This big lady has given up everything!

Zhao Qing suddenly remembered that as the winter solstice approached, there seemed to be more and more outsiders in the Shen Mansion.

How did you say that in a previous life?

If you don't do it, you won't die!

Fortunately, there are 300 life expectancy, even if the Shen family goes bankrupt, as long as she is willing to settle for poverty, the old lady can spend her old age in peace just by relying on land rent, which makes her feel very at ease.

When I approached the old lady at the beginning, I tried my best to slap the horse, and there was indeed a utilitarian advantage in it.

From the beginning of the disdainful suspicion and snubbing to the sincere acceptance of her, after a few months of getting along, the old lady really regards her as her own granddaughter, no matter how the eldest lady excludes, she is like a wall blocking the wind, standing still in front of herself!

If the Shen family is really defeated, no matter what her ending is, she hopes that this old man in his last years can have a peaceful old age.

The heart no longer has extravagant hopes, and no matter how big the news is, it can't arouse Zhao Qing's interest.

She washed and slept peacefully.

The next day, as soon as she opened her eyes, Chunlan Xiazhu hurried in, "...... The government posted a notice that on October 26, the Zhongzhou Metropolitan Guards openly competed for prices, and all merchants who had grain hoarding could participate, and everyone openly competed for the right to supply grain to the army of the Western Expedition! ”

"Commander Fu didn't come back."

"It is said that this was arranged by him flying pigeons."

Tian's mother said that the open auction means that whoever has the lowest price will sell it to whomever it wants...... Does this mean that you want to lower the price? ”

"Mother Su said that the food is in our hands, as long as the Shen family does not let go, others must have food if they want to lower the price, is this really the case with the third grandmother?"

"I don't know what will happen to the Yang family?"

“……”

Looking at Chunlan Xia Zhu, you are talking about the situation outside. Zhao Qing's calm mood was suddenly so low that he didn't even want to waste brain cell analysis.

She suddenly remembered the movies she had seen in her previous life that depicted the theme of the Liberation War.

With the successive victories of the People's Liberation Army, those high-ranking Kuomintang officials were preparing to flee, while the old ladies who did not want to leave their homeland stayed at home. Listening to the news numbly and looking at the newspaper...... Are they in the same mood as they are now?

I know that I am at the end of the road, but I am helpless.

It's really sad.

In the blink of an eye, on October 26, there was a sea of people in front of the Zhongzhou Metropolitan Guard.

After a long autumn, we finally waited for this exciting moment.

The excited crowd looked forward to the big man and Yang Ziqian who were standing at the forefront one by one, and they all wanted to be the first to know who would end up with the right to supply food to the Western Expeditionary Army?

They all want to be the first to sell their own food. Then buy couplets, tear the cloth, and rejoice in a prosperous year......

With a loud gong sound. The noisy scene suddenly fell silent.

Fu Wannian really didn't show up.

Ma Tao, the commander of the military uniform, walked up to the temporary platform, waved a big red fire paint envelope at everyone, and shouted loudly, "This is the handwritten letter sent back by Master Fu from the command of Tanxi Commander 800 li. On behalf of Master Fu, this official solemnly announced to everyone. The merchants who have obtained the right to supply food to the army of the Western Expedition will be the only merchants in Tanxi Province to cooperate with the military in the next ten years! ”

"...... Uproar"

There was an uproar in the crowd.

There have also been speculations before that if you can't get the right to supply grain, you will lose the military's business, but the military's grain collection has always relied on relationships and background, as long as you have enough background, if you miss this time, there will still be opportunities in the future. This is the first time that the official has made such a clear commitment to merchants since the founding of Dachu.

It was everyone's surprise.

Cold sweat broke out on Yang Ziqian's forehead.

Many merchants regretted not falling, and their eyes at Master Shen and Yang Ziqian became as blazing as fire.

No wonder they fight for their heads.

It turns out that people have known the inside information for a long time!

One by one, they all made up their minds. Make sure that the winner among them has a good relationship.

Otherwise, I am afraid that I will not even be able to drink soup in the future.

Unlike Yang Ziqian's shock, Master Shen puffed up his chest high. Secretly proud in his heart, "...... What kind of dream, what Shen family will be defeated, this time I really listened to his words, the Shen family will never have a future! The last trace of uneasiness in my heart was lost because of the disobedience of the old lady.

When he gets the only right to cooperate with the army in ten years, see what the old lady says!

Dangdangdang......

There was a gong sound.

The noise fell silent again.

Ma Tao changed the topic, "According to the budget of the Ministry of War, General Zhenwu's 500,000 Western Expeditionary Army needs 1.4 million stone of grain and grass, and the highest price is 800 wen per stone.......

Before he finished speaking, the crowd was violently shaken.

The eldest man's arrogant expression instantly froze on his face.

His eyes widened, and he froze.

Angry scolding and exclamations came one after another, and with a heart-rending scream, someone had already passed out on the spot. Afraid of causing a civil uprising, Ma Tao ended the competition in time, and said in public that he would return it to Commander Fu and Master Zhu to decide.

When the news reached the Shen Mansion, the Mansion was in an uproar.

Although I don't know how much money the Shen family has, everyone has eyes on the grain price list posted at the door of the account room every day, and some of them have already been calculated, according to the official quotation of 800 wen per stone and the current market price of grain, based on the total amount of grain currently hoarded by the Shen family is 1.12 million stone, the difference is nearly 3.58 million taels of silver!

Even if the price of the grain collected by the Shen family was low at the beginning, plus the more than 500,000 stone recently purchased, the cost price and the government's price after amortization would not be lower than two million taels!

More than two million taels, it's no wonder that the Shen family doesn't pay for urine and blood!

Many of the minions who had taken out the houses and fields fainted on the spot.

Especially those who were forced to withdraw their members but did not give up and secretly joined the elements, at this time, their intestines were all repentant, and then regardless of the constraints of the master, everyone put down their work and gathered in the Nine Pavilions, and the water around the account room was impassable, and they demanded that the people be withdrawn at today's current price.

It's all staked on food, how can the Shen family have the money to return to everyone?

As a last resort, the eldest lady personally came forward to reassure everyone again and again, "800 wen per stone is just an offer from the government, and neither the Yang family nor the Shen family agreed, and the eldest master and Yang Ziqian are still in the Dusi Guard, and they are negotiating with Ma Yanshi." "Let everyone rest assured," the grain is in our hands, as long as we hold it and don't sell it, the 500,000 Western Expeditionary Army will always have to eat grain, and the stalemate will be in the end, and the price will rise sooner or later!" ”

However, the crowd outside the Kuju Pavilion was still noisy and insisted on asking for a refund.

The eldest lady found more than 20 strong nurses and forcibly dispersed the people back to each courtyard.

Almost all the family members are involved, how can these people sit still.

At this time, everyone seemed to think of Zhao Qinglai.

It's that she has always opposed the continued hoarding of grain, and Sister-in-law Qiu decisively withdrew, and the people around Lijingge, Rongshoutang, and the second wife did not participate in hoarding grain...... Behind this Zhuang Zhuang Everything, there seems to be her shadow! (To be continued......)