In the thirty-first year of Jiajing, at the end of autumn, in the morning, the sun was just right.

Taizhou capital city, west of the city.

Xu Hai and others have changed their civilian clothes, and accompanied by Taizhou prefect Tan Lun and Zuo Zhen, they visited Chengxifang on the spot. Chengxifang is the largest fang market in Taizhou, accounting for about three-quarters of the transaction volume in Taizhou. This place is also the largest grain sales place in Taizhou, and the large and small grain merchants in Taizhou are all here.

In order to deal with Zhu Ping'an in a hurry, the Jingnan investigation team only chose the typical Chengxi Square as the place of investigation.

"The market is orderly, neat and clean...... During the flood period, it is really rare, and the Tan prefect is very good. ”

After Xu Hai entered Chengxifang, he looked at the environment of Fang City and gave Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, an affirmation.

Their inspection was almost a surprise attack, Taizhou Governor Tan Lun basically did not have time to prepare, this is the most real situation in Chengxi Fang, orderly, clean and hygienic, Taizhou Governor Tan Lun's ability is very good.

"Lord Xu praises falsely, Tan really doesn't dare to be." Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, said modestly, his face was full of red.

Xu Hai and the others are shouldering the heavy responsibility of inspecting and investigating the floods in the south of the Yangtze River, and now they can get their affirmation, and when they complete their mission and return to the capital, then it is impossible for their achievements in governing the Taizhou Mansion to reach the ears of the saints. If you enter the eyes of the saint because of this, wouldn't it be possible for you to rise to the top?!

Therefore, although Tan Lun is humble on the lips, the excitement and excitement in his heart are beyond words.

Not far after Xu Hai and his entourage walked into Fang City, they saw a grain shop, which was very large and had extraordinary strength.

"Let's go to this grain store." Xu Hai's face moved, and he said softly. If you want to understand the disaster situation in Taizhou Prefecture, the grain shop is a must-see, and through the grain shop, you can get a glimpse of the affected side.

"Please go on a mission." Taizhou Governor Tan Lunli asked.

Tan Lun explained to Xu Hai, Zhang Wenbo, Peng Cheng and others while pleading, "This is the rich Jia grain store, named after the word 'rich Jia world'. I used to be the second largest grain merchant in Taizhou Prefecture, and now I am the largest grain merchant in Taizhou Prefecture. ”

"Oh, who was the number one grain merchant? Is it a poor management and has it been surpassed by Fujia Grain Bank? Wang Meng asked casually, he was very satisfied with Tan Lun's "although" Zhu Ping'an fixed the incriminating evidence, so he was very face-saving at the moment, and was willing to talk to Tan Lun more to show his closeness and friendliness.

"Definitely. Twenty days ago, Mi's grain store raised grain prices to sabotage disaster relief and make disaster fortunes, and its owner was cut off by a certain street. Therefore, the Fujia grain bank has become the largest grain bank. Tan Lun shook his head gently, and lightly told his exploits in strictly controlling food prices by thunderous means, and expressed his merits to Xu Hai and the others without a trace.

"In extraordinary times, extraordinary measures should be done. Governor Tan is bold and admirable. Peng Cheng nodded.

"Master Peng has won the prize. Tan also has no choice, these profiteers don't care about the lives of the people, raise the price of grain, the people are miserable, in order to strictly control the price of grain, Tan can only kill chickens and monkeys, a total of two big grain merchants' heads were cut off that day, which shocked a group of profiteers, and the grain price in Taizhou Mansion has finally stabilized, and the 1,300 wen per stone coaxed by the grain merchant has stabilized at 500 wen per stone. ”

Tan Lun modestly explained, revealing the information that the grain price in Taizhou has stabilized without a trace.

Sure enough, when Xu Hai heard this, he praised Tan Lun's actions, and by the way, he severely belittled Zhu Ping'an, "Only when the price of grain is stable, can the people be stable, and the prefect of Tan is what an official who asks for the people's life should look like, unlike some people, at the moment of the flood, the people are not able to make a living, and they actually collude with grain merchants to raise grain prices in the name of the government for their own selfish interests!" Such an official is really a shame for my generation, and my generation is ashamed to be with him! ”

While speaking, Xu Hai and the others raised their feet and stepped into the rich armor grain store.

Before their feet hit the ground, they saw a few angry people walking out of Fujia Grain.

"Phew! There is no food at all, what kind of store do you open! ”

"That's it, yesterday I said that there was food today, but today we came with money and told us that there was no food?!"

"Whew! They had no food at that time, and they were disgusted by the low price of food, so they secretly sold food on the black market! The price of food on the black market is skyrocketing! Last time, I couldn't open the pot at home, I went to the black market, damn, not to mention the expensive death, the food is still pitiful, and it will be gone if it is late, let's go quickly. ”

Several ordinary people scolded angrily, walked out of the Fujia grain shop, and felt unrelieved after going out, so they turned their heads and spit a few mouthfuls of phlegm at the grain store.

What's going on? Is there no food in the grain store?

Xu Hai and the others walked into the grain shop, and before they could ask, they heard the grain shop guy say to them in an indifferent tone, "I'm sorry for the masters, there is no food in the shop, you can go to another house to have a look." ”

"I see your store has just opened, why is there no food so soon?" Xu Hai asked curiously.

"I'm really sorry, the small store has already sold out of food five days ago. The purpose of opening the door today is to tidy up the store, and the small shop will be closed, and when the small shop has food, the small shop will open again. ”

The shop guy was talking as he sorted out the things on the counter of the grain store, packed and filed them, and he was really ready to close the store.

"I wonder when we'll have food in our store?" Xu Hai asked again.

"It's hard to say, maybe ten days and half a month, maybe a month or two, who can say for sure."

The shop guy replied without raising his head, and his tone was very cold, as if he was deliberately driving the customers out.

"I don't know how to sell the grain in our store?" Wang Meng inquired.

"Five hundred wen, of course, is five hundred wen per stone, this is the price set by the government, and the small shop is very well-behaved." As if he had been trained, as soon as he heard someone ask about the price, he reflexively quoted the price.

Hearing this, Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, nodded with satisfaction, glanced at Xu Hai and the others, and seemed to say, look, I'm right, the price of grain in our Taizhou Mansion has stabilized, maintaining the price of 500 wen per stone.

"But it's a pity that there is no food for price." The shop guy tugged at the corners of his mouth, and his tone was full of laughter.

"A few masters, you can go to other stores and have a look." The shop guy said with a send-off.

When Xu Hai and the others turned around, they were about to go to other grain stores to take a look, but they heard the shopkeeper behind them say: "Actually, if you go to other stores, it is estimated that you will go in vain." Other stores are also here, with no price but no food. ”

"If you really want to buy grain, you might as well go to the black market and have a look, there should be grain there, how do I know, hehe, don't ask, I won't say if you ask, and I won't say anything......

The shop guy said to Xu Hai and the others with a mysterious face, speaking of which, he won't say anything if he asks again.