Chapter 916 (1/2)

There was a huge flood in the south of the Yangtze River, which soon spread to the capital. For such a big matter, the imperial court can't block the news.

The next day, the price of grain increased by another 50 percent. Because of the drought, the price of grain was four times that of previous years. People can't afford food because of the rising price of food. In addition, the price of oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar has also increased, and the salt has nearly doubled.

Xiao Shi, tiekui's wife, was uneasy when hearing the news, and called Zhong Shantong with a big stomach: ”now there is a mess outside, and the grain is priced one day, so we should store more grain in our house.” At this time, I will not panic if I have food in my hand.

Zhong Shan said peacefully with his face, ”my wife is having a good baby. There is a master in the house.” Xiao had a daughter before. Now this is the second child! Although tiekui now has two sons, Zhong Shantong knows that tiekui is looking forward to his son.

Seeing Xiao's face and dew uneasy, Zhong Shantong thought about it and said, ”don't worry, madam, the food in the mansion will be enough for us to eat for two or three months.” The iron mansion is just a small one, and the big one is on Chuang Tzu.

When tiekui heard Yuxi say that there was a drought in the northwest, he began to murmur, and then began to store grain. Because of the special status of tiekui, if he wantonly stores grain, the influence must not be good, so he let Tong chromium come out. Up to now, the amount of grain stored in Zhuangzi is very considerable. Of course, these grains are not for the people in Tiefu to eat, but to sell money. Now the food is in short supply, and the price of food is rising so fiercely, this batch of food will surely buy a good price.

When Xiao heard this, he felt at ease: ”if the flood in the south of the Yangtze River is real, it will not be two or three months.” This means that we hope Zhong Shantong will go to buy some more food to save.

Zhong Shantong shook his head and said, ”madam, although Jiangnan, Taiyuan, Shandong and other places have been hit by disasters, but Liaodong has had a big harvest this year, so madam doesn't have to worry about not having food at that time.”

When Xiao heard this, he stopped.

In the evening, Zhong Shantong talked about it with tie Kui: ”kuizi, the current price of grain is four, two, five yuan and one stone. Do we sell our food? ” When they bought it, it was one or two silver and two and a half stone. Now it's sold and it's seven times more profitable.

Tiekui shook his head and said, ”don't worry. It's just the beginning. The food will be more and more expensive in the future.” In a few days, it will be no later to coarsen the grain.

Zhong Shantong also has concerns: ”kuizi, Liaodong has a good harvest this year. When Liaodong's grain arrives in the capital, it will surely fall.”

Tiekui laughed at this and said: ”let's not say whether the grain of Liaodong will be delivered. Even if it is transported, the disaster will be so serious this year, and the grain will surely rise. ” The output of Liaodong is not much. In previous years, a large number of grains were purchased from Taiyuan and other places.

Hearing this, Zhong Shantong couldn't help saying, ”I heard that the food in the northwest is very cheap. I don't know whether it's true or not?” The capital said that the grain in the northwest is cheap and should not be fake.

Tiekui knew more about the northwest and said: ”the price of grain in the northwest did not rise, but it was relatively high at the beginning. Rice flour is 30 Wen a Jin, coarse grain is 20 Wen a Jin, only potato is cheaper, only four Wen a Jin. ” The grain in the northwest is sold by grain shops set by the government, and the price is set to death. However, it's not as good as the capital city. The food purchased in the northwest is based on the population. It's not like the capital city can store a lot of food if it has money.

Zhong Shantong said: ”in this way, the rice noodles also need three, two, six and one stone. How could rice noodles be so expensive, seven times more expensive than potato? ”

Tiekui said, ”the rice noodles in the northwest are all purchased from the south of the Yangtze River. The quantity is very small, but the potato in March is a big harvest. There are many granaries that can't be put down, so they are naturally cheap.” After a pause, tiekui said, ”in fact, it's not cheap. At that time, it was two Wen and one jin to buy potato from common people. Now, the selling price is twice the original purchase price.”

Zhong Shantong didn't think there was anything about it: ”four Wen and one Jin are not really expensive.” If the price of food in the capital only doubled, I believe that the people in the capital will wake up with laughter.

When tiekui heard this, he couldn't help saying, ”yes! It's not expensive. Although it's twice as expensive as it was at the time of acquisition, ordinary people can still afford it. ” Unlike the capital, people can't afford food at all, even coarse food.

In only five days, the price of food tripled. The common people have been waiting in the grain shop for a long time, but the grain merchants are not stupid. They close the shop every day when they have sold out the specified quantity. This kind of situation has caused chaos and panic.

Meng Nian said anxiously, ”Lord, it's not good to go on like this. We can't let the grain go up any more.” These days, the whole capital is going to be a mess.

Yan Wushuang put down the fold in his hand and said, ”after catching those grain merchants and forcing them to hand over their grain, what can we do? What to do after that? ” The food in Beijing is mainly supplied by Jiangnan, Shandong and Taiyuan. Now these places are suffering from drought and flood. They can't help themselves. There is no food supply for the capital. Because the grain merchants know this truth, they dare to rise so fiercely.

Meng Nian said: ”the harvest in Liaodong this year should not be bad. When the wheat harvest is good in October, some grains will be transferred to Beijing.” In this way, the chaos in the capital can be stabilized.

Yan Wushuang said, ”the grain produced in Liaodong is not enough to supply the army. There is no grain to be adjusted in Beijing.”

Yan Wushuang does not plan to supply Liaodong's grain to the capital. There are hundreds of thousands of people in the capital, and the food they need is not a small amount. Yan Wushuang won't starve his soldiers for the sake of the people in the capital.

Meng Nian squirmed his lower lip, but did not continue to persuade him: ”what about the capital? The capital can't be stable without food. Surely someone will take the opportunity to make trouble? ”