"Huh? The guest has to go so far to do this grain business? ”

When the shopkeeper heard that he was going to transport grain to the north, he was shocked, and the ink on the pen almost dripped on the book, so he quickly pulled back the pen, looked at Ziyi and said in surprise: "How much grain do you have to transport in this way to make money?" ”

Ziyi looked at the shopkeeper with a surprised face, smiled and said, "Don't hide it from the shopkeeper, we can do this business this year!" No, Chang'an suffered a disaster last year, and during the autumn harvest, the grain was eaten by those locusts, and the price of grain had already soared to the sky!

However, there are many dignitaries and dignitaries in Chang'an, and they have many families, and they are all not bad money! As long as there is food, I am willing to collect as much as I want, so my son-in-law thought of a way to transport grain from Jiangnan!

Moreover, hasn't anyone ever done it before? If they can do it, why can't we? ”

In the Tang Dynasty, communication was extremely underdeveloped, and the spread of news, in addition to official documents, relied on the oral legends of passers-by.

There are even times when the emperor changes in the court, and it takes several years to know about it locally.

And Runzhou, located in the south of the Yangtze River, is rich, although the news is not so closed.

But because in recent years, it has not been as many business trips and personnel as before.

It is naturally impossible for an innkeeper to know the price of grain in Chang'an, which is thousands of miles away.

However, although the innkeeper didn't know how high the price of food was in Chang'an, he still heard a little about the disaster in Chang'an.

His Majesty the Emperor devoured locusts alive, and would rather let the locusts devour his heart and liver than let them harm the people, has long been widely publicized by officials and literati as evidence that the emperor loves the people like sons!

Now when I listen to Ziyi's words again, the two sides are confirmed, and the innkeeper believes that these people in front of him just want to take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune!

At any time, this kind of behavior that makes it difficult for the country to make money is despicable.

However, when a hundred times the profit is in front of you, how many people can resist this temptation?

Will those who are righteous and moral in their mouths do it? Can I do it myself?

"Well, this business really can't be done often. Although the grain in Jiangnan has become cheaper and cheaper in the past two years, the old saying goes: three is not more than a hundred, ten is not more than a thousand, where is Chang'an thousands of miles away from us, this transaction risk is too big. ”

Shaking his head, the shopkeeper just sighed and said a word, and suddenly felt that it was inappropriate.

How do you feel like you're cursing people to lose money? Thinking of this, the shopkeeper hurriedly coughed lightly and diverted the topic:

"Ahem, and the girl just said that someone had done this before, and this is true! However, people are transporting grain from the government, which is different from private grain transport. Besides, the last large-scale grain shipment was twenty or thirty years ago, and it is probably not easy to find someone who is familiar with this road and can lead a fleet. ”

"Huh? Are the original people gone? Ziyi's eyebrows frowned slightly, and she subconsciously glanced back at Xiao Han, who was sitting at a table.

Seeing that Ziyi didn't seem to hear the inappropriateness in what he had just said, the innkeeper felt a little relieved, moistened the pen in his hand in the inkstone, and then said with a smile:

"Hehe, that's not all! But it's been so long, the original group of people are old, dead, and gone, and the guests want to really find them, and they can't say that they have to work hard. ”

"Oh? So where can I find them? Can the old gentleman teach me? Xiao Han had been listening to the conversation between the two of them in the back, and at this time he also got up and turned around, holding the high counter with his hand, and asked with a smile.

"Well...... the shopkeeper glanced at the noble son in front of him, frowned slightly, and said after a little thought: "If the guests have the heart to look for it, then tomorrow the old man can accompany the guests to the dock to have a look, hehe, no matter what the old man says, he has lived in this city for decades, and he also knows some ship handles, so he can say something." ”

"Haha, okay, since that's the case, then there is a shopkeeper Lao!" Xiao Han glanced at the shopkeeper seriously, arched his hand, and thanked him with a smile.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper also hurriedly put down his pen and returned the salute: "Oh, the guest is so polite, it's just a trivial matter, it's not worth it, it's not worth it!" ”

Xiao Han's check-in registration of the one hundred and ten people kept the shopkeeper busy for half a day.

By the time he had finished writing in his book, it was already completely dark outside.

At this time, the people brought by Xiao Han had already explored the entire inn, and then began to deploy defenses in an orderly manner.

A one is responsible for the backyard, A three is responsible for the front yard, and as for the side room and kitchen, it has now been occupied by the fat cook.

Since experiencing the matter of the Hidden Sect, now when it comes to safety, those people around Xiao Han dare not be sloppy anymore.

A huge inn, in their hands, had become a strong fortress.

The defense line was set, and the front and back yards of the inn immediately returned to calm, and if you didn't look closely, you couldn't notice its changes.

Somewhat different from the quiet front and back yards, the kitchen located on one side can be called very lively at the moment.

Under the command of the fat cook, several apprentices cleaned up and down the kitchen, except for the ingredients, the rest of the seasoning sauce, all of which they brought themselves.

Even the most common salt is made from the Xiao family's own, and the jar of coarse salt in the inn has long been pulled aside along with other dirty seasoning jars.

"Hey, why are there only a few broken vegetables here, I don't have to ruin my craftsmanship, and tomorrow, I must go to the market to buy more!"

Frowning, rummaging through a few ingredients on the vegetable shelf, the fat cook sighed again and again, but fortunately, the little apprentice found a few fat fish in the big water tank on the side, which made his face look a little better.

The fire was lit, cooked, and soon the aroma came out of the kitchen.

The cooks of the original inn stood far away outside the inn, smelling the fragrance in the air, and all of them looked angrily at the place that belonged to them.

Could it be that this group of people is here to smash the field?!

Of course, in addition to the cook, there were a few innkeepers next to them who were also kicked out, and they were also at a loss and didn't know what to do.

The men stood there until the innkeeper came out and briefly told them about the situation.

Then tell them that they will have a holiday from now on, that their wages will be paid as they are, and that they will come back to work in two days after receiving a notice.

Only then did these people understand what was happening, and immediately they scattered in all directions, regardless of their anger or darkness, for fear that the shopkeeper would regret it and arrange them to work elsewhere.

"Hey, it's a strange thing every year, and this year it's a lot! How can there be a store with its own cook, are wealthy families so particular? ”

Standing and watching the guy disperse into the night, the shopkeeper shook his head, muttered to himself, and turned back to walk towards the inn.

Man, the cook can take a holiday, but he, the shopkeeper, cannot.

The inn in front of me is the property of my ancestors, and I have to keep an eye on it no matter what, and I don't dare to be sloppy.