Chapter 171 What is the use of the sage book?
It is definitely not uncommon to mix sand into rice and grain. There are countless rice dealers who have done such a curse.
But today, on this Yellow Crane Tower, a group of scholars and scholars talked about the method of disaster relief with the ambition of self-cultivation and family and peace in the world. They actually proposed a trick to mix sand into the disaster relief grain.
Originally, if small vendors and even ordinary big merchants do such a method, they will do it, and everyone will scold them very well. Some people even want to make some poems and scold them.
However, this comes from the scholar's mouth.
Originally, this was nothing, and everyone could still scold him, but he was even praised by the first-rank official and the imperial envoy of the time.
What's wrong with this?!
Yes, what's wrong?
Is it because the world has turned around?
It should be enough for a noble literati to say such a method, but it was praised by the giants of the times?
People's hearts are not old?
Many people are confused, and many scholars don’t know how to continue.
but……
"Brother Mu, don't panic first. I praise you here, not because we know you, but because your method is indeed a way to do it. At least in that case, floods are flooded, the people have no food, and there is not enough food for disaster relief. We have no other choice, we can only temporarily, let everyone eat some bad food. Small stones usually won't kill people, and at least they can last for some time.
As for other methods, there are not just some, but at least this is a trick to mix sand."
Tang Xianglong came out to say this, which really solved everyone's confusion, but this statement...
"Duke Xianglong, how can this be done?" Sun Weixian was unhappy, very unhappy. "This is a fraud. If it is someone else, it would be fine, but if we are an official, it means that the Tian family can end the period of the people like this? Maybe the grain looks more after mixing sand, but who can really eat the sand into your stomach?"
This sentence made sense, but Tang Xianglong didn't know it, and just continued to ask Mu Xiaohan, "Brother Mu, how did you think of this method?"
Mu Xiaohan's face changed a little. He was a little hesitant before, but now he is much more determined. "I had this experience when I was a child. It was like this at that time, but I didn't know much about it at that time, but later I walked more and saw more. It seemed... there was no good way. Naturally, I also wanted to kill all the corrupt officials, but then I thought, who doesn't want to do this? But who can finish killing?"
As soon as this said, I was quite helpless, but in this sentence, there was something that Tang Xianglong wanted the most, "Very good! Very good! Today's poetry meeting, Brother Mu can give a first-class evaluation!"
Is this the final one?!
"ah!?"
"This, this is..."
“It really makes people…”
Most students still cannot accept it, but some are still very smart.
Someone came out and said, "Actually, it's nothing for the people to eat some stones. Yu once heard that when there was a disaster, some people even ate Guanyin soil. Everyone may not know that although Guanyin soil can satisfy hunger, it will die if it eats it, especially many people will die. The sand is at least stronger, but Yu also has one way, which is to... forcefully sell these rice and grain mixed with sand to local rice merchants, and simply let them do this business."
As soon as these words were said, many people cursed each other. How could they do this?
Tang Xianglong smiled again and said, "Who is this brother's name?"
"Wu Qian in Xiamin East." The man had a smile on his face at this time.
"Okay! Not bad, very good, this is a method." Tang Xianglong actually praised again.
This time, all scholars can't sit still. How can this be done?
You know, this method is simply stupid. Since the disaster relief rice and grain are for disaster relief, it means that there is no food in the local area, but how can it be sold to rice merchants?
Who doesn’t know how to hoard goods at this time?
Who would be that stupid?
And, so what if it is mixed with sand?
Anyway, no one can understand...
"Why do you do this?" Wu Bucheng didn't understand either. He was originally just a monk. Donglin Temple was in the deep mountains and did not care about any food. There were small flowers grinding tofu in the temple, and everything was enough.
If you want to say, his life was pretty good back then. He had never encountered such natural disasters, so he naturally didn't know how to deal with them.
But Zhao Mengyao asked, can she understand?
"You are sometimes stupid, so I will tell you something. This topic is the real thing right now, right?" Zhao Mengyao said with a low smile.
"This is it." Wu Bucheng nodded.
Zhao Mengyao continued to laugh and said, "Since it is a real thing, then there are naturally something real in it. Then, there are some things in the question, such as the disaster relief food to Tongnan, but is there really no grain of rice in Tongnan?"
"Oh?" Wu Bucheng understood a little bit as soon as he heard it.
That's right, how could there be no grain of rice in one place?
Zhao Mengyao continued: "To put it bluntly, there must be rice, but the local rice merchants must have hoarded such things first. This is the nature of a merchant, and there is no need to say anything. However, when the disaster relief grain arrives, it is really bad to mix sand into the disaster relief grain, but it also increases the amount of disaster relief grain. So, if the grain is forced to be sold to the rice merchant, what should these rice chambers do?
Just thinking about it simply makes me realize that rice merchants will definitely sell it, but what about the food they originally hoarded?
The price of grain mixed with sand must be low, and the price of grain stored is originally high, so it seems nothing great if you sell it like this. But if you really do this, the price of rice will definitely fall. Isn’t this just to alleviate the disaster?
Moreover, Tang Xianglong said before, why is there only half of the disaster relief food?
Some officials exploited it, so good. In fact, these exploited rice and grains will still be sold in the rice shop in Tongnan.
This is a lot more rice and grain. Of course, the price will definitely be more expensive than before the disaster, but at least it can solve the temporary needs of many people."
These things sound incredible, or you should stand up and curse, those businessmen and officials are bastards.
That's right! The scolding is right!
But, how can we fight with them?
You know, in the end, aren’t we going to let the people survive this disaster?
If you have to settle the accounts, you can leave it for later.
so……
"Brother Wu can also give a first-class evaluation!" Tang Xianglong immediately gave a review.
This time, the students' hearts were rippling, like oil pans!
Why do the books of sages that I have read all year round seem useless at this time?
You know, the current topic is the way to be an official, the real practical way, but...ah~
Many scholars don’t know what to do.
But at this time...
"Then we..." Wu Bucheng really didn't understand what Zhao Mengyao arranged, "Are we going to answer the questions?"
"Hehehe..." Zhao Mengyao smiled like a little fox, but at this time, there was a mask covering it, this...
Many scholars consciously stay away from these two people to show their innocence. We definitely have no habit of breaking our sleeves or the good things about Long Yang.
Wu Bucheng didn't notice these changes, but Zhao Mengyao tapped his shoulders and then called him to look out of the Yellow Crane Tower.
What can you see?
But seeing thousands of sails competing on the river, it is indeed grand, but as I look at it...
"Hmm? What's wrong with that!"
Wu Bucheng couldn't help but point to the distance.
What's wrong?
Many people were affected and hurried over to take a look, but saw that there were more than a dozen ships on the river, which seemed to be gathering together inexplicably, and not long after...
They actually collided together!
You know, it is still far from the river and I can't hear anything, but I can see clearly that the Yellow Crane Tower is extremely high and my eyes are unhindered.
But this is not over yet, and soon many ships passed by, and this...
"Wow! It's on fire!"
"What's going on?"
"There was a fire on the river surface?!"
It turned out that those boats actually caught fire on the river, and now...
"Everyone! Although today is a poetry meeting, how can we scholars not save us?!"
"Yes, it's time to help!"
"I just discussed the matter of Tongnan. There is something big in the river at the moment. How can we ignore it!"
Unexpectedly, these scholars became lively, with their arms and sleeves exposed and they wanted to help.
Then this...
Chapter completed!