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Ningyan nodded, and she felt relieved.

At this time, Yan Fei was standing aside, looking at the villagers who were gradually gathering here, and frowned slightly.

"We are distributing porridge here, but it can only provide temporary relief to them. It is a drop in the bucket for the disaster in Nanyang as a whole."

Although Yan Fei didn't know how much food Bai Yuan brought, it was obviously impossible to provide relief to the entire people of Nanyang.

In this village alone, the amount of food consumed in distributing porridge every day is not a small number.

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuan nodded and smiled mysteriously.

He actually had quite a bit of food in the Divine Space, and it was of very high quality. After all, he could afford to feed the entire clan of spirit rabbits, so he would not be short of porridge.

Of course, it was impossible for him to really take out so much food from the divine space for disaster relief. That was unnecessary.

He actually had other plans for the situation in Nanyang.

"As early as after I learned about the Nanyang incident, I actually started to prepare. Some time ago, I sent people to purchase more food, which will be delivered to Nanyang soon. Part of it will be used to help the victims, and the other part will be used to stabilize the food price in Nanyang."

Hearing Bai Yuan say this, the eyes of everyone present brightened.

"So you've already made preparations. We've been worrying for nothing."

Yan Fei couldn't help but give Bai Yuan a blank look, but in her heart she was very happy about Bai Yuan's kind act.

But at this time, the Moon Goddess was a little curious.

"The disaster in Nanyang is so severe, the amount of food needed for disaster relief is not a small amount. It will probably cost a lot of money to purchase so much food, right?"

Ningyan and others also reacted.

Although Bai Yuan was quite rich, he had spent a full thousand gold to buy ice silk from the Xinzheng Jade Silk Shop.

But compared to the cost of disaster relief, this is just a small amount of money!

One thousand gold coins might not even be enough to make a splash.

Especially now that grain prices are skyrocketing, the price of grain in Nanyang has reached two gold coins per dou, and Xinzheng has also been affected, with one dou costing one and a half gold coins.

And the price of food is still rising.

To resolve the disaster in Nanyang, it would probably cost at least tens of thousands of gold.

Bai Yuan just smiled and said, "It's not as expensive as you think. The high grain price in Nanyang is actually because someone is secretly hoarding grain and deliberately raising the price. In fact, we only need to spend some money to lower the grain price, and the disaster in Nanyang will be solved soon."

"Besides, if we can help the people of Nanyang overcome their difficulties, it would be worth it even if it costs tens of thousands of gold. At least in my opinion, human life is far more important than some material possessions."

Hearing Bai Yuan say this, the girls all nodded.

"Yes! If it can help these people, it will be worth it."

Of course, they also knew that Bai Yuan had obtained the Fire Rain Treasure, which was worth more than a million gold!

Therefore, even if he really spent tens of thousands of gold, Bai Yuan wouldn't even blink an eye.

No longer worrying about how much money this time, Yan Fei was more concerned about another issue.

"You just said that someone was secretly hoarding grain and driving up the price? Who was that person?"

"The richest man in Nanyang, Emerald Tiger."

Bai Yuan spread his hands.

"The people from Nightfall? They really fit my impression of them. Even at a time like this, they don't forget to make some money, even if it's stained with blood."

Yan Fei narrowed her eyes, her tone not hiding her murderous intent towards the Emerald Tiger at all.

"Nightfall is a parasite on South Korea, eating away at the country all the time. I won't be surprised if they do anything."

Bai Yuan also hates the Emerald Tiger very much.

It is understandable that businessmen pursue profits, but they should be clear about what money should be earned and what money should not be earned.

South Korea is in a precarious situation right now, and Emerald Tiger is still making money from the national crisis. No matter what, he deserves to die!

"This time when I come to Nanyang, I might as well be a tiger-killing hero! It's just the right time to add some chaos to the night."

Bai Yuan had already made a decision in his mind.

Ningyan and the others naturally supported him unconditionally. They also felt very unhappy with the Emerald Tiger, so they would be happy to do their part for the people of Nanyang.

Half an hour passed in a flash, and a group of villagers, no more than a hundred in number, had gathered at the entrance of the village.

This village originally had hundreds of villagers, but after the incident in Nanyang, some died in Ji Wuye's suppression of the rebellion, some starved to death due to the subsequent famine, and a large number fled to seek help.

Most of those who stayed behind were the elderly, children, women and children, and there were very few young and middle-aged people.

At the entrance of the village, the villagers stretched their necks to look at the hot rice porridge in the porridge shed, and they were all swallowing their saliva.

"Everyone line up one by one, everyone will have a share!"

Yun Xi and others quickly organized the villagers to line up to receive rice porridge and maintain order at the scene.

Although the villagers were extremely hungry, they knew the rules and did not cut in line. They all lined up obediently.

When they drank the hot rice porridge, their eyes couldn't help but become red.

Many people squatted on the roadside, crying and drinking tasteless rice porridge, while thanking Bai Yuan and others.

The village chief, leaning on a crutch and supported by a young man, walked up to Bai Yuan and was about to kneel down in front of him without saying a word.

Bai Yuan quickly helped him up.

"Old man, there is no need to do this, get up quickly."

"Today, you are distributing porridge here. It is a life-saving grace to us. As the head of the village, I have no way to repay you. I can only thank you for your kindness!"

There was a trembling voice and a firm attitude.

Bai Yuan supported him and said, "I am not distributing porridge here in order to get you to repay me. It's just that I have the ability to help you now, so I did this. You don't have to do this."

"Soon, someone will come to provide disaster relief, and then everything will be fine."

When the village head heard Bai Yuan's words, he cried with joy.

"Yes, yes, it will be fine...it will be fine..."

That night, Bai Yuan and others stayed in the village.

The head of the village called the villagers and cleaned out a few clean houses for them to live in.

Spent two days in the village.

Bai Yuan asked Yun Xi and others to distribute porridge twice a day to help the victims.

People from other nearby villages also heard about what happened here and rushed over to ask for food.

Therefore, the population of the village has increased from about a hundred to nearly two hundred.

And on the third day, the people Bai Yuan and others finally arrived.

A group of Korean soldiers arrived here, escorting a horse-drawn carriage.

The person who got off the carriage was the fourth young master Han Yu.

Bai Yuan had previously reached a cooperation agreement with him and promised to help him resolve the disaster in Nanyang. Han Yu immediately reported to the King of Han and requested to come to Nanyang to provide disaster relief.

But this back and forth also wasted a lot of time.

Chapter 409: Walking into a Trap, Jade Villa in Hands

As soon as Han Yu got off the carriage, he saw a group of villagers surrounding them.

He straightened his clothes and gave the villagers a self-proclaimed peaceful smile.

"I am the fourth son, Han Yu. I have come to Nanyang on the orders of the king to provide disaster relief. The food for the relief is right behind us. Please rest assured that the king has not given up on the people of Nanyang."

As Han Yu spoke, he asked someone to show everyone the food on the carriage behind.

Seeing that Han Yu had indeed brought food, the surrounding villagers all widened their eyes and were very surprised.

"We have food! That's great!"

"The king has not given up on us. Nanyang is saved!"

But besides those who felt happy, there were also people who felt sad.

After all, many people have died because of this famine.

Next, Han Yu ordered the soldiers to distribute food to the villagers.

The villagers lined up consciously.

Seeing that he was not needed to maintain order at the scene, Han Yu took two guards to find Bai Yuan who had been standing aside waiting for a long time.

Seeing Bai Yuan, Han Yu bowed to him.

"Mr. Bai Yuan, if it weren't for your help this time, Nanyang would be in danger!"

"Please accept Han Yu's greetings!"

Before coming to Nanyang, Han Yu actually had no idea what to expect.

After all, the entire Nanyang area was affected by the disaster, and the people of Nanyang had no food to eat before the spring planting next year.

The amount of food needed for disaster relief is too huge!

But on his way to Nanyang, he met people arranged by Bai Yuan, who brought him a full 1,000 hu of grain.

Although it was not enough to deal with the disaster in Nanyang as a whole, it solved his urgent problem.

Han Yu also learned that this thousand hu of grain was not all.

When Bai Yuan saw Han Yu saluting him, he just nodded slightly.

"These are just the contents of our cooperation. However, these grains alone are not enough to solve the disaster in Nanyang. If we just send grain, tens of thousands of gold will not be enough."

Han Yu nodded repeatedly after hearing this.

"The key issue now is the grain price in Nanyang. If the grain price can be lowered, the people in Nanyang will be able to afford it, and naturally there will be no need for too much grain to relieve the disaster. But now the grain on the market has reached two gold coins per dou, and there is still no demand."

Han Yu couldn't help but sigh when he said this.

He had done some research before coming here, and given the current situation, food prices would not only not fall, but would probably continue to rise.

"Nanyang's grain is basically monopolized by Emerald Tiger. He buys whatever grain is available on the market. As a result, other grain merchants are also following suit and hoarding grain, waiting for the price to rise."

Bai Yuan put one hand behind his back and looked at the disaster victims who were receiving relief food.

Han Yu was slightly stunned when he heard this: "Emerald Tiger actually dared to control the grain price so blatantly, isn't he afraid of being punished?"

Bai Yuan smiled and said, "Of course he is not afraid, because he has the military grain collection contract given to him by Ji Wuye."

When Han Yu heard this, he understood why the Emerald Tiger was so unscrupulous. After all, it had Night's support behind the scenes.

"So what are you going to do sir?"

"Actually, I had people buy a total of 5,000 hu of grain this time. I've already given you 1,000 hu of it, and I plan to use the rest to set up a trap for the Emerald Tiger."

"Five thousand hu!"

Han Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes when he heard this number.

How much money does it cost for Bai Yuan to buy so much food? Such financial resources are even richer than the Korean treasury.

"I wonder what you need me to do, sir?"

"Well... go find the Emerald Tiger to buy food!"

Bai Yuan groaned and said so.

“This… The relationship between Ye Mu and me is very delicate now. If I successfully resolve the disaster in Nanyang, it will be very disadvantageous to Ji Wuye and the others, so I’m afraid that Emerald Tiger will not sell me food.”

Han Yu was stunned for a moment, not quite understanding.

Bai Yuan nodded:

"I asked you to buy grain from him just to show weakness to the enemy and let the Jade Tiger think that the disaster in Nanyang cannot be solved. You brought a thousand hu of grain today, which must have attracted the Jade Tiger's attention. If he knew that there would be a large amount of grain entering Nanyang, the Jade Tiger would definitely make preparations in advance, and then we would be in trouble."

"I need to wait until the emerald tiger relaxes its vigilance, then I will have people spread the news that there is food for sale to attract the emerald tiger to buy food."

After hearing this, Han Yu thought about it carefully and immediately understood Bai Yuan's plan.

"Sir, are you planning to sell the food to the Emerald Tiger?"

"Yes, I intend to charge him with hoarding military rations and driving up the price of food."