If you want to help Tan Lun, you have to fight a bloody way for Tan Lun. Food is the most important thing, and it is also where all the problems lie. But there is no food in the imperial court, and most of the food in Jiangnan is in the hands of princes with ulterior motives, where is there any surplus food? Even if there is, how much money does Tan Lun have to buy food? Although Tan Lun came to provide disaster relief on behalf of the imperial court, would he have enough money in his hands? No, Qin Tai could be sure that Tan Lun didn't have enough money in his hands, at least definitely not enough to pay for the first batch of grain. So what about the grain in the back? Even if there is grain willing to sell to Tan Lun, where will Tan Lun find so much money? It can't be said that it is used to buy grain from the common people at a high price with the money of the imperial court. If you do this, not only the imperial court will not believe it, but even Emperor Longqing will not be able to pass it. Besides, when the money from the imperial court is transported to Jiangnan, it will be too late to buy grain.

Although Qin Tai slept in the carriage, he couldn't sleep at all. The carriage hurried forward without stopping for a moment, but Qin Tai couldn't figure out how to speak. At this time, Qiu Xiaoqiu's singing voice made Qin Tai feel uplifted. Qiu Xiaoqiu hummed a small song taught to him by Qiu Min, which is a kind of Qin dialect in Shanxi. Whether it is Qiu Min, Qin Tai's grandfather, who is Qiu Min's father, they all like this high-pitched Qin accent very much. Sometimes when Qiu Min is happy, he likes to hum a few words, although it is not very good, but he is very devoted. Qiu Xiaoqiu has a special admiration for this adoptive father and master, almost learning whatever he wants, he is simply a little enemy. Qiu Xiaoqiu knew that Qiu Min liked to hum the Qin dialect, so he learned to sing the Qin dialect with Qiu Min, and what he learned was a paragraph of "Bao Zheng Angry and Negative Han Chen Shimei".

Qin Tai heard Qiu Xiaoqiu's humming, and his eyes suddenly lit up. By the way, the imperial court may have no food, and those princes may also control some of the grain, but more food is not under their control. The people have food in their hands, and this food is not only the food for the people, but also their hope and future. At that time, nothing was better than grain, which was not only edible but also the hardest hard currency. You can exchange food for food, use, and housing, and you can also exchange food for a wife. In the aftermath of the catastrophe, orphans and women who have lost their husbands can exchange a small amount of food or money for a woman or girl who is of their choice. Some families with surplus food will find a daughter-in-law for themselves or their children. At that time, the market was that 150 catties of grain could be exchanged for a girl and a half years old, and 270 catties of grain could be exchanged for a woman under 30. In addition to the common people who have food in their hands, there is another kind of people who will definitely have food in their hands, and that is merchants. Since there is a shortage of grain in the south of the Yangtze River, and grain is the most valuable, there will be businessmen who do grain buying and selling business. These people may not be real grain merchants, but they will not miss this opportunity. When it comes to doing business, the most famous at that time was the Jin merchants. There is an old saying that "no Jin is not a business", which means that if there are no Shanxi people to do business, there will be no real businessmen. These Shanxi*Western people travel all over the world and leave their wives and children just to make money. Almost all the merchants in Shanxi were self-made and forced to embark on the trade route. Of course, while these successful people are living a prosperous life, there are more Shanxi people dying in other places. But it was this group of merchants who went forward and succeeded Jin merchants who opened up one trade route after another, and at the same time brought them countless wealth.

As soon as Qin Tai thought of Jin Shang, he had a certain degree of certainty. In the eyes of outsiders, Jin merchants are businessmen, and profit is their ultimate goal. But Qin Tai knew a secret, a secret that only his own people knew. Jin merchants actually have certain business rules and their own business concepts. Although Qin Tai had never done business himself, his father was once a member of the Jin merchants, and many of their family were still in the Jin merchant ranks. Jin merchants are the bosses in the industry and the leaders of all businessmen, but everyone also has an unknown name called "righteous businessmen". Qin Tai heard his father say when he was a child that the originators of the Jin merchants were three brothers, and the reason why they were in business was not to make money, but to give the villagers a "convenience". The three brothers, one in their hometown, one in the north, and one in the south, do business as a way to help people in their hometown deliver news and deliver goods. Whenever people who are far away receive letters from their families or specialties from their hometowns, and whenever family members who are waiting at home receive money or letters from their relatives, they are comforted and grateful to these three brothers. So more and more people are joining this organization and becoming part of the free delivery of letters. Not only did the three brothers not lose money, but their business grew bigger and bigger, and gradually became a generation of wealthy people. After the three brothers had money, they did not change their original oath and still served their hometown people for free. Later, it developed to the point that as long as they were from Shanxi, no matter what difficulties they encountered in other places, as long as they found any of their three brothers, they would try their best to help solve the difficulties. Gradually, Jin merchants formed a scale and had their own set of operating methods. It wasn't until a bold Jin merchant did something that the title of "righteous businessman" followed Jin Shang's side. The merchant was doing business outside, and lost all his capital, and when he was desperate, an unknown fellow countryman lent him fifty taels of silver. A few years later, the businessman not only doubled down on the loan, but also did his best to help the villagers in need. When he was forty years old, the merchant announced that if a person from Shanxi was in trouble outside, he could go to his shop and borrow ten to twenty taels of silver for emergency relief. Most of the money lent out over the years has been recovered, but some of it has not been returned. This businessman actually burned all the IOUs in front of everyone, and was praised by everyone as a righteous businessman. Everyone followed suit and followed to help the people in need. As everyone does this, there are fewer and fewer things that can not be repaid, and the people of Shanxi have greatly improved whether they are doing business or dealing with people. Qin Tai's father, who used to be a Jin merchant, secretly told his son that when he was in trouble, he would go to Jin Shang for help. Although they may not be able to help, they will do their best, provided that the matter is worthy of everyone and their own conscience.

Qin Tai originally wanted to go to Quan*zhou and borrow grain from the local people. Quan*zhou is a place that Qin Tai is familiar with, and it is also a place where he has shed blood and sweat. There, Qin Tai and everyone resisted the Japanese invaders, and also established their own homes there. Qin Tai was confident that he would be able to persuade everyone to receive a part of the grain. However, the amount of grain was too large, and Qin Tai could not guarantee that he could borrow all of it. But now that Qin Tai thought of Jin Shang, this problem was easily solved. Jin Shang is not a small organization, he is an organization with branches all over the country. As long as the Jin merchants are willing to help and are willing to give food, no matter how much food they have, it is not a problem. As for the payment for goods, it is not a big problem. Qin Tai himself is a native of Shanxi Province, and he has the gold medal of Emperor Longqing in his hand, so he can do things on behalf of the imperial court. Qin Tai only needs to write down an IOU by hand and stamp his own seal to reassure everyone. Even if the grain storage in Fujian and Zhejiang is not enough, the Jin merchants will send a message to everyone to send grain here as soon as possible. Fujian is short of food, but there is no shortage of food in other places. As long as there is surplus grain to be transported here, everyone will not be chaotic, and the princes will not care so much about the grain in their hands, in this case, whether it is Tan Lun or Qin Tai, they can buy rice at a low price nearby. As for the grain transported, it can be returned to the Jin merchants, or it can be slowly digested on the spot. Anyway, it needs to be developed and built here, it needs a lot of manpower, and it also needs a lot of food.

All industries in the city of Quan*zhou are thriving, and of course the Jin merchants will not miss this opportunity, so there are Jin merchants in the city. When Qin Tai was in his hometown, he had overheard the news, and knew that this branch was a branch in Jiangnan. Anyway, the target is Quan*zhou, and Qin Tai doesn't need to spend more time on taking the wrong road. After only meeting Quan*zhou, Qin Tai didn't have to worry, he not only knew the road but also the people. As long as Qin Tai showed up, everyone might immediately recognize who Qin Tai was. In Quan*zhou City, Qin Tai is not only safe but also there will be countless people who will volunteer to protect him, as long as someone dares to be unfavorable to Qin Tai, it is estimated that this person will not be able to get out of Quan*Zhou City, and he will not live for a stick of incense. Besides, the old residents of Quanzhou City are all people who have experienced battles, they are not only agile and accurate in seeing people, but also have quasi-military contact information, and it is not easy to avoid everyone's attention and surveillance.

Qin Tai ordered all his efforts to rush to Quan*zhou City, changing horses and people along the way without stopping, except for the necessary stops and buying dry food, no one was allowed to delay the trip intentionally or unintentionally. At the same time, he ordered everyone to get ready to change their clothes, and to hurry in the clothes of a soldier would not only be ostentatious, but also attract everyone's attention. The captain immediately understood what Qin Tai meant, and bought the clothes of the common people while hurrying. When they went all out to feel the outside of Quan*zhou City, it was a day earlier than Qin Tai expected. Qin Tai ordered everyone to change their clothes, leaving two people to watch the carriage and war horses, and the others entered Quan*zhou City in batches. For everyone's safety, Qin Tai repeatedly reminded everyone not to expose their identities casually. At the same time, Qin Tai handed over the notes written by himself to everyone, asking them to hide them close to their bodies. Once they are caught or targeted by the common people, it is good to show the note to everyone. Qin Tai wrote a sentence on the note, "They are my Qin Tai's subordinates, and they are also everyone's brothers." "This note with Qin Tai's signature is the best pass in the city, and no one will target them again. Qin Tai and Qiu Xiaoqiu were in a group, and their destination was the Jin Shang branch in the city, and they went to visit the Jin Shang first, and only after getting the confirmed news did they meet with the people in the city.