Lin En's move of asking Laud to sell grain in batches confused the congressmen present. The safest way to resolve the current crisis should be to deliver a large amount of cheap grain to the market at once, so that those nobles and grain merchants would give up.

"Are you trying to take this opportunity to empty the savings of the nobles and wealthy merchants?" Raphael guessed.

“You could say that.” Lin En nodded. In his opinion, this might be a rare opportunity.

If these people had stayed in the territory and been content to be their landlords, it would have been difficult for me to find a reason to clean up these remnants of the old times.

"But, in this case, the rising food prices may affect the stability of the entire kingdom." A congressman said with a frown. Now the price of a piece of bread has risen to five times the original price.

If it increases tenfold or twentyfold, there will definitely be trouble.

"Don't worry too much about this. As long as we increase the food supply of the workshop, mine and academy from one meal to three meals a day, it will be enough!" Lin En said firmly. "The kingdom will not be in chaos!"

Now, most of the citizens of the entire kingdom have been incorporated into the city's magical operation system. The areas of the army, railway construction, various workshops and civilian colleges almost cover more than 90% of the population in the eastern, central and southern territories of the kingdom under the rule of wizards!

The remaining nobles and merchants were not under their control, and these people also had considerable assets and did not require their concern.

Raphael was stunned by Lynn's ambitious plan for universal rationing.

If the workshop ensures three meals a day, who would buy wheat and bread?

Of course those who try to raise food prices...

Raphael suddenly thought of this.

Lin En's approach was equivalent to controlling the intensity of the food war within a certain range, and it could even be said that it was completely disconnected from ordinary civilians, and turned directly into a direct confrontation between the parliament and the nobles and wealthy merchants! "Is the food we have really enough?" The great wizard Arad said worriedly.

The parliament was responsible for supplying food to the entire kingdom, and at the same time had to provide enough food to engage in a price war with the wealthy merchants and nobles.

"Of course wheat alone is not enough." Lin En smiled slightly and said, "But fortunately, we can use magic to make bread!"

Using magic to make bread? When this was said, all the congressmen present were shocked.

"Master Lin, this is not the time to joke!" Arad couldn't help but interrupt.

Although magic can do a lot of things, and even mimic various elements, it can never replace real matter! Relying on magic to directly solve the food problem is simply a fantasy! The speakers were solemn. They all knew that the magic star was conducting research on the transformation of matter and energy. It was not impossible to use magic to solve the food problem.

However, according to Lin En's own words, the energy required to transform one gram of matter is equivalent to a nuclear explosion. It seems unlikely that this can be used to feed the kingdom's three million people.

"Anyway, I already have a spell model for bread magic. I will be able to perfect it completely in a week at most!" Lin En vowed.

In order to meet the requirements of star-level voyages, the Federation has invested a lot of energy in technologies such as artificial synthetic starch and cell-cultured meat. All research is very mature, and it is not too difficult to magic them. The raw materials are so simple that they can be found everywhere.

Seeing Lin En so confident, Raphael and others looked at each other.

Using magic to create food, something that completely goes against common sense, seems to be something that can be developed with a little research in the mouth of this Magic Star.

Several speakers were also speechless.

All I can say is that someone is developing new magic too quickly.

For example, the magic conversion equation for promotion to Legendary took only a little over a month from the time they captured Chief Judge Joshua, and they even found time to work out a blueprint for an artificial sun...

I really don't know what's going on with his brain...

Harov sighed to himself, then spoke decisively.

"Since you are confident that you can solve the food problem, then do it!"

…

The day after the meeting, under the operation of Lord, the first batch of 15 tons of wheat was sold at a price slightly lower than the market price, 8 copper coins per kilogram, and then it was swept away in just half an hour! Then 20 tons, 30 tons... 50 tons, the price became higher and higher, and finally settled at 20 copper coins!

But even so, the wheat will still be sold out after being transported to various cities, because the current market price of grain is much higher than Lord's selling price, and the profit can be doubled as long as it is resold!

The wealthy merchants and nobles in the kingdom were all like crazy, and many of them even put all their savings into it!

In just a few days, the price of a kilogram of wheat has increased to fifty copper coins, which is twenty-five times the original price! The price of a bag of white bread has also soared to one silver coin! Even the black bread that even dogs wouldn't eat a few days ago cost forty copper coins!

In other words, a worker who works hard in a magic workshop can only buy a few bags of white bread with his monthly salary, which is not enough to support himself.

At the same time, in the fortress of the royal capital, Marquis Mortan raised his wine glass high, looked at the nobles who came to attend the secret meeting, and spoke in high spirits.

"Everyone, we have now achieved a complete victory. I guess the Wizard Council must be in a state of panic now, right?"

Count Held quickly agreed. "Lord Mortan's wisdom is not comparable to those sorcerers who study evil arts. I'm afraid these peasants don't even understand what economics is..."

The rest of the nobles also praised the Marquis of Mortan's ingenious plan to wipe out the entire family. Some even secretly regretted that they were too cautious. If they had exchanged all their property for food earlier, it would have increased dozens of times by now!

Amidst the flattery and echoes, Mortan's face was filled with a smug smile. He took a sip of the red wine in the glass, and then asked about the current situation of purchasing wheat.

The attendant replied excitedly, "Reporting to Lord Mortan, we spent 70,000 imperial gold coins to buy food rations equivalent to two months for the entire kingdom. In addition, other merchants who followed suit or wanted to make a fortune are also buying food in large quantities. Even the most conservative estimate is that we have sold out enough wheat to feed three million people for half a year!"

"Very good, very good!" Mortan nodded with satisfaction.

"But, Lord Mortan, contrary to what we expected, the peasants in the royal capital don't seem to have any intention of causing trouble." Viscount Sk said hesitantly.

"In my opinion, even if they really starve to death, those untouchables may not have the courage to stand up and resist the wizard who wields evil magic. Even if they can't afford white bread, they can buy a few pieces of black bread mixed with grass to survive. If all else fails, can't they just chew on some grass to survive?" Count Bell shook his head.

He felt that Mortan and others had underestimated the patience and adaptability of the poor. When there was famine in the territory in the past, he didn't even give them a grain of food, but didn't some people still manage to survive?

"It seems that the current price of wheat is far from high enough!" Mortan said playfully, shaking the wine glass in his hand.

How is it possible that those poor people can still afford black bread?

Held and others clamored to raise the price of black bread to more than one silver coin, so that the untouchables would not be able to afford a few pieces even if they worked until they died.

In fact, they had long been fed up with the current situation in the royal capital. You know, white bread used to be exclusive to the nobles, but after the wizards came, even the dogs in the royal capital could eat it. Now they were just letting those peasants return to their previous lives.

Amid the excited shouts of the crowd, the attendant spoke hesitantly. "Lord Mortan, when I was asking the caravan to purchase food, I got some information."

"I heard from some workers that the wizards' workshops are willing to provide three free meals." The servant said cautiously.

Mortan paused for a moment, his brows slightly raised, but soon relaxed, and the mockery on his face became even stronger. "It seems that the parliament has really thought of a useful way to stabilize the situation in the kingdom, but I don't know how long they can feed millions of mouths!"

The nobles present were not intimidated by the parliament's generous strategy of providing food for all the people. After all, as can be seen from the other party's frequent sale of large quantities of wheat at low prices, the parliament still wants to bring down the price of food!

Viscount Sk also reported a piece of good news at this time. "You may not know yet, but the spies I sent found that after the wizards released a total of 100 tons of wheat in various cities in the kingdom in the morning, they began to secretly collect the grain in the evening..."

"See, this proves that our guess is correct. The parliament no longer has enough food." Mortan laughed.

The parliament did not have enough wheat, but wanted to balance the price of food. The only way was to secretly purchase food from outside and pretend that they had sufficient reserves.

"Then how much are they prepared to spend to buy it back?" Held asked with a sneer.

The wizards killed so many nobles in the eastern part of the kingdom and looted their property. It's time to take it back! "It's 25 copper coins per kilogram!" Viscount Sk said with a strange expression.

Count Held almost thought he had heard it wrongly.

The other nobles also had expressions of astonishment.

"What a joke, are these wizards crazy?" Count Held said in disbelief.

The price of one kilogram of wheat has already exceeded fifty copper coins, and even the price of grain released by the parliament has exceeded forty-five copper coins. Now the other party wants to buy it back directly at half the price...

Which fool would be willing to do that? The person who came up with this idea must have a problem with his brain! "These wizards are indeed stupid, ignorant and greedy..." Mortan said sarcastically, but it makes sense when you think about it. A group of peasants who originally hid in a dark corner suddenly took charge of the entire kingdom. How could they be able to take care of everything?

That's why they act on their whims and there is no logic at all.

Realizing this, Mortan was completely relieved. He drank the red wine in the glass happily and talked loudly about the future of the kingdom under the rule of the nobles.

A small number of nobles vaguely felt that the Wizard Council's abnormal behavior of purchasing grain at a low price might not be that simple, but in this intoxicating atmosphere of victory, they soon forgot some of their worries.

In any case, they have achieved an unprecedented victory and are not worried about being liquidated.

It is not only these nobles who are buying wheat now. The first batch of people who secretly pushed up the price of grain have already been dealt with, and the wizards should not be able to find out for a while.

Even in the worst case scenario, if the Wizard Council finally finds out, would they dare to take action against so many nobles when the kingdom is about to fall into chaos?

Maybe we have to rely on them to provide food to save the country...

"To the glory of the nobility!" The slightly tipsy Mortan raised his right arm and shouted passionately.

Held was also excited and raised his glass and drank it all, shouting loudly.

"To the honor of the nobility!"

…

While the nobles in the royal capital were holding a celebration, in the Kerosene City, Lord, who had just gathered intelligence, stepped into a large manor.

This used to be the residence of a local earl. It was built very magnificently, but its former owner had long been hanged on the city wall. Now it is the temporary residence of a certain magic star.

Unlike the last time he came, there was an extra sign at the door which read "There is a vicious dog inside. No entry for unauthorized persons."

"When did Lord Lin En start raising a dog?" Lord muttered to himself, his mind slightly moved, thinking about whether to send one over next time he came.

He heard that some of the great nobles in the empire had a hobby of raising vicious dogs, and these were not ordinary breeds, but had some magical beast bloodline, and they looked very majestic.

However, this idea was extinguished the moment he officially stepped into the manor, because Loud discovered that the so-called "evil dog" on the sign was actually a blue giant beast that was more than two meters tall and more than five meters long.

The most peculiar thing is that its body is translucent, and there is "hair" on the surface that keeps flowing like flames. The bricks and stones that its four legs touch are burned into lava by the high temperature. The terrifying aura it exudes makes Loud swallow his saliva.

Fortunately, MUTOs had no interest in a two-legged beast that didn't even have any magic power in its body. Seeing that the other party did not pose a threat, he lazily closed his eyes.

Lord wiped the cold sweat from his head, carefully walked around the side, and entered the inner room. He soon heard noisy discussions inside, one of which was Lin En's voice.

"What do you think food is? Why can it sustain the daily needs of an organism? How does it grow?"

(End of this chapter)