Li Zhi, don't be a coward

Chapter 318 Enter the urn and collect the net

Bingzhou City is still in panic, but this panic only lingers in the hearts of the grain merchants.

The first batch of grain from Jiangnan Road to help the north had entered the city, and the grain merchants couldn't sleep at night. The next morning, before dawn, the grain merchants gathered outside the governor's mansion.

The wind is not good, and the grain on hand must be sold quickly, lest something will change.

After Li Qinzai said he was ill, the gate of the Governor's Mansion was closed tightly, but there were already a sea of ​​people outside the gate.

The first batch of grain merchants who brought grain into the city hadn't sold their grain yet, and there were still grain merchants coming into the city in a steady stream, all of which were attracted by Li Qinzai's story of buying horse bones with a thousand dollars.

However, Inspector Li was ill. He heard that he was very ill, so he just let out a sigh of relief.

Now the grain merchants are gradually producing something wrong.

Nima, are you really sick?You fell ill as soon as the food in Jiangnan Road arrived. Isn't the name of this disease called "returning in succession"?
The grain from Jiangnan Road came in, and the grain in the hands of the grain merchants was obviously worthless, forty cents a liter?Who dares to sell this price now?Isn't that courting death?
In the next few days, more grain will come in from Ruojiang River, and the grain in the hands of the grain merchants will become more and more cheap.

The south-to-north grain transfer by the imperial court is a macro-control for the purpose of providing relief to the north. This is a general trend that cannot be stopped by individuals. Under this general trend, grain merchants can only be crushed to pieces.

Suspicious and apprehensive, but unwilling, why did the food I stocked up at a high price become the price of cabbage inexplicably within a few days?

The essence of capital is bloodthirsty, not vomiting blood!
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In the governor's mansion, Li Jieshi, who claimed to be sick to the outside world, was sitting in the yard on the verge of death... eating barbecue.

The brush is dipped in oil and brushes over a row of chicken wings in turn. The movements are smooth and full of beauty.

Liu Asi was holding a chicken wing and was eating it until his mouth was full of oil, sighing while eating.

At first Li Qinzai endured it for the sake of his confidant, but the more he tolerated it, the more he felt uneasy.

"You can either finish eating and get out, or put down the chicken wings and eat after the gas in your stomach is exhausted."

"Wu Shaolang, I really don't know what you think. The money allocated to us by His Majesty has been spent, and there is no money left. There are still so many grain merchants waiting to sell grain. You can still eat at this moment." Chicken wings..."

Liu Asi sighed, and said: "There is no such thing as the food in the Jiangnan Road. It is obviously a play made by a villain with a part. If someone debunks it, we will be accused by thousands of people."

Li Qinzai stared at the chicken wings intently, keeping an eye on its heat, and said indifferently: "Take care of your mouth. Except for eating and sighing, don't open it at other times, and you'll be fine."

The chicken wings are sizzling on the charcoal fire, sprinkled with salt and cumin, the aroma becomes more intense.

Li Qinzai swallowed, and kept blowing air on the chicken wings.

"Oh, by the way, tomorrow night you will lead the trilogy out of the city and continue to get more than a dozen carts of grain. This time, you only need to bring empty grain bags, find a deserted wilderness, decorate with straw, river sand, etc., and then stick a seal on it. , put a stamp on it, and swagger back to the city after dawn."

Liu Ahsi's IQ is limited, but Li Qinzai's operation sounds familiar.

"Wu Shaolang, is this... a trick of suspicion?"

"It can be understood in this way..." Li Qinzai took a bite of the chicken wing, oil and water dripped down the corner of his mouth, and he was so hot that he gasped for air: "Also, the 1 soldiers digging the ditches should come in handy, you send a smart robe Tell the general over there to call [-] people over."

Liu Asi was immediately excited: "Wu Shaolang is still going to kill the grain merchants?"

"I really want to kill you... Why do you always think about fighting and killing things that can be resolved peacefully?"

"1 people will arrive outside the city of Bingzhou before midnight tomorrow, and stationed [-] miles away from the city. After you transport the second batch of fake grain back to the city, ask the soldiers to cut off all the roads leaving the city in four directions. Then we will send two thousand troops into Bingzhou to take over the defense of the city."

Liu Asi looked at him in shock: "Fifth Shaolang, what are you doing?"

Li Qinzai chewed on the chicken wings and said, "I want to make Bingzhou an isolated city for the time being, and make the grain merchants in the city jittery, so as to add a little psychological pressure to them."

"By the way, send a message to Song Sen. After two thousand soldiers entered the city, let Song Sen's Baiqi Division spread rumors in the city, saying that there is a severe drought in the north, turmoil in central Jin, and civil uprisings may be brewing in neighboring counties. Therefore, Bingzhou must strengthen its vigilance. , blocking traffic."

Liu Ahsi tried hard to think for a while, and couldn't help but praise: "Fifth Young Master, brilliant!"

The corner of Li Qinzai's mouth twitched: "How clever am I?"

"The road has been dug up, and rumors are spreading. The grain merchants can't get out of the city, and they dare not leave the city. The grain hoarding in their hands is becoming more and more uneasy. You are forcing the grain merchants to lower prices. In addition, Jiangnan Road's so-called relief Grain has been delivered continuously, there is no shortage of food in the city, and the grain merchants can only sell the food to the governor's mansion at a low price."

"At a par price of four cents a liter, the grain merchants lost their money this time. Wu Shaolang did not fight with blood, and did not rob or snatch it. The grain merchants are willing to sell the grain to you. It is really clever."

Liu Ahsi's eyes lit up, and his admiration for Li Qinzai became more and more irresistible.

Li Qinzai looked surprised, but the focus of his surprise was different: "With your IQ, you can actually figure out such a complicated problem. Is it because I am getting shallower, or is your experience bar full and upgraded without knowing it?"

"Uh... ah?"

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Outside the governor's mansion, grain merchants begged to see Li governor but failed, and waited until the next day, when the bad news came again.

Another batch of relief food from Jiangnan Road entered the city, this time it was still more than a dozen carts, about 1 shi.

Liu Asi and his followers escorted the grain carts and swaggered into the city gate. More than a dozen grain carts swaggered through the city. Liu Ahsi deliberately wandered around the entrance of the inn and grain shop for a while before escorting the grain carts into the official warehouse.

In the afternoon, more than a dozen grain shops in the city that supply official warehouses put up notices.

Starting today, the price of food in the city will drop by one penny per liter.

The people in the city became more and more jubilant, everyone rushed to tell each other, and many people in the houses were already beating drums and gongs, as if they were celebrating a festival.

The grain merchants living in the inn looked like they were mourning their concubines, and their expressions were panicked.

Another drop in food prices may seem like a small amount of money, but the signal sent by the governor's office is too strong.

Yes, Inspector Li no longer cares about grain from grain merchants, whether you like to sell it or not, as for still wanting to sell it for forty cents a liter, oh, what a fart.

Grain merchants will not sit still, there is no hope of making money here, so let's go elsewhere, can't we sell in another place?
Less than an hour after Liu Ahsi entered the city with his grain, the grain merchants greeted their assistants and coachmen one after another, and they pushed the grain carts out of the city.

The departure of the grain merchant this time did not cause any panic among the people in the city, and the people were unmoved by it.

The grain in the south has already filled the official warehouses, who cares about the high price of tens of pennies per liter?
However, not long after leaving the city, the grain merchants pushed their grain trucks back to the city in desperation, each with an ugly face.

The road leading to the neighboring city outside the city was cut off by the officers and men of the Ningshuo Governor's Mansion, and the grain trucks could not pass through at all. The grain merchants had no choice but to return to the city.

After returning to Bingzhou City in a panic, the grain merchants lost their composure and sent someone to report to the big shot behind them that the situation in Bingzhou was serious and they couldn't bear it any longer.

As soon as the grain merchants returned to the city, two thousand soldiers were also ordered to enter the city and took over the city defense of Bingzhou.

The atmosphere in Bingzhou City suddenly became tense.

Rumors spread from nowhere that there was a severe drought in the north, turmoil in central Shanxi, signs of instability in neighboring counties, and possible civil uprisings.

Inspector Li of Bingzhou took precautions and planned ahead. He not only ordered troops to enter the city, but also cut off roads in four directions to prevent civil uprisings.

The rumor spread more and more widely, and soon the whole city knew it.

The grain merchants were finally desperate. They knew that they would lose money this time.

In any case, the food in hand must be released as soon as possible, and then leave Bingzhou City as soon as possible.

Whether the rumors are true or not, it is not good news for grain merchants.

If it is true and the civil uprising really happened, then the whole of Jinzhong will be the enemy of the grain merchants, and the grain will be robbed if they dare to leave the city, and the lives of the grain merchants will not be saved.

If it is false, it is a rumor concocted by Inspector Li. It is based on the idea of ​​food in their hands. High prices attract food merchants to the city, and the so-called Jiangnan Road food relief suddenly pops up. Finally, the road is dug up and rumors of the so-called civil uprising are spread... …

This is so obviously a fairy jumping in a row.

No matter how hard we go on, who knows what kind of plots and schemes that young governor will come up with. The two thousand soldiers who just entered the city and so-called took over the city defense... are they really just taking over the city defense?
Oh, how naive, how do you know that they won't attack the grain merchants in the city?
During the disaster season, the price of grain was driven up, Governor Li begged for the life of the people, killed the killer, stabilized the price of grain in the city, the head of the grain merchant fell to the ground, and the people applauded...

Isn’t this picture a classic?

Grain merchants just want to live well, and don't want to become classics...

Thinking of this, the grain merchants suddenly felt chills in their necks, and goose bumps appeared all over their bodies, as if an invisible knife had been unknowingly placed on their necks.

The food in your hand must be sold, and you can give it away for nothing!
(End of this chapter)