Chapter 135: Trap a wave of five surnames and seven looks

After finishing speaking, Li Shimin stopped talking and looked at Zhao Chen expectantly.

For Li Shimin, the one he believes in most at the moment is Zhao Chen.

These days, Zhao Chen has solved a lot of difficult things for him.

There are many things that even the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty cannot solve. ??

Li Shimin secretly regretted why he didn't listen to Zhao Chen and stock up on more food.

"The food supply in Chang'an City has increased by one penny per bucket in the past few days, and it is expected to double in the next few days."

"If it rains for twenty days, I estimate that the rice will be sold for fifteen cents per dou."

"Old Li Tou, this is a good thing for me, but it is a disaster for the people of Chang'an City. Do you know?" Zhao Chen looked at Li Shimin and said slowly.

Li Shimin nodded.

How could he not understand this?

If the price of this grain really rises to fifteen cents a dou, how many people will starve to death by then.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin became even more anxious.

"Although I have 700,000 shi of food here, if I take it out now, I can make some money, but the people who will be harmed will be the people after all."

"No, let's think of a way to trap the five surnames and Qiwang?" Zhao Chen said slowly, with a hint of amusement in his eyes.

He already knew that the people who sold his 600,000 shi of grain a few days ago belonged to the five surnames and Qiwang.

The leader, Zheng He, is a member of the Zheng family in Xingyang.

Don't these people think he, Zhao Chen, is stupid?

Zhao Chen wanted to see who was this fool!

"Trick the five surnames and Qi Wang?" Li Shimin was stunned and looked at Zhao Chen without reacting for a while.

"Of course, if you don't want to, I can sell these grains to you now. By then, either the national treasury will be in debt or the people will suffer."

"What to do? You think about it yourself!" Zhao Chen waved his hand indifferently.

"No need to think about it, of course I want to trap these people with the fifth surname and Qi Wang." Li Shimin stood up immediately.

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At the previous Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, he made an excuse to rectify the imperial examination system.

The words were spoken and the order was issued.

But who knows whether the local government followed Li Shimin's wishes.

The five surnames and seven looks were like a giant python entrenched at the foundation of his Tang Dynasty, making Li Shimin somewhat breathless.

However, Li Shimin was a little surprised as to why Zhao Chen wanted to trick Qi Wang.

Did they offend Zhao Chen?

"Zhao boy, the fifth surname is Qiwang..."

"Zheng He from the Zheng family in Xingyang said I was a fool!" Zhao Chen replied before Li Shimin finished asking.

Li Shimin's face trembled violently.

"Is it because of this?" Li Shimin was a little unsure.

He secretly thought that this boy was so vengeful, so should he be more careful in the future?

Maybe one day he will be tricked by Zhao Chen.

Even if you sell it to him, you still have to count the money?

"There is a contract here. Submit it and ask the saint to talk to the person in charge of the fifth surname and Qi Wang." Zhao Chen handed over a contract that was still wet with ink and said to Li Shimin.

"Contract?" Li Shimin frowned.

He secretly thought that Zhao Chen wouldn't have known that he was coming.

Even the contract was prepared in advance.

This kid...

Li Shimin was secretly shocked.

Looking at the contract in his hand, Li Shimin suddenly jumped up.

"Boy, are you crazy?" Li Shimin stared at Zhao Chen with disbelief.

"Twenty cents per dou of grain, are you kidding me?"

"Twenty cents per dou, one million shi, that's 200,000 guan, let's not talk about whether the national treasury can come up with so much money."

"Moreover, you are trying to trick the five surnames and Qiwang, you are clearly..."

At this point, Li Shimin did not continue.

How is Zhao Chen trying to trick Qi Wang from the fifth surname?

He was clearly trying to trick him, Li Shimin!

Is this kid already aware of my identity and secretly wanting to take revenge on me?

Li Shimin thought to himself. ??

"You're so panicked!" Zhao Chen cursed.

Li Shimin's expression froze and he stared at Zhao Chen.

"If you don't raise the price, will people agree to your request?" Zhao Chen said.

"But this price is simply outrageous. No one in the court will agree to it!" Li Shimin felt his teeth hurt.

If this money was really taken out, wouldn't Li Shimin become the one who was taken advantage of?

Li Shimin believed that Zhao Chen had made it clear that he wanted to harm him.

"You won't wait until the rainy season passes before settling the two hundred thousand yuan with them?" Zhao Chen said.

"But the money still has to be given?" Li Shimin stared.

He couldn't even figure out whether he had made Zhao Chen angry again.

Is this guy trying different ways to punish himself?

"What should I give? Just do as I say and you will be guaranteed to get one million stones of food. In the end, you won't have to spend any money. At most, it will just make the Five Surnames and Qiwang very angry!" Zhao Chen scolded, with a look of impatience on his face. .

If anyone dared to talk to him like this, Li Shimin, his head would be knocked upside down.

But now...

Li Shimin opened his mouth, looked at Zhao Chen with disbelief, and said, "Are you sure?"

"Remember, I have cast a secret spell on this contract. It must be handed over to the hands of Qi Wang, the fifth surname, before tonight."

"If time passes, there will be no chance for anything!"

"Okay, you can go, don't disturb my sleep!" Zhao Chen waved his hand and lay on the counter again.

r\u003e Li Shimin looked at the contract in his hand carefully.

After confirming that there was nothing wrong with the contract, I couldn't figure out what Zhao Chen meant for a while.

Cast a secret spell?

Li Shimin didn't believe it.

But this food is still needed, otherwise Chang'an City will definitely be in chaos.

Thinking of this, Li Shimin gritted his teeth, put away the contract in his hand, turned around and left the tavern.

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"Your Majesty, who wrote this contract? It is simply nonsense."

"This is to completely empty out the Tang Dynasty's treasury."

"Two hundred thousand yuan, let people with the fifth surname Qi Wang earn it for nothing?"

In Ganlu Hall, Fang Xuanling held the contract written by Zhao Chen to Li Shimin in his hand, with an extremely angry expression on his face.

Buying grain at a high price of twenty cents a dou, this person can't even think of it.

Fang Xuanling even had some doubts as to whether the person who wrote the contract was a person with the fifth surname and Qi Wang.

Otherwise, how could there be such a contract?

I wish I could give all the money from the Tang treasury to the five surnames and Qi Wang?

"Prime Minister, with the continuous rainstorm, the price of each bucket of grain has increased by 50%."

"It seems like this rain is going to continue. If so, Chang'an City will definitely be short of food."

"Food prices have skyrocketed and people cannot afford to eat. There will definitely be chaos!" Li Shimin said slowly, worriedly.

If the contract Zhao Chen hadn't given him was too outrageous, he wouldn't have recruited Fang Xuanling and others.

At this moment, Li Shimin felt that if he stretched out his head, it would be a knife, and if he retracted his head, it would be a knife!

"Your Majesty, the common people still dare to make trouble, but the general will bring the Bei Ya forbidden army over. Who dares to make a move?" Yuchi said loudly.

"It's ridiculous. What mistake did the people make? They can't even eat. That's the fault of us court officials."

"You still want to kill them all?" Fang Xuanling's face tightened and she immediately scolded.