"Oh no, something is wrong, patriarch ......!"

Just when a few people were secretly happy, a person hurriedly ran in outside the door.

Everyone looked at the door together, and it was the butler of the Lu family, standing panting at the door.

However, when he saw the people in the room, he hesitated slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Seeing that he was old, the patriarch of the Lu clan was still sweating profusely, and asked with a frown.

"The grain store of the household department has reopened today to sell grain, and it is still sold in limited quantities, but the price is only six wen per catty!"

After Steward Lu glanced at the patriarchs, he replied anxiously.

"The price is so low?"

Li Lishan's eyes widened and he felt very surprised, "We just raised the price of grain to 40 wen per catty, and the household department started selling grain, how could it be such a coincidence?" ”

"If you want me to say, you are just worrying too much, we have adjusted the price of grain so high, Li Er must be afraid that the people will be resentful, so he used the reserve grain, hoping to stabilize the price of grain!"

The patriarch of the Wang clan comforted everyone with a confident face.

"This time it's not a reserve ......!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Steward Lu shook his head again and again, "This matter is strange, I immediately sent someone out to find out the news, I heard that this time the grain is not reserve grain, but the new grain that was just transported into the city last night, the household department gathered thousands of soldiers, and it took a whole night to unload all the grain, I heard that not only the granary was full, but even the grain stores in the east and west cities could not be loaded, and they were placed directly on the street, and the grain piles were like a hill ......!" ”

"This is impossible, the grain we have in our hands is sold by the household at a high price, how can they still have food?"

The more the patriarch of the Wang clan listened, the more confused he became.

This time they collected grain, but they lost a full 5 million taels, and they collected the grain in the entire Jiangnan cleanly.

How could the household department receive so much food in such a short period of time?

Did it fall from the sky?

"This subordinate doesn't know, I heard that it was the soldiers of the military department who escorted it back, not the caravan, so it's hard to find out the news!"

Speaking of this, Steward Lu sighed helplessly.

"What's even more strange is that the caravan that just came back yesterday not only did not rest and rectify, but loaded some books, tea, and pottery, and returned the same way, and the military department added a few more teams, also filled with these things, and set off together!"

After a pause, Steward Lu seemed to have thought of something and continued.

"Now you will personally go to the military department to find out the news and see what is going on? When you get the news, you will reply immediately! ”

The patriarch of the Lu clan anxiously instructed the housekeeper beside him.

At this time, the other six family patriarchs also ordered their people to go to the military department to find out the truth!

Now, whether it is the Imperial History Tower, or the three provinces and six departments, the power of the seven major families has infiltrated it, and such a big matter can be found out with accurate information casually.

Not long after, the people sent by the major families came back one after another to report!

"How?"

"Where did this batch of grain come from?"

The patriarchs couldn't wait to ask their subordinates.

"Tell the patriarch, our people in the military department have replied that all the grain has been transported back from the land of Annan, and not only these, but many more will arrive in Chang'an in an endless stream!"

The subordinates who went to the military headquarters to inquire about the news hurried back and did not dare to delay for a moment.

"Annan?"

After hearing this, the major patriarchs were dumbfounded, no one thought that the household department would go to such a far place to buy grain?

"It is said that these are Zhao Yin's boy's ideas to the emperor, as early as more than a month ago, the emperor sent officials to Annan, and brought a lot of things, saying that it was for trade, exchanging whether there was or not, but in fact it was for where the grain went, and this was only a small part, and there was still a lot of grain to be transported to Chang'an ......!

"I also heard that as long as our seven families open a grain store, the household department will also open a store not far away, and the grain transported back from Annan will be directly sent to various businesses in the future, and the sales price will remain the same, the same as Liuwen!"

The subordinates of the other families who went to find out the news also told the ins and outs in public!

The patriarchs of each family had their faces pulled, and they were suddenly stunned!

If this is really the case as they inquired, then the grain they bought from Jiangnan at a high price must also be sold at a low price.

Otherwise, it will definitely rot in the granary, and if it is sold at a low price, it will lose millions.

"By the way, have you inquired about the price of the grain purchased by the household department in Annam?"

The patriarch of the Zheng clan asked curiously while being angry.

"The villain has already inquired, and I heard that it doesn't cost money at all, and it's all exchanged for some worthless daily necessities, if it is converted into cash, it is probably less than a penny!"

One of the subordinates, not daring to hide it, arched his hand and said.

"How is this possible?"

After listening to his words, everyone looked at each other and was shocked.

With such a low purchase price, how can you fight?

Needless to say, even if it was the previous five texts, they couldn't compete with it.

Now I have a lot of money to collect the grain in my hand!

"It is said that with only one piece of jade pendant that is not too good in workmanship, the household can exchange it for a thousand stone grain in Annan!"

The person sent by the Zheng family to inquire about the news added.

"In that case, why don't we also buy grain from Annan?"

Hearing that the purchase price was so low, one of the patriarchs couldn't help but propose.

"Annan is full of barbarians, we don't have the imperial court as a backer, and they may not be willing to sell, besides, the road is too far, in case you pass through the territory of the bandits, there are no officers and soldiers, and I am afraid that the people of our family will be robbed by bandits before they reach Chang'an!"

The Zheng clan patriarch shook his head, not wanting to take his proposal.

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, are we just watching the household take away our business?"

The patriarch of the Wang clan clenched his fists, slammed it the table, and said very unwillingly!

"Now, let's put this grain business aside for a while!"

The patriarch of the Zheng clan sighed deeply, suddenly remembered something, and continued: "Fortunately, we still have fur in our hands, so I'm not afraid that he Li Er won't bow his head!" ”

"That's right, on the day of the princess's wedding, we will wait for the news, if the impeachment is successful, get rid of that kid in one fell swoop, even if we give up this grain business, it doesn't matter, if it fails again, then we have to work hard from the skin!"

"That's all it takes, let's wait a while!"

"It's Zhao Yin again, how can he be everywhere, if it weren't for him, we wouldn't have been able to let the household take advantage of the loophole."

"By the way, I recently heard that Zhao Yin's little bastard ordered people to buy a few paper mills in Yangzhou, and also hired many long-term workers, and now they have started to make paper, and the price remains the same, should we continue to buy?"

The patriarch of the Li clan said suddenly.

Yangzhou has always produced paper, and half of Datang's paper is produced in Yangzhou!

And all major families have their own paper workshops in Yangzhou!