Rivers and lakes rich man

Chapter 290 Tenfold

Hearing what Zhu Bixuan said, how could Fang Jing refuse.

Let Wang Xiyue and the others befriend Zhu Bixuan, and it will also be beneficial to the other party's business.

At least in Luoyang, those dandies dare not pester her anymore.

"Is there any trouble with food and grass? If there is any, you can just bring it up, and I will try my best to find a way to help you solve it." Zhu Bixuan returned to the main topic.

"There must be no problem with silver and silver." Fang Jing said, "It's just that the purchase of grain and the transportation of grain will cause a lot of trouble."

So Fang Jing talked about his concerns.

After listening, Zhu Bixuan pondered for a while, her face became very solemn.

"You're right, the price of grain near Luoyang will definitely rise sharply." Zhu Bixuan nodded, "I'm afraid it's unrealistic to buy 100 million shi with these silver. The people behind those big grain merchants are not ordinary, Even if I~~hey~~"

Zhu Bixuan still knew what she was capable of.

She knew that Fang Jing had offended the eldest prince, and it was he who proposed to ask Fang Jing to raise money this time.

Those grain merchants probably got the news of the First Prince long ago, and it will be very difficult for Fang Jing to buy grain and grass from them.

It is impossible to buy 100 million shi of grain without paying several times the price.

There was nothing she could do about it.

Even if his father came forward, it probably wouldn't work.

The eldest prince has recruited too many people this time, and none of those people is simple. If they join forces to reap the benefits this time, how can they let go?

But seeing Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce being blackmailed by them, Zhu Bixuan couldn't sit idly by.

"How about I ask the emperor to sell [-]% of the salt in Jiangnan East County next year, so that you can get some extra silver taels?" Zhu Bixuan asked.

She can only use this to make up for the loss of the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce.

"Princess, I'm afraid it won't happen." Fang Jing shook his head and said.

Zhu Bixuan wanted to say more, but in the end she sighed helplessly.

At that time, it was very difficult to convince the emperor's uncle for the 1000 million taels.

"Actually, I have an idea, which is to buy grain from other places." Fang Jing said, "For example, Jiangnan Dongjun."

Zhu Bixuan smiled wryly and said, "You can easily buy 100 million shi of grain in East Jiangnan County, but how can you transport it to the north? One and a half months, how can you do it? Don't those people just think that the deadline is too tight, knowing that you can't get it from other places? If you buy food far away, they will think that you are settled."

"Actually, we can go by sea~~" Fang Jing told Zhu Bixuan his thoughts.

Zhu Bixuan should still be reliable.

It can be seen from the fact that she helped the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce win 1000 million taels of salt.

After listening, Zhu Bixuan was very surprised and said: "Your plan seems to be feasible. It's just that if there are pirates on the sea, it will be terrible. The war in the north cannot be delayed."

"Princess, I've got the news." Fang Jing said, "Going north mainly passes through the territory of the Baqi pirates, and the recent Baqi pirates are not peaceful. They should be fighting among themselves and can't care about other things."

"Really? That's a really good opportunity." Zhu Bixuan's eyes lit up and said, "Aside from Baqi, there are also Shuangjiao and Blood Shark?"

"These two forces are alright. To tell you the truth, the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce also transported goods by sea before. They have dealt with them and paid a lot of road money for this. I believe they will have no problems here." Fang Jing said .

Zhu Bixuan nodded.

It is also an unwritten rule for these shops along the coast to buy road money for pirates.

Of course she knew this, but she wouldn't blame Fang Jing for it.

"The sea pirates have solved it, so the safety of this shipping can be guaranteed." Zhu Bixuan said, "The next step is the problem of food transportation after landing?"

"Yes." Fang Jing nodded and said, "There are a lot of ships here in my Mingzhou company, and the horses and chariots can also be transported directly to Cangzhou by boat, but these horses and chariots are destined not to be too many, only a part of them, most of them are still there. It has to rely on local horses and manpower, and it is not so easy to recruit these people locally, especially in the early stage when it needs to be kept secret.”

Zhu Bixuan could understand Fang Jing's worries.

Large-scale recruitment of manpower will definitely attract the attention and vigilance of the local government.

More than a dozen or 20 people gather, and once there is trouble, it is no joke, and the government will definitely intervene.

In order to keep it secret, Fang Jing will definitely not disclose the real news, so there may be conflicts with the local government.

"I understand, I will handle this matter." Zhu Bixuan thought for a while, "I will find a way to get the government in Cangzhou to cooperate with you. As for the deadline, it will take a month and a half and I am still a little nervous. I will try my best to help you get some more .You can’t fight for more silver coins, but there may still be opportunities in terms of deadlines.”

"With the words of the princess, I feel more at ease." Fang Jing smiled.

For him, he was somewhat sure in the past one and a half months.

Now that Zhu Bixuan helps herself coordinate with the local government, it will be smoother.

No matter whether she can buy herself more time, it is enough.

"This side of the canal, you have to act well and realistically, and you can't let people see the flaws in advance." Zhu Bixuan reminded.

"For such an important matter, I will let my trusted subordinates be responsible." Fang Jing replied.

"Okay." Zhu Bixuan nodded in satisfaction and said, "After the matter is completed, I will take credit for you."

Three days later, the imperial decree came down.

After the commander made the people in the yamen know that it was Fang Jing who went to raise food and pay, they all mourned for Fang Jing in their hearts.

This is definitely a thankless task.

It took two months to transport the grain and grass to the camp, which was too hasty.

Especially after knowing that Fang Jing had to collect the money himself, they were even more speechless.

Fang Jing was really the only one who could take on this task. He had the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce behind him to scrape together so much money.

Of course, Min Zhenyuan and Yao Xumang were a little surprised.

The news they had originally received was that the 1000 million taels were completely paid by the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce. They didn't expect that there would be a whole exchange of salt for silver taels, which was something they didn't expect.

And the original one and a half months was changed to two months, giving Fang Jing half a month.

They didn't know about this matter today, they already learned about it from the news from the court yesterday, it was Princess Yongxin who persuaded the emperor.

The postponement was for half a month, because Princess Yongxin felt that one and a half months was too late, and in addition, the current food and grass in the prefectures and counties of the Northland could supply the army for more than two months.

If Fang Jing's food and grass arrive in two months, it will not delay the war.

The emperor probably thought about the embarrassment of this errand afterwards, so he agreed to Princess Yongxin's suggestion.

The imperial court has already prepared for a war that will last at least three months.

In this regard, the two immediately thought of the relationship between Fang Jing and Princess Yongxin. It seemed that their relationship was much closer than what they and others had guessed.

Otherwise, how could Princess Yongxin help the Mingzhou Chamber of Commerce in this way?
The news of the imperial army's expedition spread immediately in the city, and the grain merchants were the first to respond.

In fact, there have been some signs in these rice shops a few days ago.

They closed their doors and stopped selling rice.

After the news spread, the rice shop reopened, but the price increased tenfold.

This made the people in the city very angry. Unfortunately, the government didn't take any action. Instead, they took down a few people who took the lead and surrounded the grain store entrance, deterring the others.

(End of this chapter)