Liu Yuanqing was stunned for a moment. Suddenly, he didn't know why, but his hands and feet felt cold.
The person in charge nodded and whispered: "Sir, we do have no food left. We only have some millet and flour in the warehouse!"
"This is impossible, take me to see it!" Liu Yuanqing said anxiously.
The group of people hurried to the warehouse, opened it, and saw that the grain warehouse was empty, with only a dozen sacks.
He quickly ran forward and struggled to untie the rope on the sack. When he opened it, he saw that there were some shelled millet. A dozen sacks only weighed a few hundred kilograms at most.
There are seven or eight bags of flour next to it. This is the last grain in this granary!
"Where's the food! Where has all the food gone?" Liu Yuanqing shouted in panic.
The person in charge of the food distribution said cautiously: "Sir, the food, the food has been distributed."
"How can it be possible that they have all run out! How can the four major grain dealers, who add up to nearly 40,000 shi of grain, have all run out of food?"
Liu Yuanqing asked loudly, "One stone is sixty kilograms, and forty thousand stones is a full 2.4 million kilograms of grain."
How could the refugees eat so much food when they have only been in the city for less than a month? Even if there are 100,000 people, each person can sustain a pound a day, which can last for 24 days!
How could it be gone so soon!
The person in charge hesitated and said: "We, we are all following your request, Mr. Liu. As long as refugees come to receive food within the specified time, we will distribute it to them no matter what."
"At first, just one relief site consumed hundreds of kilograms of rice every day. Later, some refugees couldn't finish the food and even threw it away, wasting it everywhere."
"Bastard, these bastards are seeking death!" Liu Yuanqing cursed angrily, completely forgetting that this was his previous request.
Suddenly he came to his senses: "Where is the food I bought? When will it be delivered."
He realized that by now the refugees were getting used to having food to eat. If they ran out of food now, it would be the end!
The person in charge said nervously: "He's not back yet!"
"Damn! Prepare the sedan quickly and take me to the Zhou Mansion!" Liu Yuanqing panicked. At this time, he thought of Zhou Tianyu and others, and quickly took the sedan to the inner city.
As the four famous grain merchants in the imperial capital, the four kings of Zhou, Wu and Zheng lived in the inner city where only wealthy merchants and dignitaries could live.
Just looking at Liu Yuanqing's panicked look, Zhou Tianyu guessed what was going on. He coughed, revealing a sickly pale look.
"What's wrong, Mr. Liu? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Liu Yuanqing hurriedly said: "Boss Zhou, how much food do you still have?"
"Grain? All the grain stored in the Zhou family's granary has been handed over to you, Mr. Liu. Now the family has to go to the rice shop to buy rice to survive." Zhou Tianyu said helplessly, but he sneered in his heart.
You little lard has deceived your heart, let me see who can save you now.
The four major grain merchants came forward to help Liu Yuanqing in disaster relief because Zhang Yu ordered them and they were unwilling to engage in such a loss-making business.
It's just that my hands don't have the power, and there's nothing I can do if my arms can't twist my thighs.
The food of the four families was bought by Zhang Yu at a very low price. He originally wanted to help Liu Yuanqing so that he could take advantage of Zhang Yu.
Who would have thought that this guy was just a profit-obsessed idiot who would not listen to any advice, so Zhou Tianyu and others were too lazy to make any further suggestions.
Do whatever you like.
Hearing Zhou Tianyu's words, Liu Yuanqing was obviously panicked and said quickly: "What about Boss Wu, Boss Zheng and Boss Wang?"
"They are the same, Master Liu. A few days ago, our family gave all the food to you for distribution." Zhou Tianyu said helplessly.
Liu Yuanqing trembled and realized that he really had no food in his hands!
He simply couldn't imagine what would happen next if the refugees couldn't see food.
"Boss Zhou! Hurry! Find your connections. No matter what, you have to get 10,000 shi of food for me! The price is easy to say!"
Liu Yuanqing was already in a panic and rushed to seek medical treatment. Seeing his pale face, Zhou Tianyu laughed in his heart, but he also said helplessly: "Master Liu, the common people can't get so much food together in a short while."
"I told you before, sir, that food is in short supply right now. The Yankees in the disaster-stricken south are hoarding goods and driving up food prices. Now we can't buy food at all!"
"Damn it! Is there no way?" Liu Yuanqing looked anxious.
Zhou Tianyu said calmly: "The common people have no choice."
Just as Liu Yuanqing was about to say something, the housekeeper of the Zhou Mansion walked in: "Master Liu, Master, Master Zhang, the commander of the Dongcheng Army and Horses Division, is looking for Master Liu."
Hearing Zhang Kai looking for him, Liu Yuanqing suddenly felt something was wrong: "Let him in quickly."
I saw Zhang Kai running in in a panic. As soon as he saw Liu Yuanqing, he hurriedly shouted: "Master Liu, something bad has happened! The refugees are rioting!"
"What did you say!" Liu Yuanqing stood up in fright.
Zhang Kai was at a loss and shouted: "It's chaos, everything is chaos! The refugees had begun to rob the grain depot without seeing the food, and some even started to rob the shops in Wenxuanfang. Many people were beaten, and the scene was chaotic!"
What should Mr. Liu do?"
"Me! How do I know what to do!"
Liu Yuanqing was so angry that his vision went dark and he fainted. Zhou Tianyu and Zhang Kai were shocked, and he hurriedly called for help. Zhou Tianyu only felt unlucky. After all, he was a third-grade minister, so don't die like me.
Already.
At this moment, the scene in Wenxuanfang was very lively.
When the rioting refugees saw that they had no food, they panicked and began to smash, loot and loot many merchants' shops.
Regardless of whether it is food or not, as long as you rush in and start robbing, if the store owners and employees dare to stop them, they will be beaten directly!
Because they have all heard that Wenxuanfang has no food and they have all been eaten.
That meant they were hungry again, so under the instigation of some people, the refugees rioted.
Some even started robbing people on the roadside until they alerted the Praetorian Guards.
A large number of imperial troops began to rush to Wenxuanfang to capture the rioting refugees.
It took more than an hour to bring the situation under control, and a large number of refugees began to flee to other places.
But the entire Wenxuanfang had been smashed to pieces, and hundreds of people were killed or injured that day.
No one can suppress such a big thing! What's more, this is a riot that happened at the feet of the emperor.
Liu Yuanqing, who fainted and was revived, came to Wenxuanfang and was stunned. He looked at the mess everywhere and the people sitting on the roadside yelling and cursing.
Some people scolded the refugees, while others scolded him.
He felt as if he was in an ice cellar, and his whole body was shivering from the cold.
It’s over!
All is lost!
He could hardly hold back the mouthful of blood, and Liu Yuanqing fell straight back.