"Old Sun, why don't you be trustworthy and sell at a lower price without telling everyone?"
"We agreed at the beginning that we would advance and retreat together. The price must be discussed together."
A middle-aged man with an elegant appearance said to a middle-aged man with a big belly.
"Old He, I don't like hearing what you say anymore. What do you mean I'm not trustworthy?"
"Don't you know who will sell at a lower price first?"
The person called Lao Sun is called Sun Wentang. The Sun family is a large salt merchant and grain merchant family from the south of the Yangtze River. Sun Wentang can also be regarded as the person in charge of the Sun family in the capital.
The person called Lao He is called He Jingnian, and he is a member of the famous He family among Huizhou merchants. The He family's main industry is also salt and grain. The industry is huge and the family power is extremely powerful.
"Anyway, our He family definitely didn't sell it by lowering the price first."
When He Jingnian heard this, he was immediately speechless. After thinking about it, he could only say this.
"I have long said that we cannot go too far in doing things. This time we have raised the price too high. The price of two hundred coins per pound of grain has never been seen in history. This famine is not too serious.
It's too serious, and we deliberately targeted the above. Even if we can win, it will definitely not end well. No emperor will tolerate such a thing."
At this time, another person also spoke. This person had a dignified appearance and extraordinary appearance. He looked like he was only in his thirties, but he was actually already in his forties.
His name is Jiang Yunshan, and he is from the Jiang family, a large family in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions. The Jiang family's industries mainly include tea, grain and salt, and it is considered one of the most famous wealthy families in the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions.
"It is indeed a bit too much, but it is also for the benefit of all of us Jiangnan people."
Sun Wentang nodded and said.
"For the benefit of us as a whole Jiangnan people?"
"Our He family has invested more than two million yuan this time, and now it's all going to be in vain."
He Jingnian said with a sneer.
Although the He family is a well-known family among Huizhou merchants, throwing away two million taels of silver will still seriously damage the vitality of the entire He family. After all, although the He family has huge wealth, most of its property is in the form of fields, shops, etc.
Existence, the real money in hand is actually not too much.
"It's as if our Sun family didn't suffer any loss. Our Sun family's investment is not less than yours."
Sun Wentang looked at He Jingnian and said.
"Okay, stop arguing."
At this time, Hu Wanan, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke.
Speaking of losses, the losses suffered by the Hu family were actually the most severe. As the leader of Huizhou merchants and the leader of this operation, the Hu family really spent real money this time.
There were at least three million taels of silver in it.
It took a long time for the entire Hu family to recover from such a huge loss, so much so that Hu Wanan's status was now unstable, and his family was quite critical of him. This meant that he would succeed as the head of the Hu family.
The location is extremely disadvantageous.
After hearing Hu Wanan's words, the others immediately became quiet, wanting to hear what other good methods and attention Hu Wanan could come up with.
"It's too late to talk about this now. Now we should think about how to make up for it. If the money is gone, we can make more money, but if this life is gone, there will be nothing."
Hu Wanan looked at everyone and said coldly.
"Mr. Hu, what do you mean?"
He Jingnian asked immediately.
"Don't your family members in the court communicate with you?"
"The superiors have been investigating the matter of Dezhou Warehouse and Linqing Warehouse. Are they being too calm this time?"
Hu Wanan said coldly.
Almost all of the people present were from the wealthy families in the Jiangnan area, and they were all related to salt, grain, and tea. These wealthy families in the Jiangnan area were inextricably linked to the Shilin people in the Jiangnan area.
Some people from their own families serve as officials in the court, some through marriage, others through relationships with fellow villagers, and many through bribery. In short, through various methods, almost all officials from the Jiangnan area
He is the spokesperson of these Jiangnan wealthy families.
And because these wealthy families in the Jiangnan area are rich in the world, almost all of the most profitable businesses such as salt, grain, tea, etc. are in their hands, so they have the largest wealth in the entire Ming Dynasty, and it is easier to do things if they have money.
In addition, the Jiangnan region has been a land of scholars since ancient times. Since ancient times, Jiangnan has many talented people and the literary style is at its peak. During the Song and Ming dynasties, the Jiangnan region was full of literati and talented people emerged in large numbers. This area has become famous for its imperial examinations.
Naturally, there are many officials.
The combination of these many factors slowly formed the situation where Jiangnan Shilin controlled the Ming Dynasty. During the current Hongzhi period, this situation was already very serious. By the late Ming Dynasty, the Donglin Party was completely
Controlling the entire government, these people from the Jiangnan region have the final say in everything.
Because they all come from wealthy families in the south of the Yangtze River, each family has its own people in the court, and they are all aware of the trends in the court.
"Isn't this already arranged?"
"Just find a few scapegoats and come out."
Sun Wentang said quickly.
"Haha, it's not that easy. The above seems to have changed this time. Secretly, Jin Yiwei has been secretly investigating the matter. It's not that easy to fool the higher ups like before. Everyone should be prepared in advance.
Everything that needs to be cleaned has been cleaned up, otherwise the mutton will not be eaten, but it will be messed up all over."
Hu Wanan smiled and said undeniably.
"I have already informed you that all the grain here is sold for one penny per catty."
Then Hu Wanan dropped another bombshell, which immediately stunned all those present.
"A penny a pound?"
"Mr. Hu, are you okay?"
Sun Wentang was stunned for a moment, then looked at Hu Wanan and said.
"If we sell it for a penny per catty, we will really lose money this time. Our He family is not as big as your Hu family. We don't care about these millions of taels of silver."
He Jingnian couldn't help but sarcastically said.
"Whether you want to follow or not is up to you. I'll be able to talk to you now."
"I said, it's already this time. Whether you want life or money depends on your choice."
"Now we sell grain for a penny and a pound, which can be regarded as relief for the victims. When the time comes, the government will let people talk to each other. This time, the matter is in the past. If you still have to care about the money that can no longer be recovered."
After saying this, Hu Wanan stood up and left without continuing to talk. In fact, some things can be understood by everyone just by clicking on them.
PS: Today is just one chapter. Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve. I wish all my book friends a happy New Year, may your family be healthy, and may all your wishes come true~
