On the wedding day, my wife was abnormal

He felt as if he had not entered a granary, but a world made up of grain.

"Oh my god..."

He reached out and, with trembling hands, grabbed a handful of plump wheat grains from the mountain of grain.

The tangible texture and the delightful aroma of wheat were telling him something.

The miraculous scene before my eyes was not an illusion.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty..." It took him a long time to recover from that extreme shock.

He turned around and looked at Lin Zhen and Murong Yan standing at the door, his eyes filled with ecstasy!

"How much food do we have?" His voice trembled.

"Not many." Lin Zhen smiled and held up five fingers.

“Five…five million shi?” Zhang Jianzhi guessed.

Lin Zhen shook his head.

"Could it be... fifty million shi?!" Zhang Jianzhi's heart skipped a beat!

Fifty million koku!

This is the total amount of tax grain collected throughout the entire Great Qian Dynasty for a whole year!

However, Lin Zhen still shook his head.

He looked at Zhang Jianzhi, who was already speechless with shock, and slowly uttered a number that was enough to make the whole world tremble.

"Five hundred million."

boom--!

This number exploded in Zhang Jianzhi's mind like a bomb capable of destroying the world!

His vision went black, and he almost fainted from happiness.

Five hundred million...stones?

Did he hear it correctly?

This...how is this possible!

You should know that when Emperor Taizu conquered this country, the entire national treasury only had a mere 80 million shi of grain!

Your Highness, where did he conjure up so much grain from?

"Alright, stop standing there like an idiot." Lin Zhen looked at his naive and unworldly appearance and shook his head with amusement. "Go and tell the people outside who are still worried about food this good news."

"Remember, the bigger the commotion, the better."

"I want everyone to know that my granaries are full," Murong Yan added.

A cold smile curved her lips.

"I want to see what kind of interesting expressions those two old foxes will have on their faces after they hear this news."

……

Early the next morning.

The news, enough to drive the entire capital into a frenzy, spread like wildfire.

The imperial court has once again opened the granaries to distribute grain!

Moreover, this time there's no limit!

No purchase limit!

As long as you are a citizen of the Great Qian Dynasty, as long as you have a household registration and money, you can buy as much as you want!

The news caused an uproar throughout the capital!

All the people who came upon hearing the news thought they were dreaming.

Unlimited?

No purchase limit?

This...how is this possible!

You know, didn't the imperial granaries say yesterday that they were empty?

Why are you suddenly so wealthy and powerful today?

When they arrived at the government's grain sales point with skepticism, they saw one after another horse-drawn carts, loaded with grain, slowly driving out of the palace.

They let out a deafening cheer and surged towards the grain sales point like a tidal wave!

This time, they weren't buying a few bushels of food to save their lives.

They want to hoard food!

They wanted to fill all the rice bins in their homes to the brim!

And the other side.

When Yuan Wei and Wang Jing learned that the imperial court had once again opened the granaries and was distributing grain without any limit on the supply.

Both of them were stunned.

"This is impossible!" Wang Jing slammed the teacup in his hand to the ground. His usually warm smile was now filled with malice!

"Where did she conjure up so much food?!"

“Yes.” Yuan Wei’s brows furrowed tightly, forming a deep frown. “Our people have already monopolized the entire grain market in the north. Even if she has extraordinary abilities, it’s impossible for her to mobilize such a massive amount of grain in such a short time.”

"Could it be..." An utterly absurd thought surged into his mind, "She anticipated that we would do this? And stockpiled a large amount of grain in the capital in advance?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Wang Jing shook his head without hesitation, "Land in the capital is incredibly valuable. Where would we find a place to store such a massive amount of grain? Besides, with such a huge commotion, it's impossible that we wouldn't have heard a thing."

"Then tell me, what's going on?" Yuan Wei looked at him, his voice tinged with annoyance.

"I..." Wang Jing was speechless when asked the question.

Just when the two of them were completely baffled.

A servant, looking flustered, ran in from outside.

"Master! Something bad has happened!"

"What's wrong? Why are you in such a panic?" Wang Jing snapped at him impatiently.

"Outside... those unruly people outside have gone mad after hearing the news that the imperial court is selling grain without limits!"

"They all came to the entrance of our grain store and caused trouble! They want us to lower the price of grain too!"

"What?!" Upon hearing this, Wang Jing jumped up from his seat. "They've gone too far!"

“Brother Yuan, look at this…” He turned his head and looked at Yuan Wei.

"What's the panic?" Yuan Wei sneered. "They're just a bunch of rabble; what can they possibly do?"

"If she wants to sell, let her sell."

"I want to see how long her meager savings can last."

"Pass down the order: have our men go and buy as well!"

"We'll buy whatever price she sells for!"

"I refuse to believe that her granary is a bottomless pit!"

Yuan Wei's orders were quickly transmitted through secret channels to all the stewards and managers that the Yuan and Wang families had placed throughout the capital.

A war without gunfire, centered around food, has officially begun.

On one side is Her Majesty the Empress, who controls the very lifeline of the Great Qian Dynasty.

On the other side are the powerful and influential families that have been entrenched in the Great Qian Dynasty for over a century.

The outcome of this war will directly determine the future direction of the Great Qian Dynasty.

In the following days, the entire capital city was engulfed in an unprecedented frenzy of grain purchases.

The government's grain sales points were bustling with activity, overflowing with people.

Countless ordinary people, along with the stewards sent by the Yuan and Wang families, were frantically buying up grain with large amounts of silver notes as if they were free.

The imperial court was equally wealthy and powerful.

No matter how much they wanted, the supply was readily available.

Cart after cart of grain was continuously transported out of the palace.

It was as if that mysterious palace was a bottomless pit that could never be filled.

In just five days.

The government has already sold more than two million shi of grain!

This number is enough to make the monarch of any country tremble with fear.