If the West Market shed merchants want to swallow the market, they must get at least one million dollars! Not to mention that the financial resources of such small businessmen were originally weak, even with the treasury of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was difficult to get such a huge amount of money at one time in a hurry, not to mention that the winter period was approaching and the merchants were frozen in their accounts.

Under such speculation, the big businessmen all said: even if there is a tide of swallowing goods, after the summer ripening next year, this winter and next spring, the people of Chengzhou can only let me slaughter at a sky-high price! When it comes to the geometry of price increases, there are different opinions, and in the end, it is E Shizikun's "step increase method" that everyone agrees with.

The so-called step increase method is to limit the goods every day, rise every day, ship less at a low price, and ship the most when the price rises to more than ten times during the spring famine.

At the end, Eshizi Kun laughed and said, "I'm going to be a benevolent and righteous businessman!" You know? The Ming Dynasty first closed the market for a day, if there were sporadic people in the small transactions, only the price can be. The day after tomorrow, the price of limited goods will be raised by one percent, one percent a day, one time in ten days, and it will rise to more than ten or twenty times in the case of famine in next spring! Do you know?"

"Yes!" Everyone shouted a Jianghan dialect one after another.

"The world is wonderful! The old man gave the old Zhou people a slow-fire stew of tiger and wolf, did he hit it?"

"Medium-" Everyone cheered and shouted out the original words: "Medium! Slow stew tiger wolf!"

The four more scattered drinks, and the big businessmen all fell asleep with heavy snoring.

In the early morning of the next day, Dongshi was still asleep in the hazy frost and fog with the festive drunkenness of yesterday, and was surrounded by the black crowd of ox carts. According to the law, the gate of the East City is specially guarded by a team of 100 armor soldiers sent by the Luoyi Government Office. The hundred-man squad was stationed in two large tents outside the city gate, and was on duty day and night, and the soldiers were not allowed to enter the large city except in the city when there was robbery or dispute. The market is open every morning, and buyers are not allowed to enter the stone shop before midnight.

Before the end of the day, all kinds of people led horses and chariots, and rushed in an endless stream, spreading in the autumn frost and morning mist.

The armor soldiers at Shifangkou repeatedly shouted that the market would be closed today, and the crowd of people made a big noise, shouting: "If the market is not open for disaster control, what kind of heart do you have to be safe?"

"Female businessmen are not open! Report to the city horse team to rush it away!"

The noise became louder and louder.

Finally, an early riser noticed that something was wrong, and immediately ran down the street and shouted, "Oh no! The Zhou people are besieging the market! The shop is open! Wake up—"

After a loud shout, Dongshi suddenly woke up and immediately became in a hurry. With the shouting, the centurion of the armor in Shifangkou also hurried to the central city of Dongshi to talk to the general affairs, and saw that the general affairs of the trading companies ran to the Eshi trading company one after another, and also hurried over.

Suddenly, when I heard that the people of Zhou were surrounding the market, the big businessmen who had not yet sobered up were ignorant and had no opinions for a while. When the deacons saw the Lord's house open their mouths, they only asked, "Is the market open?" What is the price?"

The businessmen had no idea for a while, and they were afraid that their own indiscriminate market opening and pricing would flash their colleagues, so they rushed to the Hubei State Trading Company.

Eshi Zikun had just been woken up from a dream by the maid, with his long hair wrapped in fur and a fur fur, he was stunned, and when he saw the merchants rushing to the foyer, he thought for a moment and gritted his teeth and stomped his feet: "The Zhou people are in the midst of a disaster, and if the market is not opened, the government will come out. The market is open at six times! Fight it!"

"No, no, no! The price of grain in the official market must not be more than double the parity! Six times the offense!"

"Why not? I also said last night that it will rise to 200% next spring!"

"Oh my God! That's the rise of the stairs plus the spring famine! What do you say about today's rise? The official city law is ruthless!"

"Everyone, don't be impatient." E Shizi Kun said coldly: "Today's rhetoric is a business war with the small merchants in the West City, which has nothing to do with the government and is not subject to the official market law! You are afraid, but I am not afraid!" Turning around, he waved his hand resolutely: "The deacon listens to the order and informs the Fangkou Armor Corps that the market is open!" The Eshi Trading Company raised the banner of hope, and the price was six times higher!" After that, he wrapped his fur and went away.

"Six times is six times! Fight! Who's afraid of the rabble in the West Market?" A middle-aged businessman turned around abruptly and strode away with a shout.

"Fellow Practitioners! Six times as much! I'm not afraid! Who's afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!" Everyone echoed the questions of the merchants of Qi and hurriedly returned to their respective trading houses.

The frost and fog dispersed, and the sun rose three poles.

When Guan Shicheng came with a team of horses, the East Market was already open. Seeing that the people, horses, ox carts poured into the nearly twenty zhang wide Shifangkou like a tide, Guan Shicheng rolled back with a horse team.

Dongshi suddenly burst into a crowd, and the "hub hitting, shoulder-rubbing, even into a curtain, lifting into a curtain, sweating into rain" in Linzi City, which is spread by all mouths, is really more than that. The Zhou people who came to buy the market today were unheard of, and they glanced at the price sign at the store, muttered a sentence that was so black that they pointed out a stone of coarse grain, ten catties of green salt, three iron plowshares, etc., and then shook the money bag and shook out the money without blinking.

The merchants originally wanted to limit the goods and sell them until the market closed in the afternoon, but the grain and goods that were swallowed back yesterday were piled up in the store in a hurry and had not yet been put into storage. I had no choice but to hold on, and when I saw Huang Cancan's heavy money flowing into the cabinet, my heart was sweating profusely.

The market closed at dusk, and the East Market was empty again. The autumn wind blows the fallen leaves across the long street, and the silence after the chaos of the market is like a deep valley. The merchants of the East Market were greatly frustrated, and they didn't care about gathering to discuss, so they shrank into the store hall to take stock of the accounts. After a busy settlement, most merchants have lost three or four percent of their capital, and whoever has a bigger business will lose more.

"Birds! The old man is not convinced! Will it not be a snake that swallows an elephant?" Finally someone roared.

When the merchants gradually gathered in front of the Eshi Trading Company, they saw that the unique and prominent iron gate in the East Market had been closed, and the bronze characters of the Eshi Trading Company had disappeared from the door. The merchants immediately felt a chill penetrate their backbones - the Eshi actually lost the stove?

Surprised, the merchants with different expressions entered the courtyard to bypass the shadow wall, but saw a row of tall cars in front of the main house, and the servants were busy loading the carts in and out. E Shizi Kuntie stood under the porch with a blue face, and the courtyard was so dull that no one made a sound. The businessmen really understood this time, and the E's was about to be closed out of Chengzhou, and they were relieved for a while, and they couldn't help but collapse in the courtyard.

"No! The Hehee clan was originally also a mud bear, so he didn't suffer any losses!"

"This brother is so cool." Carrying a gold-inlaid horsewhip, he walked down the steps with a calm face and smiled coldly: "To tell the truth, I'm E-kun lost six of the money in Luoyi in this business war, and the principal of my E-clan General Trading Company is only thirty percent, and I can still hold it. I remember that you once supported me as the leader of the alliance, and E Kun told me the truth. This is a secret book of Exiang, please read it to you by Brother Qi." With that, he pulled out a copper pipe from his leather bag and threw it with his hand.

Qi Shang took the copper pipe and took out a piece of parchment, and recited it aloud: "The scout has found out: the person who secretly leads the Luoyi official city, Rongyi is also!" This person has been involved in many business and political storms, and has not tasted defeat once. He used to be a strategist of the Song Wei Palace, and he repeatedly made strange schemes, if he hadn't been from a humble background, he would have already become a famous minister in the world! This person is only to show his merits, and he will want to cause the merchants of the East City to die, so as to unify the Wangji City with the official city. The prince should close Zhang Lizhou to avoid his edge------- why didn't the prince say it earlier!"

"If you don't come, you really don't want to say it."

"I've heard of this honor." The general manager of Qi State Trading Company smiled bitterly: "He is also a god, this person can only come up with strange schemes. Before Chaoge was surrounded, he first manipulated the flying locusts, and then attacked with fire, and easily defeated the Rongdi coalition army, and fled back to the grassland in panic. With such people leading the market, we have no choice but to wait."

"Birds! This killing is so capable, Benluoyi is a small official city? But I don't believe it."

"I heard that he wasn't King Zhou's attendant? Why did you come to Luoyi to run the official market?"

"Everyone has his own ambitions." E Shizi Kun said with a cold face: "No matter what Rongyi's plot is, only this business war has anything to do with me, and it has nothing to do with the rest, do you know? To be honest, I admire this Rongyi. It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. If you have the will, you will enter Luoyi in ten years to compete with Rongyi. Whoever can't bear this humiliation will stay, and he will not be accompanied."

None of the merchants were silent. But for big businessmen, they are all assets accumulated from generation to generation, who dares to put their ancestors to the bottom of their ancestors? Even characters like E Shizi have to avoid the edge of Rongyi, who really has the heart to support it? For a while, everyone was depressed, and the courtyard was silent.

"Tell the world!" A deacon came running out of breath: "Yes, someone is asking to see you!"

"See?" E Shizi Kun frowned: "Is it an official and a city official?"

"The person who came claimed to be the new official city order, and only said that he wanted to see the prince!"

"Okay, invite him in."

In a moment, a middle-aged man with a short beard calmly entered the courtyard and arched to the surroundings of everyone: "Under the new official city order, I am respectful. I've seen the prince, I've seen your general affairs." Not humble or arrogant, not smiling or angry, but it is a group of harmony, full of spring breeze, and at first glance it is an old spicy businessman.

"The official order is naturally at the behest of Rong Yi." E Shizikun's face suddenly turned pale: "What else does he want?"

"The Son of the World Sees Clearly." Yi Gong arched his hand: "I was ordered to come here to inform you that Rong Gong wants to wait for a meeting with you to make peace, return your principal, and end this abrupt business war."

"No! If you lose, you lose! Is Rong Yi going to humiliate me and wait?" A Jin merchant general shouted angrily.

"This is a bad word!" Yi Gong said frankly: "Rong Gong reads, the Zhou people suddenly suffered a natural disaster, and Hojing was unable to provide disaster relief, resulting in chaos. Rong Gong thought of the righteousness of business, and feared that the old Zhou people would be difficult to survive the autumn because of the hoarding of grain and goods by merchants, so he supervised the West Market and the East Market. Now that the Zhou people are expected to survive the disaster, this abrupt business war should subside. The merchants of the East City have made great contributions to the flow of goods and goods, so please return the principal to the court, all you want is to stay in Luoyi to do business as usual. Rong Gong is willing to feast you as the host, and with this grievance, I really have no other intentions, I hope you will see it."