Chapter 552 Counterattack (Update 2)
"Uncle, starting from tomorrow, the job of teaching these children to read and write will be handed over to you."
The little prince looked at the crowd, "Anyone who has read can be a teacher in the disaster-stricken areas, 10 copper coins a day."
The eyes of several elderly people suddenly lit up. They never thought that they could still make money at such an old age! They
really make more than others!
"Can women also be teachers? Before getting married, women also learn to read and write with their fathers."
A shockingly thin woman stood out, as if a gust of wind could blow her down.
"Of course you can! The teachers, regardless of gender, don't need to teach too deep principles every day. I have books here, you just need to follow the books!"
As soon as the little prince said this, more than ten people signed up.
However, even so, there were only 50 teachers. From this, it can be seen how difficult it is for ordinary people in the society to read and write!
In addition to the children and teachers, there are naturally three or four thousand people affected by the disaster. However, as long as the little prince wants, there will naturally be all kinds of work to do.
Whether it is clearing the river or building dams, there are always relatively easy jobs. These people with poor physical strength can be paid by the hour, or according to the amount of work done.
In short, there is nothing that the little prince can't think of.
It can be said that the more than 30,000 refugees here are clearly arranged by the little prince.
The heads of the four major families were waiting for the people they secretly sent to eat up all the rice and grain at the disaster victims' place, causing chaos among the disaster victims. Then they would fan the flames and directly accuse the crown prince of being bad at disaster relief, creating an opportunity for the eldest prince to compete for the crown prince position!
However, they could not have imagined that whether it was the people they secretly sent over, or the people who went directly to the disaster victims' place outside Gusu City after they spread the news that they could eat for free, they were now sweating on the river dam.
The people who came for the free food could not bring themselves to eat the pig food after their meals were all made of the leftovers from the No. 1 restaurant in the world, so they left secretly. It
was not like they were starving
. Anyone with a little self-respect would not eat pig food unless they were starving and desperate.
At this time, four new grain stores opened in Gusu City, selling rice and grain. The key point was that the price was the same as usual, 10 cents a piece.
It can be said that when the four granaries opened, the people in Gusu went crazy. You know, since the flood, the price of rice in the city has been rising all the way, even to 1,000 coins per bushel!
This is not eating food at all, how is it different from eating money?
Only those wealthy families can afford it, and because of this, how many people in and outside Gusu died of hunger?
Now, four granaries opened in the city at once, and each bushel of rice is only 10 coins! !
This is simply a great thing that fell from the sky!
So what are you waiting for?
You must buy it!
Buy it now!
One bushel of rice is enough for a family of five to eat for five days. The price of grain finally came down to the same price as before the disaster, and the people really flocked to buy it.
Four granaries were set up in the east, west, south and north of Gusu City, which could provide the greatest convenience for the people and allow them to buy nearby.
The accountants and shopkeepers brought by the fifth prince were all very experienced people. They said that each person could only buy one bushel a day and could not buy more.
This was to prevent the powerful people in the city from buying in large quantities, reselling them to their own granaries, and then continuing to sell them at high prices, so that the people would not get any benefits.
Of course, if you really want to buy more, you can also go to the four grain stores and buy a bunch of grain from each store. However, this is actually very difficult to do. After all, since the four grain stores opened, there have been people queuing outside.
People are afraid that such a good thing will be gone the next day. This is grain that costs 10 coins a piece! ! !
People are really scared by the sudden increase in grain prices. They really can't afford it at 1,000 coins a piece!
Now that it's finally cheaper, isn't it just a matter of queuing?
As long as you don't starve to death, what does it matter if you stay up all night queuing?
The grain merchants in the city were immediately stimulated and frightened. These grain merchants all depended on the aristocratic families for survival. In order to make a fortune here, they had been collecting grain from other regions and then selling it at a high price in Jiangnan.
It can be said that in just these two months, their money bags have bulged.
The money earned in these two months can be compared to the profit of a whole year in previous years!
Which businessman would not be tempted by such huge profits?
It was because of seeing such benefits that these grain merchants collected grain from all over the country and transported it to Jiangnan, thinking that they could make a fortune.
Once greed arises in a person's heart, he will really lose his mind and gradually become crazy.
In order to earn more money in this disastrous year, God knows how much grain these grain merchants have collected from all over the country!
Apart from other things, the warehouses of these powerful people in the city are already full, and they have almost put most of their wealth on it, thinking of taking advantage of this opportunity to soar to the sky! Make a fortune!
Who would have thought that Cheng Yaojin would appear halfway and open four grain stores at once, and the price was still so low!
Who would buy their rice that costs 1,000 coins per bucket when there is rice that costs 10 coins per bucket?
Several big grain merchants were very anxious. If it was only a few days, it would be fine. Anyway, grain can be stored. As long as it is not damp, it will not go bad.
But these four stores are all opened by the Ministry of Commerce! ! !
That's the Ministry of Commerce! ! ! !
Although the Ministry of Commerce was only recently established, it has no presence in the court. It basically follows the principle of "I will not offend others unless they offend me". However, the head of the Ministry of Commerce is the Fifth Prince!
Based on this, even if the Ministry of Commerce is doing something that the civil and military officials in the court do not like, no one dares to offend the Ministry of Commerce easily.
Moreover, the Fifth Prince does have the ability to turn stones into gold. The commercial taxes paid by the Ministry of Commerce every year can support most of the troops guarding the border!
Just for this reason, the Minister Qian of the Ministry of Revenue can't wait to worship the Fifth Prince!
If anyone in the court dared to openly mock the prince for being a low-ranking businessman, he would immediately turn into a spray and lash out at the opponent, making the opponent doubt his life!
The strength of the Ministry of Commerce lies there, and the business ability of the fifth prince is even more obvious to the world.
Now, the Ministry of Commerce has opened four grain stores in the city overnight, and the prices are so low. Who dares to think that the Ministry of Commerce does not have enough food reserves and will sell out the food in a few days?
This is simply impossible!
That is the Ministry of Commerce!
That is the fifth prince!
The pressure is immediately put on the rich and powerful in the city.