Both worlds are like dreams

The next day, Xue Huang came to Jinxiu Tower, where Gu Qinglan and Luo Ning were.

Wei Yunzhou has new news. The lime used to build the dam has not been delivered yet. I don't know if someone in the city is deliberately blocking it. I hope they can check the situation. He has to protect Mo Ruilin's safety and can't get away.

There was an imperial decree in the palace that if the dam was not repaired within ten days, the two princes would be punished.

When Luo Ning received the news, he sent people to buy it, but after a day, he found nothing.

Xue Huang also followed Gu Qinglan to various shops selling lime in the city, but found that the lime in most of the shops in the city had been sold out.

This is obviously not normal.

Zhuo Yang found Xue Huang on the street, "Young Master, there is only one shop at the city gate that still has lime in stock, but the price is already very expensive."

"We have to buy it no matter how expensive it is. Otherwise, what will we use to build the dam?" Xue Huang sighed.

"Let's go and take a look." Gu Qinglan said.

Xue Huang nodded, and the three of them went to the shops in the south of the city together.

On the way, Xue Huang asked, "Have you found out why there is suddenly not enough lime in the city?"

"It was bought by someone a few days ago."

"who?"

"A businessman came from Qinghe County, upstream of the Bishui River. Due to the heavy rains in recent days, the upstream of the Bishui River has also been affected, and they are also building dams everywhere."

"That won't require so much lime, right?" Xue Huang raised her eyebrows.

The three of them quickly arrived at the shop, and the shopkeeper immediately came up to greet them, "Three distinguished guests, are you here to buy lime?"

"How much stock do you have left, shopkeeper?" Gu Qinglan asked.

"Less than 300 kilograms."

"I want them all."

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "Sir, I'm really sorry, but the last piece of lime has already been reserved."

"who?"

"It's a few officials in the city. They want to build a mansion."

"The levee in Guyan County is damaged right now. If it rains again, the people downstream will surely suffer. How can building a mansion compare to the lives of tens of thousands of people?"

The shopkeeper looked embarrassed, "This... I have already promised them. If I go back on my word, I'm afraid it will be hard to explain!"

"How about I offer three times the price?" Gu Qinglan asked.

The shopkeeper still looked embarrassed.

Xue Huang said, "Shopkeeper, which of your guests has the highest official rank?"

"Minister Du of the Ministry of War."

Xue Huang took out the token and said, "Do you think my status is higher than his?"

"Greetings, Princess." The shopkeeper did not look surprised.

"We want the rest of your lime."

"In that case, three thousand taels of gold."

Xue Huang frowned, "The lives of tens of thousands of people are at stake, and you businessmen are not trying to help them, but are driving up the prices?"

"Princess, please forgive me. I have no choice but to raise the price of lime. If someone hadn't bought a large amount of lime a while ago, causing all the shops to be out of stock, I wouldn't have raised the price."

Xue Huang sneered, "If they have all been bought out, why is it that the shopkeeper is the only one who still has some in stock? Could it be that he already knew that someone would buy a large amount of lime, so he stockpiled a lot of lime?"

"Princess, you are joking. How can a commoner have such foresight?"

"Then do you know who bought up these limes in large quantities?" Gu Qinglan's tone became serious, and he looked intimidating without even getting angry.

"The villain doesn't know."

"You don't know, or you don't dare to tell?"

The shopkeeper's expression changed. "Ladies and gentlemen, do you still want this lime?"