At this moment, a large number of convoys gathered at the gates of Chang'an City. It can also be said that
Not a motorcade, but a postal transport team created by the King of Shu.
These convoys used unified special extended carriages. Each carriage contained about twenty sacks of grain. They formed a long queue behind each city gate. At a glance, it looked like a long queue.
In this way, as the city gate opened, they entered Chang'an City one after another and headed towards the predetermined places, and those places happened to be the various small grain stores in Chang'an City. Behind these small grain stores, there were more or less people. There is a shadow of Shu Palace.
Although ordinary people in Chang'an City still have food at home, they can't sustain it for much longer. Fortunately, Your Majesty is kind and has set up soup kitchens throughout the city. People who can't afford food can go there to eat.
But the rice soup in Chaozhong was mixed with sand, which made people grind their teeth while eating it. Generally, people with food would not eat that kind of rice soup, and only those who really had no food would eat it.
The common people looked at the convoy of grains with curiosity and cursed in their hearts. These people who had been stabbed a thousand times were selling so much grain for two hundred cents a stone, which simply did not give them a chance to survive.
But they didn't dare to get close. These people transporting food were all armed with long knives and spears.
At this time, today's Datang Daily was released, and today's Datang Daily was given away for free. When people got it, the people in Chang'an City were shocked.
The headline on the front page clearly read:
"Food is the first priority for the people. It is the bounden duty of the imperial court to win the tough battle of food shortage and ensure that everyone has food to eat."
"Your Majesty convened a small court meeting to discuss the matter. The three provinces and your Majesty unanimously decided to crack down on unscrupulous businessmen, return food to the people, and never let anyone go hungry."
"The DPRK has urgently mobilized 10 million kilograms of grain from the south to the north and will arrive in Guanzhong soon."
"People who need to buy food can go to various food stores to buy it. One stone is twenty coins. Each household is limited to one stone. Households with more than five people can purchase two stones."
"Fuck, did I read that right?"
"Yeah, it's hard to believe that twenty coins and one stone of food are too cheap."
"Twenty cents per stone? This is ten cents lower than before the price of food increased."
"Hahaha, I'm not afraid of being hungry anymore. Come home and get money to buy food."
"Go together, go together..."
All over Chang'an City, people immediately went home to get money after learning the information from Datang Daily. The reason why they still had money was mainly because food prices were soaring. The little money they had in their hands could no longer buy food, and they had no channels. Buy food.
However, the people who have bought high-priced grains are already regretting it. If they had known it, they would not have to stock up on grains. The little spare money they had at home was spent on all the high-priced grains.
It is true that some people are happy and some are sad.
But after all, the vast majority of people are happy, the minority are sad, and there are also many people who are desperate.
At the same time, major businessmen and wealthy families received news that countless grains suddenly arrived outside the city, and these grains were officially shipped.
Through Datang Daily, they also obtained information that a stone of white rice only cost twenty coins!
"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible..."
In the Li family's house in Zhao County, Li Huaian held a newspaper in his hand. After reading it, he crumpled the newspaper into a ball angrily and threw it to the ground, saying it was impossible.
Isn’t the imperial court out of food? Where did this white rice come from? And there is so much of it. It’s just too much. But if you price it at twenty coins, isn’t that equivalent to killing them?
Lu Qing was also panicked and stumbled into the Li family's residence in Zhaojun.
"Second Master, something bad is going on. The government is going to take action against us..."
"Twenty cents, one stone of rice and twenty cents. This is more cruel than killing us directly."
"Don't be impatient!"
Li Huaian asked Lu Qing to sit down first. There was no rush now. Once he lost his mind, the loss might be greater. He had to calm down and think carefully.
At this time, the Hongnong Yang family, the Yuwen family, and several wealthy merchants who were the most ruthless in harvesting grain also hurriedly came to the house.
After everyone sat down, Li Huaian cupped his hands and said, "You must have received the news. Food has been transported from the imperial court and will be sold at the price of twenty coins and one stone."
"And it is absolutely impossible for us to get our hands on these cheap grains. Your Majesty has already issued a decree. No one in the court dares to make an issue about it."
"But I can guarantee that this batch of food shipped from the DPRK is definitely not much. Twenty coins and one stone will be snatched up by those mud-legged people soon."
"Perhaps this is the DPRK's plan to delay the war."
"When the DPRK doesn't have enough food, we will still have the final say."
One of the wealthy merchants stood up and said, "Master Li, if the imperial court really transports enough grain, do we have to sell it for twenty coins and one stone?"
"I spent all my money on grain storage and sold all my other family property at a low price. Now I have stored up all the grain, and I don't even have any funds for operation."
"Yes, this food is not easy to preserve, and it costs money to preserve it, but it will only last a few years at most. If so much food cannot be sold, I don't want to live anymore. This is the result of three generations of hard work on my part."
"Everyone, what worries me the most is that the autumn harvest is about to begin. Who will buy our food when the autumn harvest starts? Coupled with the low-priced food shipped from other places by the DPRK, our food will be lost."
Another wealthy businessman cried and cried: "You are lucky, you have no foreign debt. I borrowed 20,000 guan from the pawn shop in order to collect grain. If I can't pay it back, the interest will be compounded and I will have to pay back the interest."
Hongnong Yang sighed in his heart. When his son persuaded him not to collect grain, he said it was a conspiracy of the court, but he did not listen to his son's words.
He hoarded all his family's spare money in food. Later, food prices soared. He was so blinded by the profits that he mortgaged his family's fields and various workshops.
The life of the Hongnong Yang family now depends on food. If these people are frightened by the government and start selling, then the Yang family will be dead.
The only way now is to hold on to the food tightly and continue to hoard it to see if the government really has food or is it a delaying tactic. If it is a delaying tactic, they will win the bet.
"Everyone, don't be afraid. I have already received the message. There is not that much food in the DPRK and China. The south has been severely affected this year. The south does not have enough to eat. How can we support Guanzhong?"
"This is just His Majesty's tactic to slow down the war. If you are frightened and sell the food in your hands, you will be deceived by the court."
"I thought I would hold on for one more day and see what happens..."
Li Huaian nodded, cupped his hands and said, "Master Yang is right. This may be His Majesty's strategy to divide us!"
Although Li Huaian was like a mirror in his heart, he still said that he also wanted to sell some of the grain in his hands. ŴŴŴ.BIQUGE.biz
"I thought so too, let's wait and see for another day."
Lu Qing stood up and nodded: "I, Mrs. Lu, will also watch for one more day."
However, these people said this on the surface, but they didn't think so in their hearts. They all wanted to sell the food in their hands as soon as possible before others took action.
They dare not gamble. If they win, they will win. If they lose, they will have nothing. Hundreds of years of accumulation will be wiped out in one day.
A family without strong financial resources is a big joke.
If you don’t have money, who will mess with you? If you don’t have money, how can you cultivate young talents?
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