Outside Shangjing City.
According to Lu Yun's request, the porridge cooked in today's disaster relief food was mixed with some small sand and stones. Many people frowned after eating it.
Although they looked dirty and their clothes were tattered, they protested against such a mistake!
Even the steamed buns we ate were shriveled, dry, and dirty, as if they were covered in dirt.
"What do you mean? Why are there so many small stones, sand and dirt in the porridge?"
"Yes, we are refugees, but we are also human beings. Why can't you treat us better? Why do you give us porridge and steamed buns like this?"
"Look at this bun for yourself. It's dried out and covered in dirt. How can you eat it? Is this for people? Even a dog wouldn't eat it."
"That's right! Is this how the imperial court treats us? Is this how they treat us common people? What have we done wrong? We have lost our homes, and our families too."
"It was the Xiongnu who invaded. It was the imperial court that failed to protect us. Why should we do this?"
“…”
For a moment, the crowd was excited and many people were very angry, but more than half of them chose to remain silent.
They silently ate the shriveled steamed buns and dirty porridge in their hands.
They are so hungry, just being able to eat is enough, as long as they can fill their stomachs. They don’t care about being picky. They won’t think too much.
Faced with this situation, the soldier responsible for distributing disaster relief food took a look.
One of them said coldly, "Eat if you want, eat if you don't want, get out. Most people can eat it, so why can't you?"
"This disaster relief food is for filling your stomachs, not for you to eat well!"
“If you don’t like it, you can leave now and choose not to eat!
Others are still waiting in line, and there are so many people waiting behind them, and they are all hungry."
"From now on, all disaster relief food will look like this!"
"There won't be any changes. If you want to eat good food, why not go to the restaurant? There are delicious fish and meat there."
After listening to the soldiers' words, many people frowned and looked at the porridge that was so hard on their teeth.
They couldn't even bite the dirty steamed buns and there was nothing they could do. They simply couldn't stand it.
Many people chose to leave directly. However, when some people threw down their food and steamed buns and prepared to leave, soldiers appeared and arrested them directly.
"It's not that easy to leave."
"Your Majesty has spoken! Some people are pretending to be hungry people, taking advantage of the situation, and forcing their way to the relief grain, hoping to take advantage of it. Is this a place where you can take advantage of others?"
"Do you know what disaster relief food is? It's to keep people fed and alive, not for petty gains like yours."
"If you find this happening again, throw him into the Sky Prison and see if he dares to do it again."
"Come here, arrest everyone who just left this place and abandoned their food. Make them reflect on themselves."
"It's not that easy to take advantage of the imperial court. You should reflect on your actions in prison. If that doesn't work, ask your family to pay money to redeem you."
“…”
Hearing the soldiers' words, many hungry civilians raised their hands to express their agreement.
Because they knew very well that some people were indeed taking advantage of the situation and forcibly seizing the food that was rightfully theirs.
They could have eaten their fill, but after these people took away their share, they could only eat until they were 70% or 50% full. Some people couldn't even get in line.
How can this be!
At the same time, Lu Yun was also actively searching for clues in the city.
Since there were many disaster victims and civilians who looted food last night, we might as well find them and see who has food at home.
Or if there are any special signs, they can definitely be found. It is impossible that there are no clues at all.
However, the result was disappointing. There was no clue at all, and no one provided any strong evidence to show that any citizen had sneaked out to steal food in the middle of the night.
It is indeed relatively easy to hide in such a big city.
But... there shouldn't be no clues at all.
Lu Yun was really speechless, but he probably guessed something. Maybe this was embezzlement!
Xichang Yamen.
Lu Yun sat on the armchair, looking relaxed and contented, with his legs crossed. Ye Jiajia came running over and asked curiously,
"Have you found out anything? Why do you look so relaxed? Shouldn't you be anxious? After all, we don't have any clues at all."
"Our responsibility is to give them justice as soon as possible and find out who is behind this."
Lu Yun shook his head and said calmly, "They deserved to be robbed. They set the price of the two rooms so high that the people couldn't afford to eat. So let them rob them. I don't want to find the food for them."
"Besides, they might have stolen the food themselves and hired a group of people to stage this act themselves. This is the most likely scenario."
Ye Jiajia was a little confused and her brain couldn't react.
"Why do you do this? What good will it do?"
"Think about it carefully. Who would benefit most if the food was stolen?"
"Of course... For the shops that weren't looted, the food prices that would benefit them the most would go up."
“The news of the grain being robbed last night spread like wildfire, and everyone in the city knew about it, so the price was naturally not surprising.
I just asked around, and the prices at the few stores that didn't have their food looted have doubled!"
“Food prices were already high, and now they’re getting even higher!”
"But many people are very scared, especially the wealthy families. They think if things continue like this, they might really starve to death. They might as well buy up the food quickly, as the price might get even more expensive."
Lu Yun nodded gently. "That's the truth. The higher the grain price, the more money these people make from selling grain. They are the ones who benefit the most."
"I don't think they were lucky or coincidental to have escaped the robbery by this gang. Rather, it's very strange."
"this……"
"Let's put it this way: they definitely stockpiled a lot of food, but they didn't take most of it out because they knew that once they took it out, the price of food would drop."
“Once it’s robbed, the price of food will rise again.”
When Lu Yun thought of this, he felt a sense of déjà vu. He had encountered such things too many times before he traveled through time.
He had seen many people use this method, which was called "rare goods are valuable"! Market economy.
"So, what should we do?"
"What to do? Just watch them act silently."
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