As food prices rise, prices in Chengdu are also rising rapidly. Especially those commodities related to daily life are rising again and again, almost to an uncontrollable stage.
Hu Cao read loudly about the current product prices in Chengdu. Wen Dang really had no intention of listening anymore and waved his hand to signal Hu Cao to stop.
Hu Cao raised his head and glanced at Wen Dang: "Prefect, in my humble opinion, it is better to open a warehouse to stockpile grain. If the price continues to rise like this, within three days, there will be a situation where sons and daughters are sold!"
Wen Dang didn't say anything, but Changshi waved his hand and asked Hucao to go down. As soon as Hucao left, Changshi said: "Teacher, I also think this matter is a bit too big. If Su Ren can't lower the price of grain by then, everything will be lost."
The teacher must bear all the responsibilities!”
"Are you scared?"
Chang Shi nodded sincerely.
Wen Dang smiled slightly: "This is the difference between you and Zi Heng. Zi Heng will not give up until he achieves his goal. If we don't use this strategy of cutting off food, Chengdu will be over when those county troops come to the city. We can only apologize with death. Instead of dying, we will die."
Why not give it a try!"
"But just in case..."
"There is nothing unforeseen. Since this matter is in the hands of Zi Heng, we can only trust him. As long as we can keep Chengdu, what's the point of resigning and returning home?" Wen Dang firmed up his thoughts: "It doesn't matter.
Let’s talk about it again, wait for any news from Zi Heng, he will release the food when he says it will be released!”
Cui Jiuming had a cold sweat on his face. He had never seen such a crazy market. The Cui family has been in business for generations. He has been wandering around the shops with his father since he was a child. If he can double the profit, his father will let him remember it. However, Chengdu today is completely
It overturned his understanding of business. Starting from the price of food, the prices of all commodities are rising. People in Chengdu have gone crazy. As long as it is sold outside, even if it is shit, people will rush to snatch it.
Various shops of the Shuzhong Chamber of Commerce came to him several times. If Su Ren had not issued a death order, these merchants would have been unable to hold on. The strange business frightened them. If the imperial court got involved, their end would be tragic.
Watching Su Ren sip porridge in a calm and elegant manner. Cui Jiuming couldn't help but said: "How long will this continue? Making money is a good thing, but if we do this, the nine tribes will be wiped out!"
"Don't worry! I've got everything covered!"
"Are you not worried? I heard that the Meng family spent another one million yuan to buy grain. By the afternoon, the price of food will rise to one hundred yuan!"
"Isn't this great? If the Meng family has money, let him buy it! I would like to see how much money the Meng family has!" Su Ren took a sip of porridge and ate a bite of vegetables: "Don't worry, I have a way to make it happen.
He can't transport a grain of grain out."
"That's not what I'm talking about!" Cui Jiuming jumped to his feet anxiously: "I'm talking about our lives!"
Su Ren rolled his eyes and continued to eat: "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Come together, you have lost weight in the past two days!"
Cui Jiuming was completely irritated. He grabbed Su Ren's bowl and placed it heavily on the table: "If you can't tell me the truth, how long will we continue?"
Su Ren was a little helpless: "It won't take long. We'll stop when the Meng family has no money! The county soldiers from outside the city have almost arrived. We'll finish it soon! When this matter is over, the court will definitely reward you!"
Su Ren said it very lightly, but no one knows how powerful the Meng family is. Last night, Meng Wei sent news that Meng Ji had purchased 30,000 stones of grain and rice, enough to feed 20,000 county soldiers for half a month. This is not true.
The good news is that facing these county soldiers, Chengdu has no defense at all. It will be broken down in one day, not half a month.
Meng Ji laughed loudly: "Okay! With these 30,000 stones of grain and rice, we can capture Chengdu. As long as we capture Chengdu, let's see what Su Ren and Wen Dang have to say. At that time, they will just have to settle the charge of raising prices to the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce."
Yes, we can also get rid of the suspicion of rebellion. Su Ren did a good thing this time, hahaha..."
Meng Wei laughed along with him: "Master, when are we going to transport the grain out of the city? It will also help the county soldiers settle down. When I went there yesterday, the county soldiers also knew about the price of grain, and they were panicked."
"This matter needs to be done as soon as possible. You can go there in the afternoon and reassure them that the Meng family will never default on what they promised them!"
"promise!"
Gently covering Meng Bi with the quilt, Meng Ji's tears flowed down. Meng Bi is his only child, and now he lies on the bed without saying a word. As a father, he doesn't feel uncomfortable. Seeing Meng Bi reminds him of Tang Meng.
It was all that guy's fault. When Chengdu is captured, Tang Meng must be cut into pieces.
Prices in Chengdu continue to rise, and the number of beggars on the streets begins to increase. This is only the fourth day, and many people are already on the verge of starving to death. Meng Wei led the grain truck and walked past the road. He saw the eyes of the beggars.
, couldn't help but swallowed. The eyes of those people were crazy, and the grain bags on the carriage were what caused them to go crazy.
Seeing that they were about to arrive at the city gate, Mengwei kept urging the driver to speed up and try to stay away from those hungry wolf-like eyes. The city gate was tightly closed, and more than a dozen men were standing at the door. Mengwei jumped off the carriage and said to
The gentleman said: "Open the door quickly, the Changshi family has something to transport out of the city!"
The public servant glanced back and asked Meng Wei: "What are you transporting? The prefect has an order. There is a food shortage in Chengdu. No food can leave the city!"
"Hiss..." Meng Wei took a breath of cold air and thought to himself, this Su Ren's work is really interconnected, leaving no chance to Meng Ji.
Without waiting for Meng Wei's answer, the first order from the prince was given, and the princes started to inspect it. Naturally, the servants of the Meng Mansion who were responsible for escorting the food would not allow it.
The man drew his sword and said, "We are following orders, and we will kill anyone who obstructs us!"
"How dare you! This is something belonging to Chang Shi's Mansion, no one can touch it!"
Seeing that the two groups of people were about to take action, Meng Wei quickly pulled the man's head aside, reached out and took out a handful of copper coins from his arms: "It's convenient, we are all our own people, use this money to treat you to tea!"
The gentleman glanced over his head and curled his lips: "It's my duty to ask the housekeeper to collect the money, so it's better to cooperate to avoid getting into trouble!"
When had the servants of the Meng family ever been so angry that they would not accept such a quarrel? The leader of the servants pulled Mengwei behind him: "I just won't let you investigate, what can you do?"
"If you don't let me check, it shows that you are guilty. This car must be filled with food!"
"Is it just food? If you don't let us out of the city, we will kill you now!"
"Grab the food!" I don't know who shouted. A large group of beggars rushed towards the Meng family's motorcade. The Meng family's Ding Que was rushed by several beggars before he could guard against it. Someone tore open a cloth bag, and snow-white rice was like
It flowed to the ground like a waterfall. People who had been hungry for several days swarmed up and started looting frantically.
The servants were frightened. They drew their swords and were about to kill someone, but before they could do anything, they were entangled. These people were quick and quick, and they were definitely not ordinary people. The leader of the guard happened to meet a man with a gray face, and the two of them started to fight.
When they fought, they knew that they were no match for them. Seeing that things were about to go bad, Mengwei hid under the carriage and trembled all over. After receiving the notice from Huo Laosi yesterday, he knew that something would definitely happen when transporting grain out of the city. He did not expect such a result.
He watched helplessly as the leader of the servants was knocked over, and hundreds of pairs of feet stepped on him. It was useless even if he didn't die.
Su Ren and Cui Jiuming stood at the entrance of a secluded alley not far away, looking at the madness at the city gate. Their moods were different. Su Ren was lamenting the power of the people, while Cui Jiuming was worried about when these people would swarm out.
If you enter your own shop and go to a place like this, you will die miserably.
Seeing those people moving away more than a dozen carts of grain and rice, Su Ren said: "In the afternoon, a notice was posted at the door of every shop, saying that the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce has mobilized grain from the surrounding areas and is on the way, and will sell it at the usual price in three days.
"
"Huh!" Cui Jiuming let out a long breath: "Okay, I'll do it right away!"
Su Ren rolled his eyes: "Also, add a line under the brand to negotiate with the Meng family to transport grain when Chengdu is short of food. The Sichuan Chamber of Commerce will be ashamed to deal with the Meng family and will not sell a grain of rice to the Meng family.
!”
Cui Jiuming was stunned: "Are you really going to force the Meng family to death?"
"You should know this, right?"
Cui Jiuming nodded: "Okay, the current situation between us and the Meng family cannot be alleviated."
Meng Wei ran back to Meng Mansion in tattered clothes. When he saw Meng Ji's face, he knelt down and banged his head on the ground.
Before Mengwei could finish speaking, Meng Ji felt dizzy: "It's all over? Nothing left?"
"It's all gone. It was robbed by those unscrupulous people! Not a single grain is left!"
Meng Ji fell down on the chair. Meng Liu wanted to step forward, but Meng Ji waved his hand: "Get out of here! Leave me alone."
"Master! Another letter has been sent from outside the city urging food supplies!"
Before everyone could leave the house, a servant came in with a letter. Meng Ji, who was furious, grabbed his tea bowl and threw it over. The servant was frightened and knelt down quickly, wondering what he had done wrong.
Mrs. Meng Liu quickly comforted her: "Don't be too anxious, there is always a way!"
"What can we do? All the roads are blocked by the Wen Party. We don't have a grain of food now. Even if we have food, we can't send it out. Those guys will never enter the city unless they see the food!"
"How about we send people out and tell the county soldiers that as long as they enter the city, there will be food?"
Mengwei quickly raised his head: "Master, madam, this idea is feasible!"
"You can't do that! As a woman, do you think those guys are easy to fool?" Meng Ji suddenly sat up straight: "Go buy food again immediately, and transport it out of the city in batches this time! Take the secret road!"
"No!" Mengwei agreed and stood up in a hurry.
Before they even reached the door, another servant bumped into each other.
Meng Ji said angrily: "What happened again?"
The servant took a look at the atmosphere, quickly helped Meng Wei up, and then fell to his knees: "Master, they, they..."
"explain!"
"All the grain and rice stores of the Sichuan Chamber of Commerce have just posted notices, saying that they have prepared a large amount of grain and are on the way to Chengdu. It will arrive in three days!" The servant hesitated.
Meng Ji snorted coldly: "You want to hide it! This is going to increase the price!"
"And he said..."
"What else can you say?"
"They also said that our family was transporting grain out of the city during Chengdu's grain shortage, and suggested that all grain and rice stores not sell a grain of grain to us!"
"Ah!" Mengwei shouted: "Master, they are going to kill us!" (To be continued)