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After that, the information screened out was much more scattered.

For example, Jinxia City is implementing an elementary school system that does not require money, the director of the Machine Building Bureau is the original Gyeonggi official, there are new sea ships visiting the harbor, and the General Affairs Bureau is in charge of people's basic necessities, life, old age, sickness and death... and many of these At least it can be related to Xia Fan.

Can a listener really bring such a huge change to Yancheng?

Fei Nian was really skeptical about this.

He has consulted the records of the Ministry of Records. There used to be listeners in the General Mansion, or in the most prosperous era of the Yong Dynasty, there could be one or two listeners every year. They may be talented, powerful, or Mastered the amazing secrets and finally became rich overnight, but these brilliance and changes belong only to the listener. No one has ever changed the city where he lives like Xia Fan.

Is the Privy Council's judgment of its listeners... a little too hasty?

Thinking back carefully, as early as when he came into contact with Xia Fan in Qingshan Town, he already had signs that were different from ordinary people.

Fei Nian sighed and put these distracting thoughts behind her.

It is meaningless to think about these now, the information in front of us is very important, it must be sent back to Gyeonggi as soon as possible, so that His Highness and He'er can know.

Whether it's the infiltration of the Western Pole forces or the large-scale appearance of demons, Qi Xing is the last thing he wants to see. This time, the second prince probably won't be able to intentionally spare the life of the third prince like he did to his eldest brother.

Fei Nian is more fortunate now that the Privy Council did not immediately encircle and suppress Jinxia City after the snow season ended. The Xuzhou Black Cavalry led by Qingjian and an army of 20,000 to 30,000 people may be able to easily deal with the family of magic arts, but in the face of Jin Xia who owns Ssangyong and Nine Heavens Thunder Messenger probably won't get any benefits. Once the battle situation reaches a stalemate, the Tianshu regime, which is establishing a new order, will inevitably be hit head-on. Not only will the forces in various places be ready to move, but the Seven Stars will also question the ability of the Tianshu envoys.

This war must be destroyed and finalized!

Sending spies to weaken the opponent's power is the right choice.

After all, no matter how incredible Jinxia's changes are, the residents also need food and a stable political situation. When these no longer exist, no matter how strong an individual alchemist is, it will not help.

And this is where the nascent regime is most prone to problems.

Fei Nian put down the information and looked up towards the direction of Jinxia City - the Privy Council has undoubtedly encountered a real challenge this time, as for how much it will cost to overcome it, it probably depends on these things done before the war.

...

Jinxia, ​​in the compound of the Bureau of Affairs.

The Ministry of Food is preparing a new round of import plans.

Now all the departments know that the visiting fleet of Yamaguchi dragged two million taels of silver to Jinxia City, and Xia Fan never encourages saving money, so that everyone is more courageous in making plans than before. a cut.

Wei Wushuang is no exception.

Now Shenzhou belongs to the princess, so the food plan should also be arranged according to the state. Since the branch of affairs has not been able to control everything like the Jinxia General Administration, it will take some time to monopolize grain marketing. Therefore, he plans to let the branch investigate the grain reserves in various towns first, and the import offer points to Liuzhou, Qingzhou and Yazhou. Land, use food from other states to ensure Shenzhou's supply.

According to Brother Xia, it is the natural duty of the Ministry of Food to devote itself to eliminating hunger.

A qualified head of the Ministry of Food should make sure that no one starves to death in the area under his management.

Whenever thinking of this sentence, Wei Wushuang's heart would burst into flames.

He used to be the second young master of an ordinary businessman. Even if he could inherit the family business, he would just continue to collect and sell grain. But now, what he is doing is helping the world. Is there anything more meaningful than this!

What's more, the Ministry of Food does not need to consider the funds.

Just as he was furiously writing, Wei Yan opened the door and walked into the office study.

"Father, are you here?" Wei Wushuang immediately put down his pen and got up to greet him.

Although he is the head of the Ministry of Grain, and the other party is only a specially hired "staff", but who makes this aide his own father?

"Sit down. An official must look like an official. You are not at home, but in the officialdom!" Wei Yan said with a beard and staring eyes.

"Oh." Wei Wushuang sat down obediently, and said in his heart that Brother Xia didn't care about these things, "What's your business here?"

"The price of food has gone up." Wei's father threw a stack of lists on the desk, "and all channels are going up, and some food shops even closed their doors."

"What? At this time?" Wei Wushuang was taken aback, "...No reason?"

He picked up the list and glanced at it, and the replies on it all came from the partners that Dawan Grain Shop had accumulated over the past few decades—among them, there were both downstream peers and upstream large landlords, and the price increases in Anshen and Baihe cities The magnitude is most obvious.

Food fluctuations often occur in disaster years or periods of turmoil, but the weather last year was smooth and the locust plague did not affect Qiguo, so there is no reason to increase prices across the board.

It would be fine if it rose slightly, the price on the list not only rose sharply, but the suspension of business was an extremely bad omen.

That doesn't mean that the grain store has no more grain in stock, but that they want to wait until the price rises to a certain level before selling it.

This practice is bound to lead to many people being unable to afford to eat and trapped.

"Did something happen to the northwest?"

"I asked someone to ask." Wei Yan picked up the teapot on the table, "Wait a minute, do you have any tea here?"

"father--!"

"That's right, it looks a bit better." He nodded in satisfaction, "The answer is that nothing happened, that is, the number of food buyers suddenly increased in the past week. I synthesized the situation of each family and came to the conclusion that except Jinxia City In addition, grain transactions in other places have entered the peak season ahead of schedule."

"This is not a peak season that occurs naturally." Wei Wushuang said decisively. The reason for the peak season is determined by people's purchasing habits and solar terms. Abnormality means that someone is deliberately manipulating it-the question is who is driving all this. "Father, please ask about the situation in Liuzhou and Gyeongju for me, and see how foreign grain merchants react to this."

"And you?"

"Notify Anshen and Baisha's affairs sub-bureau and ask them to find out where the sold grains have gone." Wei Wushuang replied, "This matter also needs to be notified to Brother Xia as soon as possible."

The senior officials of the Bureau knew that Jinxia had completely fallen out with the Gyeonggi Privy Council, and the conflict between the two sides was almost irreconcilable. Coupled with the end of the snow season, any changes in Shenzhou should not be taken lightly at this time.

In the evening, a telegram was sent back from the White River City branch office.

"The price of local grain has doubled to the usual level, and there are rumors of a grain shortage in Jinxia, ​​claiming that it is because of our large-scale purchase of stored grain that the surrounding towns are in short supply. Outside the grain shops that are still open, people are panic buying The sold grain has been found to have been resold twice, and the source cannot be traced.”