Chapter 200: Jiangnan Shock (1)
I saw that the man raised his head and looked at the night sky outside in confusion, reached out and touched his forehead, and rubbed his itchy nose again, and then lowered his head again.
Yes, this cold and resolute man is the young owner of Liangqu Villa that Ye Tianqing knows-Jin Han.
Unexpectedly, it was only a few days before he had left the northwest and appeared in the beautiful Jiangnan.
It wasn't until late that Jin Han finished reading the letters, but instead of resting immediately, he got up and came to the window and looked at the pond outside.
The red lanterns by the pond are gently swaying in the breeze, and the soft light is scattered on the surface of the lake, and the www.biquge.info of the Fun Pavilion is a little rippling, which is particularly peaceful and pleasant.
However, Jin Han's face was not as peaceful and natural as the scenery outside, but was still cold.
"Someone." After a while, with a cold voice, an attendant pushed the door in, saluted him respectfully and asked, "What does the young master command?" ”
"Deal with these letters on the desk overnight, and tomorrow I want to hear good news."
"Yes, my subordinates obey."
The attendant who came in immediately took the letters out of the desk and helped him close the door again.
Speaking of which, if it is according to the meaning of those old guys in Liangqu Villa, this matter of buying grain only needs to be ordered to go down and let his subordinates do it, where can he go out in person.
However, Jin Han felt that this matter was a big deal, and with the current national conditions and shape of the Chengqi country, this matter might not necessarily be completed smoothly.
Sure enough, after he arrived in Jiangnan. It turns out that things are even worse than he expected.
Not only are the prices of grain in various parts of the Yangtze River outrageously high, but there is not much grain to sell, and the lack of grain among the people is actually comparable to that of the northwest, which has been hit by snowstorms!
Originally, he thought that it was because of the floods and food shortages that had occurred here last year, but when he gathered information about the Liangqu Villas in various places in the south of the Yangtze River, he found that things were not as simple as he imagined.
It was only after an in-depth investigation that he learned that this was the case. It turned out to be because some unscrupulous businessmen, rich people, and big landowners united. In collusion with people in the government and government, not only did they not take out grain to sell after the flood appeared, but they also secretly hoarded grain and raised grain prices.
Slowly. They have deceived the people of their food. When there is no more food to sell in the hands of the people in the market. Again, they raised the price of food dramatically, and, even worse, hatefully. While selling the hoarded grain at high prices, they continue to create the false impression that there is a shortage of grain and that there is no money to buy, and the people are guided to follow the frenzy to buy back the high-priced grain, so as to make huge profits.
Thinking of this, Jin Han's cold and resolute face was even more cold, and a cold light appeared in his cold eyes, which was extremely fierce.
Huge profits and risks coexist, don't you even have such common sense?
In that case, let you also taste what it is like to have no food!
In fact, Jiangnan was flooded, but not all the grain fields were flooded, that is, those flooded farmlands, after the water receded, with the efforts of the farmers to save them, some grain was still harvested.
However, the harvest from these farmlands is very small, and the peasants have to pay official taxes and rent grain, so they have no extra grain left for themselves to eat. Some farmers may not even be able to pay official taxes and rents if they are severely affected.
As for official taxes, as long as the magistrates report the disaster to the imperial court, the imperial court will order tax reductions or even tax exemptions, but for rent, those landlords will not be kind enough to exempt you from rent, even if some are kind-hearted, they will at most record this year's rent in the account, and they will still have to pay it back when there is grain in the next year.
Therefore, the lack of grain in the hands of the common people does not mean that the landlords and rich households have no grain in their hands, and there are also those corrupt officials and corrupt officials, who also have a lot of grain, because some peasants in the disaster-stricken areas who have clearly met the tax-free standard are still paying the tax grain, and all this tax grain has flowed into these people's private treasury.
The next day, a piece of news spread quickly throughout the south of the Yangtze River like a strong wind blowing across the earth.
That is, there will be a large amount of grain to Jiangnan in Liangqu Villa, and the people in Jiangnan will not only be able to buy cheap grain, but also have sufficient quantity, and they will no longer have to worry about running out of food to buy.
Although the people who heard the news were a little skeptical, they still rushed to spread it, after all, in their hearts, even if it was fake news, they were willing to take it seriously, after all, in such a form now, such good news is too little and too little.
In the Jiangnan garden where Jin Han lives, with pavilions, small bridges and flowing water, and rockeries, in a large living room, nearly 20 people are sitting quietly in the hall, looking at the man sitting in the main seat solemnly.
"Young owner, there is something unknown to my subordinates, I want to ask the young owner." The man who spoke was a man sitting under Jin Han, a hall master of Liangqu Villa, who was mainly responsible for the grain trading in Jiangnan.
"Master Lu, it's okay to ask." Jin Han nodded.
"Young farmer, you came to Jiangnan to buy grain, why did you transport the grain bought from other places at a high price and sell it at a low price?"
"Yes, young owner, in this way, not only will we not make money, but we will also put a lot of money into it." The other supervisor listened and chimed in with confusion.
When Jin Han heard this, he didn't explain this, but glanced at everyone present with cold eyes, and then said: "You don't need to know this, just follow the order and act, if you don't do it effectively, you should know the consequences." ”
"Yes, the subordinates understand, and the subordinates will not miss the matter of the young owner."
When everyone heard this, they suddenly felt a pang in their hearts, and almost immediately said in unison.
Although some of them were still meeting the young owner for the first time, they did not hear the rumors of the young owner.
The young owner was able to stand out from the tens of thousands of disciples of the villa, and he was promoted to the young master by the old owner at a young age, not only because he was talented in martial arts, but also because he was talented, resourceful and ruthless!
Since the young owner told them to do this, there must be a deep meaning for him, and they only need to obey the order and complete it to the letter.
On the third day, the people of the entire Jiangnan flocked to the streets like the New Year, dragging their families and mouths.
"Eh, Brother Li, it's been a long time, are you also going to buy food?" An old man over fifty years old, with gray hair, holding a little boy in his hand, happily greeted another old man.
"Yes, Lao Wang, I haven't seen you for a long time, I heard that the grain store in Liangqu Villa started to sell grain at a low price today, don't I hurry to line up, let's go together." Old man Li waved his hand happily as well.
(To be continued.) )