Soon, the guards brought in locusts and charcoal. Lin Fei asked them to get some bamboo sticks and honey. Then, he asked the guards to skewer the locusts on bamboo skewers and began to roast them.
The officials gathered around and watched silently. Even Li Shiming got down from the dragon throne and stood beside Lin Fei.
Lin Fei was not affected by them. He was seriously roasting his locusts. Not long after, the first batch of locusts on the grill was ready. He brushed a layer of honey on the locusts, then divided two skewers and handed them to Li Shiming. The rest were all stuffed into his mouth.
There were many such things, especially during the locust plague. It was not that no one had tried to eat them in the past, but the locusts cooked in water were soft and tough. They made popping sounds when they bit into them. They could not swallow them at all. Later on, everyone gave up on this idea.
Seeing Lin Fei stuffing locusts into his mouth, Li Shiming swallowed his saliva. However, when he looked at the two clusters of locusts in his hands, he was a little embarrassed.
Lin Fei saw Li Shiming hesitating and said,""Father-in-law, you should eat too. Not only is this thing delicious, but it also has a high nutritional value. It's very good.”
Looking at Lin Fei's appearance, Li Shiming carefully took one from the bamboo stick and put it in his mouth. He gently chewed it. The next moment, Li Shiming's eyes lit up. He imitated Lin Fei and stuffed it into his mouth. In just two bites, he had already eaten two skewers of locusts. When he wanted to ask for more, he found that Lin Fei's hand was already empty.
"Don't worry, there are still 30 catties left. Let me roast some more.”Lin Fei pointed at the locusts in the sack and smiled.
This time, Lin Fei roasted a lot. The guards could not keep up with him.
Soon, the second batch was also roasted. However, this time, Lin Fei did not eat it. Instead, he placed it at the side and let the officials take it themselves. However, none of the officials did anything.。
Lin Fei said lightly,"Even the Emperor is eating. Now, I'm giving you a reward. Are you sure you don't want to eat?"”
Since Lin Fei had already said so, how could those officials dare not eat? Not eating meant that he disliked the food that even the emperor ate. This was a great sin.
Just as the officials were about to make a move, Lin Fei said,"Officials above the third rank can buy one tael of gold each. Officials below the third rank can buy two taels of gold each time. Officials below the third rank can't buy less than 200 each time. Officials above the third rank can't buy less than 500 each time.”
Boom!
This time, the officials exploded. They felt that if they ate one fish for one tael of gold, they would only eat one. This way, even if they were cheated by Lin Fei of one tael of gold, they would not have to offend the emperor. It was worth it.
However, Lin Fei restricted the purchase to no less than 200 at a time, especially for officials above the third rank. They had to buy 500 at a time, which was 500 taels of gold.
Although they could afford five hundred taels of gold, that was five hundred taels of gold. Who would be willing to be cheated of five hundred taels of gold for nothing?
Therefore, those officials once again stood opposite Lin Fei. In front of Lin Fei, they wanted to tell on Li Shiming.
"Emperor, Lin Fei forcefully bought and sold in the throne room, extorting and blackmailing.”
"Emperor, please investigate!"
"Emperor, please investigate!"
For a moment, resentment filled the throne room. They felt that they had to trip Lin Fei this time. Otherwise, they might have to find a way to trick them in the future.
Insight? What do you mean by 'observance'? I'm just watching from here. Lin Fei was forcefully buying and selling, extorting and blackmailing. Li Shimin was also very angry.
The locusts that Lin Fei roasted were very delicious. They could be compared to some delicacies, but they could not be sold for one tael of gold per locust!
Just as Li Shiming was about to scold Lin Fei, Lin Fei said first,"Father-in-law, you promised me just now that you wouldn't stop me from doing business. Don't tell me that you want to go back on your word after less than two hours? This is not the way of a gentleman!"
" I…" Li Shiming was speechless by Lin Fei's rebuttal. He did promise Lin Fei not to stop him from doing business, but he did not expect Lin Fei to do business directly in the throne room!
"Father-in-law, don't worry. I definitely can't force your son-in-law to buy or sell them. This is the price for my locusts, but I don't have to force them to buy them.”Lin Fei looked at the officials and smiled.
"I…"
Li Shi Min was speechless. He took a deep breath and said to the officials,""Dear ministers, I have let you down.”
"We are terrified!"
Those officials didn't dare to ask Li Shiming to apologize to them. Although Li Shiming had really let them down, they couldn't say it out loud.
The officials were terrified, but their faces were filled with anger. After getting up, they wrote down the IOU in front of Lin Fei unwillingly and led their locusts to the side.
They might not be able to buy it, but if they did not buy it, they would be letting Li Shiming down. In this world, they could let anyone down, but they could not let Li Shiming down. Therefore, they could only stare at Lin Fei and bite a locust as if the locust was Lin Fei.
When the officials were about to plant the locusts, they suddenly felt that these locusts were different from the locusts they had tried before. This time, they were very delicious. They could not help but speed up and finish the locusts in their hands in a few bites.
Looking at the bare bamboo sticks in their hands, their hearts were about to break. In less than fifteen minutes, they had already eaten hundreds of taels of gold.
His heart ached just thinking about it.
Lin Fei thought that those officials would not buy anything after eating it, but he suddenly heard a rough voice.
"Good stuff, give me another 1,000. I want to eat my fill today.”
Lin Fei looked in the direction of the voice and saw the face. The corner of his mouth could not help but twitch.
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