"Your Majesty, this.... Isn't 20,000 quintals of grain too much, now more than seventy percent of the grain in Taicang is reserved for spring ploughing seeds, not to mention, after the beginning of spring, the glacier thaws, the Turks are likely to go south, and the imperial court must send grain to the border army." Yang Hong looked hesitant and said worriedly.

20,000 quintals of grain is a lot, almost emptying Taicang, if there is no food replenishment as soon as possible, delaying spring ploughing, more and more gains outweigh the losses.

There was no food in the army, and the soldiers mutinied, endangering the country.

"Brother Huang can deal with it with peace of mind, I have my own clever plan." Yang Yue chuckled and said without changing his face.

King Wu took the officials of the family to Shudi, and after two months of cultivation, although he had not yet completely controlled Shudi, he secretly purchased nearly 50,000 quintals of grain in accordance with his secret order.

Even though the price of grain is higher than the price of grain in Shu, the price of grain is very low compared to Chang'an.

A few days ago, King Wu secretly sent a message that officials had been sent to transport grain to Chang'an, and half a day ago, spies reported that the grain transport team had arrived in Hanzhong.

Two days, two days at most, in Chang'an, there will be a lot of grain.

Yang Hong, Ran Canglan, heard the sound of Yu, slightly puzzled, how could Yang Yue have a resolute attitude.

They have no choice but to withdraw from the council and deal with government affairs as soon as possible.

The courtiers retreated, and Yang Yue sat on the dragon chair and took a long breath.

Grain?

Grain!

If he doesn't solve the food problem, he will be in trouble after all.

There was no time to rest, so Hou Shu Ling Shi walked in quickly, bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, the official reports that the Longshouqu River has broken the embankment!"

"What?"

"The Longshou Canal has burst?"

Yang Yue was stunned when he heard the sound, and suddenly stood up from the dragon chair.

"The Longshouqu River broke the embankment, and the river rushed to Puzhou, Dali." Waiting for the book made Shi dare not hide it, and reported to Yang Yue again.

"Pei Yongke, did the Ministry of Industry send someone to block the river!" Yang Yue slowly sat behind the dragon chair and hurriedly asked.

"Your Majesty, Pei Shangshu learned the news and immediately went to Longshou Canal." Later Book Ling Shi Report.

Hearing this, Yang Yue was silent for a while, then glanced at Gao Heng and said: "Gao Heng, pass on my will, and order Lan Guanhai to take five thousand wolf cavalry, hurry up and go to Longshou Canal, and be sure to plug the rift."

Puzhou, Dali area, there are tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land, if flooded by the river, resulting in the obstruction of spring ploughing, another year of loss, the burden of the imperial court increased a lot.

"Yes!" Gao Heng nodded and hurriedly walked out.

At this time, another secretary of the Ministry of Industry made Shi Huo walk in in a hurry, and before he could report, Yang Yue asked impatiently: "Say, where did the embankment break again?"

The passing year is not good.

The passing year is not good.

When Yang Mingkun was in power, the Tang Dynasty was smooth and rainy, even if the court ministers were in charge, there were not so many trivial matters.

In the first year of his succession to the throne, the continuous spring rain affected the spring ploughing, and now the river is bursting the embankment, I dare not imagine what will happen later.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Zhongyong sent a messenger from Luoyang to send a message that the Banzhu section of the Tongji Canal was raised and the embankment was broken, and a large amount of river water was poured in, and the number of soldiers and soldiers in Luoyang was limited, and the gap could not be plugged in time, and the Marquis of Zhongyong hoped that the imperial court would send soldiers to it."

Tongji Canal Banzhu Section?

Yang Yue was surprised, surprised, and numb when he heard the sound.

The Tongji Canal is the main road to Luoyang in the south, and the grain in the southern region depends on this river when it is transported to Dugi Road.

The Tongji Canal burst the embankment, the grain from the south cannot be transported to Luoyang, and the grain price in Chang'an will continue to rise.

What's more, Togi Road is fertile on all sides, and if you don't clean it up quickly, things will be out of control.

Yang Yue didn't dare to hesitate, and hurriedly said: "You go and catch up with Gao Heng, tell him, let Zhang Xuanheng take the wolf cavalry to Banzhu in the starry night, and quickly block the break with the Zhongyong Marquis."

"Yes!"

Yang Yue waved his hand and signaled the officials of the Ministry of Industry to retreat.

Chang'annei.

Inside the Welcome Building.

In the first-class private room, several middle-aged people dressed in silk and satin gathered around the dining table, eating and drinking.

On the dining table, there is a dazzling array of delicacies.

In the corner of the private room, there is a singer playing and jumping, and the life is luxurious.

These people are all well-known grain merchants in various chambers of commerce in Chang'an, and the price of grain in Chang'an has risen wildly recently, and they have made a lot of money.

A slightly chubby and wealthy middle-aged man, holding a wine glass, looked solemn to several businessmen next to him, and said: "Boss Hu, Boss Li, Boss Fu, have you heard of it, not long ago, Jing Zhaoyi, the secretary of the criminal department. The emperor's edict was issued in the city, and the price of grain merchants in the city was strictly raised, and those who violated the order were killed.

Just now, the head of the household department transferred 5,000 quintals of grain from Taicang and sold it at a low price, reducing the price of grain and resolving the urgent need of Chang'an."

This is Chen Mancang, the owner of Chang'an Changying Chamber of Commerce, last year, when he learned that the imperial court was short of grain, he continued to collect grain from Jiangnan, hoarded it in Chang'an, and recently sold it at almost three times the profit at the beginning.

This banquet is what he has invited to everyone.

"Isn't this nonsense in the imperial court? The big guys worked hard to bring grain from the south, and finally encountered a famine year and had the opportunity to raise the price of grain, so he took the opportunity to make some profits, so what's the matter, the emperor forbade the price of grain to rise, and let him live." The grain merchant of the Dongyang Chamber of Commerce, Hu Dongyang took a sip of wine and said indignantly.

"Boss Hu, you can't say this, since the Lantern Festival, the grain has doubled in just over ten days, and if you count it from last year's Laba Festival, the price of grain has tripled, and everyone has made a lot of money. Enough is enough.

The imperial court does not have much food, and the emperor is very embarrassed, if he continues to raise the price of grain and annoy the emperor, the money earned by everyone may not be able to be spent." Li Changsheng, a grain merchant from the Wynn Chamber of Commerce, looked calm and persuaded him.

"Boss Li, support the bold, starve the cowardly, what are you afraid of, everyone is a person with a head and a face in Chang'an, could it be that the emperor dares to kill everyone?" Fu Donghai, the owner of the Baishan Chamber of Commerce, said arrogantly with a wine glass.

"Boss Hu, Boss Fu, I think what Boss Li said is true, the tiger's butt can't be touched, today's emperor is far more ferocious than the tiger, let's weigh it. Chen Mancang, the owner of the Changying Chamber of Commerce, said worriedly.

Be a man and leave a line, and see each other in the future.

Going against the court and the emperor is not a good thing after all.

When everyone was discussing, a young man in gorgeous clothes walked into the private room quickly, Chen Mancang invited him to sit down, poured his wine and asked: "Brother Wenren, the attitude of the imperial court, I think you know better than us, what do you plan to do in the four seas?"

"This matter is very difficult to do, the fourth child of our family came back from the palace and specially told my uncle, saying that the emperor is ready to calm the price of grain and strictly order the price of grain sold by the Four Seas Chamber of Commerce to increase again.

However, the Longshouqu River bursts, and a large amount of river water flows into Puzhou. This weather, seeing that there is no sign of sunshine, it is estimated that the rainy days will continue for a while, and before a certain come, let the guy double the price of grain in various grain stores." One of the sons-in-law of the family, he said with confidence.

"Wen Renhao, aren't you afraid of death, Jing Zhaoyi, the emperor's edict came out from the Shangshu of the Criminal Department, who dares to raise the price, there is no forgiveness for killing, aren't you committing a crime against the wind?" Li Changsheng said in astonishment, a little incredible.

(End of chapter)