There were 30 people in the line, and also slaves responsible for moving goods behind them. More than 50 people were lining up in a row. When these ten teams walked from Xiao w.a.n.gfu to the street, they immediately attracted the attention of pa.s.sers-by.
"What"s going on? Aren"t they Xiao w.a.n.gfu"s guard? Where are they going in a hurry?" The people in the capital were knowledgeable. As soon as they saw the armor that the guards were wearing, they could tell the other party"s ident.i.ty.
"I don"t know. They look terrible as if they will kill people."
The onlookers don"t know what was going on, so they exchanged opinions with each other. Then some bold and idle people quietly followed up, wanting to see where the people of Xiao w.a.n.gfu going, it"s just… …
As soon as they walked out of Zhuque Street, the ten teams dispersed and walked in different directions, making the lively people tangled and confused about who they will go follow. Some people ran two steps to the left but then turned back to the right. Some who went to right turned left. The two group who were having difficulties to choose collided with each other.
"Ouch …" Loud cries sounded. But before they could scold each other, they saw Xiao w.a.n.gfu"s guards rus.h.i.+ng to Qiming Business Firm on Youmin Street. They tied up the shopkeeper and servants. Then they moved outside the items in the shop one by one. While moving, someone was recording it.
"Hey, what"s going on? Is Xiao w.a.n.gfu robbing people?" The onlookers were frightened. In broad daylight, Xiao w.a.n.gfu"s guards directly entered a shop and moved out things. Can they be more arrogant?
However, it"s not only the Qiming business firm but also the Weimin Grain Shop across the road. They also encountered the same treatment. The shopkeeper and the servants of the were tied up. After the grains were weighed, they were all put on the carriage.
"Hey, what the h.e.l.l are you doing?" Some people asked boldly. The Xiao w.a.n.gfu"s guard who counted the rice grains looked at people. He didn"t try to conceal things, he bluntly said: "These unscrupulous traders took advantage of the chaos of war, they raise the price of grain and squeezed out the people"s hard-earned money, and frame our Xiao w.a.n.gye. Xiao w.a.n.gfei couldn"t accept it. w.a.n.gye is risking his life and fighting in the front line, but these unscrupulous merchants ruined our prince"s reputation. Our w.a.n.gfei investigated these merchants. After finding the evidence, Xiao w.a.n.gfei sought the emperor"s consent to check the money obtained by these traders after the price increase, and use it to compensate the people in their loss."
"Wha, what? Brother, what are you talking about?" A few old men thought they had heard it wrong.
How is that possible?
Over the years, they have been suffering from these price increase of grain every 3 to 5 years, so how could they return the difference to them?
The guard was not angry, he patiently said: "Our w.a.n.gye is loyal to the country, and will never collude with unscrupulous businessmen during the war to extract the hard-earned money of the people. The specific situation can be seen at the gate of the government office. The specific measures for compensation have also been posted outside the government office. "
"Compensation? Can we really get back the money we have spent?" Although the price of food this time was not ridiculously high and it fell back after a week. However, the difference also costs a few silvers. Each family bought a lot of grains. If they really compensate the people, it will not be a small amount.
The guard ordered the people to stop talking and then said: "You can." After that, he no longer answers people"s questions. He let them go the Yamen to check the compensation process.
"Go, go, go. If there is money to get, what are we waiting for!" The people were not afraid to be fooled. One by one, they notify the people close to them, and then they quickly ran to the entrance of the government office. Soon, the entrance of the government office was surrounded by ordinary people, asking for compensation… …
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