Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 309 Fire, Burglary and Girlfriends

The grain shops in the whole city opened their doors and sold cheap grain for the whole day.

The people were elated, thinking that after the new governor suppressed the grain merchants, the grain merchants would no longer dare to drive up grain prices, and this year's drought could barely survive.

However, it turns out that the people are too simple.

The grain merchants are all bloodthirsty capitalists, how could they give up huge profits.Bingzhou city is not allowed to sell high-priced grain, they can transfer the grain out of the city.

Xingzhou, Daizhou, Fenzhou, the governors of those cities are not Li Qinzai, their food can be sold at high prices in other places.

When all the food in Bingzhou City was shipped out, Li Qinzai's troubles came.

There is no food in the city, grain merchants are fleeing, millions of mouths are waiting to be fed, there will be a wave of refugees fleeing at any time in and outside the city of Bingzhou, and there will also be tragedies such as the family suicide of the people who cannot survive.

If it happened that the censors in Chang'an City had also heard about this matter, what awaited Li Qinzai would be more than simply being dismissed from office, no matter how favored the emperor was, he would not be able to keep him.

That night, the granaries in various places in the city were quietly opened, and the carts of grain were loaded into horse-drawn carts and ox carts, and the convoy slowly headed out of the city.

The grain merchants in Bingzhou were carried into the carriage, and followed the convoy of grain transportation all the way and left Bingzhou City.

Overnight, all the grain merchants in Bingzhou City ran away.

Early the next morning, when the people came to the grain store again to buy grain, they found that the grain store was still closed and there was no one there.

The crowd gradually became a little uneasy. Some people heard vividly that they saw all the grain merchants in Bingzhou City transporting grain out of the city last night, and they also ran away.

The people suddenly felt that the sky was collapsing and the earth was falling, and a sense of panic gradually spread among the crowd.

Rumors have spread very quickly since ancient times, and they have a very magical feature. People often believe official news with suspicion, but rumors are deeply believed by people.

Soon, the panic in the city of Bingzhou became more and more serious, and the people anxiously inquired everywhere, and crowds gathered at the gates of dozens of grain shops in the city. It seems that only by staying in front of the grain shop can they feel safe.

In the Governor's Mansion, Li Qinzai sat in the yard calmly, squinting at the shade of the trees above his head. It was late summer, and the sound of cicadas still disturbed people's sleep. chopped.

Liu Ahsi stood in front of Li Qinzai, speechless at his attention.

The people in the city are about to turn upside down, but you still care about the cicadas on the tree, how big is your heart.

The grain merchants left, and the grain was transferred out of the city. Last night, Liu Ah Si squatted in the grass on the main road outside the city, watching the carts of grain pass by him.

And he knew even better that the description of Bingzhou City at this time as "precariously endangered" is not an exaggeration.

What supports the normal operation of a city is actually not the government, nor the merchants, nor the singing and dancing women and the scholars chanting with their hands behind their backs, but the food.

As long as there is sufficient food in a city, no matter how big troubles arise in the city, they can be easily resolved.

If the stored food in the city disappeared overnight, the city would become a dead city. After the people's panic reached a peak, they would leave with their families until the whole city ran away.

The situation in Bingzhou is so serious that Wu Shaolang actually sits in the courtyard and listens to cicadas...

So, you're just a human-shaped shit stirrer, you just pick up the shit and don't care if it stinks, right?

Liu Asi couldn't help interrupting Li Qinzai's immersive experience of cicadas singing, and said, "Wu Shaolang, the grain merchants have all gone, the grain is gone, rumors are spreading in the city, and the people are panicking. You have to make up your mind."

Li Qinzai looked away, smacked his lips and said, "The cicadas are good. If you can collect a basket, wash them and deep fry them. Sprinkle some salt to serve with wine. It's very suitable."

Liu Ahsi: "..."

"What did you just say?"

Before Liu Ahsi could repeat, Li Qinzai said, "Oh, yes, there is no food in the city... Well, no, who said there is no food in the city? Aren't there official warehouses?"

Liu Ah Si was taken aback: "Five Shaolang, the grain in the official warehouse cannot be moved, it must be handed over to the imperial court."

Li Qinzai said indifferently: "The catastrophe in Bingzhou, the emperor has issued a decree to exempt Bingzhou from taxes, and the grain in the official warehouse does not need to be handed over, it can be used to help the people."

"But... even if the grain in the official warehouse is used, it can only last for twenty days at most. After these twenty days, there is really no grain in Bingzhou City. Those grain merchants who escaped are probably already in Spread rumors everywhere, say bad things about you, and no grain merchant will dare to come to Bingzhou in the future."

Li Qinzai smiled: "Pass my order, first open the official warehouse to release grain, and sell grain to the people in the city at a fair price, and I will arrange the rest."

Liu Ahsi observed his expression, but couldn't see any clues, so he had to leave with his fists clasped.

Not long after, a part came to report and a visitor came to visit.

Li Qinzai looked at the county magistrate of Jinxiang who stepped into the gate of the governor's mansion, and couldn't help being startled, then narrowed his eyes.

A beauty is indeed a beauty. In terms of age, she is just as young as a flower. In terms of appearance, she is three points better than a Korean lady.

It's a pity that Li Qinzai had dealt with her once. The county magistrate's attitude was too indifferent. He was not as charming as the Korean lady at all, and his words were very rude. What's more, Li Qinzai didn't know that in the case of raising grain prices, Jinxiang County Whether the Lord and her father, King Teng, were involved.

Li Qinzai stepped forward and saluted: "I pay my respects to the county magistrate of Jinxiang."

The head of Jinxiang County said coldly: "Wai Li, Li Inspector, today I only want to ask one thing. The grain merchants in Bingzhou City have fled, and all the grain storage has been transferred. Now the people in the city are panicking. I don't know what Li Inspector has to say." ?”

Li Qinzai said in a daze, "What does this matter have to do with the county magistrate?"

The county magistrate of Jinxiang raised his brows in anger, and said angrily, "My father and I are also in Bingzhou City. I am still the cousin of the current emperor, a member of the royal family. How can it have nothing to do with me?"

"You and His Royal Highness King Teng live in the Jinyang Palace, and you won't starve to death. The county master doesn't have to meddle in his own business, right?" Li Qinzai said bluntly.

The county magistrate of Jinxiang froze for a moment, then became furious, and his voice became sharp: "Nothing? Do you think this is something like nothing?"

Li Qinzai nodded: "For the county lord, it's nothing but business. If you're not in his position, you don't plan for his own affairs. Doesn't the county lord understand this truth?"

The county magistrate of Jinxiang said angrily: "You think I'm willing to take care of it? The Tang Dynasty belongs to my cousin. You make the people of Bingzhou miserable. As a clan member, how can I not care about it? Besides, if you weren't Jie'er's husband... "

Li Qinzai was stunned: "What?"

The county magistrate of Jinxiang paused, then let out an angry snort, turned his face to look away, the anger on his pretty face was still intact.

Li Qinzai was shocked and said: "The county lord knows Jie'er? Cui Jie from the Cui family in Qingzhou?"

The county magistrate of Jinxiang said unhappily: "Jie'er and I have known each other since we were young. My father took me to travel around the world all the year round. Is it strange to know Jie'er?"

Li Qinzai was still shocked.

But at this moment he finally figured out why she left Mrs. Han's mansion ahead of schedule when she first met him that day, and waited patiently for him outside the mansion.

A strange woman I just met reminded me so kindly, although the tone was a little cold, but it was ultimately a gesture of kindness.

Li Qinzai never understood why she would kindly warn a stranger he just met. At that time, he had countless speculations, and he was ashamed to think that the Lord of Jinxiang might have a crush on him...

Now I finally understand that she is actually my mother-in-law's best friend.

Fire, theft, and girlfriends, the fact that she was secretly in love with the county lord is a real hammer.

(End of this chapter)