Lu Jueyu thought about her husband's words and asked, "Then, what about the price?"
Hearing this, Li Chenmo smiled and replied, "Well, it's impossible for the government to solve this matter alone."
"Since the wealthy families are willing to buy grain at a high price, we will sell it to them at the current black market price. As for what's sold to the commoners, we will keep it at the previous price before the food shortage."
"Husband, you plan to let the wealthy families cover the expenses for the commoners?" Lu Jueyu asked. frёewebnoѵēl.com
Li Chenmo nodded and said, "Cross-subsidies. Those who can pay more should pay more. Those who can't, just pay as much as they can. This way, everyone will have food to eat."
"Won't they complain about the high price?"
"While we charge them a higher price, the grain sold to them will be of higher quality. Coarse grains are cheaper than rice, and commoners usually aren't willing to buy rice. So, we will sell rice to the wealthy and coarse grains to the commoners," Li Chenmo said.
Lu Jueyu thought about this and nodded, "This is a good plan."
Li Chenmo rubbed her head gently and added, "As for the grain given to Pan Chiyan, we will give him 30% rice and 70% coarse grains. That way, he won't be suspicious. We will give him more than 10,000 tons, but it won't be all rice."
Lu Jueyu had no objection and said,"Husband, we will do as you planned."
After walking for forty minutes, they finally found a place that was vast but surrounded by large trees. From the outside, no one would know that a grassland existed there.
Li Chenmo drew a map to give to Houzi later and brought his wife to the warehouses hidden in the mountains.
Beside the previous warehouse he had shown his wife, his subordinates had already prepared eight more. It was more than what he asked for, but it was good to be prepared. The warehouses were several times larger than the one she visited before.
The two of them inspected the warehouses and filled them with supplies. Three of them were filled with rice, totaling 45,000 tons. Another three were filled with coarse grains, totaling around 57,000 tons.
The last three warehouses were filled with various flours, seasonings, sauces, dried vegetables, dried mushrooms, ointments, cosmetics, and skincare products. Since the winter is coming soon, Lu Jueyu also added cotton to the list.
When they returned from the mountains, it was already three o'clock in the afternoon. Since both of their children had gone fishing with Father Li, the house was empty.
The two of them went into Lu Jueyu's space to take a shower and nap. After eating a meal, they left the space and reappeared in their bedroom.
Not long after, they heard the sound of bells ringing. Hearing this, Li Chenmo said, "Wife, I will go see who's coming."
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