"At present, there are merchants in Thrace and West Bunlyka who are hoarding a lot of food and fuel, which is very bad!" In the chat channel, Locke said worriedly, "If this continues, it is certain that when the cold wave comes, these merchants will sell food and fuel at sky-high prices!"

"Isn't it normal for businessmen to buy low and sell high?" someone asked in surprise.

"yes. The panda couldn't help but say, "Not to mention in this world, even on the earth, this situation is commonplace." 'Garlic you ruthless', 'Beans you play', 'Ginger you army'...... We've all experienced these things. ”

"How can it be regarded as an ordinary 'buy low and sell high'!" said Locke angrily, "If it is not a necessity of life, it does not matter how low it is bought or how high it is sold." But food and fuel are necessary for life to survive the winter, and if the price is artificially inflated, I don't know how many people will starve to death or freeze to death this winter!"

As soon as he said this, everyone fell into deep thought.

After a while, Liu Daoqing said: "I will issue a decree in Elantz, and there will be an official guide price for food and fuel this winter." If it is higher than the guide price by more than 30 percent, it will be regarded as disrupting the national order and will be severely punished. ”

"What about the rest of the world?" Locke asked.

"Leave it to me on the Thracian side. "I have a good friendship with the Thracian minister Alanvina, and the seriousness of this matter should be understood if you tell him in detail." ”

"Then I'll be in charge of West Winglyka. The Templar Roland said, "I can follow the path of the Church of the God of Order." Our church has a pretty good relationship with the West Winglyka official, and we can still contact the Church of the God of Light...... Well, I'll be reaching out to a few more churches to remind the West Winglyka Archons, they should be touched. ”

"But...... Honestly, it's better not to get your hopes up too much. Roland changed his words and said with some regret, "After all, West Winglyka is also a republic based on commerce, and the Council of Archons is not very binding on the localities. Even if we were able to convince the Council of Archons, we would not necessarily be able to issue draconian orders. ”

In fact, even if it is a harsh order, it may not have much effect. Liu Daoqing said, "If we sell less in the market on the bright side and more in the black market, we won't have much to do." It was impossible for the king to send officials and knights to enforce the law at the grassroots level, which was not allowed by the feudal system. ”

"Yes, the situation in Thrace is similar, if not worse than theirs. Sheehan also said, "Since the Elantz War of Independence, Thracian dominance has fallen to the point where it can barely be maintained. This decree was issued, and it is estimated that it was at best pasted next to the city gates, which had more effect...... It's about the same as nothing. ”

Locke was very unhappy with the pessimistic attitude of the crowd, and he complained for a long time, and finally said that he would wander around the north of the continent at that time, and as long as he saw anyone speculating on food and fuel and raising prices, he would be hacked to death!

"Then there will probably be a lot of ......people he needs to hack to death," Panda sighed, but did not persuade him.

Locke's character, everyone knows. Now that he has made up his mind, there is nothing anyone can do.

In fact, if he wasn't busy with disaster relief, Panda would have been willing to help Locke hack a few profiteers to death anyway, profiteers, and more deaths would help social progress, so he wouldn't sympathize with those guys!

The traversers moved quickly, and just one day later, the three countries of Alanc, West Winglyka, and Thrace all issued decrees prohibiting the price of food and fuel this winter.

As for Layton...... Because of the natural environment, the people of Leighton have always had a habit of stockpiling large quantities of food and fuel, and they did not care at all about the price gouging by merchants.

If you want to coax it, you can do it, as long as you are not afraid of going bankrupt because of it, just try it.

For the people of Leighton, it is not the price of food and fuel that they are afraid of, but the price of alcohol.

Wine is an indispensable necessity for the people of Leighton, however, the price of wine is relatively high, and it is impossible to store it in large quantities at home. Therefore, once the price of alcohol is raised, it will have the greatest impact on the lives of the Layton people.

However, since the advent of "Northland", the price of Layton has not been high. While enjoying the low price of liquor, the people of Leighton are also full of friendship and yearning for the two territories in the north of Trella. In the folk of Layton, there is even a legend that "Trela is full of breweries, and if you are willing to work hard, you can drink to your heart's content every night".

There is still a certain gap between this legend and reality, but thanks to this legend, many Layton people have already gone to the north to work. And when they come, they often don't leave.

It's not really full of breweries, but as the area with the lowest price of sake in the entire Western Continent, it's the closest place to heaven, if not heaven, for drunkards.

After the promulgation of the decree prohibiting the price hike of food and fuel, there was a lot of repercussions in the three countries of Elanc, West Winglyka and Thrace. Those who were knowledgeable or more generous lords agreed with this decree and expressed their willingness to actively support its implementation, but some of the more harsh or indifferent to the people's livelihood seemed to be very indifferent, and there were even lords who made sarcastic remarks.

"What is the Queen thinking, and how deserves a special decree for such a trivial matter?"

"The consuls are simply dizzy! The high price of grain in winter is just the right time to release a wave of usury, which is a good opportunity to make money!"

"Our little prince doesn't care about the wallets of the nobles, but cares about the livelihood of the untouchables?

Statements like this have come and gone, and many nobles have even been in contact with each other to discuss how to respond to the decree.

The result of their discussion is to "ignore it."

In the Western Continent, the king's decree did not actually enforce the lords below. If the lord is really resolutely unwilling to carry it out, then the decree is just empty talk. The situation of Elantz is okay, Queen Catalina has a lot of authority, and most of the people are willing to give her a face, even if they are not satisfied with this decree, no lord has openly said "I will not carry it out", but in West Bunlyca and Thrace, there are a large number of lords who have made it clear that because of the actual situation in the country, this decree cannot be fulfilled, or at least cannot be fulfilled well.

The traversers who got the news were very unhappy, and Locke was even more furious, gritting his teeth and saying that he would slaughter a batch of social moths.

However, the most important thing for them at the moment is disaster relief. If you can't stop the outbreak of the Great White Plague, many people will die, and everyone can clearly distinguish the priorities.

In the world of "Doomsday Panic", the panda who is trying to collect lava looks at Locke's gloomy face and can't help but quip, "What are you doing with them? We're busy saving the world." This is God's work, don't you think it's boring to fight with mortals as a 'god'?"

"I'm not God!" said Locke grimly, "I'm only responsible for sending those bastards to God!"