"It's another sunny day today." Lin Yu got up and pushed open the window, looked at the blue and cloudless sky, and sighed softly. If this continues, the season's harvest is over.

She was worried about food and clothing, not to mention the farmers who depended on the fields for food, and the officials at all levels who were worried about the drought and the development of the war.

But no matter how anxious it is, the sky is constant, sunny or rainy, it will not be transferred by human will, although there are many places after the beginning of spring rain one after another, but the three provinces near the capital have not rained for three consecutive months, not to mention the complete harvest in the first half of this year, it is almost the same, and the remaining water in the river pond is enough for people and livestock to drink water, how to have idle water to irrigate the fields.

And even in modern times, artificial rainfall can be carried out with the help of high technology, and it is not guaranteed to be affected by drought, not to mention the ancient times when science and technology were backward, so the situation is getting worse day by day. After all, the most important thing for her is revenge, and if she can get revenge, it won't be a big deal if all the family business is ruined now.

Under such circumstances, even if the price of grain is increasing day by day, and he can even get seventy to double the profit at the moment, Lin Yu still delayed the opening of the grain store under his name, but temporarily stored the grain, and did not plan to open the grain store with great fanfare at that time, so the action was not obvious.

"Sister Susu, what's the current situation?" After thinking about it for a few days, Lin Yu had a new idea. Then I found Yin Susu.

Lin Yu arrived, and specified that he wanted to meet her and understand the character of this righteous sister and his future brother and sister. Yin Susu naturally wanted to see her, so she could take the opportunity to rest. So at this time, Yin Susu's beautiful suffocating face rarely showed a trace of exhaustion, which shows that her recent busy worries have also verified the rumors outside on the other hand, and the current situation is not very good.

"It's not good." Yin Susu pressed her temples, did not deliberately hide anything, but let out a long breath. sighed, "Or rather, terrible." Although the capital is well controlled, there are already homeless people appearing, you know what this means. Although last year's grain production was good, the year before was a poor harvest. There is not as much grain in the treasury as expected. If it weren't for such a drought this year, I would have survived, but no matter how good I am right now, I can't pray for rain. ”

"Is there a big food shortage?" Lin Yu thought about it and asked, if it wasn't a serious situation, he could put out that thought.

"Not very big, what is more dangerous is the development of the situation, in that case. It is the most dangerous thing to continue to develop. Yin Susu hesitated for a moment and glanced at Jin He beside him. Jin He nodded knowingly and went to the door to guard.

"Sister, is this ......?"

Yin Susu showed a rare anxious look on his face, and he was no longer calm and calm before, "Let me tell you the truth, I also received this news just now, and it is still in the secrecy stage, the front line suffered a big defeat, the defenders' granaries were burned, and the original grain transportation line was also cut off, so they could only transfer grain from Zhenchuan, but several granaries on Zhenchuan's side are now half-empty, and they can't supply food at all. ”

Hearing the news, Lin Yu couldn't help but show a look of surprise on his face, "How can this be?" ”

"Things have happened, the most important thing at the moment is to make up for the dead, only less than half a month of food must be transported to Zhenchuan, otherwise the army on the west road will run out of food, this is simply an impossible task." Although Yin Susu is not responsible for this, Yuwenji also asked her to think of a way, hoping that Yin Susu can come up with a good idea, "However, if the food supply is really insufficient, if the Western Road army is eaten, the chances of the Zhang family turning the tables will be several points higher." ”

Lin Yu looked at Yin Susu's worried face, made up his mind, and slowly spoke, "I have a solution, but it may only be a drop in the bucket, and it may not have a good effect." ”

"Tell me first, a glass of water is better than nothing." Yin Susu suddenly raised a lot of spirits, and stared at Lin Yudao with burning eyes.

"Sister Susu, you should know that I was preparing to start a grain store some time ago." The light in Lin Yu's eyes was as calm as ever, obviously he had thought about it a long time ago. "I have a batch of grain stockpiled near Makawa."

Although the sentence was short, the shock to Yin Susu was not small at all, "If I remember correctly, in fact, you have been hoarding grain for a long time, you have been buying grain since last spring, and what is it in Zhenchuan?" ”

Not to mention the problem of hoarding grain, after all, if Lin Yu really had the heart to open a grain shop, it was possible to hoard grain a year earlier. But Na Makawa is now a military town, but it was only a relatively prosperous town before, and there was nothing particularly outstanding. How could Lin Yu judge the location so accurately and make preparations in that place in advance?

Seeing Yin Susu's surprised expression, Lin Yu just smiled and said, "This is actually quite easy to judge, the Zhang family is so rampant, sooner or later the imperial court will not be able to endure it, at that time I was just a vague idea, and I have only increased the intensity of acquisitions since I returned to Beijing in the autumn." And last year was a good year, grain was relatively cheap, hoarded in advance, once there was a war, the price of grain would definitely rise, it is estimated that it can make a lot of money, even if there is no war, it is nothing more than not making money, this business is done, naturally done. ”

To say, what was the hardest hard currency in ancient times, not gold and silver, not land, but grain. The people take food as the sky, and in the year of famine, a hundred taels of gold may not be exchanged for a steamed bun. And Lin Yu thinks that if there is really a famine, he will be willing to give up some grain to relieve the disaster, which is better than some grain merchants who have lost their conscience and are desperately raising prices, and it can be regarded as making some merits.

Lin Yu's explanation was reasonable, Yin Susu understood it at once, and continued to ask, "Then why did you put the grain storage location near Zhenchuan, it's too forward-looking." ”

She understood Lin Yu's previous behavior as soon as she thought about it, but this was the only thing she had been thinking about for a long time, and she had never figured it out. Seeing that Yin Susu really didn't expect it, Lin Yu was also a little surprised.

"Actually, it's not hard to guess." Lin Yu glanced at Yin Susu and said with a smile, "Because I set my goal on this war from the beginning." Then the strategic location of Zhenchuan is obvious, not far from the capital, not far from the control line of the Zhang family, the transportation is developed, and there are capable officials there, it should be a very good place. So I hoarded up a total of 110,000 taels of grain over there. ”

After being pointed out by Lin Yu, Yin Susu immediately figured it out, but she also admired Lin Yu's courage in her heart, the total value of the food that Lin Yu hoarded, she was not very clear exactly, and she also knew that the Tao would not exceed 200,000, it should be about 150,000. At once, he hoarded grain worth 110,000 taels of silver near Zhenchuan, accounting for two-thirds, you must know that Zhenchuan is not far from the territory controlled by the Zhang family, and it is only a five- or six-day journey by horse, once it is captured, Lin Yu's 100,000 taels of silver will almost be lost.

"What a guts." Yin Susu looked at Lin Yu, and the eyebrows and eyes of the girl sitting opposite were still gentle and calm, and there was a look of admiration on her face that could not be concealed. "I'll admit that I've lost my eyes, and you're still a big deal. It's a pity, you're a woman, and you're inherently weak. ”

Lin Yu found that Yin Susu really felt sorry for herself, and hurriedly waved her hand and said, "Sister Susu, I originally just wanted to get through the relationship between you and your father-in-law and do military food business. I didn't expect so much, who would have thought that God would not give it a hard time, and there would be a big drought this spring. ”

Yin Susu smiled slightly, looked at Lin Yu, and his eyes sharpened again, "God's affairs are in God's hands, so now, what are you going to do?" I am also aware of the current grain prices, and if your grain is delayed until the end of spring, it will not be a problem to make two to three times the profit. And you didn't come here today to talk to me about the general trend of the world over tea. ”

Lin Yu lowered his head and took a sip of tea, and said with a light smile, "This person is born in the world, and he naturally has the word fame, fortune and power." Money, I think it's almost enough to spend, so naturally I'm asking for something else. Sending charcoal in the snow is better than icing on the cake, and now that the food is a strange commodity to live in, it is natural to have goods with the most powerful people in the world. ”

"I know that you have a plan." Yin Susu looked at Lin Yu's beautiful and warm eyes like black jade, and deeply realized that this girl was really not such a simple, gentle and considerate child. "Let's be straight, I believe you must have a good draft when you find me, you are not the kind of reckless person. Let's discuss the feasibility again and how to deal with it better. ”

"Sister, you really know me well." Lin Yu put down the teacup, she really had some thoughts about this batch of grain, "I don't want money for this grain, I donate it all to the imperial court, and even including the grain I have hoarded in other places, all of it can be sent." ”

"Don't want money? What do you want? Yin Susu was a little surprised, but Lin Yu's request was also reasonable, if he wanted money, he really had to wait for the drought to develop, delay it, and safely enter the account several times the silver, and at the moment, the imperial court would definitely not come up with a very high price to buy grain.

"Status!" Lin Yu let out a long breath, and then slowly spit out two words.

"I see." Yin Susu is such a smart and clever person, and he immediately figured out what Lin Yu was seeking. "Although you are the righteous sister I recognize, and the righteous daughter officially recognized by King Qi, you are not a pro after all. If this matter is done well, you can not only gain fame but also status, and no matter which prince ascends to that position in the future, even if it is really the third prince who comes to power, as long as you are not very wrong, he will not dare to touch you, for fear of being pointed out by thousands of people. ”

Is this kid so insecure? At that moment, Yin Susu was not thinking about how to operate this matter to maximize the benefits, but such a thought floated. (To be continued......)