Lu Ling and Cui Rong secretly looked out through the car curtain, and when they saw the two of them standing together and laughing, they couldn't help but put their ears to the car door and listened more attentively.

I only heard Lin Qingwan laugh softly and asked, "Mr. Lu is here for the price of grain?" ”

Lu Su smiled: "It seems that Lord Lin is also here for this. ”

Lin Qingwan frowned slightly, "Who made such a big fuss?" ”

Lu Su said lightly: "It's just some people who are interested in profits." ”

The two little girls in the car stuck out their tongues at each other and whispered, "What are they talking about?" ”

"It seems to be the price of grain," Cui Rong whispered: "My mother also told my aunt before, saying that the price of grain is getting weirder and weirder now, and she can't understand it." ”

Lu Ling stuck out his tongue, "I'm always a little afraid of Yubin's aunt, thinking that she is more powerful than my mother." ”

Cui Rong couldn't help but purse his lips and smile, "Isn't there still an uncle there?" No matter how powerful her aunt is, she will listen to her uncle, no matter how powerful Lord Lin is, doesn't she call herself someone in front of her uncle? ”

Speaking of which, Cui Rong is a little jealous, she wants to have such a father, and she is willing to be strict with her mother.

Lu Ling smiled proudly, pulled the car door and said nothing.

The two people outside the car also said goodbye, and Lu Su watched Lin Qingwan enter the Assassin's Mansion.

The guards who followed Lin Qingwan reported in a low voice after entering the mansion: "Grandma, there are two little girls in the car just now......"

Whispered a repetition of the conversation he had heard.

Lin Qingwan raised her eyebrows, turned her head to look outside the door, shook her head and chuckled: "I heard that Mr. Lu is open-minded and generous, and when I saw it today, he really lived up to his reputation." ”

During class time, I took my daughter and niece's daughter out of class to play.

Lin Qingwan looked ahead with a smile, and Zhou Tingshi had already walked out quickly with the housekeeper.

"Lord Lin."

Lin Qingwan bowed slightly, "Lord Zhou, I met Mr. Lu at the door just now. ”

Zhou Tingshi couldn't help but smile bitterly, "The county lord is also here for the price of grain?" ”

Lin Qingwan stood and looked at him, "Why, have many people come to you for this matter?" ”

"Including the county lord, there are already four ears."

Lin Qingwan smiled, "Did Lord Zhou have an idea?" ”

Zhou Tingshi sneered, "Don't worry, the county lord is smart, but there are many people who are smarter than them in the court. ”

No one will take anyone for a fool.

Lin Qingwan smiled and said, "I still have some food there, if it is insufficient, I can support one or two." ”

"Thank you, county lord," Zhou Tingshi couldn't help but smile, "If necessary, the lower official will not be polite." ”

But in fact, Lin Qingwan's this is not needed at all, the change in food prices is beyond everyone's expectations, and rumors began to spread in the Jiangnan area after two days of sharp rises.

The imperial court will come to the aid of southern Xinjiang, and a large amount of grain will be transported from the treasury and will arrive in southern Xinjiang in the near future.

As soon as the news came out, food prices plummeted.

Those big grain merchants are still stable, but some retail and small grain merchants can't help it.

It was the autumn harvest, and not only did they not buy, but they also sold out in large quantities.

The price of grain fell faster than when it was rising, and the purchase price was lower than the price of grain, and the people panicked and wanted to sell their grain more and more.

Overnight, it seemed that there was grain everywhere in Jiangnan, and the price of grain had been as low as six yuan.

The farmers who grow grain almost cry to death, and after paying the tax on this grain, they cannot even recover the cost.

Even worse off than the farmers are the small grain merchants and retail investors who want to take advantage of the opportunity to make a profit.

They had purchased a large amount of grain before, and they wanted to wait for the autumn harvest to be transported to southern Xinjiang, and they did not have the power of the big grain merchant family, so they united to form a caravan and planned to go on the road together.

In order to be able to buy more food, they, like Shang Mingyuan, borrowed money to buy grain in order to earn more.

But now that food prices have plummeted, let alone making money, I am afraid that filling in their family funds will not be enough to repay the loan.

Eight or nine dollars to buy grain, only in the storehouse of less than a month, the loss of two to three dollars.

As soon as the news came out, someone had already hung white silk on their beams, if it weren't for the family's vigilance and timely discovery, I was afraid that people would die.

When the male owner dies and leaves such a big debt to his family, how good can they be?

However, the price of grain has not stabilized because of this, and it is still one price a day, and it is about to fall to five cents.

Even the big grain merchants who planned this matter couldn't help but be shocked when they saw this momentum, and began to arrange for people to refute the rumors.

But food prices have dropped insanely, and it is not at all that they can suppress by refuting the rumors.

Until the Assassin's Mansion posted a notice, the imperial court would pay eight yuan to buy grain, and the farmers had to sell grain with household registration and land deeds.

As for the small grain merchants and those retail households, Zhou Tingshi had already brought people to contact them privately, and the imperial court also paid for the purchase of grain from them.

However, unlike the policy given to farmers, farmers pay grain with one hand and money with the other.

However, these people's grain is owed on credit first, and the grain will be settled when it arrives in southern Xinjiang.

In this way, these small grain merchants can't even keep their capital, not to mention making money, but fortunately, the losses are not big, and everyone can still get by tightening their belts.

It's better than going bankrupt and not paying off the money before.

Not only Suzhou, but also the entire Jiangnan operated in this way, Sun Huai ordered as an observer, and the imperial court also sent to supervise the imperial history, and the entire Jiangnan moved.

Grain prices soon stabilized, and by the time the big grain merchants reacted to the idea of buying grain at a low price, the price of grain had risen to eight yuan, and the good time they had painstakingly created was fleeting.

The imperial court's actions in Jiangnan were too great, and the news soon spread to southern Xinjiang, whether it was the people of Jiangnan or southern Xinjiang, both sides believed that the imperial court's move was to aid southern Xinjiang.

Therefore, the price of grain in southern Xinjiang quickly dropped, starting from 32 yuan and falling downward, and soon dropped to 13 yuan.

The people of southern Xinjiang rejoiced, and although the price of this grain was still very high, it had more than tripled.

The anti-Liang sentiment in southern Xinjiang was instantly low, and when they themselves were not aware of it, they had a trace of recognition of the Liang in their hearts, and their hatred for the Liang army to break the capital was unconsciously weakened.

After all, for the people, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor, what matters is who can feed them.

After all, the spread of the news was relatively fast, and by the time the big grain merchants hurriedly transported the grain to southern Xinjiang, the grain prices in southern Xinjiang had slowly begun to decline.

Moreover, a large amount of grain purchased by the imperial court from Jiangnan also arrived in southern Xinjiang at the same time.

This batch of grain is equivalent to injecting living water into southern Xinjiang, with the escort of the second prince, the price of grain was quickly leveled to ten yuan, and many big grain merchants and big families worked hard to transport grain to southern Xinjiang, and as a result, they also earned a travel fee.

Everyone vomited blood in their hearts, but they couldn't say it.

At the same time, these people were also on the blacklist of the imperial court, and even His Majesty scolded them for their lust for profit at the court.

It is true that the gains outweigh the losses by losing both interests and reputation in the DPRK and China.

On the contrary, Shang Mingyuan, who transported grain to southern Xinjiang early, took advantage of it.

When he transported the grain to southern Xinjiang, the price of grain in Jiangnan was in a fierce situation, and when he saw that the grain in southern Xinjiang was still rising, he wanted to keep the grain in his hands and suppress it.

As a result, the news that the imperial court was going to buy a large amount of grain to aid southern Xinjiang came, and he sold the grain without thinking about it.

After that, the price of grain rose for a while, and Steward Zhao was still very sorry, thinking that it would be good for them to keep the grain for a while.

As a result, the price of food began to fall the next day, and it fell like crazy, and it has not risen since.

Waiting for those big grain merchants to transport the grain to sell at a low price, Steward Zhao didn't say anything, but he was happy in his heart.

Zhao Jie breathed a sigh of relief and asked Shang Mingyuan to take the money and hurry back to Suzhou.

The Shang family's batch of grain Zhao family also has a share, but because he is leading the army here, plus the second prince is beside him, it is not good to come forward in person.

It was common practice for leading generals to give some convenience to relatives and friends, but he didn't expect the imperial court to react so quickly this time.

The second prince has no talent in leading the army to fight, but he has listened to politics in the court for several years, and has also experienced in the household department, so he is reasonable and orderly in handling these things.

Only then did he react, but the second prince had already set the regulations and began to order his subordinates to implement them.

Although he is a general who leads the army, he has two princes, and he really can't be the master in political affairs.

He knew that His Majesty was angry about the skyrocketing grain prices in Jiangnan, so many patriarchs of the family were called into the palace to talk, and those big grain merchants who participated in it were taken care of by the household department.

Zhao Jie thought that when this matter passed, the household department would start to check the taxes.

So he didn't want people to pay too much attention to Shang Mingyuan.

Shang Mingyuan had so much money in his hands and didn't want to stay in Southern Xinjiang anymore, so he nodded and agreed without thinking about it.

When he returned to Suzhou, the price of grain in southern Xinjiang had just stabilized.

Old Madam Shang was relieved when she saw the cart of silver, took his hand and said: "I am frightened this month, let's not mix this kind of thing in the future, you have to leave early, otherwise you will fall into Suzhou......

Old Madam Shang said to Nunu outside: "Look at how many of those people outside are crying at home now?" Our family has a thin background, and we can't afford to withstand these tosses. ”

These words were not so much for Shang Mingyuan as for the second Mrs. Shang.

Is this what she proposed before blaming her?

Mrs. Shang couldn't hide her teeth, but she had nothing to say, even her eldest brother felt very hanging, let alone her?

When Suzhou was at its most fierce, she was also afraid. It's nothing for Mrs. Shang to blame, it's just that the Shang family invested all the cash and borrowed money, and once it fails, the consequences are unimaginable.

Fortunately, God blessed them through this catastrophe.

After making money, Mrs. Shang didn't care what Mrs. Shang said?

She looked at Shang Mingyuan with a smile and asked, "Can the accounts be counted?" ”

Shang Mingyuan said with a smile, "There is still the principal and interest borrowed from Qianzhuang that have not been repaid, and the big shopkeeper has to calculate the profit, and when the account book is done, I will take it to the second aunt to see." ”

Mrs. Shang Er smiled slightly, and said unconcernedly, "What's the hurry?" Take your time, and if you don't have enough people, I'll send a few people over to you. ”

Shang Mingyuan responded with a smile, but he didn't ask her for someone, but the second wife of Shang didn't expect him to ask, and directly sent the steward to him the next day.

Shang Mingyuan accepted it with a smile, he was not stupid, he should have withdrawn his money before returning to Suzhou, and he didn't give Shang Er a chance to get his hands on it at all.