This scene keeps happening all over Qingzhou.
Many smart people have woken up. They have realized that something is wrong, and they have begun to throw away their stocks.
There are also some hopeful people who are still determined to transport things to Qingzhou City. They are also betting that the families in Qingzhou City and the Qingzhou government will not let this game end so quickly! !
Similarly, the vast majority of people are ignorant. They are still dreaming about getting rich overnight, and they are still looking forward to selling the goods they have hoarded and making a lot of money.
However, their actions were all under Zhou Zhenwen's supervision.
Qingzhou City, a separate courtyard.
"Some smart people have discovered that something is wrong and have begun to sell locusts. Several aristocratic families that work with us have also begun to take action. A trend will soon form. Once the trend is formed, it will be uncontrollable!!"
Xiaosi handed the latest information to "Zhou Zhenwen" and whispered.
"Zhou Zhenwen" looked at the content above and nodded slightly: "After all, they are also a family that is cooperating with us. Let's send someone to inform them. It is also a gesture of goodwill to them. We will need their strength in the next step."
"Yes." Xiaosi responded respectfully.
"Officials of the Qingzhou government have also notified them to start selling together tomorrow. It's time for this game to enter the second stage." "Zhou Zhenwen" ordered softly.
"Yes." Xiao Si knew that this was what Zhou Zhenwen meant, so naturally he would not refuse.
After Xiaosi left, the room fell into silence again.
"Zhou Zhenwen" was sitting on a chair with a candle on the table. She looked at the book in her hand and remained silent.
At this moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Dong dong dong..."
"who?"
"Zhou Zhenwen" frowned, it was so late, who was looking for him?
"it's me."
A cold and noble female voice spoke.
is her?
"Zhou Zhenwen"'s expression remained unchanged, but there was a murmur in her heart: Why did she come to Zhou Zhenwen so late?
"Please come in." "Zhou Zhenwen" stood up and said.
As soon as he finished speaking, a beautiful figure pushed in the door. She was tall, graceful, cool and beautiful. She was wearing blue clothes and looked noble and elegant.
"Your Highness, the eldest princess." "Zhou Zhenwen" smiled slightly, "I came to see Zhou late at night. What's the important thing?"
"Master Zhou." The eldest princess Huaizhen looked at Zhou Zhenwen, her red lips parted slightly: "Are you planning to close the net?"
"Close the net?"
"Eldest Princess, what do you mean?"
Zhou Zhenwen frowned slightly and asked in confusion.
"Lord Zhou knows that if the funds of the major aristocratic families, the Qingzhou government, and Lord Zhou are withdrawn at this moment, what awaits other traders and people will be that the price of locusts will plummet, and many people who rely on locusts for a living will be displaced. Many people will be displaced. People will go bankrupt, sell their houses, sell their bodies to pay off debts..."
"Is Master Zhou's purpose in coming to Qingzhou just to destroy Qingzhou's economy?"
The eldest princess Huaizhen looked at Zhou Zhenwen with her beautiful eyes, waiting for his answer.
Hearing this, Zhou Zhenwen smiled: "The poor economy is only temporary. After the locust plague is over, everything will recover. Compared with the mess after the locusts, the losses at this moment are just a drop in the bucket! Isn't it?"
"Besides, Her Royal Highness the Princess does not know that the people who can participate in the locust trade are not ordinary farmers. At most, they will only find locusts and sell them, but they will not hoard them. They just trade with cash. What happened this time, I think real farmers have made a lot of profits, but the local bullies who hoard locusts and occupy the land will probably suffer heavy losses this time!!"
"Lord Zhou, do you know how a single move can affect the whole body?" Princess Huaizhen shook her head, "In the short term, farmers and ordinary people will indeed benefit, but the vitality of the aristocratic family will be hurt, the merchants will be hurt, and the landlords will be hurt. If the vitality is lost and the general environment deteriorates, how can the lives of ordinary people be improved?"
"Take it from the people and use it for the people. Once they feel sad, they will take action against the poor people. In this case, if I don't kill Boren, but Boren died because of me, what's the difference?"
"Your Highness, Princess, what you said is wrong." Zhou Zhenwen said in a deep voice: "For them to attack the people, it only shows that they are crazy and unscrupulous. They are extremely vicious people. But for me to attack them, it also shows that I am not What a good person."
"But just because I attacked them and they attacked the people, I cannot be blamed for harming the people. This is unfair to me."
"Besides, everyone is a participant in this game. It's just a matter of who leaves first."
"If the aristocratic family withdraws today and traps me and the Qingzhou government, will Her Royal Highness the eldest princess go to other aristocratic families to say this?"
"Just because I am the winner, Her Royal Highness the Princess cannot come to settle accounts with me, right?"
"There is no such thing as this in the world."
After the eldest princess Huaizhen thought for a while, she sighed: "Hey! I was wrong! Master Zhou, you are right, I can't blame you for this!"
"Although you are the cause, you should not be blamed for the consequences in the future."
"However, the people are so innocent..."
The eldest princess Huaizhen sighed. With her wisdom, it was not difficult to deduce that after this incident, the aristocratic families, merchants, and landlords suffered heavy losses. They did not dare to take action against Zhou Zhenwen and her, nor could they take action against the officials of the Qingzhou government. In the end, they suffered It is the powerless civilians who are suffering.
In the end, it was the people who suffered the disaster.
"Of course the people are innocent, and Her Royal Highness the Princess need not worry. This is only the second step of the plan. Now that I am here, I naturally don't want to see the people of Qingzhou suffer." Zhou Zhenwen said with relief.
"Oh?" Princess Huaizhen's eyes lit up. She looked at Zhou Zhenwen and asked, "Does Mr. Zhou have any clever ideas? Can he change the current situation?"
"Those locusts still need to be dealt with, and the locust business can still continue. After all, if you want to promote locust prevention and control, you still need the efforts of the aristocratic families. In the end, I will sell the locusts in their hands at the price of one penny per locust. Take it back and process it centrally.”
"If it is still edible, we will continue to sell it. If it is not edible, just find a place to burn it and completely eliminate the locusts."
Zhou Zhenwen smiled slightly and said softly.
"A penny for a locust..." the eldest princess Huaizhen murmured to herself. This price was too harsh, and it was basically killing them all.
But she also knew that when the price of locusts came down, after a short transaction, those locusts were worthless and no one would want them. In other words, no one could accept such a huge number of locusts. Instead of letting them rot in their hands, it would be better to If you want to find a place to store it, it is better to burn it directly or sell it to Zhou Zhenwen.
Although the price... is extremely cruel! !
But compared to not getting a penny, they will definitely be willing to trade...
