Chapter 283: Offer Up Strength

"...What should we do?" Lanqi asked subconsciously.

"It's quite simple," Chaoyang held up two fingers, "cutting back involves redistributing the food within the city, while sourcing means stepping up the efforts to purchase from outside."

Everyone present was no fool.

Kash's mouth twitched, "Um... Mr. Zhao, regarding the cutting back you mentioned, how exactly would it be implemented? As everyone knows, there's no more food in the granary..."

"But you all have some at home, don't you?" Chaoyang said openly, "The absence of food in the granary does not mean there is none in the city. Who was it that suggested the idea just now? It was Mr. Sergey, right? Driving out the residents, closing off the inner city, and even forming a temporary armed force—it seems you have quite a surplus of food in your possession... surely you're not planning to sell it at a high price to the displaced citizens when the famine arrives?"