not be punished, some people will take risks." Wang Ling seemed to understand Qin Yi's thoughts and said calmly:
"The price of grain is soaring, and the common people have no money, so they have to sell their fields to make a living. But who is willing to take over the fields at a high price? Who will benefit in the end? Why is the emperor Hu Gong reluctant to open a warehouse for relief? Don't you understand?
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Taking advantage of the famine years to sell grain at high prices and buy land at low prices, this is something that almost all landowners in the world will do, and it is also the basic process of land annexation. Qin Yi's father was also born in a farm family, so he naturally knows that in famine years and disaster years
At that time, every big household would make huge profits. Sometimes even the government could not control it and had to turn a blind eye:
"After all, they are from a wealthy family in the village and they dare not invade. What's more, this is the capital of Chang'an and has close relations with the ministers of the court and the central government. How dare the prince Hu Gong stop them?" Wang Ling's family was originally from a wealthy family in Taiyuan, but after Wang Yun's death,
Then it gradually went downhill, and his family life was no longer what it used to be. He had a pure temperament again, and he snorted contemptuously and said with a chuckle.
"But all the princes in the country and even the court must have known about this matter. Mr. Hu would never take this risk no matter what." Qin Yi thought carefully for a moment under Wang Ling's encouraging eyes and blurted out: "Could it be Hu?
Do you also have the intention of deliberately condoning it and punishing it for an excuse?"
Qin Yi was originally a subordinate in Lu Bu's army. He learned a little about military formations, was proficient in writing, and was transferred to Wang Ling's subordinates. Although he had always been conscientious and diligent in his duties, he was still inferior to others in many aspects. Now I see
Under his own training, he gradually gained the ability to analyze the current situation. Wang Ling nodded happily and said, "Based on your words alone, I can safely recommend you for external use."
He had just finished speaking to his elder Qin Yi in an arrogant manner. Before Qin Yi could continue to ask for details, a small official suddenly came outside the door and stood by the door and said: "Report to the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court has sent a servant
Shi entered the county government and said he wanted to supervise the food relief affairs. Lord Hu asked me to invite the Ming government to come over."
"Here we come." Wang Ling patted the armrest and stood up, walked to Qin Yi who was confused, and whispered: "Come with me and learn more from others. Jing Zhaoyin is not what you think.