Happy Emperor

After seeing off all the ministers.

Lin Tian returned to the South Study.

Duan Chengming and An Bilie also attended the morning court today, and they were both called over by Lin Tian.

"An Bilie, have all the people left?"

Lin Tian asked as soon as he sat down.

"Your Majesty, there are still some who have not left, and they have said some bad words."

An Bilie replied in a low voice.

He didn't expect that Emperor Li's release of grain would instead lead to some criticism.

But no one dares to provoke those grain merchants who raise prices.

This world is really disheartening.

"What did you say?"

Lin Tian looked at An Bilie's angry expression, grinned, and asked.

"Your Majesty is stingy. They haven't even had enough to eat, and you still say..."

An Bilie was a straightforward person and told Lin Tian everything about the situation outside.

He didn't even notice that Duan Chengming was winking at him.

"Your Majesty, don't pay attention to what those refugees say. Most people still praise Your Majesty as a benevolent and righteous monarch."

Duan Chengming saw that An Bilie was talking endlessly and interrupted him hurriedly.

"Why haven't I heard anyone praise His Majesty?"

An Bilie opened his eyes wide and looked at Duan Chengming suspiciously.

Duan Chengming suddenly looked embarrassed and felt sad in his heart.

Why is this guy so unreasonable?

Which emperor doesn’t like to be praised?

But when he looked at Emperor Li sitting on the dragon throne, he was surprised.

Emperor Li looked at the two of them with a smile on his face, completely ignoring what An Bilie had just said.

It seems that I underestimated Emperor Li.

He is not a man who seeks fame and reputation.

"Your Majesty, do you need me to go to Ningfeng Province to purchase food next?" Duan Chengming bowed.

Although he didn't know where the food for disaster relief today would come from.

But he was also very happy that Emperor Li finally followed his advice.

And he had some admiration for Emperor Li in his heart.

Because after opening the warehouse and releasing grain yesterday, the grain he sold at a high price was enough to buy more grain.

In this way, this difficult situation can be overcome safely without using the money from the national treasury.

"The three-day bet hasn't even ended yet, why are you in such a hurry?" Lin Tian replied.

"Your Majesty, aren't you going to buy food?"

Duan Chengming didn't think that Emperor Li had so much food.

If that were the case, he could simply sell grain at a low price and directly level out the market price.

"Buy it!"

Lin Tian nodded slightly, "But I'm not going to Ningfeng Province."

Duan Chengming was completely confused this time.

If we don’t go to Ningfeng Province, do we have to go to Liaoan and Jifeng Provinces to buy food?

"Your Majesty, Baturin and Ji Feng are the ones behind this incident. If we go to Liao'an and Jifeng provinces to buy grain, Baturin will definitely not sell it to us."

Duan Chengming thought that the emperor still didn't know about this, so he hurriedly explained.

"Not to those two provinces either."

Lin Tian shook his head and said, "Master Duan, don't worry."

Duan Chengming heard this but did not dare to urge him. He could only hope that the emperor really had a better solution.

The three of them were silent for a moment.

The eunuch from the palace came in and said to Lin Tian, ​​"Your Majesty, the Minister of War, Lin Hua, requests an audience."

"Bring him in quickly, we're waiting for him!"

"Long live my emperor, long live long live."

Lin Hua walked in in military uniform and was about to kneel down when Lin Tian helped him up.

"Stop those empty formalities!"

"I called you here to arrange something important." Lin Tian said in a deep voice.

When Lin Hua and the other two heard this, their expressions suddenly became serious.

Lin Tian didn't waste any words and asked directly.

"Lin Hua, have the soldiers from the Infantry Commander's Office that you lead entered the inner city?"

"After receiving the secret report from Your Majesty yesterday, I secretly called back the troops."

"very good."

Lin Tian was shocked and said, "I will give you one million silver taels. You will divide the army into ten groups and use the silver to buy food from major grain merchants."

"Yes, sir!" Lin Hua replied immediately.

"Wait." Duan Chengming interrupted.

He didn't expect that what Emperor Li meant by purchasing grain was actually going to major grain merchants.

He was now completely confused and had no idea what Emperor Li's plan was.

More like random command.

"Your Majesty, the grain merchant's price is ten taels per dou. Doesn't this mean..."

"Do they dare?"

An Bilie said angrily: "Your Majesty sent out troops to buy food. If they ask for too high a price, we will arrest them all!"

"Your Majesty, you can't do this. Don't forget what I told you yesterday. In the future, foreign grain merchants might..."

"Shut up, everyone!"

Lin Tian even felt annoyed after hearing this.

Seeing that Emperor Li was a little angry, neither An Bilie nor Duan Chengming, who had just had a fierce quarrel, dared to speak anymore.

"Lin Hua, remember this. You can't rob us. I'll give you ten taels per dou. Buy out all the grain for me."

"Your Majesty, where should we transport the purchased grain?" Lin Hua asked with a frown.

"Distribute it to the people on the spot! One dou per person, no more, no less! Remember?" Lin Tiandao.

"According to the order!"

"Go to the Queen to get the money. She will arrange for the eunuchs to tell you where the money is."

Send Lin Hua away.

Lin Tian then looked at An Bilie and said, "An Bilie, you also have a mission."

When An Bilie saw that the emperor was going to assign him a task, he immediately became alert.

"Your Majesty, please tell me. I will definitely see to it."

"Announce that I intend to purchase grain and give it to the people, and have them all gather at the grain merchants."

"According to the order!"

"Go ahead. No matter what method you use, you must get this done within an hour."

"Don't worry, Your Majesty!"

After saying this, An Bilie quickly left the study.

"Duan Chengming, your bet with me has just begun. Now I want you to do something."

"What's the matter?" Duan Chengming asked with a frown.

After listening to Emperor Li's instructions to the two of them, he felt even more confused.

Is Emperor Li trying to completely mess up Shengjing?

If each person were to receive a bushel of grain from the grain merchants, most people would not get any grain.

As the ancients said, what is worrying is not the lack of wealth but the inequality of wealth.

If this happens, Shengjing will definitely be in turmoil.

Emperor Li's behavior was completely thankless.

"You must return to your post immediately and show the people all the empty warehouses. Let them all know that the Shengjing royal family has no more food."

Duan Chengming broke out in cold sweat after hearing this.

He was now even more certain that Emperor Li was going to cause chaos in Shengjing.

Yesterday he deliberately concealed the fact that the granary was empty in order to prevent the people of Shengjing from panicking.

Now, Emperor Li directly asked him to make it public.

"Most importantly, you need to announce the names of the Batu and Ji families who purchased grain yesterday, so that everyone in the city knows that only these two families have grain."

"Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that these two families will take this opportunity to win over the people and then..."

Duan Chengming didn't finish his words, but his meaning was very clear.

In order to survive, the people of Shengjing obeyed the manipulation of these two families and pushed Emperor Li to step down.

"Humph!"

Lin Tian sneered, "They wanted to, but unfortunately they don't have enough food to win over the people."

"Can......"

"Go! Your bet with me still stands."