Chapter 54: Ants on a Hot Pot
Because he drank a lot of wine all day yesterday, coupled with the promise made by Xia Huan before leaving, Yu Gu was excited all night.
Therefore, when Yu Gu woke up the next day, it was already early afternoon.
With a groggy head, Yu Gu simply washed up, and as soon as he went out, he saw Chen Zhaoming, who was already waiting there.
Today, Yu Gu didn't dare to slack off, although his head was still not very clear, he still bowed respectfully.
"Did you sleep well last night?" After Chen Zhaoming returned the salute, he also asked with a smile.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your love, Gu has never slept so well!" Yu Gu, who is in a good mood, naturally has a good complexion.
The smile on Chen Zhaoming's face became a little thicker, and then he said: "Mr. and His Royal Highness had a drink yesterday, and I got up late today, I'm afraid I don't know how the business is, right?" ”
Yu Gu nodded lightly, although after getting Xia Huan's hint, he was no longer as concerned about money as he was at the beginning, but after all, it was his own property, but it was impossible to ask.
"I still hope that Chen Gongzi will not hesitate to inform."
"Congratulations to Mr. Yu, this time, the Yu family has made a lot of money! Just yesterday, I earned more than 10,000 yuan! Chen Zhaoming said with some excitement, as if the money was his own.
Although Yu Gu was no longer so concerned about these money, he was still startled when he heard it.
This time, the food brought by the Yu family was actually not much, and it was only 30,000 stones.
30,000 stones, although it seems like a lot, if it is thrown on the jaws of more than 100,000 people, it is only enough to eat for three days at most.
Compared to the two or three hundred thousand stones of grain controlled by the Nanyang family and the Yingshang family, this is really not enough.
After the excitement, Chen Zhaoming changed his words and said: "It's a pity that the price of grain has dropped too quickly, and I'm afraid I won't be able to make so much money in the future." ”
Seeing Chen Zhaoming's somewhat regretful appearance, Yu Gu also hurriedly said: "Chen Gongzi is too worried, it is already the luck of the Yu family to have such a big profit." ”
"Haha, but the gentleman has a big heart. Come, Mr. must be hungry, before His Royal Highness left, he specially instructed me not to treat Mr. badly, and please come with me! ”
"Then it's bothering Chen Gongzi to lead the way!"
The two of them humbled each other and walked towards the front office, looking like they were in a good mood.
On the one hand, unlike Yu Gu, whether it is the family in Nanyang or the family on Yingshang, they are already sad.
Yesterday day, grain was frantically snapped up, and in one day, I am afraid that 30,000 stone was sold. However, among them, the Yu family alone accounted for half of the number.
No way, good location. What's more critical is that the Yu family was the first to reduce prices, which gave many people a better impression. Therefore, sometimes, even if the price is a little more expensive, people are willing to buy it at Yu's house.
At the end of the day, the depressed Nanyang family, and the families on the Yingshang, did not gain nothing. At least, I learned that the family in those rice shops all spoke with Jiangdong accents.
However, this news made them even more worried.
Jiangdong can also be regarded as a rich land, and there are more families, this is the first day, who knows how much food will arrive in Yingshang after that.
Moreover, watching truckloads of grain being transported into the Yu family's rice shop one after another confirmed their concept.
However, what they never expected was that Jiangdong only came to the Yu family.
As for the successive grains, most of them were secretly transferred by Xia Huan from the treasury later. to deceive them.
Now, just one day has passed, and the price of grain has been reduced to more than 800 Chu yuan a stone.
This price may be acceptable to the family on the Yingshang.
After all, compared to the usual price, this is at least five or six hundred Chu coins to earn. However, this is unacceptable to those families in Nanyang.
This time, more than a dozen families from Nanyang came and brought more than 200,000 stone of grain.
So much food, enough for the people of Yingshang to eat for a whole month.
At this time, it is still out of the time of green and yellow. There are still more than two months left before the rice harvest. Although the more than 200,000 stone of grain is enough, there is still a big gap when it comes to eating.
Originally, even if the family in Nanyang and the family on Yingshang shared such a large part of the market, they still had a lot of profits.
However, now more than 800 stones, it is obvious that for their large transportation costs and high rent, there is not much to earn.
And, predictably, food prices will fall in the future.
Judging from the current situation, in the next ten days or so, at least one or two hundred Chu coins will fall. When the time comes, they really won't have anything to earn.
However, even then, they were unable to bring the grain back.
You must know that just to transport it from inside the city to the ferry outside the city, it will cost nearly 100 Chu coins per stone. Moreover, it was ordered by Xia Huan.
With such a high price, when it is shipped back to Nanyang, I am afraid that it will cost a lot of money.
Therefore, now these dozen or so Nanyang families can be described as ants on a hot pot, and they are in a hurry.
As the days passed, the price of food was just as they had expected. Under Xia Huan's intentional control, it came down day by day.
By the eighth day, there were only more than 500 Chu coins left per stone.
And this price is obviously unacceptable to the Nanyang family.
You know, this price is only enough for them not to lose money, and as for the profit, it is almost negligible.
Looking at the other rice shops, the price was lowered once every few hours, and they didn't even have the strength to cry.
Just when they were about to despair, one of them finally stood up.
And this person, yes, is Xia Huan.
In the middle of the county office, there were more than a dozen men, both old and young. And these people all speak with a Nanyang accent.
"Your Highness has arrived!"
A shout rang out, and the dozen or so people immediately fell silent. Towards the top of the lobby, he cast a respectful look.
"I've seen Your Highness!"
His Royal Highness was full of flattery, as if he called out the taste of his father.
"Excuse me!" Xia Huan smiled and said, "Speaking of which, you are all older than Benjun, and it stands to reason that Benjun should visit in person." It's a pity that a while ago, you were too busy to give this gentleman a chance. No, I finally waited until you were almost busy, and I was fortunate to have invited you. ”
Xia Huan's words, hiding a knife in his smile, made the representatives of the families in Nanyang break out in a cold sweat. I am afraid that Xia Huan will retract the promise he made before.
After waiting for a long time, Xia Huan saw that the families below still did not have the courage to speak, Xia Huan knew that his goal of establishing authority had been achieved.
"It's not easy for you to come here, and now that the price of food is falling fast, presumably, you can't make much money, right?" Xia Huan raised his head slightly and said with some disdain.
More than a dozen people, you look at me, I look at you, and after a while, an old man about fifty years old stood up and flattered: "Your Highness Mingjian!" ”
"In this case, I will not embarrass you, and I have bought all your grain! Fixed price, 600 Chu coins per stone! ”
"Six hundred Chu coins!" When the people present heard this, their faces were complicated. This price, although it is a bit profitable, is at least half of the benefits compared to in Nanyang.
"Humph!" Looking at the whispering appearance below, Xia Huan sneered and said, "Don't say that this gentleman didn't remind you, there is not much money in the county government's treasury!" ”