I'm about to become an immortal, do you want me to be a prince?

Chapter 12 Li Mu, If You Are the Emperor!
"Boy Li Mu, do you want to be an official?" Li Shimin asked suddenly

"Official?"

Li Mu was a little interested for a while. He failed the civil servant exam in his previous life, so it seems that it would be good to be a civil servant in another world in this life.

However, I am a cultivator of immortality, and being a bullshit civil servant of the Tang Dynasty, isn't it good to cultivate immortality?

So, he directly refused, "I'm sorry, Lao Li, I'm very busy and want to cultivate immortality, so I don't have time."

"You really don't intend to try?"

"Uh... Let's talk about it later, besides, the court is not very peaceful now, let's talk about it later when it is peaceful."

"how do I say this?"

"Don't talk about the distance, but talk about the current drought and locust plague."

Li Shimin frowned when he mentioned this matter.

It is true that this drought cannot be resolved in a short period of time. There are also locust plagues. In some places, locusts have indeed been rampant. It is really a headache to think about it.

At this moment, a small lightning flashed across Li Shimin's mind suddenly, and an idea came to him.

So he asked, "Boy Li Mu, if you were the emperor, what would you do?"

puff!
Li Mu almost spit out a mouthful of old blood.

This old Li is too daring to say it. If Li Er hears this, he will not be able to destroy your nine clans.

"Ahem, Lao Li, you are going to die, can you say such nonsense?"

"It's just a hypothesis, what are you afraid of?"

Seeing Lao Li's indifferent expression, Li Mu's heart suddenly moved, he is not afraid of Lao Li, I am afraid of an egg!

Simply said generously, "Since you asked that, let me say it."

"If I were the emperor, I would stabilize the price of food first."

Since the drought, the price of food in Datang has continued to hit new highs, one price a day, as expensive as a dog.

"How do you stabilize food prices?"

"Buy a lot of grain in the name of the imperial court!"

Li Shimin had an expression on his face that you are so funny to me.

"Li Mu boy, you are not fooling around, let alone the fact that the treasury is not abundant, it is really inappropriate just to buy grain like this. Merchants are after profit, don't you know, they will only wait for the price And sell."

"An'lao Li, listen to me."

Li Shimin looked at him suspiciously, "Okay, then continue."

"If the grain merchants are waiting for the price, we will double the price until they are tempted."

What? ? ?

What kind of shit is this?

Li Shimin lost his composure in an instant, and when he was about to yell, Li Mu quickly raised his hand to interrupt him, and then continued.

"Old Li, don't get excited. Buying grain at a high price is just a gesture. You don't really want to buy grain at a high price. You just need to buy some grain at a high price from the market for show."

"And then?" Li Shimin suddenly became interested.

"Then just wait for the fish to take the bait!"

"Fish?"

"It's those grain merchants or aristocratic families who hold granaries in their hands."

Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately, because Li Mu mentioned the important point, the wealthy families, these people are the biggest trouble, otherwise, if it's just a grain merchant, why would Li Shimin be tied up.

"Quickly continue talking." Li Shimin urged.

"Think about it, if the price of food continues to skyrocket, will those who hold the granary be unmoved?"

"Naturally, I will be moved."

"That's right. With such huge profits, let alone the grain merchants inside the pass, even those outside the pass will sharpen their heads and run into the pass."

Li Mu paused, took a sip of tea, and continued, "At that time, once a large amount of grain floods into the pass, the market will soon be saturated with grain, and the supply will even exceed demand. Then, guess what will happen next? thing?"

Li Mu looked at him with a half-smile.

Li Shimin suddenly trembled, shaking again and again, the buzzing vibration was like chewing Xuanmai, and he couldn't stop at all.

As an awesome emperor with a long history, how could Li Shimin's IQ be so bad?

After Li Mu made such a quick call, he instantly understood the core meaning of this matter.

A large amount of grain poured into the pass, and the final situation was - bidding.

It can also be translated as price reduction.

Even if these grain merchants saw the opportunity and wanted to withdraw, it was already too late.

When you enter the customs, I will pick you up first, that is, collect taxes.

But let's not kill you first, let you feel that there is still money to be made.

But I want to leave the customs and run away, hehe...

If I don't steal half of your life, my surname is not Li.

In the end, there is only one way for these guys to sell at a low price.

"Boy Li Mu, this method is wonderful!"

"That is."

Li Mu sat on the rocking chair with a teacup in his hand, pretending slightly.

"However, this method is inseparable, and it is not a long-term solution!"

Li Shimin suddenly realized the shortcomings of this method, and he was a little bit like trying to catch fish.

"Is Lao Li stupid? What's the long-term plan? Didn't I sell the potato seeds to the court? As long as Li Er is not stupid, use these grains to survive this wave, and then potatoes should be planted on a large scale. Are you afraid that there will not be enough relief food by then?"

Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately, yes!With the magic of potatoes, I am afraid of an egg. The magic of more than 50 shi per mu can kill all grain merchants in seconds.

"But potatoes have a disadvantage, that is, the storage time is not as good as corn and other grains."

Li Shimin's face froze when he heard the words, and asked quickly, "What should I do then?"

"My suggestion is, after getting through this wave, quickly build up a righteous warehouse to prepare for emergencies."

Li Shimin nodded repeatedly after listening.

Such things as Yicang already existed in the former Sui Dynasty, so Li Shimin knew it very well.

The so-called righteous warehouse means that during the annual harvest season, the imperial court collects a small amount of grain from the people and stores it in the warehouse to meet the shortage of food in disaster years.

As long as it is implemented well and local officials are not corrupt and perverting the law, this measure is still very practical.

"Good idea!" Li Shimin couldn't help but applauded after hearing it.

"Hehe, that's good, but you're not the emperor, and I'm not the emperor, it's just empty talk."

"Uh……"

Li Shimin wanted to tell Li Mu that he was actually the emperor Li Shimin, but in the end he held back.

"By the way, after talking about food prices, let's talk about the locust plague. If you were the emperor, what would you do?"

"This one is even simpler."

"Huh? Easy?"

"Yes!"

"How to say?"

"Just one word."

"what?"

"eat!"

eat?
Li Shimin's whole body is not well. Can locusts be eaten?

You are fucking kidding me again! ?
(End of this chapter)