Fang Xiu pondered for a moment and made a decision in his heart.

For these unruly dogs who take advantage of the fire to rob, they should be treated with heavy canons!

Let them know too.

A gentleman loves money and takes it in the right way!

Some wealth is not something they can make!

Fang Xiu's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he commanded:

"Begonia, put aside other things in the past two days, and focus on collecting evidence of these grain merchants raising grain prices!"

Shangguan Haitang did not hesitate at all, and arched his hand:

"Yes! Master! ”

............

Chang'an City.

North City, a grain shop somewhere on Nanfeng Street.

A man of about thirty years old stood at the door with a child in his arms, his face full of indignation, and said loudly:

"What's the matter with you guys!"

"This liter of yellow rice was only 28 Wen yesterday, but today it has risen to 35 Wen!"

"How outrageous! The price increase is not as high as yours! ”

When the people around heard this, they were all filled with righteous indignation and said:

"That's it! At this time last year, a liter of yellow rice only cost nine yuan, and in just one year, the price has risen fourfold! ”

"Where in the world is there a man like you!"

"If it goes on like this, let alone yellow rice, it's the coarse bran that pigs eat, and people can't afford to eat it!"

"You have raised prices like this, how can we poor people live!"

When the guy from the rice shop heard this, his face showed disdain, and he said-for-tat:

"If you can't afford to eat, don't eat, hungry!"

"Don't say it's four times higher, it's forty times higher, then there are people who buy it, and some people can afford it!"

"You can't afford to eat, why don't you think it's because you don't have the ability!"

"Huh! We don't have the ability to feed ourselves, but it's our heads! ”

When the surrounding people heard this, they were even more unhappy.

"What are you calling that?"

"According to my general law, the price of grain must not rise more than 50% of the government's price!"

"If you have risen so much, aren't you afraid of killing your head!"

The voice fell.

Before the man could reply, he saw a pot-bellied merchant come out of the grain shop.

"What's the noise early in the morning!"

The pot-bellied merchant stretched his waist with an impatient face.

When the man with the child in his arms saw him, he cried out: "Profiteer! If you don't lower the price, we will go to the government to sue you! ”

When the merchant heard this, it was as if he had heard some great joke.

I couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Hahahaha!"

"Sue me at the government?"

"You just go and sue and see if your official lord will ignore you!"

Speaking of which, after a pause, he continued:

"Half of the grain in your Qianguo is transported from Wu by us Wu people!"

"If it weren't for us, you wouldn't even be able to eat!"

"If you don't know how to be grateful, you just want to sue me!"

"I tell you! It's your emperor today! This grain is still at this price! ”

"Too expensive? It's too expensive to buy somewhere else! Don't come to me to go wild! ”

Speaking of which, he waved his big hand, looking arrogant.

When the onlookers saw this, they only felt a wave of anger in their chests, and they couldn't spit it out, and they couldn't swallow it!

They know it in their hearts.

This Wu man is right!

The land of Daqian is barren, and it is not full of fertile land like the state of Wu.

There is not enough food to eat!

Plus previous years.

Under the slander of the treacherous Fang Xiu, the faint king asked some farmers to plant grapes instead.

This dry grain is even more insufficient!

In recent years, the price of food has been rising, but it is still within their acceptable range.

Grit your teeth, but you can afford to eat.

But now, because of the drought in Qingzhou, the grain harvest in a state has failed, and the price of grain has risen three or four times.

Even if they grit their teeth.

I can't afford to eat either!

"These Wu people are really hateful!"

"For the sake of silver, I don't even want my face!"

"When there is a drought, it is just a matter of not helping the victims, and even taking the opportunity to raise the price of food, which is simply inferior to pigs and dogs!"

In the crowd, several scholars from humble families also showed indignation on their faces when they saw this scene.

They looked at the arrogant and extremely arrogant Wu grain merchants, and couldn't help but scold!

"You Wu people are so greedy that they are like hungry tigers and sheep, and flies see blood!"

"Shameless!"

"Despicable and lowly!"

When the grain merchant heard these words, instead of being angry, his face showed a sneer.

"This relief of the victims is clearly a matter of your Qianguo Imperial Court, and it is ridiculous that it can be scolded on the heads of our Wu people!"

"Even if you scold the sky today, I won't give you a penny!"

"If you think it's expensive, don't eat it!"

"If you want to sue the official, go and sue!"

"You can't afford it, there are always people who can afford it, don't stand in the way here and affect Lao Tzu's business!"

With that, he turned and left.

Only a few guys were left standing in the doorway.

The people looked at the back of the grain merchant, and only felt that their chests were blocked.

Many people's eyes were bloodshot, obviously angry to the extreme.

Then.

Someone in the crowd suddenly shouted:

"It's just too deceitful!"

"Can't let him be so arrogant!"

"Let's go! Let's go to the police together! ”

The voice fell.

The crowd fell silent for a moment.

Someone sighed and said, "It's useless to report to the official!" The reason why these people dare to be so arrogant is because there are people from the imperial court standing behind them! ”

"If it weren't for the acquiescence of the imperial court, they would dare to do such a head-killing thing."

"That is, I am afraid that half of the silver that has increased in price has fallen into the pockets of the princes of the court."

"Besides, they are Wu people, Wu Guoqiang is strong, Qianguo is weak, and the court doesn't dare to do anything to them."

Many people stood under the scorching sun, their bodies were obviously hot, but their hearts were cold.

Almost everyone's mood has hit rock bottom.

Some even want to.

If only I could be born in the country of Wu.

There is no need to endure hunger and be looked down upon by the Wu people as you do today.

Several poor scholars also haven't eaten for a day or two.

At this moment, although they feel desolate, they are more resentful.

"Ten years ago, I was still a strong country! Now it's down to this! It's really sad and lamentable! ”

"It's all Fang Xiu's treacherous appearance, controlling the government, flattering and fainting the king, and doing many ridiculous things, causing my big cadres to weaken day by day, and the country will not be a country!"

"If you are treacherous, everyone will be punished!"

It stands to reason.

Framing the prime minister of the dynasty like this is a big crime of killing the head!

But the people around them didn't seem to hear it, they didn't say anything, and no one shouted to report to the officials.

Just because they are just like these readers.

Hate Fang Xiu to the bone!

"That's it, there is still some yellow rice left at home, eat less at a meal, and you should be able to cope with it for a few days."

"I've heard that in a few days, the imperial court will be going to provide disaster relief, and by that time, the price of grain should be able to drop some."

The man holding the child said this on his lips, but he understood it in his heart.

According to past experience, it was impossible for the imperial court to provide relief to the victims.

Fang Xiu's treacherous appearance may even make another fortune under the guise of helping the victims!

Didn't he take a group of people to raid his house yesterday?

I heard that the gold and silver treasures found could not fit in a hundred wagons.

"Hey."

The man holding the child sighed sadly and turned to leave.

That's when it happened.

Not far away, a high-pitched voice suddenly sounded.

"By the Prime Minister's order! Arrest Wu Dayou, a grain merchant from Wu State! ”

"Idle people, etc., all retreat!"