Yi Cheng came to the study of the sea thorn history and saw this thorn history master, this person was over fifty years old, thin, with white temples, bright eyes between his eyes, and was dressed in civilian clothes.

Seeing Yi Cheng come in, he smiled loudly and said: "I heard Zhang Sheng talk about Xiao Shaoxia, and recently the chivalrous name of the free swordsman has been rumored to be there, the old man has long wanted to see it, but he has not been able to do so because of his mundane affairs, and now he sees Shaoxia, he is really a person as his name, a young hero, and his future is limitless!" ”

Yi Cheng listened to him praise himself, and he was not arrogant, and hugged his fists and said: "Lord Assassin Shi has an overreputation, and the rumors in the rivers and lakes are inevitably exaggerated, and I just do what I should do." ”

Hai Dongqing said with a smile: "Xiao Shaoxia doesn't have to be too humble, the old man has been an official for decades, and he has read countless people, and he still has the ability to look at people. ”

Yi Cheng no longer dwelled on this matter, and said with a smile: "In the next trip, I also heard that Lord Thorn Shi Qingyu, I came here today to discuss something with adults, because the matter is urgent, so I said straight to the point, and I hope that adults will not blame." ”

When Hai Dongqing heard this, his face became a little solemn, and his eyes were full of worry, and he said, "Shaoxia is talking about the drought?" ”

Yi Chengdao: "It's this matter, I don't know if adults can find a solution?" ”

Hai Dongqing's expression was gloomy and said: "Hey, I have tried my best to do this, but it is all in vain, those bastards know at this time that I can't drag it out, and they just force me to accept their price, and I can't use it, but the court is in ruins now, and this money can't be taken out no matter what." What is the young man's opinion? ”

After speaking, he looked at Yi Cheng with a look of hope, Zhang Sheng didn't hear Yi Cheng talk about it just now, and now he is also looking at Yi Cheng.

Yi Cheng saw the two of them looking at him, and he didn't hesitate to say: "My lord, I don't know if the detailed data of the disaster can be told below, so that I can make a judgment and make a decision." ”

It is important to know that the details of the disaster in Langdao are generally not casually leaked, otherwise it will cause panic, and secondly, merchants will use these hoards to raise prices.

Hai Dongqing heard this, looked at Zhang Sheng, and said, "Come on!" ”

Zhang Sheng said: "Yes, my lord. Brother Xiao, this drought is once in a hundred years, Cangzhou has a total of 30 million people, and 5 million people have suffered this disaster. There are about two or three million in this part, and because of the urgency of the disaster, these are only approximate numbers. But the difference is limited. ”

Yi Cheng said, "So how much food do these people need in total to avoid the famine in front of them?" ”

Zhang Sheng said: "One person presses one pound a day, and a family of five will need one stone of grain for a month even if it is less, and at least three million stone will be needed in March." Then Zhang Sheng said with indignation on his face: "Originally, once the grain was one tael of silver, but now they sold it to ten taels, that is, 30 million taels, you must know that the tax revenue of Cangzhou in the past ten years is also this number." ”

Yi Cheng heard this and said: "These people really deserve to die, do you know how much grain they have in their hands now?" ”

Zhang Shengdao: "According to their own words, there are less than three million stones, but after our investigation, each of the seven major grain merchants has at least one million stones in their hands, and the total is close to 10 million stones, which is almost enough for the victims to escape this famine." ”

When Yi Cheng heard this, he lowered his head and pondered, Hai Dongqing and Zhang Sheng didn't bother him, and Yi Cheng said with a resolute look on his face for a long time: "Lord Assassin Shi, I have a way to get them to hand over the food, but they all have backgrounds, and I am alone, so they can't help me, I'm afraid that they will affect the adults." ”

After speaking, Yi Cheng looked at Hai Dongqing. This Lord Thorn also looked at Yi Cheng.

After a long time, he smiled and nodded at Zhang Sheng, Zhang Sheng understood, and said to Yi Cheng: "Brother Xiao, do you know what I did when I went out?" ”

"I don't know." Easy to become a Taoist.

"If Brother Xiao doesn't come, at this moment I have gone with the adults to grab the food, those people have forced the people of Cangzhou to have no way to live, and I and the adults are also willing to die, what is there to be afraid of at this time, Brother Xiao has something to say, as long as you can save millions of hungry people in Cangzhou, let alone lose your office, why not lose your life!"

Zhang Sheng said passionately, Yi Cheng saw the decisive look in his and Hai Dongqing's eyes, so he was not hypocritical: "The two of you can be like this, it is the blessing of the people of Cangzhou, even so, I don't talk nonsense anymore, I have a plan, but I can force them to be annoying, but they need to cooperate." ”

So Yi Cheng said his thoughts, and Zhang Sheng and the others nodded and praised after hearing this, and happily agreed. The three of them made another calculation, and then asked Zhang Sheng to prepare.

That night, the seven big grain merchants in Canghai City all received an invitation from Lord Thorn Shi, and asked him to discuss the price of grain in Canghai Tower outside the city on the second day, and each of them could bring a guard, and Lord Thorn Shi also only brought one Wen Shi and one escort to go, and they didn't have to worry about safety.

Canghai Tower is located in Canghai City outside ten miles, built according to Canghai, under it is the largest inland sea Canghai in Tianfeng Continent, this building has been built for more than 1,000 years, although it is a wooden structure, but it is firm and abnormal, the building is seven floors high, stand on the top floor to view the view of Canghai Sea, it is a taste, so Canghai Tower is extremely famous.

The seven big grain merchants gathered overnight, and they all agreed that Lord Thorn Shi was a disaster drama, and finally compromised, although their asking price was negotiable, but they would definitely make a lot of money.

No one cares about what Thorn Shi wants to negotiate in Canghai Tower, maybe it's because Thorn Shi likes vassal elegance.

On the second day, so Zhang Sheng rushed to Canghai Tower with Haidong Qing early in the morning, and when they arrived, several grain merchants were already waiting in the building, looking at them with red eyes, like a greedy wolf who chooses people to eat.

There is a guard standing behind each of them, Yi Cheng looks at the aura cultivation of these people, they should all be Wu Zong, it seems that these businessmen take their lives very seriously, and it is expensive to hire Wu Zong as a guard.

The two sides were not polite when they came here, and after greeting each other, they began to bargain, and from morning until noon, they argued, and those people refused to back down a single inch after giving the price to five taels per stone.

The seven grain merchants came forward by a white-faced fat man, they all seemed to have an attitude, based on what the white-faced fat man said, Yi Cheng was bargained with Zhang Sheng, although Zhang Sheng had never done business, but he was full of economy, his mouth was like a river, and from time to time he ridiculed the fat man a few words, calling him a vampire leech, and always made him speechless, but the fat man was no matter what Zhang Sheng said and ridiculed, he just didn't let go.

Yi Cheng was furious when he heard this, and at this moment, there was a slight scorching breath from downstairs, Yi Cheng smiled slightly, and still stood behind Thorn Shi without saying a word.

After a while, everyone smelled the smell, and the guards immediately wanted to go down to check on them. Yi Cheng and the three of them were close to the entrance because their seats were close, so Yi Cheng took a step forward and said at the entrance, holding his sword in his hand: "Go back." ”

With a wave of his hand, he slashed the first person who came under the sword, and the blood slid down the Qingfeng sword in Yi Cheng's hand and dripped on the floor.

Several other guards were taken by Yi Cheng's momentum and did not dare to act rashly for a while. Yi Cheng shouted again: "Xiao Yi is here, the trespasser is dead!" ”

is the shadow of the so-called famous tree, those people originally heard the name of Xiao Yi, but they didn't believe it, thinking that it was exaggerated, and they killed more than a dozen martial arts sects of the Qing Gang with their own strength, how could this be possible!

But at this moment, Yi Cheng killed a person with a sword, although there was a sneak attack, but the power of that sword everyone boasted that they couldn't resist it, and they retreated one after another, just blocking in front of a few merchants.

When the white-faced fat man saw such a scene, he was even more frightened, and hurriedly asked Thorn Shi, "What is Lord Thorn Shi doing?" Aren't you afraid of offending the adults behind us? ”

Hai Dongqing sneered when he heard this: "I can't afford to offend the people behind you, but at this moment, millions of people in Cangzhou are in danger, and there is no rice to cook, I am afraid that you will not be able to understand the suffering of the victims, so I also put a fire downstairs, and you can also feel the dire situation of the people, so that you can calm down and talk about the price." ”