Lin'an, Jijia Lane, Qifu Inn.

Qu Huajie stayed in the guest room. When night fell, Bai Zhanji had already left, and hurriedly went to inform Deng Qiuzhong to sweep the goods. New guests have arrived under the cover of night. The new guest is still a man, personable, dignified, and not small. It was the Privy Council of Dayuan who undertook the decree and Jiangnan to visit and purchase Liu Xiaoyuan.

Liu Xiaoyuan came alone. After lunch, he left the welcome courtyard of the Ministry of Rites, went straight to Wazi Lane, advanced to a green building, left through the back door when it was dark, and turned around a few times in the lively Wazi Alley, and only after making sure that he avoided the eyeliner of the Imperial City Division, he arrived at the Qifu Inn.

When Liu Xiaoyuan was in Jingzhao Mansion, he had a separate contact online. Now that he was in Lin'an, the Beiming Intelligence Department didn't have time to arrange a new liaison station, so he asked the Qifu Inn to temporarily act as his upline.

"Mr. Liu, in Xia Qu Huajie, the head of Tiandao Village." Qu Huajie looked at Liu Xiaoyuan, who was personally brought in by Widow Mo (actually Widow Mo, who is naturally related to Mo Yingniang), who was already old but still had some charm, and introduced himself with a smile.

"Mr. Qu, I have admired my name for a long time." Liu Xiaoyuan crossed his hand and sat down face to face with Qu Huajie.

Both of them are in a kneeling position, kneeling on top of the brocade mat. There is also a table between the two, on which are placed a few side dishes, a pot of soju, and two pairs of dishes and chopsticks. There were also two candlesticks on the side of the desk, and the big red candles were burning sizzlingly, but the light emitted was a little dim. Widow Mo brought people here, and then left without saying a word except for introducing Liu Xiaoyuan to Qu Huajie.

"What's the point of being a cheap name?" Qu Huajie personally poured a glass of wine for Liu Xiaoyuan, and poured his own cup full of turbid soju. "But Mr. Liu's name is like thunder. I don't want to see each other here. ”

Qu Huajie didn't know that Liu Xiaoyuan was also his revolutionary comrade, and after exchanging names. I was really surprised.

Moreover, a completely new plan has been initially formed in my mind - it is no longer a plan to buy rice. Instead, he took advantage of this economic war of "frying grain for the country" to ruthlessly make a fortune from the Song State.

Although Qu Fatzi didn't know how to lay it out yet, he was convinced that he would definitely win. Because he has one of the biggest trump cards in his hands: Liu Xiaoyuan!

"Mr. Liu," Qu Huajie took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart, "In the Yuan State Mission, who is the main and who is the auxiliary, you and Pu Shougeng?" ”

Liu Xiaoyuan was stunned for a moment, but still replied: "I am a righteous envoy below." ”

Although on the side of the Mongols. The status of the Han people is generally inferior to that of Semu. But Liu Bingzhong and Liu Xiaoyuan were both important ministers of Kublai Khan's hidden palace. And Pu Shougeng is the color of the Southern Dynasty to take refuge in the past, and the intimacy between the two is obvious, and Kublai Khan certainly attaches more importance to Liu Xiaoyuan.

Qu Huajie laughed: "Okay! That's good! ”

Liu Xiaoyuan's status is higher than Pu Shougeng's, which means that in this battle of "replacing soldiers with grain", Liu Xiaoyuan is the commander of the Mongolian side! With him reporting the news and secretly cooperating, if Qu Huajie loses to Pu Shougeng again, it will be unreasonable!

The conversation between Qu Fatzi and Liu Xiaoyuan lasted until the early morning of the next day, after nearly five hours of conversation. There was not a hint of sleepiness on either side.

During the talks, Liu Xiaoyuan told all the details of Pu Shougeng, including the amount of funds he had, and the general speculation plan. The cooperative relationship with Jia Yidao and so on, all of them were put together, and they sued Qu Fatzi.

After listening to what Liu Xiaoyuan said. Qu Fatman's brows were slightly locked, as if he was thinking hard. Liu Xiaoyuan doesn't understand business. But I also knew that this time it was not trivial, so I just looked at each other quietly. As if trying to get some answer.

"Pu Shougeng is now eating a large number of late contracts that expired on September 15, and these late contracts were all made by famous grain merchants in the Great Song Dynasty...... In other words, Pu Shougeng regards these big grain merchants as his biggest opponents. ”

"Great grain merchant? Isn't it our Daming? Liu Xiaoyuan asked rhetorically.

"Of course it's not Daming...... We are going to ask for rice this summer, not this autumn and this winter...... The rice delivered on September 15 has nothing to do with us. Even if Pu Shougeng has a spot in his hand, we won't ask him to get the goods. So his target can't be us, it can only be the wealthy businessmen and giants on the side of the Great Song Dynasty. ”

Qu Huajie's analysis is very reasonable, in fact, the lack of grain in the Northern Ming Dynasty or the shortage of grain in the Eastern Tang Dynasty and the Western Yuan Dynasty is a theme. The subject of speculation about food prices is a reason for the price skyrocket. can't really expect Beiming to be the last pick-up man.

Pu Shougeng is ready to open a handicap of 20 million to 50 million stones. Even if it is calculated less, when the price of grain is speculated to 5 guan, it will take 100 million copper coins to take over. Chen Dexing, Kublai Khan, and Li Pu don't have that much money together. To get them to pay 100 million, they were willing to send troops to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty, as if it was much easier.

So the person who took over the plate must be from the Song Kingdom! It must be the local tyrant and inferior gentry of the Song Kingdom. The whole world is not short of money, and they can come up with so much money.

And now the grain merchant who is stupidly making an appointment with Pu Shougeng must be one of the receivers in the end. Because, Pu Shougeng will definitely not let these grain merchants take out tens of millions of stone rice to deliver - in that case, Pu Shougeng will die! Where does he have tens of millions to buy rice?

Even if there is, then the rice can only smash mold and insects in his hands!

As for what means Pu Shougeng used, Qu Huajie didn't know, but it didn't matter...... Because Liu Xiaoyuan will know soon!

"So that the rice merchants can't take out the rice to deliver?" Liu Xiaoyuan thought for a moment, and suddenly frowned, "There is a way!" There is a way...... I know this without asking! ”

"What's the solution?"

Liu Xiaoyuan said: "Fight!" As long as Fangzhen along the river and the Great Song Dynasty fought, or there was a possibility of fighting, then the rice from the upper reaches and Huaixi might not necessarily reach the south of the Yangtze River. Relying on the rice of Huaidong Road alone is not enough for 20 million stones! ”

Although the late contract in this era is futures, it is different from the futures that basically do not involve physical delivery in later generations. In this era, most businessmen are still relatively honest, pay attention to honesty and down-to-earth in business, and are not used to air-to-air futures speculation. Since those big grain merchants have made late appointments with others and received deposits, they will go to their superiors to place orders—if these grain merchants of the Song Dynasty had the same brains as the financial giants of Wall Street in later generations, they would dare to empty their hands without a supply of goods. Even if he borrowed a few more guts from Pu Shougeng, he didn't dare to hype up the late appointment.

Moreover, when the grain from the upstream cannot be delivered to Zhenjiang Rice Market on time, those grain merchants who have made a late appointment will definitely try their best to buy spot brown rice for delivery. And how much spot brown rice is available in the market? If the major grain merchants compete to buy and stop selling at the same time, how can there be a reason why grain prices will not soar?

"That's right! This is the way! Qu Huajie slapped his face, "Mr. Liu is really clever!" Mr. Liu, do you think Pu Shougeng has any way to make Fangzhen along the river go to war with the Great Song Dynasty? ”

"I know that, too!" Liu Xiaoyuan snorted coldly, "Naturally, you asked me to come up with an idea!" ”

In business, Liu Xiaoyuan is not as good as Pu Shougeng, but if you want to play conspiracy, ten Pu Shougeng plus one piece is not as good as one Liu Xiaoyuan.

"Then does Mr. Liu have a way?"

"There are so many ways!" Liu Xiaoyuan snorted, "Of course, it will be more difficult to make a big fight, but it is easy to make a small fight." Engage in an assassination, or buy some Fang Zhen troops at a high price to attack the imperial court's army, or spread rumors that the imperial court is preparing to cut a certain Fang town, or spread rumors that a certain Fang town has secretly taken refuge in the Northern Ming Dynasty...... In short, money can make ghosts grind, as long as you are willing to spend 180,000 yuan, you can create a mess! ”

Liu Xiaoyuan stood up abruptly and paced a few steps in the room, "Manager Qu, since we have guessed Pu Shougeng's method, how are you going to restrain him?" ”

"Keta?" Qu Fat snorted twice, "I'm a businessman. ”

Although he is also a scholar, he is not an official of the Northern Ming Dynasty, or even a clergyman of the Heavenly Dao Sect. He is only the manager of Tiandaozhuang, and like an ordinary money banker, he can get a commission from the profits of Tiandaozhuang.

"I only care about the profits of Tiandaozhuang," Qu Fatzi smiled, "It has nothing to do with me how much Pu Shougeng earns, I just want to make it together." ”

"Earn along?" Liu Xiaoyuan frowned and said, "You can buy rice and transport it to the north......

"These are two different things," Qu Fatzi touched his fat chin and sneered, "His Royal Highness King Ming wants modern rice, not late rice." A certain person has already gone to buy it secretly, but the price is higher. If it is not enough, it will be two, and if it is not enough, it will be three, even if it is averaged to three times, 2.5 million stone meters is only 7.5 million yuan. But what if I delay my appointment with 50,000? As long as the price of rice is copied to three guan, 50,000 late contracts will earn more than 8 million guan. It is equivalent to a penny without spending it in vain, and getting 2.5 million stone meters is hundreds of thousands more! ”

"It's not just three times, right? Pu Shougeng seems to want to fry the price of rice to more than five times. ”

"Haha, not only did you get 2.5 million stone rice for nothing, but you can also earn more than 10 million yuan!" Qu Huajie looked at Liu Xiaoyuan with a smile, "Mr. Liu, whether this deal can be made or not depends on you, if this matter can be done, the brother is in charge, and one percent of the profits will be given to Brother Mingjing!" ”

The profit of one percent is more than one million, but this money is definitely worth it! According to later generations, what Qu Huajie and Liu Xiaoyuan want to do is insider trading, through guò Liu Xiaoyuan, Qu Huajie can be said to have completely mastered the opponent's hole cards, and it is really difficult not to win.

Of course, this is not to say that Qu Huajie doesn't have to do anything now, as long as he lies down, he can win more than 10 million guan in his hands. Now, there is one more important thing that must be done quietly, and that is to open a position. Not only to buy spot, but also to buy late appointments, and not to startle the snake for Pu Shougeng to find out. But it's not easy to do. At least, it is impossible to rely on Qu Huajie's management of Tiandaozhuang, which must use the full set of intelligence networks set up by Beiming in Jiangnan to cooperate.

Therefore, after Qu Fatzi sent Liu Xiaoyuan away, he immediately got up and returned to Changguo to ask Chen Huaiqing, the father of His Royal Highness King Ming, for instructions. (To be continued......)