Martial: I Started The Technological Revolution In Ancient Times
Chapter 117
Wu Xi was surprised again and looked at Xiao Yun blankly. For a moment, he didn''t know what to say.
He was just shocked!
Xiao Yun is extraordinary. Although he clearly knows that he is extraordinary, he is now in front of himself. He has seen it with his own eyes, but what he has heard with his own ears is still very different.
He has never seen such a person as Xiao Yun!
Childe Li was also stunned.
I didn''t feel anything before.
But now Xiao Yun said so. He thought so. Sure enough, except Wu Xi, he really couldn''t find anyone to talk like this.
Xiao Yun continued, "so this time, we need to use the power of the old cabinet to support disaster relief!"
"How do you do this?"
"There are three steps to this."
"Three steps?"
"The first thing is that the granary is empty. Even opening the granary to release grain can not solve the urgent need."
Xiao Yun stretched out a finger and said, "so we should turn the limited food into more food, and only the old man can do this. You are a capable person, and your power is far stronger than you think!"
"Really?" Wu Xi asked suspiciously, "there''s so much food. How can I make more food?"
"In fact, is there enough food now? Have you thought about this? Whether it''s an earthquake or a plague of locusts, is there enough food for all the people in the state of Qin?"
"Naturally, this is not enough."
"Enough!"
Xiao Yun said decisively, "the grain of the state of Qin is not what we eat this year. In fact, we will accumulate some every year. As a result of years of accumulation, there are a lot of grain in each family."
"Eh? You mean..."
"No, Ben Shao doesn''t want you to go to those rich people to take out food. This kind of thing is tantamount to pulling out your teeth. Don''t worry that the trouble outside hasn''t been settled yet. There''s a direct uproar in the capital. It''s definitely troublesome."
"Yes, it''s really hard to take food out of their mouths."
"So let''s take the second place. Childe Li, you should also have some coarse grain in your family?"
"Coarse grain?" Childe Li wondered, "what does childe Xiao mean?"
"Some coarse grains such as highland barley and corn are used to feed horses on weekdays, while others are simply for hoarding. After all, the output of those coarse grains is very large, which is much cheaper than the popular rice on the market, right?"
"This..."
Childe Li frowned, then calculated: "highland barley doesn''t know what it is, but if it''s corn, one kilogram of rice used to be exchanged for three kilos of millet. Now the price of rice is soaring, but I haven''t heard of the price rise of corn. If it''s exchanged, one kilogram of rice may be exchanged for more than ten kilos of corn. What''s this for, childe Xiao?"
Xiao Yun laughed, say: "This is a limitation of your rich family. You always think about the people from your own point of view. Do you think the people still care whether they eat white rice or corn porridge? Because of the disaster, the rich family is afraid to reduce their expenditure. Even some horses sold earlier, so they will leave a lot of corn. They don''t eat it and keep it It still takes up a lot of space, but if you sell it, no one will buy it, so... "
He turned to Wu Xi and said with a smile, "most of the grain in the granary is white rice?"
Wu Xi was surprised and said, "yes, most of them are white rice... Oh? Childe Xiao means that I exchange the white rice in the Treasury for the corn of those rich and noble families!"
"That''s right."
"Will this work?"
"Hehe, why not? What are we going to do now? The so-called disaster relief is to distribute the grain in the granary? Of course not! Disaster relief is to save lives! As long as we can save lives and save more people''s lives, how does it matter? It should not be a crime to have the power of disaster relief and sell things in the Treasury granary in private Have you? If someone holds on to this matter, I''m afraid his majesty will be the first to stand out and deal with him! "
"Wait!"
Wu Xi was ecstatic. He stood up directly from his seat and said loudly, "in this way, there will be more relief materials! At least there will be several times more. Even if it is not enough in the end, it is much better than sending white rice directly!"
Xiao Yun said with a smile, "don''t hurry to be happy first. This is only the first step. There are still two steps to do after that."
"How?"
Xiao Yun said with a smile, "the second step is to control the quantity."
"Quantity? What quantity?"
"Of course, it''s the quantity during disaster relief. After the corn is obtained, we should give them porridge, okay? It''s porridge. We must not give dry goods. We must ensure a very wonderful quantity, that is, they can''t die of hunger, but they can''t eat enough. They are weak one by one. They can''t do anything except waiting for relief."
"Why?"
"You don''t have to worry about it. You have to do it anyway! It''s extremely important!"
"Oh..."
Wu Xi nodded and asked, "what''s the third thing, my good nephew?"
"Hehe, that''s about businessmen like the Li family."
"Oh?"
Childe Li was surprised and began to get nervous.
I''m afraid Xiao Yun will propose to punish them.
But Xiao Yun said at the next moment, "if you want the horse to run, you can''t help him eat grass. If they work hard, you can''t get nothing. It''s inconvenient for me to come forward. I wanted old man Leng to explain to his majesty before, but I thought less. I can''t trouble a person all the time, so I''ll trouble Wu Ge."
Wu Xi bit her teeth and said, "just tell me what you want me to do!"
"Well, for this disaster relief, as long as it is a merchant who contributes, try to ask your majesty to give some rewards. This reward is not money, but reputation! What exactly is it? You need to discuss with your majesty. For example, a brand symbolizes their achievements. For example, you can grant some titles, the lowest ones, or even add some titles such as Township Marquis, which sounds like status Very high, but in fact there is no real power. "
"Ah? No real power? Then... Can merchants agree?"
"Can you agree?"
Xiao Yun smiled, then pointed to childe Li and said, "look at his expression now. He was originally a deep guy in the city. What''s the excitement for the child now? Look at the smile on his face. How can he hide it!"
Wu Xi turned his head and saw the excitement on childe Li''s face and his eyes stared round.
He frowned and said curiously, "Li boy, do you really like this meaningless title?"
Childe Li hurriedly said: "Naturally, I like it! The title, that is, the nobility! Although we are rich in the merchant family, our status in the state of Qin... You always know that even if we are poor scholars, we have to endure spitting at us face to face. It''s really unpopular, but if we have a title, even if it''s just a small name, it''s of great significance to us!"
He turned to Xiao Yun and said, "this kind of good thing, young master Xiao, don''t forget our Li family! Forty years ago, we Li family also had a imperial court official. At that time, it could be said that there was boundless scenery. If there were another noble in the next generation, it would be worthy of all ancestors and ancestors!"
Xiao Yun said with a smile, "of course I won''t forget you. Don''t worry. How about this? Your majesty should be able to do this. After all, your majesty is in a mess for disaster relief. If you had made such a request before, you might have been scolded, but you already have disaster relief methods and must have the capital to talk."
Wu Xi bit her teeth, then nodded and said, "I''ll leave it to you!"
Simple promises are inevitable facts.
No one can imagine how great an impact it will have on the future Qin parliament in this small room and in this seemingly ordinary dialogue!
If there are detailed records of the history of the state of Qin in later generations, it will be written here.
This is a day that has changed the pattern of the state of Qin! Milestone event!