Douluo's fancy development blue silver grass

Chapter 241 The chain reaction after the fire

The corner next to the gate of Xingluo City is where the largest market in the civilian area is. It is the intersection of various commodities and information. It is always very busy, not to mention that in this extraordinary period, people want to buy some food for preparation. enough food for the next period of time.

At this moment, the market was even more crowded, with countless people talking and trading, making the place noisy.

"When did a bag of grain become so expensive? You might as well grab a silver coin!" A customer in shabby clothes yelled angrily at the vendor, his face turned red, and he pointed to where there was a bag on the stall. He couldn't even find the food bag, his eyes were full of resentment.

The businessman stretched out his little finger, picked out his ears, and then flapped his palms as if to scare away the non-existent noise.He looked up at the anxious customer and said in an arrogant tone.

"After passing this village, there is no such store. It's up to you whether you want to buy it or not. There are many people who can afford it. Do you want to buy it or not?"

The businessman leaned forward and stared directly at the customer's face. This action frightened the customer and he couldn't help but take a step back.

"You should also know some information about the fire yesterday. I don't say how much food is left in the other granaries. How will you live after you stop hoarding some food? Money will never come. It’s important, don’t you think so, my friend?”

The customer's eyes kept struggling, and his hands moved so slowly towards the wallet tied around his waist, as if he was unwilling to spend such a huge price to buy a small half bag of grain.

Just when he was still hesitating, the customer was roughly pushed away by a big man. The big man cursed and didn't have any good words.

He is tall, muscular, and wearing black leather armor. At first glance, he is a character who is not easy to mess with.

"If you don't have money, just go and cool off. Don't delay other people's business. Boss, how much food do you have, I'll cover it all." The big man said loudly to the merchant. His voice was so loud that no one around him dared to come close. .

The merchant's eyes lit up, "Oh, big business is coming." He immediately cheered up and put on a flattering posture.He quickly bent down and said with a smile.

"I'm sorry, dear customer. Our store has limited sales per person. This is also the rule of the market. Transactions are based on the will of both parties, and there is no forced buying or selling."

As he spoke, he glanced secretly at the Wuhun Palace personnel on duty and signaled the strong man to consider the law enforcers here before resorting to tricks.

In the market, there were several personnel wearing Wuhundian uniforms patrolling. They all wore badges representing the level of soul masters, and some even vaguely revealed fluctuations in soul power.Although they did not directly interfere with the transactions in the market, their presence made many people fearful.

"You talk a lot of nonsense, aren't you just adding money? I have plenty of money!" the big man said impatiently, taking out a stack of gold coins from his pocket and stacking them neatly in front of the vendor.

The appearance of the gold coins instantly attracted everyone's attention, not to mention a profit-seeking person like the merchant. His eyes were firmly fixed on the brilliance of the gold coins, and his eyes seemed to swallow the pile of gold coins into his mouth.He quickly put away his previous cautious attitude and put on a flattering and flattering expression.

"It's easy to negotiate, it's easy to negotiate. As long as the price is right, everything is easy to negotiate. So, sir, please come with me to the back to discuss it in detail."

As he spoke, the vendor quickly gathered up the half-full bags of grain on the stall and threw them into the tent behind him.Then he opened the tent curtain with his left hand and made an inviting gesture with his right hand.

"Hey, boss, I haven't bought it yet!" The customer who hesitated before suddenly shouted loudly. He wanted to step forward and grab the merchant's sleeve, but was frightened by the big man's gaze and shrank back.He could only watch the merchant and the big man enter the tent together, and his heart was filled with helplessness and sadness.

The boss focused all his energy on the sturdy and generous merchant from before, and ignored the "low-quality customer" who shouted loudly at the door.He only thought about how to make a fortune from this big customer and take advantage of the food shortage to make a fortune.

The strong man He used his broad palm to grab the gold coins placed on the vendor's table, bowed down and entered the tent with the vendor to discuss in detail.His need for food is not for himself or his family, but for the power behind him.

These are just a glimpse of the hundreds of scenes in the market. More such transactions are being concluded here, and people who have not yet received food from the transaction are gradually becoming anxious. They all know that there is not much time and opportunity left for them. .

At this time, far in the north, Qian Renxue of Tiandou City received bad news from the Star Luo Empire. The [-] tons of relief food she had been looking forward to was now gone.The originally planned transportation team was suddenly recalled by the Star Luo Empire on the grounds that they were in short supply of food and needed to protect themselves.This is undoubtedly a betrayal and blow to Qian Renxue and Tiandou City.This news was a blow to the originally smug Queen. Her perfectly planned plan to utilize the food supply and promote a new type of currency had been aborted at this time.She originally wanted to use the assistance of the Star Luo Empire to stabilize the situation in Tiandou City, and at the same time launch a metal currency of her own design to replace the original soul coins.

Qian Renxue, who was dignified, elegant, and impressively noble, rarely broke through her defenses. The unwillingness and disappointment in her eyes broke through the mask of disguise and spilled out.

There was a hint of bitterness and pain on her beautiful face, the corners of her mouth twitched slightly, and her fingers held the edge of the table tightly.

The resentment and anger that was so rich that it almost materialized, along with the angelic soul power leaking out subconsciously, swept through the court like a wave, making the ministers tremble with fear and dare not speak.

They all felt Qian Renxue's anger and disappointment, and the officials knew what this meant.They were all secretly worried that Qian Renxue would do something impulsive and irrational because of this blow.

Today, Qian Renxue has not dealt with anything yet. She ended her morning session early and returned to the tearoom that provided her with a relaxing atmosphere. Ning Fengzhi was waiting here early after receiving the news.

"Teacher, how much food do we still have on hand?" Qian Renxue asked softly, her voice trembling, and she did not dare to look directly at Ning Fengzhi.

She asked this question not because she didn't know the specific grain data at this time.In fact, she had already received the latest report from 01.

But for some unspeakable reason, Qian Renxue did not trust all the information provided by 01. Compared with the cold machine, Qian Renxue trusted the teacher beside her who had been with her for many years and knew everything.

Ning Fengzhi's face remained calm at this time, but his slightly tense muscles showed the restlessness in his heart at this time.

Qian Renxue's question interrupted Ning Fengzhi, who was immersed in the process of thinking about the problem. He came back to his senses and immediately told the data.

"The current situation is very pessimistic. We can survive this period of time under relatively limited food resources in the Star Luo Empire. However, if they withdraw this life-saving food at this time, it means..." Ning Fengzhi paused. He took a deep look at the anxious queen in front of him, and his eyes revealed the words he couldn't bear to say.

"It means we will inevitably fall into the trap of rationing, right? My teacher." Qian Renxue quickly picked up the topic, her brows furrowed and her beautiful face full of sadness.

"Yes, this also means that a lot of manpower and material resources will be consumed on how to maintain order and fairness in rationing. This will make our already scarce manpower even more strained, not to mention other extended food transfers and allocations, etc. action.”

Ning Fengzhi said in a deep voice, with a hint of helplessness and worry in his tone.He knows that although these measures can temporarily alleviate the food crisis, they will also bring about many new problems and problems.

Although Qian Renxue had already expected this bad situation, she still didn't want to face it now.She was unwilling to see her ambitious plans come to nothing and the Tiandou Empire she had worked so hard to run fall into chaos and panic. She was even less willing to see her loyal subjects suffer from hunger and misery.

After all, even in the most difficult circumstances of the war, there was still a stable supply of food on the market. Once the citizens learned that the rationing system was about to be implemented, it would be extremely harmful to Qian Renxue's reputation as a ruler and social stability.She knew that the people would lose trust and support in her, and even more terrible things might happen.

Not to mention that Qian Renxue plans to take advantage of this opportunity to implement a new currency. Faced with this situation, the people's confidence has long disappeared, so why talk about implementing a new currency?She originally wanted to use this method to improve the economic situation of the Tiandu Empire.But now it seems that all this is in vain.

Qian Renxue paced back and forth in the tea room, her hands crossing her chest subconsciously. She was about to make a difficult decision.

"But at least we can keep more people alive, right? According to the current situation, that's all we can do." Qian Renxue finally said.

Qian Renxue ultimately chose the latter when it came to using delay and concealment to temporarily maintain her reputation and people's lives.After all, this "Queen" from Wuhun Palace is not a mature political creature. She is not a ruthless ruler, but a person of flesh and blood.

(End of this chapter)