When they heard that someone was going to kill them, those who were trying to squeeze forward stopped immediately.

He looked at Ye with fear on his face.

Ye continued, "All of you line up and register one by one.

Set up a big pot here and cook rice.

After dinner, there will be work to do immediately!"

Ye had already made preparations and asked you to take out the firewood and the big pot.

Start cooking porridge right outside the Governor's Mansion.

The Governor and officials on the scene were still unaware of Ye's plan.

Instead, they felt that his actions immediately won the hearts of the people, and everyone began to flatter him.

"Your Highness is truly amazing, he captured these disaster victims in one fell swoop!

I've said it before, there are plenty of people willing to work as long as they're given something to eat."

"That's great, the disaster relief food will keep these people working.

Not only can disaster relief be completed, but the river embankment can also be built.

It really kills two birds with one stone!"

"Your Highness is truly extremely clever. No one else could have completed the disaster relief work in such a short time."

Ye really enjoyed the flattery of these officials.

They don't have any other skills, but they are extremely good at praising others.

Put all your knowledge into words of praise.

At that moment, Ye was filled with emotion. If these guys focused their attention on the old family, they could also be successful.

After all, as long as they are talented, they will be promoted.

At least Xuantian is a wise ruler, and he is eager to seek talented people.

But they were blinded by money and tried every possible way to get it.

With the help of the disaster victims, all the food was weighed in just over half a day.

Although it is still a little short, it is almost close to 500,000 dan of grain.

Ye was very satisfied with this.

"You have done a good job. We only need a few dan of grain to complete the amount I assigned.

But this is harmless!" said Ye.

The officials and grain merchants present were overjoyed to hear this.

The Sixth Prince indeed stood with them.

There is nothing to worry about. The next step is to complete the transaction and take away the 300,000 taels of silver.

The remaining grain was sent to businesses and sold at high prices.

Moreover, they had already made preparations and sent soldiers to guard all intersections and not allow the victims to leave.

Either you do hard labor to get food, or you have to spend all your money to buy expensive food.

Not only did they want to squeeze all the money out of the people, but they also wanted them to build rivers and land without any wages.

The governor rubbed his hands excitedly as he thought that tens of thousands of taels of silver were about to go into his pocket.

"Since the amount of food is good, let's trade quickly!"

"What deal?" Ye asked with a puzzled look on his face.

The Governor was stunned. "Of course it's as we agreed. 300,000 taels of silver to buy disaster relief food."

"What nonsense are you talking about? This 300,000 taels of silver is disaster relief funds allocated by the imperial court.

Every penny has to go to the old people.

How can we possibly pay seven times the price for food?"

Ye rejected it immediately.

The governor didn't react for a moment, as everything was going well.

And they live a life of debauchery every day, how could they turn against each other so suddenly?

The Governor forced a smile and said, "Your Highness, please don't try to scare me with such jokes. All the officials and grain merchants were present during the discussion."

Ye said sternly, "Don't try to fool me! We said at the time that because the cost of transporting the grain was very high, we had to sell it at a high price.

This prince has already agreed to your request and will sell it at seven times the price.

Therefore, I was also burdened with stigma, and all the victims with the surname of "Zhen" were scolding me for being in cahoots with you.

But for the sake of the victims, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little injustice.

But this prince is indebted to the Emperor, how could I possibly squander the relief funds from the Imperial Court?"

The Governor, the officials present, and the merchants finally realized that they had been tricked.

The Governor was too lazy to pretend anymore, his face turned extremely sinister, and he threatened him face to face: "I didn't expect Your Highness to go back on his word, so don't blame me for not giving you face.

Since His Highness is unwilling to pay, we can only bring the food with us.

If the victims starve to death, it will be your Highness's responsibility.

No matter what time, you cannot steal other people's food if you don't have money.

This officer has the duty to protect the rights and interests of everyone.”

After saying that, he turned around and shouted behind him: "Send someone to bring the food away immediately!"

"Wait, let's see who dares to move?" Ye Ye roared.

"What? As a prince and imperial envoy, could it be that Your Highness is willing to break the law and seize food?

Even if you were a prince, I would never allow you to do anything wrong." The Governor was extremely tough.

They paid double the price to ship food in from other places.

And he bet all his fortune on it.

We must never let the food be given away.

Even you are not willing to spend seventy cents to buy it.

They can easily double the price and sell it to the victims.

It's just that you earn less.

"Well said! As a prince, you must obey the laws of the court! This imperial envoy will definitely report to the court. Your Highness the Sixth Prince is forbidden to disregard your royal status and rob merchants."

Wei Guang finally got the chance to attack Ye and immediately stood up to accuse Ye.

Other officials and grain merchants also expressed their attitudes, saying that they would not sell grain without money.

Not only was Ye not angry, but his face was filled with smiles: "Who said that this prince would break the law and steal food in broad daylight?"

"It would be best if we didn't rob them, but Your Highness just said you wanted to leave the food but you won't pay. How do you explain that?"

The Governor looked at Ye with a wary look on his face.

For his own benefit, he would not hesitate to become an enemy of Ye.

What's more, the person standing behind him is the prince, so he is not afraid of Ye at all.

Even if there was a complete falling out, all the officials could submit memorials together to criticize Ye, accusing him of nonsense and wrongdoing.

The one who was dealt with in the end was definitely Ye.

Ye replied calmly, "This prince wants to borrow food! Who said I want to steal your food?

And we are not lending you the grain for free. We are paying you interest according to the normal market price.

Even at the price of 3%, half of the money is only less than 20% interest.

Can this prince afford it?"

"No, we won't lend it!"

"Yes, these grains belong to us, and we are unwilling to lend them to you."

The grain merchants were completely furious.

This amount of interest is not even enough to cover the shipping costs, not to mention that the food was purchased at double the price.

Everyone was filled with righteous indignation and looked at Ye with hatred on their faces.

"Please give me the Emperor's Sword!" Ye shouted, causing everyone's ears to hurt.

All the noise stopped abruptly.

They all looked at Ye in shock. The Emperor's Sword was like a thunderclap, exploding in their ears.

Xiao Cui stood in front of everyone holding the Emperor's Sword bestowed upon her by the Emperor.

Ye said coldly to all the officials: "This is the sword bestowed by the emperor, you can kill first and report later.

Anyone who dares to disobey will be allowed to test the sharpness of the sword!"

Everyone was stunned at once.

Even the Governor did not dare to continue arguing for a moment.