Chapter 240 Grain

   This soup is a little cloudy, and there are still some white rice grains floating in it.

  Although it smelled like wine, it only had a sour taste in the mouth. The whole soup tasted as light as white water, but it couldn't be called wine.

  Li Yi smacked his lips and said, "This soup is really fresh."

   "That is to say, the prohibition on alcohol has been relaxed a few days ago. Apart from not being allowed to sell it publicly, it's okay to brew it for yourself in private, so that others don't know about it."

  Huang Langjun smiled and explained, "This restaurant is not considered a violation of the order."

  Li Yi shook his head and said, "Even if you brew it yourself, you must have food. This year's food has just been planted. How can so much food be wasted?"

"In Sichuan, there are always some people who have food in their hands. Last year, the price of food rose sharply. If you say that no one is hoarding food, who will believe it? Later, the price of food dropped sharply. Is it possible to pay back the food that was thrown into their hands? Is it really moldy in the granary?"

  Mr. Huang Lang said pointedly.

  Central Sichuan is humid and hot, and it is located in the south. Various types of rice, wheat, and storable corn account for at most one-third of the total. The speed of grain mold is naturally much faster than that in the north.

   "Last year, the summer grain was ripe, and the autumn wheat was not delayed. As long as there is no war, the grain can still be paid for. Seeing that the spring plowing this year has not encountered a cold spring, and the plowing is going well, so those who hoarded grain are also panicked."

  Although Huang Langjun looks young, but his analysis is clear and logical, which made Li Yi look at him in surprise.

  Although he has been following his elder brother for the past few months, he is also a person who has worked for the prime minister, so he naturally knows the way.

  The big man is now on the fifteenth tax, and the life of the court may be a bit tight. If the war in Nanzhong is not counted, the life of Cangtou Guishou can only be said to be harder than before. Gritting his teeth, he can still survive.

  But those with acres of land at home were not affected much.

  Before the first emperor entered Shu, luxury was the norm in Shu, competing with each other, and people could not be restrained.

   To put it bluntly, isn’t it full?

  From 30 tax one to 15 tax one, how many years has it been collected?

  Although the first emperor listened to Liu Ba's plan, made a lot of money, and ruthlessly cheated the big families in Sichuan, but he wanted to empty out the families of those people, how could it be possible?

  Of course, speaking of it, my family used to have a lot of fields, but Nanzhong is in chaos, so there is no difference between having or not.

   On the contrary, it was Huang Langjun who dared to say these words in front of his face, which surprised him a little.

   "I remember that Huang Langjun's house seems to have a lot of fields, right?"

  Li Yi picked up the food on the case table and put it in his mouth, chewed it, and then put down the chopsticks. The longer he lived with his brother, the more he felt that the food outside was unpalatable.

I saw Huang Langjun with a wry smile on his face, nodded, and admitted generously, "There are indeed quite a few. Although the Huang family didn't hoard grain on purpose, the grain collected from their own fields in the past two years has never been sold. hoarding it."

   "So," Li Yi pointed to the private room, and said, "This restaurant also belongs to Huang Langjun's family?"

   If you dare to say these words here, you are not afraid that outsiders will listen to it. I think Huang Langjun also has confidence.

   "I dare not say that."

  Huang Langjun waved his hands again and again, "The Huang family is a farming and studying family, how dare you manage a cheap business? I know the shopkeeper of this restaurant."

   This is a disguised admission that this restaurant is related to the Huang family.

  Li Yi smiled, the aristocratic family said that they don’t run cheap businesses, but if we really want to get to the bottom of it, which one of the larger firms is not inextricably linked with the big family? This is the usual method of the aristocratic family.

  Li Yi knew this, so he didn't point it out, and asked again: "Then why did Mr. Huang Lang ask me to come?"

   "Nature is food."

   Huang Langjun poked his head over and said, "My little brother heard that before my brother arrived in Jincheng, someone spread the word that my brother has a lot of high-quality cloth in his hand and wants to use it to buy food?"

   "You are well informed."

  Li Yi nodded and said, "That's right. It is indeed the best cloth. I wonder if you have heard that the little lady in Zhang Junhou's mansion has two sets of special clothes in her hands?"

   "Of course I have heard of it."

  Huang Langjun nodded and said, "I heard that the clothes worn by the little lady last year in winter are quite different from others. She doesn't even need to wear furs. It's really a good thing."

  Hearing this, Li Yi felt a little emotional.

  This mansion is considered one of the best in Jincheng.

   And this little lady is the queen's own sister, so what she does naturally attracts attention.

  After this whole winter, although this kind of fabric has not been spread to Jincheng, but because of the young lady of the Zhang family, all the upper-class people in Jincheng who are somewhat well-informed know about it.

  At first, Li Yi still didn't understand why his elder brother doted on that little lady so much, but now, he became even more confused, and he didn't know whether his elder brother did it on purpose or not?

Thoughts flashed in his mind, but his face remained calm, Li Yu said slowly, "I'm not going to hide it from you. The cloth used for this clothes was specially made by Feng Langjun who went to Hanzhong to get the wool and use a secret method. It's done. The cloth in my hand is just like this."

   "Seriously!"

  Huang Langjun's eyes glowed, and his neck stretched out longer, "But I don't know the price?"

  Li Yi didn't seem to see Huang Langjun's anxious eyes, and continued to say calmly, "This year's cloth is only in my hands."

   Then he looked at Huang Langjun, "What does Huang Lang think the price should be?"

   "My little brother is not good at this thing of breeding goods, so this cloth, how much is the price of my brother, my little brother dare not comment."

   Li Yi frowned slightly, thinking that this person would talk about food and cloth, but now he doesn't look like he wants to buy cloth. Could it be that he is playing tricks on me?

   "I don't dare to hide it from my brother. I just heard that my brother exchanged this good cloth for food, so I thought, is there any use for my brother to take this food?"

   Seeing that Li Yi's expression was a bit wrong, Huang Langjun's brows and eyes were clear, so he spoke immediately.

   "You want to know?"

  Li Yi glanced lightly at Huang Langjun.

  Elder brother will use a large amount of food in Hanzhong, and he will definitely not be able to hide it in the future, but not being able to hide it does not mean that it can be leaked at will.

  Most of the surplus food in Shuzhong is controlled by the big clans, and the big clans in Shuzhong may not treat their elder brothers very much.

   Not only do you not want to see it, but you have a lot of grudges.

  Anyway, Li Yi felt that others would not be able to learn his elder brother's ability to offend aristocratic families.

  So for this matter, it is best to take advantage of the fact that the big clans in central Sichuan are worrying about hoarding grain last year, and first collect a large batch of grain, as much as they can.

   If they wait until they realize that their elder brother is behind them, it is estimated that the price of food will have to rise again.

   "My little brother doesn't want to know. It's just that if my brother really wants food, I have a batch in my hand. If it's not enough, my little brother can come forward and prepare some for my brother."

  Hearing this, Li Yi's heart skipped a beat.

  (end of this chapter)