Chang'an's largest mutual market.
The sounds of selling and bargaining are endless.
But with the arrival of Wei Shuyu and others, everything became quiet.
"What are you doing here?"
The old farmer sneered: "You won't finish your tea and want to buy some food to go back, right?"
Um?
Wei Shuyu touched his chin and thought for a while.
"good idea."
Turning his head, Wei Shuyu looked at Wei Zheng.
"Dad, can I buy you some spinach and vinegar?"
"good."
Wei Zheng stroked his beard and smiled, and suddenly seemed to remember something: "Buy another hen and make soup for your mother."
"Okay."
Wei Shuyu agreed and started looking for Yiai to pay for the house...
Why?
Where are people?
"Where's Xiao Ai'ai?" Wei Shuyu asked Cui Shenji.
"It's unethical."
Cui Shenji shook his head: "Maybe I didn't have the money to settle the bill, so Yu Zhuxuan deducted it."
"That's it..."
Wei Shuyu said indifferently: "Then let him do whatever he wants."
From Bing Pavilion to Wenyun Pavilion, dividends had been paid out for several months, and Fang Yiai was stunned that he had not saved a single penny.
The lesson.
"Wei Shuyu!"
The old farmer roared angrily: "There are so many people waiting for your answer, can you be more serious?"
Huh?
Is this mouth not blocked?
Wei Shuyu glanced at Cui Shenji.
Cui Shenji waved his hand.
The friends immediately swarmed over...
"You...you want to bully others again!"
The old farmer's voice was filled with fear.
Whoosh.
Cui Shenji is a monkey stealing peaches.
"How about bullying you?"
"You still want to resist?"
The old farmer was angry.
But when he asked for help and looked at everyone, no one came forward.
After Wei Shuyu's explanation, the people had already woken up.
"I told you to shut up, so you have to interrupt!"
Wei Shuyu muttered: "Aren't you looking for a fight?"
Looking for something to smoke?
oh.
I haven't whipped him yet.
Cui Shenji waved his hand and took the old farmer to the corner.
"You...ah."
"Stop fighting...ah."
"Let me go quickly, I want to sue the court... ah."
"Help...help ah ah ah..."
Listening to the screams in their ears, everyone just felt a flock of crows flying overhead.
Is it really okay for you to hit people so blatantly?
"Sorry, a little incident."
Wei Shuyu smiled and said: "Next, let's continue talking about the advantages of the Commercial Department."
"If it were me, you might think it's a delay."
"Then I'll just find someone."
Wei Shuyu glanced around and finally landed on an aunt carrying a cloth bag.
"Auntie, can I ask you a question?"
When the aunt saw everyone looking at her, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.
But seeing that the person questioning him was a child, he felt a little relieved.
"What do you want to ask?" The aunt's eyes were wary.
"It's just a little thing."
Wei Shuyu smiled and tried his best to look harmless: "I just saw you bought a bucket of coarse grains, right?"
"What do you want to do?"
The aunt became even more wary and subconsciously hid the bag behind her back.
"Auntie, don't panic."
"I am an official of the imperial court."
Wei Shuyu pointed at Wei Zheng again: "This is my father Wei Zheng. I just want to ask you a few questions."
Wei Zheng?
The aunt looked at Wei Zheng in shock: "Are you Zheng Guogong?"
"I'm disturbing my aunt."
Wei Zheng smiled and bowed: "I wonder if you can let my son ask a few questions?"
"okay."
The aunt nodded.
Apparently he had also heard about Wei Zheng.
Turning to look at Wei Shuyu: "What do you want to ask?"
"May I ask how much this coarse grain costs?"
"Seven cents per cup of rice."
Wei Shuyu smiled and asked, "Isn't the price a bit expensive?"
The aunt explained: "The grain I bought is new and can be stored at home for a longer period of time, so it is a bit expensive."
Wei Shuyu's frown was relieved.
"Then how much does this old grain cost?"
"Four or five dollars, it depends on the quality and category."
"Thank you, auntie."
Wei Shuyu took out a penny and said, "This penny will be my thank you gift."
"It's absolutely impossible."
The aunt waved her hands repeatedly: "I just say a few words and get paid. If people find out, they will gossip about me behind my back."
Fine.
Wei Shuyu didn't insist too much.
After saying a few nice words, he let her go.
"You can hear me."
Wei Shuyu shouted to everyone: "There is a huge difference between the prices of new grains and old grains."
Everyone whispered.
There was an earthquake a few days ago, and the price of food rose slightly.
Old grain costs five cents and new grain six cents.
But now the price of new grain has increased.
"Are you curious why the price of new grains has increased?"
As he said that, the smile on Wei Shuyu's face faded: "This is led by our Commercial Department!"
Wow.
Everyone was shocked.
Wei Shuyu dared to raise food prices!
"Ha ha……"
The old farmer came back again and saw him laughing wildly: "Admit it, if you dare to raise the price of food without authorization, you will be dead!"
"Shut up!"
Wei Shuyu shouted sharply: "Stop his mouth!"
"oh oh."
Cui Shenji took off a friend's socks domineeringly.
"..."
The little friend's eyes were filled with tears.
"Are you curious why the Ministry of Commerce did this?" Wei Shuyu said with a smile.
"Please ask Mr. Wei to clear up the confusion!"
Some people stood up and asked in cooperation.
"it's actually really easy……"
Wei Shuyu nodded: "The imperial court has been committed to lowering food prices so that everyone can afford food. In fact, there is something fundamentally wrong with this policy."
What?
Everyone was shocked.
Even Wei Zheng frowned.
"Dad, don't worry."
Wei Shuyu explained: "I wrote a memorial to His Majesty about this matter. I don't know whether it was rejected..."
Oh, I've been to the memorial, so that's okay.
Wei Zheng continued to stroke his beard and listened to the developments.
"What is business?"
Wei Shuyu took a few steps back and forth...
"The small righteousness of business is to seek personal gain."
"The righteousness of business is to seek benefits for the people!"
Wei Shuyu looked at everyone and said with a smile...
"Don't underestimate the merchants."
“It’s a great merit to earn the price difference!”
Everyone was impatient.
After listening for so long, they actually liked watching Xiao Wei speak.
"Mr. Wei, don't shut up, let's get to the point." Some people urged.
"OK!"
Wei Shuyu smiled and nodded: "The imperial court lowered the price of food so that everyone can afford food!"
"But he ignored it..."
"If food is suppressed to the extreme, your living conditions will never be improved!"
"In other words..."
"You have worked hard for a whole year, and you are still a pauper!"
"..."
Everyone's head is full of black lines.
Swearing, right?
Do you still want to taste the feeling of being besieged by us?
"Haven't you ever thought about selling the new grain and replacing it with old grain, so that you can earn an extra price difference?"
"Then you can use the difference to buy clothes, furniture, etc. to improve your living conditions to a higher level?"
Um?
Can you still do this?
Everyone stared with disbelief on their faces.
But the heart couldn't help but beat faster!
For them, there is not much difference between eating old food and eating new food.
Sell it for seven cents and buy it for four cents.
The price difference is a whole three cents!
Maybe the middleman will make a little difference.
But even if it’s just one more penny per bucket, it’s still a considerable amount of income…
"Shizhong Wei, I understand what you said."
"But how does this businessman make money? Doesn't he give us money for free?"
