Chapter 122 121. Don’t get it on your shoes! (Double the amount, please give me a monthly ticket!)
West Lake Pier.

Zhou Quanrong, dressed in gorgeous clothes, was now pacing back and forth on the deck with a worried look on his face, his expression full of confusion and anxiety.

"Ugh!"

When he reached the edge of the deck, he slammed the wooden board hard, somewhat angrily.

At this time.

I saw a boy running from the dock and standing on the shore not far from the ship, shouting loudly.

"Master, master~"

"How about it!"

Hearing the servant's call, Zhou Quanrong hurriedly took the initiative to greet him.

The servant standing on the shore said loudly, "The official market and Jinji have lowered the price again. Now the price of coarse grain is 370 wen, the price of refined grain is 420 wen, and the price of high-quality bran is 110 wen..."

The servant was breathing heavily.

Not finished yet.

Another servant came running over and shouted to the equally anxious shopkeeper on the next boat, "Master, the latest market price is 350 wen for coarse grains, 90 wen for bran, and 400 wen for refined grains. Several shops have already lowered their prices. Liao Ji from the local grain association, Fugui Commercial Bank, etc. have also lowered their prices, but they are still much higher than the official market and Jin Ji!"

The entire dock was in chaos.

Countless boats were drifting at the lakeside, and an endless stream of servants were coming and going, shuttling back and forth at the dock.

The quotes are given to the shopkeepers of each store.

of course.

There are also speculators who are lobbying among the shopkeepers.

"Boss Zhou, 350 coins. I want all your goods. If you miss this opportunity, you won't be able to get it again!"

now.

Old Zhang, who was standing next to Zhou Quanrong, had changed into a set of gorgeous clothes and was still holding a pipe in his hand. At first glance, he looked like a real person and was obviously a rich man.

Zhou Quanrong was shocked when he heard this.

"Boss Zhang, it was 370 wen just now, why is it 350 wen now?" Zhou Quanrong asked unwillingly.

Those shrewd, squinting eyes were filled with frustration and anger.

Old Zhang tapped his pipe calmly and said calmly, "You have heard it too. There is an endless stream of people coming back to offer their prices. In a short while, the price has dropped from 500 to 350. If it's not me, it may have dropped below 300. All the food on your ship, whether it is coarse grains, refined grains or bran, give it all to me. I will buy it at the price of 350. This is the best price at the moment. If you delay any longer, I'm afraid you will lose all your capital here!"

Zhou Quanrong's heart sank when he heard this.

He knew that what Lao Zhang said was the truth.

Since the authorities dare to take the initiative to lower prices and control the grain price market, they must have been prepared in advance.

Under the impact of large amounts of government grain, the grain merchants had no choice but to sell off their goods.

Rotting in this West Lake!
Ship it back?
Stop being funny!

At the current price, it's already pretty good if I can pay for the shipping cost.

If we transport it back, I'm afraid we'll lose everything!

"Old Zhou, what are you going to do?"

At this time.

A middle-aged man with a big belly, two iron walnuts in his hands, a big ring on his thumb, and an air of wealth walked over from the deck.

His name was Kou Qinglin. Together with Zhou Quanrong, he was a grain merchant from Huaxi County, Yunmeng Prefecture, which was far away from Yonghang.

"The current market price is obviously set up. According to me, I'd rather throw the grain into the West Lake to feed the fish than let those bastards get away with it!"

Kou Qinglin's face was gloomy and he cursed angrily in a deep voice.

He is not a fool.

On the contrary, at this moment, whether it was him, Zhou Quanrong, or other grain merchants who knew him or not, most of them who came from all directions to get a piece of the pie had realized that they had become the biggest victims of the disaster in Yonghang Prefecture!
The question now is no longer how much you can earn!
Instead, he tried his best to ensure that he didn't lose too much on this trip!

As for the angry words such as throwing all the grain into West Lake to feed the fish, it was just a casual remark. If they really threw all the grain into the lake, the price of grain would have to fall to a terrifying level!

There is no need to even sell it.

But obviously, to reach this point, it is not enough to just have a little bit of food.

"Old Kou, stop saying these angry words. Now everyone knows that the governor of Yonghang has set us up, but what can we do? We can only blame ourselves for being too greedy. There is a merchant here who wants to buy my grain. Why don't you come and pack it up and sell it so you can get out of here as soon as possible!"

Zhou Quanrong smiled bitterly, glanced at Old Zhang, and said to Kou Qinglin.

"What price can you offer?"

Kou Qinglin's eyes moved and he looked at Old Zhang in confusion.

Could this old man be in cahoots with the prefect?
"350 wen, but if it's you two families, I can only give 320. The portion is too large, and I can only eat this much." Lao Zhang followed what Ning Mu taught him, shrugged his shoulders, and said helplessly.

Hearing this, Kou Qinglin frowned and his eyes flashed.

It seems that he is not an official person.

Government officials will definitely buy as much as they can in order to monopolize the entire grain market and bring down grain prices completely.

This guy in front of me probably wants to buy at the bottom!
Thinking of this, Kou Qinglin looked at Zhou Quanrong.

Zhou Quanrong felt a pain in his flesh.

It was 350 just now, but after Kou Qinglin joined in, he suddenly lost 30 cents, which made him helpless.

But there is no way, after all, they are companions and friends.

Just a little less.

"We want cash, or silver notes from Yantian Bank!" Zhou Quanrong gritted his teeth and said to Lao Zhang.

Lao Zhang nodded and said, "No problem. We will exchange the goods for money. The contract is the proof. The money will be paid when the goods arrive. But you have to arrange someone to deliver the goods to me. The journey is not far. It is in Yonghang City."

"Brother, why don't you wait a little longer?" Kou Qinglin was still unwilling to give up and pulled Zhou Quanrong aside.

At this time.

Only to hear the servant's voice reporting again on the shore.

"Master, the market price has dropped again. The official market price of coarse grain is 325 wen, bran is 85 wen, and refined grain is 395 wen. Other private grain shops have also followed suit and lowered their prices..."

325 words!
This is almost hitting bottom!

Before the disaster, the price of grain only fluctuated between 200 and 300 wen!
"Still waiting! If you wait any longer, you'll really have to feed the fish!"

Zhou Quanrong was immediately furious. He turned his head and looked at Old Zhang, anxiously saying, "Boss Zhang, I'll just follow your price and sign the contract right away. Whether the price goes up or down in the future is up to fate. I'll arrange for the workers to deliver the goods to you!"

Old Zhang grinned, and his mouth, which was missing a tooth, could hardly close.

"No problem, here's the contract, payment upon delivery!"

Lao Zhang took out the contract with the official seal that he had prepared long ago, filled in the price, and signed his name.

Grain merchants have plenty of such contracts.

So there is no doubt.

After Lao Zhang finished writing, Zhou Quanrong and Kou Qinglin also wrote their names.

"However, my two shopkeepers, I have a small request, and I hope you can satisfy it."

When the contract was signed, Old Zhang suddenly changed the subject.

"What request?" Kou Qinglin's heart tightened.

"It's not a big deal. I just want you two to tell the local grain merchants in Yonghang that someone is buying the grain from you foreign grain merchants."

"As for the price, you can quote more as appropriate."

Kou Qinglin and Zhou Quanrong couldn't help but look at each other, both feeling a little strange, but soon, they seemed to understand the main meaning.

"Mr. Zhang is going to kill the local grain merchants!"

Mr. Zhang just smiled mysteriously and didn't respond.

But Kou Qinglin and Zhou Quanrong became more and more certain that this was the person behind Old Zhang, and he was going to declare war on all the grain merchants in Yonghang!

They are not fools.

If you think about it carefully, you will understand.

There is a 99% chance that this Mr. Zhang was instructed by the government and the mastermind behind the Jinji Grain Company.

But he was used as a gun.

Kou Qinglin and Zhou Quanrong looked a little unhappy, but at this point, the contract had been signed and the other party was likely to have an official background. A strong dragon could not defeat a local snake, so at least the loss on this trip was not too outrageous!
……

Similar situations to what happened to Old Zhang occurred throughout the West Lake Port and in major inns.

In addition to Old Zhang, Tong Shankuang, the major shopkeepers of the Jin family, Jiang Fuling and others all took action to secretly purchase grain from foreign grain merchants!
However, they were just right and did not acquire too much. They only looked for small businesses that had been operating for a long time and were about to collapse.

I estimate it to be at most about 20%.

Of course, there were also those grain merchants who refused to believe in evil and would rather let the grain rot in their hands than let Yonghang Prefecture get a bargain.

Everyone could see through the conspiracy, but no one could do anything about it.

Either choose to reduce losses, or... lose everything and end up sinking into the lake to feed the fish!

The people guarding the official grain warehouse and Jinji Grain Store applauded when they saw the falling grain prices!
"It finally came down, great!" "That's amazing, the governor must have played a big game, I just don't understand it now!"

"Hey, I slandered the governor before, I really deserve to die!"

"That's good. Food prices have returned to normal. We finally don't have to go hungry. My kid has become skinny due to hunger. I'll quickly buy some food and cook him a delicious meal!"

"Yes, yes, buy it quickly!"

"..."

Opposite to Jinji Grain Store.

In a private room by the window on the second floor of an inn.

"Damn it, how come they got the advantage?"

"I can't understand it. I can't understand why the governor would team up with the little girl of the Jin family. Isn't he very close to President He?"

"That's right! President He, do you think we should lower our prices to be consistent with Guanshi and Jinji?"

I saw a grain merchant approaching He Daqian and asked cautiously.

They can't bear it anymore!

If this trend continues, most of the food they stockpile will feed the rats in the warehouse.

After all, the major inns and docks are still piled with large amounts of food shipped from surrounding towns and even far away places!

With such a large base, the food they have is no longer necessary.

If it is not processed in time, even if it is fed to mice, I am afraid that the mice will complain that the food is too stale.

At this moment, He Daqian's face was extremely gloomy!

He didn't expect that Ning Mu and Pi Taiyu would act so quickly.

But as the chairman of the Grain Association, He Daqian must stabilize the people's hearts at this moment in order to remain invincible in this game.

If even the grain association abandons him, then the Tan family will be finished!
He Daqian had a gloomy face and sneered, "Don't panic! They won't be able to surrender for long. Others may not know how much grain there is in the government warehouse, but how can we not know?"

"Yes, those are all rough grains!"

"That makes sense. The scary thing is that they have secretly made preparations. After all, so much time has passed. Even if they transported food from the capital, it would be enough for several round trips!"

"This worry is not without reason. Besides, there is also the Jin family. Under the management of this little girl Jin Xiangyu over the years, the Jin family still has some foundation!"

"What should we do? Or... let's lower the price a bit!"

He Daqian was about to refute this person who was misleading the people.

Just at this time.

A servant suddenly pushed open the door of the private room.

"Master, Madam, please go back as soon as possible..."

The young servant said respectfully to He Daqian.

He Daqian frowned, and a bad feeling arose in his heart.

"Well, since Mrs. Tan has something to discuss with the president, I'll take my leave..."

"Goodbye, goodbye..."

All the grain merchants said goodbye and left.

They all knew that the person who really had the final say in the Tan Company was Madam Tan Ruyi. President He was only the person in power in name only, a son-in-law. When it really came to this moment, it would be Tan Ruyi who would have to make the final decision.

Almost at the same time when He Daqian returned home.

at the same time.

All the grain merchants who had just been discussing with him were invited by the servants of the prefectural government to the back hall of the prefectural government.

"Everyone, I'm sure you've all seen that our government is absolutely confident that we can stabilize grain prices this time!"

Pi Taiyu sat high in the main seat.

Take a sip of tea.

Then he looked at the grain merchants slowly and said calmly: "The strategy I used this time is aimed at those foreign grain merchants. I believe everyone has seen it by now."

"You are all local gentry in Yonghang, and have always supported my administration in Yonghang. So I don't want you to lose too much. If you have grain you want to sell, you can buy it back at the government market price. This will also minimize your losses!"

Hearing this, the grain merchants' eyes lit up.

But there were also some smart people who reacted immediately.

"I'm afraid the government doesn't have enough grain to support them, so they're buying from us?"

"Yes, if we hold on a little longer, the price of grain may rise again."

There were two people with prominent family backgrounds who were not afraid of Pi Taiyu's power.

As soon as these words were spoken, all the grain merchants nodded their heads.

Pi Taiyu smiled coldly.

"Somebody come!"

"My subordinate is here!"

I saw a mighty general wearing armor and holding weapons standing at the bottom of the stairs.

at the same time.

A large number of soldiers poured in from the door and lined up on both sides, ready for battle.

then.

Pi Taiyu stood up and walked outside, saying to the general, "Captain Li, please ask your soldiers to surround this room. No one is allowed to leave without my written permission!"

"Yes!"

"Master Pi! Are you going to detain us?"

"How dare you! We have never violated any law. Your actions are too abrupt. Aren't you afraid that we will sign a joint letter and sue you at the Shangguan government office?"

Pi Taiyu turned around and calmly looked at the many indignant grain merchants.

He said calmly: "The court allowed me to do this at my own convenience. Even if you are suing me, it is my act of disaster relief. What is wrong with that?"

"Besides, I have already made it clear that you only need to sell the grain to the government at the market price. You are not losing money, but the foreign merchants are. I am showing my sympathy for you, right?"

"I will not tell you how terrible the disaster outside is. How can you, the rich and powerful, feel the same way?"

"That's all I have to say. Anyone who is willing to sell it to the government at market price can leave this place, but they must keep it secret until the disaster is over. If anyone leaks it, they will be severely punished!"

"Everyone, think about it carefully!"

Say it.

Pi Taiyu waved his hand and left without looking back.

He also had to go to the backyard.

Deal with Yu Ji's matter.

This woman, although charming, is after all a demon that someone else keeps by her side. It's time to deal with her!

While the work outside was in full swing.

As the initiator of this incident.

Ning Mu was still in the master bedroom, enjoying the beauty's charm.

"roar~"

suddenly.

Ning Mu let out a suppressed and low roar.

"ah!"

Liu Qingmei closed her eyes subconsciously, her feet became numb, and her pretty face turned red as fire.

especially.

She felt the black ice silk of the Heavenly Silkworm on her instep and calf.

It made her heart tremble with pain, numbness and heat.

Almost at the same moment.

Liu Qingmei breathed heavily.

After a while.

"What should I do~"

"What if I fall down?"

Liu Qingmei's eyebrows, as light as light smoke, were slightly frowned, her bright and delicate face flushed, her beautiful peach blossom eyes continued to show affection and shyness, and a hint of helplessness, she looked at Ning Mu nervously.

With every step she took, this feeling made her feel a strong discomfort and unspeakable shame!

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