This person is too strong but insists on eating the empress' soft rice

Chapter 32

"Of course, you can also pay you silver according to the market price after two months."

After Luo Hongyan finished speaking, the five principals immediately felt their eyes light up.

Because they think this deal is really a bargain.

Judging from their rich experience, the famine situation will become more serious after one or two months.

There will definitely be less and less food by then.

Rare things are more expensive, and the price of food after two months will definitely be several times more expensive.

So the five principals looked at each other and could see the excitement in their eyes.

One of the old men couldn't help but ask Luo Hongyan at this moment: "Your Majesty, you are not joking!"

The expressions of the remaining few people were also a little excited, and they were all waiting for Luo Hongyan to give a definite answer.

At this time, Luo Hongyan released the imperial majesty on her body in an instant.

In an instant, the five people present were under tremendous pressure.

Cold sweat suddenly broke out on the foreheads of the five of them.

"Do you still dare to question my will?"

After Luo Hongyan's cold voice came out, the five people were so frightened that they immediately stood up from their chairs and were about to kneel down again.

Luo Hongyan, on the other hand, waved her hand.

But those five people knew that they had offended Luo Hongyan, so they dared not stand there.

So then you can see the five of them kneeling on the ground, kowtowing to Luo Hongyan one after another.

Fearing that Luo Hongyan would be unhappy, she directly chopped off their heads.

"Okay, okay, don't kowtow here, the famine is getting worse and worse, if you agree to this deal, you should quickly lend your grain to the local governments. I will inform them of the will."

After Luo Hongyan finished speaking, she directly invited the five chief grain merchants out of the palace.

From the eyes of the five guys just now, Luo Hongyan could already see it.

Most of them have already regarded the current opportunity as a chance to severely rip off the imperial court.

Therefore, most of these five major grain merchants will directly hand over all their grain stocks to the imperial court.

Because Luo Hongyan also emphasized it to them just now.Even if these grain merchants handed over part of the grain to the court, the amount of grain they had promised to sell every day could not be reduced at all.

This means that if the court lowers the price of food in order to provide disaster relief.

Then the grain merchants must also lower the price in order to be able to sell the grain.

That being the case, they might as well lend the grain to the court first.

In this way, you can make a lot of money in two months.

So it didn't take long for the five major grain merchants to decide to give all their grain to the court.

And Luo Hongyan, in order to gain the trust of the grain merchants, also made an order in person.

Tell the world about your decision.

Soon, the news spread, and the five grain merchants began to feel more at ease.

After they left Chaotian Palace, they returned to their respective shops and began to arrange for the loan of food.

Until now, these guys haven't realized that all this is just a scheme planned by Luo Hongyan and Ye Chen.

Before long, those grain merchants from all over the country began to lend grain to the governments of various places.

And the official has indeed reduced the market price to [-]% off the previous price.

Although it is only this drop in price, it is enough to allow many ordinary people to buy more food.

This way they can last longer, also until the potatoes are ripe.

For a while, the people all over the place were feeling that their Majesty was really merciful.

Luo Hongyan's reputation has also risen once again.

Many ordinary people even bluntly said that if they heard someone dare to speak ill of His Majesty again, they would definitely step forward to argue with him.

Except for the five major grain merchants who were summoned to the palace by Luo Hongyan, the other two major grain merchants were planning in secret.

"Could it be that His Majesty the Emperor thinks that the famine can be overcome in this way?"

"This is simply ridiculous. I think Luo Hongyan's thinking is too simple. The current situation is undoubtedly drinking poison to quench thirst."

These two major grain merchants are secretly standing still, and they plan to see the next situation before making a decision.

They thought in their hearts that even if they sell some grain at a [-]% discount, they would never want to hand over all the grain to the government.

Doesn't that mean that all the hole cards are handed over?

What if the government can't afford the food money?
And who can guarantee that the famine will disappear in two months?

This is what the two major grain merchants are worried about.

But even without the participation of the other two major grain merchants, Luo Hongyan can be expected now.

Presumably those ordinary people should be able to hold on until the potatoes are ripe.

As time goes by day by day, the potatoes planted are gradually maturing.

During this period, Luo Hongyan went to check the production of potatoes more than once in person.

Although the quality of the land around the Great Gorge God Dynasty is not the best.

But the yield of potatoes planted inside is enough to reach sixty stones per mu.

Such a high output is more than enough to solve the famine problem.

So on this day, Luo Hongyan, who was in a very relaxed mood, came to Fengming Palace.

"Ye Chen, on behalf of all the people in the world, I thank you!"

When Luo Hongyan said these words, she also bowed directly to Ye Chen.

This time Ye Chen was completely confused.

It's just that Ye Chen didn't avoid this ceremony.

If Luo Hongyan's move just now was seen by those ceremony officials, they would definitely criticize her again.

But Ye Chen knew very well in his heart, relying on his contributions to the Dacha Dynasty.

It is not an exaggeration to accept the gift of Luo Hongyan.

At this time, Ye Chen also reminded Luo Hongyan intimately: "Hongyan, don't be too happy first."

"Now the common people have not tasted the new crop of potatoes. I suggest that you can take some measures to dispel the doubts of the common people about whether potatoes can be eaten."

After Ye Chen finished speaking, Luo Hongyan nodded her head: "I came to you this time with the same idea, I want to invite you to a potato feast."

Ye Chen's eyes lit up after hearing this.

He just made a casual suggestion to Luo Hongyan just now, and he didn't expect Luo Hongyan to think of a corresponding method so quickly.

Potato banquet, as the name suggests, is nothing more than holding a banquet with potatoes.

And Ye Chen didn't expect that Luo Hongyan wanted to bring him to participate.

(End of this chapter)