Of course, in addition to the documents given to these grain merchants, there is also a sentence from Zhou Lao, a sentence full of threats.

"If they don't sell the grain to the governor's palace, the price of grain tomorrow will fall further to two taels of silver. At the same time, the price of grain purchased by the Governor's Palace will also fall from two or five cents of silver to one or two or five pieces of silver......

If it had been put in the past, they would have thought that the Governor's Palace was talking big......

However, the grain merchants who had experienced this commercial war over grain prices and had seen a series of methods of the Governor's Mansion did not dare to have the slightest idea of continuing to oppose the Governor's Mansion of Shanxi......

Grain merchants everywhere, like wolves smelling blood, rushed to the governor's palace and rushed to sell the high-priced grain in their hands to the governor's palace at a very low price......

In the lobby of the Governor's Palace, after learning about the various methods used by Zhou Lao in this business war and the final harvest. Wei Zheng finally believed in one sentence, that is, 'there is a specialization in the art industry'.

Wei Zheng knew very well in his heart that even if this matter was handed over to himself, even if he had hundreds of years of experience in later generations, it would be impossible for him to achieve such a big victory in this business war.

After a heartfelt smile of satisfaction appeared on his face, Wei Zheng praised without hesitation.

"Old Zhou, you did a good job...... Now it seems that you being the director of the Foreign Trade Department is the best choice for Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces......"

After speaking, Wei Zheng, whose eyes were shooting outward, continued to ask with anticipation.

"Old Zhou, what are you going to do next?"

Zhou Lao replied with a stern face......

"There are two things to do."

"One is to bring food prices back up. Otherwise, because food prices are falling. The biggest loss is still the ordinary people who farm. You know, it won't be long. The autumn grain is about to be harvested, and the people must not be allowed to suffer. ”

"The second is to begin to fulfill the responsibilities of the Foreign Trade Division...... The grain recovered from the grain merchants earned seven or eight million taels of silver for the governor's palace. However, if it is sent to the capital, which is very short of food, it can earn back at least four million taels of silver. Therefore, Xia Guan planned to find a way to transport this batch of grain out of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces. Reduce stocks and welcome autumn grain. ”

In addition, the autumn harvest of Tuntian in Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces is imminent. In order to ensure the stability of grain prices in the two provinces, and to make more money for the Governor's Palace, the Department of Foreign Trade must start from now on. Be prepared to collect grain from the people and the common people...... As long as the Governor's Mansion continues to collect grain. Food prices will be stabilized and will not fall sharply. ”

Wei Zheng nodded, and the satisfied smile on his face became even stronger.

Without thinking about it, he opened his mouth and ordered: "Old Zhou, you do something, Ben Shuai can rest assured......"

"Buying grain from the people of Tun to ensure that the price of grain is stable...... Both of these things require a lot of silver. Therefore, Ben Shuai decided that Zhou Lao, you earned seven or eight million taels of silver in this business war. Including the income from the sale of grain, all of which will be kept in the Foreign Trade Department for standby......"

"Ben Shuai really wants to see it. In a few months, how much silver can you earn back for the Governor's Palace, Zhou Lao, how much silver can you earn back for the Governor's Palace......"

When Wei Zheng was in the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, he eliminated dissidents step by step and turned the two provinces into his more and more stable base areas. Zhou Shuyuan, the military advisor, once again sent himself an information about the imitation of firearms by the imperial court.

As for the content of intelligence, Wei Zheng attaches great importance to it. However, what really frightened Wei Zheng was the person who sent this information from the capital...... The former Jinyi Guard, who had resigned and returned home, commanded Luo Yang.

Because he has spoken for the Haw Par Army many times, and has some unclear relationships with the Haw Par Army. Jin Yiwei commanded Luo to nourish his sex. Very sensibly, he took the initiative to resign from the court to avoid getting into trouble.

However, as a veteran of officialdom, Luo Yangxing will never say goodbye to power so readily.

Even if he resigned from the government and recuperated at home, Luo's eyes and ears were all over the capital, keeping abreast of the latest situation between the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi and the imperial court, so as to judge who would win the final victory in this military confrontation.

When the Haw Par Army wiped out more than 10,000 officers and troops in Laizhou Bay with hundreds of elites, the news leaflet Luo Yang's ears were raised. Although Luo Yangxing's heart was full of shock, he did not lose his reason and analytical ability.

According to his understanding of the Haw Par Army, after some comparison and analysis, Luo Yangxing directly came up with a news that shocked him very much.

Unless the imperial court directly mobilizes the border army to attack the two provinces of Shanxi and Shaanxi, otherwise, with the current strength of the tiger and leopard army, no matter how many local garrisons are dispatched by the imperial court, in front of the powerful tiger and leopard army, it will also be sent to death, and death will not have any effect.

Of course, Luo Yangxing also took into account the two decisions of the imperial court to build and equip new firearms and blockade the two provinces of Shanxi and Shanxi.

However, in Luo Yangxing's view, imitation firearms are very helpful in improving the combat effectiveness of officers and soldiers. However, in a short period of time, this military confrontation between the imperial court and Shanxi provinces will not have much impact.

Besides, as an opponent, could the Haw Par Army watch the imperial court equip itself with the new firearms it has worked so hard to develop, the answer is yes.

As for the imperial court's holy decree on the blockade of Shanxi and Shaanxi provinces, Luo Yang, who knew the true strength of the Tiger and Leopard Army better than the imperial court, laughed it off directly. Because, in Luo Yangxing's eyes, the blockade of the imperial court has no effect on the tiger and leopard army.

In this case, the military confrontation between the imperial court and the two provinces of Shanxi will end with the victory of the two provinces of Shanxi and the result of the imperial court bowing its head.

Faced with this result inferred, Luo Yangxing, who had the idea of obtaining the greatest benefit for himself, immediately made a decision: temporarily turn to the Haw Par Army, use his connections in the imperial court, and report to the Haw Par Army, so as to gain the favor of the Haw Par Army Wei Zheng for himself, and let the Haw Par Army, a big warlord that the court cannot eliminate, be his backing.

As a result, as soon as the imperial court issued a secret decree to transfer craftsmen from all over the country to imitate the tiger and leopard arms, Luo Yangxing passed the content of the holy decree to Datong word for word through the guò brocade clothes and Wei Wei channels, and sent it to Wei Zheng.

After reading the information, although Wei Zheng didn't know why Luo Yangxing would help him at this time, wasn't he afraid that the imperial court would find out, put a bandit hat on him, and finally get rid of him?

However, at this moment, Wei Zheng no longer has the mood and energy to think about this issue.

He was thinking about how many of the new firearms that the Haw Par Army was now equipped with could be copied by the imperial court. After the imperial court imitates and equips the army, what kind of danger will it bring to the soldiers under its command......

Soon, Wei Zheng's tightly knit brows relaxed.

Zhou Shuyuan, who looked worried in front of him, comforted: "Strategist, you don't have to worry too much about the problems in the intelligence...... Ben Shuai has just analyzed it, even if the imperial court holds the firearms we are equipped with, it can only imitate the ...... of grenades" (to be continued......