On the one hand, this is because the royal court is keeping an eye on Yan Ji, and Yan Ji cannot tell the truth, and on the other hand, they also have to think about the future reputation of the Chamber of Commerce.

Sooner or later, the flood will recede, production will resume sooner or later, and it is not cost-effective to buy and sell at high prices for so many months.

In order to prevent other merchants from buying and selling, Yan Kee limited customers to only three catties per person per day.

However, when the other traders saw the opportunity, they immediately hired people to line up to buy grain, wanting to swallow all the grain of Yan Ji.

Li Kailiang naturally could not let them succeed and sold a limited amount of grain every day. But as a result, there are still a large number of civilians who cannot buy it. So Yan Kee opened the porridge shed and distributed one porridge meal for free every day.

When the Longkouyan incident was more than halfway through, Xiao Mi, the king of Wei, ordered to open a warehouse to sell cheap grain.

In the past few years, the defense of the country has generally been smooth, the warehouse is full, and the officials in charge are all newly appointed for a short time, and the wind of corruption has not yet been completed, so Xiao Mi is still very confident.

The royal court released grain, and the wealthy merchants of the people immediately grabbed the grain, wanting to buy up the national warehouse to wait for the price to rise. There are countless large and small grain merchants who do this, and the law does not blame the public, Xiao Mi caught a few leading chambers of commerce to set an example, but with little effect.

Someone is doing the business of killing heads. The dignified monarch was helpless for a while.

Yan Saburo and Li Kailiang analyzed the situation and discussed for a long time before Li Kailiang left Invitation Garden.

Coincidentally, as soon as he left with his front foot, the palace envoy of King Wei arrived behind him and summoned Yan Saburo into the palace.

"Those dog calves!" Xiao Mi slapped the table and scolded, not caring about the image of the Son of Heaven in front of Yan Sanlang, "Lonely here to cut down on food and clothing, I can't wait to save a few more grains of rice;

Yan Saburo comforted him: "Commoners often stock up on rice and noodles at home. ”

Xiao Mi pressed her forehead: "There is big trouble along the Lanjiang River, the towns and villages are flooded, and the grain storage is also tight. For example, the hardest-hit cities of Chihu, Wuzhi, and Wen'an did not have time to make overall plans, and as soon as the Yicang was opened, the disaster relief was robbed, and the grain stock in the community warehouse also decreased sharply. "The main grain producing areas have become the hardest hit areas this year. Although the flooding has receded, panic is spreading in these areas. "Not to mention the Fenglai Mountains. ”

"The water has receded, and we can transport grain to the south. "The water from the Shura Road has been blocked, and the water levels of the Bailingchuan, Lanjiang, Laojiang and major lakes along the way have slowly fallen, and boats can return to and fro, which is equivalent to blood transfusion to the disaster area.

"Relief has been provided to the victims in various places, but food prices have gone up. Xiao Mi had a headache, "The people didn't have a few dollars left in their pockets. "How many civilians along the Lanjiang River have been ruined and their houses have been flooded, and how much money is left to eat?

"There are nearly 1,000 sheds serving soup and rice in the country, and there are more than 70 in Yanji. Yan Saburo was not in a hurry, "The rice is cooked into rice, and it can't be sold." ”

"Know that you have a big contribution. Xiao Mi laughed and scolded.

As a matter of fact, disaster relief must go through three checks: reporting, inspection, and examination to determine the extent and scope of the flood, and the total amount of grain released must be verified according to the level of the disaster and the population of the area, and then the household department will allocate grain and transport it to the affected areas. No matter how urgent the disaster is, these procedures are inevitable.

Everyone knows that it takes time to go through the procedures, especially in many official links, and one link is indispensable. However, the victims in the disaster area are waiting to be fed, and they will die if they don't have food for a few days. Therefore, before the official disaster relief arrived, a non-governmental force like Yan Ji could save a lot of lives by giving porridge and rice and selling grain at a reasonable price.

In addition to Yan Ji, there are also wealthy families and good people in various places who provide relief to the victims on their own. But this work is very professional, and if you are not careful, it will cause a new riot, and not everyone can do it.

Yan Ji, who has a good heart and force, does this, and the official is of course very welcome.

Xiao Mi paused before saying, "I want the whole royal court to donate money for disaster relief." ”

"Then I'll take the lead. Yan Saburo smiled, "I'll donate ten." ”

Xiao Mi glared: "What about ten?"

"Naturally, it's '10,000'. Yan Saburo understated, "One hundred thousand taels." ”

"You kid is really rich. Xiao Mi breathed a sigh of relief, and was not surprised, "That is the case, the edict will be issued tomorrow." ”

Yan Saburo also understood that King Wei summoned him to the palace, most likely to ask him to pledge donations. Yan Ji has expanded rapidly in the past two years, involving a lot of trades, how much net worth Yan Saburo has, Xiao Mi knows it in his heart, and Qing Lebo can't say that he has donated too little.

Now that the flood has been eliminated, Wei Ting's most difficult time has passed, and Xiao Mi can breathe a sigh of relief. The next step is to level domestic prices and implement a series of policies to reassure the people and consolidate their foundations.

Although he pulled out 100,000 taels from his friend, Xiao Mi's brows were not relaxed. He was only eighteen years old, and two fine lines had been squeezed out of his eyebrows, and Yan Saburo finally couldn't bear it: "Is there not enough surplus food in the regular liquidation?"

The purpose of the establishment of the Changping storage grain shortage is to regulate grain prices and level the grain shortage, and the purpose of its establishment is to cope with the current situation.

"In the past three years, there has been a bumper harvest, and each warehouse has a profit of six or seven percent. Xiao Mi replied, "It's not abundant and not too little, I'm just afraid of robbery." ”

"I'm afraid that this news has leaked out, and grain merchants of all sizes dare to hoard it. ”

Xiao Mi's eyes suddenly flashed with a cold light: "Inner ghost, great, Lone will deal with it." ”

Yan Saburo thought for a while: "I have a plan, the king must not say that he heard about it from me." ”

"I know that you have the most tricks, but it doesn't hurt to say it. Xiao Mi smiled, "Lone will only take the credit on himself." ”

Yan Saburo said a few words in a low voice.

King Wei's brows stretched, his eyes lit up, but he smiled: "It's bad." What if we don't have enough food?"

"It's their lack of virtue that comes first. Yan Saburo then said, "The king has help by his side, why not start it?" However, if you want this strategy to be effective, the most important thing is to keep the news tight, and you can't let them collude inside and outside. ”

Xiao Mi sneered: "Don't worry, they can't run out of Lone's palm." ”

The two discussed for a while, Xiao Mi's mood was much more relaxed, and she blurted out: "Shi Chu is really talented! If you are my left and right arm, why worry about ......?"

At this point, he suddenly came to his senses, touched his nose, coughed lightly, and steered the conversation away.

Yan Saburo smiled, neither answering nor poking, and both of them maintained a tacit understanding of avoiding talking.

In the past, he may have had the idea of becoming an official in the court, but since he learned that Tianheng could only protect Chitose for another year, he couldn't care about it. Time is too precious, he has to do everything possible to find a way to live for her, how can he spend it on court battles?

Although he didn't understand the refusal, Xiao Mi's mind was also exquisite, and he could clearly feel his reluctance, so he no longer persecuted, so as not to have the opposite effect.

There are some things that you need to say once, twice, but not a third time. Yan Shichu had no intention of being an official in Wei, and Xiao Mi had already seen it very clearly.