499 At this time Zhou Peng yelled angrily, cursing that someone broke the rules and sold grain secretly. If they hadn't sold grain secretly, how could this happen now?
Zhou Peng shouted angrily: "Which bastard couldn't help it? Sixty cents, didn't we agree to sell it for sixty cents?"
"Whoever breaks the rules, can I sell him for fifty cents?"
"Master Yelu, please say something!"
After hearing this, Yelu glanced at Zhou Peng and said, "Okay, no matter who it is, I hope there won't be a next time. Do you hear me?"
"The price of grain from the Mian River must be standardized at 60 wen. If anyone dares to buy it blindly, I will make you pay."
After hearing this, everyone in the room looked at each other and said, "It's Lord Yelu."
Seeing this, Yelu said, "Very good. If I find anyone who dares to break the rules, don't blame me for being ruthless."
On the Mianshui River.
"Fifty cents, didn't it go up today?"
The grain merchant's ship was almost reaching the Mian River. They received a message that the price of grain had not increased today, and everyone frowned.
But soon everyone came to their senses: "If it doesn't grow today, it will definitely grow tomorrow."
That night, the grain merchant's ship went directly into Mianshui County and docked at the fishing gang's pier.
Xiao Hu rushed over and said to Chen Jie, "Master, the big grain merchants are here. They have 20 large ships carrying about 300,000 dan of grain. There will be grain in the Mian River this time."
After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Hahaha, okay. By the way, send someone to find them right away and tell them that we have a cheap warehouse to rent to them at half the price. Ask them if they want it."
After hearing this, Xiaohu immediately said, "Yes."
Soon, the people from the fishing gang contacted the people from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce, and they agreed to rent Chen Jiusi's warehouse.
After Chen Jiusi got the news, he immediately burst into laughter.
Zhao Ya also came and looked at Chen Jiusi and said, "The big grain merchant is here. What should we do now?"
Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Princess, don't be impatient. Wait a little longer."
Zhao Ya said: "What are you waiting for?"
Chen Jie said: "Wait for a solution."
Zhao Ya was stunned for a moment. What plan to break the impasse? Haven't you figured it out yet?
Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya's expression and said, "Princess, don't worry. The fish are already in the net, so we don't have to wait for a while."
Just as he was thinking about it, Chen Heng rushed in and said, "Boss, there's a letter from Zhou Chu."
Chen Jie said: "Give it to me quickly."
Chen Heng immediately handed the letter to Chen Jie. There was a check mark drawn on the letter with cinnabar, which meant it was extremely urgent.
Chen Jie opened it and took a look. The next moment, a smile appeared on his face: "Hahaha... let Xiaohu come."
Soon Xiaohu came in, and Chen Jie showed the letter to Xiaohu. Xiaohu said, "Well, it should be correct. Old Zhou has made a contribution."
After hearing this, Zhao Ya was confused and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Chen Jie laughed and said, "Yelü's grain transportation route and grain storage location!"
Zhao Ya was stunned: "Where did Yelu get the food?"
Chen Jie smiled and said, "I borrowed it from Yong'an Prefecture."
After saying this, Chen Jie said to Zhao Ya, "My Lord, it's your turn to come on stage now."
Zhao Ya said: "Me?"
"Yes, Princess, have you forgotten that we said at the meeting a few days ago that everyone should use their abilities to collect grain? Now that Lord Yelu has collected the grain, if Princess doesn't go and reward him, wouldn't that chill people's hearts?"
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Chapter 221 Yelu: Chen Jiusi, you are plotting against me!
"Jiu Si, the grain should have been transported by Yelu to the Mian River to make a fortune, and the transportation and storage were so secretive, it's obvious that he didn't want others to know!"
"If we go, will he be willing to give it to us?"
Zhao Ya asked, and Chen Jie smiled: "It's okay for the princess to use her privileges sometimes, but she can't be like you who never breaks any rules."
"Didn't we have a meeting a few days ago, and agreed that those with great powers could transfer grain to the Mian River? Now Yelu is sharing the country's worries, and he has received what he asked for..."
"But he..."
"Hey Princess, you are the most powerful person in Mianshui County now. If you say it is him, then it is him. If you say it is not him, then it is him too."
Zhao Ya heard this and said, "Is this possible?"
Although Zhao Ya is a princess, she is a political fledgling and always likes to abide by rules and laws when doing things.
But sometimes, we can't be too legalistic.
Chen Jie said: "Princess, please believe me. All this is for the 100,000 people in Mianshui. If 100,000 people can survive because of you, then you will have done a great deed!"
After hearing what Chen Jie said, Zhao Ya said, "Well, I'll listen to you then."
"Haha, what the princess said is absolutely right, just trust me."
Chen Jie smiled and said, "Your Highness, you can go back and rest for a while. This batch of food should arrive tomorrow night. Then, Your Highness, you must go and commend Yelu. Do you know how to do it?"
Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "I know."
Zhao Ya is not stupid, on the contrary, she is very smart. Some things are just bound by her thinking. As a princess, she never knows how to use the privileges in her hands. On the contrary, she restrains herself and likes to abide by the rules. If she had the power of a princess, she would have arrested the local tyrants in Mianshui County without saying a word, tortured them, and obtained a lot of food.
But she prefers to abide by the law. Chen Jie is now more and more curious about who her master is and how he could teach such a disciple.
But now the little princess is willing to accept his training, and the first thing he teaches her is to call a deer a horse.
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Suzhou Chamber of Commerce!
Everyone transported all their 250,000 dan of grain to Mianshui County. This grand event immediately attracted the attention of the people of Mianshui County.
Some people said they came to save the Mian River, but soon some people said they were preparing to hoard goods and make a fortune in the Mian River.
Just like that, these words spread throughout the Mian River.
Shen Wansan and others also knew about these rumors. After thinking about it, Shen Wansan convened the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce and said, "Our action this time is too big. It is estimated that it will affect the price of grain in the future. But don't worry, wait a few days and let the market cool down. The price will go up again."
After hearing what Shen Wansan said, the people from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce immediately said, "We know. We won't sell any grain recently. Once the market is sure that we won't sell grain, the price will naturally go up. At that time, we will control the grain sales and keep the grain price high."
After hearing this, Shen Wansan nodded: "That's it."
The rest of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce said, "Don't worry, our target grain price is 60 wen. We won't sell it for less than 60 wen."
After hearing this, Shen Wansan said, "Sixty coins is a bit high. In fact, fifty-five coins will do. Let's wait and see the grain price tomorrow."
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Yelu Mansion!
Zhou Peng looked at Yelu and said, "Sir, do you know? The people from Suzhou Chamber of Commerce are here."
Yelu frowned, he thought the Mianshui market would belong to him, but he didn't expect that the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce would interfere.
"Know."
"Then Lord Yelu, what should we do now?"
Zhou Peng looked at Yelu and asked. Yelu said, "Don't worry, wait and see."
Zhou Peng frowned and said, "Sir, do you want to sell some of the grain today while the price is still good?"
Yelu immediately said angrily: "No!"
Zhou Peng was startled, and Yelu looked at him and said, "Without my order, no one is allowed to sell grain or smash the market, otherwise I will not forgive you!"
Everyone was frightened by Yelu's roar.
Yelu was also afraid that these people would really crash the market, which would directly drive down the price of grain, and then his 100,000 shi of grain would be worthless.
At that time, not only would he not be able to make money, but he would also be unable to repay the favor owed to his classmate who was the Tongpan of Yong'an Prefecture.
Why would they take the risk to lend you grain? Because Yelu promised to lend you 100,000 shi of grain and return the price of 200,000 shi of grain, so that the Tongpan could earn twice the price of the grain. In this way, the Tongpan could use the money to buy grain and store it in the next year when the price of grain is cheaper, so as to make up for the deficit!
With this back and forth, didn't the magistrate make money?
But if there was a problem with the grain price in Mianshui now, he would suffer a huge loss, so Yelu strictly required that no one on the scene was allowed to sell grain in order to let the grain price fall.
Zhou Peng looked at Yelu and said, "Sir, you don't allow me to sell the business, but if the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce wants to sell grain, how should we deal with it?"
After hearing what Zhou Peng said, Yelu pondered for a moment and said, "Zhou Peng, take someone to get my invitation and invite the people from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce to visit my Yelu Mansion."
"Ah, sir, what do you want?"
Yelu said: "If we don't entertain friends coming from afar, wouldn't it be impolite of us to do so?"
Zhou Peng said: "Yes, I understand, sir."
Zhou Peng brought Yelu's invitation and went directly to the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce's headquarters.
"Well, the local Darughachi invited us?"
Shen Wansan looked at the invitation in his hand, turned to Zhou Peng and said, "Go back and tell Lord Darughachi that we will pack up and go to the banquet."
Zhou Peng said: "Then I will take my leave."
Zhou Peng led his men away, and only people from the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce were left in the room.
At this time, someone said, "Brother Wan San, what do you think?"
Upon hearing this, Shen Wansan laughed and said, "We came to Mianshui, so we should meet the local tyrants. After all, a strong dragon cannot defeat a local tyrant, right? Hahaha..."
After hearing this, everyone looked at Shen Wansan and asked, "Brother Wansan, what if Yelu wanted this grain?"
After hearing this, Shen Wansan said: "So what? We are not afraid of these local officials when we come out to do business. After all, our gifts have been delivered..."
Shen Wansan pointed to the sky and said, "In the sky."
Upon hearing this, all the merchants in Suzhou started laughing. Yes, they, the merchants in Suzhou, have backers. They are not a tree without roots. As for who their backers are?
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