The first day of fear passed. () Evening. Not only Wen Tong, but all the people who traveled through the South China Sugar Factory were like ants on a hot pot - everyone realized that they had a challenge and were facing a crisis. As far as Wen Tong is concerned, there are two countermeasures: one is to raise cash from Guangzhou and Lingao, and as long as there is enough silver, the current crisis can immediately turn into a good thing -- the South China Sugar Company can not only obtain a huge profit in fact by purchasing sugar at the original price, but also greatly increase its credibility in Leizhou. But immediately arithmetic quickly reminded him that there was no way out. There are more than 200,000 stone sugar in Leizhou, even if he only eats one-third in the end, he will have to pay nearly 200,000 taels of silver, which is simply astronomical. Not to mention that Lingao will definitely not be able to take it out, even Guo Yi in Guangzhou will have to bankrupt Guangzhou Station to be satisfied.

Xiao Gui said: "Let Lingao allocate a batch of luxury goods over, mirrors, glass, or something......"

"It's useless for a sugar cane farmer to ask for these things. Old Xiao! Chen Tianxiong shook his head again and again, "Are you willing to put on an Armani suit when you pay your salary?" ”

"That's right." Xiao Gui thought that whether it was an ancient or a modern person, real money and silver were always better than goods.

"The second countermeasure," Wen Tong said, "is to simply buy tomorrow at a reduced price, as long as the price is reduced, this situation will change immediately, and we can continue to buy normally." Of course, in this way, if we want to get rid of Haiyitang in one fell swoop, there is no possibility for Leizhou to dominate Leizhou. This is a safer approach, and I am afraid it is the only way. ”

"If only I could come back as soon as possible. He will definitely bring back rice, and if we pay for sugar with rice, the cane farmers will definitely accept it. Wen Tong sighed, knowing in his heart that this was impossible.

"It seems that this is the only way to go." Everyone was relatively speechless. That night, Wen Tong was in an irritable mood, and even Ah Zhu, who was about to recommend himself to the pillow seat, was scolded by him and driven out.

At dawn the next day, Wen Tong washed hastily, and led people to the door of the sugar store, the situation outside made him almost stop breathing, the black pressure of the sugar farmers, from the door to the main road, the crowd must be thousands, it seems that they all came overnight - it seems that the matter of the price drop over Haiyitang has spread throughout Xu Wen, and all the people who still have sugar and have not dragged their hands are flocking to the hope of this zuihou in South China.

Chen Tianxiong and the others also arrived, and even Xiao Gui came—what else did he have to do to train apprentices now?

Liao Daxing came over and asked in a low voice: "Master, is it now changing the price on the water card?" ”

Wen Tong gritted his teeth and nodded, "Change it." ”

Liao Daxing was taking care of the guys to write the water card and prepare to hang it out and open it. Liao Dahua had already come in, and when he saw that he was going to change the price, he hurriedly grabbed his arm: "Don't hang out yet!" He turned his head to Wen Tong and whispered, "Boss, you can't change it!" As he spoke, he pulled Wen Tong into the cabinet room:

"The dart master who sent out got some news."

"What's the news?" Wen Tong became nervous

"Hai'an Street and Xuwen County are saying that the South China Sugar Factory has a demon method, and it can make more sugar out of nothing, so now there is sugar in South China everywhere in other places, and the price has fallen very low, and all the sugar cannot ......be sold."

"Nonsense!" Wen Tong gritted his teeth in anger. What is this rumor? Vile! Despicable! "The price of sugar in Guangzhou is obviously three or two or eight dollars, where has the price dropped?"

"This ...... The sugarcane farmers have no knowledge, and Guangzhou is more than a thousand miles away from here, so no one can verify that it is not. ”

Chen Tianxiong said: "It seems that someone is taking advantage of the loophole of this news. ”

"Don't analyze it, get an idea!" Wen Tong's mood began to become irritable, "What about the purchase price?!" Do you want to change it? ”

Before anyone else could speak, Liao Dahua rushed in front and spoke: "Can't change it!" Now there are rumors on the street that the incident was caused by the South China Factory, and if the South China Factory does not buy it for two or two or five dollars, they will go to the official, saying that the South China Factory is suspected of implementing demon law......

"Fart, can the county listen to their nonsense?"

"Boss, we are naturally not afraid that they will go to the county to file a complaint - it is a matter of chasing after the wind and shadows. But the dart masters came back and said that there was a lot of trouble in this matter, there were a lot of rotten boys mixed in the sugar sellers, and now people are panicking, and as soon as the price in South China was changed, these people immediately made a noise, inciting the crowd to rush inside, which ...... Isn't this all the jade burning? Once the incident breaks out, even the people from the county may not be able to suppress it immediately! ”

Reports of mass incidents seen on forums in the past came to everyone's minds. This kind of thing, everyone was still a little dark when they saw it, and they felt a little angry for me and other fart people, but when it came to the end, when the fart people outside were about to come to make a mass incident, everyone still felt a lot of pressure.

"There are ......," Liao Dahua added: "There are also hundreds of sugar cooks from all over Leizhou -- since the opening of the South China factory, the trade of the Tutangliao has plummeted, and these craftsmen are either unemployed, and the wages of those who are not unemployed are also very low, and they are all full of resentment. Someone was ready to rush in to burn the machine. ”

"I'm kao, isn't this a smashing machine movement? The revolutionary consciousness of the masses is so high! Merlin said.

"What's the use of talking nonsense," Wen Tong waved his hand, "we are all capitalists, be careful of dictatorship of the revolutionary masses outside, and come up with ideas!" ”

"Let's buy it at the original price." Xiao Gui said, "Even if no one wants to storm the sugar factory, it will not be easy for the sugar farmers, anyway, we can make money." It's really noisy, and the loss will be big when the machine is finished. ”

"Of course, the best strategy is to continue with acquisitions. But what about the silver?! This is what Wen Tongsao is worried about.

"The silver can last for a few days," Chen Tianxiong said, "It can last for a few days, at least there is a buffer, and countermeasures can be considered." ”

If the price is reduced now, according to the information obtained by Liao Dahua. The bombs that were prepared for them would immediately blow up the South China plant to pieces. If the purchase continues at the original price, although it may still have an attack after a few days, at least it has a buffer time, and if it can come up with countermeasures in time, it may be a good time to dominate the Leizhou sugar industry.

"Let's do it. Shopkeeper Liao, you go and inform and continue to buy ...... for two or five dollars."

Before the words fell, I saw Wen Xiu running in with a stumble: "No...... Oh no......"

"What's the matter?" The faces of several people changed. Could it be that the proletarian masses have already begun to do so?

"The sugarcane farmers outside don't know who they listened to, they are all talking about South China to receive the goods at the price of one or two or five cents today, and some people are noisy, saying that everything is caused by South China, and South China wants South China to look good ......if it dares to reduce prices."

"Bastard!" Seeing the opponent pressing up step by step, Wen Tong knew that it was no further ado, and hurriedly ordered Wen Xiu: "You run out: tell Liao Daxing, hurry up and hang the water card for me, the price will not change!" ”

Wen Xiu ran out, and the atmosphere in the room became heavier and heavier, if what Liao Dahua said just now was just a possibility, the current situation has proved the accuracy of the intelligence. Chen Tianxiong suddenly said: "There is something strange here! ”

Everyone's eyes were staring at the past, and Chen Tianxiong said: "We want to change the purchase price, it was a decision made early this morning, how did people outside know so quickly?" ”

"There is jian!"

"That's right." Chen Tianxiong said, "It seems that the root lies in those local guys. It's all recent, and we don't know anything about it. ”

Liao Dahua said: "This is easy, first replace the people, and ask the dart master to take them all up." ”

"But then there are no local guys who can communicate with the sugar sugar farmers, and the difficulty of Leizhou dialect is a must in Cantonese."

"The small ones will go to Xuwen County, please familiarize the shops and warehouses, one or two of each family, plus the locals in the dart game, it is enough."

"Okay, let's go. It's almost time to open the door! ”

Here's a new arrangement guy. Zhou Shizhai was called to take care of not only mobilizing the militia team, but also organizing all the men and strong women in the sugar factory, suspending production, and giving everyone a stick to prepare to protect the factory, equipment and warehouses

"Tell everyone, if you make a fuss, just call me, kill someone, and find someone to replace them! The dead will be given a pension of 500 taels and will be injured in South China to raise him for a lifetime! As long as the machine and warehouse are kept, ten taels of silver will be issued to each person! ”

"I'm going to give orders!" Zhou Shizhai also knew that the stakes were high now, so he hurried to make arrangements. Xiao Gui also hurriedly went back to the boiler room, raised the air pressure, and used a steam engine to drive a water hose to spray water to drive the crowd away if someone rushed into the sugar factory.

While arrangements were in full swing inside, the crowd outside had already begun to stir. Originally, they had been disturbed by the news of the drop in sugar prices, but now they heard that the only hope for the South China Tour was also ready to fall in price, and the opening time had passed for a while, and the door still did not open, and the original commotion in the crowd began to spread, and some people were taking the opportunity to shout:

"South China doesn't dare to open the door!"

"The things they provoked, they must clean up!"

"If we don't open the door, we'll rush in!"

"Burn down this demon factory in South China!"

"Everyone, rush."

The commotion in the crowd grew louder and bigger, and just as it was about to become out of control, the gates of South China opened. Liao Daxing walked out with his head held high, and his old style made the already irritable and eager sugar farmers quiet for a moment.

"What's the noise?" Liao Daxing made a confident and arrogant appearance, although his back was sweaty, "Come on, hang the water card for me." ”

The guys came out and hurriedly hung up the water sign.

The eyes of everyone present converged on the water card, which clearly said two taels and five coins.

A sigh of relief swept through the crowd like a gust of wind.

"Fellow fathers!" Liao Daxing read the words between Wen Tong and him just now, "Although our South China Factory and South China Sugar Store are new to this place, they are all well-behaved traders. In the past few months, I have been making sugar for everyone, and the quality of the sugar is obvious to all. Now that the sugar market outside is high, South China is worried that the sugar is not enough to sell. You love South China so much, grateful, grateful," said Tuan Tuan arched his hands, "Our owner said: Everyone has candy and wants to sell it, just come and sell it, and South China has silver rice that can be purchased." Let's open the scales! With that, he made another gesture and went in on his own.

This statement, coupled with the fact that the price has not fallen, temporarily calmed down the originally impetuous crowd. But this is only a stopgap measure. Next, it depends on how the Executive Committee handles it.

On the same day, the Executive Committee was provided with the paperwork of urgency. An emergency meeting was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, thinking that the issue of funds was involved, so the matter became a joint meeting of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

"Now Lingao's total inventory of silver is less than 40,000 taels." Cheng Dong lowered his voice when he talked about the deposit number, which was one of the top secrets of the Crossing Group.

40,000 taels, only 16,000 stone sugars can be collected, which is really a drop in the bucket for the hundreds of thousands of stone sugar that are ready to rush to the gate of South China.

"Out of money? We must have sold some to Macau. ”

"Those Indian money orders can't be cashed in Leizhou, at least they have to go to Macao to exchange. Besides, it's only 20,000 pesos. ”

"Let's mobilize the Guangzhou station."

"I've been in touch with the Guangzhou station." Cheng Dong said, "The original Jihua Guangzhou Station was ready to raise 100,000 taels of silver to Leizhou to purchase Leizhou sugar, but it was too difficult to transport the silver, and the safety was not guaranteed, so it adopted the idea of Chang Shide of Leizhou Sugar: use a part of Leizhou sugar to exchange for Vietnamese rice, and then use Vietnamese rice to buy Leizhou sugar, this idea is very good, and I didn't expect that such a 'squeeze' event would occur. ”

Wen Desi said: "This matter is very tricky, the risk is great, it is better to call the cash to Leizhou." It is estimated that the whale will not be able to come back for a while and a half. ”

"There is no radio on the whale, otherwise it would be nice to send a telegram to him to buy rice and come back."

"How about we send them rice from Lingao or Guangzhou? Chang Shide said in the report that the price of rice in Leizhou is very high. ”

"I'm afraid not," Yan Ming spoke, his new president of the Delong Grain Company, "we don't have so much grain stock. "Since the issuance of the Lingao grain circulation bills, grain has become a data that this bank has to pay attention to every day." Moreover, the daily consumption of grain is quite large, and the transfer of a few thousand stones will endanger the reserves. ”

"Transporting grain from Canton is the same as silver," Mr. Wen said, "and the speed is too slow." The sailboat had to go back and forth for six to seven days. When it was transported to Leizhou, the daylilies were cold. ”

"I agree with Mr. Wen's statement: I want to transport the silver!" Ma Qianzhuo frowned, "If we don't transport the silver, the South China factory will be squeezed out." The good situation opened up by Leizhou is gone. ”(！ )