Xuanyuan Liuyun nodded and said: "The snow in Beijun is much heavier than that in the Imperial City. In addition, unscrupulous merchants stock up in advance and drive up prices. Now in Beijun, one tael of silver can only buy two kilograms of rice. Half a pound of cotton, that’s why so many people are starving to death and freezing to death. I’m afraid this number will increase in the future.”
"Does the court not care?" These people who make money from disaster are the most despicable, but such a situation cannot be avoided whether in ancient society or modern society.
Xuanyuan Liuyun shook his head and said: "The Dongchen Kingdom has no relevant laws and regulations. Although what they did was unethical, it did not violate the law."
"It's really disgusting." Shen Wan patted the table angrily, thought for a moment and said, "I heard that the snow came so quickly this year, and a lot of the wheat was frozen before it was sown. I'm afraid the food for the coming year will be frozen. It will be even more tense. Not only Beijun, but also other places may be short of food. Even if we survive this cold winter, life in the coming year will not be easy."
Xuanyuan Liuyun didn't expect that she could think so far. This was really not something that an ordinary housewife could think of.
"The emperor is also worried about this matter," there were floods in the south last year, and snowstorms this year. Next year the Dongchen Kingdom will be in very short supply of food.
Shen Wan tapped the table lightly with her fingers and thought for a moment: "Have any of the surrounding countries suffered from disasters in the past two years and had abundant food production?"
Although Xuanyuan Liuyun didn't understand why she asked other countries, he still thought about it and said: "Nanyue and Xiling, Nanyue and Xiling have had good weather in the past two years. The geographical environment of the two countries is also very good, and they can grow rice. And wheat, rice in Nanyue can be grown twice a year." Although Nanyue has just put down the civil strife, the food cultivation has not been greatly affected. As for Beidi and others, the snow disaster this year is more serious than that in Dongchen Kingdom!
"Is there any trade between Dongchen and the two countries?" Shen Wan asked.
"Yes, Xiling has always been on good terms with Dongchen State. Although it is not as good as Xiling with Nanyue, it can be considered a peaceful coexistence."
"If we want to solve the problem of food shortage in the coming year, we can only purchase food in Xiling and Nanyue." Since the country is no longer self-sufficient, it can only rely on imports.
Xuanyuan Liuyun frowned and said, "There has been no such precedent before."
Although there was trade between the Dongchen Kingdom and the two countries, the transactions were only cloth, tea, utensils, etc., and there was never any trade in food.
"Moreover, if this happens, they will know that I, Dongchen, are short of food. What if they also raise the price of food and take the opportunity to kill us!"
Shen Wan said: "There is no such precedent, which does not mean that it cannot happen. However, the situation you mentioned may also exist." After all, even Dongchen Kingdom has people doing such things, so how can they kill people in their own country? Do you expect people from other countries not to kill you?
"The imperial court can find trustworthy businessmen and ask them to purchase grain in various places in Nanyue and Xiling. They can buy it once and leave without giving them a chance to raise the price." If people hear about the purchase of grain in one place, they will sell the grain. If the prices are raised in both countries at the same time, this situation will not exist. By the time they react, the food has already been purchased.
Xuanyuan Liuyun thought for a moment and said, "This is feasible." He was looking for the right person to talk to her today.
"By the way, Beijun has towns and villages to support it?" When she was reading the travel notes, she had seen in the travel notes that Beijun was not far from the border between Dongchen State and Beidi, and the border between the two countries was separated by mountains.
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