This time, the knights were also sad.

One hundred cents and one stone, in a year of food shortage, is not too high.

But the people of Yanzhou have become accustomed to the days of forty wen and one stone.

After all, prices here were the lowest in the country.

The people who buy every issue of the newspaper in the capital account for one-tenth of the total population of the capital.

The number of people who buy newspapers in Yanzhou is less than one-fortieth!

One hundred dollars and one stone, the burden is too heavy.

Moreover, the price of grain per stone still soared from 40 wen to 100 wen in a few days.

The person who raised the price so frequently was Liang Xiao, the Marquis of Lanling, whom they respected.

"Lanling Marquis, isn't he doing this just to give a signal to the rice merchants? It's even more impossible for the rice merchant to sell it, right? The knights couldn't help but be discouraged.

As chivalrous people, they eliminate violence and have certain social contributions.

But this contribution is insignificant in the face of the dangers of soaring food prices.

Xiahou Qingyi just looked at the announcement, his eyes a little lost.

He...... Will they become the kind of people who are fishy?

Just when Xiahou Qingyi was sad, a knight outside rushed to report urgently.

"Chief, the Taishou Mansion has suddenly started selling grain!"

Everyone Huo Ran got up: "Could it be that the Marquis of Lanling is really ready to fill his pockets as rumored......

"No, no, no!" The chivalrous man shook his head and hurriedly explained, "The grain of the Taishou Mansion is still sold for sixty wen and one stone, but each household is only limited to one bucket per day, and the grain has been distributed to all urban areas!" These were purchased from the rice merchant at the original price! ”

Everyone was surprised and delighted: "It turns out that we are wrong to blame the Marquis of Lanling!" ”

Xiahou Qingyi breathed a long sigh of relief, and his gaze became gentle.

But soon everyone began to worry again.

"Taishou Mansion only has 400,000 stone grain at most, right? How long can it last? ”

While everyone was discussing, another knight rushed into the inn with an anxious look.

"Chief! The white dragon shadow is gone! ”

Xiahou Qingyi's eyes changed, and he hurriedly stepped forward.

Xiahou Liukite asked about the situation urgently.

"We couldn't find any trace of the white dragon shadow anywhere, we could only see some horseshoe prints outside the guardrail in the mountain!"

Hearing this, Xiahou Qingyi immediately set off and rushed back to his cottage.

The rise in grain prices made the people of Yanzhou Academy more and more angry.

More and more students have publicly stated that they are on hunger strike to protest against Liang Xiao's price increase.

As for whether they are really on a hunger strike, only they know.

Just like Duanmu Yan, when she appeared in front of everyone, her face was still full of red light.

"Are you really on a hunger strike?"

In the ancestral house of the Higashino clan, Higashino Xuanji was so angry that his beard trembled.

He originally thought that Dongye Luoyue would not last long before starting a hunger strike after a full meal.

As a result, she really didn't eat a drop of water all day.

Dongye Luoyue looked haggard, gritted his teeth and said, "The child does what he says!" ”

"What does he Liang Xiao have to do with you, and he needs to be treated like this? Just because of Nangong Ning? "Higashino Hongji doesn't have a good airway.

"Knowing people and knowing faces but not knowing their hearts, facts speak louder than words, and the people of Yanzhou will have a hard time because of him!" Higashino Luoyue said angrily.

"But Taishoufu started selling grain for sixty wen and one stone, at least it means that he didn't fill his pockets, so don't make trouble for him and our family." Higashino Xuanji Road.

Dongye Luoyue said aggrievedly: "He is now the Taishou of Yanzhou, you protect him so much, do you want to marry me to him in the future!" ”

Higashino was stunned.

Higashino Hongji pouted and said, "I'm worried about it, people don't look down on you." ”

"Uncle!" Dongye Luoyue's aggrieved tears burst out of his eyes.

Higashino Hongji brushed his sleeves away, and before leaving, he turned to Higashino Xuanji and said, "Dad has already said, wait and see what happens, don't make any extraneous branches." No matter what Liang Xiao does, as long as it does not directly harm the interests of the Dongye clan, he doesn't have to worry about it. ”

Higashino was helpless, and finally dismissed all the guards who were responsible for taking care of Higashino's falling moon and replaced them with a group of people to take care of them.

His intuition told him that if he let this girl mess around any longer, the Higashino clan would also be involved in the whirlpool.

But he has no reason to restrict his beloved daughter's social activities, after all, Yanzhou's literary circle is open, and everyone knows about it when there is a stir.

"Duanmu family, Duanmu Yan, it's really harmful!"

The grain of one hundred wen and one stone aroused the people's resentment, and Liang Xiao asked the Taishou Mansion to sell the grain at the original price, which finally calmed the anger of the people.

Another group of landlords came to Liang Xiao to sell his land.

They simply can't stand the ripple effects of soaring food prices.

At present, the price of land has not been significantly reduced, and the grain has been maintained at 150 wen and 1 stone for a long time...... It was only a matter of time before the people fled.

For a family of five, a month's income may not be enough to buy food, and in the long run, who can withstand it!

After Liang Xiao understood the situation, he smiled and said, "Three days later, the price of grain has been raised to one hundred and fifty Wen!" ”

But the news has already flown in all directions outside Yanzhou like wings.

After reading the news, you couldn't help but laugh.

"This son will bring about his own destruction! Youzhou will also be affected by the collapse of Yanzhou! ”

The surrounding towns outside Yanzhou County gathered a large number of rice merchants.

In the hands of each family, there are at least 500,000 stone of grain!

This time, they paid a high price of 30 wen and 1 stone to buy grain from those farmers.

How could the peasants resist this temptation, leave the surplus grain, and sell everything they could?

Counting the cost of freight and other costs for transporting grain out of Yanzhou, the total cost of their grain purchase is about 50 wen per stone!

If the grain is transported to Yanzhou again, it will be about 70 wen per stone!

The cattle and horses pulling the carts consume a lot of grain and grass.

They accept the orders of the family and are waiting for the price of food to rise.

And now, the price of grain has risen to 100 wen.

"I don't know who is the master, who has such an influence and can cause a grain shortage in Yanzhou!"

"I heard that it's the son of the Tuoba clan, Tuoba Jun! Don't spread the word about ......"

"It is worthy of the Tuoba clan, and they can handle Yanzhou ...... like this"

After learning about the situation from the family, these rice merchants were still in no hurry to sell the grain.

"Tuoba Jun said, the price of rice is less than 120 Wen, and he resolutely does not sell it!"

"After the price of rice exceeds 120 Wen, we will continue to transport grain in, cooperate in groups, and force Taishoufu to sign a contract to maintain the price of rice above 120 Wen, at least for half a year!"

"Without food, the Taishou Mansion is only a matter of time before it collapses! Yanzhou no longer has enough food to supply the people! ”

The rice merchants got together and had a heated discussion.

All see a bright future.

One hundred and twenty wen and one stone, the profit doubled.

In this way, the people's livelihood in Yanzhou will wither, and it will be a matter of time before the collapse and the people revolt!

The limited amount of grain arranged by the Taishou Mansion to be sold in various urban areas has been snapped up by the people.

Everyone wanted to stock up on food and started to save money.

Taishou Mansion has only sold it once recently, which is not enough for three days to consume.

In the early morning of the next day, Liang Xiao took a carriage and came to the street to understand the people's situation, and announced it in public.

"The price of this grain is still too low, and it will rise again!"

"One hundred and fifty wen and one stone!"

The surrounding officers and soldiers and civilians were all surprised: "One hundred and fifty Wen?!" ”

In the distance, there was finally a student from Yanzhou Academy roaring angrily: "Today is to risk killing your head, I also want to ask you Liang Xiao: Are you worthy of the people!" ”

Liang Xiao ignored the angry crowd and just went home.

"Too obedient, the price of rice has been raised to one hundred and fifty wen and one stone!"

Liang Xiao returned to the Taishou Mansion, and before he could sit down, Lei Hong rushed to report.

"Master Hou! A scout came to report that hundreds of Beihu cavalry were found thirty miles north of the city, and the purpose was unknown! ”