The heavens start from saving Daming

Chapter 493 Turning hands into clouds, covering hands into rain

Niu Xianke was just a very ordinary one among the smoky sea of ​​famous officials in the Tang Dynasty.

Although this person is recorded in both the new Tang book and the old Tang book, even Sima Hun's weaker Zizhi Tongjian has his record.

But that's all.

After all, which of the famous officials in the Tang Dynasty who are as bright as the galaxy has not been recorded?

Niu Xianke was born in a poor family. Don't get me wrong, the so-called poor family means that the ancestors were too rich, but they fell down here, so they are called the poor family.

For example, Niu Xianke's father was the governor of Jingzhou, so he was a senior member of the party.

As for ordinary people in the real sense, those who have land and houses are nothing but common people, that is, the common people who are commonly called as common people.

In other words, even if the high-level people are down and out, unlucky, and demoted, it is still beyond the reach of most ordinary people.

Of course, common people are usually called common people.

If there is no house or land in the family, it is called a refugee, that is, a migrant.

Those who have no house, no land and can't find work to do, that is, those who are unemployed are called hooligans.

Taken together, the Sanwu personnel who have no house, no land, and no job in Datang are hooligans.

Niu Xianke came from a poor family, which is really much higher than the starting point of the Sanwu personnel.

At the very least, he can be a subordinate official in the county town, but such seemingly insignificant local officials are beyond the reach of most common people.

Only with the contacts left by his father, who was once a governor, was he able to go all the way from a subordinate official to a county official, and then to the assistant official in the camp of Longyou, moved to Sima in Taozhou, and was a magistrate in Hexi Jiedu, and was appreciated by the Hexi Jiedu envoy.

After the boss entered the court as the prime minister, he was recommended by the boss to be the new Hexi Jiedu envoy, and now he is the current prime minister.

On the whole, this is not a change of fate of the common people against the sky, but the re-emergence of the poor family.

"His Royal Highness."

It is also in the study room, but the difference is that Niu Xianke's ability to hide his emotions and anger is obviously not as good as Li Linfu's.

He said with a slightly anxious expression, "Your Majesty. What's going on here?"

Although Niu Xianke is submissive and focuses on Li Linfu in everything, it doesn't mean that he is really a waste.

In history, the method of reconciliation to alleviate the food shortage in Chang'an City was proposed by Niu Xianke and implemented.

Can do this thing in this environment, who dares to say that he is incapable?
Since he is capable, he can naturally see that Li Sanlang is setting up obstacles for the prince.

He didn't know and didn't want to know what was going on between the emperor and the prince.

However, he could not accept the delay or even failure of the peace purchase method, which led to the human tragedy of starving to death.

Li Yunze ignored this topic very simply, and asked directly, "Mr. Niu, if you were to promote the peace and purchase method, how would you proceed?"

Niu Xianke was stunned, and said directly without concealment, "I must have discussed with the family of the big family."

He also explained to Li Yunze in detail, "I have been a subordinate official, and I know what kind of despicable methods those people use. If they want to raise prices, that's fine, and I will cut off their access."

Li Yunze nodded and nodded, "Start from the grain store?"

"Yes."

Niu Xianke clapped his palms and smiled, "Naturally, dirty things are indispensable in these grain stores. As long as you manage them, you can naturally make the masters behind them give in. As long as you work together, it's not difficult to promote this matter."

Just like what Niu Xianke said, he had been a subordinate official and knew how to deal with these black-hearted people.

Moreover, as the prime minister, he is promoting it, and Li Sanlang secretly supports it. At the same time, the price increase can be regarded as an explanation to the big households, so it can naturally be promoted.

But now it can't work, the emperor took the initiative to make trouble, and many things changed unexpectedly. Things that weren't too difficult in the first place were naturally difficult.

Li Yunze didn't talk nonsense, and said very straightforwardly, "I don't know if Mr. Niu is willing to help the lonely in the matter of reconciliation and buying the law?"

Niu Xianke who asked this question was a little embarrassed, which was tantamount to directly offending the emperor.

For the always cautious Niu Xianke, he was unwilling to offend the emperor from the bottom of his heart.

Looking at the hesitant Niu Xianke, Li Yunze stood up calmly, "It turns out that the people in Guanzhong are not that important to Niu Gong. If that's the case, then I will leave."

This big hat was thrown down, but Niu Xianke couldn't carry it.

With a helpless wry smile, he stepped forward and grabbed Li Yunze's clothes, "Prince, why bother. Sigh, I am willing to do my best for the people in Guanzhong."

When he said these words, Niu Xianke's complexion was obviously much older.

"Since that's the case, the people of Gudai Guanzhong and Jianghuai would like to thank Mr. Niu."

"Hey?" Niu Xianke was puzzled, "What does this have to do with the people of Jianghuai?"

Li Yunze smiled slightly, "Gu now needs Mr. Niu's help to convert the goods that promote the peace purchase into rice grain receivable by Jianghuai."

The Tang Dynasty also had water transportation. Before the implementation of the Hebu method, rice grains from the Jianghuai River were transported to Luoyang by water, and then transported to Chang'an City.

The consumption along the way is several times that of Hebu method.

The first step in Li Yunze's plan was to use the assistance of the two prime ministers to convert the goods that had originally been implemented in the Guanzhong area into the rice grains that should be paid in the Jianghuai area.

The only reason for doing this is that the local food prices are extremely high, and Doumi generally costs more than [-] Wen.

Whether this kind of operation is feasible or not is mainly determined by whether the prime minister in charge of the government supports it.

Supporting the prince to do this kind of thing when Li Sanlang has already started to blow the wind, naturally he will hate the emperor.

This is why Li Linfu asked Niu Xianke to come forward.

Niu Xianke hesitated for a while, but finally agreed.

In the following days, Li Yunze took Li Bai, Du Fu and others to travel around the mountains and rivers, and also met Yan Zhenqing, Wu Daozi and others to have fun together, as if he had forgotten about buying Fa.

Li Sanlang, who was notified, didn't care about it. After the autumn harvest, the Hebu method failed to be done. Naturally, he had some means to teach the disobedient prince.

What he didn't know was that Cen Shen, Gao Shi and the others had already gone to Jianghuai with the people from the household department with documents and manpower.

Things went very smoothly. The price of grain in the Jianghuai area was as high as 23 renminbi per bucket of rice, and Li Yunze sold it for [-] renminbi per doumi, and quickly recovered several times the money.

After hearing the news, Niu Xianke couldn't help but personally came to the East Palace to find Li Yunze to talk about the matter.

"Your Highness." The worried Niu Xianke said, "All the grain handed over in the Jianghuai area has been sold. If the peace and purchase method in Guanzhong fails, it will be a big deal."

The food that was supposed to be transported to Chang'an City has turned into goods. If these goods can't buy enough food, the crown prince's position may not be kept.

"Niu Gongfu is worried."

Li Yunze greeted Niu Xianke to sit down and drink tea with a smile, "Now that the goods are already on the way back, with so much goods, why can't we buy 500 million hu of rice?"

Niu Xianke thought about it carefully, and the truth is that the price is several times higher, and he can buy as much food as he wants.

After all, there is no shortage of food in Guanzhong, it's just that the court lacks the strength to pay for food.

Niu Xianke, who breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Li Yunze with complicated eyes, "His Royal Highness, this year may be able to pass this year, but if His Majesty still asks you to be in charge of this matter next year, what should you do? This kind of speculation is the first time. It can also be said that there is no prohibition, but

next year"

What he wanted to say was that next year the emperor would never give him another chance to open this hole.

"next year?"

Li Yunze had a smile on his face, but he was thinking in his heart, "What else is there next year, before next year's autumn harvest, the dragon chair should be replaced by someone else." '

"Who knows what will happen in the future, let's talk about what will happen next year."

Whether it's Li Linfu or Niu Xianke, what they think in their hearts is that after Li Yunze brings back the goods, he will secretly negotiate with the big households, and then buy enough grain at a high price. Even if this is the end of this matter.

Although Li Sanlang stipulated that he could only buy grain at a price no higher than [-]% of the market price, but he just made a deal secretly, and naturally he would not exceed it on the surface.

It's a pity that they were all wrong, Li Yunze had no intention of stopping at all.

Earn so much money so hard, but in the end it was paid to these big households?

He's crazy.

If there is no time-space gate as the backing, Li Yunze will definitely choose to stop at this point, and even negotiate with the big family in private to recruit people and expand his strength.

But he has a hole card, so he doesn't care about these, and he simply wants to cheat these big players. (Mainly for the sense of reading, the plot of compromising with profiteers is naturally not as enjoyable as fighting against profiteers.)
Gao Shi and the others escorted the goods and arrived in Dongdu, so they didn't continue to go to Guanzhong, but directly started buying grain locally.

Dongdu is the same as Guanzhong, and grain prices are suppressed at five cents per bucket of rice for political purposes.

In fact, there is no way to buy grain at this price, and we have to go to the black market to buy high-priced grain.

Of course, Li Yunze would not let people buy high-priced grain on the black market. He first obtained the documents to purchase old grain from the warehouses in the Eastern Capital through Li Linfu and Niu Xianke, and then purchased grain from the people near the Eastern Capital.

Datang actually had a lot of grain, and a large number of granaries were built near Dongdu.

Grain is not a stone, it can be stored for many years.

Over a certain period of time, the grain will gradually turn into stale grain, and then even rotten grain.

Therefore, it is very normal for the grain in the warehouse to be replaced regularly.

Neither Li Linfu nor Niu Xianke had thought of Li Yunze's real plan, they just thought that he wanted to buy a batch of grain along the way and bring it back as the bottom of the box.

Therefore, not only the documents were generously given, but even the help of mobilizing corvee along the way for transportation was given.

The two people who heard the news were completely dumbfounded when the large-scale grain shipments began.

The rice grain that Li Yunze transported back from the Eastern Capital was not only in quantity beyond imagination, but also not old grain in quality.

It is very simple to do this, just take the documents and gold from the prime minister and go directly to the supervisor who is in charge of the granary.

If someone refuses to accept the gold, then write down his name for future reuse, and then change to another warehouse.

Anyway, there are many granaries around Luoyang City.

When buying grain in Luoyang, they bought it strictly according to the five cents for a bucket of rice stipulated by the imperial court. Even after receiving the gold, a caring granary supervisor took the initiative to say that the old grain should not be so expensive, and should be cheaper.

Gao Shi and others declined the kindness of these supervisors, and then recorded their names in a small book, which His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will use in the future.

The price of grain for big households will definitely increase, but who cares how much the court’s grain can be sold for?

Just going back and forth through the documents of the prime ministers, the food that Li Yunze has at this time, not to mention meeting the needs of this year, is enough to meet the needs of the next few years.

It's just that, after all, it's still using information to deceive the court, and Li Yunze disdains it.

After transporting the food and property back, he was going to cheat the big households in the pass.

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