Chapter 54: White Paper Futures, Six Companies Are Dumbfounded

Fengming Palace.

Ye Chen learned of Lin Kaiji's arrogance.

Luo Hongyan came over and said it, and she was very angry.

"Hongyan, isn't this what we expected?"

Ye Chen smiled and said, "If God wants to destroy it, it must first make it crazy! The Lin family is so arrogant, no one sympathizes with them when they are unlucky!"

Luo Hongyan lay down next to Ye Chen.

She frowned and said, "I know this will help the plan, but it still makes me angry that the Lin family is so rampant!"

"The Lin family and others have enjoyed low paper taxes in the past few years. Don't they want to repay the favor?"

Ye Chen chuckled: "Hongyan, how is it possible for a family like the Lin family to be obedient and obedient?"

"Only when it hurts them to the bone will they restrain themselves!"

"Were the Liang family and other grain merchants very arrogant in the past? Are they more honest now?"

When Ye Chen mentioned the grain merchant, Luo Hongyan showed a smile on her face.

The Liang family and others are indeed honest now.

They were hit hard before, and it took less than ten years for the Liang family and other major grain merchants to recover.

"Ye Chen, when will you close the net?"

Luo Hongyan asked.

The new papermaking technology can produce paper much faster, and a lot has been produced in three days.

"So urgent?"

Ye Chen said.

Luo Hongyan frowned and said: "People's resentment has been aroused in various places. If it is not quelled, something may happen."

Ye Chen said: "Hongyan, the real paper can't be released yet, but we can sell something else."

"What to sell?"

“Paper futures!”

Luo Hongyan was confused.

Ye Chen smiled and said: "If we take out the paper now, the Lin family and others will be temporarily unable to do business, but their previous profits will not be affected. The six major paper-making families are still extremely rich!"

"Hongyan, you announced to the outside world that you are selling white paper worth ten million taels of silver at half the current price, but the delivery period is ten days later!"

"At one-third of the current price, we will sell another 20 million taels of silver paper. The delivery period is one month later."

"We are selling 40 million taels of silver paper at the price before the price increase. The delivery period is three months later."

Luo Hongyan thought for a while and said in surprise: "Ye Chen, do you want to lure the Lin family and others to buy?"

Ye Chen chuckled and said: "No matter if anyone buys it or not, letting this news out is equivalent to telling the world that the official is confident that the price of white paper will drop to half of today's price within ten days!"

“Down to a third in a month!”

"The Lin family and others will naturally not allow such a situation to occur. They do not want to lose their pricing power!"

Luo Hongyan said: "What if they don't buy it?"

Ye Chen said: "If you don't buy it, it is expected that the public dissatisfaction here will definitely decrease a lot. There are pros and cons. And with such huge benefits, how can the Lin family and others resist not buying it?"

Luo Hongyan looked at Ye Chen, why did Ye Chen have such a long head?

If the Lin family and others really buy it, they will lose blood if the paper is in their hands!

"I will issue an imperial edict now!"

Luo Hongyan acted very fast, and it didn't take long for her decree to be sent out.

The Lin family and others quickly received the news.

"Suppressing rising expectations and delaying time?"

"It's ridiculous. It's impossible to purchase a large amount of high-quality white paper from abroad in such a short period of time!"

The heads of the six aristocratic families quickly gathered at the Lin family.

When such an official decree came out, expectations for paper prices were immediately affected.

According to the imperial edict, a large number of blank papers will appear on the market in the next three months.

Huangfulong frowned and said, "Guys, it's not like the Royal Paper Mill really made high-quality white paper, right?"

If so, their good days will come to an end!

Lin Kaiji sneered: "Huangfu Family Head, Your Majesty, they just want us to think so!"

"How can new papermaking technology come out so easily?"

"Besides, even if it comes out, can so much blank paper be produced in such a short time?"

"Everyone, if we all buy those contracts now and stabilize the paper price for three months, we will earn more than we would normally earn in ten years. We are facing such great wealth. Do you want to give up?"

Huangfulong had a bad premonition in his heart.

"Brother Lin, several major grain merchants were cheated back then. It won't be our turn this time, right?"

Lin Kaiji said in a deep voice: "Master Huangfu, if you don't want to make this money, you don't have to make it, but when the time comes, you must work with everyone to stabilize the paper price, otherwise don't blame us for being ruthless!"

"Ahem, Brother Lin, I just have a little doubt. I'd better advance and retreat together with everyone."

Huangfulong coughed slightly and said.

The six major paper-making families have always advanced and retreated together. If he retreats this time, the others may not let him play in the future!

"Well, let's discuss the share!"

Lin Kaiji said in a deep voice, "Our Lin family wants half, and you can divide the rest!"

The six major aristocratic families jointly took advantage of the contract worth a total of 70 million taels.

They didn't have that much cash, so they borrowed a lot of money in order to take advantage of these contracts.

"Ye Chen, you expected it. When the bait was put out, the Lin family couldn't wait to bite the hook."

Luo Hongyan came to Ye Chen and smiled.

The six major paper-making families suffered heavy losses this time, and the wealth they had accumulated in the past suddenly lost a lot!

"Public resentment shouldn't be that strong anymore, right?"

Ye Chen asked.

Luo Hongyan nodded: "The latest batch of contracts is ten days from now. We can still wait for such a short time."

Ye Chen chuckled and said: "In ten days, in addition to the paper that the Lin family wants, we will save some more and put them into the market together!"

Nowadays, the four major paper mills are operating at full speed, and the output is very high every day!

Ten days have passed in the blink of an eye, and the price of white paper is still ten times higher!

"Everyone, it's harvest time!"

"When ten days are up, I'd like to see how the royal family comes up with so much blank paper, hahahaha!"

Lin Kaiji laughed.

The heads of the other five major families also had smiles on their faces.

According to the information they received, there were no abnormalities in this regard in neighboring countries, and there were no abnormalities in the country either!

"Family...Master, someone from the royal family is here, saying they want to deliver paper to us!"

A housekeeper from the Lin family hurriedly entered the hall where Lin Kaiji and the others were.

Lin Kaiji and the others' expressions changed, and they quickly arrived at the front yard.

Someone from the royal family came, and the leader was a eunuch beside Luo Hongyan, who was at the fourth level of the Divine Emperor.

"Master Lin, you are all here, so our family doesn't need to make more trips!"

The leading eunuch, Eunuch Wu, said in a sharp voice.

"Eunuch Wu, where is the paper? If the quality of the paper brought out by the royal family does not meet the requirements, we will not agree!"

Lin Kaiji said in a deep voice.

The others spoke one after another, they felt something was not good.

"It's natural!"

Eunuch Wu said as he waved his hand, and boxes of white paper from his space treasure quickly appeared outside.

Hundreds of boxes in total!

Lin Kaiji and the others are not weak in strength, and they all have spiritual consciousness, and their spiritual consciousness directly scanned the past.

"this--"

Soon, Lin Kaiji and the others' eyes widened.

They couldn't believe it!

All the wooden boxes are filled with white paper, and each piece is as white as snow, even better than the highest quality white paper from the Lin family!