"Brother Wen Ruo, have you read the latest issue of the newspaper?" Yang Fu hurried to Xun Yu's residence, put the latest issue of Reuters Express in front of him, and said with a panicked expression, "The imperial court, the imperial court actually refused to provide us with food support, I heard that the price of food on the street has begun to rise sharply." ”

Hearing this, Xun Yu raised his head sharply, and asked in disbelief: "Didn't the lord come back from Hanzhong County to grab a lot of grain?" Why is this still happening? ”

Yang Fu waved his hand, and immediately showed a look of great disappointment, and said, "Don't mention the matter of Hanzhong County!" A few days ago, Suning had decided to retain the military occupation of Hanzhong County, at least to occupy the western part of Hanzhong County, and control the entrance of the Baochuan Road, and he also wanted to station troops in the eastern part of Hanzhong County, probably in preparation for entering the grain-producing area of Jingzhou. In this way, we have hundreds of thousands of more mouths, Yangzhou last year there were nearly 2 million more refugees, just annexed to the eastern region of the Western Regions, because the war did not produce much food, still need Liangzhou headquarters to help, so that our food consumption rate, even more than before the start of the war, and the grain captured in Hanzhong County, especially the so-called big treasure, although the overall amount is considerable, the state herdsman in order to buy people's hearts in the Hanzhong army, has already put a lot of food, It was all distributed to the local people, and since then, there is not much grain that can be transported back to Hanyang County. ”

"This—this, this is the way to be greedy and take death. How could the lord make such a mistake? Xun Yu was shocked and at a loss, immediately jumped up from the chair, wandered back and forth in the living room, and only stopped for a long time, turned around and asked Yang Fu on the side: "How much has the price of rice risen now?" ”

"The price of corn has risen from 22 yuan per bucket to 36 yuan per bucket, that is, it will soon break through 40 yuan, and the price of sweet potatoes and potatoes is also close to 30 yuan per catty. I heard that last night, there was also a case of stealing cabbage over the wall, and it is said that the son of the farmer's family was injured, although the child saved his life, but this incident has alarmed Suning, and the state pastor has sent a number of executives of the fifth column to participate in the investigation, but there is no result yet. ”

Xun Yu listened to his nagging like a few family treasures. I already have a clear idea of the current market trends, including the theft cases mentioned at the end, all the signs that there may be serious problems with the supply of food, as well as the supply of vegetables and meat, which is likely to rise in price in the future. This is caused by the sudden increase in population, and in a short period of time, even Xun Yu can't figure out what way to solve it.

So he sighed, and honestly sat back in his original position, and the mess in his heart began to emerge, and at this time, Yang Fu's appearance just now gradually attracted his attention.

"How do you know so much about the prices in the market right now?"

Before the Song Dynasty, scholars and doctors were disdainful of participating in market activities, and even during the reign of Wu Zetian, some officials were severely punished for wandering through the markets of Chang'an.

According to the law of economic development, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, this situation could only be caused by excesses, and could not be more relaxed.

Therefore, Xun Yu's inquiry, even to a certain extent, carries a sense of accusation, if Yang Fu does not give a reasonable explanation, I am afraid that this matter will be put on the line.

Yang Fu will not tell the truth, because the reason why he knows these things well is mainly because he has recently purchased grain on a large scale, and the purpose of purchasing grain is to launch a fatal blow to Suning next spring, but he can't tell Xun Yu about such a big event, because Xun Yu and him, although the relationship is deepening, but it has not yet reached the point where life and death can be trusted, so it is related to the secrets of the entire family, how can he tell this temporary outsider?

And Xun Yu is a guest after all, his main connections are still in Yingchuan County, although most of his family members have come to live in Liangzhou, but the background of this relocation action is the Yellow Turban Uprising that just happened last year, and in that uprising, their Xun family, as well as many families in Yinchuan County, have suffered huge losses, although personnel can be easily eliminated, of course, important family businesses, including land, can only be abandoned by them.

This means that Xun Yu's family is basically not wealthy in Liangzhou, although their fame far exceeds that of many local families, but if they don't have enough strength, they won't be looked down upon too much, and at most they will be rubbed off by others for fame, as a tool to be used, but this kind of life is undoubtedly a painful torture for them who were once high.

In the entire Xun family, few people can live happily, and this depressing atmosphere has also prompted Xun Yu to want to make changes, but fortunately, his character has been basically finalized. It will not make drastic judgments because of the influence of the external environment.

But this does not mean that he will not make bold assumptions, just listen to him cough lightly, and say to Yang Fu in a questioning tone: "You, you won't be hoarding grain, right?" ”

Yang Fu never expected that his travel had not yet been held back, and he had already been seen by the other party as a flaw. Such a smart and wise Xun Yu is really a good target that he should win over, but at present, he is still loyal to Suning, at least judging from his actions just now, he still keeps a very close eye on Suning's affairs, which is not necessarily something that can be easily done for many people who are receiving money from Suning, and he Xun Yu Xun Wenruo, just like the same gentleman from ancient times, always remembers the gentleman's precepts of being entrusted by others and being loyal to people.

If it weren't for that, he Yang Fu could easily trust the area, and even tell him his plan as it was, but now that the matter is now, if he can't see Xun Yu's more obvious sincerity, he won't hope that the two of them can form an alliance in his heart.

However, Xun Yu's wisdom, how can he Yang Fu guess?

I only heard Xun Yu say lightly: "Then the two of us, let's form an alliance!" ”