East Chang'an, beside the Ba River.
Friends came to see Li Ang off.
This morning's newspapers had already published articles about the Jiangnan Road Water Poison, and everyone's expression was somber.
The Yu Kingdom's Court neither had the capability nor the reason to block news of the Suzhou Water Poison. Civilian traffic was so frequent that even if the newspapers didn't publish it, the situation in Suzhou would still spread through merchants and travelers. Eventually, unscrupulous traders would hoard grain and speculate on the disaster, foolishly hoping to profit from the national crisis—vast profits always turn people into fools. Given this, it was better to openly admit to the situation in the newspapers, publicize the truth about the Water Poison, and warn all businesses to be cautious.
