Just when the prefect Zeng went to the banquet, Su Su pretended to be a wealthy merchant lady, and took a few of his subordinates to buy grain, and then distributed money to many people and bought it in batches.

In just half a day, the rice shop has doubled the price of grain several times, and there is an endless stream of people who can buy it.

Many local people who still have some money in their hands learned that the government would no longer release grain and porridge, and when they saw so many people going to buy rice, they were afraid that there would be no rice to buy in the future, so they rushed to buy it.

Seeing that there was not much rice left in the original hoard, these rice merchants were in a hurry to send people to other places, as long as they could buy it in the fastest time, the high price would not matter, anyway, as long as they returned to Xuzhou, they would not worry about not being able to sell it, and the price could increase dozens of times!

The allies who were still unanimous with the outside world and resolutely did not lower the price of rice now regard each other as competitors, for fear that they will earn less than others.

With the deliberate connivance of the government, the price of rice has been rising, and the people have been complaining for days, but the government no longer builds tents to give porridge or grain, and if they don't buy rice, they will really starve to death.

In the past half a month, several nearby counties have also been affected, and they have come to Zeng Governor's Mansion to find a way to curb these profiteers, but Zeng Governor's Mansion has always closed its doors.

Halfway through, Zeng Zhifu went out of the door, and when he saw the tragic situation in front of him, he couldn't bear it, but when he thought of Su Su's advice before leaving, he must not be soft-hearted, turned around and went back to the house, and resolutely did not go out again.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Just when these rice merchants in Xuzhou bought a large amount of rice and returned to Xuzhou, Su also took Xie Xun and others to return from Jiangzhou with grain, and the disaster relief funds were almost spent.

Xie Xun looked at the price of rice in Xuzhou, which was almost sky-high, and he still bought it until now, basically all of them were arranged by Su in advance.

He suddenly became even more curious, what exactly Su Yi wanted to do, but no matter how he tried to ask, Su Su looked like he kept it secret, saying that the secret should not be revealed.

Seeing that the last bag of rice had also entered the granary, Zeng Governor was relieved and asked Su Xuan, "Miss Su, now that a month has passed, it is impossible for the price of rice to rise again, is it time to take the next step?" ”

After all, there is not much money left for disaster relief, and we can't afford to buy food for those victims.

Su Yan smiled, "Don't worry, wait for two more days, don't give out any more money in these two days, starve them for a few days." ”

The best time is when the rest of the rice merchants have brought back the grain, and the people are hungry and crazy, and they can't afford to buy high-priced rice.

Seeing Su Xuan's strategizing appearance, the prefect of Zeng did not doubt that he had him, anyway, it had already come to this point, and it would not hurt to wait a few more days.

After tidying up, Su Jun followed Liu Miaoqing out of the door and came to the shop she rented temporarily, which was located at the end of the street where the rice shops were located.

"I thought, if you want to sell rice, it must be on this street." Liu Miaoqing smiled, "In this way, they can better see that we are selling rice, and they will be anxious." ”

"When the time comes, when we sell rice, everyone is only allowed to buy one day's share, buy more and not sell it, so that we can last longer, and we are not afraid that the people will go hungry, and we will not be afraid that the rice will sell too quickly."

"At that time, I will have to borrow a few people to watch the shop, and if anyone comes to make trouble, I will call them out."

Su Yu nodded, "It's still thoughtful, it's really best for you to do this." ”

Liu Miaoqing was thoughtful and even took these into account.

Now that the disaster and epidemic have been controlled, as long as the price of rice is lowered, and then the money from the sale of rice is used to repair houses and fields, Xuzhou can return to its normal life, and it can also use this incident to beat those profiteers who have made a fortune.

"Miss Su?" Walking over from a distance, catching a glimpse of a familiar figure, Yu Zhong was surprised, "You're back?" ”

Su Yi smiled, "Well, I just came back and transported all the rice to the granary." ”

"I heard that Lord Yu is investigating the case, a little eyebrows?"

Yu Zhong bowed, "I have found the gang of robbers who were robbed and killed that day, but unfortunately everyone died when I arrived, and the whereabouts of the disaster relief funds are still unknown." ”

Obviously, the other party knew that someone was investigating, so he extinguished his mouth in advance and transferred the silver.

Seeing Su Su and Liu Miaoqing standing in front of the shop that had long since closed down, and also hung a plaque of the rice shop, Yu Zhong was surprised, "You guys are selling rice?" ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, "Yes, sell rice." ”

The people who followed Yu Zhong were very curious, could it be that Miss Su deliberately raised the price of rice and took the opportunity to sell rice to make money?

But when I think about it, I think it's unlikely. After all, this Zeng prefect loves the people like a son, if Su Su really wants to do this, how can he cooperate?

Suddenly, everyone was very curious, and they all wanted to know what kind of big drama Su Su was planning.

After two days in a row, because Su no longer arranged for people to buy rice as an illusion, many people could no longer afford to buy high-priced rice, and the complaints and spittles were about to bury those rice shops.

On a whole street, seven or eight rice shops were empty and unpatronized.

At this moment, Su Miaoqing and Liu Miaoqing's shop officially opened, and a few people were arranged, shouting from the streets and alleys, "The nameless rice shop is open!" A bucket of rice is only sold for 30 Wen! Limited to one bucket per person per day! ”

"Only 30 Wen!?"

"Other rice shops sell for more than a dozen taels!"

"Everyone, go to the nameless rice shop to buy rice! It's gone! ”

The news spread from person to person, and for a while, everyone flocked to the nameless rice shop.

Su Yan and Liu Miaoqing stood aside, the hired helper was buying rice, and his mouth was still shouting, "One person can only buy one bucket!" You can only buy one bucket! ”

Many people are hungry, but as long as they have something to eat, they can eat every day, no matter how many buckets they buy.

But there are also a lot of troublemakers, angry at a few people, looking like they want to smash the shop, "Lao Tzu wants ten buckets!" It's not that you can't afford it! Why not sell!? ”

"Guys right!?"

"Yes, yes!"

"Since we sell rice, how much we sell is not selling, why can't we buy more, and it's not that we don't give you silver."

The crowd suddenly made an uproar, shouting that they wanted to buy more, and if they didn't sell it, they would smash the shop.

Su Xun glanced at Xie Xun next to him, Xie Xun understood, grabbed the person who was the first to shout to buy ten buckets of rice, raised his foot and kicked the person out a few meters away, and then clapped his hands, and the ten thugs stood in a row in a row, magnificent.

Suddenly, the boiling voices stopped, and no one dared to follow along.

Xie Xun crossed his hands on his waist and shouted at the crowd in front of him: "Love to buy or not, one person is a bucket a day, if you don't buy it, get out!" The high-priced rice shop is just in front, go up there and buy as much as you like! ”