"Young Master, why are we buying so much food?"
When Wang Zhong heard that Li Zexuan wanted to buy food, and it seemed that he wanted to buy a lot of it, he was immediately puzzled.
Li Zexuan waved his hand and said, "Uncle Wang, you don't have to ask. You'll know the reason when the time comes!"
Wang Zhong was still worried and said, "Young Master, if we buy so much food, won't the government find out and cause the Emperor to punish us?"
It must be known that in ancient times, the government had always strictly prohibited ordinary people from hoarding food, which was a relatively important resource. Buying food without restraint like Li Zexuan did was still somewhat against the taboo.
"Uncle Wang, you don't have to worry. His Majesty won't blame us!"
Li Er probably couldn't wait for him to purchase more food for the disaster relief next year. Perhaps Old Li was doing the same thing as him now.
Wang Zhong had nothing else to say. He nodded and went out to make the arrangements.
Now that Li Zexuan had established the Flaming Yellow Chamber of Commerce, many things were much easier. This was the power of an alliance.
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Li Zexuan's guess was right. Li Er was also thinking about taking advantage of the fall in grain prices to buy a large amount of grain.
"Minister Xiao, do you know about the recent drop in the price of food in Chang 'an?"
Li Er called Xiao Yu over and asked after the morning assembly in Ganlu Hall.
Xiao Yu seemed to have realized something. He frowned and said, "Your Majesty, I've heard about it. From what I see, the fluctuation in the price of food in Chang 'an is mainly caused by the excess food brought back by the fleet going south. However, this is only a temporary effect. Once the excess food is digested by the merchants, the price of food in Chang' an will definitely return to normal!"
Li Eryi smiled inexplicably. He stood up, clasped his hands behind his back, and said to Xiao Yu, "Minister Xiao, you're right. But in order to stabilize the grain price as soon as possible, I'd like to transfer some money to purchase the extra grain in Chang 'an. What do you think?"
Xiao Yu's eyebrows twitched. As expected, Li Er was thinking about the national treasury again. As the butler of the Tang Empire, he was in charge of the entire country's money bag. Normally, he would spend one copper coin like two copper coins. When he heard that Li Er wanted to transfer money, Xiao Yu felt his heart ache.
"How much money does Your Majesty intend to take away?"
Xiao Yu said helplessly.
"This sea trade has brought huge profits to the imperial court. Now, there should be a lot of money left in the national treasury. I want to take out 50,000 strings of cash to buy food and stabilize the price of food! Minister Xiao, you must arrange this as soon as possible! "
Li Er calculated in his heart and ordered.
The 50,000 strings of cash should not be underestimated. At the current price of two copper coins per bushel of rice, 50,000 strings of cash could buy more than two million dans of grain. A month ago, the Great Tang's treasury wouldn't have been able to transfer so much money.
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Xiao Yu inwardly heaved a sigh of relief. A month ago, the national treasury was indeed unable to take out so much money. But now, 50,000 strings of cash was nothing.
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"Where's Chengqian?"
In the afternoon, Li Er finished his work and let out a sigh of relief. He looked around and suddenly asked Zhao Song.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince should still be in the academy!"
Zhao Song bowed and replied.
"In the Academy? What's he doing in the Academy? "
A month ago, Li Chengqian had entered Yanhuang College in the name of a supervisor. He had gone through thick and thin with the students of the Academy and had undergone military training together. But now that a month had passed, Li Chengqian should have returned to the palace to continue being the Crown Prince and do what he should do as the Crown Prince. However, it had been a few days since the end of the military training in Yanhuang College, and Li Er had barely seen Li Chengqian.
After serving Li Er for so many years, Zhao Song had a rough idea of what Li Er was thinking.
He hesitated for a moment and replied, "The Crown Prince should be playing cuju with His Highness King of Wei and His Highness King of Han at the Academy!"
"Cuju?"
Li Er was even more confused. In his eyes, Li Chengqian had always been diligent and eager to learn. How could he forget about work because of a moment of fun? He stood up and said, "Come with me to take a look. These guys are not returning to the palace during the holidays. They're playing cuju at the Academy.
This is outrageous! "Zhao Song quickly said," Your Majesty, the Crown Prince and the others are playing cuju. It's not the cuju you saw before. It's a new type of ball made by the Marquis of Yong 'an. It's very elastic. I heard that they call it a soccer ball! "
"Soccer ball? Then all the more I want to take a look! "
Hearing that it was Li Zexuan's new toy, Li Er's interest was piqued. He was wearing casual clothes and did not need to deliberately change. He directly brought Zhao Song out of the palace.
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"Go on! Cut off his ball! Wow, it's really broken. His Highness King of Han is too fast! "
"What a good ball! His Highness King of Han may be young, but he's too ferocious when he plays! He's as good as two players! "
"Oh no! Cheng Chumo is catching up. I'm afraid His Highness King of Han won't be able to bring him out! "
Yanhuang College, on the sports field.
Although it was the holidays, there were still many students gathered there. There was no other reason other than the fact that they could see Li Chengqian, Li Ke, and Cheng Chumo playing soccer.
Compared to the last time, the current sports field was undoubtedly more formal. There were already lines, bottom lines, center lines, and center circles on the grass. Moreover, there was no one in the entire college who did not know about soccer. The students were all looking forward to the batch of soccer balls that Li Zexuan had promised to come to the college as soon as possible. Before that, they could only watch Li Chengqian and the others play for fun. At the same time, when one of them got tired of playing, perhaps they could go up and play for a while?
"Baolin, catch the ball!"
In the middle of the field, Cheng Chumo patted his horse and charged forward. With a feint, he skillfully intercepted the football at Li Ke's feet. Then, without stopping, he sent a flying pass directly to Yuchi Baolin at the back!
Speaking of which, this was the advantage of having long legs!
In a soccer game that did not allow the use of internal energy, apart from personal fitness, the most important thing was the length of one's legs. This was a natural advantage.
Yuchi Baolin's reflexes were not as agile as Cheng Chumo's. He had just received the ball when he was already surrounded.
"Baolin, quick, pass it to me!"
Iron Egg shouted anxiously from outside the crowd.
He did go home during the holidays, but the Han Village was only a few hundred steps away from Yanhuang College. He could come here whenever he wanted.
The field was in full swing. The spectators outside the field were watching with great interest and cheering from time to time. No one noticed that at this moment, a handsome middle-aged man came to the sidelines with a skinny old man. Then, he stared intently at the group of young people playing soccer on the field.
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