Chapter 400: Bai Qi is transferred to the capital
Everything Cao Cao did was just to support the Qin emperor's decision.
However, at this moment, Ying Yuan still didn't know what had happened since leaving Xianyang City.
All the civil and military officials in the court were deeply betraying him.
At the moment, he focused all his attention on the issue of taxation in Jin.
Every day, memorials from all over Jin land floated in front of Ying Yuan like snowflakes.
Shangjing City, formerly the imperial palace of the Jin Dynasty, is now the temporary palace of the Qin Dynasty.
Lu You stood in front of Ying Yuan and bowed, saying:
"Your Majesty, in many cities within Jin territory, prices have skyrocketed."
“Although we have sent people to warn those illegal merchants, the effect is minimal.”
"Many people are already complaining about the high prices. I'm worried that if this trend continues, people will...will not be able to eat."
He originally wanted to say that the people would collectively rebel against Ying Yuan.
However, when the words came to his lips, he didn't dare to continue.
For fear of angering the other party, he said it in a more tactful tone.
However, this euphemism is where things go wrong.
If he spoke frankly, Ying Yuan would think that was the result he wanted.
Make the people of Jin hate Qin and themselves.
But if the people were about to have no food to eat, Ying Yuan would only think that it was because of his own incompetence that the country was doomed and the people suffered this disaster.
Therefore, he only felt guilty and thought about how to make up for the people living at the bottom of society.
"Don't we have tens of millions of taels of silver in the Jin treasury? Use it to support the market, buy large quantities of grain, and sell it cheaply to the people so they can eat first."
"Then issue an order to have Zhu Di's 200,000 troops rush to Shangjing City. At the same time, order Bai Qi to ride as fast as he can and come here quickly. I want to see him."
After Ying Yuan gave the order.
Lu You did it without any hesitation.
Due to the rapid rise in prices in recent days, food looting has occurred in many towns and cities.
This will make markets more chaotic everywhere.
If the government does not send people to stop this behavior, the situation in various places will become worse.
But if it is stopped, the people will still not be able to afford food.
There were even demonstrations in various places.
First, several people organized themselves and went to the local government, hoping that the officials would come forward and give a reasonable explanation for the recent rise in food prices:
"In the past, one tael of silver could buy one dan of rice, and one dan of rice weighed about one hundred catties. But now, one tael of silver can only buy fifty catties of rice."
"If this continues, who will be able to afford food? The government must give us an explanation!"
"That's right, let's go report it to the police together!"
“…”
In this way, under the influence of their few words, more and more people joined the team and went to the government office together.
Many of them were sent by wealthy merchants.
Its purpose is to cause trouble.
Since the imperial court wants to increase taxes on merchants.
Then, let no one have an easy time.
The local county magistrate naturally did not dare to meet such a large group of people.
Then, those people, under the influence of others, disregarded the laws of the country and rushed into the county government office.
They smashed, looted and robbed. In short, they took away everything that looked valuable in the county government office.
Afterwards, the embarrassed county magistrate sat dejectedly in front of the hall, staring at the empty county office with lifeless eyes, and sighed to the sky:
"If this is the case, the country will not be able to rule the country!"
This situation has occurred in many towns.
But surprisingly, the imperial court did not seem to have any intention of dealing with the matter.
Just buying food from all over the place like crazy.
However, no matter how rich the imperial court was, how much grain could it buy?
This is definitely not enough for the people of the entire Jin territory.
Moreover, in the eyes of the aristocratic merchants, the court's actions meant that the court was afraid. They even thought that the Qin emperor was afraid!
As a result, some famous merchants in Jin State blatantly came to a place called "Daqian City" and openly held a large gathering.
Then, at the meeting, they continued to speak ill of the court:
"Everyone says that Ying Yuan never lost a battle in his life, and his methods were extremely powerful. He was hailed as the greatest emperor of all time. But now it seems that he is nothing!"
"Yeah, I thought he was so arrogant, but he was completely defeated by our little tricks, wasn't he?"
"One tael of silver can only buy fifty kilograms of rice. With such a high price, Ying Yuan should also spend money to save the market and buy it. He really doesn't know what he's talking about!"
"Next, we will continue to raise grain prices until Emperor Ying Yuan of Qin leaves Jin like a dog, ears and tail drooping in disgrace!"
“…”
They laughed unscrupulously.
At this time, Yuan Tiangang, who was hiding in the dark, was filled with doubts while listening to their discussion.
"Emperor Qin...are you serious? Is it as bad as they say?"
"Jintu is now a bottomless pit, why are you still spending money to rescue the market?"
"What...are you thinking?"
Don't say they don't understand.
Even Lu You, who had been with Ying Yuan recently, was confused.
Tens of millions of taels of silver were spent in Jin, but not a single splash was made.
Food prices and commodity prices in various places are still rising rapidly.
There was no sluggishness at all.
If this continues, not only will the people not be able to survive, but even the imperial court will lose control of the Jin territory.
After Lu You told His Majesty the Emperor about his concerns.
Ying Yuan simply asked quietly, "Where is Zhu Di's 200,000-man army?"
"Has it turned pale?"
Lu You bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the Prince of Yan's army will reach Shangjing in just three to five days."
"As for General Bai Qi, he should be arriving tomorrow."
Speaking of which, Ying Yuan ordered Bai Qi to come to the capital.
In Xianyang, it caused a huge uproar.
Who is Bai Qi?
The most famous killing general of Qin State!
He was filled with murderous aura, and even his own people were terrified when they saw him.
Let’s not talk about anything else, just during the Battle of Yanyun, the number of Jin soldiers who died at the hands of Bai Qi alone was at least 200,000, if not 300,000.
In addition, since he became a general of the Qin State, he has experienced countless battles, large and small, and it is estimated that more than 300,000 people died at his hands.
He is a true god of death!
Your Majesty, what is the purpose of transferring this God of Killing to Shangjing City?
Could it be that he was asked to kill someone?
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