After the sign was hung up, no one paid any attention to it.
"Manager Xiao, your Majesty's method won't work. Look, it's been a long time, and no one has come to sell grain."
Tianxuan sat there calmly, and Shopkeeper Sun had no choice but to continue waiting.
In the evening, a merchant finally sold some food to Shopkeeper Sun as a symbol.
But when he saw Tianxuan beside Manager Sun, a hint of surprise suddenly flashed in his eyes.
Tianxuan knew this person. He was the second richest businessman in Lincheng and the steward of the Xu family.
Naturally, he also recognized Tianxuan, but Tianxuan did not speak to him.
After Butler Xu returned home, he immediately reported the news that Tianxuan was collecting grain to his master.
When Mr. Xu heard this, he immediately felt that something was amiss, so he immediately called in a few family heads with whom he had a good relationship.
After a discussion, everyone came to the conclusion that the emperor and empress were buying grain at high prices.
Moreover, after collecting the grain, they did not do so for money, but only to provide relief to the victims.
So they decided to sell the grain. Firstly, it would please the emperor and empress, and secondly, they could stockpile it again after selling it.
After the emperor and empress leave, their grain prices will rise again.
Why not do this, which can earn you a good reputation and money?
So, the next day, more and more people started selling grain.
The Wang family, which had been at loggerheads with the Xu family, also received the news at this moment.
When it comes to taking advantage of others, both sides naturally won't give in, so they start competing with each other to sell grain.
The next day, Shopkeeper Sun received a lot of grain, but the price was too high, and Shopkeeper Sun felt a little distressed.
"Manager Xiao, are you sure you want to continue collecting it tomorrow? If you do, I'm afraid this tavern will lose all its money."
Tianxuan didn't even blink and replied directly: "Receive."
Shopkeeper Sun had no choice but to continue collecting grain. However, on the third day, Tianxuan only allowed her to collect 1,000 dan of grain.
The people who came to sell grain were a little confused, and Tianxuan stepped forward to explain.
"Thank you all for your support to His Majesty and the Queen over the past three days. We will not be collecting the grain for the time being."
"Steward, why don't you accept it? We heard that the Queen will provide free food to the disaster victims. I'm afraid the little food you collected is not enough."
Tianxuan smiled faintly and nodded, "The shopkeeper is right. The queen did say that all the people would be given free food."
"But even if we bring in the entire national treasury, we can't always eat overpriced food."
"Therefore, Her Majesty has already ordered the capital to purchase a large amount of food, which will be delivered in three days."
"The food we harvested in the past three days is enough for all the disaster victims to survive for another five days. So, it's more than enough."
"Thank you all for your support over the past few days. Now let's go."
After Tianxuan finished speaking, he asked Manager Sun to temporarily close the Tianyi Tavern and not open it to anyone no matter who came.
The shopkeepers had no choice but to temporarily transport the grain back.
During the three days when Tianxuan was harvesting grain, Ye Xiaoxiao was not idle either.
During these three days, she and Shangguan Lingyun were either in the government office solving the housing problems of the disaster victims, or inspecting and supervising the work on the river.
"Dalin, have the victims pack all the mud and sand they've cleared into sacks. They'll be very useful to me."
Dalin has been very impressed by Ye Xiaoxiao's actions these days, so even though he didn't understand her intentions, he made arrangements without hesitation.
After instructing Dalin, Ye Xiaoxiao looked at Shangguan Lingyun with a faint smile.
"My dear husband, do you know what wonderful uses these mud and sand have?"
Shangguan Lingyun smiled indulgently, "You are so smart."
"However, the supplies dispatched by Commander Zhou are almost arriving."
"You don't need to prepare too much mud and sand."
Ye Xiaoxiao laughed, "Okay, I understand."
"These profiteers, I must teach them a lesson this time."
"By the way, what are you going to do with that city guard?"
Shangguan Lingyun sentenced him to death without even thinking about it.
"Once everything here is almost settled, drag him to the river and behead him as a warning to the public."
Ye Xiaoxiao nodded, "Then, what about those profiteers?"
"Leave it all to Commander Zhou. We need to find the missing person as soon as possible to avoid any problems."
Ye Xiaoxiao did not object. Dealing with unscrupulous businessmen and corrupt officials would take time, and they could not spend all their time dealing with them.
"Okay, I'll do as you say. When do we leave?"
"Let's set off once Commander Zhou arrives."
Ye Xiaoxiao glanced at Dalin with a faint smile, "What about him?"
"Dalin is a capable man, but unfortunately he has no achievements."
"Well, let's make an exception and assign him a county magistrate position, and then slowly accumulate merits."
"As for the city guard of Lincheng, you should ask your uncle to assign someone trustworthy to come here."
Ye Xiaoxiao didn't object, but when her uncle was mentioned, she smiled mischievously.
"Husband, aren't you afraid that the Ye family and the Qin family will unite to form a clique and become another Li Si?"
Shangguan Lingyun curled his lips and said, "If your brothers have such ambitions, what's wrong with giving it to them?"
Ye Xiaoxiao: “…”
[Good fellow, the throne is so worthless in your eyes. If others knew, they would be furious.]
Shangguan Lingyun just smiled faintly and did not explore this issue with Ye Xiaoxiao any further.
Three days passed in a flash. Early in the morning of this day, Ye Xiaoxiao asked Dalin to find a few trustworthy people and change clothes.
Afterwards, they escorted the mud and sand from the river directly into the Tianyi Tavern in Lincheng.
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