The original city lord left, and at the same time took away all the valuable things in the city lord's mansion.

As for the welcome banquet for the new city lord, Pei Qian paid out of his own pocket. I'm afraid he doesn't even know where the next meal will be.

It is certain that the treasury of the city lord's mansion has bottomed out, and the entire Heishui City will stop operating for no more than three days at most.

This is not the most terrifying thing. The most terrifying thing is that Heishui City has only two days left to store grain.

Heishui City used to be rich in mineral resources. Although it has decreased significantly now, it still has a certain output, which is the only economic pillar in the city.

Most of the local residents of Heishui City are miners. Their hard work every day is to exchange their strength for food and support themselves and their families.

Once Heishui City loses food, the consequences are simply unimaginable.

"There is really no food in the city?" Ye Xuan was not panicked at all when he heard Pei Qian's extremely sad description of the situation of Heishui City. Instead, he asked with a frown.

"It's not that there are, but they are all in the hands of the big families in Hei Shui City." Pei Qian said hatefully.

The expression on his face was exactly the same as a person who hated the rich. He stared at Ye Xuan with his eyes, as if he had a lot of words, but it eventually turned into a heavy sigh.

"Financial official, do those big cities want to meet me?" Ye Xuan turned his eyes and guessed, holding chips in his hand. What else could there be? Of course it was a negotiation!

"Has the Lord guessed it?" Pei Qian looked at Ye Xuan in surprise.

The new city lord is young and seems to have just grown up. He is so quick-witted. Unfortunately, what can I do? In the face of cruel reality, what should I compromise must be compromised.

"What should the city lord thinks should we deal with it? Should we visit or inform us?"

"Along the way, the city lord is already tired. Now that he has enough food and drink, he has to sleep. I will talk about anything tomorrow." Ye Xuan put down the teacup and said.

"But the city lord..."

"It's safe, it's just a trivial matter. I'll deal with it when the city lord rests for one night. Do they have the qualifications to touch my things?"

Ye Xuan waved his hand at Pei Qian, stretched his waist, and yawned while getting up and walking towards the backyard.

Seeing that the city lord was really going to rest, Pei Qian was stunned. He just felt that the new city lord was different, but why was it so unreliable?

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Although Heishui City is now setting and depressed, there is still a gap between the rich and the poor.

The Huang family in Heishui City is the largest large household in the city. Other large households follow their lead and advance and retreat together.

The Huang family started out by operating minerals, while Heishui City used to be rich in minerals. Although it is different from the past, it still produces some output.

Now that the replacement of the city lord of Heishui City is also a time for the reallocation of interests, the Huang family naturally wants to continue to control the output of the mine.

Originally, the Huang family should have made a move and took the initiative to come to the new city lord to discuss in detail. However, when he heard that the new city lord was just a down-and-out child who had just grown up and was as if he had been exiled to the border, he planned to sell it.

The meaning of asking for help is completely different from the fact that others come to begging for you. As the leader of the city lord, the Huang family has firmly held the chips in their hands and sat firmly on the Diaoyutai.

At this time, other wealthy families in the city had gathered here in the hall of the Huang family. Huang Wanjin, the current head of the Huang family, was in the main position, and was calm and closed his eyes to rest. He was holding a scattered beads in his hand, fiddling one by one.

The other big families in the city saw it, and they were all very calm and the atmosphere was very lively.

"Guess, how many days can the new city lord last?"

"What can I do if a child with a yellow mouth has not grown enough? In my opinion, it will definitely not last more than five days, and I will definitely come to ask for help from me."

"According to the servant, Ye Xuan had several carriages when he entered the city, and he should have a lot of money."

"Hmph, so what? Now all the food in Heishui City is in my hands. If I don't sell it to him, then he can only buy it from other cities, and he will definitely not be able to catch up with the day when the food is exhausted. Once the food is gone, the unruly people in the city will definitely make a fuss. At that time...hehe!"

"Stop, your guess is not valid at all! If it were you, and you went to Hei Shui City to take over as the city lord, would you take food or money on the road?"

"Well, this is right. Who would take food on the road? It must be with money. At that time, just buy it nearby?"

"In this way, Ye Xuan can't help but we don't want to ask?"

"Hehe, as I said, he should come to visit the head of the Huang family as soon as possible. You must know that the Huang family has always been supporting the entire Heishui City. Once the Huang family is gone, Heishui City will be in chaos!"

"It's not bad, why don't we drive that boy named Ye down and let the head of the Huang family be the city lord?"

"What is the difference between the Lord Huang and the Lord of the City over the years? As long as you grasp the economic lifeline of Heishui City, the boy will obey the orders just as well as the former Lord of the City!"

"That's right. This kid didn't come to visit the head of the Huang family as soon as possible. He must kowtow to admit his mistake at that time, otherwise we will kill him."

Just as everyone was discussing more and more intensely, the slave who went to inquire about the news suddenly came back, but his face was a little strange. He walked into the hall and immediately bowed to Huang Wanjinna.

"Honor!"

"What's the situation?" Huang Wanjin was still calm and fiddled with the beads, and asked lightly with his eyes narrowed.

"The city lord is…"

The slave was about to speak, but was interrupted by the person next to him.

"What city lord, a child from Huangkou, is also worthy of being called a city lord?"

"Yes, yes, Ye Xuan is distributing food to the people in the city."

As soon as the slave finished speaking, the wealthy families in the hall sneered.

"Haha, are the carriages he brought with him really not property, but food?"

"Tsk tsk, our new city lord is not a fool, right? Just a few carriages, even if they are all food, they can only last about 2,000 pounds. There are 3,000 poor people in the entire Heishui City. Even if they drink porridge, they will definitely not last for a few days. If it is property..."

"If it were money, he would have come here long ago."

"I really didn't expect that someone would take office to bring so much food. It's really unheard of."

"That guy is just holding on. Sooner or later, he will come over to ask me to wait."

"Yes, I will definitely be humiliated by the time. Let's ask him if the porridge is delicious?"

Seeing these wealthy families' energetic appearance, the slave looked eager to speak and stopped. Huang Wanjin saw it, and his hand that was pulling the string of beads stopped and asked.

"Xiao Si, is there something wrong with it?"

"Report to the head of the family, Ye Xuan is not serving porridge, but cooking!"

As soon as this said, it was like a sharp cold wind blew across the hall, instantly sweeping the hot atmosphere, and every face was filled with incredible expressions.

"Dry rice? This is impossible. Where did he get so much food?"

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Chapter completed!