I, the strongest poisoner, am called the living king of hell by the empress

The old man was buried in the grave, and the old man was buried.

Qingshui City.

Cui Xinghe stood in the government office with his hands behind his back, holding an envelope that was sent from Chang'an at the fastest speed.

Behind him was the respectful Qingshui City County Magistrate.

The Qingshui City County Magistrate looked at Cui Xinghe's back, and a touch of excitement appeared on his face.

This Cui Zhuangyuan is really amazing.

He had only been in Qingshui City for one day, and he used thunderous means to directly reduce the prices of the major grain merchants in Qingshui City by five cents!

The grain price in Qingshui City dropped from 100 wen to 95 wen. Then, the next day, the government ordered the opening of the warehouses to release grain. At the same time, the government purchased grain from the market and reduced the grain price by another 5 wen at the price of 90 wen per dou!

The grain price in the market stabilized at 90 wen per dou.

Such measures impressed the county magistrate of Qingshui City. He heard that the grain price in Linjiang City not far away was not curbed, but on the contrary, it began to soar...

After reading the letter in his hand, Cui Xinghe showed a hint of disdain on his handsome face.

Then he said directly, "The people of Linjiang City are miserable!"

Behind him, the magistrate of Qingshui City asked curiously, "Cui Yushi, what happened? Why are the people of Linjiang City miserable?"

Cui Xinghe looked back at the magistrate of Qingshui City and said calmly, "Gao Yang, the grandson of Duke Dingguo, arrived in Linjiang City. The first order he issued was to order the four major grain merchants in Linjiang City not to sell grain at a price lower than 150 wen per dou!"

"150 wen per dou?"

"What?"

The magistrate of Qingshui City was shocked.

This price is enough to kill the people!

Cui Xinghe continued to talk to himself, "Duke Dingguo is extremely powerful. Although the empress ascended the throne and Daqian ushered in a new reshuffle, no matter what, Duke Dingguo is a veteran of three dynasties. His prestige is known to the whole Daqian!"

"Gao Yang is the grandson of Duke Dingguo, which is more powerful than my Cui family. He doesn't want to use his power to pressure others and force greedy grain merchants to lower prices!"

"On the contrary, further raising grain prices is really stupid and wastes this great identity."

Cui Xinghe said with disdain.

He thought of the empress's arrangement and felt ridiculous.

He, Cui Xinghe, is a descendant of a famous family. Daqian has suppressed all the students in the world.

How can his knowledge and strategy be compared with a waste who can only play vicious tricks?

The empress actually promised them similar identities, one went to Linjiang City and the other went to Qingshui City. This is clearly a competition.

And by comparison, Linjiang City is more serious.

But Gao Yang went to Linjiang City.

This was a great shame in Cui Xinghe's eyes!

Gao Yang was a playboy, spending his days in Chang'an, while Cui Xinghe was devoted to studying statecraft in the Hanlin Academy. However, in the heart of the empress, Gao Yang was more important.

This was a shame for the entire Cui family, and even more so for Cui Xinghe!

Thinking of this, Cui Xinghe's eyes became colder.

"Pass this censor's order and tell these grain merchants not to be too greedy, otherwise they will anger this censor and it will be a bad ending!"

"The grain price in Qingshui City must be reduced by another eight cents. At eighty-two cents a bucket, they can still make money. It's enough!"

"If you give this censor face, when this censor returns to Chang'an and becomes the secretary of the empress, this censor will still remember this favor. If not, then we can do whatever we want, but I'm afraid they can't afford the price!"

The county magistrate of Qingshui City was surprised when he heard this, "Mr. Cui wants to reduce it by another eight cents?"

In this way, the grain price in Qingshui City will only be eighty-two cents a bucket, although it is still much higher than the previous fifty cents a bucket.

But the people can still afford it if they grit their teeth and tighten their belts. At least it won't be a purgatory scene with starving people everywhere.

Of course, in such a disaster year, a job to support a family is too precious. For the poor people, even if the price is reduced to 50 wen per dou, they will still starve to death!

In the eyes of the magistrate of Qingshui City, this is already hard-won.

Cui Xinghe nodded, "I have secretly investigated the grain prices in Qingshui River and made a statistics. The two major grain merchants Liu and Tian are almost hoarding grain at a price of 53 wen to 71 wen, not to mention that they still have last year's old grain in their mansion!"

"At 82 wen per dou, they still have a profit, and they will not be ruined."

"Officials should relax and tighten, and give sweet dates after a stick, which is the way to govern the country!"

The magistrate of Qingshui City admired him very much.

"Yushi Cui is a great talent. On behalf of more than 50,000 people in Qingshui City, I would like to thank Yushi Cui!"

"Daqian has Yushi Cui, which is a blessing for the country!"

After saying that, the Qingshui City County Magistrate immediately went down to deliver the message.

After the two major grain merchants in Qingshui City heard Cui Xinghe's message, they all fell silent.

On the one hand, there is a good relationship between the Cui family of Chang'an and the number one scholar of Daqian. On the other hand, the two sides are at odds with each other and use their own methods.

But Cui Xinghe left another way for them.

With a food price of eighty-two cents, you can still make a lot of money.

Under this kind of game.

Soon, food prices in Qingshui City dropped again!

It was just declining in a slow manner, so that he could make more money, but Cui Xinghe didn't care about it.

A sudden reduction of eight cents will cause food prices to fluctuate too much and fall slowly. The two companies will not only be able to better control food prices, but also make more money.

After doing all this, Cui Xinghe looked towards the north of Qingshui City with a chill in his eyes.

"On one side is the sudden drop of eighteen cents in Qingshui City, and on the other side is the one hundred and fifty cents per dou in Linjiang City, or even higher food prices."

"I, Cui Xinghe, am destined to shine throughout Chang'an!"

There was a strong ambition in Cui Xinghe's eyes.

"..."

Linjiang City.

Outside the county government office.

Angry people surrounded the county government office. Unable to control their anger, they vented their anger toward the county government office.

"One hundred and eighty cents per dou, do we still need to live?"

"Sir, the common people kneel down to you. I beg you to show mercy and open the warehouse quickly to stock up on food. Otherwise, my whole family will really starve to death!"

"Today, the price has exceeded 180 fen per dou, and has exceeded 200 fen per dou. These damn grain merchants still won't sell it for 200 fen per dou!"

"These beasts who eat human blood steamed buns will be punished sooner or later!"

Wave after wave of sound spread far away, making Du Jiang in the county government look sad.

He couldn't help but pace back and forth in the lobby of the county government office, his eyebrows showing annoyance.

The master on the side said, "Sir, if this continues, I'm afraid it will be difficult to end with the public anger!"

Du Jiang stopped and looked back at the master, "Is this the situation I want to see now?"

"Your Majesty, Lord Yushi, please write down the list. Can the people not be angry? But what can I do? My impeachment memorial has been rejected. Your Majesty ordered us to wait and listen to Lord Yushi. What can I do!"

The master's face was also full of sorrow and despair.

"Today is the seventh day, but not only has the price of food in Linjiang City not fallen, but it has also risen to two hundred cents per dou, which is twenty cents per dou more expensive than the one hundred and fifty cents per dou listed on the list. !”

"The people's food reserves are at the bottom, and the county government cannot open warehouses to release food. In a few days, public anger will sweep through, and there will be chaos!"

Du Jiang frowned, he didn't know this.

"Where is Gao Yushi?" Du Jiang asked with bloodshot eyes.

The master replied, "It should be at Huaguo Temple!"

Du Jiang's expression changed, "Go to the temple again?"

His face was ashen.

During these seven days, Gao Yang, in addition to ordering major grain merchants not to sell grain for less than one hundred and fifty coppers per dou, other than that, he either went to Qingshui River to play or went to temples to worship Buddha!

They even want to renovate the county government office and hold large-scale events!

With such laissez-faire behavior, can the price of food in Linjiang City be reduced?

"The seven-day period has arrived. I will go to see Mr. Gao now to see how the price of the food he guaranteed with his life can be reduced!"

"..."

Outside Huaguo Temple.

This is the largest temple near Linjiang City. Countless people come to worship and the incense is strong.

In Daqian, Taoism and Buddhism were equally popular.

Throughout Daqian, from dignitaries to ordinary people, countless people burned incense and worshiped Buddha.

After Gao Yang burned a few sticks of incense, he was personally sent out by the abbot of Huaguo Temple.

The two chatted happily.

This scene made Du Jiang, who came to find Gao Yang, gnash his teeth angrily.

He does not believe in Buddhism at all. In his heart, if there are really gods and Buddhas everywhere in the world, he can hear the sufferings of the common people.

Then how could there be so many catastrophes in this world?

The gods and Buddhas in the sky are all a joke!

When the host entered the temple, Du Jiang couldn't help but ask, "Gao Yushi, seven days have passed!"

"But the price of food in Linjiang City has not dropped. On the contrary, it has been rising all the way. Since your decree, the price of food has soared to one hundred and fifty cents per dou. Not only that, it has continued to rise, reaching a full two hundred cents. After a fight, since the county government posted the notice, people outside the county government are pleading for help every day! "

"If this continues, the situation will get out of control and everything will be too late by then. Are you really not afraid?"

Du Jiang said with despair.

He originally wanted to report it to the Empress quickly, hoping that the Empress would stop his ridiculous behavior, but not only did nothing happen, but he also got the Empress to act according to her orders!

And he also made inquiries and finally learned Gao Yang's identity.

Grandson of Gao Tianlong, Duke of Dingguo, a famous dandy in Chang'an

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After the news came, he collapsed in a chair in despair, and didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

In the next few days, Gao Yang strictly ordered the county government's granary not to open the warehouse to release grain, and then began to wander around.

Either he took him to the Qingshui River that runs through the entire Guangyang County to enjoy the scenery, or he went to the temple every day to pray and chat with the host, just like a believer.

Gao Yang went to more than a dozen temples near Linjiang City!

Seeing that seven days had passed, the grain price in Linjiang City not only did not drop, but on the contrary it went up all the way, even far higher than the 150 wen per dou on the county government's list, reaching a terrifying 200 wen per dou!

Moreover, there was still a rising trend.

Gao Yang not only did not use any means to curb it, but on the contrary he wanted to take advantage of this disaster to renovate the government office and hold large-scale events!

Therefore, even though he knew that Gao Yang was confused, he couldn't help but remind Gao Yang, hoping that he would think of a way.

If this continues, a big chaos will come in Linjiang City!

Gao Yang looked at Du Jiang, without giving a direct answer, but said indifferently: "What have the four major grain merchants done in the past few days?"

Du Jiang said with a gloomy face, "Since the county government posted the notice, the four major grain merchants have used a large amount of money to frantically sweep up the grain in the hands of other small grain merchants at a price of 100 coins per bucket. They will not sell even if it is 150 coins per bucket, causing the grain price to rise all the way. Now they are hoarding grain and waiting for the people to run out of food, and then continue to raise the grain price!"

"These people won't even sell it for 200 coins per bucket!"

Gao Yang smiled, his eyes cold, "Tomorrow, we will recruit workers to start renovating the government office, and post a notice to the public. I will hold a grand dragon boat race!"

"The winner can be exempted from commercial taxes for three years!"