"No matter what happens to other prefectures and counties, Bacheng must have a life-saving Spirit Valley!" Wu Daotian knew very well that if all the roads to make money were blocked, these people would be able to share the sky with him. What's more, he just thinks that since he chooses to mix in the government, he doesn't want to risk losing his head at any time.

Du Changhe was overjoyed when he heard this, of course he heard the meaning of Wu Daotian's words...... You have to prepare the reserve of Linggu, and other things, no matter how you pour it, I shouldn't have seen it!

A tea time, a dry grain merchant arrived, and Du Changhe relayed to them the requirements of the county lord.

The grain merchants thought that a catastrophe was coming, but now they have the opportunity to pay for the disaster and continue to sell high-priced grain in the future, so they are naturally overjoyed. It's just that I heard that within a month, I will have to make up 4,000 stone of grain, and I will be in trouble again.

As Wu Daotian expected, as the New Year approached, the businessmen worked hard for a year and earned enough money for a year, and they all wanted to have a good year.

"It's not that we don't do our best, it's really beyond our strength, my lord. Zhou Liangshang hissed: "If it was just the autumn harvest, it would be easy to say, but now it has entered the wax moon." The grain merchants have been tuning the Linggu for many years, waiting for the spring to raise prices. ”

Zhou Liangshang sighed and said, "In short, it is difficult to buy four thousand Huling Valleys in Layue. "This is hypocritical, you can still buy it with money, as long as you are willing to pay a lot of money.

"Yes, my lord, can you give me some leniency," the other two grain merchants also nodded and said: "Give us half a year, when the summer grain comes down, we will smash the pot and sell iron, and we will also make up for the four thousand Hu Ling Valley!"

Four thousand Hu Ling Valley, if you wait until the summer harvest, according to one catty of Ling Gu nine taels of silver, you need 380,000 taels of gold, but if you go to buy now, 480,000 taels of gold is not enough, this is a difference of 100,000 taels of gold......

Seeing that Wu Daotian didn't speak, several people exchanged glances, and Zhou Yang, who had a good relationship with him, whispered: "Of course I won't let the adults suffer, it's almost the New Year, and our grain merchants will pay tribute to the household as usual, and this time we will pack an extra thousand taels to the adults." In addition, we added 20% to the original four-day routine for adults, just asking adults to be accommodating for a few months, and we will not dare to play tricks on the grain in the future. ”

Apparently they had already discussed it on the way here. Several grain merchants agreed that the reason why they suffered this was probably due to the failure to pay tribute to Wu Daotian in time......

The condition of "......" is not unfavorable, and if it is not for the blind man, he agrees. What if there is a famine next spring? The people's relief food cannot wait for the summer harvest. If it gets big, you won't have to spend any money you make.

With his mind in mind, he met the begging eyes of everyone, slowly shook his head and said: "No, no matter how big the difficulties have to be overcome, the first four thousand Hu Ling Gu must be put into storage, and the remaining five thousand Hu can be supplied to the county government in the future." ”

"No matter how tight the adults press, it will be in vain if we can't get food. The grain merchants said helplessly: "In the end, even if we kill us, we can't finish it." ”

"Since you said that those grain merchants from other counties are stockpiling grain for selling at a high price. Wu Daotian said lightly: "Then you can buy it now at the price of twelve taels of silver and one pound during the spring famine, and they can return the funds a few months earlier, and they will definitely not be able to ask for it." ”

"This ......" Zhou Liangshang smiled bitterly: "Everyone has discussed it just now, now you can get together up to 400,000 taels of gold, and now the price of Linggu almost needs 500,000 taels of gold!"

"Hehe......" Wu Daotian said with a smile: "You can do it yourself, the condition given by the county lord of Wei is to make up for Linggu before the year, otherwise, all your family property will be confiscated, and you will have to be imprisoned." If you have enough 40,000 taels of gold, I will buy you enough 4,000 Huling Valley. ”

After the grain merchants exchanged heads, the Zhou grain merchants said: Everyone made up 400,000 taels of gold, if it was not enough, they had no choice.

Wu Daotian smiled and said, "You will send 400,000 taels of gold to the county government tomorrow." ”

Wu Daotian then arranged a series of matters, and on the same day, the grain merchants immediately passed the book to the neighbors. Waiting for the county grain merchants, announced to them an astonishing news - the new county lord of Bacheng suddenly became strict, and the county lord was very angry, and he had already imprisoned the grain merchants of Bacheng County who participated in the buying and selling of official grain, and limited them to make up enough for 4,000 stone spirit valleys within a month, otherwise they would all be beheaded!

In order to save their lives, the four grain merchants in Bacheng County had to spend their money and announced that they would buy this year's Linggu at a price of thirteen taels of silver and one catty!

The grain merchants who heard the news were stunned, such a price would not have been possible even in the spring famine!

When the grain merchants in Bacheng bought grain from other places, they paid nine taels and five dollars a pound of silver, which was of course a high price for Bacheng, and the grain merchants in other counties were nine taels and three dollars a pound of silver. Now in order to save their lives, the grain merchants in Bacheng actually bought it for thirteen taels of silver a catty

Even during the spring famine, the price of grain sold to grain merchants in Bacheng County did not exceed eleven taels of silver per catty.

In the eyes of the grain merchants in various counties, eleven taels of silver is a huge profit. Now, the grain merchants in Bacheng County actually collect grain at the price of thirteen taels of silver, which is simply a huge profit!

Linggu covers a large area, even if the warehouse cost, labor and freight are included, it is less than nine taels and five dollars of silver. Such a high profit is enough to drive any grain merchant crazy!

Although the other party made a very unreasonable request, the seller will transport the grain to Bacheng, in the face of huge profits, what is a little freight?

One can imagine how enthusiastic the grain merchants will be in dealing with this big deal.

Under the lure of huge profits, everything is not a problem. The grain merchants are thinking in their hearts, if they get it right, they can make a lot of money and have a fat New Year!

As a result, bags of Linggu were moved out of the warehouses of grain merchants in various prefectures and counties along the Jiuhua River, loaded onto ships, and transported to Bacheng County along the waterway of the Jiuhua River.

If you want to use Qiankun bags and the like, one is that ordinary grain merchants can't afford Qiankun bags, and the other is that the space of Qiankun bags can hold up to 2,000 catties, and a cargo ship can hold at least 5,000 catties......

Zhang Sanniang also replied here, except for cultivation, there are about millions of idle spirit stones that Duobao Pavilion can take out, and they have already taken out eighty percent according to Wu Daotian's instructions, and along the banks of the Tongtian River, they have wantonly acquired Linggu.

In just a few days, all the ports in Bacheng County were full of loaded grain ships. There was also a steady stream of grain ships that came from the county capitals farther away, and the merchants had an infinite adventurous spirit under the expulsion of huge profits.

At the same time, Duobaoge's grain purchase ship also sailed along the Tongtian River to the confluence of the Jiuhua River, and in Jiuhua Town, a shipload of Linggu was unloaded from the ship, countless times more than the grain ship in Bacheng.

After the grain ship sailing to Bacheng docked, the grain merchants or their shopkeepers went ashore to the four grain stores to inform them that the grain had arrived, so hurry up and inspect the goods and put them into the warehouse.

As a result, several grain stores said that the owner is now locked up in prison, and no one can sign the contract. Grain merchants from other places are afraid that the grain stores are procrastinating, pushing and hindering, and one by one 'not selling', but no one is willing to go back, if they transport Linggu back, they will lose the freight back and forth, and they are more worried that once they leave, they will fulfill others.

It dragged on for a few days, and this day was in the Zhou family grain store.

The grain merchants outside rushed in, and although the people inside tried to block them, they pushed them away.

"What are you doing when you close the door in broad daylight!" the latecomer angrily crusaded: "Are you doing something shady!"

"It's not in your way!" The shopkeeper saw that the matter was not good, and hurriedly argued: "There are too many people coming, and they are panicking, so they closed the door......

The latecomers didn't believe it at all, and when they looked past the blockers, they saw that there were several unfinished deeds on the counter, and they said angrily: "It's because they're afraid that we will rob the business!"

"Why buy theirs and not ours?" said the later grain merchant aggressively.

The shopkeeper of the Zhou family grain store was scolded and dizzy, and said: "They ask for twelve taels of silver a catty, but this is just an intention, and it can't be counted......

"I see, that's ......," one party was overjoyed when he heard it. "The price is negotiable, our eleven taels and one catty. ”

The shopkeeper smiled bitterly at the grain merchants: "Don't quarrel, you should discuss what to do calmly, and I'll go and see what the other ones are." ”

"Okay!" The grain merchants sat or stood in a clear way, and began difficult negotiations, but the differences between the two sides were too great to reach an agreement at all, but the smell of gunpowder became bigger and bigger, and there was a tendency to be tense.