The idiot from there

Because of the emergence of wheat and flour, the food crisis that originally plagued the court and the capital was completely resolved.

Those aristocratic families who were hoarding food saw that the court had invested so much wheat and flour, and even taught them cooking techniques.

Everyone understands that this time their plan has completely failed, and it is really a waste of money.

The day after wheat flour came out, major families opened warehouses to stock up on grain.

However, they still hold on to their last illusion and want to sell it at the original purchase price.

At the beginning, they purchased grain quickly and vigorously. In the early stage, they purchased grain at almost the original price, but later on, the most expensive grain was more than three times the original price.

Yesterday, the price of grain in the capital was twelve times higher than before. As soon as the wheat came out, they had no choice but to stop their losses in time.

The price instantly dropped to three times its original value.

But even so, no one cares about their food.

There is no way, after yesterday's fermentation, now, not only every household in the capital has made steamed buns, but more than 80% of the people have eaten them.

It tastes good, makes me hungry, and the most important thing is that it's so cheap.

Four cents can buy a pound of wheat. The original price of coarse grains was sixty-seven cents per pound.

Three times that is close to 20 cents per catty. People are not fools. If they buy one catty of coarse grains, they can buy five catties of wheat.

Except for the wheat specialty store opened by the imperial court, almost no one pays attention to the other major grain stores in the capital.

What to do if there is no business?

We can only continue to reduce prices.

"Is it now down to five cents a pound?"

On Zhuangzi, Lu Yaoyao was a little surprised when she heard Qiu Shuang's words. She expected that the investment in wheat would force the merchants and aristocratic families who were hoarding grain to reduce the price of grain.

But I never expected it to drop so quickly.

"Yes, I heard that no one has bought it yet."

Qiu Shuang nodded.

"They just deserve it. They were hoarding goods in an attempt to make dirty money. People are not fools."

After listening to Qiu Yu's words, Lu Yaoyao thought for a while.

"Go and tell Lao Kang to buy grain immediately. All the money in your hand, except for turnover, will be used for buying."

"Miss, why do you still want to buy it?"

Qiu Yu's eyes widened and she couldn't figure out what her young lady meant.

There is no shortage of food in their farm now. They bought wheat earlier and sold it, and they made a lot of money. Why do they need to buy it again now?

"Go ahead and do it. If it's later, it'll be too late."

Qiu Shuang responded quickly. Although she was a little confused, she still did it honestly after the lady told her.

At the same time, in the imperial study room of the palace, Emperor Hongwen also received news of a large price reduction in food.

"Old Wen, it's time to take action. This time I will make them pay for their arrogance."

"I have already given the explanation, your Majesty, don't worry."

They both know how much wheat there is in the court.

To be honest, not many people have grown wheat over the years, and the yield is completely incomparable with that of rice.

The reason why they released grain so quickly and on such a large scale in the capital was, to put it bluntly, they wanted to scare the merchants and aristocratic families who were stocking grain.

If wheat is invested at such a low price, it will inevitably attract people to buy it crazily, and the market will be temporarily saturated.

And because wheat is inconspicuous, each family has never paid much attention to it, so they are still vague about how much there is.

Seeing that the court is selling wheat so vigorously, you will definitely worry that all the grain you have hoarded will be lost in your hands, so it is inevitable to open a warehouse.

And the price will still be very low. At this time, they are secretly purchasing the grain they have released to transport to surrounding areas for disaster relief.

Since then, not only has this crisis been resolved, but the people have also learned about the benefits of wheat, and Dongzhou has gained a good edible grain.

Of course, the most important thing is that he successfully deceived those profiteers and wealthy families.

"Yao Yao has done a great job this time. Your Majesty, do you think you would like to give me some reward?"

Wen Songtao opened his mouth.

Emperor Hongwen smiled, raised his hand and pointed at Wen Songtao and said, "You are so dedicated, and you even took the initiative to seek benefits for her."

The food problem was solved, and Emperor Hongwen felt much more relaxed.

"I can't help it. This girl is the granddaughter of Chen's old brother. She can also be regarded as my junior."

"Don't worry, I won't treat her badly, but now is not the time."

Emperor Hongwen was quite satisfied with Lu Yaoyao. Looking at her actions these few times, they were all of great benefit to him.

Moreover, she is still a girl, which can save him a lot of worries.

Therefore, he would not turn a blind eye to such a lucky star. On the contrary, he planned to win over him and put him to good use.

The Dong family in Beijing.

Because of the food issue, it was also affected a lot.

Yesterday, Dong Shuqing returned home and told him about his failed request to see Lu Yaoyao.

Dong's father didn't blame him, after all, it was indeed inappropriate for a foreign man to ask to see a boudoir woman.

Lu Yaoyao definitely wanted to meet him. Since Dong Shuqing couldn't do it, let Dong Shuqing's wife come over.

No, early this morning, people below said that there was something wrong with their food supply in a town near the capital, and they needed to go take a look.

The father and son left the capital in a carriage.

In the Dong family's inner house, Dong Shuqing's wife Han Yu, after having breakfast, heard what her husband had told her last night.

Eyebrow embroidery will instantly make you frown.

She is from the Han family in Hexi, and her husband's family is a direct descendant of the Dong family, so she has a very noble status.

Her husband actually asked her to condescend to visit a country girl, which made her very uncomfortable.

"Axi, take my wife's post and go outside the city and ask her to come and see me."

The maid Ah Xi responded respectfully and left the room.

Not long after, a carriage appeared at the gate of the farm outside the city.

"Excuse me, who is the nobleman in the car?"

The people at the village asked politely.

"I am from the Dong family in Beijing. This is a post from my young lady. Our lady wants to see Lu Yaoyao and asks her to come out and follow me."

In the carriage, Ah Xi's voice was a bit high-pitched.

The person inquiring at the village frowned, but he still accepted the post politely, said wait a moment, turned around and trotted into the village.

"Young lady of the Dong family?"

"You want to see me? You want me to come over quickly?"

After hearing the report, Lu Yaoyao asked three questions in succession.

"Yes, I heard from the people below that the person who came here is very arrogant, and even asked Lu Yaoyao to go out to see her."

Qiu Shuang was a little happy. The two idiots running over were too funny.

Hearing this, Lu Yaoyao curled his lips and threw the post aside.

"You idiot, go and tell her that the county master is not available."

Qiu Shuang retreated in response.

"What! How dare she deny my young lady face like this."

"Do you know the identity of my young lady?"

On the carriage, Ah Xi was very frightened and angry when he heard the words coming back from outside. He opened the curtain and stared coldly at Qiu Shuang standing in front of the carriage.
Chapter completed!