Naturally, they couldn't accept this price, so they went to other grain stores to ask for the price.

However, they asked every grain store in Anhua City, but the price was the same, as if these grain stores were all negotiated, they were all the same price, and they were all penniless!

At this time, the people are in a hurry, what can I do, there is not much food at home, there is no food, and there will be no rice in the pot in two days.

"If you don't take a look tomorrow, maybe the price will fall tomorrow, anyway, the food at home will last a few days."

With this in mind, no one bought food on this day, and they all planned to wait.

But the next day, they ran to the grain store full of expectations, and saw that the price of the grain had not fallen, but had risen by two cents and a stone of silver compared to yesterday!

As a result, many people just blocked the grain store, and they all accused the grain store of sitting on the ground and raising prices, which was taking advantage of the fire to rob.

"Shopkeeper, it is right to make money by doing business, but you also have to speak of conscience, the thieves are about to fight, you are sitting on the ground and starting the price, you are not making a fortune!"

"That's it, you have to be a man with your conscience, you can't do this!"

In the face of the accusations of the people, all the grain merchants are full of experience, saying that the thieves and soldiers cut off their business routes, and the grain cannot be transported in, and there is no way to increase the price.

In order to prevent the people from making trouble, these grain merchants also arranged many strong men in the store to maintain order, and even directly arrested a few people who wanted to take the lead in making trouble and sent them to the government for punishment.

In the face of the wealthy and powerful grain merchants, the common people have no choice, those who have a little money on hand will buy it according to the price, and those who do not have enough money will buy a little less, and deal with it first.

As for the people who couldn't afford it, they had to shake their heads in disappointment and go home to sleep, so that they could save a little physical strength and eat less food when the time came.

In the crowd, Li Jie couldn't help but shake his head in disappointment when he saw this situation, and muttered to himself: "These profiteers, where do they still have a little conscience in their hearts!" ”

The rise in grain became more and more intense, and by the time more than 10,000 soldiers of the Tiger Army approached the city of Anhua in three days, the price of grain had already risen three times more than usual, and the common people could no longer bear it.

At this time, at the head of Anhua City, looking at the dense tiger army, even if the military momentum was far away, it also made Li Anshi and Wang Tianbao at the head of the city feel extra pressure, and everyone was throat dry.

Just by meeting this meeting, many people have four or five points of confidence in this battle!

"General Wang, in your opinion, when will this thief start a siege battle?"

Li Anshi held the battlement with his hand and asked Wang Tianbao beside him.

Wang Tianbao thought about it for a while, and replied: "According to past experience, they need to rest today and replenish some physical strength, and they should attack tomorrow." ”

"Well, why did the thief soldier only show his soldiers in the direction of our south city gate, but the other three gates did not have a single soldier?"

"This,,, this,,, they may be gathering heavy troops and breaking the city in one fell swoop!"

Li Anshi listened to Wang Tianbao's answer, was noncommittal, thought about it, and replied: "Despite this, we can't relax our defense against the other three gates, so as not to be taken advantage of by thieves!" ”

"Yes, sir."

"There is also the matter of dispatching people to assist in defending the city, how is the general's arrangement?"

Wang Tianbao heard Li Anshi ask about this, and hurriedly replied: "My lord, now those grain merchants in the city are raising prices, and it has reached the point of human faces and beasts. Unless we can distribute food to them, they will be beaten in by the thieves and they will die with the grain merchants! ”

Li Anshi listened, frowned, he also knew about the grain merchants raising prices in the past few days, for this reason, he also personally summoned those grain merchants, moved them with affection, and understood the reason, they also promised very well at that time, saying that they would overcome difficulties and lower grain prices as soon as possible.

However, every time they go back, they just forget what they said in front of Li Anshi, and they still go their own way!

Li Anshi has been in a hurry to deal with the crossing of thieves in the past few days, so that the prefectures and counties under his rule have asked for reinforcements, as well as arranging the defense of Anhua, these things have already made Li Anshi busy, so for a while, he was also lax.

But I didn't expect that in just a few days, the price of grain has risen three or four times, which is really unreasonable!

If it goes on like this, there is no need for thieves to attack the city, and in a few days, Anhua itself will be in chaos!

"Hmph, these grain merchants, it's really easy to be an official!"

Li An shook off his official robe angrily and walked away.

Not long after, the five grain merchants in the city were invited to the government by Li Anshi again, Li Anshi said to them with a black face: "Now that the thieves and soldiers are coming to the city, I am in danger, at such a moment, it is the time for the whole city to work together, why do you still want to do that vest and depart from morality!" ”

"Please also calm your anger, I will do this, that is also a helpless move, now the thieves are crossing, the food we are waiting for cannot be transported in, if the price is not raised, there will be no food to sell in Anhua City, if that is the case, I am afraid that the consequences will only be more serious!"

"Yes, yes, I can't wait!" ，，，

In the face of Li Anshi's questioning, the five grain merchants seemed to be breathing through their noses, and they all shouted that they had no grain in their hands, and they had to raise grain prices for the sake of the overall situation.

With a "snap", I saw Li Anshi suddenly slap the table, and shouted loudly to them: "How can this be reasonable, wait for this faction of nonsense, and the official will ask you, do you believe it yourself?" ”

"Your Excellency, what we said is true!" ，，，

At this time, Li Anshi was already unbearable, he had reached the critical point of the outbreak, in order to prevent the attack of the Mizhi thieves, he began to prepare a year or two ago, and now the thieves are coming, seeing that the city is about to be attacked, where will he allow these profiteers to disturb the order and bury Anhua!

The following grain merchants are worthy of being old fritters who have been in the business sea for many years, Wanjin Oil, that ability to see people and argue is really good, seeing that this Li Anshi is about to break out and take people, they also know that things have reached the extreme, and they can't get worse, otherwise, they will have to get in!

So a grain merchant hurriedly said to Li Anshi: "The adults are angry, and the contemptible people are willing to take the lead in lowering the price and reducing the grain price by three percent!" ”