Guan Yi took a deep breath and suppressed the many thoughts in his mind. He looked up at Du Qi and said solemnly, "Emperor Xia, regarding the issues mentioned in the three memorials, the security and market planning in Puchang County are easy to arrange. As long as the planning is redone, it can be changed gradually."
"However, it is not easy to suppress the price of grain, vegetables and other common necessities. Due to the limited supply, the grain in Puchang County is generally constant. It is impossible to increase it without reason."
"Under the situation of the population explosion, it is not easy to start planting vegetables, provide fruits and vegetables, or even increase the planting and purchase of fruits and vegetables."
"Of course, meat is relatively easier."
Guan Yi said, "Only the issue of grain is a little difficult. After all, the western region is different from the central region. The western region has some influence and is not as fertile as the central region. "
Du Qi said, "The simplest and most long-term solution to the problem of grain is for Puchang County to cultivate their own crops. When the people have extra grain, there will be fewer people buying and the supply of grain will naturally increase. The price of grain will naturally stabilize. This is the simplest and most long-term solution. Of course, you are right, it is more difficult to execute. "
Guan Yi said, "My king, the land in Puchang County, as long as it is fertile, especially the best paddy fields, they have been used. Now, to increase the amount of grain, we have to increase the reclamation of the mountains. The problem is the lack of water in the mountains and it is not easy to plant. Therefore, it is not easy to arrange. "
After a pause, Guan Yi said, "My king, regarding the issue of grain, I will try my best to do it. In short, I will try my best to stabilize the price of grain and not let the people fall into a situation where they cannot afford to buy grain. "
Du Qi nodded and said, "I believe in your determination. However, regarding the issue of grain, I have some suggestions. "
Guan Yi heard this and his spirit was lifted. He said, "Please enlighten me."
Du Qi said, "Let the government come forward and build a granary in Puchang County. Buy grain from various places and store it in the granary. This is one aspect and can be done slowly. In addition, the people do not pay taxes. In fact, many of them have grain but they are used to being poor and are unwilling to sell their grain. "
"Because if there is a problem, grain is the most useful if money is not. Many people were unwilling to sell their food, which led to a shortage of food. Therefore, the government can raise the price to buy in bulk when the people harvest the grain. "
"Grain is stored in the granary. Once there is a sufficient supply of grain in the market, the government can purchase grain in large quantities so that the people won't suffer too much loss. When there is a shortage of food in the market, the granary can be opened to sell food at a lower price, so that the people can afford to buy food. "
Du Qi said, "The value of the granary is to stabilize the price and stabilize the market. In short, the establishment of the granary is imperative. "
Guan Yi solemnly said, "I will do my best to carry out the king's arrangements and strive to build the granary as soon as possible. Then, they would try their best to buy as much food as possible. However, the current price of food is slightly high. The most important thing now is to lower the price. "
Du Qi said, "In terms of price suppression, we can do a lot of mediation. If there was a lot of millet and the price was low, then he would buy millet. If there was a lot of soybeans, then he would buy soybeans. If there was a lot of wheat, then he would buy wheat. In short, the method of building the granary and hoarding food must be paid attention to. In short, we can use the method flexibly. "
After a pause, Du Qi continued, "Of course, the most important thing is still farming. At present, the arable land is limited, so we have to work hard on farming to increase the grain harvest and increase the grain output. "
"This humble one understands!"
Guan Yi solemnly nodded.
After listening to Du Qi's words, Guan Yi also had some ideas in his mind.
He wanted to benefit the people and make their lives better and better. Therefore, every word Du Qi said was deeply imprinted in Guan Yi's mind. He wanted to practice it, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to improve the people's livelihood in Puchang County.
Du Qi changed the topic and said, "Apart from these issues, there is another matter for you to deal with."
"Please tell me, Your Majesty," said Guan Yi.
Du Qi sternly said, "Who is responsible for the construction of the cement roads in Puchang County?"
Guan Yi's expression immediately turned solemn as he solemnly said, "Your Majesty, this subject was planning to report the issue regarding the cement roads in Puchang County even if Your Majesty didn't ask."
After saying that, Guan Yi took out a memorial from his sleeve and said, "Your Majesty, this memorial has detailed the issue regarding the concrete roads in Puchang County. From the problems with the cement factory, to the contractors, to the people who built it, I have investigated all the details. Previously, this subject only dared to investigate and didn't dare to deal with it too much. After all, this subject is insignificant and can only restrain himself after investigating it thoroughly. Now that Your Majesty has come, I ask Your Majesty to deal with this matter. "
After saying that, he got up and handed the memorial to Du Qi.
When Du Qi picked up the memorial and read it, Guan Yi continued, "This subject has arranged for people to carefully investigate the public roads in Yizhou and Gaochang County. Every road is extremely standard and thick. Even in our Puchang County, there were some fraudulent projects. "
Du Qi didn't say a word and continued reading.
In Guan Yi's memorial, the businessman who was responsible for contracting the concrete roads in Puchang County was named Duan Chengen. He was a big businessman in Puchang County who was used to currying favor and had a good relationship with many officials.
Roads were being built everywhere in Xia Xia's territory, and the fortifications were also being pushed forward. The cement factory didn't hide the method to build the roads. After all, it wasn't a secret and it wasn't something that could be kept hidden forever.
As long as there was cement, sand, and so on, everything would be easy to handle. Therefore, in order to get the fastest speed, the cement factory adopted the contracting method. They contracted the roads in a county and handed them over to the businessmen under them. The cement factory was responsible for the final inspection.
Duan Chengen contracted the road construction in Puchang County, and the person who was responsible for giving this task to Duan Chengen was named Wang Guangyao. He was a project manager of the cement factory in Yizhou.
Xia Xia provided financial support for the construction of the concrete roads and let the people under him be responsible for it. The concrete personnel were selected by the cement factory. After all, the cement factory was the most professional.
Du Qi didn't expect that Duan Chengen would dare to cheat on the road construction. After buying the cement from the cement factory, he deducted the amount of cement, causing the roads to be substandard. In the end, the roads couldn't withstand the pressure and had problems.
Not only that, but Duan Chengen also recruited the people and gave them very little money. Even now, Duan Chengen still owed a portion of the people money. However, the main concrete roads in Puchang County had all been paved, and the state treasury had also settled the money. But the people didn't get any money, which was a bit surprising.
After reading the letter, Du Qi had a general idea. He looked at Guan Yi and said, "County Magistrate Guan, how much do you know about Wang Guangyao? He subcontracted the task to Duan Chengen, but did he receive any kickbacks? "
Guan Yi shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, I haven't found any evidence to prove whether he received kickbacks or not. After all, Wang Guangyao was in charge of the roads in Puchang County and subcontracted the work to Duan Chengen. As for the other aspects, there's no contact between the two sides. Under such circumstances, I also don't know. The only thing I can be sure of is that Duan Chengen plundered a lot of money and embezzled a lot of raw materials. It can be said that he's deceiving his superiors and deceiving his subordinates. "
Du Qi's eyes turned cold as he asked, "Is this Duan Chengen still in Puchang County?"
"Yes!"
Guan Yi nodded.
After a pause, Guan Yi continued, "It's just that there are guards outside Duan Chengen's residence, so it's difficult to enter. Many people went to collect debts, so they couldn't get close. As for the people coming to me for this matter, I don't have the authority to do anything to the cement factory. Besides, I've just sorted everything out recently. In short, I didn't act blindly without thinking. "
Du Qi said, "Your method is correct, but this Duan Chengen must be dealt with. Such a person deserves to die. Not only did he extort money from the Imperial Court, but he also bullied the people. "
When Guan Yi heard Du Qi's words, he excitedly asked, "Your Majesty, how do you plan to deal with him?"
Du Qi said, "Naturally, I'll arrest this person and give the people an explanation. Besides, it's not that easy to take my, Du Qi's, money. If it's obtained through illegal means, it'll be very troublesome. "
Du Qi's words had a hint of coldness.
There was also a hint of killing intent.
The concrete road was extremely important. Since someone dared to make a fuss about it and even embezzle money, they shouldn't blame Du Qi for being merciless.
Du Qi ordered, "Men."
Immediately, Guan Zhilan, who had been waiting at the door, came in. He was now Du Qi's scribe, and also his personal attendant. Therefore, Guan Zhilan was in charge of all matters.
Liu Jian was solely in charge of the food.
Du Qi ordered, "Inform Shangguan Yi to come here."
"Yes!"
Guan Zhilan immediately went to make the arrangements.
Not long after, Shangguan Yi entered. Without waiting for Shanghai Yi to speak, Du Qi ordered, "Take Mordor and all the Imperial Army soldiers with Guan Zhilan leading the way. Go straight to Puchang County's Duan Chengen's Duan Residence. Capture Duan Chengen. If you encounter any resistance, kill without mercy! "
"Yes!"
Shangguan Yi immediately responded.
He turned to make the arrangements.
Seeing Shangguan Yi leave, Guan Yi admired Du Qi's decisiveness in capturing Duan Chengen. Moreover, Duan Chengen wasn't an ordinary person. He had great power in Puchang County. If they wanted to capture Duan Chengen, there would definitely be conflict and even unrest. However, Du Qi still captured him directly. This was enough to show Du Qi's decisiveness.
Du Qi turned to look at Guan Yi and said, "Guan Yi, Duan Chengen is about to be captured. Then, are there other people like Duan Chengen? "
"No."
Guan Yi shook his head and replied.
Du Qi said, "Wait for news from Shangguan Yi and the others."
"Yes!"
Guan Yi nodded and replied.
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