"Lord Liu, Lord Liu, the coal price has now skyrocketed to ten taels per load."
As County Magistrate Liu was pondering ways to solve the coal issue, a government official dashed in to inform him of the latest market news.
County Magistrate Liu's eyes widened.
Ten taels per load.
Heavens, how is this different from robbery?
No, there's a difference; at the very least, they give you a load of coal.
Who can afford ten taels of silver for a load of coal?
Due to the sudden drop in temperature, the county government also suffered from coal shortages, using it sparingly every day, with the entire county government burning just one basin of coal. A single basin couldn't keep out the cold, and the entire county government felt not a bit of warmth, yet still, County Magistrate Liu broke out in a cold sweat.
He was already envisioning the scene of refugees storming the county government.
Failing to allocate more coal and failing to control coal prices was his incompetence.
