This year's rainy season is even more fierce than in previous years.

On the land of Guanzhong, the heavy rain for more than ten consecutive days is pouring, whether it is day or night, dark clouds are always shrouded in the sky, the whole sky is gray, and the sun has been hidden.

As the rain continued to fall, the rivers rose everywhere, and the bursting of the embankment continued to occur, and many fertile fields in Guanzhong were submerged, and even the fertile fields that appeared in the vicinity of Luoyang for large-scale cultivation of crops were submerged.

Everywhere there is mourning.

"Damn, it's all submerged, this year's harvest is so gone!"

"God who killed a thousand knives, what should we do?"

"Where can I find food for the winter?"

“……”

At this time, countless long-term tenants are wailing, they have worked hard for a year, they are looking forward to the harvest time to draw grain for the winter, now looking at the situation, this year is basically no food.

"I think we're going to buy food in advance!"

"If you don't stock food, I'm afraid you will starve to death in winter!"

"In any case, we must start preparing food for the winter!"

These tenants and the common people are actually the most miserable, when the harvest is only a small part of the grain, in the year of the catastrophe, not only will there be no grains, but also will be exploited by the landlord's old wealth, can only wait for death, so they began to take precautions, ready to start hoarding grain.

At this time, the grain market in Guanzhong has also reached the most tense time, and the foreign grain merchants and the scholars in Guanzhong have been fighting for a round, and the two sides are competing for sales channels and constantly purchasing, and the price of grain has risen to about 1,200 yuan a stone.

With the arrival of the rainy season, the war between them has opened the final game.

……

Chang'an City.

"It's better to change than to plan!" Zhang Heng's expression was gloomy, his eyes looked at Mi Zhu, who was kneeling opposite him, and said, "Mi family master, this natural disaster is too inopportune, I'm afraid we have to change our plans!" ”

"Who says it isn't!"

Mi Zhu heard this, and smiled slightly bitterly: "Now the people in Guanzhong are crazy, if we continue to raise grain prices and hoard grain, I'm afraid we will become the target of the public, let alone doing business in Guanzhong in the future, we won't dare to go through Guanzhong!" ”

They did not expect that this year's rainy season would bring such a bad natural disaster to Guanzhong, but this year's harvest in Guanzhong was not enough for three layers, which caused a great collapse of people's morale and also led to the people's purchase of grain.

It's not terrible to be a person who keeps food.

A hundred people are no more than a drizzle.

1,000 ......

10,000 ......

Even if the people of a city are stockpiled with food.

They can all stand it.

But when everyone in Guanzhong is in danger and everyone is ready to stock up on grain, this grain market will inevitably collapse, and if you don't get it right, it will be civil unrest, not to mention them, even the Guanzhong clan can't afford it.

"What are the plans of the prince?" After complaining for a long time, Mi Zhu raised his head, looked at Zhang Heng, and asked in a low voice.

In this game of the Guanzhong grain market, it seems that he and Zhang Heng are in charge, but in fact, all the decisions come from the young man in the capital, and he admires that young man more and more.

In particular, he read the work of the young man, a work dedicated to businessmen, Das Kapital.

The Mi family has been a businessman for hundreds of years, and has today's achievements, and he thinks that he is no less than anyone in the study of business, but after reading Das Kapital, he feels that he is far inferior to the young man in terms of business.

"The big shopkeeper has sent a letter, and he was a little caught off guard by the emergency, but the natural disaster has been completed, and we have to stop all the previous plans, he suggested that we start selling food, and it is best to suppress food prices!"

Zhang Heng said: "In this way, we can't make much money, but if we can get fame, it is equivalent to seeking fame with sacrifices, winning the market share in Guanzhong in a loss-making state, establishing a sales base in Guanzhong, and starting our reputation!" ”

"Relic for fame?"

Mi Zhu was silent for a while, he understood Mu Jing's plan in his heart, and also thought that this was the best deal for them at the moment, but he was a little embarrassed in his heart.

"The arrangement of the prince is reasonable, this environment, it can only be like this!" He said slightly helplessly: "But when I invited the merchants of the East China Sea to bring funds and grain into the market, the grain merchants in Jingzhou you invited, we promised that they would make a profit, I am afraid that they will not agree, and we will catch fire in the backyard!" ”

"The shopkeeper often says that shopping malls are like battlefields, changeable, and no one can guarantee that they will make money!" Zhang Heng said: "Now that the sobriety is like this, we can only respond, Jingzhou grain merchants I will convince, as for the merchants of the East China Sea, it depends on whether the reputation of your Mi family can be suppressed!" ”

"I still have this bit of confidence!" Mi Zhu nodded

"Then throw!"

Zhang Heng personally ordered: "Come on, pass the order, Jingping grain shop, all the grain in your hands is sold, and the price starts to drop every day, I want the grain in Guanzhong to be cheaper than sand!" ”

"No!"

A few shopkeepers of Jingping Commercial Bank quickly went down to give orders.

"Mi Yu, Mi Luo, you two immediately ordered all the merchants of the East China Sea that all the grain we took before will continue to be sold from now on, and it will be sold at a reduced price!"

Mi Zhu also ordered: "Anyone who does not obey is against my Mi family, after this incident, how much money is lost, I Mi Zhu will personally give them an explanation!" ”

"Yes!"

The two Mi families also rode their horses away from Chang'an and began to send orders from all directions.

……

"Why don't you have any food?"

"Where did the food go?"

"Damn, there is no grain to sell in the grain stores everywhere, what are we going to do?"

"What, 1,300 yuan a stone, why do you want such a high price!"

"Raising the price of food like this, I want to make it impossible for us ordinary people to live, I will go to the government to sue you!"

“……”

The grain market in Guanzhong was originally in an environment of mutual purchase and raising grain prices, but at this time, the rainy season triggered the people to compete for grain, but the grain in the market was taken by both parties, and there was not much stock at all, which suddenly caused public opinion to be restless.

"Jingping Grain Shop, starting from today, will provide grain trading, with a price reduction of three hundred, one thousand dollars and one stone!"

At this time, starting from Chang'an, Jingzhao, Zuo Fengyi, Right Fufeng, Hongnong, and other places, nearly hundreds of Jingping shops sold grain at the same time.

"Price reduction, our Baijia grain store price reduction, welcome to buy!"

"Wuling Grain Shop will start today, and the price of grain will be reduced!"

"Jiangxia Grain Shop ......"

Although the grain merchants in Jingzhou had some complaints about Jingping Commercial Bank, at this time, they could only advance and retreat together and began to buy grain at a lower price in various cities in Guanzhong.

"Since the head of the Mi family said so, sell at a lower price!"

"This battle is not a crime, I also believe in the master of the Mi family!"

"The Mi family has led our East China Sea businessmen for many years, invincible, I still believe in the Mi family, and there is a lot of food hoarded in my hands, and if the price is reduced, it will not lose you a lot of promises, so try the water!"

North of Guanzhong, Henan, Hedong, Hanoi, these places are the battlefields of the merchants of the East China Sea, although the alliance of these people is very scattered, but they are very respectful to the Mi family, Mi Zhu's decision They are a little unhappy, but they can also see the situation clearly, and began to continue to sell at a lower price.

"The price of food has dropped!"

"Go buy it!"

"If it's too late, you probably won't have this opportunity!"

“……”

Jingping Commercial Bank, Mi Jia, Jingzhou grain merchants, East China Sea merchants, these four sides are strong, the layout has been more than a few months, the investment has been nearly one million gold, I don't know how much grain, now open the grain shop sales, the grain suddenly like a torrent into the Guanzhong grain market, suddenly opened the grain market dilemma.

……

Luoyang City, in the middle of a courtyard in the East City.

"My lord, all of our personnel are ready, and when you give the order, we can move immediately!"

"Did the Guan Sergeant clan sell grain at a reduced price?"

Tan Zong stood beside the corridor with his hands behind his back, his eyes shining as he saw that the torrential rain was falling non-stop, and asked gloomily.

This business war, to this point, is no longer just a business war, it involves the Guan Sergeant clan, and it has already risen to the point of political game, and Jing Wusi naturally has to pay attention to the whole process.

"Not yet!"

"Then let them start!" Tan Zongdao: "Since they are unwilling to reduce the price, we will give them a head, this wave of public opinion, we must do a good job, cooperate with Jingping Commercial Bank, I want to let the Guan Sergeant clan completely lose the hearts of the people in Guanzhong in this matter!" ”

The things in the mall are from Jingping Commercial Bank.

However, what he wants is to use the ability of public opinion to form a wave of assists and win the hearts of the people in Guanzhong for the pastoral party around him.

"No!"

This Jingwu Division's spy gave up his hand and led the order.

"What you asked me to check, I found it!" The black-clothed young man walked in from outside, stood behind Tan Zong, and said: "This time a large-scale ranger entered Beijing, it should be instigated by someone behind the scenes, Guanzhong, Hebei, and even the land of Youyan, there are many rangers who have entered the capital!" ”

"Why?" Tan Zong asked.

"Prison Robbery!"

"Save whom?"

"The Ranger King!" The black-clothed young man said, "A generation of sword saints! ”

"Your master?"

Tan Zong squinted slightly, and he immediately thought of a serious question: "So we caught the news of Wang Yue and were used by someone with a heart!" ”

"Hmm!"

The young man in black is Shi A, Shi A was forced to join Jing Wusi because he was helpless, and now Wang Yue is in the dungeon of the Violent Bear Army, he can only be used by Mu Jing to make his master's life a little better.

"Wang Yueju has such a reputation?" Tan Zong frowned.

"Shizun is a sword saint, a sword across the world, chivalrous and righteous, making countless friends, among the rangers, admired by others, and has such a reputation!" Shi Ah said proudly.

"It's a pity that it can't be used by me!"

Tan Zong sighed.

This Wang Yue is a stone that does not melt, and he is always unwilling to submit.

"The wedding of the prince is coming, I can't let people disturb me!" Tan Zong's eyes flashed with a touch of ruthlessness, he had already developed his own temperament after being in charge of Jing Wusi for many years: "Pass the order, keep an eye on them, report any troubles immediately!" ”

"Good!"

Shi Ah looked indifferent and nodded his head.

……

The rainy season in Guanzhong is still there, and under the raging floods, the people are uneasy, and the competition for grain is in full swing.

"This Jingping shop is really good, selling grain at a reduced price for several days, and now it has been reduced to 800 yuan a stone, although it is still very expensive, but those old grain shops must have a lot of conscience!"

"That's right, the Wuling grain shop in our city is not bad, but they have been selling grain since the fields outside the city were flooded!"

"One thing I've heard is that these grain shops are all foreign, their grain has been transported from other places, and the local grain is controlled by those unscrupulous big households!"

"These big families, how can they be so vicious!"

"Hehe, I thought that our Hongnong Yang clan was so high, I heard that they were behind the grain!"

"Hmph, the scholars in Guanzhong, that one is not stockpiling grain, have they ever cared about our life and death?"

"Damn, I want to sue the government, they are so reckless about our life and death, we should let the law punish them!"

"These scholars don't care about our life and death at all, they have good land, many granaries, and strong prestige, what's the use of us saying this!"

"Let's go to those open grain stores and buy some food for the winter!"

“……”

With the food storm blowing, the tornado formed by rumors, and in less than three days, it has swept the entire Guanzhong land, and the squires, local bigwigs, and family gate valves have all become street rats.

……

Luoyang City.

The two leaders of the Guanzhong family, Yang Biao, the head of the Hongnong Yang family, and Sima Fang, the head of the Sima family in Hanoi, met in a wine shop.

"Brother Wen Xian, public opinion is surging!"

Sima Fang gave him a newspaper.

The newspapers are full of crusades against the family's gate valve and grain storage.

"Damn the dragon herding figure!"

Yang Biao gasped: "It must be him manipulating behind his back, he is forcing us to open a warehouse and release grain!" ”

"According to this, we can't open it, after all, this year's harvest in Guanzhong is not good, resulting in the loss of food for the people, for the sake of food, once these people are guided, it is a disaster to not keep it even, it will be bigger and bigger, if they are caught by the shepherds in the court, I am afraid you and I will not get out so easily!" Sima Fang sighed.

"But in this year's Guanzhong, the harvest has already been like this, there are countless untouchables, once our grain is opened, it will not last long, and our grain stocks will be consumed at that time, and the loss is our Shi clan!"

Yang Biao had a gloomy face and said viciously: "Mu Longtu is too ruthless, he wants our grain storage!" ”

Although it did not plunge the entire Guanzhong into a vast sea, it also flooded too much fertile land, causing problems with this year's harvest and indirectly triggering the collapse of the grain market.

"Our losses are inevitable, but let those businessmen pay!"

Sima Fang said in a deep voice: "Our grain is lent to them, not given!" ”

In the hearts of the scholars, businessmen are lowly, even if Sima Fang and Yang Biao are Confucian-level people, they all have great opinions about businessmen.

"That's all there is to it!"

Yang Biao said fiercely: "Mu Longtu, even if you are ruthless, a certain family will see how long you can be rampant!" ”

In this battle, they lost again.

When they met Mu Jing's father and son, they were in the sergeant clan, and they had lost in a row, whether it was the strength of the court or the management of the people's hearts, they were constantly losing, and a resentment was suppressed in Yang Biao's heart, and it would erupt at any time.

"They won't be rampant for long!"

When Sima Fang heard this, the corners of his mouth rose slightly, and a cold killing intent burst out in his eyes, and he opened his mouth faintly, and said in a low voice: "August 8, Qingjun side, except for the herdsman, Fu Sheji, Kuang Chaozheng!" ”

That day was a great time for the Mu Clan, and it was bound to be the day when their defense was the weakest, and it would be the best chance to send the Mu Clan to hell......