Zhu Youzhen ignored Zhu Cunqi's hard work, didn't even eat breakfast, and fled from the county lord's mansion. thought that he was already a married man, Zhu Cunqi was a family with a heart, and the two of them had the name of sister and brother, what was the matter with Lao Lai in someone's boudoir?

Out of the house, Xie Sheng and other special service members were already waiting outside. Accompanied by them, Zhu Youzhen inspected the Xi'an market and couldn't help but frown.

More than ten days have passed, and the price of rice in Xi'an has risen again! The original seven taels and one stone is already outrageous, but the current market price is actually nine taels and one stone!

It must be known that one stone is about one hundred and twenty catties, and the price of silver in the previous life was probably less than ten yuan per gram, one tael of silver is three or four hundred yuan, and nine taels of silver is about three thousand yuan. Divide 3,000 by 120 to get the price of grain in Xi'an: The price of grain in Xi'an has reached more than 20 yuan a catty! If you take inflation into account, the price is incredibly high!

In terms of other goods, Zhu Youzhen is very confident that he will fight a price war with the three major merchants. But only this food, he is at a loss, there is no good way. Because food is no better than other commodities, the common people can't leave it for a day, no matter how expensive it is, they have to buy it.

And these three major merchant gangs have seized this point, and no matter how they reduce prices and dump other commodities, they are constantly fueling the trend of grain prices.

Moreover, they also adopted the common modern "hunger marketing" strategy, obviously hoarding a large amount of food, but deliberately hanging up a sign from time to time that said "no rice today" and closing their business for a day or two.

As a result, the uninformed people panicked even more and rushed to buy grain, which directly led to the price of grain in Xi'an soaring like a rocket.

This level of price is no longer affordable for everyone. The poor people in the city of Xi'an have begun to show a phenomenon of interruption. They had to give their children what little food they had, while the adults went out of the city to dig up wild vegetables, peel tree bark, and even start eating small amounts of Guanyin soil.

Zhu Youzhen only turned around for less than an hour, and he saw several people who had eaten Guanyin soil. At first, he didn't quite understand, thinking that these people obviously had dishes on their faces and showed typical symptoms of malnutrition, but their stomachs were swollen, which was a fight with the common "beer belly" and "general belly" in his previous life.

Xie Sheng quietly told him: "Guanyin soil eats too much, that's it!" Guanyin soil, also called kaolin, is a very white and fine soil, which looks similar to white noodles, and can be mixed into rice to eat to satisfy hunger. But this thing is not food at all, the stomach cannot digest it, and if you eat too much, it will accumulate in the intestines and cannot be pulled out. In the end, people's stomachs are getting bigger and bigger, and they are often suffocated to death! ”

"How do you know so well?" Zhu Youzhen was moved.

"Don't hide it from the big shopkeeper, I've also eaten this thing!" When Xie Sheng said this, he couldn't help but look sad. This iron-boned man, who has successfully carried out dozens of assassinations, was actually reminded of the unbearable past and shed sad tears!

Zhu You listened to it, and gritted his teeth with hatred. He also wanted to crack down on these hoarders in the grain market. Unfortunately, not long after the establishment of his strategic reserve, he did not have a lot of food to stockpile. Now, although two cottages have been wiped out one after another and nearly 20,000 stone of grain have been seized, this amount is still a drop in the bucket in the entire Xi'an market.

Moreover, now Qinwangzhuang's business is in its infancy, and the number of foreign workers and craftsmen is increasing, and its own food consumption is not small. Therefore, Zhu Youzhen cherished the grain in his hand very much, and refused to spread it again.

Originally, he was still counting on a new batch of grain from the Shaanxi Merchant Gang, but because the caravan was robbed, this batch of grain naturally came to naught. And North Korean businessman Han Zhen has no news, I don't know if she has trafficked her hidden goods to North Korea, and whether she can buy a batch of grain from North Korea as she imagined?

Seeing that the people of Xi'an were waiting to be fed, Zhu Youzhen's heart was really like a knife. He knew that he was unable to help these poor families now, but his heart was still full of guilt, thinking that if he didn't fight a big business war with the three major merchant gangs, maybe the life of the common people would be a little better!

The spring breeze that had just won the big victory was now gone. With a heavy heart, Zhu Youzhen galloped back to Qinwangzhuang.

Only seven or eight days have passed, but Qin Wangzhuang has changed its scene again. First of all, a large number of buildings have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, and although they have not yet been completed, they are already beginning to take shape.

After the earthquake, both the Qin Mansion and ordinary people were razed to the ground, and they could only live in makeshift shacks. At this point, the people finally have a real home, and they will soon be able to close the door and latch it every night after finishing work, and sleep peacefully.

In the final analysis, the stability of people's hearts and the harmony of society are nothing more than two points: the homeless has his house, and the tiller has his land. To put it bluntly, it's about having a place to live and food, it's that simple!

Therefore, whether it is a worker, a woman, an old man, or a child, everyone's face is filled with simple joy, which is in stark contrast to the gloom, numbness and despair of the people in the city of Xi'an.

Seeing such a scene, Zhu Youzhen also strengthened his confidence. In order for the people of the world to live such a secure and prosperous life, no matter what difficulties he encounters, he must resolutely implement his plan!

Only then did his mood brighten, and he returned to the palace of King Qin in three steps and two steps.

At this time, the Qin Palace's mansion was also under construction. Because they were much larger than before, the construction workers were overwhelmed, so many of the buildings were still in a state of suspension, and there were piles of sand and bricks everywhere.

Zhu Youzhen was like entering a labyrinth, turning around eight times inside, and finally found the princess Rui'er who was working with the palace maids. At this time, these women, who were originally beautiful and moon-like, and the sound of swallows and warblers, were sweating like rain with sand and mud, planning to build the wall by themselves!

Especially Rui'er and Qiulina, the two of them have the most strength and are the most dedicated. It's May, and the midday sun is strong. The two of them were drenched in sweat, but they took off their coats and wore only a profane dress that was difficult to hide, perfectly displaying their graceful and delicate bodies in front of Zhu Youzhen's eyes.

At this moment, Zhu Youzhen reverted to his old state, and the little brother saluted the beauty again.

"Ahh The prince is back! "It was Rui'er who was the most astute and the first to discover the salivating Zhu Youzhen.

All the palace maids fell to their knees in a panic, but Qiu Lina was so ashamed that she was ashamed and ran away without a trace.

Zhu Youzhen hurriedly took everyone away, and helped Rui'er up in distress and said: "It's good to let the workers do these heavy physical work, why do you still do it yourself?" ”

"Didn't the prince tell you to build the people's houses first, and then build the Qin Palace?" Seeing her husband return, Rui'er's exhaustion was swept away, but she deliberately fell delicately into Zhu Youzhen's arms, and said quietly, "But people can't wait to live in a new house, so they have to do it themselves!" ”

At this time, the nephrite jade was full of warm fragrance, and Zhu Youzhen only felt that a certain part of his body was rapidly expanding! He was just about to make a big fur of beastliness, and Rui'er was correcting the Fa on the spot in broad daylight, when he suddenly heard a voice shouting: "The holy decree has arrived, and the king of Qin, Zhu You, will quickly receive the decree!" ”