Zhu Yuanzhang was personally watching over the disaster relief, but even so, there were still people who dared to play tricks under his nose, which made Zhu Yuanzhang very angry.
In the past dynasties, whenever there was a natural disaster, this kind of thing was inevitable. As long as the imperial court's disaster relief grain funds went down, it would inevitably be exploited by the officials. The officials would protect each other, and it would be very troublesome to investigate.
Although Zhu Yuanzhang was mentally prepared at the beginning, he did not expect that he had so many demons and monsters under him.
Don't let me find out. As long as I find out, I'll kill him!
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang also paid special attention to the direction of merchants who raised prices.
Now, the price of grain in the Land of Third Jin had reached an astronomical price. Even in the surrounding areas, such as the Qi Land, the price of grain had soared and could not be suppressed.
In the land of the Three Jin, merchants who dared to hoard goods were all sent to prison and executed after autumn.
All the food would be confiscated and used for disaster relief.
However, this wave of action soon passed because the soaring price of grain in the land of the Third Jin was essentially caused by the relationship between supply and demand.
With such a huge demand, the supply of food was simply insufficient. The price soared and it was impossible to control.
Since they were not allowed to sell at a high price, the grain merchants simply hid and would rather not sell, which further aggravated the supply problem in the market.
Even if a few big merchants who were hoarding goods were imprisoned, it would not solve the problem. The price would still remain high.
Zhu Yuanzhang also set his sights on the grain merchants who were trying to drive up prices. These grain merchants who ran to the land of Sanjin to make a fortune from the disaster also needed to be severely punished. But this time, he had miscalculated. The outbreak of the disaster in the land of the Third Jin did not give the grain merchants enough time to prepare.
By the time everyone reacted, the disaster had already spread. A large number of refugees were everywhere. As long as they were experienced grain merchants, they did not dare to enter the land of Three Jin at this time.
Because once their grain carts entered the land of the Three Jin, there would only be one result, which was that they would never return. They might not even be able to keep their lives, let alone make money.
Only some inexperienced people would take the risk. However, the result was obvious. It was very difficult to sell the food on the market and earn money. On the way, it would be snatched away by the disaster victims.
There was another important reason. Ever since Zhu Xiong entered Qingzhou, he had placed great importance on trade, especially in his own territory. His voice was extremely powerful.
Ever since he entered Qingzhou and had his caravans sell salt everywhere, his business had expanded into various industries, making the business environment of Qi Land very harmonious. Most importantly, Zhu Rong had also carried out several major projects. One was the construction of King Qi's mansion, the other was the construction of asphalt roads, and the last was the construction of a six-story building in Qingzhou City. All of these had greatly boosted the surrounding industries!
This place was filled with all kinds of business opportunities and a large amount of profits. The eyes of the merchants had always been focused on this area. As for the land of the Third Jin, they didn't pay much attention to it at all.
Now that the disaster had completely erupted, and the refugees had even approached the counties of Qi Land, which grain merchant would dare to expose their grain to the public?!
The governor of Jinan, Tie Xuan, requested that all the states and counties be prepared to welcome the arrival of a large number of disaster victims, build porridge stalls, and prepare shelters.
At the same time, the disaster victims were forbidden from entering the city. All the counties were prepared for the outbreak of the plague.
Although the disaster happened in the land of Sanjin, the legs and stomach of the governor of Jinan Prefecture, Tie Xuan, had already begun to tremble.
This year's disaster was beyond imagination. According to the news, hundreds of thousands of disaster victims had already arrived from the west to the east. It would not be long before they arrived in Qi Land one after another.
Hundreds of thousands of people opened their mouths to eat every day!
How could he feed them?
A disaster like this was clearly a bottomless pit, but they could only endure until next year when the fields produced new crops to completely eliminate the impact of this disaster.
In fact, the harvest of Qi this year was not very good. Although the drought was not as serious as that of the Three Jin, the landowners who owned a large amount of land planted a lot of potatoes. Now, the potatoes had been destroyed and sent to Qingzhou.
As for the grain reserves in the hands of ordinary people, they were not considered much.
Now, the price of grain in Qi Land had also increased significantly. One price per day.
Qi also had the mission of transporting grain for disaster relief. They had already opened the granary and sent some to Jin. Some were purchased from the market, but the price of grain was getting higher and higher. As the governor of Jinan Prefecture, he could not turn the tide.
Carriages of food were like a cup of water in a bucket, unable to resolve this disaster.
Soon, the news of the first batch of refugees pouring into Qi reached the ears of the governor of Jinan Prefecture, Tie Xuan.
Unsurprisingly, none of the prefectures and counties could accommodate such a huge army of refugees.
The hungry refugees continued to move eastward.
The city gates of every city were tightly shut. They could not enter at all and could only eat the food in the porridge stalls.
However, the grain reserves of each state and county granary were relatively limited.
Even though the Darming Dynasty had always advocated a policy of recuperation, to be honest, they hadn't been idle. They would go to war at every turn, and every time they went to war, didn't they have to rely on the various regions to hand over grain?
Moreover, they had already transferred some food to the Third Jin to provide disaster relief.
Thus, the hungry victims continued to move from the west to the east.
In front of them was Qingzhou City.
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