Sui Dynasty: I, Yang Guang, am both scrupulous and stable

Chapter 143 Hu people buy food
"Did you see today's newspaper?"

"what happened?"

"The newspaper began to publish the prices of various supplies in the city today, including rice, millet, salt and other items. It also compiled the purchase prices of these supplies from various shops. Now they are written down clearly. The trading houses are now breaking their heads for food."

"Ouch, I can't even afford it anymore. The price is one per day. I can't even afford to eat."

"Who says it's not the case? It's better to collect some food as soon as possible."

"Shaodun, who knows when the price will drop."

"It is said that Baoguo opened a porridge shop so that people who had no money to buy food could go and get a bowl of porridge every day. He was really a kind man."

"Who says otherwise? Duke Bao is much better than those profiteers who drive up prices."

The people in Chang'an City have been talking about the price of food recently. When I read the newspaper, I saw that today it has increased by [-] to [-]% compared to yesterday. Under such circumstances, people with good intentions are almost crazy, and they have to borrow money to stock up on food.

Yang Guang specially asked newspapers to add fuel to the grain war. In ancient times, information exchange was not that fast, but newspapers disclosed a lot of information. Major grain stores worked desperately to grab food.

But grain is for eating, not for frying.

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The gathering place for Hu merchants. Because of the incident where Hu merchants besieged the Jingzhao Mansion Office, the lives of the Hu merchants were not easy now. The strength of the Sui Dynasty forced them to recognize the reality. The Sui Dynasty would not compromise casually.

"Alili, Li Dong sent someone to ask us what we think. The price of food in the city has risen sharply recently. Do we want to work together?"

The bearded Alili is the younger brother of Aruru, the leader of the Hu people. Now that Aruru has been arrested in Jingzhao Mansion, he has become the temporary center. He said: "Li Dong, which Li Dong is that?"

"He has the most grain stores in Chang'an City. He has worked with Aruru before and he is a cunning person."

"The name Li Dong is too common. I only know four Li Dongs. Didn't this guy sell a large amount of grain just two days ago? It is said that he made a lot of money. He was the best at collecting grain before. How could he make a profit by selling it?" Do you still have money on your mind?"

The subordinate took out the newspaper and said to Alili: "Li Dong sold it two days ago and was robbed all at once. Now the price of food in the city has increased by at least half compared to when he sold it in just two days. He I plan to continue to enter the market at this time."

Since ancient times, we have been buying up prices rather than buying down prices. The greater the rise, the more excited speculators are.

Marx said: "If there is 10% profit, capital will be used everywhere; if there is 20% profit, capital will be active; if there is 50% profit, capital will take risks; for 100% profit, capital will They dare to trample all human laws; with profits of more than 300%, capital dares to commit any crime and even risk hanging."

But now the price of food in Chang'an City is rising every day, even half a day. There is as much food on the market as food that has been transported from other cities. As long as it appears, someone will buy it, and a big hand is behind the scenes. Holding everything.

In fact, there are so many grains transported from other cities. The price of grain in Chang'an City has risen, and other cities have also risen sharply. Now it is not so convenient and fast to travel long distances. Most of them are Yu Wenshu's private use of military grain as civilian grain, and he pours it with his own left hand. The business on the right hand, but due to the momentum, it seems that the price of food in Chang'an City is extremely prosperous.

It is common for food to increase three to five times during a war. From the beginning, merchants like Li Dong had already made up their mind to sell it at a high price to earn a large price difference. However, they did not expect that the price would be so strong this time. It has doubled, but the momentum cannot be stopped at all.

Alili thought carefully and said to his subordinates: "Xinghualou makes an appointment with Li Dong to discuss important matters together."

"Boss, are you also going to get involved in the food price issue?"

Alili looked sinister: "If you can make money, why not make it? And if the food is in our hands, we will have a greater say in Chang'an City."

"Boss, this is not good. Boss was just arrested and sent to Jingzhao Mansion Office for offending the court. Let's just calm down now."

"Hmph, the more silent you are, the more you will be looked down upon by those people in the Sui Dynasty. Now you have to make some noise. We are not doing anything illegal, we are just operating normally. Sui merchants can buy and sell grain, and so can we. "

"But the price of food is so high that the people of the Sui Dynasty can't afford it. I'm afraid there will be unrest."

"The people of the Sui Dynasty don't care about the life and death of the people of the Sui Dynasty. What do we care? I wish we would die more, so that we can have more say. It is best if we die. If we die, the city of Chang'an will be ours, and the Central Plains will be ours. Yes, hahahaha."

The subordinate looked at Alili with some worry. He thought that the former boss Aruru was a crazy person, but apparently this Alili was even crazier.

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There is no food left in the city of Chang'an, and the wine shop in Xinghua Tower is in full swing.

Raising a cup to support the beautiful lady, the rich family sighs that the world is busy.

The world is busy, the world is busy, why don’t people rent empty rooms?
The world is busy, the world is busy, why don’t people save enough food?
Although the price of food in Chang'an City has soared, Xinghua Tower is still full of guests. When you sell something worth one penny for 500 pence, the cost rises to ten pence, which does not affect your main profit.

In the elegant hall, Alili prepared a table of delicacies. Li Dong entered the room. The two met and complimented each other and sat down.

"Shopkeeper A Ruru, there is a shortage of food in Chang'an City right now. The food you prepared for this table is too much in the year of great disaster." "It was a disaster, so I went to eat two vegetarian dishes."

"good."

The two raised glasses to drink together, and Hu Ji poured the wine. Ali could tell that Li Dong was a lecherous person, as he put his hand on Hu Ji's ass and rubbed it.

"Shopkeeper Li, I heard from my subordinate that you are interested in cooperating with me to make a food order?"

Li Dong, who looked slightly red, laughed: "Of course, the price of food in Chang'an City has risen sharply now, and it looks like it will continue to rise. I used to make a lot of money by selling all the food in the grain store, but recently In the past two days, I can only watch others making money prosperously, and I feel itchy in my heart."

"Shopkeeper Li has strong financial resources and it is never too late to enter the market."

"Haha, buying and selling are common methods. I'm going to discuss it with shopkeeper Alili today to see if we can make a big deal with our combined efforts."

"Oh? How?"

Li Dong motioned his men to retreat with his eyes, and then said: "You have strong financial resources, and I have a lot of assets. If the two of us work together to return all the grain to the warehouse, there will be no grain in Chang'an City, and the price will inevitably rise even higher." ,"

Alili was a little surprised, Li Dong was really worried: "Shopkeeper Li, this may not be appropriate. If Chang'an City really has no food, the court will definitely be in turmoil."

Li Dong whispered: "Shop Alili, do you know where the large quantities of food in the city come from?"

"I don't know."

"I have news that Duke Yu Wenshu of the Bao Kingdom was appointed by the emperor to manage the army rations in Chang'an City. Yuwenshu was very courageous. Seeing that it was profitable, he went out to resell the army rations. Many grain merchants bought the grains from him, and the prices were higher than It’s affordable on the market, and we can make some price difference from it. If we contract it in large quantities, we can raise the price of the grain when the time comes.”

"This Duke of Bao is too courageous."

"What do people like them fear? Even if the emperor blames them, he won't dare to do anything to them. This kind of money is the most secure."

"The people of the Sui Dynasty have no food to eat, will the court care about it?"

"Those who have no food to eat are all "beggars" at the bottom. In all dynasties, no one has cared about these people except for showing off. Look at the Duke of Bao who resold military rations while opening a porridge relief shop in front of his home. It's really money. We have made money and gained our reputation. We have to learn from these people in doing business. If we do well this time, we can even be in the lap of Duke Bao. As for the common people, they will starve to death. Who can let them have nothing to do with themselves? Those who have no money or food, and new people come to Chang'an City two years after their death, Chang'an City will never be short of people."

Alili looked at Li Dong. Who was the most cruel to the Sui people? It had to be the Sui people themselves.

After thinking carefully for a while, Alili made up his mind and said: "Shopkeeper Li is sincere, so of course we can do it together, but the part of the food that we save must be on our side."

"Does Shopkeeper Alili not trust me?"

"Of course I can trust you, but we are all doing business, so we must leave ourselves a guarantee."

After some negotiation, Li Dong and Alili finally reached an agreement.

In fact, both of them are worried about Xiao Jiujiu. What Li Dong wants is money. He doesn't have enough money, so he has to borrow the money of these Hu businessmen. He has all the people and resources in his hands. He can use the Hu businessmen's money to do his own things. .

Alili thought more, and in a short period of time, he considered that if Duke Bao was investigated and needed to make up for the shortage of military supplies, Duke Bao would have to spend his own money to buy back the general's grain. At that time, he could make Duke Bao owe money. As a favor, if you hook up with someone like this who is in charge of military supplies in the future, you will have more opportunities to make money and your social status will be improved quickly.

If Duke Bao was directly imprisoned, the emperor himself would have to find a way. At that time, it would also be possible to surrender to the emperor with food.

The worst option is that you can make money by reselling this time.

Both of them left Xinghua Tower with satisfaction.

When prices continue to rise, people's caution and doubts will be dispelled, and madness is the natural state of people when facing temptation.

……

Some people are crazy, and some people stick to their hearts.

Yang Guang came to a grain store in the city today. As soon as the grain store opened, he was swept away by a group of people at the door.

After the people left, the grain store was empty. Yang Guang looked at a young clerk in the grain store and sighed at the empty store, preparing to close the door.

When he stepped forward, the waiter saw Yang Guang and said, "Sir, our store has sold out all the food. Please come back tomorrow."

Yang Guang glanced at the marked price of grain. If he sells it at this price, he will probably lose money. The buyer is not as good as the seller. Can a businessman still make a loss business?
Wang Yi stepped forward and said, "This is His Royal Highness the King of Jin. I want you, the shopkeeper, to come and meet you as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)