Feng Quji and others were completely stupid at this time.

They all lowered their heads, and their faces were as ugly as they looked. At this time, there were ten thousand groups of grass horses galloping by in their hearts...

Who would have thought that this would be the case?

The collusion between officials and businessmen at the beginning was a complete one, but the final result was such a big reversal.

Businessmen don’t want to make money, they actually want to reflect their own value...

If it were you, could you think of it?

To be honest, even if the facts and results in front of Feng Quji and others were in front of them, they still couldn't understand why these businessmen were willing to do this.

Although these projects still have profitable, but...

Don’t they know that the treasury is empty, so they are not worried about taking over these projects, and the treasury will not be able to cash in on the money and grain, which will lead to bankruptcy?

Don’t they know that there are people rebelling in the Dajiang River Basin? Are they really not worried that the chaos will spread and that taxes will not be collected this year?

Of course, what is even more difficult to understand is why Li Yang had such great confidence and thought that the project bidding was feasible from the beginning?

Especially since he set the bidding price of the project so high, why did he believe that merchants would price each other? Is he not worried at all about the risk of losing the national treasury?

…………

Everyone looked confused, and they couldn't understand these things for a moment.

Of course, it’s not their fault that they can’t understand. In fact, when Li Yang asked Li Si to set the bidding price so high, Li Si was also very scared.

Later, after a long time of verbal talk, Li Si accepted his idea.

When bidding, the higher the price, the better. The higher the price, the more merchants it attracts, the more fierce the competition.

For Li Yang, patriotism and love for the people is just feelings, and selfishness and interests are the main themes that have lasted for thousands of years.

The 120,000-yuan businessmen were attracted by the high profits to the bidding meeting. As long as the project was profitable, no one would be willing to watch others eat that bite of fat. Even if they couldn't eat it, they would make the other party make as little money as possible.

Therefore, the transaction price has nothing to do with pricing, but only with the degree of competition.

"Why, I've become mute at this time?"

Ying Zheng snorted coldly and said angrily: "You have no evidence, so you criticized and slandered the loyal and virtuous ministers. I decided that those who participated in the collusion between officials and businessmen in Liyang today will be fined for one year to help the disaster!"

A group of civil and military ministers looked as if they were desolate, and their annual salary was gone...

At this time, everyone felt as if they had eaten a fly, and they were speechless.

Obviously, at the beginning, Emperor, you think Li Yang is deficient in the treasury, otherwise how could he go to the Development and Reform Commission to witness it with his own eyes?

It turns out that now, in the end you blamed all the mistakes on everyone...

Is this considered taking advantage of others? Taking scapegoats?

Everyone was boasting at each other, but they didn't expect that the emperor was such a person!

After punishing those ministers, Ying Zheng turned around and looked at Li Yang, his eyes full of appreciation.

This guy is really a talent!

Who would have thought that he could easily solve the famine problem with a project bidding?

Moreover, he was even more loyal to the Qin Dynasty. Even the Ba family was influenced and called by him. Without any dispute, they voluntarily contracted the Qin Mausoleum project at a low price of 950,000 gold. Such enlightenment was all due to this person!

Especially the saying "A person and a group have a level of status only depends on the value of his contribution to the country and society...", which inspires merchants' patriotic enthusiasm.

This statement can be called a famous saying of the truth and can be widely praised.

If everyone is competing to contribute value to the Qin Dynasty and society, how can we talk about the Qin Dynasty not prospering?

There is also the saying "Where does a family come from without a country?", which can also be called the most wise saying.

Of course, these words were later included in "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Li Yang". As a classic saying, it has been passed down to later generations...

Ying Zheng looked at Li Yang with mixed feelings, patted his shoulder, and praised: "Li Yang, you have made great contributions this time! I have no regrets about my trust and expectations in you, so I feel no comfort!"

Li Yang smiled, but said in a complaining tone: "I am loyal to the Qin Dynasty and to Your Majesty, the sun and the moon can be seen."

Ying Zheng naturally knew that Li Yang was wronged this time, questioned by everyone, and even was involved in collusion between officials and businessmen by his own censors. This incident was really sad.

Thinking of this, Ying Zheng felt a little sad and comforted him: "I know your loyalty."

After saying that, he turned his head and looked solemnly to the censors: "If you have no evidence next time, you will slander Li Yang and slander him. I will never forgive you!"

Censors: “…………”

At this moment, the censors were desperate...

Today they have become the scapegoat!

Not only was he reprimanded by the emperor and fined him one year's salary, but more importantly, this time he really offended Li Yang. The days that followed were really worrying...

Now that the famine problem has been completely resolved, Ying Zheng is actually very happy. However, in order to express his empathy for Li Yang's grievance, Ying Zheng finally shouted coldly to the censors, looked unhappy, and left...

Li Yang also glanced at the censors, shook his sleeves expressionlessly, and followed the emperor out of the conference hall.

Finally, a group of disliked civil and military ministers were left behind. Look at me, I look at you, look at each other with a speechless smile...

Especially Feng Quji, today he was extremely worried.

And Zhang Han and other military generals completely lost their temper.

They had no grudge against Li Yang, but they were not happy with him. Li Yang had said in the court that they had no use to quell the rebellion.

Now, Li Yang can really use merchants to solve the problem of famine. To be honest, these generals are still very impressed. At least they do not have the ability to do this.

More importantly, as long as the victims have a way out, the chaos is indeed equivalent to being curbed at the root of the cause. The generals still know this truth.

However, although the famine problem has been cured, the chaos does not mean that it has been resolved.

The chaotic troops in the Dajiang River Basin will not collapse on their own. They still need the army to quell the rebellion and take back the cities controlled by the rebels.

Can Li Yang do all this with a guardian captain who had never been on the battlefield and a five hundred sergeant in the Yulin?

Zhang Han and other military generals didn't believe it.

No matter how capable you are in governing the country or how smart you are, you can't win by leading troops to fight with your brain.

Five hundred people, tens of thousands of people, and even siege cities and seize land, this is simply impossible. Even if Sun Bin reborn, it will not work.

Thinking of this, Zhang Han turned his head to the generals around him and said, "Let's go back, we'll prepare well. We'll have to wait to quell the rebellion."

The generals nodded and left the chamber...

Li Yang solved the famine problem, but Li Yang did not send Han Xin to quell the rebellion for a long time, which already shows that he could not quell the rebellion, so sooner or later the emperor would let their military generals take responsibility for the quelling of the rebellion.
Chapter completed!