Dragging your family with you to escape famine? Don’t be afraid, I have room to fill the granary Chapter 83: It’s useless to hate, this big business is doing it very secretly
Chapter 83: It’s useless to hate, this big business is doing it very secretly
After coming out of Nanyang City, Nangong Ye led everyone to continue south.
However, they didn't see any refugees along the way, so it was very quiet along the way, so quiet that Tao Qiqi was not used to it.
"You said that there were so many refugees fleeing in the north before, and it was very lively along the way. Now that we are the only ones on the way, it sometimes feels a bit unreal."
"Why is it not real?" Fang Yu in the carriage stuck her head out and asked.
"I can't tell. Maybe it was too quiet. I didn't get used to it. It felt a bit like a dream."
Fang Yu looked around. It was indeed quiet and a bit unaccustomed to it. "Indeed, it is uninhabited and deserted. But this is a good sign. It means that there are no refugees, which is good."
Tao Qiqi nodded: "Indeed, although the journey was lively in the past, they were all refugees. Sometimes it made me feel uncomfortable to look at them, and there was nothing they could do to help."
"It's better now. The refugees have been settled. They don't have to continue to flee, and we don't have to suffer along the way. More importantly, we don't have to feel guilty when we eat."
"Foodies are different. So what are you going to eat tonight?" Tao Qiqi asked.
Fang Yu thought for a while, looked at Tao Qiqi and then at Nangong Ye, and asked, "Qiqi, do you and Third Brother want to eat? I'll cook tonight."
When Nangong Ye saw Fang Yu asking himself, he replied without any politeness: "Then let's have potato stewed ribs."
"Where are you Qiqi?"
"Me? Then let's have a chive egg pancake."
"Okay, I'll be late later. I'll cook for you when we find a place to stay."
"Then shall we go into the city to rest tonight or find a spacious place to rest?" Tao Qiqi looked at Nangong Ye and asked.
Nangong Ye replied: "Of course it's safer to go into the city. But it's just for one night. Let's stay in the restaurant tonight and eat in the restaurant in the evening. Let Xiaoyu cook lunch at noon tomorrow."
Xiaoyu nodded: "Okay, follow the arrangements of the third brother."
Tao Qiqi: "I live in a restaurant with my third brother. Just thinking about it makes me feel happy. Let's go, hurry up and try to get into the city before dark."
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Since Tao Qiqi and the others were delayed a lot of time in Nanyang City, they accelerated their pace after setting off again.
King Jinyang (the second prince Nangong Jun), who was far away in Yongdu, had a smile on his face after receiving a letter from King Qingping (the sixth prince Nangong Yi).
The content of the letter: I have gained the trust of the third brother and are traveling with him. I have not seen the weapons yet. The third brother has no thoughts yet.
After reading the letter, Nangong Jun destroyed it. Upon seeing this, the capable man next to him asked: "Your Majesty, do we need to continue to arrange people next?"
Nangong Jun replied: "Don't worry, now the sixth brother has just gained their trust, let's wait and see what news he will bring. Is there any result about what I asked you to inquire about?"
Wu Fei replied: "Reporting to the prince, I found out that it was King Pingyang who suggested it."
"Oh, it seems that I guessed right. My third brother is becoming more and more confused. But I have to say that his method is really good. He solved the refugee problem in just a few days. I heard that some time ago someone
Sold a lot of grain?"
"To put it simply, it was not because those big households wanted to make a fortune. While creating the illusion of food shortage, they raised the price of food in an attempt to sell it at a high price. But as a result, when the higher authorities approved it, the price was not allowed to rise, and a few big households were
Start arranging for people to sell it privately while the price is still good.
However, there is one big merchant among them who is quite conscientious, and the price he sells is only a few cents higher than the previous price of grain. Moreover, the government gives priority to purchase. And because of his troubles, many merchants mistakenly thought that the other party had some inside story.
So they all followed suit, and in the end, the price of food was forced back to the previous price by him."
"Oh, then he destroyed those merchants who wanted to make money, wouldn't everyone hate him to the core?" After Nangong Jun finished speaking, he calmly picked up the teacup on the table.
"It's useless to hate. This big business is very secretive. It's impossible to find out who is responsible. Even if you want to vent your anger, you can't find anyone."
“When you find the right deal, can you still find the right one?”
"The location of each transaction is different, and the local governments are notified at short notice. The trading time is also uncertain, making it elusive. Previously, someone found that those people disappeared into the nearby mountains after the transaction, but when they followed, they could not see anything.
"It's late at night and the mountains are dangerous. If we go there until dawn, we won't be able to find anything."
"Oh, then this is interesting. Could it be my third brother who is behind this?"
Wu Fei shook his head and replied: "We went to check, it's not King Pingyang."
Nangong Jun asked: "Who could that be?"
Wu Fei shook his head again: "We haven't found out who did it."
"As long as we do this, there's no way we can't find it. We should be able to get some clues by checking how much grain the other party sold."
"What the prince can think of, his subordinates have also thought of. But the problem of grain is difficult to investigate. After all, there are many big households in Zhuangzi. Even if they pay the grain tax, they will still have a lot. What's more, we can't guarantee that it is in the hands of a big household.
The food produced is still jointly owned by several large households."
After listening to his subordinate's explanation, Nangong Jun thought for a while and said: "That's fine, as long as it's not my third brother. It's a good thing that the other party has solved the problem of people's difficulty in buying food."
"It is not only a good thing for the people, but also a good thing for us."
Nangong Jun nodded: "Indeed. Then don't worry about Third Brother's side during this period. You can make arrangements so that everyone can seize the time to stock up on more food."
"Yes." Wu Fei responded and exited the room.
In the end, Nangong Jun was left alone in the room, happily drinking tea and dreaming sweet dreams.
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Nangong Ye took everyone to stay in a restaurant that night and continued on the road at dawn the next day.
There were no refugees, no killers, and no messy things on the road. Their speed was obviously much faster.
Five days later——
Jiangyang County——
At the dinner table in the private room of Jiangyang Restaurant, Tao Qiqi looked at Nangong Ye and asked: "We haven't encountered any messy things during this period. The speed is obviously much faster. At this speed, we should be ready in about ten days."
Can we reach Nanguan?"
Nangong Ye nodded: "Yeah, almost."
After getting the definite answer, Tao Qiqi sighed deeply: "Oh, it's not easy, it's really not easy. How long have we been walking from north to south!"
Think about today's trains, high-speed rails, and airplanes. It takes less than a day to fly from north to south.
Even traveling abroad takes less than a day.
Look at them now, the fastest way to travel is by carriage.
Moreover, their carriage cannot go very fast. If it goes too fast, people will be jolted inside so hard that they will not be able to withstand it.
Hearing Tao Qiqi sigh, Nangong Ye looked at Tao Qiqi and asked with some distress, "Are you tired? Let's rest here for two more days?"
Tao Qiqi wanted to agree, but thinking that she would arrive at Nanguan in about ten days, she gritted her teeth and quickly passed, so she shook her head and refused: "No, keep insisting, and wait until we get to Nanguan to have a good rest."
What's more, I've been through this journey for two months, so I'm not in a hurry for ten days and a half."
