Launching wars, plundering wealth, buying food with money, then launching wars again...
The entire Su Country was caught in such an endless vicious cycle.
It was precisely because of Su Country's constant purchase of grain that the grain prices in Nanhai Country had soared year by year.
It went straight from the initial price of three cents per catty of rice to the current nine to ten cents per catty, more than triple the original price.
Under such circumstances, not only did the common people of Nanhai Country suffer, but so did those of Su Country. On the contrary, the grain merchants of Nanhai Country made a fortune.
In just two years, thanks to the constant grain purchasing from Chu, Su and Song countries, there were more than a dozen billionaires in Nanhai Country, highlighting the enormous profits involved.
When Lu Yuan saw this intelligence, he was somewhat envious.
