After hearing Lu Xuan's words, Zhang Zhao cheered up, sorted out the thoughts in his mind, and began to explain various aspects such as the resettlement of the refugees, food consumption, and the current progress.
Zhang Zhao was familiar with every aspect of the situation. He didn't need to look at the data, he remembered everything in his mind.
Kuai Liang listened with admiration.
Zhang Zhao is indeed the leader of Lu Xuan's civil servants and is extremely powerful.
Lu Xuan also laughed after hearing this and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mr."
Zhang Zhao shook his head and said: "The humble position is not hard work. My lord risked his life to go to Jingzhou. It seems that he got countless benefits, but there must be the lord's hard work. Compared with the lord's efforts in Jingzhou, this humble position is not hard work."
Worth mentioning."
Lu Xuan said: "It's rare to hear Mr. Zibu's praise. It's really rare."
Zhang Zhao felt a little unnatural. He felt the threat brought by Kuai Liang, and his attitude and tone of speech changed somewhat.
In an instant, he regained his composure.
Zhang Zhao continued: "At present, Lujiang County is doing very well in relieving the victims. However, there is a big problem."
Lu Xuan asked: "What's the big problem?"
Zhang Zhao said solemnly: "The big problem now is that food prices have begun to rise. During the autumn harvest, food prices are cheap. Food can be bought anywhere for four or five cents a pound. In winter, the weather is cold and food prices rise.
Normally, it costs sixty-seven cents per catty. But this year’s grain price has reached fifteen cents per catty.”
Lu Xuan frowned and asked, "Who is driving up the price?"
Zhang Zhao said: "Chen Tang, Cao Xi, Peng Yuan and other major local families in Lujiang County do not earn high prices, and have always maintained the price at ten cents per catty. However, in order to preserve food, they supply limited amounts of food and sell it every day.
not much."
"Currently, those who are raising food prices include the shops of the Gu family in Wu County and the shops of the Lu family."
"These two big families, one is a relative of the lord, and the other is run by people from the Lu family. They both sell grain in large quantities for fifteen cents per catty. In addition, there are also shops owned by the Yu family in Kuaiji, and Wei in Kuaiji County.
Home’s shop.”
Zhang Zhao talked eloquently and said: "The increase in food prices is mainly due to the four major families taking the lead in raising food prices. I once met with them. These people said that fifteen cents per catty was a more appropriate price and there was no price reduction.
.”
Lu Xuan's eyes were deep, revealing a cold look.
The price of food in Lujiang County is manipulated by outsiders. How audacious.
Lu Xuan asked: "How will the food prices in the counties of Yangzhou be this winter?"
Zhang Zhao said without thinking: "With the exception of our Lujiang County, the food prices in other counties in Yangzhou, such as Danyang County, Wu County, Kuaiji County, and Yuzhang County, are relatively stable and have not risen significantly."
"After all, Jiangdong is a water town, a fertile land, and the harvest is good."
"The price of food in various places, even in winter, is generally around eight cents per pound. The reason why our Lujiang County has high prices is because the Lord has set a strategy to collect all the refugees should receive."
"All the refugees have come to our Lujiang County. The refugees we are currently resettling include people from Danyang, Wu County and other places, as well as people from Jiujiang, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, and even a few people from Qingzhou.
"
"Even a low-level official doesn't know how these people came to Lujiang County. Countless refugees have come, and the supply of food exceeds demand. That's why the situation is like this, and the price of food remains high."
Lu Xuan nodded after listening.
He roughly understood.
Lu Xuan glanced around and asked, "How do you think the food price issue should be resolved?"
Zhang Zhao took the lead and said: "I believe that the current involvement of the Lu family and the Gu family, as well as the Yu family, Wei family, etc., has affected too wide a range of areas. After all, the Lu family and the Gu family are relatives of the lord, so the handling can be gentler.
Let’s talk to people from the four major families first and ask them to lower the price.”
"The lord came to interview in person, but they all agreed. Then we will deal with it and drive all the merchants from the four major families out of Lujiang County. If it is a massacre, it will affect the lord's seizure of Yangzhou, so it is more appropriate to expel them."
Lu Xuan said: "Mr. Zibu's plan is to be gentle first, and then expel her if we can't reach an agreement."
"yes!"
Zhang Zhao nodded.
"I disagree!"
Kuai Liang opened his mouth to speak.
Lu Xuan asked: "What do you think Mr. Zirou should do?"
Kuai Liang said solemnly: "The first step of recognizing Zhang Gongcao's humble position is that no matter what, you can't kill people directly. Although killing people can solve the problem, it is also the simplest and crudest solution. However, the consequences of killing people are very serious and are not conducive to the problem."
The Lord will unify Yangzhou."
"The first step is still to talk. If we can't reach an agreement, the next step is to punish the whole family and kill the chicken to scare the monkeys."
"That's it for the Gu family and the Lu family. After all, the bones are broken and the tendons are connected. The Yu family and the Cao family choose one family to stand up to and frighten the uncooperative families. In this way, the price of food will naturally come down."
"If you don't kill people, it will indeed have the least impact. But if you kill a small amount, there is no problem."
"If you blindly follow the king's way and don't be overbearing, you won't be able to shake Xiao Xiaoxiao. Therefore, you should kill some of those who should be killed. Otherwise, follow Zhang Gongcao's method and drive these businessmen away. They will not be in awe when they see that the lord does not kill anyone."
"In the future, if my lord seizes other places in Yangzhou, these people will continue to deal with me if they think my lord is weak and can be bullied. The reason is very simple. The price of offending my lord is not high. In this case, why not give it a try and continue to make money?"
Kuai Liang cupped his hands and said, "My lord, please think again."
Zhang Zhao looked cold and solemn and said in a deep voice: "We will consider the future situation later. My lord currently occupies Lujiang County. Although his strength is not weak, he only has one county and does not have control over the general situation."
"When the lord has captured the other counties in Yangzhou and established a general trend, you can do whatever you want, don't worry."
"At this stage, we need to win over more people, gather more power, let more people recognize the lord, and let the lord seize more territory with the smallest force, so we can't kill people casually."
"You are weak, so you have to take it slow. Don't be too hasty."
Zhang Zhao said directly: "The first step is to resort to thunderous tactics, which is inappropriate. First, we should be in harmony with the light, and after we gain control of the power, we can slowly reform."
Kuai Liang said tit for tat: "I don't agree. The current treatment is not to offend everyone. What the lord has to do is to win over a group of people and attack a group of people. This is the most appropriate arrangement. In short, it is kingly and domineering at the same time.
But there is no use in blindly compromising."
Zhou Yu and Huang Zhong looked on, a little stunned.
There are different opinions.
Just thinking about it gives me a headache.
Lu Xuan listened to the argument between Zhang Zhao and Kuai Liang with a calm expression, without any surprise. When there are more people, there will naturally be different opinions. The key is that he has his own opinions, and after the opinions are unified, everyone will implement them without hesitation.
There must be no delay.
Lu Xuan raised his hand and lowered it, and said in a deep voice: "The suggestions you two made are good, but you both made a big mistake."
"Please let me know, Lord."
Zhang Zhao and Kuai Liang answered in unison.
Lu Xuan said: "Why can't we deal with the shops of the Lu family and the Gu family? What's so special about them? If we don't dare to deal with the Gu family and the Lu family at this stage, they will definitely become even more domineering after I take charge of Yangzhou.
How about arrogance?"
"I'm afraid the Gu family and the Lu family are going to be in trouble."
"Neither my brother-in-law Gu Yong nor I know the situation of the two families, but it is obviously inappropriate and absolutely unacceptable for the clan members of the two families to do things under the banner. They must be dealt with and must be dealt with.
Beat them thoroughly and prohibit any newcomers."
Lu Xuan's tone was extremely harsh.
The Lu family and the Gu family can only support Lu Xuan and cannot hold him back. If they want to cause chaos to Lu Xuan, they will only get punished.
Zhang Zhaodao: "My lord, once you deal with one of your own people, you will easily become unstable."
Lu Xuan flicked his sleeves and said decisively: "If you feel the pain now because of your identity concerns, you will be even more worried when the benefits are greater. My only standard is that the Gu family and the Lu family operate legally, there is no problem
.You can’t use my name to make money.”
"My lord is wise and humble, I understand."
Zhang Zhao nodded and answered.
Lu Xuan continued: "The arrangements for keeping the price of food down are based on the direction you mentioned, courtesy first and then fighting. I will first meet with people from the four major families, sit down and have a good talk with them, and try to keep the price down."
"If they don't agree, I will let the grain dealers who raise the prices have to live with the grain."
"Although I'm not suitable for killing people, I still have the means to deal with them. If they want to do business, I will completely crush them from the commercial side. I am an official, and I will arrange business. On the premise of integrating government and business, I must crush the grain merchants.
It’s easier.”
After hearing this, Kuai Liang and Zhang Zhao looked at each other.
Somewhat unexpected.
Unexpectedly, Lu Xuan did not accept their opinions and instead made other arrangements.
Kuai was curious in his heart and asked: "How does my lord plan to integrate government and business? I don't understand."
Zhang Zhao also asked: "Please tell me, Lord, I will make arrangements in advance so that we can respond quickly. The price of food is rising. If we delay for one more day, many people will suffer. The price of food must be controlled."
Lu Xuan nodded and said, "Mr. Zibu, does the government have a lot of food currently?"
"many!"
Zhang Zhao answered firmly.
He said solemnly: "Both Shu County and the other counties in Lujiang County have stored a lot of food and have sufficient granaries. Of course, this is because the strategy adopted by the humble position is to ensure that the refugees do not starve to death.
There is no large-scale disaster relief."
"At this stage, we have to ensure that everyone has enough food and drink. All the grain in the granaries will not be able to hold it. At this stage, the first thing is to satisfy people so that they do not starve to death. Only by keeping enough food in hand can the situation be stabilized.
"
"You did the right thing."
Lu Xuan nodded and said approvingly: "The current situation is that you open grain shops in each county of Lujiang County, and the government sells grain uniformly. The current price of grain is eight cents per catty, and it is sold at a fair price. The future grain shops
, which plays a role in stabilizing prices.”
Zhang Zhao thought for a while, frowned and said: "Lord, if it is sold on a large scale, the food will not be able to sustain it. Our food prices are low, and there must be many people buying it. Of course, it is easy to control. Bulk purchases are prohibited, and the maximum is one time.
Buy ten pounds. However, a large number of people come to buy, and it is difficult for us to sustain it."
Lu Xuan looked calm and said: "All the people in Lujiang County came to sell food. In a short time, there will be enough supply. As long as the government continues to provide food, the price can be suppressed. As long as the people don't panic, people who buy food will rush to buy food."
reduce."
"In addition, I said that government and business are integrated. It is the government that also formulates policies."
"The price of grain must be less than ten cents per catty. Once it exceeds this price, the government will directly ban it and seize the grain. Finally, in view of the lack of grain in Lujiang County, no one is allowed to transport the grain away. Only entry is allowed and no exit is allowed."
"Grain prices are high this year. If the major families don't sell their grains, the cold winter will pass after the new year and the grain prices will be even lower."
"If they don't sell it, they can only keep it in the granary. Then, the price will be lower and they will suffer even more losses. Anyway, in Lujiang County, they can still sell it at a lower price and still make money. If they keep it and cannot sell it, they will suffer even more losses."
"These people, under pressure, can only sell food. At least they can make money."
Lu Xuan's eyes were sharp and he said in a deep voice: "The key point is to force them to sell their grain. As long as their prices are lowered, the price of grain will be normal."
"My lord is wise!"
Zhang Zhao's eyes lit up when he heard this.
This is a good idea.
Kuai Liang cupped his hands and said: "My lord's method, the price was reduced without any bloodshed, I admire you."
Lu Xuan looked indifferent and continued: "The establishment of food shops in various places is just the beginning. I also have some ideas. Not only food should be sold, but meat and vegetables should also be included. As a comprehensive sales, all government operations. Even if
In this way, I think we can make a lot of money. On the one hand, we make money. On the other hand, we can also provide the people with information."