Prodigal Son of the Ming Dynasty

  Chapter 1327 Bloodbath Market

  A meeting that lasted a day.

   Immediately afterwards, Wang Xizuo led the people to the warehouse on the island.

  The warehouse door opened, Wang Xizuo was stunned.

   A warehouse full of bulbs.

   Not only that, the warehouse next door is everywhere.

After their fleet set off, the Franji merchant ships purchased in Luzon and other places set off one after another. Under the banner of the Portuguese caravan, they went all the way deep into Franji and sent countless bulbs to come here.

   Next... the show is about to begin.

  Wang Xizuo's eyes sparkled.

  Although he didn't know what Liu Wenshan was doing.

  The only thing he knows is that the son-in-law of Daming will never do anything thankless.

  As for that Mr. Liu, he has a very smart mind.

  A war without gunpowder has begun.

  According to Liu Wenshan's instructions, the supply of bulbs began to increase. Every few days, a shipment of bulbs was sent to the port, in exchange for countless gold coins and silver.

  In the market, bulbs began to increase suddenly. Of course, all of this is still within the controllable range. Most people are ecstatic at first, because bulbs have reached the point where there is no market for price.

  No one is willing to sell these treasures, those who have none hope to buy some, and some people hope to buy more.

  Thus, when the corms appeared on the market, they were sold out soon, and then they appeared on the market again, and they were sold out again.

   It was not until more than half a month later that people realized that it seemed that the bulbs would never be sold out.

  Suddenly, some shrewd merchants began to smell something bad.

   They started shipping gradually.

  The price of bulbs began to fall.

  …

  When news of the fall reached Liu Wenshan.

  Liu Wenshan only took a look at the report in his spare time, and his eyes were wide open: "Large shipments, how many are there, how many are sold, as long as they are more than five gold coins, they will be sold."

  Everyone act.

  In this warehouse located in the Northern Province, countless bulbs are pushed directly to the market.

   Like a flood that opened the gates, bulbs were everywhere in the market, and even sold directly to farmers in France and Holy Rome.

  People are always belated.

  Although big merchants are always smarter, but those small merchants, nobles, farmers, and citizens, by the time they realize it, it is too late.

  The bulbs began to bleed.

  The price went from 30 gold coins, fell below 20, until it fell below 10 gold coins.

  Countless people stared dumbfounded at the terrifying scene in front of them. Crazy people, waving contracts with bulbs, looked everywhere for any place that could be traded.

  The entire northern province is in a mess.

   There are even merchants who took advantage of this opportunity to buy bulbs at a low price and send them to remote villages on fast horses.

  The news from remote villages is always much slower than that from ports. They also think that bulbs can be equivalent to gold.

  The entire northern province is already in dire straits.

   And then, the price fell to five gold coins.

  In just half a month, the price of bulbs dropped by 80%.

   At this time, due to the large number of shipments, countless ships were hired and left the port. They were ordered to carry boxes of 'gold and silver' and head directly to the West.

  Liu Jin's abacus has been broken, and even he himself can't figure out how much money these bulbs were sold for.

   It was almost a massacre.

  From the Northern Province, to Portugal, to Spain, to France and the Holy Roman Empire, to Rome, almost all classes, no one is immune.

  For the first time, Liu Jin felt a bumper harvest.

  Although the food here made him nauseous, the long voyage all the way starved all the gluttons in his stomach to death.

   But... when he rolled in the mountain of gold coins, he cried...

"Godfather, godfather... We have made a fortune, we have made a fortune, haha... If the godfather knows that we have done so beautifully, I don't know how gratified we will be. Godfather, my son really admires you, old man, godfather, listen It is said that the price has dropped to four gold coins, should we ship it immediately, take advantage of the opportunity, and hurry up..."

   Liu Wenshan looked calm. He took a sip of water and looked up at Liu Jin.

  Liu Jin discovered that Liu Wenshan, who was in his prime, had already grown a lot of gray hair on his head. He looked very haggard, skinny, and mentally tired.

   Liu Wenshan said lightly: "Shipping is temporarily suspended."

"What?" Liu Jin looked at Liu Wenshan in surprise: "Godfather, we still have so many goods, and the price is still falling now, if we don't ship them at this time, don't the rest of them rot in our hands? Godfather... Don't miss this opportunity, take advantage of this last chance, and earn as much as you can, even though we are already full of money now. But the size of a mosquito is still meat."

  Speaking of meat, the gluttons in the belly, who were almost starving to death, aroused Liu Jin's appetite like a flash of light, and Liu Jin wanted to eat something again.

  Liu Wenshan smiled: "No, this is just the beginning."

   "Start..." Liu Jin shivered, and he looked at his godfather in disbelief.

   Isn't it over?

  Why...is this the beginning again?

  He had an incomprehensible Liu Wenshan: "Godfather, this... son doesn't understand."

   "You do what I say." Liu Wenshan was silent for a moment: "From now on, shipments must be slowed down."

"What godfather means is that once our shipments slow down, the price will rise? This, no, this sudden plunge has already made people lose their money. Who is willing to hide this thing again? Tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, only I’m afraid that the price will fall even further, and if I don’t sell it, it will be too late.”

  Liu Wenshan caressed the copy: "Have you forgotten what your teacher told you?"

  Liu Jin suddenly remembered that, according to her teacher's instructions, everything should be obeyed by her godfather.

  Thinking of this, Liu Jin is like a defeated rooster, he still can't understand his godfather.

  Could it be... the godfather showed kindness and didn't want to earn the last copper coin?

  Hey, godfather is indeed a benevolent person.

  If another godfather comes, hehehe, he will definitely kill them all!

  …

  The entire northern province is already in chaos.

   Almost all trading markets are full of curses.

   Letters were sent to various places in Franz.

   Immediately afterwards, many people came here from all over Francier.

   In this port city.

  The Emperor Shinra of Habsburg and the confidant of the King of Spain, Sir Andres, appeared in the Governor's Palace with a tired face.

  The governor brought people and came to greet him in person.

The people who came with them included the favorites of the King of France, the priests from Rome, and the presidents of merchants from Venice. As for those principalities and princes, large and small, it is not a problem, even the Grand Duke of Bavaria, He actually came here in person.

  Everyone looked miserable.

   Sir Andres took off his hat. He is a man known for his ability and is deeply trusted by the king.

  He said in French: "King Karl heard about what happened here, and expressed strong concerns about it. He doesn't want things to continue to deteriorate. I believe this is also the purpose of your coming here."

  The envoys from all over the world who come here usually have a lot of troubles.

   But now, everyone's face is pale, and everyone's face is ashen.

  But coincidentally, everyone kept nodding, agreeing with Sir Andres' point of view.

  Whether it is the French, the German states, Spain and Portugal, or the giant merchants of Venice and Lombardy, they are all facing the most difficult predicament now.

   "Now, what shall we do?" Sir Andres looked at everyone.

   "Please eat first, Your Excellency." The Governor of the Northern Province said with shame.

   "Very good." Andres nodded, and everyone followed him into the banquet hall. In this banquet, there was no hostess, and no one brought his wife.

A group of people sat down one after another, each holding a knife and fork, fiddling with the food on the plate. The waiter was about to serve dessert, and Andres waved his hand to signal them to go out. Then, holding a knife in his hand, he raised his head: " In my capacity as Plenipotentiary of His Royal Highness the Holy Roman Emperor, King of Spain, I hereby declare that he will defend this catastrophe at all costs, and until then we must unite."

  Everyone nodded silently.

   Immediately afterwards, Andres looked at the Governor of the Northern Province: "Let's talk about your plan."

The governor's face was livid: "We can't afford such a disaster. In the Northern Province, we have a large number of bulbs in our warehouses. Once these bulbs are worthless, then the Northern Province will go bankrupt. I also firmly believe that the situation in various countries, It is very bad. In the treasury of various countries, a lot of money is converted into bulbs as assets. Not to mention, how much of the private property of emperors, kings, grand dukes, and marquises is related to bulbs? Connected. If the plummet is allowed to continue, I guarantee, gentlemen, that the finances of nations, and the coffers of kings and queens of nations, will be in dire straits, and we will all be bankrupt, while many All the merchants, citizens, and farmers, their wealth will be wiped out overnight. Everyone, in the northern province, there are already signs of rebellion. Those who have lost everything will blame the king for everything. This is sad news, Your Highness, so...I think...the only thing we can do...is stabilize the price of bulbs."

  Hoo...

  Everyone's eyes lit up.

   Everyone knows how bad the situation is.

Previously, the continuous rise of bulbs was not only participated by merchants and citizens, but also farmers. Kings and nobles embezzled their own treasury, queens and wives used their own dowries, and even the treasury of many countries hoarded bulbs. expenses.

  Once the bulbs are worthless, the finances of various countries will be impacted first, then the kings and nobles, and then the angry people. No one can predict how terrible the consequences will be.

  The governor took a deep breath, and he proposed his own solution: "The only way is to rescue the market. Only by stabilizing the price of bulbs and returning to the original position, then this disaster may pass."

   "Bailout..."

  People look at me, I look at you, and look at each other.

  (end of this chapter)