However, during the period of caution, Gu Qiancheng still asked and got a definite answer from Qin Jiyan. After knowing that the grain dealer had a large amount of grain in hand, Gu Qiancheng showed a bright smile and said confidently: "As long as we If Da Qin has food, things will be easier to handle."
"Qiancheng, your method is very good." As soon as Gu Qiancheng said the first sentence, Qin Jiyan knew that this method was very good. When Gu Qiancheng finished speaking, Qin Jiyan's eyes lit up.
The family tradition of their Feng family is still very good. As for those families mentioned in the brochure
"Of course, not just anyone can choose a grain merchant for the imperial court. The imperial court will choose the merchant with the best price, the best delivery time, and the best integrity to cooperate. After the grain is delivered, it will be signed by northwest military officials and stamped by both parties for verification. , merchants use this token to come to the Ministry of Household Affairs in the capital to collect money. In order to stimulate the enthusiasm of merchants, the emperor can also say that this is the first time that the imperial court has cooperated with private merchants. In the future, it will often cooperate with private merchants, not limited to food." Since ancient times, the status of merchants has been Low, if they could establish a relationship with the imperial court, many businessmen would be willing to lose money.
Disloyalty once, disloyalty a hundred times...
If we follow what Gu Qiancheng said and let merchants deliver food directly, it will not only allow more people to find something to do, but also reduce unnecessary losses.
"Okay, I'll go find them tomorrow." Qin Jiyan realized that he was really anxious and immediately reflected on it.
"It's so late, can't you tell me tomorrow?" After a day of hard work in Taiyuan today, even if Qin Jiyan wasn't tired, Feng Shoufu and the other civil servants must be tired.
They also buy grain from grain merchants. The method given by Feng Shoufu and others before gave the grain merchants the initiative. But if they follow Gu Qiancheng's method, the initiative lies in their hands, and they can even save money. Losses on the next road.
The whole court knew that Qin Jiyan was attacked in Taiyuan yesterday; the Jinyi Guards were arresting people everywhere last night, and well-informed people had already heard the news. Therefore, when we went to court this morning, all the ministers were trembling with fear and did not dare to take a breath. The officials whose families had been taken away by the Jin Yiwei all had faces as white as paper and looked panicked, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.
Having found a solution, Qin Jiyan did not waste any time. He let go of Gu Qiancheng and immediately stood up and said, "Qiancheng, I'll summon Master Feng and the others to discuss matters."
"Yes." Feng Shoufu stepped forward, picked up the fold, and looked at it carefully...
Qin Jiyan was in a very good mood after the pressing problem was solved. Although he could not be like Gu Qiancheng, Qin Jiyan was still very satisfied to be able to sleep with the beauty in his arms.
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Qin Jiyan took Gu Qiancheng's hand and smiled softly...
"It's very simple. Your Majesty, you just need to say that the imperial court is about to start a war against Xihu. Because the war is coming quickly and quickly, the imperial court may not be able to deliver food in time, so we decided to accept food from private merchants. Let the interested big merchants go to the government to register, and then write Tell me the grade, quantity, and price of the food you can provide, and how many days it will take to deliver it to Xihu.”
Feng Shoufu silently wrote down the names of these people and crossed them out from the list of "friends" in his heart.
The upbringing of this family can be imagined if they can raise descendants who betray the emperor and collude with Prince Zhou and Prince Rong. It’s okay not to make friends with such people.
You know, merchants have to find people to deliver food, but at this time, strong people can find something to do.
Gu Qiancheng said that he would solve the problem of food shortage for Qin Jiyan, and of course it was the food in the hands of the grain merchants. She was a human, not a god, and it was impossible for her to conjure food for Qin Jiyan.
Don’t do evil things, don’t be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. Feng Shoufu knew his family's affairs very well. With the old man in charge, there was no way anyone from the side of the Feng family would betray the emperor.
"Afraid? Huh..." Qin Jiyan sneered, "First Assistant Feng, take a look... look at what my subjects and the children of your family have done?"
Of course, businessmen value profits, and they only lose money once. It is impossible for them to lose money all the time.
Due to the incident in Jiangnan, Gu Qiancheng has also paid attention to the food issue during this period and knows that Daqin is not short of food. At least the price of food on the market has not increased because of the flooding in Jiangnan, and there has been no shortage of food. .
"That's right. Rest when you should rest, and work when you should work. And you should let them hurry up, otherwise they won't think about it next time they encounter a similar thing and just wait for you to think of a solution. ." Gu Qiancheng pulled Qin Jiyan to sit down and rested his head on Qin Jiyan's shoulder, "Your Majesty, don't let yourself get too tired." If the emperor is too capable, the ministers below him will relax, and evil deeds will cycle. Qin Jiyan would definitely be exhausted by then.
There are many people who have the same idea as Feng Shoufu. They have been officials for decades and know very well that these families have been ruined. Even if the emperor is kind and does not care about their family and does not hold the families behind these people accountable, the children of the family cannot hope to be reused.
"Plop..." The ministers who had just stood up knelt down again: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am afraid."
Although the food and drink of soldiers along the way can be calculated, there is a huge floating space, and this floating space can be swallowed up by greed. In addition, it often happens that old grains are exchanged for new grains. Selling food and grass privately is an unwritten rule in the military. No matter who is responsible for escorting the grain and fodder, someone will do it, even if you can't prevent it, you can't prevent it.
After a good night's sleep, Qin Jiyan appeared in the hall the next day looking refreshed. Contrary to him, Feng Shoufu and others looked sluggish, with livid faces and red eyes. It was obvious at a glance that they had not slept well.
The Qin Dynasty has always been rich and has enough food. The food shortage Qin Jiyan mentioned refers to the lack of food in the court. The reason why the court did not buy grain from grain merchants was because it was afraid that news of the court's food shortage would leak out and cause panic among the people.
You must know that delivering food requires a large number of soldiers to escort it, and the losses during each food delivery are a huge amount. These amounts are not only the food eaten by the soldiers along the way, but also the corruption of the officials.
Huh... Qin Jiyan glanced at it, snorted coldly, and sat down proudly, waiting for the courtiers to kneel down.
The main hall was extremely quiet. Today the eunuch did not call out if there was anything to do, or to leave the court if there was nothing to do. After the courtiers stood up, Qin Jiyan threw a bunch of papers directly in front of the ministers, "I am indeed so kind to you that you are so bold that you even dare to plot my own life."
"What can be done easily?" With Gu Qiancheng's words, Qin Jiyan knew that the matter would definitely be solved. The worries in his heart instantly disappeared, and he looked at Gu Qiancheng with interest, waiting for Gu Qiancheng's answer.
After reading one book, Feng Shoufu handed one to the person behind him. After reading dozens of books, no one or one thing was related to the Feng family. Feng Shoufu didn't show it on his face, but he was very satisfied in his heart.