The so-called reform must have beneficiaries and victims.

After Pei Yaoqing's water transport reform, segmented transportation was adopted. In the past, the people in the south of the Yangtze River sent people to transport the rented rice to Luoyang by ship, and had to bear the freight themselves. Now the government stipulates that these chartered ships arrive at the Heyin warehouse in Biankou, and after unloading the rented rice, they

We can go back to the south, and there is no need to hire additional sailors from the river division to navigate the Yellow River as before.

Is this good governance?

To a large extent, yes, but not everyone likes this tone, such as the managers of Hanjiacang.

The current situation is due to the fact that the country's supporting policies have not been implemented properly during the reform, and it is not solely the fault of any one person.

But since the blame has been left, someone has to take the blame. This is how things go in officialdom.

"Shilang Zheng, spring plowing has begun. Do you want to..."

The prison censor of Hanjiacang said calmly.

"What do you have in mind?"

Uncle Zheng asked with a smile on his face.

"When the crops are young, we buy grain to avoid extra branches. During the autumn harvest, we can naturally receive part of it."

The prison censor was cautious and found Zheng Shuqing staring at him with unkind eyes, and his heart pounded.

"I don't have a penny. To buy grain and fodder, I have to ask the court for payment first. Tell me, the court hasn't seen a grain of rice. How can you get the money approved?"

Zheng Shuqing asked with red eyes, staring at the warehouse manager who was "taking the same boat" with him.

"Maybe we can use the harmonious buying method to collect grain at a high price in Luoyang."

The prison censor continued to suggest.

The so-called Hebian method means that when grain prices are low, the government purchases new grains for storage at a price that is 10% or 20% higher than the market price. This method has a long history, and its effect is immediate.

However, this is not without problems.

First, using the Hebian method will inevitably push up the local grain prices in Luoyang, and even the overall price. Luoyang originally lost its status as a transit warehouse due to the diversion of the canal line, and now the government has come out to collect grain at a high price.

The final result must be that food prices in Luoyang skyrocket!

Seeing that food prices have risen, will wealthy families immediately release food to stabilize food prices?

No, no, no, what they want to do is to hold back the food and be reluctant to sell it, pushing the price of food even higher!

Given Luoyang's political status, if something like this happened, Zheng Shuqing felt that his position as Minister of Household Affairs would be over.

What kind of bad idea is this horse riding!

At this moment, Zheng Shuqing's servant hurried over and handed a thick letter into his hands.

"Okay! Finally here!"

Zheng Shuqing was overjoyed and hurriedly walked to the office area in the granary. He had arranged his living place here. Although it was of no use, at least he swore his attitude to the court that he wanted to "share a common destiny" with Hanjiacang.

Survival or death".

After removing the screen, he hurriedly opened it.

After reading it in one breath, Zheng Shuqing let out a long sigh.

This boy is so terrifying, he will be replaced by Li Linfu someday!

Fang Chongyong proposed three measures in his letter!

The first trick, Fang Chongyong calls it the "money-seeing method", and the principle is also very simple.

Encourage the merchants in Biankou to transport the grain to the ferry at Hanjiacang. Then they can go to Chang'an alone, take the documents issued by the government, and go to the Sinongqing Yamen in Chang'an to get the payment for the grain!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! These days, large transactions are mainly in kind. Now on this trade route, merchants transport grain to Biankou and then get money.

Theoretically, they would return after delivering the food, but in reality, it was impossible for them to run this route in vain.

Usually they drag their money to Luoyang, especially to Chang'an, where they buy rare goods from the Western Regions, and then go south along the canal.

In his previous life, Fang Chongyong was a taxi driver who sent customers to the train station, and also hoped to pick up a customer at the train station to avoid missing the road. This kind of thinking is very common in later generations, and it is the same in this era.

The advantage of the money-seeking method is that merchants only need to transport the goods to Luoyang by water, then go to Chang'an to collect the money and silk, go to Dongshi and West Market over there to purchase, and finally take the goods away.

There is missing a necessary procedure of "escorting the money and silk into Guanzhong".

After saving such a long period of time, the money saved is really worth it! And transporting grain from Biankou to Luoyang by water all the way is not troublesome when it is profitable.

Therefore, the price of grain collected in Hanjiacang only needs to be slightly higher than the market price or even the same to ensure that merchants will continue to come to transport grain.

What's more important is that this method is "spend as you spend" and does not require requesting money from the court in advance. This alone solved a big trouble Zheng Shuqing faced.

If the first move is to solve the problem through market means, the second move is definitely administrative means.

The second method is simple and simple. In summary, it is "quota to each household". A part of the grain paid by each household must be put into Hanjiacang. Whether this method is effective is another matter. Generally speaking, how much can be collected?

Some.

In addition to administrative measures, Fang Chongyong also proposed a third method, which was to use copper coins as loans and lend them to farmers before spring plowing. Then during the autumn harvest, when the rent was repaid, the grain must be repaid and must be transported to Hanjiacang to repay the loan.
Chapter completed!