Three Kingdoms: It’s incredible, I can evolve infinitely at the beginning

At first, Cai Yong, a senior agricultural official, did not take such drastic food fluctuations seriously because he was busy with the reconstruction work of the imperial court and supervising the construction of cement bungalows.

It was not until later that when he accidentally had a meal at home, he heard his housekeeper complaining about the skyrocketing price of food.

Cai Yong realized the seriousness of the problem. As a big farmer, he would be primarily responsible for civil unrest due to food prices. of.

So Cai Yong hadn't eaten yet, so he put down his rice bowl and headed towards the Xiliang Army camp.

In the large tent of the Xiliang Military Camp,

Xu Rong, who was in charge of the secret guard, was already reporting on the situation.

"Let me tell you, my lord, that there has been a shortage of food on the market in Chang'an for several days."

"There are so many complaints from the people!"

"Some people are already talking about you, my lord."

Cai Yong, who came in a hurry, heard this, and without wiping the sweat from his forehead, he bowed down and said,

"Sir, this is Cai Yong's fault, please punish me!"

Dong Yu waved his hand very considerately.

He did not punish the sinner directly.

"Cai Zhonglang, there is no use in punishing people."

"Let’s discuss how to solve this problem together!"

Cai Yong nodded and stood aside.

Xu Rong continued to report on the comprehensive intelligence reports from the Shadow Secret Guard,

"We also found that many grain stores in Chang'an City have begun to stock up on food."

"These stores have hoarded a lot of food in warehouses throughout the city, but they have never put it out for sale. Li

Ru asked immediately,

"General Xu, can you find the specific locations of these warehouses?"

"Based on what I see below,"

"Just check these warehouses directly!"

"There is absolutely no need to talk nonsense with these profiteers!"

Xu Rong also immediately took out a roll of paper from his arms, held it up with both hands and said,

"My lord, my subordinates have found at least 89% of the warehouses where merchants secretly hide their food."

"And outside each warehouse, people have been sent to strictly guard it!"

Li Ru also insisted on his own idea.

The Xiliang army has always used direct methods to deal with such profiteers.

Confiscation of homes is the fastest and most effective way.

He urged Dong Yu,

"Lord, the militia battalions have been replenished."

"We can definitely dispatch the central militia battalion and then allocate the four militia battalions stationed there."

"Cooperating with some of the elite troops under the lord's command, we will definitely be able to wipe out these profiteers in one fell swoop."

"All the food seized can be used for people’s livelihood."

"In this way, the people's hearts and minds will be reunited again, and the food crisis in Chang'an City can be overcome safely. It is really a plan to kill two birds with one stone!"

Both Xu Rong and Li Ru cast their inquiring gazes on Dong Yu, expecting the latter to issue orders directly, but a solemn look appeared on Dong Yu's face. He asked in a deep voice,

"General Xu Rong, have your secret guards checked how much food is in these warehouses?"

Xu Rong was stunned.

He had indeed not considered the question raised by his lord.

"The subordinates don’t know, this is a dereliction of duty on the part of the subordinates, I will arrange for manpower to investigate one by one!"

Li Ru asked with some confusion,

"Lord, does the investigation of the quantity of these grains have anything to do with the confiscation of the house?"

Li Ru thought the question was simple, and

Dong Yu continued to ask,

"You two, what if those grain merchants really don’t have that much grain in their hands?"

Li Ru suddenly fell into thinking.

He frowned slightly and stroked the goat's horn on his chin with one hand.

"Then the problem becomes troublesome. The Chang'an area has always relied on Guanzhong to transport food. In addition, due to the war, a lot of cultivated land was deserted."

"In particular, the wealthy and populous states such as Jizhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Jingzhou rely on Chang'an City for food."

"If what the lord is worried about is not that there is a shortage of food in the city, but that food from outside cannot be transported in,"

"Then there is a problem with this food crisis!"

Xu Rong also realized the seriousness of the problem.

He hurriedly mobilized the secret guards to investigate.

Cai Yong was not idle either.

As a great agricultural officer, he began to check the grain that had been transported into Chang'an City in recent days..

In the end, in just one day's work, both of them achieved a terrible result.

"Chang'an City is subject to a food embargo by various states!"