In order to prevent these grains from falling into his hands, Huang Yuliang could only bear the pain and lower the prices again and again.
But even so, the people seemed to have learned wisely, and there were still very few people buying grain. Huang's grain shop sold only a handful of grain every day.
At this time, Zhu Changwu, who was focused on the affairs of the institute, called Zhang Yi and told him that the time was ripe to collect grain from Huang and other grain stores.
In the final analysis, Zhu Changwu was playing a game with nothing but a white wolf this time. If you play well, you can naturally lower the price of food, but once you lose it, big problems may occur at any time. If those grain dealers know the details, the price of food will rebound immediately, and even far exceed the previous price. It's not impossible.
Zhu Changwu naturally understands the principle of giving up when things get better.
Zhang Chang, who had admired the young master for a long time, was in awe of him. After receiving the order, he sent the people who had been prepared to start collecting grain from the major grain stores in the city. These people are all businessmen who have been selected in advance. They are not members of the military nor officials of the DPRK. Their appearance will not immediately arouse the vigilance of the grain merchants.
Sure enough, when these businessmen appeared in front of the grain merchants in batches and expressed that they wanted to buy grain, Huang Yuliang and the others seemed to have seen a savior, and one by one they sold the grain in their hands in large quantities. Only two days later, they The food stored in their hands was cleaned up, and then small stools were brought in one by one, and they sat and waited to watch the show.
They want to see what the price of grain from other places will be after it enters the capital, and how these small grain merchants who buy their own grain will go bankrupt and cry bitterly.
Of course it was not Zhang Yi who cried, but Huang Yuliang and the others. Because there was new gossip, saying that the grain merchants who came from outside the city encountered thieves on the road and their grain was robbed. No new food will be delivered to the city for a while.
Along with the gossip, the food in Daming Department Store suddenly returned to normal prices, still two taels of silver per stone.
The people who were originally waiting to continue to take advantage of the situation saw the price of food rising again. They did not dare to wait any longer and started buying food one after another. This move made Huang Yuliang and others so angry that they almost fainted.
By this time, no matter how stupid they are, they can still see that all this is just a trick played by Zhu Changwu. The so-called endless gossip was probably released by this person just to confuse himself.
Thinking that they had been fooled so easily and missed an opportunity to make a lot of money, Huang Yuliang and others regretted it.
But they could only regret it. They would never dare to do anything to Zhu Changwu. By the way, if they don't send troops to deal with them, they are already following the rules. If they want to resist, then they have really had enough of life and are looking for death.
Daming Research Institute.
Lou Heyang rushed over with the female soldiers with a happy face.
As soon as he saw Zhu Changwu who was busy, he said with joy, "How are you, sir? How did we complete the mission this time?"
"The mission was completed very well." Zhu Changwu raised his head and said without hesitation of praise.
This time, it was indeed thanks to Lou Heyang that in this smokeless battlefield, these female soldiers took off their military uniforms one by one, blended into the common people, and released various so-called gossips, making Huang Yuliang and the others It was so fun.
It was precisely because they did a good job in publicity and dominated public opinion that Huang Yuliang and the others were deceived unknowingly. Not only did they not make any money, but on the contrary, after paying heavy taxes, they only saved their capital. That’s all.
Despite Lou Heyang's usual proud appearance, she even dared to confront Zhu Changwu, but in fact she valued the young master's evaluation of her.
Now that she was praised, she was very happy. But on the surface, he pretended to be calm and even asked another question, "Sir, since we have lowered the price of food, why did we take the initiative to restore the price of food so that the people can buy more low-priced food?" Isn’t price-priced food a good thing?”
"Well, if you can ask this, it proves that you are using your brain, which is good. But have you ever thought about it, if the price of food is too low, this is not a good thing." Zhu Changwu said with a smile, he liked it Only those who use their brains when encountering problems will be able to take charge of their own affairs in the future.
"What? Isn't it a good thing if food prices are low?" Lou Heyang looked surprised when he heard this.
Not only her, but also Zhang Yi, Chen Yuanyuan and others standing around also looked like curious babies.
"That's right." Zhu Changwu nodded while fiddling with the work in his hands, "You should have heard that cheap grain hurts farmers. If the price of grain is too low, people will lose interest and confidence in farming. Well, there will be more wasteland in the coming year, and there will be a food crisis. Moreover, if food prices are too low, people's living costs will be reduced, but at the same time it may also breed their laziness, and they will not want to work hard or earn money. Silver, over time, society may regress."
Zhu Changwu stopped talking, but he didn't go into more details. It was like the cost of living was too low, and if just making some money was enough, then why bother working so hard. If everyone is like this, and the output value will be reduced, society may eventually go backwards.
Without going into details, Zhu Changwu believed that smart people could figure out the whole story. And there are some things that will be more impressive if you figure them out yourself than if someone else teaches you.
As he spoke, Zhu Changwu also stood up slowly. Looking at the masterpiece in front of him, he seemed to be very satisfied and said: "Okay, the multi-spindle spinning wheel is ready. Lao Zhang, please find craftsmen to make more copies of this thing." Some, and then distribute it to the people to let them spin. You can tell them that they don’t have to worry about the output being too large and no one will take it. The Ministry of Revenue can take over the whole process and sign a purchase contract with them in advance.”
Zhu Changwu clapped his hands and stood up, looking quite satisfied.
He discovered that after undergoing transformation, his body was not only stronger, faster, and mentally stronger, but his memory was also much stronger than others.
Not to mention having a photographic memory, at least for some things, as long as he thinks about them, he can always find relevant information in his mind. Just like the multi-spindle spinning wheel in front of him, it appears in his mind as soon as he thinks about it. The picture is complete.
"Okay, okay, sir, don't worry, I will definitely do a good job in this matter." Zhang Yi, who had been impatient for a long time, came forward and looked at this multi-spindle spinning wheel that was far ahead of this era. It's like looking at a baby.
In the Ming Dynasty, there was never much food shortage, at least except for the years when the bandits became bigger.
However, in the Ming Dynasty, there was never enough cloth and clothing, mainly due to the rapid growth of population and too little yarn production.
With the emergence of multi-spindle spinning cars, one car can cover three to five times the output of existing single-spindle spinning cars. You can think of this, after this product is put on the market, it won't take long for the shortcomings of Buyi to be made up for.
As Zhu Changwu and Zhang Xi said before, we should pay attention to people's livelihood, especially in terms of food, clothing, housing and transportation.
The drop in grain prices means food, and the appearance of multiple spinning wheels means clothing.
As for housing and transportation, Zhu Changwu has already prepared to make cement and carriages with shock absorbers and bearings. These relevant information are all in his memory, so it will not be too difficult to get them.
Zhang Xi happily asked people to carry the spinning cart and leave. After Zhu Changwu washed his hands, he called Lou Heyang and Chen Yuanyuan to sit next to him. His eyes first glanced at the two of them, and then he said: "You have completed the task well this time, which makes people admire you. After experiencing this, I found that I have underestimated you, so I was thinking, you Is there more that can be done?”
Since Zhu Changwu asked such a question, it goes without saying that he must have already had an idea in his mind. Lou Heyang replied: "Sir, if you need us to do anything, just tell us. We promise to complete the task well."
"Okay." Zhu Changwu is not a hypocritical person. Lou Heyang agreed so readily, so he also expressed his thoughts, that is, he was going to form a secret agent team named Fire Phoenix.
"The specific mission of Fire Phoenix is to detect the enemy's intelligence. Because she is a woman, she is less likely to be wary of others and has the ability to hide. In this way, we can anticipate the enemy first, which will be better for us in the future. It is extremely important to master the opponent's information and movements. How about it? Can this important task be carried out? "
Zhu Changwu had such thoughts and was also touched by what happened this time.
Because there was really no one available, Zhu Changwu left the matter of public opinion guidance to Lou Heyang and Chen Yuanyuan. The result was naturally very smooth, and he saw the huge potential in these women.
Thinking that just doing publicity work and being a health worker was a bit wasteful, he thought about whether he could do something deeper, and Fire Phoenix came into being.
"Fire Phoenix?" At this moment, both Lou Heyang and Chen Yuanyuan looked very interested.
These two women both have the kind of character that refuses to admit defeat, which is a bit like who says women are inferior to men. There is naturally a lot of interest in what can be done more.
"Yes. Considering that all Fire Phoenix agents need to have certain skills, at least to have a certain ability to save their lives at critical times, they must know a certain amount of kung fu. For this, you can find people with a foundation in kung fu and train them like this The speed will be faster. Of course, if there are suitable people, it doesn't matter even if they have no Kung Fu foundation. In the end, they will be sent to the Dragon Soldiers for training. For their safety, they will be considered for matching at that time. Issue some smaller firearms for self-defense.”
Lou Heyang and Chen Yuanyuan were a little tempted by the fact that they were going to train with Long Bing again, and they would also be given out guns.
