In the years of famine, I was well versed in history and pampered the Northern Army

"There are many helpless things in this world, which may not be within your control, but you have to remember that it is not your fault."

Lu Yan couldn't sleep that night, and Chu Qingyin could have expected it. He knew that he cared so much about the Zhenbei Army and also knew his feelings for the people of Yunjin.

So she could only comfort him in this way. After all, he had tried so hard, and these things were not caused by him alone. There was no point in him being overly depressed now.

"But I usually lead troops in battle. Although I read some books in my childhood, I have forgotten most of them now. If I really need to do something, what should I do? If I can't change the current situation in Xixiang today, what should I do?"

Chu Qingyin now felt that there was a solution:

"I have read some of these books before. If you need anything, I can help you."

For this page, Chu Qingyin even put aside what she was supposed to learn, and flipped through the history books and books on political affairs at hand, and then she thought of a way to deal with the drought.

"Are there any shops in Xixiang?"

Lu Yan thought about what he had seen and heard today, and replied:

"Xixiang used to be fertile and self-sufficient, with many shops on weekdays. But recently, the grain has all gone bad, so many shops have suddenly rushed out. However, the price of grain sold privately here is more than 10 times higher than in Shangjing City. Naturally, Xixiang people can't afford it. Some people use their family's life savings to make a living, but it's only enough to buy less than a month's worth of food."

Chu Qingyin thought about this and suddenly realized something, so she hurriedly said:

"Did the imperial court provide a lot of disaster relief grain?"

"Yes."

Chu Qingyin was overjoyed all of a sudden:

"Then I know what to do. Just follow my instructions early tomorrow morning."

Lu Yan originally wanted to ask Chu Qingyin what the method was, but he didn't expect Chu Qingyin to be so mysterious and not tell him, so he had to shake his head.

However, there was a reason why Chu Qingyin didn't tell him. She knew that Lu Yan had a lot of things to worry about on a daily basis. If she told him everything at once today, he would probably not be able to sleep tonight because he was always busy.

Now that he knew there was a way, he could sleep well. The next morning, Chu Qingyin got up early, and Lu Yan also got up to pack his things.

"Now, follow my instructions. The imperial relief grain will be sold in Xixiang at five times the market price. Xixiang doesn't normally have much grain, but now there's suddenly so much more. The people should still have money, so they should be able to sell it."

Lu Yan was shocked:

"How could this be? Isn't this just profiting from the national crisis? They already have very little money, and now you're selling it for five times the price, won't the people think we're really ruthless?"

This method was so magical that this was the first time Lu Yan questioned Chu Qingyin.

Chu Qingyin was still mysterious:

"If you trust me and won't harm you, then do this. I promise that within two months, Xixiang will collect the money on time and in full."

Lu Yan had no choice but to do as he was told.

Lu Zhou and Lu Wei were waiting for Lu Yan at the door early in the morning, wanting to know what solution he could come up with. Now that such a big blame had been thrown on him.

The Xixiang matter was really tricky, and neither of them wanted to get involved. Now that they had given it to him, if he couldn't handle it well, then they would have to watch the show.

"How come I don't know that my royal brother has been thinking all night about how to deal with the drought in Xixiang? If it had been two days later, I'm afraid another 1 people in Xixiang would have starved to death."

Lu Wei always spoke in a frivolous way. Although Lu Zhou tried to clear himself of all charges, he would always defend Lu Wei when he was in trouble.

Lu Yan simply exchanged a few pleasantries with the two of them as per etiquette, and then sent the official who came with him to start building a simple granary.

This is tantamount to salvation for the people of Xixiang. After all, they have some spare money on weekdays, so they also have some money. However, there are not many people coming here to sell food, so they are starving to death. Even if the price here is relatively high, they will buy it.

But when they saw that one stone of grain was worth five taels of silver, everyone's eyes widened, and they even started to insult the officials who came to provide disaster relief:

"You all work for the country, but you're here making a killing while the country is in trouble. Where in the whole of Yunjin can you get more grain than us?"

These officials were brought by Lu Yan, so they are all kind-hearted. They themselves don’t know why His Highness issued such an order. His Highness is a good person, so how could he do such a thing?

They were very confused, so when they were scolded they felt very empty and didn't say a word.

But the people in Xixiang were really hungry, so they took out all their family savings to buy food here. After all, this was the only place in Xixiang that sold food.

That day, Lu Yan earned several thousand taels.

Xixiang has a large population of over a million, including about 10 relatively wealthy people.

But Lu Yan didn't need the money at all. He just didn't understand why the witch issued such an order. Even when he was using this method to sell grain, Lu Zhou and Lu Wei were mocking them. They really didn't expect Lu Yan to find such a stupid method, which even seemed to be making things difficult for the people.

"Brother, do you have no other solution? Isn't this just an attempt to pocket all the disaster relief money given by the emperor? This is truly immoral."

Lu Zhou, who usually doesn't talk much, also started to persuade him:

"Yes, wasn't the money the emperor rewarded you with enough when you entered the palace? Isn't it a bit too much to make a fortune from this grain now?"

And the most outrageous thing is not only that the prices of the snacks he sells are so high, but he even sets the official price in this area, which must be five times higher than the price outside.

"What? Let's increase the price?"

It’s not that these vendors were unwilling, but they had heard that the imperial court was going to send disaster relief grain, so they were already prepared to lower their prices. Who knew they would actually receive an order to raise prices? It was the first time they had seen this, so it was really novel and shocking.

"This is the order of His Royal Highness Prince Jing. What are you confused about? Just follow it."

Although most of the food sold in Xixiang is usually more expensive, it is only three to four times more expensive at most. This is directly more expensive than usual, and the entire Xixiang is simply getting worse.