Every time I wear it quickly, there are always big guys giving it away.

The golden sun sets in the west, and the afterglow shines obliquely into the room, making it cold and gloomy.

Yun Zheng hurried into the study and reported the matter.

"You said that Xi Changyue sent people to intercept our grain transport team?" Xi Changkong held his forehead in astonishment. "The two places are far apart, but he chose the far one instead of the near one!"

To defeat him at all costs.

The eldest son and his master were not born of the same mother, so their positions were naturally contradictory. Yun Zheng could not evaluate the eldest son's character, so he only stated objectively: "The north has been suffering from severe drought for years, the south has been flooded, the harvest has been short, and the price of grain has soared. Everyone has a headache! I think the eldest son is desperate and is trying all kinds of methods-"

The eldest son certainly didn't end up well. The grain transport team they sent out was escorted by elite troops. Given the eldest son's character of being strict with others and lenient with himself, how could his followers have a good life?

Eating bran and vegetables can’t even fill your stomach, but you have to do more work than an old ox!

Not even Grandet can manage a household as well as he does!

How could a group of hungry and dizzy followers rob a group of strong and vigorous soldiers? Not only did they fail to successfully intercept the grain transport troops, but they also lost their own lives.

Yun Zheng took over this group of prisoners, fed them immediately, and sent them to mine without stopping. There was no time to waste!

"It seems that I was too tolerant of him in the past..."

Xi Changkong concluded that the reason why the big brother was so bold was that he did not take those petty fights that were not worthy of being shown in public seriously and only gave a warning in secret.

Now they are actually setting their sights on me. Food shortage is one thing, but they are also fearless!

"Aren't you short of food? Send someone in disguise to transport some food. Since you want the food so badly, you shouldn't mind spending a little money—"

Xi Changkong used a little trick, and Yun Zheng automatically completed the next plan, ready to trick the eldest master!

When Lao Qi, the owner of a grain store who had been rooted in Longyou for many years, received the news, he immediately came up with an idea. He had a familiar relationship with the steward of the prince's mansion, so he could start with this person.

The prince had lost a large number of men and was suffering from food shortages. He hadn't had a good night's sleep for three days.

Now he faces three choices: either write a letter back to the Prince Xi's Mansion for help, but his father's evaluation of him will be lowered; or send someone to Longnan to borrow some food. His second brother is a trade hub and has the support of the Prince's Mansion, so there should be plenty of food. He has protected his second brother for many years, and his second brother will not give him this face; or he will go all out. Since he has already made an enemy of his third brother, he might as well let someone rob him. He has many assets and will definitely not be short of food!

The prince's eyes flickered and his thoughts changed several times. The concubine who accompanied him guessed his thoughts and wanted to share his worries, so she went to find her butler father.

Of course, Dad wasn't a housekeeper at first. It was only when she got close to the prince and whispered in his ear that Dad became the housekeeper.

The prince is in trouble now. If they, father and daughter, can share the worries, their good days will be ahead once the prince solves the problem.

The housekeeper thinks this is the truth!

I couldn't sit still anymore, so I ran out to find my own network of connections.

The owner of the grain store was a member of the network of relationships. When Lao Qi heard the complaints of his "acquaintance", he sighed and didn't respond. However, his eyes wandered, and it was obvious that he had some idea.

The butler knew at a glance that Lao Qi was not telling the truth, and he must have a way!

"Brother, please help me!" The housekeeper wiped his tears, and was so sincere that he even called him "brother".

In the past, he always called "Lao Qi" in a haughty manner, and there had never been a day when he was so humble and eager.

Lao Qi left him alone for two or three days, which made him very anxious. Finally, he gave in and half-truthfully revealed some of his connections in the grain supply industry.

Lao Qi took a deep breath. He didn't expect that Lao Qi was so powerful and had such a huge network of connections behind him, and was able to get so much food!

The butler had a complicated expression on his face and hurried back to report, explaining in detail the information he had extracted from Lao Qi.

The prince's eyes struggled, but he finally calmed down and sighed, "Old Qi was willing to reveal this news because he had someone to rely on, probably a noble family in Kyoto, so he dared to come here alone to open a grain store. Over the years, those merchants have come and gone, but only Old Qi has been operating steadily. Although purchase restrictions have been implemented due to the bad years, the grain prices in the store are still controllable."

With Lao Qi's shop, the people of Longyou will not have to worry about food, but it is far from enough to feed the rapidly increasing army under his command!

Otherwise, why would he resort to such a desperate measure?

I originally thought that after Lao Qi told me the source of the food, I could use a little trick to seize this stable supply channel and use it for my own benefit.

I didn’t expect that there were so many forces behind Lao Qi. It’s difficult to touch him!

The housekeeper hurriedly suggested: "Master, I have a good relationship with Old Qi. Why don't I try to get close to him and ask him to give up some benefits?"

The prince looked shaken, and finally waved his hand, "I need a lot of food, and I'm afraid Old Qi can't make the decision. Now that they have the food in their hands, they don't have to worry about buying and selling. If we care too much about the profit, I'm afraid we won't be able to sell it well!"

There is a food shortage everywhere now, and even though they don’t buy, many people are buying.

Now, they are the ones who need help.

The butler bent his back even more, "Yes, Master is right!"

"Go talk to Lao Qi and ask him to ship as much food as possible. We can eat as much as he wants. Price is not an issue." He said it nonchalantly, but he was actually heartbroken!

In order to develop his own power over the years, his private treasury has been running out of money. In order to supplement the income, the tax rate has been increased from 30% to 50%, and it will be difficult to change it in a short period of time.

It seems that we need to think of some ways to make money!

Here, the prince was worried about the huge sum of money that was about to be spent; there, Old Qi saw the butler coming to his house and knew that victory was in his grasp!

"Madam, thanks to you--" The Crown Prince couldn't help but hold the Crown Princess' hands. His heart was warmed and he liked her more and more.

The Crown Princess lowered her head, smiled shyly, and held his hand back, "You and I are husband and wife, and I couldn't ask for more if I could share my husband's worries!"

"When I get better in the future, I will definitely not treat you unfairly!" There was no falsehood in these words. Even though there were more new people in the backyard over the years, her and the children's status had not changed.

The prince attaches great importance to hierarchy.

As long as she is not crazy, those concubines and illegitimate sons will not be able to shake the status of the mistress's legitimate son at all.

When the Crown Prince's Consort noticed Li's movements this time, she secretly spat: She is really born in a humble family, has no education, and wants to climb up every day!

She certainly couldn't let Li be the only one to be proud, nor could she tolerate her honor being divided by others.

This is also the reason why the Crown Prince's wife is willing to use her own personal resources to lend a helping hand to the Crown Prince at the first opportunity. As long as the Crown Prince does not fall, her position will be unshakable!

Having said that, the prince and his wife couldn't help but feel heartbroken when they saw the money disappear like water.

Old Qi was indeed very powerful. Cart after cart of grain was transported into the city. The prince ordered people to check many carts at once and found that the grain was not adulterated. He became more and more satisfied with the housekeeper and Old Qi.

After receiving the reward and instructions, the butler said to Lao Qi: "The prince is taking good care of you because of our relationship. I hope you will not let him down in the future!"

Lao Qi:……

People say no? !

He responded with a wry smile: "Of course."

This time, they made more than ten times the profit from the transaction. They should make this self-satisfied master and servant bleed a little more, otherwise they won’t be able to speak human language!