Song Dynasty's Ignorant Prince

"If you don't have the skin, the hair will be attached. Without the people of the Great Song Dynasty, you and others will disappear together, not to mention money and other external things..."

Hearing that Zhao Ji finally got down to business, the grain merchants all sat up straight and listened intently.

"Now that the army is going deep into the enemy's territory, although it makes us cheer, but it is also extremely dangerous. The food and grass diet of the hundreds of thousands of troops is a very serious matter. This kind of thing was originally a matter of the Song Dynasty. There is a severe drought, and food is shipped from all over to relieve the disaster, and it is not yet the autumn harvest season, and there is not much food left in the treasury.”

Zhao Ji looked at these grain merchants, and found that their eyes were dodging, and he couldn't help sneering in his heart. These people are really forgetting their own interests, it's really not easy to make them bleed.

"As a native of the Song Dynasty, you should also make a statement in the face of national crisis, right? Now I'm waiting for you to pledge donations, which one will come first?" Zhao Ji said that his purpose is coming, and he can take out the food now. Only these grain merchants came.

These grain merchants are hoarding strangely, and some people actually want to raise prices and take the opportunity to make a fortune in the country. Zhao Ji was trying to find a way to solve the food problem of the army, and of course he had to take action at this time. What are the economic laws, why wait for a 10-price exchange, get out of the way, now Lao Tzu is the emperor, and Lao Tzu's words are the golden rule!

This feeling, just one word, cool!

Zhao Ji was relieved, stood high, and ate the food slowly, seemingly casually.

But the grain merchants below are dumbfounded, asking for their grain is tantamount to digging up their meat, heartache!

A pledge is a voluntary donation, and since it is a donation, then naturally there is no money for you. The emperor's move is so cruel that he wants to dig up their flesh, but they still have no way to refuse?

For a while these people did not say a word, and the scene was rather embarrassing.

Zhao Ji stood up and said, "Let's discuss it and leave after finishing the food and drink!"

Zhao Ji patted his ass and left, leaving behind those grain merchants, whoever does not pledge to donate should not think about going out of this door.

"Master Ma, what can we do?"

"Boss Dongmen, what should we do?"

Ma Santai and Dongmen Xuan were surrounded by those grain merchants, and the two of them were the backbone of these people. Although it is inevitable that you will compete with each other in normal times, but when it comes to major events, you have to unite.

"Cough cough, everyone, since you are here today, Your Majesty looks down on us, we naturally can't embarrass Your Majesty," Ma Santai coughed. Losing face is actually a small matter, but losing your life is a big deal!

"My old horse made a statement, I pledged a thousand stone!

One stone is about one hundred catties, one catty of rice is about one thousand dollars, and one thousand stones is one thousand tons.

Dongmen Xuan also pledged to donate a thousand shi, and the others had no choice but to do so, so they all pledged, at least 100 shi, and no matter how little, they would not be able to take it.

Xiao Lizi asked them to write on the paper, and then showed it to Zhao Ji.

Zhao Ji snorted coldly when he saw it, "Are you fooling me? Call it back, don't bring it if it doesn't increase dozens of times!"

The army consumes 3,000 stone a day, although it may not actually be that much, because there will be other things besides rice, and the supply will be reduced when the food is low. But the huge consumption of the army is true.

There are dozens of these people, and they only pledged more than 5,000 stone in total, which is really outrageous.

After Xiao Lizi went back, he threw the paper and said with a cold face, "You profiteers, who are eating people's fat and people's ointment, are now squeamish and don't do anything for the country. You should be pushed out and beheaded, look. How are you hoarding Juqi and harming the people? That is, His Majesty is benevolent and righteous, and still saves your lives...

These grain merchants had no choice but to pledge their donations anew.

Ma Santai increased tenfold, reaching 10,000 shi, and everyone else followed suit.

This time, Xiao Lizi didn't take it away at all, just shook his head, but didn't say the exact number.

"Everyone, let's fight for our lives. I, Masantei, pledged to donate 50,000 shi! When I said that, Masantei's business trembled, and tears rolled down. It's heartache. It takes a whole year Profits, can he not feel heartache?

The paper in front of Zhao Ji's eyes looks much better when presented again. Zhao Ji saw Ma Santai and Dongmen Xuan, and both of them pledged 50,000 shi, so they could be considered interesting. However, he saw that there was another person who even pledged to donate 50,000 shi. That person was Liang Shumou. Zhao Ji saw a lot of information about the other party, and he seemed to be a medium grain merchant. This guy is so funny!

Returning to the hall, Zhao Ji smiled and said with a toast, "I understand your hearts and minds, and I will have people post the pledge documents to the provinces and cities in a moment to recognize your contributions to the Song Dynasty. !Drink wins!

"Drink wins!"

These grain merchants are finally a little happy, and they pledged to donate tens of thousands of dollars. If they can be commended by the court, then it will be worth it! With the recognition of the court, the popularity of their grain stores will increase, and the common people will have more If you choose their store, you can't buy it with a few thousand dollars.

So now the resentment in many people's hearts has dissipated a lot, isn't His Majesty so unreasonable!

For the three of Ma Santai, Zhao Ji encouraged them individually, and gave each of them a character, so that the three were grateful.

In the end, Zhao Ji807 left behind the man named Liang Shumou, who was a middle-aged man with a calm expression and decent manners.

"Others have pledged less, so why do you pledge so much?" Zhao Ji said straight to the point.

Liang Shumou saluted, and then said, "Your Majesty, although Caomin is only a businessman, it is the responsibility of everyone in the world to rise and fall. At this time to contribute to the country, Caomin must of course do his part. Caomin makes less money, just grit your teeth and you will be able to do it. We survived, but we must not treat the soldiers in front of us badly! Without them, where would we have a good time to make money?"

Zhao Ji's eyes lit up, and the person in front of him was very conscious, but he didn't know if he was sincere or had other plans. But no matter what purpose he has, at least he is a good role model, Zhao Ji laughed, "Okay, this is my good son of Song Dynasty! If you think about Song Dynasty, I will naturally not treat you badly.

There should also be a grain merchant from my Song Dynasty in the North, so you can go with the army! 35

Liang Shumou's eyes lit up, and he immediately knelt down and kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Caomin! 35

Originally, Liang Shumou wanted to use this opportunity to draw His Majesty's attention. Others regarded this pledge as bad luck, but he regarded it as a great opportunity. If it wasn't for his lack of strength, he would still want to pledge 100,000 stone.