"Not only that, I can also guarantee that the price of grain will not rise by more than 30%."
Zhu Qing looked troubled upon hearing this: "This... I'm still losing money."
Xu Churen's face darkened: "With the nation in peril, does Master Zhu intend to profit from this crisis?"
Xu Churen questioned him on the spot, which frightened Zhu Qing so much that he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said, "In that case, this humble citizen will not pay a penny more."
Zhu Qing knew very well that if the imperial court could guarantee that the price increase of the supplier would not exceed 30%, then the supplier must undoubtedly be a merchant company of the imperial court.
Xu Churen said nothing more. The court still needed grain merchants like Zhu Qing. If they were suppressed too much, who would sell the grain?
According to the agreement reached with Zhu Qing, Zhu Qing's grain shop is destined to have a bumper harvest in the next six months.
With ample supply and low prices, customers will naturally choose this place first.
This is forcing other grain shops to lower prices and forcibly squeezing profits from grain merchants.
Xu Churen himself had calculated that even with such pressure, it would never really crush those grain merchants; they were fully capable of holding out for six months.
Over the past six months, large quantities of grain from Jiaozhou have been continuously entering Jinghu Road and Jingji Road to alleviate the pressure on grain supplies.
After completing the task, Xu Churen confidently went to the emperor to report back.
"I am at ease entrusting this matter to Minister Xu."
This was a compliment given by the emperor.
Seeing that the emperor didn't seem too concerned, Xu Churen was a little puzzled. Wasn't the emperor always very concerned about food?
Why have you been so absent-minded lately?
He was always fiddling with his strange crops in the Guanjia Hall.
Xu Churen also took some and gave them to Chen Fu to try planting in the official fields, but he was still very curious about why the emperor was so obsessed with these things.
Could this stuff possibly feed the people of the Song Dynasty?
"Have you instructed me to plant all the seeds I gave you last time?"
"They've all been planted."
"Plant them all, and they will be ripe in three months."
"yes!"
Xu Churen didn't know what the emperor meant by maturity, or what it would look like when it grew up.
The emperor's mysterious behavior aroused his intense curiosity.
Watching the emperor's busy figure from behind, Xu Churen suddenly realized something: the emperor seemed to be undergoing a subtle change as well.
Compared to his sharp edge when he first ascended the throne, the current emperor displays more composure in the face of many things.
Xu Churen sighed inwardly. Only he could truly understand how difficult it was to govern a vast country!
He could understand the hardships of being an emperor, the immense responsibility that rested on his shoulders.
Most importantly, although the new policy is still being fully implemented, there are many problems and contradictions at all levels.
The new faction is also splitting, with the conservatives hiding behind the guise of the new faction, waiting for an opportunity to act.
The Jiangling incident exposed not only problems within the royal family, but also within the military.
The redistribution of interests brought about by the reforms of the imperial court has caused countless people to bare their bloodthirsty fangs.
The ideological and interest conflicts during the reform process were bloody and brutal, unseen by the emperor and prime minister, revealing the worst aspects of human nature.
However, it cannot be simply defined that such a cruel phenomenon was entirely detrimental to the Song Dynasty.
Every day, countless memorials were sent to the Hall of State Affairs from all over the country, and some were sent directly to the emperor.
Ministers are rapidly consolidating their power base, amplifying minor issues in court for their own benefit, while others are deliberately suppressing problems that are brewing into major disasters.
The Song Dynasty, under the emperor's leadership, is like a carriage made of uneven materials. The emperor wants to use the best horses to pull the carriage, but whether the carriage can handle the speed is the biggest problem.
Controversy surrounding the emperor exists at all times.
For the first time, Xu Churen felt a deep respect for the emperor who could bear such great controversy and still move forward despite the burden.
This admiration is not for the emperor's strategic vision or courage.
It's endurance!
If it were an emperor emeritus, he would have long since relinquished his responsibilities and indulged in pleasure.
The ministers complained bitterly, saying they were kept awake at night by the emperor's pressure.
But what they didn't know was that the emperor couldn't sleep either.
Sunlight fell on Zhao Huan's back, and Xu Churen suddenly said, "Your Majesty, I will do my utmost to control grain prices."
With his back to Xu Churen, Zhao Huan was busy with his own things: "With Prime Minister Xu here, I have nothing to worry about."
"Your Majesty, please take care of your health. I shall take my leave now."
"Okay, go down."
Zhao Huan rolled up his wide sleeves and continued to fiddle with his little chili peppers, watering and fertilizing the potatoes from time to time.
In his previous life, he had never set foot on the ground.
But after transmigrating and becoming the emperor, he actually started farming.
He himself did not expect it.
Moreover, after cultivating this kind of land for a while, I found it quite interesting.
He looked forward to the chili peppers growing quickly and the sweet potatoes and potatoes ripening soon.
Sweet potatoes and potatoes can fill many people's stomachs, while small chili peppers are an incredibly delicious condiment.
After finishing tidying up the crops in Guanjia Hall, Zhao Huan went back to change his clothes and left the palace with his entourage.
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