The Tyrant's Cannon Fodder Queen[Transmigration Book]

Before Eunuch Liu entered the door, he had been thinking in his mind, and now he hoped that the crown prince would not buy high-priced food, and only he and a few other inner court would buy his eunuch.

Xue Yao was just visiting Jiangsu and Zhejiang with the sixth prince, so there was no need to take such a big risk to spoil the prince.

Thinking about it this way, Xue Yao may have indeed figured out a way to deal with it, but why does this way continue to raise food prices?

Eunuch Liu felt that he didn't think too much about it. Since Xue Yao had already said that he would take the responsibility, if he didn't cooperate, things would go wrong, and he could be blamed.

Just close your eyes and follow Xue Yao's instructions.

The three of them and a few attendants were divided into three groups, and they approached the grain store hall one after another, pretending to be foreign grain merchants who did not know each other, found a seat in the lobby and sat down in line, waiting in line to be received by the shopkeeper.

Sitting around are merchants who come to buy grain.

Everyone was very anxious at the moment, and they scolded the grain merchants in Zhejiang for their dark hearts, and swore that they would go to Huguang to collect grain next year.

Xue Yao put the teacup on the table for a "dummy", and after attracting the attention of the people around, he said in Jinling dialect with a face of resignation: "This year, the grain merchants everywhere are black-hearted! It's not their fault, it's God's fault, There is no snow in the winter, and this summer has been raining for half a month, how many areas of farmland have been flooded?"

"Isn't it?" The eunuch surnamed Fang immediately followed Xue Yao's previous instructions, pretending to be worried: "This year, the people in various places have a good harvest, and it is only enough to pay the imperial court's grain tax, and the remaining grain is for their own families. It is difficult for a few people to survive a year with hunger and fullness, how can there be surplus grain to sell to grain merchants?"

"Yeah, don't talk about Zhejiang," Eunuch Liu said in a convincing manner, full of nonsense, but he said clearly: "I have been to the grain stores in Jinling City, and the grain stores in Huguang and Henan. The food prices in those places are more expensive than those in Zhejiang, are they not cheaper!"

"Oh, I came to Zhejiang from Jinling to collect grain." Xue Yao complained in a local accent: "In the big grain store in Jinling, the low-grade rice is sold for almost [-] yuan. It is said that there are officials and businessmen from the capital everywhere. We are planning to buy grain, and we are going to lend it to the people in the disaster-stricken county. If we want to buy it, we have to do it early, and if we are late, there is no place to buy grain even if we have money in our hands!"

A group of grain merchants around turned pale when they heard this.

Some people looked suspicious, suspecting that Xue Yao and his group were hired by the grain bank to deliberately trick them into looting high-priced grain.

Several merchants anxiously asked Xue Yao, asking him where he got the news.

Xue Yao said that his grandfather was an official in the capital, and the letter reminded them to store grain as soon as possible, but the letter was delayed on the road. When he saw the letter, the price of grain had already risen.

The merchants around are all dubious.

The shop assistant serving tea and water had already heard it in his ears, and reported the news to the shopkeeper without saying a word.

"Those two Beijing merchants bought such high-priced grain to borrow money from the disaster victims." The shopkeeper told the truth to the big owner of the grain business.

"No wonder they are willing to pay the price of 640 Wen. There are so many disaster victims. As long as they add [-]% interest, they will still be able to earn a lot of money in the coming year!"

After half a month, the owner of the big grain bank knew the real purpose of those two gangs spending a lot of money to collect grain.

The face of Dadong's family showed jealousy: "I have seen that they are not young, and they are all official. How can a merchant dare to lend food to the people of several counties at the same time? The court can't even keep their heads. matter, we can't be jealous."

The news spread quickly, and on the second day, the price of food in Hangzhou's grain stores increased another [-] yuan.

Eunuch Liu almost fainted, calling out "Master Xue" before "Master Xue", begging Xue Yao for an explanation.

If things go on like this, food prices will really skyrocket!

Xue Yao still calmly told him to wait at ease.

Because he was worried that there would be ghosts around the crown prince, Xue Yao didn't explain his plan to anyone this time, and he was the only one who took the risk.

As long as the people around him don't understand what he wants to do, it's impossible to secretly shade him.

On the third day, food prices rose another ten cents.

Unable to sit still, Eunuch Liu was worried that he would be held accountable for delaying major events, so he sent his little eunuch to report Xue Yao's crazy actions to the prince, hoping to reduce his charges.

After the prince learned about it, he kept a calm attitude, lifted the lid of the tea and said softly: "Xue Yao said that he will take full responsibility, and you all follow his orders. If he didn't ask you to report the news, you are not allowed It’s not okay to report to anyone, and next time, the staff will be punished twenty times.”

The eunuch was so frightened that he trembled like a sieve, repeatedly accused him of crimes, retreated, and went back to tell Eunuch Liu the prince's instructions.

Eunuch Liu was astonished, and he admired Xue Yao even more in his heart.

No wonder the eunuchs in charge of the Qingqiong Palace always talked about Xue Yao, saying that Concubine Xi really loved the second son of the Xue family as a half-son.

The mischievous seventh prince obeyed Xue Yao's words even more. No matter how excited he was when making trouble, as long as Xue Yao tried to persuade him, the little prince would be well-behaved.

This kid looks careless and ignorant of calculations, I'm afraid the city inside is unfathomable.

On the fourth day, the price of food increased by another five cents.

Xue Yao still stood still.

The sixth prince was extremely depressed.

He is used to taking responsibility for the failure of all things on his own head, especially when he was cheated of a few taels of silver before and bought dozens of bags of worm food.

If the prince fails to raise food this time, the sixth prince will probably be sad for several months.

The prince was actually very depressed, not knowing what the hell this kid Xue Yao was doing.

But what can His Royal Highness do?

Employers don't doubt that people don't need them, and the market price of medium-grade grain is more than [-] yuan, and it doesn't matter if it is more expensive, because he can't afford it anyway.

Let's coax my brother to go.

The crown prince took the sixth prince to the market, and the sixth prince dragged Xue Yao along.

Xue Yao was actually even more depressed, because of this incident, he took all the responsibilities, and his own life was stuck in it, so how could he be in the mood to go shopping?

In fact, he is quite confident in his method, but the matter is very important, and nothing can be 100% sure of success. He also thought about two outcomes.

The best result is to lower the food price to around 550 Wen.

The worst result is that the price of grain will soar after the failure, forcing the prince to give up this grain purchase.

Postponing or canceling this fatal reform would be a blessing in disguise for the crown prince, but for Xue Yao, he would be punished if he messed up such a big matter.

Feeling uncomfortable, along the way, the two princes and Xue Yao were absent-minded, chatting casually about the customs of Hangzhou.

When passing by a large restaurant, a woman's melodious singing came from inside.

The prince, who no longer wants to talk about nothing, proposed to go to the restaurant to listen to the singing.

The three of them found a seat with few customers and sat down, so that they could think about their own thoughts quietly.

This kind of quietness was very difficult for Xue Yao. He raised his eyes to look at the prince secretly, and found that the prince was frowning slightly, obviously still worried about the rising food prices.

Xue Yao didn't expect the prince to be so calm and let go completely, without asking what kind of trick he had arranged.

This trust moved Xue Yao very much, and he also wanted to reassure the prince, so he said, "Your Highness, don't worry..."

The eyes of the prince and the sixth prince lit up "shua", and they looked at Xue Yao at the same time, waiting for him to give a reason not to worry!

Xue Yao half-spoken, thinking that he was not [-]% sure that the price of grain would fall back, so he could only change the subject and comfort him: "Auspicious people have their own fortune!"

"..." The two princes were even more desperate.

Now we can only look at fate!

At this moment, there was a sudden commotion from the north of the restaurant, and the woman's singing stopped.

Xue Yao turned his head to look, and saw a man in brocade clothes and a group of servants climbing up to the singing stage, teasing the singer with a lewd smile.

"My lord! Please let me go!" Diva struggled desperately as several men grabbed her wrists.

Seeing someone making trouble, the guest officials in the restaurant left copper coins to settle the bill and left.

From the looks of it, the young master who caused the trouble was a person of status, otherwise even if no one stepped forward to help, there should still be a group of ordinary people curiously watching.

"These gangsters!" The sixth prince angrily charged, "In broad daylight, how dare you..."

"Sixth brother." The prince signaled him not to act rashly with his eyes.

They have a special status and should not be too eye-catching.

"Brother!" The sixth prince said aggrievedly, "Aren't we going to help that girl?"

"Report to the officials." The prince waved at the shop waiter expressionlessly, ready to pay the bill and leave.

But at this moment, on the singing stage, those troublemakers have already started to pull the woman's coat.

Several accompaniment musicians bravely stepped forward to stop them, but were knocked down by the gangsters.

Among the musicians, a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy hugged the left leg of one of the thugs and shouted sharply, "Let go of my sister!"

After finishing speaking, he was kicked by a few servants, holding his head and unable to stand up.

The sixth prince's face turned pale with anger.

What is the king's law for such evil deeds to occur in broad daylight in a rich and prosperous land like Hangzhou!

But the eldest brother was worried about attracting attention, so he planned to report to the officials, and the sixth prince was not easy to get involved.

Xue Yao was not afraid of revealing his identity, but he just took a look at the followers of the troublemaker on the singing stage, each one was stronger and more fierce than the other.

Even if they wanted to help, they couldn't fight three against six.

Or the prince is right, it is wise to report to the officials as soon as possible, so he trotted along with the prince with his head down.

However, the moment the three of them stepped out of the store, the woman behind them let out a shrill cry.

Xue Yao couldn't help but turn around to check the situation, only to find that the wretched man who took the lead put his hand into the woman's clothes and rubbed it, and said something humiliating to her: "Singing a whore! Pretending to be a chaste woman with me?"

Xue Yao frowned in anger, and hurried out, intending to run to report to the police.

But as soon as he turned his head, the white clothes flashed in front of his eyes, and he saw the prince kicking his long legs, walking like flying, and in a blink of an eye, he flew under the singing stage, jumped short, stepped on the wooden table beside him with his toes, and stepped onto the stage with his strength.

The man who led the trouble hadn't noticed that someone was rushing to him, and he heard his subordinates yelling "What are you doing?", so he turned his head to look at the person who came——

Without saying a word, the prince drew out the long sword at his waist with his backhand.

"Boom, boom" two muffled sounds, the man who insulted the diva's wrist was opened by the prince's sword hilt, hit his chest, and took three steps back.

The sword was not out of its sheath, and with a turn of the sword, the prince's horizontal sword stood in front of the singer, like a high wall protecting her.

"If you don't want to die, get out immediately." The prince said coldly.

A group of men making trouble suddenly became furious, retreated a few steps, stood in formation, waited for the leader man's wink, and launched an attack at the same time, encircling the troublesome "white-faced scholar"!

There was a muffled sound of "dong, clang", the prince's long sword was still not out of its sheath, but a group of three big and five thick men were blown away and fell off the singing stage.

Seeing this, the leading man shouted angrily: "You bastards, look at me..."

While yelling and cursing, he reached for the dagger in his arms.

"choke--"

There was a sharp sound of fine iron rubbing against his ears, and a cold light flashed in his eyes. The man came back to his senses, looked down, and saw that the sharp tip of the sword trembled slightly, pointing directly at his throat.

What a fast sword!

The prince raised the tip of the sword slightly, closed his chin half-threateningly, stared at the troublemaker, and said again: "Get lost."

Seeing this scene, Xue Yao, who was chasing after him from the audience, almost fainted from Shuai!

My little fan is worth it in this life!

Although the man who was pointed at the throat by the prince's sword did not dare to move, his face showed a sinister look.

Hearing that the young man in white had a foreign accent, the man gritted his teeth and said, "Where did the short-lived ghost come from? He has eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard! Do you know who my father is!"

"Could it be an official?" The prince pretended to be surprised.

"That's right! Go find out who Huo Qitai is, and then meddle in your own business!" The man glared.

"Since he is an official." The prince looked calm: "Would it be more sinful to condone your son's crimes?"

The man was startled, and furiously said: "I think you won't cry until you see the coffin! My father is the magistrate of the county!"

The prince sneered and asked back, "Do you know who my father is?"

Xue Yao who was singing under the stage was stunned: "..."

Don't start fighting for your father suddenly, Your Highness the Crown Prince!

Too bad!

The man was taken aback by the question, and looked at the young man in white again.

Hearing his Beijing accent, his extraordinary demeanor and amazing martial arts skills, he might really be the son of a nobleman.

Feeling somewhat apprehensive, the man asked the prince vigilantly, "Who is your father?"

The prince put his sword back into its sheath in an instant, kicked the man off the stage, turned around and bent over to pick up the diva, and ran away outside the restaurant!

His Royal Highness, who was handsome for less than three seconds, only left the sixth brother and Xue Yao with a careless sentence: "Run! He doesn't know us!"

Xue Yao: "..."

The group of people who were overthrown by the prince were so angry that their mouths were crooked, but they broke their legs and feet and couldn't stand up for a while.

Xue Yao and the sixth prince helped up the young musician, and ran out of the restaurant with the other musicians.

Chasing the prince's back for three miles, he almost lost track a few times. When he caught up, Xue Yao was so out of breath that he almost rolled his eyes.

The sixth prince was in great spirits, and asked the little musician if he was hurt with a concerned face.

After the prince put down the singer on his shoulders, he nodded and said, "I'm offended, girl."

The singer's knees softened immediately, she knelt down and said gratefully, "Thank you, Young Master, for saving my life!"

The few musicians who caught up afterward also ran so blue that they couldn't breathe.

Xue Yao couldn't help complaining about the little fat boy.

It was because the Seventh Prince was usually unwilling to practice martial arts and keep fit, which made Xue Yao rarely have the opportunity to exercise.

Looking back, the Sixth Prince, who was two years younger than him, ran all the way as if he was playing. He and a group of musicians were the only ones who couldn't breathe, and felt very unwilling.

Anyway, in this life, it's good to be lazy and delicious, at least there are little fat cubs who are as "weak willow and help the wind" as him.

It is enough to have the protection of a reliable brother like His Royal Highness, he only needs to help His Royal Highness to reform successfully, and it doesn't matter if the little fat cub is raised or disabled.

Thinking of this, Xue Yao looked at the prince with admiration.

His Royal Highness is helping the singer to get up.

The author has something to say:

Yaoyao: I didn't expect you to be such a desperate prince!

A certain Qianlong: Who said the master is weak and willow Fufeng?Want to go to the palace of Hades to see the little white rabbit that the Lord gave you?

Pulling his legs away is a sprint to escape from the scene!