Wang Lu echoed, "Food is scarce, food is expensive and money is cheap, and no one dares to go out. Only the government opening warehouses will not help the matter.△"
Chen Xiaoyi nodded, obviously feeling extremely embarrassed. Food prices have been high for six or seven years, but now they are at a level that has never been seen in a century.
He felt there was only one way, "I'm afraid I have to wait until the end of the year..."
What they are talking about is actually the free trade of grain, and they are all doing the government-controlled thing, so they don't feel the need to mention it.
Grain prices have stabilized, but government control alone is not a long-term solution. Even if the area is small, the three counties have to deal with their own affairs, and Li Po has done more thoroughly in Yunnei.
But as the place becomes larger and the population increases, this will definitely be fine in a short period of time, but as time goes by, the only ones who will suffer will be the government.
There is no private food supplement and only government sales require sufficient government food and officials to be honest and self-responsible. It also requires countless manpower and material resources from the government.
Moreover, it is important to raise soldiers. This is the key point. In normal times, there are not so many standing soldiers, so the government is naturally much more relaxed. But now that the world is in chaos, there are many people who respect themselves by supporting soldiers.
If you dare to release the soldiers into the fields, others will eat you alive.
As a result, the pressure from the government was even heavier. The hidden meaning behind the words of several people was this: money must be circulated, instead of the government forcing food prices to go down as is the case now.
In fact, the problem still focuses on one point, lack of food.
Yes, the food transported from Youzhou allows the people in the three counties to survive, but it cannot be abused, nor can it be like the rebels, who open warehouses and stockpile food without hesitation. They have to plan for the future.
Li Po obviously wanted to keep things simple here, and it took him a long time to figure out what a few people were talking about.
This is not because he is stupid, but because soldiers and officials are two different creatures. He wants to fully adapt to the role of Daizhou Marching Commander. It will take more time and more effort.
The sequelae of his sudden rise to a high position were not obvious in him, but they still bothered him.
Li Po frowned and thought for a long time, but didn't speak easily again. He felt sensitively that showing timidity at this time was not a good thing.
In his opinion, the rather bastard guys looked at him eagerly, as if they were watching a joke.
In fact, he is occupying a dominant position at this time. Isn't the role of the backbone only manifested in times of difficulty?
And these people all thought that since you raised this matter, you must have a good plan, because the expectations were relatively high before, and now they inevitably have greater hopes in their hearts.
Li Po's mind was running wildly. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that there were countless clues involved. It still needed long-term planning, but now it was very inappropriate for him to let a few people come up with ideas.
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He is just shooting himself in the foot.
Yes, what he wanted to say before and what several people are discussing now are completely different things. Being able to figure this out actually proves that he is very smart.
Seeing that he didn't speak for a long time, Chen Xiaoyi's mouth twitched slightly. He had the most experience here and already understood what it was like.
After a while, Wang Lu lowered his head and wanted to laugh a little.
After a moment, Su Dan was startled, stiffly twisted his neck, and looked away erratically.
Wen Yanbo looked at Li Po with a tense face and hesitated to speak.
Seeing these people acting strangely, Li Po gritted his teeth and said that he could not let go of anything at this moment.
He also lacks a sense of the overall situation, but he always has many ideas.
So he looked at several people with disdain and said grandly, "This is easy..."
A few people were in high spirits at that time. No matter what they thought in their hearts, as long as the price of food can be stabilized now, it doesn't have to be as cheap as it was during the reign of Emperor Wen. It can be two, three, four or five times higher, and the people can afford it.
Once food prices stabilize, the situation will be completely different, and many problems will be easily solved.
It is said that there are not many big families in the three counties, but in fact it is just those large ethnic groups that are famous in the north, and their reputation has gradually faded under the successive invasions of Turks.
As long as the price of grain comes down, these people will use their stored grain to trade. After the autumn harvest, the three counties of Daizhou will be as solid as iron barrels, if not impregnable.
Li Po rolled his eyes with a bright smile on his lips. Those who understand his character must understand that he is in an extremely bad mood at this time.
"Food is expensive and money is cheap. It's just a saying. The money is there and the food is enough. It's just that there has been a shortage of food for a long time. People think that food is expensive and money is useless."
"In this way, it will be possible to buy a little bit of food for hundreds of thousands of dollars."
"If that's the case, it's just a small matter that was announced. How much thought is needed?"
The breath that everyone had been holding was released in an instant. If things were so simple, what would they be worried about?
Wen Yanbo, an outsider who had been silent for a long time, finally said frankly: "The manager is saying that he wants the government to inform the people that the food from Youzhou has been brought to Daizhou? I'm afraid... it will take some time...
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Several other people said that it will not only take some time, but even if what you say is nonsense, the people still have to believe it...
It would be better to wait until after autumn, when the cattle and sheep are fattened and the fields can be harvested, the effect will be better.
It is said that talking to smart people is very trouble-free, but now, Li Po feels that smart people are pretty damned. What they like to do most is to block your way, and they are happy.
Li Po glared at Wen Yanbo, then shook his head and said with a smile: "Some things must be done with dignity, but some things require the combination of right and wrong to defeat the enemy and win..."
"Wen Sima, you can choose some new faces and speak with a Jin accent, and form two caravans for me. They will enter Yanmen from the south, one will go to Loufan, and the other will go to Yunnei via here."
"As for the name, let's just say that they are relatives of Tang Guogong. They come to us to buy cattle and sheep. They will walk around the three counties and then do it again. This time they are transporting grain into the three counties. Let's say they are from us.
Food bought in Jinyang."
"Then, find some families who have grain stores, and work with the government to open grain stores. The grain prices everywhere should be set appropriately. If some people still want to hoard, kill a batch of them. This will also be a small help to the three counties' granaries.
There’s no need to talk about how to persuade various sects and appease the people in the future, right?”
"If that doesn't work, let's buy and sell ourselves. In short, we must let the people of Daizhou understand that food is in their hands, and even if it's eaten, it will also go bad. As long as the price of food drops, if you make good use of it, it won't go up.
After that, the government collected the coins and used them to pay military salaries, build cities, repair houses, ditches and roads, and then return them to the soldiers and the people."
"In this way, by the time after autumn, it will probably be almost done, right?"
"Moreover, we may have to use troops this year. I heard that Shibi Khan was very ill and the Turks were fighting over each other. We just took the opportunity to bring back some cattle and sheep from the clouds..."
"Also, keep an eye on the south side and don't let people from Jinyang mess around. Well, I will send people to do this. Moreover, this must be done quickly. Jinyang's eyes and ears will definitely not be able to do it here.
Young master, it’s best to finish the matter before Jinyang receives the news.”
Several people came here and looked at each other, not knowing what to say.
This kind of treacherous idea is just a deception. They were considered to be relatively broad-minded people in the world, but in terms of cleverness and shamelessness, they couldn't compare with those who came later.
At this time, several people were thinking in unison, can this idea work? If it can, they might as well do it...
Their thoughts once again proved that officials always go hand in hand with shamelessness.
Wang Lu was the first to start flattering, and he held up his hands with a smile on his face and said: "The general manager has many good plans, but it really puts us to shame. Well, the art of war is embedded in political affairs, and the general manager is actually the best person in the world."
The praise was a bit exaggerated, and he was immediately despised by several other people, especially Wen Yanbo, who felt that this person was really disgusting and that he was the type of person who could stand and talk without pain.
You know, Li Po left this matter to him.
In fact, several people's minds were a little confused, and they felt that they had to go back and think about it carefully. Moreover, they were not sure whether the people would buy it after such a commotion.
Unknowingly, by this time, several people's agenda had changed 180 degrees.
Because they all want to talk about immigration, and now it's about food prices.
But regardless of Li Po, they all understand the value of stabilizing food prices, especially Li Po.
As the standard for basic commodity prices, food affects all aspects.
Rising food prices, whether before or after, are one of the most obvious signs of social instability. Once basic food prices stabilize, it will mark the beginning of social prosperity and stability.
Regardless of whether you understand the underlying truth or not, this will be an issue that those who govern must pay attention to.
Chen Xiaoyi was silent for a long time, and could not find out more about the taste. She could only sigh in her heart, she was really old.
But then he thought about it, although this strategy was a bit cunning and had some disadvantages, if it really worked, it would definitely benefit the people of Daizhou. When he thought about it, he suddenly became enlightened.
He pondered for a while and then said: "Xiaguan has an old relationship with Lu Zheng of Fenyang Palace, and maybe Fenyang Palace can use it. It is cheaper than others, but I am afraid that the news will be leaked to Jinyang..."
Wen Yanbo said: "Thank you very much, Grand Administrator, for taking the trouble. The people in Fenyang Palace should have some old friends from lower ranks, but I don't know... how many people can be left in Fenyang Palace now?"
Well, this is a clever question. He is actually asking, have the eunuchs and maids in Fenyang Palace not starved to death yet? You know, when Li Yuan started his army, it is said that he got hundreds of maids from Fenyang Palace to serve as military prostitutes.
Such rumors are highly suspected of smearing, but it is not surprising that Li Yuan really wants to do it.
Neither of them said whether there were soldiers from Jinyang stationed in Fenyang Palace, because that was certain. Chen Xiaoyi's intention was very obvious, take Fenyang Palace first, and then make sense.
Fenyang Palace has been a pain in his throat for several years.