Originally, these nobles in the capital were still panicking for the emperor Zhulian Jiang's family yesterday, but they found that the east was not bright and the west was bright, and the plan to hoard rice for profit actually ushered in the harvest season.

In just one day, their rice shop sold 80,000 taels of rice.

You know, the price they buy for rice is less than 30 yuan, and now the price of selling it is more than 10 times the usual price.

The profits in this are not comparable to speculation, even usury, it is simply a naked robbery.

I thought that after Zhu Youzhu cut off their way of usury, and did not allow them to encroach on the people's fertile land, their good life of the powerful would be gone forever.

It's just that it turns out that opportunities are hard worked, and even a small amount of rice contains amazing profits.

The next morning, the Flower Hall of the British Mansion welcomed a group of guests, making it particularly lively and festive.

"Haha...... The royal rice store is closed for three days, which is unbearable! ”

"I thought he would hide a secret warehouse, but I didn't expect it to be so bad!"

"It's a miracle that the royal rice line has been able to hold out until now, how can there be a grain of rice!"

……

Although there was a major mistake in the matter of King Xing, it did not affect their happy mood at the moment, and now the rice shop they mastered was simply turned on the money printing machine mode.

The Royal Rice Store suddenly announced the closure of the store for three days yesterday, which is simply a white flag and surrender to them.

Although the Royal Rice Store advertised that it was to raise grain, the discerning people knew very well that there was no rice for sale, so they had to choose to close the rice store.

Even if you go to the countryside to buy rice and grain at a high price, it is only a drop in the bucket, but it is impossible to change the fact that the royal rice store cannot continue to cash in rice.

"I can feel it clearly, there is no rice in the imperial warehouse!"

"What are we called? This is called another village! ”

"Fortunately, Master Hou is wise, let's grit our teeth and persevere, and now we finally get a huge return!"

……

Li Jin, Marquis of Xiangcheng, and others sat around the table, and now they can be said to be able to keep the clouds open and see the moon, but they are all respectful to Li Jin, who insisted on buying the royal rice warehouse.

In fact, they are also gambling this time, betting that the rice and grain in the Huangcang will soon be able to bottom out, and betting that their gang of nobles will have enough funds to pay for the Huangcang.

The plan to start buying the short warehouse is accompanied by great risks, after all, their funds are raised again and again, and even some nobles have taken out all their family resources.

If all the rice they have hoarded now is sold at a high price, they will naturally make more money than usury, but if they can't speculate, they will cause great losses.

As it turned out, they were right this time, and they won the right to set the price of rice in the capital.

Even if Zhu Youzhu used the money earned by the imperial store over the years to create the imperial warehouse to store rice, the imperial warehouse could not be endless after all, and naturally it was inevitable that it would be bought out by them.

After more than half a month of competition, they had the last laugh with the millions of funds raised.

Now the rice grain in the capital is completely monopolized by them, and now the royal rice store has no rice to sell, so the price of polished rice is left to their sky-high price.

In order to disgust Zhu Youji, they even refused to trade in new coins, which also made the self-righteous emperor understand that their powerful people are not soft persimmons.

The joy of victory filled everyone's nerves, but they raised their glasses to celebrate, and they also frequently raised their glasses to Li Jin, the real hero of Xiangcheng.

Li Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, has also been under a lot of pressure recently, and now he is regarded as a hero and politely raised his glass and said: "Fortunately, you have helped me, otherwise there may not be a great harvest today!" ”

"Huh...... We've really had a big harvest this time! ”

"Quack...... Are we a blessing in disguise this time? ”

"If it weren't for that aggressive person, we might not have so much rice in our hands!"

"Yes, this time it is indeed a blessing in disguise, and now that this large amount of grain is all sold, we will have no worries in this life!"

……

Rui Anbo, Wang Yuan and others thought that their funds had dried up several times, and they almost wanted to give up several times, but fortunately, they finally survived. At this moment, they felt a palpitation, and now they are naturally enjoying their victory, and they are looking forward to the huge profits that are coming.

In fact, they didn't plan to argue with the royal rice shop, after all, everyone knew that the emperor was behind the royal rice shop, but the emperor didn't eat the meat that was fed to his mouth.

It was the royal rice shop that suppressed the price of rice in the capital through the secret imperial warehouse, and always pressed the price of rice at the usual price, which caused them to be difficult to ride the tiger at that time.

If they choose to take the initiative to back down in order to avoid conflict with the royal rice bank, they will not only lead to the bankruptcy of the plan that has been planned for so long, but also have to pay a large amount of money.

After some careful consideration, they had no choice but to continue to raise funds and started a plan to buy out the royal warehouse, buying a large amount of rice from the royal rice store.

Although the investment has been increased, it has also increased the income, which can be described as a big gamble in the real sense.

Earlier, they felt that the emperor was hateful and prevented them from getting rich, but now they had more rice and grain in their hands, which undoubtedly deepened their profits, and they found that the emperor was simply their boy who gave money.

"It's tens of thousands of taels a day, ten days!"

"80,000 a day, 8 million a month, 800 million a year!"

"So many, it's impossible, isn't it richer than the imperial court?"

……

Ruianbo Wang Yuan and others have already begun to calculate the benefits, but the level of some people is indeed limited, but they have given a number that scares everyone.

"It's impossible for the Royal Rice Shop to get rice, right?"

"The governor of the river, Yamen, chooses to govern the river, and it will be at least half a month before the smooth transportation of the river!"

"The bridges in North Korea were destroyed, and I heard that the king of North Korea, Yi Ji, died of smallpox, who has the time to repair the bridges?"

……

In the face of some people's worries about the arrival of grain from other places in Beijing, Ruianbo Wang Yuan and others seemed to be planning thousands of miles away, and immediately packed tickets as authentic.

In fact, since the implementation of the rice hoarding plan, they have been paying attention to the movement of rice and grain in other places.

Originally, they had 100% trust to control Caoyun, but no one expected that the emperor would suddenly throw out the plan to introduce Korean rice, so that their plan was on the verge of bankruptcy for a while.

It's just that fortunately, they remedied it in a timely manner and destroyed the bridge in the north of Korea.

Now that the Korean rice has been transported back from Seoul, not to mention that the northern bridge has been damaged, even if the bridge is intact, it will not be able to be transported back in time to solve the food crisis in the capital.

It is precisely in this way that they can be said to have won this time, as long as they throw out the high price of polished rice accumulated in their hands, they will have at least a profit of millions of taels.

Today's sun is just right, which is considered a good weather.

Just as Xiangcheng Hou Li Jin and others were spending all day and wine in the British Mansion, a recruitment notice appeared in the capital.

Since Song Cheng took office, the Shuncheon government has also begun to attach importance to business, and has set up special recruitment boards everywhere, where workshops or shops that need labor can be posted.

It's just that today's situation is more special, and the announcement of the royal rice line is very scary: "Urgent! The Royal Rice Milling Workshop recruits 500 short-term rice millers, and those with experience are preferred! ”

"Five hundred, is it a mistake?"

"I just came from the east side of the city, and there are five hundred people written in the east of the city!"

"It's one thing to have so many rice mills, but where did he get so much grain?"

……

When they saw this notice, many people's first reaction was that the number on it was wrong, but it was quickly proved by some people that the number was correct, which led to another question.

In fact, it was not only Li Jin, the Marquis of Xiangcheng, and others who cared about the grain storage of the imperial warehouse, but also the people in the capital, and it was based on the judgment that the imperial warehouse was empty, which caused everyone's panic.

Now the royal rice shop suddenly recruited rice millers, and there were still a large number of people, but many people were puzzled.

Rice polishing naturally comes from rice, and the threshing tool is called soil milling, and those who know how to operate soil are rice millers. The efficiency of the soil was not low, but as a result, 500 people had to be recruited, which showed that the royal rice store would get a batch of grain.

It's just that the north-south road can be said to be cut off, not to mention that it is not yet the autumn harvest season, even if the autumn harvest is reduced due to the locust plague, where will a large number of grains come from the capital?

If there is not enough grain, it is a waste of personnel to recruit so many rice millers at once.

"No matter what you do, sign up!"

"Yes, you'll find out if it's true or not!"

"Yes, you can see what's going on, it can't be a lie!"

……

The onlookers quickly put an end to the groundless speculation here, some people decided to go to apply, and some people wanted to know the truth through the applicants.

"Speaking of which, my family took the job yesterday and hasn't come back yet!"

"My family is the same, I have been working on the dock outside the city gate, and I was suddenly hired by the people in the palace!"

"Don't scare yourself, the reputation of the Royal Firm is the best, and it probably has to transport something to get away for a day or two!"

……

In the face of the unknown, it is inevitable to be afraid, and some people combine the fact that a large number of coolies were hired yesterday and have not returned, which inevitably produces a feeling of worry, but others comfort.

In fact, it is common for coolies to be hired for several days, after all, some jobs have to be done for several days, and if you want to make money, you naturally have to obey the arrangement of the owner.

What's more, the longer the time, the higher the salary, and it is very normal for this to disappear for a day.

In the afternoon of the same day, horse-drawn carriages entered the city of Beijing.

Just when some people felt panicked, the group of hired Lifu returned, and everyone was filled with a bright smile, like a general who had won a battle.

People are in good spirits on happy occasions, and the banquet in the British Mansion has not dispersed so far.

Xiangcheng Hou Li Jin and others drank very happily, and even got carried away, until dusk.

It was at this moment that a figure broke in, and Steward Li said with a grim face: "Master Hou, I don't know what is going on just now, the people in the entire capital are not rushing to buy rice!" ”

"Isn't the Royal Rice Store closed for three days?" When he heard the news, Rui Anbo Wang Yuan was the first to stand up and ask in horror.

Steward Li swallowed hard and replied affirmatively: "That's true, I haven't opened the door yet!" ”

"What's going on, why don't the people of the capital buy our rice?" Zhang Ming, the prince of the British princess, has been very silent, and at this moment he is also asking questions in confusion.

It would be nice if the royal rice shop really had the ability to conjure a large amount of polished rice out of thin air, but they didn't do anything, and as a result, no one sold them high-priced rice anymore, which is simply unreasonable.

Steward Li was also deeply puzzled, but still reported the news he heard: "According to the legend of the people of the capital, the royal rice store has rice to complete the payment!" It's just that the royal rice shop didn't sell rice, and no one saw rice, but everyone believed it! ”

"Did he say yes? I also said that I have mountains of gold and silver! Rui Anbo Wang Yuan has already smashed all his worth, and he looks indignant.

"It's just that now the people believe that although the royal rice store has not yet opened, the people of the whole city really haven't come to our store to buy rice!"

Steward Li was also very confused, but pointed out the current situation with a wry smile.

Although he still didn't understand: it was clear that the Royal Rice Store was still closed and there were still two days before it reopened, but the Royal Rice Store won the absolute trust of the people of the city without a word.

You know, no matter how strong the emperor's credibility is, it can't stand their suspicions, why do the people of the whole city have so much confidence in the royal rice shop?

Li Jin, Marquis of Xiangcheng, clenched his fists tightly, and his slightly pointed nails had already sunk into the palm flesh and there was pain: "Ben Hou doesn't believe that the royal rice shop can have so much rice for sale, it is absolutely impossible, it must be a smokescreen!" ”

"It's really impossible for the royal rice store to have so much rice, it must be fake!" Zhang Ming, the prince of the British princess, also chose to believe Li Jin's judgment.

Maybe they didn't want to believe this cruel fact, maybe they were not willing to fail, or maybe they couldn't afford to lose, so they didn't believe that the royal rice store had enough rice.

"The food of the royal rice shop is back!"

"Don't doubt it, the royal rice security is enough!"

"Don't eat high-priced rice, I can lend you a little rice if I really don't have rice!"

……

Although Xiangcheng Hou Li Jin and others did not believe it, the people of the capital had already spread the word of mouth, and it was miraculous that everyone did not patronize other rice shops.

"Whoever buys high-priced rice now is stupid!"

"Those people bought too fiercely, and the royal rice shop has enough rice!"

"What's the matter if North Korean rice doesn't come back, we don't have rice?"

……

The people of the capital seem to have a grudge against those merchants who sell high-priced rice, and not only do they stop visiting, but also call on friends to ask them not to go, but quietly wait for the royal rice store to reopen the day after tomorrow.

In fact, the reason why they went to other rice shops to buy high-priced rice earlier was not necessarily that they had cut off their stoves, but mainly because they panicked to buy rice because there was no rice in the royal rice shop.

If they knew that there was still plenty of rice in the Royal Rice Shop, who would be stupid enough to buy high-priced rice, but not choose the cheap rice here in the Royal Rice Shop?

It is precisely because of this that as the panic of the people in the capital disappears, some people are willing to go to borrow rice, or simply starve for three days, even if they really lose their stoves.

At this time, the sky of the capital looks treacherous, as if it is about to usher in a violent storm, or another bloody storm. (End of chapter)