Da Qin: At the age of six, I beat Qin Shihuang at the beginning

Chapter 31 Stock up on food?The more you hoard, the worse you lose

Qin Mu couldn't bear to watch Zulong make up excuses anymore.

After all, Dad was forced to make a bunch of excuses that six-year-olds wouldn't believe.

One can imagine how embarrassing it was.

If it wasn't for being guessed at the core, how could the father who usually does everything in a calm manner be like this?
Of course, he can also understand Dad's situation.

Qin Mu asked himself, if he wanted to rebel, would he tell a six-year-old child?

Obviously not!
Although I am not an ordinary six-year-old child, but a six-year-old child who has lived in two lifetimes, has excellent medical skills, is a prophet, and is extremely intelligent.

But maybe it's not enough.

I'll talk about it later...

Besides, the method of disaster relief must be for disaster relief?
Maybe Dad is taking this opportunity to win people's hearts?

Then, taking advantage of the gathering of people's hearts, they directly raised the flag of rebellion.

At that time, great things can be accomplished!
Yes, Qin Mu nodded.

It is no longer reserved.

"Father, let me ask you, what are those landlords and rich merchants hoarding food for?"

Zu Long wondered: "Does this need to be said? Of course it is for money."

"Then you said, isn't food just food? How can it be turned into money?"

Zu Long looked at Qin Mu and wondered if he considered himself a fool.

"Of course it's going to be sold! Didn't they sell you a lot of grain before and spent all the ten thousand taels of gold I gave you?"

"But Dad, don't forget, when they sold me food before, it was lower than the market price~".

Zulong seems to have noticed some mystery.

But he is still a little unclear: "That's because there was no famine before, no one bought food, and the storage cost was very high..."

Qin Mu laughed loudly: "That's right! Dad, why do they sell grain at a low price? It's because no one buys it!"

Zulong's heart was like a little bug running around.

The worm was about to rush out of the gauze curtain, but it was only one point away.

"But... the plague of locusts has arrived, and the famine is coming. The people have nothing to eat, so how come no one buys food?"

"Dad, dad, I think you are smart and confused all your life."

Qin Mu shook his head.

"The Emperor Shihuang trusts you so much, it won't be a problem to persuade him to open a warehouse to release grain, right?"

"You mean..."

"That's right, let the court open warehouses to release grain, but it can't be free grain!"

"Don't distribute food for free? Why? The common people have lost all their fields. Where can they get money?"

Qin Mu heheed: "Father, you are quite compassionate, don't you? But don't worry, we don't want money."

"What do you want?"

"I want food."

"Need food? Isn't it because people have no rations that they come to the treasury to exchange food?"

"It's not the current grain, it's next year's grain! Make a charter, get as much grain as you want, and get back as much from tomorrow's harvest. Of course, pay [-]% more as interest!"

Zulong's eyes lit up.

In this way, you only need to pay [-]% of the grain used as a fee, which is almost equivalent to no money for the common people!
As long as the treasury is still releasing grain, no one will buy grain from landlords and rich merchants!

It's just... the national inventory is obviously not enough for such consumption...

Qin Mu smiled and said: "This is the first step, so that they can't hoard. If the food can't be sold, there is no point in hoarding."

Zu Long was keenly aware of his words: "The first step? What is the second step?"

Qin Mu acted like an expert:.

"Landlords and wealthy businessmen are not stupid. They can definitely guess that the treasury can't support it."

"So, as long as they can survive until the national stockpile runs out, then they win."

"Whether it is the people or the court, we can only buy grain from them."

"So, our second step is to increase the cost of hoarding and force them to raise food prices!"

"The price of food is too high, even if you want to sell it, you can't sell it!"

"Let them hoard more and lose more, and dare not hoard anymore!"

Zu Long didn't want to waste his brain cells, so he just looked at Qin Mu and waited for him to continue.

"There is a cost to hoarding food, and the cost is even higher in a disaster year, because it is also necessary to prevent hungry people from stealing it."

"I have calculated that the cost of grain storage for wealthy businessmen has risen extremely fast."

"In another month, I'm afraid that the cost of a stone of grain alone will exceed a hundred dollars."

"One hundred yuan and one stone of grain is the limit price that the common people can accept. No matter how high it is, even if you sell your son or daughter, you can't afford it!"

"At that time, it will be useless for them to hoard more food, because no one can afford it!"

Zu Long shook his head: "But the national treasury will last less than a month, at most half a month, and the national treasuries of various places will be empty."

Qin Mu agreed: "It is true that the national treasury lasts for less than a month, but we don't need to last a month either!"

"The key to the second step is to push up the cost of grain storage."

"As long as the rich merchants dare not hoard or don't want to hoard, the food in the national treasury will be replenished immediately!"

"In this regard, financial means are the most effective."

"Father, you are in a high position, so you can raise your opinions in the court..."

"For example, there is a tax on grain hoarding, and a heavy tax is imposed on hoarding grain in disaster years..."

"Or simply ask for a disaster relief fund or something. The name can be chosen at will. In short, just collect money for stockpiling food!"

"You don't need to settle down, just let the air blow..."

"The landlords and rich merchants are very well-informed."

"As long as Emperor Shihuang expresses his support a little bit, they will quickly sell the food without actually introducing it."

"At that time, let the treasury come forward and directly receive their food."

"Remember never to give money!"

"It's a disaster year now, and the price of food is much higher than usual. It would be a loss to collect it with money."

"As much grain as the wealthy businessman has received this year, he can repay as much grain as he wants next year."

Zu Long was overjoyed: "Okay, a good way! In this way, the people have food, and the treasury can earn [-]% interest. It's really wonderful!"

Qin Mu added: "Wealthy merchants and landlords also saved the cost of stockpiling grain, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone."

After the implementation of this policy, the common people have rations, and the government can still earn money for disaster relief.

Although the landlords do not make money, they do not lose money. Otherwise, if they continue to hoard grain, they will only lose money.

Zu Long looked at Qin Mu, his eyes were so bright that they almost turned into light bulbs.

"I am able to know Mu'er, it is really a blessing from Daqin! Daqin's luck!"

Zu Long literally told Qin Mu all the flattering words he knew.

He turned around and was about to leave, after all, the disaster relief was urgent!
"Father, wait a minute!"

Qin Mu quickly stopped him.

"what happened?"

Qin Mu smiled evilly: "Remember to bring my wives here!"

"Hahaha, you kid! You're so unruly at only six years old!"

Zulong laughed and walked away.

"By the way, remember not to talk about it today, and start tomorrow!"

Although Zu Long was a little surprised, he still nodded and walked away.

Not long after Zulong left, a large group of people suddenly gathered outside Qin Mu's yard.

If Qin Mu was here, he would have discovered that these were the landlords and businessmen who had sold him grain before.

(End of this chapter)