A so-called futures market soon began to prepare for trading here, and although the futures market was relatively deserted at first, Shi Bufan had already formulated the rules. The price used by Pen, Fun, and Pavilion www.biquge.info is assessed as the average transaction price of the previous day, and the price of this product is updated once a day. Because there are no advanced enough computing methods at the moment, once a day is already fine. And the first batch of those who came up to trade were actually some bulk items, such as silver, gold, grain, steel, and so on. Under Shi Bufan's suggestion, the people of Wannian County and several surrounding counties began to take the initiative to sell pending orders in this futures market. Because they had predicted that after the autumn harvest in the future, there would definitely be a lot increase in grain production, so they worked as a cooperative, and then began to place orders to sell this year's estimated surplus grain.

And this year's expected production of new grain has already begun to be ordered. Probably with one stone of grain as one hand, he began to sell the grain produced in the futures market. And these grains are also divided into different varieties and qualities, including new grains, one-year-old grains, two-year-old grains, and so on. And these grains were put up, and the first three days were relatively stable, and there was not even much turnover, and the turnover was still relatively low.

"Shi Yuan Wailang, why is the price of futures still less than the market price?" Someone asked.

However, Shi Bufan said very calmly: "It doesn't matter, in a few days, in a few days!" ”

However, I didn't expect that it was only about five or six hours, and someone came to report immediately.

"Shi Yuan Wailang, some people buy a large amount of new grain that will be delivered in three months, and a large number of purchases have been made, and a few large households have almost purchased all the surplus grain in our Chang'an Gyeonggi area!" Someone said excitedly.

And those people, when they heard that there were "big dogs" who bought all their surplus grain, they immediately laughed. Although the grain has not yet been actually produced, there are already people who have pre-ordered it, which means that it will inevitably be sold, and they will not worry about selling it after they are sold. Even, the current price is about 20% higher than that of selling grain in the past, which is definitely a big profit.

"Great, what the hell is this future? How easily it was booked out? "Some people still don't quite understand what futures are.

However, many more people said, "I don't care what it is, but as long as we have all the food here and our food is not sold, then we don't have to worry." This year, not only has the output increased, but the price of grain per stone has also risen by 20%. This year's harvest is probably more than double that of last year! ”

"I don't care what the futures are, since this place can help me sell all the grain and let us increase production, then that's it!"

"Well, I heard that this future, Shi Yuan Wailang, that is, our Shi County Cheng made it." "Yes! Shi Xiancheng is really a good official who loves the people like a son! ”……

When the new grain for delivery in the Gyeonggi area for the next three months was booked, the futures market was shocked, and then they began to investigate the background of the buyers, and the results surprised them.

"Shi Yuan Wailang, these people who buy grain are actually all officials of Taifu Temple, and they are actually here to buy a large amount of new grain that we will deliver in three months?"

Shi Bufan was speechless, he thought it was a big dog, it turned out to be Taifu Temple! Taifu Temple is responsible for storing grain and responsible for the management of the granary of the world, and its status is equivalent to that of the Grain Bureau of later generations. But he didn't expect that the first place to place an order was actually Taifu Temple, and it was a large purchase of grain, which was really speechless.

"Shi Yuan Wailang, I am Zhao Nong of Taifu Temple, and this time we Taifu Temple want to purchase a large amount of food. Then we will buy all the grain. Of course, I also hope to be able to sell all the old grain in the warehouses in various places. Now our imperial court has too much grain in stock, and it is estimated that our old grain will be able to be used for about 20 years! Therefore, we want to sell the old grain as soon as possible, so that we can buy the new grain, and we can continue to store it. Otherwise, once the grain is completely moldy, then our Taifu Temple will be in trouble. So this time, the futures of Shi Yuanlang have helped us a lot! Taifu Temple Cheng Zhao Nong said.

Soon, the officials representing Taifu Temple immediately began to place the first batch of orders in the futures market, and all those old grains were sold, and all kinds of old grains were taken out for sale. Even all kinds of old grains were sold at relatively low prices, and then many people were tempted to see these old grains.

"Why is there so much stale grain? And the price is so low? The price is less than 50% of our new grain? With such a low price, if we take our new grain and exchange it, won't one stone be exchanged for two stones? Also, if we sell all the new grain, won't we be able to exchange it for more old grain? Anyway, these old grains have only been left for a year or two, and they are not very good to eat, and they can fill their stomachs. “

The people also have an account in their hearts, because even if it is grain that has been put for a year or two, or even if it has been put for three or four years, as long as there is no real mildew, it can be eaten. These grains do not kill people, but they are relatively cheap. If you can exchange your new grain production this year for funds, you can use half the money to get these relatively old grains. Anyway, these grains can't eat the dead, and ordinary people value all kinds of other lives more. Isn't it just some stale grain? If you can exchange more money for new grain, this will increase a lot of income. For ordinary people, they don't care too much about new food and old food, they value other quality of life more.

However, in the Qin family's house, Shi Bufan and Zhao Nong of Taifu Temple began to discuss while eating.

"Shi Yuan Wailang, you don't know, our Taifu Temple is in a hurry for the old grain from all over the court. If the grain is moldy in a few years, then we are really in trouble. But we had always wanted to sell it, but the court didn't give us this opportunity. The people of our Taifu Temple did not dare to sell the grain without authorization, so they could only save it desperately. The imperial court did not order the opening of the warehouse to release grain for a day, and we really couldn't take it out. Now with this future, we can take it out and sell the stale grain. Of course, we can also use the money from the sale of the grain and buy the new grain, so that although it will cost a lot of money, we can keep it for many more years. ”

"Although we are currently using new means, we are unable to sell them, so we are watching a large number of people harvest new food every year, but there is no way to buy it. The old grain can only be allowed to mold in the warehouse, and the new grain cannot come in. ”

After listening to Zhao Nong's words, Shi Bufan was really shocked that the grain reserve system of the Tang Dynasty was so rigid. With the turmoil at the end of the Sui Dynasty, the grain in those large warehouses was left in the Tang Dynasty. Those officials at the end of the Sui Dynasty did not open warehouses to release grain at all, and they should take advantage of the troubled times to want to reserve grain as capital for profiteering. But now that the world is peaceful and the population has decreased significantly, the demand for food has been greatly reduced, and a large amount of aged grain has been smashed into the hands. However, according to the rigidity of the ancient grain reserve system, the imperial court did not order the opening of the warehouse to release grain, so naturally it could not be opened casually. If you sell grain without permission, you are violating the laws of the imperial court.

Therefore, once the grain is in the warehouse, it is impossible to sell the grain without an order from the top. Therefore, the grain reserve system of the Tang Dynasty was already very rigid, and a large amount of old grain could not be shipped out of the warehouse and could only be gradually molded, but those people ate the new grain they produced every year, but they did not know that they had eaten luxury. It is entirely possible to exchange one stone of new grain for two stones of old grain, and if the people of the early Tang Dynasty had a choice, they would rather choose to exchange the new grain for old grain. Because both new and old grains can fill the stomach, the food cost is the same. If you can exchange new grain for old grain, it is equivalent to doubling your income again out of thin air.

Of course, as for saying that the new grain is nutritious and the old grain is not, the people of the Tang Dynasty did not care about this, they thought that the grain would fill their stomachs, and there was no need to care about what nutrition or anything. When Engel's coefficient reaches 60 percent, what kind of nutrition is actually said, this is too extravagant, right?

So if there is such an opportunity, the people will generally not refuse. However, the grain reserve system during the Tang Dynasty was actually rigid, so both sides had a need to sell, but they could not really come together. The government warehouse wanted to sell the grain, but there was no way to sell it. The people wanted to sell the new grain in exchange for some old grain to fill their stomachs and increase production in disguise, but they had no way to buy it. That's why both sides are so rigid.

"Shi Yuanwailang, this futures market here has just opened up this method for us to sell grain and buy new grain. In the past, when we bought grain, we had to buy it one by one, which cost a lot of money. But now one hand is one stone, and when the time comes, we will organize the transportation in a unified manner, and then we will spend very little. After expiration, the delivery was made, so it was very easy for us to have to worry about it. So don't look at the fact that we spend a little bit more in the futures market here, but we actually reduce the cost of hiring a lot of people, and it's worth it. Zhao Nong said.

Shi Bufan took the initiative to toast Zhao Nong and said, "Your Taifu Temple's acquisition is very good!" In the future, if you do this every year, push out the aged grain for sale, make a plan for future sales in advance, and then buy a large amount of new grain every year, it will be a good thing for the people! If you have a big customer from Taifu Temple to buy it, then there will be the most stable customer for the people, and the price of grain can be further stabilized at that time. ”

Shi Bufan of course knows the role of this Taifu Temple in stabilizing grain prices, Shi Bufan through this futures market to the people and the Taifu Temple of the granaries to establish a trading channel, the people can exchange new grain for old grain, so as to open up the trading channels of both sides, is a win-win result. And with Taifu Temple, a big customer who is bound to purchase a large amount of new grain as a reserve every year, it is a very important weather vane for the stability of grain prices.

Shi Bufan knew that there was a general grain protection price in later generations, that is, the granaries in various places must purchase the people's grain at a price that cannot be lower than a certain price, which can be regarded as safeguarding the interests of the people. And the Tang Dynasty is still not able to engage in this minimum purchase price of grain, but if the Taifu Temple, the department that manages the granary of the whole country, is pulled in, so that they will inevitably buy a large amount of grain every year, then they are a big customer, almost swallowing up a large number of grain orders. Then they are so huge for this grain purchase, it is very important for the minimum maintenance of the grain. It avoids the result of grain cheapness hurting farmers.

This is also Shi Bufan's opening up of this transaction channel for them, and then it can avoid them from needing each other, but it is a waste. So Shi Bufan feels more fortunate that his butterfly effect has finally risen. Because these peasants were organized according to the methods of cooperatives, such a large number of grain was traded centrally and obtained better prices. If it is the small-scale peasant economic model of the past, then the retail investors sell one by one, then others will inevitably be depressed. And if ordinary retail investors go to exchange grain with the government granary, the government may not pay attention to it, or even ignore it. However, now in the futures market, large quantities of transactions are often carried out, and ordinary people can sell at a higher price, and when buying old grain, they can pay a lower price to avoid retail exploitation.

"Zhao Sicheng, the old grain we took out to sell has been bought in large quantities. And the people put out the new grain again. “

Zhao Nong replied: "Okay, buy them all, and sell as much as you can." This time, our Taifu Temple will also exchange the old grain for new grain, otherwise our grain will be completely bad in a few years, then we will really be unlucky. This time, since Shi Yuan Wailang has opened up this opportunity for us, of course we have to take the initiative to trade. ”

Soon, the old grain of those Taifu Temple was also sold in large quantities, and it was not only farmers who bought it, but even many inns and restaurants began to book the old grain of Taifu Temple after three months. Because as a restaurant, they are very sophisticated. Many of the customers of those restaurants and inns are business tourists, and they don't care about old and new food. People who eat in restaurants and various restaurants tend to pay attention to the dishes, and rarely pay attention to the staple food. Therefore, those restaurants now see that the price of some old grain is much lower, and they naturally start to order these old grains, and then hope to get more profits. (To be continued.) )