"I'm going to trade my life for those fancy things now, but no matter how much I spend later, I won't be able to buy my life."

"No, the price of rice has skyrocketed, and even staple foods such as wheat flour have skyrocketed in price. Even if you have money, you can't buy it."

"Wangfu and the others looked at the rice vat at home, and they felt that every meal they had had was a meal less, and the money they had earned from selling the rice had been squandered. Many families in the village were sighing during this year's New Year, and they were not as happy as in previous years.

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"Because I heard rumors that the price of rice will rise after the new year, making it harder to buy!"

"Nowadays, people are in panic, and families who don't have much food storage are just counting the grains of rice to put into the pot."

Hearing Yang Huazhong's words, Yang Ruoqing frowned tightly.

Why do you feel that this situation is a bit serious?

Is it because...

"Is it because the war in Daliao has spread here over the past year and people are panicking?" Luo Fengtang suddenly spoke up, attracting everyone's attention.

Yang Ruoqing said: "I just happened to think about this. It is very likely that the battle situation ahead has been transmitted, and the information is incomplete."

"The common people were panicking, and unscrupulous traders took advantage of the situation, first driving up the prices of various commodities, especially rice."

"Then we hoard rice grains in an attempt to sell them at sky-high prices and make huge fortunes from the war," she said.

Yang Yongjin slammed his fist on the table and said angrily: "These unscrupulous traders are really abominable!"

Yang Huazhou said: "These profiteers are hoarding goods and deliberately disrupting the market price so that everyone can't afford rice. They really have no conscience."

"Now it's not a matter of conscience, but if they do this, it will cause unrest." Yang Ruoqing said.

At that time, the external war was extinguished, but internal chaos arose.

"Since this situation has happened in our Qing'an County, it must be similar in other counties. When it gets cold, the world becomes cold!" Yang Ruoqing said again.

"It will still take half a year until the rice matures next year. During this period, if the price of rice is still the same, there will be no market."

"Then, the price of other food that can satisfy your hunger will also increase, and there will be a big mess."

This is a series of chain reactions that cannot be stopped.

At that time, restaurants will not be able to open because the cost of each ingredient has increased, but the consumption level of customers has not increased.

"We have to find a way." She finally said.

Yang Yongjin stood up directly and said, "Isn't this a simple method? Tang Yaozi is a general, Qing'er, you are familiar with Magistrate Zou, so you asked Magistrate Zou to borrow a team of officials to come out, and Tang Yaozi will lead it."

"Every rice and grain shop in the county and town is confiscated. Once it is found that they are hoarding and not selling, they will drag them out and sell them. They will also fine them to death to see if they are afraid!"

As soon as Yang Yongjin finished speaking, he was rejected by Luo Fengtang.

"Second brother, although your method is the simplest and crudest, it won't work." Luo Fengtang said.

"Why doesn't it work? There are many reasons. On the one hand, it is a problem between the generals and the local officials. On the other hand, there is no search warrant. According to Daqi law, you cannot break into a house to seize things."

"If officials break into people's houses wantonly, the negative impact will be more serious than hoarding goods," he said.

"What? Do we still need to tolerate those profiteers?" Yang Yongjin was puzzled.

Luo Fengtang said: "This is not appeasement. To enforce it, there must be reasonable reasons."

"I believe Magistrate Zou is aware of this situation and has been working hard to solve it."

"If force is enough, Magistrate Zou should have used it long ago."

Hearing Luo Fengtang's words, Yang Huazhou also nodded and said: "I also agree with Tang Yazi's statement. For example, even if you bring a group of official servants to break into the house of a profiteer,"

"Even if you find a lot of rice in his granary, why do you think he is hoarding it?"

"When people say that the family has a large population, it will need so much food rations. What will you do?"

"Did you confiscate all the food that others had stored for your family?"

Yang Huazhong also spoke up and said: "Yes, let's not talk about the businessmen who really hoarded it. Let me take it as an example. If the officials come to my house to search, there will be thousands of kilograms of husked rice in the granary."

"But I am not a profiteer who hoards goods. In the same way, the well-off families in the town and in the villages of Shiliba also have food reserves, so we cannot use arrogant methods to forcibly confiscate them." Yang Huazhong didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

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"Qing'er, why don't you say anything? Do you have any idea about this matter?" Yang Huazhong turned around and asked Yang Ruoqing here.

Yang Ruoqing was sitting there, looking thoughtful all the time. When she heard Yang Huazhong ask, she came back to her senses.

"I'm thinking, we can't use force. To resolve this crisis with spring breeze and rain, two things need to be done," she said.

"Hahaha, I know that no matter what it is, it won't be a problem for us Qing'er." Yang Yongjin suddenly smiled brightly.

"Qing'er, what's the good idea? Tell us quickly!"

Yang Ruoqing didn't hide anything, and attracted the four of them to her. After whispering, the four people's eyes lit up.

Especially Yang Yongjin, he gave a thumbs up repeatedly, "Qing'er, your move is quite powerful. You are actively asking them to hand over the rice they have hoarded!"

Yang Ruoqing curled her lips.

Yang Huazhong said: "Qing'er, this is a good move. It can indeed reduce the turmoil to a minimum."

"It's just that I'm worried that if those profiteers don't fall for it, then wouldn't we all be involved in it?"

Yang Ruoqing gave Yang Huazhong a heartwarming smile and said, "Dad, don't worry, it's okay."

Yang Huazhong nodded, "Okay!"

Here, Luo Fengtang said: "Qing'er, shall I go to the county town early tomorrow morning?"

Yang Ruoqing said: "Tomorrow will be the New Year's Eve, and there will be no one on the street. After the sixth day of the first lunar month, we will go to the county town together to do errands and visit relatives."

The matter was agreed upon, and by this time, it was already getting late.

When everyone was about to disperse, Yang Huazhou thought of something and suddenly said: "Fourth brother has been doing a small business of buying and selling in the second half of the year. He also hired a peddler to sell small things on the streets."

"I have calculated for him that if he does this, he will only be able to maintain food and clothing at most."

"And when I came back this time, I saw his words and actions, as well as the gold and silver jewelry on Xiaojuan's body. It seemed that he had made a lot of money."

"But he has stopped doing small business for more than a month. I wonder if he is also doing business related to rice and grain? Otherwise, the money will not come in so fast!" Yang Huazhou said.

Yang Yongjin also said: "The eighth sister also told me that Xiuxiu ran to play in Xiaojuan's house that day, and she followed her."

"Good guy, everything in that room, including the bed, table, sleeping, eating, drinking, and use, has been refurbished."

"Xiaojuan also brought some pastries for my Xiuxiu to eat. Bamei found that those pastries are from the best pastry shop in the county, and the prices are not low. Even if we are usually in the county, we are reluctant to buy the pastries there for Xiuxiu to eat.

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"It can be seen that the fourth uncle has money in his hands again, and it's not cheap!" Yang Yongjin said.
Chapter completed!