Chapter 127: Force King Yuan Tiangang
"Sir, the price of food today is four cents and five cents per dou. If you buy more, you can give me a discount." The shopkeeper said with a smile.
"How much food are there in your shop and the granary? I want to buy them all, how about it?" Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"Young Master is joking. Although my shop is not big, it still has 10,000 shi of food. Is it possible that Young Master still wants to empty out this villain's shop?" the shopkeeper said slowly.
There was a hint of amusement in his eyes.
This ordinary person comes to buy food for only one or two stones at most.
Even for a group with a large number of people, they only have a few hundred stones at most.
Are you going to buy these ten thousand kilos of grain and feed them to the rice bugs?
"What if, for four dollars per dou of rice, I will buy all your ten thousand stones?" Zhao Chen smiled slightly.
The autumn harvest is coming soon, so the price of food can naturally be kept low.
The shopkeeper frowned and looked at Zhao Chen uncertainly.
"What the young master said is true, this is ten thousand stones!" the shopkeeper asked cautiously.
The autumn harvest is coming soon.
If his grain cannot be sold out, it will become old grain.
The price will definitely fall below four cents.
That would be a real loss!
If the young man in front of me really...
The shopkeeper clenched his fists, feeling vaguely expectant.
"Miss Ruoshuang, pay, Lao Cheng and Xiao Qin, go in and carry the food!" Zhao Chen waved his hand.
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"What is this for?"
"So much food, all bought by others?"
"The autumn harvest will be here soon. Food must be worthless. Why would there be any fool thinking about collecting food?"
"This guy is probably stupid and has too much money. He has no place to put the money. He is just thinking about collecting grain to feed the rats!"
Outside the grain store, Li Ruoshuang paid 10,000 shi of grain.
The shopkeeper immediately welcomed Cheng Chumo and others to move food into the warehouse.
Ten thousand shi of grain and five hundred men were loaded into cart after cart and headed straight to the warehouse where the saltpeter was previously stored.
Fortunately, Zhao Chen later bought several more yards next to the warehouse, and now he didn't worry about not being able to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of stones of food.
However, seeing Zhao Chen buying grain on such a large scale, the people in the east city of Chang'an City all looked strange.
Many people even thought that Zhao Chen was throwing money into the water.
The autumn harvest is about to begin now. If we collect grain now, it will all be old grain.
When this is sold, few people want it.
I guess in the end, it will only be used to feed horses!
Chang'an City, the residence of the Zheng family in Xingyang.
Last time, Zheng He was severely scolded by the head of the Zheng family for buying ice.
Zheng He was ordered not to show up at the old man's birthday party.
Lest the old man get mad at this bastard Zheng He.
In the past month or so, Zheng He's life has been very difficult.
Uncles and peers at home would tease him about this matter from time to time!
This makes Zheng He dare not even go out on weekdays.
"Master, great news!" The butler in fine clothes ran in excitedly and shouted to Zheng He.
Zheng He frowned and felt unhappy.
The last time I bought ice cubes, he also said it was good news.
But what's the result?
I spent twice the price to buy ice cubes sold by the palace.
Li Shimin took all the advantages.
He, Zheng He, was almost kicked out by the Zheng family in Xingyang!
good news?
It might as well be the news that would kill him.
"My boss, this is really good news. A fool came from Dongshi, and he actually harvested grain on a large scale at this time!" Seeing Zheng He not answering, the housekeeper knew that he was still complaining about what happened last time.
Then he took the initiative to explain to Zheng He.
"It is indeed a fool to collect grain at this time.
son! "Zheng He had a strange look on his face.
This year, the entire Tang Dynasty has not heard of any disaster.
Isn't this something only a fool would do to collect grain before the autumn harvest?
"No, that fool bought 10,000 shi of grain in one go in Dongshi, and had it transported away on the spot."
"I heard that that fool is still thinking about buying food!"
"Master, tell me, those grains in our warehouse..." the housekeeper looked at Zheng He and whispered.
The Zheng family in Xingyang had multiple grain depots in Chang'an City.
The amount of food piled inside is at least hundreds of thousands of stones.
If you keep it in there all year round, if you don't use it, it will probably get damaged.
Now that there is such an opportunity, the housekeeper feels that Zheng He should not miss it.
Anyway, we can't eat all the food here. If we don't sell it now, it will either spoil or the price will plummet.
If you sell it now, you can at least earn the market price.
Since there are fools who are willing to tell the truth for them, then this matter...
"Now that the weather is good both inside and outside Chang'an City, food prices are stable, and the autumn harvest is around the corner, it's really funny that there are people stocking up on food."
"If this is not the case, you can ask other companies. If they are willing, they can hand over all the grain in the storehouse to me, the Zheng family in Xingyang."
"We will sell all the grain to this fool and only charge one cent per stone!" Zheng He was overjoyed and had an idea.
In this way, he can not only sell the grain in Zheng's warehouse, but also earn a handling fee.
Zheng He thought his idea was very good.
Anyway, they will definitely not lose money if they buy food now!
"Then let me go to the other houses and ask?" the housekeeper asked.
"No, I'll go there myself!" Zheng He said with a smile.
…
As dusk approached, Li Shimin finished his government affairs.
Walking out of the imperial study room, you can see the wind and light clouds in the sky.
I wonder where, as Zhao Chen said, there will be heavy rain today?
"Your Majesty, are you going to the Taishi Bureau?" Wei Zheng came over and asked Li Shimin.
In fact, Wei Zheng felt that it was not a big problem whether to go to the Taishi Bureau now.
Can it still rain in this weather?
He just wanted to ask the emperor to find Zhao Chen and get the money back now.
This morning, Fang Xuanling asked him when he would have dinner!
If this happens for a few more days, I won't be able to hide it.
Moreover, he had just heard people talking about a fool who was buying grain in the east market of Chang'an City.
Wei Zheng didn't even have to think about it, it must be Zhao Chen.
Now he only thinks about how he can leave some for himself before Zhao Chen defeats all the 20,000 guans.
"Go and have a look. I also have something I want to ask Yuan Tiangang!" Li Shimin nodded.
Taishi Bureau.
There is a stargazing monitor inside.
When Li Shimin and Wei Zheng came here, they didn't notify anyone else.
When I walked up to the stargazing platform, I saw a middle-aged man in Taoist robes standing with his hands behind his back.
The clothes are fluttering and the bones are rugged.
Wearing a Taoist robe, it flutters with the breeze.
This person is Yuan Tiangang, the stargazing supervisor of the Taishi Bureau.
Just as Li Shimin was about to speak, he saw Yuan Tiangang looking up at the sky, clasping his fingers, and said calmly, "Purple energy is coming from the east, Your Majesty is here, I am a poor man to welcome him from afar!"
After saying that, Yuan Tiangang looked over.
Different from ordinary people, there was no flattery on his face.
"Master Yuan has been observing the sky lately?" Li Shimin nodded and said calmly.
"It is the duty of a poor man!" Yuan Tiangang put his hands behind his hands, looking like an immortal.
"Master Yuan, tell me what the weather is like in Chang'an City these days!" Li Shimin said again.
"This poor Taoist has come to you at his fingertips. Your Majesty, please wait a moment!" Yuan Tiangang said lightly, pinching his fingers randomly a few times again.
Then he heard his words: "The clouds are light and the wind is gentle, and the wind is gentle and smooth. It is a bright and sunny day, shining brightly, just like the glory of your Majesty..."
