Hang Baiqiu asked worriedly: "But we are leaving for Beijing in a few days. Can we achieve the results you require in such a short time?"
Chai Yan thought for a while and said uncertainly: "I don't know, but try your best. If it doesn't work, just postpone your return to Beijing!"
Hang Baiqiu said in surprise: "Postponed? Aren't you already eager to return home?"
"Yes, but this matter is of great importance. I must finish it before I leave, otherwise His Highness the Crown Prince will know about it and he will be in a hurry with me when he returns. I don't want to be like that!" Chai Yan scratched his head as he said this.
Ge Hong said: "Sir, don't worry, our brothers will definitely get it done as soon as possible!"
Ge Hong took the lead, and Cheng Jiu and Guan Maochun also expressed their determination.
Chai Yan nodded with a very trusting look on his face and said, "Okay, then I'll be here, waiting for everyone's good news!"
Soon, Ge Hong and the other five left the room, but Hang Baiqiu did not leave, as if he had something to say to Chai Yan alone.
Chai Yan also noticed it and asked, "What? Is there something wrong?"
Hang Baiqiu asked: "If you do this, it will inevitably increase local prices. What should the people of Yuntai Village do?"
Chai Yan sighed secretly and said: "Sir Hang, I understand what you mean, but the current situation is very special, and I am helpless in some aspects. As the saying goes, every gain must have a loss!"
Hang Baiqiu actually understood this truth, but he still felt that innocent people had been harmed.
After a moment of silence, Hang Baiqiu asked: "You asked Lao Ge and the others to go to Yuntai Village. What will happen in the city? There are many shops that are about to run away, and how can we get here in such a busy way?"
Chai Yan smiled and said: "Don't worry, I have already borrowed someone from Lord Chang. Except for Zhao Xiong and Zhao Wu, the rest of the guards will be at my disposal!"
After hearing this, Hang Baiqiu nodded slowly and felt a little more at ease.
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Early the next morning, Chai Yan and Hang Baiqiu took Chang Bingkun's guards to the street.
In order to deceive others, Chai Yan specially put on a beard, and Hang Baiqiu disguised himself as a woman. Both of them dressed up as businessmen and began to visit their target shops. In the name of merchants in Yuntai Village, they began to buy up rice.
Goods such as grain and meat are coming.
Because the purchase price offered by Chai Yan was nearly 30% higher than the market, and the demand was very large, most of the shops were very happy. In less than two days, Chai Yan had purchased seven or eighty percent of the goods in these shops.
eight.
However, Chai Yan did not store the grain and meat locally. He took advantage of the official ship to transport all the food to Lintai Mountain.
After all, there will be great efforts to build cities and towns in the Laitaishan area in the future, and food and meat will be indispensable necessities.
In Yuntai Village, the progress of the five Ge Hongs was also very smooth.
On the first day they arrived at Yuntai Village, the five Ge Hongs, who had dressed up, began to act separately. In just one day, they purchased all the grain and meat in the village at high prices.
On the evening of the third day, the carriages and horses sent by Liu Hongxuan arrived and transported a large amount of grain and meat out of Yuntai Village overnight.
As a result, the merchants and people in Yuntai Village felt that they had entered a period of famine where supplies were scarce overnight. Rice was in short supply, and meat was in need of meat. The prices of various foods soared several times in one day, which also caused locals to
Miners whose income has been reduced continue to complain.
When he felt that the time was almost ripe, Ge Hong also began to secretly provoke conflicts among the miners under Hanuo and Sang Mu.
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Three days later, we visited Long Dazhai.
Hanau's house, main hall.
Hanuo frowned and waited for An Huai very unhappily, asking: "What happened? Why did Yuntai Village suddenly become like this?"
An Huai frowned, lowered his head and said: "Grandpa, I don't know who is doing it these days. Those people are secretly purchasing grain and meat, so that's why..."
"Why is this happening? Aren't those merchants all members of the Youlong clan? Don't you think it's strange when you see people from outside buying things up? Why don't you just stop selling them?" Hanuo said angrily.
An Huai said helplessly: "Grandpa, merchants have been pursuing profit first since ancient times. Those people are willing to pay high prices, how can they not sell?"
Hanuo sighed and said, "Since it's sold out, don't they know how to restock it quickly?"
An Huai said: "Grandpa, you don't know the situation. The big shops in our Ganquan City have also been acquired several times. Now the price of rice in the city has almost tripled, and the price of meat has almost quadrupled."
"What?" Hanuo was shocked.
At this moment, a middle-aged steward came outside the hall, walking in a hurry and looking anxious.
"Elder, patriarch, something happened, something big happened!" the middle-aged steward shouted.
Hanuo asked angrily: "What's wrong?"
The middle-aged steward walked into the hall, handed over his hands and said: "Elder, patriarch, our people just reported that our miners in Yuntai Village had a fight with the miners of the Sang Mu family, and several of them were killed on the spot.
, there are countless people injured on both sides... At present, the affairs in the mine have been stopped, and the village is in chaos because of this incident! Our people are hiding at home and dare not
Going out..."
An Huai was shocked after hearing this and quickly asked: "When did it happen?"
The middle-aged steward said: "It was this morning, shortly after dawn..."
Hanuo's face had darkened, and he asked in a low voice: "Why did the fight start?"
The middle-aged steward replied: "I heard that it was the Sang Mu family who took the lead in complaining that we had taken over the good mineral veins, causing them to not even have enough to eat, so they gathered a large group of people to come over and argue, but the result is unknown.
What's going on? As he was talking, he suddenly started to move his hands, and then...it got out of control..."
An Huai suddenly became furious and shouted: "Grandpa, this is obviously revenge! Do you remember the last time that old guy Sang Mu came? You just said a few words, but he never gave me anything again."
Look at your face, he must have a grudge in this matter and have long-planned revenge on us!"
The middle-aged manager hurriedly agreed after hearing this: "Yes, elder, what the patriarch said makes sense! I heard from the person who reported the news that the Sang Mu family threatened to destroy our shop and give away all the good mineral veins.
Take it back..."
"Asshole!" Hanuo suddenly became furious.
An Huai was filled with anger and immediately shouted: "Grandpa, we can't sit still and wait for death. We have to send people to Yuntai Village immediately to protect our people and our shop!"
"Yes, elder!" The middle-aged steward also agreed.
Hanuo suppressed his anger and thought for a moment, finally made up his mind and ordered: "Let Lando lead people to Yuntai Village immediately and severely punish the troublemakers!"