A few days later, several shops appeared in Kyoto's salt market, and the price of salt was twice as high as usual, but it was definitely affordable for the poor people. 【Latest chapter reading. 】

Everyone flocked to it, and when they heard that the salt in these shops was enough for the people of Kyoto to eat for a year, the people's hearts were a little more settled. But they are afraid that there will be another chaos from a while ago, and those who have enough life will come out with the whole family to line up to buy salt.

The merchants of Kyoto all came to the palace together to seek measures from Wang Chongjing, who was in charge of this matter on the surface.

"Some people's salt is sold so cheaply, saying that it is enough for the people of Kyoto to eat for a year, so what about the salt in our hands? How can you sell it for a good price? ”

"Don't worry, everyone." Wang Chongjing soothed, "I have already sent someone to inquire about the origin of those shops, and there will be a way." ”

"I've already inquired, and the owners of those shops are actually Chen Guogong's Mansion."

The crowd was in an uproar.

"I haven't heard of Chen Guogong's mansion hoarding salt!"

"Yes! Where did Chen Guogong's Mansion get so much salt. ”

"Chen Guogong is the Dazai of the Heavenly Official Mansion, isn't it the permission of the Son of Heaven to let him take salt from the reserve salt warehouse and sell it?" Someone wisely thought of this, "If so, won't our salt be smashed on our hands?" ”

"It can't be." At this time, Shen Ruxiu walked in from the remote residence next to the flower hall.

"Madame Wang." Everyone saluted her, and it could be seen that they respected her very much. Perhaps, they all know her ability to do business.

"You have all forgotten that this time it is not only our merchants who are hoarding salt, but also the magnates and civil and military officials in Kyoto, and the Son of Heaven will not harm the interests of these people." Shen Ruxiu said firmly, "If that salt really comes from the reserve salt warehouse......

Her words froze, and she didn't continue. If the salt really came from the government's reserve salt warehouse, it must have been opened by Chen Xiang privately...... But how is this possible? If it was an act of disobedience to the Son of Heaven, how could he be so leisurely?

Behind this, something went wrong.

Moreover, what about Shen Liancheng? What did Shen Liancheng do? How is there no movement?

"Mrs. Wang? Go on! Seeing that Shen Ruxiu stopped talking, someone couldn't help but urge anxiously.

"yes, what are we going to do now? Is it to take advantage of their high prices and now sell them at a low price? This way, at least you can earn back the money you threw out when you stocked up. "Someone couldn't hold their breath and started to make such an opinion.

"Don't worry, don't worry." Wang Chongjing looked at Shen Ruxiu's eyes and hurriedly persuaded everyone, "The matter hasn't been clarified yet, everyone has to hold back their temperament." ”

At this time, the man he had sent out to inquire about the news returned, and he was in a hurry. Seeing that there were so many people gathered in his family, he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he leaned into Wang Chongjing's ear and told him what he had heard.

"Chen Guogong didn't know what method he used to persuade the Son of Heaven to take out the salt from the reserve warehouse and sell it."

When Wang Chongjing heard this, his face immediately turned pale. Turning his head, he told Shen Ruxiu about it again.

"Impossible! How could the Son of Heaven ......" Shen Ruxiu's eyes were full of disbelief.

Ming Mingzi would not even agree to the decree proposed by his grandfather Shen Kuo to restrict the unhealthy trend in the salt market, so how could he agree to Chen Xiang to use the salt in the salt warehouse? Just to earn twice the price difference higher than the usual salt price, and not hesitate to offend the magnates and civil and military officials in Kyoto?

"How can you say it, it's someone from Chen Guogong's mansion, right? With the permission of the Son of Heaven, he moved the salt in the salt warehouse? The person who said he had heard the news asked again.

Wang Chongjing and Shen Ruxiu were speechless at each other, naturally they couldn't hide this matter.

"Let's ship it quickly!" Shen Ruxiu finally relented. You can't let everyone's salt be smashed on your hands.

When the group heard this, it was as if they had been sentenced to death, and they all sighed, but each of them had wind under their feet, and each ran faster than the other.

Wang Chongjing also arranged to go down, asking someone to sell all the salt hoarding at home, and couldn't help complaining, "I just said don't make such a big move, now the bamboo basket is empty!" As he spoke, he instructed the people below: "Quickly notify all the localities and sell all the salt they have hoarded." ”

Shen Ruxiu bit her lip and didn't say a word. So far, she still feels incredible.

"That's it!" Wang Chongjing felt that his unintentional words might have hurt Shen Ruxiu's heart, so he hurriedly walked over and comforted: "It's not a big deal." My Wang family's business was all made big by you, but this time I suffered a little setback, and it was nothing. ”

"A little frustration?" Shen Ruxiu was angry, "If I hoarded all this salt alone, it has nothing to do with everyone, and it doesn't matter if I smash it on my hands." But it involves a wide range of people...... she leaned on the table weakly and sat down, "If everyone suffers, the big guys will resent our Wang family." How will you establish yourself in Kyoto in the future? ”

At the beginning, some properties were sold and exchanged for cash, not to hoard salt, but to open up various relationships and pull officials and magnates from all over the country into the water together. She thought that in this way, no matter how ridiculously high the price of the salt market was, the imperial court would not care about it. And some people who love the people like sons will annoy the Son of Heaven because of this matter, and they will make mistakes in walking. Can it be ...... What's the problem?

"Isn't it for them to ship as soon as possible? Don't worry. Wang Chongjing is busy is comforting.

"There is so much more salt in the salt market at once, but I am afraid that few people will buy it." This is why Shen Ruxiu is not in a hurry?

The truth was far worse than she had imagined.

In just half a day, the people of Kyoto bought enough salt to eat for a year and put it at home. When other shops say that there is salt and sell it cheaply, no one cares.

Although the people sighed, they said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have bought so much from the one in front of me." But he can only sigh and eat this "dumb loss".

The shop selling salt in front of them said that each person was limited to buying half a catty, because they were afraid that such a cheap salt would be sold out and there would be no more of it, and there would be the previous situation, so they brought the whole family out to buy more.

In fact, this is the real intention of Shen Liancheng to restrict purchases. She knew that the turmoil in the salt market had scared these people, and when she heard about the restriction on the number of purchases, she would definitely try her best to buy more. And although this price is twice as high as usual, with the blow of the previous inflated price, it is nothing to them. Even if it suffers a loss, it will not reach the level of arousing public anger.

Everywhere, the situation is no different from Kyoto.

In just half a day, the salt stored in the salt warehouses in various places was almost out. At this time, the merchants, magnates and officials who hoarded salt shipped at a low price, and no one needed to buy it.

The price went low and low, even to half the usual price.

Just when the magnates, officials and businessmen who hoarded salt were worried about the goods smashed on their hands, a daizi merchant jumped out and said that he was willing to buy the salt hoarded in everyone's hands at the usual price.

For a time, the whole country exploded. This Daizi merchant, which no one had heard of before, appeared all over the country overnight, doing nothing else but buying salt. (To be continued.) )