Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 80 Wuyin Merchants, Weijingping Trading Company!superior

"Brother Tan, it seems that the whole county has fallen into your rumors, and this is a good job!" Mu Jing looked at the more mature Tan Zong, with a thoughtful gleam in his eyes.

Spreading rumors seems to be a very simple job.

But this is something only a very delicate person can do.

But this time Tan Zong did better than Mu Jing expected. The methods he used, the caution at the end, and the principle of not revealing anything were in line with the talent a spy should have.

perhaps……

He was born to eat this kind of food.

"It's all about being a good tutor!"

Standing beside Mujing, Tan Zong had a slight smile on his tense face when he heard Mujing's appreciation. He was young and had learned a lot from being with Mujing these days.

Of course, this also has his talent, which is a super talent for drawing inferences about some things.

"Do you have anyone reliable under your command?" Mu Jing asked.

"There are a few, but they are still training. They are all people who came down Mushroom Mountain back then. They can be trusted, but their ability is not enough!"

"Send a few to Wancheng, and send some to Xiangyang!"

Mu Jing thought for a while, and said: "I will pick a few shopkeepers from the trading companies to accompany them, and help them gain a foothold in Wancheng and Xiangyang. I will use the name of merchants, but I will live in secret as a spy, and check for news!"

It has been five years since Zhongping, and the chaos is not far away. There are some things that he needs to plan ahead, otherwise, it will be very difficult for the father and son to gain a foothold.

"promise!"

Tan Zong nodded.

"Take this thing!" Mujing handed him a handwritten book, which contained information about some espionage methods he had learned from some modern TV dramas or novels, and he compiled it into a book: "Study hard. , you will become father's right-hand man in the future!"

"Yes!"

Tan Zong took it with both hands, with a burning look on his face.

"Go down!"

"No!" After Tan Zong saluted, he turned and left.

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Gong Mansion.

Gong Zhang's gloomy face exuded a stern breath: "What is the price of food now?"

"The cheapest millet has reached [-] yuan per stone!"

A shopkeeper answered.

"Hateful, we have no food in our hands!"

"Our dignified Wuyin No. [-] Grain Store can't even produce any grain, and now the store has to be listed and stopped selling!"

"Let these people make a lot of money!"

"Not reconciled!"

The shopkeepers of the Gong family gritted their teeth and said.

"Patriarch, I can only borrow food!" Shopkeeper Luo Li walked up and said in a low voice.

"Borrow food?"

Gong Zhang was silent for a long time before he said, "I'm afraid that if we are willing to borrow it, they won't lend it to us!"

"Patriarch, these gentry should be able to, after all, they don't want to see Jingping Trading Company dominate!"

"Then go and try, you go there yourself!"

"promise!"

……

The ancient mansion in the south of the city.

"Useless things!" Gu Peng was furious: "It's just merchants, they can still turn the world upside down!"

"Patriarch Gu, I'm afraid they're coming here in a fierce manner this time!"

said a house owner.

"It's already obvious that Jingping Trading Company is named after Jingping Village. Mushan and the others made it clear that they want to fight us to the end!" Someone said angrily, "If you want me to say that these people are all killed!"

"Kill it, can you kill it?"

Someone sneered: "If they were just mere merchants, they could quarrel and exterminate their clans under the name of thieves with the order of the county government, but now the county government is controlled by that bastard Cai Tu, how can we move? Are the soldiers and horses sitting on the sidelines, they hope that we will make a move, and then in the name of suppressing bandits, they will ransack our family and exterminate our family!"

"Now we can't let Mu Shan get hold of it!"

"Be careful!"

The Patriarchs nodded and said.

"Patriarch Gu, now that Gong Chang wants us to borrow food, should we lend it to them?" The Patriarch of the Chen family looked at Gu Peng and asked Xunsheng.

"borrow!"

Gu Peng said indifferently: "My ancient family produced [-] shi, and you collected [-] shi. I'll see if the whole [-] shi of grain can defeat them. I also want to see how capable this Jingping firm is." By the way, who is respected by Jingping Trading Company, Zhang Heng?"

"The big shopkeeper of Jingping Trading Company is named Mujing, styled Longtu, thirteen years old, son of Mushan!"

Someone said in a low voice.

"Picture of Shepherd Dragon?"

A sharp light burst out of Gu Peng's eyes: "Destroy the picture of herding dragons of hundreds of sons of my Gu clan!"

Some things couldn't be hidden anymore. If they wanted to know about the battle of Jingping Village, they would always know, and the name Mulongtu naturally came into their eyes.

It's just that they didn't expect that a 13-year-old boy could make them fail.

……

Gong Chang soon you got a reply from the gentry.

"They agreed to borrow grain, and lent us one hundred thousand shi of grain?"

"Yes!" Shopkeeper Luo said, "However, they require the current market price to settle the bill, and it must be returned within three months, with [-]% interest!"

"One percent?"

Gong Chang's expression changed slightly.

At the current market price, even the most common aged millet costs nearly a thousand dollars. There are many new grains among the one hundred thousand shi, at least more than ten thousand gold. It's not as good as Zhang Heng's Zhang family. The Zhang family has already given out a few thousand gold, and they have to sell some of their property, and he can't come up with five thousand gold.

And [-]% interest is too scary.

"Great!"

"I have food!"

"We can fight back against them!"

"We will set the price this time!"

"It's bound to make a lot of money!"

The shopkeepers couldn't manage so much, and they suddenly became excited.

"Homeowner!"

Someone yelled in a low voice.

"Every shop, prepare to open and buy and sell food!" Gong Chang can only bite the bullet now.

He knew that only by making a lot of money could he fill this vacancy.

"it is good!"

The shopkeepers took orders.

……

"Gong's Grain Store has new rice!"

"Come and buy!"

"This is the best new rice!"

"One thousand and one hundred shi for one coin, the same price!"

"..."

Under the atmosphere of war, although it is a bit more expensive, there are still people who are willing to buy it.

After a while, the Gong's grain store regained its popularity, with crowds and caravans gathering.

……

Chengnan Restaurant.

Zhang Heng played with the blood-colored and crystal-clear jade pendant in his hand, and a playful smile was drawn on the corner of his mouth: "I just learned that Gong Chang borrowed a total of [-] grains from several gentry!"

"Sure enough, they are nobles, what a big hand!" Sun Hao sneered: "Most of Wuyin's land is controlled by them. I am not surprised that they have so much food!"

"I'm thinking now, when is the time?" Zhang Heng narrowed his eyes slightly.

"What does the shopkeeper say?"

"The shopkeeper said that if we can't even grasp the timing, what use are we for!" Zhang Heng explained Mu Jing's original words, and smiled bitterly: "His meaning is very simple, we are the masters!"

"Although the big shopkeeper is young, his attainments in business are no less than that of Lu Buwei back then. I have benefited a lot from the "Das Kapital" he gave me. Such a big event involves tens of thousands of gold. If he doesn't make a move, I have no idea!" Sun Hao said.

"The big treasurer is the one who does great things!"

Zhang Heng's eyes burst out with a bright light: "I think he is training us!"

"You're right, we can't let the shopkeeper down!"

Sun Hao said: "Why don't Xu Laizi come to discuss together!"

"I sent someone to look for him, and he said, don't bother him!" Zhang Heng smiled wryly: "He seems to be a little crazy these days. I heard from the servants of the Xu family that he has been working in the workshop, and he seems to have acquired something new. advanced forging process!"

"never mind!"

Sun Hao said: "Then let's discuss it ourselves!"

"I think wait!"

"Wait any longer?" Sun Hao frowned: "Will you miss the opportunity!"

"It's too early to lower the price. It's too early to scare the snake away and lure the gentry to take action. It's not good, and the price is not as good as the limit that ordinary people can bear. It can't cause a rebound. If we want to lower the price, we will consume too much. After all, our inventory It's only about seventy to eighty thousand!"

"You're right, just wait a few more days!"

Sun Hao nodded.

……

Three days later, in Wuyin County, the major grain stores were still bustling with activity, and the price of grain had climbed to a historical peak.

"One thousand two hundred yuan and one stone of millet is too expensive!"

"I won't buy it!"

"I don't believe it, but we can still starve to death!"

"I'm going to the government to sue you, these merchants who drive up prices are shameless villains!"

"Go to the government and sue them. Knowing that the war is coming, but still harming our people, it's shameless!"

"Let's go together!"

"..."

Things are always reversed, and the excessively high prices finally triggered civil uprisings. Many people cannot afford such high prices, but food is a necessity for life.

(End of this chapter)