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Chapter 224 Qian Renxue's Torment
Qian Renxue is not a mediocre person either, she instantly understood everything when she heard Ning Fengzhi's reminder.He hastily greeted the guards and handed over the required information.

She was sitting in the tea room, and outside the window was the bustling street scene of Tiandou City, which formed a strong contrast with the tense atmosphere in the room.

She slid through the information on the light screen one by one, and the information on it made her more and more frightened.

The food demand caused by the previous Continental Unification War led to the requisition of food stored in many warehouses, and the ultimate goal was to destroy Qian Renxue on both sides of Tiandou and Xingluo, and did not pay attention to food management and overall planning that should have been strengthened.

Now when she sees those shocking statistics, she can't wait to go back a few months ago and slap herself hard.

The food that could have lasted at least a year can only last for half a month now. A large amount of food was lost and transshipped during the war, and it has long since disappeared.

Recalling Qian Renxue who had just pieced together the truth in her mind, her limbs and bones seemed to be soaked in ice water.

The number of gold soul coins that Ross abducted from Soto City reached an astonishing one million level, and the number of vehicles abducted from the chariot and horse dealership also reached as many as 600.Not counting the carriages he had successively obtained from other cities.

If an adult needs one piece of black bread a day, the number of wheat consumed per day will be 438 grams. The urban population in the entire southern region is at the level of one million, which means that more than 6000 tons of wheat must be consumed before the new wheat is harvested.

According to the worst case scenario, Ross has more than [-] heavy-duty carriages with a carrying capacity of two tons and has been buying grain for a month. Counting the consumption on the journey, he has taken away about three Ten thousand tons of grain and still increasing!
Thirty thousand tons, what do I need to plug this hole!

Qian Renxue had already foreseen what kind of tragedies would happen in cities where the food supply had bottomed out in half a month.

A look of desperation flashed in her eyes, but it was quickly replaced by a firm will.

She is the empress of the Heaven Dou Empire, she cannot let her people fall into famine and chaos, she must come up with a way to solve this crisis.

She quickly analyzed several possible solutions in her mind, but none of them were ideal.

the way is there
The first one is to disperse the strong labor force in the city to the countryside and feed these urban people with the food from the vast countryside. The price can be imagined, completely offending all the urban and rural population, and even deepening the contradiction between the two.

Second, ask for help from the Star Luo Empire, but the more than 2 tons of grain are transported abroad, which is probably a drop in the bucket, and they have to bow their heads to Mu Zhe, who he least wants to admit defeat.

The last one is also the option that Qian Renxue least gambles on. Find the food storage place of Luo Zi and others, retake the food and distribute it to eliminate the crisis.

As a ruler, Qian Renxue will never put this plan full of unknowns on the table. This will be a gambling table for millions of people.

So this one can only be said to be an alternative plan, and it will be carried out simultaneously.

She took a deep breath and looked up.Her eyes were firm and calm, without any panic or fear.She said to the guard:

"Go and inform my counselors that I will hold an emergency meeting. At the same time, send the most elite scouting team to track Ross's whereabouts and find out where they hide their food. I want them to know the consequences of angering me!" "

A Wubao in the south of the Tiandou Empire is a small village isolated in the wilderness.It is surrounded by an emerald green wheat field, and it seems that it has entered the flag-raising period.

Looking at these green mountains in the distance.The villagers here are hardworking and simple farmers. They grow wheat for a living, and they have to pay a certain amount of tax to the Heaven Dou Empire every year.

The guards guarding the gate watched vigilantly at the businessman leading five huge ox carts, his expression full of vigilance.They wore coarse clothes, iron helmets on their heads, and steel guns in their hands.They know that this place has been affected by war, food is in short supply, and merchants are no longer coming and going.

"Where do you come from? Since the war, it has been a long time since the grain merchant came to this place." The guard held the steel gun in his hand and stared at the suspicious merchant with a serious expression.

The businessman was wearing a leather armor with a piece of straw in his mouth. He unhurriedly got out of the bullock cart, walked to the bucket, and took an item tightly wrapped with a straw rope from above.

He took out his pocket knife and cut open the straw bag, and white salt grains were sprinkled out of it in an instant. What he brought was actually a whole bag of refined salt.

"Good refined salt from the endless sea, loyal guard, tell the village head here about my arrival." After speaking, the businessman put on a relaxed posture and leaned against the ox cart.

There was a smile on his face, but there was a hint of cunning in his eyes.He was one of the operatives sent by Ross to buy food.Behind him followed four accomplices, all of whom were master soul masters.They plan to exchange salt for the food in the hands of the villagers, and then transport it to the location designated by Rhodes.

Ross is well versed in how to pry open the psychological defenses of these stubborn villagers.

For a place where farming is the main source of income, the salty salt that provides physical strength is just a bargaining chip they cannot refuse.

The merchant's wait didn't last long, and soon the guard ran back to the gate panting, and opened the gate slightly.

"Bring your salt and come in alone." The guard said loudly.

"I understand the rules, so don't play this kind of trick, guard." The grass root in the merchant's mouth showed the strength of his three soul rings and soul masters.

"I don't play any tricks with you either. Fifteen bags of grain and one bag of salt. There is no other place for this price, and the harvest is about to start. Without these salts, your harvesting progress will be slowed down a lot. "

The businessman waited patiently for the guard's reply.

The loyal guard, with a troubled face and rolling eyes, seems to be thinking about whether he should agree to such a transaction.In the end, he gave up thinking and closed the gate of the village again. Hearing the sound of footsteps going away, he must have gone to discuss with the wise men in the village.

The meeting hall in the village is a simple house built with planks and thatch.There are several wooden tables and wooden benches inside, which is a place for villagers to discuss important affairs

Several old men and strong laborers in the village are discussing whether they should agree to the businessman's trading conditions at the wooden table.

Hesitation and worry were written all over their faces, and they knew that this decision was related to their livelihood and future.

"I said that this businessman must have malicious intentions. The war has just ended. Why did someone come to buy grain so soon instead of waiting for our new wheat harvest. There must be some conspiracy."

A young man with a strong figure and dark skin said.

"Niu Er, don't be in a hurry. Fifteen bags of grain for one bag of salt, this business is a good thing that you can never find except when you are taken advantage of. The wheat will be harvested in two months, stock up in advance Salt can also be regarded as a rainy day.”

An old man with white beard and hair said while smoking a pipe.

"Old Donkey, don't talk yet. Niu Er, how much wheat is there in the barn in the village?" Another middle-aged man with a gray beard spoke.

"Master Shuan, Erdan and I have patrolled the barn a few days ago, and the grain inside is enough for us to last through this winter." Niu Er replied humbly.

Hearing Niu Er's answer, Master Shuan began to write and draw on the mud floor, as if he was calculating something.

After a while he dropped the twig in his hand and stood up and said to everyone.

"I've already done the math, let's sell him 100 bags of grain first." Master Shuan said with determination.

"Master Shuan, don't be impulsive. This is 100 bags of grain, which is enough for the whole village to eat for a long time. 250 people of seven people have been fed for more than two months! Is it true that you don't keep any?"

When Niu Er heard about Master Shuan's arrangement, he became anxious.

"Niu Er, I'll ask you, do you still want to eat meat during the Chinese New Year?" Master Shuan didn't answer Niu Er's question directly, but asked another question.

"Of course! What does this have to do with buying salt?" Niu Ermiao replied.

"If you want to eat meat, just listen to me!" Master Shuan made the decision without further ado.

Soon, bags of grain were carried out with the help of strong villagers.The deal was done in a tense atmosphere.

Watching these businessmen drive their carts away, the villagers heaved a sigh of relief.

In the villages of Tiandu Empire's main grain production area, such scenes are constantly being staged, and countless grains are gathered into the hands of Ross and his group.

(End of this chapter)