The first thousand one hundred and thirty-seven chapters gamble
Li Er left the Prince Consort's Mansion.
With very complicated emotions.
The grain market in Chang'an has always been controlled by large grain merchants like the Changsun family.
Therefore, when a famine occurs, there is obviously food, but the price of food is deliberately raised, causing starvation everywhere.
However, when Du He showed him the "Datang Industry Support Plan", he fell silent.
Of course, he basically didn't understand it.
But as for the food part, he still understood most of Du He's explanation.
Simply put, Du He's goal is to let food fall into the hands of the people instead of concentrating it in the hands of a few big grain merchants.
If the big grain merchants don't want to, then beat them to death.
Li Er has some expectations.
Returning to the carriage, Zhao Yang asked: "Your Majesty seems to be in a much better mood after arriving at the Prince Consort's Mansion."
Originally, this flattery should make Li Er happy.
Unexpectedly, Li Er suddenly turned gloomy and said in a cold voice: "If anyone dares to reveal my visit to Hu County today, I will kill him."
ah?
Zhao Yang suddenly turned pale with fright.
…
"Daddy, there is no more grain to sell in the grain market, what should we do?" Wang Laowu stood in front of Du He and asked with a worried look on his face.
When Du He heard this, he couldn't help but cursed: "Useless idiot, just one word, etc."
"Are you still waiting? However, many people have scolded our Huxian Grain Distribution Center in the past few days, but these people are still ordinary people. We can't do anything to them!" Wang Laowu was really panicked.
There were many rumors that he was the chief culprit and that he was the one who made the people unable to eat. He was to be killed and sacrificed to heaven.
He hasn't been able to sleep for several days.
Therefore, I came to Du He specifically to ask for advice.
Du He asked: "What is the current price of food?"
Wang Laowu replied honestly: "Dad, you don't know that the current price of grain is already three times the previous market price, but the big grain merchants in Chang'an City are still buying grain like crazy.
There is no more grain to sell in the market, and the Huxian Grain Distribution Center sells 20,000 kilograms every day, all of which falls into the hands of big grain merchants. Our situation is precarious!"
Du He thought for a while and said calmly: "The time is almost ripe."
Is the time ripe?
Sure enough, the godfather had already been prepared.
Just listen to Du He say: "Go back and continue waiting."
"ah?"
Wang Laowu was completely stunned, but he didn't dare to stay any longer.
…
Wang Laowu returned to the Huxian Grain Distribution Center worriedly.
As soon as he entered the door, Mr. Liu and others gathered around him.
"Brother Wang, what's going on? What do you want Duke Hu to say?"
"Mr. Hu Guo must have a good plan, right?"
"Brother Wang, you are good at talking."
Everyone looked at Wang Laowu anxiously.
Wang Laowu said: "Godfather asked us to wait."
"What? Are you still waiting? You have been waiting for more than half a month. Are you still waiting? If you wait any longer, everyone will die." Mr. Liu couldn't help but say.
Wang Laowu said: "You...you have to believe in your godfather."
Everyone: "..."
at this time.
A boy hurried in and said out of breath: "Shopkeeper, shopkeeper, the food... there is food."
Um?
Everyone turned around.
Wang Laowu laughed and said: "Hahahaha... Food, we have food, we can be invincible."
The boy said: "Shopkeeper, we have food, but it's not ours."
What?
Wang Laowu was stunned and asked hurriedly: "What's going on?"
The boy said: "Just now, someone sent news that in Chang'an City, the people have brought out grains to sell. The grains are countless."
"Let's go and have a look!"
Wang Laowu said eagerly.
Everyone rode horses and rushed to Chang'an City.
Entering Yongning Gate, you will see a strange sight.
I saw countless people on both sides of the People's Avenue.
These people were either squatting, sitting, or standing, but without exception, they all had bags filled with grain in front of them, and each one of them was shouting and selling grain.
The price is quite reasonable, three times the original market price, and even lower than yesterday's food price.
Wang Laowu was so surprised that he was speechless.
Mr. Liu said in surprise: "Isn't the grain sold by these people bought from the Huxian Grain Distribution Center before?"
Wang Laowu suddenly laughed and said: "I understand, I understand... Before, my godfather told me that those who have gained the truth will be helped. He said that we have many friends. I have never understood it, but now I finally understand it.
Okay... our friends are these common people, my godfather is really a god, he has known for a long time that once the price of food rises, the people will sell the food, hahaha..."
Everyone suddenly realized.
…
In the small courtyard.
Everyone exchanged cups.
"Master Changsun, you are really a god in this world. Now, Chang'an has no grain to sell. In a few days, we will slowly sell the grain. We will definitely make countless money. The most important thing is that we can defeat the grain in Hu County in one fell swoop."
Distribution center!"
"Master Changsun, from now on, you will be our backbone."
"We will follow you to the death!"
Everyone said it one after another.
Seeing victory in sight, everyone was naturally very excited.
Changsun Chong enjoyed the treatment of being surrounded by stars, and thought to himself: Du He, Du He, this time, I am going to defeat your Huxian Grain Distribution Center to show you that I, Changsun Chong, am not someone to be trifled with.
He raised his cup and was about to speak when a grain merchant hurried in and said, "Oh no, no, no, no, no, no, no, a lot of grain suddenly appeared in Chang'an City."
Snap.
The wine glass fell to the ground.
Changsun Chong asked in surprise: "Is it the Dream Group?"
The man shook his head: "Master Changsun, we are not the Dream Group, but the common people. Those common people bought a lot of grain from the Huxian Grain Distribution Center before, but now they have sold it all."
Everyone panicked and all looked at Changsun Chong.
Changsun Chong has become the backbone of everyone.
"Master Changsun, what should we do?"
"If this happens, won't the price of food drop? Then won't we lose money?"
"Nowadays, people are selling grain in large quantities. What should we do?"
Everyone, you say something to me.
Changsun Chong, however, had a gloomy face.
After a while, he suddenly raised his head and said: "Everyone, we have worked so hard before, and we are about to defeat the Huxian Grain Distribution Center in one fell swoop and make a lot of money. If we give up now, wouldn't it mean that all our previous efforts have been wasted? I have an idea, I don't know if you guys
Do you dare to take a big gamble with me?"
"Master Changsun, please make it clear!"
Changsun Chong expressed his thoughts: "Everyone, you only see the food in Chang'an City, but you don't know that the food provided by the people is limited. They didn't buy much food in the first place, but now they only see the price of food.
If the price rises, some of it will be sold. I am sure that the total amount of these grains is only a few hundred thousand kilograms. If we buy all these grains again, by then, Chang'an City will truly have no grain to sell.
Now, when the time comes, don’t we have the final say at what price we will sell it for?”