Kai Fu Han

Chapter 87
Early this morning, just as Liu Jiabao's grain store in the market was about to open, a large wave of masked men rushed in and smashed it up. The dozens of stones of grain stored in the grain store were robbed.

After Liu Lisheng went to Baishiwan, things in Penglai County were managed by Lu Congxue, so the clan members came to inform Lu Congxue about what they had just met at the door.

Several people came to the market and found that the door of Liu's grain store had been removed and was still in the middle of the street. The store was smashed into a mess. There were scattered grains of brown rice on the ground. Several tribesmen working in the grain store had bruises and swollen faces. Standing in the store.

"Fortunately, there were no serious casualties." Liu Xinqi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this situation.

"What's going on?" Liu Xinqi stepped forward and asked.

"We didn't know that early in the morning, as soon as we opened the door, dozens of masked people rushed in. After beating us, they smashed and robbed us, and then walked away." A tribesman stepped forward and replied.

"Have you reported to the official?" Liu Xinqi asked again.

"The store manager went to report to the official, but he hasn't come back yet." The tribesman replied again.

Just as he was talking, he heard a commotion outside. Liu Xinqi walked out and saw a clan member named Liu with a bruised nose and swollen face walking over with the county captain Luo Cheng, followed by a group of government officials.

"Uncle, please come over." Liu Xinqi greeted after stepping forward and saluting.

"You're welcome. If something like this happened, it was within the scope of my duties. I should come over and take a look." Luo Cheng replied.

Liu Xinqi understood that in fact, this kind of matter would usually be taken seriously by a few government officials or officials. The county captain was also an official after all, and it was impossible to deal with this kind of matter personally. It was because Liu Xinqi owned the store that he came here in person.

"Do you know who did it?" Luo Cheng asked.

"I don't know." Liu Xinqi replied.

Although he said he didn't know, Liu Xinqi generally knew who it was. He had dealt with grain merchants and large landowners in Penglai County before, and knew that they had a vague alliance to stabilize prices internally and fight against imported grains externally. business.

According to the rules of the business world, what happened this time was because Liu Xinqi entered the business without warning and disrupted the market by selling grain at low prices, which is why what happened today.

"It's okay if you don't know. I'll order a table of wine at Junyue Tower today at noon. I will invite some local grain merchants and landowners to come over. Let's sit down and connect with each other." Luo Cheng said to Liu Xinqi: "You are reckless this time. , when you bought grain from them years ago, you owed a favor. Now that you have grain from the south, you don’t need them anymore, so you don’t care about them anymore. You can sell it if you want. But even if you insist on selling, you should Talk to them."

In the feudal society of Zhao State, the main strata that the government cared about most were landlords and gentry.

The government has always treated the big landowners and gentry in a county with courtesy.

Because knowledge, production means, etc. are all controlled by this class, if officials want to accomplish things, they must have their support, otherwise it will be difficult to move forward and the government orders will not be able to leave the city.

"Okay." Liu Xinqi responded calmly.

In fact, with the development of Liujiapu, it has the ability to turn tables in Penglai and even Dengzhou.

With the current army and navy in Dengzhou Prefecture, it is hard to say who will win against the forces of Shangliujiabao.

However, most of Liujiabao's strong men and soldiers are now in Baishiwan, and a small number of them go south to buy food. Not many people stay in Penglai County, and most of them are old and weak.

Moreover, the current social situation is relatively stable, and it is not time to overturn the table. Breaking the current situation will not be beneficial to anyone.

Compared to Jingdong East Road, Shandong Peninsula, Zhao State and Jin State, Liujiabao is still too weak. …

At noon, Junyue Building, a large private room on the second floor.

Luo Cheng, Liu Xinqi and six landlords and gentry were sitting together.

"My nephew is still young, not even old enough. He will inevitably do things without thinking and being too reckless. I am here today to let him accompany you. I also want to thank you all for your help years ago. Without your food, Liujiabao's Those immigrants will probably spend the New Year hungry." Luo Cheng stood up first, picked up his wine glass and said.

"Luo County Lieutenant is too polite. It's all trivial. It's all trivial." A gentleman also stood up with a drink and said.

The others also stood up and greeted Luo Cheng politely.

"Xinqi, come and tell your uncles." Luo Cheng greeted Liu Xinqi.

"My nephew is being reckless. I would like to accompany this glass of wine to all uncles. I will do it first." Liu Xinqi stood up and said, and then drank the wine in his hand in one gulp.

"Hahahahaha, easy to talk about."

"Come on, come on, let's all respect Mr. Luo. I didn't know that Xinqi turned out to be Mr. Luo's nephew. It's really a flood that has washed away the Dragon King Temple. It's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." A gentleman suggested.

Then, the banquet started and ended in a warm atmosphere.

After a few people left, Liu Xinqi and Luo Cheng sat in a private room. Luo Cheng drank a little too much and his face was red, but he was still thinking clearly and speaking clearly.

"I've wronged you this time. You don't have the strength to compete with them at the same time. I know that you have many masters, and it's easy to kill them. But if you really do this, what will others think? You can defeat all those who oppose you. Kill everyone? Who will dare to cooperate with you in business in the future?" Luo Cheng comforted Liu Xinqi.

"Uncle, I understand. Thank you again." Liu Xinqi thanked Luo Cheng.

"From now on, we will sell according to the price they set. As long as your food is clean and of high quality and quantity, you will have the best business in the end. Their hearts are darkened and they wish they could mix a pound of grain with a pound of sand," Luo Cheng said.

During the dinner just now, those people agreed that Liu Xinqi would join the grain selling business, but the price had to be in sync with them, and he could no longer sell at low prices privately.

"Okay, I will be cautious in the future." Liu Xinqi replied.

While the two were chatting, Luo Cheng's men rushed in from outside the door without even knocking, ran to Luo Cheng and said a few words in his ear.

Luo Cheng's spirit was shaken, and he felt that his drunkenness had dissipated a lot.

"The situation has changed. Zhang Bangchang, the pseudo-Chu emperor appointed by the Jin Kingdom, abdicated after the Jin Kingdom's partial troops withdrew from Bianjing. Now the Jin Kingdom recruited Liu Yu, the former prefect of Jinan, to surrender, established Daqi, and appointed Liu Yu as the general. Emperor Qi. He sent a decree requesting all states to gather troops, join forces in Jinan, and go south to attack Zhao. I have to go back to the Yamen now. You go back first and we will talk next time." Luo Cheng stood up and said quickly to Liu Xinqi , and then hurried out of the private room door.

"What an eventful time it has been!" Liu Xinqi sighed and followed him out. After paying the bill, he wandered around Penglai County. I don't know how long this calm market can last.

In the afternoon, I went to the Liu family warehouse and continued to study muskets with Liu Zhimu. It was not until dark in the evening that I returned to the Liu family compound.

(End of this chapter)