At the end of October, and the state, Qi County.

Fast horse stopped in a grand courtyard, handed over a plain silk in his arms, the housekeeper took a look, and hurriedly rushed towards the courtyard, a man in the study was about thirty years old, wearing a green robe, a long beard on the chin, was practicing calligraphy, and his demeanor was quite majestic.

“.. Lord, that's a good thing. The steward put the news on the desk and spoke softly.

Over there, the ink-wielding pen stopped, and a man named Wang Chen glanced at him, reached out and picked up Su Silk and glanced at it a few times, and then walked out of the case behind him.

"Gongsun Zhi is actually cheap cattle and sheep, and collects a lot of grain, he is short of food to this extent? I don't believe it, you must know that beef tendon and cowhide are heavy items in the army, and they are sold so lightly just for food, which alone makes people a little unclear. ”

Qi County belongs to Taiyuan County, the Wang family is a famous family in the local area and even in the state, this Wang Chen's uncle is Situ Wang Yun, after Wang Yun's death, the family was slaughtered by Guo Yan and Li Dao, only he and his brother Wang Ling escaped by luck, ran back to Taiyuan Qi County, and regained the family business in recent years There have been signs of prosperity, and the younger brother Wang Ling was promoted to filial piety and integrity, and he was appointed as the head of the hair.

"The main family, the news said that Gongsun Zhi may be going to war, so a large amount of grain and grass is hoarded to prepare for next year's attack and Erzhou, this wolf has always been keen on war, and it is impossible to let go of the fat left behind after the defeat of Yuan Jizhou, and let people have more mouths, eating is more important than anything else."

This steward is in his fifties, slightly hunchbacked, he has been working in the Wang family for more than ten years, and naturally hopes to continue to do it for a long time. Over there, the figure that walked around with his hands nodded, Wang Chen has always valued the old man beside him, and he can buy his belongings in a few years, in addition to the fame of the Wang family, the means are also good.

"Eating is indeed more important than anything else, if you starve to death, how can Gongsun Zhi still be rampant" Wang Chen raised his chin and looked at the light on the desk, but his eyes were a little moved, "Fifteen hundred stones, the Zhen family is also a big deal In previous years, I heard that the Zhen family and Gongsun Zhi had some reluctance, and as soon as the white wolf released the wind, the other party pushed the grain into the customs. ”

"The main family, not only this, but also the rest of the big families in Jizhou and the Zhen family together to transport grain, full of grain in, empty cars out for three days in a row, this is what everyone is staring at, this news should not be fake, several big families in Shanggu County have also begun to exchange grain for cattle tendons and animal skins, and in the future, when they go to the Central Plains, it will be a return full of grains."

Hearing this, Wang Chen nodded, but agreed with his words, but he was still a little hesitant: "Could it be that Gongsun Zhi is really going to prepare to make a move against the two states?" ”

"Lord's house." The old steward arched his hand again, and said anxiously: "This can't be hesitated, there must be a limit to the amount of grain that Gongsun can collect, and I am not too far from Shanggu County, how can I miss such a great opportunity, whether he fights or not, as long as he collects it, I will make a lot of money by bringing cow tendon and animal skins, and no matter how bad it is, I can make a lot of money." ”

Wang Chen looked at him, frowned and brushed his sleeves, and scolded: "What you said, how could I not know the profits, but what I scruple about is that the Wang family is secretly doing business and being known, which is insulting my uncle's reputation..." And the family has improved, how can you take out too much food compared with people, less will earn less, more can not be taken out. ”

The steward was also thinking about it, and then said: "It's better to make up, find the Guo family and the Wen family in Taiyuan, and make a little bit of it alone, even if the income is too small, there is not much risk on the main family's side." When the time comes, cross Mengxian County to Lucheng, and cross the Flying Fox Road.." He gestured in his hand and drew an invisible pattern in the air, "Arrive in Dai County, and then go to Zhuolu to enter Shanggu County, which is more economical than the crowded Taihang Mountain Road." ”

"It's a two-way street."

In the whispering discussion, the sky outside was gloomy as if there was rain falling on the clouds, and the news of the cheap sale of beef tendons and animal skins for grain in the north had lasted for several days, not only a few big clans in Jizhou received the news, but also the Cui family, Fanyang Lu family, and Pingyuan Hua family in Hebei and Youzhou such as Boling and Qinghe, and Pingyuan Hua also received information at the same time.

"My Lu family is strict, how can businessmen get involved in profit-seeking, if you want to make profits, you just go." Since Lu Zhi's death, the Fan Yang Lu family has almost maintained a closed-door attitude, and has refused with such words when there are wealthy gentry and wrinkles, for fear of tarnishing Lu Zhi's reputation.

And Boling, Qinghe, two Cui clan, a man is carefully figuring out the intention of the news, he called Cui Yan looks quite elegant, earlier served as a cavalry lieutenant under Yuan Shao, originally not optimistic about Yuan Shao, now defeated, simply resigned from the errand and closed the door, Jizhou Yuan Shang sent people to invite many times were rejected by him, and for more than one place in the news, maintain a cautious attitude, and do not easily shake the profits.

However, not long after, the second batch of grain trucks of the Zhen family set off from Zhongshan.

The Haoqiang and squires who originally followed the big family couldn't sit still, Cui and Lu didn't take the merchants as their main business, not to mention that the family had a big business, and they were not very tempted by the wealth, seeing that the two families did not take the lead, they had to join forces and make up a certain amount of food, and each family had another steward, and several guards formed a caravan to the north, and collected another batch of grain along the way, fifteen, six caravans, nearly five thousand stone grain, almost half of the net worth of all of them, and some small door effects, all the belongings were put in, and even borrowed some, Take a risk.

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At the same time, Xu Du, Xili fell on the head of the city, washing away the dryness of the past. A carriage stopped in front of the courtyard door, and the figure holding a paper umbrella came down, knocked on the door knocker a few times, the door creaked and cracked, and a sex bag poked out to look at it, and even shrank back.

Soon, a middle-aged scribe named Jia Xu walked out in the rain and got into the carriage with the young man holding the umbrella, and behind the carriage were dozens of guards walking with knives.

Guo Jia showed a faint smile on his face, poured wine and handed it to the other party, and turned his head to look at the street scene running outside the car curtain: "The news from the north is basically the same as the news, there is not too much information at the moment, Gongsun Zhi suddenly hoarded grain, sold beef tendons and animal skins cheaply, on the surface, Mr. Jia felt that there was another reason for the incident, but he wanted to take Youzhou and the state to use it is not fake, and the lack of food is not fake." ”

His voice was not high, and he seemed to be talking to himself, but he was actually talking to Jia Xu on the other side about it.

The scribe with a thin figure and thin appearance took a sip of wine with an expressionless face, and also looked at the rainy street scene outside the car, "The northern land has always been barren, judging from the amount of sales in previous years, grain has always accounted for the most, Gongsun Zhi wants to take Youzhou and Bingzhou in time, military food is naturally indispensable, and it is normal to have this move. But selling cattle and sheep muscles and bones cheaply, Feng Xiao thinks he will be so stupid? He wanted to take this opportunity to get rid of the grain of the lord at a high price, and he thought that he might as well take advantage of it, mix some old grain with new grain, or boil some oleanders and mix them with grain to dry, and sell them together. If it is used as military food, soldiers eat it, and it is light to vomit and diarrhea."

The last sentence came out of his mouth, and in the corner of the backlight, a grim smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth, and he turned his head to look at the young man opposite.

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