Clan Rise: Starting as a Grandfather

Chapter 499: Chapter 457: Deep Benevolence and Profound Virtue Nurturing 10 Million People in Liaodong!_2

Compared to Jizhou, the situation in Chongshan Town is much better.

As long as refugees enter Chongshan Town, they can have a full meal, and once the refugees reach the resettled village, they can receive three months of rations.

With food in hand, the work of accepting refugees in Chongshan Town becomes smoother.

By September, the number of refugees settled in Chongshan Town had exceeded 300,000.

The influx of a large number of refugees has also had a significant impact on Chongshan Town.

First of all, commodity prices have skyrocketed; food, cotton fabric, cooking oil, seasonings, tea, and almost all items have increased in price by 30 to 50 percent.

Even tea leaves have increased in price!

Naturally, refugees cannot afford to buy tea leaves, but it is not only the refugees who have come to Chongshan Town; many wealthy families have also fled here.

The most terrible thing about severe drought is the lack of water. Whether ordinary people or affluent families, once there is no water, they must flee.

These wealthy families do not care for the wastelands arranged by Chongshan Town, so they have not joined Chongshan Town but have merely sought refuge in Chongshan Pass.

A large number of affluent families have flooded into the town of Chongshan Town, especially Chongshan Pass. In just two months, hundreds of wealthy families, along with their families, have moved into Chongshan Pass.

Hundreds of families may not sound a lot, but in these wealthy families, each family includes numerous members, sometimes up to a dozen or even dozens, plus servants; a family is not considered wealthy unless they number in the hundreds.

Not to mention other things, even the price of houses in Chongshan Pass has increased by thirty percent.

Inside the General Mansion, Yang Zhenshan, listening to Lu Wenhua’s report, shakes his head in distress, ”If I had known this earlier, I would have built more houses in the city!”

He can’t make money from the refugees, but he can make money from these wealthy households.

Lu Wenhua smiled and said, ”Marquis, this time the Tenglong Guard may really strike it rich!”

”...”

Yang Zhenshan was speechless.

Indeed!

This time, the Tenglong Guard has really made a fortune, not just the Tenglong Guard, the six major agencies, and the merchants in Chongshan Town are likely to make a decent profit.

With soaring prices, the demand for various commodities increases, allowing merchants to make a hefty profit.

With a severe drought in Liaodong, all goods from Chongshan Town can only be transported through Liaoxi and the Tenglong Guard.

Liaoxi is a land route, and along with the previous plundering by the Wuliang army, it has not yet recovered, so this time the Tenglong Guard became the channel for goods to enter and leave Chongshan Town.

The Tenglong Guard is fortunate, as their area is less affected by the disaster. Although the crops in their fields are somewhat affected, the profit from transporting goods far exceeds the impact of the drought.

However, whether it is the price hike or Tenglong Guard seizing the opportunity to make a profit, it is a normal market change. Yang Zhenshan can neither stop the price hike nor prevent Tenglong Guard from profiting.

Of course, Wu Chongzhe is not a greedy person; up to now, the Tenglong Guard and the six major agencies are still helping Chongshan Town procure food.

Now they are literally spending their own money to help; although Yang Zhenshan has increased the purchase price of grain by thirty percent, they are still not making a profit.

”Send a decree to all the Assistant General Mansions, instructing them to monitor the prices closely, and absolutely not allow profiteers to take advantage and jack up the prices!”

Yang Zhenshan thought for a moment and then said.

Normal market changes he could ignore, but if profiteers attempt to hoist prices and profit from the disaster, he would absolutely not allow it.

”Yes!”

Lu Wenhua responded and went back to his study to write the decree.

Meanwhile, Yang Zhenshan deepened his focus on governmental affairs.

Although more and more refugees are pouring into Chongshan Town, in fact, as everyone becomes familiar with the work of receiving and settling refugees, things have actually become smoother.