Chapter 214: The Schemes of the Great Merchants
Zhen Yi walked out of Weihe Tower.
His complexion was very bad, and he said to his daughter Zhen Mi: "It turned out to be the most delicious golden lotus egg custard, it was really an eye-opener." ”
At this time, Cui Mi appeared, "Brother Zhen, this matter must be kept secret, invite them another day, and there will be a good show to watch." ”
Zhen Yi nodded for a while. Today's loss cannot be eaten in vain, and it must be recovered from others.
It's so cruel, it turns out that the custard is what the chef wants to make the most, and the nine fish are just an accessory to convey the taste.
Who would have thought of this.
Originally, I thought that the young man was pretending to be forced, but I didn't expect that Nima was really capable.
It's no wonder that people turn the people of the court around at a young age, young heroes.
"Hey, the boat capsized in the gutter, and I hunted geese all day long, and now I was pecked in the eye by a young goose."
"Huh? Girl, what is your expression? Your dad is lost, and you look like you're happy? ”
Zhen Yi is a little crazy, girl, are you attracted?
Zhen Yi is a person who has come over, and he found that he is like an all-powerful man, a mysterious man, which is really amazingly attractive.
"Girl, you must not fall in love with Qin Mengjie. This man is indeed capable, but this man is in exile, and who knows what the future holds. ”
In Zhen Yi's opinion, Qin Ye must be befriended, but to send his daughter, Qin Ye is not enough for this weight.
"How can my daughter be attracted to him." Zhen Mi said.
Zhen Yi breathed a sigh of relief and looked at his noble and elegant daughter, how much effort he had spent to cultivate. In addition, her daughter's appearance is also powerful, and she will definitely be at the queen level in the future, how can she be matched by an exiled boy.
"That's good."
As Zhen Mi got into the car, Zhen Yi was pulled aside by Cui Mi and Hua Yan.
"In my opinion, it is necessary to gather the businessmen of the north and hold a grain trade fair." Cui Mi talked about Qin Ye's affairs.
"What Brother Cui said is very much in line with me." Hua Yan said.
"Then let's do it, let's spread the news, and Yuan Xi will definitely come." When the time comes, the one with the highest price will get it. Zhen Yi said.
The three of them looked at each other and smiled.
For today's events, they are very depressed. But it doesn't matter, they're going to pull it back from somewhere else.
Teenagers, it's not enough to just be able to taste food. If you want to gain a foothold in this world, it is useless to just rely on your mouth, you also need to have a brain and vision.
Seeing Qin Ye come out, the three of them went over to salute.
Zhen Yi said: "General, we will contact all the merchants immediately, and the general can wait for good news." ”
"Thank you very much." Qin Ye returned the salute.
The three subordinates around sighed, although this young man is a hero, Jiang is still old and spicy. He is going to be sold by my master, and I have to thank my master.
Everyone is even more in awe of their own masters, who have never suffered losses in their lives? Hundreds of years of inheritance are by no means comparable to those of young people.
"It's going to be a bumper harvest soon, so it seems that the master is going to make money every day again."
These subordinates have watched the old man act for many years and know a lot of ways. When the old men hold trade meetings, they must unite to raise the price of grain. Increasing the gold every day, and replenishing the grain back after the bumper harvest, this is really a powerful operation.
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A day later.
A magnificent street-facing loft in the center of Yecheng.
This is the seat of the Northern Merchant Association.
Throughout the ages, merchants have been organized.
Especially at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the power of the gate valve began to move towards the peak. The family of the gate lords in various places has a close relationship. often join hands to fight against the imperial court, advancing and retreating together.
The gate valve is a businessman, and without a gate valve background, at most a small business, it will not be able to become a businessman.
Today's prosperity in Yecheng is created by the merchants of the North.
They want to turn Yecheng, a metropolis that has not suffered from war, into an economic center. And they are very supportive of Han Fu's rule in Yecheng, because Han Fu can do nothing, they can do everything.
Meeting room on the top floor.
The businessmen sat around, three floors up and three floors down, with more than 100 people, similar to a parliamentary meeting.
Cui Mi, the veteran gate valve, personally presided over the meeting, he got up and came to the open space in the middle, and said to everyone: "Yuan Benchu and Qin Mengjie both came here to collect grain. Why is that? ”
He asked himself, "They are interested in our bumper harvest in Jizhou this year." Against this background, food prices must be low. ”
Someone said: "The relatively low price of food is really bad for us today. And after a bumper harvest, the price will be even more unfavorable. ”
In fact, after the Yellow Turban Rebellion, food prices have skyrocketed a lot. What they say is based on prices in recent years.
"In this case, if we sell food to them, we will lose a lot."
You must know that these gate lord clans annexed land in troubled times. Counting up, the cultivated land belonging to the people in the entire Jizhou will not exceed one percent.
Therefore, it can be said that the merchants here control all the grain channels, and even Han Fu controls less than one-third of the land.
The businessmen attending the meeting knew that these words were just foreshadowing. The focus is on how to raise grain prices and take advantage of the opportunity.
You must know that there will be a bumper harvest soon, and they can completely sell all the grain to the Gao family, and when the harvest is over, they will replenish it.
Hua Yan got up and said a little excitedly: "There is news that Dong Zhuo's wealth in Yiwu was obtained by Qin Ye. ”
The merchants' eyes widened suddenly.
Although their families are all wealthy, they were very small before Dong Zhuo robbed the world's wealth for decades.
There are humanitarians: "There are nearly 1,000 carts on the Qin Mengjie, and the war horses are used to pull the carts, so it should be true." ”
Cui Mi said at this time: "This time, Yuan Shao and Qin Ye both came to collect grain, and the river mussels competed. We have to sell for a good price, but we have to go in and out together. ”
More than 100 businessmen got up together and said, "Only Lord Cui, Lord Hua, Lord Zhen are the first to look forward." ”
Their meaning is very clear, we will sell as much as you say.
Some families who had already sold grain to Yuan Xi in advance regretted it, but they didn't expect Qin Ye to come to collect the grain, but they must have sold it cheaply before. Now that two families collect grain, it must be different from one family collecting grain. Moreover, the two families still have a grudge.
After the merchants clarified each other's interests, they began to operate this matter.
On the same day, a piece of news spread.
The Shangjia Association is going to hold a grain trade fair, which is specially prepared for Qin Ye.
"It's so convenient for the general to collect food." Zhen Yan, the son of the Zhen family, came to the post station in person and sent an invitation.
Xun Yu glanced at them, and could not hide the joy in his heart.
Qin Ye got up and thanked: "After Zhen Gongzi went back, he told Zhen Lao that after the trade meeting, Qin came to the door to thank him. ”
"Don't dare to be. The general is kind to my Zhen family, and my Zhen family should do their best. Zhen Yan saluted.
Later, Xu Huang sent Zhen Yan out.
Qin Ye said to Xun Yu and the others: "You guys prepare and go to the meeting with me tomorrow." He said to Zhang Liao and the others: "You can start recruiting troops in Shiyi." ”
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Yuan Xi's mansion.
This large timber factory is Yuan Xi's temporary residence. The warehouses where timber used to be stored were full of grain.
After Yuan Xi received the news of the grain trade fair, he frowned.
You must know that although the grain in Jizhou is rich, the local population, as well as the families of the gate lords, must keep the surplus grain for themselves to eat and drink. Although there is still a lot of grain available for trade, it will not be very rich compared to tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.
Originally, one party came to acquire, and it can still be satisfied.
But now there is one more, and it is not enough.
"Second son, if you let Qin Ye buy grain. I'm afraid that the development of the lord in the state will stagnate. After the war of Dong Zhuo of the Xiongnu in our prefecture, this year is already a famine, and this batch of grain must be needed. Xu You reminded.
"Good!" Yuan Xi's eyes gradually became firm, "I will also go to this grain trade fair, and Mr. will go with me." ”
Xu Yu nodded heavily.