Chapter 318: Into the urn, close the net
The city was still in a state of panic, but this panic only lingered in the hearts of the grain merchants.
The first batch of grain from Jiangnan Province to the north has entered the city, and the grain merchants can't sleep at night, and the next morning, before dawn, the grain merchants gather outside the gate of the Thorn Mansion.
The wind is not good, and we must quickly sell the food in our hands, and we are afraid of change.
Li Qinzai said that after his illness, the gate of the Assassin's Mansion was closed, but there was already a sea of people outside the door.
The first batch of grain merchants who brought grain into the city had not yet sold their grain, and there were still grain merchants who continued to enter the city, all attracted by Li Qin's deeds of buying horse bones.
But Li Tingshi is sick, I heard that he is very sick, so he only hangs on his breath.
Now the grain merchants are gradually looking out for something wrong.
Nima: Are you really sick? You got sick as soon as the grain from Gangnam Province came, is the name of this disease called "backtracking"?
The grain from Jiangnan Province came in, and the grain in the hands of the grain merchants was obviously worthless, forty wen a liter? Who would dare to sell at that price now? Isn't that looking for death?
In the next few days, if more grain comes in Gangnam Province, the grain in the hands of grain merchants will become more and more low.
The imperial court's grain transfer from the south to the north belongs to macroeconomic regulation and control, in order to help the north, which is an unstoppable general trend for individuals, and grain merchants can only be crushed under this general trend.
I was suspicious, but I was unwilling, why did the grain I hoard at a high price inexplicably become the price of cabbage after a few days?
The essence of capital is bloodthirsty, not vomiting blood!
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In the Assassin's Mansion, Li Tingshi, who was sick and dying, was sitting in the courtyard...... Eat barbecue.
The brush is dipped in oil and brushed in turns on a row of chicken wings, and the action is smooth and full of beauty.
Liu Asi was holding a chicken wing and was eating with his mouth full of oil, sighing while eating.
At first, Li Qinzai endured it for the sake of his confidants, but the more he endured it, the more he felt uneasy.
"You either finish eating the eggs, or you can put the chicken wings down and eat them when the air in your stomach is gone."
"Wu Shaolang, the villain really doesn't know what you think, the money that His Majesty allocated to us has been spent, and there is nothing left, and there are still so many grain merchants waiting to sell grain outside, you can still eat chicken wings at this time......"
Liu Asi sighed and said: "What kind of grain in Jiangnan Province, there is no shadow at all, it is obviously a play made by the villain with the part, if it is debunked, we will be pointed out by Qianfu." β
Li Qinzai stared intently at the chicken wings, paying attention to its heat, and said lightly: "Take care of your mouth, except for eating and sighing, don't open it at other times, and it'll be fine." β
The chicken wings are bubbling over a charcoal fire, sprinkled with a little salt and cumin, and the flavor becomes more and more intense.
Li Qinzai swallowed his saliva and kept blowing cool air on the chicken wings.
"Oh, by the way, tomorrow night you lead the troops out of the city, continue to get more than a dozen carts of grain, this time just bring empty grain bags, find a deserted wilderness to decorate straw river sand or something, and then put a seal, put a stamp, and swagger back to the city after dawn."
Liu Asi's IQ is limited, but Li Qinzai's operation sounds somewhat familiar.
"Fifth Young Lang, this is ...... Suspicious tactics? β
"It can be understood in this way......" Li Qinzai took a bite of chicken wings, and the oil and water flowed down the corners of his mouth, and he gasped: "Also, the 30,000 soldiers who dug the ditch should come in handy, you send a clever robe to tell the general over there, and transfer 10,000 people over." β
Liu Asi was suddenly excited: "Is the fifth young man still going to poison the grain merchants?" β
"I want to poison you...... Why do you always think about fighting and killing things that can be resolved peacefully? β
"10,000 people will arrive outside the city of Bingzhou before tomorrow night, and will be stationed twenty miles away from the city, and after you transport the second batch of fake grain back to the city, let the soldiers cut all the roads out of the city in all four directions, and then send 2,000 soldiers and horses into the city to take over the defense of the city."
Liu Asi looked at him with a shocked face: "Fifth Shaolang, what are you going to do?" β
Li Qinzai said while chewing chicken wings: "I want to make Bingzhou a lonely city for the time being, and let the grain merchants in the city make a lot of noise, adding a little psychological pressure to them." β
"By the way, I sent a message to Song Sen, after two thousand soldiers and horses entered the city, let Song Sen's hundred cavalry division spread rumors in the city, saying that there was a great drought in the north, Jinzhong was in turmoil, and neighboring states and counties might brew civil uprisings, so the state must strengthen vigilance and block traffic."
Liu Ah Si thought hard for a long time, and couldn't help but praise: "Fifth Shaolang, smart!" β
The corners of Li Qinzai's mouth twitched: "Where am I smart?" β
"The road has been dug up, rumors are spreading, the grain merchants can't get out of the city, and they don't dare to go out of the city, the food hoarding in their hands is becoming more and more uneasy, you are forcing the grain merchants to reduce the price, plus the so-called relief grain in Jiangnan Province is constantly being sent, there is no shortage of grain in the city, and the grain merchants' grain can only be sold to the Thorn Shifu at a low price."
"The parity of four cents and one liter, the grain merchants have lost their blood this time, the five young soldiers are not bloody, they do not rob or grab, the grain merchants are willing to sell the grain to you, and they are very clever."
Liu Asi's eyes lit up, and his admiration for Li Qinzai became more and more irrepressible.
Li Qinzai looked surprised, but the focus of his surprise was different: "With your IQ, you can actually figure out such a complex problem, am I getting shallow and shallow, or are you unconsciously full of experience and upgraded?" β
"Uh...... Yes? β
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Outside the gate of the Assassin's Mansion, the grain merchants asked to see Li Tingshi to no avail, and waited until the next day, when bad news came again.
Another batch of relief grain from Jiangnan Province has entered the city, and this time it is still a dozen trucks, about more than 10,000 stones.
Liu Asi and his subordinates escorted the grain cart and swaggered into the city gate, more than a dozen grain carts swaggered through the city, Liu Ah Si deliberately dangled at the door of the inn and the grain shop for a while, and then escorted the grain cart into the official warehouse.
In the afternoon, more than a dozen grain shops in the city that supplied grain to the official warehouse put up notices.
Starting today, the price of grain in the city will drop by one penny per liter.
The people in the city became more and more jubilant, everyone ran to tell each other, and many people in the houses had already beaten gongs and drums, as if they were celebrating a festival.
The grain merchants who lived in the inn looked panicked as if they were mourning.
The price of food dropped again, which seemed to be a small amount of money, but the signal released by the Assassin Mansion was too strong.
Yes, Li Tingshi is no longer rare grain merchants' grain, do you like to sell it or not, as for wanting to sell it for forty wen a liter, heh, you want to eat it.
The grain merchants will not sit idly by, there is no hope of making money here, so let's go elsewhere and sell it in another place.
Less than an hour after Liu Asi entered the city with grain, the grain merchants greeted their men and coachmen one after another, pushing the grain cart out of the city and leaving.
The departure of the grain merchant did not cause any panic among the people in the city, and the people were unmoved.
The grain in the south has already filled the official warehouse, who cares about the high price of grain for tens of cents and a liter?
However, not long after the grain merchants left the city, they pushed the grain cart back to the city again, and their faces became more and more ugly.
The road leading from the outside of the city to the neighboring city was actually cut by the soldiers of the Ningshuo Governor's Mansion, and the grain carts were impassable at all, so the grain merchants had no choice but to return to the city.
After returning to Bingzhou City in a panic, the grain merchants couldn't hold their breath anymore and sent someone to report to the big man behind them, and now the situation in Bingzhou is serious, and they can no longer bear it.
As soon as the grain merchants returned to the city, 2,000 soldiers were also ordered to enter the city and take over the defense of the city.
The atmosphere in the city suddenly became tense.
Rumors have come out of nowhere, there is a severe drought in the north, turmoil in Jinzhong, and there are signs of instability in neighboring states and counties, and there may be civil unrest.
He not only ordered the transfer of troops into the city, but also dug up roads in four directions to prevent a civil uprising.
The rumor spread more and more, and soon the whole city became aware of it.
The grain merchants finally despaired, and they knew that they would lose money this time.
In any case, the food in hand must be disposed of as soon as possible, and then leave the city as soon as possible.
Whether the rumors are true or not, it is not good news for grain merchants.
If it is true and the civil uprising really happens, then the entire Jinzhong is the enemy of the grain merchants, and the grain will be robbed if they dare to go out of the city, and the lives of the grain merchants will not be saved.
If it is false, it is a rumor concocted by Li Tingshi, that is, the idea of the grain in their hands was branded, and the grain merchants were attracted to the city at a high price......
This is clearly an immortal chain jump.
If you continue to work hard, the ghost knows what kind of conspiracy the young assassin will come up with, the two thousand soldiers who have just entered the city to take over the city defense, they ...... Is it really just a matter of taking over the city's defenses?
Oh, naΓ―ve, who knew that they wouldn't attack the grain merchants in the city?
During the catastrophe season, the price of grain was raised, Li Tingshi asked for the people's life, killed the killer, stabilized the price of grain in the city, the head of the grain merchant fell to the ground, and the people clapped their hands and said that they were happy......
Isn't this picture a classic?
Grain merchants just want to live well, not to be a classic......
Thinking of this, the grain merchants suddenly felt a chill in their necks, and goosebumps broke out all over their bodies, as if an invisible knife was unconsciously put on their necks.
The food in your hand must be taken off, and you can give it away for free!
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