Chapter 1670： buy people (1/2)

Chapter 1670 Bought people

Some people's wells have also dried up, and even the wells of some small restaurants have run out of water, so many people are unemployed.

Once some people lose their jobs or their businesses go bankrupt, their families have no income, and some are even forced to reduce the number of servants in their families in order to reduce the water consumption of their families.

Some patriarchal families even started to sell their own daughters, wanting to save water for their men and make a lot of money for the family by the way.

For a time, the tooth shops in the city were overcrowded.

And after the emperor knew that there was a shortage of water in the city, he quickly summoned his ministers to think of many ways.

In the end, it was decided that as long as the court officials had water at home, no matter whether they had well water or river pond water, as long as it was water, they had to supply it free of charge at the door every day, otherwise it would be a capital offense.

After the courtiers received the order, even if many people were unwilling, especially some who wanted to take advantage of the national crisis to make a fortune by selling water, they had to compromise, and obediently dispatched servants to supply water to the people at the front door every day. .

Although this is not enough for the clean water that everyone needs every day, it does not affect the water they cook and drink, and they will not die of thirst.

Therefore, the sale of daughters and slaves in the city did not last long, and returned to normal in just a few days.

There are also those who want to collect money quietly, but there are officers and soldiers patrolling everywhere in the city every day. The emperor gave them an order, as long as they dare to sell water, once they receive a report, after checking it out, no matter what the identity of the person is, Even the relatives of the royal family were immediately imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison, awaiting trial.

But even so, the situation in some parts of the city is not optimistic.

Those people who often go to the city to buy vegetables feel that the food is now the food they have managed to support, so everyone sells it at extraordinarily expensive, almost as good as Zhiye Zhai, and some even better than Zhiye Zhai's. Even more expensive, with the appearance of a lion with a big mouth.