Chapter 555 Developed (2)

Caiwei slapped the table: "Nonsense, I just left here two months ago, and everything was as usual at that time. Why did the price of rice go up when I came back two months later? It seems to me that you are clearly bullying me for being a foreigner." , want to take the opportunity to kill me!"

The young boss waved his hands repeatedly and complained: "Oh, girl, you are wronged. I am a responsible businessman and will never do such unethical things as rip off customers. The price of rice in Lin'an Prefecture has indeed been raised." Okay, just in the past few days, I heard that the price will increase for a while!"

"Oh? Is there such a thing? Do you know why the price increased?"

Caiwei asked strangely.

The little boss said: "I know this. It's because His Highness the King of Qin was ordered to lead an army of 100,000 in the Northern Expedition. Unfortunately, he left in a hurry and hadn't collected all the food and grass yet, so he walked and bought along the way. So, the capital is here In the towns where I live, the price of rice is rising steadily. In the past, brown rice only cost 40 cents per bushel, but now it has risen to 100. And white rice, which used to cost 60 cents per bushel, has now risen to 150 cents. You may not be able to buy it even for ten cents per dou! The small one sells steamed buns all year round, so I bought rice from two rice shops that I am familiar with. If it had been someone else, I would have bought it for three hundred cents per dou!"

Hearing this, Caiwei was shocked. Although she had never led troops to fight, she also knew the important role of food and grass in the battle between the two armies. Food and grass are necessary for the army to fight. If food and grass cannot be supplied normally, no matter how strong the army is, it will not help.

In ancient times, when many generals fought with the enemy, they would first cut off the enemy's food and grass. During the Three Kingdoms period, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fought against each other. Yuan Shao's army was far superior to Cao's army. It was precisely because Cao Cao adopted Xu You's strategy and attacked Yuan Shao's grain storage place Wuchao, which became a turning point for Cao Cao to turn defeat into victory. This shows how important food and grass are for the army to fight.

Therefore, there is a saying that "before the soldiers and horses arrive, food and grass go first."

Nangong Yi was ordered to carry out the Northern Expedition, but he didn't even prepare the most basic food and grass for him, and had to go all the way to buy it. Such behavior will definitely lead to the disorganization of the army and the disheartening of the generals. How can we fight a war like this?

From this point of view, the emperor did not want him to win at all in this expedition, or the prince was willing to sacrifice the lives of one hundred thousand soldiers in order to harm him.

If it's the former, it's okay not to have such a father; if it's the latter, a man who is willing to risk the lives of hundreds of thousands of noble men in order to achieve his goal is not worthy of being the crown prince of a country, or even a human being, for the sake of all the people in the world. , she will never let him become the future emperor, not to mention, this matter also involves her!

Caiwei only ate a vegetarian bun stuffed with cabbage and left after a bowl of rice porridge.

After the meal, she walked to several rice shops and found that it was just as the little boss selling steamed buns said. The price of rice had been raised to an unprecedented high. If it continued, Nangong Yi would not be able to support him even if he was rich. A hundred thousand mouths!

Thinking of this, she found a deserted place, quietly entered the space, and counted the food and silver inside. She found that these materials together were only enough to cover the expenses of his army for seven or eight days, and His battle may last for any year or month. If so, where will he get the money to feed these people?

After investigating the price of rice, Caiwei hired a car and went to the nursing home opened by Huo Yuan to see the situation there.

When several directors of the nursing home saw Caiwei coming, they enthusiastically welcomed Caiwei in and started preparing lunch.

Caiwei said, "No need to work too hard. I just came to see how it is here. Is there anything I need help with?"