Gangwon Province or the millions of people affected by the disaster in Gangwon Province are now a piece of cake!

In fact, as early as the beginning of this year, when the spring rains almost stopped, some people who smelled the smell of blood had already estimated that Gangwon Province might face a severe drought. After more than 60 days of summer without any rain, it was personal

Everyone knows that the harvest in Gangwon-do is completely finished this year, and there is nothing left.

Not only the local hyangban officials are prepared, but in fact the neighboring Gyeongsang-do Naishang, Gyeonggi-do Gyeongsang, and Songshang are secretly eager to try, waiting for food prices to climb to new highs so that they can rob the people.

fiscal.

After all, the Hanyang court was still a feudal government that wanted to save face. Even to maintain stability, it had to make a gesture of disaster relief. This is why Hong Jinglai was appointed deputy relief envoy and approved 100,000 shi of grain.

But there is no hope that this small amount of food can really save the disaster!

Now the news that the relief rice has been exhausted has long spread. North Korea's eight roads say that it is three thousand miles of beautiful country, but that thing is measured vertically. Even if you walk from Hanyang to Yiju, it only takes half a month. More

Not to mention Gyeonggi-do and Gyeongsang-do, which are close to Gangwon-do, the news has already been flying all over the sky.

Along with the news about the depletion of rice for disaster relief, there is of course news that the price of grain in Gangwon Province has soared to an unprecedented high of 300 yen per dou of rice. Comparing such prices with history books, even in ancient China, 1,000 yen per dou of rice was already the price.

It’s a big book to write about.

In fact, the price of consumer goods is generally only a quarter of that of the Qing Dynasty next door in North Korea. Three hundred yuan per bucket of rice is really a price that can drive everyone crazy.

The township workers in Yuanzhou had not been partying for a few days and had just begun to make up for the "losses" they had suffered. "Idle people" from all walks of life entered the city and inquired about the prices of various commodities, especially those of grain and rice.

current price.

However, the wait-and-see mood probably still dominates the mainstream. After all, the price is really exciting and crazy, and secondly, the strong dragons cannot overpower the local snakes.

For merchants, branch merchants and sitting merchants.

Businessmen naturally refer to businessmen on the ground, but in rural areas like Wonju, they actually refer to white-glove businessmen who open shops for the village master Kong Sang-hyun and others to run various industries. Moreover, it is not limited to food, such as pawns and cloth.

, copper and porcelain utensils and other industries, in fact, they are also represented by rural workers.

There are farms in the countryside and industries in the city. This is the normal state that a wealthy household in the Li Dynasty should have. Not only do they prey on the farmers in the countryside, but they also exploit the common people in the city. On the surface, they are unconventional and poetic.

The two groups of Confucian scholars who wrote the book were actually the local emperors who were entangled in collusion with officials, businessmen, officials, and gentry.

The store they opened in Yuanzhou City was naturally covered by various connections from top to bottom, and it was impossible for outsiders to get in.

Only large business groups with more powerful backing can enter these markets where local forces are entangled, use their huge resources to open up the situation, and then share profits with them.

In addition to the inherent properties of grain as a commodity, not to mention that grain is not as light and expensive as silk, gold and silver. It not only requires huge transportation capacity, but also requires sufficient storage space. If not, there is no need to talk about it at all.

Moreover, rice is not as durable as millet. It is said that some millets can be stored for decades if properly preserved. In the Qin and Han Dynasties and in the previous eras, military rations were definitely made of millet. It is resistant to drought and poverty, and the output is guaranteed. It has a history of thousands of years.

prove.

This rice is not as easy to serve as millet. It is regarded as a rare species in the world by many time travellers. It can save an entire dynasty with just a few touches. Champa rice is especially difficult to preserve. Under normal circumstances, Champa rice can only be stored for less than half a year. It will become rotten and inedible. And ordinary rice, if it is guaranteed to be eaten, actually only has a shelf life of a few years.

Therefore, it is either a rural landlord like Kong Shangxuan who owns a large amount of land and can obtain sufficient physical income from land rent every year. Only by replacing the old with the new and selling as he saves can he save enough food.

Either you have to be like Jingshang, Songshang, Laishang, who have huge capital and cash, can eat grains and rice on a large scale during the autumn harvest season, and also have a strong sales and transportation network, only then can you get involved in the grain and rice business.

This is where Hong Jinglai must rely on Li Xizuo. Li Xizuo is the leader of the Lai merchant group. He has connections and face. He can recruit enough people and hire a considerable amount of grain ships with just one sentence.

Otherwise, if you want to rely on the Hanyang court to deal with it, then Hong Jinglai's attempt to transport 30,000 shi of rice would be like ghosts crying and wolves howling, conscripting the young and catching the strong, and using whips and sticks to force the people to transfer. This is the biggest reality.

Now that the price of rice in Wonju and even Gangwon Province has skyrocketed, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the Hanyang court is actually powerless to provide disaster relief. Millions of victims can only live on the grain and rice stored in local government warehouses and the rice sold by two groups of landlords. , this is a lice on a bald man’s head, it’s obvious.

Such a large piece of fat meat is only allowed to be eaten by local officials in Gangwon Province?

Is it possible that human nature pursues profit?

Hong Jing came here just to add fuel to his fire. Several major business groups were waiting and watching, testing the waters. After all, it was not easy to suppress the local snakes or reach a balance with them.

And after they hesitated for a while, the bones and blood of the people of Gangwon Province had already been devoured by the township squads. They had to let Liu Chengyong (Li Xi), the head of the Laishang family who pretended to have nothing to do with Hong Jinglai, jump into this big pool first. , muddy the water first.

Let the other big business groups standing by the pond see that Li Xizhu seems to have made a fortune and is making a lot of money. Then other people will not be able to restrain their desires and jump into the pond. Have a great time.

As long as the market is overflowing with food, can food prices remain high?

If the grain cannot be sold, it will really rot in the warehouse! The price of old rice is much lower than that of new rice. You have worked so hard to transport the grain to Gangwon Province, and you don’t know how much it cost in transportation and labor costs. ?If you don’t sell it locally in Wonju and then transport it back, it will really be a waste that outweighs the gain. Let alone profits, it is hard to say whether the capital can be saved.

There is not so much nonsense. The villagers are immersed in the pleasure of getting rich overnight, and the villagers are enjoying the joy of making money every day. There are "interested people" inside and outside Yuanzhou City waiting to come and share a piece of the pie. They are hungry, thirsty, restless, and restless, just because of the blood of desire surging in their bodies.

When Li Xi arrives with a bag of food, the whole drama will begin.

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Chapter completed!