Wan Qingyu said with a worried look on her face, looking at Wan Qingyan's expression as she spoke.

She felt a little guilty for not running the porridge stall well.

"Eighth sister, you have done a great job. I am lucky to have you."

Wan Qingyan spoke in a gentle tone and smiled with his eyes curved.

"Fifth sister, the food problem is urgent.

If the victims continue to be hungry and gather together, there may be unrest.

The grain merchants in the city colluded with officials to raise grain prices to make money.

Without any regard for the lives of the victims, I posted a message calling on them to donate.

They all cried poor, and together they donated less than five hundred taels of silver.

She cried to me about her poverty one foot and then went out to drink and have fun with other women.

She even burned silver notes for her male favorites, and each time she spent she would spend at least a thousand taels.

This bunch of beasts, colluding with officials and businessmen, relying on their backers, are simply lawless."

Wan Qingyu gritted her teeth and said angrily, she wished she could chop all these beasts to death.

"Eighth sister, how can we win when dealing with corrupt businessmen and officials?"

Wan Qingyan leaned back in his chair, raised his eyebrows and smiled as he asked back.

"killed?"

Wan Qingyu's eyes flickered as he answered with a hint of doubt.

Wan Qingyan chuckled and shook his head.

"Eighth sister, aren't they relying on the people behind them?

Then we will deal with the people behind them as well, and they won’t be able to jump around anymore.

The people behind them are not those in power.

We have the most powerful backing.

From now on, send people to block all entrances and exits of Qingzhou.

Whenever a messenger appears from the direction of the capital.

Immediately seize and seal all suspicious letters.

As long as I can get hold of the letter, these beasts will judge the situation and obey me."

A hint of cruelty flashed in Wan Qingyan's eyes, and he clenched his fists.

"Fifth sister, it has to be you. Fortunately, you are here."

Wan Qingyu instantly breathed a sigh of relief and felt relieved.

"Eighth sister, I have another surprise for you."

Wan Qingyan said with a smile, raising his hands and clapping them.

Shi Ming pushed the door open and walked in, bowing respectfully.

"Your Highness, what are your orders?"

"Go and move everything in the carriage.

Send someone else to the courtyard to move the remaining items."

Wan Qingyan gave the order with a calm smile, a sly look in his eyes.

She was reluctant to let the hollow jade screen fall into the hands of others.

"Yes, Your Highness."

Shi Ming took the order, closed the door carefully, and walked out.

"Fifth sister, when did you and Shi Ming become so in tune with each other?

Clap your hands and she'll come in."

Wan Qingyu felt puzzled. She found that the two of them had a tacit understanding that was a bit too much.

"After a long time, there will be tacit understanding. My eighth sister and I have the best tacit understanding."

Wan Qingyan blinked, laughed it off, and got away with it.

"Yes, my fifth sister and I are the ones with the best chemistry, no one can compare to us."

Wan Qingyu held his head high with pride and a determined look in his eyes.

"I'm going to go wash up first, and then you can send a message to those wealthy businessmen to ask them to come again."

Wan Qingyan really couldn't stand the stinky smell of mud on his body.

"it is good."

Wan Qingyu nodded, secretly looking forward to it.

After a while, Wan Qingyan washed up, changed into court clothes, and fixed her hair.

"Fifth sister, where did you get so much gold, silver and treasure?"

Wan Qingyu asked excitedly, feeling filled with emotion.

Her fifth sister is really amazing and reliable in everything she does.

With one move, he could get ten large boxes of gold, silver, and jewelry, which was extraordinary.

“This is a long story, let’s talk about it in detail when we have time.

With this money, we will be more confident.

Now we use these gold, silver and jewelry to purchase large quantities of grain from grain merchants.

Drive up food prices again and release the news.

It was said that the imperial court had sufficient disaster relief funds, and that they would collect as much grain as possible.

Send people to spread the news widely.

Remember that the news must be spread quickly.

We can use some money to hire some people to spread the word in crowded places."

Wan Qingyan gave the command with a determined look in his eyes.

"I understand, Fifth Sister. I'll make the arrangements now."

After hearing these words, Wan Qingyu's fighting spirit was ignited in his heart.

"Go."

Wan Qingyan smiled. In this battle over grain prices, time is particularly critical.

Not long after Wan Qingyu went out, A Nian walked in.

"Your Highness, many people have come to the hall, all dressed in brocade robes, and they say they want to see you."

A'nian came to deliver the message, and when he mentioned Jinyi, he frowned.

She hated these rich businessmen who were unkind and engaged in profiteering.

"understood."

Wan Qingyan straightened his robe, straightened his body, and strode out.

A Nian followed behind obediently.

Wan Qingyan walked to the front hall and took a look.

A dozen wealthy businessmen dressed in gorgeous clothes.

They were sitting on chairs, whispering and laughing.

"The Fifth Prince has arrived."

A Nian shouted, and all the wealthy businessmen looked over.

After looking Wan Qingyan up and down, they stood up, saluted and shouted.

"Greetings to His Highness the Fifth Prince."

Wan Qingyan ignored them and sat down on the chair.

He picked up the teacup, took a sip, cleared his throat and asked.

"Anian, tell me what your life has been like since you became a disaster victim."

Wan Qingyan glanced at A Nian and blinked.

A Nian understood what he meant, quickly gathered his emotions, and spoke in a choked voice.

"Your Highness, since I became a disaster victim, my life has been worse than death.

Officials refused to provide disaster relief, while wealthy businessmen engaged in profiteering and were unkind and rich.

We were forced to sell our houses, land and children just to get a little bit of food.

We went to the government office to file a complaint but were beaten half to death.

When they were hungry, they could only chew on tree bark. Later, the bark was gone, and they could only eat Guanyin soil to fill their stomachs.

After eating the Guanyin soil, I was no longer hungry, but I couldn’t go to the bathroom. My aunt died of suffocation.

Later, more and more people died, and the remaining living people ate the corpses.

My brother was boiled into broth and eaten clean."

A Nian's eyes were red and his voice was sad as he complained about his tragic experience.

As soon as A Nian said this, the wealthy businessmen bowed in greeting.

Sweat broke out on his forehead and his body gradually tilted.

"I will take charge of the disaster victims. Anyone who dares to profit from the national disaster will be severely punished."

Wan Qingyan reached out and touched A Nian's head to comfort him.

As soon as Wan Qingyan made his harsh words, several wealthy businessmen fell to the ground.

"I'm so sorry, I was too busy talking to the kids.

I didn't notice there were people in front of me. Let's get up."

Wan Qingyan pretended to be surprised, with a scornful arc on the corner of his mouth.

The wealthy businessmen smiled awkwardly and stood up straight.

They didn't dare sit down directly for fear of being picked on.

Wan Qingyan looked at these reserved wealthy businessmen and chuckled.

"Sit down, why are you standing? Do you have a problem with me?"

Wan Qingyan leaned back in his chair, glancing at everyone, his eyes as sharp as a falcon.

"We dare not! How dare we have any opinions about His Highness!"

The wealthy businessmen said in unison and sat down carefully.

They are a little scared now, and dare not act rashly against the Fifth Prince.

"Don't dare? I think you are very brave!

I asked you to donate money, but with so many people, you only donated 500 taels. What does that mean?

Isn't it obvious that you have something against me? You guys are doing fine!"

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