The Qin Dynasty entered the game with love.

South Korea appeared to be operating as usual, but Yuan Ge frowned and whispered in Ying Ji's ear, "Your Highness, I check the grain prices at the grain station every day, and today they seem to be 20% lower than usual."

Ying Ji couldn't help but chuckle: "Could it be that the King of Han is lowering grain prices and waiting for Wei to buy it?"

Yuan Ge didn't understand, but he listened silently.

He summoned Niu Dazhuang and instructed him to quickly go to the major grain stations to buy grain and spread the news that war was about to break out and that grain prices were dropping, urging him to buy quickly because the price might not be available again.

Within a day, rumors spread throughout the streets and alleys of South Korea that war was about to break out.

Many clever people, seeing that the grain station sold at least several cartloads of grain in a single day, sensed something was wrong and took out their family's money to rob the grain.

The clans behind the grain sale had already received orders from the King of Han to lower the price of the grain and release it to a large number of people who would come to buy it. The King of Han would subsidize the price difference.

Seeing so many people now, they were laughing heartily, and the grain stored in the warehouse was sold off as quickly as possible in the past few days.

But many people still came to buy, even old grain, and the sales were even faster.

As a result, the grain station was completely sold out in less than three days.

When the grain ran out, the farmers stopped lowering prices and started selling at the original price, hoping to slow down the sale of the remaining grain.

But as soon as the price went up, many poor families realized something was wrong and immediately took out all the money in their homes to buy life-saving food.

Even if it pains me to buy too late and end up paying 20% ​​more, I still have to rush to buy food.

Amidst the frenzy of grain hoarding, the state of Han was thrown into complete chaos. Some merchants with modest wealth prepared to flee to Xianyang, as Qin was the most powerful of the seven states at the time.

Moreover, in order to live a better life, they used most of their wealth to buy grain. Whenever there was war, grain was hard currency and was more appealing than gold and silver.

The people of South Korea were filled with anxiety, speculating whether South Korea was going to war with the Qin state or with several other states.

By the time the King of Han realized something was wrong, the situation had already become irreversible. Several powerful families had sold off a lot of their old grain, and although the new grain was not the right kind, it was still much less than the grain stored in previous years. Realizing the problem, they had already refused to release any more grain.

However, when the astronomical figure was presented to the King of Han, he was immediately stunned. Even emptying the treasuries of three kingdoms could not make up for the difference.

This also caused resentment among the clans towards King Han. Taking advantage of this, Wei Wuji went to King Han and said that the grain he had purchased was not enough, hoping that King Han could allow the clans to release some more grain.

The King of Han, his face ashen, replied that there was no such thing. Wei Wuji's face stiffened: "The King of Han has truly broken his promise. He only sells grain; he doesn't even have many troops, nor does he send any soldiers. How much grain could he possibly need? Qin must have said something, and the King of Han has wavered again."

But he dared not say these thoughts aloud, and could only complain in his heart. After pleading several times without any news, he could only return to Wei with half of the estimated grain.

The King of Han was in a state of panic in the palace. He pointed at his ministers and angrily shouted, "How could we run out of food? Didn't we sell a lot of grain a few days ago? Did we sell it all to dogs?"

The official in charge of grain said with a pale face, "The state of Han is often home to many merchants. This time, with the price of grain plummeting, many merchants have exhausted their wealth to buy grain to sell in the states of Qin and Zhao."

Not only that, Princess Yingji used her own token to buy 100,000 shi of grain at the grain depot, and had the grain delivered that very day...delivered to...

King Han was furious and threw the things in his hand to the ground: "Did you send them to the front line of Zhao? Ying Ji, the most poisonous heart is a woman! The most poisonous heart is a woman! Does she want me to beg her?"

The King of Han roared in vain, but it had no effect whatsoever.

Zhang Ping stepped forward again: "It's impossible to get Princess Yingji to return the grain. However, the princess herself brought a lot of grain with her when she came to Korea. Why don't I go and buy some to alleviate the predicament?"

The King of Han paused for a moment, then began to think: "Alright, I will entrust this matter to you."

After saying that, he stormed off the court in a rage.

Left with no other option, Zhang Ping sent someone to the inn to request an audience.

Ying Ji invited the man in: "Father-in-law, what brings you here?"

Zhang Ping chuckled, his face showing no sign of worry: "Hehe, it's been a long time since we last met, so I came to ask for a drink."

Ying Ji didn't mind: "Chuan, get the Prime Minister some Fenjiu, and also bring the plum wine from a few days ago, so we can take it back to my mother-in-law."

Looking at Bai Changchuan, tall and handsome, Zhang Ping felt a chill in his heart: [This is the princess's new favorite, Bai Changchuan. He certainly knows how to find a way to slip in. I'll send a letter to Liang'er and give her a good talking-to.]

"Thank you. It is quite delightful to keep the princess in a golden house. I just don't know what Liang'er thinks. Why don't we let Liang'er come to Korea? We old folks miss him a bit."

Ying Ji shook her head: "Liang Cejun can't leave now. He has an official position and isn't very relaxed. When there's a chance, I'll bring him back to see you two elders."

Zhang Ping, still smiling like a kind old man, said, "Alright, alright. This old man is getting old and now longs for his children to surround him. I wonder if I'll be able to hold a grandson in the next few years."

Ying Ji Zhuang seemed surprised and doubtful: "Oh, I didn't expect that my elder brother and the others have not yet married and had children. This is indeed inappropriate. Well then, when I meet a suitable one, I will introduce them to someone."

Zhang Ping waved his hand: "Sigh, the people I miss the most are not by my side, so there's no use thinking about them."

Ying Ji pretended not to understand, drank a cup, and Bai Changchuan brought wine over. He didn't leave and helped pour more wine.

Zhang Ping disliked it more and more, feeling frustrated. Even after drinking good wine and eating good food, he still felt a lump in his throat.

After some small talk, he asked directly, "I heard that some grain was bought and sent to the front lines a few days ago. I wonder if the remaining grain was taken back?"

Ying Ji shook her head: "The soldiers have had a hard journey. The previous batch will only last for a while. We're going to keep these as reserves, so we don't need to procure any more food."

Zhang Ping's face turned green: "Hehe, I know the princess is helpless, but we are all family. I wonder if the princess could sell me some of the grain?"

Seeing that Zhang Ping had already started talking about his family, Ying Ji gave him some face: "Is your father-in-law's family short of food? No need to say anything, I will take charge and send some over in a while."

Zhang Ping's expression softened, and after a brief chat, he left leisurely.

Bai Changchuan picked up Ying Ji's unfinished wine cup and drank it all in one gulp: "You keep calling him father-in-law so affectionately."

Ying Ji just hummed in disbelief, unable to understand how his thought process had led him to this point.

Reflecting on her jealousy, she pulled him into her arms and kissed him: "You gave me my first time, why didn't you say anything? Didn't you swear a few days ago that you would treat me well? Now you're jealous."