"Your Excellency the Governor is absolutely right! The food is in our hands, what is there to worry about?
As long as the grain is transported here, it can be sold at a high price. Even if something happens, the Sixth Prince will be responsible when the higher-ups investigate.
We are sure to make money in this business!" said a large grain merchant excitedly.
“When we first heard the news that the Sixth Prince was coming to provide disaster relief, we put so much effort into preparing.
If I had known this, why would I have gone to so much trouble? "
"Who would have thought that the Sixth Prince would be so greedy that he even wanted to take away the money allocated for disaster relief.
No wonder I heard that the Sixth Prince likes business, it seems he really loves money."
Just when everyone was talking about it enthusiastically.
Wei Guang immediately poured a basin of cold water on them and said in a cold voice: "Don't be happy too soon, maybe this is a trap set by him.
Don't be fooled by him just for a little benefit!"
The Governor asked doubtfully, "Can you see what's wrong?"
"No, not really! But the prince did send me a letter.
Let me be careful and alert to the Sixth Prince.
I feel like things are going so smoothly, which actually means there's something wrong!
It’s better to be careful! "
Wei Guang said expressionlessly.
"Well, so the Imperial Commissioner was just guessing! We have the grain in our hands. We won't sell it unless we get paid. What can he do to us?"
"Humph, that's absolutely right! Even a prince can't take our food without paying.
With so many officials, why should they be afraid of him? "
Many grain merchants and officials thought Wei Guang was worried that Ye would steal his limelight.
After all, even if Wei Guang was greedy, he only dared to raise the price of grain by one or two times.
And most of the profits will be taken away by him.
The nice thing is to work for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
Neither grain merchants nor officials dared to express any dissatisfaction.
But after Ye came, it allowed all of them to earn more profits.
They would never miss such a good opportunity.
An official immediately said: "Please rest assured, Imperial Envoy, your troops will definitely receive the necessary aid."
"Yes! There's no way this could be a trap. All of us officials are standing together.
I will never let him, a prince, do anything wrong.
What else is there to worry about?
"That's it! There are so many disaster victims crying out for food, let's buy up all the food around here.
Even if the Emperor came, it would be useless. If food cannot be delivered in a short time, all the victims will starve to death."
"Just do it boldly, everything is under control!
Furthermore, it was the Sixth Prince who issued the order to raise the price of grain, so anyone who transports grain here will make a fortune."
Everyone thought that Wei Guang was deliberately provoking trouble out of jealousy.
In front of Qiong Yi, no one took him seriously anymore.
What can the imperial envoy do?
With the Sixth Prince around, he is no longer necessary.
Wei Guang felt alienated by everyone, and some even became wary of him.
I sighed helplessly.
I hope I've been worrying for nothing.
As long as he could make some money and report to the Crown Prince, he would have completed his mission.
Moreover, by behaving recklessly like this, Ye was simply giving the prince a handle on himself.
Whenever the prince wants to deal with him, he only needs to report what Ye has done to the emperor.
The emperor will naturally deal with him.
Thinking about it this way, it's a good thing to kill two birds with one stone.
He did not continue to object immediately.
If he forcefully stopped it, he would immediately be at odds with all officials and grain merchants, which would be of no benefit to him.
Without any opposition, all grain merchants started to raise the selling price of grain.
Then he sent people with silver to buy grain from other places and transport it as quickly as possible.
Whoever can transport the most food in the shortest time can earn more silver.
Even if the bulk of the grain was given to officials, with such a high price, the grain merchants would still make a considerable profit.
When Ye returned to his residence, he sobered up instantly and was no longer drunk at all.
"Your Highness was pretending just now, I almost believed it!" Xiao Cui breathed a sigh of relief and said, patting her chest.
"What's the point of the wine here? Your Highness usually drinks homemade strong liquor!
There’s no way he’s drunk!”
Lin Yue trusts Ye very much.
Zhao Wudi was full of doubts and still didn't understand why Emperor Ye asked all grain merchants to raise the price sevenfold.
This is simply an exorbitant price for the Qi family.
Even wealthy families probably cannot afford such high food prices.
"What exactly is your highness planning? Don't you want to provide disaster relief?
With food prices this high, no one can afford it!
I really don't understand how you can be a disaster victim yourself!"
In response to Zhao Wudi's doubts, Ye smiled mysteriously: "Just wait and see! There will be enough food to provide relief to the victims soon."
"I don't understand! There's so much grain, and the price is so high, even if we use all the grain allocated by the court to buy it.
I'm afraid it's not enough for the elderly to eat!"
"You'll know soon. Just be patient and wait! It would be boring if I explained it to you."
You should immediately send the fastest cavalry to notify the storekeeper who buys grain.
As long as the grain merchants here want to buy grain, we will raise the price by more than double and sell it to them."
Ye said.
"This?" Zhao Wudi was even more confused. He had finally managed to get people to purchase a large amount of grain in advance.
The original idea was to transport the food to provide relief to the victims and at the same time lower the price of food.
But Yuye sold all the harvested grain to grain merchants. What exactly did he want to do?
Zhao Wudi suddenly understood and looked at Ye in disbelief.
"Is it possible that Your Highness wants to sell the grain to grain merchants at a high price and make a huge profit?
Is your Highness doing this worthy of the Emperor and the people of the world?"
"What are you thinking? I sold them the grain at a high price and took all the silver.
Then use the silver to buy more food.
That’s the only way to feed all the victims.”
Seeing that Zhao Wudi dared to doubt him, Ye was immediately furious.
Zhao Wudi still remained skeptical: "Your Highness, this approach is probably unreliable. As the saying goes, distant water cannot quench immediate thirst.
If we buy food from further away, many victims will starve to death by the time it is delivered."
"You, you are a good person! But your brain is a little too stupid!
Let the profiteers and officials here transport the grain here first.
Even the old man wouldn't buy it at such a high price.
At that time, this prince seized all their food, saying that it was borrowed, and paid them according to the stated interest.
In this way, not only can the famine be solved immediately.
You can also make a lot of money from them.
Let all the unscrupulous businessmen and officials suffer in silence."
In desperation, Ye could only tell Zhao Wudi about his plan.
Zhao Wudi was immediately shocked when he heard the words.
He looked at Ye with disbelief, his eyes full of admiration.
I can actually come up with such a perfect plan.
Not only can you easily complete disaster relief, but you can also deal with all the corrupt officials and unscrupulous businessmen, and most importantly, you can make a lot of money.
I finally understood why Ye was willing to ask the emperor to guarantee that he could save all the victims and build the river embankment for only 300,000 taels of silver.
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