Chapter 61 The People Are Blessed

"I'm afraid this isn't even enough to cover the cost! Why would the government want to do business at a loss?"

"I heard that a new prince has come to Jizhou. Could it be that this prince knows that we are having a hard time, so he is kind-hearted?"

Chen He saw that everyone was talking about it, and they all looked shocked and suspicious, wanting to believe it but not daring to believe it.

There were men, women, young and old in the crowd, but at this moment they all looked as if they were overwhelmed by happiness, just like children.

Chen He couldn't help but smile. After signaling everyone to be quiet, Chen He announced the rules for buying grain: "Fellow villagers, our government's grain is not unlimited, so I'm sorry, if no one in your family works for the government, whether it's building the city wall or other types of work, each person can buy two stone of grain from the government every month, but resale is prohibited!"

"Once discovered, you will be banned from buying food for life. When buying food, show your relatives' work permits on the construction site in advance. Buy food with the permits. If you don't have the permits, go home and get them. Don't mess around in front of the government office."

Before Wang An decided to stabilize grain prices, he had already thought about specific methods and measures.

In addition, a long time ago, in order to make it easier for the people who built the city wall to receive wages and food on the construction site, an identity certificate was issued to everyone who was willing to work for the government.

At this time, this identity certificate comes in handy and can prove a person's eligibility to purchase grain.

After everyone understood Chen He's rules, they immediately began to gather around him and held out their identification cards.

People were as happy as if it were Chinese New Year. Those who had enough money at home would naturally buy two shi of grain at a time.

Even if one is short of money, one will discuss with others and either borrow money or form a partnership, in short, to decide to buy out all of his shares.

After all, the government never said that you can buy grain from the government for one or two taels of silver in the future. What if it is only this time and you waste your share, you will regret it so much that your thighs will turn blue.

Seeing people crowding and pushing each other, fearing that the affordable food would be sold out, there was a hint of unrest.

Chen He couldn't help but feel a little nervous. While instructing the yamen runners to maintain order, he announced loudly: "Don't worry, fellow villagers. The grain was transported back from Qingzhou by the prince himself. I guarantee that everyone can buy it!"

"And our prince said that as long as you work for the government, everyone will have a quota of two stone of grain every month. No matter when you come, you can buy it. Don't worry!"

"If something goes wrong, I won't be polite."

Chen He had to threaten everyone before the people calmed down.

However, as soon as I calmed down, I recalled what Chen He said.

"Master Chen, you didn't lie to us, did you? Can we really buy it every month?"

"Is it enough to just bring proof that my man works on the wall?"

Most people are confirming that Chen He is not kidding them.

But there were also a few people who were surprised to hear that the affordable grain was indeed decided by the new Prince Xin, and that the grain was personally transported back from Qingzhou.

No one doubted the authenticity of this point. After all, everyone still remembered the scene of Wang An escorting a large amount of grain into the city that day.

Gradually, some people began to shout "Long live the prince", and slowly all the people began to shout.

"Long live the prince!"

"Your Majesty, be merciful!"

"The people of Jizhou have finally waited for the prince, and they will have a good life in the future." "If I had known that the prince would recruit people to repair the city wall that day, I should have let my old man go too!"

The crowd cheered and the sound quickly spread throughout the small White City.

Many ordinary people also took to the streets to ask each other what had happened.

But he realized that as long as someone worked for the government, he would be eligible to buy food from the photovoltaic power plant with one or two taels of silver, and his eyes suddenly turned red with jealousy.

This is half the price of the grain on the market.

How many strong laborers in other families could only earn seven or eight cents of silver after working hard for a month, which was enough to buy five dou of grain.

And this bargain from the government was a full five cents of silver, how could one not be tempted.

But it's no use being tempted, as the government's grain is not unlimited. Only those who are willing to work for the government are eligible to buy cheap grain.

But after understanding the reason, many people rushed to the city wall and registered like the government clerks who were recruiting workers to build the city wall for the prince.

Even those who were unwilling to go were grabbed by the ears and dragged out of the door by their elders or wives.

At this time, Lu Guancheng was sitting in the shop, listening to the clerk's report with a gloomy face.

"Master, it's true. The government actually sells grain for one tael of silver. What should we do?"

After the clerk finished his report, an old shopkeeper stood up and said worriedly, "If we only sell grain at one tael of silver, who will we sell grain at one tael and five cents to? Master, do you think we should lower the price?"

Lu Guancheng's face was gloomy. Hearing this, he snorted coldly and said, "It's impossible to lower the price. It's impossible to lower the price in this lifetime!"

"I want to see how much grain Wang An has to sell!"

"And didn't you hear that only those who help the government are eligible to buy it? How many people can the government employ? Other people still have to buy our food!"

"I'm afraid Wang An knows that he doesn't have much food, so he's doing this on purpose to disgust me. If we follow suit and lower the price, we'll fall into his trap!"

The old shopkeeper seemed to be thinking about what he said, and then he gave a thumbs up and praised: "Master, you are wise. This new prince must be bluffing and trying to scare us."

At this time, Cao Yunmeng had just woken up from his sleep in the government office. Hearing the noise outside, he asked in dissatisfaction, "What are these unruly people arguing about so early in the morning?"

Xiao Zhao, who had just returned, smiled and said, "The prince is selling cheap food outside, and the people of Baicheng are very excited."

"Affordable grain?" Cao Yunmeng frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

Xiao Zhao mentioned Yuan Wei with a smile, and praised Wang An after playing: "When he was in the capital, rumors spread throughout the court and the public that this prince was cowardly and incompetent."

"Now it seems that this is not the case. On the contrary, he seems to be a wise king who cares about the people. I have inquired about it. The price of grain in Baicheng has always been more than one tael and five coins, but the prince only sells it for one tael of silver per stone. I guess he is paying out of his own pocket to subsidize the people."

"Such a generous and compassionate prince is rare in the history of our Liang Dynasty."

"Blessed are the people of White City."

(End of this chapter)