In the past two days, the rice and grain stores in the city did not close their doors as they did a few days ago. Instead, they were all opened according to the instructions of the city lord's palace. However, the nobles behind them did not supply a single grain of food to the rice and grain stores. During this period, they have been
When civilians who couldn't buy food saw the rice and grain store opening, they crowded around and tried to buy some food.
Although the grain output in the river valley is high, the population is dense and the oppression by the nobles is serious. Many families have less than a week's worth of food in their homes. They usually work in Burai City and exchange wages for food. Now,
Not only are food prices skyrocketing, but there is still no market at all. If this continues, the poorest and most miserable people in the valley will begin to starve.
Other wealthy families who have some food reserves are also frightened. They are not much better than the common people who are in urgent need of buying food. If it takes another month or two, they will run out of food, and the food on the black market has been sold to sky-high prices.
It's not something civilians like them can afford, but now they all have...
In the past two days, I have seen various rice and grain shops open in the city. I thought that there was no end to the road. These rice and grain shops have finally returned to normal. However, I did not expect that these rice and grain shops with their wide open doors would not open their doors.
There was no food. Some civilians who wanted to buy food were still unwilling to leave after learning that there was no food in the store. They stayed in the same place and argued with people in the rice and food store.
"Why, this is Duke's store. Do I need to explain to you people when it is open and closed?"
The people in the store are not easy to bully. Most of the rice and grain store staff in the city are the lackeys of the nobles in Burai City. They are humble when facing the nobles, but when they face the common people in the valley, they look down on their heads.
Those who went to heaven immediately went back when they heard that these civilians were dissatisfied.
The surrounding civilians did not dare to refute anymore. The Duke family is one of the eleven current Burley families. The family also has hundreds of armored guards who can fight, and at least one of them is like the thugs in the rice and grain store.
There are two thousand people. These people cannot deal with the Hunter family's army, but they can definitely capture the civilians who are making trouble.
Only the civilians of the entire Burai City rebelled can the rule of the eleven Burai families be overthrown. But most of the time it is difficult for the civilians to unite together, just like there are so many people surrounding the rice and grain store today.
But since the people at the rice and grain store announced that there was no food for sale for the time being, some people who did not urgently need food to make ends meet left.
Now that the steward of the Duke family has roared, nearly half of the people have been reduced. In this city of Burai, which commoner who has the courage to do so dares to offend the Duke family.
It is difficult for the common people to unite as one when facing the nobles. Each has its own interests and demands, and the speed of unity is slow. It is also easy for the nobles to divide and collapse, and even collapse within themselves.
"Sir, you see we don't have much food left here, and there are a lot fewer people than before. You can set a high price and let us buy some food."
"That's not possible! How can you set a high price? The price is too high and we can't afford it!"
"That's right, if we had money, we would go to the black market and buy it. Why are we hanging around here?"
"It's great if you are willing to sell it to us. Do you still think it's too expensive?"
"You can afford it, but we can't!"
"Humph, there is no food in the rice and grain store today. No matter who comes here, there is no food. Even if you get a gold, you can't get it from this store."
To say Jinnar is a bit exaggerated. Even though Richard squandered more than six figures of Jinnar at will, the purchasing power of Jinnar is still very strong. Most civilians have never been exposed to Jinnar in their lives.
Gnar's concept is only very valuable.
"There is no food in this rice and grain store. There should be food in the granary in the city."
"Yes, our valley has had good weather these past few years, and the granaries should have been filled with grain for a long time."
"Why don't you go take a look first? Maybe there's grain in the granary."
"Let's go, let's go and have a look."
The crowd changed direction again and headed towards the granary in the city. People's herd mentality is very strong, and with the guidance of thoughtful people, people who were waiting in front of various rice and grain stores all joined the crowd. After a while,
There are actually thousands of people gathered here. This is because the food shortage is only for a short period of time and there has not yet been a large-scale famine. If another week or two passes, the number of people will probably increase several times.
According to the rules, a big city like Burai City should have a large official granary to store the city's reserve grain. This kind of grain storage rule is very effective at critical times, and civilians will also look at the tall and towering granary.
There is a certain sense of security.
The city lord's palace was not far from the granary. These people couldn't find food in the rice and grain store, and they didn't dare to go to the nobles' castle. Instead, they thought of the official granary in Burai City.
The granary in Burai City is tall and strong, but there is not much food in it. It is not empty enough to let the rats run away due to Thor's previous rectification. Otherwise, there is only one grain of grain in this official warehouse in Burai City.
nothing.
It's a pity that the influence of the nobles in the River Valley is too great. Once Thor left, their true colors were revealed. Dane could only guarantee the military supplies of the Army in the River Valley, and could only say that he could do nothing else. In this short period of time, Burley
The city's official warehouse is almost empty again.
City Lord's Mansion
Moriel was sitting in the conference hall with Dane and several officials who were ready to participate in the operation.
"It's already afternoon. What are the reactions of the families in the city?"
"We still only open rice and grain stores but do not deliver food, and we are still raising the prices of daily necessities."
"Haha, these people really don't cry until they see the coffin."
Moriel's tone was a little disdainful, and the people on the field also looked like they didn't care much. From an economic point of view, they were at a disadvantage. Maybe it couldn't be said to be a disadvantage. It was a complete failure. But in this battlefield, they were at a disadvantage.
He doesn't care about winning or losing at all. Except in the complex modern society, how can a person holding a knife handle lose to a group of businessmen?
As joyfully as the noble merchants in the river valley dance now, they will be as ruthless as they will be with their swords later.
"Everyone, be prepared. As soon as the sun sets, General Dane will take action with his people. The dragon army will be matched with the valley army to capture all the noble castles in Burai City that do not cooperate with the orders of the city lord's palace!"
"Yes, sir!"
This time, the dragon army came prepared for war. They brought a lot of siege equipment, and the river valley army was also equipped. It couldn't be easier to knock down the small castles of these nobles.
"Lord Moriel! A crowd is gathering towards the City Lord's Mansion!"
Just as everyone was preparing to go down and arrange their actions after sunset, a soldier hurriedly ran in to report to Moriel.
"Are these nobles in Burai City out of their minds?"
This is the first thought of everyone here. There is a flag regiment of 5,000 professional soldiers stationed in the city lord's palace. There are four giant dragons lying in the yard, and there are tens of thousands of troops scattered around. How can these people carry the burden?
Thousands of people wanted to storm the city lord's palace.
"Who is coming?"
It was Moriel who was the first to react. The thousands of people who came were definitely not from various armies. If they had the guts, they would have resisted from the beginning. Now the Dragon Army and Dane's Valley Army have destroyed all the troops inside and outside the city.
All the key nodes are firmly under control. Unless they are a group of congenitally mentally retarded people, they would not hit the muzzle like this.
"They are all civilians from the river valley. Their target should be the granary next to the city lord's mansion."
"Here, what's the use of the grain in the granary?"
"It's impossible to put food in the granary even if it's useful."
"General Dain!"
"exist!"
"Go and find out who lured these civilians to come to the granary."
"Yes, Lord Moriel!"
You don’t need to guess about this kind of thing. These civilians were incited by others. If no one leads the way, how can they gather to cause trouble for the city lord’s palace. Moriel immediately ordered the people who are most familiar with the various forces in the river valley to
Dane went to investigate the matter. Dane did not shirk and immediately agreed. Apparently he was very confident in finding out the leader of this incident.
When Moriel gave the order to Dane, her entire face was as cold as ice. Moriel was obviously a little angry. The operation of this group of people was not a threat to her, but it really disgusted her.
"Then, Lord Moriel, what should we do with those civilians?"
"Let the Dragon Army set up defenses and send people to persuade them to leave. If anyone doesn't listen and wants to attack the defense line, kill them on the spot!"
"Yes, sir!"
No one present had any problem with Moriel's order. Although these civilians were also pitiful people who were being taken advantage of, pity was not the reason why they could attack the granary. Everyone should pay the price for their actions.
…
Castle of Vicomte Andel
Representatives of various noble houses in Burai City are still sitting in the meeting hall of Andel's house, discussing matters of unified action.
"Hahahaha, today thousands of untouchables didn't buy food at the rice and grain store, but they went to the granary of the city lord's palace to ask for food."
"Hey, what's the result?"
"What else can we do? The news just came that the Hunter family's army dispersed those untouchables after killing dozens of people."
"Damn, these untouchables are really useless."
"No, no, no, it is still useful. At least it has put pressure on the Hunter family invisibly, telling them that if Burley City continues like this, this kind of small chaos will turn into a big chaos sooner or later."
"Yes, Viscount Duke is still very powerful. He can lure those untouchables over with just a simple provocation."
"It's not because we are so powerful. Who knew these untouchables could be so stupid that they dared to attack the Hunter family's defense line."
"Hahahaha, if they can break through the Hunter family's defense, then we will have to worry."
Most of the people here did not regard this incident as anything too important. It was just a joke, and only dozens of people were killed or injured.
Only Los Andel, who was sitting aside, twitched his eyes and touched his forehead unnaturally. If he looked carefully, he could even find a trace of sweat. After being pointed out by his old father, Viscount Andel, that night, Ross was very concerned about this.
The so-called action meeting was a little distracted.
He has been making his own plans while paddling, but what happened today still shocked him. He couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat and provoked the civilians to attack the city lord's palace. This was not to put pressure on the Hunter family, it was entirely for his own sake.
If you provoke the other party, you will be killed with one move, and most people don't even know it.
"Lord Ross? What's wrong with you?"
Ross's unnatural appearance was still noticed by others. Now Ross was so frightened that his face turned pale, and it seemed to others that he was feeling unwell.
"It's okay, let's discuss today's matters here."
"Tonight is the time for the Hunter family to issue an ultimatum. Shouldn't we discuss it again?"
"There's nothing to discuss, right? You see, the Hunter family is in a hurry by these bastards, and there is no ultimatum. I guess they will have to come to us for negotiations tomorrow."
"Well, the plan is all set. Just go back and take action. Let's break up."
At Ross's insistence, the meeting was dismissed early, and everyone was still talking about what the Duke family had done when they left.
"Only a few thousand people showed up today. If in another two weeks, we all try our best to say that all the food is in the City Lord's Mansion, attracting tens of thousands of people to see what the Hunter family will do."
"Hahaha, good idea!"
…
Andel's Garden
"The Dukes did something stupid."
Ross conveyed what had just happened intact to Viscount Andel, who had retreated behind the scenes, and the old man also made a very simple and clear evaluation of the matter.
"After tonight, I'm afraid there won't be any Duke family left. I don't know how many of the 12 Boley families will be left tomorrow."
"No matter what, our Andel family will stand firm."
"No family can survive. I just hope that I won't see the Andel family perish while I'm alive."
"Okay, don't worry about other people, and don't hide anymore. Transport the grain to the rice and grain store openly. Our Andel family's rice grain store will immediately sell the grain to the civilians in the city at a fair price."
"Yes, Father, I will make arrangements immediately."
"Go quickly. The Duke family's behavior may have angered the Hunter family. I'm afraid it will be too late if you delay."
Lose quickly walked to the hall to gather the stewards and made arrangements. The stewards were extremely puzzled. After all, they had money but no money and attitude problems. However, Lose's prestige as the heir to the title was still very high. These stewards brought
Confused, he quickly went everywhere to carry the order.
…
"Hurry, hurry, several rice and grain stores in Andel's family are selling grain!"
The cheap food from Andel's family quickly caused looting. Fortunately, they had anticipated it and arranged manpower in advance to maintain order.
"The Menji family's grain store also has grain, but it's a little more expensive than what Andel's sells. Why don't you wait in line here?"
"Lu Yin's grain store has also started selling grain!"
The common people buying food suddenly became very happy. As the sun set, they who had given up hope suddenly heard a series of good news in succession. It seemed that as the sun set today, the city of Burai suddenly became no longer short of food.
Already.
"What's going on! What's the Ander family doing! And the Luin family and the Menji family, why are they selling food privately!"
The Duke family, Viscount Duke, who was still in the castle and was proud of today's operation, suddenly received bad news. Three of the eleven Burley families actually broke their agreement and started working before the last time agreed by the Hunter family.
The grain was being sold, which made him very angry.
Viscount Duke strode out of the room and wanted to send someone to question him. Unexpectedly, he saw the guards outside the castle looking panicked.