Farmer of Shu Han

The soup was a little cloudy, with some white rice grains floating in it.

Although it smelled like wine, when it tasted in the mouth, it only had a sour taste. 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 was relaxed a few days ago. Apart from not being allowed to sell it publicly, you can drink it in private, so that others don't know about it. It doesn't matter."

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?"

Huang Langjun said pointedly.

Central Sichuan is humid and hot, and it is located in the south. The variety of rice, wheat, and storable corn account for only 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 met. Seeing that this year's spring plowing did not encounter the spring cold, the plowing went smoothly, so those who hoarded the grain felt panicked."

Although Huang Langjun didn't look very old, his analysis was clear and logical, and Li Yu couldn't help but 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 whose families have acres of land are not affected much.

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

To put it bluntly, isn't it full?

How many years has it been since the tax was changed from 30 yuan to 15 yuan?

Although the first emperor listened to Liu Ba's plan, minted a lot of money, and ruthlessly cheated the big families in Sichuan, but he just wanted to empty 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 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. Thinking about it, Mr. Huang Lang also has confidence.

"I dare not say that."

Huang Langjun waved his hands again and again, "The Huang family is a home for farming and studying, 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 lowly 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, "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 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've heard of it."

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

Hearing this, Li Yi felt a little emotional.

This mansion can be regarded as 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.

Originally, Li Yi still didn't understand why his elder brother doted on that little lady so much, but now, he is even more confused, and he doesn'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."

"really!"

Huang Langjun's eyes glowed, his neck stretched out even 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 is the price?"

"My little brother is not good at this kind of thing, so this cloth, how much is my brother's price, my little brother dare not say anything."

Li Yu 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 elder brother. I just heard that my elder brother exchanged this good cloth for food, so I thought, is there any use for my elder brother to take this food?"

Seeing Li Yi's expression was a bit wrong, but Huang Langjun's brows and eyes were clear, so he opened up right away.

"You want to know?"

Li Yi glanced lightly at Huang Langjun.

The fact that the elder brother will use a large amount of food in Hanzhong 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 Sichuan is in the hands of 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 there are a lot of grudges.

Anyway, Li Yi felt that his elder brother's skill of offending aristocratic families would not be able to be learned by others.

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

If they wait until they realize that their elder brother is behind them, the food price will probably 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.