pertwk Chapter 1562: The Sudden Arrival of the Horse Lance
Chapter 1562: The Sudden Arrival of the Horse Lance
Chapter 1562: A sudden counterattack
Fan Shuang hesitated for a moment before asking, "After I sold the residential land I had, my father was still thinking about buying more, and we argued about this two or three times. Brother He, do you think I should persuade him not to hoard the land, but just get some grain to store?"
"Exactly." He Lingchuan gave him a thumbs up. "You are also chasing the rise, but it doesn't matter. Chasing grain is much safer than chasing land now."
Fan Shuang didn't know how this "safety" was compared, but he believed in He Lingchuan:
“Can food prices rise further?”
"Yes, it's absolutely possible." He Lingchuan said firmly, "It can at least increase several times. But can you still get food now?"
"I can try." Fan Shuang whispered, "I have a classmate in the Ministry of Revenue, who is in charge of checking the grain money of three townships. Oh, by the way, Brother He, do you need some grain replenishment? I'll ask him..."
"No need." He Lingchuan waved his hand, "I have enough here. If you want to stock up on food, you have to do it as soon as possible. Even if you don't sell it later, your family won't starve. Also, the places where the food is stored must be well protected, and be careful of bandits."
He rarely made such alarmist remarks. Fan Shuang was horrified and hurriedly said goodbye to go back to buy food.
The Soul Mirror clicked its tongue twice: "Even this kid is hoarding food. I'm afraid the noble families in Tianshui City would have taken action long ago."
"They are the first to know if there is any disturbance." He Lingchuan took a sip of the wine in the glass, using the astringency of the fruit wine to soothe the greasy taste of the stewed mutton. "Who do you think is frantically snatching food from the market?"
Mirror suddenly realized: "I thought that only grain merchants were hoarding."
"Isn't it the result of their concerted efforts that the price of grain is soaring?" He Lingchuan shook his head. "A middle-class family in Tianshui City has a population of nearly a thousand. On average, a noble person must have at least seven or eight people to serve him, including maids, servants, kitchen servants, coachmen, and personal guards. Which mouth doesn't need food and drink?"
"Calculate how many wealthy families there are in Tianshui City, and how much food and supplies they consume every day. The rice, flour, oil, vegetables and fruits must be selected from the best quality. The horses in the mansion must be fed with oats and soybeans, and the various precious pets must eat fresh beef and mutton. Ordinary people can't keep up with them. You say, these big families must prepare for a rainy day and stock up on some food first?"
If you hoard food and he hoards food, and everyone hoards food together, won’t the price of food go through the roof?
"Even Fan Shuang has a way to get food, which means there is still room for prices to rise sharply." When He Lingchuan said this, the Soul Mirror couldn't help but laugh. Fan Shuang even became a benchmark. "Let's wait and see in a few days. The best is yet to come."
Mirror asked, "Who do you think is behind the soaring food prices?"
"Who else?"
"Qingyang?"
"Of course it's Qingyang! Otherwise, it's me?" He Lingchuan smiled, "But it's not just Qingyang. She is an outsider after all. The force that secretly fanned the flames is very powerful and strong, and it knows the foundation and weaknesses of Yao Country very well!"
If they want to drive up food prices, they must first have a clear understanding of the various systems of Yao State so that they can exploit loopholes; they must also have a huge force to secretly push this big game forward.
This force is by no means just the aggregation of one or a few powerful people.
Although it has not surfaced yet, He Lingchuan has already sensed its ill intentions.
"King Yao wouldn't be completely ignorant, right?"
"He has been sitting on the throne for twenty years. He is not that stupid. Besides, his control over the royal court has been greatly strengthened recently. He must have a backup plan."
Mirror was a little worried: "Hey, they won't find out about us?"
"For safety reasons, the last person in charge of the empty chambers of commerce used by Tonglinji left the country with the grain five days ago. Even if Yaoguo finds these empty chambers of commerce, they can't catch the people under them." He Lingchuan always stops when he sees a good opportunity and doesn't grab the last handful of rice. "Besides, I believe King Yao should have more directions to investigate."
Ever since he discovered that a powerful force was secretly plotting to push up food prices, he took advantage of it and then stopped in time to avoid being affected.
Mirror couldn't help but ask, "When are we leaving?"
Seeing that chaos is about to happen in Yao Kingdom, why doesn't the master run away?
As for the chaotic chess game of Yao State, he has done everything he should do and sowed all the seeds he should sow, right?
He Lingchuan shook his head: "The last move has not yet been made."
After planning for so long, he wants to maximize the results.
Who doesn’t want to sit back and watch, who doesn’t want to wait for the flowers to bloom? Reality doesn’t allow that.
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Miaozhan Catholic Temple.
Today's prayer ceremony has attracted much attention. It is the first joint ceremony of the two clergy after the demolition of the Xilin Temple. It was originally planned to be grand and solemn. Not only did the believers fill the temple, but the eight streets outside were also blocked.
For this religious ceremony, no vehicles are allowed around the temple today.
Countless believers go out before dawn, kneel down every five steps, and walk devoutly to the temple entrance.
Two hours later, the ceremony ended, and Lord Liang left in a hurry without even having time to drink a sip of water.
Because distinguished guests from the Heavenly Palace arrived unexpectedly.
Before the crowd outside dispersed, Liang Zhushi hurried to the back hall and greeted the envoy from the Heavenly Palace with a smile:
"We are delighted that the Baidu envoy has arrived!"
The person who came was Bai Ziqi.
Liang was the messenger who delivered the oracle and was the mouthpiece of the goddess. He held a high position in the Yao Kingdom. The dignitaries in the Yao Court all jokingly called him the number one person under the goddess behind his back.
But the one served in the Heavenly Palace was the leader of all gods, the Holy Lord Lingxu. Although they were both chief gods, Miaozhantian's position in the Lingxu God Class was below the Holy Lord Lingxu.
Therefore, the envoy of Liang who served the god Miaozhan had to be extremely respectful when he met the envoy of Tiangong Duyun from Lingxu City.
Bai Ziqi also greeted him with a smile.
After a few pleasantries, Bai Ziqi said, "Envoy Liang, can you please excuse me for a moment?"
The Lord of Liang also knew that the sudden visit of the Heavenly Palace Envoy Du Yun must be for something important, so he invited him to sit in the quiet room at the back, and no outsiders were allowed to approach, and other temple affairs were also postponed.
Bai Ziqi then explained his purpose.
After listening carefully, Envoy Liang looked solemn and asked him to rest here for a while. He turned and went into the main hall to report to Miao Zhantian.
The temple has strict rules and regulations, and each main god has his own system. Since Bai Ziqi is here, he must abide by them and not cross the line.
Time slowly passed and the sun reached its zenith.
Another half hour passed before the Liang envoy reappeared and whispered to Bai Ziqi:
"Emissary Baidu, you have come from afar with an important mission. My God has taught us to cooperate with you fully and never slack off!"
"Okay." Bai Ziqi saw that he hadn't finished speaking yet, so he waited for his next words.
As expected, Lord Liang lowered his voice in the next step: "But the goddess has other plans for Yao Country, which will be launched soon. So——"
"Please wait for half a month. Once this matter is resolved, the temple will definitely assist Envoy Baidu in searching for Master Qianhuan. We will go all out! If necessary, the goddess will personally take action!"