After coming out of Fujia Grain Store, Xu Hai and the others had a somewhat serious expression, especially Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, with a solemn expression.

Xu Hai and others, accompanied by Tan Lun, went to several grain stores. Sure enough, as the shop guy from Fujia Grain Store said, although the price of grain in these grain stores is 500 wen per stone, there is basically no grain to sell. I walked around in the west of the city, and I only saw that two grain stores were still selling grain, but they were also limited in quantity, only 100 catties of grain could be sold every day, and each person could only buy 1 catty of grain.

Xu Hai and others asked them why they sold grain in limited quantities, and the guy replied that there was no grain in the store, and it was difficult to transport grain, so it was the only way. If they forcibly let go of grain sales, their grain shops will have to close their doors if they can't sell a stick of incense.

"It seems that the flood situation in Jiangnan is still very serious."

After walking out of Chengxi Fang, Xu Hai couldn't help but sigh compassionately, and said in a heavy tone.

Although Taizhou has stabilized the price of grain, but the grain has a price but no market, most of the grain stores have no grain to sell, and the only few grain stores are also limited sales, and the daily limited sales of 100 catties of grain are enough to do anything, for the Taizhou capital with a population of hundreds of thousands, this grain is not even enough to plug the teeth.

"Fortunately, the Taizhou government has stabilized food prices, otherwise the situation would have been more serious." Wang Meng said a word for Tan Lun.

After listening to Wang Meng's words, Taizhou Governor Tan Lun's embarrassing application was slightly alleviated.

"My lord, the address of the nearest grain black market has been found." At this moment, a plainclothes Dongchang fan came over and whispered to Zhang Guyi, a hundred households in Dongchang Dongchang.

The sound was not loud, but Xu Hai and the others all heard it.

Zhang Guyi smiled slightly, and said to Xu Hai and the others, "The miscellaneous family heard that a few grain store guys had arrived on the black market, and they were curious, so they specially asked their sons and daughters to investigate, although it was a little slower, but it finally did not disappoint me." I'm going to go to the black market, I wonder if you want to go along? ”

It's so fast, it's too slow?! The front foot just got the news of the black market, and the back foot found out the address!

When everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look sideways.

The East Factory is worthy of being the East Factory, although it is now suppressed by the Jinyi Guard, but its energy and the power of the search and spy are still appalling.

"Let's go through it together, it seems that this black market is already an inseparable part of the food supply. If we don't go to the black market to take a look, we will not see Mount Tai. ”

Xu Hai nodded.

So, under the leadership of Dongchang Fanzi, the group strangely walked into a semi-closed old alley, and the black market arrived.

There are a lot of people in the black market, horse-drawn carts form small stalls in the black market, people selling grain cover their faces, and there is not much grain in the black market, and many horse-drawn carriages selling grain are already empty, and they are rushing out. There were only six or seven horse-drawn carts left in the black market that were still selling grain, and many people were surrounding the wagons and competing for food.

"Shopkeeper, how do you sell this grain?" Xu Hai and the others finally squeezed into front of a carriage that was selling grain, and asked.

"3,500 wen per stone of grain, no bargaining." The masked seller didn't raise his head, and replied very tuggingly.

"What?! 3500 Wen per stone?! Are you selling grain or robbing?! ”

When Xu Hai and the others heard this, they gasped in shock, they couldn't believe their ears, and the price of grain per stone was 3,500 Wen! The price of this grain has gone up to heaven! I couldn't help shouting at the seller.

"Huh! It's too expensive, go out and turn left, no one asks you to buy it. The seller raised his head and glanced at Xu Hai and the others, and sneered.

"What kind of attitude do you have!" Zuo Zhen stared at him and was furious, "Do you know who we are?!" ”

"Silence." Tan Lun, the prefect of Taizhou, pulled Zuo Zhen's arm and glared at him, lest he destroy the overall situation of the secret visit.

"Oh, who do you love, Lao Tzu sells grain at this price, love to buy, don't sell! Tell you, there are only two bags of grain left in the shop, and they will be sold out today, and the next time they come back will be at least ten days later. ”

The seller's attitude is much more horizontal than Zuo Zhen, and he ridicules Zuo Zhen, which can really be said to be a grain in hand, and I have it in the world.

After Zuo Zhen was pulled by Tan Lun, he also knew that this was not the time to show his identity, in case he ruined the overall situation of the secret visit, it would be Lord Fuzun who would be unlucky at that time, so he tried his best to restrain his anger.

"Don't buy let's. The shopkeeper, he doesn't buy it, I buy it, I buy it, I want it all. The people behind were already impatient, squeezed Zuo Zhen and the others away, squeezed forward, took out a money bag from his arms, and threw it into the carriage without counting.

"I, I'll buy it."

There were also many people who sharpened their heads and squeezed forward, waving money bags in their hands, shouting to buy food.

So, the shopkeeper glanced at Zuo Zhen triumphantly, lifted the face towel, took a sip of phlegm, and scolded "poor".

I'm mad at me! When did he suffer this kind of humiliation, Zuo Zhen couldn't help but be angry again, but he finally remembered that he couldn't make trouble for Fuzun, so he couldn't bear it again, glared at the seller hard, and made a note in his heart, boy, I remember your face, you wait for me!

"Housheng, don't be like him, tell you, buying now is earning. Wait until tomorrow to buy grain, it's hard to say whether there is grain in this black market, even if there is grain, the price is not today's price, if it doesn't rise by one or two hundred, the sun will come out in the west. The price of grain today is one hundred and fifty wen per stone compared to yesterday. Alas...... In this world, food is the most important, and the rest, forget it. ”

An old man kindly patted Zuo Zhen on the shoulder, shook his head at him, and said to him in a gloomy tone.

After the old man finished teaching Zuo Zhen, he also joined the army of grabbing grain.

Xu Hai and the others couldn't help but look grim, and soon, it was only tea time, and the six or seven carriages that were still selling grain had already sold out of grain, and they drove the carriage away. Many people are waving money bags, and they can't buy food.

alas

The situation turned out to be so dire.

Although the Taizhou government has stabilized the price of grain, there is almost no grain to sell in the market, and the price of grain in the black market has risen to 3,500 wen per stone of grain.

As for cracking down on the black market, strictly control the price of food on the black market?! It's unrealistic and it can't be done. This grain black market is like a wagon, and if you seal this place, they will run away and cut it like leeks. The reason why the black market is called the black market is because the sun does not shine and is not controlled by the government.

After Xu Hai and the others came out of the black market, the expressions on their faces were a little more severe than when they came out of Chengxifang.