Yicheng came to the study of the governor of Hai and saw the governor. He was over fifty years old. He was thin, with gray hair on his temples and bright eyes. He was dressed in plain clothes.

Seeing Yicheng coming in, he laughed loudly and said: "I have heard Zhang Sheng talk about Xiao Shaoxia a long time ago, and recently the name of Xiaoyao Swordsman has been spread. I have long wanted to meet him, but I was busy with worldly affairs and could not do so. Now I meet Shaoxia Xiao.

, he really lives up to his name, a young hero with an unlimited future!"

When Yi Cheng heard him praising himself, he was not arrogant. He cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, the Governor, has over-praised you. Rumors in the world are inevitably exaggerated. I'm just doing what I should do."

Hai Dongqing said with a smile: "Young hero Xiao, you don't have to be too modest. I have been an official for decades and have read many people. I ask myself how good I am at judging people. Young heroes are among the best, and they will definitely achieve great things in the future."

Yicheng no longer dwelled on the matter and said with a smile: "On the way down the road, I also heard that the governor, Qingyu, came here today to discuss something with you. Since the matter is urgent, I will tell you straight to the point. I hope you will."

Don’t be surprised.”

When Hai Dongqing heard this, his face became more solemn, his eyes were full of worry, and he said: "Young hero, are you talking about the drought?"

Yi Chengdao: "This is exactly the problem. I wonder if you can find a solution?"

Hai Dongqing said with a gloomy expression: "Hey, I have tried my best to do this, but in vain. Those bastards knew that I couldn't delay, so they forced me to accept their price, and I used force to

No, but the imperial court is now in dire straits, and this money cannot be obtained no matter what. What advice do you have, young hero?"

After speaking, Zhang Sheng looked at Yicheng with hope. Zhang Sheng had not heard Yicheng talk about this just now, and now he is looking at Yicheng.[

When Yi Cheng saw the two people looking at him, he said without hesitation: "Sir, I wonder if you can tell me the detailed data of the current disaster, so that I can make some judgments before making a decision."

You must know that detailed information about disasters cannot be leaked casually, otherwise, firstly, it will cause panic, and secondly, businessmen will use these to hoard and drive up prices.

After hearing this, Hai Dongqing looked at Zhang Sheng and said, "You tell me!"

Zhang Sheng said: "Yes, sir. Brother Xiao, this drought is a once-in-a-hundred-year event. There are 30 million people in Cangzhou. Five million people have suffered this disaster. These are the people who have harvested grain this year and need to rely entirely on relief. Others

There are also some who have some harvest and can hold on until the food arrives from the south. This part is about two to three million. Because the disaster is urgent, these are only rough numbers. But the difference is limited."

Hearing this, Yicheng asked: "So how much food do these people need in total to avoid the famine in front of them?"

Zhang Sheng said: "One person weighs one kilogram a day, and a family of five will need one stone of food for one month, even if it is less. In three months, it will cost at least three million stones." Then Zhang Sheng said with an angry look on his face: "Originally, once the grain is one stone,

The two taels of silver are now sold by them for ten taels, which is thirty million taels. You must know that the tax revenue of Cangzhou in ten years is this amount."

After hearing this, Yicheng said: "These people really deserve to die. Do you know how much food they have in their hands now?"

Zhang Shengdao: "According to themselves, they said they had less than three million dan, but according to our investigation, each of the seven major grain merchants had at least one million dan in their hands. The total amount is close to tens of millions of dan, which is almost enough for the victims to escape the famine."

Already."

After hearing this, Yicheng lowered his head and thought deeply. Hai Dongqing and Zhang Sheng did not disturb him. For a long time, Yicheng showed a decisive look on his face and said: "Master Governor, I have a way to make them hand over the food, but they

Everyone has a background, and I am alone in my family. They can't do anything to me, just for fear of hurting the adults."

After speaking, Yicheng looked at Hai Dongqing. The governor also looked at Yicheng.

After a long time, he laughed and nodded to Zhang Sheng. Zhang Sheng understood and said to Yicheng: "Brother Xiao, do you know why I went out just now?"

"I don't know" is easy to achieve enlightenment.

"If Brother Xiao hadn't come, I would have gone with your troops and horses to grab food. Those people have forced the people of Cangzhou to have no way to survive. Your Excellency and I are risking our lives. Is there anything we should be afraid of at this time? Brother Xiao

To put it bluntly, as long as we can save millions of hungry people in Cangzhou, let alone losing our official positions, it doesn’t matter if we lose our lives!”

Zhang Sheng spoke so passionately that Yi Cheng saw determination in both his and Hai Dongqing's eyes, so he stopped being pretentious: "It's a blessing for the people of Cangzhou that you two can do this. I won't talk nonsense anymore.

There is a plan, but it will be annoying to force them, but it requires the cooperation of both of you."

So Yi Cheng expressed his thoughts, and Zhang Sheng and Zhang Sheng both nodded in praise and readily agreed. The three of them made some more plans and asked Zhang Sheng to prepare.[

That night, the seven major grain merchants in Canghai City received an invitation from the governor to discuss grain prices at Canghai Tower outside the city the next day. Each of them could bring a bodyguard, and the governor also only brought one literary and historical figure.

They don't have to worry about safety issues when they have an escort.

Canghai Tower is located ten miles outside Canghai City. It is built along the sea. Below it is Canghai, the largest inland sea in Tianfeng Continent. This building was built for more than a thousand years. Although it is a wooden structure, it is extremely strong. It is seven stories high and stands

Viewing the sea view from the top floor is a unique experience, so Canghai Tower is extremely famous.

The seven big grain merchants gathered all night long and agreed that the governor had seen the disaster and finally compromised. Although their asking price was negotiable, they would definitely make a huge profit.

No one cares about why the governor wants to negotiate in Canghai Tower. Maybe it's because the governor likes to be arty.

The next day, Zhang Sheng and Hai Dongqing rushed to Canghai Tower early in the morning. When they arrived, several grain merchants were already waiting in the building. They all looked at them with red eyes, just like greedy people who choose people to eat.

Wolf.

There is a guard standing behind each person. Yi Cheng thinks that these people's aura and cultivation are all Wu Zong. It seems that these businessmen value their lives very seriously. Hiring Wu Zong as a guard is expensive.

Both parties were not polite when they came here. After saying hello, they started bargaining. From morning to noon, they couldn't stop arguing. Those people gave up the price to five taels per stone and refused to give in any more.

On the side of the seven grain merchants, a white-faced fat man came forward. They all seemed to have the same attitude. According to what the white-faced fat man said, it was Zhang Sheng who bargained with Yicheng. Although Zhang Sheng had never done business,

but

He was full of knowledge and eloquent. From time to time, he would taunt the fat man and call him a blood-sucking leech, which would always make him speechless. However, the fat man would make sarcastic comments about what Zhang Sheng said without giving in.

Yicheng was furious when he heard this. At this moment, there was a slightly burnt atmosphere downstairs. Yicheng smiled slightly and remained standing behind the governor without saying a word.

Soon everyone smelled the smell, and someone from the guards immediately wanted to go down to check. Since the seats of Yicheng and the three of them were close to the entrance, Yicheng took a step forward and stood at the entrance, holding the sword in his hand and said: "Go back."

With a wave of his hand, he cut down the first person who came over with his sword. The blood slid down the Qingfeng sword in Yicheng's hand and dripped on the floor.

Several other guards were captured by Yicheng's momentum and did not dare to move rashly for a moment. Yicheng shouted again: "Xiao Yi is here, any trespassers will die!"

As the saying goes, the shadow of a person's famous tree. Those people had heard of Xiao Yi's name before, but they didn't believe it. They thought it was exaggerated and single-handedly killed dozens of martial sects from the Qing Gang. How could this be possible!

But at this moment, Yicheng killed one person with one sword. Although it was a sneak attack, the power of the sword was so powerful that everyone thought they could not resist it and retreated one after another, only blocking in front of a few businessmen.

Seeing such a scene, the fat man with a white face became even more frightened. He quickly asked the governor, "What are you doing, sir? Aren't you afraid of offending the adults behind us?"

Hearing this, Hai Dongqing sneered and said: "I can't afford to offend the people behind you. But at this moment, millions of people in Cangzhou are in danger of losing their livelihood. I'm afraid you won't understand the suffering of the victims, so I'm here upstairs."
Chapter completed!