Hosokawa Mokiyuki lowered his head and thought hard. Jeolla Province itself is a place rich in food. The price of food here has never been high. That is to say, the price of food has only increased a little since they came to buy food.
Five hundred thousand shi of food was simply not something ordinary people could afford. If that was the case, then why did Xu Chengfei still ask for an exorbitant price to win over them?
Suddenly, Hosokawa Noriyuki thought of something and said: "Master, there may be a possibility."
"Say it quickly." Komatsu Reiko had an indescribable feeling in her heart. She was always wandering in her mind, but she could never catch this inspiration.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki raised his head slightly and glanced at his master fearfully, then lowered his head and said resignedly: "Once upon a time, my subordinate heard a rumor."
As he spoke, Hosokawa Mokiyuki quietly raised his head and peeked at his master again. This time, he happened to catch the eye of Reiko Komatsu.
"Say!" Komatsu Reiko said in a cold and stern tone.
Hosokawa Mochiyuki suddenly panicked and said quickly: "My subordinates once heard that in addition to doing business with us, the governor also did business with the north."
North! It can only be the Muromachi Shogunate.
Komatsu Reiko suddenly became angry, stepped forward and slapped Hosokawa Mochichi directly, and said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me such important news earlier?"
Hosokawa Mochizuki did not dare to resist, and quickly bowed and replied: "This is just a rumor. After my subordinates learned about it, they sent people to investigate, but nothing was found. I thought this was just a rumor.
It’s just someone talking nonsense.”
After listening to Hosokawa Mokiyuki's explanation, Komatsu Reiko's anger was calmed down by half.
If Hosokawa Noriyuki hadn't investigated after hearing this, she would definitely not have spared him today. But after he sent someone to investigate carefully, no evidence was found. This is not Hosokawa Noriyuki's fault.
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Even if the news is true, it can only be said that the opponent is too cunning.
Komatsu Reiko sat back, her waist straight and straight, her chest welling up, and she said in a deep voice: "Now it seems that your news is probably true. Only the Muromachi shogunate also wants to buy food, and Xu Chengfei will
There is no rush at all. He just wants to raise the price and take advantage of everything."
Hosokawa Mochiyuki was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief: "Master, what you mean is that the people from the Muromachi Shogunate are here now? Let your subordinates go find these pigs and throw them into the sea to feed the fish."
Komatsu Reiko glanced at Hosokawa Mochiichi and said: "Of course we have to look for them, but the most important thing now is that we can't let Xu
The grain in Cheng Fei's hands fell into the hands of the Muromachi shogunate. If they were allowed to get this grain, then they could recruit tens of thousands more troops. Now we are already at a disadvantage. If we let them recruit tens of thousands more troops, what would happen to us?
It is said to be a catastrophe."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki also understands this truth. After all, in the Cold War era, the victory or defeat mainly depends on which side has more people. The one with more people is more powerful, and the one with more power wins!
As for those examples of using less to defeat more and using fewer to defeat the masses, they are just rare. There have been at least thousands of battles in history, and the examples of using less to defeat many can be counted on one hand.
Knowing that the situation was dangerous, Hosokawa Mochiyuki had no solution. He could only turn to Komatsu Reiko and asked: "Master, Xu Chengfei's asking price is so high, how can we prevent these grains from falling into the hands of the Muromachi shogunate?"
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"Let me think about it carefully first." Komatsu Reiko also felt very troubled, stretched out her bare hands to support her forehead, and began to think hard.
On the other side, Han Du returned to the inner hall of the Governor's Mansion and saw Jiang Wei waiting for him again.
Han Du sat down with a smile on his face, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Jiang Wei suddenly smiled and asked: "Sir, how was your harvest today?"
Seeing that he was curious, Han Du told him the story of his meeting with Xiaosong Lingzi today.
When he heard Han Du's asking price, even Jiang Wei couldn't help being surprised. He asked in confusion: "Sir, is this price too high? Let alone them, I'm afraid even if it's a student
, I won’t agree to it either.”
Han Du glanced at Jiang Wei with a smile and said, "If you disagree, it's because you don't need food in the first place. But they are different. They are very thirsty for food now. Otherwise, do you think they are really like you?"
Are you a good friend? They are willing to raise your price by 30% as soon as you come here. They are even willing to double the price if you sell more?"
"But Sir, the price is really outrageous. Even if they are short of food again, they will not buy it." Jiang Wei shook his head repeatedly, not optimistic about Sir at all.
Han Du held the tea cup in his hand and chuckled: "A cup of water is worthless without these tea leaves. But if you meet a person who is about to die of thirst, you can exchange this cup of water with him.
Anything, even gold and silver, is not as important as something that can save his life.
.Do you understand it?"
Jiang Wei still didn't believe it, shook his head slightly and said: "There is still something different. Maybe without these grains, some of them might starve to death, but it is absolutely impossible for them to starve to death themselves. In other words, even if they cannot buy back the grain
, at most it will only make them suffer."
Han Du looked at Jiang Wei, snorted and said, "Two people are fighting, and you have two knives in your hand. Do you know how to sell these two knives for the highest price?"
Jiang Wei thought for a moment and said, "Hide one and let the two of them fight for the knife."
"This is indeed a solution, but it is not the one that can sell for the highest price." Han Du nodded with a smile.
"Please give me your advice, sir." Jiang Wei bowed his hands and bowed.
Han Du accepted it generously, and then said: "After one of them grabs a knife, you can take out the second knife at this time. Tell the person without the knife to ask him to use a higher knife than before.
price, otherwise we won’t sell him the knife.”
Jiang Wei was stunned when he heard this. He only thought about the first half. The latter part was indeed something he had not thought of. But the latter part was so reasonable that there was no need to worry that the second person would be reluctant to buy a knife. Because among the two of them,
One person already has a knife. If the other person doesn't buy it, he will definitely die. In order to survive at this time, he has to buy it even if he has to pay more money than before.
The best thing about Mr.’s example is that when two people were competing for a knife, their demand for the knife had not yet reached its maximum. But after one person bought the knife, he in turn began to intimidate the other person and kill the other person.
His demand for knives was suddenly raised to the highest level. In this case, he naturally didn't worry about selling it at a higher price.
"Sir, the students admire you very much for your great views." Jiang Wei was convinced of Han Du.
Han Du just smiled faintly. After all, Jiang Wei came from the academy and was considered his student. Han Du would naturally be happy to have the opportunity to give him a heads up.
"Then what are you going to do next?" Jiang Wei asked enthusiastically.
Han Du did not answer him, but asked: "What do you think Xiaosong Lingzi will do next?"
Jiang Wei frowned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Looking from their side, it is impossible for Sir to sell such a large amount of grain to anyone else here except them. And since Sir is taking the risk to bring this grain from Ming Dynasty,
It is obviously urgent to take action. The sooner we take action, the better it will be for Mr.
Safe. Sir, the students feel that they will not be in a hurry to buy the food from the gentleman, but will deliberately drag the gentleman. So that the gentleman becomes anxious and takes the initiative to go to them to trade. In this way, they can bargain with the gentleman."
"It makes sense." Han Du nodded and continued to ask: "Then what should I do?"
Jiang Wei subconsciously started thinking along with Han Du's words, and the more he thought about it, the clearer his ideas became. It was like a light flashed through his mind, and Jiang Wei caught it instantly.
"Now they and Mr. are the same. Whoever is anxious first will be at a disadvantage. Since they want Mr. to be anxious, Mr. can also make them anxious first. As long as they are anxious, the initiative will fall to Mr.
In your hands. My husband once taught students that no matter what they do, they must take the initiative in their hands. Only in this way will they be hopeless and disadvantageous. I wonder what the students think?"
Han Du nodded and laughed, and said: "Yes, the idea is right. But, what do you think can be done to make them anxious?"
Jiang Wei didn't even think about it this time, and said confidently: "The only people here who can buy the food from Mr.'s hand are the Ashikaga clan. And they and the Ashikaga clan are mortal enemies. As long as we create our own Ashikaga clan
Even here, they want to buy food, even if they don't want to be in a hurry, it's impossible."
Han Du nodded and ordered: "You have had transactions with the Ashikaga clan before, so you should be somewhat familiar with them. How to make the woman Reiko Komatsu believe that the Ashikaga clan is here depends on you."
"Don't worry, sir, let's leave this matter to the students." Jiang Wei already had a plan in mind and nodded happily.
The next day, Hosokawa Mokiyuki came to the Governor's Mansion as usual and wanted to see the Governor.
After all, in addition to Xu Chengfei having grain in his hands, the governor also had grain in his hands. Moreover, he had had several transactions with the governor in the past, so the hope of buying the grain in the governor's hands was much greater.
"Please help me, military master. I would like to see the Governor-General." Hosokawa Mokiyuki found Yanagata again and bowed.
Different from the previous days, this time Liu Dao did not directly say that the Governor was not in the house. Instead, he coughed twice with a smile and made a finger rubbing motion towards Hosokawa Mokiyuki.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki didn't come back to his senses when he saw Yanagata's unusual reaction.
Seeing that Hosokawa remained indifferent, Yanagou couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, and raised his voice again and coughed twice.