Although Duan Wenjun was embarrassed to speak, it was a good thing that Chai Jingyun proposed to establish written evidence.
After all, if you have written evidence, you will have proof, and that way you will feel most at ease.
Twenty thousand shi of grain is equivalent to two million catties.
According to the market price, twelve cents per catty is more than 20,000 taels of silver.
Chai Jingyun said that as long as Duan Wenjun is willing to give him credit, he can raise the price by 25% more than the market price.
This means that this is a business worth thirty thousand taels.
A big deal.
If Duan Wenjun had given Chai Jingyun 20,000 shi of food, nearly half of Duan Jiabao's food would have been gone.
If it cannot be replenished in time, the output of the winery will be affected.
However, the money came easily. I sold it to Chai Jingyun and then bought it back from outside.
If you change hands, you will earn 25%, which is 25% profit, no different from picking it up.
Based on the idea that he is a bastard if he doesn't make money, Duan Wenjun felt that he had to agree to this matter.
Of course, even if Chai Jingyun came to see him today and waited for him to arrive so late, even if it was not for the sake of money, he should agree to him.
"Mr. Chai, I heard that there are many old, weak, women and children on Moon Island. I wonder how they will be dealt with then?" After thinking about it, Duan Wenjun spoke again.
Chai Jingyun let out a long sigh and shook his head, with a trace of embarrassment on his face. "According to Dashun law, these people can only die. After all, they are all bandits. But my aunt was kind and said that they were also from poor people and wanted to save them." Their lives.”
"Aunt?" Duan Wenjun was stunned when he heard this.
He did not expect that his aunt, a princess, would intercede for these bandits.
"Yes, you have also met my aunt. She is always so sentimental. Now that she has met her, she will definitely not let it go." Chai Jingyun nodded. "Otherwise, how could this task of raising food fall into the wrong hands?" Is our head from Prince Rui’s Mansion coming?”
Chai Jingyun picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then continued to talk about the cause and effect.
The imperial court's gaze on Moon Island is no longer a matter of a day or two.
The banditry on Moon Island has been eradicated repeatedly, and the court has spent a lot of money over the years.
The emperor was very angry, so he asked Chai Jingyun's father, Prince Rui, to investigate the matter secretly.
Prince Rui is an idle king, and he didn't care about the affairs of the court before.
But after all, this Moon Island is in Lingxiao County, near the residence of Prince Rui, and the emperor asked him to check it, so he couldn't shirk it.
But I didn't expect that this investigation didn't matter, but the next investigation revealed a big problem.
From the magistrate of Jingzhou, to the magistrate of Lingxiao County, to the magistrates of several nearby counties, and even some generals of the local garrison in Jingzhou, they were all involved with Moon Island.
Someone has been helping Yueyue Island to smoothen the relationship and bribe these people behind the scenes.
What's even more despicable is that while these people were accepting bribes from Moon Island, they actually opened their mouths to the lions of the imperial court and asked for bandit suppression money again and again.
Not only on Moon Island, but also on several other islands in the Fushui River, the situation is similar.
Prince Rui was furious and wanted to report the matter directly to the emperor, but one of the key witnesses took advantage of the fact that the guards were not paying attention and committed suicide out of fear of guilt.
It was also at this time that Sheriff Lingxiao suddenly proposed to retire and return home, which made them even more passive.
Prince Rui knew that the force behind Moon Island must have been operating in Lingxiao County and even the entire Jingzhou for a long time. If they could not win it at once, it would be difficult to subjugate them later.
Especially, the foundation of Prince Rui's Mansion is in Lingxiao City.
If these people cannot be caught in one fell swoop, no one can guarantee what they will do.
Especially if they knew that the matter was investigated by Prince Rui's Mansion, it would be even worse.
There are hundreds of guards in Prince Rui's Mansion, but they are not afraid of thieves, but they are worried about them.
These people are all desperadoes. It would be bad if someone who slipped through the net seeks revenge from Prince Rui's Mansion.
Therefore, Prince Rui decided to slow things down a little.
At that time, Duan Wenjun happened to be kidnapped, and Duan Daxiong asked someone to find Prince Rui's Mansion.
Prince Rui used this as an excuse to secretly put some pressure on several officers in the army.
After they started suppressing bandits this year, they began to besiege Moon Island.
Prince Rui was very happy and specially rewarded those officers.
The purpose is simple, that is, to stabilize these people.
Let them know that Prince Rui's Mansion is only worried about the safety of the family and is not paying attention to this matter.
The dignified Prince Rui's Mansion only has a few hundred guards, but there are thousands of gangsters on Moon Island.
The gangsters from Moon Island were able to sneak into Wangjiang City without anyone noticing and kidnapped the son of a wealthy local businessman, so they had to be careful. They were getting bolder and bolder, and they wanted to take advantage of Prince Rui's palace.
Of course, there was nothing wrong with Prince Rui's excuse, and he successfully frightened all those people.
Later, the princess came to Lingxiao City from Shangliang and chatted with Prince Rui in the study for more than two hours.
Chai Jingyun didn't know what they were talking about specifically.
However, after coming out, Prince Rui ordered him to prepare 20,000 shi of food.
When he said this, Chai Jingyun showed a wry smile on his face.
The huge Prince Rui's Mansion looks very glamorous, but in fact it is very depressed. It has basically no income and has been struggling to survive.
They can only live on the money allocated from Shangliang.
The emperor is not kind to them. The money he allocates every year makes the life in Prince Rui's house not luxurious, but it is enough for the house's expenses.
However, it is not easy to spend so much money to buy food at once.
We have to wait until the money from the loan next year comes down before we can pay it back.
Moreover, the princess also promised to compensate them some.
In order to prevent others from knowing about this matter, Chai Jingyun sent his cronies to collect the food and did not dare to come out himself.
However, those grain merchants are all talented people. How can they easily get credit with just a few close friends?
Originally, the situation on Moon Island was not that urgent, so he could slowly think of ways to raise food.
However, the fourth leader on Moon Island suddenly took refuge with Zhang Suxing, the magistrate of Wangjiang County, and even destroyed many of their contact points on the shore.
This changed the situation drastically.
His father, Prince Rui, said that it was probably not long before he could attack Moon Island.
Chai Jingyun knew that his food must be prepared immediately.
However, he had no way out, and finally thought of Duan Wenjun.
Hearing this, Duan Wenjun frowned slightly.
It seems that the princess felt compassion and wanted to save these people on Moon Island, so she asked Prince Rui's Mansion to prepare food.
However, let’s not talk about whether the princess can ask the emperor to show mercy and save the lives of these people.
Even if they are saved, it is impossible for these thousands of people to continue to receive relief food from Prince Rui's Mansion.
Even with 20,000 shi of grain, we can't hold on for long.
Thinking of this, he looked at Chai Jingyun and said, "Then what are the final arrangements for these people? Even if I lend you food, it will eventually run out, right?"
Chai Jingyun's expression suddenly became extremely solemn.
He paused with the hand holding the tea cup to his mouth, "Actually, I don't know. Auntie just wants to save these people. But even if they are spared the death penalty and are sent to the frontier, I'm afraid they will be killed on the way to the frontier." They all have a narrow escape, and not many of them will be able to reach the place of distribution alive, which goes against my aunt's original intention of saving them."
At this point, he let out a long sigh, "To put it more cruelly, instead of them dying on the way to distribution, I think it would be easier to chop them with a knife. At least, they won't have to suffer too much."
Duan Wenjun stared at the tea cup and kept turning it in circles on the table with his hand. "Then have you ever thought about spreading these people to various places, whether they go to farm or work as servants? At least they can stay." Throw your life?"
"It's not that I haven't thought about it, but these people are all thieves. Who dares to accept them? Besides, who can guarantee that they won't rebel again?" Chai Jingyun smiled bitterly, "Father and the people from several nearby counties The county magistrate has talked about it, but no one is willing to take this hot potato!"
"Mr. Chai, I do have an idea, which may not only help you solve the whereabouts of these people, but also solve the money problem of your Prince Rui's Mansion." Duan Wenjun rolled his eyes and suddenly thought about it.
"Brother Duan, what's your clever plan?" Chai Jingyun was overjoyed when he heard this.
Duan Wenjun looked at him with a faint smile on his face, "Mr. Chai, I think, how about we do a big business, something very big?"
"What big business?" Chai Jingyun was confused.
