Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 325 Grain Storm Nine

Chang'an City.

Countless grain merchants gathered together, all of them frowning, the atmosphere in the hall was even more gloomy than the dark clouds covering the sky outside.

"Let's reduce the price!"

After half a sound, Ye Tong, a tycoon of grain merchant, looked like a dragon in his teens, with a cane, and his breath was weak, and he spoke faintly.

"Dong, we can't lower the price. If we lower the price now, the loss is all our own. I'm afraid most of the grain merchants here will lose their vitality in the end, or even go bankrupt!" Many grain merchants suddenly became impatient after hearing this. up.

Chang'an grain merchants lost the opportunity at the beginning, and later got a lot of grain from the gentry. They wanted to fight with foreign grain merchants to drive up prices, quickly pay back their capital, and make a lot of money.

But they never imagined that the rainy season, which has been rare for decades, caused a huge loss of food in Guanzhong. Logically, this situation is better. Food is scarce, and there is no market for it. It can be raised to an unbelievable price .

But what they never imagined was that those people in Jingping Trading Company lost their minds and cut prices at this juncture, disrupting all their positions at once, not only leading the market, but also causing strong pressure from public opinion.

Although these local grain merchants hold the grain, but these grains are bought from the gentry at a high price, they are naturally unwilling to sell at a lower price. After all, once the price is lowered, it is tantamount to selling at a loss.

The gentry will never pay for their losses, and they will definitely lose themselves at that time.

At that time, most of the grain merchants here will be seriously injured, and some people will even go bankrupt because of heavy debts and family ruin.

"If you don't lower the price, there will be riots among the people, and you will make trouble in the court. Do you think it's us or those high-ranking gentry who are finally responsible?" Ye Tong raised his head, and a sharp light burst out of his cloudy eyes, scanning the crowd: "Raising the market price and ignoring public opinion is a serious crime of ransacking the family and exterminating the family. How many of you can afford it, or do you think that the Guanzhong gentry will fight against the imperial court for us merchants?

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

Since ancient times, merchants have had a humble status and can only be reduced to subordinates. If they are responsible for the blame, they must be the No. 1 choice. If there is an unstoppable civil disturbance in Guanzhong, they must suffer in the end, and the gentry will never help them. , and even stabbed him fiercely in the back.

"Tong Lao is right. Now that the trend has reached the present, we can only sell at a lower price. First, we will regain the market from the people of Jingping Trading Company. We will talk about the loss at that time!" Kou Ming sighed and responded. .

"Damn Jingping Trading Company, harming others and not benefiting oneself!"

"Don't they know that it will cost a lot?"

"..."

In desperation, all the merchants couldn't help but complain one after another in resentment.

It was all because of Jingping Commercial Bank's price reduction that they fell into such a dilemma.

"It's useless to say that now!"

Ye Tong shook his head: "Starting tomorrow, the Ye Family Grain Store will start selling grain at the same price as Jingping Commercial Bank's grain to restore the market. We will lower the price as much as they lower it!"

The tumbler among the grain merchants, the old fox, can still see the situation clearly.

Only Changan grain merchants and Jingping Commercial Bank are fighting head-on with grain prices. Maybe they can fight a bloody road, otherwise they can only wait for the impact of public anger, public opinion chaos, and finally become the villain, and the family is ransacked and wiped out by the court.

"I, Kou's grain store, can only do this!"

"Then let's lower the price first!"

"That's all!"

Everyone responded one after another and was forced to lower the price in desperation.

The price reduction sales of Changan grain merchants suddenly broke the strings of the entire Guanzhong grain merchants. At this moment, all the grain merchants who had left the grain in Guanzhong began to panic at this moment, and opened grain shops one after another to sell grain at reduced prices.

"Price reduction, seven hundred, seven hundred dollars a stone!"

"Damn it, everyone is selling at a reduced price now. Aren't we waiting for death with the grain in our hands? Quick, quick, all the grain shops will sell at a reduced price!"

"The most important thing now is to sell the grain!"

"You can't throw food in your hands!"

"Six hundred, six hundred dollars a stone!"

"..."

The price of grain in Guanzhong began to drop sharply. This burst of price reduction storms blew like a tornado, and quickly led to the collapse of the entire market. Starting from Jingzhao, it went straight to Hongnong, Hedong, and then into Hanoi, Henan.

Faced with this situation, Luoyang grain merchants hurriedly got together to discuss.

"Chang'an can't stop it anymore. If we, Luoyang, resist, we will be the first to bear the brunt. The imperial court has begun to pay attention to this matter. Many people have come down from the Da Sikong Yamen to investigate. If..."

"The rainy season is coming too fast this time, and it is impossible to resist it. If the price is not lowered, it will cause civil unrest. At that time, no one will be able to keep them, and we may be the same!"

"Let's reduce the price!"

Several grain merchants headed by Luoyang discussed it, but in desperation, they had no choice but to order that the whole Luoyang sell at a reduced price.

The two major grain markets in Guanzhong, Chang'an and Luoyang collapsed one after another, and the overall grain price began to drop. Countless grain merchants suddenly panicked. They more or less hoarded a lot of grain in the previous storm. , I was going to make a lot of money, but now the food price is like a waterfall, flying down three thousand feet, and they start to panic.

A businessman in any era is a characteristic, with making money as the first criterion.

Losing money will naturally panic.

Just like the stock market, even if you think you are holding a good stock with long-term profits, but when this stock starts to fall repeatedly, you will panic. People who are not determined are afraid that there will be no crashes. It will clear the position and stop the loss.

Today's grain merchants are in this state. In the grain market in Guanzhong Dadi, there may be more than ten grain merchants in Luoyang, Chang'an, but the market in the grain market is not those big grain merchants, but thousands of small grain merchants business.

When their mentality completely collapsed, the grain market also collapsed.

"Even Luoyang Dong's family has lowered the price. If we die, aren't we courting death?"

"There are so many grain merchants in Luoyang, Chang'an, we can't afford it. We can't wait any longer. If the grain is thrown into our hands and can't be sold, it means that the family's wealth is here, and it can't work at all!"

"Sale at reduced price!"

"Start to reduce the price and sell the stored grain as soon as possible!"

The price of grain in Guanzhong collapsed completely, and once fell to an unprecedented low. It was almost a low price that had not been encountered in hundreds of years. It had almost fallen to the price of [-] yuan a stone.

……

Luoyang, Dongshi, Jingping Firm.

On the main hall, Sun Hao, the executive treasurer of Jingping Commercial Company, and Gong Chang, the treasurer of Jingping Firm, confronted each other about the table, kneeling on both sides.

"Today's latest information on food prices in several markets in Luoyang, about 470 yuan a stone!" Sun Hao said.

"Four hundred and seven?"

Gong Chang narrowed his eyes: "Let's start!"

"Aren't you waiting?" Sun Hao cast a sidelong glance at Gong Chang and frowned slightly: "According to the budget, the price of food may drop by [-] yuan!"

"Food is food after all, and it is impossible to fall to the bottom. We will accept it as soon as it is good!"

Gong Zhang said indifferently: "The most important thing is that the shopkeeper said that this time the bottom-hunting operation is all up to me. Success or failure is my responsibility and honor!"

"it is good!"

Although Sun Hao didn't like to see Gong Chang, he never disobeyed Mu Jing's orders, and said, "Since the shopkeeper has said so, I will naturally listen to you. If you fail, don't blame me for being rude!"

"I will not fail!"

Gong Zhang said indifferently: "Remember, when you buy the bottom, you must not use the name of Jingping Trading Company. You have to buy the bottom quickly, before they have any reaction, and make a quick move. It is best for each food team to use people with northern accents. If we react, we will lose our chance!"

Mujing always has a backup plan when doing things.

Gong Chang is the plan B of this food war. If a bottom-hunting can be completed under such a big situation, then this battle will be regarded as a real victory.

……

At the end of July, the rainy season has passed ahead of schedule, and the sky is rarely sunny.

The grain market in Guanzhong stopped the storm in the midst of howling, and the price of grain began to pick up slowly. It rebounded from more than 400 yuan a stone, and finally stopped hovering above the price of [-] yuan a stone. A food storm.

The main thing is that the imperial court has stepped forward.

The unprecedented cheap sale of grain in Guanzhong will have a great impact on the imperial court, and even cause some turmoil in Guanzhong. Above the imperial court, whether it is the pastoral party or the family's powerful party, they are all aware of the storm caused by this storm. Therefore, it is rare to have a unified opinion, and they joined hands to order the county governments to suppress the grain price and continue to slump.

In this grain storm, whether it is Jingping Commercial Bank, Mi Family, Jingzhou grain merchants, Donghai merchants, Changan grain merchants, Luoyang grain merchants, Guanzhong gentry, etc., there have been large-scale losses.

The only advantage is that the people in Guanzhong survived the natural disaster brought about by the rainy season safely, and there was no shortage of food and starvation to death.

Of course, the local grain merchants in Guanzhong lost the most. Half of the losses of the gentry fell on these grain merchants. For example, more than ten grain merchants in Chang’an went bankrupt. The merchants lost more than five thousand gold, and also lost a large part of the market.

As for the Guanzhong gentry, their biggest loss is that the grain on the granary is almost less than half. face difficulties.

As for the foreign merchants, the leader of the Jingping Commercial Bank, although they lost part of their money, they won a good reputation in the hearts of the people in Guanzhong by virtue of their early price cuts. At the heel of the Guanzhong Grain Market.

Even the Mi family, merchants in Jingzhou, merchants in Donghai, and some shops have opened up a little bit of the market in Guanzhong by virtue of their good reputation.

(End of this chapter)