Tian Zhengyang, the General-in-Chief, was dead. The Imperial Court had issued an edict, and Dawn Moon Pavilion had personally carried out the execution.
Luo Zhao's repeated attempts at persuasion had been useless. Meng Shanming of Yan Kingdom had also sent letters urging him otherwise, yet it was still useless. Tian Zhengyang and Ma Chang'an, driven by their own selfish desires, had missed the best opportunity for battle. Afterward, Tian Zhengyang repeatedly attacked Xiping Pass, suffering heavy losses of men and officers without being able to take it, inflicting grievous losses upon Qin Kingdom.
Now, Qin Kingdom faced an internal grain shortage, and the people were panicking. In truth, supplies had not yet run dry, but those who received the news first had already begun hoarding goods and driving up prices, triggering the panic ahead of time.
Yu Cang was furious, while Ma Chang'an, who was holding down the fort within the country, also panicked. He personally ordered troops to confiscate property and execute quite a few unscrupulous merchants, intending to preserve normal order. Yet once panic arose, killing a few crooked merchants was useless. Those without grain desperately sought food, while those who had grain continued hoarding it in secret.
Disorder had appeared in the market's circulation system. This was a sign that great chaos was imminent.
Before grain had even run out, this famine had already emerged. The wealthy could still spend enormous sums to purchase grain from outside, but the common people, the most numerous of all, were filled with bitter complaints!
This had already shaken the foundations of Qin Kingdom's rule!
Yu Cang personally rushed to Han Kingdom and Yan Kingdom, offering huge sums for grain. But who would give it to him? Even if he spat out every last coin he had made from brewing liquor,