Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 87: Floods and rising prices

"Boss, aren't we losing too much like this?"

"How much? It's just a few thousand taels of silver. I'm not afraid, so why should you be afraid?"

"……Yes!"

Inside a small grocery store.

The two guys looked at Jin Yong strangely, and then did as Jin Yong instructed.

They couldn't understand why the grain they bought at high prices had to be sold to the people in the city at low prices, or even given away for free!
Although they were hungry before, things are different now.

Watching helplessly the food they bought at high prices being given to their former selves, they admired Jin Yong's righteousness but also felt very distressed.

It's rare to meet such a good boss, and they don't want Jin Yong to squander all his property too quickly.

Otherwise, the two of them might have gone to the porridge stall to beg for food like before.

After the two men left, Jin Yong touched his chin. It was only a few thousand taels of silver. For the young master, it was a drop in the bucket!
Will the young master blame me?

Of course not.

After all, grocery store business is booming!
Moreover, even the Suzhou governor Wang Ren attached great importance to his grocery store and even said he would write an inscription for him.

The young master will be very happy if he knows this.

"Boss, boss, someone is looking for you outside."

At this time, a waiter ran over and said, "The other party claimed to be from Chang'an City. We refused to let them in, and a fight was about to break out."

From Chang'an City?
Jin Yong had an idea and rushed out of the grocery store with his assistant.

The victims spontaneously formed into teams and blocked Sun Qiang's way.

"You can only get through here by stepping over our dead bodies!"

"???"

Jin Yong was dumbfounded.

How come blood is shed in just a short while?
What are you doing?
"Jin Yong!"

"Brother Sun."

Jin Yong greeted them, and under everyone's puzzled gaze, he bowed and thanked them: "You may have made a mistake, this person is my friend."

"Brother Sun, is the young master in the car?"

Sun Qiang nodded and lifted the curtain. Su Chen smiled, opened his folding fan, and walked out of the carriage.

Su Chen glanced at the disaster victims one by one and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that you have done such an outstanding job in Suzhou these few days."

Jin Yong smiled naively, "It's all thanks to my advice, young master."

"Sir, let's go inside and talk."

"Please make way, this is my son. The flood has washed away the Dragon King Temple."

Hear the words.

All the people who were surrounding Su Chen retreated away in embarrassment.

Su Chen glanced at the guy who was distributing grain with a smile and roughly understood Jin Yong's operation.

It is indeed a bit clever to rely on the reputation of a large grocery store that sells food quickly.

"Ten extra steamed buns will be given to those present today."

"...?"

Everyone looked at Su Chen in surprise, and then turned their attention to Jin Yong.

Jin Yong was also stunned for a moment, then he raised his arm and said loudly: "Everyone heard it, my master said that everyone present today can get ten more steamed buns!"

"Thank you, sir!"

"Thank you, Boss Xiaojin!"

"Thank you, Boss Xiaojin!"

Such a strange name immediately made Sun Qiang curious.

The group walked into the grocery store.

Sun Qiang couldn't wait to ask, "Why do those people call you Boss Xiao Jin?"

Jin Yong said as a matter of course: "In this Suzhou city, there is a boss named Jin, who is a righteous and kind person. There is no one in Suzhou city who doesn't know this person."

"Later, because I opened a grocery store here and took the initiative to distribute food, some people started calling me Boss Xiao Jin."

Xue Li couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "Obviously everyone regards you as the successor of that kind-hearted and generous boss of the Jin family."

Jin Yong waved his hand, "What inheritance or no inheritance? I've only met him once."

"Spiritual inheritance." Su Chen smiled and tapped his palm, "It can be seen that you have made achievements in Suzhou City these days."

Jin Yong smiled sheepishly and said hesitantly, "Sir, there is something I need to explain to you."

"explain."

"I may have lost a lot of money."

Su Chen smiled slightly. How could he make money by distributing food?

Sun Qiang: "How much did you lose?"

Jin Yong: "It's not much, just a few thousand taels, not even enough for a poem of yours..."

"what?"

Sun Qiang grabbed Jin Yong's collar and shouted angrily, "Several thousand taels of silver are enough to redeem Miss Wang, and you're just going to waste it?"

Sun Qiang: “…”

"Don't you like cute girls?"

"That's just my metaphor!"

"All right."

Su Chen clapped his hands to stop the two from fighting, and said with a smile: "It's just a few thousand taels of silver, I don't care about it."

"Ayong did a good job this time. The grocery store has become famous. This is a reward."

Jin Yong chuckled: "Mr. Sir, thank you for the compliment. I'm glad you're not angry."

Does this work too?
Sun Qiang scratched his head, looking suspicious, "How about, Sir, if you give me a few thousand taels of silver, I can open a shop too?"

Su Chen rolled his eyes, ignored Sun Qiang, and said to Jin Yong: "You did such a good job, how could I be angry?"

"The money you lost will be deducted from your monthly salary. When you pay it back, I will give you your freedom."

"what?"

Jin Yong was dumbfounded.

Sun Qiang couldn't help but pat his thighs and cheered, "Yes, that's how it should be."

Su Chen turned his head to look, "Have you paid back the money?"

Sun Qiang coughed and looked around.

"Let's get down to business."

Su Chen knocked on the table, "How is the flood?"

Jin Yong's face straightened. "Lord Wang Ren, the governor of Suzhou, has been guarding the breach these days, but due to the continuous rain, the breach has not only not been blocked, but has expanded a bit."

"The people living downstream have been evacuated in advance, and the number of casualties has been greatly reduced, but their accommodation has not yet been arranged, so the number of disaster victims in Suzhou City will increase in the next two days."

"Most of the things in Suzhou City are handled by Zhou Changshi, but because there have been no grain merchants delivering food recently, some large grain merchants in the city have continued to raise prices. Prices near Suzhou City have risen to the sky."

Jin Yong quickly described the current situation in Suzhou.

The situation is terrible.

The breach in the dam was not handled properly, the floods continued, the number of victims continued to increase, and the prices in Suzhou city soared, resulting in more and more people being left without food.

Su Chen pondered and tapped his palm, "When we came here, we found that the flood not only destroyed a large number of houses, but even the official roads suffered varying degrees of damage."

"What's the situation in Changshu County? Can the goods be transported over?"

"Changshu County is better. There are two roads to travel, but because of the rain, time will be slower than usual."

Jin Yong slapped his forehead and said, "Oh, by the way, sir, at noon, with the introduction of Boss Ding, I met the governor, Lord Wang. He hoped that I could send some food over as soon as possible through our channels."

"The food from the surrounding areas is still on the way, and the food in the granary cannot last until the food is delivered."

"If there is no food available, the situation will most likely become uncontrollable."

food.

This is undoubtedly the most troublesome problem now.

I actually underestimated the severity of the river bursting its banks.

Su Chen pondered.

In his opinion, even if the river burst its banks, food from the surrounding areas could be transported over to solve the urgent problem.

The most important thing to pay attention to is hygiene.

If we are not careful and a plague breaks out, that would be a real big trouble.

"Follow me to the government office."

(End of this chapter)