The crown prince of the Ming Dynasty, the three northern generals, and the three lieutenants all have the power to purchase grain.
But...their hands can't reach Yanshou County at all.
Even if King Ming personally issued the grain purchase warrant, Zhao Li could just regard it as waste paper and throw it aside.
But if it were the big shots in the north and Qin Feng who was in Yanshou County, the nature would be different.
Qin Feng is the hand extending from the north!
This is why Qin Feng left the "Tu Emperor" in the north inappropriately and insisted on running back to Kyoto to be arranged by the Li royal family.
Kyoto, this fertile land, cannot be abandoned at any time.
Qin Feng looked at the four large boxes of gold and silver jewelry in front of him.
He didn't give Zhao Li any chance to react, so he went straight to the point.
"You can transport these 120,000 taels of silver back."
"11.04 million shi of grain, a fraction of that."
"You must transport 1,100 shi of grain to Qin's Grain House before dawn tomorrow."
"As for how to transport it to the north, I have my own way."
"If Brother Zhao wants to help me transport it, that would be great. I will remember this kindness."
As soon as he said this, Zhao Li took two steps back and turned pale.
It seemed like he had been quite frightened.
"You can find a way to transport food yourself!"
"etc!"
"Qin Feng, I haven't agreed to sell you military rations yet."
Qin Feng raised his eyebrows and said with sharp eyes: "I'm not discussing with you."
Qin Feng took the pen and paper handed over by Qin Xiaofu, wrote a few words casually, and threw the food purchase order in front of Zhao Li.
"I will issue this grain purchase order on behalf of King Ming."
"Just execute it. I've paid all the money. Do you want to default on it?"
Zhao Li was stunned.
These 120,000 taels of silver were originally his own.
Qin Feng actually used Zhao Li's money to buy Zhao Li's grain.
And it’s still eleven million stones in one breath...
Ever since the Zhao family started lowering prices, they had only received 20 million shi of grain despite all calculations.
Remove the 10 million stones of food that have been sold.
That is to say, all the existing inventory of the Zhao Family Grain Account was 'dumped' to Qin Feng, leaving a gap of one hundred shi of grain.
This is not just as simple as losing 120,000 taels of silver.
The price of military rations is only half of the price in Yanshou County.
Inside and outside, the Zhao family lost a total of 240,000 taels of silver.
The most critical point.
These grains are the strategic reserves of the Zhao family to suppress grain prices.
Without food in hand, we can no longer influence food prices.
With demand, food prices will slowly rise until they return to the normal range.
All the efforts of the Zhao family will be in vain.
"Qin Feng, you are going too far!"
"If you take out real money, this business is not impossible."
"But you want to take eleven million stones of food from my Zhao family without taking any money? What a dream!"
Although Zhao Li has learned about Qin Feng's methods.
I know that this person is extremely dangerous.
But Zhao Li had no choice but to fight head-on.
The Zhao family's pillar industry cannot be ruined in one's own hands.
Faced with Zhao Li's desperate struggle.
Qin Feng was no longer willing to waste any more words and said bluntly: "What, you want to disobey me and be disrespectful?"
Zhao Li's back was already covered with cold sweat, and he mustered up the courage to point at Qin Feng and roar.
"Bully!"
"You can bully serious businessmen like us just because you have military power?"
As soon as he said this, Qin Feng couldn't help laughing.
"Hahaha, when you were doing those bully things, why didn't you expect that one day you would be suppressed by other bullies?"
"I happily accept this reputation as a bully!"
"As for serious business people? You deserve it!"
"After eating upstream and downstream, for your own selfish interests, regardless of the life and death of the people in Liang, can you afford the word 'serious'?"
Zhao Li clenched his fists tightly and gritted his teeth.
"Aren't you afraid of angering the Central Plains Imperial Party when you act like this?"
Zhao Li did not mention the "Central Plains Imperial Party", but Qin Feng was still angry.
He immediately slapped the table, stood up, and shouted angrily.
"The Central Plains Imperial Party should have taken the common people of the world as its own responsibility!"
"Now, all I see is power."
"Why be afraid of such a young man!"
"If you want to hope that hugging the God's Party will make me turn against you, then I advise you to give up."
"Whoever dares to attack the livelihood of the people of Daliang will die!"
"Don't say it's you, even if the imperial party is in front of you, I will do as you are told!"
Zhao Li's last illusion was completely shattered.
Zhao Li knew very well that as long as he dared to reject Qin Feng, then Qin Feng would dare to kill his two brothers directly.
After all, such daring things are commonplace for Qin Feng.
Zhao Li had no choice.
From the moment he walked through the door...
No!
To be precise, it was from the moment Zhao Zan disrespected Qin Feng in public.
The outcome is already determined.
Either hand over food or take your life!
Choose one of the two, no matter which way you choose, the Zhao family will lose blood!
Zhao Li took a long breath and finally compromised.
He bowed deeply to Qin Feng, his words filled with helplessness and admiration.
"Young Master Qin's great achievements have long been famous all over the world. Although I am familiar with them, you can only feel the methods of Young Master Qin when you actually meet him."
"I will lose to Young Master Qin. I will not give in."
"I'm just begging Mr. Qin to show your noble hand and let me, Mr. Zhao, live."
Hearing this, Qin Feng sat back on his chair.
He picked up the tea cup and took a sip.
The hostility in his eyes had dissipated, and he looked at Zhao Li with interest.
"Showing your noble hand? Mr. Zhao, how do you say this?"
"You, Mrs. Zhao, have a big family and a big business. You won't collapse just because of a mere ten million shi of food, right?"
Food, unlike other goods, increases on time every year.
The price of new grain is higher than that of old grain.
Therefore, grain merchants rarely store grain for a long time, but sell it during the season.
All big businessmen maintain huge grain transport teams.
Especially in Yanshou County, a large number of grain merchants gathered, and the vast grain transport teams came and went in and out of the city, which was quite spectacular.
A cart of grain, if added a few yards, would be as much as forty stones.
Even a human-driven 'wheelbarrow' can transport eight to nine stones at a time.
Taking Yanshou County as an example, not to mention the whole year, just one season alone, the amount of grain imported and exported is 30 million shi!
If the new grain is added to the old grain, it is an astronomical figure, equivalent to half a year's rations for the people in the north.
These eleven million stones of food may seem like a lot, but with the strength of the Zhao family, they can't afford it.
Zhao Li's posture was extremely low, and his words were completely different from the previous confrontation that was full of gunpowder.
"Master Qin has the power in his hands. As long as you are willing, you can issue ten or eight more grain purchase orders at any time."
"My Zhao family cannot afford to play with Mr. Qin."
"As long as Mr. Qin shows his favor, our Zhao family is willing to withdraw from Yanshou County."
Qin Feng admired Zhao Li's decisiveness.
