Shuja to revoke said decision or implement them. Even Afghans who had little wished for a Sadozai to return to the Afghan throne noticed that the monarchy had been essentially stripped of all power, and that non-Muslims were essentially de facto ruling Shah Shuja's kingdom. The presence of British forces and Camp followers nearly doubled the population of Kabul, with an extra 30,000 souls causing an economic crisis. The British also paid much higher wages compared to the market rate, causing a large shortage of labourers. Even when Shah Shuja regarded this to Macnaghten, the influx of labourers came from the countryside of Shah Shuja's kingdom, leaving many fields and those who worked agriculturally, their fields, unfinished or uncollected. This included winter wheat, as now winter was approaching, the army present in Kabul bought up large amounts of grain, fodder, and fuel at heavily inflated prices. Prices continued to rise when landowners and shopkeepers prevented supplies from coming in, in hopes to sell them for higher prices. The situation became even worse, as they expected standards of up to the British inflation caused in due term of payment, refusing to sell their produce to the local people unless they paid as such. Soon the price rose beyond affordable, and the streets of Kabul became full of beggars. Burnes tried to stop this by giving out naan but failed to realize that his purchases were contributing to the crisis rather than stopping it. Mullah Shakar, the Wazir to Shah Shuja, issued an order fixing the price of wheat to an affordable price so local people could afford such. Those who wanted to make a larger profit responded by closing their shops and refused to bake, as a result, Mullah Shakar sent officials into the Bazaars, forcing bakers to bake food, otherwise they would be fined, or even imprisoned. The bakers complained to the British about the issue, and as a result, the British took to the bakers side, forcing Shah Shuja to lift what his Wazir had implemented to try and fix the crisis. The bakers were thus free to charge whatever price they wished, with unpopularity growing even more between Shah Shuja's regime, the British, and the local populace. Dost Mohammad Khan’s resistance and opposition to Shah Shuja and British Occupation (1839-1842) With Shah Shuja's regime continuing to grow in unpopularity, resistance already began formulating in Autumn 1839, with raids