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The Executioner was bewildered by the barrage of dialects, tears and snot streaming down his face. "I... I was just following orders! It was Miss Liu who said... said to use a dull knife and cut slowly..."
"Liu Rushuang?!" Lin Xiaofan's pupils constricted.
At that moment, a poisoned needle shot out from the crowd, striking the Executioner in the throat! His eyes widened, and he breathed his last in an instant.
"Watch out for hidden weapons!" Zhuge Liang quickly pulled Lin Xiaofan aside.
The situation grew increasingly chaotic as the guards of the Crown Prince's Mansion clashed with two groups of rescuers, fighting fiercely. Just then, a rapid sound of hooves echoed from afar—
"The imperial decree has arrived!"
The Fifth Prince, clad in armor, galloped forward holding a bright yellow scroll high. "His Majesty has decreed! Lin Xiaofan and others are to be released immediately and tasked with ensuring the grain supply to the capital!"
The crowd erupted in an uproar.
The guards of the Crown Prince's Mansion exchanged glances, hesitant to take action. The Fifth Prince cast a cold gaze around. "What? Do you intend to defy the decree?"
Upon returning to their temporary residence, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Thanks to the Fifth Brother this time," Princess Ning An poured tea for everyone. "It was his status as a prince that secured this decree."
Zhuge Liang examined the blank imperial edict closely. "Indeed, it was printed with a genuine imperial decree. The Crown Prince even dared to touch the royal seal..."
"The pressing issue is the grain supply," the Fifth Prince said solemnly. "The Crown Prince has taken control of the grain transport office, and the capital's granaries are nearly empty. If we don't establish a supply route within three days, there will surely be civil unrest."
Lin Xiaofan pondered for a moment before suddenly slapping the table. "I have an idea!"
Everyone turned to look at him in unison.
"Using this." Lin Xiaofan pulled out his phone—though there was no signal, the food delivery app still worked. "We can mimic the order-grabbing model of delivery platforms..."
【Warning! Modern technology detected interfering with historical processes!】
【Punishment mechanism activated: Dance in public squares to gather grain!】
Lin Xiaofan: "......"
"My Lord?" Zhuge Liang looked at Lin Xiaofan, who had suddenly gone stiff with confusion.
"It's nothing..." Lin Xiaofan forced a smile. "I have an even better idea..."
"So your so-called 'better idea' is to have me lead a bunch of rough men as errand runners?" Huo Qubing's face turned pale, his fingers cracking from tension.
Lin Xiaofan shrank back slightly. "It's called 'same-city express delivery'..."
The Fifth Prince furrowed his brow as he held the proposal drafted by Lin Xiaofan. "This 'order-snatching model' is indeed novel, but can we really convince those merchant caravans to take the risk of transporting grain?"
"Money can make the devil push a mill," Lin Xiaofan chuckled. "Besides, I have the Emperor's handwritten commendation as bait!"
In front of the Grain Supervision Office, Lin Xiaofan, dressed in a new official robe from Si Cheng, frowned at the mountain of documents piled before him.
"My lord, we’ve found out," a young official said, panting heavily as he rushed over. "His Highness the Crown Prince has taken control of the grain transport office, and all the ships for waterway grain transport have been detained at Tongzhou Dock. The land caravans are unwilling to take orders due to low profits and serious banditry along the routes."
Lin Xiaofan flipped through the account books; the price of rice in the capital had already surged more than threefold. If this continued, trouble was inevitable.
"Send my orders!" He slammed his hand on the table. "First, gather all the heads of merchant caravans we can still contact; second, have the spies from Sparrow Feather Division compile all the orders intercepted from various grain shops in the capital; third..." He paused for a moment, "Go find a few clever little beggars from the Beggar's Sect!"
The official looked bewildered. "My lord, what do you want with beggars?"
"To be delivery boys!" Lin Xiaofan winked mysteriously.
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