Chapter 271 Saving the World and its People

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It was like a leisurely horse grazing by the lush riverside, suddenly jabbed in the behind by a red-hot steel blade.

Wei's imperial court, understaffed by more than half, erupted with an administrative efficiency never seen even at full capacity, swiftly clearing obstacles to stabilize grain prices with the speed of lightning that doesn't allow one to cover their ears.

Large numbers of lower-level officials poured out of the capital, racing along the unobstructed official roads toward the fourteen provinces. Wherever they went, the stubbornly high grain prices cooled down quickly amidst puffs of smoke, as if doused with water...

Those landlords who had been claiming a lack of grain suddenly found their supplies.

The previously congested grain routes also suddenly became clear and unobstructed.