Occupational sacrifice

Chapter 134 Moderate or Incompetent
Mao Lisen couldn't help taking a peek at Zhang Buyi again, and said, "If you're just picking up the odds, let alone a secondary state capital like Luzhou, even the entire Huzhou should be able to win the odds."

"Okay, Pindao knows, you can go down and prepare." Zhang Buyi drank the tea in the cup, got up and said.

"Prepare? Prepare for what?" Mao Lisen asked subconsciously.

"Pindao told you these days, are you talking nonsense?" Zhang Buyi looked at Mao Lisen angrily.

After all, Mao Lisen was a boy in his teens. He was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, and said, "Take over the Luzhou grain market? What about the local grain merchants?"

"Hmph, it depends on whether they know the fun. Since they dare to make a fortune, they must have the consciousness of overturning." Zhang Buyi smiled coldly.

Mao Lisen felt that his neck was a little cold, so he didn't raise his head, and immediately replied: "I understand, I will go to prepare now, and I will send a letter to inform several uncles."

Zhang Buyi waved his hand, signaling the other party to back down.After Mao Lisen left, he didn't sit back, but directly walked towards the government office.

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The Luzhou government office and Cheng Zhanping have been extremely busy these days, with various things happening in piles, especially the food problem, which is already very serious.

All the grain merchants in the city united and started to raise their prices. He had no choice but to help.

Since ancient times, grain merchants have been hoarding in times of catastrophe, and it is inevitable to drive up grain prices.Many capable ministers and famous officials didn't have much to do about it, let alone him who lay flat and didn't want to offend anyone, then there was nothing he could do.

"Daoist Master Zhengsong? Why do you come to me when you have time?" Sensing Zhang Buyi's arrival, Cheng Zhanping stopped what he was doing and asked in surprise.

"Pindao can't come to chat with the adults if he has nothing to do?" Zhang Buyi stepped into the room with a smile.

Cheng Zhanping got up with a smile and motioned for Zhang Buyi to come over here.The two came to a small tea table next to them and sat down. Cheng Zhanping waved away the waiter beside him, and while making tea, he said:

"Daoist, these days, which time did you come to this official's place, and didn't you go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing? What's the matter this time, and the next one can't solve it?"

Because of Zhang Buyi's previous help, he was doing things in the city these days, but this guy did what he said and gave him a lot of convenience.

"If Pindao said that he came to help the magistrate solve the big problem at the moment?" Zhang Buyi asked with a smile.

Cheng Zhanping paused when the first teacup came over, and said uncertainly, "Daoist, do you have food?"

Zhang Buyi nodded. Seeing this, Cheng Zhanping asked in surprise, "How many?"

Zhang Buyi asked back with a smile: "How much does Master Cheng want?"

This tone made Cheng Zhanping stunned for a moment, and then his eyes flashed, and he said in surprise: "Can the Taoist priest mobilize the entire grain market in Shu?"

"It's not the whole thing, but it should be more than enough to deal with a Luzhou." Zhang Buyi reached out and took the tea that Cheng Zhanping hadn't handed over, and took a sip.

Cheng Zhanping said happily: "Master Taoist, you are really my savior, sent by heaven..."

"Stop, don't be in a hurry to say good things. If you want to make a move, there are conditions." Zhang Buyi stopped Cheng Zhanping's extremely unintentional flattery, and said.

Cheng Zhanping said with a happy face: "Master, just say it, you can do it with your own senses, and you must not delay it."

"Not difficult, two conditions." Zhang Buyi put down his teacup, looked at Cheng Zhanping and said.

"Tell me!" Cheng Zhanping was looking forward to it, and even used his honorific title.

Zhang Buyi looked at the other party, stretched out a finger and said: "First, Pindao wants all counties in Luzhou to build more than five bookstores in each city, and the name is called tea, rice, oil and salt. All food will be stored in this bookstore. It is sold outside the shop.

For places at the village and town level, construction depends on the situation.As long as the store can radiate the surrounding people and meet the daily food supply.

Of course, this shop is owned by Pindao, and Pindao will find someone to pay for it, and also find someone to manage it.What the adults have to do is to cooperate with my people. After selecting a place, coordinate all parties to vacate the shop and complete the relevant procedures. "

Cheng Zhanping was stunned for a moment, and said: "Tea, rice, oil and salt? Bookshop? Daoist, are you sure you are not mistaken, it is not a grain shop?"

Zhang Buyi nodded, and said with certainty: "It's the bookstore. Of course, this bookstore will also sell items from the grain store, and Pindao promised to sell grain at a low price."

"Parity? What is parity?" Cheng Zhanping asked in confusion, frowning.

"Parity is the daily selling price. Well, this description may not be accurate. To be precise, it is sold at a price that is [-]% to one or two times higher than the purchase price of the year." Zhang Buyi explained.

"Master Dao, are you sure you're not joking? It's more than [-]% of the purchase price? Is this a grain merchant or a Bodhisattva?" Cheng Zhanping said in astonishment.

Zhang Buyi did not answer the other party's question, but continued: "Not only during this disaster, but any time in the future, as long as the poor road is still there, these shops will be cheap.

In other words, Pindao can solve some of the people's livelihood problems that you are most troubled by.Let Luzhou in the future, food and living, be in good weather. "

Cheng Zhanping didn't show a joyful expression, instead, he looked at Zhang Buyi with doubts, and asked, "What about the second one?"

Zhang Buyi stretched out a finger again, and said, "Second Poor Daoist, I want a letter from you!"

"What order?" Cheng Zhanping asked in confusion.

"People in Luzhou are not allowed to buy grain from grain shops that have raised prices in the past few days, and those who violate it will be arrested!" Zhang Buyi said indifferently: "You don't need to send arresters to carry out this order, just send it out, and the whole Luzhou The attitude of the state."

"What's the use of this? The lack of food is crazy now. If I don't allow it, no one will buy it..." Cheng Zhanping said here, a flash of lightning flashed through his mind, and he said in shock: "You want to control the Luzhou grain market? Do you still want to touch those grain merchants?"

"Your Excellency thinks you can't move?" Zhang Buyi asked back.

"I don't know at every turn. I only know that the Taoist priest is really brave." Cheng Zhanping took a deep breath, as if he didn't want to continue talking.

"My lord agrees?" Zhang Buyi asked.

"Why don't you agree? When I came to ask for help one by one before, what was their attitude? Now that I have done this, I can't blame the official." At this point, Cheng Zhanping paused, and said: "But The officer also has a request."

"Master Cheng, tell me!" Zhang Buyi made a gesture of listening.

"This official order must be issued first, before the Taoist priest's food enters Luzhou, and then the Taoist priest can enter Luzhou." Cheng Zhanping said so.

Zhang Buyi thought for a while, and was stunned for a moment, before he realized the method behind this request, "My lord really...doesn't forget to pick himself out at such a time, I admire you."

"I can't help it. My arms and legs are too thin. I don't dare to fight with you salt, iron and grain merchants. I still have a family waiting to be raised!" Cheng Zhanping said.

"Master Cheng thinks that Pindao is like a grain merchant in the city? Or does your lord think that Pindao is doing this for profit?" Zhang Buyi asked.

Cheng Zhanping paused while drinking tea, and apologized earnestly in a rare way: "I just broke my promise just now. The Taoist priest can be regarded as a high-level Taoist. I didn't keep my mouth shut. I apologize to the Taoist priest."

Zhang Buyi waved his hand, and said seriously: "That's not the case, but although Pindao doesn't care too much, he still needs to make another statement.

In the future "tea, rice, oil and salt" bookstore, if you participate in the collusion with the grain merchants, you can just do it. Not only will Pindao not be angry, but you will also thank you. "

Cheng Zhanping took a deep look at Zhang Buyi, nodded solemnly, and said, "I've made a note of it!"

"My lord, you'd better give the order quickly, otherwise it won't be easy to pick it up in the afternoon!" Zhang Buyi got up and said.

Cheng Zhanping was taken aback, and said in astonishment: "The Taoist priest's food has already arrived in Luzhou? Wait, it takes at least a month to go back and forth from Sichuan, plus transportation and collection. Taoist priest, you... When did you start?"

Zhang Buyi smiled, looked at Cheng Zhanping and said, "It's not just Mr. Cheng who will meet alone. You should hurry up and give orders, otherwise you will be on the same team as Pindao this afternoon!"

While speaking, Zhang Buyi got up and left the room.

Cheng Zhanping looked at Zhang Buyi's back and was in a daze for a long time.

"Tea, rice, oil and salt? Bookstore? This is to take the road of thousands of people, gather public opinion, carry the heart of heaven, use water to push the boat, sweep the sky, and catch the princes in the court by surprise?
The immortal of Qingyu Temple in Massachusetts, no wonder he has such a great reputation.With an exquisite mind, taking the people as his children, his means are really amazing.Ruthless but not too benevolent, hehe, it is worthy of the name!
I hope your back is strong enough to withstand the summer weather for a little longer. Don't fold so fast like Mr. Kang, otherwise I'm afraid that I can't help being impulsive and getting confused! "

Cheng Zhanping muttered to himself and remained silent for a long time, as if he was trying to convince himself of something, or just simply sighing, drinking tea silently with an extremely complicated expression.

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At noon, notices were plastered everywhere in Luzhou city.

The notice condemned the grain stores that were driving up prices and prohibited people from going to these stores to buy grain.

Cheng Zhanping even used his official seal to notify the county magistrates under his banner, and also issued such an inexplicable notice.

Not long after, many people gathered before the notice. After seeing the notice clearly, some people sarcastically asked, "Is the magistrate Cheng out of his wits?"

"That's right, if there is no food, can the people still drink the northwest wind?"

"Hey, I reckoned that the grain merchant was angry and made such a move. The yamen didn't make any moves. It was just a display. I guess I wanted to express the anger in my heart."

"Hehe, let him go."

"..."

In the crowd, Hu Shao and Hu Shi were also among them, Hu Shi looked at the notice in puzzlement and said, "Second brother, is it useful for the magistrate to make such a notice?
Those who should buy food should still buy it, and those who should increase the price should still go up. This inexplicable notice is useless to today's food price, right? "

(End of this chapter)