The goddess medical concubine charms the world

Chapter 237 Refugee Riots
  "Don't be afraid, you will die if you stay here, but there is still a chance of survival if you rush in! We"

The man hiding in the crowd continued to encourage the refugees. But he hadn't finished shouting yet.

Mu Jin'an suddenly jumped into the crowd, grabbed him out, and threw him directly to the ground.

The man was thrown to the ground hard.

Seeing this scene, the other refugees retreated one after another, and the Jinjiawei quickly rushed over and surrounded these refugees.

The man who was thrown to the ground cried out in pain and turned to look at Mu Jinan angrily:

"Why, as the crown prince of Cangqiong Kingdom, do you want to kill us and silence us? Did everyone see it? If we just sit back and wait for death, it will be my turn to end up like this in the end!"

As the man spoke, he did not forget to continue to encourage the refugees.

Mu Jin'an stepped forward and kicked the man, and the man's head hit the ground hard. Lost consciousness.

This scene frightened the refugees present. They looked at Mu Jin'an angrily, as if their eyes were filled with poison, and they wanted to tear Mu Jin'an into pieces.

Mu Jin'an held a long sword and squinted at these refugees, and sneered:
  "You said you are refugees. As far as I know, the weather in Cangqiong Kingdom has been smooth these years, and the court has never increased taxes. The people live and work in peace and contentment. How did you become refugees? Or are you just bandits pretending to be refugees?"

As soon as Mu Jin'an finished speaking, the surrounding golden armored guards put their hands on the weapons on their waists, and the weapons were pulled out a small section, giving off a metallic reflection.

The refugees present were completely frightened. They retreated one after another, obviously intending to retreat.

A man among the refugees bravely stepped forward and saluted Mu Jinan:
  "This noble man. We are all citizens of Cangqiong Kingdom. We came to the capital because someone told us that we can have enough to eat when we come to the capital. That's why we traveled thousands of miles to come here. Please forgive us for our rudeness just now. Also Please give us a way out!"

Mu Jin'an looked the man up and down.

"You said you are a citizen of Cangqiong Kingdom, but I think you look like a scholar! Why did you become a refugee, or are you really a refugee?"

Mu Jin'an's words successfully took the initiative, and this time the refugees present were nervous again.

The man saluted Mu Jin'an again:
  "Noble sir, who would be willing to leave home and travel thousands of miles to come here unless forced to do so?"

After the man finished speaking, there was a sad and helpless look on his face.

Mu Jinan put away his weapon and looked at the man and asked:
  "What is your name and why you became a refugee? Tell me. As long as you answer well, maybe I will let you pass here and enter the capital!"

The man did not expect that Mu Jin'an would promise him so, so he immediately stepped forward and behaved like a scholar:
  "Wang Xuran, a grassroots man, is from Qingshui County! The grassroots family was originally quite wealthy, but the prices of rice, noodles and charcoal fires in Qingshui County and nearby Qingshui County kept rising. In the end, the money in our hands was not enough to buy rice, and we couldn't afford it. I had to leave my hometown because I was hungry."

Mu Jinan frowned:
  "Wait a minute, you said you became refugees only because of the increase in food and carbon prices? This is simply nonsense! Even if the prices increase, don't you have any food reserves yourself?"

Wang Xuran whispered:

"Noble sir, the common people did not lie. What if I told you that the price of this food has increased fifty times!"

Mu Jin'an's expression completely changed:

"Are you saying that the price of food in your county has increased fifty-fold? Are you talking about the surrounding counties and towns?"

Wang Xuran nodded:

"It's like this, noble man! The price of food increased a year ago. Some people took advantage of the increase in food prices to come out and harvest food frantically. They also encouraged us to sell the food. Many of us here want to make more money during the Chinese New Year. It was money for the New Year, so I kept some food for living, and sold the rest!" When Wang Xuran said this, his face turned red.

When the people had sold almost all the grain, the people collecting the grain disappeared. Until this big snowfall. The weather is cold. When the price of carbon increases, so does the price of food.

And this time the price increased by fifty times.

"Isn't the price of grain set by the imperial court? Does the county government in Qingshui County allow rice shops to increase prices?"

Wang Xuran shook his head:
  "It's not that I don't care, it's that I can't control it. The magistrate of Qingshui County has negotiated with local grain stores many times. But after every negotiation, these bosses have been arguing not to sell grain! Moreover, the grain warehouses in the imperial court have long been sold out. It seems that someone The entire county’s food supply was bought up a year ago!

Even the county magistrate can’t afford food at home! "

Mu Jin'an looked at the refugees behind him:
  "So you came to the capital?"

Wang Xuran nodded:

"Half of the people in Qingshui County can't afford to eat and have left. I don't know who told us that as long as we come to the capital, we can have enough to eat. And along the way these days, we have found that the price of rice and noodles in many counties has increased. Price. Those people who were forced to leave their homes have joined our team!"

Mu Jin'an looked at the refugees behind him:

"You too?"

The refugees nodded one after another, and Mu Jinan frowned and looked at Gu Youyou.

If it is as these people said, it means that someone is deliberately disrupting the market for rice, flour, grain and oil.

Think about it, there might be people from the Feilong Kingdom among these people.

Mu Jin'an's face became extremely solemn. At this time, the man who was knocked unconscious by Mu Jinan woke up.

Seeing that Mu Jin'an was still in a stalemate with these refugees, he jumped up, pointed at Mu Jin'an and shouted:
  "Do you think that because you are the heir, you can do whatever you want to us people? We just want to live! Why do you want to kill us all! If it weren't for your officials to protect us, how could we people leave our homes and become refugees!"

The man's voice was extremely sad and angry. It seems that everything they suffered was done by Mu Jin'an.

"Hehehehe!"

Gu Youyou, who had been standing behind Mu Jinan, suddenly laughed.

Everyone looked at Gu Youyou. Gu Youyou took a step forward and said with a smile:
  "I'm sorry, I couldn't hold it back. Seeing this brother so sad and angry, I didn't know that I thought this brother had his whole family wiped out by our heir apparent!"

Gu Youyou's voice made the refugees and soldiers present a little angry. Especially the man who was knocked unconscious pointed at Gu Youyou and cursed:
  "You dignitaries in the capital only know how to enjoy yourself, but you don't know that we common people can't even afford a full meal now. Now, you are blocking us outside the city. Why, do you want to silence us?"

The man's voice was sonorous and powerful, and the look he looked at Gu Youyou was filled with anger and malice, but Gu Youyou saw mockery in his eyes. Gu Youyou smiled and asked:
  "Well, I know you hate rich people! But can I ask you a question?"

The man looked at Gu Youyou coldly and said:

"what is the problem?"

"You're not from the capital, are you?"

(End of this chapter)