Chapter 699: The Jester(3)_1
Just as Chu Suifeng was feeling helpless at the Marquis Residence, Prince Rui, Prince Chu, and Lin Haisheng, who were supposed to leave after the ceremony, unexpectedly received an imperial edict from the Imperial Court.
"The Emperor said, neither of you princes and Mr. Lin need to return to the Capital City immediately. Please ensure that the Northern Land’s tributes are delivered to the palace before the New Year," said the Special Envoy who brought the edict. It was the popular eunuch Miao from the Emperor’s side. When he arrived at the post station, he was dust-covered, indicating that he was in a hurry all the way.
"We are ten days away from the end of the year. Even if we leave now, it won’t be possible to get the tributes to the palace in time, right?" Prince Rui asked in surprise.
"Prince Rui, you have to hurry even it seems impossible," Eunuch Miao sighed. "As soon as you two princes left, the Zajia came rushing in; the Emperor has been quite unrest lately."
No one asked why the Emperor was in a bad mood. When the three of them left the Capital City, it was already in chaos.
Who could have expected that the goods transported from the Northern Land to various provinces of Daqin could disrupt the market? Chu Suifeng silently affected the economy of Daqin; his tactics were brilliant indeed. The Lin Family behind him, however, was a bit annoying.
With the New Year approaching, every family wanted to buy the best things. But they found out that some items couldn’t be bought even with silver.
Vegetable oil, seafood, various types of sauces, spices, roasted goods, sugar, even vermicelli, and bean products; whatever one desired was out of stock in the market. There was some at the restaurants, but they wouldn’t sell.