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Chapter 196: Food Prices Soar

The pressure dissipated, the flames died out, and darkness fell again.

Zi Nu stepped forward and said, "This time, we didn't take any risks and steal the money that the Fourth Young Master had used to prepare for the birthday banquet. However, all of Zi Lan Xuan's savings have been taken out."

"You guys gambled against me, but you squandered my money. You have to make up for it when the time comes."

Han Fei: “…”

It seems to be the case. The State of Wei bought grain, gambled with the Emerald Tiger, and rushed to buy grain in the market. Now it is giving the Iron Blood Alliance one thousand gold, all with Zi Lan Xuan's money.

It seemed that there was nothing that could be refuted. The only benefit was that I didn't have to embezzle the money used to prepare the birthday banquet for my fourth brother, and there was one less charge against me.

Han Fei did have the idea of ​​using the money for organizing the birthday banquet for King Han An, but Mu Feng dissuaded him.

Preparing for the birthday banquet is the thing that Han Wangan cares about most. You cannot make a fuss about this aspect, as it will only arouse Han Wangan's jealousy.

Mu Feng coughed dryly and said, "This time, we will definitely win the bet, Miss Zi Nu, then all the money of the Emerald Tiger will be yours."

Zi Nu rolled her eyes and said, "I hope everything goes well, otherwise, we will all be doomed."

Yan Lingji wrapped her fingers around the flames and pressed them against Mu Feng's chest, and asked, "So, I'm curious, we have stepped into the trap of the night, and under the operation of the Emerald Tiger, the price of food continues to rise."

"When will our counterattack begin?"

Mu Feng smiled confidently, held Yan Lingji's fingers, and said with a smile: "Hasn't the counterattack already begun?"

"Everything is ready. Everything can proceed according to plan."

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At Lanxiu Villa, Emerald Tiger was furious and looked extremely shocked.

Kneeling below is Emerald Tiger's trusted butler. This butler is quite powerful and was able to return to Emerald Tiger's side again and gain Emerald Tiger's trust.

Emerald Tiger stood up suddenly and asked loudly, "Has the food really been sent to Nanyang?"

The butler knelt on the ground and said respectfully, "Yes, and the amount is huge. It seems that they should have privately transferred military rations for disaster relief."

Emerald Tiger suddenly laughed: "Two thousand hu, it seems that buying grain from Wei has exhausted their funds."

Then, Emerald Tiger immediately ordered: "Buy all the food on the market immediately."

The housekeeper knelt on the ground and tried to dissuade him, "Sir, the price of grain is extremely high in the market right now. Purchasing grain at this time will cost you a lot of money."

Emerald Tiger scolded, "What do you know? We have to buy up all the existing grain. Then, even if they have a huge amount of money, they won't be able to buy back the grain and return it."

"The amount of grain purchased from Wei is not small, but compared to the rations looted from the granary, it is just a drop in the bucket. Looting rations is a capital crime."

"This time, we must drive them to the bottom once and for all, so that they can never recover. It's time to close the net."

Following Emerald Tiger's order, all of Ji Wuye's soldiers cooperated with Emerald Tiger to purchase food, and followed the terms of the military food contract.

They began to forcibly collect grain. Ji Wuye's soldiers carried out Feicuihu's orders perfectly. No matter what method they used, they robbed all the grain from all the grain merchants.

From the third day on, knowing that Mu Feng and others using military rations was a capital crime, the Emerald Tiger did not give Mu Feng and others any chance.

As time goes by, the price of food continues to rise, almost changing every half a day.

Two golds per hu, three golds per hu, four golds per hu, the price kept rising, even the growth was visible to the naked eye. On the ninth day of the bet, the price of grain suddenly became four golds per hu, which had increased several times in just a few days.

In other words, the violent collection of grain by Emerald Tiger caused the price of grain in Xinzheng to increase every day, and the famine in Nanyang was still spreading rapidly, further unsettling the people of Xinzheng.

The growth trend of food prices has not changed, and under the control of the Emerald Tiger, it has maintained an upward trend.

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In Zi Lan Xuan, that night, everyone gathered together again.

The Purple Lady said with a worried look, "According to the news from the palace and Cha Tan Ye Mu, the Emerald Tiger has used the military food contract in the past few days to urge a large number of soldiers to forcibly collect food."

"Such a horrific incident has caused even more chaos in the market. Almost all grain merchants have had their grain bought out by Emerald Tiger. Now Xinzheng is completely out of grain."

"The people are in a state of panic. The price of grain has skyrocketed to a terrifying four gold coins per hu at the close of the market tonight. If this continues tomorrow, the price of grain will continue to rise."

Zhang Liang sighed and said, "This is Ji Wuye cooperating with the Emerald Tiger to have the army come out and collect all the grain. The disaster is already serious, and the merchants are profit-driven. The current grain price will only increase faster."

Han Fei looked grim and said, "Tomorrow is the tenth day, and it will also be the tenth day of the bet, Brother Mu."

Han Fei finished speaking and waited for Mu Feng's words. Now the final deployment was needed.

Mu Feng nodded and said, "It's time to lower the price of grain and deal a fatal blow to the Emerald Tiger."

"Brother Wei Zhuang, Ling Ji, contact Qi Jue Tang and Tian Ze, and start taking action. Tomorrow, we will lower the price of grain and shatter their fantasy."

Wei Zhuang folded his arms and said coldly: "Qi Jue Tang has been preparing all the time and can complete the transfer at any time."

Yan Lingji played with the flames with her left and right hands. The flames disappeared, and she put her right hand on her chin and said, "Tianze has already been contacted. The big guy is very obedient. This matter belongs to them."

The plan has been implemented and all personnel are waiting for the final order. Tomorrow will be the time for the Jedi counterattack.

Han Fei laughed and said, "After tomorrow, I want to see how Jade Tiger can laugh. I really want to see Jade Tiger's lost expression."

Mu Feng drank a glass of wine and asked, "Brother Han, as expected, after the counterattack tomorrow, Ye Mu will definitely not let go easily. The palace will definitely invite you over."

Han Fei waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, I know what Ji Wuye wants to do, and I have a plan to deal with it. I will not lose this battle."

Mu Feng continued, "Zifang, the final attack will begin tomorrow. Brother Han will enter the palace and be surrounded by heavy siege. He will need to call for military rations. This must be made up."

"Tomorrow, Zifang will have to transfer all the military rations back to the military ration warehouse to fill the last gap."

Zhang Liang nodded and said, "Liang, I will definitely fulfill my mission."

Mu Feng smiled and said, "As for us, the bet will end tomorrow, and it is time for Emerald Tiger to fulfill the bet. Miss Zi Nu, when the time comes, all the money that Zi Lan Xuan embezzled will be yours."

Zi Nu smiled and said, "In that case, I look forward to the plan being completely successful and taking down the Emerald Tiger."

Mu Feng raised the wine bottle high and continued, "Now that everything is ready, let's celebrate in advance. We will pluck out the teeth and skin the Jade Tiger, and the Jade Tiger on the Stone will disappear completely."

"Dry!"

Everyone raised their glasses, clinked wine bottles together, and spilled wine to celebrate tomorrow's victory.