Just when Wang Xing was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a burst of footsteps and the laughter of a girl. He barely opened his eyes and saw that it was Du Ting, Li Mengyu and an amethyst bee following them, slowly walking from the pavilion.

He walked past and asked, "What have you been doing?"

Wang Xing did not hide the existence of Zixuan. After all, one was his pillow person and the other was a spell caster. Their mental perception was very sharp. As time went by, it was inevitable that they would not notice anything unusual. It would be better to make it public.

Li Mengyu was most surprised to learn that Wang Xing owned a swarm of amethyst bees, and at the same time warned Wang Xing not to tell the story, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.

Because not even the Spellcasters Association can conquer a swarm of Amethyst Bees, not because they are not strong enough, but because once the Amethyst Queen signs a contract, the Amethyst Queen will lose the ability to reproduce, and Gongfeng can only live for three months at most.

In addition, the Amethyst Bee is an insect-type monster with a natural lack of intelligence, and its strength is generally only seven or eight levels. It is very rare to reach the ninth level, let alone super level.

For this reason, Wang Xing would give some amethyst honey to Li Mengyu every month. As hush money, Li Mengyu happily accepted it, and also warned Wang Xing not to tell her father.

"Meet the lord."

"Brother, you're awake. We went shopping and picked some jujubes."

The voices of two people and one buzzing sounded in Wang Xing's ears at the same time, especially Zixuan, who seemed extremely excited.

"Mianzao? What is it? Take it out and have a look." Wang Xing showed some interest in mianzao. There is no fruit in the Chaos Plains. Even he, a lord, has never eaten it a few times. The price is very expensive.

Hearing this, Li Mengyu took out a bag, opened it and took out a blood-red jujube the size of a fist. Wang Xing was so greedy that he snatched it away.

Without waiting for the two women to react, he stuffed it into his mouth. The taste was not as sweet as he had imagined. It was like chewing a mouthful of half-dry flour. It was extremely unpalatable.

Bah, bah, bah~

After spitting for several times in a row, he finally finished spitting out the half-dried flour in his mouth. Looking at the two girls who were smiling broadly, they knew this would be the result, so they didn't stop him.

Wang Xing's face couldn't help but darken, he showed a malicious smile, and said: "This thing is so unpalatable, did you take it off on purpose to see me make a fool of myself?"

"No, Zixuan saw that there were many people picking jujubes, so she asked us to pick some." Seeing that Wang Xing seemed really angry, Du Ting stopped laughing and said, after being together for so long, she knew Wang Xing very well.

character.

"There are many people picking them, and they don't taste good. Why pick them?" Wang Xing asked with a thought in his heart.

"I don't know, people used to pick it when there was a shortage of food. Although it's not delicious, it can satisfy hunger." Du Ting also looked confused. Now there should be no shortage of food in the west city!

"The city is starting to run out of food."

Wang Xing was shocked. Ordinary people have always been very sensitive. He shouted: "Li Yi, notify Lu Chuan immediately, and Li Heng will come to see me immediately."

"You guys go play first, I have something to take care of, and give me those noodles and dates as well." Wang Xing said to the three girls after he shouted.

"Okay." The three girls saw that Wang Xing's face turned really ugly, and they said very well.

"I've met the lord." As soon as Lu Chuan received the news, he rushed over without stopping. However, when he saw a bitten date in front of Wang Xing, his heart suddenly stopped.

"Is Xijin City starting to run out of food?" Although Wang Xing was asking, his tone was very sure.

"Yes...it's a little bit, but it's not serious. Lord, don't worry." Lu Chuan said hesitantly.

"Is it just a little? Isn't it a serious problem when someone starves to death?" Wang Xing said with a cold face. He found that this Lu Chuan was not only greedy for power, but also very greedy for money.

"This...this..." A layer of cold sweat broke out on Lu Chuan's forehead, and he felt very regretful about agreeing to the grain merchant's damn request.

Since Wang Xing arrived in Xijin City, life for the common people in Xijin City has become much better, especially since Wang Xing has to build two more cement roads, one leading to Blackwater City and the other to Nanhua City, which requires the recruitment of a large number of workers.

The common people who went west to the city had extra money.

Those grain merchants saw the opportunity and prepared to drive up grain prices and make a lot of money. However, if they want to make a lot of money, they must first get rid of Lu Chuan, the lord of Xijin City. He cannot be allowed to interfere, let alone inform Wang Xing.

"Okay, haven't the ten chambers of commerce that cooperated with us shipped food?" Looking at Lu Chuan's look, Wang Xing knew that this matter had something to do with him.

Because the Chaos Plains does not produce food, he has been exchanging cement for food without interruption. Previously, he felt that it was too troublesome to transport the food to the Lord's Mansion, so he sent it directly to the City Lord's Mansion, mainly for building cement roads and selling it.

, stabilizing food prices.

"Yes, but they only transport breadfruit and some grains that are not easy to store." Lu Chuan quickly replied, knowing that these things could no longer be hidden.

"How long has it been?" Wang Xing's heart sank. This is not a good sign. It seems that the reason behind this food shortage may not be that simple.

"It's been... more than two months." Lu Chuan said carefully again.

"Haha, it's been more than two months, and you haven't come to inform me yet. You are really good at being a city lord!" Wang Xing sneered. He was completely disappointed with this Lu Chuan.

"I was wrong, please punish me, lord." Lu Chuan was also a bachelor, and looked like he could punish him however he wanted, which made Wang Xing feel disgusted again.

"That's enough, go and notify the grain merchants and the ten chambers of commerce that cooperate with us, and ask them to transport coarse grains to me, or get out of here." Wang Xing gave a sharp shout and said.

"Yes, Lord." Lu Chuan's expression tightened and he exited the hall.

"I've met the lord." Just as Li Heng stepped into the hall, he saw Lu Chuan leaving quickly with a gloomy face.

"Here, take a seat!" Wang Xing knew that in order to get the master level practice skills as soon as possible, Li Heng led the city guards to clean up the monsters between the three cities every day. Now let alone high-level monsters, even mid-level monsters

The monsters are almost wiped out.

"Thank you, Lord." Li Heng cupped his hand and thanked Wang Xing.

"Let's get to know this thing!" Wang Xing said, picking up the noodle he took a bite of.

"I know you, Mian Zao." Li Heng nodded, but for a moment he couldn't figure out what Wang Xing wanted to do.

"How is Mian Zao on the Chaotic Plains?" Wang Xing asked again.

"There are many. In addition to going west into the city, there are also over there in Nanhua City. There is a large jujube forest covering several mountains. The yield is huge, but it is not delicious." Li Heng pointed in the direction of Nanhua City.

"Okay, now I'll give you a task. As long as you complete it, you can come and get the master-level skills at any time." Wang Xing said hello. He originally thought that the Chaotic Plains really did not produce food, but now he realized that it was because of them.

Not found.

"Lord, please tell me, I will definitely be able to do it." Li Heng suddenly stood up and said solemnly.

"I want you to collect the noodles. Remember, it is a secret acquisition. Don't let people know that you are collecting the noodles, let alone let people know that I gave the order. It would be better if you can put aside the relationship with all of us." Wang Xing's expression

Seriously.

"Lord, don't worry. Leave this little matter to me. I won't let you down." Li Heng said confidently. He has been working here for hundreds of years and has a wide network of contacts.

"Go!" Wang Xing nodded.

After watching Li Heng leave, Wang Xing contacted Zhang Liao in Nanhua City. Sure enough, there were signs of food shortage in Nanhua City, but it was not obvious yet. If Wang Xing had not reminded him, Du Wei would not have been able to notice it for a while.

The next day, early in the morning, Wang Xing was still lying in the gentle countryside having a sweet dream, but he was awakened by a banging on the door.

"Who is it? You are not allowed to sleep so early in the morning." Wang Xing looked dissatisfied and dragged Du Ting back into his arms as she was about to get up.

"Get up quickly, my father said. Shopkeeper Luo of the Bauhinia Chamber of Commerce is outside with a group of shopkeepers asking for an audience." Li Mengyu's slightly stiff voice sounded outside the door.

"Oh, I got it." Wang Xing stretched out and touched Du Ting's plumpness, which made Du Ting angry.

Under Du Ting's service, she quickly got dressed, opened the door, and saw Li Mengyu standing frozen at the side. Wang Xing laughed strangely, making Li Mengyu's body even more stiff.

"Okay, stop bullying Mengyu." Du Ting pushed him out the door.

"You Du Ting, how dare you push me out, wait and see how I deal with you at night." Wang Xing shouted with evil intentions.

"How could you do this! Mengyu, come in quickly and ignore him." Du Ting felt ashamed and angry, pulled Li Mengyu into the room, and closed the door to block Wang Xing's fiery sight.

Walking into the living room with happy steps, he saw Luo Qing and a dozen people chatting inside, saying: "It turns out to be shopkeeper Luo Da. He is really a rare visitor."

"I have met the lord." Luo Qing and others stood up and saluted.

"No need to be polite, just sit down!" Wang Xing waved his hand, and when everyone was seated, he looked at the people on the side and said, "Who are you?"

"Back to the lord, we are the shopkeeper of the grain merchant in Xijin City." A shrewd man who looked like the leader said.

"Oh, it's about food." Wang Xing leaned on the chair and said.

"Yes, the Iron-Blooded Duke has blocked the Blood Wolf Pass and does not allow coarse grains to pass through. There is nothing we can do." The smart man sighed helplessly.

"Okay, I know." Wang Xing nodded.

But before a smile appeared on the shrewd man's face, Wang Xing shouted: "Li Yi, go and inform Lu Chuan, tell me that these grain merchants are not welcome in Xijin City, and raise their tax rate to 50%.

, In addition, because these grain merchants make this lord very unhappy, all commercial taxes in my territory will be raised to 20% from now on."

The commercial tax in Shenwu Continent is generally charged at 20% of the transaction amount. In order to attract caravans, Wang Xing lowered it to 15%.

Now with the attraction of cement, there is an endless stream of caravans. Wang Xing has long wanted to increase the commercial tax to more than 20%, but he has never had the chance. Now that the opportunity has come, Wang Xing will not miss it. By the way, he can also
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