As soon as he heard the words "Fire Dragon Burning the Cang", Shen Dongkui's expression changed, and he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.
He slapped the table and said: "How brave you are to actually dare to use such a method.
Come on, follow me and go and see for yourself.
Let’s see what other methods they haven’t used yet.”
He knew that if he checked the granary reserves, there would definitely be problems, and the most drastic method was to burn the granary with fire dragons.
Once the fire burns out, everything is over, and any deficit can be filled.
It's just that once this method is used, it means breaking out and making it clear that if you don't give Shangguan face, you will definitely have a hard time in the future.
Normally, everyone tries to avoid this method.
When a group of people arrived at the place, they saw that the fire was raging and Changpingcang in Kaifeng had been surrounded by fire.
Officers and soldiers from Fucheng and nearby people rushed over to put out the fire.
There were also government officials going around to catch civilian husbands to help, and the scene was extremely chaotic.
Yang Chengzu looked at it for a few times, shook his head and said: "After this fire, the loss will not be too small."
"What a thief, you really dare to use such tactics.
Where is Ambassador Ku?"
An officer of the Chief Secretary hurriedly replied: "Ambassador Ku is in the warehouse.
He didn't run out when the fire broke out.
I guess he is dead."
"Kill and silence" Yang Chengzu's heart moved.
It seems that the amount of food they got from the government this time will not be too small, otherwise there would be no need to use such violent methods.
Song Zhaonan's job this time may not be easy. .
After returning to the Metropolitan Procuratorate, Shen Dongkui was obviously still angry and directly ordered people to invite Zeng Yangong, the political history of Henan.
The two people had a close personal relationship.
After meeting, Shen Dongkui was not polite and asked directly: "Uncle Zeng Fang, what do you think happened when the fire dragon burned the warehouse this time?
Is it because fire was accidentally used in the warehouse and ignited the fodder, causing the fire to burn down?"
"Hui Lu" Zeng Yangong smiled bitterly and said: "Brother Shen, you don't have to be like this.
I understand what you mean very well, but I can only say that there is no way.
We are civil servants.
If we want to handle this case, it must be the business of the Yamen and Jin Yiwei, not ours. .
However, if this kind of problem occurs under my control, I must be the one to blame.”
"I didn't ask you to plead guilty.
I asked you what to do.
You are the governor of a province.
Now there are people in our province who want to drive up food prices, and there are people who are plotting to cause chaos.
You must come up with a plan for me.
If you can't come up with it, , but don’t blame me for not being friendly and not done with you.”
Zeng Yangong smiled bitterly and said: "There are no ways, but it's hard to say whether it can be done.
My method is to buy grain, but do we have that much silver in our hands?
Since someone wants to raise the price, we have to Responsible for price parity, in the final analysis, this This kind of battle will ultimately come down to the word money.
Whoever has more money will be able to persevere to the end.
But we are in Henan, not Susong, nor Yangzhou.
Even the treasury is stretched thin, so let me start.
Where can I raise so much money?"
Shen Dongkui pondered for a while and said: "This time we searched Jin Changling's home and confiscated some gold and silver, as well as some antiques and treasures, but it is not easy to cash in those things.
Besides, it is the land of the Jin family.
I After reading the land deed, he has more than 100 hectares of land.
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If he sells these fields."
"Brother Shen, one of the officials said that the land sold by the government would not fetch much money, and the other said that in the current situation, do you think the big households will rush to buy it?
Most people can't afford it, and if the big households don't buy it, no matter how good the land is, it won't be worth it."
They are just a waste.
They will only wait for the food shortage to exchange food for land, and the price given to them is almost the same as giving it to them for free. " Several officials are well aware of the conduct of these large households in Henan.
Although it is often said that farming and reading will be passed down to the family, poems and books will be passed down to the family for a long time, and etiquette will help the world for a long time, and even personally send out the plaque of the family who has accumulated good deeds, no one will really believe this.
No matter whether they are big businessmen or wealthy businessmen, they all eat people without spitting out their bones.
They were basically involved in this grain speculation.
At this time, they were selling land to raise funds to fight against them.
It was strange that these people would agree.
Shen Dongkui suddenly asked Yang Chengzu: "Yang Baihu, what do you think about selling the land?"
"In front of Lao Zhongcheng, there is no place for humble talk.
Your arrangement is naturally wise."
"Now is the time when we are in the same boat, so you don't have to be too reserved.
Just say what you have to say, and say what you think.
I won't argue with you.
Commander Song, the same goes for you.
Just say what you have to say."
"Thank you, Lao Junmen.
What Uncle Zeng Fang said just now makes sense to me.
Selling the land to rich merchants is probably not feasible now.
But if it is sold to the feudal king, there is probably something to be done.
Today, the King of Zhou is a thousand years old.
He just donated thousands of stones of food, which is a big deal.
We should show him some kindness in return."
"Whether it is these fields or antiques, it happens to be sold to the King of Zhou.
Although the price may not be high, it is better than selling it to those wealthy businessmen.
And we can declare how much grain and how much gold and silver are needed.
Among them Delivery is more convenient.”
The king of Zhou had been in Kaifeng for several generations, and his family had a mountain of treasures.
He indeed had enough financial resources to buy these dozens of hectares of land, several properties, and those antiques, calligraphy and paintings.
It's just that the civil servants of the Ming Dynasty have always had a glorious tradition of looking down on the feudal king.
Under normal circumstances, they would not think of cooperating with the feudal king.
Hearing Yang Chengzu's words, Shen Dongkui also felt that it made sense.
After all, he wanted to do this well and did not want the food shortage to cause civil unrest.
As long as he could raise food and money, it didn't matter who he cooperated with.
Although it is said that after these fields are sold to the palace, taxes can no longer be collected, but the problem is that if you sell them to big households, these fields will also disappear from the white list, and taxes will not be collected in the future.
This arrangement is not good for the government.
There is no additional loss.
Yang Chengzu added: "In addition to the royal palace, we have another god of wealth in Henan, and that is the Shaolin Temple.
He has so many monk properties and so many Buddhist fields, so the temple must have a lot of savings.
They usually raise money from all over the world, and now they are here too.
It’s time to do something to benefit the people.”
"Monk" Zeng Yangong and Shen Dongkui looked at each other and remained silent.
Among the emissaries in Henan, monks were the first to deal with the most difficult things.
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Even the normal taxation of the imperial court may be destroyed by the monks.
If you ask them for money and food at this time, you will probably only be asking for trouble.
Yang Chengzu said: "We have an immature idea here in Beizhi.
After consulting with Lao Zhongcheng and Uncle Fang, we will probably not be able to negotiate directly with the Shaolin monks.
But if the situation in Henan is revised and sent to Beijing, it will be handed over to the I think the Shaolin monks must obey the will of the Tianjia, and maybe the matter of money and food will be settled.
But there is another thing we need to guard against right now, and that is the second fire dragon burning. warehouse."
"We have to transport several thousand dan of grain today.
Once we have these thousands of dan of grain, the price of grain will definitely be affected.
Those big grain dealers may not be willing to let us release the rice.
Either buy it or It’s burning, but we won’t be allowed to put the rice on the market.”
Shen Dongkui glanced at Song Zhaonan and said: "Commander Song, if this grain is stolen and sold, I will talk to Uncle Zeng.
But if there is a second fire dragon burning the warehouse, I will ask you for an explanation
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