The hustle and bustle of the world is for profit, and the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.

"They heard that the price of rice in Liuzhou was amazingly high, and they saw that the grain merchants in Liuzhou were crazy about buying at high prices everywhere, so they all thought that the rice market in Liuzhou was profitable, and they all ran over with rice!"

"Are these pigs?" After Zhu Furong learned of this change, he couldn't help but scold.

The price of rice depends on supply and demand. If you only rely on the rice grain purchased by Liuzhou rice merchants, it will not be able to support Leizhou grain at all, there is a huge gap in Liuzhou rice market, and the United Restaurant must ask for her, and she can also wait for the price to sell.

However, as the world can predict, these greedy foreign grain merchants have not sent anyone to find out the situation of the rice market in Liuzhou City, but they have frantically brought in a large amount of rice.

If Liuzhou City was a market for four taels and one stone before, then with the intervention of these big grain merchants from other places, it was the Liuzhou grain market that dropped to two taels and one stone.

The steward who reported the news saw that Jun Jun was so angry, but he hurriedly sent tea and comforted: "Jun Jun, you don't have to be like these stupid people, it's not worth it to be angry!" ”

Zhu Furong drank tea, and slowly calmed down and said: "It's not that these foreign grain merchants are stupid, it's that they are all in other people's calculations, and they are ...... Really smart! ”

Although she didn't want to admit it, the development of things to this point was already the result of people behind the scenes, but she couldn't blame these greedy foreign grain merchants for being brainless.

According to her heart, if she was a foreign grain merchant, she was afraid that she would also send a large amount of grain to Liuzhou City as quickly as possible.

"Junjun, who are you referring to?" The steward sensed the change in Zhu Furong's attitude, but still asked in a fog.

Zhu Furong did not respond positively, but ordered: "You continue to keep an eye on these foreign grain merchants, and report any movement at any time!" ”

"Yes!" When the steward answered, he did what he was told.

Zhu Furong watched the steward leave, stretched out his hand to support his chin, but his mind couldn't help flashing that figure.

"Haha...... Finally arrived in Liuzhou City! ”

"Liuzhou grain merchants buy grain in two taels and one stone, what is Liuzhou not a grain shortage?"

"Quack...... 100 wen a catty, will it be too low for my batch of rice to sell for 80 wen a catty? ”

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In the next few days, more grain merchants from other places escorted rice into Liuzhou City, all hoping to make a windfall from this drought that has not been seen in decades.

However, many times it backfires, why is Fan Zhongyan's raising of the price of rice talked about? It was Fan Zhongyan who raised the price of rice in Hangzhou and spread the exaggerated propaganda of Hangzhou's shortage of rice, so that grain merchants from other places brought in a large amount of grain to meet the market demand in Hangzhou.

Shen Yan previously proposed to raise the price, on the one hand, hoping to get the grain she needed, and on the other hand, to attract these greedy foreign grain merchants to come over!

After the completion of the first stage, the second stage is also a matter of course.

In addition to Wuzhou Prefecture in the south, which was also severely affected, grain merchants from other places brought rice grain to the west, east and north, making the problem of food shortage in Liuzhou seem less imminent.

One of the attributes of food is that it is expensive to transport, and once it is pulled somewhere, it is usually sold locally.

"One, two, one stone?"

When these greedy foreign grain learned about the real price of rice in Liuzhou City, they all thought that their ears had heard it wrong, and they didn't believe it in their hearts.

"Although you can only buy three catties, it is indeed ten pounds a catty, and people say that the 1.6 million catties of the grain depot are sold at this price, and as many as you want, the price will only drop but not rise!"

"Make money? Forty Wenjin rice, ten Wen sold to our people, and the disabled people counted by the government also sent rice, people never thought about making money at the beginning, and they are really good businessmen for the sake of our people! ”

"People have already put it in, as long as the grain road in Leizhou is opened, they will immediately restore us to the normal level of five coins and one stone, so that the people of Liuzhou can successfully survive this disaster!"

……

The grain merchants from other places did not indicate their identities as grain merchants, but inquired as passing merchants, and heard news that made them fall into an ice cave one by one.

Liuzhou City's Changping was emptied by maggots such as Gao Yan and Han Hui, and the grain in Liuzhou City was extremely severe, which was undoubtedly a golden rice market everywhere, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for them to make a fortune. On the contrary, the United Restaurant is like a roadblock.

Even in the face of a market where food is scarce, there is still no temptation, but the price of ten cents a pound is not let go.

As a result, the hopes of these out-of-town grain merchants who wanted to sell rice at a high price for a profit went bankrupt, and their only short-term counterparty was United Restaurant.

"In another ten days, the grain from Leizhou will be delivered, not to mention three taels and one stone, even one or two stones are too high!"

In the face of some foreign grain merchants who took the initiative to come to the door and intended to sell grain at the price of three taels and one stone, the shopkeeper Chen firmly refused.

Things came to this point, and one by one the big fish were led to the big pit in Liuzhou City. If the United Restaurant still buys a lot at the price of three stones and one tael, it will not only look stupid, but also be ashamed of Fan Zhongyan's old man's teachings.

The fact is so cruel, it is true that Liuzhou City is short of food, but there is a joint restaurant that does not hesitate to lose money.

What worries them the most is Leizhou rice, although the grain production in Leizhou is not much, they can easily transport high-quality and inexpensive Siamese rice, so as to completely solve the food crisis in Liuzhou City.

But no matter what, when they traveled thousands of miles to transport rice to Liuzhou, this was not a rice market for them to slaughter, but a market that was struggling.

They either choose to wait or trade with United Restaurant, and are caught in a dilemma.

"One two and one stone is one or two and one stone, I sold it!"

After weighing it, although a foreign grain merchant was quite unwilling, he knew that it was impossible to slaughter the people of Liuzhou, and he couldn't afford to spend it with the United Restaurant, so he went to the United Restaurant to negotiate the tunnel.

Shopkeeper Chen didn't go too far, knowing that it was not easy for them to transport rice and grain, so he agreed to make a deal with him at a price of one or two stones.

"I'm unlucky, I've sold it all to you!"

"This time it's charity, let's drag it all away!"

"They've all been sold to your family, can I not sell them? The goods have been pulled over, give the money! ”

……

With the first, there will naturally be a second and third, and then almost all the foreign grain merchants sell their rice to the United Restaurant.

As the United Restaurant has more and more rice grains in their hands, they are more confident, and they are firmly biting the price of one or two stones.

In less than ten days, thanks to Fan Zhongyan's business philosophy, the price of rice in Liuzhou City has quietly dropped.

It is worth mentioning that the Liuzhou government also participated in it and became one of the main forces in grain purchase. However, the grain he purchased was not put into Liuzhou Chengmi City, but was used for the relief of tens of thousands of victims outside the city.

With Hayashi Pyongyong in charge here, the resettlement of the disaster area outside the city has been improved, and the management of sanitation has been strengthened.

East of the city, Zhu Mansion.

With the news coming one by one, Zhu Furong lost his initial pride, but re-examined Lin Pingping's group of women.

In this era when women are virtuous without talent, they seem to be deviant, but they really use their wisdom and resources to save 100,000 people in Liuzhou.

Zhu Furong did not dress as a woman today, but as a woman, but was combing her hair in the bronze mirror, and asked the steward outside the bead curtain: "How much grain did they buy?" ”

"At least four thousand stones!" The steward sighed in his heart and responded honestly.

Zhu Furong's movements in his hands froze, and he asked seriously: "Can they hold on to Leizhou Mibei?" ”

"Their current grain stock should last for a month, and with the supplies of other grain merchants, they can really last to Leizhou grain, and they can even wait for disaster relief grain!" The steward had been paying attention to the actions of the United Restaurant, but he responded bitterly.

Zhu Furong's brows furrowed slightly, and he sighed gloomily in his heart: "You go to Deputy Envoy Lin's mansion and invite Shen Gongzi over!" ”

If all the foreign grain merchants can unite, the United Restaurant will have to pay for one tael and one stone, not to mention the price of five taels and one stone. It's just that the grain merchants from other places here come from different places, and many people believe that Leizhou rice will arrive soon, so they choose to surrender to the United Restaurant.

Now, the other party has indeed grasped the initiative, and they have every reason to refuse their asking price.

Shen Yan was invited over, but Zhu Furong, who was dressed as a woman, was slightly stunned, and immediately saluted: "I've seen Junjun!" ”

Everyone is already dressed as a woman, and if they are still pretending to be "blind", it is undoubtedly too much.

Zhu Furong already had a good impression of Shen Yan, but now that he saw the wisdom of the other party, he admired it even more, and pointed to the chair next to him with a smile and said, "Shen Gongzi, please take a seat!" ”

"Xie Junjun gives the seat!" Shen Yan was still hesitating what gender to use to get along with this county monarch, but now that the other party called her so, she naturally had an answer in her heart, and replied respectfully.

Zhu Furong instructed the maid next to him: "Serve tea!" ”

The fragrant tea was brought up, and Shen Yan sniffed it with her nose, and couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy, and at the same time had a good impression of this county monarch.

Zhu Furong was holding the teacup, seeing the other party's reaction in his eyes, but asked straight to the point: "You have worked so hard, but you are still losing money, but you don't know what you are really plotting?" ”

"Disaster relief!" Shen Yan put down the teacup that had been brought to her mouth and responded very frankly.

Zhu Furong couldn't help but feel a little regret when he saw that Shen Yan's eyes seemed to be able to peek into the bottom of his heart, but he still said to the bottom of the matter: "Are you really so selfless?" ”

In her cognition, people are selfish, and everyone in the world takes care of their own interests. Like this drought, even the local parents and officials want to knock out the bones and marrow from the bodies of the people of Liuzhou, and these people with a business background will only be more greedy.

"My intention with my family Dong Weng has been very clear from beginning to end, that is, to go north to help Liuzhou for disaster relief, so that the people and refugees in Liuzhou City can survive this drought smoothly, and there is really no selfishness!" Shen Yan expressed her attitude seriously, and then added: "It's just that we used the resources of the United Business Group this time, and we also caused the United Restaurant to suffer a lot of losses, so we still have to give some explanations to the United Business Group." Through these good deeds, we also want to help the United Business Group establish a reputation, so that the industries of the United Business Group can settle in Liuzhou City in the future. ”

Zhu Furong listened to this explanation, and he already believed it in his heart, but he inquired curiously: "I heard that the United Business Group is the richest business group in Guangdong, I don't know what kind of business they do?" ”

After all, he is a child of the Zhu family who has been raised in captivity, no matter how smart he is, his vision is limited after all, and it is impossible to peek into the true face of Lushan of the United Business Group.

Like many outsiders, they all know that the United Business Group has made a lot of money over the years by relying on Leizhou cloth and maritime trade, but the more specific things are all guesses, and they don't know anything about the actual situation of the United Business Group.

"If you go back to Junjun, the joint business group has done a lot of business, and it has involved many industries, but it is basically a partnership model!" Shen Yan took a sip of tea and revealed: "Like a project just formulated by the United Business Group, it is planned to establish a tung oil workshop in Liuzhou City, and the initial investment is 100,000 taels. Although it is led by the United Business Group, it will also introduce the rural sages of Liuzhou City to invest in shares, so as to achieve a win-win situation with the local community! ”

"Tung oil workshop?" Zhu Furong's face was full of doubts.

"Tung oil, which is the wood paint we commonly use, has the effect of preventing insects and corrosion. Whether it is our Ming furniture, or shipbuilding voyages, even the Portuguese are very fond of this kind of thing. It's just that in addition to the process, the production of tung oil also depends on the tung oil tree, and it is necessary to organize special workers and transportation personnel to harvest raw materials! Shen Yan patiently explained, and then made a composition: "My family Dongweng wants to build Liuzhou into the largest tung oil production base, so that Liuzhou City can take off like Leizhou City." Although this initial investment is huge, this move can not only solve the livelihood problem of the people of Liuzhou, but also promote the economic development of Liuzhou, and find a new way of wealth for our joint business group, which can be described as a triple win! ”

In the end, she reached out and picked up the teacup, and glanced at Zhu Furong quietly.

Zhu Furong's heart moved slightly, but he looked at Shen Yan seriously and said, "Shen Gongzi, do you think this tung oil workshop is a good deal?" ”

"Steady wins, no losses, and the future returns are very impressive!" Shen Yan took a sip of tea and responded confidently.

Zhu Furong's eyes flashed with a hint of cunning and said: "I can sell you grain at the price of one or two stones, and I can even sell you five thousand stones of grain at this price, but I want to invest in the tung oil workshop!" ”