Grain merchants from other places entering Puyang mainly focus on two aspects.
One is the Mi family in Xuzhou.
Mi Zhu was a super wealthy man and would never let go of this opportunity to make a lot of money. He also had a lot of grain stored in Xuzhou, so he changed his identity and brought a lot of grain to Puyang, preparing to sell it to Cao Cao at a high price.
Cao Cao massacred Xuzhou, although there was hatred between them.
But in the face of absolute interests, hatred can be put aside temporarily.
They just want to make money.
On the other hand, they come from major aristocratic families in Jingzhou.
They occupy the vast land of Jingchu, with large plains and abundant water resources, which are very suitable for the development of agriculture.
Those aristocratic families had so many fields under their names that they couldn't even finish the food they had stored.
Their stored grains were getting moldy and could not be used up. Now they had an opportunity to make a lot of money by selling the grains, so they all wanted to exchange the grains for gold, jewelry and other items. After all, these could not be damaged.
In addition to these two aspects, there are also some families from other areas, but the amount of food shipped is not very large.
"More and more food is coming to Puyang."
"But now food prices are getting lower and lower."
Mi Zhu came to Puyang in person, and they all came with different identities, but nothing was discovered.
Cao Cao didn't bother to check the origins and identities of the grain merchants who came, as long as they were willing to deliver the grain.
Mi Fang said: "Brother, the current price of food is far from as high as we expected. It has dropped to 1,800 yuan per pill."
Mi Zhu said calmly: "According to my speculation, food prices will continue to fall. In fact, we have all been deceived by Cao Cao."
"Cheated?"
Mi Fang was puzzled.
Mi Zhu said: "Behind Cao Cao, there must be some expert guidance, and he is also a master who knows how to do business. First, he deliberately raised the price of food to deceive us. When more and more food came to Puyang, the food price was too high. If we can’t sell it, as long as one person lowers the price at this time, then all our food prices will have to be lowered.”
Mi Fang finally understood something and said in shock: "In other words, after the price of grain plummeted, our grain was either sent back at a loss or sold at a reduced price. Cao Cao deliberately sold all the grain from other places in Yanzhou. Gather in Yanzhou and buy at a lower price?"
"That's right!"
Mi Zhu nodded and said: "We were impulsive and fell into Cao Cao's plan, but Cao Cao's plan was really good."
Mi Fang said: "Then he is not afraid of offending many people?"
Mi Zhu shook his head and smiled: "To this extent, he is still afraid of offending others? From now on, we will continue to wait for the price of food to drop, when it will drop to around 600 yuan, and sell in large quantities. We will not lose money at this price."
If it is any lower, you will definitely lose money.
Not only Mi Zhu, but also all other grain merchants, the price they can afford is around 600 yuan.
It was too high and Cao Cao didn't want to buy it; it was too low and they didn't want to sell it.
Mi Zhu admired the person who made this plan for Cao Cao and even wanted to meet him.
at the same time.
The grain merchants who brought a large amount of grain to Puyang were all discussing the price of grain.
There was a lot of food and the price was high, so they panicked because they couldn't sell it.
Now that food prices are low, they are uneasy because they can't make a lot of money.
However, everyone can guess that raising food prices is Cao Cao's method, and they have no choice but to accept it.
Many foreign grain merchants have similar ideas to Mi Zhu.
No one wants to go back and lose money. As long as it comes to a price they can afford, they are still willing to sell.
Time passed very quickly, and another two days passed.
Food prices vary greatly, and are completely different in the morning and afternoon.
A small drop every hour.
After falling for two days, the price of food finally reached around 600 yuan.
Cao Cao followed Chen Zhou's instructions and knew that it was almost time to purchase, so he ate a large amount of all the grain sent to Yanzhou.
They dug up the belongings obtained by the King of Zhongshan and moved them out box by box.
The exchanged grain was brought back again and again.
Man Chong and the others were extremely busy.
Cao Cao gave Man Chong full responsibility for this matter, and then went to find Chen Zhou to contact him. They walked out of the house together and went to the street outside. They saw various grain merchants busy collecting money for grain, and the people in Puyang were busy When we went back to collect food, the streets were almost filled with these people.
There were even some grain merchants from other places who cried and cried because they couldn't make as much money as they wanted. They felt that they still lost 600 yuan, so they sold the grain in tears.
Local grain merchants do not suffer from freight losses, but they are not much better.
Because when the price increased, some local grain merchants purchased large quantities of grain from foreign merchants and prepared to sell it to Cao Cao at the highest price. Now they lost all their money and climbed up the city wall and wanted to jump off the building.
It's like being trapped in a stock market and having to go to the rooftop to get some wind.
"But the price of food has exposed many human problems!"
Cao Cao stood under the city tower and saw several people from Yanzhou's local aristocratic families above the city tower, crying and asking for justice.
He knows that these people want to make their own money and wait for high positions to sell food.
Such people do not deserve sympathy.
Chen Zhou raised his head to look at the tower, shook his head and said with a smile: "My lord, do you think they really want to jump down? They just want to kill themselves to force my lord to buy grain at a high price to make up for their losses."
Cao Cao nodded and said: "Du Zhi is right. Come, remove all the people who persuaded and rescued them. Remove all the cushions under the city tower. I want to see if they want to jump."
The soldiers on the tower all retreated after receiving the order.
Those aristocratic families who were about to jump off the building continued to cry, but in the end, they found that there was no one there at all, so they all left with curses.
"Sure enough, Watazuki was right."
Cao Cao saw it and laughed.
"Everyone cherishes their lives, especially those from aristocratic families."
Chen Zhou then smiled slightly and said: "After taking these grains, my lord will not be short of food in the next two or three years, right?"
Cao Cao said: "If we only eat it for the army, there will be no shortage for more than three years. But now we have to maintain the livelihood of the people in Yanzhou, which will take at most one year. Fortunately, after the beginning of spring, the weather finally improved, and we can have a harvest this year. We can get through it." There will be no problem for the time being.”
In ancient times, farming depended entirely on the weather.
If it doesn't rain, it will be useless no matter how many fields you plant.
Chen Zhou could feel the helplessness of the ancients, but he could not change anything for them. He sighed: "It seems that God is also helping my lord."
"If God helps me, it won't be so difficult for me."
Cao Cao smiled bitterly and continued: "But it's true that Du Zhi helped me. By the way, Du Zhi is free tomorrow, right? You are our hero. I want to invite you home and sit down, as a celebration for you. feast."
He looked at Chen Zhou expectantly.
"My lord invited me, even if I don't have time, I still have to make time."
Chen Zhou readily agreed.
"I knew Watari would come."
The more Cao Cao saw Chen Zhou's abilities, the more he wanted to win Chen Zhou to his side.
With Chen Zhou's help, he can achieve great success!
