Eight hundred and ninetieth chapters hoarding rice grain
Besides, so much money was openly recorded in accounts, and I would have to go to the emperor to pay errands in the future. After all, I used the emperor’s name, right?
Why is Gu Chengyu's eyesight so shallow? He doesn't take this money lightly. As for other officials, he will naturally supervise them strictly.
If anyone really dares to reach out, then don't be ruthless.
"Since we are together today, it is fate. However, I still have something unclear, so I would like to ask you to clarify."
Gu Chengyu looked around. Now that he had the money, some accounts could be settled.
"Lord Gu, you might as well say it straight. We will definitely tell you everything we know." Mr. Sun was very confused, so he quickly replied.
"I heard that the price of food in Hangtianfu has risen sharply recently, and many rice shops in the city are closed. Why is this? All of you here are locals. Please help me clarify my doubts."
Gu Chengyu looked at everyone coldly, an invisible pressure enveloped everyone, and the originally lively banquet suddenly became quiet again.
"In recent days, Japanese officials have inspected the city. People can't buy rice at all. Many families have no food. Moreover, the price of food is several times more expensive than before, and the price of brown rice has risen to 40 cents per pound.
.I don’t know that Hangtian Mansion is so wealthy. Just brown rice can be sold for forty cents per pound."
"Yes, I can't believe it at first. Even though Jiangnan is rich, I have never heard of brown rice costing forty cents per kilogram."
Hu Maoshen understood immediately and knew that Gu Chengyu wanted to control the price of food. Otherwise, the price of food would rise more and more outrageously. In the end, Hangtian Mansion would be in chaos?
Although he was not optimistic about Gu Chengyu's ideas, since he could even do things like donating money, Gu Chengyu could do it.
That means there is no guarantee that Gu Chengyu really has a solution to the rising food prices.
Everyone looked at each other in shock, not expecting that Gu Chengyu would suddenly mention this matter.
Among the fourteen merchants present, five have opened rice shops. Among them, Xia's rice shop is the largest. In Hangtianfu, Xia has three shops.
"Ahem! Where did you hear this rumor, sir? How could this brown rice cost forty cents per pound?"
Mr. Wang felt a little guilty. He had secretly sold it for fifty cents per catty two days ago! There were still people willing to buy it, but there was nothing he could do. If they didn't buy it, would they starve to death?
He also has two grain shops in his home. Although the shops are not large, the price of grain suddenly rose sharply some time ago, and he actually made a lot of money from selling them.
Later, if it weren't for not having much food stored, he would have made a fortune.
Yesterday, he had listened to his old wife at home muttering, envying other families for opening several rice shops and making a lot of money these days.
But his family only had two small shops, so he missed this good opportunity to make money.
Currently, he has heard about which family has the largest amount of grain hoarding. It is said that the Xia family has been collecting grain from everywhere recently. They must want to hoard rice grain and sell it at a high price.
The victims of the disaster still had some money in their hands, and the people in the city had to eat and drink every day, so the Xia family was sure to make a fortune this time.
"Yes! Your Excellency must have heard it from hearsay. This cannot be done accurately. The rice shops in the city have not opened recently, which means that everyone really has no food to sell. I don't know who is spreading the rumor that our Hangtian Mansion will also burst its embankment like Changtian Mansion. People
They are all afraid that once the embankment is breached, they will be like the victims outside the city who will have no food to satisfy their hunger. Therefore, those farmers are unwilling to sell the food, and would rather keep it in their hands for emergencies!"
One of them, Master Ning, got Xia Hongji's signal and hurriedly stood up and replied.
Xia Hongji was rapidly thinking of a solution. This Gu Chengyu had just defrauded him of a hundred thousand taels of silver, and now he asked about the increase in rice prices.
He had hoarded a lot of rice this time and was waiting for the price to go up so that he could make a huge profit.
Judging from the amount of rice he has hoarded, his profit is more than one hundred thousand taels!
If Gu Chengyu ruined things, wouldn't it be worth the loss?
If he had known that today was the Hongmen Banquet, he would not have come at all.
Unexpectedly, he was cheated by Gu Chengyu today. He still doesn't know how to face the clan leader!
If anything goes wrong with hoarding rice and raising food prices, he can imagine how angry the clan leader will be.
He is just a branch of the Xia family, and if he can't handle the errands well, it will cost the Xia family so much money, and it is very possible that he will be kicked out of the errands.
I'm afraid that not only will I lose such a good job, I may also be punished more severely.
This job is very lucrative. He saves a lot of money every year by taking care of Hangtianfu's business. He must not lose this job.
"Oh? This is what I saw with my own eyes. Mingmo, tell the gentlemen the information you found out."
Gu Chengyu knew that these people would not admit it so easily, so he was naturally prepared.
"Yes, sir!"
Ming Mo took the order and said loudly: "Two days ago, Ningjia Rice Shop sent people to nearby villages to collect a lot of rice, about one hundred stones, all purchased at the rate of eight cents per liter. In the hands of this villain
There is also a detailed list of who purchased it from. A few days ago, Xia sent many shopkeepers to remote villages to collect about 500 stones of rice, which was also eight articles. The villain still has a list here. Another Wang
The master has collected fifty dan in the past two days, which is nine cents per liter."
In one breath, he reported clearly the movements of several households in the past few days. Mingmo paused and said, "I haven't found out the past days yet. Please allow me a few days of grace."
Gu Chengyu nodded, "You go down first!"
"What my entourage just said is absolutely true. I would like to ask, what are the intentions of several of your rice shops that have been purchasing rice grains recently but have not opened shops to sell grains?"
Gu Chengyu knocked the wine glass heavily on the table, and the wine inside immediately spilled out, shocking everyone present.
Mr. Wang cleared his tight throat and said with some anxiety: "Didn't you hear that the Hangtian Mansion will burst its embankments? We have a large population in our house, and with so many mouths to eat and drink, we have to stock up on food for emergencies, right?
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In fact, when he said this, he couldn't help but feel guilty. All the grain he had stored up before was sold, and the price was outrageous.
Could Master Gu have already found out how much money he sold for? Mr. Wang was worried at first, and then took a look at everyone present, and then he felt a little relieved.
What are you afraid of? He is not the only one selling grain at high prices. These people have hoarded a lot of grain!
He didn't store much, so even if the imperial envoy blamed him, there would still be a tall man to blame.
Thinking of this, Mr. Wang's expression relaxed a lot. His stomach, which was still trying to shrink, now began to tremble unscrupulously.