Time flies, and a month has passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, the mood of the nobles and wealthy merchants in the affected areas was like jumping off a building. Originally, they borrowed huge sums of money from consortia in Zhenling, Hualing and other places to purchase and hoard grain, and were ready to make a big profit. Unexpectedly, Melove's aid at all costs made their food almost unsellable.

They had wanted to use violent means to drive out Melovia's forces, but there was no way to do it. Melovia's dragon bird patrol troops, strong ships and cannons are simply not something that these nobles can resist - not to mention them, even Ain can only let the Liu sisters distribute supplies under their noses after suffering losses one after another.

What's even more terrifying is that these disaster areas have learned to be obedient, and they are planting potatoes and corn seeds brought by Melowe everywhere. Although they didn't know what these things meant, they heard what Mei Yi had said in the first place - with these two crops, hunger would be a thing of the past.

They began to panic, afraid that the food would rot in their hands, and in that case, they would be crushed by the debt in an instant. Those big nobles and wealthy merchants of the True Spirit and the Flower Spirit will not spare them.

In the grain market, the prices of rice, wheat, barley, oats, and other major grains in the Elven Kingdom are falling every day, but no one cares.

On the Luoshui River, Mei Luowei's steamers came and went, and no one knew where Mei Luowei got so much food.

Only the people of Melovi and those who have been to Melowe know how rich the land of Melowe is, with balls the size of basketballs, pineapples the size of wine barrels, and endless corn, potatoes, rice, wheat, and sugar beets grown in the plantations.

Those aristocratic spies pretended to be disaster victims to receive disaster relief materials, and showed the instant noodles they received to the nobles, some of the nobles tried to eat a bite after washing it with boiling water, and the relief food that they thought was unpalatable to death was indescribably delicious, the noodles were smooth and elastic, the noodle soup was delicious, the braised eggs were elastic and delicious, and with luncheon meat, they ate full and good.

"Damn*, you said those victims ate this all day? Who are the victims? The nobleman roared, "What is this black water in this bottle?" ”

"It's a drink called Coke, produced in the Land of the Wind, but it is said that the recipe was come up with by Mei Yi at the director of Sombra City."

The nobleman turned on the Coke, and the white foam poured out wildly, which the nobleman who had never seen such a scene thought it was very novel. He picked up the Coke and took a sip of it, exclaiming, "So delicious, so sweet? How much sugar does this have to use? Doesn't Glomy's sugar cost money? ”

You must know that the sugar production in the elven kingdom is very low, and the price is very expensive. When Meiyi went to the Duchess's house, Serena made him an omelette, and mistakenly sprinkled the salt as white sugar, and Meiyi was very surprised to see the "white sugar".

The spies couldn't answer.

The nobleman sighed and said, "Let's push the price down again, we must not let the grain fall in our hands." Otherwise, we will really be finished, and those big nobles and rich businessmen will not let us go. We're messing with people we shouldn't be messing with. ”

As a result, in the grain market, the prices of various grains continued to plummet.

There are still not many people who care.

These aristocrats and wealthy merchants raised the price of grain too high, and after several rounds of price reductions, the price of grain was still much higher than usual.

These aristocrats and wealthy merchants, as well as the consortium behind them and Merovêve, began to fight.

Whoever falls first loses all.

The secret message from the elven kingdom was piled up in front of Mei Yi.

Mei Yi read it, then pushed the secret report to Ze Jin, and said, "How long can Mei Luowei's food storage be supported now?" Can it support for another two months? At that time, the elven kingdom will basically be able to recover. ”

Ze Jin said: "It can be, but the level of grain reserves has dropped too much, and our pressure will be great." For our aid to the elven kingdom at any cost, there are no complaints at home. A lot of people, myself included, feel that you have gone too far this time. ”

Mei Yi said: "Thank you for your honesty. This time, though, it had to go according to my plan. So many materials have been scattered, and now they are withdrawn, and the initial investment will be lost, and at that time, it will not be 'a little complaint'. ”

Ze Jin was puzzled: "Your Majesty, I really don't understand, as long as the victims have something to eat, it is enough, why should they be so good?" When you were in Sombra, you were hungry even yourself. In this disaster relief, canned fruits, instant noodles, luncheon meat, and cola...... These things are delicious even to the nobles of the Elven Kingdom. Not to mention the drugs that used to cost more than gold. ”

Mei Yi said with a smile: "In the past few months, hurry up and help the residents of the southern major consular districts of the Elf Kingdom to change their tastes, and when the time comes, our goods can be sold more smoothly." As for those investments, don't take them too seriously, how can there be a return if you don't pay? The payoff was unimaginable. Let's do it a little bit more. ”

Ze Jin put away the secret report and sighed: "Anyway, you are the king, you have the final say." ”

Mei Yi looked at Ze Jin's departing back, and knew very well in her heart that some of her ministers, including those who were close to her, began to question her decision.

He stood up, looked at the night scene outside the window, and said to himself, "This time, you must stick to your decision, and you can't make the same mistake as in Sombra City." If I hadn't removed my defense from the borders of Sombra and the Philos Domain, I wouldn't have been counted by the nobles. ”

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What happened next, even Kira, Serena and Liuxi, who were far away in the Elven Kingdom, were a little scared - Merove's supplies were still being transported to the major disaster-stricken territories of the Elven Kingdom, and the steamers emitting black smoke were shuttling on the Luoshui River day and night.

Liumei said to her daughter: "Liuxi, is Meiyi overexerting herself?" Melovêve has a population of hundreds of thousands, even if there is a surplus of food, how much can it have? There are nearly 10 million people affected by the disaster in the south, and it is impossible to sustain 10 million people with hundreds of thousands of people, but you look at the steamers coming and going......"

Liuxi said: "I don't know either...... I don't even know how much food there is in Melovia......"

Liuluo looked at the steamer shuttling on the Luoshui River, and said in his heart: Mei Luowei's strength should be coming to an end, Mei Yi will definitely have opposition in the country if she does this, and if she doesn't get it right, even his prestige will decline.

Serena of Sombra and Kira of the Windy Lands also have this question.

Sombra City, Evelyn and Selina and the others discussed: "Sombra City's reserve grain is enough to support one or two months, and there are still two months, the replanted grain can be harvested, and there is no need for King Meiyi to transport grain to Sombra City anymore." ”

Serena said: "The relevant secret report has already been sent back, and you have also seen his reply - do a good job of receiving and distributing it, and leave the rest alone." I don't know what he thinks. ”

In the Land of the Wind, Qiluo, Hanabi, and the Great Lord and Mrs. Qiling were also discussing this issue, and Hanabi thought about it, and understood where the joints were, and said in his heart: Meiyi is going to take action against those big nobles and wealthy merchants this time.

She said: "Mei Yi is a measured person, if he is willing to do this, just let him do it." The grain transported by Glove is better packaged and sealed, so it can be stored there first, and the reserve grain in the Land of the Wind can be taken out and eaten first. In a little more than a month, the grain will be ready to be harvested. ”

Qi Ling said: "Just do what Miss Hanabi said." ”

Evangelin and Kira agreed.

Only two days later, Mei Luowei sent Mei Yi's letter again. Everyone was stunned when they saw Meiyi's letter, which read: Don't store the excess materials, put them all on the market for sale, don't delay, and burn them immediately after reading - Meiyi.

If they don't understand, they don't understand, and they do it anyway.

What they didn't know was that this practice completely shattered the confidence of the nobles who still fantasized that Maleve would not be able to hold on first.

At this time, the grain storage technology was still very backward, and the grain would deteriorate after a long time, not to mention the humid and rainy weather in the south.

The big aristocrats and giant businessmen behind it can't bear this kind of pressure anymore. Compared to Merovë's mature banking system, the loose contracts between these great nobles and wealthy merchants were simply unsightly.

As a result, some aristocrats put a large amount of hoarded grain into the grain market, and the price was cut in half, falling to more than half of the normal price.

Panic spreads, more and more wealthy merchants and aristocrats put their hoarded food and medicines on the market, and the price of food plummets again and again, slowly becoming a quarter, one-sixth, one-eighth, or even one-tenth of the normal price!

As for those drugs, no one cares about them at all. Those traditional herbs are thrown away compared to the chemical and biological pharmaceuticals of Myrovi.

Even so, the situation with regard to food sales is far from ideal. They're stockpiling too much food.

Three months passed quickly, and the potatoes that had been replanted entered the harvest season, and the corn like green gauze tents was ripe.

This was an unprecedented disaster for the hoarders of aristocrats and wealthy merchants, and for the consortium behind them. There are countless nobles who have gone bankrupt due to debts, and the nobles and wealthy merchants behind some of the big conglomerates of Zhenling and Hualing have also suffered heavy losses, and they have to sell a large number of assets to make up for the shortfall.

As for the invincible Highness Ain, he was defeated in a battle in this move, and he had no power to fight back. Castles, farmlands, woodlands, jewelry, support of the nobility, and the ...... of hearts Lost almost everything, and soon died of depression.

When Caroline received reports from all over the world, she couldn't believe her eyes.

The question that has plagued the elven kings of the past generations has ended so simply?

Now, the power of the nobility is not worth mentioning, the royal power has been strengthened like never before, after the floods and droughts, the various districts have ushered in a bumper harvest, and the prestige of Agiro has never been stronger, and now it can be said that the kingdom is in its best period.

After Ai Qilu saw the secret report, she said: "I have a letter from the teacher here, telling me to seize the opportunity not to let the nobles and giant businessmen interfere in the government again, and at the same time remind me not to forget my original intention." ”

Caroline said, "Anyway, this time it is indeed because of Melovi's unsparing help that our kingdom has survived the difficulties so smoothly. As for destroying the forces of those unscrupulous nobles, especially Ain, it was really a surprise and solved the biggest hidden danger of the kingdom. I've also heard that this time, even Zejin is a little dissatisfied with his approach. ”

Ai Qilu smiled: "There is some news that Zejin doesn't know yet. When I know about it, I'm afraid I'll fly with joy. The teacher is indeed willing to help others at all costs, but often he will not suffer. ”