After losing the vest at the beginning, the female general was forced to marry the scheming prince

Chapter 103 Spring City Grain Prices
The shop owner who was busy at the side glanced at Qu Chu and Ning Youbei a few times. They don't look like ordinary people, so don't misunderstand them.

He stepped forward, made a smiling face and said to Qu Chu:
"Guest officer, it's not that I want to sell you this price. You can go to other shops and ask. Today's rice price is this price."

Ning Youbei didn't know the price of rice, but he knew it was wrong after hearing what the owner of the grain shop said.

"What do you mean by that? Today's rice price is at this price. Doesn't the price of rice still go up every day?"

"To tell you the truth, the price of rice is really one a day now. The people in Quancheng are relatively well-off and can afford it for the time being. Otherwise, I don't know what kind of chaos it will be."

Following the narration of the owner of the grain store, Qu Chu finally understood what was going on.

Quancheng's food production is far from enough, and it used to be purchased from Huaicheng.Eight months ago, grain prices in Huaicheng began to rise. At the beginning, the rise was not fast, and no one paid attention to it.But since four months ago, food prices have started to rise rapidly, and have more than doubled by now.

The owner of the grain shop said:
"We don't know what caused the increase in grain prices. Huaicheng did not suffer from drought and floods this year, but when we went to Huaicheng to buy rice, it was expensive, and we might not be able to buy it."

Qu Chu said:
"We just came from Nanshu and Nanyue. Nanshu and Nanyue are also not rich in grain. Although the price of grain in these two places has risen a bit, it is far less severe than yours."

"Guest officer, you don't know something," said the owner of the grain shop, "Nanshu, Nanyue, and Nanyi are close to each other. Their rice is all purchased from Nanyi, so it has not been affected."

Even if Ning Youbei didn't know how to do business, he knew it didn't make sense. He asked aside, "Then you can also purchase food from Nanyue, why do you have to buy it from Huaicheng?"

The owner of the grain store looked at Ning Youbei, and said nothing cautiously.

Qu Chu signaled Ning Youbei to take the customs clearance document and come out, "Shopkeeper, my young master is here for a study tour. The purpose of the study tour is to increase knowledge. I hope the storekeeper will let you know."

Seeing that Ning Youbei is not a member of the government, the owner of the grain store said: "This is not a secret, anyone who is in the grain business knows..."

Nanyi is rich in food, but has a relatively small population, so there is a lot of food surplus every year.However, the relationship between Nanyi Kingdom and Dayu Kingdom has always been hostile, so not all the remaining grain is sold to Dayu Kingdom.

And the grain sold to Dayu Kingdom is also controlled at every level.

The Nanyi Congress gathered the grain sold to the Dayu State and sold it to several fixed Dayu State grain merchants, and these Dayu State grain merchants were all from Nanshu and Nanyue.

The owner of the grain shop said:
"Although the Dayu State did not stipulate that the people of the Dayu State cannot buy grain from the Nanyi State, it is difficult to bring these matters to light.

Moreover, the total amount of grain purchased from Nanyi Kingdom was also limited, so the grain merchants from Dayu Kingdom only sold the grain purchased from Nanyi Kingdom in Nanshu and Nanyue.

If Quancheng wanted food, he had to buy it from Huaicheng. "

Ning Youbei understood.

The increase in food prices in Quancheng is due to the increase in food prices in Huaicheng, the source of food.The food prices in Nanshu and Nanyi are relatively stable because the source of food in the two places is the Nanyi Kingdom, and the current food prices in the Nanyi Kingdom are stable.

"According to the shopkeeper, it must be because the price of buying grain from Nanyi Kingdom is relatively low, so Dayu Kingdom's grain merchants are willing to do such a business."

The owner of the grain store laughed dryly, "I don't know about that."

Although the owner of the grain shop said he didn't know, he could imagine it: If it wasn't profitable, who would take risks to do business?
Ning Youbei and Qu Chu thanked the owner of the grain store, and continued to visit other grain stores.

After visiting many food stores, Ning Youbei came to a conclusion:

Sure enough, the price of grain in every grain shop was about the same. It was because of the high price of grain in Quancheng as a whole, not in that one grain shop.

……

After returning to the place where she lived, Yan Hong also brought back news.

In the past six months, the price of medicinal materials in Quancheng has also increased a lot, especially the medicinal materials for treating trauma and the preparation of "Reassurance Pills".The main reason is that some people purchase these medicines and medicinal materials in large quantities.

Yan Hong said:

"I checked some of the medicinal materials whose prices have risen the most, and unexpectedly found that they are the medicinal materials for the preparation of 'Reassurance Pills'. However, there are special 'Reassurance Pills' to buy. Why not buy them directly, but buy medicinal materials to prepare them?"

Qu Chu explained Yanhong's confusion.

Although the "Reassurance Pill" is a pill to calm the mind, it can be said to be a necessary medicine in the army during wartime.

The war in the army is very cruel, with swords and swords and people neighing on their backs. Many soldiers who are new to the battlefield cannot accept this fact at all. After going to the battlefield, they will be timid and even collapse.

Therefore, before going to the battlefield, these soldiers will be given "reassurance pills" to make their minds more stable.

Moreover, after leaving the battlefield, many soldiers will be immersed in the scene of killing and cannot calm down, their emotions cannot be comforted, and they also need "peace of mind" to restore their peace of mind.

If someone buys "Reassurance Pills" in large quantities, it will inevitably make people think that they are needed in the military, and people will notice the movement, so they buy the medicinal materials for the preparation of "Reassurance Pills" separately.

Yanhong asked:
"General, why didn't your army buy 'peace of mind' before?"

Qu Chu said lightly:
"Most of the soldiers under my command have gone through many years of war, and they have a strong heart and a firm will, so they don't need 'reassurance'."

Qu Chu said this lightly, but it was not the case to Ning Youbei and Yanhong's ears.

What they think is:
I don't know which prince rebelled, and so many "reassurance pills" are needed to calm the soldiers' emotions in the internal struggle, but Qu Chu and the others have experienced many wars and life and death in order to protect their family and country.

Why is there such a big gap between people?
……

Seeing that the price of food and medicinal materials in Quancheng was normal except for the price increase, Ning Youbei and Qu Chu planned to leave Quancheng.

This time they did not choose to ride horses, but wanted to take a boat and go north along the sea to Huaicheng.

Qu Chu asked, "Can the two of you know how to swim?"

Yan Hong nodded, "I know how to swim, but if I fall into the water, I can only barely keep myself. It is impossible to save others."

Ning Youbei looked at Qu Chu without answering.

Qu Chu understood that this is a person who can't swim.

"Then why don't we ride horses?"

Ning Youbei asked, "Achu, can you swim?"

"I can".

"Then let's take the boat."

Qu Chu thought for a while, "Then be careful not to fall into the water."

Ning Youbei nodded repeatedly.

The reason why Qu Chu agreed to take the water route was not reckless, she not only knows how to swim, but also has excellent water skills.

She is sure that she can protect Ning Youbei in the water under any circumstances.

(End of this chapter)