Chapter 38

Seeing the clerk's arrogant expression, the group dared to be angry but didn't dare to speak!

Just then, someone in the crowd shouted loudly!

"Grain is being released, the Magistrate's office is releasing grain, only 1000 coins per shi!"

The sudden shout made the expressions of the people of Jiangdu County change!

1000 coins per shi, although still quite expensive!

But it is much cheaper than the other noble grain shops!

"Go, go, go, let's go to the Magistrate's office to buy grain!"

"That's right, the Magistrate's office's grain is cheaper!"

"Bah, who wants to buy your grain, there's cheaper grain here!"

"..."

In an instant, the group swarmed towards the Magistrate's office!

This move by the Magistrate's office reached the ears of the Zhang family and other noble grain merchants before long!

Zhang family residence

"Master Zhang, the Magistrate's office is lowering the grain price at this time, it seems they can't hold on anymore!"

The heads of the Wang and Li families and others couldn't help but laugh when they saw the Magistrate's office lowering the price!

This situation!

They had long anticipated it!

"It seems this Magistrate Lin doesn't want to lose his position yet!" Master Zhang, sitting at the head, said indifferently, with a look of triumph on his face. "However, the more he doesn't want to lose it, the more I want him to lose it!"

"Pass the order, send people to buy up all the grain from the Magistrate's office!"

Eighty percent of the grain in Jiangdu County is now in the hands of their three great families!

As for the outside grain merchants, they had also reached a verbal agreement with them!

He didn't believe the Magistrate's office could have that much grain!

Half a day later, beside the Jiangdu County Magistrate's office

"My lord, the grain stored in the Magistrate's office has all been sold out!"

A small clerk hurried over and reported to Cheng Yu!

During this time, Cheng Yu had been selling the grain reserves of the Magistrate's office!

The grain accumulated over three months was all sold out in this one day!

And!

Most of it was bought by people sent by the Zhang family!

The commoners really had no grain to eat!

"Hmm, disperse the people buying grain outside, tell them to go to the porridge sheds on the city wall, there is grain to buy there!"

Nodding, Cheng Yu said to the clerk, and then strode towards the Magistrate's office!

Hearing that there was grain at the porridge sheds on the city wall, countless commoners swarmed into the porridge sheds again!

This move also aroused the vigilance of the noble families and grain merchants in the city!

Jiangdu County, in a courtyard

"Big brother, what is the Jiangdu County Magistrate's office doing?"

In the courtyard, a middle-aged man frowned and pondered!

He is a wealthy merchant from Xuzhou, who heard that grain prices in Jiangdu County were soaring, so he came with his younger brother Mi Fang to take a look!

The two of them didn't participate in the grain price hike in Jiangdu County!

The grain they sold was also much cheaper than others!

Because they didn't sell much, they didn't attract attacks from others!

"Don't be anxious, let's go, let's go to the porridge sheds and see!"

After pondering for a moment, Especially Mi Zhu still couldn't figure it out!

The Jiangdu County Magistrate's office hadn't stabilized the grain price before, and even added fuel to the fire!

Only now, in this situation, did they take action to stabilize the price; this is too stupid!

Pondering in his heart, Especially Mi Zhu took his younger brother Mi Fang to the city wall of Jiangdu County!

He saw that the porridge sheds, which were only a few before, had become a continuous row of sheds overnight!

"Everyone, my lord knows that grain prices have risen recently, and feeling the difficulties of your lives, he has specially opened these porridge sheds!"

"For every three hundred coins paid, you can get one shi of white porridge!"

In front of the porridge sheds, someone shouted, and then the soldiers opened pots of white porridge that emitted a rich fragrance!

Smelling the fragrance of the white porridge, countless commoners' eyes lit up!

However, one shi of white porridge is simply not something one person can afford!

Fortunately, Lin Yang in front of the porridge sheds had long thought of a way!

With everyone pooling their money, they could buy it together, and with over a hundred people splitting it, it was only a few coins per jin!

This is much lower than the prices of the noble grain merchants!

"Everyone, the porridge sheds are here every day, you don't need to worry about not having grain to eat!"

Following the shouts of the soldiers at the porridge sheds, Especially Mi Zhu and Mi Fang, who had arrived, had their expressions change slightly!

So much grain!

And it's white porridge made from fine rice!

How is Jiangdu County lacking grain!

They have been tricked!