Hosokawa Mokiyuki lowered his head and thought hard. Jeolla Province itself is a place rich in food. The price of food here has never been high, that is, it only increased a little after they came to buy food.
Five hundred thousand shi of food was simply not something ordinary people could afford. If that's the case, then why is Xu Chengfei still asking for high prices to win over them?
Suddenly, Hosokawa Noriyuki thought of something and said: "Master, there may be a possibility."
"Say it quickly." Komatsu Lingzi had an indescribable feeling in her heart, always lingering in her mind, but she could never catch this inspiration.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki raised his head slightly and glanced at his master in fear, then lowered his head in resignation and said, "Once upon a time, my subordinate heard a rumor."
As he spoke, Hosokawa Mokiyuki quietly raised his head and peeked at his master again. This time, he happened to catch the eye of Komatsu Reiko.
"Say!" Komatsu Lingzi's tone was cold and stern.
Hosokawa Mochiyuki immediately panicked and said quickly: "My subordinates once heard that in addition to doing business with us, the Governor also... also did business with the north..."
North! It can only be the Muromachi Shogunate.
Komatsu Reiko suddenly became angry, stepped forward and slapped Hosokawa Mochichi directly, and said angrily: "Why didn't you tell me such important news earlier?"
Hosokawa Mochizuki did not dare to resist, and quickly bowed and replied: "This is just a rumor. After my subordinates learned about it, they sent people to investigate, but nothing was found. I still thought it was this. It’s just someone talking nonsense.”
After listening to Hosokawa Mokiyuki's explanation, Komatsu Reiko's anger was half calm.
If Hosokawa Noriyuki didn't investigate after hearing about it. Today, she will definitely not spare him. But after he sent people to investigate carefully, no evidence was found. This was not Hosokawa Mochiyuki's fault.
Even if the news is true, it can only be said that the opponent is too cunning.
Komatsu Reiko sat back, her waist straight and straight, her chest welling up, and she said in a deep voice: "Now it seems that your news is probably true. Only the Muromachi shogunate also wants to buy food, and Xu Chengfei will There is no rush at all. He just wants to raise the price and take advantage of everything."
Hosokawa Mochiyuki was stunned for a moment and said in disbelief: "Master, what you mean is that the people from the Muromachi Shogunate are here now? Ask your subordinates to find these pigs and throw them into the sea to feed the fish."
Komatsu Reiko glanced at Hosokawa Mochiichi and said: "Of course we are looking for them, but the most urgent and critical thing now is that the food in Xu Chengfei's hands cannot be allowed to fall into the hands of the Mururocho shogunate. If they are allowed to get it, With these grains, they can recruit tens of thousands more troops. Now we are already at a disadvantage. If we let them recruit tens of thousands more troops, it will be a disaster for us."
Hosokawa Mokiyuki also understands this truth. After all, in the cold weapon era when two sides fought, the outcome mainly depended on which side had more people. There is strength in numbers, and strength wins!
As for those examples of using less to defeat more and using less to defeat many, they are nothing more than rare. There have been at least thousands of battles in history, and I can count them all on one hand in cases where less has defeated more.
Knowing that the situation was dangerous, Hosokawa Noriyuki had no solution. He could only turn to Komatsu Reiko for help and asked: "Master, Xu Chengfei's asking price is so high, how can we prevent these grains from falling into the hands of the Muromachi shogunate?"
"Let me think about it carefully first." Komatsu Reiko also felt very troubled, stretched out her bare hands to support her forehead, and began to think hard.
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On the other side, Han Du returned to the inner hall of the Governor's Mansion and saw Jiang Wei waiting for him again.
Han Du sat down with a smile on his face, picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
Jiang Wei suddenly smiled and asked: "Sir, how was your harvest today?"
Seeing that he was curious, Han Du told him the story of today's meeting with Xiaosong Lingzi.
When he heard Han Du's asking price, even Jiang Wei couldn't help being surprised. He asked in confusion: "Sir, is this price too high? Let alone them, I'm afraid I wouldn't agree even if it were a student."
Han Du glanced at Jiang Wei with a smile and said: "You don't agree, that's because you don't need food in the first place. But they are different, he (this chapter is not finished!)
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We are very hungry for food now. Otherwise, do you think they are really friends with you? They are willing to raise your price by 30% as soon as you come here. If you sell more, they are even willing to double it? "
"But sir, the price is too outrageous. Even if they are short of food again, they will not buy it." Jiang Wei shook his head repeatedly, not optimistic about sir at all.
Han Du held the tea cup in his hand and said with a smile: "A cup of water is worthless without these tea leaves. But if you meet a person who is about to die of thirst, you can exchange this cup of water with him Anything. Even if it is gold or silver, it is not as important as something that can save his life. Do you understand?"
Jiang Wei still didn't believe it, shook his head slightly, and said: "There is still something different. Maybe without these grains, some of them might starve to death, but it is absolutely impossible for them to starve to death themselves. In other words, even if they cannot buy back the grain , at most it will only make them injured."
Han Du looked at Jiang Wei, snorted, and said, "Two people are fighting, and you have two knives in your hand. Do you know how to sell these two knives for the highest price?"
Jiang Wei thought for a moment and said, "Hide one and let the two of you fight for the knife."
"This is indeed a solution, but it is not the one that can sell it at the highest price." Han Du nodded with a smile.
"Sir, please give me some advice." Jiang Wei bowed his hands and bowed.
Han Du accepted it openly, and then said: "After one of them grabs a knife, you can take out the second knife at this time. Tell the person without the knife to ask him to use a higher knife than before. price, otherwise we won’t sell him the knife.”
Jiang Wei was stunned when he heard this. He only thought of the first half, but he did not think of the latter part. But the latter part is so reasonable that there is no need to worry that the second person will be reluctant to buy a knife. Because one of them already has a knife, and if the other one doesn't buy it, he will definitely die. In order to survive at this time, he had to buy it even if he had to pay more money than before.
The best thing about the gentleman’s example is that when two people are competing for a knife, their demand for the knife has not yet reached its maximum. But after one person bought the knife, he in turn began to intimidate the other person, and his demand for the knife was suddenly raised to the highest level. In this case, there is no need to worry about selling at a higher price.
"Sir, the students admire you greatly." Jiang Wei was convinced by Han Du.
Han Du just smiled faintly. After all, Jiang Wei came from the academy and was considered his student. Han Du was naturally happy to have the opportunity to give him a heads up.
"So what are you going to do next?" Jiang Wei asked excitedly.
Han Du did not answer him, but asked: "What do you think Xiaosong Lingzi will do next?"
Jiang Wei frowned when he heard this, and after thinking for a moment, he said: "Looking from their side, it is impossible for Mr. Sir to sell such a large amount of grain to anyone else here except them. And since Sir, you are taking the risk to bring this grain from Ming Dynasty It is obviously urgent to take action. The earlier we take action, the safer it will be for Mr. Sir. Sir, the students feel that they will not be in a hurry to buy the food in Mr.'s hands, but will deliberately drag Mr. to make Mr. anxious. , take the initiative to deal with them, so that they can bargain with sir."
"That makes sense." Han Du nodded and continued to ask, "Then what should I do?"
Jiang Wei subconsciously started thinking along with Han Du's words, and the more he thought about it, the clearer his ideas became. As if a light flashed through his mind, Jiang Wei caught it instantly.
"Now they are the same as Mr., whoever is anxious first will be at a disadvantage. Since they want Mr. to be anxious, Mr. can also make them anxious first. As long as they are anxious, the initiative will fall to Mr. In your hands. My husband once taught students that no matter what they do, they must take the initiative in their hands. Only in this way will they be hopeless and disadvantageous. I wonder what the students think? "
Han Du nodded and laughed, and said: "Yes, the idea is right. But, what do you think can be done to make them anxious?"
Jiang Wei didn't even think about it this time, and said confidently: "Besides them, the only people here who can buy the food from your hands are the Ashikaga clan. And (this chapter is not finished yet!)
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They are mortal enemies of the Ashikaga clan. As long as we create the illusion that the Ashikaga clan is here and wants to buy food, it will be impossible for them to get anxious even if they don't think about it. "
Han Du nodded and ordered: "You have had transactions with the Ashikaga clan before, so you should be somewhat familiar with them. How to make the woman Reiko Komatsu believe that the Ashikaga clan is here depends on you."
"Don't worry, sir, let's leave this matter to the students." Jiang Wei already had a plan in mind and nodded happily.
The next day, Hosokawa Mochiyuki came to the Governor's Mansion as usual and wanted to see the Governor.
After all, in addition to Xu Chengfei having food in his hands, the governor also had food in his hands. Moreover, he had had several transactions with the governor before, and the hope of buying the grain from the governor was much greater.
"Please help me, military master. I would like to ask to see the governor." Hosokawa Mokiyuki found Yanagata again and bowed.
Different from the previous days, Liu Dao did not directly say that the Governor was not in the mansion this time. Instead, he coughed twice with a smile and made a finger-wiping motion towards Hosokawa Noriyuki.
Hosokawa Mokiyuki didn't come back to his senses when he saw Yanagata's abnormal reaction.
Seeing that Hosokawa was indifferent, Yanagou couldn't help but feel a little unhappy, and raised his voice again and coughed twice.
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