In the Longwu Army, news of the visit of Xichang spies,
Like a gust of wind, it quickly spread through the streets and alleys of the closed city.
The city is closed, the city lord's mansion.
The old prince leaned on the soft couch and pondered the news with his eyes closed.
This guy Yang Dong actually wants to buy grain?
It seems that he doesn’t have enough food in his hand!
He accumulated a lot of reputation in Luozhou by providing free grain and using high-speed official roads.
Thinking that they were so eager to find Long Wujun this time, they must have run out of food and grass.
Just think about it, with so many high-speed official roads being built at the same time, how much money can he have and how can he buy so much food?
The old prince already had his own judgment in his mind.
But he still did not take action immediately. Instead, he arranged for his spies to investigate the progress of the high-speed official road.
Sure enough, everything was as he expected. Many high-speed official roads have now completely stopped working, and there is no food to be distributed.
There is also a small part of the highway official road. Although it is still under construction, the food distributed has been reduced a lot.
Many workers now barely have enough to eat every day.
"That's it, that's it!"
The old prince slapped his thigh, and a flash of excitement immediately flashed on his cheeks.
"When someone comes, please immediately send me the king's order."
"From today on, our palace will begin to collect grain in large quantities. The specific price will be based on...the market price plus 30%!"
"You guys are keeping an eye on me! No matter what, we can't let Yang Dong buy a grain of grain from us!"
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The mighty tiger army, the military camp,
When Lei Qiang heard the report from his men, a flash of excitement flashed across his cheeks.
The old prince is so urgent to collect grain, it seems that the price of grain will definitely rise!
If we, the powerful army, cannot make a fortune from it, wouldn’t we suffer a big loss?
"Come here, go and collect food from everywhere immediately. The more, the better!"
"This matter needs to be kept secret. Don't let the old prince's people discover it!"
"Now that we are so powerful, it is not time to break up with the old prince."
Under Lei Qiang's order, the entire Huwei Army also took action quickly.
then……
Throughout northern Luozhou, there was a wave of extremely fierce competition for food.
The old prince, after learning that a mysterious person was also purchasing grain, concluded that it was Yang Dong's work.
So without saying a word, he raised the purchase price of grain again and wanted to buy all the grain in northern Luozhou.
As a result, the entire northern Luozhou fell into an extremely serious famine again.
Even the once wealthy families now have to go hungry.
As for the real victims, they have already embarked on their way to central and southern Luozhou to work in exchange for food.
Neither the old prince nor Lei Qiang knew that they were in the remote mountain villages in northern Luozhou.
A large number of victims, led by their fellow villagers or relatives, embarked on the road to central and southern Luozhou.
I heard those fellow villagers say that in central and southern Luozhou, as long as you work, you can have enough to eat.
In addition, if the appetite is small, there may even be a lot of food left.
There, there is no need to worry about starving to death.
Although the work is tiring, fortunately, I have food to eat, so I can at least survive.
And everyone, regardless of gender or age, can join.
So out of sight of the old prince and Lei Qiang, the people in northern Luozhou were fleeing this land at an extremely terrifying speed.
Just three days later,
Food prices have increased five times since the city was closed!
Even so, demand exceeds supply!
Usually, a batch of grain can only be received at a price that is 20% higher than the market price.
Long Wujun, handsome tent,
Yu Xiaoyu munched on the cooking cake and said vaguely:
"Dad, I think the time is almost up now, right?"
"If we sell all the food in our hands, we can make five or six times at least."
Unexpectedly, Yu Zhong shook his head slightly, with a sneer flashing on his cheeks.
"You kid, you are still too restless."
"But...it is a blessing for you to have Inspector Yang as your disciple. Inspector Yang, this move is really extremely clever!"
"In this way, our Longwu Army suddenly took the initiative. If anyone wants to get food from us, it will not be that easy."
"By the way, the empty carriages we arranged have been transported to Changcheng, right?"
Yu Xiaoyu nodded slightly,
"It's shipped out."
"very good."
Yu Dian nodded, a gleam of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.
"In that case, let's accompany the inspector and put on a show."
"Don't the old prince and Lei Qiang like to collect grain? Let's release the grain slowly!"
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Three days later,
The price of food in Luozhou has risen to an incredible level.
Even in Youzhou, which was located on the front line of the war, the price of food was less than one-tenth of that in Luozhou.
But even so, food prices in Luozhou still show no downward trend at all.
At this moment, even those wealthy families can't help but tighten their belts and live a miserable life of one meal a day.
City Lord's Mansion,
The old prince looked extremely ugly after listening to his men's report.
"So you want to tell me that all the money in our hands has been spent?"
"How can this be!"
"How could a flood-hit Luozhou have so much food?"
The men had their heads drooped, but they didn't even dare to breathe at this moment.
At this time, the old housekeeper spoke.
"My lord, don't panic. There is basically only a handful of food on the market now."
"We might as well think of a way to get the last batch of food in one go. In this way, we will be sure of victory."
"As long as you can control the entire Luozhou, why should you care about a few extraneous things?"
The old prince pondered for a moment, and then nodded slightly.
"In that case, let's pawn the treasures in the treasury."
"No matter what, we have to get this batch of food. If Yang Dong still wants to stay in Luozhou, he must buy food from me."
"If he doesn't have so much money, go back to where he came from!"
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The mighty tiger army, the military camp,
Lei Qiang's face turned black at this moment,
"What are you talking about? There is still food in the closed city?"
"Oh, there's only the last batch left! How about...forget it? This time, we took out all the inventory, and even the war horses were sold a lot."
Unexpectedly, the counselor under him started to persuade.
"Vice Commander, we have now reached this final step."
"The only way to buy the last grain as soon as possible is to wait for Inspector Yang to send someone to negotiate."
"That makes sense!"
Lei Qiang nodded, a flash of heartache flashing in his eyes.
"Go and pawn our last batch of war horses first!"
"Remember to find someone reliable, understand?"
"Don't worry, sir. The people who bought our war horses are all local merchants and are completely trustworthy!"
