Standing behind the window, the raindrops of beans slammed into the crystal window, shattering in all directions. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info a hazy sky outside the window, and the whole world is occupied by these raindrops. After days of rainfall, the dark clouds in the sky still showed no sign of dispersing, but instead obscured the sky more and more darkly.

Not only Ortlenburg, but also the province of Bell, the entire southeastern region of the empire was shrouded in a thick dark cloud.

The heavy rain has brought great inconvenience to people's lives, and this is just a small matter, and what is even worse is that this heavy rain, which does not know when it will stop, affects the seeds that have been sown, and is bound to affect the harvest of the year. If this torrential rain does not stop, Orlando VII and Empress Pars will usher in the first natural disaster after her accession to the throne, and the great catastrophe that follows.

Compared with the ordinary people who are worried, the grain merchants are laughing and laughing, and the feasts are continuous every day, and they almost stand up and shout long live the natural disaster.

The price of grain is getting higher day by day, and yesterday it was only 40 copper that you could buy a pound of wheat kernels, but today it has risen to 48, and it is said that tomorrow it may break through the high price of 55 copper. Under such circumstances, the grain merchants sold the grain in their hands to a limited extent, hoarded more grain, and prepared to sell it at a good price.

Richard wiped the beads of sweat from his head, and when others were still wearing two or three clothes, he had already changed into a long-sleeved single shirt. The fat body and thick oil are like a natural thermal insulation layer, which makes him accumulate too many calories, and he will sweat when he moves.

"My lord, there is only enough food in the granary for two weeks, and in two weeks we may face a great test. Richard is well aware that the price of grain will soar in two weeks, not only because the heavy rain has affected the transportation of grain, but also because the heavy rain has destroyed the farming in the southeast of the empire this year. The shortage of food, which was just enough to fill the stomachs of the Chinese people, is bound to increase the import of grain, and for the natural disasters that occurred in the Orlando Empire, whether it is the full moon or the Byron Empire, they are optimistic.

They will certainly raise the price of grain exports and plunder the wealth of the Orlando Empire more vigorously through the trade of scarce goods. There is never any morality between nations and nations, and if one party shows fatigue, the others will hand the knife in their hands. Regardless of whether you can be stabbed to death or not, at least cut a piece of meat first.

Rising food prices are enough to scorch the Orlando Empire, and those who are rich will be a severe blow to the common people, many of whom may be ruined by such a continuous rain.

There was no obvious emotion on Wren's face, and he looked out the window at the raindrops, not knowing what he was thinking.

After a few moments, he turned around, walked unhurriedly to the desk, reached out and grabbed the back of the chair, and dragged it behind him to sit down. He tilted his head slightly and looked at Richard, "What are you worried about?"

Richard was stunned for a moment, and lowered his head, "I'm worried about the price of grain, my lord!" The merchants have begun to hoard grain on a large scale and refuse to sell it, and they only sell a small portion every day, and the business will end when they are sold out. Although there are official granaries selling grain at affordable prices, we can't support it for long. If the grain in the granary is sold, we can only buy it from the merchants, who will offer a very high price, which will further worsen the already deficit finances. ”

Richard casually handed over a few materials in his hand to Wren, Wren frowned and looked through them roughly, he looked up at Richard, "I don't want to see it, you say, I listen." ”

"So far this year, more than 60,000 gold coins have been spent, and this year's fiscal deficit situation is serious, and this is just the beginning of the year. At the end of this rain, a lot of money is needed to provide disaster relief and reassure the locality. I walked around the city today, and some of the houses that had just been repaired were leaking badly, and some low-lying neighborhoods were also flooded. ”

"Coupled with the fact that food prices are very likely to remain high in the future, it is possible that next year's budget will have to be used this year. ”

Wren nodded, "What you're talking about is based on skyrocketing food prices, isn't it?"

Richard nodded silently, he had already confirmed this topic several times, and there was no need to repeat it.

Wren shrugged his shoulders instead, looking relaxed, "I once talked to the merchants that Ortlenburg has the final pricing power on the price of grain, and whether it is sold, it must be done according to my rules. At this time, the door of the study was pushed open, and Wren and Richard looked at the same time, and a small head was revealed through the crack in the open door, and Celeste poked his head in coquettishly. Wren didn't care, and continued: "For businessmen who enforce my rules, I define them as kind, orderly, patriotic businessmen. For those who have made a fortune in the country, I think morally, they have betrayed the people, betrayed the country. ”

"Go, tell all the merchants that if you want to do business in the province of Bell, you must follow the rules of my game. Let them bring down the price of food, and at the same time tell them not to play with fire. ”

Richard smiled bitterly in his heart, these merchants saw the benefits like rats seeing cheese, how could they control it? On the surface, they might follow Wren's orders and lower the price of grain, but if the price comes down, they can't sell it? The old-fashioned trick of having a price but no market has long been played by the businessmen, and there are always countless ways for them to find loopholes in the policies that come from the ruling class and get through them.

When they pull out their hands and transport the grain to other places, they can sell it at a high price, how can they stick to this place in Ortlenburg?

"I'll give it a try!", Richard could only indicate his attitude.

Wren tilted his head indifferently, and under his gaze, Richard sighed faintly and got up to leave. When he staggered the door to the study, he bowed to Celeste. Now everyone knows that Wren likes this little girl very much, and even if Wren will marry other families in the future, Celeste's status will never be shaken.

The little girl was also very polite and educated, and immediately lifted the corner of her skirt with a red face and bent her knees slightly, and Richard left a little flattered.

"Brother Wren, are you worried about the food?", Celeste walked up to Wren, curtsied, and threw himself into Wren's arms. I haven't seen Wren for almost a month, and I miss it so much. She took a deep breath in Wren's arms, the familiar smell made her feel extra peaceful and satisfied, she raised her head, her eyes were clean and pure, bright like the purest crystal, "Won't you just let Grandpa bring all the food?"

Wren stroked her flaxen hair and kissed her on the forehead, "This is an adult's business, you don't have to worry about it." After a pause, "Have you practiced well during this time?"

"Yes!", the little girl's eyes suddenly narrowed into two crescents, and she raised her head triumphantly, waiting for Wren's praise, "I have reached the level of a third-level swordsman, Sister Jasmine said that I am very talented! Brother Wren, your safety will be left to me in the future!", the little girl patted her chest, left Wren's arms and pretended to carry a sword back and forth a few steps, and then laughed happily, and got tired of Wren's body.

"Okay, I'll trouble you for my safety in the future, respected swordsman, huh...... What is the title?"

"Title?", the little girl's eyes widened suddenly, she really didn't think about this problem, and a fleshy lump suddenly condensed in the center of her eyebrows, and her two delicate eyebrows were tangled.

Wren smiled and asked, "How about calling it brioche bread?"

"How can that be done? Such a title is not magnificent at all, think about another one. Celeste suddenly raised an objection, and was embarrassed to think of calling himself a "butterbread swordman" when he introduced himself in the future.

"Where's the glutinous rice balls? This is also something you like to eat. In order to improve his food structure, Ren came up with some special delicacies from another world, and Tangyuan was one of them, which was deeply loved by everyone in the City Lord's Mansion.

"Don't eat it!"

Just as Wren and Celeste were amusing to pass the time, outside the City Lord's Mansion, a group of merchants who had been notified by Richard gathered.

The huge and luxurious room was furnished with many sofas, and the fireplace in the house lit a blazing flame that swept away the humidity from the heavy rain. Fine food fills all the tables, fine wine exudes strong aromas, and two chefs cook delicious Black Rock lamb chops on the spot.

Sitting here are the grain merchants of Ortlenburg, who have huge quantities of grain piled up in warehouses in the city or outside the city, waiting to sprout and spoil in the rain.

"What do you think of Richard's request from the City Lord's Mansion?" a well-dressed man in his forties sat on the sofa, his legs crossed, a goblet in his hand, and swaying slightly. The bright red and fragrant red wine hung on the wall of the glass with the shaking motion of his hand, forming a fading red curtain. "Shall we do what Wren said and bring down the price of food, or do we think of something else?"

"Of course it will come down, and then sell all the grain. Immediately someone continued his words, and all the merchants looked at each other and laughed.

That's right, the price is reduced, sold out, you can't pick any more thorns, right?

How can they sell without anything? The famine in Ortlenburg has nothing to do with them, they have fulfilled their obligations.

Someone ridiculed, "The price of wheat in Ortrenburg at this time last year was 19 copper pounds, and now the price is 42 copper pounds a pound, a difference of more than double." I expect that in a month the price of grain will rise to more than fifty pounds, and in three months' time the price of wheat will inevitably be between seventy and eighty in the south-east, where there is no grain at all. He sneered, "Everyone, triple or even quadruple profits!"

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To be reasonable, every time you make a title, you have to revise and change it, do you dare to expand it to 60 words?

Point mother!