Chapter 2947 (1/2)

Lu Shan also found the abnormality of the little eunuch, and Zhou frowned: ”what are you shaking? Is it cold in this hall? ”

Ju Zhongxiu kept smiling and did not speak. He was very hard at the side.

As soon as the eunuch heard Lu Shan's words, he became more and more trembling. He could not even say his words clearly: ”back Go back to the emperor, no Not cold, one A little bit It's not cold. ”

”Let me ask you, what is the most profitable industry now?” Lu Shan looked at the eunuch with interest.

After getting along with each other several times, he probably knew that the little eunuch might not be professional in doing other things, but in terms of making money, he was very capable of making money.

On hearing this, the eunuch was relieved. He thought that Lu Shan called him here to settle accounts after autumn. Unexpectedly, he wanted to ask him how to make money.

But Lushan is the emperor. The emperor can take everything he eats, wears and uses from the Treasury every year. The money in the Treasury is paid by the people below. Every year, the Treasury seems to be quite adequate. Why should Lushan think of making money by himself?

Although the little eunuch was puzzled in his heart, he still knew his identity. He did not ask more questions. He replied flatly: ”if you talk about making money now, it's still selling grain.”

”Selling grain?” Lu Shan and Ju Zhongxiu simultaneously raised questions.

The little eunuch nodded.

”Although there are floods in the South and there is a shortage of food there, the demand for food is not very large because of the relief provided by the imperial court.” Lu Shan took the lead in expressing his doubts. He had been selling grain in the south before, but he didn't make any money. Instead, he took part in a lot.

The little eunuch shook his head mysteriously: ”of course, it's not to sell grain in the southern region. There are also different ways to sell grain. Where does grain come from? How and where to go. ”

Lu Shan was stunned, but he didn't really think about these problems.

Ju Zhongxiu leaned forward and asked the eunuch, ”where do you think our grain should come from?”

”Levy.” The little eunuch answered without hesitation.

”Levy?” Ju Zhongxiu didn't agree with the eunuch's answer. ”Now the common people are already burdened by corvee, and collecting food at this time is not an added insult to them and is not conducive to social stability.”

The little eunuch gave Ju Zhongxiu a look and said, ”of course, it's not from the people that we collect grain. We can collect grain from those rich families in the capital.”

Ju Zhongxiu chuckled: ”although I grew up in the southern region since I was a child, I also know something about the situation in the capital. Those rich families would like to see all the grain in the world run into their own granaries. Taking their food is like plucking the hair of an Iron Rooster. There is no possibility.”

Hearing Ju Zhongxiu's words, Lu Shan also agreed and nodded.

When he went through the archives that day, he had heard that the last emperor had the idea of collecting food from the rich because of the disaster.

However, at that time, only the Zhao family, the largest household in the capital, donated 10000 stones. Other people did not take out any grain under the pretext of poor living conditions. I'm afraid that this time he would also have the same result.

The little eunuch said mysteriously, ”asking for their food is like cutting their meat. Of course, we can't insist on it. We must take it wisely.”