In the east, a large number of people lined up early, and last night the chief went to all places to inform him that the grain should be increased, and that the family was allowed to buy one stone.

The people were so happy, the food was no better than anything else, and if they were short of a meal, they would starve, and the children of the family would cry, who could stand it. Some people have taken half a day off to wait. Everyone is looking forward to it, but the grain has not been sold for a long time, and everyone's hearts are hairy, but don't have a problem!

And inside Chang Ping, Tang Yi and Xu Wei were on Wang Chonggu's side, and kneeling in front of them was the ambassador of the treasury, who was soaked in cold sweat.

Syllable!

Wang Chonggu smashed the table and roared: "Say, what the hell is going on, what about the grain? How did it become an empty box! ”

Guan Ku didn't have the courage to raise his head and look at Wang Chonggu, but he was trembling all over, and sweat was like a stream, rolling down from his sideburns.

"Small, small I really don't know!"

"Wow, more than 200,000 stones have become 50,000 stones, you dare to say that you don't know! Someone is coming, and the punishment is waiting! ”

In a word, someone came over with a whip of raw cowhide, snapped two whips, and whipped his hand on the back of the ambassador of the treasury, and suddenly his clothes were torn, the skin was opened, and he snorted in pain.

"Hit! Fight to the death! ”

The servants opened their bows left and right, and after a while, their backs were broken, and their flesh and blood were blurred, so they were not miserable. Tang Yi stretched out his hand to stop the official and walked in front of the ambassador of the treasury.

"You are just a petty official who is not in the stream, and you don't have the courage to swallow 200,000 stone of grain. It's better to say it clearly, so as not to burden others with a black pot. ”

The Guanku ambassador didn't speak, Tang Yi seemed to be encouraged, and continued: "How much does the immortal fight have to do with you, the trick has leaked. Tell me what you know, and the prefect will save your dog's life. ”

Wang Chonggu held back his anger and said, "That's right, as long as you tell the truth, the old man will give you a way out." ”

Seeing that this guy didn't speak, Wang Chonggu came over angrily. scolded angrily: "Rather stubborn! He kicked over, and the ambassador of the treasury fell on his back, spurting black blood from his nose and mouth, Wang Chonggu was startled, the old man's foot strength is so good? Then he came to his senses and shouted frantically, "Call the doctor." ”

Before the doctor could come, the ambassador of the treasury bled and died of convulsions.

Tang Yi and Li Shizhen have been mixed up, and they are familiar with medical skills. He leaned over and opened the mouth of the Tube Ambassador, only to see a small skin between his molars. This thing is made of fish bubbles, and poison is poured into it and sealed, and the outside is wrapped in skin, which can be hidden between the teeth, bite the skin, and kill in an instant.

It's so ruthless!

Xu Wei's hair stood on end, and he kicked the dead body a few times. Hatred said: "Gong Jianchuan, in my opinion, it is clear that there are ghosts in Suzhou Mansion. The food has been emptied a long time ago! You can't let these thieves go! ”

"Hmm!"

Wang Chonggu let out a lion-like roar, his face was bruised, and he actually made such a big mistake under his eyelids, he really wanted to give himself two mouths!

"Check, the old man must investigate thoroughly, no matter who stole the grain that is often closed. The old man has to chase it back! ”

Wang Chonggu got up to leave, but Tang Yi hurriedly stopped him.

"Sir, it's not too late to make amends. The top priority at the moment is still the people outside, and they have been notified to increase grain sales. Everyone is looking forward to it! ”

Wang Chonggu raised his head and sighed: "Okay, just like this, can you still sell more?" Tell the people that they are only allowed to buy one bucket of grain per person starting today. ”

"No way!" Tang Yi said categorically: "Sir." Since we have promised the people, we must not change our words, otherwise it will inevitably bring dissatisfaction to the people, thousands of people have gathered outside, once someone takes the lead in making trouble, the people will change imminently! ”

Wang Chonggu's face became even more pale, and his teeth gurgled and clenched.

"Okay, the old man doesn't want to, but at least it will last for three days, let me dispatch the grain! If it's open for sale, I'm afraid tomorrow won't be enough! ”

Tang Yi rolled his eyes and said, "Sir, you might as well open it for sale today, and change it to three catties of grain per person tomorrow." ”

"Can it be done?" Wang Chonggu asked suspiciously.

"Sir, things will be done slowly, and there will be a night when the people will be much calmer. As for you, you'd better learn from Cao Mengde. ”

"What do you mean?"

"Borrow a few heads and vent your anger for the people!"

Wang Chonggu was silent for a while, and suddenly stroked his palms and laughed, rarely happy. Tang Yi, this kid really has a lot of urgency, and it couldn't be wiser to ask him for help.

"Okay, just do as you say!"

……

It dragged on to the third pole of the day, and when the people's patience was about to run out, they finally began to sell grain, and compared with the grinding and grinding of the previous days, today's action is much faster.

In one morning, more than 15,000 stone were bought, and the people who bought the grain were extremely happy and danced happily.

Tang Yi sighed secretly, I'm afraid today is the last chance, if you can't buy food, you will have to wait for a hard life in the future.

Xu Wei did not stay in Changping, but walked the streets and alleys. During the time he followed Tang Yi, he became more and more fat, and even if Xu Wenchang was pasted on his head, others only thought he was crazy, and no one cared at all.

Xu Wei started from the grain store and traveled all over the small half of Suzhou, no matter how big or small, almost every shop was seen. The more I watched, the more frightened I became, and the more I watched, the more panicked I became.

Today, a piece of cotton cloth officially broke through ten taels of silver, and the rest of the chickens, ducks, fish, meat, vegetables and fruits have risen more than three or five times, and the silver in the pockets of the common people is not enough to buy anything.

Eggs can only be bought, leek has to be counted, Xu Wei was dumbfounded, an egg scrambled a few leeks, not enough for him to have a chopstick, maybe it is the family's dinner.

Coming out of the vegetable market, Xu Dacai secretly swore that from today onwards, he would only eat one bowl of rice and one dish per meal, and that he would never add food until the crisis ended. As he was heading, he suddenly saw a lot of people coming out of a shop, each carrying a basket with a round thing wrapped in red paper, which looked big and heavy.

Xu Weile is still a kind-hearted businessman, and things are not expensive, and everyone can afford them. Xu Wei was excited, and wanted to give a Mobao, but he was dumbfounded when he got closer!

Two huge words hung over the head.

"Coal shop!"

The city of the Ming Dynasty was very developed, it is difficult to imagine that hundreds of thousands of people, millions of people in the city just burned firewood, how many mountains and forests would have to be cut down to be able to use!

Coal and charcoal have long become the necessities of every household, and one tael of silver can be sold for almost seven or eight hundred catties of charcoal, which is enough for two or three months. Nothing is prosaic, and now it's selling high! Wrapped in red paper, like moon cakes, 20 yuan a piece, don't bargain, don't buy it today, the price will increase tomorrow.

Xu Wei was so angry that he almost fainted, and in a fit of anger, he borrowed pen and ink from the shop next to him, stood in front of the pink wall, brushed a little bit, and painted.

Some curious people don't know why, come over and look carefully, only to see Xu Wei a few strokes, drawing a monk, after the painting, pick up the pen and write down the words "monk is in the way".

Some people read it a few times, and suddenly realized that the monk has a way, that is, "there is a way to make money", and selling briquettes as moon cakes is really a way to make money!

looked at the shopkeeper and the guy, that face is really seven points similar to the monk on the painting, scolding well, sarcastic sharp! Everyone laughed loudly, looked at the shopkeeper with disdain, gritted their teeth, and wanted to tear him up.

The shopkeeper was so angry when he saw someone painting on the wall that he beckoned the young man to take the bucket, and he clenched his fists to reason with Xu Wei.

"Tell you, a certain family is called Xu Wei Xu Wenchang, if you dare to wash the painting off, I will write articles, make up operas, and let you stink for 10,000 years!"

This time, the shopkeeper was frightened, and he didn't dare to move, so he could only look at the way of making money, and he couldn't wait to get into the cracks in the ground.

Xu Wei let out a sigh, swaggered, and walked out of the street, and met two officials chasing people head-on, this is already the fifth wave.

Everything is rising, and some of the family can barely sustain themselves, as for those idle coolies who are tired for a day, they can't change a pound of white flour. There are more and more petty thefts on the market, and the officials have broken their legs, and they can't control much.

Forget it in normal times, now everyone has nowhere to vent their grievances, some thieves openly resist arrest, and the officials fight to the death, and the stolen people are even more angry. The money in the pocket, the things in the hand, that is the hope of the family. Often, after being stolen, they chased the thief for eight streets, and some thieves were killed.

If it goes on like this, I'm afraid that it will not be stealing, but robbing, and if it continues, it will be a civil uprising!

Xu Wei felt that his head was bigger than three times, and he hurried back to Chang Ping to tell Tang Yi what he saw. At this time, the day's grain release has ended, and a total of more than 38,000 stone has been sold, and only more than 10,000 stone is left in the huge regular closing position.

In the afternoon, Wang Chonggu sent another 8,000 stones, although the 8,000 stones did not say where they came, but the bag was printed with the words of the military garrison yamen, no need to ask, this is military rations!

I don't know when the Japanese will come, and if it is not a last resort, where Wang Chonggu will use military rations, which shows the critical situation.

Tang Yi was silent for a while, and said: "Brother Wen, we can't wait any longer, food is not the same as tea, if Suzhou really starves to death, God will not let us go!" ”

Xu Wei nodded vigorously, "Okay, what do you say?" ”

"Borrow food!" Tang Yi said decisively: "Give up this face, the two of us will be monks who have a relationship, I don't believe that Suzhou is full of people like Zhao Xu, and they are all iron roosters!" ”

As soon as Tang Yi's words fell, Wang Chonggu strode in from the outside, bowed deeply at Tang Yi, and after a few days of hard work, he was much haggard.

"Okay, Mr. Wenchang, the old man has contacted the salt merchants in Lianghuai, and they will try their best to help raise grain, five days, as long as it lasts for five days, the old man will have a way to transport the grain in."

Tang Yi and Xu Wei nodded vigorously and bowed deeply at Wang Chonggu.

"Sir, don't suffer from widowhood but unevenness, at such a critical moment, please show your courage and use heavy codes in troubled times, you must not let go of the guys who take the opportunity to make trouble, and you must not let Suzhou be chaotic, otherwise how much food will be useless."

Wang Chonggu thought deeply and nodded vigorously. Tang Yi and Xu Wei no longer hesitated, and directly embarked on the road of fate. (To be continued.) )