This matter was so loud that it inevitably spread to Nie Xun's ears.
After Nie Xun heard this, he stared straight ahead, his pupils dull, and the little soldier who replied, bowed his head in fear, feeling uneasy in his heart.
After a while, Nie Xun didn't move. The soldier bravely raised his head secretly, only to see Nie Xun covering his shoulders with one hand and clawing at the table with the other. The knuckles of his fingers were white due to the force, and fine sweat was pouring out of his pale and bleeding forehead. . Xiaobing was stunned. He saw red and black blood oozing from the clothes on Nie Xun's shoulders at the tip of his eyes.
"Military doctor-military doctor-come here!!!"
Nie Xun's old injury recurred, and the wound on his shoulder that had recently healed cracked again. Fortunately, the cracked wound was not long, otherwise it would have been troublesome.
After the military doctor helped Nie Xun treat the wound, he prescribed a prescription for the apprentice to grab the medicine and boil it, and Nie Xun also woke up leisurely.
"The sergeant is awake?"
The lieutenant standing beside the bed shouted, and a few other people gathered around, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Nie Xun's face was pale, his eyes were a little confused, and it took a while before he regained the memory before the coma.
His mood was calm, and he said weakly to reassure everyone, "I'm fine, just cultivate for two days."
A certain lieutenant said angrily, "If it wasn't for those profiteers who took advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune and wantonly drive up the price of food, how could the strategist faint?"
"Businessmen seek profit, and there are few people who care. This is a group of villains who are open to money. It's good to make money. How can they care about others?"
The situation in Chenzhou is not good. Those merchants are not afraid to mix up a pool of water and take the opportunity to make a fortune in war. They are really a group of black-hearted ghosts!
"They are short-sighted and only know that the profit is the uncle. How can they worry so much?"
Several lieutenants expressed their indignation, wishing to send troops to slaughter all the black-hearted merchants in the city who were driving up the price of food.
The more they talked, the louder their voices became, until the military doctor interrupted them.
"Generals, the strategist needs to rest at the moment, and it is not suitable to make noise. If you have anything to do, you can come back tomorrow."
Nie Xun stretched out the quilt with his skinny hand, and waved it weakly, indicating that the military doctor didn't need to say more.
"What's going on outside?" he asked weakly.
A deputy general came out and said, "The rice shop is still not willing to let go, and the price of grain has risen by 10%."
Since the news of grain shortage in Chenzhou came out, rice merchants who were hoarding grain have sensed a business opportunity and took the opportunity to drive up prices and sell old rice at high prices.
Feng Jin didn't send out many sailors, but the rice merchants in Chenzhou spontaneously helped out and became free tap water.
While fanning the flames and causing food shortages, they peddled old rice accumulated in warehouses at high prices.
At this time, the price of food was several times higher than usual.
Even so, the supply of food is still in short supply, and it has been snapped up by the irrational people as soon as it is put on the shelves.
People without grain storage rushed to buy it, and people with grain storage followed the crowd and tried to grab more.
The streets near Mipu were crowded tightly by the terrified people, and there were more than one stampede incidents.
Nie Xun was also so angry that his old injury recurred.
Seeing that Nie Xun didn't speak, the lieutenant could not help but say, "Master, what should we do now? Why don't we arrest those merchants—"
Nie Xun asked him, "What's the reason?"
If there is no suitable reason to arrest people, isn't this an admission of food shortage in disguise
A rumor that has not been confirmed drives the people so crazy, if it is confirmed, the whole of Chenzhou will be over.
The lieutenant blushed when asked by Nie Xun, and he couldn't hold back a word for a long time. He really didn't know what reason to use to arrest someone.
Another humane said, "Isn't it worth dying for these profiteers to drive up food prices in chaos?"
"To be arrested, of course, to be arrested, but this reason cannot be used." Nie Xun half-closed his eyes weakly, and said weakly, "These merchants are selling Chen rice from a few years ago, so it is better to use another reason—for example, In order to sell the hoarded old rice and reduce losses, the merchants spread rumors about the shortage of grain in Chenzhou and trick the people into buying grain. Look, how about this?"
A few people were happy, and this was a good reason. It could not only clean up those merchants in an open and fair manner, but also throw the blame of the rumors on the merchants, blurring the current situation of food shortage in Chenzhou. As long as the people's hearts settle down and the people don't make trouble, Chenzhou can last for a month or two!
A certain lieutenant general said, "It can be delayed for a while, and in a month or two, it will be the autumn harvest. When the new rice is harvested, the food shortage will be solved."
Nie Xun nodded weakly. Seeing his tired brows, everyone chose to leave with wink.
When they were all gone, Nie Xun opened his eyes instead, a bit of mockery flashed in his eyes.
What about delaying until the autumn harvest
Chenzhou has been chaotic for several years, and the grain harvest in the territory cannot be raised, and it cannot stop such a large grain gap.
If Huang Song had some support, there might still be a chance.
But Huang Song gave up on Chenzhou, otherwise, why did Nie Xun send someone to send news to Huang Song and have not responded for so long
As smart as he is, he has already guessed Huang Song's decision, but he can't tell the truth to others.
Chenzhou was already in turmoil, and if the soldiers at the bottom knew about it, it would collapse overnight.
When Nie Xun's response policy reached Feng Jin's ears, he smiled and said, "Nie Chengyun's response is not slow."
Meng Hun shook his head and said, "It is said that when he heard the news, he was so angry that his old injury recurred. I don't know how long this body can last."
Feng Jin said, "There's still a little heat missing."
Meng Hun was surprised, "Lack of heat?"
Feng Jin smiled and said, "Our chance has come."
At this time, it is natural to fan the flames and fuel the flames, so that Nie Xun has no time to take care of him.
According to Nie Xun's idea, the rice merchants in Chenzhou who were driving up grain prices and spreading rumors were arrested, and the confiscated grain was sold to the common people at a low price.
Many people bought food, and other people who were still watching saw this, and immediately lost the idea of buying them, and the rumors broke.
Nie Xun knew very well that this was only a temporary solution, not the root cause. Over time, the people would still find clues.
In order to stabilize the political situation, Nie Xun had to deal with government affairs while injured, and the daily rest time was less than two hours.
The military doctor tried to dissuade him many times to no avail, so he could only let Nie Xun go.
Since the old injury ruptured, Nie Xun's condition has come and gone.
It's not that the military doctor is not good at medical skills, it's just that Nie Xun's patient does not follow the doctor's orders at all.
In the middle of the night, Nie Xun's body began to heat up again, and she slept in a drowsy half night. When she woke up, the room was dark.
He tried to call someone, but his dry voice couldn't make a sound, so he could only sit up with difficulty and walk out the door step by step.
Nie Xun raised his hand and wiped his hot face, even breathing was hot.
"what is that-"
He struggled to open his sleepy eyes, and found that the distant sky was dyed with a layer of orange light.
"Go away-"