After unlocking the material space, I raised my younger siblings in a farmhouse.

After Butler Jin and the other two bowed and left, Lin Chuyi took Lin Wu and Lin Miao to the study and began to discuss specific behavioral norms and punishment regulations.

Even though Lin Chuyi's words just now sound very reasonable, in fact, the so-called code of conduct and punishment regulations have not even been finalized.

She had to work it out now while she had nothing to do, otherwise the notice board would be empty and where would her authority as the master be?

Lin Chuyi and the other two referred to many management systems, made some changes based on their actual situation, and wrote two large sheets of detailed system lists.

Lin Chuyi knew that there would definitely be some omissions, but it was impossible to be perfect. He could only wait until things happened and then decide based on the circumstances.

Lin Chuyi also recorded the specific information of each student in a book, which can be used as a reference for grouping together with the usual homework scores.

He gave the data to Lin Wu and asked him to do a level assessment and write a course schedule. Lin Chuyi took Lin Miao into the space warehouse to look for the tools needed for the consultation.

After Lin Wen and Lin Wu switched shifts, Lin Chuyi discussed the specific grouping details with Lin Wen.

Lin Chuyi took one day to settle the affairs of the Lin residence. After explaining everything that needed to be explained, he left the Lin residence alone.

She did not go home directly, but used her new skill "Thousands of Miles of Travel" to leave Qingzhou City and go to Lanzhou City next to Qingzhou.

After entering the territory of Lanzhou City, Lin Chuyi changed into men's clothes and brought Qian Lai out from the space.

Lanzhou City is more prosperous than Qingzhou City. Lin Chu and his party walked along the main street and found the best inn in the city and rented two rooms.

After that, I found an empty table in the center of the lobby and sat down. I ordered some snacks and tea, and while sipping tea and eating snacks, I pricked up my ears to listen to gossip.

Lin Chuyi planned to start his career in Lanzhou City, so naturally he had to have a general understanding of the situation in Lanzhou City.

Teahouses, restaurants, and hotel lobbies are undoubtedly the best places to get information.

Just order something, sit down and listen to other guests discussing the latest hot topics.

"What's going on with the food prices recently? There's no war going on, so why are the prices rising every day?"

"You actually don't know?"

"what do you know?"

"Chen's grain store has been closed for several days, and Zhang's is just raising the price."

"Ah? If it keeps rising like this, when will it stop?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I still have a lot of food at home. I'll see what happens when the time comes. If the price doesn't come down, I'll go buy food from my relatives. The food in their county is cheaper, but it's a bit troublesome to travel back and forth."

……

"Do you think Chen Ji can survive this?"

"I think it's risky. Behind that Zhang Ji is the magistrate. How can a commoner possibly fight against an official?"

"But Chen's is also a time-honored brand here. It has been doing business for generations, so he should have some connections."

"Heh, if Chen Ji had connections, would he have been forced to close for so long? If Zhang Ji hadn't been so sure, he wouldn't have been so rampant."

"That's true. If Chen's business is gone, won't Zhang's business have the final say on grain prices? In the final analysis, we ordinary people are the ones who suffer the most."

"Alas, when that time comes, there won't even be enough food at home, so how can we have spare money to spend on a feast?"

"Forget it, forget it, let's not talk about this terrible thing, let's drink!"

……

Lin Chuyi listened to the discussions of the people around him, ate snacks in small sips, and integrated the information he had collected in his mind.

What Lin Chuyi heard most was that they were discussing the Chenji Grain Shop. From what they said, it seemed that officials and businessmen were colluding to suppress the time-honored brand and wanted to monopolize the rice business in Lanzhou.

The backer behind Zhang Ji is the Lanzhou Tongpan? How come she remembers that the highest official in the city is the prefect? ​​How could the Lanzhou prefect not care when the Tongpan acted so recklessly?

If the Lanzhou governor was unaware of the situation, it proves that he was incompetent and was being controlled by his subordinates.

If he colluded with the judge and deliberately created this situation, it would mean that neither of them is a good person.

There are two other possible explanations for the current situation.

The first possibility is that the governor knew about it, but for some reason he had to turn a blind eye.

The second possibility is that the judge was also innocent and was used as a gun by his brother-in-law.

In short, it is not advisable to draw conclusions too early. We have to wait until the money comes back before we can decide.

Lin Chuyi wanted to use Lanzhou City as the starting point of his career, so the officials in office should not only be diligent and love the people, but at least they should not be corrupt officials.

Otherwise, all her hard work in building her career might end up being a waste of money for others. If that were the case, she would be so sick that she would die.

Not long after, Qian Lai came back with some news. He walked in from the door of the inn, looked around, then walked straight towards Lin Chuyi, pulled out a bench and sat down on the left side of Lin Chuyi.

Lin Chuyi poured him a cup of tea. Qian Lai was not polite either. He picked up the cup and took a sip, moistened his throat, and spoke in a low voice.

"The issue that has been discussed the most in the city recently is the price of grain. There are two big grain merchants in Lanzhou City, one is Chen's and the other is Zhang's. The shops of these two grain merchants cover most of the city, and together they account for 70% of the rice market in Lanzhou City."

"Chen Ji is a century-old brand in Lanzhou City. Chen Shundong is the fifth generation. Zhang Ji is a rising star. It has only been in business for five years, but it has already achieved the same status as Chen Ji."

"The reason why Zhangji has developed so rapidly is not only because the boss Zhang Quansheng is rich, but also because Zhang Quansheng is the brother-in-law of the Lanzhou Tongpan."

"Zhangji has been competing with Chenji since the beginning. They have several shops across from Chenji. As a time-honored brand, Chenji has always had a high status in the Chamber of Commerce. In the years of fighting with Zhangji, it has always had mixed results."

"The reason Chen Ji was forced to close for so long was also Zhang Ji's doing. Zhang Ji was going to kill Chen Ji this time. Chen Ji had always had a fixed channel for transporting grain, but the grain transport ship that went to Yunzhou was detained by the Lanzhou Tongpan on the way back."

"It has been more than half a month since the incident, and the grain ship has not been released yet. In order to complete the previous orders, Chen Ji filled the warehouse with all the remaining grain, so naturally it is impossible to operate normally."

"Other small grain merchants in the city were also warned not to resell grain to Chen Ji. In order not to offend Zhang Ji, naturally no one dared to agree. Chen Shundong has been busy trying to smooth things over and raise grain. Zhang Ji took advantage of the opportunity to grab a lot of business that originally belonged to Chen Ji. If this trend continues, Chen Ji will be in danger."