Now the court fell into deathly silence.
Everyone understood what Liu Hong meant. Anyone who dared to stand up at this time would surely lose his head.
The emperor's word is law. Who dares to argue with him over a few pieces of wood?
Seeing that the ministers were silent, Liu Hong said decisively:
"Since none of you, my dear ministers, have anything else to do, let's adjourn the court."
After Liu Hong finished speaking, he quickly left the hall, leaving behind a group of court officials feeling sad.
"Fortunately, I'm only of the fifth rank, so I can still handle ten thousand pieces of wood."
"Alas~ The fourth-grade one has ten thousand pieces, which is several times more expensive than yours."
"You two, just bear with it and buy it. Think about what to do with the second-grade and first-grade ones. The prices are so despairing."
"you do not say!"
The ministers kept shaking their heads and sighing. Looking at Zhang Wen, he was trembling all over. If he hadn't been supported by several people, he might not have been able to stand. He kept mumbling to himself.
"What can we do? What can we do? Even if our Zhang family were to go bankrupt, we still wouldn't be able to buy ten thousand pieces of first-grade wood."
In order to buy the position of Grand Marshal, Zhang Wen has already spent most of the Zhang family's wealth.
He never thought that he would have to spend money again once he got to power.
The blood and qi almost attacked his heart and he died.
At this time, Feng Yun came to his side for some unknown reason and said:
"General Zhang, please stay."
When Zhang Wen saw that it was this flatterer, he was furious.
If I wasn't in such a bad state right now, I really wanted to go up and slap him.
Seeing Zhang Wen's unfriendly expression, Feng Yun knew what was going on.
He quickly explained, "Master Zhang, I think you misunderstood. I had no choice but to do this this time. I have made such great military achievements, and this is what I have to do if I want to be promoted."
After hearing Feng Yun say this, Zhang Wen's expression looked much better.
He understood this point, as he had obtained the position of Grand Marshal at a huge price.
"Ah~ In that case, what does General Feng want from me?"
"This matter was caused by me, so I would like to apologize to you first."
Seeing Fengyun's sincere attitude, Zhang Wen didn't want to be too harsh on himself and said:
"It's alright. You had no choice. As a court official, I can understand."
A Taiwei is a Taiwei. He has a big heart and can hold a boat.
"Thank you, Lord General. Actually, I'm here to help you overcome this difficult time. Even ten thousand pieces of first-grade wood are not impossible to complete."
Zhang Wen's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he said:
"General Feng, what should I do?"
"You don't have to buy so much yourself. Don't you have subordinates? Just assign the task to them."
Zhang Wen smiled immediately upon hearing this, but the face of his subordinate who was supporting him fell.
Fengyun saw this and said:
"My Lords, you have your subordinates, right? Just continue assigning tasks."
Now these people immediately turned from sadness to joy.
Fengyun does not need to be told to everyone. As long as Zhang Wen starts doing it, other ministers will follow suit. How could they be willing to spend their own money to buy wood?
Seeing that everyone was in a better mood, Fengyun then talked about his ultimate goal.
"Finally, I'd like to remind you, Your Majesty, that in order to fulfill your majesty's mission, I've also acquired some precious, high-grade wood. If anyone wants any, you can buy it from me. I'm sure it'll be much lower than the market price. You might even make a profit instead of spending any money."
"Huh? What does this mean?"
Fengyun smiled and did not answer them.
Instead, he shouted loudly to the others in the court:
"My Lords, if you want cheap wood, come to me, Fengyun. It will definitely be much cheaper than the market price."
After Fengyun finished speaking, he left without waiting for others to ask.
As soon as he left the palace, he contacted the three women.
"Listen carefully! All purchases are stopped now. The selling price will be increased tenfold."
The three women were all dumbfounded. Could it be that their husbands had gone insane?
"Honey, the market price has increased by at least 50%, how can it be increased tenfold?"
Fengyun did not answer immediately, but asked:
"Have we almost bought up all the high-grade wood on the market now?"
"There is almost no wood of grade three and above. We cannot collect all the fourth and fifth grades because the stock is too large, but most of them are in our hands."
"That's no problem. As long as we succeed this time, our wealth will immediately become unattainable for others."
"Is it really okay?"
Seeing that the three women still had doubts, Feng Yun said firmly:
"Don't worry, raise the price quickly. Don't miss out."
This time, the three women did not hesitate at all and directly instructed their subordinates to raise the price for sale.
The next second, the big man's world was filled with high-grade wood that had increased tenfold in price.
Occasionally, players who find a bargain and buy high-grade wood before the price goes up are ecstatic.
But this situation became extremely unified within ten seconds.
The price of all high-grade wood has increased tenfold, and even the price of low-grade wood has increased significantly.
No one contacted Fengyun at this time, but he remained as steady as a rock.
The price has risen so much. I believe that if the court officials at that time could remember what he said, they would definitely come to him. He is not in a hurry.
…
"Sir, this is bad! The price of high-grade wood has increased."
Zhang Wen wasn't surprised when he heard the report from his men. It was normal for prices to rise as everyone was looking to buy high-quality lumber.
"Don't panic. It would be abnormal if the price didn't increase."
"No, sir, the price has increased tenfold. The people down there are complaining bitterly."
Now Zhang Wen was no longer calm.
"What! Why did it increase so much?"
"I don't know. The market reacted too quickly this time. It's like everyone knows what's going on. Sir, do you want to crack down on these speculators?"
Zhang Wen seemed not to hear what his subordinates said, but instead remembered what Feng Yun had said in the court just now.
Only then did he understand what Fengyun meant. It turned out that he was the one behind all this.
However, he didn't dare to criticize Fengyun now, as he was doing things for His Majesty.
Royal interests may be involved.
If he dares to move, he will risk his life.
So he shook his head and said, "Don't mess around. Have you all assigned all the tasks?"
"Yes, sir. They have all been assigned level by level. In the end, the court offered a little benefit and allowed the adventurers to take on the missions."
"What benefits? It can't be too much."
"No, sir. Aren't those adventurers trying their best to squeeze into our circle? So we gave them a chance to break out. Hehe, they just didn't expect that it would cost them more after breaking out."
When Zhang Wen heard that these were insignificant benefits, he said nothing more.
He waved his hand and said, "Yes, sure. What about other departments?"
"Everyone is the same. They are all assigned to adventurers."
"Okay, I understand."
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