Chapter 236

In fact, for the whole Datang, the benefits of grain price stability are obvious. It is Baili. However, the most fundamental reason for the great resistance to the implementation is that many big landlords are often big grain merchants, especially some aristocratic families, which control the grain price of a place.

In the court hall, many ministers are often representatives of big landlords, such as Du Yan and Wei Changde, who are also big landlords,

Although Li Shimin has repeatedly ordered that officials above grade five are prohibited from doing business, selling the output from their fields is not business.

Moreover, the Wei and Du families are deeply rooted in Chang'an City and have amazing power. The Du family is Du Ruhui's family, and there are countless disciples and old officials in the dynasty. The Wei family is the family of imperial concubine Wei, and no one dares to move.

"Tell your majesty that I think I can increase the right of regular closing positions and build more regular closing positions in all parts of the Tang Dynasty to stabilize local prices." Fang Xuanling listed.

He was the Prime Minister of the current Dynasty. It was his responsibility to maintain the stability of grain prices. He put forward the most fundamental solution to the problem.

"As Fang Aiqing said, this is indeed a radical cure." Li Shimin nodded and turned to Duan Lun, the Minister of industry,

"Duan Aiqing, it's up to your work department to build a regular closing position."

Duan Lun replied, "yes! But the construction of constant closing positions is not done overnight. I'm afraid we can't build many constant closing positions without three or five years."

Building granaries is not a simple thing. It needs site selection, construction and various facilities. It can't be built in a day or two.

"Moreover, it costs a lot of money, plus the purchase of food, I'm afraid the imperial court can't take so much money!" Dai Zhou, the Minister of the Ministry of people, frowned. He also knows the good thing of often closing positions, but it is difficult for a clever woman to cook without rice. At this time, the financial situation is not so tight, but it is impossible to take out so much money to use often closing positions to buy grain.

When they heard the speech, they were immediately happy, couldn't help looking at each other, and then a look of regret appeared on their faces.

Li Shimin was immediately silent. The lack of money was indeed a pain in everyone's heart, even the emperor.

Su Lingnong said, "tell your majesty, Changping warehouse is a long-term plan, but it can't quench your thirst. If the imperial court sets a grain price, no matter what the price is, it can ensure the interests of farmers to the greatest extent."

"No?" said Wade, startled.

If a price is fixed, how can he and vedu make huge profits by buying grain.

"Why not? If you set the price of grain, it will not be lower than the current price. I know that the Wei family has a lot of fields. If you can sell the grain at a good price, it will be good for you." Su Lingnong puffed his beard and glared.

Wei changdeton secretly scolded Su Lingnong for pretending to be confused. Relying solely on grain output, where can a aristocratic family be fed? Which aristocratic family can last only by sucking blood from the people.

Besides, not to mention aristocratic families, even ordinary landlords, who will not sell grain at the lowest price when the grain has just been hit. They hoard it for a few months, wait until the grain price rises, and then slowly sell the grain. On the contrary, ordinary farmers have no resistance and can only sell grain at a low price.

"Lord Wei doesn't know. If the grain price is fixed and the grain merchants are unprofitable, they naturally don't want to buy and sell grain again. At that time, the grain in the hands of farmers can't be sold, and the people in the city can't buy grain, isn't it more harmful." Du Yan is the person who later became prime minister. He saw the disadvantages mentioned by Su Lingnong at a glance and spoke to help Wei Changde out.

"That's true!" Su Lingnong nodded in agreement, but then said, "in that case, we might as well set a minimum and maximum grain purchase price?"

"What is the lowest and highest grain price?" Li Shimin asked.

"Your Majesty, the lowest grain price is the lowest price to ensure that grain merchants can buy farmers' grain. This lowest price should ensure that farmers will not sell at a low price when they sell grain. The highest grain price is the price that grain merchants sell grain. This highest grain price is the price that people in Chang'an can bear without affecting their lives. The middle price difference is grain merchants In this way, the interests of the three parties can be guaranteed. "Su Lingnong talked freely and threw out a practical method.

Li Shimin's eyes lit up immediately. In this way, he must be able to solve the problem perfectly. There will be no more three or five fights, nor will Gu GUI hurt the people.

"What do you think of Aiqing?" Li Shimin shook his body and looked at the minister in the court.

"This is good governance?" Fang Xuanling nodded immediately. In this way, coupled with the assistance of often closing positions, it must be able to ensure the stability of grain prices in Datang.

Many ministers also figured out the joints and couldn't help nodding and praising, especially some ministers who were not engaged in grain traders at home.

For a moment, under the general trend, vedu and others were opposed, which would only arouse Li Shimin's anger. After all, there was nothing more important to maintain the rule for an emperor, especially an emperor who preferred fame like Li Shimin.

The vedu families are powerful and still weak in front of the emperor's will.

Su Lingnong couldn't help smiling with relief at his speech. All along, his position as a big farmer seemed noble, but he had no real power. In the face of the suffering of the people, he did nothing. Today, if he could control the lowest and highest grain prices in the country, wouldn't it benefit the people all over the world.

"Unexpectedly, Lord Mo's attention was really good!" Su Lingnong couldn't help smiling.

Yes, the minimum grain purchase price and the maximum grain sale price he proposed are exactly the ideas Merton gave him. Otherwise, how could he come up with such ideas with his character of bowing to the fields.

The tone has been set, and the rest of the elite of the Tang Dynasty will not be defeated. Soon Dai Zhou has to calculate a reasonable minimum grain purchase price and maximum grain selling price.

The lowest purchase price of the valley is seven Wen per bucket, and the highest selling price is ten Wen. The price difference of the three Wen in the middle is the profit of the grain merchant. Three Wen is already equivalent to less than half of each bucket of grain money. Even if the transportation cost is erased, the profit is still considerable. After all, the grain will eventually go by volume, not by price.

In addition to millet, the whole court also set a new minimum purchase price and maximum selling price for wheat, sorghum and rice.

"OK! In the future, the Tang Dynasty will take this as an example. At the time of summer harvest every year, the Da Si Nong will set the national grain price and report it to the chaotang for distribution all over the world." Li Shimin said with great joy.

"Your Majesty, Shengming!"

Seeing that the overall situation had been decided, the courtiers immediately agreed in unison. Of course, there were also the unwilling voices of Wei Changde and Du Yan.