A guide to getting rich

Chapter 217
Qingyuan Town was not a disaster-stricken place, but with such an increase in the price of rice, what is the difference between those who cannot afford rice and those who have fled from the disaster?All have to be hungry.

Meng Nan snorted, frowned and asked, "How much rice could one tael of silver buy before?"

Bai Zhi said: "Some people say that during the harvest, one tael of silver can buy four shi of white rice or five shi of brown rice. But now, one tael of silver can only buy one bucket of rice, and the price has been multiplied countless times."

Meng Nan has no idea about the price of rice or the unit of measurement of rice. How much is one stone?How much is a bucket?He didn't have any count, but he understood Bai Zhi's words, obviously this stone was much more than one bucket.

Guard Jin looked embarrassed: "Miss Bai, to tell you the truth, when we went out these few days, we met many people who complained to us, saying that the price of rice shops was ridiculously high, and they couldn't afford it at all. Now it's almost impossible. The situation where the rice goes into the pot."

"We have also reported this matter to Mr. Gu, but Mr. Gu promised us, but he never did it. After I came here, I sent someone to inquire and found out that all the rice shops in the city are opened by Mr. Gu's relatives. In the shop, relying on their relatives with Mr. Gu, the price increase is simply unscrupulous, and the common people are full of complaints, and there is nothing we can do about it."

Bai Zhi snorted softly: "This kind of bullshit, bullshit, and bullshit are rampant everywhere. In the final analysis, if Mr. Gu didn't intentionally condone, even Mr. Gu's relatives wouldn't dare to be so arrogant."

Meng Nan lowered her eyes and said nothing, everyone knew some things in their hearts, but it was nothing to do with them, so they hung up on it.

Bai Zhi asked again: "All the disaster victims have flocked to Qingyuan Town. I don't believe Mr. Gu will not report to the imperial court. Normally, shouldn't the imperial court allocate food and funds for disaster relief?"

Meng Nan nodded: "That's right, the imperial court did allocate grain money, but before entering the city, the grain money was ransacked by bandits, and there was not a single grain of rice left."

Bai Zhi sneered: "There is no such coincidence in the world. This place is thousands of miles away from the capital, and there is no problem all the way. Why? I met bandits just outside Qingyuan Town? The bandits in other places are all dead. Extinct?"

Meng Nan was taken aback, and asked back, "What do you mean by that? Can you explain it more clearly?"

Bai Zhi said: "I think I've made it very clear. Although bandits are hateful, they only rob caravans and ordinary people. Have you ever heard of bandits robbing government convoys? Did your lord Gu send someone To suppress bandits? Have you caught one or two bandits?"

The golden guard on the side slapped his thigh suddenly, and said in surprise: "Miss Bai's words woke me up. After the bandits robbed the convoy, the young master sent me out of the city to have a look. There was no trace of a fight at all, not even a trace of blood. I was very suspicious at the time, but there was no evidence and no one to ask, so I had to come back first. On the way back, I passed by a post station and stayed in the post station. Many people, those people looked like warriors, with knives on their waists, wearing ordinary clothes, I couldn't tell what they were doing, but when I looked up, I saw a man hanging the clothes of the military service in the capital. Outside the window, I didn't pay much attention at first."

(End of this chapter)