The King

  Chapter 87 Skyrocketing prices

  Beida City, Governor's Mansion.

   Earl Pierce, who got an excuse to intervene, was not only not happy, but frowned even tighter.

  It seems that the northern Xinjiang nobles and the local nobles fought **** heads, but in fact the battle between the two sides still stayed within the scope of the rules.

   Except for those noble lords who led troops to rob people and were involved, they did not engage in expanded revenge, and most of the local nobles remained out of the matter.

  As for the nobles involved in this turmoil, except for a few who joined on their own greedy initiative, most of them can have some relationship with the Dalton family.

   Originally wanted to use the power of the local nobles to drive out this group of outsiders, but they did not expect to develop into the younger brother of the Dalton family and the northern Xinjiang nobles pk.

  Everyone's attention was focused on the territorial dispute, and the border conflict that was supposed to break out failed to cause waves.

   This is an inevitable result. There is no living person in the territory, and who has the time to care about the enclave.

   Even if the enclave problem is to be solved, a certain economic foundation must be established. Now it's no man's land, so there's nothing to argue about.

   Blame the younger brothers for doing bad things with good intentions?

  Earl Pierce is not that stupid.

  Perhaps the younger brothers have mixed abilities, but at least there is nothing wrong with loyalty. As soon as the boss gave a hint, he came out to charge without hesitation.

   It was not possible to pull all the local nobles into the water, but it also pulled dozens of families in anyway, so it can't be regarded as a complete waste of work.

   Hatred can be piled up. It seems that it is just bullying a noble family, but in fact it offends the circle behind it.

   Didn't get involved because the interest is not enough. Everyone teamed up to beat up the nobles of Northern Xinjiang. Apart from letting out a breath of anger, they couldn't get more benefits.

   Even if people are driven out of the southeastern province, the Dalton family will benefit the most. This is the fundamental reason why everyone chooses to wait and see.

  Of course, Adrian cannot be counted.

   He worked his hardest when he was robbing people, and shouted the loudest slogans before the fight started.

   Originally thought that this guy could drag the Koslow family into the water, but he made such a toss, and got the cheap Koslow family. Standing on the shore, it was too late to have fun, so how could he jump into the water.

  Facts have proved that as long as your backstage is strong enough, even if you just show off casually, you can still make your opponent's scalp numb.

   No, failing to get the desired statement from the northern Xinjiang nobles, they confidently brought the lawsuit to the Governor's Mansion.

   So much so that Earl Pierce doesn't know whether to reward him or arrest him and scold him.

  " Pass down the order to implement the second set of plans, first give a warning to the guys in northern Xinjiang, let them know who is the master of the southeastern province.

  Notify all the fief lords in the two counties that I will go to Dadir City in person in ten days to mediate the latest dispute. "

  The order of the kingdom is still there, and the duties of the governor must still be fulfilled.

   It is okay to fight in secret, but once it is put on the table, you must abide by the rules of the game.

   Attacking noble territories without reason is strictly prohibited by the kingdom's laws. If the rules can be trampled on wantonly, how can the small and medium nobles feel safe?

  …

  Dadir City, or the ruins of Dadir. After some simple repairs to the city by the serfs brought back, Baron Sith finally had a place to stay.

   Among the northern Xinjiang nobles who went south, Sith was already the best. Other nobles are still cleaning up the ruins of the castle, and he has already moved into the City Lord's Mansion.

  Especially by leading a group of northern Xinjiang nobles to launch a counterattack and retake the achievements of the leaders, the prestige in the group is also rising.

  There are many people who are famous and gossip. After a few days of good times, troubles come to the door.

  The lawsuit of the Governor's Mansion is nothing, it's just a matter of wrangling. Although he suffered a dull loss, the actual loss was not large.

  No serious consequences were caused. It was nothing more than asking the younger brother involved to apologize and promise never to do it again. At most a symbolic loss, just as a lesson.

   Compared with the loss of face, the pragmatic northern Xinjiang nobles still pay more attention to the inside.

   "Dear Baron Sith, we are here to ask you for help. This day is really impossible.

   Soon after the counterattack was launched, prices began to soar. I thought it was because of the tense situation that profiteers deliberately drove up prices, but I didn't expect prices to soar even more after the war.

The price of rye soared from three coppers a pound to seven coppers; the price of peas rose from two coppers a pound to five coppers; the price of wheat also soared to ten coppers per pound; To a silver coin per pound...

  In short, all commodity prices are skyrocketing. One price in the morning and another in the afternoon.

  Arguing with those guys, I didn’t expect that the gang of profiteers didn’t give any face. They looked like they would buy what they liked, and they would taunt me as a barbarian in northern Xinjiang.

   In a fit of rage, I ordered the arrest of these guys. As a result, since then, no caravan has entered my territory..."

   Speaking of the latter, this iron-blooded man almost cried.

   It’s really bullying the nobles too much. Such an arrogant businessman is rare in the entire continent of Aslante.

  For nobles, the face is as big as the sky. If they are both nobles, just say a few words to each other. Mere merchants dare to do things, that is to suspect that the sword in their hands is not good.

  Even if they do nothing on the surface, they will retaliate secretly. A large part of those caravans that disappeared for no apparent reason were black hands of nobles.

   "Baron Sith and Knight Daeron are telling the truth. These merchants are too arrogant, and they don't take us seriously at all.

   Not only are prices being driven up, but the quality of the products sold is getting worse and worse.

  In the past, profiteers at most mixed some old grains with new grains; now it is a miracle to find a grain of new wheat among old grains.

  Look at this bag of wheat, you don’t even need to use it to grind flour, it turns into flour after shaking it…”

   "Justin Knight, don't embarrass Baron Sith. We have all encountered this situation.

  I can tell you the truth, not only the prices in Wright and Wyton counties are skyrocketing, but the prices in the entire southeastern province are also skyrocketing.

  To be precise, this round of skyrocketing prices is just a skyrocket for us. Local aristocrats can still get cheap goods by virtue of their connections.

  As the prices of other commodities rise, we can still find ways to reduce consumption, but food alone cannot.

   What's more troublesome is that this is just the beginning. The next thing we need to face may not be the question of whether the food quality is good or not, but whether we can buy enough food.

  I spent a lot of money to buy a grain merchant, and learned an amazing news from him—the nobles in the southeastern province are likely to stop selling grain to the outside world this year. "

   Baron Bazel said surprisingly.

  I knew that the local nobles were not soft persimmons, but I didn't expect their revenge to come so hard.

   Directly lead troops to fight over, and everyone will not hesitate. But as soon as you come up, you will run out of food, so how do you accept it?

   After finally winning a counterattack, it was supposed to be a time to celebrate the victory, but the happy event turned into a tragedy.

  For the lords of Northern Xinjiang, the people in their hands have become a hot potato. The larger the population of the territory, the faster the consumption of food.

  Once the inventory in hand is exhausted, everyone will be hungry. It is the sacred duty of the lord to feed the people, and there is no way to shirk it.

  Being announced the answer first, Baron Sith felt a little uncomfortable, but there was no change on the surface.

  " Baron Bazel is right, a group of local nobles in the southeastern province are indeed showing signs of blocking us.

  The main reason is that in recent days, everyone has been tossing too hard and offended too many people.

  The price hike this time was caused by the families behind these guys secretly connecting together.

  Of course, the Dalton family must be contributing to the flames, and it is even possible that they are the real behind-the-scenes masters.

  The purpose is to drive us out of the southeast province. "

  (end of this chapter)