At that time… a cold glint flashed in their eyes. This enemy prince was truly foolish. If they could really take the capital, why would their prince keep the prince around? Wouldn't it be better for him to become emperor himself?
The world is in chaos and there are many wars now; it should have been unified long ago.
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Compared to the previous period, Le'an County is much more lively now.
The people here still can't get enough to eat. Although the imperial court distributed rice seedlings after the New Year, they were not yet ripe, and the people still ate only one meal a day, which was a very thin porridge.
Those from wealthier families were better off; they could go to the capital to buy some grain. These days, the Zhou family's grain shop has a daily supply of grain.
There were various methods of exchange, including silver and other goods. However, ordinary people didn't have much of value in their homes, let alone silver.
The main problem is that grain is incredibly expensive now. In the past, one tael of silver could buy two shi (a unit of dry measure) of coarse grain, which would amount to more than two hundred jin (a unit of weight). That would be enough to feed a family for a month.
However, later on, the grain supply in the capital became increasingly scarce, and at its most expensive, one or two taels of silver could only buy one or two jin of grain.
At that time, everyone felt that the world had gone mad. But who could have imagined that later on, one tael of silver wouldn't even be enough to buy a pound of grain?
The people went hungry until the Zhou family started selling grain, at which point the price dropped slightly, but the supply still couldn't meet the demand.
Occasionally, someone comes to sell sweet potatoes, and the price isn't cheap. But it's still much cheaper than the grains sold outside.
Now, Le'an County has a new leader, and the county magistrate has also changed; it is said that he is the county lord's father.
After Han Mingyuan arrived, his first order was for the government to supply a fixed amount of grain at a fixed price.
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