Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 322 Grain Storm VI

The sky in June, like a child's temperament, changes quickly. Sometimes the sun is high, and sometimes the clouds are dense. In the morning, you feel that the sun is shining, but after noon, it is already torrential rain.

In the afternoon of this day, the sky was gray, and the rain was dripping, constantly beating on the window sill, making a pleasant sound.

In the Book Pavilion.

Mujing sat cross-legged, stretched out his right hand, and put it on the desk.

Zhang Ning was dressed in a white robe, and sat on his knees beside him, concentrating on his pulse diagnosis.

After a while, Zhang Ning raised his head suddenly, his beautiful eyes were full of anger, he looked at Mujing, and said through gritted teeth: "Liar, you lied to me again!"

She was worried about Mu Jing's body, that's why she didn't stop and rushed back overnight, but after taking a pulse, she felt that Mu Jing's body had recovered very well, her cultivation had been consolidated, and she didn't feel like she was hurting herself after practicing martial arts.

"I'm not lying to you, can you come back?" Mu Jing withdrew his right hand, the corners of his mouth curled up, and he smiled lightly, seeing Zhang Ning's nervousness just now, he was very happy, so he smiled happily.

"Humph!"

Zhang Ning blushed when she heard this, snorted coldly, packed up the medicine box, and was about to turn around and leave.

"Don't go!" Mu Jing grabbed Zhang Ning's little hand with his backhand and said in a low voice.

"You let go!"

Zhang Ningqiao had a look of hostility on her face, and the strength in her body was faintly about to erupt. If she hadn't been worried about hurting Mujing, she would have punched him long ago.

"Don't let it go, let it go, you're leaving!" Mu Jing said.

"You can't catch me!"

Zhang Ning said quietly.

"Just say one thing, I can give up this engagement!"

Mu Jing held her hand tightly, and said deeply: "It's a big deal, let's go back to Nanyang!"

"Mulongtu, you can't do it!" Zhang Ning raised his head, with a touch of tenderness in his eyes, condensed on Mujing's pupils, and said faintly: "The Mu family has a party, too many people's hopes are pinned on you Now, you are the young master of the Mu family, even if you want to give up, who will allow it!"

Hearing this, Mu Jing's firm confidence suddenly collapsed, and the hand he used to grasp Ning Ning also slowly loosened.

A trace of helplessness floated in his heart.

"This road was chosen by you and me, so we can only go forward bravely!"

The medical box that Zhang Ning put down, approached slowly, stretched out his jade hand, and gently stroked his face, an ethereal and persistent voice echoed in his ears: "I don't blame you, really, I only blame you We are all born in troubled times, I am not as good as that Cai's daughter, I can't give you the status you want, so if you want to marry her, I have nothing to do, in troubled times, we have too many things we can't help ourselves, you have you I will have my own way, it is our luck to get together, it is our destiny not to be together!"

"Even if it's fate, I won't obey it!" Mu Jing shouted desperately.

"I will not leave, I will always be by your side, and I will watch you go on, but from tonight onwards, there will be no Holy Maiden of Peace in the world. I, Zhang Ning, the commander of the Taiping God Guards, will lead the Taiping God Guards to pay homage to your son. In the future, I would like to listen to your son's orders and serve as my son's saddle!"

After speaking, Zhang Ning left in a hurry.

"The commander of the Taiping Guard?"

Mu Jing was stunned, and after a long time, he showed a face of helplessness and didn't know whether to cry or laugh: "The world is changing, and we are changing too. If this allows you to stay, I am willing too!"

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With the collapse of the grain market in Chang'an City, a grain storm on the land of Guanzhong was completely detonated.

This is a food storm.

There is plenty of food in Guanzhong.

Although the imperial capital Luoyang has been in chaos in the past few years, there have been repeated wars. First, Xiyuan conscripted troops, then He Jin assembled soldiers and horses to rebel, and then Xiliang Army and Nanyang soldiers and horses entered Beijing, causing food shortages around.

However, the grain harvest in Guanzhong last year was not bad, which can maintain the grain market in Guanzhong and maintain the grain advantage in Guanzhong.

But who would have thought that someone would hoard food in large quantities.

If someone starts, it will cause uneasiness in the hearts of large and small grain merchants.

These grain merchants also began to hoard grain.

When grain merchants start hoarding grain, the price of grain will continue to rise. The less grain on the market, the higher the price of grain will naturally be.

……

Jingzhao.

"Why is the food price getting higher and higher this year? Now it's [-] yuan a stone!"

"Eight hundred yuan, 850 yuan a stone has already arrived today, and the price is so high that you may not be able to buy food. Since a few days ago, grain shops have been closed one after another, and now even grain sales have begun to be restricted!"

"It's only June, and there is still time before autumn. If there is no food, how will we people in Guanzhong live on!"

"Don't say that our Lantian City is short of food, even Chang'an City has no food business!"

"Actually, we are not short of grain in Guanzhong, it seems that some grain merchants are hoarding grain!"

"Damn merchant, damn it!"

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Hongnong.

"Our Huayin City has never been short of food, what happened this year!"

"Damn it, there are no foreign merchants who dare to enter our Yiyang to buy grain with a large amount of money, and wiped out the grain in our market. This is the Yiyang grain merchant who persecutes us. It's too abominable!"

"Brother Han, it's not that I don't want to reinforce your Chang'an grain market, it's because we Hongnong can't squeeze out so much grain!"

……

Hedong.

"What's the matter? I haven't encountered such a large caravan in the past two or three months. Today, I met three and sold two thousand shi of grain. Damn, I was busy shipping and forgot that the stock was insufficient. Already!"

"Who can tell me what's going on, our Anjia Grain Shop is the number one grain merchant in Fenyin, and the stock is actually less than [-] shi!"

……

Hanoi.

"Someone is hoarding grain in our Chaoge County, and buying grain in an all-round way, we can't let foreign grain merchants succeed!"

"The food in Huai County has always been stable. Once the food is hoarded by others, it won't work. If the order continues, we will hoard it too!"

"From now on, our Fan's grain shop will be closed, and we will start buying grain from the market, and then contact the local gentry behind us, hoping that they can provide new grain!"

……

The grain storm swept across the land of Guanzhong. This was not just a matter of Guanzhong grain merchants. The gentry in Guanzhong began to pay attention.

Luoyang City.

Yang House.

The owner of the Yang Mansion is Yang Biao, who is on the same level as the Jiuqing, who is above the current imperial court. He is also the head of the Hongnong Yang family.

"Brother, you should pay attention to this matter. Some recent incidents in Guanzhong may be related to our entire situation in Guanzhong!"

Huan Ye is Yang Biao's cousin. For Yang Biao's handling of Guanzhong affairs, he handed Yang Biao some of the memorials sent from Hongnong in Chang'an.

"Someone is hoarding food?"

Yang Biao focused on the important affairs of the court, and put his mind on Zhi Jinwu. He has been busy recruiting Cao Cao and seizing the military power in Cao Cao's hands. He didn't pay much attention to the affairs of Guanzhong. It is to shake the foundation of the Yang family.

But food is indeed a big problem.

Once there is a food problem, Guanzhong will even lead to civil unrest. When the people are unrest, the first to bear the brunt must be the families of various aristocratic families.

"Have you found out who is stockpiling grain?"

"Although it was only Jingping Commercial Company who came forward, they came in a menacing manner. Not only Jingzhou grain merchants made trouble, but also merchants from the East China Sea fished in troubled waters. When the grain on the market became less and less, many grain merchants began to follow suit and continued to fight. Stockpiling grain has caused the price of grain to soar by [-] yuan a stone!" Huan Ye said in a deep voice, "I guess they should aim at the Guanzhong grain market, but I still can't figure out what their purpose is!"

Yang's foundation in Guanzhong is too deep, if you want to check, you can find out the news very quickly.

But the purpose of Jingping Commercial Bank for the Guanzhong grain market is whether it wants to completely dominate the Guanzhong grain market, or just want to make a fortune from the Guanzhong grain market.

Huan Ye hadn't figured this out yet.

"Jingping Trading Company, the same Jingping Trading Company that caused the Luoyang Salt Market to collapse?"

Yang Biao's eyes flashed with evil spirit: "They are the minions of Mulongtu!"

"I know, that's why I'm worried. Our Shizi Mu will soon marry the daughter of the Cai family. She is proud of the spring breeze and has acted arrogantly. Now she still wants to attack our grain market in Guanzhong!" Huan Ye said in a low voice: "I just don't know him What's the purpose of this, and he doesn't think that only merchants can control the grain in our Guanzhong?"

"Don't underestimate him. Although he is young, his mind is darker than that of Mushan's. Mushan opened and closed, but he tricked us a lot. As for the grain market in Guanzhong, he is a It's a good calculation!"

Yang Biao sneered: "The Shepherd Party has no foundation in Guanzhong. Only when more than [-] soldiers of the Shepherd Party stationed in Luoyang can they have the power they have today. However, the soldiers under their command need a large amount of food supply. Now that the imperial court can supply it, they naturally Fearless, but now the Quartet disrespects the imperial court's order. The tax collected by the imperial court last year was less than half of the previous year. If Mushan can't quickly stabilize the power and suppress the world, the imperial court will have no tax revenue at all, so naturally it can't supply such a huge amount. If they don’t spend more troops and horses, then they can only split the road, so Mulongtu aimed at the grain market in Guanzhong!”

(End of this chapter)