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Shopkeeper Wang was counting the inventory in the shop. When he saw Chu Huanyan coming, he quickly invited people into the room.

"Miss, I was just thinking about going to the Marquis Mansion to report to you after I figured it out, but I didn't expect you to come here on your own." Shopkeeper Wang poured a cup of tea for Chu Huanyan.

"I wanted to see the situation on the street, so I came here myself." Chu Huanyan looked at the steaming tea in front of her, "How is the situation in the store?"

"Now there are less than 300 kilograms of grain left in the store. If we let the purchase go, I'm afraid it will be sold out in less than an hour."

According to the lady's instructions, their shop was kept open as much as possible during heavy snowfall, so that people who really had no food at home could go out and buy it.

Therefore, a lot of the food stored in the shop has been consumed before, and after these two days, the food left now is really pitiful.

"What's the situation in other stores?" Chu Huanyan asked.

"The conditions of the several stores under our control are generally similar. As for the other rice stores in the imperial city, I also sent people to check the situation. It will be better, but it is definitely not sufficient." Shopkeeper Wang Report seriously, "But I also found that two rice shops sent their clerks to pretend to be ordinary people to buy rice, and all the rice they bought was shipped back to their own shops. I guess they want to stock up more now and drive up the price later. , sold at a high price.”

Chu Huanyan thought about it, and sure enough, someone was eyeing this business opportunity.

Although it is understandable for businessmen to want to sell at a high price, it is just a temporary unwillingness to sell their own food. In this case, it is really despicable for people to pretend that people are rushing to buy food.

"Have the prices of food increased in the imperial city now?"

"Miss Hui, the number has doubled, and I heard that the road outside the city is blocked by heavy snow, and food cannot be transported in for a short period of time. This news has gradually spread in the city. Now everyone is in danger and wants to store more. Food, if this continues, the price of food may double again." Shopkeeper Wang frowned.

Although he is a businessman, some things must be done based on conscience. If rice prices continue to rise, it will only become more and more difficult for ordinary people to buy food.

Under the current circumstances, we still don’t know when food from outside will be shipped in. If there is no rice at home, it will cost their lives.

Shopkeeper Wang glanced at Chu Huanyan and hesitated to speak.

Although I don’t know why the young lady made that decision before, the rice grains she hoarded at that time are now of great use. I just don’t know how much the young lady... plans to sell them for.

"Miss, I have also sent someone to check our warehouse. Because it was properly stored, only a very small amount of rice was damaged. Most of it is still in good condition and can be sold. Do we want to start selling it now?"

"Wait a moment." Chu Huanyan shook her head and said.

Shopkeeper Wang sighed in his heart. Now, the price of rice has just risen. If you sell it at this time, it is not cost-effective from a profit perspective.

If you wait a little longer, you can definitely sell it at a higher price.

I could see what Shopkeeper Wang was thinking, but Chu Huanyan didn't explain anything, she just said.

"But it's not that it can't be sold at all. If the notice continues, only one hundred catties of grain will be sold every day, and the price will be temporarily doubled as you just said. Insufficient grain will be transferred from the warehouse, but only one hundred catties of grain will be guaranteed every day. , don’t be too eye-catching. If there are any changes in the future, I will notify you separately. The important thing is that no one else should know for the time being that we have grain crops.”

Although the snow has stopped now, the situation may not improve. After all, many refugees poured into the imperial city after the last life, and that's when the food shortage really hit.

If the news leaked out so quickly, someone would inevitably be targeted.

After leaving Mipu, Chu Huanyan took a detour to the Prince's Mansion.

He asked Xiao Jinzhi to borrow some manpower and guard the warehouse secretly to avoid any accidents.

In the blink of an eye, five or six days have passed. During these five or six days, it did not snow again, and the weather was getting better day by day.

The snow in the city began to melt, and the streets were gradually cleared as officers and soldiers were ordered to separately transport away the snow that was too deep to melt.

In the morning court, Emperor Xiao frowned.

This time's heavy snowfall not only affected the imperial city, but also many other towns and cities, and the situation was even more serious. After all, houses collapsed in the Imperial City, not to mention other places.

A lot of information was handed over one after another, hoping that the imperial court could dispatch manpower to help with disaster relief and allocate funds for house reconstruction.

After the Ministry of Household Affairs carried out financing and liquidation, a large amount of money was disbursed from the treasury.

But what is even more troublesome is that because various places have been affected to some extent, the original regular delivery of various supplies to the imperial city has also been terminated.

"Your Majesty, the people in the city are now in danger. They are rushing to buy rice, grains, and even cloth and medicinal materials. If this continues, there may be unrest." An official reported with his hands in hand, his tone full of worry.

"Your Majesty, what Mr. Wang said is exactly what he said. Moreover, according to Wei Chen's observation, there are still some traders who want to hoard goods and take the opportunity to raise prices. Without regulation and suppression, it will only become more and more difficult for people to buy their daily necessities."

"Having said that, if we crack down on those traders at this time and make them unwilling to sell rice, the situation will probably be even worse." Some courtiers said worriedly, "And in the past two days, refugees have gradually begun to enter the palace. The city’s top priority should be to purchase rice from other sources as soon as possible to avoid food shortages.”

"Purchasing rice from other places is naturally a top priority, but in this situation, it is not that easy."

"But we can't keep suppressing those businessmen."

"Hmph, I heard that Mr. Ge's younger brother is running a shop in the imperial city. Is that why you stopped the suppression?"

"You are slanderous! What I say and think is for the sake of the imperial court and Bai..."

"That's enough!" Emperor Xiao frowned tightly and interrupted the quarreling courtiers, "In this situation, instead of thinking about how to seize the time to solve the problem, you have the leisure to engage in unnecessary verbal disputes here. If you dare to do this, don’t blame me for punishing you severely!”

Emperor Xiao's words made the two courtiers who were arguing just now turn pale and hurriedly admit their mistake.

Emperor Xiao rubbed his brows impatiently and glanced at the civil and military ministers present.

"Does any of you have a way to solve this imperial city crisis?"

Xiao Rongxuan, who was standing in front of the ministers' queue, glanced at Xiao Jinzhi out of the corner of his eye, with a dark sneer in his eyes. The next moment, he walked out of the queue and said with his hands raised.

"Father, I have something to say."