As more and more refugees gathered in the capital, the disaster situation in various places became more and more serious, and rumors gradually spread among the people.
It is rumored that the current emperor is not the true emperor. It is because he became the emperor and violated the will of God that God punished him in the sky and on earth.
The people in Tianling suffered from various natural disasters, their fields were barren, banditry arose everywhere, and the people were living in misery.
Only by letting the true son of destiny become the emperor and restore order can the gods appease their anger, stop the natural disasters, and ensure peace and prosperity for the country and the people.
At first, this rumor only circulated among the refugees, but later, when several refugees were discussing this matter, they were caught on the spot by the guarding officers and soldiers. Later, a dispute broke out between the two sides, and the officers and soldiers accidentally killed someone.
Seeing that someone had died, a few people suddenly appeared from nowhere in the crowd of refugees and instigated everyone to quarrel with the officers and soldiers.
So, following the last riot, refugee riots broke out again at the city gate, and this time there were casualties.
Chen Qiang happened to deliver a batch of things to the farm, and brought back the food and vegetables needed for the mutton hotpot restaurant from the farm. When he passed by the city gate, he saw that the situation was not right, so he gave silver to the soldiers guarding the gate and hurriedly cut in line to enter the city.
As a result, as soon as we entered the city, we saw the soldiers guarding the city gate hurriedly closing the gate. Looking through the crack in the door, we saw chaos outside and the sounds of shouting and killing.
He was so frightened that his legs were shaking, and he was immediately terrified. If it had been a little later, he might not be able to come back today!
After forcing himself to calm down, he asked his servants to quickly deliver the food to the hot pot restaurant, while he pulled a horse and quickly rushed to the general's mansion.
Tian An was also surprised by the riots at the city gate. She had thought that after so much time had passed, the refugees should have been effectively resettled, but she didn't expect the situation to be even worse.
Logically speaking, this shouldn't happen! Not to mention that the current emperor is a tyrant, even the crown prince is smart and capable. How could he allow a refugee riot to happen again?
Tian An vaguely felt that there was something fishy about this matter.
However, thinking of Zhao Yiming's calmness when facing the riot last time, Tian An quickly calmed down again.
What are you afraid of? Even if the sky falls, there is always someone taller to hold it up.
She had originally planned to wait for Zhao Yiming to come back from school and discuss with him whether she needed to make some preparations, but she didn't expect that instead of Zhao Yiming, she waited for Jingyu and others.
Jingyu and his companions had disappeared since they escorted them to pick up Tian Mingwu last time. Unexpectedly, they saw them today.
"Madam, my master asked us to pick you up." Jingyu bowed respectfully as soon as he saw Tian An.
"Did they say anything?" Tian An asked as he walked out.
"It's about food." Jingyu replied behind her.
Tian An paused, thought for a moment, and returned to the accounting office to take the farm's grain account book. He boarded Jingyu and his companions' carriage with only Deng Xue, a maidservant.
The place they came to was Yu Bo's house in the outer city, where they had been before. After arriving, Jing Yu went forward and knocked on the door. After a while, Yu Bo came to open the door himself.
"Long time no see! Uncle Yu." Tian An greeted and walked in with a smile.
"It's been a while since we last met. How are you, Miss An An?"
Tian An and Yu Bo exchanged pleasantries as they entered the courtyard and headed towards a room. Deng Xue was stopped by Jing Yu and waited in the courtyard with them. Besides Jing Yu, Deng Xue and the others, there was another group of people waiting in the courtyard.
So, besides Zhao Yiming, there are other people here.
Sure enough, after entering the house, Tian An saw the Crown Prince, whom she had been talking about, sitting opposite Zhao Yiming drinking tea.
So, this person should not talk about it.
After Yu Bo sent her into the house, he left on his own accord.
"It seems that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has something to do today." Tian An greeted politely and then joked.
The prince waved his hand to excuse her from the formalities, then said with a wry smile, "I have something to trouble you, sister-in-law."
"Oh! I wonder what's going on that could make my smart and capable cousin the prince find me?" Tian An said as he walked towards Zhao Yiming.
Zhao Yiming pulled out a stool for her, and after she sat down, he poured her some tea before saying, "Natural disasters have been common in recent years, leaving the people without a single harvest and homeless. As soon as grain merchants heard the court wanted to buy relief grain, they hoarded it and waited for the price to rise.
If we really go out and buy food at such a high price to provide disaster relief, I'm afraid no amount of silver will be enough, so my cousin wants to ask if we have any extra food we can sell to him.
I don't know much about what's going on at home, so I can only ask Jingyu and the others to pick you up."
Tian An rolled his eyes at him inconspicuously. How could he not know whether there was food at home?
However, he did not make the decision on his own, but sent someone back to pick him up, which showed that he respected him.
Tian An is very satisfied that his son has the responsibility of a man but does not have the self-righteousness of a male chauvinist.
Without making any pretense, he looked directly at the Crown Prince and asked, "How much grain does my cousin want? New grain or old grain?"
"Old grain will do. The price is lower than new grain, so we can buy more. As for the quantity, the more the better." Seeing Tian An so straightforward, the prince said hurriedly.
What he wants now is quantity, as long as the food is not moldy or rotten.
Tian An nodded, took out the account book from his bag, and started flipping through it in front of the two of them.
After a while, he raised his head and said, "As for the old grain, I have 3,000 dan of rice, 2,000 dan of corn, and 7,000 dan of potatoes that were just harvested in May. We also have sweet potatoes... Would you like any, cousin Crown Prince?"
As Tian An read out the amount of grain, the prince's eyes became brighter and brighter. Before, when Tian An was still in Jinning County, the county magistrate Gu Zhenqi had reported that her family had a high yield of potatoes.
A batch of potato seeds were also sent to Beijing. After they were planted in government fields, they produced a good harvest. Now they have been promoted in various places. If it weren't for the severe natural disaster, there wouldn't be so many refugees.
He came to find Tian An because he knew that Tian An was good at farming and must have food.
He originally thought that he would have to go to several familiar households to buy food, but he didn't expect Tian An to give him such a big surprise.
The grain she had in hand alone was enough to solve his urgent needs. After he distributed the relief grain, the grain merchants in the capital would see that they were not getting the fat piece of relief grain and would lower their prices. Then he could secretly send people to buy it at a low price, saving a lot of money.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He hurriedly said, "Sell me all the grain in your hands, sister-in-law! It's true, the treasury is in a tight spot right now, the price, the price..."
"That's fine, the price is negotiable. These are old grains, so my cousin the Crown Prince can just charge the usual price for old grains.
If you're short on money, you can give me some land in exchange." Before the prince finished speaking, Tian An spoke with an understanding look.
How could he let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince say such a cheap thing as bargaining? They were all acquaintances, but she was still very tactful.
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