"What?"
Upon hearing this, everyone looked surprised and suspicious, as if they had heard it wrong.
Han Yu stood up and asked, "Is that true?"
"Absolutely true."
Wu Xin said: "The notice has been posted everywhere, and now the whole Ji County is buzzing with news!"
"Is he crazy?"
Zhou Zhengan looked dazed.
Under their secret manipulation, the price of grain rose to 150 wen per dou, which was several times higher, but the county government posted a notice to purchase it at a price of 300 wen per dou.
Everyone is pursuing profit!
Those grain merchants who hoard grain will immediately follow suit and raise prices, causing grain prices to reach truly crazy levels!
"What does this mean?"
"It would be fine if we just raised the price, but the county government is forcing us to do so?"
"It's the opposite of Tiangang!"
Several grain merchants present cried out in surprise.
Dong Weimin finally reacted. He murmured with a dazed look, "Song Chi... he really did it."
Han Yuanzheng also stood up and said, "County Magistrate Dong, is this the condition that Song Chi agreed to give you?"
"right!"
Dong Weimin hurriedly said, "He said that what we did was problematic and that it would be troublesome if they really investigated. If Feng Yuan had raised the grain prices himself, there wouldn't be any problems... He said he had a way, and it turned out to be exactly what happened."
Everyone was silent.
This incredible act left them a little bewildered.
Announcing a high price for grain in the name of the county government would push the price of grain to an outrageous level and would be difficult to resolve. They all knew that the county government only had a few thousand taels and could not afford so much money.
Even if you can take it out, you can't do this.
It can be said that after this, the prefect Zhou Zhengan can legitimately take over Feng Yuan's position as the county magistrate!
But why did Song Chi do this?
Is Feng Yuan a fool? Can he really trust Song Chi so much?
Or is there some conspiracy?
I can’t figure it out, I absolutely can’t figure it out!
"Could it be that Song Chi really wants to beg for mercy?" Dong Weimin also frowned, finding it a little hard to believe.
"impossible!"
Han Yuanzheng said coldly: "At the female general's homecoming banquet, with so many dignitaries present, he acted without scruples and recklessly. Now that he has such hatred against us, he asks for mercy. Do you think Song Chi is a fool?"
Dong Weimin continued, "At that time, he was protected by a female coach. Now he knows that even a female coach can't protect him, so..."
"Shut up!"
Han Yu directly rebuked him, "Are you a fool? You really believe this? The county government announced that they would collect grain at 300 wen per dou, raising the price so high that ordinary people can't afford it even if they starve to death. How can we sell our grain?"
After hearing this, everyone reacted.
Another purpose of theirs was to hoard grain and sell it at a high price, but now the price is too high and the people simply cannot afford it, so naturally they cannot sell it.
"So...his real purpose is for the people?"
After much thought, everyone came up with this reason.
"Another reason is that the stored grain cannot be sold and is piling up in our private warehouses. Feng Yuan will be able to find an opportunity to investigate!"
Han Yu's words made everyone suddenly realize.
Zhou Zhengan said in a low voice: "Song Chi is so good that he can come up with such an idea. It's really killing two birds with one stone!"
"This kid has some skills, but he's a bit too naive."
Han Yu said disdainfully, "This batch of stored grain was personally managed and shipped out by the Prime Minister. The procedures that the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of War went through were impossible to track down within the seven-day deadline. Perhaps... they knew they were desperate and were trying to survive!"
"But this will only drive them into a dead end!"
"Father is right."
Han Yuanzheng said grimly, "The county government dared to post such a notice. It is an act of usurpation. Now they have no way out."
"Since they want to die, then let them do it!"
Han Yu stood up and slammed the table, attracting everyone's attention.
"Zhang Wu, you sent people to spread rumors and stir up public resentment. As the county magistrate, you listened to slander and posted such a notice, bringing disaster to the village... Remember to expose Song Chi and let the surging public opinion drown him!"
At this point, Han Yu, who looked elegant, had a ferocious look on his face.
"Yes, Master Han!" Zhang Wu responded loudly, "You are the best at this kind of thing."
"And you..."
Han Yu then turned to the grain merchants and said, "You should also raise the grain prices. When the deadline comes, we'll see how the county government handles this!"
The Han family is behind these grain merchants and they are also their trusted associates. They can manipulate the rise and fall of grain prices. You can imagine how powerful they are!
"Since he wants to play like this, then play with him!"
Everyone sneered.
…
One stone can cause a thousand ripples!
When the county government issued the notice, it immediately caused a sensation!
The announcement of buying grain at a price of 300 wen per dou has no reason and is extremely outrageous. This move is not intended to curb the rising trend of grain prices, but to drive up grain prices.
Within half a day, all major grain shops began to raise their prices.
The sky-high price of grain discouraged people who were originally planning to buy grain. The streets and alleys were filled with curses and wailing.
"Damn it! One hundred and fifty coins per bucket is already too much for me, and now it's gone up to three hundred coins!"
"Why would the county government issue such an announcement? It would be fine if they didn't open the warehouses to release grain to stabilize the rising grain prices, but they're actually driving up the prices!"
"fatuous!"
"Corrupt officials!"
"Are you going to starve us to death?"
"Everyone thought the new magistrate would change the atmosphere, but they didn't expect this!"
Everyone was cursing.
For a time, rumors spread everywhere.
The public notice issued by the county government must have been approved by the county magistrate. He must have colluded with these grain merchants to drive up grain prices in order to make black money!
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