Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Storm Will Rise
Take the elevator straight up to the top floor.
When the elevator opens, you will see a large conference hall. There were hundreds of people inside, bustling and very lively.
"Buffet"
The eyes of the two little ones lit up.
In the hall, there is a buffet. There are more than 100 cold cuts and desserts. There is also a wide variety of drinks and liquor, and it is very rich.
"Old Man Xue"
"Mr. Lai"
When Li Ba, Xue Taigong and others walked out of the elevator. In the hall, many people immediately came to greet them warmly. These people are all businessmen with heads and faces in Xibu City.
The people who came over were all acquaintances. There is a circumference to the sea that opens a moving company. There is a car dealer owner with a big gold tooth. There are also several business house owners who are close to the Xue family. Now they are all around.
After saying hello, several business house owners pulled Xue Taigong to the side and whispered privately. They have business dealings with the Xue family and have always been close. Others don't know, but Li Ba knows it very well. These are all the only ones who are the head of the Xue family. The Xue family also takes good care of them. A few days ago, Li Ba got a lot of evolution potions from the research institute, and several of them were sold to them. Of course, all of them changed hands through the Xue family.
At this moment, Li Ba didn't have to think about it to know that they were pulling Xue Taigong to discuss something.
"Mr. Li, I heard that something big is going to happen in Xibu City."
Zhou Dahai's face trembled, and he lowered his voice and said.
"There is no good feast"
The big golden tooth had a bitter face, and said: "The management committee has always slammed the door, and today invited us to the banquet for this meal, it's not delicious."
"If you come, you will be safe."
Li Ba smiled, beckoned his brothers to find a table, and sat down to eat and chat.
Nowadays, the harvest firm is famous in Xibu City. Although Li Ba, the boss, rarely shows up, there are many people who know him. When taking the food from the plate, many people came to say hello, all of them were merchants from all walks of life in the city, and they were close to friendship.
Li Ba didn't have the slightest, and nodded and greeted one by one. Doing business pays attention to all directions, and harmony makes money. Get acquainted with more businesses and have more connections, as long as it is good for your own business bank, there is no harm.
A corner of the hall.
The four of Li Ba sat around the table with Zhou Dahai and Big Golden Tooth. There are piles of food in front of them.
"Girl, Xiaojie, you let go of your stomach to eat today, don't be polite"
Li Ba touched her little head and said with a smile. Although this meal was a treat from the management committee, he knew in his heart that the merchants who received the invitation were afraid that they would have to bleed heavily today. His harvest trading house was no exception, and perhaps bleed more than others.
Who made him have a cooperative relationship with the official. I made a lot of money before, but now, I can't say that I want to pretend to be deaf and dumb.
"Hmm."
Ji'er nodded. In front of her, there were already all kinds of desserts and drinks.
Liang Jie is also welcome. He likes to eat meat, and he takes several plates of meat, all of which are made of mutant beast meat that has been carefully cooked, and the fragrance is tangy.
"Lao Jin, let's eat more"
Zhou Dahai directly picked up two big pig's trotters, opened the bow left and right, and gnawed them. The merchants who received the invitation today more or less know some of the upcoming changes. At this moment, the fat man had the attitude of taking more bites and recovering more losses, so he didn't want to eat wildly.
"Mr. Zhou, you take it easy, don't eat badly, it's not cost-effective"
The big gold tooth said with a wry smile.
Seeing the bitter faces of these two guys, Li Ba smiled and said, "The matter is not as serious as you think, don't scare yourself." ”
"Mr. Li, haven't you heard that as soon as the market opened this morning, most of the merchants in the north of the town put up notices to suspend the trade of grain stamps, and all of them were changed to barter."
"This matter has spread throughout the settlement, and the impact is extremely serious, when I came, I passed by the grain store, only glanced at it, I went, the black pressure crowd blocked the gate of the grain store, all holding food stamps, asking to exchange it for food"
Zhou Dahai and Big Golden Tooth said in a low voice.
Li Ba has also heard about this.
"On the official side, grain storage should not be small. In a short period of time, the grain line can't be crossed," he thought for a moment and gave his own inference.
"Yes, the grain line can't be crossed for a day or two, but after a long time, it can't be guaranteed" Zhou Dahai said this, looked around, lowered his voice and said more: "According to reliable information, the official of the settlement has issued hundreds of millions of catties of grain stamps. Grain reserves are insufficient, and once a run occurs, the grain bank will undoubtedly collapse."
"Now, the signs of a run have emerged, most of them are Long Ye's people, and there are some small merchants and hawkers." The big gold tooth interface said: "The management committee invited us to eat at this time, and the intention could not be more obvious. The first is to let us businesses stabilize, don't follow the trend of running, and ease the pressure on the grain industry. The second is to borrow grain to calm down this turmoil"
After hearing this, Li Ba nodded in agreement. Not to mention, the big gold tooth thinks the same thing as him. The intention of the management committee to invite the merchants with heads and faces in the city has been very clear.
Of course, all the merchants who accepted the invitation had little to do with Long Sihai.
"What are you going to do?" Li Ba changed the topic and asked the two.
"All seven members of the management committee are here."
Zhou Dahai snorted at the east side of the hall. There, there are five private rooms. He then smiled bitterly and said: "We have to give some face, don't talk about borrowing food, and we must not follow the trend to run." ”
"Lao Zhou and I are both small businesses, and we don't have much money. Even if the officials force it again, we won't be able to get much food. ”
The big golden tooth looked at Li Ba and said, "Mr. Li, you are different. Nowadays, the harvest trading house is in the Xibu settlement, but it is one of the largest commercial houses. If you don't have some blood, I'm afraid the official won't agree."
"It's a lot. Not a grain of grain should be given. ”
Li Ba gave this sentence directly. His food is all earned and saved through hard work, but it is not so high-spirited, and he takes it out to relieve the siege for the official.
Businessmen seek profit. Unless the official gives generous conditions, otherwise, as the big golden tooth said, he will not follow the trend and run on it, and he has done his duty.
There was a little more chit-talk. Li Ba suddenly heard someone shouting to him.
"Cousin"
He had his back to the back. But when this shout came out, I already knew who it was.
"Cousin, you're here too."
Li Ba turned around and greeted him with a grin. A middle-aged man walked over, it was his cheap cousin Luo Jianguo.
"If something big happens, you can't do it."
Luo Jianguo pulled Li Ba down to the corner and whispered, "Major Liang of the management committee wants to see you." ”
When Li Ba heard this, he was not surprised at all, as if he had expected it. The strongest man in the Xibu settlement, the chairman of the management committee, and the supreme commander of the military, finally couldn't help but see him.
"Cousin, I believe you should be aware of the situation in the city, have you thought about it, what to do"
"I have a close relationship with the official, and I have made a lot of money before, as long as they don't go out of line, I will agree to some small requests."
Li Ba began to confess.
Luo Jianguo nodded, "This is the best."
Li Ba knew in his heart. The official must have known about his relationship with Luo Jianguo, and put a lot of pressure on this cheap cousin to do his own ideological work first.
Luo Jianguo then took Li Ba and walked towards a private room.
"Remember, no matter what the above asks, you can say yes, and if you can't, you can't tear your face with them."
Luo Jianguo advised. Now, he is in the same boat as Li Ba, one is prosperous and the other is lost, so he naturally has to be careful.
"Don't worry."
Li Ba nodded. Then, he pushed open the door of the box and walked in.
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