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As Liu Mingqi expected, starting from the third day, small and medium-sized grain merchants couldn't help but follow suit.
Although the price of rice and wheat is still as high as 40 cents per liter, food is finally available everywhere in the Gyeonggi region.
So the limited amount of food for the day went from being sold out in two hours in the morning to not being sold out until the afternoon.
The anxiety and urgency of the people seem to have been alleviated to a certain extent.
Many families, including a family of three, went out to buy a handful of grain, but they were not so anxious to buy it.
Once the imperial court publicized it, it would be available every day for at least a month, and they would not be able to sell it.
Secondly, the price of 40 cents per liter is really too high. It used to be enough to buy two liters of grain. Now the more you buy, the less money you have in your pocket. This is not okay.
"Common people are accustomed to frugality and frugality.
?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? A variety of vegetables picked by farmers from outside the city are sold, and the sales are particularly good. I often come here in the morning, and the baskets will be empty within half an hour.
Especially those vegetables that can be stored for a longer period of time are even more popular.
Even the price of vegetables has risen along with the food supply, but the increase is not as scary as that of food. Eat more vegetables and less rice and noodles, which has become the best slogan for people in the Gyeonggi region, especially the capital.
In fact, it¡¯s not just vegetables, everything related to food is increasing in price.
¡°For example, the price of pork lean meat, which plummeted some time ago, was originally only 5 cents per catty, but in the past few days it has risen to more than 10 cents per kilo, but it made the people who feed the pigs laugh from ear to ear.
However, those who have chickens and ducks at home, or who raise chickens and ducks for sale, are in a bit of a bind.
The imperial capital, including the entire Gyeonggi region, dispatched government officials, borrowed chickens and ducks from farmers, and kept them in cages around some fertile fields. It is said that they waited until the locusts arrived to eat the locusts.
¡°If the people who came forward were Xiong Wenqing, the governor of the capital, and Yin Miaoyan, the governor of the imperial capital, two very honest officials who were willing to make decisions for the people, and they used their reputations to guarantee it, the common people would not be able to lend their chickens and ducks to the Yamen without worry.
Of course, it¡¯s not that money is not given. The local government offices rent chickens and ducks for two cents each for ten days, which is considered very ethical.
While the entire Gyeonggi region is in turmoil, the news in the Imperial Palace is constant.
Seeing that the locusts are getting closer and closer, some people say that they have already entered the east of the Gyeonggi area and will enter the Imperial Capital area in a day or two.
While people were nervous, they suddenly heard some funny news.
Prince Yu¡¯s Mansion posted another notice at the entrance of his Wujia Miaowei Building, announcing that he would accept one liter of locusts or two liters of locust pupae for ten cents, with no upper limit.
The news spread all over the country in an instant.
It¡¯s not that the news spread so quickly, but the government officials mentioned it to the farmers when they were seconding chickens and ducks.
Someone said, could this be a joke by Prince Yu¡¯s Mansion?
"Locusts and pupae are of no use. Why do they buy them for ten cents a liter?" Playing with a room full of locusts?
But someone immediately refuted it. If you want to say that others are talking nonsense, it is possible.
But it¡¯s Prince Yu¡¯s Mansion who¡¯s speaking, so that¡¯s different.
In the past few days, Wujia Miaoweilou sells rice porridge and steamed buns from morning to night every day. For two cents, you can buy half a catty of rice porridge, which is about the same as dry rice, plus five large steamed buns. This kind of good thing you can usually Dare to think?
The cost of rice porridge and steamed buns is less than ten cents! !
I don¡¯t know how many ordinary people rely on Miaoweilou¡¯s rice porridge and steamed buns for three meals a day these days.
No matter how much we sell or how much we lose, we guarantee that we will continue until the disaster is over.
Such a prince would put up a notice to trick you into playing?
After such a rebuttal, more people believed the notice from Prince Yu¡¯s Mansion.
Then many people started to think about it.
The locusts are coming soon. The crops in the fields cannot be saved and people have no work to do. So why not catch more locusts and take them to Miaowei Building to pay back the money.
Four liters of locusts cost forty coins, so you can buy one liter of rice.
The old family dispatched, can't you get twenty or thirty liters in one day?
There are seven or eight liters of rice money in exchange, which can be a big help!
The locusts stay for three, five, seven or eight days.On weekdays, unless it is a big festival or an important day, ministers do not need to kneel to the emperor.
It has been many years since I knelt down like this.
Whether the person kneeling down is a civil servant or a military general, no matter what kind of thoughts he has on weekdays, he will inevitably feel a sense of shame at this time.
The dignified emperor was forced to issue a "sinful edict". This is certainly the emperor's own responsibility, but isn't it also a shame for these important ministers?
They are the ones who assist the emperor!
As the prime minister, who is the head of hundreds of officials, Cao Yi took off his official hat, kowtowed and said: "All the ministers are at fault for this locust plague, and as the prime minister, my sin is unforgivable! Please allow me to resign." The post of prime minister shall be handed over to the competent authority for judgment.¡±
"I am also willing to accept punishment!"
The three deputy prime ministers, the six ministers, the general of the imperial army, etc. all took off their official hats and bowed to the ground.
"You all resigned, what will happen to the entire court? Can I fix this mess by myself?" Emperor Jinghe waved his hands tiredly, "If you want to help, then seriously go and put an end to this locust plague." Please take care of the aftermath. This is the only thing we can do for the people!"
"I am so ashamed!"
Cao Yi kowtowed three times in succession, "Your Majesty, I will live in Wenyuan Palace from today on. I will never return home until the locust plague is completely resolved!"
Zhong Chang also said loudly: "I am willing to work with Your Majesty to overcome the difficulties and save the victims from fire and water!"
Everyone below also expressed their loyalty and seemed to be full of energy.
Emperor Jinghe nodded, "You go ahead! I and the people are watching you from behind!"
"According to the order!"
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¡°The emperor was entrusted with the mission of Heaven, and the edict said:
In the autumn of the 30th year of Jinghe, from the winter to the end of spring, there were floods in Yunmengze in summer, and droughts in Shandong in autumn caused locusts to fill the sky, eating the rice, and destroying the hard work of my people. Whenever I think about it, , Su Ye was worried.
It has been thirty years since I ascended the throne as my heir with limited virtue and limited talents. During the past thirty years, I have been unable to imitate the greatness of Taizu, nor can I inherit the wisdom of Taizong. I do not know the hardships of farming, do not appreciate the hard work of conquest, and do nothing. As a result, the country is not in peace and the people are not happy. It's my fault.
Today, the sin was reduced, the locusts were thousands of miles, the people's granules were not harvested, and there were no livelihoods. They were all blamed by the bow.
"I am guilty only of ten thousand men." If my people can go through hardships without any harm, then all the disasters in the world can be transferred to me, so as to preserve the long life, happiness and prosperity of all my people. I am willing to do so without being stingy.
Disasters often happen, but people don¡¯t have the sincerity to deal with them? All ministers and workers of the imperial court, whether in temples or yamen of prefectures and counties, should be united with the heart of loyalty, courage, respect and love. They should not be lazy in happiness and happiness, and should do their best. We should uphold the virtues of heaven, comfort the victims, and ensure that the people live in peace and contentment. Fortunately, it has its beginning, and its promise has its end. Don't give up on me.
"Announcements at home and abroad know my intention." "
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The next day, the court held a public discussion: this year's locust disaster caused the civil and military officials of the court to be immoral. The imperial examination in the capital will be postponed for one year. I hope that all candidates will continue to study hard and not relax.
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Note: I read more than a dozen edicts on sinners, and read each one aloud. I dared to feel the emperor¡¯s mentality, so I wrote Emperor Jinghe¡¯s edicts on sinners in one breath. I read two more times. All over, very intoxicated.
I feel that I already have the demeanor of an emperor. I just need a chance to practice. What do you think? (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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