Immediately, the powerful and wealthy families who had been allocated their share flocked to the official granaries in various regions to make purchases, much to the delight of the local officials.
Only a few were sold to them at twice the prescribed price; most were sold at three or even four times the price, which was secretly authorized and permitted by Liu Hong.
Nevertheless, it did not dampen the purchasing enthusiasm of those powerful families. Even if the purchase price was high here, they had plenty of ways to recoup their losses from the grassland tribes, and they might even make more money.
After all, the tenfold price is just the basic floor price given by the official authorities; there is no limit on the upper limit.
In the Deyang Palace, looking at the sales ledgers presented by the official granaries from various regions, Liu Hong nodded in satisfaction. Before the goods even left the Han Dynasty, the national treasury's revenue had already doubled.
"Yuan Chang, tell them to replenish the official granaries as soon as possible. They can also buy grain from the people at twice the market price!"
Liu Hong's actions were also a way to use the trade market to benefit the people. In this way, the court, powerful families, wealthy clans, and ordinary people could all benefit, while only the barbarians would suffer losses.
After Zhong Yao left, Liu Hong looked at Jian Shuo and said, "Go tell Yang Qiu to keep a close eye on grain and salt prices in secret. Anyone who dares to raise prices by more than 10% without authorization should be arrested and investigated immediately!"
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When the grain in the hands of ordinary people is exchanged for money, those grain merchants will certainly take the opportunity to raise grain prices and profit from it, so the people will not benefit at all.
This would contradict Liu Hong's original intention of benefiting the people.
This year, the people sold their grain and earned money, which will allow them to buy seeds, farming tools, and oxen next year, enabling them to cultivate more land and produce more grain.
Moreover, when people have money, they can buy other daily necessities, which can stimulate the production of handicrafts and various workshops, thus forming a virtuous cycle.
By exploiting and plundering external wealth through trade, Liu Hong could then use the proceeds to enrich the domestic economy, benefiting both the upper and lower classes. This money would revitalize the Han Dynasty's economic flow and promote the overall development environment within the country. This was Liu Hong's primary purpose in opening the trade market.
Otherwise, why would the British, in the late Qing Dynasty, use their powerful ships and cannons to force open the gates of the Qing Dynasty, and one of their conditions was to allow the British to sell their goods? It's the same principle.
Ultimately, we may have a grudge, but that doesn't stop me from continuing to make money off you, using your money to develop myself, and continuing to beat you up.
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