Chang''an.
King Wu''s residence.
The trees are lush and the water is quiet.
The king of Wu, dressed in a splendid single shirt, stood by the pool water, blowing the breeze and scattering bait.
The guard came from behind with a smile on his face.
After walking behind the king of Wu, he held up the note in both hands and presented it respectfully.
"Your Highness, there is news from Qingzhou."
"The whole great Confucian family, encouraged by old Wu, has been united and began to gather."
"At present, gentry and haos in the market are gathering. I believe that the voice of Qingzhou will be known by the chaotang soon."
The king of Wu seemed to have already grasped this move and asked casually.
"Tang Hao, what are you doing?"
The guard smiled even more and told the truth.
"Tang Hao didn''t know what medicine he took for the governor of Yuzhou, but he gave him food."
"But these grains have been snapped up by the officials, and very few have fallen into the hands of the people of Qingzhou."
It seems that the king of Wu is not so excited about this matter, but has a touch of worry.
Although the grain raised did not play much role, Tang Hao''s move has announced to the people of Qingzhou that the Tang Dynasty had made a difference.
The momentum of this matter has a faint sense of disrespect.
Hula.
A piece of fish spilled.
Several fish were tossed in the pool, competing to eat the fish, and waves were tossed in the pool water.
The faint voice of the king of Wu came out.
"Look, only the waves will make more people take the bait."
"The famine in Qingzhou is just that the people are worried that they will have no food to eat in the future."
"Tang Hao''s actions like this, although not effective, can reflect the concerns of the court."
"The aristocratic family gentry and haos with abundant surplus grain are likely to sit idly by and refuse to enter this quagmire. Meanwhile, the rural hungry people will see hope and refuse to go through this muddy water."
On the excited face of the guard, the smile gradually solidified.
I also understood the meaning of King Wu''s words.
The great Confucian aristocratic family is just carrying the people''s resentment. If the people''s resentment subsides, the momentum will quickly collapse.
"Well... Isn''t the great Confucian family standing on the cusp of the storm this time, and it is very likely to be labeled as conspiracy and rebellion?"
"Your Highness King Wu, let''s..."
After deleting the last handful of fish food, the king of Wu slowly stretched out his hand and interrupted the guard''s words.
"No hurry!"
"Now that the great Confucian family has been unified, all we need now is a fire at the midpoint of the people."
"If the order goes on, some public opinion will be created to link the locust disaster with the chaotang."
"How? Do you understand?"
The guard behind him frowned slightly and bowed his hand.
"Throughout the ages, the people face the Loess and obey the will of heaven. Their subordinates have done it in the name of the will of heaven."
……
King Wei''s residence.
In the back garden, the servants beat the branches with bamboo poles to drive away the noisy summer cicadas.
Under the shade of the trees in the corridor, the king of Wei half lay on the bamboo mat and narrowed his eyes.
The housekeeper walked cautiously and leaned up.
"Your Highness, there is news from Qingzhou."
The king of Wei, who was still half lying with his eyes closed, gently waved his hand and said.
"Speak."
The housekeeper carefully approached the ear of the king of Wei and whispered.
"Tang Hao borrowed grain from Yuzhou and sold it in various grain shops in Qingzhou in batches."
Glancing at the gradually raised eyebrows of the king of Wei, the housekeeper hurriedly added.
"The borrowed grain is not much, only two thousand Dendrobium."
"These two days, Qifeng has combined with Qingzhou guards to buy up the grain."
The king of Wei looked slightly relaxed, meditated for a moment and said.
"Qi Feng did a good job this time."
Finally, the king of Wei added.
"Those merchants must take the opportunity to raise prices and sell their own grain."
"I''m afraid Tang Hao can sell 2500 Dendrobium when he invests 2000 Dendrobium in the countryside."
The merchant''s nature is profitable, so he takes the opportunity to make money.
Qi Feng''s previous grain ban strategy undoubtedly cut off the wealth of these people. At this time, it was expected that the grain release strategy would be sold secretly.
The guard thought for a moment and nodded secretly.
"The king of Wei predicted things like God."
"However, the grain price in Qingzhou has been gradually raised, and the poor people can no longer afford a few buckets."
The figure on the bamboo mat moved his body slightly and slowly opened his eyes.
"Yes, the price continues to rise."
"Take the opportunity to buy all the grain on the market and completely let Qingzhou merchants have no grain to sell."
"It''s time to see what kind of grain borrowing strategy Tang Hao has."
The officials beside him bowed and said.
"I''ll inform Qi Feng."
Just as he was about to leave, the king of Wei said slowly.
"Wait!"
"What''s the move over there?"
Hearing the inquiry, the officials turned around and bowed their hands.
"There has been a change in the great Confucianism of Zhangjia. The heads of aristocratic families have been secretly United. I think there will be a party in these days."
This result seemed to make the king of Wei particularly dissatisfied. He snorted coldly and said.
"These sour Confucians can calm down."
"After the notice, the guard of Qingzhou will carry out a thorough investigation and cut off the supply of food to the Zhangjia clan in the name of military grain collection."
The king of Wei stressed that he would leave when he saw the housekeeper.
"Send orders, speed up the pace, force Tang Hao out early, and let the great Confucian family fight as soon as possible."
"I''ve been alone in Chang''an for a long time. If I don''t lead the army like Qingzhou, it will only be more and more difficult."