King of Song

Chapter 165 Two birds with one stone

Today, all the grain merchants in Hangzhou are looking forward to it, watching the confrontation between the county magistrate Lin and the officials of the third department with great nervousness, and Zhang Ziheng, the owner of Guangji grain company, is no exception.

In the morning, as soon as the wind and snow stopped, Zhang Ziheng put on cotton trousers and walked to the door against the cold.Looking at the horizon in the distance, I was very worried, wondering what was going on in Changping warehouse?I don't know if this bet is right or wrong?

At this moment, there was a sound of chaotic footsteps, and a young man was seen galloping towards the gate of Guangji Grain Store.

"Proprietor Zhang...Master Yu asked me to tell you, quickly open a warehouse to sell grain!" The young man didn't know whether he was running too anxiously or too excited, panting quickly and said a very important message.

"Successful?" Zhang Ziheng was a little excited and pleasantly surprised.

"Yes, Proprietor Zhang, you must be quick, you will lose money if you come late!" The expression on the young man's face is not deceiving, and Zhang Ziheng believes in the character of County Magistrate Lin.

Afterwards, the Guangji Grain Bank, which had already been well prepared, began to sell grain in various stores, and then the stores that had contact with the magistrate Lin opened their doors one after another.

When the wind and snow stopped, there were already many common people who came out to buy food.Seeing that many grain stores opened their doors one after another and sold them at reduced prices, they were overjoyed. The news spread immediately, and more and more people went out to buy grain.

The Hangzhou grain market, which had been silent for a long time, has recovered, and it will soon become lively!
When shopkeeper Wang sent the news to Qinghetang, all the Lu brothers had already got the news. After all, the news had already spread throughout the city of Hangzhou.

"The granary is full?" Lu Shengqing and Lu Shan were shocked, with expressions of disbelief on their faces. This result is really too amazing.

"Are we really wrong? He really didn't use the Changping position?" Lu Shan kept asking himself, inexplicably, really unable to figure out what was going on?

Lu Shengqing was even more annoyed, Lin Zhao was doomed, how could he escape so easily?

Lu Heqing and Lu Ji sat on the spot silently, not making a sound. For them, this result can be said to be expected.

After all, it was County Magistrate Lin who was known for his surprise, so any consequences would be fine.Of course, they always had a persistent fluke in their hearts. They hoped that Lin Zhao would be unlucky this time, but unfortunately things backfired, and they were disappointed in the end.

"How did he do it?" Lu Heqing was most curious about this question, and couldn't figure it out!If you don't understand this point, it's like your IQ level is far behind, which is too shocking.

"I don't know..." Lu Ji sat silently, motionless, with a stiff expression!Whether it's shock or doubt, these emotions have all surfaced in his heart, but in the end, fear is the most common.

Chang Ping’s warehouse was fine, Lin Zhao was safe and sound, and the neutral grain merchants in Qiantang County saw the result of the confrontation and finally had a choice.A large amount of grain was sold off, but within an hour or two, the price of grain had dropped by almost [-]%!
The hoarding failed, and it was impossible to drive up the price of grain. Merchants with a large number of grain reserves scrambled to sell the backlog of grain.I'm afraid that if you take a slow step, you will suffer huge losses!
Of course, those who start early will inevitably suffer less damage. For example, Guangji Grain Bank was notified first, and it was the first to open warehouses to sell grain, so it suffered the least loss and still had some profits to speak of.For most people, losses are inevitable, but they know that selling now is only a part of the loss, and they will not lose everything.

As a result, the price of grain was like jumping off a building, which was much lower than usual, and the people who heard the news set off a panic buying frenzy.

Meng Ruoying had already prepared sufficient funds, and after the crazy price reduction reached a certain level, she quickly entered the market and made a large number of bargain hunting.

In this turmoil in the grain market, someone will inevitably lose, and it will be a big loss!

That is the Lu family's Qinghe Grain Bank. They have the largest scale and store the largest amount of grain, and they also spend more money on purchases.A few days ago, in order to play a price war with Lin Zhao, they bought food at three times or even five times the price. The investment was not a little big, but what about the return?At this moment, they are undoubtedly the biggest losers!

Seeing the plummeting food prices, Lu Ji cried, and Qinghe Food Bank suffered heavy losses!
In this world, there will always be people who are happy and others who are sad!
Seeing such a situation, Zhizhou Zhao Yan and the judge Su Shi both laughed. Lin Zhao's adventure was successful, and the problem of grain prices was also solved. Such a satisfactory result is really gratifying!
Thinking about it, it was Lin Zhao who was brave and dared to do something, which was really thrilling and exciting.Zhao Bian smiled knowingly when he remembered the phrase "high risk, high return" that Lin Zhao once said.Everything is in the past, as long as there is a good result.

For most people, the process is not important, as long as they see the results, the officials of the third division failed to find out anything, and failed to do anything to magistrate Lin.This is enough, which is equivalent to an absolute good news, prompting them to make a choice.

Of course, many people are curious, what is going on?Feeling confused!

This problem has also been deeply troubled by Zhang Mingyuan. He also vaguely heard the wind and firmly believed that there was a problem with the Changping warehouse.However, after the investigation, all the food and grass were full. Such an unexpected result made people inexplicable, and their heads were stunned in an instant.

So he left angrily amidst Lin Zhao's gentle and elegant smile, came happily, and returned disappointed!

When Zhang Mingyuan left in a daze, Lin Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief, not only him, but also Yu Xuan, Su An, and even the officials and assistants in Changpingcang all breathed a sigh of relief.In the cold winter wind, there was a burst of coolness behind him, and it turned out that his back was already soaked.

It's really thrilling to take such a risky crossing the sea, so it's strange if you don't sweat it?

"My lord, they left, we succeeded!" Yu Xuan panted heavily, the atmosphere just now was really too depressing.

"Yeah!" Lin Zhao nodded dully, came back to his senses, and asked, "Have you done all the things I told you?"

"Don't worry, my lord, I notified Zhang Dongzhu and Miss Meng immediately, they must have already taken action, and there will be news in a long time!" Although Yu Xuan was nervous and under heavy pressure, he still handled everything properly. .

Lin Zhao nodded and said, "Okay, go check out the news and see how the market reacts?"

"Yes!" Yu Xuan took the order and left!

"Bozhou!" Lin Zhao called Su An, and ordered, "Go to Meng's Grain Store to see Ruoying, tell him to buy it with all your strength, and then transport the grain to Changping warehouse as soon as possible. We must deal with the aftermath as soon as possible, maybe Zhang Mingyuan Looking back, it would be troublesome to kill the carbine!"

"Yes!"

Lin Zhao let out a long breath, then stepped forward, completely opened the seemingly full granary, and couldn't help smiling.

When the masonry was lifted and the planks were removed to reveal the side section of the granary, the secret was finally revealed.

If Zhang Mingyuan saw this scene, he would cry out and sigh!

This is not a full granary, it is clearly a big scam!

The granary is cylindrical, and there is a hat-shaped lid on it. If it is completely filled, it will store a lot of grain.

But in fact, Lin Zhao didn't have that much food at all, even with Zhang Ziheng's full support, it might not be able to fill it up.

In desperation, Lin Zhao remembered that he had watched film and television dramas in his previous life, in which profiteers and corrupt officials could learn all kinds of tricks and tricks.

So at one-tenth of the top of the granary, a circular border was added, the cross section of which was as large as the bottom of the granary.The huge granary was divided into two parts, and the lower nine-tenths were empty.One-tenth of the top is filled with grain, so each one seems to be full of grain.

Zhang Mingyuan never expected that Lin Zhao would act so boldly and use such "despicable" means.There was resentment in my heart, and I was a little anxious, but suddenly I was understood by the illusion of being full, and I was a little confused for an instant.

Those who were confused did not investigate carefully, so they were blinded by appearances.With the help of Zhao Zhizhou, those local household and food officials in Hangzhou played the role of extras very well, making the situation of the full warehouse more real, and then fooled Zhang Mingyuan away in a daze.

With ingenuity and a little bit of luck, Lin Zhao was lucky enough to escape, and this adventure drama also completed a large part of the previous part wonderfully.

Lin Zhao didn't wait long, and Yu Xuan came back with good news: "My lord, after hearing the news, all major grain merchants opened their doors for business one after another, sold a large number of grain merchants, and the price of grain has dropped by almost [-]%!"

"Great!" Lin Zhao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and the high food prices in Hangzhou finally came down.

In fact, those grain merchants were already thinking about it, and they were waiting for the confrontation between County Magistrate Lin and the officials of the third department.County magistrate Lin won, so he naturally favored this side.Not only the neutral grain merchants, but also the allies of the Lu family turned their backs, but they were frightened.

The news of Changping's hastily filled warehouses spread, and many people were terrified. If this is the case, how can they play with County Magistrate Lin?The price of grain in Qiantang County can't go up at all, so everyone retreats despite the difficulties.

As a result, a very strange situation appeared in the grain market in Hangzhou, and the price of grain also showed a very characteristic line graph...

Su An came back soon, and said: "Miss Meng has already made a move. The proprietor Zhang of Guangji got the news and is also helping. A batch of food has already been sent here."

"Very good, hurry up and find some people, and load the food immediately, this time the warehouse will be really full!" Lin Zhao breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that everything was going well, and gave instructions.The strategy of killing two birds with one stone succeeded, and I felt much more comfortable.

Su An then said: "My lord, Miss Yuelun knows that you have worked hard and has already prepared lunch, please go back and use it!"

"Okay!" Lin Zhao said: "Here, you should keep an eye on it first and work hard. After the victory is complete, we will have a celebration banquet together!"

"Don't worry, son!"

Lin Zhao left contentedly. When he turned around, his stomach was growling. Not to mention, he was really hungry!

(End of this chapter)