Traveling through the Qin Dynasty, I seized the throne of Ying Zheng's father

"this...."

Li Qingzhi seemed to understand after hearing this...

"Master, aren't you just giving them money for nothing?"

"It's reasonable to lend money with interest, but this pure grain debt... isn't this too much of a loss? 40% grain! If this news gets out, I'm afraid the remnants of the six countries will secretly buy and store grain."

Li Qingzhi reminded.

Food is the foundation of a country. Sometimes money is not omnipotent. Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy food in large quantities. This is the case with the people of the six countries hiding in the dark. They have the desire to rebel, but they do not have the conditions to do so.

They have money, but no soldiers or food.

The entire Qin Dynasty was in a severe food shortage. After paying taxes, the people had basically no extra food. Even the aristocratic families did not have much food. They had money, but not much food. After all, who would have nothing better to do than hoard a lot of food at home? Isn't this just courting death?

Therefore, there was very little grain on the market. Even if the remnants of the six kingdoms wanted to buy grain, there was no place to buy it in large quantities. Moreover, they did not dare to be too blatant. After all, if they were targeted by the imperial court, it would be no joke...

"Ha ha ha ha."

When Fusu heard Li Qingzhi's words, he smiled.

"What we want is for them to exchange for grain! Do you think if I issue this order, will the remnants of the six nations exchange all their silver and money?"

Li Qingzhi thought for a moment and then nodded: "Yes, 40% interest, and it is settled according to grain and grass. They will definitely take action. This is a rare opportunity! The interest rate of the two national debts is twice as much. I am afraid that anyone will choose grain bonds. In this case, it is reasonable to choose grain bonds, and it will not attract the attention of the court. Not only can they earn more interest quietly, but they can also exchange for a large amount of grain... I can't think of a reason for them not to take action!"

After saying that, Li Qingzhi stole a glance at Fusu and said, "Young Master, are you trying to... lure the snake out of its hole?"

After thinking for a long time, Li Qingzhi finally came up with a possibility that seemed pretty good...

"Luring the snake out of its hole?"

Fusu smiled: "I don't have the time to play with them."

"The remnants of the six kingdoms are a serious threat to my father, but I have never taken them seriously!"

"Then, young master, what are you doing...?"

"Borrow money. Didn't I tell you? It's just a loan."

"Ah this..."

"Sir, is this inappropriate..."

"Isn't it right? What's wrong with that?"

"Sir, isn't this a huge loss? With a 40% profit and food supplies, if the remnants of the six kingdoms rebel with food supplies..."

"Tsk tsk tsk, Old Li, please calculate carefully. The price of grain is not static. I use the current price as the standard, but what do you think the price of grain will be like in a year?"

Fusu smiled.

"this....."

Li Qingzhi was stunned on the spot...

Then, after a little careful thought, Li Qingzhi's pupils suddenly shrank...

"Sir, you mean..."

Fusu smiled...

"Old Li, think about it, with the waterwheel and the curved plow, how much more will the output be in a year compared to this year?"

"The population has not increased, but the grain harvest is good. How should the grain price be?"

"Crash...crash?"

Li Qingzhi suddenly realized something...

"That's right!"

"The current grain prices are too high. A year from now, when there is a good harvest, if the grain prices drop a little, they will plummet compared to today's grain prices!"

"And the court's compensation is calculated based on the current grain price. Even if they give him a 40% interest, I'm afraid it will be difficult to exchange the same amount of grain for today's money, right?"

Fusu pointed out the key.

A 40% interest rate may seem like a loss, but considering the bumper grain harvest this year, there will inevitably be a chain reaction next year, which means a sharp drop in grain prices. After all, it is an indisputable fact that there is an increase in grain in the world. Although there is no difficulty in selling grain, the price will definitely go down.

At this time, 40% interest is nothing...

After all, the curved plow and waterwheel are pure epoch-making products! Even if the promotion in various places is average, the grain grown by these 600,000 corvées alone can almost double the grain production of the entire Qin Dynasty. Add in other things, and it is not a problem for the total grain production of the Qin Dynasty to increase by two or three times next year!