"Oh! This Lin Fan was beyond my expectations. He actually thought of this clever plan to solve the locust plague."

When the imperial envoy Li Hongfei learned about this, his eyes were filled with surprise.

When he left, the locust plague had not yet appeared. Shortly after he left, there was a news of locust plagues everywhere. However, there was no way to deal with the locust plagues in various places, so he could only let the locust plague spread.

Otherwise, the entire Liuzhou would not have spread.

However, Lin Fan's approach was unexpected. The purchase was priced at ten cents per pound and the people arrested it overnight. In less than two days, the locust plague was resolved!

"Little Prince, Lin Fan really has some bad ideas. However, according to Xiaonu, he did this to solve the locust plague, but it was not him who benefited, but other county towns."

A thin father-in-law said beside Li Hongfei.

When Li Hongfei went to Siping County to find Lin Fan, this father-in-law was in Liuzhou City. After Li Hongfei left, he left Liuzhou City to find Li Hongfei.

"Haha, this shows that Lin Fan is a person with a big picture. The first thing he thinks about is to solve the disaster, rather than just focusing on himself."

Li Hongfei smiled.

"However, Lin Fan offended the prefect of Liuzhou City, and the entire granary of Liuzhou was controlled by the prefect of Liuzhou City, and the people of Siping County were about to suffer."

The father-in-law whispered.

"Haha, I will find a way to do this. It's autumn now. The real disaster is about to break out in January. I will now write a letter to Your Majesty and inform you of everything here. Your Majesty will naturally help Lin Fan through this difficulty."

Li Hongfei said.

It is already amazing that Lin Fan was able to solve the locust plague to this point. Next, he will rely on the help of His Majesty, so that he can win people's hearts.

In Liuzhou City, Zhang Rui'an gathered all the big families in Liuzhou City to discuss the resolution of the locust plague.

"Everyone, locust plagues are everywhere now. As the worst-hit area, our Liuzhou has almost no grain harvest. After a while, the people will inevitably lose food. As a large merchant in Liuzhou, you must take responsibility."

Zhang Rui'an said.

Qian Sihai, the head of the Qian family, stood up and said, "Mr. Zhang, as the saying goes, take it from the people and use it for the people. Most of the money from us big merchants is earned from the people. At this time, the people are suffering from famine, so we naturally have to lend a helping hand."

Zhang Rui'an looked at Qian Sihai with satisfaction. In the entire Liuzhou City, Qian Sihai was the only one who obeyed his orders and it was not in vain that he would always protect him.

At this time, with Qian Sihai taking the lead, several more people stood up: "Mr. Zhang, my Ning family can distribute some food to help the adults provide disaster relief."

"Mr. Zhang, my Liu family can also spend some food to help the disaster. However, the disaster we encountered in Liuzhou is too great. Even if we give it all, we will not be able to let the people survive this winter."

All of the people frowned.

Most of the entire Liuzhou area has been affected by the disaster, with at least 100,000 victims. If there is no help from the government, at least 10,000 people will starve to death.

This number is very terrifying.

"Haha, you don't need to worry about this. Even if there is no disaster, thousands of people in Liuzhou will die of cold and starvation every year. There is no way to go, so these thousands of people are not within our assistance."

Zhang Rui'an said with a sneer.

Thousands of people will die without disaster. If there is a disaster and the number of people who die in Liuzhou is less than 5,000, it will be a great contribution to my magistrate.

"I understand what Lord Zhang means. We merchants, as long as we do our own part, we have our own plans."

One person said.

At this time, food can not only provide disaster relief and gain a good reputation, but also leave some good impressions on Zhang Rui'an. Why not do it?

At this moment, a servant ran in quickly.

"Sir, news came from Siping County that Lin Fan bought locusts at a price of ten cents per pound, and the locust plague in Siping County was solved."

kindness!

When Zhang Rui'an heard the servant's report, he was stunned. Lin Fan really had a bad idea. If he solved the locust plague in this way, the contribution of the disaster relief would fall on him.

Zhang Rui'an asked the servant to retreat and said to the merchants present.

"Everyone, there was a very interesting news just now."

Zhang Rui'an said.

"Mr. Zhang, what is the news?"

Qian Sihai asked.

"Lin Fan from Siping County is buying locusts at a price of ten cents per pound. I think this is a good opportunity to get rich."

Zhang Rui'an smiled.

"Haha, let's buy it at a price of 5 cents per pound and then send it to Lin Fan. The profit is quite large."

Qian Sihai said with a smile.

All the merchants present saw the benefits from it. After leaving the prefect's mansion, they sent people to do this. On the third day, the number of people coming to Siping County to sell locusts soared, and the yamen was almost crowded.

"Sir, it's not good. I heard from other counties that our county government charges locusts for ten cents. Their local gentry began to collect locusts and delivered them to us!"

Shi Li came to report.

"Very good! Accept everything as per order!"

Lin Fan had just woken up at this time and heard that there were a large number of locusts to be harvested, so he was too late to be happy.

"Sir! These locusts themselves are not within the jurisdiction of our county. Why do we collect them? Moreover, the money in the county government is not enough!"

Shi Li said gritting his teeth.

He thought that Lin Fan collected these locusts to solve the locust plague in Siping County, and the locusts in other counties naturally had to solve the problem of their own county magistrates.

But now, locusts from other counties have also been sold here, and the number is much greater than that in Siping County itself.

"It's okay, you just need to collect it. I will find a way to deal with the money."

Lin Fan said.

After a while, the locusts are collected and they can bring them to the dining table by themselves.

However, money is a big trouble, and I have to go to Mr. Li to find him.

Lin Fan came to Li's mansion again. Li Youcai looked at Lin Fan with disgust, knowing that he was coming to find him.

"Mr. Lin, you are here to find me again. Could it be that you want to buy my restaurant again?"

Li Youcai asked.

"Mr. Li, I'm here to borrow money this time."

Lin Fan said.

“No money borrowed.”

Li Youcai directly refused.

"Mr. Li, you lend me 500 taels of silver. At that time, I will pay you 600 taels. Moreover, I promised to pay it back in one month, how about it?"

Lin Fan said.

"Haha, Lord Lin, do you think I'm stupid? Do you still have to clear it in a month?"

Li Youcai said contemptuously.

"Mr. Li, I have a picture of Wu Daozi's rooster crowing and rising sun. It is worth a thousand gold. If I can't pay it back, I will pay you the painting. You will definitely make a profit."
Chapter completed!