Chapter 292: Price
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With only Xiuhong by her side, Mu Yangling went straight to look for the shepherd who sold sheep to her last time.
Mu Yangling didn’t bring Zhang Wu along. Instead, she chose to bring Xiuhong along because she felt that it was difficult for women to survive in this era. As such, she hoped that Xiuhong could learn more. Only when she was capable could she make her own decisions.
The more places she traveled and the more things she saw, the wider her horizons would be.
The two of them entered Hanzhong Prefecture. As it was getting late, they found an inn to stay in. The next morning, they went to that village to look for the shepherd.
The village in Hanzhong Prefecture was even more dilapidated than Xingzhou Prefecture. Against the white snow, it looked even more desolate. Xiuhong felt emotional at the scene. “Cousin, didn’t you say that Hanzhong Prefecture is even more prosperous than our Xingzhou Prefecture? Look at the city. It’s twice the size of our prefectural capital. But why is the village so dilapidated? It wasn’t like this the last time we came?”
“That’s because you haven’t seen what Hanzhong Prefecture City was like after it has just been taken back. It’s cold and cheerless inside, and there aren’t many people walking around. What’s the use of being big? The borders have been sealed off by the Great Zhou and the Jin Kingdom, so it can’t be prosperous. Now, Hanzhong Prefecture looks prosperous with merchants coming and going, but merchants don’t come to these villages.”
Mu Yangling explained, “The last time we came here, although the houses here were a little dilapidated, they still looked somewhat okay. Those that collapsed were probably crushed by the snow. From this, it can be seen that the citizens of Hanzhong Prefecture were not doing well under the rule of the Jin Kingdom.”
“Will the sheep freeze to death?” Xiuhong asked worriedly.
“I don’t think so. The snow hasn’t been heavy, and it’s lighter than in previous years. I’m not worried about cows and sheep. I’m worried about humans.” Mu Yangling sighed and said, “They haven’t planted grains for three to four years. In the past, they relied on selling sheep to buy grains. Now that the Jin Kingdom has withdrawn their troops, almost every family in Hanzhong Prefecture is raising sheep. Without the Jin Kingdom’s market, they can only starve.”
Although meat could replenish stamina, how could one keep eating meat?
This was also why Mu Yangling did not directly go to the local landlords to buy sheep, in order to save effort. Instead, she went to the countryside to visit each household one by one. She hoped that she could help the ordinary people as much as she could.
The local landlords were also ordered to raise sheep, but their requirements were much more relaxed. At the very least, they could leave some land for farming, which would provide enough grains for themselves and their families. They also raised a lot of sheep. Mu Yangling did not want much. Every time she found a landlord, she could buy enough sheep. Since the supply was greater than the demand at the moment, price was negotiable.
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