The incense burner curls up and the coal stove burns brightly, giving it a little more warmth.
Fang Xuanling came in a hurry. Li Er asked someone to give him a seat and then stole the grain and sold it. Qin Huaidao explained the plan in detail. When he heard that Fang Xuanling's face changed drastically, he was shocked at first. Three hundred thousand shi of grain was not a small amount.
I almost emptied the disaster relief grain reserves in Beitaicang, and then I smiled happily.
After Li Er finished speaking, Fang Xuanling said happily: "Your Majesty, this boy Huai Dao can be of great use."
Li Er said with some emotion: "Yeah, it's beyond my expectation. Isn't this kid good at martial arts? I haven't heard of any outstanding performance in the Imperial College before. The policy of using work for relief is a genius. It seems simple, but in fact
It is so exquisite that no one in the past dynasties has thought that from now on, disaster relief will be carried out in this way, allowing the victims to do things that require corvee labor, then the corvée labor will be reduced, and the people will be able to farm with peace of mind, killing two birds with one stone."
"Your Majesty, I think this method of hiring workers for labor is also a good idea." Fang Xuanling said with a smile on his face.
"Did Xuanling see something else?"
"I do have some ideas." Fang Xuanling said with a calm smile: "Corvees have made the people suffer for a long time, but without corvees, many things in the court are difficult to handle, and the contradictions among them are difficult to reconcile. However, with the law of hiring workers for labor, the law is different, and the court only needs to
By paying a small amount of wages, the people will definitely serve actively, and they will be grateful for the benevolence and righteousness of the Holy One, the people will be able to use it, and the construction period can be greatly shortened, killing two birds with one stone."
"I also know, but the imperial court is short of silver." Li Er became depressed when he mentioned the silver.
Fang Xuanling said with a smile: "Your Majesty, this is what I want to say. I'm afraid I have some reservations about hiring workers for labor. This guy may have a way to prevent the court from paying a penny."
"How can you see that?" Li Er was not calm. That would save a lot of money.
"Your Majesty's intuition." Fang Xuanling said sternly: "Your Majesty, this boy does something very unique. For example, who would have thought of using coal to bake bricks? For example, if he promised a house made of blue bricks and tiles, who would dare to do this in all dynasties? He would dare
, for example, the method of clearing land per capita, purchasing land from the court, and dividing property and rent mentioned last time, what does it mean? It means that he already has something in mind and is not afraid of losses. It also means that he is good at business and has the talent to manage the world and benefit the people. "
"It makes sense. This kid is hiding deep. If I hadn't pressed him just now, he wouldn't have mentioned the method of using work for relief and hiring workers for labor. Xuanling, please find a chance to ask if there is really something that can be done without spending money.
The way is, the court will no longer have to worry about collecting corvee, and who won’t come if the wages are paid directly? My palace should be repaired, and my border city walls should be repaired, but I am short of silver." Li Er said with some emotion.
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Fang Xuanling hesitated for a moment, then agreed: "My lord, take your orders!"
"The Ministry of Household Affairs will investigate, find a few people to confess, cooperate with Huai Dao, contact Huai Dao, see how much grain has been seized, and remove some people to sell. This matter cannot be delayed. The method of selling based on population is great.
wonderful."
"It's true. The population problem in Chang'an that has been troubled for many years can be solved. I don't know how this kid got such a long head. If he hadn't been transferred to the Ministry of Household Affairs, I thought he could do well as a minister. Maybe the court would not have to worry about money in the future.
Two." Fang Xuanling suggested.
The Minister of Hubu was in the fourth rank, and Qin Huaida was in the fifth rank, which shows Fang Xuanling's appreciation.
Li Er was also a little tempted, but then he thought about it and said, "I don't believe it for the moment, I need a knife."
"I understand, I will leave." Fang Xuanling said knowingly.
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Supervisory Office.
Cheng Chumo and Yuchi Baolin were waiting in the main hall with sad faces. The grain store was closed down, but countless people came to question and put pressure on them. They couldn't bear it anymore. When they saw Qin Huaidao coming back, they got up quickly and found that Qin Huaidao's face was calm.
As if something is wrong, relax your mind a little.
"Sir, what's up?" they both said in unison.
"Did something happen to you two?" Qin Huaidao asked when he saw that the two of them looked bad.
The two exchanged glances, and Cheng Chumo said: "Many people came to question and put pressure, saying that if the grain store is closed and people can't buy food, there will be trouble. We both feel upset, so we might as well come back and wait for you to make up your mind. But don't worry, the store
It's all sealed, and the guards are watching."
"That's good, you two will divide your time and catch the grain dealer, search his house, seal it up, and then find some prohibited items, such as crossbows."
The two of them were stunned when they heard this, and their expressions changed drastically. What are they going to do?
Yuchi Baolin reminded: "Sir, this is no joke."
"What does your Majesty mean, don't you dare?" Qin Huaidao asked.
When the two of them heard that it was the Holy Spirit's intention, they were so scared that their eyes suddenly shone and they shook their heads repeatedly. Qin Huaidao looked at the door and saw that there was no one there, and whispered: "You must be sure to be suspected of rebellion, and do it more covertly, understand."
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"I understand, crossbows alone are not enough, you also need some weapons. However, every grain merchant has more than one caravan, and the caravan must have weapons. There is no need for us to make false accusations. We can check them one by one. This is a simple job. I guarantee there will be no problem.
." Cheng Chumo patted his chest and agreed.
Yuchi Baolin reminded: "Brother, if you do this, you will offend a lot of people, and I'm afraid it will bring trouble to you."
"It doesn't matter, Your Majesty, let's play a big game of chess. Once it's done, it's a great achievement. No one in the Supervisory Office will dare to mess with it in the future. If it doesn't work well, the consequences will be serious. As for me - am I afraid? Go ahead." Qin Huaidao warned.
road.
"Follow the order!" the two agreed and hurried away.
Qin Huaidao also came to Dongshi. He was not in a hurry to check out the closed shop. He strolled to his own shop and saw many people queuing up to buy. The order was very orderly. Two little girls were serving tea and water to everyone, saying sorry.
Waiting and so on, two young men are helping to pack and pick up the goods.
Ms. Liu was busy with reception and registration. Qin Huaidao was relieved that the sales volume was good. Just as he was about to leave, he saw Xue Rengui driving the carriage and went up curiously and asked: "Brother Xue, what are you doing?"
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"I have met the young master." Xue Rengui bowed and explained: "My wife asked a guard from the house to go to Qinjiazhuang to send a message, saying that a lot of money has been sold in the past two days and it is not safe to store it in the shop. I asked the young master how to arrange it.
, if the young master could not be found, Uncle Jia asked me to come down and take him back to Qinjiazhuang."
"I was negligent. I didn't expect it to be sold so quickly. By the way, did you pay for the two thousand pills that County Master Li Xueyan transported last time?" Qin Huaidao asked.
"The next day after we took them away, we sent someone to Qinjiazhuang. They were all copper coins, which were just used to pay wages. Otherwise, there would not be enough change. By the way, Uncle Ma from the house also sent a hundred sets of honeycomb briquette molds." Xue Rengui explained.
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"I'm afraid I won't be able to go back these two days. Please remember two things. The first thing is to ask Uncle Jia to find people outside the village to make briquettes. The more the better, twenty cents a day and take care of lunch and the briquettes delivered.
We just found someone to make the molds. All the briquettes the boss was doing were made to make the iron ring pieces on the stove. I asked Uncle Ma to come back to the village to give guidance. The briquette molds that were freed up were also made by people outside the village."
Although we found three companies for help, it was far from enough and we had to expand production.
Qin Huaidao paused here and added: "Let people outside the village open a place near the pile of stones to do it. There is some distance from the village, so they are not afraid of prying eyes."
"Remember it, what's the other one?" Xue Rengui solemnly agreed.