The Young and Vigorous Eighth Prince

Chu Xiaoya and Chu Xiaolan were shocked to hear about the collapse of grain prices. Their eyes were filled with stars and deep admiration.

They finally understood what the young lady meant when she said they would know when the time came.

Especially Chu Xiaolan, she realized that Jiang Fan was right, if there were no grains sent by foreign grain merchants, how could the grain price collapse?

They asked their young lady why grain prices collapsed so drastically, and their young lady only said one sentence.

"People's pursuit of profit has led to saturation of supply and demand. As long as someone breaks the balance, the whole line will collapse."

The two girls didn't understand what the young lady said, but they admired Jiang Fan's brilliant plan.

With the collapse of grain prices in Huaining, grain merchants in Huainan Prefecture also panicked, because people from Huai'an County traveled hundreds of miles to Huaining County to buy grain.

It was heard that Jiang Fan had collected millions of kilograms of grain. In addition, Chu Yan'er followed Jiang Fan's example and withheld two to three million kilograms of grain from dozens of grain merchants who had rushed to Huai'an Prefecture to earn high-priced grain money.

The price of grain in Huai'an Prefecture collapsed as a result, and like in Huaining County, it dropped to half price.

The grain merchants who had previously wanted to make dirty money suffered heavy losses this time. Although they did not lose all their money, they at least suffered losses.

This time, Chu Yan'er and Jiang Fan teamed up again and cooperated seamlessly to make a beautiful comeback.

In the capital, the people felt very bored after hearing about Jiang Fan's idleness for a few days. It was really because Jiang Fan had made too much noise in the past few days, which made them accustomed to seeing Jiang Fan's unexpected behavior.

Therefore, during the few days when Jiang Fan was silent, not only the common people were uncomfortable, but even the princes and court officials who wanted to laugh at Jiang Fan were uncomfortable.

Not many people paid attention to the news about Chu Yan'er.

It was Chu Yan'er's performance that made everyone think she was sure to win, so they wanted to see what Jiang Fan would do. They wanted to see if he would continue like this or if he had any other tricks.

However, thinking that Jiang Fan has not yet solved the problem of grain prices, the princes and court officials were still very happy.

They regained their vitality and gathered in front of one of the lists again, waiting for the news that Jiang Fan was committing suicide again.

Chu Xinghe and his wife had nothing to do during this period, so they came over to join in the fun. They didn't go anywhere else, but liked to hang out with the princes and court officials.

The couple just wanted to see the court officials get slapped in the face.

Especially Mrs. Chu, she always felt that Jiang Fan must have his own methods, but he just hasn't used them yet.

Next door, Ye Ren and a dozen other courtiers who had been beaten with sticks had recovered a lot. Although, even with a cushion when they sat down, their butts still hurt a little.

But they are happy now. Jiang Fan cannot solve the food price problem, so he is sure to lose. So the beating they received was not in vain.

"I guess there will be no news today. Our eighth brother has been playing with flowers and plants these days. How can he have time to solve the problem of grain prices?"

Jiang Yi said with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

The remaining two princes nodded, feeling that this made sense, and couldn't help but burst into hearty laughter.

Ye Ren said at this time: "Only a few days have passed in a month. It's still early. We can't take it lightly."

Although he felt happy at the moment, when he mentioned Jiang Fan, he felt inexplicably bad and gloomy.

The other court officials did not take it seriously and were full of disdain. Jiang Fan had not made any moves in the past few days, so what kind of trouble could he cause?

Not to mention giving him a month, even if you give him another month, he will be of no use.

Just when they were about to say a few more words to belittle Jiang Fan, the messenger from the public list rushed over quickly. Compared to the private list, the public list always had the fastest source of information.

The news about the two private lists came out only after the public list was announced.

Several princes and court officials looked at the messenger who came with the official list and smiled disdainfully, their faces full of amusement.

The common people were somewhat disinterested, but they still had some expectations in their hearts.

Soon, the public notice was posted by the messenger. At the same time, before the people had a chance to read it, the messenger began to speak.

"I have good news for you all..." As soon as he said this, the people curled their lips. They saw that Jiang Fan hadn't made any movement in the past few days, so they no longer held out hope for good news.

However, the messenger's next words caused the scene to fall into dead silence.

"The price of grain in Huaining County has now dropped to five cents per pound!"

Hearing this, all the people looked at the messenger in amazement. Even the princes and court officials on the second floor nearby, as well as Chu Xinghe and his wife, were stunned.

What rice? What did they hear? The price of grain in Huaining County has dropped to five cents? Is this nonsense? Or is it fake? A lie?

Everyone thought they had heard wrongly. Even Mrs. Chu, who had some confidence in Jiang Fan, was caught off guard by the news.

Yesterday, they were still reporting that Jiang Fan had done nothing, but today, how come the price of grain has been reduced to half of the original price? How is this possible!

Ye Ren and other court officials ignored the severe pain in their buttocks and limped to the window in an instant, wanting to hear clearly what was going on.

The eyes of several princes almost popped out of their heads and their mouths opened wide. They just stared there stupidly, not coming to their senses for a long time.

The messenger saw the crowd's reaction and showed a sense of pride on his face, as if he was the one who lowered the grain price. He continued:

"Are you curious about why the grain price collapsed overnight? Now, let me tell you! Before going to Huaining, the Eighth Prince spread the news that the grain price in Huaining had risen fivefold to the surrounding prefectures. Then, countless grain merchants were attracted to go there. The grain they brought was also millions of kilograms."

"After they arrived in Huaining County, the Eighth Prince sold the grain he had purchased in advance at a low price, and beheaded several grain merchants who took the opportunity to disrupt the market."

"Those grain merchants saw that the situation was not good and were trapped in Huaining County by the Eighth Prince. If they couldn't sell the grain, they would have to keep it all in their hands. Therefore, they had no choice but to sell the grain to the Eighth Prince at a low price."

"When the local grain merchants saw that the Eighth Prince had grain and was selling it at a low price, they were worried that they would not be able to sell their grain and would end up losing all their grain, so they started selling grain at a low price... and then, the grain price collapsed within a day..."

The messenger was very eloquent and his explanation was vivid and colorful. He described the events in a dramatic way, and the people listened to it as if they were listening to a story in a storybook.

When the messenger finished speaking, the people could not help but cheer. Chu Xinghe and his wife looked at each other, and besides shock, they were all smiling. There was also a sense of honor.

On the other hand, on the next side, several princes and court officials collapsed to the ground after hearing this, especially Ye Ren and his companions. They didn't pay attention and sat down on their butts, screaming in severe pain.