Chapter 329 It's outrageous for Li Er to say this!
Li Er's smile was certainly not gloating over the shortage of medicine in Chang'an and the fearful atmosphere among the people.
But he knew that this matter was obviously not that simple.
He had already guessed what was going on behind the scenes.
Based on previous experiences, this is completely a deliberate hoarding attempt by someone to take advantage of the epidemic and make a fortune from the national crisis!
Of course, this operation has certain risks and the threshold is also very high.
"What do you think...what's the reasoning behind this?"
Li Er looked at several ministers leisurely.
Wei Zheng thought for a moment and then spoke.
"Your Majesty, this incident is different from the previous ones. The news spread in the court, and the epidemic happened by chance and was not a reform measure announced by His Majesty."
"However, there are many similarities. For example, they both require a lot of resources, and they are all limited resources..."
"So Wei Chen speculates that someone must be hoarding it, and he can't be wrong!"
Li Er nodded approvingly.
These guys are far behind compared to geniuses like Sheng'er, but their minds can still work very quickly.
I immediately grasped the key point!
So he went on to say,
"Not bad, continue!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
"If someone is hoarding it this time, the origin must be complicated. Because this epidemic requires medicinal materials, and medicinal materials are different from steel, paper, pen, ink, and iron."
"Paper, pen and ink have relatively fixed origins, are easy to control and monopolize."
"What happened this time is relatively close to the price changes of refined iron before and after standard steel. There are enough similarities between the two!"
"For example, before the emergence of blast furnace steel plants, the production of refined iron was also slow and rare. Finding a famous sword often required great luck. The same goes for medicinal materials!"
"Today, the epidemic has not yet broken out on a large scale, and the corresponding soup and medicine to treat the disease have not yet appeared. If we want to hoard, how can we do it without a prescription? The only way is to hoard on a large scale and collect all the medicines! And this requires a huge amount of money.
Ordinary wealthy families never have such financial resources."
"At the same time, medicinal materials are the same as fine iron. No matter how high the price is, there will always be a supply from time to time. Fine iron has blacksmiths from all over the country, while medicinal materials are collected by their own traders. As time goes by, the price will inevitably be driven back, then
Not only will it be difficult for people who hoard to make a profit, they may even be in danger of losing a lot of money!"
When Wei Zheng said this, his eyes became brighter and brighter.
He raised his head, and the two rays of light in his eyes were exactly opposite to Li Er's, and then cut across the railway line,
"Therefore, the hoarding of medicinal materials is similar to refined iron. Without huge financial resources, it is impossible to withstand the continuous emergence of new goods and the continuous return of prices."
"The person behind this must be a member of the Five Surnames and Seven Hopes!"
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After Wei Zheng finished speaking, the smile on Li Er's face was no longer concealed.
"Xuan Cheng is right!"
"My opinion is the same. If you don't know the prescription, you have to hoard all the medicinal materials. You can't stop the merchants. If the drug farmers sell medicine, they can't maintain the scarcity of medicine."
"Who this thief is, you can tell without asking!"
Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling's faces had already turned into angry looks, and they immediately bowed their heads and asked for orders.
"Your Majesty, please lead the imperial army of three thousand to punish this ugly person!"
"Your Majesty, I would like to ask you to lead the imperial army to destroy this imperial edict!"
After all, it is an epidemic. Once it breaks out, how many people will die.
However, at this time, the Five Surnames and Qiwang gang are still thinking of making profits.
How can one not be angry?
But what surprised Du Ruhui and Fang Xuanling was that Li Er then waved his hand.
"Wait, you're thinking too much."
"Why lead troops to destroy them? Am I such a cowardly and violent king?"
"hehe!"
When Li Er said this, Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling, and Wei Zheng were all stunned.
For a moment, three eyes stared at Li Er without blinking, as if they didn't recognize him, and as if they were meeting Li Er for the first time in their lives.
this……
Could these words come from Li Er's mouth?
It’s outrageous for Li Er to say this!
What kind of joke are you kidding? To destroy such a bitch, what kind of king is this? This is the king's master, okay?
Isn't our Xuanwu Sect's uprising just to return to the path of "King Master"?
But the next moment, Li Er continued to say...
"I know that you really want to eliminate the national disaster immediately and purge the government and the opposition. But I also hope that you will not forget..."
"First of all, China has been in ruins for hundreds of years, and the people don't want any more civil war now."
"Second, I have a premonition..."
Li Er's expression suddenly became a little dazed, and his eyes seemed to be looking into the depths of the void.
"A completely different era is coming. From now on, China's destiny will be completely different from that of previous dynasties!"
"So as long as they don't play with fire, I really have no interest in annihilating anyone. Isn't it more interesting to let the people watch this group of aristocratic families destroy themselves than this?"
Li Er smiled evilly, and Wei Zheng and others were stunned...
Then Li Er started to explain seriously.
"Everyone, in addition to being rich in financial resources, this group of people has another condition for hoarding drugs. I think you all have been living with Sheng'er for too long, and you have lost your sense of things."
"Another condition?"
"Your Majesty, what is this other condition?"
"This condition is the second point that Xuan Cheng said. Even if they bought out the medicinal materials near Chang'an, there are still traders who keep bringing the medicinal materials back to Chang'an."
"This is true..."
Wei Zheng intervened and murmured, "But these medicinal materials are small in quantity and slow. I'm afraid they are not enough to cause serious damage to these aristocratic families."
"Haha, Xuancheng, you still underestimated the enterprising spirit of us Han people. Usually, businessmen are just humble servants. They can't make much money even if they break their legs all year round, but this time it's different."
"They have raised the price to such a high level. Apart from the previous merchants, is there no one who... chooses to join various merchants and become new merchants?"
Li Er said this.
Wei Zheng suddenly became enlightened.
That’s really it…
Based on the efficiency of businessmen's actions in the past, it is indeed a bit of a fluke to rely on them to bring down the price of medicines and meet the needs of the people this time.
But this situation will not last forever. The reason is naturally...
Huge profits now!
The wages of avarice is death.
Since medicinal materials are so expensive, sooner or later more and more people will be looking for medicines to make a living.
Drug prices will come down sooner or later!
this……
After being prompted by Li Eryi, everyone thought of this and suddenly became enlightened.
If it looks like this...
Although the hoarding behavior of this group of aristocratic families is still a crime that harms the country, it no longer seems so cunning and vicious, but rather very funny!
