When night fell, the lights in the city were lit up one after another, especially the two red lanterns hung in front of the high-rise building in the east of the city, and the voices of flirting and scolding women were heard from time to time upstairs.

Qinglou is a characteristic of this era, even in the face of a rare drought in ten years, it is still lively as usual, and even the old bustard took the opportunity to increase the price.

The refugees outside the city and the food shortage in the city seem to have nothing to do with their rich people, who are still here to get drunk and enjoy the golden years.

"Chang'an willow catkins fly, gonghou sounds, passers-by are drunk. Painting the boat upstream of the lake, drink a cup and return a cup. Water embroidery Qi needle beauty, flat gold method, painting landscape. The poet's pen flies, and the rouge sweeps the eyebrows ......"

The most luxurious room on the top floor is the exclusive place of Liuzhou Wei Tongzhi Hanhui, and Bai Ling, the top brand of Liuchun Building, attended at this time, and was playing the piano and singing for him.

Han Hui was born with five big and three rough, although he went to school for a few days when he was a child, he only recognized a few words, giving people a big and rough image, sitting at the table at the moment and eating a large piece.

Due to the need to settle the refugees who flocked to Liuzhou City, he, the Liuzhou Wei Tongzhi, was sent outside the city to supervise the soldiers to build grass huts, and returned to the city near the gate.

It's just that he didn't eat at home, but was invited here by his brother-in-law to discuss things.

Han Hui ate a sauce pork knuckle with relish, and when he looked up and saw that Liuzhou Mansion Tongzhi Qian Huilong was still full of melancholy, he frowned and said loudly: "Brother-in-law, isn't it just a girl who came to Liuzhou City, I really don't know what to worry about!" ”

"According to the news I heard, this Lin Xunji is quite chivalrous, and her eyes can't tolerate sand, and several officials in Guangdong and Wuzhou have been planted in her hands! If what we are doing is known to her, I am afraid that it will invite a monstrous disaster! Qian Huilong gently lowered the wine glass and said worriedly.

The matter of Wu Guifang, the governor of Liangguang, can be said to have passed without danger, and it really has nothing to do with him, which makes him feel at ease. It's just that this sudden Lin Xunpress made him feel extremely uneasy.

Han Hui bit the pig's elbow again, and said disdainfully: "What trouble can we have?" It's true that she is a Nanyang patrol, but she should take care of Nanyang's affairs, and she can't care about Liuzhou's affairs! ”

"Although what she said is true, she is the emperor's Nanyang patrol after all, and her brother is the left waiter of the court's Ministry of Rites!" When he said Lin Haoran, Qian Huilong was in awe from the bottom of his heart.

Although he is also a Jinshi, he is now only a fellow governor of Liuzhou Mansion in the fifth grade, and the ceiling of the prefect can be said to be visible, and the future is already limited to the locality.

On the other hand, the powerful Zuo Squire of the Ministry of Rites will enter the cabinet to worship the prime minister in the future. If this big man wants to hit him, or even ask him to dismiss him from office, it is simply a trivial matter.

Now, he can not accept the control of this Nanyang patrol, but if he offends the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, then his career will come to an end, and he will even invite a fatal disaster.

Han Hui chewed the meat in his mouth, his face became slightly solemn, and then he said nonchalantly: "What we do is so secretive, as long as we don't take the initiative to provoke that girl, I believe that Lin Shilang will not target us for no reason!" ”

"What if she does have her eye on us?" Qian Huilong still felt uneasy in his heart, and looked up anxiously and asked.

Han Hui knew that this brother-in-law had always been timid, so he picked up the wine jug and poured wine into his wine glass, and said with bitter relief: "Brother-in-law, listen to you say this, this Lin Xunji is a good person!" It's just that the good people in the world are like this, and the good people are even more reasonable, as long as we don't have any handle for her to catch, she can't do anything to us! After a pause, he looked up at Qian Huilong and seemed to have listened, and then smiled and tempted: "When we make enough money this time, I will spend a sum of money to let people go to the capital to help you with dots, and you will be the new prefect of Liuzhou!" ”

Qian Huilong looked at the filled wine glass, and when he heard the future outlined by his brother-in-law, his eyes couldn't help but look forward to the throne of the prefect of Liuzhou, and he said with some emotion: "Can this really be done?" ”

"Brother-in-law, you can put 10,000 hearts, as long as we successfully get this big sum this time, you will definitely be the prefect of Qian next year! What are you asking me to say about you? Liuzhou City is just a wild girl who relies on her brother's power, we don't dare to offend her, but she doesn't have the right to pull away the cloth in Liuzhou, and she can't stop us from making a fortune! Han Hui looked confident, stretched out his hand and held the wine glass high and said: "Come, let's have a drink, I wish us a fortune this time, and I also wish you to be promoted to the prefect of Liuzhou next year!" ”

This is not a deceitful nonsense, he really wants to return the money to the throne of the prefect of Liuzhou, so as to make more money here, and even make Liuzhou the territory of his Han family.

"Huh...... Thanks to Ji Yan! Qian Huilong picked up his wine glass and responded, and he also smiled.

Although the appearance of this Nanyang Patrol is an unplanned thing, the Nanyang Patrol she is holding has no direct management power after all. Even if she suspects that there is a cat here, even if she knows that he and her brother-in-law are manipulating everything, she has no right to find out.

As soon as he thought of the throne of the prefect of Liuzhou, he no longer suffered from gains and losses, and decided to follow his brother-in-law to continue the plan.

Liuzhou City is not big, but it is not small when it is small.

As the most famous restaurant in Liuzhou City, coupled with the towering tree of the United Business Group, almost no one does not give face.

In addition to a few temporary rice merchants, the shopkeepers of more than 20 rice merchants were all present, including the money shopkeeper of Liufeng Rice Bank. As the exquisite dishes were delivered, everyone was even more smiling.

"Which one is United Restaurant singing today?"

"Whatever? It's rare for people to have a treat, this is not for nothing! ”

"If I'm not mistaken, I should have come for the rice grain!"

"Isn't it that the United Restaurant looks at the high profits and wants to buy and sell rice grain?"

……

The rice merchants gathered around a few tables to eat the delicious food of this joint restaurant, chatting, and slowly tasting the taste, but making bold guesses.

It's not too hard to guess, after all, the people who were invited were all rice merchants. Now the price of rice in Liuzhou City has risen from the usual four coins and one stone to four taels and one stone, and it is still a hungry market, which is undoubtedly a very profitable business.

"Who doesn't know that the profits are huge now, but can anyone be involved in this business?"

"If you don't have some doorways and backgrounds, I'm afraid you won't even be able to enter the gate of Liuzhou City!"

"We don't have to do anything to do with it, but I heard that Miss Lin has arrived in Liuzhou City, I'm afraid that Qian Tongzhi won't dare to stop her, right?"

……

Zhongmi Shang first complained about the current situation, then made an analysis, and combined with the news he had just learned, he soon had a little eyebrows.

They don't have an official background, and they really can't get involved in the rice market in Liuzhou City, but if the amazing Nanyang patrol, then the United Restaurant does have the ability to set foot in the rice market.

At this moment, the shopkeeper Chen of the United Restaurant walked out and asked with a smile on his face: "Everyone, are you still satisfied with the meal arranged below?" ”

"Good!"

"The cuisine at United Restaurant lives up to its name!"

"Huh...... It would be even better if Shopkeeper Chen could invite a few more times! ”

……

The rice merchants responded one after another, and naturally they couldn't find fault with this high-standard wine and food, and they were all shrewd businessmen, since they were so polite, they naturally said some good things in return.

A highly qualified rice merchant put down his secretary, but said directly: "Shopkeeper Chen, we can be said to be old friends, and the rice in your restaurant has always eaten from my family." Let me just ask: Is your restaurant planning to do a rice business? ”

As soon as these words came out, all the rice merchants looked at the shopkeeper Chen, and they also wanted to know the answer.

Shopkeeper Chen smiled but did not speak, and his eyes looked at the staircase.

Everyone followed his gaze and looked over, but saw a girl in a unicorn costume leading several people down.

This is......

The rice merchants looked at the girl who came down, and an identity was about to come out. But no one said anything, and the venue suddenly fell silent, so quiet that everyone could hear their heartbeats.

When Lin usually walked down, the two little servants brought tables and chairs, and she sat down without giving up, looking at the rice merchants present with a very calm look.

"This is Lin Pingping, the emperor's Nanyang patrolman, and he is also one of the people who speak in our restaurant!" Shopkeeper Chen raised his hand to Lin Pingping, and solemnly introduced to the rice merchants.

Whether it is her official status as a Nanyang patrol, or her as a speaker in the United Business Group, or the sister of the left attendant of the Ministry of Rites, these rice merchants can only look up.

"The grass people have seen the Patrolman!"

When the rice merchants learned the identity of the other party, they respectfully saluted.

Lin usually picked up the tea cup on the table and said straight to the point: "Everyone, please take a seat!" I won't go around the bush with you, but I invite you to come over this time, in fact, for the sake of rice and grain, and I want to buy grain from you! ”

After learning about the rice market in Liuzhou City and discussing with Shen Yan, she also had a set of plans, planning to buy grain from these rice merchants first.

After all, it will take some time for the rice and grain from Leizhou City to be delivered, and there are still some uncertain factors.

The rice merchants couldn't help but exchange glances, and they really guessed it. With the support of this Lin Xunpress, United Restaurant is already going to get involved in the rice business, so as to make huge profits.

"We don't have any rice in our hands right now!"

"The rice in our hands has already been sold out, I'm afraid few people have rice!"

"Huh...... The water in Liuzhou's rice market is very deep, please think twice about the patrol adults! ”

……

After the rice merchants learned of Lin Pingping's intentions, they exchanged glances with each other, but they shook their heads vigilantly.

These small actions could not deceive Shen Yan, who was dressed as a man, but she noticed the expressions of the rice merchants, but she coughed lightly.

Lin Ping took a sip of tea, as if he didn't want to bother to speak, first raised his eyes to look at the rice merchants present, and then turned his head to look at the shopkeeper Chen next to him.

Shopkeeper Chen was already prepared, and immediately announced in a serious manner: "Everyone, we are different from the Four Rice Shops, and we never bully people in trading!" Now we will join the restaurant to collect rice! If it is delivered within a month, the rice will be three taels and one stone; If the rice can be delivered within three days, the price is four taels and one stone! ”

What the?

The shopkeeper was only about to watch a good show, but when he heard the purchase price, his eyes couldn't help but widen, and he looked at the shopkeeper Chen and Lin Pingping in disbelief.

Four taels and one stone, this is the market price of the four rice stores that it is difficult to raise, but the United Restaurant actually wants to buy it at this price, so that they can't believe their ears.

If it weren't for the fact that the other party was a person with status and status, especially the sister of the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites and Rites, they really thought that the other party was crazy, how could anyone do business like this in this world.

"Is that true?" A rice merchant already has rice, but he asks seriously.

Lin usually didn't talk nonsense, put down the teacup, and slapped his palms behind him.

There was immediately movement at the top of the staircase, and a group of guards carried up boxes of silver, and opened each box to the ground, which was already tens of thousands of taels.

The rice merchants are well aware of the financial resources of the United Business Group, and they just asked this question, in fact, it is not that they doubt the financial resources of the United Restaurant, but that they are unbelievable that their prices will be asked like this.

According to the market of rice in the past, the normal price of rice was four dollars and one stone, and now it is due to multiple factors to reach the price of four taels and one stone, but United Restaurant actually buys rice at such a sky-high price.

If it's not that people are stupid and have a lot of money, it means that the other party has a bigger plan, and they already want to push the price of rice to a higher level, so as to make a fortune through this drought.

It's just that no matter what, people really want to buy the rice in their hands at a price of four taels and one stone, which can be said to be full of sincerity.

Lin usually saw everyone's reactions, but he turned his gaze to the money shopkeeper and said, "Money shopkeeper, I heard that you still have two million catties of rice in your hand, but can you transfer all of them to me?" ”

Two million catties?

The rice merchants couldn't help but gasp, they were really wealthy, they looked at the money shopkeeper one after another, their eyes were full of jealousy, this was simply smashed by pies in the sky.

The money shopkeeper teamed up with several rice merchants in the city to restrict purchases, in fact, they wanted to sell them all at a high price, so as to make a fortune by taking advantage of the drought. It's just that now, people can eat it all at once, and they don't need to be so troublesome at all.

The shopkeeper faced the olive branch thrown by Lin Ping, but his face was not ecstatic, but he responded hesitantly: "Lord Patrol, this matter is ...... Let the grass people go back and think about it, and then give an answer to the adults! ”

Hey?

When the rice merchants heard this unexpected answer, they all looked at the money shopkeeper suspiciously, and faintly felt that this matter seemed a little strange. It was something that everyone was happy about, so why didn't he agree immediately?

Lin usually didn't seem to care, and instead smiled at the others and said, "The price of four taels and one stone can be described as sky-high, if you have a hoard of rice in your hands, please sell it all to me!" ”

"That's it, I still have 40,000 catties of hoarded rice, which have been in my brother's house, and I will transport them to you!" A rather steady rice merchant said happily.

When Lin usually heard this, he gave the dog next to him a look, and the dog sent eight hundred taels over.

Seeing that the United Restaurant was so happy, another rice merchant chose to sell the rice to the United Restaurant, and Lin usually also asked the dog to settle the other party's rice money directly.

A rice merchant had already dispelled all his worries by Lin Ping's actions, but said regretfully: "Now Liuzhou has been closed, and my rice can't come in outside the city!" ”

Lin Pingping looked for prestige and asked directly: "How much rice do you have outside the city?" ”

"It's 100,000 catties!" The rice merchant immediately reported the quantity.

Lin usually gave the dog another look, and the dog gave the other party two thousand taels.

"Miss Lin, I also have 100,000 catties outside the city!"

"Miss Lin, I have 200,000 catties outside the city!"

"Lord Patrol, I have 300,000 catties outside the city!"

……

When the rice merchants heard that the rice outside the city could be sold for four taels, they enthusiastically reported the quantity.

The reason why the price of rice in Liuzhou City has hit a high price of four taels and one stone is that in addition to the severe drought, their rice shop has been hit by the government, and recently due to the closure of the city, it is impossible to transport rice.

Now that the United Restaurant is willing to buy their rice at such a high price, and the other party doesn't mind that the rice is outside the city, they are naturally willing to give it to the United Restaurant.

However, more rice merchants can only look at these rice merchants with envy, their rice is either sold out, or they have already sold to the four rice shops, and now they have no rice stockpiling in their hands.

"Lord Patrol, if the rice is delivered within a month, can you really buy it at a price of three taels and one stone?" A rice merchant had an idea, and immediately asked seriously.

"If you are interested, we can make a note and write down an approximate amount on it, and then it will be delivered at the price of three taels and one stone!" Lin is usually the final word.

The rice merchants stepped forward one after another to make notes, intending to try to get rice grain from the neighborhood.

It's the season of new rice in May, and the drought in Wuzhou and Liuzhou in Guangxi is not so severe elsewhere. Although it is impossible for them to go outside the province to get rice and grain in a month, the disaster in the west of Guangxi is not so serious, and the tusi have hoarded grain, so they can get some rice grain.

Even if you take 10,000 steps back, the grain prices in the counties below Liuzhou Mansion have already been speculated to two taels and one stone, and there is a certain arbitrage space between the two places.

It is precisely because of this that everyone has taken over this business and used their own channels to buy food from all over the country. With the credibility guarantee of United Restaurant, and the fact that Miss Lin is still the leader, they are happy to take this profitable deal.