Chapter 220: Imperial Military Service

Qingyuan Town was not a disaster-stricken place, but with such a rise in the price of rice, what is the difference between those who cannot afford rice and those who have fled? Gotta be hungry.

Meng Nan snorted and asked with a frown, "How many meters could you buy with a tael of silver before?"

Bai Zhi said: "Some people say that during the harvest, one tael of silver can buy four stones of white rice or five stones of brown rice. After the harvest season, the price will rise. The rice I bought before the refugees entered the city, one tael of silver and three stones, But now, a tael of silver can only buy a bucket of rice, and the price is many times over.”

Meng Nan has no idea about the price of rice and the unit of measurement. How much is a stone? How much is a bucket? He didn't count at all, but he understood what Bai Zhi said, it was obvious that this stone was a lot more than a bucket.

Jin guard looked embarrassed: "Miss Bai, to tell you the truth, when we went out these days, many people complained to us, saying that the price of rice shops is ridiculously high, and they can't afford it at all, and now there are almost no The condition of the rice in the pot."

"We also reacted to Master Gu about this, but Master Gu promised us, but he never did it. After I came here, I sent someone to inquire and found out that these rice shops in the city were opened by the relatives of Master Gu. Shop, they rely on some relatives with Mr. Gu, the price rises are simply unscrupulous, the people are complaining, and we have nothing to do."

Bai Zhi lightly snorted: "This fox and tiger's prestige, and the dog's power, really spread everywhere. After all, if there is no intentional connivance from Master Gu, even if it is a relative of Master Gu, I am afraid that I would not dare to be so arrogant."

Meng Nan lowered his eyes and didn't say a word, everyone knew some things, but it was nothing to do with him, so he hung up.

Bai Zhi asked again: "The disaster victims have flocked to Qingyuan Town. I don't believe that Mr. Gu will not report to the court. If it is normal, shouldn't the court allocate grain funds to help the disaster?"

Meng Nan nodded: "Yes, the imperial court did allocate grain money, but the grain money was ransacked by mountain bandits before entering the city, and not a grain of rice was left."

Bai Zhi sneered: "There is no such a coincidence in the world. This place is thousands of miles away from Kyoto, and there is no problem along the way. What's the matter? Just arrived outside Qingyuan Town and met a bandit? Bandits in other places died. Extinct?"

Meng Nan was taken aback for a moment, and then asked, "What do you mean by that? Can you clarify?"

Bai Zhi said: "I think I have made it very clear. Although mountain bandits are hateful, they have always only robbed caravans and ordinary people. Have you heard of mountain bandits robbing official caravans? Your Master Gu has sent someone. Going to suppress the bandits? Have you caught one or two bandits?"

The golden guard on the side suddenly slapped his thigh and said in shock, "Miss Bai's words woke me up a bit. After the mountain bandits robbed the convoy, the son sent me out of the city to have a look. At the scene of the incident, apart from the staggered axle marks, There was no sign of fighting at all, not even a trace of blood. I was very suspicious at the time, but there was no evidence, and no one could ask. A lot of people, at first glance, those people are warriors, with knives on their waists, wearing ordinary clothes, and I can't tell what they are doing, but when I looked up, I saw a man hanging up the clothes of a military soldier in the capital. When I was outside the window, I didn't care too much."