A few days ago, the silver donated by all parties was delivered to the Ministry of Revenue, but there was no sign of food and fodder being stored.
As the grain escort officer, Lan Xiangan was very anxious!
He couldn't resist Si Jinxing's urging and had to explain:
Even though the Ministry of Revenue has money now, it dare not purchase food and fodder on a large scale.
For some unknown reason, not only did the rice prices in the city increase, but they were also running out of food!
The prices of food and fodder in the surrounding prefectures are even more expensive than those in Jianzhou City, and the supply is extremely limited!
It is said that food and supplies must be sent before troops move!
Now, the troops have been on the march for seven days, but the issue of food and fodder has not been resolved yet.
If this continues, how can the soldiers fight the enemy with peace of mind?
For this purpose, Si Jinxing even went to Prince Heng's Mansion specially.
King Heng, Nan Ye of Qi, was good at business.
He also owned a rice shop, which was the largest in Jianzhou City. Therefore, he had discovered the rice situation in the city a few days earlier.
All the rice shops in Jianzhou City, except his, have closed down due to shortage of stock.
In order to prevent the people from panicking, he had to try to balance the price of rice and limited the sale so that each person could only buy one kilogram of rice per day.
Moreover, he personally went to the rice shop and assured the people who came to buy rice:
There is plenty of rice in the rice shop’s warehouse, enough for the people of Jianzhou City to eat until the spring rice harvest!
But even so, starting from today, people began to come to the rice shop early and line up to buy rice.
Even three-year-old children were sent out by their parents to buy rice!
Most people are like this, they just follow the crowd.
Seeing that everyone was buying rice, I also joined in the scramble to grab some, even though I had enough food stored at home to last until the summer!
When Si Jinxing heard this, he thought of the great epidemic he encountered in his previous life!
That epidemic was highly contagious, so ordinary people faced the risk of being quarantined at home at any time.
During the three years of the epidemic, as soon as the people heard the slightest sign of trouble, they would rush into the markets and supermarkets and engage in frantic shopping.
At that time, many people's food was spoiled and could not be eaten...
Just like now, when the people see that other rice shops are out of stock and it coincides with the war with Han Lan, they can't help but think too much.
This is understandable, but the fact that the rice shop is out of food is indeed a problem!
Si Jinxing asked Mo Qiu to secretly inquire from various sources, and only then did he find out that it was a trading company called Deyu that was interfering!
The day after the army set out, this trading company began to buy up goods from rice shops in the city.
Even the suppliers were directly blocked and all were bought out!
Naturally, since it buys more, the price is much lower!
Theoretically speaking, apart from Hengwang’s rice shop, Deyu Trading Company is the only shop that sells rice.
But it claimed that it was out of stock.
Si Jinxing guessed that this business was probably waiting for Hengwang Rice Shop's goods to be sold out, and then he would take advantage of the lean season to sell the stockpiled rice at double the price!
Even more terrifying is:
Even though King Heng’s rice shop has a large inventory, the amount is limited.
If this batch of grain was given to the people, the soldiers heading to the northwest would have nowhere to find food.
If it was given to the soldiers, then the hundreds of thousands of people in Jianzhou would not be able to buy food!
Qi Nanye had no way to deal with this matter, and the Ministry of Revenue did not dare to act rashly!
Si Jinxing had no idea about this matter.
But Pei Qingzhu mentioned that he saw Hai Ye, with whom he had worked before, outside the Deyu Trading Company.
The appearance of Mr. Hai reminded Si Jinxing of Dexing Trading Company, which was forced to close down by Qi Moli a few months ago.
She couldn't help but wonder if this Deyu Trading Company was just Dexing Trading Company that had moved to a new location and reopened.
Si Jinxing asked Mo Qiu to send someone to investigate secretly, and indeed discovered that the boss behind Deyu Trading Company was Qi Nanche!
What was even more unexpected was the discovery of the warehouse where Deyu Trading Company hid rice!
And this place is none other than behind Prince Jing’s Mansion.
It was originally a garden of the previous dynasty. After it was abandoned, it was converted into a horse farm by Prince Jing.
In the past few years, every autumn, Qi Nanche would invite the young men from the noble families in Jianzhou City to go horse racing.
But last year, Qi Nanche did not organize any horse racing. Did he forget?
Si Jinxing and Qing Chan, taking advantage of the night, quickly arrived at the wall separating the horse farm and Prince Jing's Mansion.
Qing Chan looked around cautiously and said in a low voice:
"Princess, please go in. I will wait for you here. Please be careful."
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt a sense of emptiness around her.
She turned around to look for her, but sure enough, she couldn't see her princess anymore!
She had been with the princess for half a year, but she still couldn't figure out what kind of Kung Fu her princess was practicing!
It is really exquisite, even more amazing than her lightness skills!
Although Qingchan was curious, he was used to it and quickly found a hiding place.
Si Jinxing flashed into Xinglin Yaxu, took two steps forward, and when he flashed out again, he accidentally bumped into someone!
She was about to scream, but the man covered her mouth!
A deep male voice came: "It's me!"
Upon hearing this, Si Jinxing immediately recognized that the voice was that of the Crown Prince, Qi Nanyuan!
She looked at the man in the dim night and saw clearly his exposed eyes.
Si Jinxing frowned and asked, "How do you know it's me?"
At first, she thought that Qi Nanyuan looked like a playboy all day long, and always gave people the impression that he was not doing his job properly.
Later, I heard Qi Moli say that it was this guy's crying that saved Qi Moli from the rebels' swords, and only then did I start to like him a little more!
Qi Nanyuan put away his usual nonchalant attitude and did not answer her question. Instead, he said:
"Auntie Huang, are you here for the food?
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