Heavenly Dao Formula Chapter 405: State Machine

That night, there was an uproar in the lobby of the Jinxia Office.

　　 In less than half an hour, officials from various departments have learned of the unexplained increase in food prices in Shenzhou. Even the princess rushed to the city from the villa and sat in the lobby to listen to the response meeting held by Xia Fan.

　　The biggest question is whether this is an accidental fluctuation or is there actually someone behind the scenes.

　　If it is the former, it is undoubtedly only necessary to issue an announcement to soothe people’s hearts and allocate a portion of grain to stabilize grain prices.

　　 But in the latter case, the situation becomes complicated and troublesome.

　　Of the officials present, the only one with experience is Wei Wushuang.

　　 Faced with the people's turn of questions, he obviously couldn't stand it up, and he became unsure of himself.

　　 After all, Wei Wushuang has never experienced such a battle before. No matter what decision he made before, the final influence was only on the individual, adding a large bowl of grain shop at most. But now his words will determine the decisions that affect hundreds of thousands of people. If there is a misjudgment, it will obviously cause a big blow to the reputation of Jinxia City.

　　 It was Hong Siqi who helped him at this time.

　　 The former prefect stood up, bowed his hands to the princess and Xia Fan, and then said aloud, "Everyone, please listen to me. I have experienced three famines, and it’s a little experienced person. Sometimes. Famine is not a real famine. Panic is the main cause of the disaster. People cannot know the truth and looted food, while sellers see profit and hoard them. Under the mutual influence of the two, the final result is that they cannot buy food at high prices. Grain merchants still have a large amount of grain in their hands."

　　He paused and stretched out two fingers, "So I propose to take two steps, not only to soothe people, to make a confident posture, but also to prevent someone from deliberately raising the price and seeking benefits from it."

　　This analysis made the discussion in the lobby drop by a few percent in an instant.

　　 Xia Fan looked at Hong Siqi, "With Lord Hong’s experience, how can we soothe people’s hearts?"

　　 "Master Huixia, suppression is the mainstay, and relief is supplemented." He decisively said, "The rumors and spreaders can be arrested, and they can be killed in the street to behave like others. Relief sends special teams to towns and cities. The center distributes porridge and water to effectively reduce the number of hungry people."

　　"Then let you take care of this." Xia Fan nodded, "But the suppression is not necessary, you only care about relief, regardless of arrest."

　　 "My lord, rumors are the curse!"

　　 Hong Siqi has already noticed that Xia Fan has an inexplicable value to the people under his rule. He didn't hesitate to deal with the enemy, but he always looked "fearful" in the face of these grassroots.

　　 In his opinion, it will be difficult to suppress the limelight without violently killing a few good people.

　　 "Have you ever thought that this may not be a rumor?" Xia Fan asked rhetorically.

　　"No way...There was no sign of food shortage in Baihe and Anshen before. Even if the merchant wanted to raise the price, he would not sell the food at most. Master Xia meant..."

　　 “If it’s just a commercial activity and someone wants to make huge profits, naturally they won’t really be short of food.” Xia Fan said in a deep voice, “but don’t forget, our opponent may be the Privy Council, and behind them is the whole The land of Kyushu."

　　's words condensed the atmosphere of the scene.

　　 Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a while.

　　It’s not that no one can think of this.

　　 But this is too harsh, and people who think of it will refuse to think deeply.

　　 Jinxia’s food is indeed surplus, and it’s no problem to maintain it for a year without supplies, but for the entire Shenzhou area, that’s just a drop in the bucket.

　　 "Do they really dare to do this? In case it gets recorded in the history books..." someone whispered.

　　 "The slaughter recorded in the history books was also a traitor, and the Privy Council might describe itself as a savior."

　　 Grandpa Li coughed twice and broke the silence and said, "If things really develop to that point, we can only abandon the town outside Jinxia."

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　　The two evils are the lesser of power. This idea is not wrong, but it is also a helpless choice.

　　 Xia Fan was about to speak when a notification sounded outside the lobby door.

　　 "Come in."

　　A clerk walked into the lobby and dictated the latest telegram from White River City to Xia Fan.

　　"My lord, the situation has become troublesome. Just now, there was a commotion on the streets of Baihe City, and the storefront of a grain shop was robbed. The branch staff who went out to publicize were also attacked, one named Wei Ruo. Yan's woman was stabbed. If he can't be treated in time, I'm afraid..." He hesitated, "I can't make it tonight."

　　 Apparently, White River City does not have first aid conditions.

　　 Xia Fan immediately made a decision and said, "Transfer her back to Jinxia City for treatment, you call back and ask them to wrap up the wound first, and be prepared, Olena will come to pick up the person."

　　 Two to three days' journey, if the dragon is on the way, one or two hours is enough.

　　, and can also carry an alchemist with a mind-general redeemer to take care of them all the way-there are quite a lot of life-saving alchemy in the redemption technique, and the effect is far stronger than that of herbal medicine.

　　 "Yes!"

　　 "What happened?" Ning Wanjun asked.

　　"The situation in White River City is rapidly deteriorating," Xia Fan roughly repeats the danger that happened there, "I guess it will become like this in other places. It's just a matter of time."

　　"This is...too fast." Wei Wushuang clenched his fist and said, "It seems like someone wants to provoke a riot on purpose."

　　 "No doubt, our opponent is not an ordinary businessman, the Privy Council has already begun to act." Xia Fan looked around the scene, "Everyone, abandoning other cities and towns can keep Jinxia, ​​but it is also equivalent to letting the efforts of the whole winter go to waste. . And without Shenzhou, it’s not much easier to win a war by relying on a city alone than fighting a famine."

　　"But if the whole Shenzhou is short of food, how do you save Master Xia?" Hong Siqi said in disbelief, "That's the food for millions of people!"

　　 Grandpa Li also frowned~IndoMTL.com~ For now, the surplus grain in Jinxiacheng will be spread out enough for the main towns of Shenzhou for one to one and a half months. By the summer, the winter wheat can mature, which can be relieved for a while. , Followed by the autumn harvest in Gaoshan County-but the premise of all this is normal supply and demand. Under the looting, the front is tight and the back is loose. The peak consumption in the first month will be far greater than the normal value. With the addition of someone secretly playing tricks, Jinxia City will not be able to sustain the relaxation period. Unless... there are five times more food in stock. "

　　 "Don't say five times, even two times can't be changed."

　　"The amount of grain in Jinxia City is already abundant. It is too difficult to increase on this base."

　　 There was a whisper in the hall.

　　 Xia Fan was unmoved, "It’s really not easy, but Jinxia must not take a step back in this battle. It is both a crisis and an opportunity—the only way to deal with it is to face the enemy head-on. Faced with the intention of defeating the enemy, it is self-evident who is in charge of Shenzhou Jing! As for the concerns of Grandpa Li and Lord Hong, I can understand, but you have also overlooked some things."

　　"The figures you refer to are the normal reserves of Jinxia City on weekdays, but you have not seen the potential it has in the extraordinary period. The previous changes and policies are all in response to the arrival of this day."

　　Although it is still immature, although it still has many flaws, it is already a new city that transcends the times. Xia Fan wanted to see what kind of power Jinxia could explode when the machine called the will of the state began to operate. He spread his hands and said, "Everyone, I want to see its true power."