The captain saw that she really didn't take it to heart, so he relieved himself.

The two came to the grocery store, and when the shopkeeper saw that the two were coming in a car, he thought it was big business, so he hurriedly greeted them.

Seeing the two of them dressed again, it was even more enthusiastic.

Yuan Bao'er listened to his introduction with a smile, pointed to the place where the rice grain was placed, and inquired about the price one by one.

Ordinary rice grains are almost the same price, but when it comes to Bijiao, the price rises sharply.

"Why is it so expensive?"

Yuan Bao'er frowned, looking unhappy.

"Okay, this rice is only qualified for those nobles in Kyoto, and I still have someone in my family who knows the Wang family, and I can take out a little bit after some connections."

"Such a rare thing, this price is naturally higher."

"But if you think it's expensive, pick that one," the shopkeeper waved his hand, pointing to the pale green rice.

That's what the old farmer said was the rice they used for their own family.

"Those prices are also very cheap," the shopkeeper quoted a price, which is five times more expensive than ordinary rice. 、

Yuan Bao'er nodded, turned around and left.

The captain said behind him: "My eldest lady is reluctant to run around, seeing that your shop is big enough, so I came here, but you are at this price, the shopkeeper, you are too unreal to do business." ”

He stepped out in three or two steps, and before Yuan Baoer came to the car, he first dragged the car to the door and cheaply Yuan Baoer boarded the car.

As soon as the shopkeeper saw this card, he also felt that he was asking for a ruthless price, so he stopped him and said to Yuan Bao'er: "It's a small one who has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and the big lady forgives me." ”

"Since the eldest lady can afford a small shop, the little old man can't be uninteresting."

"In this way, I will give two points of rice and grain that the eldest lady looks at today? What do you think? ”

"Two points?"

Don't wait for Yuan Baoer to speak? The captain scoffed first.

Yuan Bao'er looked at the shopkeeper condescendingly, and said in a deep voice: "Let's go." ”

The captain is about to get on the bus? The shopkeeper hurriedly stopped it? With a sincere face, "A small shop is a small business? There wasn't much profit in the first place, and two points was already my biggest concession. ”

"So? I'll give you another bag of blue terriers? How does it count as sincerity? ”

"How much is a bag?"

The captain interrupted.

The shopkeeper entered the room and came out with a palm-sized bag tremblingly.

"There are so many small shops, if you don't dislike it, take it back."

The team leader looked at Yuan Baoer inquiringly.

Yuan Bao'er smiled?" Since you are so sincere? Then the ones I just asked, the same ten stones, as for this blue terrier, you go to find the two who have done the Lord, tomorrow at noon? I set up a banquet in the restaurant in front of me and invited him to enjoy it. ”

Yuan Baoer casually pointed to the tallest and most imposing restaurant in front? He motioned for the captain to leave.

The captain knows that the play between the two is almost here? He flicked his whip and left quickly.

Do you want to say more? But the captain is too fast? He could only eat two mouthfuls of soil in vain? So I went back and closed the store and went to find someone who could really call the shots.

The car quickly bypassed the alley, and after making sure that the people behind could not see, Yuan Baoer went to the next house with the captain.

After half a day's work, the two of them turned around the big shops in the entire town, and they also made an appointment to meet tomorrow.

At night, Yuan Baoer packed up early to go to bed.

There was a knock on the door, "Who?" ”

Before Yuan Bao'er went out, she heard the door of the captain's room next door open.

The person who knocked on the door was obviously startled, and hurriedly moved to the captain's door, "There are two people down there who want to see the two." ”

There was a pause in the middle, and soon the sound of the captain and several people talking was heard.

The sound was not loud, Yuan Bao was upstairs, and it was in the room, so he couldn't really hear it.

But it wasn't long before the captain came and knocked on the door.

Yuan Bao'er invited him in, "What's the matter?" ”

"It's the shopkeeper of the shop, I heard that we invited several people, come and ask what happened."

"What did you say?"

"I said that we have raised a lot of idlers, and we need a lot of things, and you think that the family is in trouble, so we just talk together."

"They believed?"

The captain smiled, "Believe it or not, what's the matter?" ”

"They will definitely not let their opponents monopolize big business, even if there is a 1 in 10,000 chance, they will try."

Yuan Bao'er hooked the corners of her mouth, "Are there any of our people in the town?" ”

The captain nodded.

It's not far from the barracks, and it's impossible to let them do it, either for safety or just in case.

"Inquire about the richest people here, who runs the rice and grain business the most and the blackest, and who sells the blue stalks in Kyoto."

As soon as the captain heard this, he understood what Yuan Bao'er wanted to do.

He smiled gloatingly and bowed out.

Early the next morning, Yuan Baoer got the latest news.

Knowing this, she and the captain went to the appointment.

At this time, more than half of the people in the wing room were already seated, Yuan Baoer only glanced lightly when she entered the door, and the captain looked around with his chest straight.

"You're here early."

His voice was neither high nor low, with a little majesty and loftiness, and people couldn't help but feel a little afraid between his eyes.

Everyone subconsciously stood up to greet each other, and Yuan Baoer noticed that two people were obviously slow in their movements, and they looked very reluctant.

Yuan Bao'er's expression was a little worried, there was a record of the news of these two people, one is the nephew of the Wang family's foreign manager, and he usually comes forward to talk about some of the Wang family's small businesses.

The other has some relationship with the Meng family, it is said that he was separated from the branch in the early years, and the housewife of the family has a relationship with the Meng family and the Min family.

Such a background is enough to deter ordinary officials.

However, is Yuan Baoer an ordinary person?

Not to mention the Meng family's Min family, even the mother of Zuo Xiang's family didn't dare to judge her when she saw her, but was honored by Yuan Baoer in terms of age.

That's all.

That's it, it's already a matter of etiquette.

As for the Meng family, Yuan Baoer didn't even look at them as the housekeeper, let alone just a housewife.

She sat down and said lightly: "I invited a few people here today, but I have something to discuss." ”

Everyone sat down, and the captain wanted to have a seizure, but was stopped by Yuan Bao'er with his gaze.

"I said, listen," she said, "within three days, all the merchants, each shop needs to pay five hundred taels of grain, and ten catties of bigo. ”

"What?"

Everyone was shocked and annoyed at the same time.

"Why do you know how rare and expensive the Bi Terrier is?"

Yuan Bao'er grinned, "I haven't finished my words yet." ”

She said, "I don't give you a penny of this rice. ”

"What?"

This stabbed the hornet's nest, and everyone stood up and walked away without looking back.

"Stop," the captain was annoyed, and his hand subconsciously pressed on the hilt of the knife, trying to pull it out.

Yuan Bao'er held him down and motioned him to be calm.

"I will give you three days, and after three days, if the rice and grain are not delivered, you will not come to me."

She watched calmly as they left.

The captain rushed to the window and watched everyone leave in a fiery posture, and was immediately angry.

"My lord, why did you let them go?"

Yuan Bao'er smiled, "Don't be impatient, we are not robbers, we must convince people with reason." ”

The captain almost didn't choke.

As far as Yuan Bao'er said just now, it was a lot more choked.

I didn't hear that the robber could rob the army of rice for half a year with one robbery.

As soon as those people left, they never showed up again, and Yuan Bao'er was not in a hurry, she wandered leisurely every day, but the little guy who followed her disappeared.

Two days passed quickly, and at night, the housekeeper of the Wang family urgently found Master Wang and told him about it.

Master Wang was a little strange, "That's what she said?" ”

"Didn't say why?"

The foreign steward shook his head.

But Master Wang is very concerned about details, and asks again and again.

The foreign steward secretly complained bitterly, he was lazy about this matter, and he didn't go in person, it was about tomorrow's appointment, or he heard about it by chance, and it felt a little wrong, so he reported it, and asked him for details at this time, but he couldn't answer at all.

After struggling for a moment, he could only call his nephew at the risk of being scolded by the master.

After asking carefully, Master Wang's face was solemn.

"This matter is not trivial, just in case, it is better to prepare the rice grain first."

The foreign steward hurriedly went to Zhangluo, and there were seven or eight granaries in the Wang family's thick foundation.

The problem is that their family's business is a bit big, there are many rice grain shops and other shops, and if they follow Yuan Bao'er's algorithm, they will have to pay at least nearly a thousand stones of grain.

It's not like it can't be taken out.

It's mainly the blue terrier, this amount is too small, if you take it out, the master of the family will not have to eat.

When the foreign manager Zhang Luo was in charge, his heart also burst out.

Early the next morning, Yuan Baoer came to the wing of the restaurant as promised, and no one came without accident.

Yuan Bao'er smiled, there is no emotion to eat, should drink.

It was nearly noon when a group of heavily armored soldiers arrived, and everyone was frightened and took refuge.

When the county magistrate heard that something was wrong, he immediately brought someone over.

When he saw the man at the head, he almost knelt down immediately.

"Humble to the lordship, please say goodbye," the county commander knees were sore, and he wanted to kneel, but he saw the people who were looking around, and he forced himself to perform the etiquette of officialdom.

Gu Sheng didn't bother to look at him, and only asked the captain, "What about her?" ”

The captain led the way to the guest house where they had stayed.

Yuan Bao'er just came in from tilting her head, and when she saw Gu Sheng, she smiled, "You're here." ”

Gu Sheng's expression visibly eased.

"Something happened, delayed for a while."

"Serious?"

The thing here is nothing more than playing tickets, and their focus is on the rebels.

Gu Sheng didn't want Yuan Bao'er to worry, so he only smiled and took the big bag she was carrying in her hand, "What did you buy?" ”

When Yuan Baoer saw him talking and laughing, she thought it was nothing serious, so she told him about the things she bought.

Gu Sheng listened patiently and followed her in.

The soldiers standing at the door and around looked at each other, unsure whether they were going to disband.

The captain was about to follow in, and when he saw that everyone was like a wooden stake, he waved his hand: "Disband on the spot, don't go far, wait for the summons of the adults." ”

With these words, the soldiers were relieved.

The crowd scattered and did what they wanted to do.

The captain followed closely.

Gu Sheng closed the door, and the captain didn't dare to break in, so he could only stay outside and wait.

This is a quarter of an hour, and Gu Sheng came out with a righteous face.

"Array," before Gu Sheng's words fell, the captain shouted, gathering the people who were hanging around.

"Let's go to Wang's house first," the two largest in the town were those two, Gu Sheng didn't even think about it, and directly picked one with few strokes.

The captain immediately set out with the people.

As soon as he arrived at the door, Master Wang, who heard the news early, came out with his son.

He bowed respectfully to the end and stretched out his hand to sign.

Gu Sheng sat on the horse, condescending, "Do you know what your lord says?" ”

Master Wang nodded and said respectfully: "The rice and grain have already been prepared, but I don't have so many cars to transport it, so I'm worried here." ”

This excuse is very clumsy, the Wang family has a big business, can there be no carriage to transport goods?

However, Gu Sheng was not angry.

Not only that, but also very empathetic.

"No, they just carry it back."

With a wave of his hand, the soldiers immediately headed through the door.

rushed to the back room and saw the mountains of rice and grain, Gu Sheng's face finally improved.

"Good job," he complimented without any sincerity, and walked away with the rest of the group.

Master Wang watched the soldiers carrying rice bags in and out at home, and knew that he had completely moved them, so he waved his hand to the father and son who had not yet returned to their senses.

"Don't bother with the rest, we'll take care of it ourselves."

When the army is out on the march, the most worrying thing is rice grain.

Although the treasury is rich, the consumption of the army is too great, and the left and right sides have always liked to get stuck in it.

Even Gu Sheng couldn't do anything about it.

Yuan Bao'er is also a person who has led soldiers, and in terms of profundity, she is far deeper than Gu Sheng, so when she finds out that these profiteers are raising prices, it is like giving them a painful lesson.

There was a scene from three days ago.

Gu Sheng is a very protective person, his own wife was bullied, is that good?

As soon as he heard the news, he immediately ordered his troops.

I thought that these people would carry their necks to the end, but they didn't expect that the Wang family, one of the two giants, would change their attention and cooperate with so much rice and grain.

But even so, Gu Sheng still has no good impression of the Wang family.

He is like this, and the people below work up and down, and naturally move the Wang family's grain depot to the bottom.

Gu Sheng and quickly went to the next one.

This time it didn't go so well.

Gu Sheng didn't bother to talk nonsense, and directly ordered people, "Attack, just the big crossbow machine that Lord Yuan sent this time." ”

Gu Sheng thought about it before he came over, he was worried that the county order would be angry with these people and go against him, and he even brought Miyagi's strong crossbow.

I have to say that this decision is really too wise.

The two-bed crossbow machine went down, and the door opened. 、

The soldiers rushed in like locusts, and soon drove the men into the open space like chickens.

"Collude with the rebels and take them all down," Gu Sheng said without thinking.

"I didn't," Master Qiu struggled.

However, with their little strength, how are they the opponents of those soldiers.

It didn't take long for everyone to be taken away.

The people brought by Gu Sheng began to act, and the quartermaster directly counted the number of their shops, and then multiplied them by the prescribed number of meters.

Gu Sheng ordered the soldiers to find out these quantities of rice, grain, and silver.

Inevitably reselling and depreciating, Gu Sheng specially told the soldiers in charge of the appraisal to reduce all the value by one-third. ”