Fang Yun and Ao Huang got on the carriage. According to the schedule, they did not return to the county. They bought some food on the way and arrived at the grain field outside the city.
As Ning An County was close to the border of the Barbarian Tribe, it was often attacked by small groups of Barbarians. Very few people grew crops and the fertile land on the north bank was abandoned. Therefore, Ning An County's local production was very low.
Ning An County was the northernmost hub of Jingguo. It had a large population and many workshops. As long as the people in Ning An County were not too lazy, they could find a job to make ends meet.
Fang Yun carefully studied the current situation of Ning An County. The environment and productivity here could not be compared to Ancient Huaxia. There was a huge gap in all aspects. The current Ning An County could not be measured by the standards of the future. Anyone with a brain would not do such a stupid thing.
Fang Yun learned about farming while thinking about the price of food.
There was enough food in Ning An County. Most people could even afford to pay a high price for one or two months. However, the problem was that most people did not have a sense of security. The slightest movement could cause panic.
Not only in Shengyuan, but even in the future where education was more widespread, people would panic and rush to buy medicine or food because of diseases and radiation.
Ning An County was close to the border of the Barbarian Tribe. The people here were more sensitive and easily frightened. Especially after Lan Xungu announced that the Barbarian Tribe was about to invade, the panic was pushed to a higher level.
Ao Huang could not see Lan Xungu's sinister intentions, but Fang Yun could see it clearly. As a scholar, he knew what could and could not cause panic.
Fang Yun read an autobiography book by a scholar of the Wen Pao. The Wen Pao had a clear rule that it did not report suicides. This was because this kind of news would cause a wave of suicides. It also did not report cases of lunatics or animals killing children. This was because there would be inhumane animals that would follow suit.
There were some scholars who wanted to leave their names on the Wen Pao and increase their status in the editorial board of the Wen Pao. Often, he would choose the kind of news that could cause imitations or panic to be passed to the Wen Pao Editorial Board, but the Wen Pao Editorial Board would reject it and record it down. Once this person passed on too many such articles, the Wen Pao Editorial Board would revoke his right to recommend articles.
As the leader of the Soaring Eagle Cavalry, Lan Xungu naturally knew that once he announced that he was taking control of Ning An County, it would cause panic among the people.
Fang Yun thought of Lan Xungu and coldly snorted, killing intent flashing in his eyes.
While he was in the fields, Fang Yun kept receiving letters from his aides from all over Ning An County.
"There are workshop workers in the county, so they don't panic. They even laughed at those who thought that the price of food would remain high. They have absolute trust in you. On the other hand, some private workshop workers were the exact opposite. They made sarcastic remarks and got beaten up. "
"There are very few farmers in the county, but they all have food at home, so there's no need to worry."
"Some of the aristocratic clans have been fanning the flames, spreading the news that the price of food is going to rise, and even saying that the food is being intercepted by the demons and barbarians. It could not enter the city. I've followed your instructions and recorded all of them. "
"Those aristocratic clans only have some complaints. After all, they have stored a lot of food. It's not that the poor people don't have any food, but that some of them are about to run out. They are panicking, afraid that the price of food will rise even higher, causing panic to spread. This makes those who have a certain amount of food, but not much, also afraid that the price of food will continue to rise. Start to buy some food. "
"The first to panic are the elderly. They have experienced hunger before. They are most worried that their children and grandchildren will starve, so they are the first to participate in the rush to buy. "
"The problem now is that many people are not well-informed. When they hear that the price of food is going to rise, they think that something big is going to happen and participate in the rush to buy."
"There are actually people who suspect that the demons and barbarians are about to invade Ning An County and are preparing to flee."
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By the time Fang Yun finished organizing the letters, it was already afternoon. He personally wrote an original announcement, saying that the price of food was very abnormal this time. It could be the work of enemy spies, or it could be the work of the rebels. He said that it would be resolved within ten days and asked the people to be at ease.
The county's printing workshop quickly got to work, printing thousands of copies of the announcement and having the bailiffs post them everywhere.
Then, Fang Yun personally used his eloquence to explain the contents of the announcement, and then said that it would be resolved.
Soon, the aides scattered all over Ning An County sent back feedback. Many people were no longer panicking, but they were still skeptical. If the issue of food prices couldn't be resolved in a short time, the people would definitely panic even more.
Fang Yun returned to the county office and issued two orders.
"Invite all the managers and people in charge of the grain stores in Ning An County. I want to talk to them."
"Arrest those who are spreading lies to confuse the public! Hand them over to the warden for a careful trial! "
As early as the Qin Dynasty, there were crimes of "spreading lies" and "slander", so Fang Yun had reason to arrest those people.
After issuing the orders, Ao Huang took out the schedule and said, "You have to investigate a complicated murder case this afternoon, and it might take you the whole afternoon. Where do you have time to talk to hundreds of people from the grain stores?"
"No time? Then let them wait in the county office. If they don't have time in 48 hours, I'll let them go. "
Ao Huang was stunned, then smiled and said, "I understand. With the protection of the Soaring Eagle Cavalry, you can't do anything to them for now, but you have to show your attitude. Then we'll investigate the case immediately? "
"No, I won't investigate the case today. I have something important to discuss." After saying this, Fang Yun closed his eyes and rested.
Ao Huang realized that Fang Yun was using a messenger to discuss important matters with someone, but he didn't know what he was talking about. He scratched his ears and cheeks, feeling very unsatisfied.
What happened in Ning An County quickly made it onto the rankings, and all the scholars in the world paid attention to it.
There were many well-informed scholars on the rankings. Not long after, the news of Qingyuan Grain Trading colluding with the Left Prime Minister to manipulate the price of grain in Ning An County spread throughout the world, and quickly reached the ears of the scholars in Ning An County.
Many of the scholars in Ning An County had just listened to Fang Yun's lecture today. They were already in awe of Fang Yun, who had the ability to speak with heaven's will. Even the children and grandchildren of the Minister of the Left's party felt that their relationship with their families had dropped to a freezing point after listening to the lecture.
Without the encouragement of Fang Yun's aides, a large number of righteous scholars organized themselves and began to explain the whole story to the people in the neighborhood.
The people in the neighborhood all knew these scholars, and naturally believed their words. They didn't suspect that Fang Yun had sent people to fabricate lies.
Early the next morning, the panic in Ning An County had mostly dissipated. On the contrary, the number of people scolding the Left Prime Minister's party increased, especially those who had just run out of grain and had to buy expensive grain.
However, this didn't stop the price of grain from rising.
At noon on the 18th of March, the price of coarse grain rose to five times the normal price!
Some noodle shops, steamed bun shops, steamed buns, and hotels had already closed for business. When the food was cheap, there would be a large number of diners, but when the food was expensive, no one would come.
Soon, groups of beggars appeared in Ning An County.
The resentment of the people in Ning An County increased, and the number of fights, robberies, and robberies increased dramatically.
Since yesterday, there were many scholars in Ning An County who spoke with foreign accents. These scholars all carried a box that was different from the box of books, and looked exactly the same as the doctors in Ning An County. Floating astronomy.
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