smoothly.

It went so well that Li Kui couldn't believe that the Sun family had prepared nearly 5,000 shi of grain within an hour.

There is only one possibility: these grains were originally in the Sun family's granary.

A low-ranking warehouse supervisor actually hoarded such an astonishing amount of food at home. This was obviously not just for food, but for another purpose. But did Sun Zhuo own this food? Or was it put together by several other families?

Along the way, Li Kui was so entangled with this problem that he was scratching his head.

On the contrary, Li Yun was chattering on the side: "Is this family really stupid? There is so much food in the house, how can we eat it all?"

Sun Zhuo's family has quite a large population. In addition to one wife, he also has seven concubines. For a man, this is a dream life. There are also thugs dressed as bankers in the family, and there are not many of them.

, a dozen or so. Even if each of these people is a loser, it is impossible for them to eat up all the food in one or two years.

Stock up on other items so you may not have to worry about them breaking.

But the storage of grain is very demanding. If it gets wet, it will become moldy. If the granary leaks, it will destroy the grain in the warehouse. It is also necessary to prevent mice. If there are no preventive measures, two mice living in the granary can breed in one year.

An army of astonishing numbers comes out, unless it is one male and one female. In short, unless there are rice shops and wineries, ordinary people rarely hoard huge amounts of food.

Sun Zhuo's family did not have a rice shop. Liu An did have a rice shop, but the scale did not seem to be large.

Suddenly, a thought flashed through Li Kui's mind. Could it be that he was deliberately reducing food supply in order to raise food prices?

The transportation of materials in the Song Dynasty was very strict. Bulk commodities could not even leave the local area without official documents. And grain was an important material that stabilized the place, so it was generally strictly controlled. There were customs clearance documents, but the freight and

Taxes are a huge sum, and no one will engage in the business of selling food.

Food prices in Yingzhou remain at a high level, which may cause panic.

Changpingcang often suffered losses, which gave grain prices a reason to skyrocket. At the same time, one condition had to be met: a shortage of grain supply.

As long as there is insufficient food on the market, prices will naturally rise.

But this can only be a guess, and Li Kui simply did not dare to draw a conclusion based on these clues.

But if this is really what Li Kui guessed, then the person in the lead would be terrible.

Returning to Changpingcang, Li Kui looked at Yingshui not far away, thoughtfully. Gao Qiu looked at the long grain transport team and looked surprised. Is Yingzhou short of grain?

It’s lacking, and it’s still very lacking.

Why does a small warehouse supervisor have so much food?

Are they all here because of greed?

I'm afraid, even Gao Qiu thinks it's unrealistic. He can easily bring out five thousand shi of food, but what about 10,000 shi? What about 50,000 shi?

The real food gap in Yingzhou is less than 100,000 shi. If a few families can produce so much food, doesn't it mean that the food price in Yingzhou has been controlled by others. Whether it is rising or rising,

There is a black hand behind the scenes that firmly controls the price of grain in Yingzhou.

If this is the case, if Su Shi forces the other party and the other party uses food to threaten the place, the bachelor may lose his official position.

Gao Qiu said nervously: "I want Li Kui to go back to the Yamen and report to the bachelor so that he can make preparations in advance."

"That's fine!"

Five thousand shi of grain alone cannot really move the price of grain in Yingzhou. Li Kui knew this well.

In the backyard of the Yingzhou government office, Su Shi frowned and listened to Gao Qiu's report. He was a little confused. He was hoarding food, but how could he annex land?

The former can only put the big farmers into trouble, but the latter requires a lot of money.

If Yingzhou is short of both, then why are grain prices rising and large amounts of land being annexed?

Su Shi pondered for a while and then ordered Gao Qiu: "Go and ask Li Kui to come back."

"Tomorrow?" Gao Qiu was a little timid. He had just come from the granary on the edge of Yingshui River, more than sixty miles away! Fortunately, there were horses available, but his riding skills were very average. Although it took him a while to dismount.

, but my thighs and stomachs were still twitching nervously.

Su Shi did not give Gao Qiu any hope of sleeping one night and getting a good rest before leaving: "Go now and get back overnight."

After Zhang Shuo and other Gao Qiu left, they continued to discuss with Su Shi how to control grain prices. If Chang Pingsi refused to be promoted, Yingzhou might not be able to get external grain supplements.

If grain cannot be transported, then the price of grain will inevitably skyrocket. Even if grain is shipped, it costs 20 cents per dou from other places and 40 cents per dou in Yingzhou. How can it be sold?

Under the premise that someone is deliberately raising food prices, once food prices are suppressed in the short term, I am afraid that when Su Shi has no food in his hands, it will inevitably rise even more crazily.

"Can't big investors raise funds together?"

"Yesterday Anlefang opened, and all the wealthy businessmen in Yingzhou were invited. Although I begged them, there were very few people who were righteous." Su Shi said angrily: "Maybe they are all waiting to make a fortune after the price of food soars."

"With five times the value, no one will refuse such a feast."

Professor Zhang was also helpless. He had completely overturned his previous understanding of Li Kui. From the analysis diagrams and accounting methods that Su Shi showed him, he came to know a brand new Li Kui.

He is no longer the reckless guy who jumped off the roof during the Lunar Festival last month.

Rather, he is a talented person who is brave and resourceful, but does things in an eclectic way. Unlike Su Shi, the head of the Su family, Zhang Dun may not be as good as Su Shi in terms of intelligence, especially in literary talent. But there is one thing where Zhang Dun is better than Su Shi.

Zhang Dun is stronger than Su Shi in terms of patience in educating his children. There are five Jinshis in the Zhang family, and Zhang Dun’s four sons can all be Jinshis in high school. I’m afraid that talent alone cannot do this. The genetics of the Su family are not bad either.

,Why are none of Su Shi’s sons famous?

The eldest and second child can't even pass the provincial examination, let alone become a high school Jinshi.

But the Zhang family was different. Zhang Dun learned well on his own, and even his four sons were not much worse than him.

Among the four sons, the best among them, the fourth, Zhang Yuan, ranked fifth in the palace examination. Of course, the second and second rankings of Jinshi are not the list that people pay attention to, but it is enough to show that the education of the Zhang family is successful.

But Su Shi was completely different. He was so smart that his method of reading was different from everyone else's.

His eight-sided reading method allows him to memorize unrelated doctrines and works at the same time. This kind of distracted ability cannot be achieved by geniuses. What's more, Su Shi's patience is not very good. He thinks that the boss and the second are too stupid, so he doesn't want to

Taught.

He was too stupid to teach. If Su Guo's talent hadn't been recognized by Su Shi, Su Guo might have been just a glimpse into the literary world of the Song Dynasty. Apart from San Su, there would have been no successors.

Precisely because of Zhang Dun's concern for his son's education, Professor Zhang was able to access a large number of his father's political practices, including the overall planning of the three ministers. Zhang Dun was initially appreciated by Emperor Shenzong for his ability to prepare and coordinate, and he was appointed as

The Third Secretary was the most important coordinating work in preparing for the reform. All the materials and wealth of the Song Dynasty were under the jurisdiction of Zhang Dun and were tightly organized. This is evident from his clever methods. But even Zhang Dun was the highest-ranking officer in the Song Dynasty.

I am afraid that the methods used by the material coordinating yamen are not as good as those shown by Li Kui.

This is the reason why Zhang Shu recognized Li Kui. Only those who are capable will be taken seriously.

In the middle of the night, Li Kui rode into Yingzhou City.

Gao Qiu clung to the horse's back half-deadly, and he breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the city gate tower.

After waking up the concierge and entering the back office, he found that the study was brightly lit.

Su Shi and Professor Zhang were playing chess. Although Li Kui had not learned chess for a long time, he saw that Su Shi's dragon was pitiful and would suffer the fate of being tortured and killed.

During the Song Dynasty Go, the dragon was still being slaughtered, and in the middle game, the two sides were fighting to the death, heartily.

It's a pity that Su Shi wrote many poems about Go, such as: The smoke sinks under the blue screen window, and the sound of chess scares people who sleep in the daytime.

Also: there are winners and losers when you hit, but there is nothing when you hit.

Other famous articles.

The most famous poem is "Guanqi".

"In front of Wulao Peak, Baihe Ruins.

The garden is shaded by long pine trees, and the wind and sunshine are beautiful.

I travel alone and don't meet anyone.

Who cares about chess? It’s the two of you outdoors.

If you don't hear people's voices, you can always hear falling stones.

Wen Ping sits opposite, who cares about this taste?

If you use an empty hook to catch fish, how can you catch bream and carp?

The child took a shortcut and peeled off his fingers.

I am happy to win, and happy to lose.

You can enjoy your leisure time and have a good chat."

This poem is known as the most beautiful Go poem. It stands to reason that the author who can write such a good poem must be a Go master. But the reality is cruel. Su Shi's Go level is very poor. This is why he said in the poem: "Win

This is the reason why "it's great to be happy, but it's also gratifying to lose". It means that if you lose in chess, you lose. The important thing is to participate.

Speaking of which, Su Shi's three major weaknesses are very strange. He was very good at writing about wine and left numerous famous articles. However, the quality of the water he drank was very bad. One glass would not be enough, but it would not be enough to withstand the attack of three or two glasses. He

In the process of making wine, I once got drunk because the smell of alcohol was too strong... This was still a low-alcohol wine. If it were a later generation of liquor, Su Shi would probably feel like a fairy when he smelled it.

The second thing is to play chess, just be happy and don’t ask about your level.

The last step is to sing. It stands to reason that Su Shi is a master of lyric writing, and the rhythm will not be too bad. But he speaks Sichuan dialect and can sing any good tune incorrectly.

Each of Su Shi's three major weaknesses is extremely weird.

I can't say it's a regret, but it will always make him change from a lofty literary master to a real mortal.

When Li Kui entered the room, Su Shi was regretting his move. He regretted not one step, but more than ten moves. Zhang was so angry that he wanted to use a handful of chess pieces in his hand as a hidden weapon to get rid of him.
To be continued...