The Bianjing grain depot was burned, and suddenly rumors flew out of the sky, and the streets and alleys were full of whispers, and all kinds of rumors spread rapidly as if they had grown wings.

There is even an exaggeration, saying that Fang La, who was beheaded two years ago, suddenly resurrected, and has pulled up the banner in the south of the Yangtze River, not saying that he is waving his army to the north; Although this kind of rumor does not stand up to scrutiny, some people believe it deeply.

However, soon, some people with a keen sense of smell had a premonition that the price of grain would inevitably rise, and one of the four major grain depots in the city had been burned down, and the lack of grain was only a matter of time before it was a matter of time.

In the ordinary world, buy a few liters of rice every once in a while, and that's it; But today, many people are carrying burdens, holding large urns, and the whole family goes into battle.

At present, while there is grain in Beijing, we can buy as much as we can, and when there is no food, the price will inevitably skyrocket.

Therefore, before noon, the rice grain in the major rice shops was swept away, and naturally there were many rice merchants who did not dare to raise the price of rice for a while, so they simply hoarded some rice to wait and see the direction of the wind.

This kind of thing has been done since ancient times, although it is a felony for businessmen to pursue profits, and hoarding goods is a felony to kill the head, but in the face of huge interests, some people want to take a risk.

When there was no rice in the rice shop, panic spread, and there was everything to say, so that in front of the door of the rice shop, there was already a sea of people, shouting and shouting; Fortunately, the forbidden army in the city was properly handled, and groups of forbidden troops appeared in the main streets and alleys, but no one dared to make drastic moves.

When such a thing happened, Jingzhao Mansion naturally couldn't stand idly by, and immediately summoned rice merchants and ordered them to sell the old rice.

The rice merchants said: "My lord, the warehouse is empty, where is there still rice for sale." "One by one, they shouted bitterly and complained, in fact, long before seeing this Jingzhao Mansion Yin, these rice merchants had already colluded, as long as they insisted that there was no rice to sell, no one could hold them.

Jingzhao Mansion Yin just sneered, read out the holy decree, and then said: "Now it is a critical juncture, once there is a shortage of food in the city, it is not a joke, you weigh it yourself, take out the rice, even if you raise the price slightly, you can also discuss, if you dare to hoard goods, don't blame the old man for turning his face and not recognizing people." ”

This warning is meaningful, meaning that as long as the price increase is not excessive, there is room for negotiation for other things.

The rice merchants agreed, went out of Jingzhao Mansion, discussed for a while, and then went back and began to sell rice again.

Today's rice price is three rises in one day, originally five yuan per liter, then seven yuan, nine yuan, and finally to a high price of thirteen yuan.

Under such circumstances, no one knows what kind of terrifying price the price of rice will be, so the people of the entire Bianjing City are worried about buying rice.

The faster the price rises, the more you buy, which is the most shocking thing in history, but it is also the most realistic thing.

Shen Ao, who is sitting in Dali Temple, is playing chess at the moment, and he is still playing backgammon, and the opponent is Jiang Min, the secretary of Dali Temple, this backgammon is simple, but there are a lot of changes, Shen Ao taught him, so he invited him to play.

It stands to reason that Jiang Min has such a mind, the rice in the city is expensive, and he disobeys the will of the imperial court, which is a great crime, but the Shen Gongzi in front of him doesn't care at all.

Now even Wei Jungong is sick, saying that he is very sick, and he doesn't even have the strength to stay, and the imperial doctor has already been there, and the result is that his qi and blood are not smooth, and he is sick from hard work.

Jiang Min had a hunch that Wei Jungong was avoiding suspicion, but he, the Dali Temple, wanted to avoid it; Therefore, Shen Ao proposed a game, Jiang Min naturally refused, shook his hand again and again, and said: "Shen Gongzi, this chess game will not be played, the old man still has official business." ”

Shen Ao's face turned pale, and he immediately took out the golden arrow: "The golden arrow is here, if the Son of Heaven comes in person, the Son of Heaven asks you to play chess, and you have to play if you don't play." ”

Jiang Min was speechless, he had seen a lot of Qin, but he had never seen such a thing, others were so anxious to die, but he was so tidy, he really used chicken feathers as arrows!

However, the golden arrow shot was really as effective as my personal presence, so Jiang Min had no choice but to sit down and put up a position with him.

Shen Ao said with a smile: "It's not interesting to just play chess, it's better to add some gambling money, a small bet is pleasant!" He smiled very deceitfully: "But if I say that I have always made money, I will definitely feel that I have insulted my identity. spread it, but I'm afraid it will make people laugh. That's it, let's just run a game of fifty, adults first. ”

Jiang Min has the heart to cry, fifty times, this kid is really black enough, and he clearly wants to blackmail people for money; Jiang Min had no choice but to sit still with bated breath and start playing.

After two whole days like this, Jiang Min was full of worries, plus he was a novice, and he had lost more than 700 times, so he was really speechless.

But Shen Ao didn't care about the case at all, but every time he listened to the reports of some public officials sent out, Jiang Min couldn't sit still, and said to Shen Ao: "Son, now that the price of rice in Bianjing has reached seventy yuan a liter, if it continues to rise, I am afraid that it will arouse public resentment." ”

Shen Ao smiled slightly, but just shook his head: "Wait, there should be news soon." ”

This news is like a stone in the sea, but there is no wave at all; After waiting for two more days, the price of rice in Bianjing has exceeded 90 percent, and what is even more terrifying is that the major grain numbers have been exhausted.

At night, a pusher returned to Dali Temple mysteriously and told Shen Ao: "Son, the major businesses have rice again." ”

Immediately, Shen Ao showed a strange smile, threw down the chess pieces, and said to Jiang Min: "My lord, a total of nine hundred and fifty yuan, I believe in the reputation of the adult very much, and I don't need to write an IOU." ”

Jiang Min felt the skin on his face stiffen involuntarily, and said stiffly: "In a few days, the lower officials will definitely send the tattoo silver." ”

Shen Ao nodded before he said to the pusher: "Didn't you say that the grain depot of the merchant is empty?" Even if the grain from nearby states and counties is transported, it is not so fast. ”

Tui Guan said: "Xia Guan also thought it was strange at first, but later sent someone to investigate, but found that these rice, all provided by a merchant named Jingtai, Jingtai is responsible for supply, and the major merchants are responsible for selling rice. ”

Shen Ao sneered: "It seems that our classmate of the Annihilator finally can't sit still." "Yuetai is only twenty miles away from Kaifeng, but it is a good place to store grain.

The grain in Bianjing City has now increased in value twenty times, twenty times, and the temptation for the merchant is too great, enough to make him take a risk.

Shen Ao's trick lured the snake out of the hole, the loophole was not without loopholes, and the motive was suspicious, but in front of huge profits, he was not afraid that the fish would not take the bait.

Shen Ao asked, "Where is this Jingtai now?" ”

"Yuetai."

Shen Ao smiled slightly and said, "It's hard work, in order to comfort everyone, these brothers who went out to inquire will each be rewarded with fifty yuan." You can't teach everyone to do things in vain. ”

The official looked overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Thank you, son, this is the duty of the lower officials." ”

Who knew that Shen Ao threw a sentence: "Just ask Lord Jiang for the reward, Lord Jiang, you won't pay the bill." ”

Jiang Min only felt that Shen Ao was afraid that he had dug a big hole for himself a long time ago, but he still said with a straight face: "Childe's words, don't you underestimate the old man?" ”

"That's good, that's good." Taking out the golden arrow from his arms, Shen Ao's face became extremely solemn: "Inform the commander in front of the palace, from now on, the whole city will be under martial law, and no one will be allowed to enter or leave the inner city. ”

"Take people?" Jiang Min looked puzzled.

"That's right, take all the rice merchants, their crime is banditry, bastard, let them vomit out all the food they eat, Lao Tzu hates the country the most." Shen Ao was still familiar with the matter of liquidation, and turned to Deng Long: "You go and call dozens of brothers from the forbidden army, and say that this son is going to invite them to have fun and come here to gather." ”

Deng Long said: "What kind of fun? This is not very good, we are all His Majesty's pro-army, this kind of thing of looking for flowers and asking willows, that is not to think about it. ”

Don't want to think about it? In the major hook bars, there are more forbidden soldiers than dogs, Shen Ao glared at him and said, "Go quickly." ”

……………………………………………… When night fell, the city was tense, the forbidden army blocked the city gate, the servants were haunted everywhere, and they were arresting criminals everywhere, and the dog barked, the knock on the door suddenly started, and then broke into the door, and someone shouted: "Shopkeeper Zhao, your east window incident happened, come, take it!" ”

"Wronged......"

Such a sound is terrible and terrifying, reminiscent of the burning of Miku a few days ago, which makes people's hearts tremble.

On the official road to Yuetai, more than 100 healthy horses galloped in the dark night, and under the swaying of torches, Shen Ao was embraced by a group of forbidden soldiers, dressed in a strong suit, quite majestic.

These people were all transferred out in the name of seeking fun, not only did they not inform the Sanya, but even the criminal department did not confide in the news, and now Kaifeng City has been under martial law, and even a fly can't come out. Shen Ao can conclude that this news has not leaked for the time being.

The top priority is to rush to Yuetai as soon as possible and catch all these small fish and shrimp before the news leaks.

This way has passed, and Yuetai is already in sight. The city in the darkness is gradually revealed, and the low city walls are no match for Bianjing; When he arrived at the city, he asked Deng Long to call the door, saw that it was the forbidden army, and claimed that there were golden arrows, the gate slowly opened, and the Xiangjun guarding the city came out to interrogate, and through the city cave, Shen Ao glanced at the head of the city, took out the golden arrow and said: "I will continue to block the city gate, no one is allowed to open the door without my order, I missed the errand, take you to ask." ”

Then he raised his hand: "Take Jingtai, reward 500 yuan, brothers, follow me." ”