The Humble Family's Daughter Has A Spatial Pocket! novel Chapter 1033

Chapter 1033: Chapter 871, Borrowing Grains

The vast Ganzhou City had only a few grain stores, and to ensure a continuous supply within the city, Daohua had not sent anyone to buy grain from the stores within the city but had people purchase it from other military posts instead. _{fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com}

Gan State Guard Commandant Office.

Just two days after returning to the city, Fan Tong learned of this matter and shook his head disapprovingly, "She really does throw her weight around with money, buying grain to aid the refugees."

On the other side, Xia Jianren scoffed beside him, "If they want to, why do you care so much?"

Fan Tong was a rugged bruiser while Xia Jianren, although he looked somewhat like a scholar, had a pair of cunning, fox-like eyes that often sparkled with shrewd, calculating light.

Fan Tong expressed his dissatisfaction, "Old Xia, don’t make cold remarks here. You clearly know that without Wei Hong’s approval, they can’t buy any grain. Yet the number of refugees outside the city keeps increasing. If things really get out of hand, can you and I just sit by and do nothing?"

Xia Jianren smiled, "Why can’t we? Isn’t Xiao Yeyang supposed to take over the Ganzhou Guard? Let him deal with it himself."

Fan Tong frowned, "I understand you want to make things difficult for Xiao Yeyang, but the common people are innocent. Besides, Wei Hong also said we shouldn’t oppose him directly."

Xia Jianren replied, "Who’s going against him? We just won’t be the ones to start anything. If Xiao Yeyang comes to the guard post, we’ll just do whatever he orders, that’s all."

Thinking of the thirty to forty thousand refugees already outside the city, Fan Tong couldn’t help but sigh, "I knew I shouldn’t have spread the news about distributing porridge outside the city when I came back."

Hearing this, Xia Jianren chuckled derisively, "You brute, would you really go against Wei Hong for the sake of Xiao Yeyang?"

Fan Tong fell silent.

He had an inkling that what they were doing was wrong, but being accustomed to following orders, he couldn’t figure out exactly why.

...

Xiao Residence.

"Miss, the price of grain in the city has risen!"

In the hall, Yan Shouhou reported the news he had discovered to Daohua.

Upon hearing this, Daohua set her teacup heavily on the table.

Yesterday, Xiao Yeyang mentioned some people did not wish them well, which she hadn’t felt deeply, but today, right after she had sent people out to buy grain, the prices had risen, and she clearly felt this intense malevolence.

They were being seen as fat sheep ripe for a fierce bite before being kicked out of Xiliang altogether.

Yan Shouhou glanced at Daohua, "Miss, if the grain prices also rise in other military posts, should we continue buying?"

Daohua replied, "Continue buying, but... limit each purchase to no more than one hundred bushels."

Yan Shouhou frowned, "If we do so, I’m afraid it won’t be enough to cover the household’s expenses."

Daohua instructed, "Do as I say, don’t worry about the rest." She hadn’t expected to buy much grain from Xiliang to begin with.

Yan Shouhou nodded and quickly left.

As soon as he departed, Bi Shi brought Dongli over.

Dongli bowed to Daohua, "Crown Princess, did you have orders for your subordinate?"

Daohua nodded slightly, "The residence is short on grain, and I would like you to take two hundred guards to Ning Lu Province."

Ning Lu Province bordered Xiliang, and with fast horses and whipping speed, the grain could arrive in half a month.

Dongli asked, "Does the Crown Princess want me to buy grain?"

Daohua corrected, "Not to buy grain, but to borrow grain."

The further north, the lower the grain production and the higher the prices. A few dozen to a hundred bushels of grain weren’t much, but the cost for thousands of bushels would be substantial.