Chapter 588 Dong Zhuo kills the chicken to warn the monkey
The horse's hooves were like thunder. There were not many people on the street hurriedly retreating to the side of the road, watching dozens of war horses stop in front of the Situ Mansion without expression. More than ten riders stopped, and the person in charge was Lu Bu holding a square halberd.
As soon as Lu Bu jumped off his war horse, a person hurried out from the open middle gate. It was no one else, but Wang Yun's eldest son Wang Gai.
"General Lu asks..."
Wang Gai reached out to invite him, and Lu Bu was not polite to him. He walked into Situ Mansion, Chen Gong, Song Xian, Wei Xu and others with his halberd, and no one spoke, and came all the way outside the hall.
"You're all waiting outside."
After saying that, Lu Bu entered the room directly at the invitation of Wang Gai. As soon as he stepped in, he couldn't help but frown, but his face did not change much.
"My nephew..."
When Lu Bu walked in, Wang Yun left the master seat and pulled his arm with great enthusiasm.
"Come on..."
"I learned that my nephew was taking his time to come, and I specially asked someone to buy a drink of 'Northern Spring'!"
"Come on..."
...
After Wang Yun raised the wine bottle, Sikong Zhongfu, Taiwei Zhao Qian, Shaofu Yang Biao, Lu Bu and others all raised their glasses...
"well……"
Wang Yun drank, spitting out wine and sighed: "Although the wine made by General Dong is good, it is too expensive. A jar of wine costs 50,000 yuan..."
Zhong Fu nodded unhappily and said, "What Lord Situ said is that anyone knows that the price of grain in Yanmen County is extremely low. A jar of wine is at most three to five hundred yuan, but he sells it for 50,000 yuan, which shows his greed!"
Zhao Qian and Yang Biao both nodded silently. Even if Lu Bu didn't want to admit it, he knew how huge profits a "Northern Spring" was, but he could not speak too much about this matter and dared not object directly.
Two hu of coarse rice and one hu of qu, six hu of wine are made, which means that two jin of grain produces more than six jin of wine, and one jin of wine in later generations needs three jin, four jin, and five jin of grain. If it is increased to the alcohol concentration for disinfection and sterilization, the food consumed will be more.
The amount of grain consumes more but the production of less wine is naturally higher. However, no matter how many kilograms of grain are brewed per kilogram of wine, even if it is a terrifying price of 2,000 yuan per stone, even if it is transported from Yanmen County to Chang'an, it cannot be sold for 5,000 yuan per kilogram of wine. Isn't it too scam?
The wine brewed by Dong Hu was originally a special supply that was not profitable. It was specially used for soldiers to fight in winter. Until he took over the entire Liangzhou area, in order to inject money and water into the dry economic rivers of Liangzhou, Dong Buyi, who had no soldiers, started to send money, but Dong Hu did not have enough copper coins to support the military sound. It was because of this dilemma that he had collected paper money and thought about taking back the copper coins from the soldiers. The wine that was originally specially provided also began to be put into the market.
But no matter what, although the wine in Liangzhou and Bingzhou is a bit high, it is not as affordable as ordinary soldiers. The key is that Dong Hu wants to plunder countless copper coins in Guanzhong.
Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu are special staff. They don’t need to drink money, and they earn one portion of the money they earn. Dong Hu only sells 5,000 yuan per kilogram of top-grade wine, and Lu Bu is not qualified to talk.
Top-notch alcohol is too expensive, but that's all. It's great to drink less. The key is that Dong Hu has made trouble again!
After three rounds of wine, Wang Yun put down the wine bottle and looked at the few people, then he showed compassion and emotion...
"The world is difficult, and the price of grain is higher every day. But there are still treacherous villains who bewitch the prime minister's big money to change it to small money. I don't know how much the price of grain will soar in the future... It's not over yet. The prime minister also needs to pay salary with the court officials on behalf of the grain, and also investigate all the wealthy households in the Sanfu of Chang'an..."
"Bang!"
Zhao Qian slapped the table suddenly.
"One stone of grain costs two thousand yuan. Not to mention others, even the old man will be hungry. Once our salary is converted from grain to money, will all the wife and children in the family starve to death?"
After hearing this, even Yang Biao from the Hongnong Yang family was angry.
"snort!"
"If the treacherous villain repeatedly bewitched into evil, how can the country be safe if this thief is not eliminated?"
The payment of salary with money instead of grain has a great impact on officials who do not have a large amount of land, but it has little impact on the Hongnong Yang family. However, Dong Hu proposed to "crack down on the grain family" nothing. Even if the Hongnong Yang family does not want to be affected, it will be difficult for them to bow to Dong Zhuo, even if they bow their heads to pluck their hair, they will have to pluck some blood.
Zhong Fu frowned and looked at Lu Bu with a expressionless face, and said, "This kind of disaster to the country and the people must not be done. Can General Lu persuade the Prime Minister to change his mind?"
Lu Bu was silent...
"Mr. Lu came here to discuss with you the matter of raising grain and selling it."
Wang Yun was shocked and looked at several people, and shook his head and refused with great determination.
"I will never agree to such a disaster to the country and the people!"
"The adoptive father said that the three masters must do it, and even if they don't do it, they must do it."
Zhong Fu, Zhao Qian suddenly stood up and was furious.
"We would rather retire to the mountains and forests than harm the country and the people!"
But Lu Bu seemed to have not heard it, but looked at Wang Yun who was frowning with expressionless expression.
"The Grand Tutor Yuan Wei colluded with thieves and man-made disasters to disrupt the world. At sunset, the entire Tai Fu Mansion was killed."
"What--"
Zhong Fu, Zhao Qian, Yang Biao exclaimed, and Wang Yun even sprinkled a table of wine...
"Mr. Situ knew that his adoptive father ordered Dong Hu to come to Chang'an, but he didn't know that something had happened on the plateau."
Wang Yun was stunned and hurriedly said, "My nephew said, then Dong Hu can't stay in Chang'an for a long time?"
Lu Bu nodded expressionlessly and said, "Dong Hu is only going to Chang'an. He will go to the plateau in a few days. At this time, the adoptive father is seriously ill. Do you really want to anger your adoptive father at this time?"
Wang Yun's lips opened slightly...
"well……"
The four big bosses looked at each other and smiled bitterly. Dong Zhuo clearly wanted to be the king to take the initiative, and cooperated to survive. If they didn't cooperate, the whole family would die. As for whether killing Yuan Wei's family would completely anger Yuan Shao, and the Yuan Shu brothers would completely anger the princes of Guandong who were negotiating... Dong Zhuo didn't care. Anyway, the entire Luoyang was thrown to Dong Hu, and even if it was unlucky, it would be unlucky for the fool.
Yang Biao smiled bitterly and sighed, "Why is the treacherous thief so evil? He has caused countless Luoyang people to be displaced, but today he will harm countless good deeds in Chang'an..."
"This thief deserves to be killed!"
Zhong Fu snorted, and Zhao Qian nodded silently with a gloomy face.
"Since ten years ago, that child was a thief in the world, but he was as cunning as a fox, and was believed by the Prime Minister... What can we do?"
...
After such a thing happened, no matter how good the drink was, it became coptis chinensis. Before the banquet really began, the crowd had to leave with a wry smile, leaving only Wang Yun, who was sitting alone...
"The dog thief who should be killed-"
"Bang!"
Wang Gai sent the guests away, and as soon as he walked into the messy room, he was frightened by his father's hideousness.
“Huhu…”
"snort!"
Wang Yun looked at the frightened eldest son with a cold face.
"Go and find Gongye (Zheng Tai), Jun Rong (Shi Sun Rui), Zi Yan (Huang Wan)..."
"Slow down."
Just as Wang Gai was about to bow and hold his fists, Wang Yun suddenly frowned, closed his eyes and thought for a while, without saying anything, but waved his hand to the eldest son.
Wang Gai exited the messy room, leaving only Wang Yun, who was frowning...
After a wave of recession, no one expected that Dong Hu would be so cruel. Not only did he convince Dong Zhuo to move the capital, but under Dong Zhuo's arrogance, the family that had been entrenched in Luoyang for hundreds of years was uprooted. Although some families with greater influence avoided the purge of countless soldiers and saved the family's money, they lost countless fields and tenants, becoming rootless duckweed.
Countless families in Luoyang have suffered a century of disaster, but this is not enough. Now it is the turn of countless families in Sanfu in Chang'an to crack down on bad families to store grain and sell food. The food on the market will increase as a result, and to some extent, it will greatly reduce the degree of famine. Suppressing the repeated soaring grain prices will help stabilize the out-of-control situation in Guanzhong.
The reason is good. Does Dong Zhuo really care about the lower-class people? Do the generals in Liangzhou care? Will the soldiers who repeatedly loot the people care? If they become the generals who no longer take the majesty of the Han Dynasty seriously, will they not take the opportunity to raid houses and destroy countless wealthy households?
Anyway, Dong Hu would not believe it. No matter how good the Buddhist scriptures are, if a group of monks with "wine, sex, wealth and energy" come to recite, they would not be able to recite a lotus.
The scope of the imperial court's control has been reduced and the taxes have shrunk significantly. If the imperial court still has a large group of high-ranking officials who only open their mouths and do not do things, it will increase the burden on the people accordingly. However, once the salaries of officials of the imperial court are reduced, it will indicate a signal to the world, a signal of "changing the sky and destroying the country". Not to mention that the three officials are unwilling, Dong Zhuo is also unwilling, but it is not impossible to change this state in a roundabout way, such as using depreciated small money instead of real grain salary.
A Wuzhu coin weighs 3.25 grams, and after Dong Zhuo becomes a small coin, a small coin is only 0.5 grams, from a big coin to six small coin. Naturally, Dong Zhuo would not spend six small coin as a big coin. If he is so stupid, there is no need to cast small coin.
Following the price of grain, two thousand dollars will buy one stone of grain, and after the salary of copper coins, Wang Yunyue paid 350 stones and directly distributed 700,000 small money. Once it was determined and customized, it would be distributed 700,000 small money every month. The key is that if the big money is changed to a small amount, it will inevitably push up the price inflation again. This "inflation" will definitely not be six times, but more than ten times. The reason is not complicated, because under inflation, grain will be hoarded more and further increased inflation.
Currently, it is 2,000 yuan per stone of grain. After changing to a small amount, it is likely to be increased ten times of inflation. Wang Yun's 700,000 yuan monthly feng shang can buy at most 35 stone of grain, which is equivalent to changing from a three-monarch to a county magistrate, which is much worse than a salary cut. This is still based on the current price. If the price of the Han Dynasty was in the normal year of the Han Dynasty, the salary of copper coins was paid according to three hundred coins, once the current inflation caused by small amounts of money was ten times, Wang Yun's salary could buy at most five stone of grain. Not to mention supporting hundreds of families, it would be great to support him.
Chapter completed!