Fleeing the wasteland and farming: don't panic, the family's metaphysics boss

Chapter 267 The Crisis of Yinzhou

As the preparations for the opening of Juxianzhai are in full swing, the purchase of medicinal materials for going out is also going smoothly.

Due to the generally low purchase price of medicinal materials in Yinzhou, as soon as Zhufeng's quotation came out, except for the first two days, few people believed it, and then it spread more and more widely.Even more and more people began to actively inquire and search.

Therefore, when Juxianzhai was preparing, Jiuquli also received more and more medicinal materials from various places.

In the Si family pharmacy, the staff in charge of going out to purchase unexpectedly returned early.

The shopkeeper was dumbfounded when he saw the person.The purchasing team had been leaving for several days, and he was wondering why a cart of medicinal materials didn't show up, so they just returned? !
Without waiting for him to ask, he first explained the cause and effect of the matter in a few sentences, but something went wrong in the process.After listening to the shopkeeper, he didn't dare to delay, and hurried to the Si family's courtyard again.

Si Chaoren is discussing the purchase of grain with his brothers. This year's dry weather, Yinzhou will definitely buy grain from other places. The Si family is also a big grain merchant, so it is natural to plan.

When they were discussing the quantity, suddenly a servant came in and passed word that the shopkeeper of the medicine store asked to see him.

Now is the time to buy local medicinal materials.As for other places, the caravan to buy in Puzhou set off as early as two months ago.

Considering that medicinal materials are also important, Si Chaoren asked the shopkeeper to enter the room to talk.

He thought he was reporting the progress of the acquisition of local medicinal materials, but the shopkeeper hesitated.

".The nearby villages and towns have all run away, and they have all been confiscated. I heard that the price of the other party is [-]% higher than ours."

Si Chaoren was surprised: "How is this possible, could it be the He family?"

The drug dealers in Yinzhou are profiteering. They always buy at low prices and sell them at high prices. It is logically impossible for anyone to be stupid enough to raise their prices.

Si Chaoren's first thought was that the He family was going to fight against the Si family. After all, the He family was somewhat affected by the murder of He Mengyou a while ago.

But the shopkeeper of the medicine shop shook his head and said, "It's a new drug dealer, I've never heard of it before, and they say it's called the Medical Pavilion."

"Medical Court?" Si Chaoren and the other brothers looked at it, and the brothers shook their heads, expressing that they had never heard of such a name.

Si Chaoren was thinking about the Medical Pavilion while thinking.After a while, his expression suddenly changed, and he remembered something.

Back then, he made a special trip to ask Si Yuan to inquire about the owner of the Shange Pavilion, and knew that his family had planted [-] acres of medicinal materials in the countryside. He even sent someone to inquire about it a few days ago, and knew that those medicinal materials were being harvested.

And what surprised him the most was that the medicinal materials were so good in such a dry state, so he proposed with his father to buy the fifty acres of medicinal materials, and even proposed a slightly higher price of [-]% than the usual price, which could be regarded as selling to Shan Ge Ge The Lord is a favor.

In his opinion, the medical pavilion is easily associated with the mountain pavilion.Adding these two together with the medicinal materials, he immediately had an idea in his mind: this medical pavilion is actually from Tao Yaju in Jiuqu Li.

There is only one possibility if they want to grow their own plants and buy them at a high price. They want to enter the medicinal materials market.Judging from the name of the Medical Pavilion, perhaps, it is planning to open a pharmacy.

After thinking about this layer, Si Chaoren pondered for a long time before asking the housekeeper, "How much have you bought now?"

The shopkeeper shook his head: "It's less than two cars."

"So little?" Si Chaoren was startled, "They bought them all? What's going on with the He family?"

The shopkeeper said again: "The He family is also in the same situation. Not only the He family, but most of the drugstores are in this situation. They seem to buy a lot. The drug farmers are not willing to sell to us."

Si Chaoren was a little dazed, and thought to himself, are they planning to swallow the whole Yinzhou medicinal materials?Want to monopolize the acquisition of Yinzhou medicinal materials?
The second child of the Si family said: "Brother, if we also buy the local medicinal materials in Yinzhou from Puzhou, then our cost will be much higher."

"What is the origin of this medical pavilion, do you know?" The third child asked full of doubts.

Si Chaoren was in a dilemma. With the backing of the Pavilion Master, he could only let this matter go. Otherwise, he would not tolerate a small new drug dealer anyway.

Finally, he sighed: "As much as you can receive. If you can't receive it nearby, then go further away."

The other brothers and the shopkeeper of the pharmacy couldn't figure it out. Could it be that they just let it go?
"Brother, why don't you kill this medical pavilion before it takes shape." The second child of the Si family asked.

"That's it. You step back." Si Chaoren ordered the shopkeeper without explaining.

The shopkeeper is obedient to do things, so he can only bow his head and retreat.

Only then did Si Chaoren say to his brothers: "Most of this medical pavilion has an inseparable relationship with the mountain pavilion. Don't offend rashly. That's all for this matter, and you don't want to make trouble."

When the brothers heard that it might have something to do with Shange, they naturally couldn't say anything.So we started talking about buying food again.

"One million shi is about the same. I will buy it from the neighboring state first. If there is not enough later, I will go further. The four of you will each be responsible for 100 shi. The price must be negotiated. We will start tomorrow." Si Chaoren told the others The four brothers said.

Now is the time for the crops to be harvested, and Yinzhou still has the surplus grain from last year to eat for a while. Now we set off, and when we arrive at the destination, the grain will be dried in the sun.

The four brothers agreed, and left one by one as there was nothing else to do.

Si Chaoren was also about to leave, but the manager, Yuan, rushed in to report: "My lord, someone from the government is here. It's Mr. Luo Xianluo, Cangcao's secretary. The master is already waiting in the main hall, please go over quickly."

Si Chaoren probably guessed what was going on in his heart, and hurriedly got up and walked towards the main hall.

At that time, in the main hall of the Si family compound, Si Denghan and Luo Xian were talking with a smile on their face.

After Si Chaoren entered the hall, he first saluted Luo Xian respectfully, then sat down and listened to Luo Xian's words.

".The entire Yinzhou has been hit by a drought this year. There is not much food left in the warehouse. It can last for three or four months at most. Your Si family, as representatives of wealthy merchants in Yinzhou, I hope that you can take the lead in helping Yinzhou Get through this difficult time."

Si Denghan nodded knowingly: "This is what it should be. Even if you don't come, my lord, the grass people are going to go to other places to buy food, and my lord will go there in person, which really makes the grass people panic."

Luo Xian laughed and said: "After all, it's not a small amount. The official came to talk to you in person to make it clear. According to the output of previous years, there is at least [-]% of the shortfall this year.

This means that Yinzhou has to buy nearly 1000 million stone grains from other places to survive this crisis. "

1000 million shi. Si Denghan frowned and looked at his eldest son, Si Chaoren.Si Chaoren was also taken aback, the amount was far from what he had planned.

Looking at the faces of the Si family father and son, Luo Xian knew that they had misunderstood, so he smiled and said: "1000 million shi is the total, and there are many rich merchants in Yinzhou, so your Si family will definitely not bear it.

Of course, as one of the largest merchants in Yinzhou, the Si family must bear more than other merchants. This official has allocated 150 million shi for you. Do you think this amount is appropriate? "

(End of this chapter)