At Mao hour the next day.
The sky in the east is a little white.
Juyang City, which had been undercurrents for nearly a whole night, finally gradually returned to its previous peace.
However, it does not matter whether it is a family in Yan Di or a businessman from aristocratic family outside Yan Di.
None of them felt the slightest relief because the sun was still rising.
On the contrary, I felt increasingly uneasy and irritable.
South of Juyang City.
In front of the study room of Qingyunyuan, the ancestral residence of the Zhu family.
Mrs. Meng, who was wearing a simple and elegant dress, gently knocked on the door.
"Dong dong dong."
"Sir, it's dawn."
Mrs. Meng called softly with a distressed look on her face.
Since entering April.
Zhu Guangli is obviously busier day by day.
In recent days, besides going out late at night.
He rarely leaves the study room.
at the same time.
Zhu Guangli's complexion was also visibly looking more and more haggard day by day.
After twenty or thirty breaths.
Accompanied by a soft creaking sound.
With a haggard look on his face, Zhu Guangli gently opened the door.
"You didn't sleep all night again last night?"
Zhu Guangli's eyes were covered with thick dark circles, and his complexion looked much more haggard than yesterday.
A deep feeling of distress instantly appeared on Mrs. Meng's face.
"Wait until this time is over."
"You and I are going out for a few days out of the city."
Zhu Guangli chuckled and got out of the way, but did not directly answer Mrs. Meng's question.
"well."
"I made chicken soup for you."
"Drink it while it's hot."
"In a little while, the housekeepers and shopkeepers will be here."
Mrs. Meng sighed softly and took the food box from the maid next to her.
Then he followed Zhu Guangli to the study.
"Madam's cooking skills are still so good."
Zhu Guangli chuckled and slowly sat down on the Taishi chair.
"Okay you."
"You haven't opened the food box yet, and you smell it?"
Mrs. Meng opened the food box slowly and placed the meals one by one on the desk.
In his busy schedule, he still found time to glance at Zhu Guangli.
"How can a small snack box hide my wife's amazing chef?"
Zhu Guangli chuckled and picked up the wooden chopsticks, picked up a chopstick of vinegar and celery, and put it into his mouth with enjoyment on his face.
"You, you, eat quickly."
"I have to go to Ting'er after you finish eating."
"Yu Rong is about to give birth this month."
Mrs. Meng rolled her eyes at Zhu Guangli again, and then walked slowly to the window sill.
Gently push open the closed window sill and let in fresh air.
"You just go."
"After you finish eating, I'll just ask my servants to clean up."
Zhu Guangli picked out a few pieces of wild ginseng, then picked up the chicken soup and sipped it in small sips.
"Singled out for what."
"Eat them together."
Mrs. Meng turned around and saw Zhu Guangli picking out wild ginseng that was more than 200 years old that he had carefully prepared.
He couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"startled."
"Eat them together?"
Zhu Guangli's mouth was filled with bitterness even before he had eaten.
"Eat them together."
Mrs. Meng nodded seriously.
"Okay...okay..."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Guangli picked up a piece of wild ginseng with a bitter look on his face and put it in his mouth very slowly.
As far as the Zhu family in Shanggu is concerned, he is the head of the family.
As far as the Qingyunyuan family is concerned, he is still the head of the family.
It's just that the head of the family can never be the head of the meal.
"This is the wild tree that is more than five hundred years old.
Wild ginseng, or the two ginseng roots from three to four hundred years ago? "
"Why is it so painful?"
Zhu Guangli took a small bite and then remained silent for more than a hundred breaths with a bitter look on his face.
After more than a hundred breaths, Zhu Guangli suddenly raised his head and asked.
"neither."
Mrs. Meng shook her head slightly and then replied.
"oh?"
Zhu Guangli once again brought the ginseng to his mouth. When Mrs. Meng was not paying attention, he quietly spit out the wild ginseng into his sleeve.
"The old man asked me to give it to Princess Yan for the one that's more than five hundred years old."
"Of the two that are 300 or 400 years old, one should be kept for the old man."
"The other one is half given to Yu Rong, and half is reserved for Wan Ning."
"What you're eating is a pile of food that's over two hundred years old."
"If you want to eat something from 300 to 400 years old, I'll go back to my parents' house after you finish this work."
"My brother should still have two or three Korean ginsengs that are 300 or 400 years old."
Mrs. Meng sat upright on the guest seat and said slowly and quickly.
"Forget it."
"Those Korean ginseng, Brother Meng, are very precious."
"Let's not fight for love."
Zhu Guangli repeated his old trick and once again hid a piece of wild ginseng in the hem of his sleeve.
"correct."
"Is there any movement over Wan Ning?"
Zhu Guangli picked up a piece of wild ginseng again and then asked slowly.
"not yet."
"Did you say that you would take Wan Ning to Yunquan Temple to burn incense and worship Buddha in a while?"
After hearing this, Mrs. Meng shook her head helplessly, and then asked.
In the blink of an eye, Zhu Guangli hid several pieces of wild ginseng again.
"No need to go to such trouble."
"Your Majesty is a person whom the Buddha cares about."
"Just let nature take its course."
Zhu Guangli shook his head slightly when he heard this.
The reason for this question.
It's nothing more than trying to divert Mrs. Meng's attention.
Now that the goal has been achieved, there will be no more words on the issue of Prince Yan's heirs.
"makes sense."
When Mrs. Meng heard this, the matter of Buddha's bone relics instantly came to her mind, and then she couldn't help but nodded.
"It's getting late."
"Madam, it's time to go to Ting'er to see Yurong."
Zhu Guangli chuckled and took the initiative to put away the dishes.
"oh."
Mrs. Meng has still not fully recovered from the incident of Buddha's bone relics.
When he came back to his senses completely.
He had already left the study under Zhu Guangli's half push and half send.
"Did you really eat all the wild ginseng?"
Mrs. Meng stood in front of the study door and couldn't help but ask.
"Eat, eat."
"It's getting late, Madam, please go quickly."
In the study, Zhu Guangli took out several pieces of wild ginseng from his sleeves and quickly buried them under an extremely lush green plant.
"oh."
Although Mrs. Meng had doubts on her face, she saw that it was getting late, so she had no choice but to leave with her maid.
Zhu Guangli waited quietly for a moment.
There was no movement outside the closed study door for a long time.
I couldn't help but feel completely relieved.
Zhu Guangli calmed down for a moment, then took out a brand new account book from the left side of the desk.
He looked through it carefully with an extremely serious expression.
Not long after.
Several housekeepers and big shopkeepers from the Zhu Mansion jointly requested to see him.
Zhu Guangli, who had been awake almost all night, once again threw himself into the intense work.
.......
.......
It's almost time.
When the sun rises three poles high.
A servant of Qingyun Court suddenly rushed straight to Qingyun Court from outside.
As soon as Fang was admitted to the hospital, he ran straight towards the study.
"Dong dong dong."
"master."
The servant of Qingyunyuan panted and walked to the study door, and then gently knocked on the door.
In the study room of Qingyunyuan.
Zhu Guangli couldn't help but pause his words after hearing this.
Then he faced the stewards and shopkeepers below and waved his hands slightly: "Go back and wait for orders."
"Yes." Upon hearing this, several housekeepers and chief shopkeepers stood up and saluted respectfully.
After several housekeepers and big shopkeepers completely disappeared from the study.
Zhu Guangli waved his hand slightly towards the servant standing on one side of the door, gesturing for him to come in.
It's not because the servant doesn't know etiquette.
But it has something to say first.
This statement means, "The price of food in the city is more important than anything else. Everything related to the price of food in the city must be reported as soon as possible."
"yes."
Outside the study, the servants who had been paying attention to Zhu Guangli's movements from the corner of their eyes quickly saluted respectfully.
"Master Qi."
"The Chen family in Pingshu City, Daijun, and the Huang family in Taoren City have successively announced price reductions."
"Reducing the price of food from 2, 25 qian per shi to 2, 23 qian per shi."
The servants of Qingyun Court walked quickly to Zhu Guangli three steps away, and then bowed respectfully again.
"The Chen family in Pingshu City, Daijun, and the royal family in Taoren City."
"The price of grain has dropped from 2, 25 qian per dan to 2, 23 qian per dan."
Zhu Guangli couldn't help but droop his eyelids when he heard this, and murmured in a low voice.
If it is according to the original plan.
Before night falls today.
The Zhu and Fan families will take out the fire at the same time.
Reduce the price of grain to one, two, four, and one stone.
As for whether this move will cause public outrage like the Liu family in Hejian.
The answer is undoubtedly yes.
However.
With the strength of the Zhu and Fan families in Shanggu County.
How could he care whether a group of foreign aristocratic families and merchants were angry or not?
No matter how angry a group of foreign aristocratic families are over this matter.
He also dared not touch a single hair of the Zhu and Fan families in the land of Yan.
As for future business overseas?
All the bustle in the world is for benefit, and all the hustle and bustle in the world is for benefit.
As long as there are enough benefits, enemies can also become "close" friends.
Most of the anger that went on to show off this time was absorbed by the county governor Sun Daohua early on.
In the study room of Qingyunyuan.
After Zhu Guangli pondered for a moment, he slowly raised his eyelids and looked at the servant in front of him.
"If the notice continues, everything will continue as usual."
Zhu Guangli calmed down for a moment, then gave instructions in a deep voice.
"yes."
Upon hearing this, the servants of Qingyun Academy quickly bowed their hands and saluted again, and then quickly exited the study.
After the servants of Qingyunyuan completely disappeared from the study.
Zhu Guangli stood up from the imperial chair and walked slowly to the open window sill.
"The Chen family in Pingshu City, Daijun."
"The Huang family in Daijun Taorencheng."
Zhu Guangli stood by the open window sill, quietly looking at the scenery in the distance.
In his mind, he kept thinking about the Chen family in Pingshu City and the Huang family in Taoren City.
Last night, there was a discussion in the other courtyard of Xianju Pavilion.
Including him, everyone thought that if there were no accidents, the price of food in Juyang City would remain at two taels and five cents per stone in the next few days.
However, no one expected that before they took action, some people could no longer hold back.
"That's fine."
"This will save you a lot of trouble."
Zhu Guangli thought for a moment, then suddenly grinned softly.
As for the Chen family in Pingshu City and the Huang family in Taoren City?
These two families are obviously scapegoats who have been withdrawn.
As for who the people behind the scenes are.
What is the purpose of this move?
Zhu Guangli, who was sitting firmly on the top of the mountain with Prince Yan's Mansion at his back, didn't care.
It also has the strength to not care.
Zhu Guangli calmed down for a moment, and then walked to the back of the desk again without any delay, and sat down firmly on the Taishi's chair.
However, Qifang sat firmly.
Then a servant came quickly from outside.
"master."
"Mr. Meng meets you outside the courtyard."
The servant walked quickly to the open door of the study and then saluted respectfully.
"Please come in."
Zhu Guangli paused for a moment after hearing the words, and then opened his mouth to give instructions.
"yes."
The servant bowed again and left quickly.
After a while.
Meng Zeming walked quickly to the study under the guidance of the servants of Qingyun Academy.
"Brother Meng."
Zhu Guangli couldn't help but stand up to greet him.
"Brother Zhu."
Meng Zeming paused in his steps and returned the courtesy with his hands raised.
"Please come inside and talk."
After the ceremony, Zhu Guangli extended his hand to invite him, and then led the way.
The servant who had led the way silently exited the study room.
Tens of breaths later.
Zhu Guangli and Meng Zeming took their seats at the host and guest seats one after the other.
"Brother Zhu, what do you think of the simultaneous price reductions of the Chen family in Pingshu City and the Huang family in Taoren City?"
Meng Zeming couldn't wait to ask as soon as he took his seat.
"How do you see it?"
"Of course I just sit and watch."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Guangli chuckled and poured two cups of tea.
As soon as this statement came out.
Meng Zeming's tense heart instantly relaxed a little.
"I heard that the Sun and Liu families formed an advance and retreat alliance with a number of aristocratic families in Liaodong and Western Liaoning last night."
Meng Zeming calmed down for a moment, then spoke again.
"oh."
Upon hearing this, Zhu Guangli picked up the tea cup and nodded lightly.
"Aren't you afraid that they will join forces to buy all the food from the Chen family in Pingshu City and the Huang family in Taoren City?"
Meng Zeming couldn't help but frown instantly when he heard this.
It is naturally unknown what Zhu Guangli and others are planning.
But after getting in touch with him during this time, I could naturally detect a few clues with my intelligence.
It was precisely because of this that Meng Zeming frowned instantly.
"If they are willing to take it, they will take it."
"They have a lot of money, so we are lucky."
Zhu Guangli put down the tea cup in his hand, and then looked at Meng Zeming with a chuckle.
Hear this.
Meng Zeming couldn't help being slightly stunned.
The eyelids also drooped at this time.
"you mean......."
After a moment, Meng Zeming suddenly raised his eyelids and looked at Zhu Guangli with burning eyes.
"In the next few hours."
"There will be some aristocratic families and merchants who will continue to risk the disdain of the aristocratic families."
"Keep the price of food down to around two taels of silver."
"Whether it is the Sun, Liu, or Liao alliance, or any other advance or retreat alliance."
"If you want to accept it, go ahead and accept it."
"Before nightfall, the Zhu family and the Fan family will announce it at the same time."
"Reduce the price of food to one, two, four, and one stone."
Zhu Guangli's face gradually became serious.
As early as when Xu Yi made the overall plan.
They have already secretly ordered the Zhu, Fan, Dong and other families to secretly control, support, or establish some small-scale aristocratic families and business firms.
But now, as the situation comes to an end step by step.
Those trading houses that hold grains of several thousand dan at most, and more than 1,000 dan at least.
It’s time to realize its due value.
Its size is solid
Although not big, tigers are also afraid of wolves.
What the Zhu, Fan, Dong and other families need to do.
It is to make the final decision at the last moment of the situation, or to kill with one blow.
And the subsequent comprehensive closing of the network, "anti-customers are the main focus."
In the study room of Qingyunyuan.
Meng Zeming's eyes instantly glazed over after hearing this.
The original intention was to ask the Zhu and Fan families to hold back the Sun and Liu families of Zhuojun.
But he never expected that the Zhu and Fan families would play so big this time.
"One...one, two, four...one, two, four, money, one stone...one stone, grain..."
"Is this... is this... is it too... too cruel..."
After half an hour, Meng Zeming came back to his senses and asked with lingering fear.
"Is it big?"
"This is just the beginning."
Zhu Guangli couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth slightly when he heard this.
"This... this... this is just... just the beginning?!"
Hearing this, Meng Zeming could no longer control the overwhelming shock in his heart and screamed out in surprise.
