After hearing this, the grain merchants were overjoyed. They thought Huo Qing was thinking about them, so they happily tried their best to cooperate with this matter.
Huo Qing also ordered people to post notices about this incident all over the streets and alleys of the city. When the people saw the notices, they became extremely resentful towards Huo Qing.
They were almost starving to death and had no money to buy food, but Huo Qing did not consider the people. He colluded with grain merchants and drove up the price of grain. Anyone who saw this would want to bite off a piece of his flesh to vent their hatred.
But the grain merchants would not listen to the people's scolding. They transported batches of grain to Texas and concentrated them in one place. They would not give up this opportunity to make a lot of money.
Just when they were secretly happy, Huo Qing issued another order to reduce the price of all grain and put it on the market for less than eighty cents.
The grain merchants finally realized the situation, but were powerless to do anything. The large amount of grain stored in their warehouses could not be sold, but if they wanted to return the grain, they would face even greater losses.
As a last resort, they could only sell the grain for eighty cents.
Huo Qing's move greatly alleviated the disaster.
But this is not enough, people must be able to earn money and support themselves.
Huo Qing thought of another way. He hired a group of common people at a low price and asked them to renovate his mansion, making it a luxurious mansion. He also renovated the government office as well.
When it was time for many local temples to be renovated, they followed Huo Qing's example and hired local people to do the renovations for them. Soon, another group of people got job opportunities.
His strategy successfully revived Texas' economy. People had jobs and money to earn, so they could buy food and solve the fundamental problem of the disaster.
After the disaster situation was stabilized, Huo Qing came up with an idea. He and local officials held many activities on the lake, such as dragon boat racing, and invited local wealthy businessmen to participate in the competition. The first place winner could be exempted from business taxes for three years. This move greatly stimulated the wealthy businessmen, and they organized to participate in this event.
This event lasted for several months, with more and more people watching. People from surrounding counties flocked to Texas, greatly promoting consumption in Texas. More and more people from Texas came out to set up stalls, and more and more people made money.
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