It's almost time.
As time goes by slowly.
Sun Daohua transferred 100,000 stones of grain and grass to Zhuolu and Juyong.
The news of the move to sell grain at a fair price spread throughout Juyang City at a rapid speed.
Affected by Sun Daohua's successive big moves.
Although the sun was shining brightly in Juyang City at this time.
However, all the foreign families and businessmen staying in Juyang City felt that the sun was blocked by dark clouds.
The dull breath made him feel suffocated all the time.
Not long after.
Arrive as promised.
The fear that made people suffocate all the time completely broke out.
South of Juyang City.
An empty corner of Granary Street.
In front of the Liujia rice and grain store, which was newly opened less than half a month ago.
Three young men squatted on top of full grain bags.
Chatting with each other.
From time to time, one or two yawns would sound at inappropriate times.
I do not know how long it has been.
Just when all three of them were falling asleep.
A rather antique carriage suddenly came galloping from a distance.
If it was two or three days ago.
Not to mention the antique horse-drawn carriages galloping along Granary Street.
It is already 100% remarkable that it can drive into Granary Street.
Granary Street at that time.
It was really a huge crowd of people, one after another.
And now...
Empty like a ghost street.
Tens of breaths later.
The speeding carriage suddenly stopped in front of Liu's rice and grain shop.
After hearing the sound of rolling wheels and the painful neighing of horses.
The three young men immediately stood up from their full grain bags.
After seeing clearly the style of the carriage.
The curse that was about to burst out suddenly returned to his mouth again.
And disappearing with it was the deep drowsiness.
Just as the three young men cheered up and crossed the piles of rice and grain, they walked quickly towards the carriage.
The young master, who was dressed in gorgeous brocade clothes and had an extremely white complexion, quickly jumped out of the carriage.
"Greetings to the third young master."
"Greetings to the third young master."
"Greetings to the third young master."
The three young men rushed to Master Liu San and bowed respectfully.
"Where's Liu Cai!"
"Get that bitch Liu Cai out of here and see me!"
Young Master Liu San jumped out of the carriage, not caring to tidy up his gorgeous brocade clothes that were messy and smelled of smoke powder.
Not to mention taking care of three insignificant guys.
He rushed straight towards the rice grain store.
Just when he was about to reach the counter.
A middle-aged man with a big belly rushed out of the backyard panting.
"Three...third young master."
"You...you are finally back!"
The middle-aged man with a big belly looked excited and panted, cupping his hands and saluting.
"I'm finally back?"
"I'm finally back?!"
"If I don't come back, you're a thief! All the twenty-eight thousand dan of food will be lost!"
"I'm finally back!"
"Liu Cai, you bastard! So many big things happened in Juyang City!"
"Why didn't you send someone to tell me earlier!"
"Now that I've come to Yandi to sell grain, who's in charge? Are you in charge! Or am I in charge?!"
"Do you still have eyes for me, the third young master?"
"Do you still see my father?!"
Young Master Liu San was instantly furious when he heard this, and then he was scolded.
Hear this.
The shopkeeper of Liu's rice grain store named Liu Cai suddenly had endless beads of sweat on his fat face.
He was willing to refute, and he clearly sent people to Hongxiu Zhao several times to report the great changes in the city.
But the people sent by Naihe arrived at the time of Hongxiu's move.
Young Master Liu San was hugging him from left to right, showing great interest.
Or Lingding is drunk and unconscious.
The people he sent were always turned away.
In desperation, Liu Cai even ordered people to bribe Hongxiu to recruit servants.
The purpose was to inform Young Master Liu San of the great changes in Juyang City as soon as possible.
As for why not just break in or forcefully wake up Young Master Liu San?
For those who did this before, the grass on their graves is now more than three feet high.
"say something!"
"Are you mute?!"
"Don't think that if you don't speak, it's over!"
"What if these 28,000 dan of grain are thrown into my hands!"
"When we get back to Hejian! See how my father will deal with you!"
In the Liu family's rice and grain shop, Mr. Liu San's face was red and he was panting and cursing "angry".
And in front of him.
Although dense beads of sweat continued to flow down Liu Cai's forehead.
But from beginning to end, he never raised his hand to wipe it.
There was no intention of retorting at all.
It's not that he doesn't want to, it's that he doesn't dare.
Young Master Liu San scolded him angrily for a quarter of an hour.
Only then did he calm down the "angry" in his heart a little.
"Don't you like to be in charge?!"
"This has happened now! Tell me what to do!"
A quarter of an hour later, Young Master Liu San breathed roughly for more than a hundred breaths, and then asked sharply.
"Go back to the third young master."
"Then Governor Sun may have been planning to sell grain at low prices for a long time."
"Since ancient times, people have not fought with officials."
"This incident is the inevitable trend."
"There is nothing you and I can do about it."
"Therefore, let's rely on the humble opinion."
"The only way to survive is to cut off the tail in time."
Liu Cai let the sweat slip into his eyes without blinking, and spoke in a deep voice with great determination.
"Is this how to survive by cutting off your tail?!"
"Come here quickly! Stop showing off!"
Young Master Liu San was overjoyed when he heard this, and then he quickly asked.
Although he went through all kinds of hardships to get this "beautiful job" of transporting grain from the river to Yan to sell it.
But Liu Cai coordinated everything along the way, big and small.
And he was just responsible for nodding.
"Go back to the third young master."
"Selling food at reduced prices!"
"Sell all the food in hand in the shortest possible time!"
Liu Cai gritted his teeth and answered decisively in a deep voice.
"Selling food at reduced prices?"
"How much lower?!"
Young Master Liu San asked with surprise on his face after hearing this.
"One, two, four, one stone!"
Liu Cai answered without hesitation.
"One, two, four, one stone?!"
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
"If I remember correctly."
"A lot of the food we have is purchased from along the way at the price of two, two, three, and one stone!"
"If it is sold outside for one, two, four, or one stone."
"Don't you and I lose nearly one tael of silver for one stone of food?"
"When has my Liu family ever made a loss-making business in all these years?!"
Young Master Liu San refused without hesitation when he heard this.
In the land of Youzhou, there was the snow disaster of Liao in the past, and the rain and famine of Yan and Dai later.
Affected by the snowstorm in Liaodong, the food supply in surrounding counties and counties in previous years increased from 700 to 800 cash per shi to 8900 cash or even 1 tael of silver per shi.
later.
Floods broke out in Yan and Dai at the same time.
Affected by this, the price of food has risen again in the surrounding counties and counties, including the counties closest to Yan and Dai.
The price of food has also risen to around three taels of silver.
Naturally, the increase in food prices in counties that are relatively far away will be correspondingly weak.
And what Sun Daohua did was selling grain at a fair price.
The so-called parity price refers to the price before the thunder in the first month of Yandi.
That is one tael of silver and one stone of grain.
Inside Liu's rice and grain store.
Liu Cai frowned slightly when he heard this.
"Third Young Master."
"At this time, if the grain is sold at the price of one, two, four, and one stone."
"Of course we will lose a lot."
"But it is better than waiting for others to take the lead and food prices to fall across the board before taking action."
"If we wait until food prices drop completely before taking action."
"We will most likely lose everything."
Liu Cai took a deep breath silently, and then spoke out words of persuasion with an extremely solemn expression.
"If you say no, you can't!"
"It's okay to reduce prices! It's okay not to make money!"
"But you must never do a losing business!"
After hearing this, Young Master Liu San clearly refused without any room for negotiation.
"Then...then how much do you think it should be lowered?"
Liu Cai took another deep breath quietly, and then asked with despair.
"Please give me some time to think about it."
Upon hearing this, Young Master Liu San waved his hand, signaling Liu Cai not to disturb him.
Nearly half an hour later.
Young Master Liu San looked at Liu Cai again.
"Three taels of silver and one stone!"
"Below this price! Don't sell even a grain of grain!"
"This young master really doesn't believe it! It has dropped from seven taels of silver per stone to three taels of silver per stone and no one is selling it!"
"We can't let all the people in Juyang City be untouchables. We would rather wait in line all day than spend more money to save time and effort."
Young Master Liu San said with confidence.
As soon as this statement came out.
Liu Cai felt endless despair in his heart.
The reason why he suggested one, two, four, and one stone just now was not based on groundless talk.
It is the final price that was set after countless careful deliberation.
And the reason why it is priced like this.
Firstly, it’s because the cheap grain sales outside the South City Gate are extremely popular nowadays.
The thirty long queues that have never seen their tail have shown no signs of decreasing in the past two days.
Instead, it grew stronger.
The second reason is that Shanggu County Government only sells food rations for three days per household at a time.
You will have to start all over again after three days.
If you start all over again.
God knows we can only buy another three days of rations in the Year of the Monkey and the Horse.
During this period, the whole family can't wait hungry, right?
If grain is sold at a price that is 30 to 40% higher than the market price at this time.
It will definitely attract a large number of people who have some extra money and will continue to wait for a long time.
And if the selling price is half or even more than half the market price.
At that time, many people would rather continue to starve and wait than pay high prices for food.
Even if someone is desperate and willing to pay a high price to buy grain, they will never buy too much at once.
You may even only be able to buy enough food for two or three days at a time.
Although Liu Cai's ancestors and grandchildren have been servants of the Liu family for three generations.
But after all, he is a person who has been in the market all year round.
That's why.
Only then did he understand the thoughts of the people in the market.
That's why the price of one, two, four, and one stone was just set, which is the psychological limit of the common people in the market.
But it's a pity.
A domestic servant will always be a domestic servant.
His position is humble and he speaks lightly.
In front of Liu's rice and grain shop.
Seeing Liu Cai's face looking strange, he said nothing for a long time.
Young Master Liu San could not help but show an extremely obvious look of displeasure on his face.
"how?"
"Do you really think that because my father gave you a surname, you are really part of my Liu family?"
Young Master Liu San had a displeased look on his face and sarcastically said.
"Don't dare."
"Young ones don't dare."
Liu Cai came to his senses instantly after hearing this, and sweat began to form on his forehead again.
"Since you don't dare! Why don't you say anything! Why don't you obey and do as you are told?!"
"Is it possible that you really want to make decisions for me?!"
Young Master Liu San scolded sternly.
"Young man, just do it."
"Young man, just do it."
Upon hearing this, Liu Cai repeatedly raised his hands and agreed.
"This is so true."
"Remember, to be a servant, you have to act like a servant!"
"Okay! I won't go to other shops."
"You can go for a run later."
"If there is another trouble in the future, go to Hongxiu to recruit me as soon as possible."
Young Master Liu San sneered with a displeased look on his face.
The words are over.
Don't wait for Liu Cai to say anything more.
Young Master Liu San walked straight towards the antique carriage.
"My congratulations to the third young master."
Liu Cai took a few deep breaths quietly, then walked quickly to the antique carriage and saluted respectfully.
"My congratulations to the third young master."
When the three waiters saw this, they quickly imitated each other.
Not long after.
Young Master Liu San completely disappeared outside Granary Street in an antique carriage.
"Shopkeeper, what should we do?"
After the carriage completely disappeared on Granary Street, a group of men braved it and asked in a low voice.
"What else can I do?"
"I'll notify the other shopkeepers."
"Go to the backyard and call all the brothers out."
"Leave two or three people to watch the shop."
"The rest are all for me to pick up people on the street."
Liu Cai answered with a bitter look on his face.
"startled."
"You also know, shopkeeper."
"Nowadays, most of the people in the city are queuing up outside the South City Gate."
"Who else is there in the city?"
The clerk at the rice grain store couldn't help being slightly stunned when he heard this, and then spoke in a low voice.
"You can pull as much as you can within the city."
"If it doesn't work, go to the south gate."
Liu Cai briefly calmed down and then spoke in a deep voice.
Not long after.
After sending all the guys away.
Liu Cai then got into a carriage and headed towards other shops.
...
...
Not even halfway through.
In the Juyang City where "haze blocks out the sun".
Suddenly there was a "flat thunder" without warning.
Including the Liujia rice and grain shop on Liangcang Street.
A total of seven Liujia rice and grain stores in Hejian have successively announced major price cuts for grains.
The original price of seven taels of silver per stone dropped to three taels of silver per stone.
Such price cuts are tantamount to completely halving the price of food in Yandi.
Although the Liu family in Hejian is not large, it is at a critical moment for grain prices in Yanland.
This move is tantamount to carving a small opening for the rolling torrent with your own hands when it is about to burst its embankment.
Although this mouthful is small, the chain reaction it triggers is nothing short of earth-shattering!
For a time, countless small and medium-sized businessmen from other places followed suit.
Seven moments later.
Including Zheng’s rice and grain shop on Liangcang Street
Inside.
Eleven Zhengjia rice and grain shops in Zhongshan have successively announced that the price of grain will be adjusted to 2 taels and 9 yuan per stone!
Shen Shi.
The Pang family, the Li family, and the Zhao family in Zhongshan have a total of 21 rice and grain shops.
It was announced one after another that the price of grain would be adjusted to 2 taels and 8 yuan per stone!
It's three o'clock in time.
On the right side of Beiping County are the Lu family, the Peng family, the Ge family, and the Wei family, with a total of 23 rice and grain shops.
They successively announced that they would adjust the price of grain to 20,000 yuan per dan!
Shenshi five o'clock.
Liaodong County Lu family, Liu family, Shi family, Tang family, Meng family.
He family, Meng family, Liu family, Chen family, Zhao family and Xiao family in Liaoxi County.
A total of eleven families and seventy-six rice and grain shops were announced at the same time.
Adjust the selling price of grain to two taels and five qian per stone.
A moment of unity.
The Sun family, Liu family and other families in Zhuo County announced almost at the same time.
The selling price of grain was also adjusted to two taels and five cents per stone.
