There was a catastrophic flood in the south of the Yangtze River, and the news soon spread to the capital. [――Fast update,Refreshing website pages,Few ads,No pop-ups,I like this kind of website the most.,Be sure to praise] such a big thing.,The court can't block the news.。

The next day, the price of grain rose by 50 percent, and the price of grain was already four times that of previous years because of the drought. With the rise in grain prices, the common people simply cannot afford to buy grain. In addition, the prices of oil, salt, sauce, vinegar and so on have also risen again, of which salt has nearly doubled.

Tie Kui's wife, Xiao Shi, was also uneasy when she heard the news, and called Zhong Shantong with a big belly: "Now there is a mess outside, and grain is at a price a day, and we should store more food in our house." "At this time, I don't panic when I have food in my hand.

Zhong Shantong said calmly: "Madame, have a good baby, there is a master in the house!" Xiao gave birth to a daughter before, and now this is the second child! Although Tie Kui now has two sons under his knees, Zhong Shantong knows that what Tie Kui is looking forward to the most is his son-in-law.

Seeing Xiao's uneasy face, Zhong Shantong thought for a while and said, "Madam, don't worry, the food in the mansion is enough for us to eat for two or three months." "It's just a small head in the Iron Mansion, and the big head is on the Zhuangzi.

Tie Kui muttered in his heart when he heard Yuxi say that there was a drought in the northwest, and then began to stock up on grain. Because of Tie Kui's special identity, if he wantonly stockpiles grain, it will definitely not be good, so he asked Tong Chrome to come forward. By now, the amount of grain stored in the Zhuangzi is very considerable. Of course, these grains are not for the people in the Iron Mansion to eat, but are ready to be sold for money. Now that there is a shortage of grain, and the price of grain is rising so fiercely, this batch of grain will definitely be able to buy a good price.

When Xiao Shi heard this, his heart was a little relieved: "If the flood in Jiangnan is real, it will not be a matter of two or three months at that time." This means that I hope Zhong Shantong will buy some more food and save it.

Zhong Shantong shook his head and said: "Madam, although Jiangnan, Taiyuan, Shandong and other places have been affected, Liaodong has a bumper harvest this year, so Madam doesn't have to worry about running out of food to eat at that time." ”

When Xiao heard this, he gave up.

In the evening, Zhong Shantong told Tie Kui about this matter: "Kuizi, the current price of grain is four taels and five dollars and one stone. Do we sell the grain in our hands?" Now I have sold it and made seven times as much.

Tie Kui shook his head and said, "Don't worry, this is just the beginning, and food will become more and more expensive in the future." "In a few days, it will not be too late to get the grain in your hands.

Zhong Shantong also had concerns: "Kuizi, Liaodong has a good harvest this year, and when the grain from Liaodong is transported to the capital, the grain will definitely fall." [Novel]"

Tie Kui laughed when he heard this, and said, "Let's not talk about whether the grain from Liaodong will be transported over. Even if it is transported, the disaster situation this year is so severe, and the grain will definitely rise. "Liaodong does not produce much, and in previous years, it was necessary to purchase a large amount of grain from Taiyuan and other places.

When Zhong Shantong heard this, he couldn't help but say: "I heard that the grain in the northwest is very cheap, I don't know if it's true?"

Tie Kui is more familiar with the affairs of the Northwest, and said: "The price of grain in the Northwest has not increased, but the price has been relatively high since the beginning. Rice flour is 30 wen a catty, coarse grain is 20 wen a catty, and only artichoke is cheaper, only 4 wen a catty. "The grain in the northwest is sold in grain stores set by the government, and the price is also fixed. However, there is one point that is not as good as the capital, and the grain bought in the northwest is based on the population, unlike the capital where there is money and can store a large amount of grain.

Zhong Shantong said: "In this way, the rice noodles will cost three two or six taels and one stone." Why is rice flour so expensive, more than seven times more expensive than artichoke?"

Tie Kui said: "The rice and noodles in the northwest are all purchased from the south of the Yangtze River, and the amount is very small, but the artichoke is a bumper harvest in March, and the grain depot is so large that it can't be piled up, so it is naturally cheap." After a pause, Tie Kui said: "Actually, it is not cheap, at that time, when I bought potatoes from the common people, it was two pennies a catty, and now the selling price is twice the original purchase price." ”

Zhong Shantong didn't think anything: "Four cents a catty, in fact, it's not too expensive." "If the price of grain in the capital only doubles, I believe that the people in the capital will wake up with laughter.

When Tie Kui heard this, he couldn't help but say, "Yes, it's not expensive, although it is twice as expensive as when it was purchased, but the common people can still afford it." "Unlike the capital, the common people can't afford to buy grain at all, even coarse grain.

In just five days, food prices tripled. Ordinary people waited in the grain stores early in the morning, but the grain merchants were not stupid, and closed their doors after selling the required amount every day. This situation has caused chaos and panic.

Meng Nian said worriedly: "Lord Wang, it can't go on like this, you can't let the grain go up anymore." "In the past few days, the entire capital has become a mess.

Yan Wushuang put down the fold in his hand and said: "Arrest those grain merchants and force them to hand over the grain, which can last for a while, what will happen after that?" Now these places are suffering from drought and floods, and they have no time to take care of themselves, where is there food to supply the capital. It is precisely because they know this truth that grain merchants dare to rise so fiercely.

Meng Nian said: "Liaodong's harvest this year should not be bad, wait until the wheat harvest in October, and then transfer some grain to Beijing." "In this way, the chaotic situation in the capital can be stabilized.

Yan Wushuang said: "The grain produced in Liaodong is not enough to supply the army, where is the grain to adjust Beijing." ”

Yan Wushuang did not intend to supply the grain from Liaodong to the capital. The capital has a population of hundreds of thousands, and the food needs are not a small amount. Yan Wushuang would not let his soldiers go hungry for the sake of the people in the capital.

Meng Nian squirmed his lower lips, but he didn't continue to persuade: "What about the capital? Without food, the capital can't be stable, and someone will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble at that time?"

Yan Wushuang said lightly: "If you dare to make trouble, kill it." "Killing people is as normal for Yan Wushuang as eating.

Meng Nian didn't continue this topic, and what Prince Yan Wushuang decided was not something he could change: "Lord Wang, it has been found out that it was Liu Yongnan who was guarding Linzhou City who killed Lin Gui. This person was a firehead soldier when he joined the army, and he has been following Yunqing since then, and he is Yunqing's henchman. "If he wasn't a confidant, it would be impossible for him to guard Linzhou City. This place is also an important military base.

Yan Wushuang stood up and said, "Yunqing really has a lot of henchmen. "In the northwest, the generals who are guarding one side are all Yunqing's henchmen. His men approached these people and tried to turn them against them, but they all came to nothing. In this regard, Yan Wushuang had to admire Yun Qing, he was ashamed of how he could make the people who followed him so desperate.

Yan Wushuang didn't want to think about it, which of the generals guarding the northwest town didn't follow Yunqing out of the pile of dead people, and the friendship between life and death couldn't be exchanged for any amount of money. This is also why Yuxi will tolerate them, because she knows that although these people have opinions about her, they have no second thoughts about Yunqing. In addition, these people are not stupid, their lives are getting better and better with Yunqing, and their future is bright, and they are not brain-pumping, so they may betray Yunqing.

Meng Nian said: "After all, he has been leading soldiers for so many years. "In fact, if it weren't for the encirclement and annihilation of the rift valley back then, which almost wiped out the Dingbei Army, Yunqing would have more generals to use now.

In the evening, Yan Wushuang went back to the backyard. Looking at her daughter, Yan Wushuang's mood improved a lot.

After dinner, Yuchen said: "Lord, I heard that the current grain in the capital has risen to fifty wen a catty?" Yuchen here refers to coarse grains, and the prices of fine grains such as rice and noodles are even more outrageous.

Yan Wushuang hummed and said: "These grain merchants are all people who forget their righteousness for profit, and they know that the flood in Jiangnan hates that they can't hide all the grain and not sell it. "Now the grain merchant is still selling grain, which is the result of his interference.

Yuchen pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Wang, do you want to raise funds for the people affected by the disaster?"

Yan Wushuang shook his head and said, "You can take care of Ah Bao and Ah Chi, you don't have to worry about the rest." "Although Yuchen grew up with Han Yuxi, Yuchen is good at dealing with women in the inner house, not outside. At the beginning, he still wanted to train one or two, but now he has extinguished this thought.

Yuchen was a little disappointed.

After almost three months of drought, the people in the northwest have reached their limit. In Henan and other places, you can die for a bite of food, and now in the northwest, the common people are also staging a full martial arts for a mouthful of water. No, Lujiagou and the next village had another fight in the morning because of the distribution of water.

As long as there are no serious casualties, the government will turn a blind eye. But if it causes serious casualties, the government will not care about one, two, three, and execute all the people involved. In this world, if you are caught in prison, you have to eat and drink, and no one will kill you directly.

In the northwest, the deterrent power of the government is still very large. Therefore, although many places staged all-out military exercises from time to time, there were very few heavy casualties. Even if there were, everyone hid it and didn't dare to let the government know.

Yuxi put down the fold and rubbed his eyes, and reviewed the folds day and day, and his eyes were a little unbearable.

At this time, Xu Wu sent the excerpts of Linzhou City and Yanzhou City. The two places of Linzhou and Yanzhou are the places with the strictest drought in the entire northwest, and Yuxi is now a little afraid to look at the excerpts of these two places.

After reading it, Yuxi was in a bad mood again. said to Han Jianming, who happened to come in: "Yanzhou and Linzhou died two hundred and fifty-eight people in one day yesterday alone. "At this temperature, if you are not careful, you will get heat stroke. When the sun comes out, they don't dare to go out at all.

Han Jianming was silent and said, "More than thirty people also died in Ho City yesterday. "All of these people are too hot to stand it.

Yuxi sighed and said, "I hope that until October, the situation can improve." "In the face of natural disasters, there are really limits to what people can do.

Han Jianming nodded and said, "Definitely." After a pause, Han Jianming said again: "Yuxi, I think we should let the people know about the tragic situation in Henan and Shanxi. "If someone makes such a comparison, the people will know how happy they are now. In this way, it also increased the prestige of Yuxi and Yunqing among the people.

Yuxi thought for a while and nodded: "You can release the situation in Henan and other places, but not in the form of notices." "It's okay to spread the word, but the government doesn't come forward to publicize these things.

Han Jianming nodded, and said, "Yuxi, now that there are disasters in various places, we have to save some food." "Now that there is a food shortage, the food in their hands is a bargaining chip.

Yuxi said helplessly: "How to save?" has already purchased a limited amount, can you still not sell grain.

Han Jianming said: "Reduce the number of purchases per person per month. The food saved can be used for many things. ”

Yuxi shook his head and said, "It's not right, this will inevitably cause more panic." "The amount of the monthly purchase limit set by each person was accurately calculated, and it was not a random number. The limited amount is actually only enough for people to eat six or seven points full. Yuxi thought at the time that he couldn't do anything in this kind of weather, and he could eat six or seven minutes a day. But if it is lowered any further, it will not be done.

Seeing this, Han Jianming knew that it was useless to persuade again, so he could only give up.

ps: The third watch is around nine o'clock.