Next to the Nanxiang Reserve Bureau, there is an exchange that has only been listed for two years.
In its early days, this exchange was a place where large grain producers in Nanxiang and Shu could deliver grain.
Later, as woolen cloth entered the market and the business of exchanging grain for woolen cloth further expanded, Nanxiang gathered all transaction bills here for verification, and then both parties took the stamped orders to deliver the goods separately.
Later, when the Han Dynasty marched to the south, Nanxiang's trading items included more things such as beans.
In addition to the low price of grain in recent years, Nanxiang's grain purchase share is not only allocated to a few designated companies, but also part of it is purchased from outside through listing. This can be regarded as a warning to several designated grain suppliers.
Later, as the secret transactions with the Longyou family began, people from Guanzhong and even Liangzhou came, and more and more things were traded.
So the exchange became a platform for material trading.
Regardless of the country, as long as you have goods on hand, you can list them through the Nanxiang Exchange, with the type of goods, quantity, price, etc. written on it.
If someone likes it, go and negotiate, and the one with the highest price will get it.
The same goes for people who want to buy goods here.
After the matching transaction is successful, both parties take the vouchers given by Nanxiang Exchange and trade on their own in private.
Whether you are buying or selling, if you want to be listed on the Nanxiang Exchange, you must first provide a certain amount of deposit.
If something goes wrong and the rules are broken, not only will all the deposit be confiscated, but you will also be blacklisted by the exchange and will not be allowed to trade in Nanxiang from now on.
Relying on the advantages of workshops, banknotes, Nanxiang Reserve Bureau, as well as Feng Yong, the government, and the Han royal family, Nanxiang Exchange has become the most authoritative trading place in the Han Dynasty.
In addition to being authoritative, in this era of limited information, this is also the most convenient place to inquire about cargo information from various places.
With these two huge advantages that others do not have, the trading volume of the exchange is increasing day by day.
In the beginning, as long as an order was successfully matched, everyone would complete the transaction as quickly as possible.
Later, some people began to rent warehouses in Nanxiang, store goods, and buy low and sell high.
So far, it has developed to the point of agreeing to postpone delivery.
For example, if someone wants to harvest a batch of grain in October, they can make an appointment in advance in August.
The price, of course, is estimated based on the food prices in previous years, as well as this year's weather, rain, current food prices, etc.
As for whether the actual grain price on the market is high or low a month or two later, whether the buyer or seller will lose money or make a profit, and whether the price difference will be larger or smaller, it all depends on the perspective of the buyer and the seller - in fact, it is a bet.
Feng Yong started this exchange in order to obtain information on bulk cargoes from various places. He also wanted to use market leverage to adjust prices in Dahan and provide data to the Dahan Reserve Bureau in order to control the number of printed notes.
Unexpectedly, not long after this, someone came up with a way to play futures, which stunned him on the spot - the wisdom of these ancients should not be underestimated, and they were also good at playing.
Especially during the Northern Expedition, as various news continued to come in, the prices of grain and woolen cloth were the most volatile goods.
"Fifty shi of millet, 250 yuan per shi, delivery on May 16th!"
In the exchange, the latest sign was put up.
"Didn't you say that the Prime Minister defeated Cao Cao's thieves in Wudu? Why are the prices of food so high?"
Some people are confused.
"What do you know? Although the Cao thieves in Wudu have retreated, the big men in Longyou have not been completely defeated yet! Who knows how long this fight will last? It is normal for the price of food to be higher."
The person next to me explained.
If the price of grain exceeds 200 qian, it means that the people are beginning to have insufficient food to eat. If the price exceeds 300 qian, it means famine. If the price exceeds 500 qian, there may be cases of people exchanging food for food.
This person offered two hundred and fifty yuan per stone because he thought that the Han Dynasty would be at loggerheads with the Cao thieves in Longyou. This is also the thinking of a considerable number of people in Shu today.
The money here is the five-baht copper coin that is the most valuable, not a hundred-dollar coin or something like that.
Even if the final transaction is made with woolen cloth notes, it will still be converted into five baht.
Fortunately, before the Northern Expedition, many aristocratic families in Shu were jointly planned by the Han Prime Minister and a certain country turtle, and they took the initiative to line up and board the chariot - the kind with the doors and windows welded shut.
If they can't conquer Longyou, then the source of wool will be in short supply, and even the money they invested in the early stage may be wasted.
Therefore, even when Cao's bandit army entered Wudu and threatened Hanzhong, although some people took the opportunity to raise the price of grain, others joined forces to sell grain desperately to hold down the price. When the price was at its highest, it did not exceed 500 yuan.
It's just that although the price of food is relatively stable now, it is difficult to keep it below 200 yuan.
In the VIP room of the exchange, someone saw this scene from a high position, and immediately smiled, "It seems that we finally made it in time."
Then he told his subordinates, "Go and list two hundred stones of wheat, one hundred dollars per stone."
No one ate wheat before, but now it is different. It is ground into powder, which is the best grain. Therefore, although the price is not as high as that of millet, the price has also gone up.
One hundred yuan per stone is considered a low price compared to the current situation.
As soon as this sign was put up, it was immediately taken down.
Then it hangs out again, and then seconds again.
For some reason, it seems like a big food producer came over today to throw money. As long as a sign is placed, a new sign will be put up immediately.
After five or six times in a row, someone finally realized something was wrong.
More than a thousand stones of grain, which is a large amount of grain after all, were thrown out without any scruples. If this person was not a fool, then he must have inside information.
The Taigong in the sixth room of the Li family has a good granddaughter, who is the famous Lady Mu in Nanxiang, so Taigong Li is also a well-known figure in the exchange.
Seeing this strange scene in front of him, he immediately found an opportunity and went to strike up a conversation, "I just looked at the stranger. May I ask your name? Where is your fairyland?"
As the saying goes, a strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake. The man saw that wherever the grandpa went, everyone avoided him. He knew that the old man in front of him was a person who should not be underestimated.
Immediately he stood up and said, "I'd like to ask your great-grandfather. I'm from Longyou. Please give me your surname Jiang."
"Ginger? Longyou Jiang?"
Li Taigong was surprised. The surname Jiang was a common surname in Longyou.
"Exactly!"
Just the word "Longyou" is enough to make everyone listen, let alone the surname Jiang?
Taigong Li's expression changed. He came closer and whispered, "Can you speak further?"
Seeing the door of the VIP room closed, many people started to commotion: Longyou...what happened again?
After a while, a new sign was put up on the exchange, and the price of grain suddenly dropped to 200 yuan, and the one-time price was still 500 shi.
Immediately, someone yelled, "I'm a thief! Are you going to let others live?"
What's more, his face swore, his hands and feet became weak, his vision went dark, and he fainted - the price of food last month was at its highest at 480 yuan, but now it's 200 yuan, cut off by more than half. This is not a plan.
The lifeblood?
The news soon spread in Nanxiang: Feng Langjun defeated the famous Cao thieves general Zhang He in a street pavilion, and nearly ten thousand Cao thieves were killed.
The more important news is that Guangwei County in Longyou has fallen into the hands of the Han Dynasty, and it is no longer possible for the Cao thieves to reinforce Longyou from Guanzhong.
After hearing these two news, some people cheered, others howled, and some even hanged themselves directly in the guest house in Nanxiang, or quietly found a place to jump into the river...