Chapter 81 Twenty Thousand Taels of Gold [710, First Order Required]

Li Shimin was very surprised. Immortals shouldn't be far away from the world and aloof.

How could you fall in love with worldly gold, silver, jewelry, jade, antiques, and antiques?

"cause and effect."

Seemingly seeing his confusion, Su Qing explained:

"I give you food, and you give me treasures of equal value. We don't owe each other."

"Unless you want to have a relationship with me!"

"But have you considered the consequences of that?"

Li Shimin's pupils shrank suddenly, and he understood the explanation instantly.

As an emperor, Li Shimin naturally understood Taoism and Buddhism.

The theory of cause and effect is not only exclusive to Buddhism, Taoism also talks about cause and effect.

If there is a cause, there must be an effect, and if there is an effect, there must be a cause.

How to end the relationship with the immortal?

Just thinking about it makes my head tingle!

"What the immortal said is true, just do as the immortal said."

Thinking of this, Li Shimin didn't dare to say anything more, his head kept clicking like a chicken eating rice.

Mere wealth is insignificant compared to the cause and effect of immortals.

"Brother Su, how about replacing the rice with potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn?"

At this time, Li Mingda blinked and said to Su Qing.

For the same price, you can get more potatoes and sweet potatoes than rice.

It’s good if the people have something to eat, but there’s nothing left to choose from.

The main reason is that the imperial court is not rich either!

"Yeah, okay."

When Su Qing heard this, he quickly understood what Li Mingda meant and immediately agreed.

"Potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn?"

Li Shimin was confused.

"Father, you will know when Brother Su delivers it."

Li Mingda didn't explain, there was no basis for what he said.

"By the way, how much food do you need? Give me an approximate amount."

Su Qing asked.

"According to statistics from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the land is thousands of miles away, and as many as 500,000 people have been displaced by the disaster."

"Now in spring and March, we need to support at least until the summer grain harvest, which is expected to take two to three months, and about 10 million kilograms of grain will be enough."

"However, I have allocated a batch of emergency food from other state capitals, and the gap is about 40 million kilograms."

Li Shimin frowned and said seriously.

Each person needs at least two kilograms of grain per day, and 500,000 people need at least 90 million kilograms to sustain them for three months.

Previously, he had allocated a batch of emergency food from other state capitals, but there was still a shortage of 40 million kilograms.

If calculated in modern units, that would be 20,000 tons.

"That's about 20,000 tons."

Su Qing took out her mobile phone and checked. The wholesale price of dried corn kernels was about 1.2-1.3 yuan/jin.

If it is 20,000 tons, it will cost nearly half a billion yuan.

If converted into gold, it would be almost two thousand three hundred taels.

"Brother Su, what do you think about me paying you 20,000 taels of gold or treasures of equivalent value?"

When Su Qing was calculating the price, Li Mingda also made some calculations silently.

Gold in the Tang Dynasty was not a universal currency, but a precious metal that rarely circulated in the market.

But after some searching, it is not a problem to collect 20,000 taels of gold.

"Twenty thousand taels? Okay!"

Of course, Su Qing would not refuse a business with nearly ten times the profit.

However, it seems that the other party paid a high price, but in fact it did not result in a loss.

Twenty thousand taels of gold could not buy twenty thousand tons of grain in the Tang Dynasty.

Su Qing didn't suffer any loss, and even made huge profits.

The question is, who loses?

"Then it's settled, let's trade in two days."

"Emperor, be prepared to pay the money and deliver the goods."

After the deal was agreed upon, a task prompt popped up in front of Su Qing:

[Name]: Li Mingda’s Commission 2

[Instructions]: Help Li Mingda purchase a batch of grain, not limited to potatoes, sweet potatoes, and corn kernels, no less than 20,000 tons.

[Reward and Punishment]: After completing the task, 50 group points will be added; if the task is not completed, there will be no penalty.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Su."

Li Mingda had a smile on his face and waved his little hand.

"You're welcome. If you need anything else, feel free to contact me."

Su Qing waved her hand and closed the video call.

"Buzz"

The sky curtain suspended in mid-air turned into streaks of pale golden light and disappeared.

"Hey, the immortal is back!"

Looking at the disappearing sky, Li Shimin felt lost.

"Your Majesty, how much gold does the court have? Do you want me to give you a dowry?"

Queen Changsun asked with a slightly worried look on her face.

Twenty thousand taels of gold is not a small amount. The Tang Dynasty has just been established, so it may not be available.

"Hey, this is a major event for the imperial court. How can I use your dowry from Guanyin?"

Li Shimin waved his hand and comforted.

"Father, since we have no money left, we can take action against the Five Surnames and Qiwang."

Li Mingda blinked and said, "Maybe I can learn from Prime Minister Cao and dig graves!"

"Um?"

Li Shimin and Queen Changsun were both surprised.

"Father, as the lord of the world, the five surnames and Qiwang have always been disobedient to discipline. Isn't it natural to attack them?"

Li Mingda's tone was calm and he said lightly: "Let's talk about digging graves. The ancestors of Qin and Han Dynasties brought gold underground. We are just using waste, so why not?"

"If you attack them rashly, I'm afraid the world will be dissatisfied!"

"Besides, digging graves, if people find out about it, wouldn't it be infamy for thousands of years?"

Li Shimin also wanted to take action against the wealthy families, but he had no excuse.

And digging graves, he didn't want to ruin his reputation.

"It's not easy to find excuses. You can find hundreds or even thousands of them every minute."

"As a superior, if you want to execute a person or a force, the key is not excuses."

“It just depends on whether you want to do it, whether you can do it, and whether you can bear the consequences of doing so!”

Li Mingda rolled his eyes and said disdainfully: "As for the reputation of digging graves, compared with the common people, which one is more important?"

A small person, but he said something horrifying.

When Li Shimin heard this, he was instantly fucked into silence.

After hanging up the video, Su Qing didn't know what happened next.

He checked the information on the Internet about the population during the Zhenguan period.

"Tongdian" records: There were three million households in Zhenguan. By the end of Tianbao's last hundred and thirty years, the number of households was as high as that of the Sui Dynasty.

This means that in the middle period of Zhenguan, there were 3 million households in the world. It was not until the end of Tianbao 130 years later that the population of the Sui Dynasty was restored.

"In the ninth year of Zhenguan, there were only 3 million households. That's about 20 million people. So few?"

You must know that when the Sui Dynasty was at its peak, in the fifth year of Emperor Yang's great career, there were more than 8.9 million households and more than 46 million people. This was the peak of the Sui Dynasty.

Equivalently, nearly 26 million people died in the chaos of the late Sui Dynasty, leaving only half of the population.

"I would rather be a peace dog than a man in troubled times!"

Su Qing sighed and said leisurely.

Unlock the screen saver on your phone, find the phone number of the supplier in the provincial capital and call it.

"Still the old rules, I will pay you 30% of the purchase price first, and then settle the balance after acceptance."

"Yes, it's still the same place, just send it over here."

"The goods will arrive tomorrow morning? Okay, that's settled."

Give full play to the advantages of the earth and provide abundant, comprehensive, high-quality and low-priced materials!

The only thing I didn't expect is that as long as you have money, there is nothing that modern society does not sell.

“Not enough money”

Looking at the bank card balance, Su Qing asked the chat group to convert some gold without saying a word.

【Ding! Do you want to convert 200 kg of gold to selected currency? whether? 】

Select 'Yes'.

【Ding! Based on today's international gold price of 460.7 yuan/gram, you have received 92,140,000 yuan CNY, which has been transferred to your account. 】

Two hundred kilograms of gold were exchanged for 92.14 million yuan.

Nearly 100 million is enough to pay for this large amount of goods.

Earth.

The first ray of sunshine in the morning shines brightly on the earth.

After Su Qing finished the phone call and contacted the source of goods, the sky was bright.

"The sun finally came out. It had been raining for four or five days."

Facing the morning light, he opened the window and saw a bright sun rising slowly from the east.

"Punch in!"

The first thing you do when you get up in the morning is check in.

【Ding! Check in successfully, points +1! 】

A line of pale gold handwriting appeared.

"Well, only 1 o'clock?"

Su Qing's smile faltered and she turned to the bathroom to wash up.

While having breakfast, he called Uncle Xiao Long and asked his cousin not to come over.

He had to deal with Li Mingda's task and had no time to teach Su Zichen how to draw today.

Su Qing continued to work until after five o'clock in the afternoon before receiving all 20,000 tons of grain.

Of course, so much food was not delivered in the same batch, and the warehouse of 2,000 square meters could not accommodate it.

After sending a batch over, he would put it into his portable space and receive the next batch.

Repeating this operation over and over again took a whole day to complete.

"Click."

Under the setting sun, Su Qing put the last batch of grain into his portable space.

Lock the warehouse door and drive away from the east side of the city towards home.

After arriving home, he went straight into the bathroom and washed away the dust and sweat all over his body.

After changing into dry clothes, Su Qing sat down and opened the chat group.

Clicked on Li Mingda's private chat and said to her:

"Little sister Mingda, the food has been purchased. How are you preparing?"

"Should I wait until you are ready before trading, or should I give you the food first?"

Su Qing did not believe in Li Shimin, but he believed in Li Mingda, who was also a member of the group.

It's just 20,000 tons of grain, so I'm not afraid of her defaulting on it.

"Ah, so fast?"

Li Mingda was very shocked when he received the private message.

How long has it been since then? In one day at most, 20,000 tons of grain were purchased?

"That said, you have lived on earth in your previous life, so you should know how developed logistics is."

"Then I'd better ask Li Er. With the power of a country, it shouldn't be difficult to get 20,000 taels of gold."

"Okay, you can ask him."

"Brother Su, wait a moment."

Li Mingda certainly hopes that the sooner the better. She can afford to wait, but the victims cannot.

He quickly replied to the message: "I asked him and he said it was almost done."

"However, the gold is a little short, only ten thousand taels."

"Others are jade, pearls, antiques of famous people's paintings and calligraphy, etc."

Li Mingda replied with some embarrassment.

"Okay, as long as the price is equal."

Su Qing doesn't care. Money is just a bunch of numbers when it reaches a certain level.

Now he has the confidence to say this.

"Okay, thank you Brother Su for taking care of me."

Li Mingda replied gratefully: "Then let's deal like this?"

"Okay, I'll send the food over."

After Su Qing said this, he stuffed all the food into red envelopes and sent them over.

Immediately afterwards, I received a red envelope from Li Mingda.

"The transaction is completed, happy cooperation!"

"Thank you Brother Su, happy cooperation!"

After completing the transaction, the two chatted for a few words and ended.

Click to receive the red envelope, and a penny of gold will automatically enter the portable space, a total of ten thousand taels.

Including what was left before, Su Qing had a total of 1.4 tons of gold in his hands.

In addition to gold, there is also a box of Hetian jade, pearls, and agate.

Su Qing took inventory and found hundreds of jades, hundreds of pearls, and dozens of agates.

Each piece is very exquisite and exquisitely carved. It is worthy of being produced by the royal family and of extraordinary quality.

"That's right. This batch of jades alone is worth hundreds of millions."

"Coupled with the 10,000 taels of gold, I made at least 6 to 7 billion from this trip."

After doing some calculations, Su Qing discovered that cross-border trade was really profitable.

Once upon a time, he was still working hard to earn a meager income of 4,000 yuan a month.

In the blink of an eye, one business alone made hundreds of millions.

It’s unimaginable!

【Ding! Complete the task ‘Li Mingda’s Commission 2’.】

At this time, the reminder that the task was completed came belatedly.

Not only making a lot of money, but also 50 group points for completing tasks, which cannot be bought with money.

Regardless of the fact that group points can be obtained by checking in every day, they are not of much use at the moment.

But Su Qing is sure that it will be of great use in the future.

If you don’t save more now, it will be too late to use it later.

Su Qing glanced at the backstage and saw that the group points had reached 816 points.

"Happy gongs and drums bring joy every year, and beautiful dances bring joy every day."

Humming softly to "Good Day", Su Qing came to the kitchen to cook.

He bought an Australian giant lobster today to celebrate the day he made a fortune.

If you don’t hurry up and buy some seafood to eat now, you won’t be able to eat it after a while, you know what.

After a delicious dinner, Su Qing burped and sat on the sofa.

Take another sip of hot tea, this life is full of flavor, not to mention how refreshing it is.

"Good evening, brothers, has everyone eaten?"

Open the chat group and greet the group members happily.

"You can eat whatever you want until you are full of anger."

“The effort to bring the land into public ownership is not going smoothly, and there are obstacles everywhere.”

"Especially the Zhu family, they are very stubborn. They don't obey Wang Hua and say that I am a hen Si Chen!"

Xu Huaping was so furious that he couldn't even eat.

If she doesn't govern the country, she doesn't know that conquering the country is just the beginning, and there will be many troubles waiting for her later.

She is a woman. Although she is supported by the people, her reputation among the scholars is extremely bad.

Everywhere she went, she ransacked the homes of local tycoons and gentry without giving them any face.

Let me ask you, how could all the scholars in the world have a good impression of her?

"Zhu family? What do you say?"

"Which Zhu family are they, are they descendants of Zhu Yuanzhang? I remember that they were all killed by the Qing court, right?"

"In the forty-seventh year of Kangxi's reign, the case of Prince Zhu San completely wiped out the imperial family of the former Ming Dynasty."

"Good fellow, barbarians are barbarians, and they actually killed all the descendants of the previous royal family?"

"I suggest that after young lady unites the world, she kills all the Manchu royal family and avenges the old Zhu family."

Xie Yuanshan and others came out and said one after another.

"The Zhu family that the young lady mentioned, if I guessed correctly, should be the Zhu family of the descendants of Cheng, Zhu, Neo-Confucianism and Zhu Xi, right?"

Su Qing checked the information on the Internet and said.

In our country, there are several particularly outstanding families, such as the Kong family in Qufu, the Meng family in Zoucheng, the Zhu family in Wuyuan, and the Zhang family in Longhushan.

The Zhu family of Wuyuan is the descendant of Cheng Zhu Neo-Confucianism and Zhu Xi.

It was not given preferential treatment in the Qing Dynasty, and its status was far inferior to that of the descendants of Duke Yansheng, who were "seventy-two generations of domestic slaves and twenty-five ministers of the twenty-fifth dynasty".

However, the patriarchs of the past dynasties, like the Kong family and the Meng family, were all hereditary doctors of the Five Classics of the Hanlin Academy.

Even though this Doctor of the Five Classics is only an eighth-rank official, he has considerable power, and his reputation among scholars is very high.

Ever since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed hundreds of schools of thought and established the official position of doctor of the Five Classics, it has represented absolute authority!

Judging from Xu Huaping's occupation of Jiangnan, the only one who can make her feel troublesome is Zhu Xi's Zhu family.