Chapter 113: Buying Grain

Huaiyuan Hou Chang Yinxu was the least anxious of the three, because his duty was to guard Nanjing City, and things outside Nanjing City had little to do with him, so he held a bowl of tea and drank it slowly, but he didn't speak, as if he didn't hear it.

Yang Chao saw the reaction of the two Yang Chao in his eyes, among the three of them, he was the most anxious, as the saying goes, the greater the power, the greater the responsibility, this is one of them, the most important thing is that now the new emperor is on the throne, and his backer Wei Gonggong's own status is difficult to protect, and he can no longer shelter him, and now with this broken matter, he knows that if he doesn't handle it properly, he will have to turn around.

Yang Chao knew that Chang Yinxu couldn't speak, and he couldn't find him in this matter, but Yan Mingtai definitely couldn't escape from it, he was the secretary of the military department, and this matter was under his control, so he said to Yan Mingtai in a stern tone: "This soldier, this matter is your business, you have to take care of it, this is not the time for you and me to shirk responsibility, when the Tu Shui Division, the defeat is very complete, and all the chief officers are dead." ”

The implication of his words is that you and I can't find a scapegoat if we want to, so you better find a way, old man! Doing Tai Chi won't solve the problem.

According to the surviving officers and soldiers, this gang is strong, the number of people is as many as two or three thousand, all wearing armor and holding shields, the strength is infinite, the combat power is superb, hand-to-hand combat, there is almost no enemy, and all of them are accurate in archery, the two armies shoot at each other, and the firearms of the sailors are almost furnished, far from being comparable to ordinary thieves.

The two thieves have long gone, and I want to arrange troops to deal with them and ask them to stop, I can only beg the gods and Buddhas to bless them, and they can stay away from the Nanzhili territory. Yan Mingtai didn't open his mouth, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he was full of frustration, bluntly saying that he had no countermeasures.

Yang Chao also knew that this matter was difficult to do, the thieves who could destroy the entire fleet of sailors must be very strong in themselves, and then send a sailor to chase and suppress, it may also be to deliver food, Nanzhili has more than 200,000 soldiers, but there are only a few sailors in total, and now one has been destroyed, and there are still two or three left, all of which have the heavy responsibility of garrisoning, and they can't be easily transferred. What's even more difficult is that they are moving, even if they send a letter to their front to summon the fleet to intercept it, in short, this is an unsolvable problem, so the two of them are in a hurry.

There is also a special force in Nanjing City: Jinyiwei, Jinyiwei has the responsibility to report the news, and they are also responsible for such a major event, and they will send it to the capital as soon as 800 urgently. Jin Yiwei is the personal guard of the Son of Heaven, and it is not under the jurisdiction of these three top decision-makers in Nanjing, so they are even more anxious and can't hold it back!

The princes of Nanjing City were anxious and white-headed, Yang Wenli didn't know, he just arrived at Songjiang Port at this time, because Yang Wenli's fleet, strictly controlled the upstream ships to go down before them, and Songjiang Port at this time was still full of cruise ships, a busy and lively scene.

These 100 warships came suddenly, and before the guards of Songjiang Port could react, they were rushed and landed by the Yang army.

These local garrisons are not regular soldiers, and they have neglected to practice for many years, how can they be the opponents of the Yang family's soldiers who are armed to the teeth, and in a very short period of time, they have been occupied by these outsiders in the wharf business district and other areas.

"Don't panic, we are the rebels who went to Liaodong to fight the slaves, we will not hurt the innocent, we are here to buy grain and rape, fair trade, Tong Su is not bullied, everyone can rest assured that they are safe, we guarantee everyone's safety, we will leave after we buy things, and we will never break our promises."

The people on the wharf panicked, crying for their fathers and mothers, and fled everywhere, and the Xuanhua Department of the Logistics Department hurriedly sent people to preach everywhere to stabilize the order of the port.

This is a strategy that has been planned for a long time, first to appease the people of the port, and then send people to the commercial street to buy the necessary supplies, originally wanted to buy a few large ships, but now that they have captured so many officers and soldiers, there is no need to do more.

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"Knock knock! Open the door, open the door! We are the rebels who went to Liaodong to fight the slaves, come to your store to buy grain, pay according to the line price, the store should not delay time, otherwise we will break in. "When the soldiers from the logistics department arrived on the street, the shops were already closed, so they had to call the door. Although I don't want to disturb the people, I still have to buy things, because so many people have to eat along the way, so I don't mind using a little strong.

In fact, the shopkeeper also wants to hide if they want to, and if they really want to find the door, they also know that they can't hide, otherwise it will be light to break into the door, but they are afraid that they will kill people and oversell the goods, so after the soldiers knocked on the door a few times, the shopkeeper immediately called the man to open the door.

"How many bosses ......?" The shopkeeper looked at a few soldiers who broke in with a smile and asked knowingly.

At this time, Wang Rucheng, who walked in the back, said: "Shopkeeper, we want to buy a lot of grain, how much we want in your store, pay according to the line price, give money with one hand and give goods with the other, never force it, shopkeeper, how much is the current market price?" ”

"This boss, this year's drought in the north, floods in the south, and lack of grain everywhere, so the price of grain has risen slightly compared with previous years, and now the market price in Songjiang is 3 taels and one load." When it comes to business, the shopkeeper immediately became shrewd, it was the time for the grain to go on the market, it was the time when the price of the whole year was the lowest, and each load of grain was only worth two taels of silver.

Speaking of grain prices, in fact, Wang Rucheng has been in Happy Valley for so long, and he doesn't know the price of grain, but he also knows that 3 taels and one quintal, the price is a bit expensive, much higher than in previous years, this price is about the same in the northern market, and the south will definitely not want this price. But he didn't know the market, and he couldn't bargain, so he made a decision: "Shopkeeper, we want more, the price is expensive, but if you send someone to send it to the ship, I won't bargain, okay?" ”

"This ...... Boss, I'm not going to send someone to send it! If the government knows, you know......" The shopkeeper immediately replied with a look of embarrassment.

"It's not easy to do, you just say that we force it, the shopkeeper, we have limited time, you give a happy word, it's okay, if it doesn't work, I'll find a home." Wang Rucheng is quick to talk and give the shopkeeper a two-choice question.

"This ......? Alas! All right! I'll take the risk of losing my head and help you get on board!" "3 taels and one load of grain profits, after all, the shopkeeper could not stand the temptation, so he had to agree. Businessmen are heavy on profits, and they dare to take risks when they have double the profits, so there are eight traitor merchants in Shanxi.

The grain merchants in Songjiang were all big grain merchants, mainly engaged in the north-south shipping business, they bought grain in the south, and sold it to Dengzhou and Tianjin by sea, and this grain store alone bought enough grain for the need.

Yang Wenli planned to develop in the north, so this time he came out and brought a full 300,000 taels of silver, and the silver vault in the cottage was emptied by more than half, this time shopping, the grain is the big head, followed by the vegetables, fruits, meat, sugar, salt, oil and other food seasonings in the market, which can't cost much money, and can't buy more, so Wang Rucheng bought a thousand tons as soon as he bought it, totaling 113,600 taels of silver.

The price of grain in the north is higher than gold, and the market price is 8 taels and one load, but there is usually no goods to sell, so in fact, Yang Wenli will never lose money in this transaction, so Wang Rucheng is very happy to give the store three taels and one load.

…… To be continued