The next afternoon, Fu Youde found Zhu Yuntong and told him that the matter had indeed been investigated and clarified.
They collected the seeds that the people had bought earlier from the homes of those who had suffered crop failures.
After some inspection, it was found that most of the seeds were rotten.
It must have been soaked in some kind of chemical solution. The seeds were ruined without anyone noticing.
These seeds look no different from normal seeds, but they actually cannot grow into food.
Moreover, the person selling the seeds was quite clever; he didn't use conventional methods, such as cooking the seeds, because those methods are too simple.
Some people grow grain all their lives and know how to distinguish between raw and cooked seeds.
So these people soaked the seeds in a special solution to prevent them from growing into crops.
Zhu Yunwen's face darkened upon hearing this news, and he asked Fu Youde:
"So someone really did this? If they did this, there must be a reason. Otherwise, they wouldn't go to such lengths to spoil the seeds and then sell them to the people. What else have you found out?"
Fu Youde, also with an angry expression, said to Zhu Yunwen:
"We found out who sold these useless seeds to the people. Then we found the seller, interrogated him, and learned that it was all done by a wealthy grain merchant in Dingzhou City who instructed him to do it."
Zhu Yunwen took a deep breath, his face revealing murderous intent, and said:
"Therefore, this kind of thing must be linked to those who have a vested interest. Only they would do such a thing."
Driven by selfish desires, they disregarded whether tens of thousands of people would have enough to eat, and whether tens of thousands would starve to death. This behavior is utterly outrageous and utterly despicable.
Seeing that Zhu Yunwen was so angry, Fu Youde immediately added:
"This wealthy man from Dingzhou City has now been apprehended and brought to justice."
Zhu Yuntong said, "Announce this matter to the people of Goryeo, and that damned rich man will have his crimes read out in public and be executed."
Besides, since he is a major grain seller, he should have a lot of grain at home. He should take it all out to help the disaster victims in Dingzhou City.
This can be seen as me paying the price for what I've done, making amends.
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