honor me as god

Chapter 533
Lin Gengsen was shocked when he heard this, and asked tentatively, "You want to coerce public opinion and force the royal family to revoke the order to cultivate blood essence grass?"

Gome didn't deny it, and said in a low voice: "You can't advance, you can't retreat, the front and the back are dead ends, so we have to open up a new road by ourselves. We can't bear the responsibility of causing famine. We also cannot bear the responsibility of not implementing the executive order, and in this case, one party must make concessions."

"It's impossible to get the people to make concessions. If they don't have enough to eat, even the docile people will be forced to turn against the people. Throughout history, how many dynasties have been destroyed by civil uprisings? There is no room for negotiation on this kind of thing."

"But the royal family is different. Blood Essence Grass is not a rare thing. If we don't grow it, the higher-ups won't be able to get it? How can there be such a reason!"

"As long as the higher-ups find a way to negotiate with the Far Eastern Dynasty, there will always be a way to get the Blood Essence Grass, but the price will be relatively high. No matter how high the price is, it will not exceed the public opinion of more than 600 million people."

"That's why, I want to commend that beggar. I must first make it clear to everyone that the fire in the granary is something I absolutely don't want to see. Anyone who tries to put out the fire, no matter what method they use, is a hero in my eyes." .”

"In this way, the public will not transfer their anger at the burning of food to us. We can also establish an image in everyone's mind and win their support."

"According to the current situation, it won't be long before Wangcheng will send someone to deal with the matter of cultivating the blood essence grass. In front of the royal ministers, we officials can't say 'no', but the people can!"

"What we dare not refuse, let the people who support us refuse. The people of the whole city are blocking the removal of the straw. What can the royal minister do? Can he still slaughter more than 600 million people?"

"Even if he really has the guts to massacre the people, that's his order. What he does has nothing to do with us. Let him bear all the responsibility!"

Lin Gengsen was amazed after hearing this, and couldn't help admiring Ge Mai's move, but after careful consideration, his eyes were still erratic: "Can we really get away by doing this?"

Ge Mai slowly closed his eyes, and let out a long sigh: "Get away? Heh. We have been killed by Po! This guy will not die sooner or later, but he died when we were planning to buy instead of farming, and he died so badly. Quietly, without any wind, we have no way out from the moment the granary was burned."

"It's already impossible for you and me to get out of the body. Now we can only try our best to get rid of the relationship, come down from the dead end, save our lives, and then play by ear."

At this point, Ge Mai held Lin Gengsen's hand heavily, and said melancholy: "Old Lin, be mentally prepared, and don't think about getting out safely. As long as you and I can avoid torture and only sit in prison for a few years, we will be fine." It’s considered a success.”

People are like this. When they have a choice, they hesitate, but when they encounter a desperate situation, they become decisive. When there is no retreat, they are often the most open-minded.

Lin Gengsen flicked his sleeves, and said grandly: "Our two old partners have been here in Danyu City for so many years. There is nothing to be afraid of. Even if we want to go to jail, we will be inmates and accompany each other!"

Gomez couldn't help smiling wryly, and patted his arm: "With your words, I feel relieved a lot. Let's go, we still have a lot to do before the royal family comes."

In the next few days, the food shortage problem in Danyu City intensified.

The climate of the Danyu Plain is like spring all year round, there is no fallow period, and grain is produced all year round. Because of this, the people of Danyu City do not have the habit of hoarding grain like other cities, and basically eat and buy it on the spot every day.

However, since the fire in the granary during the Dragon Fire Festival, the grain market in Danyu City has been greatly impacted. Not to mention the soaring price of grain, there has also been a big problem with the supply of goods.

For nobles, the influence of market conditions is not great. How many rich families do not have a land bank?The inside has long been stuffed to the brim, more than enough to survive the food shortage.

Even if there is really no food in stock, it will be a big deal to live in Danyu City, and go to other cities to take refuge. Anyway, there are plenty of real estate, so let's go on vacation.

But for the common people, they have no such choice. The food stored in their homes has long been exhausted, and people related to the nobles can still borrow food to survive, or buy food at a high price to eat.

The kind of civilians who have nothing to do with poor families can only divide the few remaining wheat per head, and try to divide as many as possible under the premise of not starving to death. They can last for a few more days, and wait eagerly. The wheat in Danyu Plain is ripe this season.

As time slowly passed, the entire Danyu City was lifeless and shrouded in a cloud of darkness. There were even people on the street who were forced to drag their families to the street to beg because they couldn't afford to eat.

At first, the number of such people was not too many, but their number increased every day, and mothers were often seen begging on the street with hungry and crying children, and fathers were desperately trying to find someone. A job that can feed the family, but in the end he failed, and could only sit beside his wife and children in despair.

On the sixth day after the Dragon and Fire Festival, the first riots broke out.

Hundreds of civilians who hadn’t eaten for several days gathered in front of the commercial firm, accusing the commercial firm of not selling food and deliberately hoarding goods to raise the price of food. Fierce conflicts broke out between the two sides. More than 30 civilians and more than a dozen commercial guards were injured. There were also dead people in the middle, and more and more civilians came after hearing the news, almost breaking through the firm.

In the end, Gome came to the scene in person, did not use violence, tried his best to persuade the civilians, opened his own warehouse, and distributed some food to these civilians.

When they got the life-saving food, they were naturally grateful to Dade and left.

But the problem is that rumors will leak out. When other civilians see someone getting food from the consul's house, they will definitely be jealous. Just like this, everyone rushed to ask Gome for it.

In this regard, Gome showed an unprecedented love for the people, and directly sent out all the food stored in his family, counting as many people as he can help.

With Ge Mai taking the lead, Lin Gengsen and other officials followed suit and joined the ranks.

Although they only helped thousands of people, this kind of love for the people like children touched countless civilians. Those who got the food were grateful and grateful, and those who didn't get it didn't hold grudges, and respected them from the bottom of their hearts.

However, this kind of meager relief is only a small episode after all, and it cannot smooth out the bleak atmosphere in Danyu City.

Time passed day by day, more and more hungry people on the streets of Danyu City, the atmosphere became more and more impetuous and depressing, the whole city was like a huge powder keg, which would erupt if there was even a little spark.

On the tenth day after the Dragon Fire Festival, when the sun rose, thunderous horseshoes sounded outside Danyu City, and the military flag rose from the horizon, rushing towards Danyu City overwhelmingly, and the golden laurel emblem on the flag was reflected in the sunlight. It shone like a prairie fire.

Bolton's personal guards, here we come!
(End of this chapter)