EFB Chapter 1548 The Wind Rises
Chapter 1548 The Wind Rises
Chapter 1548 The Wind Rises
The guy got angry and said, "Get lost! If you can't afford it, don't talk nonsense here!"
Ten cents for three catties of rice was an old saying from a month ago. Could it be that these refugees could fill their stomachs just by facing northwest and opening their mouths? Only the rich in Tianshui City didn't know the price of rice. Could these peasants be worthy of it?
His attention was all on these two people, when suddenly another refugee sneaked into the back of the store and quietly scooped rice with a cloth bag.
He scooped out half a bag, and a customer in front of him yelled. The waiter then noticed it and turned around and shouted, "What are you doing? Put it down!"
The refugees clutched their bags tightly and ran out.
"Stop, don't run!"
When the refugees heard this, they greased their feet and ran faster.
The two refugees who were originally standing in front of the shop also dispersed.
If you can't buy food, you can only steal it, He Lingchuan shook his head. When food prices rise, the first to be affected are definitely the refugees. They have no savings and are the least able to resist risks.
After returning, he ordered Yongquan Villa to purchase grain and vegetables in bulk.
Time to stock up.
Under his deliberate control, the branch of Yangshan Chamber of Commerce in Tianshui City has always been in the state of "under construction". Normally, it is normal for a business to prepare for opening a store in the capital for several months. Moreover, He Lingchuan himself was devoted to the big project for Yaoting, and even postponed the opening of his own branch. This was a selfless act, which was passed down as a good story.
Therefore, Yan Bo, the Yang Shanren who was in charge of local affairs, was transferred to Yongquan Villa by the boss to serve as the temporary general manager, and his Yang Shanren also moved into the villa at the same time.
Yan Bo is one of Ding Zuodong's most talented disciples. He is efficient and after arriving at Yongquan Villa, he managed the place in perfect order in just a few days.
In addition to Wanqi Feng and other kind people, there were nearly a thousand men and horses under Zhao Song in the villa. This man ate horses and consumed a lot of food and vegetables every day.
In fact, Yongquan Villa did have stock, but Yan Bo was busy until the evening before he returned with the car.
Rice, flour, oil and various easy-to-store tuber vegetables were transported into the villa in truckloads and stored in cool cellars. They were enough for the entire villa to eat for a month.
Ice talismans were also pasted in the cellar and the temperature was carefully controlled.
As for fruits, there are plenty of them in Yongquan Villa, and they are picked right away and not left overnight.
At this time, the nine hundred palace guards came in handy, because the number of thieves and refugees coveting Yongquan Villa began to increase, and even the workers of the eastward expansion project wanted to climb over the wall to steal some food in their spare time. The guards patrolled around the villa and caught dozens of them. They did not send them to the officials, but whipped them with whips until the thieves' faces were covered with blood and they screamed like ghosts and wolves, and then they threw them out of the villa.
The first thing Yan Bo said when he entered the room was:
"Boss, the price of food has gone up again."
"What's going on?" He Lingchuan put down the information in his hand, "Is it possible that the capital is short of food?"
"Seven or eight days ago, the situation in the towns outside was a bit tense, but the major grain stores still had stocks, and the surrounding farms also supplied grain to Tianshui City, so it was relatively stable." Yan Bo said, "For such a large capital with a population of millions, the amount of grain consumed every day is an astonishing number. We can't sustain it for long just by stockpiling."
"At least we can still buy food now." He Lingchuan smiled, "It's not serious."
Yan Bo said seriously, "I bought this batch of food and vegetables today by visiting several chambers of commerce separately, and put up your sign. They said they had heard about the imminent rise in food prices and were working hard to cope with it."
He Lingchuan stroked his chin and said, "Oh? The rumor was released first? This is a smart move."
He also knows how to manage expectations... Could it be that he learned this from him?
"Some grain traders have begun to hold back on grain and are reluctant to sell it. It seems that if there is a food shortage, it will come earlier than expected."
Yan Bo himself started out as a businessman, so he knew very well what hoarding meant. If merchants predicted that food prices would rise sharply, they would definitely stock up in advance, and then ordinary people would rush to buy them, which would make the already tight food supply in the market even more scarce.
"Stock up some more tomorrow, just in case." The tide was coming, and He Lingchuan wanted to sit back and watch the tide rise and fall. "Oh, and buy more spices as well."
"Yes!"
……
Yan Bo had just left when a large owl flew in from outside, fluttered down on the windowsill, and called out in its unique shrill voice, "A letter has arrived! An urgent letter has arrived from the west!"
Lingguang's scalp tightened when he heard this, and he quickly jumped over and said, "Give it to me."
The owl spit something into its hand:
A fat mouse.
"Hey!" Lingguang shook his hand and shook the mouse to the feet of the owl.
Before the mouse hit the ground, the owl stretched out its beak to grab it and swallowed it in one gulp: "Sorry, I spit it out in the wrong place."
It stretched its neck again and spit out a small metal tube: "This, this is it."
Lingguang gave it a bottle of elixir as a reward, and pointed to the back: "There is a rat plague in the peach orchard behind us, and there are nests of newborn rats all over the lake. Are you interested? It's free."
"Yes, so much!" The tender little snacks made him squeak after eating one, and it was free! The owl's eyes lit up and it flew to the back of the study.
Lingguang handed the small tube to He Lingchuan, who took out a note and took a look at it.
The smile on his face disappeared immediately.
"Fuck!" The soul-catching mirror in his arms also saw it, and his voice rose three degrees, "Bai Ziqi is here!"
How many Baidu envoys are there in Lingxu City?
There is only one famous one.
He Lingchuan had expected that the Heavenly Palace would send someone to track down Emperor Jiuyou, but he did not expect that the person would be Bai Ziqi.
"This is not fun. How come he is here?" Mirror was hoping for the best. "Maybe he has other business to do in the Golden Plains, not just for you."
"A man like Bai Ziqi would not do an easy job." There were only a few words on the note, but He Lingchuan read it very carefully. "He asked about the Black Armor Army and the Rebel Army in the tavern, and hired a guide to go to Shizhoutou and Liuping. The direction was very clear. Those two places were where the Nine Nether Emperor made his first public appearance. So--"
“He came to me,” he concluded.
"Ugh!" The mirror felt its scalp tingling.
If it has a scalp.
"We are clean and it is difficult for others to trace us, but Bai Ziqi may not be the same." He Lingchuan rubbed his eyes. The sleepiness that had just appeared was driven away by this news, but his eyes were still sore and bitter. "They hired a guide to set off ten days ago. I don't know where they are now."
No matter how smooth the information channel he created in the Golden Plains was, it could not avoid interference from "human" factors. Ah Hao had not read the information of the Haolin Society for half a month, and he missed such important information!
"What should we do now? What are you going to do? Could he have already arrived in Yao Country?" Jingzi was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. "If he had gone to investigate Shizhoutou and Liuping at the beginning, he would definitely not have missed the clues of Xiaotao Villa after arriving in Yao Country!"