No matter when and where, there will be forces in various places, and this kind of thing can't be cleaned, even if you uproot it, it won't be long before a new force will grow out of this place, endlessly.

Because where there are people, there will be rivers and lakes.

Therefore, throughout the ages, the imperial court and the yamen have generally maintained a certain degree of cooperative relations with these local forces, and the general process is that the yamen guarantees the interests of these local forces, and these local forces recognize and maintain the rule of the imperial court.

These three squires are the local forces of Fu County.

They monopolized most of the grain in Fu County, and they had a lot of grain available for sale.

In fact, Li Xin is not very short of food, after all, the imperial court has given the maximum support, although he was forced to leave a lot of baggage when he crossed the Sky Ridge, but now Li Xin's military food can support them to eat for at least three months, and the situation in the southwest should be much clearer in three months, at least Li Xin will not be too troubled by the food problem.

However, there were three rich people who sent them to the door, and Li Xin had no reason to refuse.

Put it into the world, looking at the overall situation, it should be quite peaceful, but if you focus on the local area, the southwest is a troubled era, and there is no food in the troubled world, Li Xin's eyes when he looked at these three people instantly looked like a delicious chicken cub.

The three of them were stunned by Li Xin's question, and finally Li Jie said cautiously: "Back to the Hou Ye, the small people are outside the city, and there are a total of 20,000 stone grains and rice. ”

The smile on the face of the Marquis of Jing'an retracted.

"You're lying."

One stone of grain is about fifty or sixty catties, enough for an adult to have three months' rations, and there are 30,000 or 40,000 people in Fu County, and these three families have been operating Fu County for many years, so it is impossible to have only such a little grain and rice.

At least one of them had 20,000 stones, or even more.

Li Jie smiled bitterly and bowed to Li Xin.

"Master Hou, we won't go out of the city to get food, can't we do it?"

"What if you don't go out of the city and the people starve to death?"

Li Xin grimaced.

"They are all my people of the Great Jin Dynasty, and they have starved to death, do you confess your sins?"

Li Jie and the others were speechless.

This is purely bullying, famine and starvation in the past generations, although many of them are the reason for the grain merchants' hoarding, but this crime has never fallen on the grain merchants.

Seeing that the three of them didn't speak, Marquis Jing'an said with a smile: "Ben will give you a way." ”

"From tomorrow, the three of you can send people out of the city to fetch food, but we will send people to follow you at any time, first, to protect your safety, and second, to prevent you from colluding with the rebels."

Seeing that the faces of the three people changed greatly, Li Xin continued: "Don't worry, we are the king's master and will not rob you of your food." ”

The three of them bowed to Li Xin again and again.

"Master Hou, we are willing to offer 10,000 stone grain and rice to Wang Shi as military food!"

Li Xin waved his hand.

"If I say I don't want you, I don't want you."

"Ben is going to ask you a few questions."

Li Jie nodded hurriedly.

"Master Hou, excuse me."

"How is the Shu County Grain Market now?"

"Very good ......"

Li Jie lowered his eyebrows and said: "Don't hide it from the Hou Ye, since last year, the Pingnan General's Mansion has supported Dai Tai... After the abolition of the prince, people in the southwest were panicked, and every family wanted to save some food to prepare for the military disaster, and now the grain price of the entire Shu County has nearly tripled! ”

For example, in Li Xin's world, during the Anshi Rebellion, a big mouse in Chang'an City could be sold for 7,000 yuan!

"Triple ......"

Li Xin pondered for a while, and asked, "How much rice is the usual money?" ”

Li Jie replied honestly: "In the past, it was always two stones of rice, but now it is expensive, and it is always money, so you can only buy six or seven buckets." ”

"That's why the small people want to bring the grain from outside the city back to the city......

Only then did Li Xin understand what these three goods were doing when they came to find him!

They want to bring food into the city, not to solve the livelihood problem for the people in the city, but now that food is expensive, they are afraid that it will not be safe outside the city!

Thinking of this, Li Xin snorted, glanced at the three people, and said in a deep voice: "Do you have any business in Mianzhu?" ”

"Yes."

Yang Chai lowered his head and said: "Most of the small people's business is in Mianzhu, and Fu County is a small sect..."

"Good."

Li Xin's face sank, and he said in a sullen voice: "From tomorrow, you will go to the granary outside the city to get grain, but it will not be transported into Fu County, Benhou wants you to go to Mianzhu to sell grain." ”

"Sell it at the usual price of one stone."

Li Jie's faces changed slightly, and he lowered his head and said, "Master Hou...... Now that the city gate on the other side of Mianzhu is also closed, the small people have no choice......

Li Xin glanced at the three people.

"Your business is so big, what can you do?"

"If you have no choice, then your grain outside the city will be temporarily collected by Benhou on behalf of the Son of Heaven, and when the southwest is pacified, Benhou will let the household department return it in full."

As he spoke, Li Xin waved his hand.

"Let's put it that way, the three of you can go."

Where are these three squires willing to go?

Once the situation in the southwest is stabilized, no matter who wins on both sides, the price of grain will be pushed down again.

At that time, even if the household department really pays back the amount, they will not be profitable.

Moreover...... Since ancient times, the grain that has entered the official family has never been spit out!

Li Jie hesitated for a moment, and finally bowed his head and said: "Master Hou, Xiaomin has some relatives in Mianzhu, you can try to go to Mianzhu to sell grain, but I heard that Mianzhu is very nervous now, and Xiaomin does not guarantee that he can get in......"

As he spoke, he glanced up at Li Xin and said tremblingly, "Again...... Moreover, the small people will never plant poison in their food......"

Li Xin glanced at his own family, a little speechless.

The most poisonous businessman's heart!

I just wanted to use the three of them to find out what the situation was in Mianzhu, and if it was possible, to use their grain team to mix some people into Mianzhu, but these three people were good, and they directly thought about poisoning the grain......

It's a femme fatale......

The Marquis of Jing'an was silent for a long time, and finally glanced at Li Jie.

"Ben Hou repeats, we are the kings of the imperial court, not bandits, most of the grain sold into Mianzhu will enter the mouths of the people, what should I do with poisoning them?"

Li Jie smiled awkwardly, and then said in a trembling voice: "Master Hou doesn't know, the Pingnan Army has also been purchasing a large amount of grain recently......

……

To be honest, Li Xin was a little moved.

But in the end, he still didn't choose to do it, after all, it was a bit unauthentic.

"You think too much, I asked you to go to Mianzhu to sell grain, just to know what the situation in Mianzhu is now."

"Starting tomorrow, you will go out of the city in batches and start selling grain to Mianzhu, and when the people over there ask about it, you will say that it is the grain that has just been harvested, and you will say that it is from Fuxian County earlier."

Speaking of this, Li Xin paused, and then glanced at the three people.

"Besides, there are many people in our army who are injured now, and there is an urgent shortage of medicinal materials and doctors, and the three of them should be figures with heads and faces in Fucheng, so please help find medicinal materials and doctors."

Li Jie and the others smiled bitterly, and they all bowed their hands to Li Xin and said, "Xiaomin, wait for you, follow the orders of the Hou Ye." ”

Li Xinlang laughed.

"Don't worry, I don't want you to contribute in vain, I will give money."