Oh no! After I Reincarnated, My Moms Became Son-cons!

“I will be counting on all of you then.”

I signed my name and stamped the letter with my seal. I then handed it to the representative of the merchants and nobles.

“Food is hard to find in winter, plus we don’t have reserves prepared in the city this year. Do not hoard food causing the prices to soar. Of course, you will benefit from it, as well. I will compensate for eighty-percent of the food you currently have, according to volume, as long as you are willing to lower your prices. As nobles, you definitely have provisions stored at home. We will buy it from you at 150% of what their current worth is.”

“Alright, Your Majesty. We will definitely see that it is done.”

We were basically done with pricing discussions. Now the city won’t fall into starvation due to food and fuel shortages.

I can’t create a state-owned commercial and industrial system, yet. If these merchants possess provisions, they’ll definitely raise the price of food. Distributing money to the people wouldn’t allow them to keep up with the speed at which they raise their prices, either.

Hence, I negotiated price points which we could all accept. The food reserve the city needs will have to be purchased from these nobles.

Freya is as reliable as ever. She even considered this. Is food worth money? No, it is not. However, prices increase once you add the cost of transportation into the equation. But this group of merchants have shown enough sincerity in doing business with the royal family, and as a result, it didn’t cost much.

After the discussions ended, the representatives of the merchants and nobles stood up.