When Qu Yuan said this, he saw that the ministers were still thinking, so he continued: "Ladies and gentlemen, the plan below is not only that, but there are also three benefits of donating the title with food, very big benefits.

First, many of the country's big merchants did not deal in goods that included grain, so if they wanted to donate grain, they had to buy grain.

And now, our Chu State and the Five Kingdoms have been fighting wars for many years, and the grain consumption is extremely large, so that the current grain price has risen to an average of 35 yuan a stone. This is nearly 50 percent higher than usual, and many merchants have greatly reduced their purchase of surplus grain in the hands of the people, so that the people cannot sell the grain and have accumulated some grain in their hands.

At the same time, the people of our Chu State have also become more and more impoverished because of the continuous war, the sharp increase in expenditure, the difficulty in selling grain, and the high price of goods, and even many people are already on the verge of bankruptcy.

As soon as the policy of donating grain to get a knight came out, those big businessmen who needed to buy grain would inevitably have to buy grain from the people.

Between buying and selling, the wealth accumulated in the merchants' families will flow out, and the grain in the people's homes that is difficult to sell because of the high price of grain will also be sold, so that they can solve their urgent needs.

Therefore, the first great benefit of donating grain to get knighthood is that we can let the rich businessmen in the country spontaneously help the people in the country without using a penny of Taifu, and after the relief, the rich businessmen and heroes will not only not resent the king, but will also be grateful to the king for giving them this opportunity.

And the people in the country will also get a considerable amount of wealth because of this, relieve the worries of the family, and will be more grateful for the kindness of the king, and will also make the soldiers on the front line work harder to kill the enemy and serve the country.

This is how I don't spend a penny, and at the same time I get the gratitude of the rich and powerful and the people. ”

As soon as Qu Yuan's voice fell, the faces of many ministers suddenly showed shock, they didn't expect that Qu Yuan's plan would hide such a great benefit.

In previous years, after every major war in the Chu State, many people would go bankrupt and flee. And this time, perhaps without the edict of the king of Chu to exempt tax from cultivation, many people can be prevented from going bankrupt and fleeing.

The most important thing is that this huge plan to relieve the people has not cost Taifu a penny.

Thinking about it, many people looked at Qu Yuan with a hint of discoloration in their eyes.

Everyone knew before that Qu Yuan was well-read, proficient in the law, good at diplomatic rhetoric, and although he was also excellent in internal affairs, he was not much higher than others.

But now, as soon as this plan came out, although they hadn't heard of the other two benefits yet, with this first benefit, Qu Yuan distanced himself from them, and it was even beyond his reach.

At this time, they looked at Qu Yuan, as if the person standing in front of them now was not Qu Yuan of the Chu State, but the legendary Guan Zhong of the Qi State.

At this moment, they instantly had the illusion of a Qi Xiang Guan standing on the main hall of the Chu State to plan for the King of Chu.

Before the illusion could dissipate, an abrupt voice suddenly sounded in the hall.

"The king, the minister thinks that the strategy of the left disciple is good and can be implemented immediately."

When the ministers heard this, they immediately looked in the direction where the voice came from, but saw that the first person to speak in favor of Qu Yuan's plan was actually Yin Jinjuntong of Taifu.

Seeing this, many ministers were even more shocked in their hearts.

Although Jin Juntong has lost his fief, although Jin Juntong has been extremely close to the king since his father, although the situation in Chu is very bad now, but in the face of this kind of major right and wrong, Jin Jun, the great nobleman and great feudal monarch, is the first to worship.

At this time, Qu Yuan saw that there was already the first person among the ministers to agree, and the person who agreed was still Jin Jun, who was born as a feudal king, and his heart was suddenly overjoyed.

Seeing this, Qu Yuan continued to exert his strength: "Ladies and gentlemen, this second benefit is that it can weaken the four kingdoms of Qi, Wei, Han and Song to a certain extent, reduce the war potential of the five-nation alliance, and shorten the duration of this great war, so as to avoid this war being fought too long and shaking the foundation of our Chu State." ”

When the ministers heard this, they were all puzzled and looked at Qu Yuan expectantly.

"Ladies and gentlemen, as long as we immediately announce that we can donate grain and receive a knighthood, then it will inevitably greatly increase the desire of rich merchants to buy grain, and the price of grain will surely skyrocket.

As long as the merchants of the four countries around our Chu State learn of this situation, they will definitely smuggle a large amount of grain to the Chu State. In this way, for every liter of grain smuggled by the merchants of the four countries to the Chu country, that is, my Chu country gained one liter of grain, while the surrounding four countries lost one liter of grain, and I got one stone, and the four countries lost one stone or even two stones.

In the past few years, the surrounding five countries have been fighting with our Chu country for many years, and the war has also occurred in our Chu country, and the pressure on each country to transport grain is also extremely great. It can be said that for every stone of grain consumed by our Chu State, the five countries need to consume one and a half stone or even two stones of grain.

Therefore, the grain pressure on the side of the five countries is bound to be extremely large, taking South Korea, which is the most short of grain, as an example, the reason why South Korea can survive now is all due to borrowing grain from Qin and Wei, and even this borrowed grain is still half borrowed and half sent.

Otherwise, with the current situation in South Korea, South Korea would have withdrawn its troops long ago due to lack of food. ”

Saying that, Qu Yuan smiled: "Therefore, as long as we announce the policy of donating grain to get the knighthood, and then further raise the price of grain, so that a large amount of grain from various countries will pour into our Chu country, the five countries will definitely not be able to withstand the pressure, as short as half a year, as long as October, and the five countries will definitely withdraw because of this." ”

"Half a year..."

"October..."

At this time, the ministers kept repeating these two words in their mouths, and as they kept repeating in their mouths, their eyes became brighter and brighter, and even the worry and panic that were still clinging to their faces just now gradually dissipated.

At this moment, they had already seen the hope of the Chu State to defeat the countries and end the war.

Just when the ministers were looking forward to it more and more, an extremely abrupt voice suddenly came from the hall:

"Zuo disciple, there is a question below, how can you be sure that the merchants of various countries will definitely send grain to our Chu country? It must be known that at this time, our Chu State is at war with the Five Kingdoms, and the countries have blocked the roads, so in this case, how can the merchants of various countries risk destroying the door and secretly smuggle grain to our Chu State. ”

When Qu Yuan heard this, he looked at the person who spoke, but saw that it was the senior doctor Jing Shao, seeing this, Qu Yuan smiled and responded: "Don't worry, the reason why you can confirm that the big businessmen of various countries will smuggle grain to the Chu State is the third benefit of this plan." ”

"The third benefit." Jing Shao and the other ministers were all stunned, and then they all looked at Qu Yuan, and approached Qu Yuan intentionally or unintentionally, as if they wanted to hear more clearly.

"Everyone!" Qu Yuan looked at the ministers who were slowly approaching him, and showed a smile: "The reason why the deadline for half a year is set is not only to force the rich businessmen in the country to make a decision to donate grain as soon as possible, but also to take the rich businessmen in the country as an example, so as to attract big businessmen from all over the world to come to Chu to donate grain, so as to obtain the title of our Chu country." ”

"Attract merchants from other countries!" The ministers were stunned.

"Not bad." Qu Yuan nodded, and continued: "Wu Qi, Wei Ren, exhausted the ten thousand gold family property, ran to Weilu Wei Chu, what he wanted, it was nothing more than to seek the wealth of high-ranking officials from various countries.

Su Qin, Zhou people, spent hundreds of gold, wandered in Qinyan, Zhao, Wei, Hanqi and other countries, and the one who asked for it was just a high-ranking official.

Zhang Yi, the Wei people, scattered all the hundreds of gold family property to poverty, ran Chu to Zhao into Qin, what is the seeker, high-ranking officials and lords.

Gan Mao, the Chu people, also spent hundreds of gold, running around the three kingdoms of Chu, Wei and Qin, back and forth for several years, and this is the important task in the Qin State.

And these people have all been reused in various countries and have achieved fame, as for the other people who have traveled around the world, spent hundreds or even thousands of gold and gained nothing, there are countless others. ”

Speaking of this, Qu Yuan saw that the ministers had a heavy face, smiled, looked at the pawn Shen Xuan behind the ministers and asked, "Pawn guest, how many high-class guests do you have there now?" ”

At this moment, Shen Xuan heard Qu Yuan's inquiry, and immediately responded: "Back to the left, at present, there are more than 20 high-class guests in our Chu State. ”

Before the words fell, Shen Xuan immediately realized Qu Yuan's real problem, and then immediately added: "Most of these high-class guests are guests from various countries, after they came to the Chu State, in order to promote their reputation, they participated in the banquets held by the nobles and important ministers, all of them cost more than 100 gold, and some even spent 500 gold. ”

Qu Yuan immediately showed a smile when he heard this, and then looked at the ministers and said, "Everyone, are you still worried that after the merchants of various countries hear that as long as the Chu State donates a little food, they can get the title and even participate in the assessment and appointment as officials, will they still be able to bear it?" ”

Saying that, Qu Yuan didn't wait for the ministers to answer, and immediately spoke: "Although the big businessmen of various countries do not have titles in various countries, these people who are called Suhou all have huge influence in various countries, and even some of the top big businessmen can directly meet the monarch in various countries.

If these people become the nobles of the Chu State, and then the king asks these people who have great influence in various countries to come forward to lobby the countries to make peace with our Chu State, then... What do you think will happen? ”