"Brother Zhao, do you also think you are ridiculous?"
"Haha, since you only focus on business itself, you are not a qualified businessman."
"A real businessman should broaden his horizons and look at the world."
Zhao Li felt that he was already winning, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
"Overview of the world? Then tell me, what kind of overview of the world does it mean?"
Qin Feng was not in a hurry to answer.
First, let Qin Xiaofu collect all the money in front of him.
A full dozen is worth 120,000 taels of silver.
Then he pointed at Zhao Zan and looked at Zhao Li with a smile: "Your brother is yours."
Zhao Li was stunned for a moment, but he didn't expect Qin Feng to be so happy.
Why is this guy acting so unreasonably?
But……
There is nothing to be afraid of!
The initiative in Yanshou County has been firmly grasped by Zhao Li.
Qin Feng must have known that he had no chance of winning, so he took the initiative to show his kindness.
That must be it!
Zhao Zan felt like he was being pardoned, got up from the ground, and quickly hid behind Zhao Li.
"Brother, thank you for coming."
"Only you can check and balance Qin Feng!"
For the first time in his life, Zhao Zan admired Zhao Li so much.
Zhao Li snorted lightly, ignored this useless brother, and stared at Qin Feng.
"Young master Qin, who is famous all over the world, just gives up? Hahaha, it's really better to see it than to hear it a hundred times!"
"But having said that, I do admire Mr. Qin."
"He who knows the current affairs is a hero."
"Cut your losses decisively and do not continue to throw money into the bottomless pit. This decisiveness can be regarded as the quality that a businessman should have."
Qin Feng didn't get angry at all no matter how proud Zhao Li was.
Because in Qin Feng's heart, Zhao Li was already a corpse.
Especially since Qin Feng came to Yanshou County and Zhao Li immediately bought grain on a large scale, Zhao Li was doomed to fail.
"Admit defeat? Sorry, that word doesn't exist in my dictionary."
"As for the quality of a businessman, you are not qualified to teach me how to do business."
Qin Feng's eyes fell on the money box in front of him.
"There are a total of 100,000 taels of silver in it, plus the jewelry, it counts to 120,000 taels."
"Brother Zhao, do you know how much food can be bought with these 120,000 taels of silver?"
What is this problem?
Even a small merchant can figure it out immediately.
In Zhao Li's opinion, Qin Feng has lost his mind.
In this case, let's see what other tricks this guy can do!
Zhao Li blurted out with a proud smile on his face.
"Four million stones!"
Qin Feng nodded: "You are calculating the normal price."
"If it's left in Yanshou County, how much can I buy?"
Zhao Li was thoughtful and making secret calculations.
"Between five million and six million stones."
Qin Feng raised his eyebrows: "How much exactly?"
Zhao Li felt impatient for a while.
But in order to make Qin Feng accept his fate, he still needs this little energy.
Immediately the abacus clicked in my mind.
After a moment, he responded coldly: "Round up, 5.7 million stones."
Due to the low productivity of this era, the yield per mu was no more than two stones.
For a normal family of three, the annual food ration is about twenty to thirty kilograms.
If we take the compromise, twenty-five stones.
These 120,000 taels of silver are enough to buy food rations for more than 200,000 households.
In other words, Zhao Li used 120,000 taels of silver in exchange for Zhao Zan's life.
The life of Zhao Zan is worth the lives of 200,000 households.
The lives of the people are really no better than a piece of grass.
Qin Feng took a deep breath and suppressed the anger secretly burning in his heart.
He continued to ask: "If I buy military rations, how much can I buy?"
Hearing the word 'military rations', Zhao Li had a vague premonition in his heart.
Still bracing himself, he answered in a deep voice.
"Based on the price of grain in Yanshou County, it will double."
Qin Feng nodded and said lightly: "That's 11.04 million stones."
Zhao Li was more thoughtful and quickly added.
"Military rations cannot be calculated entirely based on grain prices."
"Although Daliang has long had standards for pricing military rations."
"But if it is transported from the production area to the military camp, especially the border military camp."
"Including all kinds of losses on the road, it's at least fifty coins and one stone."
Of course, Qin Feng understood this. If it weren't for the excessive loss of military rations, Daliang's law would not explicitly limit the price of military rations.
Otherwise, every time there is a war, military rations alone will empty the national treasury.
"Brother Zhao, I don't need you to worry about the cost of transporting food and the loss on the road."
This doesn't sound right!
The smile on Zhao Li's face disappeared and he suddenly became serious.
"Qin Feng, what do you mean?"
"Your title of Marquis of Ten Thousand Households has long been deposed by the saint, and now you are just a commoner."
"How do you, a common man, care about military rations?"
Lin Ziyi was also confused and didn't understand what the relationship between military rations and Yanshou County was.
Qin Feng shrugged his shoulders, with a matter-of-fact look on his face.
"It's true that I am a commoner, but this person next to me is not."
Ning Hu, who had been standing nearby silently, stared.
"What's the matter? I, the Marquis of Qianhu, can't do it?"
"Or, as the deputy general of Beixi County, I can't suppress you?"
Zhao Li's heart skipped a beat.
At this moment, he suddenly realized.
Although Qin Feng is a commoner, his status is frighteningly high.
As a Qianhuhou, Ning Hu also stood loyally beside Qin Feng like a guard.
It can be said that Qin Feng, who has no title or official status, even the three princes of the dynasty had to treat Qin Feng politely when they saw him!
Qin Feng didn't give Zhao Li time to react.
He blurted out: "Brother Zhao, do you know that the Beidi delegation is about to enter Beijing recently?"
Zhao Li clenched his fists and responded cautiously: "I know!"
Qin Feng took advantage of the situation and added: "But I haven't entered Beijing yet."
Zhao Li frowned. He had been doing business all his life, so he didn't know anything about the affairs of the court.
For Zhao Li, the Beidi delegation's visit to Beijing for peace talks was simply out of reach and not something he should worry about.
"What does the Beidi Mission have to do with my Zhao family?"
"Is it possible that those barbarians wanted to rob me on their way to Beijing?"
Qin Feng pressed his hand and signaled Zhao Li not to be too excited.
He explained unhurriedly: "The mission has not arrived in Beijing yet, which means that the peace talks have not started yet."
"As long as there is no peace talks, it means that the war between Daliang and Beidi is not over yet."
"Brother Zhao, our Daliang is still in a state of war readiness and the crisis has not been resolved."
"So, in order to prevent accidents from happening, I bought some military rations and sent them to the north to prepare for emergencies. Is it reasonable?"
Zhao Li took a breath.
Finally understood what Qin Feng was planning!
From the beginning, Qin Feng dug a big hole for him.
But Zhao Li didn't know it and jumped into the pit in a daze.
"Qin... Qin Feng, you have no say in purchasing military rations!"
Seeing that Zhao Li was still trying to fight to the death, Qin Feng couldn't help but sneered: "I don't have the final say. My father, the Minister of War, can have the final say, right?"
"I have three northern generals, three lieutenants, a Qianhuhou, plus Prince Ming and the Crown Prince. Can they all have the final say?"
Zhao Li's face turned pale and bloodless, and he couldn't help but staggered two steps.
